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We have a dreamThe Princeton Peace and

Justice Roundtable will host the second annual commu-nity observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 19 in the Prouty Building, 435 S. Main St. Princeton.

All are invited to attend this program honoring the legacy of American civil rights lead-er, world humanitarian and Nobel Peace Prize winner, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Appro-priate for all ages, the pro-gram will last one hour.

The gathering will include short readings from Dr. King’s speeches, songs and reflec-tions on the continuing rele-vance today of Dr. King’s phi-losophy of non-violence and racial and economic justice.

Pictured are members of the Princeton Peace and Justice Roundtable, including (front row, left to right) Mary Susan Webster, Jessica Grey, Sarah Cooper, Christine Smith and Kate Webster. In the back row (left to right) are Barry J. May-worm, Mark Horwitz, Doug Ostrom and Larry Smith.

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This WeekThe Parkinson’s Support

Group will meet at 4 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 15, at OSF Saint Luke Medical Cen-ter’s east and west confer-ence rooms. The meeting will be hosted by Brea Cinnamon, DPT.

Spring Valley poet Mary-dale Stewart will launch her new poetry collection “Let the Thunder In” at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 16, at Four and Twenty Cafe in Princeton. The evening will include a meet and greet with Stewart and readings by Stewart and friends at 7:15 p.m. The event is sponsored by the Princeton Public Library.

The Friends of the Library, Princeton Public Library, will have its Jan-uary book sale from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, Jan. 16, and from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 17. This sale gives area read-ers a chance to replenish their reading material for the winter. The Friends have been restocking the shelves and will have the entire sale room open with plenty of books to choose from.

The LaSalle County Genealogy Guild will meet at 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 17, at the Guild Library, 113 W. Glover St. George Romano, a member of the LaSalle County Genealogy Guild, will speak. He will discuss his Italian heri-tage.

The Rotary Club of Wal-nut will host Bruce McVety at 7 a.m. Saturday, Jan.

17, at the Walnut Cafe. McVety, a former police officer, cleric and present-ly the executive director of Freedom House will present a program on how to deal with angry people. The public is invited to attend.

Starved Rock will host a winter wilderness week-end at 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 17, and Sunday, Jan. 18. Starved Rock guides will hike to overlooks and canyons throughout the park. There will be live bald eagle viewing from the top of Starved Rock and, if conditions permit, see ice-falls in the canyons. Hikes leave from the Starved Rock Visitors Center.

The Princeton Moose Lodge will host a bingo night at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 20. Doors will open at 5 p.m. and sandwich-es will be available for purchase. The lodge will continue to host bingo the first and third Tuesday of each month. The lodge is at 1339 N. Euclid Ave. in Princeton. For more infor-mation, call the lodge at 815-879-5261.

The Bureau Valley Vol-unteer Hospice will host its monthly grief and loss support group at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 20 in the Chapel at Perry Memorial Hospital in Princeton. Anyone who has lost a loved one is invited to attend.

UpcomingThe Princeton Coffee-

house will host Chicago’s

“official troubadour,” Mark Dvorak, at 7:30 p.m. Satur-day, Jan. 24 at Open Prai-rie UCC, 25 E. Marion St.

Starved Rock will host an eagle watch weekend Saturday, Jan. 24, and Sunday, Jan. 25, from the top of Starved Rock. Live bird of prey shows and various family activities will take place at the Starved Rock Lodge, Illinois Water-way Visitor Center and the Starved Rock Visitor Cen-ter. For more information and the full event sched-ule, visit www.illinoisaudu-bon.org.

Twin Rivers ABATE will host its eighth annual motorcycle swap meet from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 25, at the Moose in Sterling, 2601 E. Lincoln Way. Admission is $5 and children under 12 are free. All makes and models, new and used parts, leathers and biker clothes, decor and more will be sold. Breakfast, lunch and refreshments will be available. To be a vendor o for more infor-mation, call 815-716-3588 or 815-625-4943.

The American Red Cross will hold a blood drive from 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 27, at St. Margaret’s Hospital in Spring Valley.

The Bureau County Farm Bureau will hold its 100th annual meeting Thursday, Jan. 29, at Wise Guys Bar and Grill, 2205 N. Main St., Princeton. The meet-ing will begin at 6 p.m. with dinner. The business meeting will immediately follow. At the meeting, officers as well as direc-tors will be elected for the upcoming year. For more information or to purchase a ticket, call the Bureau County Farm Bureau at 815-875-6468.

The Spirit Siberian Res-cue will return for a sled dog demo Sunday, Feb. 1, at Starved Rock. There will be seminars in the LaSalle Room. An outdoor sled dog demo will take place along the sea wall just

southeast of the Starved Rock Visitors Center.

The Princeton Moose Lodge will host a bingo night at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 3. Doors will open at 5 p.m. and sandwich-es will be available for purchase. The lodge will continue to host bingo the first and third Tuesday of each month. The lodge is at 1339 N. Euclid Ave. in Princeton. For more infor-mation, call the lodge at 815-879-5261.

