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Flooding on the Fox: 2-plus inches has sparked a warning

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Get a lot of yard work done this weekend? Most of us got in a little watering, but that’s about it. Parts of North Central Illinois were in drought-like conditions late last week but dry soil likely is a distant memory after weekend storms alternated between drizzling and dumping on us in sheets. Illinois Valley Regional Airport in Peru reported eight-tenths of an inch on Sunday alone, bringing the seven-day total to nearly 2.2 inches, a recording that sounded a little low to administrative assistant Linda Kozel. “That doesn’t feel quite right to me with as much rain as we’ve gotten,” Kozel said. Forecasts had flash flood warnings in place for much of Saturday night and into Sunday, but some of the lengthy downpours that were forecast did not materialize in the La Salle-Peru area. Utica officials certainly are breathing easy. They were braced for big trouble along flood-prone Clark’s Run, but fire chief Ben Brown said the creek decided to behave this time around. “We were prepared for flooding,” Brown said, “but we didn’t get as much as I thought we would.” Some wine-lovers might disagree. The festival at Matthiessen State Park stranded a few motorists, but otherwise Senica Interstate Towing reported only nominal calls for weather-related accidents and spinouts. The Fox River will be worth keeping an eye on as a spotty forecast could usher in more rain. The National Weather Service issued a flood warning for the Fox River at Dayton, or from Millington downstream to confluence with the Illinois River, through Tuesday afternoon. Only minor flooding is expected and the Illinois River is in no immediate danger of flooding. The Illinois did climb a foot in just 24 hours at Starved Rock See RAIN Page A2

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See how the north and south bridge spans have gradually closed? Dry, sunny weather helped contractors make up for lost time on the Illinois River bridge in Utica. An engineer with Illinois Department of Transportation said the missing center span should be in place by the end of October.

IDOT overcomes weather delay in Utica bridge construction By Tom Collins NEWSTRIBUNE SENIOR REPORTER

Utica’s mayor is beginning to get excited. David Stewart can drive south down Route 178, look to his left and see just a few car lengths of steel missing from the otherwise-completed span. The span will be ﬁnished in a few weeks and then there will be progress on two all-important projects for Utica: A shared-used path for walkers and cyclists to cross the river and a sewer line extending service south of downtown. “There’s been a noticeable change the last few weeks,” Stewart said approvingly. “The construction workers have deﬁnitely gotten a lot done and you can see the structure take shape.” Farmers may have good reason to be unhappy with the

weather this year — droughtlike conditions are, however, beginning to recede — but for construction crews the weeks of extended sunshine and little rain were heaven-sent. After floods got construction off to a perilously slow start, construction teams are making visible strides in Utica. “People should see the span completed some time in October,” said Kyle Videgar, construction engineer for the Illinois Department of Transportation. “After the spring floods, I’d say the weather has been pretty favorable.” That’s a significant reversal from June, when Videgar reported Utica’s new bridge was two weeks behind schedule. Videgar remarked at the time the flooding was worse than he could remember in 17 years with IDOT.

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They’re making real progress in Utica. Construction crews are making up for weather-related lost time at the Route 178 bridge project, which at one point had crews two weeks behind schedule. Now, the missing middle in the new bridge span is down to a few car lengths. Now, however, teams are producing tangible results and village oﬃcials are eager to see the fruits of their investment. While the bridge replacement was funded largely from state

coﬀers, Utica asked IDOT to include a walking/cycling path and sewer extension and agreed to pay for both. Utica’s share See BRIDGE Page A2

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Days of vine and rosé

Illinois winemakers show their pride at Vintage Illinois

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Illinois of course is known for corn and soybeans. Don’t look now, but grapes are making a move. At least, that’s the impression one gets from attending the annual Vintage Illinois Wine Festival at Matthiessen State Park.

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The rain wasn’t enough to dampen spirits on Saturday as nearly 30 wineries from across the state set up tents and oﬀered pours for an eager crowd. (The event was canceled Sunday due to muddy conditions). Following Saturday’s afternoon rains, a classic-rock band accompanied the festivities, as

mud-pocked pathways wound past tents featuring such names as Galena Cellars, Spirit Knob, and, of course, local winery August Hill. Seventeen-year-old Spirit Knob, from the Mississippi River bluﬀs near Quincy, has earned more than 180 medals in its lifetime. Matt Schulte says he comes to the annual celebration

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at Matthiessen State Park because of its location and “great demographics,” as the visitors come from all corners of the state, especially Chicago’s suburbs. “To come in to a setting like this, enjoying a glass of wine and listening to good music, is See VINTAGE Page A5

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10, 25, 50 YEARS AGO Sept. 23, 2009 — Pizza with an egg on top? Chef Jay Goodvin gave a firsthand lesson in “fusion cooking” by serving up slices of pizza representing flavors from four different countries before it was topped with a sunny-side-up egg. Sept. 23, 1994 — Hall High School’s athletic programs were off to a hot start for the year, but so were the academics. Principal Dan Cekay announced Hall students averaged higher on the American College Testing exam than both the state and national averages.

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Sept. 23, 1969 — With 75 trophies and medals to prove how good she was, Marie Welsh of Oglesby dominated statewide archery competition with her 29-pound “Black Widow” bow. The 62-year-old grandmother had not been active in the sport very long.

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Central Illinois event examines war films SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A special event in central Illinois will dig into the facts and fiction showcased in some of Hollywood’s best known war films. Mark DePue, oral historian for the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum, is the featured speaker for Thursday night’s event at the museum in Springfield. DePue is also a military historian and a veteran of the U.S. Army. He says movies depicting war can be exciting, inspirational and emotional but get the facts wrong. Reservations to the free event can be made online . Attendees also get access to an exhibit featuring World War II artists and documents.

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An Ingram Barge Co. tugboat passes underneath the unfinished section of the bridge span that soon will cross the Illinois River in Utica. Scheduled work fell a few critical weeks behind in spring after extended flooding, but weeks of dry conditions have helped contractors make up for lost time.

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of the project came to a hefty (for a municipality its size) $800,000, but Stewart viewed it as an investment not only in Utica’s all-important tourism but in the village’s quality of life, as well. The shared-use path will provide Utica with its first pedestrian route to Starved Rock to be segregated from vehicular traffic, enabling visitors and locals to walk or peddle from downtown to Starved Rock and back. “That’s really going to boost the attractions the events and the businesses in town,” Stewart said. “The lighted bike path is just a huge attraction for resi-

dents and for tourism and a lot of residents do like to cycle and can enjoy biking into Starved Rock and back into Utica.” Could the shared-use path also alleviate the parking crunch Starved Rock experiences on its busiest weekends? Complex superintendent Kerry Novak is less than convinced of that; parking still needs to be expanded and the sheer distance of the Utica-to-park route may entice only a few visitors to park their cars in Utica and then cross the river on foot or by bicycle. Nevertheless, Novak is eager to see the shared-use path completed and is as pleased as Stewart to see the project back in high gear. “We already have a great opportunity for hiking and bicycling on the Illinois and

Michigan Canal tow path and I foresee that this will open a fantastic opportunity to access Starved Rock,” Novak said. “I would imagine it is going to provide a wonderful evening bike ride or stroll.” Meanwhile, construction is in no way impeding Utica businesses, at least according to state retail sales data. Figures from the Illinois Department of Revenue available for the period ending June 30 show Utica businesses off to their best start ever. The village has so far collected $123,115, buoyed by the village’s best-ever June, topping an all-time mark set three years ago. Tom Collins can be reached at (815) 220-6930 or TCollins@ shawmedia.com. Follow him on Twitter @NT_Court.

‘Game of Thrones,’ ‘Fleabag, take home top honors at the Emmys

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Game of Thrones” resurrected the Iron Throne at Sunday’s Emmy ceremony, ruling as top drama on a night of surprises in which “Pose” star Billy Porter made history and the comedy series “Fleabag” led a British invasion that overturned expectations. “This all started in the demented mind of George R.R. Martin,” said “Game of Thrones” producer David Benioff, thanking the author whose novels were the basis of HBO’s fantasy saga. Porter, who stars in the FX drama set in the LGBTQ ball scene of the late 20th century, became the first openly gay man to win a best drama series acting Emmy . “God bless you all. The category is love, you all, love. I’m so overjoyed and so overwhelmed to have lived to see this day,” said an exuberant Porter, resplendent in a sparkling suit and swooping hat. Amazon’s “Fleabag,” a dark comedy about a dysfunctional woman, was honored as best

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The cast and crew of “Game Of Thrones” accepts the award for outstanding drama series at the 71st Primetime Emmy Awards on Sunday. comedy and earned writing and top acting honors for its British creator and star, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, as well as a best director trophy. Here is a partial list of winners: Drama Series: “Game of Thrones” Comedy Series: “Fleabag” Actor, Comedy Series: Bill Hader, “Barry” Actress, Comedy Series:

NEW YORK (AP) — Britain has concluded that Iran was responsible for attacks on oil facilities in Saudi Arabia, U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Sunday. He said the U.K. would consider taking part in a U.S.-led military effort to bolster the Gulf kingdom’s defenses, while Iran’s president announced plans for a rival Iranian-led security coalition. The U.K. Conservative prime minister also said the he would work with allies to “de-escalate” Middle East tensions that have soared since the Sept. 14 attack on the world’s largest oil processor and an oil field. Britain had previously held back from attributing blame for the drone and missile attack. Saudi Arabia and the United States say Iran was responsible, something Tehran denies. Johnson told reporters flying with him late Sunday to New York for the U.N. General Assembly that now “the U.K. is attributing responsibility with a very high degree of probability to Iran” for the attack by drones and cruise missiles. Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi later criticized Johnson’s comments and said Britain should stop selling arms to Saudi Arabia amid its war in Yemen, the semi-official ISNA news agency reported. Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said that his country will invite “all littoral states of the Persian Gulf” to join an Iranianled coalition “to guarantee the region’s security.”

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Lock and Dam, but as of Monday morning the river stood 3½ feet below flood stage. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers projected the Illinois rising to a foot below flood stage this week. More rain may be coming, however. The Weather Channel forecasts showers on Wednesday (30% chance) and thunderstorms on Friday (50%). Some farmers still could use it. La Salle County’s panhandle townships were in a drought as of Sept. 19 and David Isermann, president of La Salle County Farm Bureau, said there wasn’t much rain in the southeastern part of county over the weekend. There might be a few people starting harvesting this week, Isermann allowed, but the majority of area farmers won’t be starting harvesting for another two to three weeks from now. The weekend storms appear to have been more of a nuisance than anything else. Kozel reported no flying at the airport and golfers hit the 19th hole if they made it out at all. At Spring Creek Golf Course west of Dalzell, Jack Potthoff measured 2.2 inches of rain from Friday until Sunday morning prior to checking on Sunday’s total.

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Symphony, new leader, concert soloist ready for show Expect to see some new faces and take in some new sounds at the season-opening show for Illinois Valley Symphony Orchestra. Daniel Sommerville will begin his first season as music director and conductor of the Illinois Valley Symphony Orchestra, Dr. Jeff Blanco of Spring Valley will stand in as guest conductor and soprano Jennie Judd will perform at Oglesby. The pops concert at 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 28 at Illinois Valley Community College will feature music by the great songwriters of the Judd Golden Age of Broadway. Soprano soloist Jennie Judd will perform “Glitter and Be Gay” from Leonard Bernstein’s lighthearted “Candide” as well as other songs from this era. Blanco will conduct the orchestra for “The March of the Siamese Children” from “The King and I.” This honor was won by Sandy Blanco for her brother Jeff via auction at the IVSO 70th-anniversary celebration in April. Judd enjoys a versatile music career where she frequently performs repertoire ranging from the 17th to 21st centuries. She received her Master of Music degree from the University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre, and Dance. On the operatic stage, her favorite and most recent credit was in Leonard Bernstein’s “Candide”, in which she portrayed the role of Cunegonde with the University of Michigan Opera Theatre. Judd is an alumna of the Janiec Opera Company at the Brevard Music Center in North Carolina, where she was the recipient of the Linda Chandler Award for Outstanding Opera Student. Ms. Judd received her bachelor of music degree from Wheaton College Conservatory of Music in Illinois, performs in the Chicago area and teaches young singers at Timothy Christian School in Elmhurst. Admission to the concert is by season membership or individual ticket, available online at ivso. org or at the door. Adult tickets are $20. Students in grades K-12 get in free; college students with an ID, $5.

BRIEFS Do you have TVs, other electronics to recycle? OTTAWA — La Salle County will hold an electronic recycling event 9 a.m.-noon Saturday, Sept. 28 at the La Salle County Government Center, 707 E. Etna Road, Ottawa. This is the county’s fourth and final electronic recycling event this year. This event is limited to La Salle County residents. Bring ID. A $25-per-item fee will be collected for each television and monitors regardless of size or type. Cash/credit card payment due at drop-off. The only accepted items include: Televisions and monitors, computers (laptop, notebook, netbook, tablet, desktop), printers, electronic keyboards, facsimile (fax) machines, videocassette recorders, portable digital music, digital video disc (DVD) player, digital video disc (DVD) recorder, video game consoles, small scale servers, scanners, electronic mice, digital converter boxes, cable receivers, satellite receivers, cell phones, computer cables, portable digital assistants (PDA) and zip drives.

Veterans Job Club open to all veterans Illinois Valley Community College and the Department of Veteran Affairs have partnered to create the Veterans’ Job Club. The free club is open to all veterans and meets 1-2:30 p.m. Tuesdays in IVCC’s Room A323. “Job Club is to provide a positive environment for motivated job seekers to meet, connect, share and learn,” said VA vocational rehabilitation counselor Matthew Sprong. For details, contact Sprong at (708) 202-7879 or Matthew. Sprong@va.gov.

