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How will he manage?

O’Donnell, Dixon’s first city manager, comes on board Monday

BY JERMAINE PIGEE jpigee@saukvalley.com 815-625-3600, ext. 5525 @JPigee84

DIXON – Don’t expect Cole O’Donnell to walk into City Hall on Monday and begin making sweeping changes to Dixon city government.

“You have to evaulate what is going on,” said O’Donnell, who will start his work as the city’s first city manager next week.

“To come in and make changes

means nothing is working right, and that is not the case here. I don’t want to come in and just start to make changes.”

Voters last year approved changing the city’s form of government from commission to managerial. A new mayor and City Council were elected, and tasked with filling the new city manager position. Administrator David Nord filled the role in the interim, and was a finalist for city manager when the council hired O’Donnell on Nov. 2.

“I’ve already met with the staff and the elected officials in Dixon,” O’Donnell said. “The first few days will be settling in, and I’ll continue to evaluate the process and policies.”

O’Donnell comes to Dixon after being city administrator in East Moline for 4 years. He also has stints in Algona, Iowa, and Renville, Minnesota, among his 21 years of experience as an administrator.

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Cole O’Donnell Was city administrator in East Moline for past 4 years

A Sterling native and a Rock Falls dock dog will get national TV exposure in the coming days. Find out who they are, and when you can see them.

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COLD CASE ARRESTS

No surprise more special

Brother has been charged before

First baby born in 2016 in Lee County arrives a week early

Watts still charged; records sealed ‘for his personal protection’

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DIXON | NEW YEAR’S DAY DELIVERY

BY ANGEL SIERRA asierra@saukvalley.com 815-625-3600, ext. 5695 @_angelsierra

Photos by Philip Marruffo/pmarruffo@saukvalley.com

Danielle Dudley, 25, of Harmon and her boyfriend Steven Rutherford, 28, of Amboy, are the parents of the first baby born in Lee County this year. Steven Rutherford Jr. was born around noon on New Year’s Day at KSB Hospital in Dixon.

BY JERMAINE PIGEE jpigee@saukvalley.com 815-625-3600, ext. 5525 @JPigee84

DIXON – Lee County’s first baby of 2016 must have wanted the title of New Year’s Baby.

“He is the one who chose this day,” said Danielle Dudley, 25. “I thought he was

coming later on.”

Dudley of Harmon and her boyfriend Steven Rutherford, 28, of Amboy, are now the parents of baby boy, Steven Rutherford Jr., the first baby born in Lee County this year.

“It’s exciting,” Dudley said of the title. “This makes him even more special.”

The baby checked in at 5 pounds, 11 ounces and 18.5 inches long, born at KSB Hospital in Dixon around noon on New Year’s Day. Although the baby was born a week early, Dudley said the newborn is doing fine.

“Our due date was January 8,” Dudley said as Rutherford

fed the newborn. “Today marks 39 weeks.”

Dudley said her contractions began at about 5 p.m.

Thursday. As the day progressed, she said the contractions got worse and they were happening closer together.

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Lee County authorities made progress this week on a 32-yearold cold case by charging Chillicothe brothers Gordon K. Bobell, 65, and Terry E. Bobell, 68, in the Aug. 28, 1983, killing of Gary D. Dawson, bringing to three Gordon the number of Bobell people charged in the Peoria man’s death.

Steven A. Watts, 58, of Berryville, Arkansas, also w a s a r re s t e d Feb. 18, 2013; he has been free on bond since SepTerry tember 2014.

Bobell It’s not the first time Gordon Bobell has been charged in the slaying of Dawson, 30, according to Sauk Valley Media archives.

On Sept. 15, 1983, he walked Steven A. in to the Peoria Watts County Sher- From Feb. 18, iff’s Department 2013 arrest with his lawyer, and when the interrogation was done, he was arrested, accused of stabbing and beating Dawson, whose nude body was found a pig pen south of Franklin Grove.

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POLICE Sterling Police Yvette N. Bailey, 23, of Sterling; 9:24 a.m. Wednesday at Third Street and Broadway; no insurance, failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident; released with promise to comply.

