EXHIBIT 24

Limited Power of Attorney

The undersigned, in his or her capacity as a director or officer, or both, as the case may be, of Valley Ridge Financial Corp., does hereby appoint RICHARD L. EDGAR and MICHAEL E. McHUGH, or either of them, his or her attorneys or attorney, with full power of substitution, to execute in his or her name an Annual Report of Valley Ridge Financial Corp. on Form 10-KSB for its fiscal year ended December 31, 2001, and any amendments to that report, and to file it with the Securities and Exchange Commission.  Each attorney shall have power and authority to do and perform in the name and on behalf of the undersigned, in any and all capacities, every act to be done in the premises as fully and to all intents and purposes as the undersigned could do in person, and the undersigned hereby ratifies and approves the acts of such attorneys.





|Dated: | 3/5, 2002 |  | /s/Paul K. Spoelman        
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|       |           |  | Paul K. Spoelman           
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Limited Power of Attorney

The undersigned, in his or her capacity as a director or officer, or both, as the case may be, of Valley Ridge Financial Corp., does hereby appoint RICHARD L. EDGAR and MICHAEL E. McHUGH, or either of them, his or her attorneys or attorney, with full power of substitution, to execute in his or her name an Annual Report of Valley Ridge Financial Corp. on Form 10-KSB for its fiscal year ended December 31, 2001, and any amendments to that report, and to file it with the Securities and Exchange Commission.  Each attorney shall have power and authority to do and perform in the name and on behalf of the undersigned, in any and all capacities, every act to be done in the premises as fully and to all intents and purposes as the undersigned could do in person, and the undersigned hereby ratifies and approves the acts of such attorneys.





|Dated: | Feb 1, 2002 |  | /s/Dennis C. Nelson        
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|       |             |  | Dennis C. Nelson           
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Limited Power of Attorney

The undersigned, in his or her capacity as a director or officer, or both, as the case may be, of Valley Ridge Financial Corp., does hereby appoint RICHARD L. EDGAR and MICHAEL E. McHUGH, or either of them, his or her attorneys or attorney, with full power of substitution, to execute in his or her name an Annual Report of Valley Ridge Financial Corp. on Form 10-KSB for its fiscal year ended December 31, 2001, and any amendments to that report, and to file it with the Securities and Exchange Commission.  Each attorney shall have power and authority to do and perform in the name and on behalf of the undersigned, in any and all capacities, every act to be done in the premises as fully and to all intents and purposes as the undersigned could do in person, and the undersigned hereby ratifies and approves the acts of such attorneys.





|Dated: | Feb. 1, 2002 |  | /s/Ben J. Landheer         
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|       |              |  | Ben J. Landheer            
|       |              |  | (please type or print name)

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Limited Power of Attorney

The undersigned, in his or her capacity as a director or officer, or both, as the case may be, of Valley Ridge Financial Corp., does hereby appoint RICHARD L. EDGAR and MICHAEL E. McHUGH, or either of them, his or her attorneys or attorney, with full power of substitution, to execute in his or her name an Annual Report of Valley Ridge Financial Corp. on Form 10-KSB for its fiscal year ended December 31, 2001, and any amendments to that report, and to file it with the Securities and Exchange Commission.  Each attorney shall have power and authority to do and perform in the name and on behalf of the undersigned, in any and all capacities, every act to be done in the premises as fully and to all intents and purposes as the undersigned could do in person, and the undersigned hereby ratifies and approves the acts of such attorneys.





|Dated: | Feb 2, 2002 |  | /s/Gary Gust               
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|       |             |  | Gary Gust                  
|       |             |  | (please type or print name)