Cruisin’ (and polishing) in La Salle Above: Ron Glynn of La Salle wipes the wheel rims of his 1949 Chevy 3100 at the Cruisin’ La Salle car show on Saturday. The event included music, refreshments, a car cruise, raffles 50/50 drawing a trophy presentation and more. Proceeds from the event benefited La Salle girls softball and boys baseball. Left: Jerry Eich of Ottawa takes a photo under the hood of a 1965 Chrysler Imperial. NEWSTRIBUNE PHOTOS/SCOTT ANDERSON

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Sausage fest celebrates diversity Inaugural benefit for parks joins Polish, Lebanese, German, Italian and Irish specialties By Craig Sterrett NEWS EDITOR

Sampling sausages of the world at a fundraiser certainly is not the “wurst” way to spend a Saturday afternoon or evening. The inaugural Spring Valley Ethnic Sausage Fest got rolling at noon at Kirby Park under the picnic shelters and local sausage preparers’ tents, and it continued until 8 p.m. — or at least the chief organizer kept the event going until 8 after a heavy rain. The event raises funds for the Spring Valley parks and other nonprofit organizations. European wines, German ‘Bier’ and American beers were for sale for four tickets ($1 per ticket). Event visitors could sample six different sausages like those served in Italy, Poland and Germany for $2 per sampling tour; or they could try a full sausage plate for $5. The Bezely family — including in-law Adam Meyer wearing a Dirndl T-shirt (look it up) — served two types of German sausages with kraut and various types of mustard. The Herrmann family, including former Bureau County state’s attorney Pat Herrmann, served Polish sausage and smoked Polish sausage with red cabbage at their tent, and next to them, Joey Marenda, former deli operator and longtime supplier to local eateries, served spicy Italian sausage and milder Italian garlic sausage along with various salads. Marenda makes sausage every day and sells it at Spring Valley Mini Market. He has been making the sausages for 35 years from a family recipe he learned from his father. Former Valley Bar and Grill owner Dan McFadden brought

Joe Marenda (above) loved it when Pat Herrmann (left) came up with the idea for the inaugural Spring Valley Ethnic Sausage Festival. NEWSTRIBUNE PHOTOS/CRAIG STERRETT

Irish bangers (a mild, finely-ground sausage) with sautéed onions and a tangy brown sauce. Marenda said Pat Herrmann came up with the idea to cele-

brate Spring Valley’s heritage. “It was actually a really good event, considering it was thrown together in three weeks. The threat of rain, I think held back

some people, but we had people all day long. Even after it poured down rain and we shut down. Pat Herrmann moved under the shelter and he continued to serve.” For a donation for St. Jude children’s hospitals, Nicole (Medawar) Wiltse and her St. Bede students Candy Song and Tina Li doled out hummus, carrots and pita chips at the Lebanese table. Wiltse chose to raise funds for St. Jude, because Lebanese actor Danny Thomas (Yakhoob) founded the children’s hospitals in the name of St. Jude Thaddeus. Craig Sterrett can be reached at (815) 220-6935 or ntlocal@newstrib.com. Follow him on Twitter @NT_NewsEditor.

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Life-changing opportunity for inmates Home Builders Institute exponentially increases chances of staying out of prison By Brent Bader SHAW MEDIA

SHERIDAN — Calvin Grandberry of Chicago had talents for a potentially successful career in construction. Some of his fellow co-workers told him it should be a priority for himself and for his career. “But I started getting into a lot of trouble, things I shouldn’t be doing,” Grandberry said from inside the fences of Sheridan Correctional Center during a prison open house. Still, he’s determined to ensure those talents are not wasted. He has spent just more than three months in the prison’s Home Builders Institute, which gives inmates hands-on exercises in various trades, effectively giving them a head start when they leave and look for a career. Grandberry was assembling a brick wall along the side of a mock house with the speed and precision of a veteran bricklayer. His skills were put to use in the past, but now there’s a passion behind the work and pride in its completion. Grandberry said supervisors in his past were less concerned with the final product, as “it’s not going to be seen” behind drywall. “I got myself to that point that I want to make that work look like it’s going to be seen,” Grandberry said. He’s one of many inmates taking part in the program that has been in place at Sheridan Correctional Center for 15 years. HBI program manager Scott Eike said the program has a 5% recidivism rate, a drop from the state’s 2018 average of 43% of inmates expected to return to prison. “It’s really rewarding to see these guys when they get out and make something of themselves and turn their lives around,” Eike said. “The ones that you can see in here when light bulbs are going on and then the confidence of ‘Wow, I didn’t realize I could do that.’” Jamar Money of Chicago was more than halfway finished creating a brick fireplace inside the workshop. “I can’t speak for anyone else, but from my perspective I like building things from down to up and then (thinking) ‘I did this,’” Money said. “It makes it fun and interesting.” Money was working across the room from Sonadra Sims. Both said they hope to find a career with their skills when they get out. When given a choice of trade,

BRIEFS Hennepin looks to buy a street sweeper rather than paying for service HENNEPIN — Hennepin mayor Kevin Coleman this month proposed the village purchase its own street sweeper. For what the village pays for street sweeping services, the purchase of a sweeper would pay for itself within three to four years, he said. Board members will inspect a used 1996 GMC street sweeper with 27,000 miles and 1,100 hours of use. If purchased, the village would be the third owner of the equipment that features a stainless steel water tank. The board approved the potential purchase, pending inspection, which is not to exceed $14,800. Members said the village owning its own sweeper also would allow for spot cleaning as needed.

Princeton begins search for new city manager PRINCETON — Princeton City Council this month authorized GovHR USA to commence a city manager search at a cost not to exceed $17,500. Current City Manager Rachel Skaggs is expected to officially resign from her position next month. ä Also this month the council authorized a three-year lease agreement with Steve Keutzer for the building at 1117 N. Church St.

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Calvin Grandberry taps down a brick he’s placed on a wall during a bricklaying project for Sheridan Correctional Center’s Home Builder’s Institute program. The program gives inmates a chance to learn a trade while they serve their sentence in hopes it will translate to a career when they’re released. Money chose bricklaying because he had some previous experience with his grandfather. His skills have improved dramatically through the course. His grandfather has been in the hospital, so Money hasn’t been able to update him. “I wish I could talk to him about it. He’d be proud, you know? Because he really tried

to get me to work with him out there for a long time,” Money said. “I’d go in and look at them, I’d lay a couple of bricks, then I’d be gone.” When complete, they’ll take pictures of the fireplace before tearing it down and making something else. Arthur Holmes of Chicago was on the other side of the

David Teafoe paints a Chicago Bears logo with an airbrush kit on a wooden plank during Sheridan Correctional Center’s HBI program. The program sees only 5% of inmates return to prison as a result of participating, compared to the state average of 43%.

Conservation District is holding its annual fish sales for owners of ponds and lakes. Species available include: bluegill, black crappie, channel and albino catfish, fathead minnows, largemouth bass, hybrid sunfish, redear sunfish, and triploid grass carp. Most species are available in a variety of sizes. The deadline for ordering carp is Oct. 4 and all other fish orders are due by Oct. 10. Pick-up will be at 10 a.m. Oct. 10 at the USDA Service Center, 312 East Backbone Road, Princeton. Forms are available at the SWCD office or online at www. bureaucountyswcd.webs.com.

Tree orders arriving Friday for area residents PRINCETON — Area residents who ordered trees from the Bureau County Soil and Water Conservation District can pick them up Friday at Warnecke Woods Natural Area north of Princeton and west of Route 26.

Lostant to buy generator LOSTANT — Lostant Village Board will explore the prospect of obtaining a generator to power the sewer plant lift station that is located at the northwest part of town.

The event is sponsored by Joliet’s Visitation and Aid Society. Proceeds benefit families in need. Reservations are mandated. Aschenbrenner will share ghostly excerpts from her forthcoming book, “Terrors and Travels.” For reservations, call Laurie McPhillips at (630) 553-7018.

Perdew Museum closes season with picnic and Henry Torpedo Boys HENRY — The Charles Perdew Museum end-of-summer picnic starts with food served at noon Sunday, Sept. 29 at the museum, 914 Front St., Henry. Meals are provided and include a hot sandwich, tea and lemonade. Dishes to pass and additional beverages are appreciated. Right after the picnic, the Henry Torpedo Boys will perform at 1 p.m. Also at 1 p.m., Larry Kerestes will conduct a lesson on how to paint a duck decoy. The picnic takes place each year before the museum closes for the season.

Human services group discusses transportation

MENDOTA — The Human Services Transportation Plan Region 3 Transportation Committee for Bureau, DeKalb, Grundy, Kendall, La Salle, Lee, Ogle and Putnam counties JOLIET — La Salle County will meet at 10 a.m. Friday at author and former Ottawa Times correspondent and colum- Mendota Moose Lodge. The Regional Transportation nist Mary Ellen Aschenbrenner Committee is responsible for will present “The Ghosts” of F.S. Allen at 6 p.m., Wednesday the development and implementation of the Human Services at the Jacob Henry Estate, 15 Transportation Plan. Richards St. in Joliet.

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room, working on plumbing for a mock home. He knew how to fix a leak in his own home prior to the class, but he’s since learned how to fix any issue a homeowner might run into. Holmes said he looks forward to the class every day and it’s something he hopes to continue to do as a profession. “As long as there are people, there’s always going to be houses. And as long as there’s housing, they’re going to need plumbing,” Holmes said. “I’ll always have a job, I’ll always have a hobby. So it’s encouraging.” The inmates also heard a success story during the open house. Lougwin Spann was a former HBI student in the prison and found a career a short time after his release. “You’d be surprised at the inmates in here who had the skills all the time but we just made mistakes,” Spann said. Spann said the skills he learned in the program helped him get a job on the floor of a car factory before earning his forklift license and then later moving to a roofing company.

He said he also has learned to work with co-workers and move on from mistakes. He credits HBI’s program for helping give him a positive outlook on his future. “I just never thought about it,” Spann said. “See, you can’t draft a new idea on a closed mind. It has to be opened somewhere and they did it, HBI did it. They cracked it open that I could do it again.” Additionally, Spann said he has been sober for eight years and said the program has given him the skills he needs to both have a career and keep himself focused on his future. Spann said his advice for others in the program is simple. “It works if you work at it, but you got to want it,” Spann said. WANT TO HELP OR HAVE AN IDEA? Eike said the program is always accepting of donations of community projects. Inmates have designed raffle items, Little Free Libraries, benches and city signs and particularly like working on projects that benefit kids. To donate or ask about a project, call Eike at (815) 496-3540.

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Granville accepts proposal to change water/sewer billing Village has over 150 delinquent accounts By Dave Cook SHAW MEDIA

GRANVILLE — Granville Village Board has accepted a proposal to change how residents are billed for water and sewer services in hopes that it will reduce the amount of overdue accounts. Village secretary Tracie Haage reported to the board that there were currently 154 delinquent bills for the month, out of a total of 653 accounts. These represent approximately $19,000 in unpaid services, and of those, 24 were eligible to be “red tagged.” Those 24 accounts represented about $4,000. Haage proposed moving the due date from the 15th of the month to the third Thursday of each month. On the third Friday of each month, “past due” postcards will be mailed with payments required by the following Wednesday. If no payment is made, the water will be shut off that Thursday, and additional fees will be applied to the account. On/off fees will be $50 for each action, and repeat offenders will see those fees double after the third time their water is shut off. Village attorney Brad Popurella will prepare an ordi-

nance for the board to approve next month, and the changes are expected to take effect Jan. 1. Announcements of the change will be included with the water bills for the upcoming months, as well as online. Residents also will receive a 2020 calendar with highlighted due dates in a future bill. PUBLIC WORKS ä Village consultant Mike Richetta reported spray-patch work will begin soon and that the planned seal-coating is expected to begin in early October. ä North Central Illinois Council of Governments is helping the village with an application for an Illinois EPA loan to help fund the future repair of the water main under Shafer Street from Main Street to Hopkins Street. These loans can include forgiveness of a portion of the borrowed amount. ä Board member Jim Pettit said the NCICG also will help the village apply for money to improve the community’s sidewalks through Illinois Department of Transportation’s Safe Routes to School program. ä The board discussed the need to clear the heavy growth of vegetation in the ditch on the north side of Silverspoon Avenue near the high school to improve water flow. Richetta See GRANVILLE Page A5

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Consortium trying to tackle opioid crisis Town hall meeting shares information; Group seeks grant to reduce opioid use By Goldie Rapp SHAW MEDIA

PRINCETON — Members of the North Central Illinois Consortium are diving deep into the opioid crisis to search for answers on how to tackle the area’s opioid epidemic. They are reaching out to schools, churches, law enforcement, businesses, recovery groups, addict groups and the general public to hear what’s needed to get a handle on this issue. Leaders gathered Thursday at Bureau County Metro Center for a town hall meeting where attendees were asked what the area is doing now about the opioid situation that’s better than five years ago when the epidemic was first recognized. They also were asked what still needs to be done to fully address all

this data, led the discussion. People in attendance at Thursday’s meeting said public awareness about the epidemic, education about what an opioid is, and the use of Narcan, which has prevented thousands of overdose deaths, are better than five years ago. Madsen said the number of deaths is going down, but the emergency use of Narcan continues to rise. “That tells us the opioid situation is not getting any better than we thought, if it’s getting better at all,” he said. Linnea Anderson-Guither said more focus must be put on the SHAW MEDIA PHOTO/GOLDIE RAPP children who were exposed to Terry Madsen, facilitator of the Rural opioids and similar substances Communities Opioid Response Probefore birth. gram grant, led Thursday’s town hall “How do we help them at meeting in Princeton that addressed school when their neuro develthe area’s opioid crisis. opment is impacted due to these drugs?” she asked. aspects of this problem. Anderson-Guither, a school Despite a turnout of fewer speech pathologist, said eduthan 20 attendees, the discussion cators are “underprepared” for was active. Terry Madsen, facilthese students. itator of the Rural Communities “It’s not typical, and it’s not Opioid Response Program grant, typical for atypical development which is being used to collect and there is not a lot of research

out there yet to tell us what is going on in their little heads,” she said. Bureau County Coroner Janice Wamhoff said more education is needed for grandparents who have taken in their grandkids, because the parents have left or are in jail because of opioids. She volunteers at Second Story Teen Center and said this is a reality she sees every day for area children. “How do we educate these grandparents? They haven’t had to live with kids for years and now suddenly they’re having to care for their grandkids,” she said. It was mentioned that these sorts of issues at home make their way to schools where teachers and classrooms are also affected by this reality. Members of the consortium are currently making their way through Bureau, La Salle and Putnam counties and the city of Henry and compiling the data captured through these discussions. Once they have collected their data, they will put together a

workforce plan, strategic plan, and a sustainability plan that will be reported to the government. The consortium then plans to apply for an opioid reduction grant in May 2020. It will be a three-year grant that would administer $330,000 a year. Madsen said while it is not a lot of money when it comes to opioid services, it will be enough to lay seeds to start new services. “It might be enough to help one of the hospitals in the area make some physical changes to allow them to take on a service locally, perhaps detoxification,” he said. He added all three area hospitals, Perry Memorial Hospital, St. Margaret’s Health and Illinois Valley Community Hospital, are also interested in an inpatient rehab program. Together, the consortium is working to eliminate gaps so when an addict is ready to give up their addiction, the services they need are lined up and available at that moment, as time is the most important factor, Madsen said.

