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US pulling out of northern Syria; full withdrawal is possible

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States appears to be heading toward a full military withdrawal from Syria amid growing chaos, cries of betrayal and signs that Turkey’s invasion could fuel a broader war. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Sunday that President Donald Trump had directed U.S. troops in northern Syria to begin pulling out “as safely and quickly as possible.” He did not say Trump ordered troops to leave Syria, but that seemed like the next step in a combat zone growing more unstable by the hour. Esper, interviewed on two TV news shows, said the administration was considering its options. “We have American forces likely caught between two opposing advancing armies and it’s a very untenable situation,” Esper said. This seemed likely to herald the end of a five-year effort to partner with Syrian Kurdish and Arab fighters to ensure a lasting defeat of the Islamic State group. Hundreds of IS supporters escaped a holding camp amid clashes between invading Turkish-led forces and Kurdish fighters, and analysts said an IS resurgence seemed more likely, just months after Trump declared the extremists defeated. The U.S. has had about 1,000 troops in northeastern Syria allied with the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces to combat IS. The Pentagon previously had pulled about 30 of these troops from the Turkish attack zone along the border. With an escalation of violence, a widening of the Turkish incursion and the prospect of a deepening conflict, all U.S. forces along the border will now follow that move. It was unclear where they would go. The Pentagon chief did not say U.S. troops are leaving Syria entirely. The only other U.S. presence in Syria is at Tanf garrison.

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‘Marty was all veterans, all the time’

Veterans’ advocate Martin Rue dead at 73 By Tom Collins

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Kendall Jenkins of Peru is an exchange student in Belgium, but she specifically waited until graduating from La Salle-Peru Township High School before deciding to study abroad. While U.S. schools still welcome foreign exchange students, they send fewer kids overseas. American high schoolers have too many extracurricular commitments and fear graduating late if their foreign credits don’t transfer. By waiting until she’d finished at L-P, Jenkins could enjoy her experience abroad worry-free.

Local kids wait until college to study abroad. Here’s why. By Tom Collins

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He wants to visit New York City and has heard Niagara Falls in winter is something to see. When his father asked if he wanted to spend a year in America, Antonio Fuster said sure — “claro” in Spanish — and hopped a trans-Atlantic flight. Fuster hails from Spain’s Mediterranean Coast and now is an exchange student at La Salle-Peru Township High School, where he’s gotten a crash course in English and all things American. “You understand more about cultures and you learn about what happens outside your country,” Fuster said of his early experiences in a foreign land. “The first week it was like, ‘I don’t understand nothing, please repeat it.’ Now, I’ve been here about a month and

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He went to school in Spain with foreign classmates, but few from the United States. Antonio Fuster is an exchange student at L-P where fewer students are going abroad on high school exchange programs. I can understand English.” Leaving home wasn’t daunting because he’s had

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Martin Rue, a longtime advocate for veterans who played a key role in bringing the Illinois Veterans Home to La Salle, died Thursday. He was 73. Rue was La Salle County’s first veterans assistance commissioner, a post he held some 30 years, and was remembered most for lobbying Springfield to construct a veterans home in La Salle, which finally opened in 1990. Reed Wilson, a former district director to U.S. Reps. Tom Corcoran and Jerry Weller (RIll.), said the veterans home simply never would have come to La Salle were it not for Rue’s tireless efforts. “Marty was the ultimate champion of Illinois Valley veterans,” Wilson said. “Time and again he got veterans to lobby the state to bring the veterans home and he got it done. “Marty was all veterans all the time.” Supporting veterans was a heartfelt effort because Rue himself nearly gave the ultimate sacrifice during the Vietnam War. Unhappy with stateside war protests, Rue left Northwest Missouri State University, which he attended on a football scholarship, to enlist in the U.S. Army. Initially, Uncle Sam gave Rue a clerical assignment but Rue pushed for duty in Vietnam, warning his commanding officer he’d smash the office equipment until he got his transfer. The CO finally relented after five typewriters crashed to the floor. “The ground wasn’t level, I guess,” Rue recalled cheekily in a 2006 interview. Rue returned alive from Vietnam, but hardly unscathed. He was permanently injured by enemy fire in the north central

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Martin Rue, who died Thursday, was credited with helping establish the Illinois Veterans Home at La Salle and the veterans clinic at the Hygienic Institute.

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Illinois’ automatic voter registration delays worry experts By Sophia Tareen

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CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois’ top leaders trumpeted the benefits of automatic voter registration when signing a bipartisan plan in 2017 to change how the state finds and signs up eligible but unregistered voters: more civic participation, fewer barriers to the ballot box and modernized systems. But Illinois hasn’t lived up to its promise, rolling out automatic voter registration far behind schedule and strug-

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highlands of Vietnam and was discharged after 15 major surgeries and months of convalescence, much of it in a full body cast. Back home, the Purple Heart recipient had few job prospects and plenty of time on his hands, which he used to fight for veterans causes. When in 1984 the Concerned Veterans of the Illinois Valley led the drive to establish a veterans’ assistance commission in Ottawa, Rue was the consensus choice to head the post, which he held until late 2016. From his desk at the downtown courthouse, Rue helped thousands of veterans in procuring millions in government benefits. La Salle County’s VAC was among the first in the state and Rue was credited for helping spread the concept throughout Illinois. “He really laid the foundation across the state for the VACs to get started,”

gling with other changes the law made. Interest in automatic voter registration has surged since Oregon became the first state to approve it in 2015. Nearly 20 states have approved some form. But the delays in Illinois, and elsewhere, have elections experts and advocates worried, saying it’s meant missed opportunities for voters and less time to work out potential problems ahead of 2020. The challenges could offer a glimpse of what’s in store for other states trying out

the increasingly popular voter reform. Illinois gained national attention in 2017 when then-Gov. Bruce Rauner was among the first Republican governors to support automatic voter registration. The law set a July 2018 deadline for the secretary of state’s office to offer automatic voter registration. The office was a year late, first offering it in July. Roadblocks have included old technology and state data that’s not compatible with what’s needed

to automatically register to vote: verifying a person is a U.S. citizen, 18, and has a local address. Secretary of state officials say they were late because the law tied automatic voter registration to Illinois’ implementation of REAL ID, which also lagged behind schedule. The 2005 law tightening rules for identification at airports and federal facilities requires applicants to show documents proving U.S. citizenship, making it ideal for automatic voter registration.

said Steve Kreitzer, current superintendent of the La Salle County VAC and Rue’s successor. “It was an uphill battle, but he did a good job laying the framework for where we are today.” Rue was as conniving in getting that post as he’d been in wriggling out of the Army’s typist pool. Running the VAC was a government job that required a physical exam Rue was sure to flunk. Flunk it he did, but not before completing a 90-day probationary period. County officials were about to cut him loose when Rue pointed out a clause in the bylaws barring his dismissal after 90 days. “I wrote the bylaws,” Rue recalled, laughing. Once the laughter subsided, Rue turned his attention to getting Springfield and Washington to better care for veterans. He would, over time, help secure an 80-bed expansion of the Illinois Veterans Home and help establish an outpatient clinic at the

Hygienic Institute. Willis Fry is a former CEO of Illinois Valley Community Hospital in Peru and worked with Rue to get the outpatient clinic. Fry understood the need — veterans once had to drive to Maywood or Iowa City for routine procedures such as blood work — but even he was surprised at the volume of veterans who availed themselves of the clinic, sparing them arduous drives into the city. Rue, Fry remembered, was a physically imposing man who spoke his mind and would not take “no” for an answer. “But he was somebody I definitely enjoyed being with,” Fry added. “He had a good sense of humor.” That was on display when he hounded thenGov. George Ryan for funding to add the 80 beds. Frustrated by Ryan’s foot-dragging, Rue drove to Springfield, spotted Ryan giving an impromptu press conference, slipped into the press corps and raised his hand. Ryan mistook him

for a reporter and pointed for Rue to query him. “Governor, where’re our 80 beds you promised?” Rue asked, delighted when the governor squirmed in embarrassment. Rue’s efforts for local veterans even gave him a national profile. Rue and Weller championed legislation to boost medical benefits for Purple Heart recipients, allowing 18,000 wounded to get Department of Defense retirement benefits and Veterans Affairs disability benefits simultaneously. The effort got him on the cover of Legion magazine, a publication of the American Legion, shortly before Rue turned 60. “A wonderful birthday present,” he said then. Hurst Funeral Home, La Salle, is in charge of arrangements. A full obituary appears in today’s edition. Tom Collins can be reached at (815) 220-6930 or TCollins@shawmedia.com. Follow him on Twitter @NT_Court.

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Oct. 14, 2009 — After about three years of service, Duane Carpenter, board president of Habit for Humanity of La Salle, Bureau and Putnam Counties, announced his resignation at the board’s monthly meeting. The Rev. Chuck Maney would succeed him. Oct. 14, 1994 — The congregation of St. John’s

Lutheran Church in Peru had plans to mark the 110th anniversary of the church. There were plans for a special service and dinner. Oct. 14, 1969 — John and Kathy Swanson were elected presidents of the Traveling Cavaliers Camping Club at the last campout of the year at Starved Rock.

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exchange students from Russia and the Netherlands. But could he recall any American exchange students back in Spain? Fuster had to think a moment before remembering just one, a girl from Los Angeles. That was it. Spain may be sending exchange students to America, but on Spain’s side it seems less of an exchange than a one-way street. Educators in the Illinois Valley agree there’s a trade imbalance between U.S. and foreign high schools. American high schools import plenty of foreign students — L-P alone has had students from Romania, Switzerland, Germany, France and China in recent years — but U.S. schools don’t export as many students overseas, at least not while they’re in high school. “We’ve had some outbound exchange students in recent years,” L-P spokesman Matt Baker said, “but it seems most of the kids wait until after graduation and then do it like a gap year rather than going while still at L-P.” And the reason is American kids are too busy, and their scholastic lives too rigidly structured, to risk losing precious credit hours and postponing graduation. Kids may still be interested in studying abroad but they’re less likely today to enroll in high school exchange programs than in college exchange programs where their foreign credits are surer to transfer. Kendall Jenkins of Peru waited until after graduating L-P before deciding to study abroad. Jenkins availed herself of a Rotary program that lets her study in Belgium, where she’s enjoyed new friendships and worldclass sightseeing without worrying whether she’ll graduate on time. “Every school is different,” Jenkins noted, “but a lot of high schools do not allow the credits you earn in a foreign country to follow you back to your home country.” In Jenkins’ case, had she done an exchange when she was a high school junior, she would have had to repeat her junior year upon returning home. That was not acceptable. “If you repeat a year of high school when you return, you don’t just lose your friends for a year while you are gone but you no longer have classes with them when you come back,” she said, adding later, “I think all exchanges are great, but I think doing it at this time of my life was the best option.” Mackenzie Brady reached a similar conclusion. Brady is a 2018 graduate of St. Bede

Academy currently enrolled at Illinois State University, where she’s pursuing a degree in Spanish education. She has lined up a semester abroad in Grenada, Spain, where she’ll beef up her Spanish and prepare for a career as a language teacher. “I had the opportunity to spend a semester abroad in high school,” Brady recalled, “but in college I have an academic plan that I know will transfer my credits. “I think it makes more sense to go abroad as a college student.” The exchange trade imbalance is especially acute at St. Bede, where the faculty has successfully recruited students from Europe and Asia to board and accrue credits in the United States. Eve Postula, treasurer for the abbey and academy, said there’s long been a disparity between imports and exports, so to speak, and she thinks the gap has grown wider. Many foreign high schools readily award credit for study abroad, but most U.S. high schools aren’t structured to readily accept credit hours from overseas. And given how busy American teens are today between sports, homework and trying to earn college credit, there’s simply no margin for error in meeting graduation requirements. “It’s difficult for high school kids to miss any requirements and still graduate on time and get into a U.S. college,” she said. “We also know they won’t give up their three sports or their prom. They don’t want to be away from home for an entire semester.” Postula has first-hand experience. Her three children are in college and only there have they explored exchange programs for credit hours. While none of her children could be persuaded to spend a high school semester abroad, her youngest daughter, Anna, took advantage of a 10-day spring break exchange trip during her senior year at St. Bede to visit China. Now as a college freshman she is exploring study abroad programs offering college credit. And, really, is the average high schooler ready for life abroad? Jenkins said she was well-served waiting for adulthood before taking on adult responsibilities such as personal finance. “You are in charge of your own travel, money, phone, learning a new language, as well as going to school,” she said. “You take on a lot of responsibility. Tom Collins can be reached at (815) 2206930 or TCollins@shawmedia.com. Follow him on Twitter @NT_Court.

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Cooking all night for the 50th Burgoo Festival The burgoo begins to bubble in Utica late Saturday night as the pioneer stew was simmered over open fires until daybreak. In his ninth year as Burgoomeister, Mike Ellerbrock, along with his volunteer crews, expected the 540 gallons of stew to be sold out at the festival by mid-afternoon Sunday. It was.