Adriana J. Rodriguez, 21, of Sterling; 9:51 a.m.

Wednesday at East 15th Street and Third Avenue; failure to yield at intersection; released with promise to comply.

Stephanie L. Milnes, 35, of Morrison; 1:09 p.m.

Wednesday at West Fourth Street and Griswold Avenue; speeding 44 mph in a 30-mph zone; released with promise to comply.

Jamie A. Rodriguez, 34, of Morrison; 2:02 p.m. Wednesday at Dillon Avenue and West Fourth Street; speeding 42 mph in a 30-mph zone; released with promise to comply.

Marlene J. Swanson, 49, of Rock Falls; 10:53 a.m.

Thursday at the Sterling Police Department; warrant arrest; posted $300 cash bond.

Jennifer M. Poci, 19, of Rock Falls; 1:37 p.m.

Thursday at the corner of East Second Street and Seventh Avenue; no insurance and talking on cellphone; released with promise to comply.

Rock Falls Police Joseph G. Segobiano, 42, of Rock Falls; 12:30 p.m. Wednesday at Dixon Avenue and Marsha Lane; speeding, driving while license revoked; given notice to appear in court.

Dixon Police Gordon S.D. Barnhart, 20, of Dixon; 10:35 p.m.

Thursday in the 700 block of North Dement Avenue; Lee County warrant for failure to appear; taken to Lee County Jail.

Blanca Ramirez, 29, of Sterling; 11:26 p.m. Thursday in the 900 block of West First Street; driving while suspended, no insurance and Lee County warrant for failure to appear; posted bond and given a court date.

Two boys, 14 and 16, both of Dixon; 12:31 a.m.

Friday in the 500 block of West Third Street; curfew and possession of marijua-

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Jordan Hamilton, 25, of Dixon; 12:46 a.m. Friday in the 400 block of South Galena Avenue; criminal damage to property; posted bond and given a court date.

Jason M. Yater, 23, of Dixon; 1:51 a.m. Friday in the 1400 block of West Fourth Street; Whiteside County warrant for failure to appear; taken to Lee County Jail.

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ROCK FALLS – Liquor and pawn shops dominated discussion at the last ordinance committee meeting of 2015.

While cities tr y to digest new state laws, one piece of liquor legislation signed into law July 15 will be ushered in through July 1, 2018.

The same law that brought happy hour back to many Illinois drinkBill Wescott ing establishments Rock Falls mayor this year also changed the rules for the people serving alcohol and checking IDs. Public Act 99-0046 requires that not only the owners, but also employees serving and checking IDs, complete the Beverage Alcohol Sellers/Servers Education and Training, or BASSET, every 3 years.

Counties will be phased in according to population, except for Cook – the only Illinois county that already requires the training certification.

Most area counties, including Whiteside, Lee, Ogle and Bureau, require certification by July 1, 2017. Carroll County is in the final phase – July 1, 2018. The deadline for nine larger counties is this July 1.

As head of the city’s liquor commission, Mayor Bill Wescott said there have been no problems in Rock Falls with the return of happy hour.

He is more concerned about the server training, calling it the biggest change to come down last year from the Illinois Liquor Commission.

When first passed, much of the burden for overseeing the transition was put on the municipalities, but now it is back on the businesses.

“This is for bars, restaurants, gambling parlors, hotels, liquor stores, convenience stores, and it’s not just for the owners,” Wescott said. “It’s the responsibility of the establishment with the license to keep track of their training.”

Photo IDs must be included with each employee’s certification paperwork, and inspec-

Emily A. Ishmael, 37, of Sterling; 10:15 p.m.

Wednesday in the 7000 block of state Route 2 North; DUI alcohol, speeding; taken to Ogle County Jail, posted bond, and given notice to appear in court.

Joseph Frye, 19, of Dixon; 8:06 p.m. Wednesday in the 3000 block of state Route 26 South; DUI, possession of drug paraphernalia, illegal transportation of alcohol, improper lane usage; given notice to appear in court.

Nathan Sandell, 24, of Morrison; Wednesday; warrant for failure to appear; given notice to appear in court.

