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Ballot question; money saver Council supports choice, not Settlement money to help repay change in form of government bonds early, save $3.8 million city’s form of government.

While the commissioners fully support citizens’ right to vote on the issue, they don’t necessarily support the potential change. A mayor-appointed task force had recommended the ballot question.

Commissioners Dennis Considine and Colleen Brechon said they opposed the change to establish a city manager.

BY MATT MENCARINI mmencarini@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 529

DIXON – The Dixon City Council might not support a switch to the city manager form of government, but it wants to give citizens that option.

At a special meeting Wednesday, the council unanimously approved an ordinance to place a referendum on the November 2014 general election ballot so that voters can choose the

BY MATT MENCARINI mmencarini@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 529

DIXON – The city will save nearly $4 million under an agreement with Midland States Bank, which has agreed to allow an early payoff of three bonds.

The bonds were issued in 2008, 2010 and 2011 and, under the bond arrangements, couldn’t be paid off any sooner than 2018, 2020 and 2021, respectively, Finance Director Paula Meyer said Wednesday.

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But after Meyer and Commissioner Dave Blackburn met a few weeks ago with Jeffrey Lovett, the bank’s regional market president, the bank agreed to let the city pay off the bonds now, saving about $3.87 million in interest. The bank had no obligation to allow the early payment, Meyer said, but the city approached the bank because officials believed taxpayers deserved to have the city try.

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ILLINOIS | GAY MARRIAGE

Few civil unions so far in Sauk Valley Local lawmakers split on same-sex marriage

BY DAVID GIULIANI dgiuliani@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 525

Two years ago, the Illinois Legislature approved civil unions, which granted the rights of marriage – but not the right to marry – to straight and gay couples.

Since that time, Whiteside and Lee counties have each recorded 10 civil unions.

On Tuesday, the Illinois House passed a Senate bill to allow same-sex marriage, which Gov. Pat Quinn is expected to sign.

The bill would take effect in June.

Barb Schwamberger, founder of Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays Sauk Valley, was surprised with the number of civil unions in the Sauk Valley, saying she thought it would be higher.

She said some gay couples in the area

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Gov. Pat Quinn speaks to reporters Wednesday in Springfield. With the Legislature’s blessing, proponents of gay marriage in Illinois now turn to implementation. Quinn must sign the bill, but has until it takes effect July 1. have gone to other states to get married.

Most people around here accept those relationships, she said, but some fear the

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consequences if they go public.

“People are afraid. People can be hateful,” Schwamberger said. “Sometimes we’re not totally aware of that because it’s underground.”

She knows a prominent couple in the community who are reluctant to reveal their relationship publicly.

In the Legislature, local lawmakers voted along party lines.

The two Democrats representing Whiteside County, Sen. Mike Jacobs of East Moline and Rep. Mike Smiddy of Hillsdale, supported the bill, while the two Dixon Republicans, Sen. Tim Bivins and Rep. Tom Demmer, voted against it.

Demmer said his office received thousands of messages – in the form of emails, letters and phone calls – about the issue, most opposing gay marriage. The majority of messages came from inside his district, he said.

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ROCK FALLS – The embattled head of Coloma Township broke down in tears during an interview Wednesday and took the blame for the township’s financial reporting problems.

“It’s all on me,” Supervisor Debra Burke said in an interview at her township office.

This admission followed two Sauk Valley Media stories that reported the township’s failure to file reports with the state and in the newspaper. When the township finally got around to publishing reports, they included many wrong figures.

On Tuesday, Burke, who has been supervisor since 1981, sent an email to township trustees blaming cemetery manager Mary Bowman for sending information to the newspaper about problems in the financial reports.

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“I want to thank the task force, with due respect, for everything they’ve done,� Considine said. “And I don’t want anyone to misconstrue the fact that I’m voting to put this on the ballot, that I’m any way in favor of changing the form of the Dixon city government.�

Brechon said she believed the city manager form of government gives too much control to a single person. “It’s my strong belief in the voter process, which is why I’m willing to put my name behind this ordinance,� she said. “I’m of the belief we need a [city] administrator but not a [city] manager. I think that too much control will be in the hand of one person, which we’ve already had a bit of experience with. And I just don’t like that idea anymore.�

The governmental task force, which was appointed by Mayor Jim Burke and approved by the City Council to determine the best form of government for Dixon, released its formal recommendation in August in a document

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copied to the mayor and each commissioner.

The task force, which studied various forms of city government beginning in May, was established after the Rita Crundwell scandal.

The task force recommended that the City Council let citizens decide which form of government was best by asking this question on the November 2014 ballot: “Shall the city of Dixon adopt the managerial form of municipal government?� “I don’t really have a firm position on it,� Burke said. “I really don’t.�

The mayor said he’s “fine

with however it goes� and thinks Dixon residents will be taking a good, long look at both options during the next 12 months.

He added that he thought it might be a good idea to have some presentations to inform residents about both options.

Commissioner Jeff Kuhn also said he’s not sure where he stands on the decision, and wants to give David Nord a year to prove himself and to see how that role fits with the city government.

Nord is expected to be hired by the City Council as Dixon’s first city administrator during a special meeting Nov. 12.

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“I think the definition of marriage is between one woman and one man,�

Demmer said.

He said he and others would continue to work to ensure that religious objections are respected.

Bivins said he feared the Legislature would water down religious protections in the bill over time.

As for consequences to the public, Bivins said, they remain to be seen. “Before you tear down the fence, you’d better ask why it was put there in the first place,� he said. “The majority [in the Legislature] redefined marriage, which hasn’t been done in thousands of years.�

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GOP hopeful concedes point McKinley says his tax statement was misleading

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Last week, a Republican candidate for state representative accused Democratic incumbent Mike Smiddy of plotting to raise income taxes on 85 percent of Illinois families.

Jeff McKinley, who plans to run in March’s GOP primary, even issued a news release to that effect.

On Tuesday, he stood by his release. A day later, however, he conceded it was misleading.

Everyone involved agrees that Smiddy, a Hillsdale Democrat whose disMike trict includes Smiddy Whiteside County, has co-sponsored a bill that would put a constitutional amendment on next November’s ballot to allow a graduated income tax in Illinois.

Under such a system, tax rates would rise progressively with higher incomes. Illinois is one of only a few states with a flat tax rate.

In last week’s news release, McKinley referred to a study by the Illinois Policy Institute, a Chi-

cago-based conservative think tank, which found that a graduated tax plan would raise Jeff rates on 85 McKinley percent of the state’s families.

But Smiddy said he had never signed on to any specific plan for graduated tax rates. On Wednesday, McKinley acknowledged that fact, saying the 85 percent figure was misleading.

“I will concede that he may not have a specific plan that he has publicly backed,” McKinley said.

“It defies common logic if they are not going to be ultimately in support of imposing a pretty sig-

nificant tax regime. This is not going to decrease taxes. The whole purpose is to increase revenue.”

In this economic climate, he said, no one should pay more taxes.

Another Republican candidate is Jim Wozniak. Both men are assistant state’s attorneys in Rock Island County.

Wozniak said Tuesday he knew of no specific graduated tax plan that Smiddy supported.

Smiddy said Wednesday that there would be enough time for debate next year when he knows who his opponent is.

The race in the 71st District might be one of only a few that are competitive next year.

THOMSON

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WASHINGTON – Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., spoke about the Thomson prison during a Senate committee meeting Wednesday.

“The opening of Thomson prison is going to create good-paying jobs for people living in Iowa and my home state of Illinois,” Durbin said. “It is going to lessen the overcrowding in the prison system and provide critical beds that are necessary for the protection of the men and women who work so hard for the Fed-

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U. S. Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill. (center), Gov. Pat Quinn and Thomson Mayor Jerry “Duke” Hebeler (right) announce the sale of the Thomson Correctional Center to the U.S. government for $165 million during a news conference Oct. 22, 2012, outside the Thomson Village Hall. Durbin spoke about the Thomson prison during a Senate committee meeting Wednesday. eral Bureau of Prisons.”

Charles Samuels, director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons, told the commit-

tee that his agency is “looking forward to be able to fully activate the Thomson facility,” which is in Carroll

County along the Mississippi River.

He said the bureau desperately needs the prison beds because of overcrowding at high-security facilities.

The state built the 1,600cell, maximum-security prison a decade ago, then decided it couldn’t afford to run it. It had been looking for a buyer for years. The federal government bought it last fall.

The prison is expected to bring 1,100 jobs and $200 million in annual economic impact to the area.

The full activation of Thomson prison is expected to take 2 years at a cost of $25 million in fiscal year 2014 for upgrades and renovations and $168 million in fiscal year 2015 for equipment and staffing.

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ROCK FALLS – A Rock Falls man was in serious condition in a Rockford hospital on Wednesday after being injured in a Tuesday car crash on the west side of Sterling.

Michael Locey, 59, was driving west on West LeFevre Road just before 2 p.m Tuesday when Theodore K. Lamm, 73, driving south on Lynn Boulevard failed to stop at the intersection, hitting

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Pedestrian struck by car undergoes surgery

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DIXON – The condition of a pedestrian struck by a car Tuesday on Galena Avenue was not available Wednesday because the man was in surgery.

Frederick Rogers, 42, of Dixon, was walking east across Galena near Family Video just before 6 p.m.

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by a southbound car driven by Sharon Wagner of Dixon, police said.

At the time, Dixon Police Lt. Brad Sibley said, Rogers’ injuries seemed to be “pretty significant.”

Rogers was flown to a Rockford hospital before being taken to OSF Saint Francis Medical Center in Peoria.

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Locey’s car and pushing it into a tree at the corner of the intersection, police said.

Sterling Police Officer Jake Reul said that before police arrived, a passerby used a fire extinguisher on Lamm’s car when he saw smoke.

Locey was taken to CGH Medical Center before being transported to OSF Saint Anthony Hospital in Rockford.

Lamm was issued a ticket for failure to yield at a stop sign. Both cars were towed from the scene.

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OBITUARIES Marilyn Miller-Smith PROPHETSTOWN – Marilyn Miller-Smith, 78, of 5260 Bishop Road, Prophetstown, died Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013, at her home.

Marilyn was born June 29, 1935, in Geneseo, the daughter of Ernest Samuel and Leora Mabel (Klobes) Miller.

She was educated at Geneseo grade schools, and was a 1953 graduate of Geneseo High School.

She married Leon R. Franck on Feb. 14, 1956, in Geneseo. She married Wayne P. Smith on April 2, 1983, in Woodridge.

He preceded her in death Nov. 4, 2001.

Marilyn worked in the floral business for more than 40 years, most recently at Lacy’s Amazing Vase Too in Prophetstown. She was a member of Prophetstown United Methodist Church, and served in various volunteer roles for the church’s ministry.

Survivors include one daughter, Sherilyn (Tim) Murphy of Minooka; one son, Scott (Lisa) Franck of Houston; one stepdaughter, Susan (Shawn) Foltz of Prophetstown; two stepsons, Dan Smith of Media, Pa., and Tim Smith of Tiffin, Iowa;

14 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; one sister, Carol Quell of East Peoria; one brother, Kenneth Miller, and one sister-in-law, Lora Lea Miller, both of Geneseo; and her friend and companion, Loren Huizenga of Prophetstown.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Wayne Smith; one son, Kevin Franck; one grandson, A.J. Serpas; and three brothers, Ronald Miller and two in infancy.

Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday at Bosma-Gibson Funeral Home, 320 Lafayette St., Prophetstown. The funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Prophetstown United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Cheri Stewart, pastor, officiating. Interment will be at Riverside Cemetery in Prophetstown.

Memorials have been established to Pat’s Table, Prophetstown United Methodist Church, and the University of Iowa Hospital Cancer Research Department.

Visit www.bosmagibson.com to send condolences.

Sandra L. Foster DIXON – Sandra L. Foster, 70, of Dixon, died Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013, at CGH Medical Center in Sterling.

McDonald Funeral Home in Rock Falls is handling arrangements.

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Dorothy M. Moews PROPHETSTOWN – Dorothy M. Moews, 92, of Prophets Riverview Good Samaritan Center in Prophetstown, died Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013, at the center.

She worked alongside her husband at Moews Electric in Prophetstown.

Dorothy was born March 12, 1921, in Delavan, the daughter of Elmer and Frances (Curtis) Varney.

She married Howard R. Moews on Dec. 15, 1942, in Yorktown. He preceded her in death March 25, 1985. She was a member of First Lutheran Church in Prophetstown.

Survivors include one son, Douglas (Peggy) Moews of Brookfield, Wis.; one daughter, Sandra (Kelly) Little of Champaign;

one grandaughter; two great-grandsons; and one brother, Curtis (Ramona) Varney of Sterling.

She also was preceded in death by one sister, Doris Varney.

Visitation will be from noon to 2 p.m.

Saturday and the funeral at 2 p.m. Saturday at First Lutheran Church in Prophetstown, with the Rev. Greg Olson, pastor, officiating. Interment will be at Riverside Cemetery in Prophetstown. BosmaGibson Funeral Home in Prophetstown is handling arrangements.

Memorials have been established to Prophets Riverview Good Samaritan Center.

Visit www.bosmagibson. com to send condolences.

Irene S. Broderick WALNUT – Irene S. Broderick, 92, of Walnut, died Monday, Nov. 4, 2013, at Walnut Manor.

Mihm-Jones Funeral Home in Amboy is handling arrangements.

Linda Priegel ELIZABETH – Linda Priegel, 55, of Elizabeth, died Monday, Nov. 4, 2013, at her home.

Law-Jones Funeral Home in Elizabeth is handling arrangements.

DIXON – Stephen Bernard Saathoff, 67, of Dixon, went to be with our Lord and Savior on Sunday, Nov. 3, 2013, at his home. He was the president of Franklin Grove Bank, a position he held for 38 years before retiring in July 2013.

Stephen was born May 27, 1946, in Chatsworth, the son of Bernard Frederick and Josephine (Durkes) Saathoff. He graduated from Chatsworth High School in Chatsworth in 1964, and graduated from Millikin University in Decatur in 1968. Steve was the platoon leader of the 2nd Platoon, Company C, 3rd Battalion, 503rd Infantry, 173rd Airborne Brigade. He served in the Central Highlands in South Vietnam and was the recipient of the Silver Star and Purple Heart during combat operations in Vietnam. He married Mildred “Millie�

Maly on July 24, 1971, in Clarendon Hills.

He was a member of First Presbyterian Church of Dixon, SAE

stepdaughter, Kathleen (Greg Gaie) Knutson of Homewood; two brothers, John (Jody) Beer of Waterford, Wis., and Richard (Lynn) Beer of Canton, Ga.; and six grandchildren, Kaitlin Hermes Booker, Ryan Hermes, Kyle Beer, Kaden Beer, Malcolm Knutson-Gaie, and Dexter Knutson-Gaie.

He was preceded in death by his parents; and a brother, Gerald Beer.

Visitation will be from 3 to 6 p.m. Friday at Schilling Funeral Home in Sterling. The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at First Presbyterian Church in Sterling, with the Rev. Christina Berry, pastor, officiating. Burial will be at Riverside Cemetery in Sterling.

A memorial has been established to First Presbyterian Church and the cardiac unit at CGH Medical Center.

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Derald D. ‘Derry’ Beer STERLING – Derald D. “Derry� Beer, 80, of Sterling, died Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013, at CGH Medical Center in Sterling.

He was a sales representative for General Electric in Morrison for 25 years, retiring in 1993.

Derald was born Aug. 20, 1933, in Roanoke, the son of Roy and Rose (Aeschleman) Beer.

He married Marjorie Radtke on Nov. 25, 1989, in Madison, Wis. Derry was a member of First Presbyterian Church in Sterling, where he was ordained as an elder and deacon. He also was a member of Sterling American Legion Post 296 and a former member of Rock River Country Club. He volunteered extensively in the community. Derry will be greatly missed by his Wednesday afternoon golf group.

Survivors include his wife, Marjorie, daughter, Rebekah (Mark) Hermes, and son, Jeffrey (Stacey) Beer, all of Sterling;

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Survivors include his wife of Dixon; one daughter, Becky Saathoff; one son, Stephen Benjamin (Christine) Saathoff; and two grandchildren, Courtney and Tyler Saathoff. Steve will continue to live in the hearts of those who loved him.

A memorial visitation will be from 2 to 8 p.m., with the family present from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m., Sunday at PrestonSchilling Funeral Home in Dixon. A service to celebrate Steve’s life will be at 11 a.m. Monday at First Presbyterian Church in Dixon.

In lieu of flowers, please make memorial donations to Dixon Food Pantry or the Wounded Warrior Project.

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Janice E. Boelkens MILLEDGEVILLE – Janice Eileen Boelkens, 67, of Milledgeville, died Monday, Nov. 4, 2013, with her husband at her side, at Eagle Point Nursing Home in Clinton, Iowa. She worked at Goodwill in Sterling, and was a caregiver and companion for many residents in the Carroll County area.

She was born Oct. 5, 1946, in Morrison, the daughter of Edward E. and Marian G. (VanderEide) Newendyke. She married Donald J. Boelkens on March 7, 1969, in Fulton.

Jan was a former member of First Reformed Church in Fulton and a member of Faith Reformed Church in Lanark.