Dave Peterson, a local musician, will lead an interactive drum circle fea-turing African Percussion and Native American flutes at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 15, at the Starved Rock Visitors Center. Drums will be provided.

Auction CalendarJan. 20 – Leonard and

Anita Petitjean, farmland, 10:30 a.m., sale held at 2209 N. Main St. (Wise Guys Banquet Room), Princeton, Rediger Auction Service, auctioneers.

Jan. 24 – Myrle W. Plot-ner estate, farmland, 10 a.m., sale held at Bradford Legion Hall, Bradford, Tumbleson Auction Co., auctioneers.

Jan. 27 – Don Stoner estate, tractors, trucks, equipment, miscellaneous tools and equipment, 9:30 a.m., sale held 1.5 miles east of Wyanet on Route 6, Rediger Auction Service, auctioneers.

Jan. 31 – John Sitterly (The Spoon), real estate plus equipment, 10 a.m., 541 S. Main St., Princeton, Tumbleson Auction Co., auctioneers.

Feb. 6 – Richard and Valerie Ehorn, farmland, 10 a.m., sale held 401 W. Main St. (The Shed), Wyanet, Rediger Auction Service, auctioneers.

Feb. 10 – Patricia Wam-hoff, Glenn Lovgren, Vir-ginia Becker, Trina Owens and Nicole Fischer, farm-land, 10 a.m., sale held at 308 Howard St. (LaMoille Lions Club building), LaM-oille, Rediger Auction Ser-vice, auctioneers.

Bluesman Studebaker John to perform Jan. 17

PRINCETON — The Chicago blues band, Studebaker John and the Hawks, will appear in concert at the Grace Per-forming Arts Center, 316 S. Main St., Princeton, at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 17.

Studebaker John Grimaldi grew up listen-ing to the gritty Chicago brand of the blues at the iconic Maxwell Street Market and derives his stage name both from the late ‘50s classic roadster (which he still owns) and from an early inspiration and mentor, J. B. “Hawk” Hutto.

An acknowledged mas-ter of the slide guitar and harmonica, Grimaldi began his playing career in the early ‘70s, drawing on other Chicago West Side legends such as Big Walter Horton and Hound Dog Taylor.

Recognizing that Studebaker John reaches beyond his ‘50s Chicago roots, Guitar One maga-zine has said of him, “he makes original music that is both timeless and rel-

evant.” Bruce Iglauer of Alligator Records adds, “John captures the raw grit of the classic blues musicians but pumped up to a rocking energy level.”

Studebaker John’s most recent Blind Pig record-ing, “Waiting on the Sun,” is described as “contain-ing, for the first time, slide guitar with Latin rhythms, raw blues grooves, and rock and roll with a touch of jazz.”

Tickets for the show are $15. They can be obtained online at www.festival56.com, by leaving a phone message with the box office at 815-879-5656, ext. 11, or at the Grace the night of the performance. There is no reserved seat-ing. All prior sold tickets will be honored in limiting ticket sales at the door, if necessary.

Beer and wine will be available for purchase in the Grace’s Lobby Bar.

The Grace Performing Arts Center is complete-ly accessible and ample free parking is available nearby.

Princeton Coffeehouse host Mark Dvorak Jan. 24

PRINCETON — The Princeton Coffeehouse welcomes Chicago’s “offi-cial troubadour” Mark Dvorak to its concert series at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 24 at Open Prairie UCC, 25 E. Marion St., Princeton.

“We’ve had Mark on our ‘wish list’ for some time,” said coffeehouse direc-tor Bill Benecke. “We’re thrilled to be able to bring him back to Princeton.”

“He’s the real deal,” said Bau Graves, execu-tive director of Chicago’s Old Town School of Folk Music. “Mark has made music his life and live-lihood. He’s been a top faculty member at the school for more than 25 years. His performances are elegant, rich and pow-erful.”

Dvorak has released 16 albums to date and

performed in 38 states, and in Canada, Ireland and Finland. In 2013 he published his first book of essays and poetry, “Bowling for Christmas and Other Tales from the Road.” Also in 2013 he was honored by Folk Alli-ance International with the FARM Lantern Bearer Award for his contribu-tions to folk and commu-nity music.

Dvorak plans to release three new projects in the coming months.

General admission to the concert is $12. To make a reservation or for more information, call 815-875-4555. Visit the Princeton Coffeehouse online at www.theprinc-etoncoffeehouse.com. For more information on Mark Dvorak, visit www.markdvorak.com.

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PRINCETON —Thurs-day, Jan. 15, Barry Cloyd, a singer/songwriter and historian, will give a musical performance to present “A Brief History about the Blues” from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Cloyd explores the story and song of America’s iconic roots music through a journey that begins in Africa, extends through the deep South, touching on New Orleans Voodoo and the migration north that created the legend-ary Chicago Blues sound.