Julian Rodriguez, 42, of Sterling; Wednesday; warrant for failure to appear; given notice to appear in court.

Police ask for information in investigation STERLING – Sterling police are investigating an incident that took place at 7:33 p.m. Wednesday in the 500 block of Avenue I. Police said a 16-year-old girl told them a maroon-colored car of unknown make and model stopped in the middle of the street, and two black men approached her.

She dropped her backpack in the road and fled. The men picked up the backpack, which later was recovered and returned to the girl.

One of the men is tall and skinny, and wore jeans and a black hoodie. The other was wearing a white hat.

Anyone with more information is asked to call police at 815-632-6640 or Whiteside County Crime Stoppers at 815-625-7867.

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“You won’t be able to tell them someone’s paperwork is locked away and you don’t have the key right now,” Wescott said. “If it isn’t produced immediately, the place can be shut down.”

Employees of bars and restaurants must have 4 hours of training, while selling liquor in a convenience store requires 3 hours. The training covers issues from identifying and handling intoxicated patrons to tips for verifying age on IDs. The city will send letters about the training requirements to liquor license holders. City license renewals are taken care of in March and April.

Licensed trainers generally charge between $50 and $75, but online certification is available for as little as $14.75.

Uncertified new hires have 90 days to get a BASSET card.

When the onus was on the city to handle the training requirements, city officials wanted the process laid out in the code book, but the mayor said it won’t be necessary.

“I don’t believe ordin a n c e c h a n g e s a re required now that we don’t have to administer it anymore,” Wescott said.

The city is still concerned about the expansive time frame for phasing in the rules, so reminders will be issued to business owners.

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Adult use for pawn shops?

is the same for pawn shops as other businesses, and a case was made for raising the fee because of the higher administrative costs involved. Unlike resale shops, pawn stores must record a great deal of information, mainly so police can track stolen items that can wind up in the shops.

“Regular business fees are $50, while a first-time liquor license is $6,000, and the reason for the difference is the cost of monitoring compliance,” Blackert said. “This isn’t like a resale shop – people are supposed to show their ID, give addresses, and provide information on the items.”

In fact, the police department has reported some problems with record-keeping at pawn shops in the past.

“I understand it’s a cumbersome process, but this is simple – if they don’t follow the rules, we shut the doors and they’re out of business,” Wescott said.

The panel agreed to look at ordinances on the books in similarly sized towns before giving pawn shops the adult use designation.

The panel had considered classifying pawn shops as adult-use businesses, but because the city no longer has one, some city officials say it’s a good time to revisit the issue.

Sauk Valley Pawn Loans moved from downtown Rock Falls to 220 E. Third St. in Sterling in June 2014. Owner Ricardo Rangel said he thought he could get more exposure at the Sterling location.

City Administrator Robbin Blackert asked the panel to take another look at how pawn shops should be classified in the future.

“We had a pawn shop downtown when we talked about this before, but now we don’t,” Blackert said.

“Do we want them to be adult use and keep them out of the downtown?”

Some committee members compared the pawn shops to secondhand businesses, but Blackert said they are different beasts for administrative purposes.

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The (Peoria) Journal Star reported that it takes effect on Saturday. One of the main changes is that there will no longer be free transfers on CityLink buses. The base fare has been $1 and it won’t change but officials say riders who take more than one bus will have to pay

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The first few months of O’Donnell’s tenure will likely be busy. The city’s budget must be approved, which will be a big test for a council with five members who have been in place for less than a year.

“I’ve spoken to [Finance Director Paula Meyer] to go through each department’s budget,” O’Donnell said. “We will also have budget workshops with the council, so they can ask questions about the budget. It’s always a financial challenge to maintain services without overburdening residents with taxes and fees.”

Another task will be negotiations between the city and the police, fire and American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees unions, whose contracts expire in 2016.

“I’ve been in discussions with the council and the legal staff about that process,” O’Donnell said.

O’Donnell also said he will not be a micromanager.