Survivors include her husband; two brothers, Elwyn (Iola) Newendyke of New Boston, Mo., and LaVerne Newendyke of Morrison; three sistersin-law, Joyce (Randy) Stenback of German Valley, Janet Winters of Milledgeville, and Jane (Dana) Miller of Mount Carroll; three brothersin-law, Delbert (Doro-

thy) Boelkens of Forreston, David (Jan) Boelkens of Lanark, and Stanley Boelkens of Milledgeville; two aunts, Evelyn (Floyd) Perkins and Jessie VanderEide; one uncle, Carl (Wilma) VanderEide; and many cousins, nieces, and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents; and her mother-in-law and father-in-law, Clarence and Bertha Boelkens.

Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Sunday at Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home in Fulton. The funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at Spring Valley Reformed Church in Fulton, with the Rev. Herb Bollman, pastor of Faith Reformed Church in Lanark, officiating. Interment will be at Cottonwood Cemetery in Morrison.

Memorials have been established to Faith Reformed Church in Lanark and Unity Christian Schools in Fulton.

Visit www.bosmarenkes.com to send condolences.

Walfred E. ‘Wally’ Berg MORRISON – Walfred E. “Wally� Berg, 77, of Mercy Living Center South in Clinton, Iowa, formerly of Morrison, died Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013, at the center.

He was a locomotive engineer for the former Chicago and Northwestern Railroad for 31 years.

Wally was born March 5, 1936, in Oak Park, the son of Ernest W. and Mildred F.(Wittrock) Berg.

He married Jean Gilman on Nov. 23, 1958, in Rockford.

Survivors include his wife; two sons, Douglas Berg of Weatherford, Texas, and Kenneth Berg

of Clinton; and one granddaughter.

He was preceded in death by his parents.

Visitation will be from 12:30 to 2 p.m. Saturday and the funeral at 2 p.m. Saturday at Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home in Morrison, with the Rev. Dalmus Meeks, pastor of Harvest Time Bible Church in Rock Falls, officiating.

Interment will be at Pine Grove Cemetery in Clinton.

A memorial has been established to Harvest Time Bible Church.

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In an interview Wednesday morning, Burke said she felt â&#x20AC;&#x153;betrayedâ&#x20AC;? by Bowman and agreed everything in the township is public information.

Last week, she told Sauk Valley Media that she had hoped to get financial reports to the state comptroller by Oct. 31. Asked about that Wednesday, Burke started shaking and then broke down into tears while sitting at a table in the township meeting room. Two employees worked nearby.

Burke said the recent news coverage had humiliated her, so she went away for a few days, which is why she didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t submit the reports last week. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m trying to be accurate,â&#x20AC;? said Burke, who also is Colomaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s treasurer. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not good at math.â&#x20AC;?

Statewide, Burke has been recognized for her expertise in providing general assistance to the poor, which is one of the major functions of townships. She has taught classes on the subject.

Burke upset with cemetery manager Last month, Sauk Valley Media reported that Coloma was the only government entity in Whiteside County that hadnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t turned in its financial report to the state comptroller. Of the 21 other townships, all but one are smaller.

In 2012, Whiteside County withheld more than $400,000 in property

tax revenue from Coloma because the township hadnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t published its financial statements in the newspaper.

In a recent interview, Burke said the problems happened, in part, because she had been dealing with health problems, including three major surgeries.

On Tuesday, though, the supervisor sent an email to the townshipâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s trustees, Peggy McFadden, Gene Jacoby and Mary Ann Richardson, lashing out at Bowman, the cemetery manager.

She accused Bowman of sending Sauk Valley Media a copy of Colomaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s last four financial statements, which had been published in the newspaper.

Bowman acknowledged she had, saying she had the right to do so. Bowman said she had long been concerned with the townshipâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s finances because she found wrong numbers in the reports.

Those annual statements have included the same numbers for some expense and revenue line items year after year. Burke admitted last month the statements contained errors.

took over the cemetery in 2005.

In Wednesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s interview, Burke said she wrote the email because she wanted the trustees â&#x20AC;&#x153;to know what I know.â&#x20AC;?

Asked whether it was wrong for Bowman to speak with others about township problems, Burke would say only that she felt betrayed.

Trustee McFadden described the finances as a mess. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We need to start over,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;After we get things in order, then we should go back and check all the other stuff. Right now, we donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know what the numbers are.â&#x20AC;?

Trustees Jacoby and Richardson couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be reached for comment.

Jacoby has been a trustee for more than 35 years.

As for her future with the township, Bowman doubted Burke would fire her. And if Burke did, Bowman said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I would find out what my rights are.â&#x20AC;?

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Lovett knew what the city was going to ask before he ever sat down with Meyer and Blackburn. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When I read the newspapers and saw the settlement, I assumed they were discussing ways to rebuild some captial and reduce the debt,â&#x20AC;? Lovett said.

Instead of holding to the original agreement, or negotiating, Lovett said he agreed to let the city pay off the bonds, and that it was an â&#x20AC;&#x153;easy decision,â&#x20AC;? adding that Midland States Bank is a community bank and wants to be a part of the Dixon community in the good times and the bad.

Sauk Valley Bank also had about $1 million of the bond amount and also agreed to let the city pay it back early, Lovett said.

The city will pay off the bonds with funds received in a lawsuit settlement in the matter of former Comptroller Rita Crundwell, Meyer said. Crundwell is serving a term of nearly 20 years in federal prison for stealing more than $53 million from the city over two decades.

The balance on the bonds at the end of October was $12,316,000, Meyer said, adding that the total repayment would have been $16,184,610.

Meyer and Blackburn didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t expect the bank to agree to an early payoff, but were hoping for a chance to negotiate, Meyer said.

The agreement was, in a sense, a gift to the city, Lovett said, adding that not only does the bank have offices in Dixon, but employees who live in the city.

Paying off that external debt was a â&#x20AC;&#x153;must,â&#x20AC;? Meyer had said when talking about use of $40 million the city will receive from the settlement. On Monday, the Dixon City Council approved the allocation of $8,678,083 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; of the $14 million the city has received so far â&#x20AC;&#x201C; to pay interfund loans, which is money it had borrowed from its own operating funds.

The city should receive the remainder of the $40 million by Thanksgiving and have proceeds from the sale of Crundwellâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s property by the end of the year, Meyer said Monday.

If Midland hadnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t agreed to the early payoff, Meyer said, she had another plan to save the city some money.

Meyer had planned to put about $14.5 million from the settlement in U.S. Treasury bonds, an investment she expected would have yielded more than $1.6 million.

The agreement with Midland States Bank will allow the city to save more than twice what Meyer had hoped to realize from the investment.

Trustees: Finances a mess In an interview, Bowman said she told township officials about the problems she had seen in the finances. She said she was particularly concerned with the cemeteryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s perpetuity account, which must be kept intact for the cemeteryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s future maintenance.

Bowman became manager in 1993 and was kept on when the township

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Right-to-work query prompts artful dodging Three GOPâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ers wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t tell their views on issue

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Comparison invites questions Candidate thinks GOP intimidated by the Madigans Republican attorney general candidate Paul Schimpf last week gave a brief talk at a luncheon sponsored by the Sangamon County Republican Network.

Schimpf, a former lawyer in the Marine Corps, had this to say about the formidable challenge of taking on Democratic incumbent Attorney General Lisa Madigan. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Once youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve helped out with the prosecution of Saddam Hussein, the proverbial ace of spades, the Madigan family just doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t look quite so intimidating,â&#x20AC;? he said.

Yikes. A statement like that sort of invites follow-up questions from the news media, including one asking whether the comment was a little over the top. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s over the top,â&#x20AC;? Schimpf said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think the Republican Party is intimidated by the Madigan family. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not suggesting the Madigan family is corrupt.

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by GateHouse News Service.

Contact him at doug. finke@sj-r. com.

Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not demonizing Lisa Madigan.â&#x20AC;?

Schimpf was also asked whether he was comparing the Madigan family to the notorious Iraqi dictator. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m comparing them to Saddam Paul Hussein,â&#x20AC;?

Schimpf he said.

Candidate â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Madifor the gans have Republican the Illinois nomination for Illinois Republiattorney can Party general buffaloed.

Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve dealt with weightier matters than a statewide election in Illinois.â&#x20AC;?

Just to be clear, Schimpf did not prosecute Hussein himself. That was left up to the Iraqis. However, he said he did advise the prosecution team on strategy and other tech-

niques for effectively pressing their case. He said he also rehearsed the prosecutors on presentation prior to key moments in the trial.

"USY WEBSITE A while ago, Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka launched a website called The Ledger that contains a bunch of financial information about state government.

She said the site has had 2.5 million hits since it was launched in March.

Care to guess what part of the site has proved most popular? Topinka said itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the part that lists public worker salaries. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It has been viewed on every continent except Antarctica. And weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re working on penguins just to see if we can get that in order to make it universal,â&#x20AC;? Topinka said on the widespread popularity of The Ledger website.

!LL IN GOOD FUN There was a story out of Virginia last week about the Virginia Executive Mansion. Apparently a tradition there is for an outgoing governor to play a trick â&#x20AC;&#x201C; in good fun, of course â&#x20AC;&#x201C; on the incom-

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ing governor, according to a story in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.

It quoted Gov. Bob McDonnell, who said that when he moved into the mansion, cell phones would start ringing in the middle of the night. It turned out his predecessor, Timothy Kaine, had hidden some phones in the walls and other locations in the mansion. It took people a couple of days to track down the phones and determine they were Kaineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s parting trick.

Kaineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s predecessor, the story said, left a cardboard cutout of himself in the shower as his trick.

You may ask whether Illinois has a similar tradition.

We donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know, because no one seems to live in the Executive Mansion anymore.

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Letters need to ease up on abortion issue SHARON McLANE Grand Detour

I speak for myself and other readers who agree with Richard Geigerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s letter [â&#x20AC;&#x153;Letter writer would impose views on others,â&#x20AC;?

The Readerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Voice, Oct. 29] expressing a view many of us share regarding Mr. Beckerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s continual efforts to â&#x20AC;&#x153;impose his own religious beliefs on everyone else.â&#x20AC;?

Great letter, on all points, Mr. Geiger.

I apologize to friends

and family who agree with Mr. Beckerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s opinion on abortion. My wish is only that this sensitive subject not be brought up time and again in letters to the editor.

It serves only to create ill feelings in those of us who happen to â&#x20AC;&#x153;believeâ&#x20AC;? differently. We try not to impose our opinions on you as consistently as Mr. Beckerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s opinion appears before us.

I want to reference a letter I wrote 4 years ago on July 14, 2009. Since then, I have stayed silent â&#x20AC;&#x201C; but my opinion remains unchanged. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I wish that people would stop telling us

how we should feel about abortion. I wish the Telegraph could refuse to publish any opinion on this controversial subject. I am tired of hearing about it, reading about it, having it appear in the letters constantly as if this is something readers are interested in reading over and over again. We arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t.

There will always be two sides to the question.

And, most assuredly, the answer will not be found in any letters to the editor. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My belief in humanity assures me that no one is pro-abortion. But, honestly, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not interested in how anyone else feels.

I have an opinion of my

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Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

What do you think?

Do you agree with this letter?

Do you disagree with this letter?

Let us know. Write your own letter to the editor and send it to: letters@saukvalley. com own that Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m perfectly capable of forming all by myself. I wish others of you would keep your opinions to yourself. But, I understand that this is America, and our Constitution uniquely guarantees us the freedom of speech to denounce freedom of choice.â&#x20AC;?

SPRINGFIELD â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Usually, professional politicians view taking a position on an issue as a means to getting elected â&#x20AC;&#x201C; not a reason to get elected.

In other words, they ask themselves, â&#x20AC;&#x153;What can I say â&#x20AC;&#x201C; or not say â&#x20AC;&#x201C; to please enough voters to win an election?â&#x20AC;? But what they ought to be asking themselves is, â&#x20AC;&#x153;What are my core beliefs, and how can I persuade voters of the rightness of my cause?â&#x20AC;?

Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s why so often our elected officials end up being followers rather than leaders.

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s one of the most annoying things about Springfield: the politician with the wetted finger in the air trying to discern which way the political winds are blowing.

In such cases, voters find themselves not voting for a set of principles but for a candidate who is nothing more than an amalgamation of political calculations.

But whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s even sadder is that politicians often refuse to take a stand on an issue.

For example, Indiana, Michigan and Wisconsin have enacted forms of so-called right-to-work laws in recent years, and Missouri and Kentucky are considering moves in that direction. And Iowa, the Land of Lincolnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s only other neighbor, has had one for many years.

Essentially, a right-towork law prevents people from being forced to join or pay money to a union as a condition of their employment. Without such a law, workers can be forced to financially support a union they may not agree with â&#x20AC;&#x201C; such is the case for many workers in Illinois.

It is possible Illinois will become an island of forced unionism in a sea of right-to-work states.

If that happens, there will be enormous economic consequences â&#x20AC;&#x201C; not the least of which is that employers looking to expand may choose our neighbors over us.

SO, ALONG WITH MY colleagues at Illinois News Network, I contacted each of the Illinois gubernatorial hopefuls and asked how they stood on this issue.

Yes, I realize that such legislation would flounder in the current Illinois General Assembly.

But legislative bodies change over time, and with the proper leadership, lawmakers can be persuaded to vote differently.

Also, voters deserve to know not just what a candidate says he will do â&#x20AC;&#x201C; but what he believes.

After all, political envi-

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Let not the government or the court dictate the reading matter of a free people.â&#x20AC;?

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ronments change, and a bill that would never pass now may stand a fighting chance down the road.

If a candidate has stated a position early on, he can say, â&#x20AC;&#x153;The voters knew this when they elected me, and I have a mandate for change when the opportunity presents itself.â&#x20AC;?

FOR THE RECORD, Gov. Pat Quinn opposes rightto-work laws.

GOP gubernatorial hopeful Bruce Rauner supports the concept of allowing individual Illinois counties and municipalities to vote on whether they want to keep the status quo or adopt a local State Sen. right-toBill Brady work ordiRBloomington nance.

But the â&#x20AC;&#x153;The reality three other is that the Democrats Republicans arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t likely running for to allow governor anythingâ&#x20AC;? on right-to-work, w o u l d n â&#x20AC;&#x2122; t Brady said. commit to a position.

State Treasurer Dan Rutherford and state Sens.

Bill Brady and Kirk Dillard all said the political reality in Illinois is such that it would be impossible to pass a right-to-work law in Illinois.

But thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s value still in asking questions like these, because they help shed light on a politicianâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s values and opinions.

Where candidates stand on an issue such as right to work is important to know â&#x20AC;&#x201C; after all, it has the potential to be one of the most important economic issues facing the state.

Answers like the one given by Brady are not helpful.

The state Senator from Bloomington says the reality is that the Democrats control the General Assembly, and therefore right-to-work laws are irrelevant. He told me I was wasting his breath to pursue the questioning. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The reality is that the Democrats arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t likely to allow anything,â&#x20AC;? he said.

Therefore, he said, his campaign â&#x20AC;&#x153;is not focusedâ&#x20AC;? on the issue.

But, donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t voters deserve to be fully informed about how he and the other candidates stand before they enter voting booths?

Instead, we have politicians dodging questions.

Voters deserve better.

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Trans Infinity Orchestra set to play ART EXHIBITS Through Nov. 26 Heflin work on display DIXON â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Tom Heflin, internationally known artist, will have a one-man show at The Next Picture Show, 113 W. First St. Shades of Grey, local artistsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; group works at TNPS Shades of Grey 9, the next regular gallery show at The Next Picture Show, is open at the gallery, 113 W. First St. Call 815-285-4924 or visit www.thenextpictureshow.org for more information.

The Rock River Valley Painters Group (RRVPG) are showing the work of their members at TNPS in the Lower Gallery through Nov. 26. Member artists Barb Lundeen, Cindy Winterfield, Jan Harvey, Ellen Ebert and Dan LeTourneau will participate.

Jane Lee is showing her work through Nov. 15 on the front wall.

Bob Balayti is showing his willow creations in the gallery.

Art at the Loveland DIXON â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The art collection at the Loveland Community House and Museum, 513 W. Second St., and its many other exhibits are available for viewing from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday and by appointment.

Guided group tours can be scheduled by contacting Steve Wilson at swilson@lovelandcommunityhouse.org or 815-2842741.

Go to lovelandcommunityhouse.org for a virtual tour of the museum, and for more information.

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IXON â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Trans Infinity Orchestra will perform at 7 p.m. Nov. 30 at Historic Dixon Theatre, 114 S. Galena Ave. The group will present â&#x20AC;&#x153;Night of Trans Siberian Orchestra, a classic holiday rock experience.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;We really wanted to bring a show for the whole family to the Historic Dixon Theatre to help kick off the holiday season in downtown Dixon,â&#x20AC;? Josh Albrecht, executive director of Dixon Main Street, said in a news release.

The performance is sponsored by Sauk Valley Bank and is part of the Shop Small Saturday weekend.

This concert is crafted with seasonal anecdotes and classic and modern holiday musi-

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BANDS AND BARS Get listed!

Are you in a band that would like to be listed in Plan!t Sauk Valleyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s free entertainment calendar? Are you a bar that offers live entertainment? Send an email with the bandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s name, booking number and website or Facebook page, and gig or event schedule, or the barâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s event schedule, to Lucas Pauley at lpauley@saukvalley.com.