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kind of like Woodstock all over again,” Schulte said. “But there’s no garbage when people leave.” Call it “Winestock.” In addition to traditional white and red varietals, Galena Cellars, a highly-regarded and celebrated winery, was serving up white and red sangria. But, how did it compare to the sangria served in Spain? To at least one festival goer, it came close. Taylor Welter and Brenda Lough are friends of third-generation owner Britt White, and they enthusiastically extolled the virtues of Illinois grapes, while promoting the winery’s grape-stomping competition. The company, with two locations in Galena and another in Geneva, offers 40-50 types of wines at any given time. Strolling along the two-dozenplus tents featuring wines from all over the state, recommendations come flying fast: “Pink Naked Lady from West of Wise,” one guest assures, is worth a visit. Darrell Simmermaker owns West of Wise, out of Petersburg, north of Springfield. “The nice thing about this festival is, there are so many wineries, and there is so much variety, and it attracts so many people,” Simmermaker said. “It’s fun to go to a festival and only have two or three wineries, but when you have so many people who have this many [wineries], you get so many people who have never tried your wine.” Simmermaker said he comes to Matthiessen State Park each year because it’s such a popular spot for wine drinkers. “It’s just fun,” he said. He noted that Illinois used to be one of the leading wine-producing states in the nation, before prohibition. To Simmermaker, it makes sense that Utica has become known not just for this annual celebration, but also for its wine, as well. “It’s just the location and the feeling you get from being in that town,” Simmermaker said. Mark Wenzel is from “that town.” At least his winery, August Hill, is. The Utica business is regarded the home winery of the festival, and, because of this, its tent is the first one visitors come across as they work their way down the line. Wenzel, of Mendota, said he’s from a family that grows corn and soybeans, but the soil along the Illinois River is much more grape-friendly. He said this is just one thing that surprises visitors to his booth in its prime spot at the festival. “Most of the people who come by are so surprised to hear that we’re just three miles down the road.” Wenzel noted Illinois’ reputation as a wine-growing state is growing. He pointed to the August Hill tasting room, as well as his company’s sales to

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Rain didn’t keep bands such as Jack Dupp and the Empty Bottles from providing a rockin’ soundtrack for Saturday’s opening-day festivities. Rain washed out the second day of the festival. restaurants and retail outlets, as evidence. Acquaviva Winery occupies an 85-acre estate found on Route 38 in Maple Park, about 50 miles west of Chicago. Vito Brandonisio’s father, Vito Sr., planted grapes there in 2001. Nine years later, Acquaviva opened for business. The winery has a bed-and-breakfast that’s often rented out for wedding parties. Julie Coyle was pouring wine for visitors under the Acquaviva tent. She offered good perspective on Illinois’ growth as a wine producer. “The quality among all area wineries is improving, and horticulturists are really working on getting the right grapes for the region.” she said. “As long as you don’t try to be something you’re not — like trying to make California wine, when you’re in the Midwest — you can be successful.” What really struck Coyle though, was this point: “You don’t have to say it’s ‘good-for-Illinois’ wine anymore,” she said. “It’s just good wine.” That’s a sentiment sure to resonate with Lisa Ellis, executive director of the Illinois Grape Growers and Vintners’ Alliance. Her organization is behind the two-day Vintage Illinois festival, and it serves winemakers and grape-growers across the state. Ellis noted the high attendance at Matthiessen State Park, despite the rain. “It is very surprising,” she said. “The people have been super-gracious. Even with the soggy ground, spirits are high. I am just pleased beyond belief.” “It is very difficult to grow quality grapes here in the state,” Ellis

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said. “They’re not called Merlot. They’re not called Zinfandel. But if you like a dry red, then all you have to do is ask and you need to taste.” She said this is one purpose of the festival — to put Illinois on a level playing field with California. Ellis also noted that, although Illinois is home to more than 100 varietals of grapes and offers a climate that’s quite diverse from north to south, rosé is a wine that can represent the entire state, and her organization is two years in to a program to train winemakers to make dry, worldclass signature Illinois rosés. Simmermaker, from Petersburg, was pleased to hear this. “Rosé is a nice wine we can produce that has a nice flavor

and nice color that can be made with different grapes,” he said. Or, as Ellis put it, “Everything is coming up rosé.” Lest one get the impression that the event was one for wine snobs, consider the party-like environment at this year’s gathering. As the dulcet strains of the Rolling Stones’ “Sympathy for the Devil” wafted across the park, a bachelorette party seemed to be in full swing. Brittany Turner is walking down the aisle in October. She and her mother, both of Braidwood, proudly noted they come to Vintage Illinois every year. All well and good. But, was the groom there? “Negative,” said Turner. “He’s a Busch Light drinker.”

AMBOY — A Lee County sheriff’s deputy was recognized for saving a man’s life with CPR. Deputy Kylian Lally was recognized recently by Sheriff John C. Simonton for Lally’s work in the early morning hours of Aug. 26 when a man in his 40’s called 911 complaining of chest pains in front of the Amboy Casey’s. Lee County dispatch advised that as the male was talking, he was gasping for air. Given the time of day, dispatch knew it could be some time before Amboy EMS had a crew on scene so she requested that the closest deputy to respond. Lally was just outside of Amboy when he received the call. As Lally arrived, he saw the man fall to the ground. Lally rushed to his aid and realized the man was not breathing. Lally advised over the radio that he would be beginning CPR. Lally conducted two rounds of CPR and the man regained consciousness. Shortly thereafter the ambulance arrived and transported the man to the hospital. “I am very proud of the actions of deputy Lally that morning, especially given that he just completed one year of service at the sheriff’s office,” Simonton said.

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cautioned against a proposal to clear all of the vegetation from the area because it would cause “highly detrimental” erosion. Instead, the village is considering the removal of most of the vegetation and the installation of rock. ä The board received two bids to fill the areas of exposed sewer line along the creek near the waste water treatment plant with village materials. Ossola Construction of Granville bid $24,812 and Starline Construction of Ladd bid $13,915. The village accepted Starline’s bid, and while no start date was confirmed, the bidders were told the work was to be done before the first snow.

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Americans are somewhat confident in climate fight

The prostitution cases reveal bungling by the prosecution

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Most Americans are at least somewhat confident that the world will step up in its fight against global warming — but there are limits to their optimism. That’s according to a new poll by The Associated PressNORC Center for Public Affairs Research that also shows most think their own actions can make a difference. About 7 in 10 Americans think it is at least moderately likely the world will take action in the next decade to reduce emissions of heat-trapping carbon dioxide and other gases, but only about 3 in 10 think that’s very likely to happen, according to the August poll. Two-thirds of those polled said they think pollution reduction would have at least some impact in preventing future warming, but only about a quarter think it would do a lot to keep climate change at bay. About 3 in 10 Americans overall think even if emissions are cut back significantly it will do little or nothing to stop climate change. Michael Mann, a prominent Pennsylvania State University climate scientist who has been labeled an alarmist by people who reject mainstream climate science, sees it a bit differently. “I’m cautiously optimistic that we WILL take the actions necessary to avert catastrophic warming,” Mann said in an email. “However, these poll results also show that one of the greatest threats to action now isn’t outright denial. ... It’s hopelessness and despair and a growing sense in some communities that we have no agency in addressing this challenge.” Democrats and younger people show a bit more optimism than Republicans and older Americans. Eight in 10 Democrats say reducing carbon pollution in the next decade would help prevent additional global warming. About half of Republicans say emission cuts would have little or no impact. About three-quarters of those under 45 say pollution cuts could prevent future warming, compared with about 6 in 10 of those 45 and older. Ann Florence, 70, of Jonesborough, Tennessee, said she’s not optimistic the government — especially the Trump administration — will tackle climate change, but she has more hope when it comes to everyday people. “It’s got to start from the bottom up,” she said. “If I take care of my carbon footprint, I’m helping someone in future generations.” Scientists say individual actions do matter, especially if those actions are combined with changes across the globe. When it comes to climate change, most Americans have big worries — about air quality, plant and animal life, drinking water supply, human health and rising sea levels — but what they say they are most concerned about is future generations.

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Prostitution is a form of human trafficking and law enforcement has a moral obligation to stamp it out. The springtime decision to target alleged “johns” in a sting operation sent a clear and welcome message that supporting the trade of human flesh is itself a crime. A recent case, however, calls

into question the way it was executed. A hearing in the case against one of the defendants revealed that someone in the La Salle County State’s Attorney’s Office cited the wrong portion of the statute governing overhears. The judge in this case wouldn’t throw out the case as defense lawyers suggested, but the judge did put strict limits on giving jurors access to the recordings. In an era when jurors demand fingerprints, DNA and live footage as proof of wrongdoing, the ruling undercut the state’s position. Whichever prosecutor cited the wrong paragraph from

the text is of no consequence. Voters elect human beings to try cases and the human factor means mistakes will get made. What is concerning is the apparent lack of oversight by the state’s attorney’s office. When the proverbial Is are not dotted and the Ts not crossed, it begs the question of whether an individual or group has been tasked with crosschecking details that may seem small but are in fact crucial in the pursuit of justice. It is true that office management was turned over and a transition was to be expected, but that was three years ago. Now, little more than a year away from a new election, we

still see a troubling pattern of miscues resulting in acquittals and dismissals. Brian Towne’s charges were dismissed over a speedy-trial violation. The auditor’s acquittal spotlighted an elementary misstep: Nobody asked of a witness, “Do you see Jody Wilkinson in court?” Two drug cases were derailed because the indictments were not amended after surprise results from the crime lab. It is unreasonable for voters to expect a 100% conviction rate; but recent events speak to administrative lapses that must not go unchecked.

How much is secret in Trump-Russia report? On May 23 of this year, President Trump gave Attorney General Bill Barr “full and complete authority” to declassify information relating to the actions of the FBI and intelligence community in investigating the 2016 Trump camByron York paign. Granting NEWSPAPER Barr that ENTERPRISE ASSOCIATION authority “will help ensure that all Americans learn the truth about the events that occurred, and the actions that were taken, during the last presidential election and will restore confidence in our public institutions,” the White House said. The move immediately set off speculation. What would Barr do? Would the public see a flood of secret documents, like records of informants and spying on the Trump campaign, like documents relating to the start of the FBI’s “Crossfire Hurricane” probe, like papers on the use of the secret FISA court and wiretap authority? Congressional investigators and journalists who had long wanted to see such documents were in a state of high anticipation. One well-connected lawmaker said he expected to see declassified documents within

to Horowitz with the classified days, not weeks. And then ... nothing. A week, material highlighted. The inspector general will and then two weeks, and then then prepare a month and a version for more passed, release to the with no declasOne well-connected public. But sifications. It that could still hasn’t haplawmaker said he mean a report pened, at least with whole not that the expected to see paragraphs, or public knows whole pages, about. declassified blacked out. But now, How much anticipation documents within will be hidis building den? Some again. Last days, not weeks. lawmakers Friday, Justice Department And then ... nothing. have said they think as much Inspector as one-fifth of General the Horowitz report might be Michael Horowitz sent a letter redacted. That would be entirely to key members of Congress saying he has finished his inves- antithetical to the public’s need to understand the beginnings of tigation into what Republicans the Trump-Russia affair. call “FISA abuse,” but which That is where Barr comes GOP lawmakers suspect will be a much more wide-ranging look in. Because of the presidential directive back in May, the atat the origins of the Trumptorney general will have the Russia probe. authority to unilaterally declasStill, the fact that the resify any parts of the Horowitz port is done does not mean Congress, or the public, can see report that he, Barr, feels need to be made public. That is a it. Horowitz told lawmakers he huge plus for the public’s right has sent a draft to the Justice to know. Department and the FBI “for Many Republicans believe classification determination and the president’s move was not marking.” The report will be checked for only about the Horowitz report. They also believe Trump acted any classified information, and to smooth the way for John by all accounts, there will be lots of it. “This step is consistent Durham, the Connecticut U.S. attorney assigned by Barr to do with our process for reports a full investigation of the origins such as this one that involve of the Trump-Russia probe. classified material,” Horowitz It is said, and widely bewrote. After going through the lieved among Republicans, that report, Justice Department and Durham is using a grand jury in FBI officials will send it back

his investigation, and that Barr’s declassification authority will be critical for Durham’s work. Trump’s decision was important, a number of Republicans say, because the Justice Department and FBI have dragged their feet in declassifying important material about the Trump-Russia probe. When, in 2017 and 2018, the House Intelligence Committee sought information about the investigation, the FBI slow-walked the release of the material so much that Republicans on the committee had to appeal to Trump to declassify it. A huge controversy ensued, but the material was ultimately made public. That is the kind of delay Barr can avoid now. The bottom line is: How much of Horowitz’s findings, and later Durham’s, will be made public? Americans need to know the lengths to which the nation’s law enforcement and intelligence agencies went in pursuit of the theory that Russia and the Trump campaign conspired to fix the presidential election. The Mueller investigation later concluded that no such conspiracy could be established. Now, with the Horowitz and Durham investigations, it makes no sense to investigate secret wrongdoing, especially in relation to something as publicly important as an election, and keep the findings secret. That’s why the White House was right when it said it is vital that “all Americans learn the truth” about what happened in 2016.

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‘It really made me feel good’ Navy veteran enjoys his Honor Flight to Washington By Craig Sterrett NEWS EDITOR

Leonard Wasilewski said his friends and fellow veterans have been telling him for years about their one-day, whirlwind trips from Illinois to Washington, D.C. on Honor Flights. “I’ve been looking at it for years and finally I said this is the year I’m going to put an application in and get on,” Wasilewski said. He found the application form on the website for Greater Peoria Honor Flight and “punched it in on the website.” And he’s glad he did. “I liked the whole thing,” he said. After breakfast on the plane after the early-morning flight, the veterans arrived in Washington, D.C., where greeters as well as people who “were waiting for their planes to go somewhere” were cheering, waving flags and shaking hands as the veterans walked or rode in wheelchairs. “It was like walking through a tunnel of people,” he said. The Peru man appreciated seeing the changing of the guard and unknown soldier at Arlington National Cemetery, the World War II monument, Lincoln Monument and nearby Vietnam War and Korean War monument. He also was impressed by less famous landmarks, such as the Three Brothers Monument and a monument to honor the nurses that served in Vietnam. He received a pleasant surprise during the flight, when the Honor Flight crew had “mail

Leonard Wasilewski of Peru paused for a moment at the U.S. Naval Memorial in Washington, D.C., during his whirlwind, one-day tour this month along with other veterans on an Honor Flight based out of Peoria. call.” Friends, family and students from Parkside School provided letters to him, he said. Arriving back in Peoria after 9:30 p.m., his wife, family, sister “Susie” Zokal and about 600 people in all were at the airport to welcome the veterans back. “It was really a surprise and really made me feel good,” he said. During the flight, Jeff Kopacz of Davenport, Iowa, served as the guardian for Wasilewski. Kopacz is Wasilewski’s relative, and he became interested in serving as a guardian because

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Leonard Wasilewski of Peru was greeted by his little sister, Susan Zokal, and other relatives — and veterans were welcomed by hundreds of well-wishers upon returning from Washington, D.C., on the Greater Peoria Honor Flight. his father (now deceased) was a prisoner of war, having served at Bataan during World War II. Kopacz’s niece is serving at Great Lakes Naval Air Station and presented Wasilewski with a flag that was flown over the base, where Wasilewski had gone for training. Zokal said she was the baby in the Wasilewski family — “My mother sent him my birth announcement when he was in the service. I was born in 1956,” said Zokal. She also had brothers who served in Korea and Vietnam. Leonard Wasilewski served in the Navy from 1955 until October of 1961, between wars.

