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Thursday, December 11, 2014 Vol. 9 No. 21

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Make a child happy this Christmas

Pastor Doug Kirkpatrick of the Princeton Wesleyan Church collects the last handful of toys from Logan Junior High School that students and teachers had donated to this year’s Christ-mas for Kids Toy Drive.

The time is running out to make a donation to this year’s drive. Anyone who wants to make a last donation is asked to drop off a financial contri-bution at Heartland Bank and Trust under the Christmas for Kids Toy Drive bank account.

The toys, which have been collected from all areas of the county, will be distributed to parents on Saturday, Dec. 13. Around 250 families will receive toys for their children this year.

This year’s collection was the first under the direction of the Princeton Wesleyan Church.

Kirkpatrick expressed his gratitude to all who have taken time to donate or who have stepped up to help as a volun-teer.

“I’m just blown away by the outpouring of support the community has shown us,” he said.

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The St. Lucia Festival at the Evangelical Covenant Church, 24 N. Main St. in Princeton, will be Satur-day, Dec. 13. The annual breakfast will begin at 9:30 a.m. in the vestry of the church. The Women’s Ministry of the church is sponsoring this annual event. Malena Wheeler will portray Saint Lucia. Elise Blocki, Anna Rosen-dal, Hailey Schultz and Mallory Wheeler will serve as Lucia’s attendants during the breakfast. Lim-ited tickets are available and reserved seating is required. Tickets are $8 per person and must be paid for and picked up by Dec. 12. Reservations can be made by calling Joan Eggers at 815-875-2168. A bake/craft sale will begin at 9 a.m. in the Happy Hands Preschool room and will continue after the program.

St. Bede Academy will hold its Breakfast with Santa from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, Dec. 13. The cost is $12 per person and includes the break-fast meeting Santa, make and take crafts, movies, readers and a ride on the Starved Rock Trolley. For an additional $5, Valley Photo will be taking pic-tures with Santa. This event is sponsored by the St. Bede Bedan Club. For more information or tick-ets, see any Bedan Club member or visit the St. Bede Academy Develop-ment Office.

The Bureau County Cho-rus will present “Songs of the Season,” a concert of sacred and popular holiday music, at 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 14, in the sanctuary of St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church, 416 E. Dover Road, Princeton.

The public is invited to attend this free concert. A free-will donation oppor-tunity will be provided. For further information, contact Joy E. Schertz at 815-646-4218 or Kevin Glover at 815-915-7478.

The Princeton Moose Lodge will host a bingo night at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 16. 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.

UpcomingA bluegrass, gospel and

country music jam will be from 6 to 10 p.m. Fri-day, Dec. 19, at the First Lutheran Church at 116 N. Pleasant St. in Princ-eton. Jams will continue the third Friday of each month. Players and listen-ers are welcome. Snacks and soft drinks available. For more information, call 815-875-2057.

The artists of Bucktown Center for the Arts will host a Wine Walk from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, Dec. 19, at 225 E. Second St., Davenport. Guests may purchase a hand-painted wine glass for $20 which entitles them to a tasting of five wines and light snacks. The evening will include a jewelry fashion show and music by Travis Hosette.

The Illinois Department of Natural Resources and Starved Rock State Park present holiday storytell-ing with local storyteller Bill Myers at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 28 at the Starved Rock Visitor Cen-ter’s Kaskaskia Room. This program will last one hour and is sponsored by the Starved Rock Foun-dation.

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Festival 56 wraps up season with holiday show

‘There’s a Christmas Tree in Terminal C!’ runs Dec. 12-20

PRINCETON — Festi-val 56 will wrap up its fall season with “There’s a Christmas Tree in Ter-minal C!” running Dec. 12-20.

On the 10th anniversa-ry of its first production, Festival 56 is happy to bring back its most popu-lar holiday musical writ-ten by Festival 56 Artistic Director Dexter Brigham.

“There’s a Christmas Tree in Terminal C!” is the story of four strang-ers stranded in an airport terminal on Christmas

Eve. Featuring every-one’s favorite holiday songs, including “O Holy Night,” “O Christmas Tree” and many more, this production will put you in the spirit of the season.