Ed Moriarity of Utica enjoys a locally crafted beer, 1969 Retro Brew, which was created by the Tangled Roots Brewing Co. in Ottawa in honor of the 50th anniversary of the La Salle County Historical Society’s Burgoo Festival, the major annual fundraiser for the Society.

Above: For many of the years since the Burgoo Festival began in 1969, the La Salle-Peru marching band is always a crowd favorite as the student musicians perform along streets packed with visitors. Keeping the beat for his fellow L-P students, drummer Fred Davis showed off his talents, style and flair to hundreds of spectators. Left: Riding high on her father’s shoulders at Sunday’s Burgoo Festival in Utica, two year-old Lilly Antos. of Glen Ellyn draws smiles from the crowds with her bubble-blowing toy as they strolled the streets.

BRIEFS Oglesby legion holds taco night Wednesday Oglesby American Legion will have taco night 4:30-7 p.m. Wednesday. For carry-outs, call (815) 8833214.

La Salle OKs projects La Salle City Council last week approved a request from Ameren Illinois to break ground to replace above-ground electric pedestals at 3, 8, 19 and 52 Victoria Drive and 18 Lauren Place. Also, the council OK’d a request from Comcast to directional bore to install CATV service at a depth of 24’-36’ across Baker Avenue to provide service to 431 and 441 Baker Avenue.

More water main breaks for Peru Peru workers bust pavement on U.S. 6 near Westclox to find a break in a water main Monday morning. Public services manager Jeff King said the extent of the water main break would be unknown until the break could be found and assessed. Peru residents on the east end may have experienced low water pressure during the break. This break follows another water main break along U.S. 6 that occurred over the weekend in Peru. Workers spent time making repairs to a break at Fourth and Pine streets on Saturday. The city had two major breaks last week, too. NEWSTRIBUNE PHOTO/BRETT HERRMANN

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Lostant Rep: Consider passing a ‘cupcake law’

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Amendment would allow bakers to sell non-hazardous items By Derek Barichello SHAW MEDIA

OTTAWA — The La Salle County Board will consider a proposed amendment to its ordinances that will allow for home bakers to start selling their goods. This law allows for “non-potentially hazardous” baked goods to be sold only from their home without inspection from the La Salle County Health Department. Known as “the cupcake law” or “home Freeman kitchen law,” baked goods allowed under MORE this law are cookies, cakes COUNTY pies and BOARD breads. The Efforts and law also inpolicies have cludes baked helped La items that don’t call for Salle County refrigeration. avoid a If a comdowngrade plaint is of its credit lodged, the rating. health department could Page A6 then inspect the baked goods. Prepared foods, such as barbecue, hamburgers, chili, etc. cannot be sold under this amendment. Baked items will be required to be labeled with their ingredients to cater to those with special diets or to list possible allergens. County Board Member Randy Freeman (R-Lostant) said he brought up the suggestion to amend the ordinance after one of his constituents asked about it. He credited the health department for its work in researching and drafting the ordinance.

Clear days for Civil War Shadows

Sunny days greeted crowds and re-enactors at the encampment and battle re-enactment Saturday and Sunday at City County Park on the north side of Princeton. The Princeton Civil War Committee hosted the event, the 22nd annual Shadows of the Blue and Gray. Highlights included the post-battle medical demonstration, encampment tours, an artillery unit firing a cannon and Max Daniels delivering speeches while portraying President Abraham Lincoln. Find more photos at www. newstrib.com.

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Do you know a baker whose cupcakes are so great they could sell them from home (like these apple cider cupcakes)? La Salle County Board member Randy Freeman, a Lostant Republican, says he has been approached by county residents seeking an amendment in a county ordinance restricting sales of food prepared in the home.

BRIEFS Learn genealogy tips from crime investigator OTTAWA — A former criminal investigator from DeKalb County will present “Tips, Tricks and Little known Sources of Family History” at the next La Salle County Genealogy Guild meeting. The guild will meet at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Guild, West Glover Street, just west of Route 23 in South Ottawa. Born in Chicago, Ray Johnson resides in Brookfield and started Johnson Research Services after leaving law enforcement. He conducts research for family historians, attorneys, governmental agencies, television production companies and authors. He has 30 years of genealogy experience and has published three books on Chicago history.

Learn coding at library HENNEPIN — Hennepin’s library will host introduction to Sphero Sprk+ for kids of all ages interested in hands-on STEM and computer coding. This program, at 4 and 6 p.m. Oct. 24, is provided by the IEEE Chicago Section Grant.

American Cancer Society still fighting cancer, helping victims

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Event lead Tracey Carriere said people still can donate to Bureau County Relay for Life for the next 30 days. To help, call (815) 8786725 or Durham at (304) 3475850 or visit www.relayforlife. org/bureauil

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PRINCETON — Liz Svadbik, a sixth-year survivor of breast cancer, perused the auction items at the Bureau County Relay for Life, ranging from an Insta-pot to a painting party, and prepared to bid. Svadbik, of Princeton, attended the first indoor Relay gala after 23 years of relays at high school tracks, and she wanted to give back to the American Cancer Society. She said she appreciates the research funded by American Cancer Society, and also she appreciated the help she received, from how to find a wig after radiation treatment to being offered rides to treatments or getting extra information on what to expect during treatment. In addition to the Cancer Society, she appreciated that Perry Memorial Hospital offered chemotherapy and a local salon, Sophisticuts, provided a free wig. “If you have to have something horrible, it’s nice to have someone to help,” Svadbik said. “It’s nice to know so many people care.” Saturday’s Relay for Life — a gala, chicken dinner, luminaria ceremony and dance inside the Princeton Moose lodge — attracted fewer people than some of the Relays outdoors. However, Bureau County Relay for Life event leader Tracy Carriere of Princeton and co-leaders Stacy Jarigese of Princeton and Amanda Fuger

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Volunteer Stacy Jarigese of Princeton and Bureau County Relay for Life Event Lead Tracy Carriere of Princeton stack T-shirts at the beginning of the Relay gala on Saturday. of Dixon, decided to try a different type of event this year. Over the years, Carriere had heard some of the cancer survivors say they’d rather attend a fundraiser indoors than out in the elements. “We made a major change,” Carriere said of the event, which usually took place in August. In order to be responsive to comments by survivors and to ensure against having weather trouble, the local event leaders moved the Relay to the Moose. She said the Moose lodge has been quite supportive to the Bureau County American Cancer Society group, hosting events such as painting parties. Plus, she said, “The Moose has great chicken. You can’t ever go wrong.” She’s hoping to see the indoor gala catch on.

Bureau County Relay. Despite extreme heat at this year’s Convoy — some of the Scholle’s and Senica’s interstate truck wreckers weren’t on display because they were answering calls about overheated semis — Hocking’s Convoy raised about $6,000 this year. (The American Legion opening up its air-conditioned hall helped, and so did Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts selling snow cones, he recalled.) He was pleased to raise that total, even though it was a little less than the previous year, when he made the Convoy a memorial to his brother, Mike, and raised $10,000. On Facebook Sunday, Carriere remarked: “Thanks to all who attended and supported us. We love our survivors and we’re blessed to have you there and your willingness to share your stories with us. To our Teams — DIVA, Tanya’s Team, Hocking Family and Friends — and Valley Regional Cancer Center — you all Rock!” Carriere recognized St. Margaret’s Hospital sponsoring the event and noted staff partner Holley Durham and her church group made a big donation port pillows and neck pillows, that were available at the event.

And Carriere hopes people realize the American Cancer Society does have a local impact. “A lot of people look at us as just a national organization,” Carriere said, noting that the ACS does help pay for research and lobbying. But locally, the ACS can help provide rides to and from treatments, as well as lodging assistance. In addition, Carriere noted the local impact of the Look Good, Feel Good program. American Cancer Society has helped approximately 81 people locally in the last year,” Carriere said. Phil Hocking joined the party, as usual. For 17 years, Hocking has put on the Convoy for Cancer big truck show, usually Craig Sterrett can be reached in Ladd in the summer, and then at (815) 220-6935 or ntlocal@ he donates the proceeds at the newstrib.com.

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Money matters addressed by park board Bonds, levy dealt with at meeting By Jim Dunn SHAW MEDIA

PRINCETON — It takes money to run a park district, and Princeton Park District Board members acted on several fronts in that regard this week. After conducting a public hearing, the board approved the issuance of $817,200 in general obligation bonds, with the money to be used for park district expenses. Bob Russell, park district attorney, said letters would be sent out to banks, and bids would be opened Nov. 4. Russell said the bond principal is $790,000, and he expects an in-

terest rate in the neighborhood of 3.75%, with the bonds to be paid off in 11 months at an estimated interest cost of $27,200. The board also adopted a tentative 2019 real estate tax levy of $441,300, which is about 1.6% higher than the 2018 levy extension of $434,270. Russell said the levy is based on an anticipated increase in the district’s equalized assessed value from $134.6 million to $137.3 million, which is up about 2%. Final adoption of the tax levy will take place next month. The board heard from Chris Blanford, representing members of the dog park advisory group. Blanford said the group meets every other week. He asked to be placed on the agenda for the first meeting in November, when members hope

ILLINOIS VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Every student received at least $500 through IVCC Foundation This year’s scholarship distribution will reach a record $342,000 as all 268 students who applied received at least one $500 award at Illinois Valley Community College. The IVCC Foundation also funds instructional equipment, programs and building enhancement. Total Foundation support to the college exceeded $750,000 in fiscal 2019. Recent gifts include a $195,000 bequest from the estate of college friend Georgia Fay of Princeton. Fay’s gift, facilitated by executor Rex Piper, will fund scholarships for Bureau Valley High graduates studying accounting. HELPING DEL MONTE WORKERS IVCC personnel recently

conducted a cover letter and resume writing workshop for 15 Del Monte employees at the Mendota plant. “They left with updated resumes and standard cover letters as well as a better understanding of how IVCC’s academic offerings could assist with their employment transition,” said IVCC president Jerry Corcoran. Del Monte is scheduled to begin closing this month and complete the closing of its vegetable processing plant by June 2020. RETIREMENT APPROVED Head librarian Frances Whaley resigned officially Friday. In her resignation letter, See IVCC Page A6

Champaign area about the cleanliness of allowing dogs to swim in public pools at the end of the season. Although the district’s state inspector sees nothing wrong with the event because chlorine would remove any bacteria the next season, Russell said the district decided to err on the side of caution to present a plan for a proposed and end the event. dog park. Regarding a policy on ultralight IN OTHER NEWS aircraft, executive director Elaine ä The board learned that Jerry Russell said the park district Purdy, owner of Design Alliance, board members would be asked will attend the next meeting on to adopt an ordinance in line Oct. 21 to discuss updates on the with what the city of Princeton Metro Center roof replacement adopts. project and plans for rebidding it. Russell also said the park ä Nick Davis, recreation district will discontinue its and aquatics coordinator, said end-of-season Pooch Paddle at 255 racers participated in the Alexander Park Pool. She said Underground Railroad 5K, and there has been controversy in the that the event was a success. FOR THE KIDDIES A Pumpkins in the Pool event is planned 1-3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 26, Nick Davis, recreation and aquatics coordinator, reported at a recent Princeton Park District Board meeting.

IVCC honors 10-year Peru trustee The Illinois Valley Community College board honored former 10-year trustee Melissa Olivero of Peru for her leadership and service to the college. “Melissa and her husband, attorney Douglas Olivero, are among our most consistent and generous IVCC Foundation supporters,” said board chair Jane Goetz on Thursday night at the monthly board meeting. Olivero, who resigned in July, was elected to six-year terms in April 2009 and April 2015. She served as board vice-chair for two years, then chair from May 2013 to April 2017. As chair, she oversaw the opening of the Peter Miller Community Technology Center, student center and cyber café. An administrative law judge for the National Labor Relations Board, Olivero is a veteran of the U.S.

crafts and homemade rugs. There will also be a raffle with prizes. The menu includes chicken casserole, salads, rolls, homemade pies and desserts, and beverages. The cost is $8 for adults, $4 for children 6-12, and children 5 and under are free. Carry-outs are available. Tickets are available at the door. Everyone is invited to attend.

Former Illinois Valley Community College trustee Melissa Olivero (right) of Peru was recognized Thursday for her 10 years of service to the college by board chair Jane Goetz. Olivero resigned from the board in July and Maureen Rebholz of Peru was appointed Aug. 22 to fill her remaining two-year term. SUBMITTED PHOTO

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Bureau church fall fest dinner, bazaar is Thursday BUREAU JCT. — The First Congregational Church of Bureau is hosting its annual Fall Festival Dinner and Bazaar Thursday, Oct. 17 at the church in the fellowship hall, which is handicapped accessible. The dinner, bake sale and bazaar begins at 4 p.m. serving until 6:30 p.m.. bazaar items include dish cloths, knives, nuts,

ä In her report, executive director Russell stated for the Metro Center’s 30-year celebration, daily events were being planned weekdays for the week of Oct. 28. ä Russell also reported the district’s 2018 general obligation bond of $799,663 had been repaid. ä Metro Center front desk staff continues to receive training on the new ReCPro software. ä Parks Superintendent Keith Scherer’s report indicated a contractor had been contacted to repair a sinkhole on the 40 acres area at Zearing Park where two pieces of 18-inch culvert had come apart. Scherer also reported the drinking fountain between the two shelters at Zearing Park had been repaired after it was vandalized.