“They were just sending advisers to Vietnam when I got out,” he said. “I was an optical man … my main job was to fix and overhaul submarine periscopes … gun sights, binoculars. The work was tedious. “We used to turn one around about once a week. They’re 42 feet long. We’d pull them out of the submarine, put the spare down into the hole and take them to the shop,” he said. He served on the USS Nereous, an auxiliary ship assigned to taking care of two squadrons of submarines in San Diego. “Then one night at about 2 a.m. they wake me up and said

you have to go to Submarine Base Pearl Harbor,” he said. The repair crew had fallen behind on their work. “I was there for four months. I worked 12 hours a day, seven days a week — not much time to monkey around. I asked the chief of the shop if I could go down to Waikiki Beach so I can go there to see it if somebody asks me what it looks like.” He later served on the destroyer tender Shenandoah in Norfolk, Va. Craig Sterrett can be reached at (815) 220-6935 or csterrett@ shawmedia.com. Follow him on Twitter @NT_NewsEditor.

Communion Starved Rock historian writes book on explorer chalice lost in 1896 tornado returned By Teri Maddox

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MASCOUTAH, Ill. (AP) — A pewter communion chalice has found its way back to Mascoutah, 123 years after a a parishioner pulled it out of debris at a local church and kept it as a souvenir of a deadly tornado. The chalice was handed down through the man’s family and spent the past 54 years in Minnesota. But this summer, it was returned to St. John United Church of Christ, thanks to an antique dealer with a sentimental side. “It’s nice to have it back,” said the Rev. Hugh Fitz, pastor at St. John for 15 years. “It’s not a priceless item, but it’s part of our DNA and our history, and we almost have to assume that it came with the German immigrants who settled here in the late 1830s.” The 8-inch-tall chalice is nearly black but otherwise in perfect condition. It’s being displayed behind glass in a cupboard at the church. Mascoutah historian Marilyn Welch, 90, a longtime St. John member, is thrilled any time a significant artifact is recovered. But she sees this as a special opportunity to educate the public. Many people don’t even know about the tornado, which cut a path through St. Louis, East St. Louis, Belleville, Mascoutah and New Baden on May 27, 1896. It killed 255 people, injured 1,000, left 5,000 homeless and caused more than $12 million in property damage (about $366.5 million by today’s standards). “It’s still ranked the third worst tornado in the United States,” said Welch, who also is a board member for Mascoutah Historical Society. The weekly Mascoutah Herald newspaper published a rare extra the day after the tornado, giving sensational details on the destruction and damage of homes, businesses, schools, churches, warehouses, barns, sheds, fences See CHALICE Page A8

Mark Walczynski, author, published researcher, retiree from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources and Starved Rock Foundation historian has written a new book about the French explorer La Salle titled, “Inquietus, La Salle in the Illinois Country”. The book, published by the

Center for French Colonial Studies, takes a fresh look at the achievements and setbacks of the French explorer La Salle. It reassesses assumptions about the explorer that have been used as source for over 150 years. It brings to light and identifies places in the upper Illinois Valley associated with La Salle and

takes a critical look at previous assumptions based on ambiguous and sometimes misleading information found in 17th century maps, reports, and correspondences. “Inquietus” is an eye-opening re-examination of La Salle in today’s Illinois. He is a yearly presenter at the Illinois History Conference,

Starved Rock Visitor Center, numerous libraries and contributor to many journals and publications throughout the Midwest and Canada. He also has written “Massacre 1769, The Search for the Origin of the Legend of Starved Rock” and “Starved Rock, The First 100 Years.”

Teacher portrays detective at Lincoln museum By Talbot Fisher

‘I understand your son is a member of the military, is he in a safe location?’ and women GALESBURG, Ill. (AP) — would brag about their sons, or Sheryl Hinman of Galesburg their sweethearts or their hushas been teaching in one form bands, their brothers.” or another for 50 years, and As a result, many women shows no signs of stopping. would spill out information. In addition to spending over Warne also played a vital 30 years with Galesburg District role in protecting the life of 205, mostly at Galesburg High Abraham Lincoln. Between his School teaching English and election in 1860 and his inaujournalism courses, from which guration the following March, she retired in 2008, she continWarne was working on uncovues to teach part time at Knox ering secessionist activities in College as part of the education the slave state of Maryland. program, working with student Pretending to be a southern teachers. She has also taught woman visiting Baltimore, with writing, when along with Warne uncovered a plot and fellow GHS teacher Glenn specific details on a plan to asBusse she co-wrote a weekly sassinate Lincoln before he ever Civil War history column in took office, while on his way to The Register-Mail. Washington, D.C. Now, she has added historWarne ultimately helped disical re-enactor to her resume guise the tall man from Illinois, as she portrays Kate Warne making folks think it was her at the Abraham Lincoln sick brother, arranging for a Presidential Museum and private train car and riding Library in Springfield. Warne with him for protection from was the country’s first female Philadelphia to Baltimore. private eye, joining the famed As for why she continues to Pinkerton Detective Agency in teach, “it’s just so much fun,” 1856. Hinman said. Warne’s story is unique be“I teach for the fun of it, I recause as the first female in her ally do. It’s just an absolute joy. field, she was able to get inforThere are certainly hard parts mation that men couldn’t. about teaching, and it’s exhaust“Women were going to be ing, but so are lots of things invited to the sickbeds, the tea people love doing.” parties and things like that,” ex“I love playing this characplained Hinman, her blue eyes ter,” she said of her time in showing excitement as she told Springfield. “It’s like being a Warne’s story. historical Disney princess... I’m “Other women would reveal not shy about introducing mytheir confidence to her... She self to little kids. I’ll show them was an actress and could do my badge.” various accents, so she could The badge she carries is an pretend to be a southern exact replica of the Pinkerton woman and say things like, Agency badge. THE REGISTER-MAIL

CHRISTOPHER WILLS/ ABRAHAM LINCOLN PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM VIA AP Historical interpreter Sheryl Hinman talks to visitors at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Springfield, while portraying Kate Warne, an early female private detective. Working for the Pinkerton agency, Warne helped protect Lincoln from would-be assassins as he traveled to Washington to be sworn in as president.

“They are fascinated,” she said of the reaction children give her. “I find kids are always fascinated with people who can do all kinds of voices, and found out information and brought it back to people... and of course the story about saving President Lincoln’s life.” To help explain Warne’s story, she carries a children’s book, “How Kate Warne Saved President Lincoln: The Story Behind the Nation’s First Woman Detective” — written by Elizabeth Van Steenwyk, a Galesburg native and member of the Knox College graduating class of 1948 — in order to help tell the woman’s story. Hinman became involved with the museum along with Glenn Busse as a volunteer in 2018. She always had a strong interest in history and, as a native of Springfield, one of her ancestors had settled in New Salem, and her great-grand-

mother had met Lincoln when she was a child. “I think I just grew up loving the whole history of Illinois, of Lincoln and what shaped him as a young man,” Hinman said. She also finds the story of Warne particularly empowering. “For many of us, growing up, when you open a textbook there were very few female faces in those textbooks,” she said. “Yet we know that women were doing absolutely vital things throughout history. They were inventing things, they were helping in war efforts, they were running businesses, and taking on many different kinds of roles. But a lot of times they were left out of those books.” Other minorities were often left out of the textbooks as well, said Hinman. “I entered college in 1965, and I remember in a history See TEACHER Page A8

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Lifestyle “A horse belonging to Mr. J.W. Krauth was picked up and landed on a clothes line in Mr. Oscar H. Teichmann’s yard,” the Herald reported. The steeple on the former St. John Evangelical and Reformed Church remained erect, but the tornado ripped oﬀ its roof, blew in the north gable, scattered bricks and other debris and ruined most contents. Parishioner Philip Pfeifer, who had made the church’s pulpit, was surveying damage when he found the chalice, according to his great-great-granddaughter, Rita Stoﬀel Johnson.

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and parks. Mascoutah’s death toll was low compared to other communities. Only 7-year-old Johnnie Beatty was killed immediately. He had taken his father supper at the “electric light power house” and got hit in the head, probably by a brick. Several others died of injuries later. High winds and heavy rains ﬂattened crops, knocked down cemetery monuments and pulled large trees out of the ground, roots and all.

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class they introduced Frederick Douglass, and I had never heard of him,” she recalled. “And I learned all these things this man had done. What a remarkable abolitionist he was, the speeches he had done. The more I learned, the madder I got. I walked around the campus one day and would ask people, ‘Do you know who Frederick Douglass was? Had you ever learned about him in school?’ And a lot of people hadn’t. It just made me livid. I thought, ‘Who left this man out of the books?’ “We have been robbed of significant history that could have helped people understand how important all groups are. People who have all different kinds of skills and talents that they can contribute. It made me interested in all kinds of people whose stories haven’t been told before.” It was this past summer that Hinman’s volunteerism moved toward a paid role of re-enacting Kate Warne. “I felt that Kate’s story is so different. You have people who are Mary Lincoln, there’s a woman who plays Sarah Bush Lincoln (Abraham’s stepmother), you have Sojourner Truth. But I felt like this was a story that is so fascinating and it needs to be told.” The children’s book on the detective were already present in the museum’s gift shop, and it was Hinman who suggested to the museum the portrayal, which she does several times a month. The costume she wears was paid for herself, running nearly $400. Modeled in part on the illustrations in Van Steenwyk’s book done by Valentina Belloni, Hinman had the seamstress add unique stitching to the trim which would have been accurate for the time period.

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Brown says he’s done with NFL FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Antonio Brown says he is finished with the NFL. In a Twitter rant on the morning his most recent team was getting ready to play without him, the former New England Patriots receiver says, “Will not be playing in the NFL anymore.” He went on to take shots at other people in football who have been accused of sexual misconduct, including Patriots owner Robert Kraft and longtime Steelers teammate Ben Roethlisberger. Brown was traded out of Pittsburgh and released in Oakland after his off-field antics became too much for those teams. The Patriots signed him anyway, and just days later a woman filed a civil lawsuit accusing him of rape. He played in one game, then was released after the team learned he tried to intimidate a second woman who accused him of sexual misconduct.

Truex Jr. wins second playoff race in a row RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Martin Truex Jr. passed Kyle Busch with 25 laps to go and won his second consecutive NASCAR Cup Series playoff race Saturday night. The victory completed a redemptive finish for Truex, the championship leader coming into the race. He was leading with 87 laps remaining when Ricky Stenhouse Jr., running on fresher tires, spun him out, allowing Busch to sail by for the race lead. But Truex dropped only to third under caution, then gradually reeled his Joe Gibbs Racing teammate in and pulled away. Gibbs cars won for the 15th time in 28 races this season, and finished in the top four spots, a first for the car owner. Busch hung on to finish second, followed by teammates Denny Hamlin and Erik Jones. Pole-sitter Brad Keselowski was fifth.

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CO-ED CROSS COUNTRY: DALE DONNER INVITATIONAL

Fieldcrest wins first trophy in Walnut By Brandon LaChance

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WALNUT — The Rock Falls cross country program walked away from the Dale Donner Invitational with more than one first-place trophy Saturday. The Lady Rockets won the meet with five top nine finishes as Bailee Fortney crossed the finish line first in 18:33.4 and Alex Gomez was fourth in 20:04.3. Erin Porter took seventh (20:40.9), Calin Gaulrapp finished eighth (20:47.9) and Bryahna Ganther came in ninth (20:52.9). Fortney has had top finishes at the course in Walnut, but the senior had never recorded a win. “Every year before this, es-

pecially the past two years, I’ve been second or third to the same couple of girls,” Fortney said. “This year, I was able to run against some of the girls from Eureka who won state last year. I was really pushing myself. “I didn’t know that I was going to win because I was beat by a couple of girls here last week. It was really cool to be able to win it my last year. The weather didn’t affect me. I actually like running in the rain. It was sprinkling a little bit and it kept it cool. The last couple of years I’ve been here it has been really hot and sunny. It was a good break from the last couple of years.” Rock Falls won with a score of 26, while Eureka was secSee XC Page B2

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Princeton’s Reece Bohms (No. 410) and Fieldcrest’s Connor Gochanour run during the Dale Donner Invitational on Saturday in Walnut.

BOYS GOLF: PRINCETON INVITATIONAL

Tigers take title

Princeton wins own invite despite losing one of its top golfers to injury By Tommy Rose SHAW MEDIA

PRINCETON — Intermittent windy and rainy conditions failed to keep golfers of nine area teams from competing in this year’s Princeton Invitational Tournament at Wyaton Hills Golf Course on Saturday. Princeton accomplished a hat trick of sorts by winning the team score (321) with two Tigers placing in the top two of medalists for the day. “Top to bottom, we can’t ask for a better day,” PHS coach Will Gross said. “After finishing fourth last year and being a man down this time, the team stepped up and won. “And not just won, but won in pretty good fashion.” The man down for Princeton was junior Dylan Gross, who is usually at the top or near it in the Tiger scoring, but had to withdraw from the day early due to the return of pain from a previous injury. “It was a blow to us,” Will Gross said. “He’s a team leader and a good player for us, but he was really hurting after the fourth hole and has been battling this injury for a couple of years. “We thought it was best to worry about the postseason rather than today, and he relied on his teammates to bring it home for us.” Bring it home they did as junior Trent Kloepping earned top medalist honors with a round of 75, while senior Caleb Alter carded a 76 to place second. “I put a round together. I felt like I played well,” Kloepping said. “I was a little worried. I

Princeton senior Caleb Alter hits the ball during the Princeton Invitational on Saturday at Wyaton Hills Golf Course in Princeton. Alter shot a 76 to place second while helping the Tigers take the team title with a 321. SHAW MEDIA PHOTO/ MIKE VAUGHN

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PREP FOOTBALL: SHERRARD 42, ST. BEDE 18

Physical Tigers too much for Bruins on homecoming By Don Baldin

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St. Bede quarterback Braden Damerell (No. 4) throws the ball as teammate Payton Palmer (No. 72) looks to block Sherrard’s Tyler Whan during the Bruins’ 42-18 loss on Saturday in Peru.