The show stars return-ing Festival cast mem-bers Mariah Thornton as Holly and Tayloir Pace as Ivy and newcomers Kyle Morr as Rudy and Kyle Ralston as Nick.

Evening performances of “There’s A Christmas Tree in Terminal C!” will

be at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 12-13 and 17-20, with two mat-inees at 2 p.m. Dec. 13 and 20, at the Grace Per-forming Arts Center, 316 S. Main St., Princeton..

Individual tickets cost $26 and can be pur-chased at the Festival 56 Box Office in the Grace Performing Arts Center. The Box Office is open from noon to 2 p.m. Fri-days, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Saturdays, and one hour before performanc-es. Tickets may also be purchased by phone by calling 815-879-5656 or online at www.festival56.com. Senior, student and group discounts are available.

Stage 212 will present ‘A Frozen Princess New Year’s Noon Party”

LASALLE — Stage 212 is helping young people ring in the New Year in style with “A Frozen Princess New Year’s Noon Party,” a kid friendly celebration at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Dec. 31 at the theater, 700 First St. in LaSalle.

The event will feature appearances by Anna,

Elsa, Cinderella, Jasmine and The Prince, as well as a sing-along and dance party, door prizes, meet-and-greet, photo ops and a toast and snack at the stroke of noon (and three).

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time-honored Swedish tra-dition continues with the annual St. Lucia Festival on Dec. 13 at the Evangelical Covenant Church, 24 N. Main St. in Princeton. The annual breakfast will begin at 9:30 a.m. in the vestry of the church. The Wom-en’s Ministry of the church is sponsoring this annual event.

Malena Wheeler will por-tray Saint Lucia, dressed in a long white gown tied by a simple red satin ribbon with a wreath of greenery and lighted candles on her head. Elise Blocki, Anna Rosen-dal, Hailey Schultz and Mal-lory Wheeler will serve as Lucia’s attendants during the breakfast.

The annual St. Lucia Breakfast and Festival of Light is Swedish tradition celebrated in the Cove-nant Church. The legend of St. Lucia tells how she was martyred for her faith, bringing food and light to Sweden during the winter famine. According to leg-end, Lucia was the daughter of a wealthy Sicilian fami-ly who refused a marriage, arranged by her family, to a non-Christian boy. The boy, who also came from a wealthy family was insulted by her refusal of marriage and became instrumental in Lucia’s persecution.

The crown of candles, worn by the person who

portrays Lucia symbolizes the fire used to try to burn her to death, as well as the light she carried to light her way as she ministered to the poor. The red sash is a symbol of the dagger wounds that eventually caused her death. Although she was Catholic, after the Reformation, the Luther-ans embraced her in their faith; to the people, the name Lucia means “bringer of light.” To this day, every school, city, town and choir in Sweden has a Lucia pag-eant.

The annual St. Lucia Festival has been an annu-al event at the Evangelical Covenant Church since 1975 and is a favorite Christ-mas season event of the church. The public is invited

to attend. The breakfast will be served by women of the church dressed in tradition-al Swedish costumes. The menu will include the tra-ditional egg casserole with Swedish fruit soup, breads, beverage and Christmas cookies. Entertainment this year is a ladies trio featuring Cheryl Thierry, Katie McCoy and Christina Eggers.

Limited tickets are avail-able and reserved seating is required. Tickets are $8 per person and must be paid for and picked up by Dec. 12. Reservations can be made by calling Joan Eggers at 815-875-2168.

A bake/craft sale will begin at 9 a.m. in the Happy Hands Preschool room and will continue after the pro-gram.

Photo contributedMalena Wheeler (center) will portray Lucia at the annual Lucia Breakfast at the Evangelical Covenant Church at 9:30 a.m. Dec. 13. Her attendants will be Elise Blocki (from left), Anna Rosendal, Hailey Schultz and Mallory Wheeler.