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Tiskilwa history program tonight Jeremy Gassen of the Tiskilwa Inn will present a program at 7 p.m. today about the history and restoration of this stately home at 155 High St. This 1910 photograph, looking south from Main Street, shows the broad lawn in place until the construction of the Tiskilwa Post office in 1962. Tiskilwa Historical Society will host the program in its Community Room.

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After policies were put in place last month, La Salle County was able to maintain its bond rating. La Salle County Chairman Jim Olson (D-Seneca) told county board members Thursday the county maintained its rating of AA2, dodging a possible downgrade. “We had our concerns up to now,” Olson said. “I’m extremely happy. Implementing policies helped us keep it, that’s thanks to the hard work of our finance director and everyone working hard to put them in place.” A rating of AA2 is the third highest, according to Moody’s credit rating scale. The rating was published by Moody’s on Thursday afternoon. The bond rating affects the county’s interest rate on

loans, and by extension, if it had been lowered would have increased costs to the county and its taxpayers. Last month, finance director Joyce Tucker told the La Salle County Board the county’s bond rating was at risk and she would make a pitch to Moody’s. County board members established a reserve fund to be used only for unanticipated and non-annual expenses and be maintained at a level equal to 15% of annual expenditures to address emergencies without borrowing. The fund will be formed with a one-time, $250,000 addition in tax increment financing surplus funds. A second capital projects reserve fund also will be established. Tucker also introduced a debt management policy, which is a road map if and when the county takes on debt.

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WANT TO KNOW ABOUT CLASSES? THERE’S AN APP FOR THAT FROM PAGE A5 äAdmissions department podcasts produced Whaley wrote, “I have given my all to by Crystal Credi are now IVCC for 15 years, and I available through Apple offer my best wishes for its iTunes Store and Apple’s podcast app. continued success.” HOSPITALITY CLASSES? A group interested in bringing a hospitality management program to IVCC met Sept. 25. “We will proceed with caution before going too far too fast,” Corcoran told the IVCC school board last week. “One option is to offer a combination of credit and noncredit courses beginning with an introduction to hospitality course.”

PERSONNEL äNicole Van Nielen has been hired as administrative assistant to the Business Services office. ä W o r k f o r c e Development administrative assistant Theresa Carranco will resign Dec. 31 after more than 20 years at the college. The IVCC Board approved the appointment of accounting clerk Diane Kreiser as interim payroll and benefits coordinator.

STANDARD — Studies show using activity trackers gives you an accurate count for steps, heart rate and sleep. They also are fun, they get you off the couch and moving. With built-in reminders to get up and moving, activity trackers serve as a launching point for better health. Attendees of an upcoming class can learn about different types of activity trackers, take a talk test and set goals for themselves. University of Illinois Extension Nutrition and Wellness Educator Susan Glassman will lead a class, “Every Step Counts, Getting the Most Out of Activity Trackers,” at 10:15 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 22 at Putnam County Community Center, 128 First St., Standard. To register, call (815) 224-0889 by Friday, Oct. 18. ä At Granville, the library will host a Halloween craft session 1-3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 19. (Choose from paper plate spiders, ghosts in windows and cotton ball ghosts).

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Army and Army Reserves. “We will remember Melissa for her 10 years of positive leadership and wise guidance to the benefit of students, faculty, administration and the citizens of the district,” Goetz said. She then presented Olivero a commemorative glass-encased clock.

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BRIEFS Retired teachers meet Thursday in Princeton Bureau County Retired Teachers’ Association will meet at noon, Thursday, Oct. 17 at Princeton Public Library. There will be a catered luncheon prepared by Poor Boys’ Catering for $11 per person. The program will be presented at about 12:30 p.m. by state Rep. Daniel Swanson. Participants may attend either the luncheon and the program or just the program. This month’s menu includes chicken casserole, tossed salad and pumpkin bars. Members may invite a retired colleague; spouses are welcome. To make reservations, contact Alice Ehmen at (815) 638-2387 or via e-mail at ehmenah@gmail.com or Connie Espel at 303-8982 or via e-mail at cespel@ivnet.com.

The Ficek family knows how to celebrate The John and Julia Ficek family celebrated their 40th annual reunion in July at Lehigh Park in Oglesby. There were 75 family members and guests in attendance. With the recent passing of Stanley Ficek at age 92, attendees were welcomed by the family patriarch, Dr. Robert Ficek, who assumed the position as the oldest male direct descendant of John and Julia Gruszeczka Ficek. Maryann Ficek Ruda, the oldest female direct descendant was also in attendance as the oldest attendee and Ethan Kubalewski, age 5, was the youngest. The oldest living family member is Agnes Czubachowski Ficek of Peru, wife of deceased John Ficek. During the Ficek Family Update new information on births, deaths, academic and athletic family achievements was presented. The family genealogy records were updated with the most recently obtained information tracing the family back to ancestors born in 1761 in Poland. John Ficek arrived in La Salle in 1904 and Julia followed in 1906. They both came from the village of Zembrzyce, Poland. They were married in 1907 and made their home on East Fourth Street in La Salle. They were blessed with 10 boys and one girl. Nine of the children lived to adulthood with two sons passing away in early childhood, one in 1910 and another in 1920. In 1948, after 44 years, John retired from Alpha Portland Cement Co. (now Illinois Cement). Julia passed away in 1933 and John in 1952. The cousin team of John and Mike Ficek took the honors in bocce ball while the annual egg toss was won by Annie Richards and Doug Noe. The 41st reunion is being planned for 2020.

Special week will honor HCE members The week of Oct. 14-18 has been proclaimed as Illinois Association for Home and Community Education Week in Illinois, in commendation of IAHCE members for their dedication and commitment to the welfare of local communities throughout our state. The purpose of IAHCE is to empower individuals and families to improve their quality of living through continuing education, leadership development and community service. IAHCE is a voluntary, nonprofit organization functioning in cooperation with the University of Illinois Extension. It was founded in January 1924 as Illinois Home Bureau Federation. The Illinois Home Bureau (Farm Bureau) Federation became the Illinois Homemakers Extension Federation in 1962. Then in 1993 the name was changed to Illinois Association for Family and Community Education. For more information on Bureau County HCE, contact the University of Illinois Extension office at (815) 8752878. Among the new experiences and services of HCE are acquiring tips and solutions for your home, health and family; and experiencing personal growth and develop your leadership, decision making and people skills. Members take part in activities and field trips.

Some maples (sugar) more desirable than others (Norway) By Lee Reich

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It’s not easy to figure out which maples you want on your property. The good ones are the sugar maples, their leaves ablaze each fall in yellow, red and orange. The less desirable ones are the Norway maples, their leaves green well into fall. I don’t hold that lingering greenness against Norway maples. What I do hold against them is the way they leaf out so early in spring, suddenly creating deep shade, shade so dark that nothing, including lawn, can grow underneath. THE SUCCESS OF NORWAY MAPLE Compound this dense shade with extreme fecundity, tolerance to pollution, and the ability to grow under a wide range of light and soil conditions, and we have — as government officials might put it — a situation. Norway maple is an invasive plant that has escaped from cultivation to displace sugar maple and shade to death spring wildflowers such as Dutchman’s breeches, dog-tooth violet and mayapple. These wildflowers rely on early season sunlight to build up enough reserves to carry them through the winter and flower the following spring. With its ability to grow fast and transplant easily, Norway maple’s popularity once seemed secure. The plant was brought over from Europe by the “father of American botany,” John Bartram, who offered it in his nursery catalog in 1726. Over the years, this tree became popular for lining streets and gracing yards, and hordes of varieties were named. You may not have heard of Crimson King, a variety with deep red leaves, but you’ve surely seen it. There are also varieties with yellow-splashed leaves (Leopoldi) or narrow, upright growth habit (Columnare), or red leaves and narrow, upright growth habit (Crimson Sentry).

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Norway maple is an invasive plant that has escaped from cultivation to displace sugar maple and shade to death spring wildflowers such as Dutchman’s breeches. IS IT A SUGAR OR NORWAY MAPLE? Fecundity and winged seeds have made Norway maple too much of a good thing, so I’m yanking out any small plants that I come upon. Larger trees that have gained foothold in forests and fields can be done in by merely cutting away a ring of bark from the trunk at whatever height is most convenient. Before killing any Norway maple, it is necessary to positively identify it; unfortunately, the maple that comes closest in appearance is our native, slower growing sugar maple. One way to tell them apart is by their barks. The bark of Norway maple has regular grooves while an older sugar maple’s bark has thick, irregular plates.

For a less subtle identifier, look at a maple’s fruit, the “airplane” familiar to everyone. The two wings of a Norway maple seed spread at almost a 180 degree angle from each other, while those of a sugar maple hang down together at a much narrower angle. Maples that are too young to flower are harder to tell apart, but you can do it by looking at the leaves. Start by cutting the leaf stalk and squeezing out some sap. If the sap is white, it’s a Norway maple; sugar maples have clear sap. If you+ have a known sugar or Norway maple leaf for comparison, you’ll also see that the leaves of a Norway maple are broader compared to their height than those of sugar maple. Also, Norway maple

leaves have more lobes, typically five to seven, compared with the sugar maple’s three to five, and the indented portion between the lobes of sugar maple will be more rounded. Get out a magnifying glass, flip a leaf over, and look along the major veins on the underside of a leaf. If you see pale hairs there, you’ve got a sugar maple leaf in hand. The easiest way to tell these two maples apart is by leaf color. During the growing season, Norway maple’s leaves are dark green, much darker than those of sugar maple. And in autumn, when Norway maple leaves do finally turn color, it’s just yellow — pretty to some people, but sickly looking to me.

A skirt that’s fit to be ‘tied’

Sewn from 60 ties, unique piece of fashion created for Princeton woman By Goldie Rapp SHAW MEDIA

PRINCETON — Loretta Volker of Princeton will be sporting a unique piece of fashion in the near future. She just finished sewing together a skirt made from her husband’s treasured necktie collection. Dick Volker built a successful career in sales management with the Coca-Cola Company for more than 40 years. While working in the Chicago Loop in the 1960s and ‘70s, he was a frequent shopper at department stores that displayed new fashion ties. Over the years, his collection of ties grew and grew, filling boxes and drawers. The ties vary

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Seamstress Laura Partipilo (left, above) adjusts Loretta Volker’s new skirt (top, right) made from her husband’s tie collection. from all shapes and sizes — some solid colors, others fun designs, many with Coca-Cola logos and others of his favorite sporting teams. Wondering what to do with all the ties now being retired from Coca-Cola, Volker and his wife began asking around about having them turned into a quilt. They soon got acquainted with seamstress Laura Partipilo of Cherry, who has a strong background in sewing and fabric.

After examining the ties, Partipilo concluded it would be difficult to turn the fabric into a quilt. Instead, she suggested a skirt. So, over the course of several weeks, she and Loretta got sewing on a skirt pattern made from 60 ties. While the design looks simple, Loretta said it would have been a difficult job for someone who doesn’t know fabric. She was grateful for Partipilo’s help with

the project. The finished skirt was finally tried on for the first time last week, and the fit could not have been more perfect. “Her skills are so very good,” Loretta said. Partipilo has been sewing since she was a kid. Like this project for the Volkers, she offers custom alterations. She also restores vintage dolls, makes quilts from T-shirts or sporting shirts, and mittens out of wool sweaters. She urges people to donate old clothing to second-hand shops, which is where she purchases much of the fabric she uses for her projects.