On a great day for football, the Saint Bede came out charged by the always large Homecoming crowd, but as the game wore on, the Bruins wore down and were outmanned by Sherrard. In the end, there was just too much size and to much fullback Josh Bynum for the young Bruins to overcome as they fell 42-18 in a Three Rivers Conference Mississippi Division game. “Our kids play hard and they are a great group of kids, we’ve just been out manned the last few weeks,” St. Bede coach Jim Eustice said. “But give Sherrard credit, they were 0-3 as well and they are more physical than us and wore us down with the running game.” The Bruins started the game off with the ball, but on their third play from scrimmage, D’Angelo Moody picked off a Braden

Damerell pass and the Tigers were set up on the Bruin 33 yard line. Four plays later, Bynum plunged in from 5 yards out to put the Tigers up 6-0 with 5:43 to play in the opening quarter. On the next possession, the Bruins — led by Damrell and Tim Croissant —strung together a nice drive by converting three first downs before the quarter ended. In the second quarter, the Bruins continued what they started by marching down the field until the drive stalled on the Tiger 32 yard line. Junior kicker Nick Pearse split the uprights on a 40-yard field goal to cut St. Bede’s deficit in half with 10:51 left in the first half. The Tigers began their next drive from their own 19. The guests cranked out a couple of first downs before the Bruin defense — led by Trevor Mooney, Joe Edwall, Nick Lough, Dominic Bima and Luke Story —closed the

door and forced a punt. The teams traded punts before the Tigers again found the end zone on a 42-yard pass from Kyle Yeater to De’Angelo Moody to put Sherrard up by a 12-3 score with 1:14 left until intermission. The Bruins put together a drive highlighted by Croissant’s 22-yard reception, but the half ended with the Bruins on the Tiger 36. The second half began with the Tigers taking the opening possession and marching down the field behind the arm of Yeater, who connected with Moody before firing a shot to Bryce Davis for a 28yard touchdown strike. The Tigers tacked on a twopoint conversion when Yeater hit Moody to make the score 20-3 with 9:28 left in the third period. The Bruins answered on their next possession when Croissant broke a 30-yard return and set Saint Bede up on the Tiger 48. See BRUINS Page B3

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Scoreboard

Dakota at Amboy-LaMoille, 4 p.m.

Hall, Orion at Princeton, 4 p.m. Putnam County, Henry at Wethersﬁeld, 4 p.m. Rock Falls at Mendota, 4 p.m. Bureau Valley at Morrison, 4 p.m. Henry at Wethersﬁeld, 4 p.m. Earlville at Hinckley-Big Rock, 4 p.m.

BOYS SOCCER

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

Kaneland at La Salle-Peru, 6 p.m.

Roanoke-Benson at Princeton, 4:30 p.m.

Stillman Valley at Mendota, 6 p.m. Princeton at IVC, 6 p.m.

Earlville at Sandwich, 4:30 p.m.

St. Bede at Erie-Prophetstown, 6 p.m. Hall at Kewanee, 6 p.m. Mendota at Rockford Christian, 6 p.m. Princeton at Bureau Valley, 6 p.m. Earlville at LaMoille-Ohio, 6:30 p.m. DePue at Quad City Christian, 6 p.m. Fieldcrest at Fisher, 7 p.m.

CO-ED CROSS COUNTRY

GIRLS GOLF

Peoria Heights at Henry, 6 p.m.

Sterling, Ottawa at La Salle-Peru, 4:30 p.m. St. Bede, Hall, Putnam County, Princeton, Amboy-LaMoille at Mendota, 4 p.m. Bureau Valley at Kewanee, 4:30 p.m.

WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL

TODAY BOYS GOLF Fieldcrest at Hall, 4 p.m. Putnam County, Henry at Stark County, 4 p.m.

SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE

Seneca at Mendota, 4 p.m.

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THU

FRI

Pirates Pirates Pirates Cardinals 6:05 p.m. 6:05 p.m. 6:05 p.m. 7:15 p.m. NBCSC/ NBCSC WGN WGN MLBN Tigers Indians Indians Indians (DH) 7:10 p.m. 7:10 p.m. 7:10 p.m. 3:40 p.m. WGN/ NBCSC NBCSC+ NBCSC ESPN

D-backs D-backs D-backs 8:40 p.m. 8:40 p.m. 2:40 p.m. FSM YouTube FSM

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Cubs 7:15 p.m. FSM

Princeton, Sterling at Freeport, 4:30 p.m.

GIRLS TENNIS Sterling at Princeton, 4:30 p.m.

GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Hall at Midland, 6:30 p.m. Putnam County at Serena, 6:30 p.m. Dixon at Princeton, 6 p.m.

Redskins 7:15 p.m. ESPN

Amboy at Bureau Valley, 6 p.m.

OFF

Cubs games can be heard on WSCR-AM 670, White Sox games can be heard on

Peoria Heights at DePue, 6 p.m. Fieldcrest at Roanoke-Benson, 7 p.m.

WGN-AM 720, Cardinals games can be heard on WLPO-AM 1220 or WLPO-FM 103.9

TUESDAY

and Bears games can be heard on WBBM-AM 780.

BOYS GOLF La Salle-Peru at Sandwich, 4 p.m.

GIRLS GOLF Princeton at La Salle-Peru, 4 p.m. Erie-Prophetstown at St. Bede, 4 p.m.

GIRLS VOLLEYBALL

Valley at Three Rivers Conference Meet, 10 a.m.

SBA — Damerell 4 run (Pearse kick), 5:21

GIRLS TENNIS

SHS — Bynum 3 run

La Salle-Peru at Coal City, 4:30 p.m.

Fourth quarter

Earlville at Marquette, 6:30 p.m.

SBA — Croissant 25 pass from Damerell (Damerell to Heuser), 9:00 SHS — Moody 37 run, 7:37

WOMEN’S SOCCER

SHS — Bynum 14 run, 4:24

Rock Valley at IVCC, 4:30 p.m.

TEAM STATISTICS

FOOTBALL

SBA

St. Bede at Streator, 4:30 p.m.

GIRLS VOLLEYBALL

SHS

Total Yards 317 Rushing 24-75

HIGH SCHOOL

316 43-230

Passing

242

Carl Sandburg at IVCC, 6 p.m.

At Peru

C-A-I

25-40-3

5-6-0

WEDNESDAY

Sherrard 42, St. Bede 18

Penalties

4-30

2-10

BOYS GOLF

SHS

6 6 14 16 — 42

Punting

2-41

2-56

La Salle-Peru, Streator at Ottawa, 4 p.m. Riverdale at Hall, 4 p.m. Fieldcrest, Roanoke-Benson at Putnam County, 4 p.m.

SBA

0 3 7 8 — 18

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

Indian Creek at Earlville, 4 p.m.

Fieldcrest at El Paso, 4 p.m.

BOYS SOCCER

GIRLS TENNIS

Mendota at La Salle-Peru, 6 p.m.

Morris at La Salle-Peru, 4:30 p.m. Pontiac at St. Bede, 4:30 p.m. Dixon at Princeton, 4:30 p.m.

CO-ED CROSS COUNTRY

Rockford Lutheran at Mendota, 4:30 p.m.

GIRLS GOLF

Hall, Fieldcrest at Putnam County, 4 p.m.

SCORING PLAYS First quarter SHS — Bynum 5 run, 5:43 Second quarter SBA — Pearse 40 ﬁeld goal, 10:51 SHS — Moody 42 pass from Yeater, 1:14 Third quarter SHS — Davis 28 pass from Yeater, 9:28

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RUSHING: SBA — Damerell 1630, TD; Sramek 4-4, Setser 1-0, Croissant 1-2, Fortney 2-36. SHS — Bynum 30-148, 3TD, Bernier 5-10, Moody 5-69, TD, Yeater 3-4 PASSING: SBA — Damerell 25-40-3, 242 yards, TD. SHS — Yeater 5-6-0, 85 yards, 2 TDs RECEIVING: SBA — Croissant 12-79, TD, Story 2-15, Cain 1-3 PAT, Fortney 8-111, Hurst 3-21. SHS —Davis 1-7, Moody 2-78 TD

NFL: BEARS AT REDSKINS

Chicago is favored but there are no automatic layups By Hub Arkush SHAW MEDIA

As the Bears prepare to take on Washington to conclude Week 3 in the NFL Monday night, it is important to remember there are no automatic layups. Yes, Washington appears to be in trouble at 0-2 and saddled with all kinds of injuries and holdouts at the skill positions. But in spite of working for arguably the most dysfunctional front oﬃce and ownership in the league, Jay Gruden is one of the NFL’s more underrated coaches, and his team has made some plays in spite of losing its ﬁrst two. The Bears will be favored because they are clearly the more talented team, but this one has trap written all over it if they don’t pay attention to the details. WASHINGTON OFFENSE VS. BEARS DEFENSE Case Keenum has been what you’d expect at quarterback, more game manager than game wrecker, but his club is 15th in the league throwing the football and he has not committed a turnover on 81 attempts. But Washington has struggled mightily to run the ball, only 30th in the NFL through two weeks at an average of 2.5 yards per carry on 30 attempts, and with Derrius Guice nursing a new knee problem, it will likely be 34-year-old Adrian Peterson trying to carry the load. A.D. is unlikely to gash the Bears for any big runs, but it’s easy to forget he did eclipse 1,000 yards for Washington last season in the starting role. Washington clearly misses holdout All Pro left tackle Trent Williams – particularly in the run

thicker Leonard Floyd – when Floyd was a rookie. The biggest surprise with this Washington ‘D’ so far is how porous the secondary has been considering it features former All Pros and mega-priced free agents, CB Josh Norman and SS Landon Collins, neither of whom have looked like the players they were with the Panthers and Giants, respectively. Like the Bears, Washington has just one takeaway in two outings. This matchup should favor the BEARS OFFENSE VS. WASHINGTON Bears, but the Bears offense must DEFENSE This is a chance for the Bears prove it on the field. Edge: Even offense to get healthy, as the Washington defense has been hapless in almost every category. SPECIAL TEAMS Washington has another exIt’s tied with Cincinnati for 31st in points allowed (31 per game), Bear punting the football, Tress trailing only the feeble Dolphins. Way, who was beaten out by Washington is dead- last in third- Patrick O’Donnell. They are both down ‘D,’ giving up a lethal 64.3 better than average, have big legs percent conversion rate, and and are coming off their best is 29th vs. the run, 25th vs. the seasons, but they have struggled pass and 29th rushing the quar- with net average and neither is special. terback. Dustin Hopkins, in his fifth In fairness, it is a small sample size and coordinator Greg season as the Washington placeManusky’s group has played two kicker, is also average – only 39explosive offenses – Philadelphia of-54 for his career outside the 40 and 9-of-18 outside the 50. and Dallas. Washington’s best D-lineman Obviously, Eddy Pineiro has just is Jonathan Allen is a stud when begun writing/kicking his story. Rookie KR Steve Sims Jr. and healthy but battling a knee issue right now that could limit his ef- second-year PR Trey Quinn are relative unknowns handling the fectiveness. The Bears will find an alum return duties, and no team in inside at linebacker with Jon the league is going to win this Bostic expected to be the main matchup over the Bears’ Tarik Cohen and Cordarrelle Patterson. run-stuffer. Edge: Bears Outside at linebacker, Ryan Kerrigan and Montez Sweat have struggled to get home on COACHING the rush so far, but Kerrigan is a Yes, Matt Nagy is the very dereal threat and the rookie, Sweat, serving reigning NFL Coach of will remind you a lot of a slightly the Year, but as I said at the top, game – but veteran Donald Penn hasn’t been a bad option in his place, with the O-line allowing just two sacks in the first two games. Jordan Reed is a huge threat at tight end but likely will be out for a third consecutive game with concussion issues, leaving rookie WR Terry McLaurin, speedy vet Paul Richardson, TE2 Vernon Davis and RB Chris Thompson as the top receiving threats. Edge: Bears

Jay Gruden is very underrated considering all he’s had to overcome with a constantly roiled roster and incompetent front office. He always keeps his team competitive, and the first two weeks have been rough for Nagy. Like the Bears group, Gruden’s is also aided by a strong crew of assistants and is almost always well prepared and competitive. Edge: Even PRO FOOTBALL WEEKLY’S BEARS AT WASHINGTON PREDICTIONS Hub Arkush: What nobody in Bears Nation seems to want to admit is that so far the first two weeks of the season are almost a carbon copy of last year, and even the reasons seem obvious. If they are to roll, the Bears probably still won’t start doing so for another week or two, and there is plenty for them to work on Monday Night. But at the end of the day they are a lot more talented than Washington, and while this one probably won’t be as pretty as we’d like — and maybe even a little ugly — it shouldn’t be that hard either. Bears 23, Washington 13 Arthur Arkush: This sets up as a get-well game for Mitch Trubisky against a Washington ‘D’ that’s played as poorly thus far as any outside of the Miami Dolphins. So after wisely being ultra conservative with his game plan in Denver, Matt Nagy figures to go after a few more of the explosive plays that have been missing through the air, helping re-instill maximum confidence in Trubisky. Sure, they’re going on the road, and winning in the NFL in general is tough, but this is one the Bears should secure convincingly before they play a divisional

game at home on short rest. Bears 24, Washington 9 Sean Hammond: Nagy, Trubisky and the Bears offense still have plenty of questions to answer after two weeks. A battered Washington team is a good place to start. Washington has dealt with numerous injuries early this season, including defensive lineman Jonathan Allen and cornerback Quinton Dunbar. Case Keenum has found some success airing it out but hasn’t faced a defense quite like this Bears unit. The Bears defense will shine in the Monday night spotlight, Trubisky will do enough and Pineiro will knock in a few field goals for good measure. Bears 23, Washington 10 Barry Rozner: One throw by Mitch Trubisky and all is right with the world again. If Matt Nagy believes that and starts firing the ball down the field, he could risk making this game more difficult than it needs to be. No doubt, Nagy wants to rebuild Trubisky’s confidence and prove how great they are together, but running the ball is the smart play as the Bears’ defense will dominate a dreadful Washington offense. Bears 31, Washington 6 Joe Aguilar: The NFL’s 30th-ranked offense (Bears) vs. the 30th-ranked defense (Washington) doesn’t sound like the next must-watch “30 for 30.” Although journeyman QB Case Keenum has been better than Mitchell Trubisky – Who hasn’t? – the Bears should make it backto-back road wins. Washington runs the ball even worse than the Bears, and Chicago’s defense won’t let Keenum beat it. Bears 20, Washington 13