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PRINCETON — Thurs-day, Dec. 11, Friends of the Library Book Club will meet from 4 to 5 p.m. and discuss “The Mock-ingbird Next Door” by Marja Mills. Also Thurs-day, family craft night will be held from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Participants will make circle-woven friendship bracelets (Ages 6 and up. All materials supplied.).

Tuesday, Dec. 16, author Debra R. Borys will talk about how her experiences volunteering with the homeless in Chi-cago inspired her Street Stories suspense novels. Rebekah Dees-McMahon from Freedom House, Terri Reintz from the Peru PADS shelter and Steve Graham from Tiskilwa will also present information about homeless services in LaSalle and Bureau counties. The program will be from 6:30 to 8 p.m.

Thursday, Dec. 18, there will be a Candy Land-themed pajama party and story time for kids in the youth services department at the library from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.

The kids will be playing a life-sized Candy Land game.

TISKILWA — Saturday, Dec. 13, the community of Tiskilwa will be host-ing its annual Christmas Walk. The library will host Santa from 10 a.m. to noon. Kids will be able to have their picture taken with Santa and do a craft. Library hours will be from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. that day.

LADD — The Ladd Pub-lic Library will be resum-ing preschool story times in December. Programs will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesdays in the chil-dren’s department. These programs will feature a variety of activities includ-ing stories, songs, crafts and much more. Come welcome new storyteller, Anna Dempsey.

Saturday, Dec. 13, the library will host an open house in conjunction with the Ladd Christmas Walk from 3 to 7 p.m. At 3 p.m. the IVCC Theatre Department will present “Grunella, The Story Stealer.” Storyteller Tricia Kelly will entertain with Christmas stories after the theatre performance.

Those interested in the library book club may contact the library at 815-894-3254.

The library recently learned it is a recipient of a Libri Foundation book grant. The organization provides books to rural libraries by matching local funds at a 2 to 1 ratio. If the library raises $350, the foundation provides $1,050 worth of books. Walmart Distribution Cen-ter sponsored this project and donated $350. New books should be arriving in January.

OHIO — Saturday, Dec. 13, the Ohio Public Library will host its Christ-mas party at 10 a.m. Patrons will make Christ-mas decorations and treats will be served. The event is open to all ages.

The library also con-tinues to offer computer classes as part of the Eliminate the Digital Divide Grant program. If anyone is interested in computer training, stop in to the library to get signed up and into a class.

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 services. Call 815-659-3283 for information. (The fax number is the same as phone number).

PUTNAM COUNTY — The six Putnam County Public libraries will host computer classes cov-ering topics such as basic computer classes, Internet and email skills, downloading e-books and

more. Space is limited to five participants per class and registration is required. To register for a class or for more infor-mation, call your local branch library.

The first class is on basic computing skills. The classes will meet as follows: At 1 p.m. Dec. 11 at the Standard Branch Library; at 1 p.m. Dec. 12 at the Hennepin Library headquarters and at 1:30 p.m. Dec. 13 at the Gran-ville Branch Library.

The next class is on Internet skills. Classes will be at 5 p.m. Dec. 10 at the McNabb Branch Library; at 10:30 a.m. Dec. 16 at the Putnam (Condit) Library; at 5 p.m. Dec. 16 at the Magnolia Branch Library; at 1 p.m. Dec.18 at the Standard Branch Library; at 1 p.m. Dec. 19 at the Hennepin Library Headquarters and at 1:30 p.m. Dec. 20 at the Granville Branch Library.

More classes will be list-ed in next week’s edition of Illinois Valley Scene.

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 Friday. 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 Thurs-days from 4 to 5 p.m. for children in early ele-mentary school. Come to the Hennepin Library for stories and related crafts, activities, and games.

Movie Night at the Hennepin Library. Join the library for “Dolphin Tale 2,” rated PG, run time 107 minutes, at 5:30 p.m. Dec. 10. It has been several years since young Sawyer Nelson and the dedicated team at the Clearwater Marine Hospital rescued Winter. Yet their fight is not over. Winter’s surrogate mother, the very elderly dolphin Panama, has passed away, leaving Winter with-out the only pool mate she has ever known. How-ever, the loss of Panama may have even greater repercussions for Winter, who cannot be housed alone, as dolphins’ social behavior requires them to be paired with other dolphins. Time is running out to find a companion for her before the team at Clearwater loses their beloved Winter to another aquarium.