Columbus, once immigrant hero, now heel to some By Russell Contreras

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A L BU Q U ERQ UE , N.M. (AP) — The image and story of Christopher Columbus, the 15th century navigator who began European incursions into the Americas, have changed in the U.S. over the decades. Columbus was an obscure figure until his adventures were revitalized in the 1800s. By the 1990s, a new generation of Native American activists blamed the navigator for launching centuries of indigenous genocide. With Columbus Day falling on Monday in the U.S. — and now being called Indigenous Peoples’ Day in some

It was really about 12,000 miles states — here’s a look at how views of Christopher Columbus (19,321 kilometers). Columbus based his incorrect calculations have changed over the years: on mystical texts, and ended up landing in the present-day THE MAN Born in the Republic of Genoa Caribbean on Oct. 12, 1492. Columbus convinced Spain’s (now Italy), Columbus took part in several voyages in the Aegean Queen Isabella to fund his voyand Mediterranean seas as a teenage by promising that the riches ager and later participated in ex- he’d collect would be used to peditions to Africa. Like Aristotle finance a crusade to “reclaim” and others, Columbus believed Jerusalem for Christians. Instead, that the world was round. He he found new foods, animals theorized that the distance be- and indigenous people who, he tween Spain’s Canary Islands wrote, were childlike and could and Japan was only around 2,300 be easily turned into slaves. As indigenous populations miles (3,701 kilometers) and felt he could sail west to reach Asia revolted against brutal Spanish for a new sought-out route for treatment, Columbus ordered a ruthless crackdown that inspices.

cluded having dismembered bodies being paraded in public. Eventually, Columbus was arrested on mismanagement and brutality charges and died a broken man. Around 60 years after Columbus’ arrival, the Taino indigenous population of the Caribbean had been reduced from an estimated 250,000 people to a few hundred because of slavery and death from new diseases. RESURRECTION Columbus remained a mostly unknown figure in the Englishspeaking world until Washington See COLUMBUS Page A8

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The La Salle-Peru Township High School October Renaissance Students of the Month were recognized during a breakfast ceremony recently. Students recognized this month were Kendra Walgenbach, Kasi George, Nolan Hamilton, Ella Ware, Jenisis Greening, John Philip Guglielmetti, Josiah Brown, Dylan Danner, Nhi Tran, and Lauren Klein. Students are nominated for this honor by L-P teachers, coaches and staff. Guglielmetti received the Central Bank Renaissance Student of the Month prize, a $50 gift card, presented by Linda Hessenberger. 5-Day Forecast TONIGHT

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PAMELA NEEDS HELPS WITH CITY-WIDE SERVICE AROUND NASHVILLE Pamela Needs, a Peru native, joined 2,000 other new Belmont University freshman and transfer students during Towering Traditions orientation this year for SERVE, an opportunity to complete community service together throughout the greater Nashville, Tenn. area. Many schools, a hospital, Legacy Mission Village and 50 other local organizations received aid from Belmont students during the annual Welcome Week program.

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Irving released in 1828 his biographical account, “A History of the Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus.” The romanticized version became a best-seller in the United States and helped create the image of Columbus as a self-made man who overcame great odds. Thanks to the book, Columbus grew popular and Irving’s myth played into the frontier spirit of U.S. westward expansion at the expense of Native American tribes living there. However, the book falsely claimed that it was Columbus who convinced Europeans of his time that the Earth wasn’t flat. Others had made the same claim before.

is new to you, and you were attracted to this project. Part of the reason people donate anonymously is to avoid scrutiny from others, either by virtue of the amount of contribution or the affiliation. Whatever you decide, feel confident about giving to a good cause. And don’t allow yourself to be bullied into giving more than you can afford or to charities that do not draw your interest. Dear Harriette: My teenage son is extremely shy. When he and I go places and people speak to him, it takes him so long to respond that I often find myself answering questions for him. I know that this isn’t helpful in the long run, but there are times when the pauses are extremely uncomfortable between when someone says something to him and when he responds. How can I support him to become more confident and outgoing, and what should I do when people ask him questions and it takes too long for him to answer? — Shy Son

IMMIGRANT HERO Beginning in the 1860s, Italian and Irish immigrants started celebrating Columbus in local parades. They claimed him as America’s very first founding father and used his story to insert themselves into the U.S. narrative. From the mid-1800s to the early 1900s, Italian and Irish immigrants endured years of discrimination and exclusion from jobs and higher education. Still, some white nationalists attacked Columbus. In 1874, for example, Norwegian American scholar Rasmus Bjorn Anderson published “America Not Discovered By Columbus.” Anderson argued that the Vikings were the first Europeans to set foot in the Americas, not Columbus. The Vikings, Anderson explained, were the pure white race and Christians who started the U.S. narrative, not someone like Columbus or southern Europeans. Nonetheless, Italian Americans convinced local and state authorities to adopt Columbus Day holidays. Annual Columbus Day parades celebrated Italian American heritage and transformed into vehicles of political influence as politicians raced to participate. Meanwhile, the Native American population shrunk to its lowest numbers, and many Native Americans were barred from voting.

Dear Shy Son: . You may want to bring him to events with you, remind him of key small-talk points that are specific to where you are (topic of event, key parties who should be in attendance, personal interests, etc.), and let him know that you want to circulate independently. Encourage him to make eye contact and small talk. If he practices, he will be able to say things when he is nervous. It’s easiest for you to bite your tongue if you aren’t there at all.

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NATIVE AMERICAN BACKLASH Howard Zinn’s 1980 “A People’s History of the United States” introduced the general public to the atrocities committed by Columbus and his crew against indigenous people. His book mirrored the findings of other historians and ethnic studies scholars. By 1992, Columbus Day parades and holidays had transformed into an American holiday. Then a planned 500th-anniversary celebration in San Francisco of Columbus’ arrival turned into mayhem. About 4,000 protesters led by Native American activists blocked a parade of floats, marching bands and Columbus reenactors. They yelled “no to slavery and genocide” and denounced Columbus as a racist. Parade participants were hit with eggs. Authorities arrested 40 people. Since then, a new generation of Native American advocates has pressed states to change Columbus Day to Indigenous Peoples’ Day. They’ve sought to remove Columbus and other conquistador imagery from public spaces. Today, activists continue to protest Columbus Day .

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Football and fatherhood

LaVine leads Bulls to preseason win Zach LaVine hit four 3-pointers and finished with 26 points and Lauri Markkanen had 15 points and 13 rebounds to lead Chicago to a 105-91 win over Toronto in a preseason game. Coby White, drafted No. 7 overall in this summer’s draft, added 18 points for the Bulls (1-3). OG Anunoby led Toronto (1-2) with 15 points. Pascal Siakam, Serge Ibaka, Marc Gasol, Fred VanVleet (all rest) and Kyle Lowry (thumb) did not play for the Raptors.

LSU jumps to No. 2 in AP Poll NEW YORK (AP) — LSU moved up to No. 2 in The Associated Press college football poll, giving the Southeastern Conference the top two teams in the country for the 29th time and putting the Tigers behind No. 1 Alabama less than a month before the rivals meet in Tuscaloosa. The Tigers jumped from No. 5, past No. 3 Clemson and No. 4 Ohio State, after beating Florida in a matchup of unbeaten teams Saturday night. LSU received 12 firstplace votes Sunday in the AP Top 25 presented by Regions Bank while Alabama received 30 first-place votes and is No. 1 for the third consecutive week. The Crimson Tide host the Tigers on Nov. 9. One conference has held the top two spots 75 times since the AP poll started in 1936, none more than the SEC. The now-defunct Big Eight is next with 23. Clemson received 11 firstplace votes Sunday and Ohio State had nine. Oklahoma was No. 5 and Wisconsin became the first new team to crack the top six after Georgia suffered the biggest upset of the season so far. The Bulldogs dropped from No. 3 to No. 10 after losing at home to South Carolina in double overtime. Penn State moved up to No. 7. Florida’s loss at LSU cost the ninth-ranked Gators two spots. Notre Dame was No. 8, two spots ahead of Georgia, which won a close game at home against the Irish last month.

Steelers top Chargers in Hodges’ first start CARSON, Calif. (AP) — Pittsburgh’s Devlin Hodges walked into the stadium properly attired for his first NFL start. He was wearing a T-shirt with a duck on it that read “I’m The Boss,” befitting his nickname and quiet confidence. The rookie quarterback directed the Steelers offense like a boss and not a third-string rookie as he led Pittsburgh to a 24-17 victory over the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday night. Hodges, who was elevated into the starting spot after Mason Rudolph suffered a concussion last week against Baltimore completed 15 of 20 passes for 132 yards with a touchdown and interception. He benefited from a strong running game and a defense that scored the game’s first touchdown and forced three turnovers.

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Fieldcrest football coach Derek Schneeman (left) poses for a photo with his wife, Sarah, and son, Jack, after the Knights beat Tremont 42-7 on Sept. 13. The Schneemans are first-time parents and Derek said it can be draining, but rewarding. He credits the support of his wife and coaching staff for helping him balance coaching and being a father.

Being a coach with an infant is ‘tiresome,’ but ‘extremely rewarding’ By Kevin Chlum

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Like everyone who is about to be a parent, Fieldcrest football coach Derek Schneeman imagined what it would be like to be a father. But until his whirlwind welcome to fatherhood when his son, Jack, was born Aug. 27 — just three days before the Knights’ season opener at ReedCuster — he didn’t fully grasp all that comes with being a teacher, a football coach, a father and a husband. “You can think about it all you want, but until you actually do it — until you go through the process day to day of going to school, going to practice, coming home and having to take care of Jack and be there for (my wife) Sarah too, you don’t know how draining it can be mentally, physically

“You have so many more responsibilities. So much more is expected out of you. It can be tiresome, but it’s the most rewarding thing that I’ve ever experienced.” Fieldcrest coach Derek Schneeman, on being a first-time father while balancing coaching duties and emotionally,” Schneeman said. “You feel like you’re always on duty. There’s always something to do. You have so many more responsibilities. So much more is expected out of you. “It can be tiresome, but it’s the most rewarding thing that I’ve ever experienced.” Schneeman and Princeton coach Ryan Pearson are two area football coaches who are juggling duties on the sidelines with having an infant at home this fall.

“It’s very tiring, but at the same time, it’s extremely rewarding,” Pearson said. “It definitely takes a lot of teamwork from everybody to get everything accomplished. “I’m blessed to have people at home who are willing to help out in any way they can.” SUPPORT SYSTEM Both Schneeman and Pearson stressed that a strong support system both at home and on the field is key to balancing father-

hood and coaching football. With Schneeman’s son being born so close to the season, he missed three practices leading up to the opener, but said his staff had things taken care of in his absence. “Fortunately, I have a phenomenal staff who was able to pick up any kind of slack,” Schneeman said. “My staff did a great job. I didn’t worry about anything. They took care of everything. Everything moved right along. We played really well that first game. It all worked out. “I’ve really leaned on our coaching staff this year and they’ve all done a great job. They just work really hard. They know I probably need more help this year than in years past. They’ve put in a lot of hours and we’re able to make it work.” See FATHERS Page B3

AREA ROUNDUP

L-P tennis team places fourth at conference BY NEWSTRIBUNE STAFF

La Salle-Peru’s Arisu Oya hits the ball during the Interstate Eight Conference Tournament on Saturday in La Salle. Oya placed second at No. 2 singles. SHAW MEDIA PHOTO/ TOM SISTAK

Arisu Oya placed second in the No. 2 singles bracket at the Interstate Eight Conference Tournament on Saturday in La Salle to help the La Salle-Peru girls tennis team place fourth. The Lady Cavaliers finished with 26 points. Ottawa won with 38. L-P’s No. 3 doubles team of Karissa Etzenbach and Olivia Woods placed second, Lauren Klein and Ame Ernat took third at No. 1 doubles, Sterling Tungent and Brianna Strehl placed third at No. 2 doubles and Olivia Ernat finished fourth at No. 1 singles.

GIRLS VOLLEYBALL

At East Moline Kamryn Olson had 49 as-

sists, 33 kills, 33 points, 20 digs and eight aces Saturday to lead La Salle-Peru to the title at the United Township Invitational. The Lady Cavaliers beat Knoxville (21-7, 21-9), Rockridge (21-6, 21-8), United Township JV (21-6, 21-14), Annawan (25-13, 25-14) and Morton (25-22, 2520). Emma Happ contributed 29 points, 22 kills and five blocks for L-P. Olson and Anna Quesse were named to the all-tournament team. At Washburn Morgan Hundley had nine digs, nine assists, six points, four kills and three aces Saturday to help No. 5-seeded Putnam County to a 25-22, 25-20 victory over No. 4 See ROUNDUP Page B3

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Scoreboard La Salle-Peru co-op at Sterling, 4:30 p.m.

GIRLS VOLLEYBALL

(Best-of-7; x-if necessary)

LaMoille-Ohio at Midland, 6 p.m.

American League

SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE

TUESDAY

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BOYS SOCCER

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Semifinal: Earlville vs. Serena, 4 p.m. Fieldcrest at Heyworth Invitational, 4:30 p.m.

GIRLS TENNIS GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Rochelle at La Salle-Peru, 6 p.m. Hall at Erie-Prophetstown, 6 p.m. Putnam County, DePue, Henry at Tri-County Conference Tournament at Lowpoint-Washburn, TBD

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Mendota at Genoa-Kingston, 6 p.m.

AREA EVENTS

Kewanee at Bureau Valley, 6 p.m.

TODAY BOYS GOLF La Salle-Peru, Mendota at Class 2A Burlington Central Sectional St. Bede, Putnam County, Hall, Bureau Valley at Class 1A Aquin Sectional Fieldcrest at Class 1A El Paso-Gridley Sectional

CO-ED CROSS COUNTRY Putnam County, Mendota, Bureau Valley, Fieldcrest, Henry-Midland, Earlville at Amboy-LaMoille’s Columbus Day Invitational, 10 a.m.

GIRLS GOLF La Salle-Peru at Class 2A O’Fallon Sectional St. Bede, Putnam County, Princeton at Class 1A St. Bede Sectional

GIRLS SWIMMING

LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES

Fieldcrest at Ridgeview, 7 p.m. Earlville at Parkview, 6:30 p.m.