Friday, Jan. 16, Friends of the Library book sale will be from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Also Fri-day, there will be a poet-ry night at the Four & Twenty Cafe from 6:30 to 7 p.m. A reception and book-signing for Mary-dale Stewart’s new col-lection of poems, “Let the Thunder in.” At 7 p.m. there will be readings by Marydale and friends. At 7:45 p.m. there will be open mic reading.

Saturday, Jan. 17, Friends of the Library book sale will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Monday, Jan. 19, the library will be closed for Martin Luther King’s Birthday.

Tuesday, Jan. 20, there will be a talk about pro-gram at 6:30 p.m. The Citizens Utility Board (CUB) can help you save money. CUB staffers will speak to consum-ers about a wide variety of utility issues. Come to this free community meeting for resources and get the facts. CUB is a non-profit consum-er group created by the state legislature to fight for the rights of utility consumers throughout Illinois.

Thursday, Jan. 22, former Tiskilwa residents and author Tom Schwer-brock will talk about his new book, “A Joker and Four Aces” at 6:30 p.m.

SPRING VALLEY — The Richard A. Mautino Memorial Library Board meets the second Tues-day of every month at 8 a.m. in the library. The following is a list of the meeting dates for 2015: Feb. 10; March 10; April 14; May 12; June 9; July 14; Aug. 11; Sept. 8; Oct. 13; Nov. 10 and Dec. 8.

TISKILWA — The library has had several

donations made recently, so stop in and check out the new books, DVDs and audios the library has acquired. Donations are always accepted in good usable condition.

LADD — The Ladd Pub-lic Library has resumed preschool story times. Programs are held at 10 a.m. Tuesdays in the children’s depart-ment. Programs feature a variety of activities including stories, songs, crafts and much more. The theme for the Jan. 20 story time pro-gram will be hot cocoa.

Patrons who haven’t tried the library’s eBook programs yet should stop in and speak with Amy.

The library offers eBooks through the OMNI consortium and also e-Read Illinois.

OHIO — The Ohio Pub-lic Library is offering free technology courses. Some of the upcoming topics of classes include: Windows 7/8 basic functions, Mic-rosoft Office basics, tablet basics, Internet safety and resume writing. To get signed up, stop by the library.

BUREAU — The Leep-ertown Township Public Library is open Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 2 to 6 p.m., Thurs-day from 5 to 7 p.m. and on Saturday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The library has computers for patron usage, as well as copier, scanning and fax ser-vices. Call 815-659-3283 for information. (The fax number is the same as phone number).

PERU — The Peru Public Library is offering basic instruction on using a computer, email or the Internet. During twice a month sessions, patrons can schedule times to learn computer basics.

Tuesdays with Comput-ers is every first and third Tuesdays from January to April, between 10 and 11 a.m. Call to schedule a session; walk-ins welcome as space allows.

MAGNOLIA – Magnolia Branch Library will have homework hour on Tues-day and Thursday nights

from 4 to 5 p.m. through-out the school year. Chil-dren have the opportunity to have their completed homework checked or seek help understanding homework in progress. The library provides mate-rials and equipment for help with school home-work and projects.

HENNEPIN – Preschool story times are every Tuesday at 2 p.m. and at 10:30 a.m. on Fridays. Join the library for stories, crafts, games and more. This program is ideal for children ages 3, 4, and 5 years of age.

After-school activities take place most Thursdays from 4 to 5 p.m. for chil-dren in early elementary school. Come to the Hen-nepin Library for stories and related crafts, activi-ties and games.

The Hennepin Book Club meets at 7 p.m. on the second Thursday of every month at the Hennepin Library headquar-ters. The group

discusses a single title all participants have read together and selects a title for the following month.

Mark the calendar for movie night at the Henne-pin Library at 6 p.m. Jan. 22. The library will show, “Earth to Echo,” rated PG; running time is 91 min-utes. The movie revolves around a trio of boys who begin receiving a strange series of signals on their phones before discover-ing a small alien who has become stranded and needs help to find his way home. This journey, full of wonder and adventure, is their story and their secret.

GRANVILLE– Join the library for stories and crafts. The preschool pro-gram is ideal for children ages 3, 4 and 5 years old. The more, the merrier – bring friends. Tuesday mornings at 10 a.m.

The Granville Favorites Club meets at 6:30 p.m. on the second Wednesday of every month at 6:30 p.m.. Each month the group meets to discuss favorite and not-so-favorite titles participants have read.

Join the library on Thursday mornings at 10 a.m. for stories and songs. This program is ideal for little ones under 3 years of age.

MCNABB – Every Sat-urday at 10 a.m. the McNabb Branch Library features youth program-ming for children in early elementary school. Pre-school story times are held at 11 a.m. Saturdays and are ideal for children ages 3, 4, and 5 years old with adult participation. Enjoy stories, and make a small craft to take home.