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Limited Power of Attorney

The undersigned, in his or her capacity as a director or officer, or both, as the case may be, of Valley Ridge Financial Corp., does hereby appoint RICHARD L. EDGAR and MICHAEL E. McHUGH, or either of them, his or her attorneys or attorney, with full power of substitution, to execute in his or her name an Annual Report of Valley Ridge Financial Corp. on Form 10-KSB for its fiscal year ended December 31, 2001, and any amendments to that report, and to file it with the Securities and Exchange Commission.  Each attorney shall have power and authority to do and perform in the name and on behalf of the undersigned, in any and all capacities, every act to be done in the premises as fully and to all intents and purposes as the undersigned could do in person, and the undersigned hereby ratifies and approves the acts of such attorneys.





|Dated: | February 5, 2002 |  | /s/Ronald Hansen           
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|       |                  |  | Ronald Hansen              
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Limited Power of Attorney

The undersigned, in his or her capacity as a director or officer, or both, as the case may be, of Valley Ridge Financial Corp., does hereby appoint RICHARD L. EDGAR and MICHAEL E. McHUGH, or either of them, his or her attorneys or attorney, with full power of substitution, to execute in his or her name an Annual Report of Valley Ridge Financial Corp. on Form 10-KSB for its fiscal year ended December 31, 2001, and any amendments to that report, and to file it with the Securities and Exchange Commission.  Each attorney shall have power and authority to do and perform in the name and on behalf of the undersigned, in any and all capacities, every act to be done in the premises as fully and to all intents and purposes as the undersigned could do in person, and the undersigned hereby ratifies and approves the acts of such attorneys.





|Dated: | 2-5, 2002 |  | /s/Richard L. Edgar        
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|       |           |  | Richard L. Edgar           
|       |           |  | (please type or print name)

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Limited Power of Attorney

The undersigned, in his or her capacity as a director or officer, or both, as the case may be, of Valley Ridge Financial Corp., does hereby appoint RICHARD L. EDGAR and MICHAEL E. McHUGH, or either of them, his or her attorneys or attorney, with full power of substitution, to execute in his or her name an Annual Report of Valley Ridge Financial Corp. on Form 10-KSB for its fiscal year ended December 31, 2001, and any amendments to that report, and to file it with the Securities and Exchange Commission.  Each attorney shall have power and authority to do and perform in the name and on behalf of the undersigned, in any and all capacities, every act to be done in the premises as fully and to all intents and purposes as the undersigned could do in person, and the undersigned hereby ratifies and approves the acts of such attorneys.





|Dated: | Jan 31-2002, 2002 |  | /s/Robert C. Humphreys     
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|       |                   |  | Robert C. Humphreys        
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Limited Power of Attorney

The undersigned, in his or her capacity as a director or officer, or both, as the case may be, of Valley Ridge Financial Corp., does hereby appoint RICHARD L. EDGAR and MICHAEL E. McHUGH, or either of them, his or her attorneys or attorney, with full power of substitution, to execute in his or her name an Annual Report of Valley Ridge Financial Corp. on Form 10-KSB for its fiscal year ended December 31, 2001, and any amendments to that report, and to file it with the Securities and Exchange Commission.  Each attorney shall have power and authority to do and perform in the name and on behalf of the undersigned, in any and all capacities, every act to be done in the premises as fully and to all intents and purposes as the undersigned could do in person, and the undersigned hereby ratifies and approves the acts of such attorneys.





|Dated: | 2/6, 2002 |  | /s/Donald Swanson          
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|       |           |  | Donald Swanson             
|       |           |  | (please type or print name)

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Limited Power of Attorney

The undersigned, in his or her capacity as a director or officer, or both, as the case may be, of Valley Ridge Financial Corp., does hereby appoint RICHARD L. EDGAR and MICHAEL E. McHUGH, or either of them, his or her attorneys or attorney, with full power of substitution, to execute in his or her name an Annual Report of Valley Ridge Financial Corp. on Form 10-KSB for its fiscal year ended December 31, 2001, and any amendments to that report, and to file it with the Securities and Exchange Commission.  Each attorney shall have power and authority to do and perform in the name and on behalf of the undersigned, in any and all capacities, every act to be done in the premises as fully and to all intents and purposes as the undersigned could do in person, and the undersigned hereby ratifies and approves the acts of such attorneys.