MEN’S SOCCER IVCC at Milwaukee Area Tech, 3:30 p.m.

BASEBALL MLB POSTSEASON

N.Y. Yankees 1, Houston 1 Saturday, Oct. 12: N.Y. Yankees 7, Houston 0 Sunday, Oct. 13: Houston 3, N.Y. Yankees 2, 11 innings Tuesday, Oct. 15: Houston (Cole 20-5) at N.Y. Yankees (Severino 1-1), 3:08 p.m.(FS1) Wednesday, Oct. 16: Houston at N.Y. Yankees, 7:08 p.m.(FS1) x-Thursday, Oct. 17: Houston at N.Y. Yankees, 7:08 p.m.(FS1) x-Saturday, Oct. 19: N.Y. Yankees at Houston, 4:08 or 7:08 p.m. (FS1) x-Sunday, Oct. 20: N.Y. Yankees at Houston, 6:38 p.m.(FS1) National League Washington 2, St. Louis 0 Friday, Oct. 11: Washington 2, St. Louis 0 Saturday, Oct. 12: Washington 3, St. Louis 1 Monday, Oct. 14: St. Louis (Flaherty 11-8) at Washington, 6:38 p.m.(TBS) Tuesday, Oct. 15 St. Louis (Hudson 16-7) at Washington, 7:05 p.m.(TBS) x-Wednesday, Oct. 16: St. Louis at Washington, 3:08 p.m.(TBS) x-Friday, Oct. 18: Washington at St. Louis, 7:08 p.m.(TBS)

x-Saturday, Oct. 19: Washington at St. Louis, 7:08 p.m.(TBS)

WORLD SERIES (Best-of-7; x-if necessary) Tuesday, Oct. 22: National League at American League (Fox) Wednesday, Oct. 23: NL at AL (Fox) Friday, Oct. 25: AL at NL (Fox) Saturday, Oct. 26: AL at NL (Fox) x-Sunday, Oct. 27: AL at NL (Fox) x-Tuesday, Oct. 29: NL at AL (Fox) x-Wednesday, Oct. 30: NL at AL (Fox)

FOOTBALL NFL East

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West

Thursday’s Result New England 35, N.Y. Giants 14 Sunday’s Results Carolina 37, Tampa Bay 26

Open: Buffalo, Indianapolis, Chicago, Oakland Today’s Game Detroit at Green Bay, 7:15 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 17 Kansas City at Denver, 7:20 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 20 Miami at Buffalo, Noon Houston at Indianapolis, Noon Arizona at N.Y. Giants, Noon Oakland at Green Bay, Noon L.A. Rams at Atlanta, Noon Minnesota at Detroit, Noon Jacksonville at Cincinnati, Noon San Francisco at Washington, Noon L.A. Chargers at Tennessee, 3:05 p.m. Baltimore at Seattle, 3:25 p.m. New Orleans at Chicago, 3:25 p.m. Philadelphia at Dallas, 7:20 p.m.

New Orleans 13, Jacksonville 6 Houston 31, Kansas City 24 Minnesota 38, Philadelphia 20 Washington 17, Miami 16 Baltimore 23, Cincinnati 17

Open: Tampa Bay, Cleveland, Carolina, Pittsburgh Monday, Oct. 21 New England at N.Y. Jets, 7:15 p.m.

BEARS: ASK HUB ARKUSH

Hub addresses tight end, line, Parkey money Bears Insider Hub Arkush as scary as we expected it answers subscribers Bears/ to be when we first learned NFL/Life questions in about it. every newsletter: While I believe heading into this weekend the Folks, before we get Saints are still the best started here, I just want to team in the NFC right say thank you! I can’t tell now, they will be without you how much I appreciate Drew Brees next Sunday at your desire to ask me ques- Soldier Field. The Chargers — who I tions and hear my thoughts, how much I appreciate picked in the preseason to your help in our collective beat the Saints in the Super effort to share this content Bowl this year — are only with folks everywhere and 2-3. The Eagles have struga special thanks for this gled to get back to 3-2 ... week’s efforts because we and still have weaknesses. got a much bigger response The Lions are the only one than usual. A lot of great of these five clubs that is questions, and enough that actually better than we we’ll be forced to break this expected it to be but may one up into two “Ask Hub” still be the breather in the sessions — this one and one group, and the Rams are that will follow in the next like the Bears, 3-2, having lost two straight and alday or two. lowing 85 points over that THANK YOU! span. The good news for the Long time reader, first time tweeter, “what’s your out- Bears is, five weeks ago, I look for the next 4 games? would have told you they What do the Bears need to couldn’t win any of these do to have a successful run?” games but the Lions simI’ll hang up now. Thanks. ply by playing elite defense and efficient management Submitted by Gabe Gabe, as you know, of the offense. Now, based on the way things have changed dramatically since the sched- all five of these offenses are ule was released last April playing, they might be able and while this next – I’m to win them all that way. The wild cards are the ingoing to say 5 because the Rams are the fifth and that jury to Akiem Hicks, whom could have huge implica- I don’t expect to see in any tions as well – stretch is of the next five, and the still daunting, it isn’t quite question of whether there

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is something wrong with Roquan Smith. There is enough depth on the defensive front that if the Bears get the elite LB play behind them they are capable of, the defense can still be great. Contrary to the popular fan narrative that Roquan Smith was “awful” in London, he really wasn’t, he was just as equally below the very high bar he’s set for himself as the rest of the defense on a day when they came out flat and then got kicked in the nads a few plays in by the injury to Hicks. If Roquan returns to form next week vs. the Saints, along with all of his teammates, they will be very competitive in the next five games. How many will they win? Before we can answer that we need to know when Trubisky will be back, because he is absolutely a superior option to Chase Daniel, and what changes will be made on offense relative to run scheme, play sequencing and personnel. Don’t worry, the Kyle Long and Charles Leno questions are coming. As long as the defense returns to form and Mitch is back latest by the Chargers and hopefully for the Saints, I expect the team to be no worse than 3-2 over the next five with the Saints and Eagles being the toughest putts, although not necessarily the two losses. I would at the moment expect them to split the Eagles and Rams games because those are the two on the road, but I can’t really pinpoint the two losses without knowing who’s playing when. Hey Hub is there any chance the Bears sign Benjamin Watson? Submitted by Midway Monster I’ve been getting this one a lot, and the answer is I seriously doubt it. He has been a great player in the

each time question was there a better call available for that look, is it possible the call was okay but the protection or blocking scheme should have been altered and did the quarterback and running back make the right decisions if it was an RPO or if the back displayed solid vision and hit the right crease? Relative to all five linemen with a particular focus on Kyle and Charles, I’d then start watching that same tape again and grade out all five guys’ technique on every single play and identify where corrections can be made and where they just haven’t been good enough physically to get the job done. We then can start talking about lineup changes or What do you think should not ,and again I promise be the first move to help im- you, the specific questions prove the performance of the are still coming. O-Line? Submitted by Scott Would Nagy ever get a fullDaggert Scott, fans can scream back and switch from zone for the heads of Kyle Long to power run? Submitted By and Charles Leno all they Matthew Jutton want, but neither is the acThey had a fullback, tual problem with the line. Michael Burton, on the rosNo, you don’t have to be ter all year last year, and in an expert analyst to watch Kansas City, Nagy had one tape and see those two of the best in the game in missing blocks or making Anthony Sherman. mistakes, and they clearly Nagy doesn’t have an have to play better or be aversion to fullbacks in his replaced by someone who offense, he’s just chosen will play better for the line not to go with one right to improve, but the first now. question the Bears have to As to the second quesanswer is: are they being tion. Nagy became a head put in a situation to suc- coach in the NFL and the ceed? 2018 Coach of the Year If this was my problem by running an offense to solve, the first thing I that includes a zone read would do is have my analytics folks put together run scheme as opposed to a tape of every run play power so it seems unlikely called so far this year, along he is going to switch and with a chart of what each I can assure you he is uncall was, what defense it likely to switch in midseawas looking at, on which son. The obvious next or plays the defense adjusted before the snap to the look third question is will he the Bears gave it and what have to make the switch in that adjustment was and schemes if he ever wants to what the line calls were at win another Coach of the Year Award? the line of scrimmage. The NFL is absolutely a I would then watch that tape a dozen times and copycat league. We know league, but Watson is 38 years old, and while the Pats are the best team in the league, their one obvious hole and real need is at tight end. If Belichick released him without a long hard look, it’s wishful thinking he’s going to come in to Chicago and be a difference maker. Beyond that, the man lives in the New England area and he has seven kids whom he does not want to be apart from and has said it would take a special situation for him to play elsewhere, while also indicating he’s not ruling out the Pats calling him again. There is no certainty he’d even be interested in coming to Chicago.

NFL stands for not for long, and there are signs all over the league this year that the strong trend toward zone-read schemes we’ve seen in recent years may be starting to switch back in places like New England, Indianapolis, San Francisco, Green Bay and others. And by the way, I’m not saying those four clubs have necessarily redone their schemes so much as they are clearly succeeding with power running games right now. Hub, since Cody Parkey signed w/Titans, was there any offset language to his Bears’ deal that gives the Bears a break on the big chunk of $$ hit to their cap for releasing him early? I am 95 percent sure on this one that the Bears get no relief at all. Because Parkey was a vested veteran when cut, his Bears contract died at that time, as opposed to a player who is claimed on waivers — which Parkey was not exposed to as a vested veteran — and the team claiming him has to honor that contract. If the player was still due guaranteed money on the original deal, the new team claiming the contract would have to pay that, providing some relief to the old team. Also while I’m not totally sure if this would be a consideration or not since there is no guaranteed money in his Titans deal, they basically signed him for the six-year veteran minimum of about $820,000 and he will only earn a prorated portion of that for the weeks he’s on the team. The $4.06 million cap hit the Bears are taking this year and $1.125 cap hit they will take next year is all from the $9 million they guaranteed Parkey.

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Strasburg takes the hill with Nats up 2-0 St. Louis ace Flaherty to start Game 3, look to get Cards on track WASHINGTON (AP) — Thanks to some superb pitching, the countdown is on to the Washington Nationals’ first World Series appearance in franchise history. Up 2-0 on the St. Louis Cardinals in the NL Championship Series after near no-hitters from Aníbal Sánchez and Max Scherzer, the Nationals turn to historically strong playoff pitcher Stephen Strasburg in Game 3 Monday with the chance to take a stranglehold. “They’re getting quick outs. They’re constantly ahead in counts,” Nationals closer Sean Doolittle said Sunday. “Those kinds of things are kind of things that, when you’re down there in the bullpen, you see that, and you feed off that energy. So when your number gets called, you basically want to do the same thing. You want to pick up where they left off and get the ball to the next guy.” Washington starting pitchers are averaging more than 6 1/3 innings in the Division Series and League

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While his staff had things covered on the field when he was out, Schneeman said his wife, Sarah, has handled everything at home. “It’s been hard, I’m not going to lie,” Schneeman said about balancing fatherhood and work. “It’s unlike anything I’ve had to do before. I’m fortunate because my wife is phenomenal. Sarah has taken care of basically everything at home on a day to day basis. I can’t be home as much as I’d like to, but it’s nice knowing Sarah has everything in place at home.” Pearson said he’s lucky to have his wife, Kristin, along with their other children Kenzie, 17, Sydney, 17, Morgan, 15, Rhett, 11, and Reece, 8. “Honestly, I’m very blessed and fortunate to have such a great support system at home,” Pearson said. “Not only with Kristin but with all the kids. They’re a huge help. They’re always willing to lend a helping hand whether it’s changing a diaper or holding him while a bottle can be made.” MAKING TMIE FOR FOOTBALL AND FAMILY Before he was a father, Schneeman admittedly could easily get wrapped up in watching film and game planning with video of opponents so readily available on his phone. “Try to compartmentalize

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Peoria Christian in the first round of the Tri-County Conference Tournament. McKenna Solomon added seven digs, six points, five kills and a pair of aces for the Lady Panthers (8-13-2), who advance to play No. 1 Marquette in the semifinals at 6 p.m. Tuesday. Henry went 2-1 in three matches Saturday. The No. 8 Lady Mallards beat Lowpoint-Washburn 19-25, 28-26, 25-15 then lost 25-13, 25-20 to Marquette before defeating Peoria Christian 25-21, 25-19 to advance to the consolation final at 5 p.m. Thursday. No. 10 DePue lost 25-12, 25-13 to No. 7 Woodland. The Lady Giants face Lowpoint-Washburn at 5

“He’s in a big spot, but I don’t think there’s any spot too big for him. We’ve had our back against the all basically all season. We’ve come back and excelled. That’s what we’re accustomed to doing.” St. Louis outfielder Dexter Fowler, on Jack Flaherty starting and the Cardinals looking to rebound Championship series, a startling reliance on Strasburg, Scherzer, Sánchez and projected Game 4 starter Patrick Corbin. That has lessened the load of a bullpen that had the next-to-highest ERA in the major leagues behind Baltimore during the regular season. It has worked so far. But manager Dave Martinez can’t guarantee he’s able to keep the same formula throughout the rest of this series and beyond. “I’m hoping that this continues, but there might become a moment where somebody goes five or six innings and we have

to do something else,” Martinez said. “When that happens, we’ll have the matchups ready for the in-game decisions.” Strasburg takes a 1.32 career postseason ERA to the mound for the first Championship Series game in the nation’s capital. The big right-hander, making the organization’s much-criticized 2012 Strasburg Shutdown look better over time, is 2-0 in the playoffs this fall. “For me, it’s trying to focus on what you can control, disregard what you cannot control,” Strasburg said. “And that really

your time the best you can,” Schneeman said about advice he’d give other coaches who become fathers. “I struggle with this too. Throughout the day, you have to make time for school, watching film and coaching and then you have to make time to be a husband and be a dad. “It’s easy to watch film and game plan and get distracted because film is so accessible, but I’ve been trying to challenge myself more to put the film away. When I’m at home, I’m focused on being the best husband and best dad that I can be.”