At Champs STERLING â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The Funnies will play Friday and Saturday night at the bar, 216 Locust St. For more information, call 815626-6003.

Upcoming: Nov. 15, Scarletta; Nov. 16, Kris Hitchcock and Small Town Son; Nov. 21, Corey Cox; Nov. 22, David Shelby; Nov. 27, The Cal Stage Band; Nov. 29, Trippin Molly; and Nov. 30 Brushville (formerly known as Brushfire).

At Long Shot Bar & Grill ROCK FALLS â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Kizmaz will play from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Friday at the bar, 3312 W. Rock Falls Road. There will be a Zombie Dance fundraiser for Rock Falls Boosters on Saturday.

Upcoming: Nov. 15, Dirt Road Rockers; Nov 16, 3 1/2 Men; Nov 22, Richard Dean Johnson; Nov. 23, Whit Locked and Loaded ; Nov. 27, The Funnies; Nov. 29, Chuck Murphy; and Nov. 30, The Cal Stage Band.

At Lambâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Tap ROCK FALLS â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Justin Street will play from 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. Friday at the bar, 215 W. Second St. Upcoming: Nov. 15, Kill Bill Eâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s; Nov. 16, Remembering Alice; Nov. 22, Rout 37; and Nov. 23, Old Dogs New Chick.

Saturday Lyle Grobe and the Rhythm Ramblers STERLING â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Country gentlemen Lyle Grobe and the Rhythm Ramblers play from 8 to 11:30 p.m. Saturday at the Wagon Wheel, 1711 W. Fourth St. Go to www.rhythmramblers.com to learn more about the band.

Upcoming gigs: Nov. 23 at the American Legion in Rock Falls, Nov. 16 and Dec. 28 at the Sterling Moose, and Dec. 21 at the Wagon Wheel in Sterling.

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Saturday Concert at local church ROCK FALLS â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Local musicians will perform from 6 to 8 p.m. during a concert at First Open BIble Church, 2105 E. Route 30.

An offering will be accepted.

Joni Haag, Jerry Dittmar, New Vocal Blend, and others will perform.

Call the church at 815-6251957 for more information.

Sunday Second performance in Rockford ROCKFORD â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The Rockford Symphony Orchestra will present its second performance of the 2013-2014 season, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Music that Ignites Your Passion,â&#x20AC;? at 7:30 p.m. at the Coronado Performing Arts Center, 314 N. Main St., Rockford.

Ticket prices range from $20 to $58. Student tickets are $7.

Tickets for this concert are available at www.rockfordsymphony.com or by calling the Rockford Symphony Orchestra Box Office at 815-965-0049.

Nov. 15 Blues and Bluegrass FRANKLIN GROVE â&#x20AC;&#x201C; If itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the third Friday of the month, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Blues and Bluegrass night at the H.I. Lincoln Building, 136 N. Elm St. Open stage acoustic gospel, folk, country, blues and bluegrass will be performed, starting at 7 p.m. Admission is free; donations are accepted to help with the upkeep of the historic building.

Go to www.franklingroveil.org for more information.

Dec. 6 First Fridays in Oregon OREGON â&#x20AC;&#x201C; First Fridays Open Stage Music Show returns to the Oregon VFW. Each musician or band performs for 15 minutes. Instruments are all acoustic and a professional sound system is provided. The music is varied and includes country, bluegrass, blues, gospel, folk, soft rock, and eclectic mixes of all of the above. Admission is a donation. All musicians and spectators are welcome. Call 815-973-0942 for more information.

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Trans Infinity Orchestra will take the stage at 7 p.m. Nov. 30 at Historic Dixon Theatre, 114 S. Galena Ave. Go to www.anightoftso.com for more information on the band. cal favorites. Trans Infinity Orchestra has played to soldout shows throughout the Chicagoland the past few years.

School Madrigals will perform at their annual Madrigal Dinner, with dinner starting at 6 p.m. both nights at Lutheran Outdoor Ministries, 1834 S. state Route 2.

Doors will open at 5:30 p.m.

The evening will include performances for the madrigal singers, skits and more.

Cost to attend is $15 and includes dinner.

To reserve a seat, email astarkey@ocusd.net or call 815732-6241, ext. 1205.

Dec. 14 Holiday with the symphony CLINTON, Iowa â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The Clinton Symphony Orchestra, which includes in its ranks many musicians from the Sauk Valley, presents its popular Holiday Concert, featuring Clintonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s RiverChor as guests, at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 14, at Clinton High Schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Vernon Cook Theater, 817 Eighth Ave. S. Symphony season tickets are $60 for adults, and $15 for students through college; individual tickets are $15 and $5; students through eighth grade are admitted free. Tickets are available at Tegeler Music in Clinton, Fitzgerald Pharmacy in Morrison, and Grummertâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hardware in Sterling about 2 weeks before each concert, online and at the door.

Go to www.clintonsymphony. org for more information.

March 8 Symphony offers student solo, ballet STERLING â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The Clinton Symphony Orchestra, which includes in its ranks many musicians from the Sauk Valley, presents its annual Young Artist concert, featuring an area high school musician in a solo spot accompanied by the orchestra, at 7:30 p.m. March 8 in Sterling High Schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Centennial Auditorium, 1608 Fourth Ave. The program will include dancers from the Gateway Contemporary Ballet in two famous story pieces from the orchestral literature, Prokofievâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Peter and the Wolf,â&#x20AC;? and Saint-Saensâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Carnival of the Animals.â&#x20AC;? It will close with â&#x20AC;&#x153;Symphony No. 2â&#x20AC;? by Borodin.

All students through college will be admitted free to this concert.

Otherwise, tickets are $15 for adults and $5 for students through college; students through the eighth grade are admitted free. They are available at Tegeler Music in Clinton, Fitzgerald Pharmacy in Morrison, and Grummertâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hardware in Sterling about 2 weeks before each concert, online and at the door.

Go to www.clintonsymphony. org for more information.

Tickets are $15 in advance and $20 at the door. Tickets are available at Treinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, Venierâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, Sauk Valley Bank, and www.

Also available this year is a bus ride to Centennial, with boarding points in Clinton, Fulton and Morrison. Call 563-243-5958 for prices and to make a reservation.

April 5 Last concert of season CLINTON, Iowa â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The Clinton Symphony Orchestra, which includes in its ranks many musicians from the Sauk Valley, presents its last concert of the regular season, at 7:30 p.m.

April 5 at Clinton High School, 817 Eighth Ave. S. The concert marks the celebration of the orchestraâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 60th season, and will feature the festive â&#x20AC;&#x153;Symphony No. 4â&#x20AC;? by Tchaikovsky. Supporting pieces for the performance are the tone poem overture â&#x20AC;&#x153;Othelloâ&#x20AC;?

by Dvorak, and â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Enchanted Lakeâ&#x20AC;? by Russian composer Anatoli Lyadov.

Tickets are $15 for adults and $5 for students through college; students through the eighth grade are admitted free of charge. They are available at Tegeler Music in Clinton, Fitzgerald Pharmacy in Morrison, and Grummertâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hardware in Sterling about 2 weeks before each concert, online and at the door.

Go to www.clintonsymphony. org for more information.

June 8 Free pops concert in Clinton CLINTON. Iowa â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The Clinton Symphony Orchestra, which includes in its ranks many musicians from the Sauk Valley, presents its annual free pops concert at 6:30 p.m. in Riverview Park.

Go to www.clintonsymphony. org for more information.

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Proceeds will support the parish, Meals On Wheels, Dixon Community Food Pantry, Giannaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s House, St. Vincent de Paul, and the Newman Center.

Call Josie Whaley, 815-2847197, to donate items or for more information.

DOWNTOWN EVENTS Saturday Second Saturdays in Dixon DIXON â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Second Saturdays Art Happenings, featuring art, music and other cultural events, returns to various venues, mostly from 6 to 8 p.m. downtown, between First and Second streets and Peoria and Galena avenues.

Go to www.Second-Saturdays. com or find the event on Facebook for a complete schedule and more details.

Nov. 21-24 Hometown Holidays returns in Rock Falls ROCK FALLS â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The Rock Falls Chamber presents Hometown Holidays, featuring events for the whole family.

Holiday Bingo will begin at 6 p.m. Nov. 21 at the American Legion, 712 Fourth Ave. 10 packs of cards for regular games will be available for

$10. Cards also will be available for special and jackpot games.

The Love Light Ceremony will be at 5:30 p.m. Nov. 22. Names of loved ones will be read during the lighting of the Love Light Christmas Tree.

The Christmas Walk will follow from 6 to 8 p.m. The downtown will be filled with fun for the family, including performances by the Sauk Valley Barbershop Chorus and Woodlawn Arts Academy.

There will be wagon and fire truck rides offered.

Go to www.rockfallschamber. com for more information on all events.

Nov. 22 Fourth Fridays in Sterling STERLING â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Fourth Fridays: Where People and Art Collide brings art and music to a variety of downtown venues. Most events are from 6 to 8 p.m., although many places have musicians performing into the night.

Walking maps with a complete list of venues and events, and more information, are available at www.fourthfridayspac.com or at any participating venue, or call Sterling Main Street at 815626-8610, email fourthFridaysPAC@gmail.com or find it on Facebook.

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WHATâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S GOING ON DOWNTOWN EVENTS Nov. 30 Christmas parade in P-town PROPHETSTOWN â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The Prophetstown Main Street organization is seeking entries for its 28th annual lighted Christmas parade. The lighted parade will be at 6:30 p.m. Nov. 30.

With a new date and time, the parade committee is hoping to give Thanksgiving holiday visitors the chance to participate or experience the parade.

Prizes will be awarded in multiple categories, including large and small floats, tractors, cars, horses and walking.

Events leading up to the parade include a visit with Santa from 2 to 4 p.m. at the fire station, 210 Washington St., along with a chili supper sponsored by the Prophetstown Masonic Lodge that begins at 4:30 p.m.

Also, the lighting of the Love Light Tree takes place at 5:30 p.m. in Eclipse Square.

Local businesses will have extended hours for holiday shopping and strolling musicians and goodies will be available on Main Street prior to the parade.

Special guest judges for the parade this year are meteorologists Eric Maitland and Greg Dutra and reporter Amber Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Brien from KWQC-TV 6. The trio will be available at a meet-and-greet session beginning at 6 p.m.

Go to www.prophetstownil. com for parade entries and other information, or find Prophetstown Main Street on Facebook.

FALL FUN Terror year round Ravenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Grin Inn MOUNT CARROLL â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Part performance art, part art gallery, the home of Jim Warfield at 411 N. Carroll St. offers a year-round haunted house that displays his artwork â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and his twisted sense of humor. Check out the website before taking the young kids.

Ravenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Grin is open from 7 p.m. to midnight daily, and also from 2 to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Admission is $13.

Find it on Facebook, go to www.hauntedravensgrin.com or call 815-244-4746 for more information.

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Tuesday and Wednesday At the R&R ROCK FALLS â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The R&R Lounge, 219 W. Second St., offers karaoke from 8:30 p.m. to 1 a.m. Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Find the bar on Facebook or call 815-625-9095 for more information.

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Rich is a singer/songwriter deeply rooted in the local Chicago folk scene. He serves up a hearty portion of downto-earth music and storytelling.

A product of the â&#x20AC;&#x2122;70s In Rock Falls ROCK FALLS â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The Rock Falls Farmers Market, Fourth Avenue and West Second Street, offers a variety of vendors plying their produce, crafts and other wares, from 7 a.m. to noon or so Wednesday, Friday and Saturday

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PHILADELPHIA â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Jimmy Fallon is a thankful guy.

His Friday night â&#x20AC;&#x153;thankyou notesâ&#x20AC;? are a staple of NBCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Late Night with Jimmy Fallon,â&#x20AC;? but the gratitudeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s more than a running gag.

On a recent pass through Philadelphia, where the NBC â&#x20AC;&#x153;Late Nightâ&#x20AC;? host schmoozed everyone from anchors to advertisers at NBC10 (WCAU-TV) before stopping to pick up lunch, he took to Twitter to tell the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s official account, @ PhiladelphiaGov, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got a great city. Thank you for the Roots!â&#x20AC;?

That would be the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Late Nightâ&#x20AC;? Philly-born house band, whose members are now in their fifth season as Fallonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s musical (and comedic) co-stars.

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;No one else can put their band in sketches and have them score,â&#x20AC;? Fallon told me in Jimmy an interview Fallon at NBC10. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re talented, talented people. When I first hired them, they were a band, a great band. Now, theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re friends. Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re family.â&#x20AC;?

The Roots, as youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve probably heard, will be moving with Fallon to 11:35 p.m. ET, when he takes over â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Tonight Showâ&#x20AC;? from Jay Leno on Feb. 17. â&#x20AC;&#x153;That was the first question I asked. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Has anyone talked to The Roots about this? Are they down?â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;? Fallon said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re so excited. Dealâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s done, contractâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s signed, theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re all cool.â&#x20AC;?

Fallon recently turned 39 and has had a couple of major life changes in recent months, but it was the arrival of his and wife, Nancyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, new daughter, Winnie, born in July with the help of a gestational carrier, that â&#x20AC;&#x153;was the big emotional moment for me,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Because weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been trying for a long time, my wife and I,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not easy to have children, clearly, for some men and women. So we struggled for about five years, trying every single thing. And itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just draining and youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve just got to keep your hopes up.â&#x20AC;?

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Upcoming: 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.

Nov. 16 at Ralphie and Lu Luâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in Ashton; 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. Nov. 23 at Wagon Wheel in Sterling; and 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. Nov. 30 at Baileyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Edge in Forreston.

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IXON â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The folk duo Comfort Food returns to town for an evening of melody and song from 7 to 9 p.m.

Nov. 16 at Books on First, 202 W. First Ave. Two musical sets are planned. The first set will include songs of Illinois singer/songwriter John Prine, in celebration of his October birthday. The second set will include Comfort Food favorites with new story songs.

Three weeks after they met, Rich and Vicki Ingle performed together for the first time in Sandwich at the Village Square open mic. That night, Comfort Food was born.

They spent the following years practicing, writing songs and performing together.

The groupâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s self-titled album â&#x20AC;&#x153;Comfort Foodâ&#x20AC;? was released in 2010.

They are working on a new release.

Vicki has been active in the music scene in Illinois since the early 1980s. Vicki sings, writes, and plays guitar, fiddle or bass on music that spans a variety of styles, including bluegrass, folk,

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For more information, go to www.comfortfoodmusic.com or call Books on First at 815285-2665. through October or November, depending on weather and interest. Farmers, gardeners, vendors and crafters are welcome to sell their goods with no need to register or pay fees. Nonprofits also are invited to use the market for fundraisers.

THEATER Friday-Sunday â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Willy Wonka Kidsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; on stage STERLING - Woodlawn Arts Academy is set to present its fall theatre production, Roald Dahlâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Willy Wonka Kids.â&#x20AC;?

The show runs at 7 p.m. Friday; 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday; and 2 p.m. Sunday in the J. Mark Beaty Performance Center at Woodlawn Arts Academy, 3807 Woodlawn Road.

Tickets are $5 each. The show features local students in the second through fifth grades. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Willy Wonka Kidsâ&#x20AC;? is directed

by Faith Morrison, with music direction by Anne Whalen and stage direction by Ashley Frye.

Friday-Sunday and Nov. 15-17 Play in Mount Morris MOUNT MORRIS â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Tickets are on sale now for â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play,â&#x20AC;? being performed

Friday through Sunday and on Nov. 15 to 17 at Pinecrest Grove Theatre, at Evergreen Lane and South McKendrie Avenue.

Shows will be at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 8, 9, 15, and 16, and at 2 p.m.

Nov. 10 and 17. Tickets cost $12 for reserved seating and $10 for general admission. To order tickets, visit performingartsguild.com and click on tickets, or call 815734-2103 for more information.

Nov. 22 Movie premiere at Egyptian DeKALB â&#x20AC;&#x201C; After bringing Hollywood and Midwest talent together on their latest feature film â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Formula,â&#x20AC;? three University of Iowa graduates are holding a red carpet premiere event at 7:30 p.m. at the Egyptian Theatre, 135 N. Second St. The premiere is part of the Iowa graduatesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Backrow Studiosâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; College Premiere Tour.

Tickets are $10 for general admission seating and are on sale at www.egyptiantheatre.org, the Egyptian Theatre box office or by calling 815-758-1225.

Nov. 29 Holiday skits, songs on tap HANOVER â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Back Street Players, in conjunction with Northwest Illinois Theater Coalition, will present â&#x20AC;&#x153;Tales of the Yuletide,â&#x20AC;? a lighthearted collection of holiday skits and songs, at 7:30 p.m. at Orangeville with the Mighty Richland Players at Masonic Hall, 203 High St. The show also will be offered at 2 p.m. Dec. 1.

Reservations are preferred for this dessert theater show. Tickets are $20 and available through the Monroe Arts Center by calling 608-325-5700.

The show continues the following weekend with Plum River Playhouse at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 5 and 6 at Metcalf Hall on the Campbell Center Campus in Mount Carroll.

Advance tickets are $10, available through Stockton Banking Center, at 815-947-2000, or The National Bank, Mount Carroll Branch, at 815-244-2265.