The Hennepin Book Club meets at 7 p.m. on the second Thursday of every month at the Hennepin Library head-quarters. Each month the group discusses a single title all participants have read together and selects a title for the following month. The next book club meeting will be on Dec. 11.

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. Tuesdays at 10 a.m.

The Granville Favorites Club meets at 6:30 p.m. on the second Wednes-day of every month. Each month the group meets to discuss favorite and not-so-favorite titles par-ticipants have read. The next Granville Favorites Club meeting will take place on Dec. 10.

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 – Join the library at 6 p.m. Dec. 17 at the McNabb Branch Library for an evening of art and story as they explore the Christmas Story in art. From the Annunciation through the Flight into Egypt, the story of Christ’s birth will be told through paintings by Italian and Flemish masters of the Renaissance in a short film, “The Christmas Story in Art,” from the National Gallery of Art. Following the film, prints of the fea-tured artworks will be on display and refreshments will be served.

Every Saturday at 10 a.m. the McNabb Branch Library features youth pro-gramming for children in early elementary school. December will be filled with projects that include musical instruments, wacky science experi-ments and awesome art projects.

Preschool story times are held at 11 a.m. Sat-urdays 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.

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How about some differ-ent side dishes to go along with your holiday dinners? It’s always fun to try some-thing new, and I bet your guests will be asking for the recipe!

Braised and Creamy Vidalia

Onions2 tablespoons butter3 tablespoons honey10 cups sliced Vidalia

onions (about 5 onions)1/4 cup chicken broth1/2 teaspoon salt1/8 teaspoon white

pepper1/8 teaspoon ground mace1/2 cup heavy whipping

creamIn a Dutch oven, melt

butter over medium heat, stir in honey. Add onions, broth and seasonings. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat, simmer.

Zucchini, Squash and Corn

Casserole1 1/2 pounds yellow

squash, cut into 1/4-inch thick slices

1 1/2 pounds zucchini, cut into 1/4-inch thick

slices1/4 cup butter, divided2 cups diced sweet onion2 garlic cloves, minced3 cups fresh corn kernels,

or frozen1 1/2 cups (6 ounces)

shredded white cheddar cheese

1/2 cup sour cream1/2 cup mayonnaise2 large eggs, lightly beaten2 teaspoons freshly

ground black pepper1 teaspoon table salt1 1/2 cups soft fresh

bread crumbs, divided1 cup freshly grated

Asiago cheese, dividedPreheat oven to 350°.

Bring first two ingredi-ents and water to cover to a boil in a Dutch oven over medium high heat, and boil 5 minutes or until crisp tender. Drain, gently press between paper tow-els. Melt 2 tablespoons but-ter in a skillet over medi-um high heat; add onion and sauté 10 minutes or until tender. Add garlic and sauté 2 minutes. Stir together squash, onions mixture and next 6 ingre-dients and 1/2 cup each breadcrumbs and Asiago cheese just until blended. Spoon mixture into a lightly greased 13-by-9-inch bak-ing dish. Melt remaining 2 tablespoon butter. Stir in remaining 1 cup bread-

crumbs and 1/2 cup Asiago cheese. Sprinkle over casse-role. Bake at 350° for 45 to 50 minutes or until golden brown and set. Let stand 15 minutes before serving.

Basil Corn and Tomato Bake

2 teaspoons olive oil1 medium onion,

chopped2 eggs1 10 3/4-ounce can

reduced sodium cream of celery soup, undiluted

4 cups frozen corn1 small zucchini,

chopped1 tomato, seeded and

chopped3/4 cup soft whole wheat

bread crumbs1/3 cup minced fresh

basil plus additional for topping

1/2 teaspoon salt1/2 cup shredded part-

skim mozzarella cheesePreheat oven to 350°. In

a small skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Add onion,

cook and stir until tender. In a large bowl, whisk eggs and condensed soup until blended. Stir in vegetables, bread crumbs, 1/3 cup basil, salt and onion. Trans-fer mixture to an 11-by-7-inch baking dish coated with cooking spray. Bake vegetables, uncovered, 40 to 45 minutes or until bub-bly. Top with cheese. Bake 5 to 10 minutes longer or until cheese is melted. Let stand 10 minutes before serving. Sprinkle with addi-tional fresh basil.