Schneeman said Jack has been a good luck charm for the Knights, who are ranked No. 1 in Class 2A. “He’s been to a couple games,” Schneeman said. “Well, he slept through them. He came to the Tremont game and we played really well and he came to the Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley game (when the Knights beat the twotime defending 2A state champions), so I kind of think he needs to come to every game.” Pearson looks forward to Roman spending more time around the Tigers and football as he gets older just as his other sons have. “It just becomes second nature to them,” Pearson said. “Both the (older) boys have been on the sidelines helping with water or being a ball boy. My love and passion for the game has been passed down to both boys and I don’t see that trend changing with Roman. Once he gets older and is about to start attending football functions and coming to the weight room and things like that, I think it’s going to be something he learns to love too. My boys love interacting with the high school kids and they’re really good with the boys.” Schneeman always enjoyed seeing his coaches’ children on the sidelines during his career, and is excited to make those memories with Jack. “I was coached by guys whose sons were at practice and I always thought that was neat to have that experience of being around

GROWING UP AROUND THE GAME Both Schneeman’s son, Jack, and Pearson’s son, Roman, have already spent plenty of time around football. Roman attended the Tigers’ first five games, but his presence on the Princeton sidelines from here on out depends on the weather. “If it’s not too cold, he’ll be attending games with a stocking cap on and bundled up nice and warm,” Pearson said. “He’s really been extremely good natured at every game so far. He’s not been real fussy. He sits in the stroller. Fortunately, we have an area down on the track where they can go so (Kristin) doesn’t have to hold him on her lap the entire game. That certainly helps. “It seems like there’s always somebody coming up wanting to take a look at him and visit. It’s really been a positive experience so far.”

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At Princeton Ella Massey had 79 assists and 42 digs on Saturday to lead Mendota to a 4-0 record and the title at the Princeton Tournament. The Spikers defeated Byron (25-17, 25-10), Princeton (25-10, 25-22), Reed-Custer (25-18, 25-20) and Sherrard (25-12, 2518). Jaelyn Fitzgerald put down 33 kills for MHS (16-9-1), while Jenna O’Donnell had 45 digs. Princeton finished third with wins over Sherrard (25-20, 25-21) and Byron (25-15, 25-21) and losses to

Mendota and Byron (25-15, 25-20). Katie Bates had 72 assists, 29 digs and 10 points for the Tigresses (16-11), while Kenzie Coleman contributed 35 kills, 19 digs, 11 points and five aces. Fitzgerald, Massey and Amellia Bromenschenkel were voted to the all-tournament team for MHS, while Bates made the team for PHS.

At Dixon Elaina Wamhoff had 57 assists, 23 digs, 14 points, 11 kills and four aces Saturday as St. Bede went 1-2 at the Dixon Invitational. The Lady Bruins beat

comes down to executing a game plan, taking it one pitch at a time, and just trying to make as many good pitches as possible and letting the chips fall as they may.” St. Louis batters swung and missed at 11 pitches in the opener and 21 in Game 2. The Cardinals look perplexed at the plate not long after putting up 10 runs in the first inning of their Division Series clincher against Atlanta. St. Louis totaled one run and four hits — just one for extra bases— in the first two games against Washington and is batting .070. “There’s a little bit of we could do a little better, but the other side of that is they’ve done really good,” third baseman Matt Carpenter said. “On our side we’ve got to find a way. It isn’t going to get any easier.” Cardinals manager Mike Shildt refused to reveal his Game 3 lineup until Monday. It’s possible he makes a tweak, but after analytics showed his hitters aren’t chasing the ball out of the strike zone at a higher rate, St. Louis is

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Roman Pearson, the son of Princeton football coach Ryan Pearson, is decked out in Tiger gear for a game this season. Ryan Pearson said having a strong support system at home has helped him handle the demands of coaching football and being a father. football teams — helping out and having guys to look up to,” Schneeman said. “Even though my dad wasn’t a coach, growing up some of the best memories I have are going to high school football games. I’m really excited

Galesburg (21-18, 23-21) and lost to Rock Falls (215, 21-11) and Geneseo (2220, 21-14). Reese Ludford added 21 digs and 20 kills for St. Bede (8-16-1).

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ready to stay the course without major changes. “I understand we’re in a sprint mode with being in a series like this, but also trusting your guys is pretty important,” Shildt said in the visiting clubhouse Sunday. “One play, one thing could turn this thing completely around. We believe that, and we feel comfortable and confident with how this series will go.” Teams that have taken a 2-0 lead on the road in a best-ofseven series have gone on to win 88% of the time in MLB history. The first step toward bucking those odds for St. Louis is sending 23-year-old ace Jack Flaherty to the mound in Game 3, and there’s no shortage of belief in what he can do in what should be a raucous atmosphere. “He’s in a big spot, but I don’t think there’s any spot too big for him,” St. Louis center fielder Dexter Fowler said. “We’ve had our back against the wall basically all season. We’ve come back and excelled. That’s what we’re accustomed to doing.”

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Perry also won the title at No. 3 singles. L-P graduates Karlee Arjes and Tyler Kroll won titles at No. 4 and No. 5 singles, respectively. Arjes teamed with L-P graduate Grace Filipiak to win at No. 2 doubles, while Kroll and Isabel Lueck won at No. 3 doubles. Windy was named the Region IV MVP, while IVCC coach Julie Milota was named Region IV Coach of the Year.

IVCC had the region champion in eight of nine divisions Saturday to claim the NJCAA Division III Region IV title and advance to the national tournament. La Salle-Peru gradu- CROSS COUNTRY ate Michelle Windy won the No. 1 singles title and At Fairbury paired with fellow L-P Fieldcrest placed three graduate Nena Perry to win runners in the top 25 to the crown at No. 1 doubles. place sixth among 14

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For 41 years, federal law has banned pregnancy discrimination in the workplace. But the stories tumbling out recently show it’s far from eradicated. Prompted by presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren’s claim that she was forced out of a teaching job in 1971 because she was pregnant, scores of women have shared similar experiences on social media. Police officers, academics, fast food workers, lawyers, flight attendants, administrative assistants and others say they hid pregnancies on the job or during interviews, faced demeaning comments and were demoted or even fired after revealing a pregnancy. When some raised doubts about Warren’s account — noting a 2007 interview in which she gave different reasons for leaving her job — women pushed back on Twitter and Facebook. Many say they accept Warren’s explanation that she has grown more comfortable since 2007 sharing the real reason she resigned from the school was because the principal hired someone else once Warren became visibly pregnant. “Pregnancy discrimination is real, and I believe Elizabeth Warren,” tweeted Dr. Diane Horvath, an obstetrician and gynecologist who works at Whole Woman’s Health, a clinic in Baltimore. Horvath didn’t even trust her own profession when she was interviewing for a family planning fellowship five years ago. She hid her pregnancy for 26

weeks during the application process, buying multiple suits to hide her growing belly. “It was just the worry that I was going to be seen as less reliable because I was a parent,” Horvath told The Associated Press. “There’s no good time to have a baby.” Horvath noted that she was privileged. She knew she could fall back on her medical degree if she didn’t get the fellowship. But many women aren’t so lucky. “The stakes are so much higher if people can’t get a job that will pay their rent and keep their kids from starving,” she said. Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act prohibits discrimination by employers on the basis of race, color, religion, sex or national origin. In 1978, it was amended to forbid discrimination based on pregnancy in any aspect of employment, including hiring, firing, pay and job assignments in companies with 15 or more employees. The law is still evolving; on Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court was asked to decide if it also bans discrimination based on sexual orientation and transgender status. Pregnant women have other protections on the job. Impairments from pregnancy, such as gestational diabetes, are considered disabilities covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act, and employers may have to offer accommodations for them. But complaints about harassment and other violations are common. There were 2,790 cases alleging pregnancy discrimination filed

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Federal law has banned workplace pregnancy discrimination for 41 years. Stories tumbling out recently show it’s far from eradicated. Prompted by Elizabeth Warren’s claim she was forced out of a teaching job in 1971 because she was pregnant, scores of women have shared similar stories. Many women say they hid pregnancies and were even fired after revealing a pregnancy. with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in 2018. That doesn’t include cases filed with individual states, or cases that simply aren’t filed because proving discrimination can be tricky. Employers may rescind a promised job, for example, without specifying why. “Employers have gotten much more discreet in acts of discrimination,” said Craig Barkacs, a law professor at the University of San Diego School of Business who successfully prosecuted one of the first cases of pregnancy discrimination in the U.S. in 1992. Barkacs said the problem affects women broadly — even those who aren’t pregnant. “At some psychological level, there’s a paradigm of what an efficient workplace is,” he said.

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“Women even potentially becoming pregnant disrupts that workflow.” Barkacs thinks that’s changing. More men and partners of pregnant women are taking parental leave, following high-profile examples like Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg. That could make employers less likely to penalize pregnancy as a disruption, he said. More comprehensive federal laws with tough sanctions would also help, he said. Some states require employers to provide unpaid leave and health care to women who are disabled by pregnancy, for example, but others don’t.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans are following impeachment proceedings closely and are slightly more likely to approve than disapprove of the inquiry itself. But the public is more closely split over whether President Donald Trump should be removed from office. Several polls published since House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced the start of an impeachment inquiry on Sept. 24 show a shift in views from earlier this year as the House of Representatives investigates whether Trump violated his oath of office in asking the government of Ukraine to investigate a political opponent. WHERE THINGS STAND Polls find support for impeachment has shifted significantly from earlier this year. The public is now more closely divided after earlier polls showed majority opposition to impeachment. A Fox News poll conducted last Sunday through Tuesday found 51% of Americans now say Trump should be impeached and removed from office, up from 42% who said that in July. Likewise, a Washington PostSchar School survey conducted in early October shows 58% of Americans are supportive of the decision by Congress to initiate an inquiry, including 49% who say Congress was right to begin an investigation and should also take the next step to remove Trump from office. Earlier this year, PostABC polls found less than half saying Congress should begin impeachment proceedings. And polls show that the shift was closely tied to Pelosi’s announcement of the inquiry. An early October poll from Quinnipiac University finds 45% of voters say Trump should be impeached and removed from office, up from 37% in a poll conducted immediately before that announcement. PRECEDENT Today’s presidential impeachment inquiry is only the fourth in U.S. history, and polling demonstrates different scenarios for how opinion has changed as impeachment proceedings proceeded. While opinions of President Bill Clinton and support for his removal from office moved slightly throughout 1998 and 1999, he emerged largely unscathed. According to polling by Gallup, support for Clinton’s removal reached no more than about a third of Americans throughout impeachment proceedings over Clinton’s handling of allegations of his extramarital affair with Monica Lewinsky, a White House intern. Before, during and after the impeachment process, Clinton’s job approval was much higher than that of Trump. By comparison, approval ratings for President Richard Nixon took a severe hit as the public learned more about his transgressions, according to Gallup polling. At the same time, support for impeachment steadily grew.

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John Sullivan said on RFD Radio Network. “Just go slow and cautious and give everyone enough time to get done what they need to get done.” Motorists should be mindful of the following: n Motorists should not attempt to pass the farm equipment unless it is legal and safe to do so, even if the farm operator waves the motorist around. n If traffic begins to back up behind the farm implement, the operator should look for a safe place to pull over and allow traffic to pass. n Farmers should avoid movements of farm machinery at sunrise and sunset. Visibility is

more limited during these times. n For motorists, reduce your speed immediately upon seeing a slow moving implement in front of you. You should maintain a safe driving distance and be patient. Be prepared to share the road with an oversized farm vehicle. The No. 1 goal for the harvest season is to make it a safe one and is encouraging all motorists and farmers to take the necessary safety precautions. The beauty of north central Illinois at harvest need not turn deadly. Let’s all be mindful and slow down for everyone’s sake.