It’s never too early to foster a love for learning

(StatePoint) It may be too soon to start think-ing about sending your baby off to kindergarten, but kids are never too young to develop a love of learning. The way you play with them during the early years can enrich their development sub-stantially, say early child-hood experts.

“Brain development is never more rapid than in the first few years, so these formative experi-ences during infancy and preschool are extremely important,” says Dr. Lise Eliot, an early childhood development expert and member of the Expert Panel at VTech, a leader in age-appropriate and developmental stage-based electronic learning products for children.

Certain games and toys can truly engage chil-dren, giving them a head start in learning. Wheth-er your child is an infant or preschooler, there are many ways to encourage growth and development through playtime.

LanguageChildren use words to

express themselves, but also to learn about the people and world around them. Reading helps build their vocabulary, so read to your children daily until they can on their own.

Also, consider toys like the Lil’ Speller Phonics Station, which features fun sounds, melodies and animations that reinforce vocabulary and encour-ages interactive learn-ing. With help from the

toy’s Spelling Bee feature, kids can learn to spell more than 200 common three-letter words.

MathMath can be fun, espe-

cially if the foundation is set early. Help kids learn to count while identify-ing objects. For example, “how many doggies are in the park today?”

New toys, such as the Chomp & Count Dino from VTech, can also help kids get excit-ed about math. Play in food or counting mode and the dino responds with sounds and phrases, introducing colors, num-bers and shapes. Kids can answer the dino’s ques-tions by feeding a specific food or number of piec-es to show what they’ve learned.

MusicMusic can stimulate a

baby even before they’re born, so be sure to con-tinue the exposure to help form a well-round-ed education. Baby and toddler music lessons can improve verbal skills, motor skills and increase confidence.

For an at-home alterna-

tive, consider the Grow-Along Music Center, which lets children pre-tend to be musicians. As they sing into the micro-phone, five colorful lights correspond to children’s voices, or they can play with wacky voice-chang-ing and amplifying effects. Rock out with three instrument buttons that play guitar, drum and saxophone sounds.

Get movingPhysical activity is

a key building block to coordination and motor skills, and hones brain pathways for smooth, purposeful movement. If little ones are too young to play catch, simply sit on the floor facing each other and roll a ball back and forth. For infants, soft building blocks and other toys can encourage motor development.

You can also encourage movement with toys like the Sit-to-Stand Smart Cruiser, which transforms from a floor play toy with detachable steering wheel activity panel to a ride-on toy. It features driv-ing, learning and music modes that introduce ani-mals, opposites and first words.

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That’s a fact, JackFun facts about the

world• The main crops

in Italy are wheat, corn, rice, grapes and olives.

• Mt. Etna is in Italy.• There are a lot of

fishing ports on the coast of Italy.

• Myna is a bird that can talk and mimic other birds and humans. This bird is often a pet.

LOL jokes

What do you get when you cross a snowman and a vampire?

Frost bite.

Knock knock.Who’s there?Who.Who who?Sorry to disturb you,

Mister Owl.

Why was Tigger looking in the toilet?

He was looking for Pooh.

What did the boy octo-pus ask the girl octopus?

Can I hold your hand, hand, hand, hand, hand, hand, hand, hand?

What do you call a slow skier?

Slope poke.

Send your jokes to Logan at coolkidscorner@outlook.com. Make sure you include your name, your hometown and how old we are, so we can let readers know who submit-ted the joke.

Jumble mumbleCan you unscramble these words?

What’s in the kitchen? Unscramble these words to find something in your kitch-en. Don’t cheat because I put the answers down below. Just put your hand over the answers, and then when you’re finished, you can check to see how good you did.

1. nopos _______________________2. doof ________________________3. lmik ________________________4. kins ________________________

5. veost _______________________6. otp _________________________7. nap _________________________8. ltape ________________________

Meet the author

Hi! My name is Logan Serpette. I am in charge of the new Cool Kids’ Corner featuring jokes, facts, puz-zles and more.

In my free time when I’m not working, I usually build Legos or play electronics. I like many sports, except for volleyball.

I have a little sister named Lexi and a big sis-ter, Mandy. I also have a cousin named Emerson that is like a brother to me. I am in fourth grade.

I hope you like the Cool Kids’ Corner. Celebrate being a kid!

We the peopleLearn about

famous people

Mark TwainMark Twain’s real name is

Samuel Langhorne Clemens. He was born Nov. 30, 1835, when a comet called Halley’s Comet appeared. It appears every 76 years or so.

He was born two months early and was not expected to survive. Instead, three of his six brothers and sisters didn’t make it through childhood.

When he was a small child, he moved to Hannibal, Mo. He didn’t pay attention in school, but he was good at spelling and reading. He and his friends had a lot of fun sneaking away to an island to fish, swim and smoke corncob pipes.

When he was 11, his dad died, so he had to work as a reporter to make money for the family.

As he became an adult, he was a busy man. He was a steamboat pilot, a gold miner and a newspaper reporter for several different places. One of his remaining brothers died because the boilers blew up on a ship named Pennsylvania.