“I’m a hands-off type of guy,” he said. “I expect the

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The 2-hour series premiere of “The Shannara Chronicles” airs at 9 p.m. Monday on MTV, and is the product of best-selling fantasy author and Sterling native Terry Brooks, who has said he is “extremely pleased” with its development.

‘Shannara’ to debut Monday MTV show is product of fantasy author, a Sterling native

BY ANGEL SIERRA asierra@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 5695 @_angelsierra

The 2-hour series premiere of “The Shannara Chronicles” airs at 9 p.m.

Monday on MTV, and is the product of bestselling fantasy author and Sterling native Terry Brooks, who has said he is “extremely pleased”

with its development.

The Shannara universe is built around the use of magic and spells, epic journeys, and the struggle of self-discovery. Some of Brooks’ early writing inspirations were from the Sauk Valley, such as Sinnissippi Park in Sterling.

The show’s “movie-size scope,” production value and “terrific” actors have

met his expectations, he has said – the actors have become his characters.

More than two dozen Shannara tales have been New York Times bestsellers, but Brooks chose the second book, “Elfstones,” to be the bedrock for the TV show because of its strong female lead.

Reviews have been overwhelmingly positive so far

with comparisons already being made to HBO’s “Game of Thrones,” which is similar because of the fantasy storytelling.

“Shannara,” however, isn’t quite as dark or dire.

Brooks has said a second season likely is in the works.

Go to MTV.com for details on the series and to see a series trailer.

department heads to know what to do each day. I’m not one to look over someLi Arellano Jr. one’s shoulDixon mayor der. At the recently said same time, he and the council believe if someone O’Donnell will is struggling be a “dynamic to get things leader.” done, I’ll try to motivate them to get things going.”

Although he has 21 years of administrator experience, O’Donnell plans to ask his fair share of questions.

“I’m not an expert in wastewater management and things like that,” he said. “So, I will be asking them for help and they will be looking at me for help.”

O’Donnell will take the oath of office at Monday night’s City Council meeting.

“I’m looking forward to getting started,” he said.

Mayor Li Arellano Jr. recently said O’Donnell is the right man for the job.

“We believe he will be a dynamic leader, and is well suited to execute the council’s agenda,” he said. “We look forward to working with him.”

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“With a temper like his, I’m surprised he has escaped our attention for so long,” Gale Owens, chief deputy of the Peoria County Sheriff’s Department, said at the time.

Bobell, who had no criminal record, was arraigned in Lee County, held without bond and denied a bond hearing.

That denial was reversed by an Illinois appeals court, which sent the matter back to Lee County.

At a subsequent bond hearing, Ronald E. Halliday, Bobell’s attorney, asked friends and family, including his mother, father, and fiancee, about Bobell’s reputation in the community. Everyone said it was excellent.

Lee County Sheriff ’s Detective Edwin Blake also testified about what lead to Bobell’s arrest.

The autopsy showed that Dawson was severely beaten, that his wrists, arms, mouth and nose had been taped, and that he had been stabbed 14 times in the back of the head.

A bloody thumbprint found on a roll of duct tape at the scene matched Bobell’s left thumb, and investigators found human blood inside and outside of Bobell’s van, Blake said.

A cushion, also containing spots of blood and believed to have been in the van, was found in a garage loft at his home.

Bond was set at $500,000, and the judge also ordered DNA testing.

About a month after Bobell’s indictment and not-guilty plea, he posted $50,000 and was released.

In July 1984, State’s Attorney Eugene Stockton dropped the murder charge without explanation, and without prejudice, meaning it could be refiled at a later date.

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Discovery Dawson’s body was found in a barn owned

by Peter Erdmann, about a mile south of Franklin Grove on Grove Road.

Ac c o rd i n g t o S V M archives: Lee County sheriff ’s deputies were called to the scene at 8:15 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 29, 1983.

Kim Bryson, who kept hogs in the basement of the barn, noticed a drag trail in the manure on the floor while cleaning a water container, and found Dawson’s nude body leaning against a wall, sometime between 7:10 and 7:30 a.m. Bryson was in the barn around 9 p.m. the night before, and it wasn’t there then.