Tickets will be available at the door for $12.

Closing performances are at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 7 and at 2 p.m.

Dec. 8 at Back Street Players, Hanover Township Hall, 111 Monroe St. Reservations are required by calling Apple River State Bank 815- 591-2201. Tickets for this dessert theater are $12.

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Veterans Day Lawmakers approve tax breaks honors are for Still no pension deal as all who served fall session nears end ILLINOIS LEGISLATURE

SPRINGFIELD (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Illinois lawmakers on Wednesday advanced tax breaks worth millions of dollars for Archer Daniels Midland Company and the newly merged OfficeMax and Office Depot, but they were set to end their fall session without taking action on an issue that could be a roadblock for those deals: the stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s $100 billion pension shortfall.

Gov. Pat Quinn has said he wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t consider â&#x20AC;&#x201C; much less sign â&#x20AC;&#x201C; any corporate incentives until legislators put a bill on his desk that addresses the unfunded pension liability, which is the worst of any state. House Speaker Michael Madigan said Wednesday no agreement is coming this week, and he hopes lawmakers will be able to return to Springfield before the end of the year to pass â&#x20AC;&#x153;meaningfulâ&#x20AC;? reform.

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Illinois Rep. Ron Sandack, R-Downers Grove, argues tax incentive legislation while on the House floor during veto session Wednesday in Springfield. the House and Senate â&#x20AC;&#x201C; support that has been elusive for years, and continues to be tough to drum up. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Were in some very difficult, challenging negotiations, and getting everybody on the same page is proving to just be way more difficult than I would have liked or I would have anticipated,â&#x20AC;? said Rep.

Elaine Nekritz, a Northbrook Democrat and Madiganâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s point person in the House on pensions.

The tax incentives add some new urgency to the discussion.

Naperville-based OfficeMax and Florida-based Office Depot completed their merger Friday, and the new company â&#x20AC;&#x201C; which is using the name Office Depot Inc. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; is debating between Illinois and Florida for its corporate headquarters, interim co-CEO Ravi Saligram told a Senate committee. He said the new board of directors already is comparing the two sites and a decision could come quickly. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think now time is of the essence,â&#x20AC;? Saligram said.

The incentive package would give Office Depot up to $53 million in tax breaks over 15 years. Saligram said the company has 2,050 employees in Naperville. If its headquarters is there it would add another 200 jobs and make capital investments of $150 million.

COMMUNITY EVENTS Thursday, Nov. 7 Open pool, open cards, open Wii games, and computer lab, A M P M 7HITESIDE #OUNTY 3ENIOR #ENTER 7 .INTH 3T

3TERLING

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Pool players, A M 2OCK River Center, 810 S. 10th St.., Oregon, 815-732-3252.

Stump Jumpers, A M 2OCK River Center, 810 S. 10th St., /REGON 2EGISTER OR Bingo and popcorn, a.m., Hub City Senior Center, 401 #HERRY !VE 2OCHELLE

5050.

Line dancing, A M 2OCK River Center, 810 S. 10th St.., Oregon, 815-732-3252.

Wii Bowling, 10 a.m., Hub City 3ENIOR #ENTER #HERRY !VE

Rochelle, 815-562-5050.

Community coffee, 10-11 A M 4HE -EADOWS OF &RANKLIN 'ROVE . 3TATE 3T &RANKLIN 'ROVE

Friendly Needles, A M

Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815-732-3252.

Zumba class, A M ,EE #OUNTY #OUNCIL ON !GING

7 3ECOND 3T $IXON

Lunch, A M P M

7HITESIDE #OUNTY 3ENIOR #ENTER

7 .INTH 3T 3TERLING

Lifescape lunch, A M

,EE #OUNTY #OUNCIL ON !GING

7 3ECOND 3T $IXON

3IGN UP BY A M previous business day.

Organized Wii Bowling games, noon, Lee County CounCIL ON !GING 7 3ECOND 3T

Dixon.

Card players, P M 2OCK River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815-732-3252. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hand and Footâ&#x20AC;? card game, P M 7HITESIDE #OUNTY 3ENIOR #ENTER 7 .INTH 3T

3TERLING

Euchre/500 games, 1-2 p.m., ,EE #OUNTY #OUNCIL ON !GING

7 3ECOND 3T $IXON Bingo, P M 3TERLING 7OMEN OF THE -OOSE % ,INCOLNway, Sterling.

Euchre, 1-3 p.m., Hub City 3ENIOR #ENTER #HERRY !VE

Rochelle, 815-562-5050.

Chair massage, P M

Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815-732-3252.

There is a cost; registration necessary.

Exercise group, 4 p.m., Robert Fulton Community Center and 4RANSIT &ACILITY &OURTH 3T

&ULTON

Mexican food, 5-8 p.m., Rock &ALLS 6ETERANS OF &OREIGN 7ARS

&IRST !VE Mexican Train Dominoes, 6 P M 4AMPICO !REA #OMMUNITY "UILDING 7 -ARKET 3T 4AMpico, 815-535-3665.

Bingo, P M ,ATIN !MERICAN 3OCIAL #LUB 7 &OURTH 3T

3TERLING

Friday, Nov. 8 Open pool, open cards, open Wii games, and computer lab, A M P M 7HITESIDE #OUNTY

3ENIOR #ENTER 7 .INTH 3T

3TERLING

Open pool, open cards, open Wii games, and computer lab, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Lee County Council ON !GING 7 3ECOND 3T

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Cinnamon rolls and quilting, A M 0OLO 3ENIOR #ENTER

% -ASON 3T

3818.

Pool players, A M 2OCK River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815-732-3252.

Bridge, A M (UB #ITY 3ENIOR #ENTER #HERRY !VE

Rochelle, 815-562-5050.

Great Route 64/84 Shop Hop, A M P M &ULTON ,ANARK

Mount Carroll, Savanna, and 4HOMSON

Bingo, A M ,EE #OUNTY #OUNCIL ON !GING 7 3ECOND St., Dixon.

Fall storytime for 3- to 5-yearolds, A M 3TERLING 0UBLIC ,IBRARY 7 &OURTH 3T

815-625-1370.

Line dancing, A M 7HITEside County Senior Center, 1207 7 .INTH 3T 3TERLING

Wii Bowling, 10 a.m., Hub City 3ENIOR #ENTER #HERRY !VE

Rochelle, 815-562-5050.

Dunce Day dunce hat contest, A M 7HITESIDE #OUNTY 3ENIOR #ENTER 7 .INTH 3T 3TERLING

Lifescape lunch, A M

,EE #OUNTY #OUNCIL ON !GING

7 3ECOND 3T $IXON

3IGN UP BY A M previous business day.

Lunch, A M P M

7HITESIDE #OUNTY 3ENIOR #ENTER

7 .INTH 3T 3TERLING

Organized Wii Bowling games, noon, Lee County CounCIL ON !GING 7 3ECOND 3T

Dixon.

Pinochle, noon, Hub City 3ENIOR #ENTER #HERRY !VE

Rochelle, 815-562-5050.

Mexican Train Dominoes, P M 7HITESIDE 3ENIOR #ENTER 7 .INTH 3T 3TERLING

Pinochle, P M "IG 2OOM 7HITESIDE #OUNTY 3ENIOR #ENTER 7 .INTH 3T 3TERLING

Duplicate bridge, P M

,EE #OUNTY #OUNCIL ON !GING

7 3ECOND 3T $IXON

Movie Day, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Little Women,â&#x20AC;?

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815-562-5050.

Pinochle, 1 p.m., Lee County #OUNCIL ON !GING 7 3ECOND St., Dixon.

Farkle, 1 p.m., Robert Fulton Community Center and Transit &ACILITY &OURTH 3T &ULTON

Turkey dinner and trimmings, P M !MERICAN ,EGION 0OST

7 &IRST 3T $IXON

284-2003.

Mexican food, 5-8 p.m., Rock &ALLS 6ETERANS OF &OREIGN 7ARS

&IRST !VE Bingo, P M 2OCK &ALLS !MERICAN ,EGION &OURTH !VE Teen Turf Fun Night and Dance, 7-10 p.m., Boehler Youth #ENTER 7 -AIN 3T !MBOY

FOR FIFTH GRADERS and older.

Dear Abby: Veterans Day is next week, and I hope youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll address something I have encountered over the years. I am a Navy veteran who served four years as a Seabee. I was one of the first women to be assigned to a combat unit, and I am proud of my service. However, I dread it when Veterans Day rolls around. Why do people assume that because Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m a woman I am not a veteran?

Two years ago, when I went into a restaurant that serves veterans a free meal, the man in front of me was asked if he wanted a veteransâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; menu. He declined. The hostess did not ask me if I needed one; I had to request it. Later in the meal, the manager went to each of the tables speaking to the veterans, but skipped mine.

Today, many women serve, and it should not be a stretch that some veterans are female.

Would you comment, Abby? â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Overlooked in Lexington, Ky. Dear Overlooked: Gladly. I can understand why you were offended. However, I hope you realize that what happened occurred because of these peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ignorance, and it wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t personal. While our armed forces have always been predominantly male, women have officially been part of our military only since World War II. Many veterans wear hats or other items that identify what branch of the service they were in. To prevent this oversight from happening to you again, wear an insignia next Monday, which is Veterans Day. If you do, it will draw attention to the fact

dearABBY !BIGAIL 6AN "UREN S *EANNE Phillips) column appears during the week through Universal Press Syndicate.

that many women serve in the military, which might be helpful to other female veterans.

Thank you for your service to our country.

Dear Abby: My wife and I are having a disagreement about texting. She insisted that you can text anyone anytime â&#x20AC;&#x201C; day or night.

I feel you shouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t text after a time when you wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t CALL someone.

Cellphones are set to ring when texts come in just as landlines do.

I say if you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t need an immediate response, send an email. What is proper etiquette regarding when people should send texts? â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Polite in Katy, Texas Dear Polite: I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think there are hard-andfast rules of etiquette regarding texting â&#x20AC;&#x201C; yet.

But common sense would suggest that if people suspect they â&#x20AC;&#x153;mightâ&#x20AC;? disturb someone by texting, then they should refrain. Of course, recipients who donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t wish to be interrupted can put their cellphones on silent or turn them off.

If the texts youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re arguing about are intruding on time the two of you should be concentrating on each other, I see no reason why they shouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be responded to the next day.

SUPPORT GROUPS, CLUBS, AND SERVICES Friday, Nov. 8 Childhood immunization clinic; Women, Infants and Children clinic; and Family Planning Services, all by appointment only, Suite 100, Lee County Health $EPARTMENT 3 'ALENA !VE

Dixon, 815-284-3371.

CAFE (Coffee and Friends Etc.) bereavement support group, A M 3ERENITY Hospice & Home, 1658 S. state Route 2, Oregon. Call 815-732 BEFORE P M 4HURSDAY )F no one calls, the meeting will be canceled.

Hearing tests, A M (UB City Senior Center, 401 Cherry !VE 2OCHELLE

BY appointment.

Mercy Nursing Services free blood pressure clinic, A M /LIVER S #ORNER -ARKET . "RINTON !VE $IXON Bingo, A M ,EE #OUNTY #OUNCIL ON !GING 7 3ECOND 3T $IXON

Bible study, 10 a.m., Oregon Healthcare Center, 811 S. 10th St. American Red Cross blood drive, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Rock Falls -ERCY .URSING 3ERVICES &IRST !VE !PPOINTMENTS 2767.

Flu shots, A M NOON 7HITEside County Senior Center, 1207 7 .INTH 3T 3TERLING

Narcotics Anonymous, 10 A M OPEN TH !VE 3TERling.

Red Cross Pherisis blood drive, A M P M 7 3ECOND 3T 2OCK &ALLS !PPOINTMENT Blood pressure checks, 11 a.m., Robert Fulton Community #ENTER AND 4RANSIT &ACILITY

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Mercy Nusrsing Services blood pressure clinic, NOON p.m., County Market, 1380 N. 'ALENA !VE $IXON Alcoholics Anonymous, noon,

OPEN P M OPEN P M

OPEN CANDLELIGHT 3 (ENNEPIN !VE $IXON Sauk Valley Group Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, closed, back DOOR &IRST !VE 2OCK &ALLS Reality Check Narcotics Anonymous, noon, 6 p.m., First #HRISTIAN #HURCH &IFTH !VE

2OCK &ALLS $OWNstairs, west door.

Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, closed, St. Paul Lutheran Church, 3 &IFTH 3T /REGON Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, CLOSED P M CLOSED P M

closed; 10 p.m., open, candleLIGHT "AZAAR !MERICANA 7 Third St., Sterling.

Mercy Nursing free blood pressure clinics, NOON p.m., County Market, 1380 N. 'ALENA !VE $IXON Medicare information class, P M 7HITESIDE #OUNTY 3ENIOR #ENTER 7 .INTH 3T 3TERLING 2EGISTRATION

Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., closed, 808 Freeport Road, Sterling.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 P M OPEN P M !L !NON

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5 3 2OUTE !MBOY Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., closed, Rochelle CommuNITY (OSPITAL . 3ECOND 3T Reformers Unanimous addiction abstinence program, p.m., First Baptist Church, 24 N. -ASON !VE !MBOY

2682.

Alcoholics Anonymous, p.m., closed, First Congregational Church, 218 E. Third St., Prophetstown.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 8 P M CLOSED #HURCH OF 'OD

S. Clay St., Mount Carroll.

Saturday, Nov. 9 Alcoholics Anonymous, a.m., closed, Big Book, United Methodist Church, 201 E. Chi-

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OPEN P M OPEN 3 (ENNEPIN !VE $IXON Alcoholics Anonymous, A M OPEN TRADITION P M

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FHN Memorial Hospital flu shot clinic, A M NOON 3ULLIVAN S &OODS #HICAGO !VE

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Alcoholics Anonymous, A M 3T !NNE S 'RADE 3CHOOL

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857-2315.

Parkinsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Support Group, 10 a.m., Board Room, Mercy South Medical Center, 638 S. "LUFF "LVD #LINTON )OWA

243-5585.

Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Alcoholics Anonymous, A M P M

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Mercy Nursing Services free blood pressure clinic, 11 a.m.NOON 7ALMART &IRST !VE

Rock Falls.

Reality Check Narcotics Anonymous, noon, 6 p.m., First #HRISTIAN #HURCH &IFTH !VE

2OCK &ALLS $OWNstairs, west door.

Sauk Valley Group Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, open, back DOOR &IRST !VE 2OCK &ALLS Mercy Nursing Services free blood pressure clinic, P M 3AVE ! ,OT &IRST !VE

Rock Falls.

Sauk Computer User Group, P M 7HITESIDE #OUNTY 3ENIOR #ENTER 7 .INTH 3T

Sterling.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., open, First Presbyterian Church, 1100 Calvin Road, Rochelle.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 8 P M CLOSED 6ILLAGE OF 0ROGRESS

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chairs, rockers, sleds, benches and so much more.

Let us help you with your holiday baking too.

Churches and organizations from all over the area will be making cookies, quick breads, candies, brownies, rice krispie treats, chex mix, and puppy chow for the Country Store. Treats will be packaged in small containers, as well as, the ever popular cookie trays. Be sure to stock

up on homemade baked goods for your holiday table and freezer.

The Country Store is created by the generous communities of the Rock River Valley who recognize the need and significance of the services provided by Hospice of the Rock River Valley. People donate their time, money, hand-crafted items, and baked goods that make up the Country Store.

These generous volunteers make the Country Store a reality and a significant fundraiser for Hospice. Supplemental funding provided by Thrivent Financial for Lutherans.

So be sure to come and shop at the Country Store for all your Christmas needs from Sunday, Nov. 17, through Sunday, Nov. 24, in the little red building on the Woodlawn Arts complex.

tips at the Designs and Desserts Show Hospice of the Rock River Valley presents the Holiday Designs and Desserts Show with Jim Behrens. Jim is an accomplished floral designer who will offer holiday decorating tips during this special program.

The Holiday Designs and Desserts Show is a perfect opportunity to learn a few holiday decorating hints from a professional and at the same time is a great way to learn about new holiday decorating trends.

Jimâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s shows are always fun and full of inspiration which will have you wanting to make your home holiday ready as soon as possible!

If you have not attend-

ed this show in the past, mark your calendars for Nov. 20 and call your friends. This is a great way to get some professional decorating tips while having fun at the same time.

The Holiday Designs and Desserts Show will be from 7-9 p.m. Nov. 20 at Woodlawn Arts Academy, 3807 Woodlawn Road, Sterling.

Limited table seating is available for this special event and advance ticket purchases are highly recommended.

Tickets are $20 and can be purchased at Hospice of the Rock River Valley, Behrens Blumen Stuff in Rock Falls, and the Sauk Valley and Dixon Area Chambers of Commerce.