He started writing columns, and they were funny. On Feb. 3, 1863, he decided to write under the name of Mark Twain for his stories. He traveled around the world and gave famous lectures.

He was America’s great-est storyteller and writer. You might recognize him as the author of “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” and “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.” “The Adventures of Tom Saw-yer” was based on his life in Hannibal. In that book, Tom Sawyer went in a cave and met the bad guy. In real life, Mark Twain went in the cave and explored it. Many people he knew in his town were turned into characters in his book.

Mark Twain always said he came in with Halley’s Comet, and he would go out with Hal-ley’s Comet. On April 20, 1910, Halley’s Comet passed by, and he died.

Here’s one of Mark Twain’s famous quotes: “When I was younger, I could remember anything whether it happened or not.”

Make sure you read his books!

Yum yum recipesChocolate covered fruit

1 pint strawberries5 bananas, each cut in four chunks3 oranges, peeled and separated into segments1/2 cup chocolate chips1 teaspoon shorteningRinse and dry strawberries. Melt chocolate chips

and shortening in saucepan on low. Keep stirring as it melts. Dip half of each fruit piece into chocolate mix-ture. Place on cookie sheet lined with wax paper. Put in refrigerator for about 30 minutes until chocolate sets. Enjoy.

Remember: Anytime you use the stove or anything sharp, you have to have an adult help you. Do you have a favorite recipe? Send it to me at coolkidscorner@outlook.com.

* The answers are 1. spoon, 2. food, 3. milk, 4. sink, 5. stove, 6. pot, 7. pan and 8. plate.

Want to see your name in the paper?

Submit a joke, fact, poem or story

Hey, Kids!Do you have something you want to see in

the newspaper? Email your jokes and other items to me at coolkidscorner@outlook.com. I can’t wait to see your drawings, read your jokes and other fun stuff kids will like.

This joke was given to me by Lexi Serpette of Henry:

Knock knock.Who’s there?Boo.Boo who?Why are you crying? It’s just a joke.

Artwork by Greg Wallace

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I like to have a breakfast casserole on weekends, or they’re great if you have company in for breakfast. It’s so easy to stick in the oven and let it bake while you visit or prepare the rest of the meal. We had a wonderful casserole for our New Year’s Day Brunch this year. You make it the night before and then just pop it in the oven in the morning.

Holiday Brunch Casserole4 cups frozen shredded hash brown

potatoes, thawed1 pound bulk pork sausage, cooked and

drained1/2 pound bacon strips, cooked and

crumbled1 medium green pepper, chopped1 green onion, chopped2 cups (8 ounces) shredded cheddar

cheese, divided4 eggs3 cups 2% milk1 cup reduced fat biscuit/baking mix

(Bisquick)1/2 teaspoon salt

In a large bowl, combine potatoes, sausage, bacon, green pepper and green onion; stir in 1 cup cheddar cheese. Trans-fer to a greased 13-by-9-inch baking dish. In another bowl, whisk eggs, milk, baking mix and salt until blended. Pour over top. Sprinkle with remaining cheese. Refriger-ate, covered, overnight. Preheat, oven to 375°. Remove casserole from refrigerator while oven heats. Bake, uncovered, 30 to 35 minutes or until a knife inserted near the center comes out clean. Let stand 10 minutes before cutting. This is very good with sour cream and diced tomatoes on top. Serve with some biscuits. Wonderful.

Sunrise Breakfast Casserole

2 12-ounce packages Johnsonville breakfast sausage links

9 eggs3 cups milk1 1/2 teaspoons ground mustard1 teaspoon salt1/2 teaspoon pepper1 30-ounce package frozen shredded

hash browns, thawed2 cups (8 ounces) shredded four-cheese

Mexican blend cheese1/2 cup diced red bell pepper1/3 cup thinly sliced green onionsSalsa or picante sauce (optional)

Arrange sausage on an ungreased 15-by-10-inch baking pan. Bake at 375° for 15 to 20 minutes, turning links once or until sausage is cooked through and lightly browned. Drain. Allow to cool slightly. Slice sausage into 1/4-inch coins. In a large bowl, whisk eggs, milk and seasonings. Add sausage, hash browns, cheese, bell pepper and onions. Pour into a greased 13-by-9-inch baking dish. Cover and refrigerate overnight. Remove from refrigerator 30 minutes before bak-ing. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 65 to70 minutes or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Let stand 10 minutes before serving. Serve with salsa or picante sauce.