Dawson’s cuts and scratches still were bleeding when he found him, Bryson said.

A major case squad of officers and detectives from nine area counties, including Whiteside, DeKalb, Ogle, Stephenson, Winnebago, Boone, and Carroll, and Rochelle and Dixon police departments, was assembled the next day.

It is not known where Dawson was killed, or why his body was taken

to Lee County.

He died from trauma caused by beating and suffocation, and an examination of his body showed that he was beaten by more than one person.

He did have a history of drug-related charges.

In January 1983, he twice was indicted on two counts of possession of cocaine, one count of possession of marijuana, and one count of unlawful use of weapons (a gun was found in his car).

Dawson pleaded down, and was sentenced to 7 days in jail and 30 days probation.

He also was arrested for possession of marijuana in 1982, but that charge later was dropped.

He was reported missing from his Peoria home the day before his death, last seen by his mother and sister in his garage working on a motorcycle.

Gordon Bobell, Steven Watts, and Gary Dawson all were members of the Peoria-based Brothers Motorcycle Club, thenLee County Sheriff Raymond Nehring said.

He suggested the murder may have been drugrelated because Dawson reportedly owed Peoria

drug dealers $20,000 for cocaine and marijuana.

The autopsy also showed traces of cocaine and Valium in Dawson’s body, but not enough to kill him.

Authorities also said they were looking for Bobell’s brother, Terry, but only for questioning.

Watts’ connection Watts was arrested Feb. 18, 2013, bond was set at $5 million, and he was indicted on a firstdegree murder charge the following month. Seven months later, on Sept. 27, 2014, he was released on a drastically reduced bond of $100,000, unusually low for the severity of the charge. His father posted the required $10,000.

In an interview in February 2014, his father, Wilburn Watts, said his son was living with him on his farm in Berryville, but their phone since has been disconnected, and they could not be reached for comment.

At the time, his case was not – and still is not – listed in Lee County Court online records, and investigators at the time declined to release much information, citing fear of tipping off two other

suspects, who Simonton confirmed were the Bobells.

Watts still is charged with first-degree murder, and his records are sealed “for his personal protection,” Lee County State’s Attorney Anna SaccoMiller said this week. She would not say whether there are more suspects.

The Bobells are being held on $1 million bond each, and each faces at least 20 to 60 years in prison, up to life. Their preliminary hearings are Wednesday.

The Lee County state’s a t t o r n e y a n d s h e riff remain tight-lipped about the case to, among other things, protect their evidence.

“The last thing any of us want [public, victims family and law enforcement] is to discuss particular evidentiary issues before the court has an opportunity to adjudicate,” Sheriff John Simonton said.

He declined to address what Dixon police Lt. Brad Sibley, in a letter to the editor in February 2014, called “a series of critical mistakes,” including a leak that Sibley said hurt the investigation. “... might as well have

called the other murder suspects and told them to run and hide! Why would a law enforcement administrator do such a thing?” Sibley wrote.

He was referring to a news release then-Sheriff John Varga sent to Arkansas media upon Watts’ arrest, which went against a plan to keep the case under wraps, SaccoMiller has said.

Varga said then that the state’s attorney’s office never let his department know about the developments in the Watts case, including the sealing of the court records and the lowering of Watts’ bond, and a previous news release didn’t cause any problems in the case.

With 32 years separating the initial opening of the case and the events this week, the investigation grew “very complex,” Simonton said, and has taken a lot of effort.

“It was difficult to locate ever yone potentially involved. ... Some are no longer living, as you can imagine,” he said.

To the victim’s family, the developments this week mean the case is one step closer to reaching some closure, he added.

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OBITUARIES Edgar L. ‘Ed’ Andreas LEBANON, N.H. – Dr. Edgar L. Andreas died Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2015.

Ed was born Dec. 6, 1946, in Sterling, to Frances (King) Andreas and Eugene P. Andreas. Ed was a 1965 graduate of Sterling Township High School. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in physics from Knox College, a Master of Science in physics from Michigan State University, and a Ph.D. in physical oceanography from Oregon State University, where he met Diane Forsyth. They married in August 1977.