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ond (81), Elmwood was third (138), Westmont was fourth (152), Seneca came in fifth (187), Alleman sixth (200), Princeton seventh (205), IVC eighth (238), Stark County ninth (243) and Orion 10th (246). Amboy-LaMoille senior Margaret Vaessen doesn’t smile when she arrives at the course behind Bureau Valley North Elementary School, but she was happy with finishing better than she had before. Vaessen was 10th with a time of 20:55.2 to help the Lady Clippers finish 11th. “I’m really not a fan of this course. No one is a fan of this course,” Vaessen said. “There are a lot of turns and it’s really hard on you to slow down and turn so you don’t fall, especially if it just rained and it’s slick. It’s hard to slow down for those turns and there is so many of them. “There are so many of us also with (29) teams trying to get around the turns at the same time. Every year I’ve ran here, I’ve been somewhere between 2025. I’m really happy about finishing 10th because I’m getting down there.” The Rock Falls boys team didn’t record a win, but senior Dawson Smith was victorious with a time in 16:01.6. “I’ve ran here all four years and I won as a sophomore,” Smith said. “Running here for the last four years definitely gave me an advantage because I know the course. I know where the hills are and when to make surges and

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Amboy-LaMoille senior Margaret Vaessen runs during the Dale Donner Invitational on Saturday in Walnut. Vaessen placed a career- best 10th in 20:55.2 — which was tops among area runners — as the Lady Clippers finished 11th. when not to. “This was a pretty decent race. It wasn’t my best race, but I’m definitely improving as the year goes on. I had a slower time here because the course is tougher. “ Elmwood-Brimfield won the boys race with a score of 64 and Fieldcrest was second with 94. It was the first time the Knights claimed a team trophy at the event. Fieldcrest junior Victor Echeveste had the best time for the Knights as he came in 11th in 17:38.9. Andy Wiesenhofer was 13th (17:43.8), Christian Skaggs was 19th in 17:55.8,

Andrew Gochanour ran an 18:07.5 for 23rd and Maston Stoeger was 28th in 18:15. “Coming into the race, I knew the course was going to be a little slick. It was a little slick and I had to be careful on the turns,” Echeveste said. “Overall, I felt pretty good about my race. I thought I was more aggressive. I came out of the gate quicker and I put myself in a good position to place. I felt like I was more competitive. I came out in the front pack and I felt like I stayed there. “I’m excited about this team. We’re doing more runs and we’re getting

stronger. We work as a pack and we keep running together to help each of us get better times and team scores.” Seneca was third in the boys race with 155 points, while Eureka was fourth (173), IVC was ﬁfth (191), Alleman was sixth at 192, Sherrard came in seventh with 211, ErieProphetstown eighth at 221, Amboy-LaMoille ninth with 249 and Rock Falls was 10th with 259 . Brandon LaChance can be reached at 220-6995, or blachance@shawmedia.com. Follow him on Twitter @NT_LaChance.

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Sports MLB: CARDINALS 3, CUBS 2

Goldschmidt, Cards rally past Cubs to clinch playoff spot By Jay Cohen

AP SPORTS WRITER

CHICAGO — Paul Goldschmidt and the St. Louis Cardinals celebrated the franchise’s first postseason berth in four years with a champagne toast in the visitor’s clubhouse. It was another sweet finish. Goldschmidt hit a tiebreaking double in the ninth inning and the Cardinals clinched a playoff spot by rallying past the Chicago Cubs 3-2 on Sunday for their first four-game sweep at Wrigley Field in almost a century. “Just relentless on our guys’ part,” manager Mike Shildt said. “That’s the way we play baseball. That’s the way we compete.” NL Central-leading St. Louis qualified for October for the first

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time it won the division in 2015. It also stayed three games ahead of Milwaukee. It was the fifth consecutive win for the Cardinals, who came back for a 9-8 victory Saturday on consecutive homers by Yadier Molina and Paul DeJong against Craig Kimbrel in the ninth. This time, Chicago manager Joe Maddon sent a dominant Yu Darvish (6-8) back to the mound to go for his first complete game since 2014. But the result was the same in the Cubs’ fifth consecutive one-run loss and sixth straight overall. “If you just play back the tape it’s almost unbelievable that it turned out this way,” Maddon said. Pinch hitter José Martínez sparked the winning rally with a leadoff triple that glanced off

the glove of leaping center fielder Albert Almora Jr. “It was hit hard and it went over my head and I missed it,” Almora said. “That’s it.” Dexter Fowler followed with a sacrifice fly, tying it at 2. After rookie Tommy Edman singled and stole second, Goldschmidt hit a grounder down the thirdbase line to put the Cardinals in front for good in the Cubs’ rainy home finale. “I swung and missed a couple times at some pitches in the middle,” Goldschmidt said. “Luckily, I was able to hit that last one down the line.” Miles Mikolas pitched 7 2/3 innings of two-run ball and Tyler Webb (2-1) got the last out of the eighth for the win. Andrew Miller earned his sixth save.

Nicholas Castellanos hit his career-high 27th homer for Chicago (82-74), which dropped four games back of the Brewers for the second NL wild card. The Cubs finished with a 51-30 home record after losing their losing their last six games at Wrigley. It was the first four-game series sweep for St. Louis (89-67) at Chicago’s famed ballpark since May 1921. “It kind of seems that we’ve got the magic going,” Edman said. “At any point, we know we’re not out of it.” Castellanos also scored the first run when he scampered home on Molina’s passed ball in the first. But DeJong tied it with his 29th homer , a massive shot to Waveland Avenue in the third. It was still tied when

Castellanos led off the sixth with a drive to center for his 16th homer in 49 games since he was acquired in a July 31 trade with Detroit. The Cubs were without Kris Bryant for most of the day after the slugger sprained his right ankle trying to beat out a double play in the third. He is scheduled for an MRI on Monday after X-rays taken at the ballpark were negative. UP NEXT Cardinals: R H P Adam Wainwright (13-9, 3.83 ERA) starts the opener of a three-game series at Arizona today. Cubs: Following an off day, Kyle Hendricks (11-9, 3.37 ERA) starts the opener of a three-game set at Pittsburgh.

heck of a runner. Their offensive line was big and they leaned on us and wore us down. But we are growing up and we have to just keep working and getting better and we’ll be fine. We’ll be back Monday getting ready for Hall.” n Note: As is tradition, the Academy welcomed in a new class into its hall of fame. This year’s inductees included the 1937-38 basketball team, the 1944 baseball team, Louie Orlandi and Dave Mattioda. “It’s a great honor, but I’ll tell you a lot has changed since 1968,” Orlandi said. “Back then, girls weren’t even allowed here. I have a lot of great memories here, especially on the hardwood.” Mattioda said, “It was very enjoyable ad very rewarding. I met a lot of great people and had some exceptional teachers, some inspirational coaches and just took great pride in putting on the green and white.” In a special moment, 1944 team member Ken Gorgal’s son Mark and daughter Diane presented the game ball at the beginning of the football game. “Right before he passed, the only place he wanted to see again was Saint Bede,” Mark Gorgal said. “So we brought him here and he was able to see it and walk the grounds one more time. It made him very happy and proud.”

On the drive, Damerell connected with Croissant on fourthand-12 to move the chains. The 48-yard drive was completed when Damerell scrambled for a 4-yard score. After Pearse added the PAT, the Bruins pulled back to within 10 at 20-10 with 5:21 to play in the third quarter. The Tiers finished the third strong as they drove the ball mainly with Bynum runs chewing up both yards and clock before he hammered it home for a 3-yard touchdown run. The Tigers took a 26-10 lead into the final period. The Bruins responded with a 71-yard drive to pay dirt with Damerell finding Croissant for a 25-yard touchdown strike. The Bruins tacked on the two-point conversion when Damerell found Griffen Heuser in the back of the end zone to make the score 26- 18 with nine minutes left. But the larger Tigers wore down the Bruins and owned the rest of the game, getting a 37-yard TD scamper from Moody with 7:37 to play and a 14-yard TD from Bynum after a Bruin turnover. “We did a lot of good things in the second half offensively, but defensively we just couldn’t stop them,” Eustice said. “Bynum has Don Baldin can be reached at been hurt and we expected him 220-6969, or at ntsports@shawto get better and he was. He is a media.com.

St. Bede Abbott Philip Davy (center) accepts the game ball from Mark Gorgal (left) and Diane Eaton, the children of St. Bede Hall of Famer Ken Gorgal, a 1946 SBA graduate who went on to play in the NFL. NEWSTRIBUNE PHOTO/ SCOTT ANDERSON

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St. Bede’s Tim Croissant (No. 5) makes a leaping catch during the Bruins’ 42-18 loss to Sherrard in a Three Rivers Conference Mississippi Division game Saturday in Peru. Croissant caught a 25-yard touchdown pass.

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took a double bogie on No. 6, but then birdied No. 8. It was my best round of the season so far.” Alter said he was pretty consistent throughout the round. “I shot a 37 on the front nine, with seven pars and two bogies,” Alter said. “I didn’t make a birdie all day, but I was playing pretty steady par golf. “At the end I kind of blew up and bogied three out of my last four (holes) and ended up with a 76, but anything in the 70’s, I’ll take. I won’t complain.” Contributing to the Tigers team win as well were Jamie Reinhardt (83, ninth place), Nolan Scott (87), and Eli Strawn (88). Also in the individual top 10 medalists was St. Bede’s Nathan Potthoff, who placed third with a round of 78. “It wasn’t terrible, I had a few missed shots,” Potthoff said. “But I hit the ball better than I have recently. My swing is smoother than last year, and I’m keeping a good pace this year.” IVC’s Elaine Grant placed fourth with a 79 and Bureau Valley’s Trent DeVenney was fifth with a 79 to round out the top five medalists. “I hit the ball well, but putted awful for the second straight week,” DeVenney said. “That wasn’t very fun. I rein that in and the rest of my year should be good.” Other top ten medalists were Mendota’s Taylor Joyce (81, sixth place), Rock Falls’ Jalen Bickett (81, seventh place), Mendota’s SHAW MEDIA PHOTO/MIKE VAUGHN Ethan Hanaman (82, eighth place), and Rock Falls’ Grant La Salle-Peru senior Alex Lenkaitis hits the ball during the Princeton Invitational on Saturday at Wyaton Hills Golf Course in Princeton. Wasson (83, 10th place).

AREA ROUNDUP

L-P swimming, girls golf win titles BY NEWSTRIBUNE STAFF

GIRLS VOLLEYBALL

La Salle-Peru girls golfers Grace Antle, Hannah Barrie and Megan McGuire carded a 63 on Saturday to win the Lady Cavs Golf Scramble at Senica’s Deer Park Country Club in Oglesby. The Lady Cavaliers edged Sandwich and Stillman Valley, which both recorded a 65 with Stillman Valley winning the tiebreaker.

At Minonk

GIRLS SWIMMING

At La Salle Ashley Heagy racked up 3,884 points to win the individual title while helping the La Salle-Peru co-op to the team crown Saturday at the Lady Cavaliers’ pentathlon in La Salle. P e y t o n A. Heagy Heagy finWon L-P’s ished third pentathlon for L-P, which scored 13,383 points to beat Morris (12,370), Olympia (11,601) and Pontiac (10,0008).

Gracie Schultz had 41 kills and five blocks Saturday to help Fieldcrest place third at its own Knight Invitational. The Knights defeated Woodland and Delavan in pool play while losing to Marquette. Fieldcrest lost to Illini Bluffs in its semifinal match before topping Clinton in the thirdplace match. Alyx Carls had 43 digs and three aces for FHS (11-4), while Maci Fandel contributed 60 assists.

WOMEN’S SOCCER

Madison 2, IVCC 1 La Salle-Peru graduate Sabrina Poole scored on an assist from fellow La SallePeru grad Mikayla Ferguson on Sunday as the Eagles fell in Madison, Wis. alumna Mia Mendota Preciado made seven saves for IVCC (4-2).

MEN’S SOCCER

Madison 3, IVCC 1 The Eagles lost Sunday in Madison, Wis. IVCC is 0-10

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Pictured (from left to right): Beth Heaton (daughter of Richard Heaton), Princeton fire chief Chuck Woolley accepting a check and Sara Hudson (sister of Mark Hudson). The Heaton-Hudson Memorial Scholarship recently made a donation to help offset the cost of the Grain Bin Rescue Awareness training in Princeton. Firefighters from the Princeton, Bureau, Arlington, Hennepin and LaMoille Fire Departments were trained in extricating patients from various agriculture related emergencies during this hands-on training. The Heaton-Hudson Memorial Scholarship was established in the memory of Richard Heaton and Mark Hudson; to help provide educational opportunities for individuals in Bureau County interested in becoming a firefighter, paramedic or EMT. The scholarship provides money for additional training opportunities such as the grain bin rescue. If interested in applying for a scholarship, call fire chief Chuck Woolley at the Princeton Fire Department. For details, call (815) 875-1861.

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State awards to Potthoff

Illinois Licensed Beverage Association president Jeff Vogt of Waterloo (left) this month presented seven awards at the threeday state convention at Grand Bear Lodge, Utica, and two of them went to Kathy Potthoff. She was named 2019 Outstanding Secretary/Treasurer and accepted the ILBA Life Membership award, which requires a minimum of 20 years in the association. Potthoff has been managing Spring Creek Golf Course for many years, and the course has been an ILBA member/supporter for more than 40 years.

Young Leaders donate corn La Salle County Farm Bureau Young leaders picked 760 pounds of sweet corn and donated it to the following food pantries: Streator Salvation Army, Streator land, Community Food Basket of Ottawa, Mendota Area Christian Food Pantry, Our Sharing Food Pantry in Somonauk and Sheridan United Methodist Church. La Salle County Farm Bureau Young Leader member Brock Flanagan planted the sweet corn that was donated by Lukach Seed Agency in Streator.

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L-P Students of the month The La Salle-Peru Township High School September Renaissance Students of the Month were recognized during a breakfast ceremony Wednesday. Students recognized this month were Michael Naas, Deja Lewis, Jasmine James, Keeton Kowalski, Deja White, Leif Duda, Oskar Flodstrom, Corbin Heller, Christine Ricci, Levi Hallock and Lauren Phillips. Students are nominated for the honor by teachers, coaches and staff. White also was chosen to receive the Central Bank Renaissance Student of the Month prize, a $50 gift card, presented by Linda Hessenberger. The ceremony was sponsored by the Renaissance Program and Kramarsic Law.

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Area students graduate from WIU A total of 227 undergraduate students enrolled at Western Illinois University were named to the 2019 Summer Dean’s List. The total includes 31 students at the WIU-Quad Cities Campus. To receive this award, an undergraduate student must earn at least a 3.6 grade-point average on a scale of 4.0, which equals an A in a minimum of 12 credit hours of graded courses; pass-fail hours are not counted (such as student teaching, internships).