Smoky Cauliflower

1 large head cauliflower, broken into 1-inch florets (about 9 cups)

2 tablespoons olive oil1 teaspoon smoked

paprika3/4 teaspoon salt2 garlic cloves, minced2 tablespoons minced

fresh parsley

Place cauliflower in a bowl. Mix oil, paprika and salt. Drizzle over cauli-flower, toss to coat. Trans-fer to a 15-by-10-by-1-inch baking pan. Bake, uncov-ered, at 450° for 10 min-utes. Stir in garlic. Bake 10 to 15 minutes longer or until cauliflower is tender and lightly browned, stir-ring occasionally. Sprinkle with parsley.

If you should need to reach me, my email is judyd2313@frontier.com or you can drop a line addressed to my attention to the BCR, P.O. Box 340 Princeton, IL 61356.

This recipe was incor-rectly printed in the Dec. 4 edition of the Illinois Val-ley Scene.

Executive Sweet Tator Casserole

3 cups cooked, mashed sweet potatoes

1 cup sugar2 eggs1 teaspoon vanilla1/3 cup milk1/2 cup oleo1/3 cup flour1 cup brown sugar1/3 cup oleo1 cup pecans

Combine potatoes, sugar, eggs, vanilla, flour, milk and 1/2 cup oleo. Beat until smooth. Turn into a casse-role. Combine brown sugar and 1/3 cup oleo; mix until crumbly. Crumble mixture over potatoes. Sprinkle pecans over the top. Bake at 350° for 30 minutes.

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Name: Elizabeth Geuther.School: LaMoille High

School.Date/place of birth: Dec.

16, 1996/Dixon, Ill.Hometown: LaMoille.Family: Janice - mother;

Ronald - father; Zachary, Garrett - brothers.

Sports: Volleyball, basket-ball, and softball.

Favorite sport and why: Basketball, because I just love to play it more than the other sports.

Favorite food and where to get it: Pizza from freezer!

Likes: Scrapbooking, Hanging out with friends, sports, snowmobiling, and four-wheeling.

Dislikes: Having to repeat things three times or more!, spiders, rude people, and snakes.

Person with the greatest Influence on my athletic career (and why): All the coaches I’ve had through my high school years. They all have gave me positive influ-ence in sports.

Person with the greatest influence in my life (and

why): My mom because she is always supportive and gives me positive thoughts when I’m down.

If stranded on a deserted island, I would have my: My phone and food.

The last song I listened to: Leave the night on, by Sam Smith.

People would be surprised to know: I like to help my brothers bale hay and mow lawns.

I stay home to watch: The Hallmark movies.

When I need luck for a big game, I: make a frozen pizza and eat it!

The funniest person I’ve ever met (and why): Alissa Schrader because she can always make me laugh even if I’m not in a good mood.

What they’ll say about me at school after I graduate: Halli May my volleyball coach will miss having a tall person to put the nets up at prac-tice and to help make sure they’re at the right height.

Most embarrassing moment: I can’t think of anything right now but I bet something will

happen before the end of my senior year.

Most unforgettable moment: Being approached at the Lit-tle 10 volleyball tournament at Newark by a Kishwaukee College recruiter for volley-ball.

Ultimate sports fantasy: Play basketball in college and go to a national champi-onship with my team.

What I would like to do in life: Graduate and to go to college and get a degree in early childhood education.

Three words that best describe myself: Athletic, tall, and helpful.