Cheesy Hash Brown Breakfast Casserole

8 frozen hash brown patties6 eggs2 cups milk1 cup sour cream1 teaspoon garlic powder1 teaspoon ground mustard1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper6 slices bacon, crisply cooked and

crumbled2 cups (8 ounces) shredded cheddar

cheese, divided3 green onions, thinly sliced

Place hash brown patties in single layer in a 13-by-9-inch baking dish, sprayed with no stick cooking spray. Bake in pre-heated 450° oven for 20 minutes or until browned, turning hash brown patties after 10 minutes. Remove from oven. Let stand 5 minutes. Reduce oven tempera-ture to 350°. Beat eggs in large bowl with wire whisk. Add milk, sour cream, garlic powder, mustard and pepper, mix well. Stir in bacon, 1 1/2 cups of the cheese and onions. Pour over hash brown patties. Sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup cheese. Bake 40 to 50 minutes or until center is set and edges are golden brown.

Scrambled Egg Hash Brown Cups

1 20-ounce package refrigerated Southwest style shredded hash brown potatoes

6 eggs1/2 cup 2% milk1/8 teaspoon salt1 tablespoon butter10 thick slicked bacon strips, cooked

and crumbled1 1/4 cups (5 ounces) shredded Cheddar

Jack cheese, dividedPreheat oven to 400°. Divide pota-

toes among 12 greased muffins cups. Press onto bottom and up sides to form cups. Bake 18 to 20 minutes or until light golden brown. Meanwhile, in a bowl, whisk eggs, milk and salt. In a large non-stick skillet, heat butter over medium heat. Pour in egg mixture, cook and stir until eggs are thickened and no liquid egg remaining. Stir in bacon and 3/4 cup cheese. Spoon into cups, top with remaining 1/2 cup cheese. Bake 3 to 5 minutes or until cheese is melted. Cool 5 minutes before removing from pan. Serve with sour cream, ketchup sliced green onion or Sriracha. What ever you choose for toppings.

I even like these casseroles for an eve-ning meal. If you need to reach me, my email is judyd2313@frontier.com or you can drop a line to my attention to the BCR, P.O. Box 340, Princeton, IL 61356.

Cooking shortcutsKeep these food items in the refrigera-

tor and pantry for fast meal prep:• Pre-cooked beef roast, roasted whole

chicken, fried chicken pieces and smoked salmon (slice and use for fajitas, soups, salads, sandwiches and casseroles)

• Canned salmon, clams, tuna, shrimp and oysters (use in jambalaya, casse-roles, fried rice and appetizer recipes)

• Frozen meatballs, chicken nuggets, fish fillets, minute steaks and pre-formed hamburger patties (meat and freezer aisles)

• Skinless, boneless chicken breasts

and thinly cut beef and pork for stir-fried (meat aisle)

• Betty Crocker Complete Meals, including Chicken & Buttermilk Biscuits, Chicken Fettuccine Alfredo, Ham & Au Gratin Potatoes, Homestyle Dumplings & Chicken and Stroganoff (bake in the oven, skillet or microwave)

• Pre-assembled vegetable and meat kabobs (in the meat aisle)

• Pre-cooked shrimp (seafood case)• Thick-sliced deli ham, turkey and

roast beef (deli aisle)

Tips for families to get healthy this year(StatePoint) New Year’s

resolutions often focus on personal improve-ment. This year experts are encouraging entire fami-lies to consider making a pledge to adopt a healthier and more active lifestyle.

Parents have more potential than anybody else to influence their chil-dren’s behavior — includ-ing their eating habits — according to a study by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. In fact, parents outrank sports celebrities as the people most chil-dren would most like to be, according to the survey.

“You are the most influ-ential role model in your child’s life,” says Kim Lar-son, registered dietitian nutritionist and Academy spokesperson. “Modeling healthy eating behaviors encourages children to adopt and choose healthy behaviors that will benefit them for a lifetime.”

Setting realistic goalsSmall steps add up,

and Larson recommends making healthy lifestyle changes that are realistic and easy to stick with for the long-haul. Try adopt-ing healthy changes for the entire family, such as:

• Make sure your kids know they are part of the team and that health and fitness are a family affair.

• Encourage children to help plan meals -- from developing the menu to shopping to preparing and

serving the meal.• Serve regular, balanced

meals and snacks with a variety of nutrient-rich foods.

• Eat breakfast daily.• Enjoy family dinner

together each night or as often as possible.

• At each meal, fill half your plate with fruits and vegetables.

• Make at least half of the grains you eat whole grains.

• Get active. Incorporate physical activity where you can in your day, whether taking a family walk after dinner or hitting the gym. Remember, children and teens should get at least 60 minutes of physical activity per day, and adults should get two and a half hours per week.

Focus on overall health, not weight alone

According to the experts, good nutrition, health, and fitness fun should be the focus of your family’s goals, not calorie counting, food restriction or working out.

“You don’t want your kids to think that a healthy lifestyle is only about how much they weigh,” Lar-son says. “Concentrate on delicious nutrition and fun physical activities,” says Larson.

For a personalized plan tailored to your lifestyle, food preferences and the unique needs of your fam-ily, consider consulting a registered dietitian nutri-tionist. You can find one in your area at www.EatRight.org.

This New Year, you can get the whole family together by committing to a healthier lifestyle as a team.

