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Thursday, October 24, 2013
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Foundation to give school $1.2M Money will provide MacBook Air computers for high school students ers – enough for every student in the school. The agreement was 5 years in the works, Everett added, and will be in place next fall, much to the disappointment of the current seniors in attendance during the Wednesday night Board of Education meeting. After 4 years, Everett said the high school will hopefully have raised enough money to continue or even expand the
BY MATT MENCARINI mmencarini@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 529
STERLING – Starting next year, Sterling High School will be a little more tech savvy. Sterling Public Schools Superintendent Tad Everett announced a $1.2 million verbal agreement with the Dillon Foundation to pay for a 4-year lease on approximately 1,100 11-inch MacBook Air comput-
that, because we are no longer buying textbooks.” Sterling Public Schools ing will also be recorded and approached the Dillon Founposted online. dation 5 years ago with the The Board of Education’s next idea, and since then has slowregularly scheduled meeting will ly been preparing the high be at 7 p.m. Nov. 20 at the Sterschool – like increasing capaling High School Library. bilities – for the possibility of For an agenda or for more the agreement coming togethinformation, go to www.Sterer, Everett said. lingPublicSchools.org or call Not every class will be paper815-626-5050. less, but the school is heading in that direction, Everett said, is working with the Sterling adding that the students will School Foundation to help be able to take the computers fundraise for that,” he said. home with them. “But there’s also going to be cost savings affiliated with SCHOOL CONTINUED ON A4
To attend The Sterling Public Schools Board of Education will hold an informational meeting at 6 p.m. Monday, Oct. 28, at the Sterling High School Library. The meeting will be to inform parents and the public about the decision to withdraw from the Bi-County Special Education Cooperative. The meetprogram. “Between today [and the end of the agreement] – which is actually 4 1/2 years from now – what we will be doing
KIDS TOURING LINCOLN-MANAHAN HOME
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New auto store opens its doors on Friday Advance Auto Parts adding 200 locations throughout nation BY MATT MENCARINI mmencarini@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 529
Photos by Alex T. Paschal/apaschal@saukvalley.com
ABOVE: Fourth-grade students from Merrill School in Rock Falls check out the bedroom of Sheriff William Manahan during a tour Wednesday of the LincolnManahan Home in Sterling. On a political trip to the area, President Abraham Lincoln once stayed at the home after delivering a speech. LEFT: Lincoln-Manahan Home volunteer Gloria Grant asks a group of Merrill School fourth-graders if they know how tall Abraham Lincoln was as the group tours the home in Sterling. The Sterling-Rock Falls Historical society is leading tours for students all week.
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Dixon man charged in police officer dragging Cop recovered from injuries sustained in September incident BY CHRISTI WARREN cwarren@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 521
DIXON – A Dixon man faces 16 charges after a police officer was dragged more than 30 feet from a car as he tried to
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stop a fleeing suspect. to stop McGinSgt. Steve Howell, who has nis from getbeen with the Dixon Police ting his car into Department for 13 years, gear, reached was among the officers who inside the car, responded to a Sept. 9 disturat which point bance call at a home in the 800 McGinnis took block of Fellows Road. off, dragging When police arrived, authorHowell more Vincent ities say, an intoxicated Vinthan 30 feet McGinnis cent McGinnis, 20, ran toward before the offihis car to drive away. Police cer was able to let go. say that Howell, in an attempt Police say they then pursued
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McGinnis as he drove north before he lost control of his car and crashed a short time later on state Route 2 near Lost Nation Road. According to Lee County Sheriff John Varga, McGinnis’ car hit three trees at the top of the hill before his car split in half – the engine and dashboard separating from the front seat. DRAGGING CONTINUED ON A2
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STERLING – The new Advance Auto Parts store next to Northland Mall will open Friday. The store, 2930 E. Lincolnway, will have 10 employees and be led by General Manager Dick Warren, the company said in a news release. The 6,500-square-foot store will be part of an initiative to open 200 new Advance Auto Parts locations nationwide, the company said. The site, between the Fifth Third Bank and East Lincolnway, previously was owned by the mall. Advance Auto Parts will be the fifth national auto parts chain to move to the area, joining AutoZone, Carquest, NAPA Auto Parts and O’Reilly Auto Parts. Previously, the closest Advance Auto Parts location was in Clinton, Iowa, according to the company’s website. STORE CONTINUED ON A2
Store info Advance Auto Parts is at 2930 East Lincolnway. For more information, go to www.AdvanceAutoParts.com or call 815564-2950. The store will be open from 7:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. 7 days a week.
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