California gets its political muscles in shape LOS ANGELES — Once the 2020 presidential campaign leaves the early tests in Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada and South Carolina, the political themes will be California themes, the issues will be California issues, and the David values being debated will Shribman be California NEWSPAPER values. ENTERPRISE And AFFILIATE that will be the case not only because Californians will be able to engage in early voting for their own March 3 primary on the morning of Feb. 3 — hours before Iowans trudge to precinct caucuses in church basements, town libraries, middle-school auditoriums and fraternal halls to begin the process of selecting delegates for the Democrats’ nominating convention in Milwaukee next summer. For the first time in modern history, it is one state, and that state’s preoccupations, that are the major engines of a vital presidential election. And that was on broad display in June, when all the major candidates except former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. strutted their stuff at the California Democratic Convention and a MoveOn.org conclave in San Francisco. “California issues and California sensibilities are at the heart of this election,” said Mindy Romero, the Sacramento-based director of the USC California Civic Engagement Project. “California

may be different from the rest of the nation, but our issues are the crux of the national debate. And we have a president who has fanned the idea that California values are counter to the values of the rest of the nation.” This election — occurring as the threat of the decline of the American dream collides with the persistence of California Dreaming — is a test of that notion. “A candidate with California values has an advantage in the Democratic primaries,” said Rep. Eric Swalwell, who until leaving the race in midsummer was, along with Sen. Kamala Harris, a California candidate in an election with a distinct California coloration. “People know nationwide that you have the proper values. It helps.” Like states big and small, California and its electorate are not monolithic. California, after all, spawned both the conservatism of William F. Knowland (senator, 1945-1959) and the liberalism of the Berkeley Free Speech Movement and was the birthplace of both HaightAshbury flower power and Breitbart News alt-right disruption. But California — dubbed “State of Resistance” in a new book — has voted Democratic the past eight elections and today has a discernible left-leaning profile. Its domination could only occur in an election cycle that does not have a “the-economy-stupid” theme, but where health care, immigration and trade are at center stage. Eighty years ago, in the year of the Golden Gate International Exposition celebrating the completion of the Golden Gate and Bay

Bridges, the Depression-era Federal Writers Project guide to California spoke of the state’s “metropolis of isms.” Less than a decade later, in 1946, the revered American journalist and author John Gunther opened his best-selling “Inside U.S.A.” with a survey of California, describing it as “the most spectacular and most diversified American state,” and going on to speak of a “California so ripe, golden, yeasty, churning in flux ... a world of its own.” Today the state remains golden, yeasty and churning in flux — and isms persist. But now, the result of relentless population growth and the peculiarities of the Electoral College, the state’s electoral power is greater than the critical swing states of Wisconsin, Ohio, Pennsylvania and New Hampshire — the four likely principal battlegrounds of the 2020 campaign, and where the presidency will be determined — combined. And so the evolution of California as the dominant factor in the country’s politics is almost a manifest destiny deferred, tardy in its arrival even though the state in the mid-19th century produced the first Republican presidential nominee, and then in the 20th century accounted for three Republican presidents. The state’s future orientation is best seen in its efforts to battle climate change. “The environment,” said Pat Smith, executive director of EarthShare California, a coalition of top environmental groups in the state, “is one of our fundamental values.” So much so that the state government has filed some two dozen environmental-related lawsuits

against the Trump administration and has prevailed in more than half of them. The Trump tariffs also have emerged as a primary issue in this state, a major agricultural exporter. “Our industry has always wanted open markets, and we want to see the current situation corrected,” said Richard Waycott, president of the Almond Board of California, which represents the interests of the state’s 7,300 almond growers, virtually all family farmers, and the 100 processing companies that trade, package and ship the nuts. Altogether, the almond industry supplies more than 80 percent of the world’s supply and accounts for about $4.2 billion in trade. Immigration, too, is an important issue here. “The economic fabric of California always has been based on the labor of migrants and is especially so now,” said Victor Narro, who directs the UCLA Labor Center and is a professor in the Labor and Workplace Studies Program at the university. While there is enormous overlap between what is central to California voters and what will be the principal issues in the 2020 campaign, an important part of the enhanced influence of California is the bigger role the state plays in selecting the opponent to Trump, who this year sold his Beverly Hills mansion. Next year’s primary occurs two months earlier than in 1984, when Gary Hart won the June 5 contest but Walter Mondale picked up sufficient delegates to claim the Democratic presidential nomination.

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Martin ‘Marty’ Rue

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Martin J. “Marty” Rue Sr., 73, of Peru died Oct. 10, 2019, in Heritage Health, Mendota. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Saturday in Hurst Funeral Home in La Salle with reader Joanne Snyder of First Church of Christ Scientist of Peru officiating. Burial will be at Peru City Cemetery with full military services conducted by La Salle/Oglesby Veterans Memorial Group. Visitation will be 4-7 p.m. Friday in the funeral home and Saturday from 10 a.m. until services. Martin was born April 23, 1946, in Peru to Martin J. and Elizabeth A. (Duffy) Rue. He graduated from La Salle-Peru Township High School in 1964. At L-P, he excelled in football, basketball and baseball, earning triple letters in each sport. He attended LPO for one semester before transMr. Rue ferring to Northeast Missouri State Teacher’s College in Kirksville, Mo. There he earned a full scholarship to play football. As a true freshman, he earned a spot on the varsity football team. Martin volunteered for the draft, enlisting in the U.S. Army in April 1966 and was sent to Fort Polk, La., for basic training. After basic training, Martin volunteered for Vietnam and was transferred to “Tigerland” for eight weeks of intensive jungle warfare training. In 1966, while serving with a three man “Pony” team in the First Cavalry Div., Delta Co., 2/8, he was gravely wounded. Eventually, Martin was shipped to Great Lakes Naval Hospital. At Great Lakes Hospital, he received the Purple Heart Award. After years of operations and rehab, Martin finally worked with the La Salle County Board to set up the Veteran’s Assistance Commission of La Salle County. He served as Superintendent for the commission 33 years before his health forced retirement. As a member of the La Salle AmVets Post, Martin worked many years to get the Illinois Veterans Home at La Salle established and operational. Later, his hard work and dedication led to a further extension of the home. On June 28, 1969, Martin married Sue Danner of Ladd. They had one daughter, Stephanie L. Rue. In May of 1978, Martin and Sue divorced. On April 24, 1982, Martin married Katherine A. Lurz. They had two sons, Martin Jr. and Joseph Rue. Martin enjoyed scouting, hunting, fishing, playing cards, golf, and most sports. He was a youth sports coach for boys and girls. He was a member of the Kiwanis Club of La Salle-Peru, the American Legion and it’s Forty and Eight, the Disabled American Vets, and helped organize Special Olympics for many years. In his later years, Marty cherished his conversations with his neighbor, Alyssa Stuart, while tending to his vegetable garden, and looked forward to and revered the random drop-in conversations, and flowers on Veterans Day, from Cierra Espinoza. Marty also enjoyed when his daughter-in-law, Genesis, stopped by, and when other family and friends took time to visit with him. Martin is survived by his wife, Kathy A. (Lurz) Rue of Peru; three children, Stephanie L. Rue of Oglesby, Martin J. Rue Jr. of Peru and Joseph J. (Genesis) Rue of Everett, Wash. Also surviving are one brother, Raymond J. (Norma) Rue of Granville; one nephew, Matthew G. (Nichole) Rue of Longmont, Colo.; greatniece Nora Rue of Longmont, Colo., and his beloved dog Rocky. He was preceded in death by his parents. Pallbearers will be Martin Rue Jr., Joseph Rue, Stephanie Rue, Ray Rue, Matt Rue, Michael “Koko” Hrovat and Jack Lininger. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the Illinois Veterans Home at La Salle. Online condolences may be viewed and remembrances shared at www.hurstfuneralhomes.com.

Mary (Marconi) Pattelli, 93, of Peru passed away Oct. 11, 2019, at Heritage Manor, Peru. Memorial services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday in MuellerPagani Funeral Home, La Salle, with the Rev. Thomas Otto of the La Salle Catholic Mrs. Pattelli Parishes officiating. Burial will follow at Ladd Cemetery. Visitation will be from 9:30 a.m. until the time of services Wednesday in the funeral home. She was born Aug. 25, 1926, in Cherry to John and Guiditta (Seben) Marconi. She married Steve Pattelli on Sept. 1, 1945, at Holy Trinity Church in Cherry. Mrs. Pattelli was a member of Queen of the Holy Rosary Church in La Salle and the Altar and Rosary Society. She welded at the shipyards in Seneca LST during World War II. She worked at McDonald’s. She is survived by her two daughters, Olivia (Richard) Karun of La Salle and Francene (Jim) Loger of La Salle; two grandchildren, Richard (Anna Marie) Karun and Christopher (Trish) Karun; four great-grandchildren, Hunter, Karlee, Joaquin and Steven Karun; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband; Steve on April 16, 2013; two brothers, Marco Marconi and Angelo Marconi; and three sisters, Elvira Marconi, Yolanda Marconi and Ann Bittakis. Memorials may be directed to the family. The online guestbook may be viewed and remembrances shared at www.MuellerFH.com.

Mae Mahnesmith Mae B. Mahnesmith, 102, of Kewanee died Sept. 29, 2019, in her home surrounded by her family. Mae was born Pearl Mae Bunker on May 19, 1917, in Oglesby, the daughter of Frank and Effie (Argubright) Bunker. Mae attended Oglesby grade schools and graduated from La Salle-Peru Township High School with the class of 1935. After graduation, Mae worked at Westclox in Peru. She moved to Kewanee in 1942 and worked in the office at Boss. She started an accounting and tax preparation business in 1947, fully retiring in 2012. She earned her certification to practice before the IRS. Mae was a member of First Presbyterian Church in Kewanee, serving as an elder, a clerk of the session, and auditor for the annual pledge. She was also a member of the Pilot Club of Kewanee and Independent Accountants Association in the Peoria area. In her younger years, she enjoyed hiking, playing in the woods with her friends Mae Mahnesmith along the Vermilion and Illinois rivers, and roller skating. When she was older, she loved going for rides in the car, eating out, and visiting with friends, relatives and customers. She was a loving and caring person, and friends and family were very important to her. Mae is survived by her son, Roy L. (Linda) Mahnesmith of Princeton; granddaughters, Sabrina Hostetler and Shannon (Jason) Schwarz, both of Kewanee; great-grandchildren, Nikki, Brandon and Morgan Golden, Alex Forbes, and Dallas, Brianna, Alexia and Tristan Schwarz, one soon to arrive greatgreat grandson, Samuel; and many nieces, nephews and cousins. She was preceded in death by two brothers, James (Frip), and his wife, June; William (bugger Bill) and his wife, Audrey; and her daughter, Sue Ann Hostetler. A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 19 in First Presbyterian Church in Kewanee. The Revs. Charles Cunningham and Doctor James Breed will officiate. Visitation will be at the church from 9 a.m. until the time of the service. Cremation rites have been accorded. In lieu of flowers, plant a tree in Mae’s memory or leave a memorial in her name to Alzheimer’s Association, American Cancer Society, First Presbyterian Church, or a charity of your choice. Schueneman-Tumbleson is assisting the family with arrangements. Online condolences for Mae’s family at www.schuenemantumblesonfuneralhome.com.

Louise Pienta Louise V. (Baima) Pienta, 89, of Carrollton, Ga., formerly of Peru, died Oct. 13, 2019, in Tanner Medical Center, Carrollton. Arrangements are pending at Mueller Funeral Home, Peru.

Charlotte Delhotal Charlotte C. Delhotal, 89, of Mendota died Oct. 11, 2019, in OSF St. Paul Medical Center, Mendota after a brief illness. Arrangements pending at Schwarz Funeral Home Mendota.

Serial killer’s victim portraits could help crack cold cases By The Associated Press

The FBI is hoping that dozens of portraits drawn by a California inmate will help law enforcement crack cold case homicides nationwide. Samuel Little produced detailed portraits of women he says he strangled over the course of more than three decades. Now the FBI is publicizing them in hopes friends or family members will recognize them. It’s highly unusual for law enforcement to have a serial killer draw his victims and then push them out to the public. Little has confessed to 93 slayings. The FBI declared him the most prolific serial killer in U.S. history earlier this month. FBI crime analyst Christina Palazzolo says investigators didn’t want to “upset anybody” but are “trying to bring some measure of closure.

NEWCOMERS WEIDE — Mr. and Mrs. Dimitri Weide (Catherine Rinearson) of Oglesby, girl, Oct. 7, St. Margaret’s Hospital, Spring Valley POLICE REPORTS Jacquis Biederstedt, 24, of 1705 Parklake, Morris was charged with reckless driving, speeding 35 mph over the speed limit, disobeying a traffic control device and disobeying a stop sign at 4:01 a.m. Saturday at Chartres and Edwards streets, La Salle police said.

ence at 6:34 p.m. Sunday on Route 251 north of May Road, Peru police said. Elijah Fortson, 33, of 1070 N. 14th Road, Streator was charged with driving while suspended and speeding at 6:51 p.m. Saturday on Route 18 and East 12th Road east of Streator, La Salle County Sheriff’s Office said.