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Trees will decorate Woodlawn Chairperson: Kim Ewoldsen

7 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 17, and Monday, Nov. 18. This year our Winter Wonderland is sponsored by ospice of the Rock River Arthur’s Garden Deli and the CGH Valley’s 24th Annual Festival of Trees event returns to Caring Fund. Once the trees are in place and Woodlawn’s performance Woodlawn Arts Academy’s J. Mark center is turned into a beautiful Beaty Performance Center Nov. holiday forest, visitors can come 19-24. This great event has become a throughout the week to bid on their local holiday favorite and features a favorite trees in hopes of making it number of local artists, organizations part of your holiday trimming. Trees and kids decorating trees. Many of must be paid for at the close of the the trees showcase the festival theme silent auction at 3 p.m. on Sunday, of Celebrate the Wonder; however, Nov. 24. Buyers have the option of others will feature their own theme having their tree delivered directly selected by the decorators. Some of to their home or place of business this year’s themes include Go Green, on Monday, Nov. 25, or Tuesday, Country Cozy Christmas, Duck Nov. 26, just in time for ThanksgivDynasty, Elf on a Shelf and True Grit. ing! Delivery services are donated Everyone is welcome to come

by Shipperts’ Moving & Storage of watch decorators build this year’s Dixon.

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those individuals and companies sponsoring and decorating this year’s trees.

Tree sponsors include CGH Medical Center.

Tree decorators include CGH Medical Center Dispatch and Whiteside County Dispatch, Bobbi Adams and Yolanda Moreno with support from the Main Street Wine Club, Barb Hinrichs, Genesee Hillbillies 4-H Club, Green Acres Healthcare and Rehab Center LLC, The String-Alongs, Republic Services, Woodlawn Arts Academy Dance Classes, CGH Medical Center Ambulatory Services Department, Penny Bright – Golden Key Gifts, Leanne Marinangeli – Mertes & Mertes, PC, the Sterling Public Library, Da’cia Hutchison, Selmi’s, Heather Dunkel and the Sterling Kiwanis Club.

Themed Friendship Trees make wonderful gifts Chairpersons: Barb Young and Yolanda Moreno The Friendship Tree decorators continue to dazzle us each year with their unique ideas in decorating these small 2-foot and 3-foot trees.

Decorators are local businesses, organiza-

tions, or individuals who donate their time and talent to transform these trees from Charlie Brown trees into whimsical beauties. We could not accomplish this event without their dedication and support of Hospice of the Rock River Valley.

Their inspiration may

be to honor a loved one by dedicating a tree in their memory or in support of a special cause.

Many of these trees have special themes, which makes them a hit with both the young and old at heart, because no two are alike. Their size makes them the perfect

gift or holiday decoration for a tabletop or mantel.

The Friendship Trees are part of the silent auction where anyone can bid on them throughout the week from Nov.19-24.

Past years have shown that the bidding frenzy really starts on Sunday

afternoon where bidders watch carefully to make sure they aren’t outbid for their favorite tree. So come see the Friendship Tree display and find that perfect one for someone special in your family or someplace special in your home.

Tree of Memories honors loved ones Set the perfect holiday table Chairpersons: Sarah Cebula and Nina Setchell Hospice of the Rock River Valley is committed to an idea that has become an annual tradition. We recognize that the holidays are a time of joy and celebration.

They are also a time of reflection. Loved ones can be honored and remembered during the Holiday season with our Tree of Memories.

The Tree of Memories, sponsored by Northern Illinois Cancer Treat-

ment Center, is a wonderful way to keep the memory of a loved one alive throughout the holiday season. This year you have the opportunity to purchase a ceramic ornament in memory of or in honor of a loved one. Each ornament placed on the tree reflects caring and loving memories. The name of your loved one will be placed on the ornament and display next to the Tree of Memories during the Festival of Trees to be held Nov. 19-24 at

Woodlawn Arts Academy in Sterling. Ornaments are $10 each. Also, ornaments may be purchased to give as gifts.

Ornaments will be available at the information desk during the Festival of Trees at Woodlawn Arts Academy. They may also be purchased at the hospice office.

To have a loved one honored/remembered, visit Woodlawn Arts Academy for the 24th Annual Festival of Trees, or call Hospice of the Rock River Valley at 815-288-3673.

Chairpersons: Jodi Woessner and Kathy Hinrichs Need an idea or two on how to set that perfect holiday or party table?

Often, we get wrapped up in the busyness of our schedules and the holidays and we don’t always sit down together as a family. We hope our tables inspire that feeling during this holiday season time. The designers of the Table Settings for the Festival of Trees enjoy gathering items, some all year long, that they use

to create these beautiful tables.

The tables feature place settings, drink ware, flatware, tablecloths and centerpieces and will be available for bid all week.

A sincere thank you to our decorators: Kathy Hinrichs, Jodi Woessner, Candi and Michelle Parks, Nancy Hill, Yolie Moreno, Kathy Rick, Pat Anderson, and Laura Fitzgerald, Apron Strings Antiques.

We appreciate your generosity and assistance in making this event possible.

Wreaths the perfect decoration Chairperson: Christy Zepezauer The Avenue of Wreaths are back by popular demand at this year’s Festival of Trees. Each wreath is decorated with love and will be ready for you to purchase and take home. They are the perfect way to decorate any space without taking up a lot of room. Each wreath will have a different theme and color scheme sure to blend perfectly with your personality and space.

Wreaths are also a great way to welcome friends and family into your home or business. With a variety of themes, you are guaranteed to find that unique wreath that will be a conversation piece for years to come!

Wreaths will range in price from $30 to $100, and while shopping The Avenue of Wreaths for that perfect gift, please remember your purchase benefits the patients and families of Hospice of the Rock River Valley.

Those decorating for the Avenue of Wreaths this year are Christy Zepezauer, Brandi, Nicki and Alex Schuldt, Rebecca Ryan, Rita Kerley, Mary Smoot, Nicki Scheidegger, Jamie Lee, Nicole Allison, Yolie Moreno and The Hayes Family.

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Festival of Trees celebrates 24 years Benefitting patients and families of HRRV Gala dinner to kick off annual festival M ore than 20 years ago a charming idea from a group of volunteers, became a reality and Festival of Trees was conceived as a community event that would benefit Hospice of the Rock River Valley. Now, years later, we are thrilled to present our 24th Festival of Trees celebration at the Woodlawn Arts Academy in Sterling.

Festival of Trees has grown to include The Country Store, Entertainment, Jim Behren’s Holiday Designs and Desserts Show, the Gala Evening and Auctions, and a variety of holiday decorated displays – trees, wreaths, table settings and more – none of which could be possible without the generosity of time, talent and

treasure shared by businesses, organizations and individuals living in our communities.

The Festival of Trees benefits patients and families of Hospice of the Rock River Valley. As a non-profit organization, who benefits from United Way funding, we rely on community support in order to continue our tradition of quality compassionate care to terminally ill patients and their families. Festival of Trees is our largest fundraiser and community event, and are pleased to once again have as our presenting sponsor, CGH Medical Center. We would also like to thank Woodlawn Arts Academy for hosting the Festival of Trees. Without their generous use of the facility,

and contributions from all of our sponsors and donors this event would not exist. To all, we say thank you.

Consider this your invitation to the 24th Festival of Trees.

Witness the power of community service, volunteerism, and partnership with Woodlawn Arts Academy and enjoy

an exciting introduction to the 2013 holiday season.

To everyone in the Sauk Valley area, on behalf of the staff and board of directors at Hospice of the Rock River Valley, please accept our sincere and simple thank you.

Carolyn Spencer, executive director and Karen Voss, marketing director, Hospice of the Rock River Valley

Chairperson: Anne Kenney Dessert Auction Chairperson: Roberta Dillon This year’s Hospice of the Rock River Valley’s Festival of Trees Gala dinner will kick off the 24th annual Festival of Trees. The Festival of Trees is thrilled to have CGH Medical Center as a presenting sponsor this year. Sponsoring this year’s gala evening is US Bank. The Festival Gala will be held at The Brandywine Banquet Center on Nov. 16.

The gala evening will include silent, live, and dessert auctions in combination with a delicious sit-down din-

ner. The evening will begin with cocktails and hors’deouvres at 5:30 p.m., followed by dinner and auctions.

The Gala Evening will be filled with fun and festivity that will reflect the essence of hospice – family, friendship, community and caring.

All proceeds benefit patients and families of Hospice of the Rock River Valley.

Gala Coordinator Anne Kenney wishes to extend her gratitude to The Brandywine and to all those who have assisted with this event.

A very heartfelt thank you to our gala sponsors and all who have donated items to help make this a wonderful event.

Hospice of the Rock River Valley

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November 19-24, 2013

Saturday, Nov. 16

5:30 p.m.: Gala Evening & Auctions at The Brandywine, Dixon.

For reservations, call 815-288-3673. Presented by US Bank.

Sunday, Nov. 17

Noon-5 p.m.: Visit the opening day of The Country Store at Woodlawn Arts Academy. Sponsored by Sterling Federal Bank with supplemental funding provided by Thrivent Financial for Lutherans.

Noon-7 p.m.: “Let the Magic Begin”. Watch area decorators create their holiday designs in our Winter Wonderland sponsored by Arthur’s Garden Deli and the CGH Caring Fund.

Monday, Nov. 18

8 a.m.-7 p.m.: Woodlawn is open for set-up.

10 a.m.-8 p.m.: Country Store Open

Woodlawn Arts Academy

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Sterling, IL.

Tuesday, Nov. 19

6:45 a.m.: Sterling Kiwanis Breakfast 10 a.m-8 p.m.: The Festival officially opens. Bid on your favorite items or buy some décor just in time for the holidays.

Noon: Sterling Noon Rotary Luncheon 6 p.m.: Kosier Dance Studio Performance 7 p.m.: Kosier Dance Studio Performance

Wednesday, Nov. 20

10 a.m.-5 p.m.: Festival Open 10 a.m-7 p.m.: Country Store Open 7-9 p.m.: Holiday Design & Desserts Show with Jim Behrens at Woodlawn Arts Academy. Tickets are $20.

Limited space available. Tickets available at HRRV, Behren’s Blumen Stuff in Rock Falls, and the Dixon and Sauk Valley Chamber of Commerce offices. Come early and shop the Country Store and view the beautifully decorated items on display throughout Woodlawn Arts Academy.

Thursday, Nov. 21

10 a.m.-8 p.m.: Festival and Country Store Open 5 p.m.: Woodlawn Dance Academy Performance 6 p.m.: String-A-Longs Musical Performance

Friday, Nov. 22

10 a.m.-8 p.m.: Festival and Country Store Open 5:30 p.m.: Woodlawn Dance Performance 6:30 p.m.: Woodlawn Dance Performance 7:30 p.m.: Woodlawn Show Choir Performance

Saturday, Nov. 23

10 a.m.-8 p.m.: Festival and Country Store Open 5:30 p.m.: Woodlawn Dance Performance 6:30 p.m.: Woodlawn Arts Performance 7:30 p.m.: Woodlawn Arts Performance

Sunday, Nov. 24

Noon-3 p.m.: Festival and Country Store Open 2 p.m.: Table Settings & Silent Auction Items End 2:30 p.m.: Friendship Trees Auction Ends 2:30 p.m.: Raffle Drawing 3 p.m.: Large Tree Auction Ends & Festival Closes

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Read about a sophomore taking over a significant role in Friday’s editions.

Fulton senior Chelsea Lesniewski (@chelssski) on her Steamers’ bid for a sectional volleyball title tonight: “Literally crying bc I can’t believe how far we’ve come, & everyone that’s supporting us is amazing, parents & friends you guys rock!”

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BY LARRY BRENNAN lbrennan@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 550

Makaley Velazquez is a young woman of few words. But her running ability speaks volumes.

The Rock Falls High School sophomore is one of just two Sauk Valley area girls who qualified for the state cross country meet Saturday in Peoria.

The other is Amboy freshman Megan Grady.

“You talk to her, and she seems mild, but she’s a competitive person,” Rock Falls coach Mark Truesdell said. “I would classify her as a gamer.

When the pressure gets on, people will kind of back off, but she won’t.”

As a freshman last season, Velazquez helped Rock Falls to a fourth-place finish in Class 1A at state. She finished 69th in a time of 19 minutes, 9 seconds.

While disappointed the Rockets were unable to make their fourth straight team trip to state, Velazquez is excited to be heading back to Peoria.

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Oregon’s Ryan Miller started his first game at center this season in a 22-21 victory against Wilmington in the first round of the Class 3A playoffs last Saturday.

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motions were running high for the Oregon football team Oct. 18.

It was senior night, and possibly the last home game for 15 seniors listed on the roster.

The Hawks, 3-4 at the time, needed to handle Mendota that night, then Rock Falls a week later, to become eligible for the playoffs.

Oregon was coming off a 2-7 season in 2012, which snapped a 6-year playoff appearance streak. The current seniors were part of that, and didn’t want to experience that again. Angst was in the air, but for one Hawk, it was multiplied many times over.

For Ryan Miller, a starting defensive tackle and part-timer at offensive guard, Oct. 18 holds a special meaning every year. It was on that date in 2007 that his biological father, Julius Miller, committed suicide.

“When it comes up, it hits me,” Miller said. “When we had our senior night, that was a rough one.”

Ryan Miller was in sixth grade when Julius Miller took his own life in Florida, where had been living for 2 years. Julius lived in Dixon before moving to Florida. Ryan’s mother, Jennifer, never married Julius, and married her current husband, Troy Fox, 17 years ago.

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Rock Falls sophomore Makaley Velazquez runs during the Sterling Invitational on Oct. 12 at Hoover Park. Velazquez will compete in her fourth straight state meet this weekend, dating back to seventh grade.

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The week the Eastland-Pearl City Wildcatz have been waiting for is finally here … and they’re ready to exorcise some Three Rivers demons.

Even back in July, the Wildcatz players realized the Newman Comets would likely be waiting for them at some point in the playoffs. The chance to play them in the second round – and

possibly make up for past secondround losses to the Comets’ conference brethren Morrison Mustangs – seems like it was written in the stars.

“We’re jacked out of our minds,” EPC junior safety and return specialist Cody Kluck said.

“They say they’re the big Blue Machine, and we say bring them on.”

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Leaving the visitorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s clubhouse after a game a few years ago, Rick Renteria took a few steps outside Wrigley Field and turned to tell a friend, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I feel like Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m going to be here some day.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;&#x2122; That day has arrived, as Renteria will be named the Cubsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; manager today.

The selection of Renteria, 51, crystallized after a search to replace Dale Sveum took more than 5 weeks. The Cubs were unsuccessful in attempting to talk to Joe Girardi, who re-signed with the Yankees for four more seasons. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This comes at a time heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ready to relish and embrace the challenge,â&#x20AC;? Padres manager Bud Black said of Renteria, who served as one of his coaches for the last six seasons.

Renteria, who is recovering from hip surgery, impressed Cubs officials during multiple interviews in southern California. Renteria was chosen over former major league managers A.J. Hinch, Eric Wedge and Manny Acta, as well as Rays coach Dave Martinez.

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Renteria, who received a 3-year guaranteed deal, is viewed as a mild-mannered instructor who fits Epsteinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s preference for a manager who provides â&#x20AC;&#x153;love before tough love.â&#x20AC;? The Cubs are hopeful Renteria, a bilingual southern California native, can connect with their younger players in whom they have invested heavily. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s one reason why Renteriaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s contract includes 2 option years. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Whatever I gave him, he handled,â&#x20AC;? Black said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He also wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t afraid to come to me and say, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;What about this?â&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;&#x153;I always thought of Rick as a very solid first lieutenant. He knows what is ahead of him. He was a very valued member of our organization for a long time.â&#x20AC;?

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EPCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cody Kluck is tackled at the Polo 1-yard line on a punt return during the Wildcatzâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Week 6 game against the Marcos. Kluck has returned five punts for touchdowns this year, and had five more return TDs called back because of penalties.

They have a lot of weapons, and they run their return game very well. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We want to try and take away their threats, get us some room to move and try to win the field position game.

Special teams are a quick way to change the game, the momentum, and weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll have our hands full Saturday.â&#x20AC;?

Momentum has been a big factor for the Wildcatz all year long. While theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve blown out most of the teams on their schedule, the closer contests have seen EPC pull away thanks to a big turnover on defense or return on special teams. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s really been huge for us this year,â&#x20AC;? Kluck said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sometimes, we need kind of a click to get us going, and it seems like weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re always

coming up with an interception or fumble recovery or kick return to get us rolling. Once we get one, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re fired up for more, and we feed off that.â&#x20AC;?

Those momentumshifting plays have usually led to some big plays by the EPC offense. Papoccia believes this is the most physical Wildcatz team heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s seen, and is also wary of the explosiveness heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s seen on film from the skill position players. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got it all: dynamite backs, a quarterback who throws exceptionally well, and big receivers who go up and get it,â&#x20AC;? Papoccia said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;but like any good team, it starts with the line. Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re a very physical team,

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Papoccia impressed with Wildcatz â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll go toe-to-toe and see how we both stack up,â&#x20AC;? Kluck continued. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Whoever keeps their hand in the dirt and fights harder will win.â&#x20AC;?

Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not to say that Kluck and his teammates think things will be easy Saturday at Roscoe Eades Stadium.

The Wildcatz know how tough it is to bring down the Comet running backs, and are also impressed with how well Newman runs its schemes on both sides of the ball and plays solid team defense.

But as good as both offenses and defenses have been this season, EPC feels it might have an advantage in special teams. Kluck has five punt return touchdowns (and five more called back for penalties), and Donny Groezinger has scored on a kickoff return, a punt return and by returning a blocked punt.