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BasketballRunning Rebels Basketball

OTTAWA — Registration is now open for the Running Rebels 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. Teams from Aurora, Bloomington, Dav-enport, Ladd, Jacksonville, Joliet, LaSal-le-Peru, Lincolnway, Marseilles, Mendota, Morris, Naperville, Newark, Normal, Orland Park, Oswego, Ottawa, Pontiac, Princeton, Putnam County, Rockford, Sterling, Streator, Tinley Park, Winnebago and Yorkville have participated in Run-ning Rebels competitive events.

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 Rom-bach at 815-326-1527.

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 vari-ety of sports at the Bureau County Metro Center. The class will be held March 3-12.

Swim lessonsPRINCETON — The Princeton 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 Princeton Park

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

Fitness classesPRINCETON — The Princeton Park

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

Youth dodgeballPRINCETON — The Bureau County

Metro Center is hosting a youth dodge ball 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 recreational adult

volleyball league will be held at the Bureau County Metro Center on Sundays starting Feb. 1. Fees are $50 per team.

Soccer leaguePRINCETON — The Bureau County

Metro Center hosts an indoor youth soc-cer league through Jan. 29.

Cheer campPRINCETON — An instructional cheer

camp will be taught by former and cur-rent cheerleaders, who will combine spirit and athleticism in a learning environ-ment. The camp will be held at he Metro Center from Jan. 13-22.

IV YMCAYouth basketball

PERU — The Illinois Valley YMCA Youth Basketball will be held Saturday mornings through Dec. 21. Practices will be held Thursday evenings. Players may sign up individually or as a team.

Cost is $30 for Y members and $40 for non-members. For more information, con-tact the Y at 815-223-7904, ext. 40, or by email at moorej55ymca@yahoo.com.

Here’s a look at the upcoming area sports slate:

Thursday, Dec. 11Boys Basketball: Freshman —

Henry at PC, 6 p.m. Junior High — BVEC Tournament finals at Malden.

Girls Basketball: High school — BV at Princeton, Hall at Ottawa, LaMoille-Ohio at Hiawatha, St. Bede at Kewanee, Midland at DePue, PC at Henry, 6 p.m.

Wrestling: Princeton, PC at Fulton, 5:30 p.m.

Friday, Dec. 12Boys Basketball: High school

— Roanoke Benson at PC, BV at Amboy, DePue at Lowpoint, Newman at Princeton, Somonauk at LaMoille-Ohio, 6 p.m. Colmone Classic: Hall JV vs. Mooseheart, 6:30 p.m., Hall vs. Fieldcrest, 8 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 13Boys Basketball: High school —

Bureau Valley at Galva, 6 p.m.Girls Basketball: High school —

St. Bede at L-P, 5 p.m., BV at Galva, 6 p.m.

Wrestling: Princeton at Pontiac Invite, 9 a.m.

Monday, Dec. 15Boys Basketball: Junior high —

PC at Henry, 6 p.m. High School — PC at Hall, 6 p.m.

Girls Basketball: High school — Kewanee at PC, Hall at Marquette,

DePue at Galva, 6 p.m.

Tuesday, Dec. 16Boys Basketball: High school —

PC at Hall, 6 p.m.Girls Basketball: High school

— Fieldcrest at PC, Princeton at Midland, Indian Creek at LaMoille-Ohio, 6 p.m.

Wrestling: PC, Erie at Rockridge, 5:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Dec. 17Boys Basketball: Junior high

— PC at Grand Ridge, 5:30 p.m. High School — PC Sophomore Tournament, 5 p.m.

Thursday, Dec. 18Boys Basketball: Junior high —

Marquette at PC, 5:30 p.m.Girls Basketball: High school —

Roanoke-Bensen at PC, 6 p.m.

PRINCETON — Heart-land Bank and Trust Co. recently donated nearly $6,000 to area high schools through the Score With Heartland Bank program in support of local high school athletics Through the program, Heartland Bank donated $25 for each touchdown participating schools made at a varsity home football game during the regular and playoff sea-sons.

“We strive to find ways to reach out to our local communities and give back. Through our Score with Heartland Bank program, we are able to financially support local schools and create addi-tional excitement for each touchdown scored,” Tim Kunkel, retail support

manager said.The donations were

presented to Bureau Val-ley, Hall, LaSalle-Peru,

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