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Law firm gives $1,000 to pantry The 2019 Fill the Truck With Food event “was a tremendous success,” and “it will really help in make a difference for hungry children and families in the Illinois Valley Community,” said Illinois Valley Food Pantry executive director Mary Jo Credi. The event secured more than 3,300 pounds of food donations and over $1,300 in monetary donations for the Illinois Valley Food Pantry. During the noon hour of the food drive, the law firm Schweickert, Ganassin, Krzak, Rundio made a “power hour” challenge and pledged to match up to $500 monetary donations made from noon to 1 p.m., and $595 was donated in that hour. Michael Krzak of the firm visited the Illinois Valley Food Pantry on Wednesday to deliver the pledge check. He said: “After visiting the food pantry and seeing first-hand what this organization does for over 600 families each month in our community, we decided to double our donation to $1,000. This is a continuation of the partnership of our firm with the community, and we look forward to doing more to assist the Illinois Valley Food Pantry and other organizations in the future.”

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Legrenzi wins Delvallee scholarship Illinois Valley Community College nursing student Sara Legrenzi of La Salle (right) recently earned the $1,000 Oglesby Elks Lodge 2360 Albert Delvallee Memorial Scholarship. Legrenzi was joined by Elks member Cindy Cadiagini at the IVCC Foundation scholarship reception. In total, 268 students received Foundation scholarships this year.

LA SALLE COUNTY Peru — Joshua Ray Ferrari (Senior) Peru — Emily M Sampo (Senior) Ottawa — Ashley Marie Hancock (Senior) BUREAU COUNTY Princeton — Peter Butler Csukor (Senior)

La Salle Station employees gather $33,000 in donations at outing MARSEILLES — Exelon Generation employees at La Salle Generating Station recently teed up donations totaling $33,000 for four local charities at the nuclear station’s annual golf outing. The event has raised more than $200,000 for nonprofit organizations in its four-year history. More than 200 golfers participated in this year’s La Salle

Station Charity Golf Outing, raising money and awareness for the following local charities: Illinois Valley Brain Injury Clubhouse, Dani-Brandon Center for Children, Perfectly Flawed Foundation and Blessings in a Backpack. “We are so excited about the money raised by employees at La Salle Station,” said Tonya Carter,

coordinator for Blessings in a Backpack. “Without generous donations like this, many children in our community would go without food on the weekends.” According to Carter, 50 children can be fed for the entire school year with money raised during the golf outing. The organization sends backpacks stuffed with food home with disadvan-

taged children. The golf outing is just the latest of many philanthropic and volunteer events organized by LaSalle Station employees. Other efforts this year have included a clean-up day at Camp Tuckabatchee in Ottawa, a school supply drive benefitting eight neighboring schools and participation in the United Way of Eastern LaSalle

County Labor of Love. “La Salle Station employees care a great deal about the community where they live and work,” said John Washko, La Salle Generating Station Site Vice President. “It means a lot that we’re able to make a difference by volunteering at and raising money for local charitable organizations.”

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4 ways to pay for college when financial aid isn’t enough But Lindberg cautions students to work with their school’s financial aid office before starting a campaign. The additional fundFor 61% of students, college ing might affect future aid eligicosts more than they expected, bility, he says. according to a recent survey from College Ave Student Loans 2. INCREASE YOUR WORK conducted by Barnes & Noble SCHEDULE College Insights. GoFundMe allows students to Yoselin Guzman, 18, a UCLA keep any funds they receive, even freshman from Compton, if they fall short of their overall California, can see why. goal. But there’s no guarantee “There’s like little costs you you’ll get any money. Working, don’t even see,” says Guzman, though, is a surefire way to do noting how expensive books and that. student orientation are. If you’re eligible for a workWhen those unexpected costs study job, that’s typically the best arise — and your financial aid option. won’t cut it — here are four op“Your supervisor is a built-in tions to get money for school. mentor; they understand you are a student first (and there’s) 1. CROWDFUND THE SHORTFALL flexibility in scheduling,” says When Guzman realized Ashley Bianchi, director of finanher savings and scholarships cial aid at Williams College in wouldn’t cover her college ex- Williamstown, Massachusetts. penses, she started a GoFundMe If you already have a job, concampaign to crowdfund $5,000. sider working more hours. That “I was a little embarrassed to may be tricky with work-study show people I’m struggling finan- positions, so look off campus or cially,” Guzman says. on a student-focused job board. Getting over those fears helped Be careful not to overextend cover her funding gap. Now, she yourself. Bianchi says her college says the donations have “given recommends students work six me that confidence that I’m not to seven hours a week; Lindberg alone in this world.” puts 10 hours as a reasonable She’s certainly not alone on amount. But some students may GoFundMe: The website hosts be able to handle more based on over 100,000 education-related their schedules and activities. campaigns each year, though not all are for college tuition and suc- 3. CHECK EMERGENCY AID cess varies. PROGRAMS “We’ve seen an increase in Many schools offer emergency crowdsourcing as an option for financial assistance. For examcovering college costs,” says Brad ple, the University of California, Lindberg, assistant vice presi- Davis, has emergency grants that dent for enrollment at Grinnell don’t require repayment. It also College in Grinnell, Iowa. offers short-term loans that range By Ryan Lane

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Whether it’s money for books, living expenses or something else, students starting the new school year may quickly realize their financial aid won’t cover all the costs of college. from $500 to $1,500. Always opt for grants first, and know the costs of any loan before borrowing. Leslie Kemp, director of the Aggie Compass Basic Needs Center at UC Davis, said students should think long-term. “What’s your plan when the $500 runs out?” she says. One solution is to use free resources that make other expenses, like groceries, more manageable. Kemp says there’s a line out the door when her school’s food pantry opens. If you can’t find similar services on your campus, Kemp says to look for help at religious organizations, food banks and other nonprofit groups.

US stocks mixed as investors mull trade woes, economic concerns NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks were mixed in early trading today as investors pulled back a bit amid worries about the trade war and economic growth. Health care, communications and bank stocks dipped, with health insurer UnitedHealth falling 1.4% and AT&T shedding 1%. Higher bond prices pushed down yields on 10-year Treasury notes to 1.68% from 1.75% late Friday. The lower yields weighed on bank stocks. Banks rely on bond yields to set lucrative interest rates on loans. Makers of consumer products, including Procter & Gamble and Pepsico, made gains in the early going. Utilities swung between small gains and losses. Investors typically shift to both those sectors and bonds when they are seeking safer places to put

their money amid worries about economic growth. Technology stocks also held up well and helped offset some of the health care and bank declines. Apple did most of the heavy lifting with a 0.5% gain, though chipmaker Nvidia rose 1.4%. Investors are preparing for the start of the next round of corporate earnings and several key companies this week could provide a clearer picture of the U.S.China trade war’s ongoing impact. Nike, which could be a gauge of the trade war’s effect on shoemakers and retailers, will report fiscal first quarter results on Tuesday. Technology company Micron will report its fiscal fourth quarter results on Thursday. The S&P 500 fell 0.1% as of 10 a.m. Eastern time. The Dow Jones Industrial Average shed 48 points,

or 0.2%, to 26,887. The Nasdaq fell 0.2%. Stocks in Europe fell broadly as Germany’s economy contracted to its lowest level in nearly seven years, according to IHS Markit. Germany is Europe’s largest economy and often acts as a gauge for the continent’s economic health. The latest data adds to worries that Europe is facing a slowdown in economic growth. Stocks are coming oﬀ of their ﬁrst week of losses after three straight gains and investors are keeping a close watch on the United Nations General Assembly this week.

4. BORROW STUDENT LOANS Money you don’t repay — like donations, wages and emergency grants — is the best way to address unexpected college costs. Student loans may be a necessity: Among the 61% of students surprised by the cost of college, 30% underestimated what they needed by $10,000 or more. “If there’s a comma in the number, you might need to borrow,” says Joe DePaulo, CEO of College Ave Student Loans. That assumes you haven’t reached your borrowing limit. The government limits the amount of federal loans you can receive. Most ﬁrst-year students can take out up to $5,500 in their

name, and no one can borrow more than the total needed for tuition, fees, room and board and other expenses. Visit your school’s financial aid office to discuss options — especially if your financial situation has changed since you started. “It’s important to work through why the student is experiencing a shortfall in order to determine the best course of action,” Lindberg says. That action may be borrowing, or it could be something else like starting a tuition payment plan or earning an outside scholarship. Ultimately, the financial aid office should be your first stop if you run into trouble.

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Obituaries Greg Steil On Sept. 15, 1947, Greg Steil was welcomed into this world by Joseph and Evelyn (Lindal) Steil in Rib Lake, Wis. On Sept. 18, 2019, at 6:15 p.m., Greg closed his eyes on this world and breathed his last breath in the company of his wife, his daughter and some of his dear friends. In the 72 years in between, he touched the lives of many in the Illinois Valley area and beyond. Although he was one of the earliest rock Mr. Steil ‘n’ roll players in the Illinois Valley, Greg also loved classical music, which he learned from his father and Bugs Bunny cartoons. He was mostly known as a traditional bluegrass, old-time and folk musician, and he spent his life playing, collecting, curating and promoting that music as well as winning awards for his fiddle playing. He was the director, for some years, of the Music in the Wild festival in Putnam County. He was a regular fixture at the Willow Folk Festival since its early days and there met many of the musicians he continued to play with throughout his life. In addition to his passion for music, Greg was a respected woodworker, doing carpentry, hobby-craft construction and instrument repair and rebuilding. Everywhere he went Greg would run into someone he knew. He was a conduit of friendships, connection people from many generations, occupations and backgrounds. In recent years, Greg became especially concerned with protecting the natural environment around his home and his beloved Big Sandy Creek. He helped raise the alarm about the encroachment of industrial agriculture in Marshall-Putnam County, and everyone he met could be sure of his position. Greg felt that no fight was more important than this one, to protect the health of the land and people of the Illinois Valley. Greg married Lois Marie Brown on Nov. 15, 1970. They have one daughter, Corrina (Jon) Birdseye; and a granddaughter, Amelia in Seattle. Greg was preceded in death by his parents and one brother, Patrick, who passed away in early childhood. He is survived his wife, daughter, son-in-law, granddaughter; his sister, Susan (William) Bathgate; two sisters-in-law, Janey (Roger Gabrielse), Ida (Paul) Brown; and brother-in-law, Bruce (Roberta) Brown; Nieces and nephews include Reid (Sameer) Bathgate, Christian Bathgate, Brian (Michelle) Gabrielse, Kevin (Sarah) Gabrielse, Cindy (Brentton) Thompson, Angie (John) Tyler, Shannon (Beth) Brown, Anthony Brown and Joshua (Amanda) Brown. Greg served in the U.S. Army, stateside, from 1966-68. Helmer-Shields Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements. Per Greg’s request, there will be no services.

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For the Record John ‘Jack’ Edgcomb John “Jack” Edgcomb, 88, of La Salle died at 7 a.m. Sept. 20, 2019, in his residence. Cremation rites have been accorded. A memorial Mass will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in St. Hyacinth Church, La Salle. Memorial visitation will be in the church from 9 a.m. until services. A complete obituary will be in the Wednesday edition. Burgess Funeral Home in La Salle is handling the arrangements.

Marjorie Samolinski Marjorie Samolinski, 91, of Oglesby died at 9:30 p.m. Sept. 18, 2019, in Cabin Livin’, Hennepin. Services are tentatively scheduled for 11 a.m. Saturday in Shields Funeral Chapel, Oglesby. Visitation is tentatively set for 5-7 p.m. Friday in the funeral chapel, with additional visitation from 10 a.m. until the time of services Saturday. A full obituary will be published later this week.

Robert Nuding Robert Nuding, 83, of Wenona died in his home Sept. 21,2019. Funeral services are pending in Hurst Funeral Home, Wenona.

Stop sticks finally halt stolen van, 61-year-old

POLICE REPORTS Lesley A. Warren, 34, of 240 Kilmer Road, La Salle was picked up at 5:40 p.m. Friday on a Bureau County warrant for unlawful possession of a credit card, according to Spring Valley police. The warrant stems from an investigation into a theft that occurred in the 200 block of E. St. Paul Street on Aug. 30, police said.

Vincent’s Ave., La Salle, police said.

Patrick Gordon, 37, of 432 Church St., Utica was picked up at 4:22 p.m. Sunday at the Oglesby Police Department on an original La Salle County warrant for domestic battery, Oglesby police said.

Lewis E. Baker, 62, of Katy, Texas was charged with disobeying a traffic control device after a two-vehicle accident at 9:03 a.m. Sunday on Route 251 at May Road, Peru police said. Baker was charged after colliding with a vehicle driven by Jake N. Cherny of 1109 Plain St., Peru, police said.

Two motorists were taken to Illinois Valley Community Hospital, Peru, for injuries sustained in a two-vehicle accident at 11:34 a.m. Wednesday on Route 251 at North 2551st Road, Peru police said. Sharlene Lau, 86, of 2406 Fourth St., Peru and her passenger, 90-yearold Charles T. Martin of Oglesby, were hurt after a collision with a vehicle driven by Kalysta M. Biskie, Amanda J. Roberson, 29, of 321 20, of 412 W. St. Paul St., Spring E. Third St., Oglesby was charged with criminal damage to property at Valley. Biskie was charged with 12:38 p.m. Sunday at her residence, failure to yield and no insurance, where she allegedly struck another’s police said. Condition reports were not availvehicle with a baseball bat, Oglesby able at press time. police said.

Craig G. Pease, 40, of 306 N. Taylor St., Cherry was charged with retail theft at 3:13 p.m. Friday at Walmart, Peru police said. Two motorists were taken to Illinois Valley Community Hospital, Peru, for injuries sustained in a two-vehicle accident at 3:46 p.m. Friday on Route 251 at Shooting Park Road, Peru police said. Annamarie E. Depenbrock, 15, of 3540 E. Sixth St., La Salle and her passenger, 49-year-old Carrie S. Christman of Peru, were hurt following a collision with a vehicle driven by Cynthia A. Freeman, 33, of 705 Calhoun St., Apt. 2J, Peru, police said. Freeman was charged with failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident. Condition reports were not available at press time today. Travis L. Richards, 16, of 513 Loraine St., Earlville was charged with failure to yield following a two-vehicle crash at 7:52 p.m. Thursday on Route 251 at the eastbound ramp to Interstate 80, Peru police said. Richards was charged after colliding with a vehicle driven by Jasmine A. Rau of 1936 St.