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s prompted the Comets â&#x20AC;&#x201C; who focus on special teams every week â&#x20AC;&#x201C; to make sure they get plenty of work in on that third phase heading into Saturday. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We talk about special teams every week, but even more so with these guys,â&#x20AC;? Newman coach Mike Papoccia said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They have scored a lot, and shortened the field so much because of their special teams, and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s obvious they really stress that area of the game just like we do.

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not afraid to stick their noses in on either side of the ball, and theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re well-coached and very versatile. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s one heck of a good test for us, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s for sure, because we canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t just zero in on one guy and expect to stop them.â&#x20AC;?

Wildcatz coach Randy Asche is just as concerned with the Cometsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; physicality and explosiveness. He talked about â&#x20AC;&#x153;extreme effort,â&#x20AC;? and feels his team will need a few breaks and bounces to go their way.

But the biggest thing he and his coaches have been stressing this week is consistency. He knows that in order to get over that secondround hump, the Wildcatz canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t lose their edge for even a minute. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a daunting task, because they just wear on you and wear on you,â&#x20AC;? Asche said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t take plays off, or make mistakes or miss tackles. We have to play at our highest level, because thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the level theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re used to playing week in and week out in their conference. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is a pretty big deal for us, to take on one of the best programs in the state. Our guys have worked really hard the past few years to be in this position, and they want to play games like this against teams like this. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s exciting and fun, but Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m also nervous; Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not getting much sleep this week. We have to bring our best effort and put our best game together, and hope itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s good enough Saturday.â&#x20AC;?

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SVM FOOTBALL STAT LEADERBOARD Rushing yards .ICK 7ILLIAMS %RIE 0 TOWN !USTIN 2EGENWETHER &ULTON *AKE 3NOW .EWMAN %RIC 3CHANEY %0# *ASON "ONTZ !MBOY .ICK .EWMAN /REGON $ANIEL 7ALKER - VILLE $ONNY 'ROEZINGER %0# %THAN (OWARD %RIE 0 TOWN 0ARKER .EUHALFEN "6 $RAQUE 0ENAFLOR (EIER 3TERLING Devin Kuehl, Fulton *ORDAN #HANDLER %RIE 0 TOWN 4OMMY *OHNSTON "6 *AKE #HAPMAN !&# "RANDON 3TURTEVANT 7# "RADY 2UDE .EWMAN "RENDON ,E"ARRON 2&

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Upper bracket s No. 1 Eastland-Pearl City 54, No. 8 Luther North (5-5) 8 s .O .EWMAN .O &IELDCREST s .O -OMENCE .O #LIFTON #ENTRAL s .O (ALL .O "ISMARCK (ENNING s .O 2OCKRIDGE .O )LLINI 7EST s .O -ERCER #O .O !NNAWAN 7 FIELD s .O &ARMINGTON .O "EARDSTOWN s .O %LMWOOD "RIMFIELD .O +NOXVILLE Lower bracket s .O #ERRO 'ORDO .O .EW "ERLIN s .O !THENS .O .OKOMIS s .O !UBURN .O .ORTH -AC s .O #ARLINVILLE .O ' TOWN 2IDGE &ARM s .O 3TAUNTON .O &AIRFIELD s .O #ARLYLE .O %LDORADO s .O #ARMI 7HITE #O .O #HESTER s .O 'ILLESPIE .O ,AWRENCEVILLE Saturdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s second-round games Upper bracket s .O %ASTLAND 0EARL #ITY AT No. 5 Newman (9-1), 2 s .O -OMENCE AT .O (ALL

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s .O 3TILLMAN 6ALLEY AT .O %RIE 0ROPHETSTOWN

s .O /REGON AT .O !URORA #HRISTIAN

s .O 3ENECA AT .O 2OBESON

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Oregon at Aurora Christian

When: P M 3ATURDAY Where: 3ULLIVAN 2D !URORA Radio: &- Class: !

Conference: /REGON FOURTH "IG .ORTHERN 7EST !URORA #HRISTIAN FOURTH 3UBURBAN #HRISTIAN "LUE Last week: Oregon 22, Wilmington !URORA #HRISTIAN )# #ATHOLIC Oregon playoff history: TH APPEARANCE "EST ADVANCEMENT n RUNNER UP IN !

Aurora Christian playoff history: TH APPEARANCE "EST advancement â&#x20AC;&#x201C; champions in ! !

Keys to the game: !URORA #HRIStian has battled through injuries and avenged a regular-season loss with A WIN OVER )# #ATHOLIC LAST WEEK !T ONE POINT THE %AGLES WERE MISSING as many as 10 starters â&#x20AC;&#x201C; which led TO A LOSS TO ! POWER -ONTINI -ANY ARE BACK /REGON PEAKED AT THE RIGHT TIME AND PLAYED !# TOUGH IN A LOSS IN THE PLAYOFFS YEARS AGO On the horizon: Winner plays either 2OBESON OR 3ENECA SVM pick: !URORA #HRISTIAN

8-2

10-0 9-1 Eastland-Pearl City at Newman

Stillman Valley at Erie-Prophetstown

When: P M 3ATURDAY Where: 7AYNE (EIN &IELD 3)XTH !VE %RIE Radio: &- Class: !

Conference: 3TILLMAN 6ALLEY THIRD IN "IG .ORTHERN 7EST %RIE 0ROPHETSTOWN SECond in Three Rivers North Last week: 3TILLMAN "LOOMINGTON #ENTRAL #ATHOLIC %RIE 0 TOWN 2IVER 6ALLEY Stillman Valley playoff history: 25th appearANCE "EST ADVANCEMENT n CHAMPIONS IN ! ! ! !

Erie-Pâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;town history: 4HIRD APPEARANCE Keys to the game: )N TERMS OF PLAYOFF EXPERIence, these two programs are at opposite ends OF THE SPECTRUM 3TILLMAN 6ALLEY A TRADITIONAL STATE POWER AND %RIE 0ROPHETSTOWN HAVING JUST WON ITS FIRST PLAYOFF GAME AS A CO OP 3TYLISTICALLY BOTH TEAMS WIN WITH POWER %RIE 0ROPHETSTOWN FULLBACK .ICK 7ILLIAMS HAS

RUSHING YARDS 3TILLMAN 6ALLEY COUNTERS WITH ITS OWN POWERFUL FULLBACK :AC (ARE WHO HAS RUSHED FOR YARDS AND 4$S On the horizon: Winner plays either Winnebago (10 OR +ANKAKEE -C.AMARA SVM pick: Stillman Valley 5-2

When: P M 3ATURDAY Where: 2OSCOE %ADES 3TADIUM &OURTH !VE 3TERLING Radio: !- &- &- Class: !

Conference: %0# FIRST IN .5)# .ORTHWEST .EWMAN

FIRST IN 4HREE 2IVERS .ORTH Last week: %0# ,UTHER .ORTH .EWMAN &IELDCREST Eastland-Pearl City playoff history: 9th appearance "EST ADVANCEMENT n QUARTERFINAL IN !

Newman history: TH APPEARANCE "EST ADVANCEMENT n CHAMPIONS IN ! !

! !

Keys to the game: 4HE 7ILDCATZ ARE AGAINST CURRENT 4HREE 2IVERS .ORTH TEAMS IN PLAYOFF GAMES IN WHICH THEY VE ALLOWED AN AVERAGE OF POINTS 4HIS %0# TEAM HAS SCORED POINTS AND ALLOWED )TS RUSHING GAME STARTS WITH FULLBACK %RIC 3CHANEY WHO HAS RUSHED FOR YARDS AND 4$S %0# IS ALSO DANGEROUS IN THE PASSING GAME .EWMAN S DEFENSE HAS BEEN EQUALLY STOUT ALLOWING ONLY POINTS IN GAMES 4HE #OMETS HAVE HELD SIX OF THEIR OPPONENTS TO SEVEN OR FEWER POINTS On the horizon: 7INNER PLAYS EITHER -OMENCE OR (ALL SVM pick: Newman 6-1

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After a one-level suit opening and a takeout double, if the responder bids a suit at the one-level, it is natural and forcing (and does not deny 10 points). A non-jump new suit at the two-level is weak.

An example is the North hand in today’s diagram. Responder bids two diamonds over West’s double. And after East passes, South takes a shot at three no-trump.

West leads his fourthhighest heart and East puts up the 10. How should South proceed?

When in no-trump, always start by counting your top tricks – your immediate winners. Here South has six: two hearts (given the lead), two diamonds and two clubs. If he is going to get three more

tricks, he needs to establish dummy’s diamonds and get back into the dummy to cash the new winners.

What is declarer’s dummy entry?

Right – the heart queen. But that will be an entry only if South can lead twice toward the queen, once to make West take his king and once to win with the queen. So, declarer’s first key play is to win trick one with the heart ace.

Then he should cash the diamond ace and continue with the diamond nine. When West plays low twice, South must overtake with dummy’s 10. If East could win the trick, the diamonds would be breaking 3-2 and all would be well. Here, though, when East discards, declarer continues with two more rounds of diamonds. And eventually he will force that dummy entry in hearts to get home.

In case you are wondering, if the responder had had, say, 11 high-card points, not five, he would have had to start with a redouble. © 2013 UFS

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Northern Illinois Big 12 West All-Conference Team

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West Division, First Team Sterling: Carlos Gallardo (Sr., Mid); Antonio Diaz (Fr., Fwd.); Jose Uresti (Jr., Mid.); Jorge Garcia (Sr., Def.) Dixon: "RANDON *AGITSCH 3R '+ Geneseo: *OSH -ORTON 3R '+ *AMES "ALLEGEER 3R &WD %THAN 2ADUE 3R

Mid.); Justin Seeley (Sr., Mid.); Adam Stenzel (Sr., Def.); Tommy Wassell (Sr., Def.) Streator: 3EAN +ENNEDY 3R -ID #IPPY ,OPEZ 3O $EF Ottawa: !LEX +OZIAL 3R $EF 4RISTAN Cunha (Jr., Fwd.); Cristian Gutierrez (Sr., AL) LaSalle-Peru: Fidelmar Mora (Sr., AL) MVP: Gallardo (Sterling)

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sad, because Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m used to running with these girls,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to be awkward by myself, but it will still be fun and a good experience.â&#x20AC;?

Velazquez hopes her â&#x20AC;&#x153;specialâ&#x20AC;? socks take her to a medal-winning performance on the state course at Detweiller Park. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I have special Nike socks that I wear,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I feel like theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re good luck. At state, I usually have bright socks. Last year, I wore neon yellow. This year, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m going to wear neon pink.â&#x20AC;?

Velazquez was not pleased with her state performance a year ago, saying she went out too fast and died at the end.

Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s aiming higher. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My goal is to be in the top 25,â&#x20AC;? Velazquez said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not sure if that will happen, so hopefully top 50.â&#x20AC;?

She had a time of 20:08 at the Oregon Sectional, but Velazquez is confident sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll perform better at state. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The state course is not really a hilly course,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Oregonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s really hilly, so I feel it will be a faster course. I like the state course. It goes by quick, and my times are good there.â&#x20AC;?

Though quiet, Velazquez is becoming more of a leader, according to Truesdell. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was tough trying to pull that out of her,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I tried to explain to her that thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s different ways to lead. You donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to use your voice. You can use your actions.â&#x20AC;?

Her actions have taken her to state 4 straight years, dating back to her seventhand eighth-grade track seasons. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I saw her in eighth grade,â&#x20AC;? Truesdell said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I had her run an 800 with a boy. I had him pace her to see what she would run, and she was the real deal.

I knew she was going ot be quality runner.â&#x20AC;?

Honorable mention Dixon: Anthony Deseno (Jr., Mid.); Taz +USTER 3R $EF Ottawa: %FRWIN 'UTIERrez (Sr., Mid.); Nolen McCorkle (Sr., Def.); Sterling: Santana Trujillo (So., Mid.); Jared &ERNANDEZ *R '+ Streator: Marco 2OMERO 3R &WD !BE (UICHAPA *R

'+ LaSalle-Peru: Fernando Lucero Castillo (Sr., Def.); Geneseo: Griffin Welfer (Sr., Def.)

Volleyball NUIC All-Conference Team

East Division, First Team Dakota: 3ARAH 4HOMPSON

*AYCEE #LEAVER Forreston: Abby Osterloo; Pecatonica: %RIN 3EIPTS AFC: Lexie Fore; Durand: Cassidy Derus; Aquin: +ATIE Stykel, Haley Chang Second Team Durand: Danielle Ramsby; Dakota: Cora &IENE 2ACHEL "UCK Milledgeville: Haley -C!ULIFFE %MILY 'EISON Pecatonica: Sarah Nyen; Forreston: Maggie Curry Honorable mention Aquin: Cassie Arndt, Rachel Harn; Polo: Allie Reeder; Orangeville: Carlie Diffenderfer, Tori Clark; Dakota: %DEN -EIER !LI Dehaven; Durand: +ATE 0ALMER Milledgeville: Taylor Grenoble; AFC: Cassidy +ONING Forreston: Rachel Walton, Hanna Metzger; South Beloit: +ATIE .IEDERMEIER *unanimous selections

Postseason pairings CLASS 3A

Princeton Sectional Tuesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s results s ,A3ALLE 0ERU DEF 3TERLING

s 3YCAMORE DEF $UNLAP

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s )# #ATHOLIC DEF $AKOTA

Todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s match s #HAMPIONSHIP /REGON VS )# #ATHOLIC

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Farmington Sectional Tuesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s results s &ULTON DEF /RION

s !BINGDON !VON DEF 3TARK #OUNTY

Todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s match s #HAMPIONSHIP &ULTON VS !BINGDON !VON P M Winner advances to Bureau Valley Sectional vs. El Paso-Gridley Sectional winner, 7 p.m. Nov. 9

CLASS 1A

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s +EITH #OUNTRY $AY DEF %RIE

Todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s match s #HAMPIONSHIP 3TOCKTON VS +EITH #OUNTRY $AY P M Winner advances to Westminster Supersectional vs. Harvest Christian Sectional winner, 6 p.m., Saturday

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ABOVE: Rock Falls sophomore Makaley Velazquez passes Sycamore sophomore Hannah Cerny during the Sterling Invitational on Oct. 12 at Hoover Park. In the same line as the bright blue nail polish she wore for the event, Velazquez picks a pair of bright socks for every state meet.

Last year, she wore neon yellow.

This year, sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be wearing neon pink.

RIGHT: Amboy freshman Megan Grady runs to a ninth-place finish at the Columbus Day Invitational on Oct. 14 at Shady Oaks Country Club in Amboy. Grady has burst onto the local cross country scene this season.

SVM SCOUTS GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY STATE MEET Class 1A

When: A M 3ATURDAY

Where: Detweiller Park, Peoria Teams: !URORA #ENTRAL #ATHOLIC "YRON

Carterville, Chicago Latin, Decatur St. Teresa, Willows Academy, Downs Tri-Valley, %LMWOOD "RIMFIELD %UREKA &REEBURG (ARVARD (ENRY 3ENACHWINE (ERRIN +ANKAkee McNamara, Wethersfield, Monticello, -URPHYSBORO /TTAWA -ARQUETTE 0/24!

2OCHESTER 3ALEM 3T *OSEPH /GDEN

Tolono Unity, Urbana, Westmont Local teams: None

Class 2A Girls When: 11 a.m. Saturday Where: Detweiller Park, Peoria Teams: Aurora Rosary, ChathamGlenwood, Chicago Jones, Chicago Payton, Chicago University, Crystal Lake #ENTRAL $UNLAP %LMWOOD 0ARK 'LENBARD 3OUTH (IGHLAND +ANELAND ,AKE &OREST

Montini, Mahomet-Seymour, Marengo, Mattoon, New Lenox Providence, Normal West, Normal U-High, River Forest Trinity, 2IVERSIDE "ROOKFIELD 3PRINGFIELD 6ERNON Hills, Washington, Yorkville

Local individuals: Megan Grady (Amboy FR -AKALEY 6ELAZQUEZ 2OCK &ALLS SO

Local teams: None

Top 5 returning runners: Rachel $EVEREUX 3T 4ERESA SR .AOMI 3PRINGER 3TANFORD /LYMPIA SR 6ICTORIA "IANCO #HICAGO ,ATIN SR 4AYLOR "ARTOLOZZI 2OCHESTER so.; Megan McNicholas, Rochester so.

Top 5 returning runners: Victoria ClinTON +ANELAND JR -ARYJEANNE 'ILBERT

0EORIA .OTRE $AME SO 3KYLER "OLLINGER

9ORKVILLE SO 3YDNEY "ILLINGSLEY .ORMAL U-High sr.; Summer Peirson, Yorkville SOPH

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-ONTICELLO 2OCHESTER 2012 individual top three: )VY (ANDLEY 3T 4ERESA SR 2EGAN 7EIDNER "UREAU 6ALLEY SO 2ACHEL $EVEREUX 3T 4ERESA JR FYI: Weidner missed most of the 2013 season with a leg injury. She returned FOR THE POSTSEASON BUT DID NOT ADVANCE from the Oregon Sectional. ... Defending CHAMPION 3T 4ERESA IS RANKED .O IN THE FINAL $YESTAT )LLINOIS POLL

Local individuals: None

2012 top three teams: 9ORKVILLE Normal U-High 112; 3. Montini 172 2012 individual top three: 1. Victoria #LINTON +ANELAND SO 3TEPHANIE Saey, Galesburg sr. (17:07); 3. Maryjeanne Gilbert, Peoria Notre Dame fr. (17:07) FYI: Clinton is returning to defend her individual title, as is Yorkville as a team.