JudyDyke

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Name: Annie Miller

Home-town: Gran-ville.

Family: Parents, Fort and Julie Miller; sister, Ally-son Miller.

Sports: Volleyball, basketball, softball.

Favorite sport and why: Volleyball and softball, because I’ve been playing them for so long.

Favorite food and where to get it: Fet-tuccine Alfredo.

Likes: Food, family, friends, my phone, my puppies.

Dislikes: Spiders.Person with the greatest influence

on my athletic career (and why): My grandpa. He always supported me and came to all my games. He loved being there.

Person with the greatest influence in my life (and why): My parents. I am so grateful to have such a wonderful family.

If stranded on a deserted island, I would have to have my: Boat.

The last song I listened to was: “Chandelier.”

People would be surprised to know: I can do the wave on my stomach.

I stay home to watch: “Criminal Minds.”

When I need luck for a big game I: Talk to my friends and family.

The funniest person I’ve ever met (and why): My uncle, he is so carefree and he always can make me laugh.

Most unforgettable moment: Last year’s Spirit Week.

What I would like to do in life: I would like to play either volleyball or softball in college and then get married and have a family.

Three words that describe me: Deter-mined, driven, quiet.

Senior spotlightAnnie Miller (Putnam County)

Here’s a look at the upcoming area sporting events:

Thursday, Jan. 15Boys basketball: Junior high

- PC 7th/8th at Little Tri-Coun-ty Tournament (Lowpoint -Washburn). PC 7th at Little Tri-County Tournament (Field-crest). Princeton Logan at SRC Tournament (Mendota).

Girls basketball: High school - Amboy at BV, Hall at Kewanee, Princeton at New-man, L-O at Serena, Henry at DePue, 6 p.m.

Volleyball: Junior high - PC vs. JFK, 4 p.m., Dimmick at PCA, 6 p.m.

Friday, Jan. 16Boys basketball: High school

- Peoria Christian at DePue, Hall at Princeton, HBR at L-O, St. Bede at Amboy, 6 p.m. PC at Lowpoint Washburn, 6 p.m. Junior high - PC 7th/8th at Little Tri-County Tournament (Lowpoint-Washburn). PC 7th at Little Tri-County Tournament (Fieldcrest).

Wrestling: Princeton, Rock-ridge at Kewane, 5:30 p.m.

Saturday, Jan 17Boys basketball: Freshman

- PC at Eureka Tournament. Junior high - PC 7th at Little Tri-County Tournament (Field-crest).

Girls basketball: High school – DePue vs. Peoria Christian at Tri-County Tournament, noon (Marquette); St. Bede at Byron MLK Tournament, tba.

Volleyball: Junior high - Coates Invitational at Logan, 9 a.m.

Wrestling: PC/Hall at Kewanee Invitational, 9 a.m., Princeton at Rockford Lutheran (quad), 10 a.m.

Monday, Jan. 19Boys basketball: High school

– Peoria Christian at PC, 6 p.m.

Girls basketball: High school – DePue, PC at Tri-County

IVS photo/Ken SchroederPC senior Annie Miller says the person with the greatest influence on her athletic career was her grandpa, because “he always supported me and came to all my games. He loved being there.”Ticket Page 7

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BasketballYMCA Youth LeaguePERU — A youth basketball

league will start up at the Illinois Valley YMCA on Saturday, Jan. 17, running through Feb. 22. Practices will be held Thursdays at the YMCA.

The fee is $30 for members and $40 for non-members.

Junior Tigresses camp

PRINCETON — Two weeks remain for the Princeton High School girls’ basketball program Winter Junior Basketball Camp. The camp is open to all girls from grades 2-8.

The next session will he be held Sunday, Jan. 18 from 2 to 3:30 p.m. at Prouty Gymna-sium. The final session will be held Sunday, Jan. 25 from 1 to 2:30 p.m.

For more information, call head coach Kevin Hieronymus at 815-872-9400.

Running Rebels Basketball

OTTAWA — Registration is now open for the Running Reb-els third annual Winter Boys

Basketball League which starts in January. There will also be three competitive tournaments (Jan. 3, March 7, March 27).

Rebels events are open to feeder teams, school teams and travel teams. To register your team(s), visit http://www.runningrebelsbasketball.com/team-registration-form.html. Entry into one of these events will be confirmed upon receipt of team entry fee.

For more information, call Eric Rombach at 815-326-1527.

MiscellaneousCoaches clinic

MANLIUS — The Bureau County Track and Cross Country Coaches Clinic will be held Feb. 7 at Bureau Valley High School. Clinic cost is $70 if mailed by Jan. 28 and $95 after or at the door. Registration will start at 8:15 a.m. with the first speakers beginning at 9 a.m.

Speakers include Bureau Val-ley’s own Jeff Ohlson (weights), Tony Holler of Plainfield North, son of former Princeton High coach Don Holler, and Tyler Gaumer, son of former Prince-ton Max Gaumer.