Bridget E., Lindgren, 40, of 2415 Ninth St., Peru was charged with failure to yield following a two-vehicle crash at 5:09 p.m. Saturday on Fourth and Calhoun streets, Peru police said. Lindgren was charged after colliding with a vehicle driven by Giovanni A. Nessinger of 2726 Sixth St., Peru police said. Alexandria Hulbert, 28, of Marseilles was taken to OSF St. Elizabeth Medical Center, Ottawa, for injuries sustained in a single-vehicle accident at 7:40 a.m. Saturday on East 2750th and North 4351st roads in Northville Township, La Salle County Sheriff’s Office said. Hulbert was hurt after her vehicle entered a ditch; there were no charges. A condition report was not available at press time. Jacob Faltz, 20, of Sheridan was taken to OSF St. Paul Medical Center, Mendota, for injuries sustained in a single-vehicle accident at 8:06 a.m. Sunday at 1366 N. 45th Road in Earl Township, La Salle

County Sheriff’s Office said. Faltz was hurt after he fell asleep at the wheel and entered the water-filled north ditch, police said. There were no charges. A condition report was not available at press time. A 17-year-old juvenile disobeyed a stop sign and the vehicle he was driving went out of control, entered a ditch and overturned several times at 3:30 p.m. Friday at 4183 E 1950th Road near Leland, according to La Salle County Sheriff’s Office. The juvenile was transported to Valley West Hospital in Sandwich and was charged with disobeying a stop sign and driving too fast for conditions. No injuries or tickets were reported after Grand Ridge emergency medical technicians and La Salle County deputies responded to a two-vehicle accident at 8:26 p.m. Saturday on Route 23 and North 18th Road south of Grand Ridge in Bruce Township. La Salle County deputies reported that a vehicle in front of northbound motorist Alyssa C. Johnson of Ottawa hit the brakes, causing Johnson to brake hard, causing the car to spin around 360 degrees, and get struck by a southbound car driven by Patricia Bates of Streator. Both drivers and a passenger in Johnson’s vehicle were checked by EMTs and released, the county reported. Joshua Mundy, 35, of 85 Union St. was served at 6:02 p.m. Friday at his residence with a La Salle County warrant for driving while license revoked, according to La Salle County Sheriff’s Office. At 6:55 p.m. Friday, La Salle County deputies picked up Faith Navarro, 43, of 691 E. Bluff St., Marseilles on an original La Salle County arrant on two counts of theft over $300, according to La Salle County Sheriff’s Office. PRINCETON — Steven S. Gyurkovics, 39, of Princeton was charged with theft at 12:11 a.m. Wednesday in the 200 block of South Sixth Street, according to Princeton police.

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A 61-year-old woman was awaiting a bond hearing this morning on three felony charges stemming from a police pursuit Saturday from Ottawa to Marseilles. Anita Humphrey of Chicago Heights (also listed in Aurora) could face 3-7 years if convicted of possession of a stolen motor vehicle, the most serious of her three charges. She also is charged with forgery (2-5 years) and aggravated fleeing (1-3 years) and was wanted on an unspecified warrant out of DeKalb County, according to court and jail records. A report from Ottawa police was pending at press time today, but the charges mirrored a police bulletin issued around 10:40 p.m. Saturday when a minivan led police on what turned into a low-speed chase (from 50 mph, down to 12 mph and descending to 1 mph) on Interstate 80 through Ottawa after Marseilles police reportedly deployed “stop sticks.” Interstate 80 eastbound traffic was shut down briefly during the incident. Scanner traffic indicated the suspect vehicle entered I-80 from Route 71 northeast of Ottawa, and around 10:44 p.m., Marseilles police put out objects to puncture tires.

Cherry requests meter readings CHERRY — The village of Cherry is reading water meters through Sept. 30. Residents are asked to post notes to their doors. Notes should clearly bear their names and meter readings. Alternatively, residents may call (815) 894-2977, leaving their names and readings on the answering machine.

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Runners take off just as the rain was letting up for the 19th annual Jim Lattin Memorial 5K Run on homecoming Saturday on the St. Bede grounds.

A crash involving a car and a semitrailer, which wound up off of the road on its side with its load spilled, blocked traffic on Route 71 near Mark this morning. Around 7:30 a.m., Granville and Hennepin firefighters, Putnam County Emergency Medical Services ambulances and Putnam County sheriff’s deputies were among those responding to the scene on Route 71 in front of Mennie Machine Co. One person was transported to a hospital and two people signed refusals of treatment, according to the sheriff’s office. Illinois State Police is handling the investigation, as its truck inspector came to the scene. A report was not available at press time today.

They were running in the rain at St. Bede for a good cause By the NewsTribune staff

The threat of rain held down the crowd early Saturday morning on homecoming weekend at St. Bede Academy, but the two dozen or so runners in the 19th annual Jim Lattin Memorial 5K still did their part to raise money for a scholarship fund. One of the event organizers, Maria (Lattin) Sanchez, Jim’s sister, still was happy to see people at the event, which raises funds for a scholarship to help pay St. Bede tuition for a student from Trinity Catholic Academy, La Salle. “We’ve had people who have been here, honestly for 19 years,” Sanchez said.

The family of the late Jim Lattin, whose unexpected and sudden death near his first wedding anniversary, set up a scholarship fund two decades ago to help local students. “He was really grateful for the experience he had here at St. Bede. When he passed away, it was a logical thing to do, to be able to pay back St. Bede for what they were able to do for him,” Sanchez said. “When he had first gotten married, he told his wife he had wanted to do something for St. Bede.” After graduating from St. Bede and Illinois Valley Community College, Lattin earned a sociology degree at Elmhurst and worked for a counseling service.

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Celebrity chef, Ruiz dies at 44 NEW YORK (AP) — Television celebrity chef and restaurateur Carl Ruiz has died. He was 44. His New York City restaurant, La Cubana, confirmed his death in an Instagram post on Sunday. The restaurant said “no words can fully express our sadness at the sudden loss of their dear friend and brother.” The cause of death was not immediately clear. Ruiz made frequent appearances on The Food Network channel as a competitive chef and judge.

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In need of child care in my home part-time M-F. If interested please call 815-228-9888

CDL Class A drivers needed. Call for more information 815-615-1510 LaSalle Law Firm seeking full time support staff for collection department. Computer skills required. Excellent Benefits. Send resume to: NewsTribune, Box 439, 426 2nd St., LaSalle, IL 61301 Part-time Bartender wanted. Apply in person Archway Tap 730 N. Columbia Ave. Oglesby 815-883-8722

Vermilion Riverfront Farm for Sale Deer Park Township 65.7 Acres with buildings Cropland, Timber, Pasture, Hunting, Fishing cddmfarm2018@gmail.com

Ladd 2BR, appliances included. Off St. parking, No Pets. $595/mo. + dep. Call 815-228-2222

Retired IVCH C.N.A can do care in your home. C.N.A, OTCA & CPR certified. Overnights & Midnights avail. References avail. Call 815-303-3403 Male Blue Heeler Buddy was last seen downtown. REWARD $5,000 Call 1-815-866-4753 with any information

LEGAL IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT LASALLE COUNTY, ILLINOIS ESTATE OF ) ) NO. 19-P-182 JEROME N. POLOSKI, Deceased ) CLAIM NOTICE Notice is given of the death of JEROME N. POLOSKI. Letters of Office were issued on August 26, 2019 to David Shaw, 152 Oak Park Estates, Granville, Illinois 61326, as Independent Executor, and whose attorneys are Russell, English, Scoma & Beneke, P.C., Ten Park Avenue West, Princeton, Illinois 61356. Claims against the Estate may be filed in the office of the Circuit Clerk, La Salle County Courthouse, 119 W. Madison St., Ottawa, Illinois, 61350 or with the representative, or both, on or before MARCH 15, 2020, or if mailing or delivery of a notice from the representative is required by Section 18-3 of the Probate Act of 1975, the date stated in that notice. Any claim not filed by that date is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the Clerk are to be mailed or delivered to the representative and to the attorney within ten (10) days after it has been filed. E-filing is now mandatory for documents in civil cases with limited exemptions. To e-file, you must first create an account with an e-filing service provider. Visit https://efile.illinoiscourts.gov/serviceproviders.htm to learn more and to select a service provider. If you need additional help or have trouble e-filing, visit http://www.illinoiscourts.gov/FAQ/ gethelp.asp. Dated this 9th day of September, 2019. s/Greg Vaccaro La Salle County Circuit Clerk (September 9, 16, 23, 2019)

LaSalle efficancy, Down, stove, fridg., water. $360/mo. + dep. No pets/ smkng 815-200-2053

2053 Chartres St LaSalle 2 bd, appl, a/c, no pets/smoking $725/mo + $700 dep. Avail. October 1st. Call 815-223-0340

Oglesby: 1BR $350/mo + dep, stove, fridge, central air, No pets/smoking. 815-223-8588

Cherry 2BR, 1 small ,corner lot, 2 car garage. $425/mo. + dep. 1 year lease, No Pets 815-8942836 or 815-228-7436

Peru 1517 ½ Water St. Nice, 1BR up, on the river Stove, fridge, dishwasher, microwave, w/d, den, balcony. $575/mo. Lease Call 815-925-9512

Oglesby spotless 2BR, CA, all appliances, detached garage, $800/mo. 1St, last & dep. Call 815-228-2211 Spring Valley: 1 bd, appllia, lawn care, off st parking, No Smoking/Pets $525mo + dep. Call 815-830-3386

SOFA & LOVESEAT – Microfiber, each have 2 powered headrests and footrests. Approx 18 months old, like new condition, $1500. 815-488-3229 Sweet Corn 1 & ½ miles South of Tonica All Yellow. Call 815-442-3661

Peru 2BR, down, all appliances, $600/mo. + dep. & ref. No pets/smkig. Call 815-223-7419

3BR apts. Available in Oglesby. All utilities included No pets/smking Laundry on site. Background check req. 815-579-1786 PERU OAK TERRACE APTS. Studios, 1-2 BR, Appli., Large, Spacious,Patios, Quiet area, near shopping & I-80 Starting at $505. Call 815-579-8561 OR 815-410-5150 Peru 2BR, No pets/smking, w/d hook up, $750. Call 815-579-1786

Granville 12763 IL HWY 71 South side by RR tracks between BP& Caseys Fri. 8 am - 6 pm, Sat 8 am to 2 pm, Sun, 10 am to 3 pm. Huge Multi family Sale! Antiques, collectibles, kids clths, toys,furn, rustic, garage items,& Misc.

Peru,Oglesby,Ottawa 1,3,&4 bd Apts & houses 626-262-1673 SPRING VALLEY Apartments for Rent! For more info, call 815-343-9066

The Learning House Childcare Preschool has openings. DCFS Licensed. Call 815-224-1248

La Moille H.S. seeking girls basketball head coach, girls basketball assistant coach, and cheer coach. Resume to: Wanda DeLong at delong@lamoilleschools.org

1BR & 2BR Apartments for rent in LaSalle Peru area. Stove & refrig , some utilities included. Call 815-252-3004

LaSalle County Childrens Advocacy Center is looking for a part-time Therapist 6.5 hrs a week for one to two evenings a week. Must have Masters degree and be licensed. Email: lasallecacdirector@mchsi.com or Fax resume: 815 433-1120

Granville Townwide & UCC Church-Wide Sept. 27 & 28. Vendors and Crafters. Inside and Out. Rain or Shine.

THURS. 9/19 4-8 FR. 9/20 8-? 1015 27th St. Peru Clothing, home decor, furniture, household misc., tools, & More. Utica-2885 E 765th Rd 9-4 Garage Sale Newborn to 3T girl's, men's, women, teens clothes & shoes, electric dryer, tvs & household Waltham Elem. Schools Garage Sale Both bldgs will be open from 4 PM - 7 PM, Sept. 23rd Desks, Bookshelves, Tables, File Cabinets, & Lots of misc items. Everything needs to go! Cash or Check only

Ridley Feed Ingredients, an Alltech company, specializes in thoroughly researched, competitively priced micro feed ingredients, vitamin and mineral premixes, and feed additives. We are seeking candidates to join our team at the Mendota, IL facility for the following full-time positions. Maintenance (2nd shift) This position is responsible for ensuring plant equipment is maintained according to standards. This includes troubleshooting mechanical and electrical issues for a variety of equipment and processes. This person will also perform light fabrication and other duties as assigned. Prior maintenance experience in a manufacturing or industrial setting is required, along with experience in the areas of welding, fabrication, hydraulics, pneumatics, and basic 3 phase electrical, gear box rebuilding, boiler certification and OSHA requirements regarding guarding, lockout/tagout and related safety items.

Seahawk Pedal Boat with canopy. $325.00 Please call 815-303-6665 or 815-866-5088

2010 Winnebago Via Motorhome, 25' Class A, 1 slide, Mercedes Diesel Motor, excellent condition, most all options, 52,000 miles. Asking $64.500 815-481-3564

CAR FOR SALE 2015 1.6 liter Black Nissan Versa SL, 4 Door, EXCELLENT condition, 62,900 miles. Asking price is $8,000 or best offer. Call 630877-1686. Location is Oglesby, IL

General Production This position is assigned to operate equipment within established guidelines for efficiency, safety, and product quality along with completing paperwork/computer entry as required. The equipment will vary and include manufacturing equipment, packaging equipment, and other equipment unique to individual plants. Qualified candidates will have high school diploma (or equivalent), experience in a manufacturing environment, and be able to work in a quickly changing/fast paced environment. Candidates must be able to routinely lift up to 50 lbs. throughout the shift, climb stairs, ladders, be physically active throughout the shift, and work under various weather and environmental conditions.

2007 Layon Camper trailer, w/ 2 slide out, sleep 6, fishing boat, grill. At FishNFun, McNabb, IL. 17Ft. Clark Built deep well fishing boat. Yamal 82 HS, moter w/150 HS kicker, boat trailer w/new tires. Call 815488-8106 for more information.

Alltech provides competitive pay with an annual incentive opportunity. Our complete benefit program includes a choice of health and dental plans, vision plan, a 401K plan, flexible spending accounts, holidays, vacations and more! Please apply in person 1609 1st Ave. Mendota, IL 61342 or online at employment@ridleyinc.com

25' Cherokee. center kitchen, dinette, sofa, front bed, shower tub, AC/furnance, TV-AM-FM disc radio, Exceptional. $7500. Call 815-223-7593

2014 Ford Escape Crossover SUV 49,000 miles, includes 6 year 100,000 mile warranty, excellent condition, gold color, blue tooth, media, phone, USB, backup cam,$12,000 or best offer, Peru, IL 815-223-5146

2012 Madza 5. - 5 door hatchback, 135,000 hwy miles, well maintained, new brakes & tires. $4,000 obo Call 815-894-3560 leave message.

Ford 2000 F350 4x2, DRW Crew cab, 7.3L turbo diesel, XLT. 76,700 miles, has never been in the snow. $18,000 Call 815-326-2779