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Jets grounded by Hawks Toewsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; first-period goal sparks Chicago rout

BY CHRIS KUC Chicago Tribune

CHICAGO â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Held off the scoresheet in his return to Winnipeg last week, Jonathan Toews made up for it in the rematch against his hometown team.

Flying all night, the captain sparked the Blackhawks with an early goal, and the defending Stanley Cup champs went on to throttle the Jets 4-1 in front of 21,122 fans Wednesday night at the United Center.

In addition to Toewsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; goal, Patrick Sharp had a goal and an assist, Patrick Kane and Brandon Pirri also scored, and

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AM Duncan Keith added two assists to provide more than enough offense for goaltender Corey Crawford to earn the victory.

Chicago native Al Montoya suffered the loss as the Blackhawks drilled the Jets for the second time in 5 days, and extended their points streak to five games.

AP

Jets goalie Al Montoya (35) blocks a shot by the Blackhawksâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Marian Hossa (81) during the second period of Wednesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s game in Chicago. The Blackhawks won 4-1.

NBA | PACERS 97, BULLS 80

Bulls get windy in Indy Players voice frustration after loss to Pacers

BY K.C. JOHNSON Chicago Tribune

INDIANAPOLIS â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Panic doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t happen four games into a season.

Frustration does. And that was evident in the Bullsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; actions as they trudged off the Bankers Life Fieldhouse court after losing 97-80 to the Pacers on Wednesday night and, later, in their words.

Not only do the Bulls keep losing games, dropping to 1-3 after facing the leagueâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s only unbeaten team, but they keep sounding the same while doing so. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s frustrating, but weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re pro athletes,â&#x20AC;? Derrick Rose said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We know that itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s only the beginning of the season. We canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t let it get that frustrating. We know that if we keep working hard like weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re doing, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to catch a rhythm soon.â&#x20AC;?

The Pacers displayed their defensive rhythm throughout, holding

Star of the game: Paul George, 0ACERS POINTS Up next: *AZZ AT "ULLS P M Friday TV/Radio: #3. !the Bulls to 35.6 percent shooting. And they broke open a twopoint game on Lance Stephensonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 3-pointer with 6 minutes, 58 seconds left, outscoring the Bulls 30-11 down the stretch.

Paul Georgeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 21 points led five players in double figures for the Pacers, who are 5-0 for the first time as an NBA franchise, and the first time in franchise history since 1971-72 in the old ABA. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They wanted it more than us,â&#x20AC;?

Joakim Noah said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They got to every loose ball, every rebound.

Just took it away. Disappointing.â&#x20AC;?

Indeed, the Pacers enjoyed a 52-40 rebounding edge, and were

by far the aggressor throughout.

The Bulls shot just 29.7 percent in the second half, and failed to crack 20 points in either the third or fourth quarters. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re inconsistent,â&#x20AC;? coach Tom Thibodeau said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have a good quarter, then a bad quarter. You canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t win in this league like that.â&#x20AC;?

Rose sank his first three shots and appeared headed toward his first full breakout game. But foul trouble slowed him first, and then the Pacersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; defense did. He scored just five points with one field goal in the second half, and sat from the 4:55 mark of the third until 6:16 remained. â&#x20AC;&#x153;At the end, they put George on me instead of C.J. [Watson], and I guess thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to happen in the fourth quarter,â&#x20AC;? Rose said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Almost every team did it â&#x20AC;&#x201C; double-team or put a bigger guy on me. So that forces me to pass.â&#x20AC;?

Teamsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; styles unchanged since last meeting â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a dual-phase with them. They have CONTINUED FROM B1 great, great athletes, but theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re well-coached.

They run their routes Oregon ended up well. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not playground defeating Mendota, ball out there, what 35-20, to set up a wintheyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re doing.â&#x20AC;? or-go-home scenario Oregonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s last two playfor Week 9 against Rock off appearances ended Falls. Miller was in the at the hands of Aurora middle of the action, and Christian. The Eagles one play against Mendowon 38-0 in 2010, then ta stood out in his mind.

34-21 in 2011. The secâ&#x20AC;&#x153;I actually looked at ond of those matchups our Hawk End [Pierce was in doubt until the Dhaese] and told him, final minutes, and it â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;This sack is for my dad,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; ended up being Aurora and I ended up getting a sack,â&#x20AC;? Miller said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;That Alex T. Paschal/apaschal@saukvalley.com Christianâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s closest playwas kind of cool. It was a Oregonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Ryan Miller heads to the sideline during off game on the way to a very emotional game for last weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s game against Wilmington. Miller helped Class 3A state title.

Bothe is making film me.â&#x20AC;? the Hawks to a 22-21 win. of that game available Oregon punched its to his players this week ticket to the Class 3A turned out to be a seam- plays where everybody playoffs with a 41-18 vic- less transition. was involved, and every- via the Internet, and it tory against Rock Falls â&#x20AC;&#x153;He stepped in and body seemed to get their serves two purposes.

Both teamsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; styles are on Oct. 25. When it came did really good physiblocks on that play,â&#x20AC;? the same, and it shows time to prepare for first- cally, and I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t see Bothe said.

Oregon can compete round opponent Wilmany assignment errors,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was speechless,â&#x20AC;? ington, however, Millerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bothe said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The snaps Miller said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When I saw with the two-time defending 3A champs. role changed. were good, which is [Sawyer] get in there, I â&#x20AC;&#x153;We felt we had a very Frank Lung, who had always critical when you didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know what to say. good game plan going started all nine regularchange centers.â&#x20AC;?

I couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get words out in,â&#x20AC;? Bothe said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;and we season games at center, The shining moment of my mouth.â&#x20AC;? felt our players totally was suspended, and for Miller and the rest of Oregon (6-4) was able bought into the game Miller assumed those the offensive line came to get past a team in plan, and the fact that it duties. He was the logical on the gameâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s biggest Wilmington that was choice, as he had been play. Oregon scored a very similar in style. Both could be done. Whether weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re good enough to the center for the freshtouchdown with 9.6 sec- teams run the football, execute it, or if theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re soph team two seasons onds remaining in the and pass only if absoflat-out too good, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll ago and worked well fourth quarter to climb lutely necessary. find out Saturday night, with starting quarterback to within 21-20, then The challenge this but we feel good about Tyler Blume. decided to go for two week, again on the the ideas weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re taking Miller got first-team points and the win. road, is to slow down into the game.â&#x20AC;? reps all week, and pracThe play call â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 37 Power an Aurora Christian Miller was a sophoticed snaps before and â&#x20AC;&#x201C; is a basic fullback dive (7-3) team known for its more for the 2011 meetafter practice each day that Miller described as intricate passing attack ing between Oregon with Blume. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Oregon Hawk football â&#x20AC;&#x201C; orchestrated by former and Aurora Christian, â&#x20AC;&#x153;We were prepared,â&#x20AC;? just cram it in.â&#x20AC;?

NFL wide receiver Don and watched the game Miller said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We took a Senior fullback Sawyer Beebe. from the sidelines. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Reynolds got the call on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our hope during the lot of snaps last week the play designed to go game is at some point to looking forward to this and made sure we were opportunity. between left tackle Traget some stops,â&#x20AC;? Bothe ready for it. We didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t â&#x20AC;&#x153;We wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t go in with vis Burke and left guard said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the one want anything to haplike, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Oh, theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re just thing that our defense pen to cause the team to Cody Flanagan. All the blocks, however, were has been able to do this going to kill us-type attilose.â&#x20AC;? critical against a crashyear, is get some stops. tude,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;? Miller said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We Oregon coach John ing Wilmington defense, Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hard to do it against think we can hang with Bothe, an All-American and Reynolds found his their attack, because itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s them. If weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re still in it center during his colway into the end zone. so good and theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re so in the fourth quarter, I lege days at Augustana, â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was one of those athletic. think we can do it.â&#x20AC;? was pleased with what

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CASA 15th Judicial Circuit (Lee/ Carroll/Ogle Counties) is seeking volunteers to advocate for children in the court system involved in abuse and neglect cases.

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815-284-2000 3 bed 2 bath $24,900 2 bed 2 bath $17,900

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Lee County Farm for sale 160 Acres m/l – Dixon Township *Nearly all tillable Available to farm in 2014. $9,750/Acre.

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MILLEDGEVILLE ★ NEW TODAY ★ Country Home 2885 Grandview Rd., Milledgeville, on 2 ½ acres, 1,680 sq. ft., 3 BR, 3 car garage, great hunting, deer, turkey, plenty of wildlife. $92,500.

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Park Setting, newer 2BR, L/R, garage, NS, 1 floor, near CGH, energy efficient, 1832 2nd Avenue $585/mo.

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Appliances included plus W/D. Water, sewer, garbage provided.

Tenant pays elec. Off road parking. No pets.

Lease & dep. req. $650/mo. Call 815378-2151 Large upper apt. stove, refrig, garbage, near shopping center, NO PETS, $500/mo. + $500 dep. 815-284-3862 LG 2BR, stove/ref., storage/laundry rm w/washer & dryer, car port. $550/mo. + dep. 603 S. Hennepin. No smoking or pets. Ref. Req. 815-440-3040 between 9am-8pm.

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Call Kophamer & Blean Realty 815772-2728.

ROCK FALLS 1 & 2BR, Hampton Apts.

815-625-7043 1 BR. $400 815718-5278 1209 ½ -11th Ave. Ranch style duplex, 2BDRM w/stove and refrig. $450/mo.+ dep. & ref., No Pets. 815625-3039.

1BR, $425 mo, includes util. East Rt. 30. 815-508-2345 2 BR apt., RF, 815-592-7826.

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563-880-8622 Edon Apts. 2BR, $480 mo., $400 dep. Refs. req. No dogs.

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WOOSUNG 604 Griswold Ave. 2 BR, 1BA, Ground level Unit, Newly Remodeled. $525/ mo. Requires sec. deposit. Call Matt @ 310-750-5663

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ROCK FALLS

For Rent Condominium On the River Boat Dock Incl.

2 BR 2BA Upper 1400 sq. ft.

1 Car garage Snow removal Lawn care $925/mo. + util.

Lease-opt to buy 815-378-2151 Lovin' It! 3 BR, all new, $680/mo.

1510 W. 2nd St.Why Rent?

Great floor plan.

815-878-7399.

Sm. 2 story home near Lost Nation Golf Course. Appls., 2 baths, 2 car garage, heat furn.

Avail. Nov. 1st. 815761-2435 or 815562-7854.

PROPHETSTOWN 1 BR furnished. No Smoking. $500/mo.

815-441-3406

AMBOY 3BR home, 2ba. $700/mo. Call 815973-6768.

DIXON 1BR, Stove & frig. incl. Basement. No Pets. Tenants pay utilites + deposit. $475 month Available now!

815-440-2613 Dixon 2BR/1ba 1100sq.ft. Rental/ credit/criminal check, no smoking screened porch, 2 car gar. $700 + sd.

608-343-7372.

NEW 2BR Duplex, partial bsmt. Nice Dixon area $750/ mo. 815-766-2769

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No pets. $425+ dep. 815-625-4701 2 BR, 1 car Gar. W&D hookups, no pets, $475+$475 Dep. 815-625-1900 211 W. 18th St., 3 BR ranch, NICE!!, $698/mo., WHY RENT? 815-8787399.

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Stove, refrig. furnished, new carpet, 1st floor laundry room w/ washer/dryer hookup, central air, gas heat, unfinished basement & garage. Tenant will be responsible for all utilities, lawn care & snow removal. $700 per mo. + dep. Lease req. No pets & no smoking.

(815) 288-1644 for more information.

1508 3rd Ave., 3 BR brick ranch by hospital, $750/mo. + dep., Call 815-6226887.

(Located Behind Northland Mall)

DIXON RIVER APARTMENTS

2BR, lower apt., very spacious, pets allowed w/ dep., $475/mo., all utilities pd. but electric. 815-994-0755

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815-9731743.

2BR clean, quiet.

No smoking or pets. $500 + dep.

815-652-3365.

2BR laundry, appl. garage. No pets.

815-499-3753.

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Rock Falls Day Care Center, 729 W Rt 30, Rock Falls, IL 815-625-0106 or fax resume to: 815-625-1581

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT LEE COUNTY, ILLINOIS THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK IN AMBOY, Plaintiff, v.

MATTHEW L. HAYLES, JANICE L. HAYLES, PATRICIA F. PARTYKA, UNKNOWN OWNERS, and NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants.

No. 13 CH 84 NOTICE BY PUBLICATION NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU: Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants That this case has been commenced in this Court against you and other defendants, praying for the foreclosure of a certain Mortgage conveying the premises described as follows, to-wit: Part of the West Half of the Southwest Quarter of Section 28, Township 38 North, Range 1 East of the Third Principal Meridian, situated in the County of Lee, and State of Illinois, described as follows: Beginning at a point in the South line of said Section 28, 714.39 feet East of the Southwest corner thereof: thence extending Easterly on the said South line, 393.25 feet; thence Northerly perpendicular to the last described course 360.00 feet; thence Westerly parallel with the said South line 393.25 feet; thence Southerly perpendicular to the last described course 360.0 feet to the point of beginning, all situated in the County of Lee and State of Illinois.

COMMONLY KNOWN AS: West Brooklyn, IL 61378

2612 Butler Hill Rd.,

and which said Mortgage was made by: The First National Bank in Amboy to Matthew L. Hayles, Janice L. Hayles, and Patricia F. Partyka, as Mortgagees, and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Lee County, Illinois, as Document No. 2009000937; and for other relief; that summons was duly issued out of said Court against you as provided by law and that the said suit is now pending.

NOW, THEREFORE, UNLESS YOU file your answer or otherwise file your appearance in this case in the Office of the Clerk of this Court: Clerk of the Circuit Court Lee County Court Facility 309 S. Galena Ave. Dixon, IL 61021 on or before November 25, 2013, A DEFAULT MAY BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU AT ANY TIME AFTER THAT DAY AND A JUDGMENT MAY BE ENTERED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRAYER OF SAID COMPLAINT. Dated: October 25, 2013.

Denise A. McCaffrey Clerk of the Circuit Court Lee County, Illinois

Douglas E. Lee Ehrmann Gehlbach Badger Lee & Considine, LLC Attorneys for Plaintiff 215 E. First St., Suite 100 P.O. Box 447 Dixon, Illinois 61021 (815) 288-4949 (815) 288-3068 (FAX) lee@egblc.com

NOTE: This law firm is deemed to be a debt collector.

Oct. 31, Nov. 7, 14, 2013

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STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 15TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF LEE

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF: DANIEL J. BURKE, Deceased NO. 13-P-64 CLAIM NOTICE Notice is given of the death of Daniel J. Burke. Letters of office were issued on October 25, 2013 to Michael J. Burke, 3881 E. Honeycreek Road, Chana, Illinois 61015, and Kathleen M. Yocum, 106 S. Spring Street, Franklin Grove, Illinois 61031, as Co-Executors, whose attorney is Kim D. Krahenbuhl, WilliamsMcCarthy LLP, 607 Washington Street, P.O. Box 339, Oregon, Illinois 61061.

Claims against the estate may be filed in the office of the Clerk of Court, Lee County Courthouse, Dixon, Illinois 61021, or with the representatives, or both, within six months from the date of first publication of this notice, and any claim not filed within that period is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the clerk must be mailed or delivered to the representative and to the attorney within ten days after it has been filed.

Dated this 25th day of October, 2013.

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MICHAEL J. BURKE and KATHLEEN M. YOCUM 625-3600 Independent Co-Executors For the Estate of Daniel J. Burke, or Deceased Kim D. Krahenbuhl 284-2222 WILLIAMS MCCARTHY LLP P.O. Box 339 Oregon, IL 61061 815-732-2101 October 31, November 7, 14, 2013 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT LEE COUNTY, ILLINOIS

NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU: Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants That this case has been commenced in this Court against you and other defendants, praying for the foreclosure of a certain Mortgage conveying the premises described as follows, to-wit:

TO OUR

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Telegraph 113 S. Peoria Dixon, IL 61021

1567 Rockyford Road,

and which said Mortgage was made by: The First National Bank in Amboy to Dale A. Van Natta and Marilyn D. Van Natta, as Mortgagee, and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Lee County, Illinois, as Document No. 2010005492; and for other relief; that summons was duly issued out of said Court against you as provided by law and that the said suit is now pending.

NOW, THEREFORE, UNLESS YOU file your answer or otherwise file your appearance in this case in the Office of the Clerk of this Court: Clerk of the Circuit Court Lee County Court Facility 309 S. Galena Ave. Dixon, IL 61021 on or before November 25, 2013, A DEFAULT MAY BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU AT ANY TIME AFTER THAT DAY AND A JUDGMENT MAY BE ENTERED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRAYER OF SAID COMPLAINT. Dated: October 25, 2013.

Part Time Night Custodian Milledgeville School is accepting applications for the position of Part Time Night Custodian. Position to start December 2, 2013.