For more Information, con-tact BV coach Dale Donner at

309-895-2037 or daledonner@yahoo.com or visit www.bureau-valleytrack.net.

Soccer AcademyPRINCETON — The Princeton

Soccer Academy, formerly Illi-nois Valley United Soccer Club, is underway with practices held Monday evenings at Princeton Logan Junior High School. The Academy is for ages 8 and older. For more information, visit the academy’s Facebook page.

Hockey lessonsSPRING VALLEY — Hockey

lessons will be given at Echo Bluff Park located on Route 29 between Spring Valley and DePue on Thursdays from 6 to 7 p.m.

For more information, contact Jan Martin at 815-447-2115 or via email at echobluffpark@gmail.com.

At the MetYouth basketball

PRINCETON — The Princeton Park District youth basketball league for Grades 1-6 will start back up on Saturday mornings from Feb. 14 through March 21. Emphasis will be on teamwork

and sportsmanship. To sign up, call the Metro Center at 815-872-0840.

Sports of all sportsPRINCETON — Eleni Leigh,

a former British soccer camp instructor, will teach children ages 3-8 on how to play a variety of sports at the Bureau County Metro Center. The class will be held March 3-12.

Swim lessonsPRINCETON — The Prince-

ton Park District will offer swim lessons for all ages and levels at the Bureau County Metro Center.

Weight trainingPRINCETON — Beginning

adult weight training is available at the Bureau County Metro Center. Call the Met at 815-872-0840 for more information.

Karate lessonsPRINCETON — The Princ-

eton Park District is offering karate lessons for all ages at the Bureau County Metro Center. Lessons will be taught on Mon-days and Thursdays. Call the Met at 815-872-0840 for more information.

Fitness classesPRINCETON — The Princeton

Park District offers a variety of water and land fitness and spin classes. Call the Met at 815-872-0840 for more information.

Youth dodgeballPRINCETON — The Bureau

County Metro Center is hosting a youth dodgeball league for Grades 1-6 on Fridays from Jan. 23-Feb. 27. The fee is $15.

Call the Met at 815-872-0840 for more information for all park district programs.

Adult volleyballPRINCETON — A recreation-

al adult volleyball league will be held at the Bureau County Metro Center on Sundays start-ing Feb. 1. Fees are $50 per team.

Soccer leaguePRINCETON — The Bureau

County Metro Center hosts an indoor youth soccer league through Jan. 29.

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The Perfect StormThe Bureau Valley South eighth-grade boys basketball team went undefeated in both seventh- and eight-grade seasons, capped off with this year’s BVEC championship win over sister school BVN. Team members include (front row, from left) cheerleaders: Madison Mares, Hannah Williams, Preslie Pond, and Becca Bitting; (second row) Robert Aukes, Jace Rediger, Gage Aber, Tyler Gustafson, Kale Barnett, Matt Kruger, Seton Younggren, and Saige Barnett (manager); and (back row) Ethan Ainley, Blake Delgado, Thom-as Gosch, Trevor Griffen, Tate Glenn, and Nate Paup-Caudill Coaches: Frank Gebeck, Dave Mussche, Meghan Mussche, and Adam Frank-lin. Not pictured are cheerleaders Madisen Thomas and Emma Muss-che.

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nament; St. Bede at Byron MLK Tournament, tba; BV at Hall, Princeton at Amboy, 6 p.m.; LaMoil-le-Ohio at LTC Tournament, tba.

Tuesday, Jan. 20Boys basketball: Junior

high – PC at Northlawn, 4:15 p.m. High school - BV at St. Bede, Newman at Hall, Kewanee at Princeton, LaMoille-Ohio at Newark, 6 p.m.

Girls basketball: High school – St. Bede at Byron MLK Tournament, tba.

Volleyball: Junior high – Roanoke-Benson at PC, 4 p.m., Henry at Logan, 4:15 p.m., PCA at Deer Park, 6 p.m.

Wednesday. Jan. 21Girls basketball: High

school – BV at Newman, 6 p.m.

Wrestling: Seneca at Hal-PC, 5:30 p.m.

Thursday, Jan. 22Boys basketball: Freshman

– Princeville at PC, 6 p.m.Girls basketball: High

school – DePue, PC at Tri-County Tournament; BV at Kewanee, Amboy at Hall, St. Bede at PHS, 6 p.m.

Volleyball: Junior high - Mendota Northbrook at Logan, 4:30 p.m.

Wrestling: Princeton at L-P, 6 p.m.

Friday, Jan. 23Boys basketball: High

school - Amboy at BV, DePue at Marquette, Hall at Kewanee, Princeton at New-man, 6 p.m.

Saturday, Jan. 24Boys basketball: Fresh-

man – PC at Eureka Tour-nament. Junior high – PC at regionals.

Girls basketball: Rockford Christian Life (varsity only), 2:30 p.m., Eureka at PC, 6 p.m.

Volleyball: Junior high - Lady Puma Classic, 9 a.m.

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