|Dated: | 2-1, 2002 |  | /s/John Niederer           
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|       |           |  | John Niederer              
|       |           |  | (please type or print name)

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Limited Power of Attorney

The undersigned, in his or her capacity as a director or officer, or both, as the case may be, of Valley Ridge Financial Corp., does hereby appoint RICHARD L. EDGAR and MICHAEL E. McHUGH, or either of them, his or her attorneys or attorney, with full power of substitution, to execute in his or her name an Annual Report of Valley Ridge Financial Corp. on Form 10-KSB for its fiscal year ended December 31, 2001, and any amendments to that report, and to file it with the Securities and Exchange Commission.  Each attorney shall have power and authority to do and perform in the name and on behalf of the undersigned, in any and all capacities, every act to be done in the premises as fully and to all intents and purposes as the undersigned could do in person, and the undersigned hereby ratifies and approves the acts of such attorneys.





|Dated: | 2/13, 2002 |  | /s/Jerry Arends            
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|       |            |  | Jerry Arends               
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Limited Power of Attorney

The undersigned, in his or her capacity as a director or officer, or both, as the case may be, of Valley Ridge Financial Corp., does hereby appoint RICHARD L. EDGAR and MICHAEL E. McHUGH, or either of them, his or her attorneys or attorney, with full power of substitution, to execute in his or her name an Annual Report of Valley Ridge Financial Corp. on Form 10-KSB for its fiscal year ended December 31, 2001, and any amendments to that report, and to file it with the Securities and Exchange Commission.  Each attorney shall have power and authority to do and perform in the name and on behalf of the undersigned, in any and all capacities, every act to be done in the premises as fully and to all intents and purposes as the undersigned could do in person, and the undersigned hereby ratifies and approves the acts of such attorneys.





|Dated: | 2/20, 2002 |  | /s/K. Tim Bull             
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|       |            |  | K. Tim Bull                
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Limited Power of Attorney

The undersigned, in his or her capacity as a director or officer, or both, as the case may be, of Valley Ridge Financial Corp., does hereby appoint RICHARD L. EDGAR and MICHAEL E. McHUGH, or either of them, his or her attorneys or attorney, with full power of substitution, to execute in his or her name an Annual Report of Valley Ridge Financial Corp. on Form 10-KSB for its fiscal year ended December 31, 2001, and any amendments to that report, and to file it with the Securities and Exchange Commission.  Each attorney shall have power and authority to do and perform in the name and on behalf of the undersigned, in any and all capacities, every act to be done in the premises as fully and to all intents and purposes as the undersigned could do in person, and the undersigned hereby ratifies and approves the acts of such attorneys.





|Dated: | March 2, 2002 |  | /s/Michael E. McHugh       
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|       |               |  | Michael E. McHugh          
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Limited Power of Attorney

The undersigned, in his or her capacity as a director or officer, or both, as the case may be, of Valley Ridge Financial Corp., does hereby appoint RICHARD L. EDGAR and MICHAEL E. McHUGH, or either of them, his or her attorneys or attorney, with full power of substitution, to execute in his or her name an Annual Report of Valley Ridge Financial Corp. on Form 10-KSB for its fiscal year ended December 31, 2001, and any amendments to that report, and to file it with the Securities and Exchange Commission.  Each attorney shall have power and authority to do and perform in the name and on behalf of the undersigned, in any and all capacities, every act to be done in the premises as fully and to all intents and purposes as the undersigned could do in person, and the undersigned hereby ratifies and approves the acts of such attorneys.





|Dated: | Feb 11, 2002 |  | /s/Donald Van Singel       
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|       |              |  | Donald Van Singel          
|       |              |  | (please type or print name)

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