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Part of the East Half (E 1/2) of the Northeast Quarter (NE 1/4) of Section 16, Township 21 North, Range 10 East of the Fourth Principal Meridian, described as follows: Beginning at a point on the East line of said Section 16, 1599.70 feet South of the Northeast Corner thereof; thence extending South on the said East line, 209.0 feet; thence Westerly perpendicular to the said East line 209.0 feet; thence Northerly parallel with the said East line, 209.0 feet; thence Easterly 209.0 feet to the said Point of Beginning, all situated in the County of Lee and State of Illinois.

COMMONLY KNOWN AS: Franklin Grove, IL 61031

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NURSES

THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK IN AMBOY, Plaintiff, v.

DALE A. VAN NATTA, MARILYN D. VAN NATTA, UNKNOWN OWNERS, and NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants.

No. 13 CH 83 NOTICE BY PUBLICATION

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Denise A. McCaffrey Clerk of the Circuit Court Lee County, Illinois

Douglas E. Lee Ehrmann Gehlbach Badger Lee & Considine, LLC Attorneys for Plaintiff 215 E. First St., Suite 100 P.O. Box 447 Dixon, Illinois 61021 (815) 288-4949 (815) 288-3068 (FAX) lee@egblc.com

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Lic.#480665.

NO INDIVIDUAL, unless licensed or holding a permit as a childcare facility, may cause to be published any advertisement soliciting a child care service.* A childcare facility that is licensed or operating under a permit issued by the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services may publish advertisements of the services for which it is specifically licensed or issued a permit. Sauk Valley Media strongly urges any parent or guardian to verify the validity of the license of any facility before placing a child in it's care. *Family homes that care for no more than three (3) children under the age of twelve or which receive only children from a single household, for less than 24 hours per day, are exempt from licensure as day care homes.

The three children to whom this exemption applies includes the family's natural or adopted children and any other persons under the age of 12 whether related or unrelated to the operator of the day care home. (DCFS Rule, Part 377.3 (c))

AUCTIONS

615

FARMLAND AUCTION 47.74 TOTAL ACRES November 18th, 10am at 210 W. Washington, Paris, IL 34.48ac+/- tillable, 13.26ac+/pasture (21749 N 1950th St. Chrisman, IL) HALLSAUCTIONCO 217-463-4255 hallsauctionco.com

AREA GARAGE SALES 624 DIXON GARAGE SALES 624 Fri. & Sat. 9-3, 1716 W. 9th St. NO EARLY SALES! Moving everything must go! CHEAP! Tools, above ground pool 8x20, 150cc motorcycle, 150cc 2 person Sandrail $300, freezer, toys, curios cabinets $100 obo, Laz-boys.

Come see! We probably have what you want! Will consider all offers!

3BR, 1BA Ranch home w/5car garage for sale.

Fri. 8â&#x20AC;&#x201C;5 Sat. 8-12 818 Hemlock Collectibles,Beanie Babies, silk floral arrangements, womens & mens clothes, 2 TV's: 1 52â&#x20AC;? projection, recliner, cane chairs, dresser, oak roll top desk, snowmen, rabbits, bears. Downsizing, Everything Goes!

Weed Eater Blower $20 815-8573410

ROCK FALLS GARAGE SALES 624 Fri. 10-6 and Sat. 8-3 3002 Middle Rd. Clothing, household items, fax machine, lawn items, toys, Holiday decorations, and much misc.

Thurs & Fri. 9-?

1012 Shore Acres Rd. Lots of primitive furniture & decor.

Crocks, quilts, womens clothing, Longaberger baskets and lots misc.

ROCK FALLS GARAGE SALES 624

ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES 705

â&#x2DC;&#x2026; NEW TODAY â&#x2DC;&#x2026;

I Buy: Antique furniture, fishing tackle, toys, post cards junk. 815-445-6151

Group Estate Sale continued.

705 W. Rt. 30 Sat., Nov. 9th 6 hours only!

Holiday items/ gifts/furniture/vintage items/ antique furniture/ possibly new doll collection & commercial office equipment added! Most items are 75% OFF! Last chance, still lots of items!

STERLING GARAGE SALES 624 Fri. & Sat. 8-4 1508 Ave. K Furniture, tools, doll houses & access., vintage washing machine, & much more misc.

Fri. & Sat. 9-3 30784 Holly Rd. (1 mi.

N. of Menards, off Polo Rd.) ALUMINIM TREES, lights, a lot of Christmas indoor & out, Indian paintings, Tag dishware, BIRDCAGES, & much misc.

Fri. & Sat., 9-5 1312 4th Ave. Tools, ladders, fire proof file box, antiques, lg.

Oak desk, linens, Christmas trees, new sm. kitchen app. in boxes, etc.

Friday 8-4, Sat. 82 3512 9th Ave (off Science Ridge Rd or 37th St) Pies, breads, scrubs, snowblowers, riding mower, coats, jackets, B/G boots & shoes, clothes, girls 18mo.-4T, Boys 4-8T, womens 6-14, men M-XXL, kitchen matchbox cars, collectibles, old bottles & tins, Sony, DVD player, tools, salt & pepper collection, jewelry, antique steamers/ pie safes, glassware, coffee table w/ 2 end tables, fishing gear.

ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES 705 1890 Pedal Sewing Machine, very, very good cond. $100 815-284-0409

Meito- bone china.

Made in Japan- 6 piece setting w/ accessories. Gold blue floral edge trim. Call 815-6265303

GUNS & ARCHERY

706

Ammo .22LR Remington, 500 rounds in box $42 Dixon 815-440-3785

APPLIANCES

710

CLOVER HILLS LEASE TO OWN APPLIANCES TVâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S MATTRESSES

815.625.8529 32â&#x20AC;? Refrigerator.

White. $200. 815625-8422 Reliable, LIKE NEW used appliances, cmsappliance.net (815)626-1003

BUILDING SUPPLIES

720

D-face Tongue & groove pine siding from True North log homes, 116 boards most 16' by 11Âźâ&#x20AC;? wide by 2â&#x20AC;? thick.

Worth $20,000.

Selling for $10,000 815-652-6803

COMPUTERS

735

Mac Pro Quad Core/2.66 Ghz, equipped for the graphic designer or photographer, 13 GB RAM, 3 hard drives, 2 DVD burners, options available. $725.

815-626-7125.

WOOD / FUEL

746

â&#x2DC;&#x2026; NEW TODAY â&#x2DC;&#x2026; Dry, stored, hardwood for sale. $70 You pick up. 815778-3783.

FURNITURE

755

Brown leather couch w/ reclining ends. You haul.

815-441-3406

Maintenance Technician Technician 2nd Shift 3pm â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 11pm

Job Duties: Completes shop maintenance, parts inventory/ordering and plant reporting systems. Completes planned maintenance, repair, and trouble-shooting of mechanical and electrical problems for all warehouse equipment including forklifts, dock doors, dock locks and racking. Obtains and maintains license to operate lift truck.

FURNITURE

755

Ent. Center, solid cherrywood, pd. $2500 now $100, 815-441-5139.

Estate Furniture Sale!

11 piece dining room set, 5 piece twin bedroom set, recliner chair, power recliner, two oak TV stands, Oriental rug w/ round glass coffee table, game table w/ 4 swivel chairs, and a set of Pfaltzgraff dinnerware 45 pieces.

Call: 815-441-4427 Ethan Allen maple double 4 poster canopy bed. $450.

Maple drop leaf table, $275. Antique: Mr. & Mrs. Chairs $375 and spinning wheel $40. Call 815-652-8726.

Mattress sets: Twin $99, Full $129, Queen $159, King $199. Will deliver! Kern Mattress Outlet 309-4527477.

Walnut Hutch w/ glass front. $100.

815-288-4238

MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS 765 Starck Upright Paino. Free for the hauling. Call 815772-4632

PETS & PET SUPPLIES 775 Free to a good home, housecat, 5 yrs. old, declawed, mild demeanor, 815-631-1011 Male dog, mixed breed.

Free to good home only Neutered.

Call 815-250-2111 or 815-625-1591 ask for Maria.

Wanted: small adult chihuahua, female, spayed, housebroken, reasonably priced or free. 815-564-9022 after 1 pm.

WARNING ADS FOR FREE PETS Your beloved pet deserves a loving, caring home. The ad for your free pet may draw response from individuals who will sell your animal for research or breeding purposes.

Please screen respondents carefully when giving an animal away.

Your pet will thank you!

PETS & PET SUPPLIES 775

MISCELLANEOUS 796 FOR SALE

MISCELLANEOUS 796 FOR SALE

Yellow Lab puppies. $350. Call 815-876-0705

1/24 Jimmie Johnson #48 diecast car, new in box $50 815-716-0102

Shower/tub fiberglass, 60â&#x20AC;?w.x91 ½â&#x20AC;?d. x72žâ&#x20AC;?h. $100 815-440-1356 Silver Eagle proof 2007-w-Dcam. $48/obo. Call 815626-6053.

Sony 27â&#x20AC;? Trinitron color TV. Sharp bright picture. $50 815-284-2685 Trac Phone $15 815-284-4237 Twin, full, queen, king beds $90. Recliner, dryer, reclining sofa, twin size sofa sleeper, upright chest. 815718-4385.

Weed Eater brush trimmer $20 815857-3410

LAWN MOWERS

779

1971 110 JD lawn tractor w/mower deck & extras. Exc. cond. $1500 OBO. 815-857-4282

CHRISTMAS TREES

780

7' Douglas Fir pre lit X-max tree, w/ attached hinged branches. $25 815535-3963

SNOWBLOWERS 782

Annual Dixon Coin Club Show.

Sunday Nov. 10 at VFW Dixon 9-4.

Free admission.

Christmas dishes.

Service for 20. $75.

Plus serving dishes. 815-625-0355 Computer Desk, nice cond., wood, $10 815-973-3574 Computer. $50.

815-625-8422

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Craftsman Snowblower 21â&#x20AC;? clearing width. 179CC 4 cycle OHV. Electric start. Like New! $300 OBO 815718-5199

Custom corn hole boards & bags made to order. Deposit required. Call 815-440-8659

TICKETS / TRAVEL 787 & EVENTS

Glazed porcelain 6x6 beige tiles.

Qty 34. $45 (815) 284-2685

No person or business, unless properly licensed by the Illinois Secretary of State, may sell ticket(s) for any sporting event or otherwise, for more than the price printed upon the face of the said ticket(s).

Only licensed ticket brokers may legally advertise, negotiate and execute the sale of ticket(s) for any amount over what is printed upon the face of ticket.

ELECTRONICS

790

Apple Ipod Nano 7th Gen. 16GB purple, w. case. No charger. Great con.

Barley used. $100 815-535-6131

TOOLS & MACHINERY

792

Crystal Lake O.D. Precision Grinder, bench top model, approx. 5â&#x20AC;? center, 2 1/2â&#x20AC;? swing, will grind to tenths, tenths indicator incl., $450 815-9733223.

KRINGLE'S KORNER

Free Office desk.

815-625-8422

Green Mason Jars (12), 1 QT., $15 815-857-3410 JFK: 9 magazines & 15 books $100 815-857-3564 Kodak digital visions 52mm-2.0x lens. Used 3 times. $15. 815-626-6203 Ladies Blue suede sports jacket, size small.

Like new. $25 815-284-2685 Leather Coat, ladies, med., exc. cond., $30 815441-2247.

Leather Coat, ladies, small, exc. cond., $30, 815441-2247 LIKE NEW Prelit 6½ foot Christmas tree. $60 815-2886823 New white faux fur hooded jacket, blk. moose on back. $75 815-677-1648 Pool Table/Ping Pong Table w/ accessories (you move!) $250/obo 815-548-9500.

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794

New In Boxes, Rudolph's Xmas Town Village, by Hawthorne Village.

9 houses & 20 figurines. $350 815535-3963

WANT TO BUY 795 Wanted: Ginseng roots. Turley Ginseng Co., Greenville. 618-664-2871 cell: 618-604-2855

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Family Farm operation looking to expand acres. Cash rent, 50/50 or custom farming.Please send replies to Box #:1180, c/o Sauk Valley Classifieds, P.O.Box 498, Sterling, IL 61081 Farmland wanted to rent or custom farm in 2014 & beyond.

815-9702695

HAY & STRAW

825

Alfalfa Hay- good grass $5 bale 815-857-2252/815973-2935

HORSES & SUPPLIES

835

2003 Bee Stinger 3 horse bumper slant load trailer with dressing room & extras. $6800 815-288-7669.

FARM EQUIPMENT

855

8N Ford, 4 speed, 3 pt., 12v, grill guard, exc. cond., $2250 w/ 2 bottom plow, $2350 w/ new 6 ft. blade, obo 815-379-2541.

AUTOMOBILES

905

1995 Plymouth Neon, 161k, 4 cyl., auto, 35 mpg., w/many new parts, $1995 obo 815-973-1207

NEW REAL DEAL

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ad runs for 30 days in Sauk Valley Classifieds, 4 Ogle County Papers, The Review and saukvalley.com all for only $38!

Special must be mentioned at time of ad placement.

Offer expires 12/31/13 No Commercial Advertising, Pets, Garage Sales, Wood/ Fuel, Tickets/ Travel or Real Estate

1999 Ford Taurus, $2200 815-9793816 2003 Volkswagen Beetle GLS, loaded, blue, 5spd.

117K mi. $5,000 obo 815-857-3739

Prerequisites: Forklift repair experience strongly preferred, High school diploma or GED equivalent and/or related VO. Tech a plus. Must have basic math skills. Ability to lift 50 lbs and work in a cold environment (-10). Mechanically inclined. Ability to work independently within a team environment. Ammonia experience a plus.

Applications accepted Monâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;Fri 8:00 a.m. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 4:00 p.m. at the following location: Ryder â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Hillshire Facility 600 Wiscold Drive, Rochelle, IL 61068 Email resumes to Freddy.Jimenez@ryder.com We value a diverse workforce! www.ryder.com

FARM LAND WANTED

2005 Chrysler Sebring Touring Conv., exc. cond., 86.5K mi., $7,500 815-440-2145.

AUTOMOBILES

905

Bob Endress Auto S&S

13571 Lincoln Rd. (Rte 30 West) Morrison, Illinois

815-772-3215 USED AUTOS 2009 Chevrolet Silverado Reg. Cab, 32,000 Miles 2008 Pontiac Torrent 2008 Buick Lucerne CXL 2008 Buick Enclave 2005 Chevrolet Trailblazer LT Sunroof & Leather 2004 Buick Rainier 2002 Pontiac Montana 2002 Pontiac Bonneville 2000 Buick Century 2000 Ford Explorer LTD AWD 1999 Chevrolet Blazer 4x4 1999 Chevrolet Silverado Regular Cab, Low Miles, Half Ton 1998 Mercury Mountaineer 4x4 http://endress autosales. webs.com/ Business Hours: Monday 8 to 8, Tues.-Fri. 8 to 5, Saturday 8 to 3

*Plus tax, title, license & doc fee.

2006 Honda CRV, 1 owner.

Exc. cond.

Loaded, 121,000 mi. $8800 OBO. 815-7723555.

2008 Nissan Rogue, AWD, 105K mi., well maintained, $8,800 obo 608-515-6330.

2009 Pontiac Vibe, good tires, new brakes. Cherry red.

4dr. Interior great cond. $10,000/obo 815-994-0977.

Credit Problems?

Bad Credit? No Credit? We might be able to help! If you're looking to buy a vehicle we have many financing options available through qualified lenders. Call Brett Simpson today at 815-2855313. Ken Nelson Auto Plaza.

Sterling Schools Washington School Washington (1) Opening: Elementary Nurse RN or LPN

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2002 Yukon XL, dark gray, ½ ton 1500, 4 wheel dr,.

188K mi. Firestone tires and cattle guard. 5.3 Liter $5,500. Call 815622-8055

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2002 Chevy Express, 227,000 mi., 350 Vortek engine.

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815-9799123.

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2002 Pontiac Montana Van, full pwr., cold air, very good cond. Clean inside & out. $3900.

815-4995578.

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2005 Dodge Grand Caravan SXT, 115K New motor w/90K, new brakes. Just serviced. $6500/ obo. 815-718-0840

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2006 Sienna XLE DVD, moonroof, heated leather $11,900/OBO 815-406-2226 284-3711 Nights

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1992 GMC Sonoma, 4WD, 4.3L V6, brand new battery, newer tires + brakes. 170k miles. $2,100 OBO. 815677-2796

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2001 24' Coachman Catalina Lite, sleeps 6, new AC. $4,500 815-9737909 or 973-0773

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PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) -State your position forthrightly and with candor. The less you leave untold, the better. You want everyone to have a clear idea of your position. If you and others know where you stand, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll succeed.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -Your thirst for knowledge will lead to engaging conversations and research that will help you mastermind some big projects. A supportive individual will point you in the right direction.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -Make sure that you have the correct information before you make a move. You are likely to be disillusioned regarding what someone or something is offering you. Get everything in writing.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- Show everyone how much fun you can be today. Getting involved in activities that have

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LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t leave room for complaints regarding your job performance.

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VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -You always have a choice, and as long as you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t let someone play mind games with you, it will be easy for you to make the right decisions. Let your intuition guide you.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) -Work hard and finish everything thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s expected of you. Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t let your productivity suffer because of what someone says or does.

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