Maurice Lord, 21, of 3650 W. 18th St., Chicago was charged with driving under the influence of drugs, driving in the Joyce Arredondo, 41, of wrong lane, improper lane 345 Tonti St., La Salle use, endangering the life was picked up at 7:59 or health of a child and p.m. Saturday at 345 no insurance at 1:26 a.m. Tonti St., on a parole Sunday on Route 23 at violation warrant out of North 19th Road, south Texas, La Salle police of Grand Ridge, La Salle said. She was charged County Sheriff’s Office with being a fugitive from said. justice and transferred to A passenger in Lord’s La Salle County Jail. vehicle, 23-year-old Briana Majercin of 113 W. Taytum R. Osborn, 21, of Washington St., Streator, 1515 St. Vincent Ave. Apt. was charged with ob1, La Salle was charged structing a peace officer, with domestic battery police said. after police responded to a call for a domestic Rhonda Borsch, 59, of disturbance at 9:55 p.m. Princeton charged with Saturday at her residence, failure to yield at a stop La Salle police said. Lucas intersection at 10:37 a.m. Saturday on U.S. 52 E. Brown, 28, of 1515 St. at East 2603rd Road in Vincent Ave., Apt. 1, La Mission Township, La Salle was charged with Salle County Sheriff’s criminal damage to propOffice said. erty and unlawful use of Borsch was charged a weapon after the police after a collision with a responded to a domestic vehicle driven by Michael disturbance at 9:55 p.m. Saturday at his residence, Foster of Earlville, police said. police said. Jovan J. Vasquez, 18, of 1153 11th St., La Salle and a 17-year-old Spring Valley male were charged with unlawful consumption by a minor at 2:45 a.m. Friday following an investigation in the 300 block of W. Third Street, according to Spring Valley police. During the same incident, a 16-yearold Spring Valley female was charged with no valid driver’s license, police said. ARLINGTON — David A. Arthur, 34, of 104 S. Clinton St., Arlington was charged with domestic battery at 1:17 a.m. Tuesday at his residence; and Davina C. Dabulskis, 33, of the same address was charged with domestic battery, deputies reported. Arthur had an outstanding LaSalle County warrant for failure to appear on charges of possession of a controlled substance and a Bureau County warrant for failure to appear on a charge of possession of a stolen vehicle. Dabulskis had an outstanding La Salle County warrant for failure to appear on a forgery charge, Bureau County Sheriff’s Office said. PRINCETON — Lindsey M. Paxton, 36, of 7511 2325 East St., Tiskilwa was charged with reckless driving at 7:45 a.m. Thursday at 5 S. Euclid Ave., according to Bureau County Sheriff’s Department. A vehicle driven by Stephen M. Able of 110 Wolfer Industrial Drive, Spring Valley struck a deer at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 3 at Route 29 about ¼ mile east of 3150 East Street, west of Spring Valley, according to Bureau County Sheriff’s Office. PRINCETON — A vehicle driven by Elaina G. Bickett of 719 W. Clark St., Princeton struck a deer at 9:10 p.m. Oct. 7 at 1250 North Avenue, 1/10 mile west of 1950 East Street, south of Princeton, Bureau County Sheriff’s Office reported. Jennifer V. Zolo, 38, of 10890 Esk St., Hennepin was charged with retail theft at 9:06 p.m. Friday at Walmart, Peru police said. Daniel P. Schlegel, 40, of 212 W. Fifth St., Spring Valley was charged with driving under the influ-

Sean Smith, 35, of 998 Rutland St., Marseilles was picked up at 8:25 a.m. Sunday in his residence on an original La Salle County warrant for domestic battery, La Salle County Sheriff’s Office said. Michael Rix, 41, of 1802 N. 25th Road, rural Ottawa was picked up at 10:29 a.m. Sunday in his residence on an original La Salle County warrant for felony driving while revoked, La Salle County Sheriff’s Office said. Michael P. Kasperski Sr., 38, of Hennepin was charged with driving suspended, operating an uninsured motor vehicle and no valid registration, at 11:45 a.m. Thursday on Route 71 in Hennepin Township, according to La Salle County Sheriff’s Office. Michelle Jones, 31, of 239 Pacific St., Marseilles was picked up at 10:05 a.m. Thursday at her residence on a La Salle County warrant for felony theft over $300, according to La Salle County Sheriff’s Office. Charline Gaydos, 69, of Streator was charged with passing a school bus while loading/unloading children at 3:30 p.m. Thursday at 2277 Route 23, according to La Salle County Sheriff’s Office. Bradley Seita, 19, of Leland and David Wiederhold, 40, of Oglesby were treated and released by Leland EMS after a two-vehicle accident at 4:55 p.m. Thursday at Route 23 and N.

42nd Road in Freedom Township, according to La Salle County Sheriff’s Office. Wiederhold was charged with failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident. Holly Bressner, 63, of Streator was treated and released by Grand Ridge EMS after a single-vehicle rollover accident at 5:10 p.m. Thursday at East 15th and North 18th roads in Farm Ridge Township, according to La Salle County Sheriff’s Office. Shari Chapman, 43, of Newark was charged with failure to yield one full lane or reduce speed upon approaching an emergency vehicle at 5:23 p.m. Thursday at Route 23 and North 42nd Road, according to La Salle County Sheriff’s Office. Destinee Carrillo, 20, of 903 Johnson St., Streator was picked up at 8:06 p.m. Thursday at Walmart on a La Salle County warrant for failure to appear (retail theft), Streator police said. PRINCETON — Ronald Hotchkiss, 49, of Princeton was charged with criminal trespass to property at 7:23 p.m. Tuesday in the 400 block of South Anderson Street, according to Princeton police. PRINCETON — Tiffany K, Green, 26, of Princeton was charged with operating an uninsured vehicle and Dawn M. Chasteen, 30, of Kewanee was charged with possession of a controlled substance at 10:52 p.m. Wednesday at North Main Street and Backbone Road, according to Princeton police. GRAND JURY OTTAWA — A La Salle County grand jury approved the following indictments this week: Michael Szewczyk, 54, of 728 Fourth St., La Salle (two counts of child pornography); Malinda Missel, 43, of 1250 E. Bluff St., Marseilles (aggravated battery); Stephanie Losoya, 39, of 701 Lundy St., Streator (four counts of harassment of a witness); Stevie Habbe, 33, of 300 Third St., No. 3, La Salle (driving while revoked); Travis Billups, 31, of 1716 First St., Peru (two counts of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance); Edward Pickford, 22, homeless (indecent solicitation of a child); Charles Rowe, 28, of 801½ Fifth Ave., Mendota (disorderly conduct); Joseph Adams, 37, of 901 Grant St., Apt. 82, La Salle (unlawful delivery of a controlled substance); Tyler Dennis, 24, of 418 S. Locust St., Wenona (unlawful delivery of a controlled substance); Maceo Johnston, 22, of 648 Glidden Ave., DeKalb (unlawful delivery of a controlled substance); Chelsea Hardin, 24, of 307 Main St., Sparland (unlawful possession of methamphetamine with intent to deliver); Ricky Wilson, 49, of 1025 N. Railroad St., Sandwich (driving while revoked); June Nemec, 46, of 8045 Van Emmon Road, Yorkville See GRAND JURY Page B8

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(unlawful possession of a controlled substance); Faith Navarro, 43, of 691 E. Bluff St., Marseilles (two counts of theft); Anita Humphrey, 61, of 1329 N. Lake St., Aurora (unlawful possession of a stolen motor vehicle; aggravated fleeing and eluding); Shane Farrell, 37, of 1120 Post St., Ottawa (unlawful possession of a controlled substance); Kristin Zwickey, 24, of 12585 Timber Ridge, Pleasant Prairie, Wis. (unlawful possession of a controlled substance; obstructing justice); David Grandadam, 41, of 1426 N. 30th Road, Ottawa (criminal damage to government property); Mason Corbin, 20, homeless (unlawful possession of a controlled substance).

Peru fire station open house Left: Volunteers Jessica Urbanc and Denise King keep the hot dogs hot as they serve them for visitors to the Peru Fire Department open house on Saturday. Lower Left: In addition to playing games, sliding down an inflated slide and receiving fire truck rides and safety lessons from firefighters, children who visited the fire station could win prizes while learning about fire safety at Lynn Sheedy’s Peru Public Library table (and a dollhouse for mapping escape routes). Below: Hope Antkowiak (left) of Peru heads up in the fire department’s aerial platform during the open house. PHOTOS FOR THE NEWSTRIBUNE/ DIANE SEGHERS

Ottawa to restrict Chambers Street traffic for water main work OTTAWA — Water main construction will take place Monday in the 900 block of Chambers Street between College and Willard avenues, the City of Ottawa announced Friday. The 900 block will be open to local traffic only during the work day and open to all traffic at night and on weekends. The project will take at least two weeks.

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University of Illinois Extension is seeking an Office Support Specialist full-time position with benefits in Oglesby, IL. Details at https://jobs.illinois.edu then All Positions, Off Campus, Office Support Specialist Oglesby, IL. Click on position name, then submit a completed online application AND exam request for OFFICE SUPPORT SPECIALIST Oglesby, IL Extension. Application process must be fulfilled by 11/7/19. Questions, call 815-224-0889. University of Illinois is an AA/EOE. #/EOE.

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LEGAL NOTICE OF HEARING BEFORE THE PLANNING/ZONING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF PERU, ILLINOIS Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held by the Planning/ Zoning Commission of the City of Peru, Illinois, on Wednesday, the 30th day of October, 2019, at the hour of 6:00 p.m. in the City Municipal Building, 1901 Fourth Street, Peru, Illinois, at which time and place the Planning/Zoning Commission will consider the Petition of Sidlyd Investments, LLC, an Illinois limited liability company (hereinafter “Petitioner”), seeking rezoning, waivers, and approval of the Final Plat of Subdivision of Lot 2 in CVS Pharmacy Addition, A Planned Development, to the City of Peru, IL for property generally located southeast of the intersection of Shooting Park Road and IL Route 251 in Peru, IL, containing approximately 19.11 acres, legally described as follows: Lot 2 in the Final Plat of Subdivision of CVS Pharmacy Addition, being a subdivision of part of the East Half of the Northwest Quarter of Section 16, Township 33 North, Range 1, East of the Third Principal Meridian, according to the plat thereof recorded August 1, 2014 as document number 2014-14200; SITUATED IN LASALLE COUNTY, ILLINOIS. PIN: 17-16-129-002 (“Property”) The Petitioner requests to rezone the Property to a Planned Development incorporating a B-2 Community Shopping District for Lots A through D inclusive, and incorporating an R-2 Single-Family Residential District on Lot E. Petitioner seeks simultaneous approval of the Preliminary Plat and Final Plat of the proposed Subdivision of Lot 2 In CVS Pharmacy Addition, A Planned Development, to the City of Peru, Illinois, which includes: Lot A consisting of 1.555(+/-) acres with a proposed use of a car wash, Lot B consisting of 0.499(+/-) acres to be developed as a fast food establishment, Lot C consisting of 1.035(+/-) acres to be developed as a medical office, Lot D containing 3.916(+/) acres to be developed as a fast food establishment and a coffee shop, and Lot E consisting of 11.548(+/-) acres to be developed as a residential development limited to single family residential. The Petitioner further requests the following waivers: (a) Waiver of all fees and impact fees including but not limited to, the plat review fee, the plan review fee, the construction inspection fee, water and sewer acreage fees, water and sewer front footage fees, and infrastructure construction inspection fees; (b) Waiver of the submission of subdivision improvement drawings before approval of the Plat; (c) Waiver of the requirement under the City of Peru Subdivision and Site Development Regulations Ordinance No. 3229 (“Subdivision Ordinance”) that sidewalks be constructed under Article XI, Section 11.01A; (d) Waiver of curb and gutter requirement under Section 11.03B.7 of the Subdivision Ordinance; (e) Waiver of the requirement under the Subdivision Ordinance that a Preliminary Plat be prepared and submitted for approval under Article III; (f) Waiver of the requirement that a subdivision security be obtained from the subdivider pursuant to Article XII, Section 12.02 A of the Subdivision Ordinance; (g) That a market analysis be submitted with a preliminary planned development application pursuant to Section 14.03(c)(l)k of the City of Peru Zoning Ordinance; (h) That a traffic analysis be submitted with a preliminary planned development application pursuant to Section 14.03(c)(l)l of the Zoning Ordinance; (i) That a cost and benefit analysis be submitted with a preliminary planned development application pursuant to Section 14.03(c)(l) m of the Zoning Ordinance; and (j) For such other relief as may be equitable and just. Copies of the Petition and Final Plat of Lot 2 in CVS Pharmacy Addition, a Planned Development, are available for public inspection at the Office of the Peru City Clerk during normal business hours. All persons desiring to appear and be heard with regard to said Petition may appear at the time and place specified above. Dated at Peru, Illinois, this 11th day of October, A.D., 2019. Planning/Zoning Commission of the City of Peru, Illinois By: Cary Miller Chairman (October 14, 2019)

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