Ed was a research physicist at the Army’s Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory in Hanover, New Hampshire, and had two notable Antarctic “firsts.” In 1981, he was a member of the Weddell Polynya Expedition, which made the first deep penetration into the Antarctic ice pack.

In 1992, Ed was the lead American meteorologist on the American and Russian Ice Station Weddell, the first research ice camp ever deployed on drifting Antarctic sea ice. It floated northward for 4 months and was the first human visit to this remote area since

Shackleton’s epic adventure. Additionally, Ed participated in several expeditions to the Arctic and traveled extensively throughout the world.

Since 2007, he was an owner and principal investigator with NorthWest Research Associates Inc., of Redmond, Washington, working from his Lebanon office. His research focused on turbulent processes over sea ice, the open ocean, and land surfaces. He published more than 125 scientific papers and edited three books. Ed received several service awards, was named a Distinguished Alumnus of Sterling High School, and was a Fellow of the American and the Royal Meteorological societies.

Ed is survived by his wife, Diane of Leban o n ; h i s d a u g h t e r, Emily Moynihan, and her husband, David, of Grantham, New Hampshire; and his granddaughter, Bridget.

Ricker Funeral Home in Lebanon handled arrangements.

Memorials may be sent to Knox College Office of Advancement, 2 E. South St., Galesburg, IL 61401.

Visit rickerfuneralhome.com to send condolences.

Josephine Lira STERLING – Josephine Lira, 78, of Sterling, died Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2015, at CGH Medical Center in Sterling.

She was born Nov. 7, 1937, in Edinburg, Texas, the daughter of Guadalupe and Maria DeJesus (Pena) Sandoval.

Survivors include two sons, Henry (Lisa) Lira and David (Lonna) Lira, both of Sterling; two daughters, Rosa (Geronimo) Rodriguez of Sterling and Maria (Omar) Aguilera of Phoenix; two brothers, Filemon Sandoval and Gumesindo (Sally) Sandoval, both of Sterling; four sisters, Paula Cantu of Weslaco, Texas, Paula (Joe) Tijerina of Sterling, Maria (Mucio) Marquez of Yuma, Arizona, and Estella (Manuel) Tejeda of Rockford; special friend, Federico Rosas; 23 grandchildren; 48 great-

grandchildren; and two great-great grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents; three sons, Guadalupe Lira, Juan Luis Lira, and Jose Luis Lira; one daughter, Maria Lira; one sister, Francisca Camacho; and four brothers, Guadalupe, Lucas, Reynaldo, and Eliborio Sandoval.

Visitation will be from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday at Schilling Funeral Home & Cremation in Sterling. The funeral will be at 11 a.m.

Monday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Adalberto Sanchez, pastor of St. Mary Catholic Church in Sterling, officiating.

Burial will be at Calvary Cemetery in Sterling.

A memorial has been established.

Visit schillingfuneralhome.com to send condolences.

Phyllis J. Dilbeck OREGON – Phyllis J. Dilbeck, 79, of Oregon, died Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2015, at KSB Hospital in Dixon.

She was born April 28, 1936, in Lightsville, the daughter of Ernest and Maxine (Zilliox) Helman. She married Charles W. Dilbeck on Feb. 15, 1954, in Adeline. Phyllis lived most of her life in the Leaf River and Oregon areas, and she loved to sing.

Survivors include her husband, Charles; children, Daniel (Mary Jo) Dilbeck of Winnebago, Betty Dilbeck of Thonotosassa, Florida, and Kenneth (Melissa) Dilbeck of Oregon; siblings, Darlene Betz of Byron, Joe (Ellie) Helman of Freeport, and

Sandy (Gary) Allen of Ridott; 12 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents; sisters, Judy and Debbie; son, Robert M. Dilbeck; and granddaughter, Rebecca M. Dilbeck.

Visitation was Friday at Farrell-Holland-Gale Funeral Home, 110 S. Seventh St., Oregon.

The funeral will be at 10 a.m. today at the funeral home. Burial will be at Lightsville Cemetery in Leaf River.

Memorials may be directed to the Oregon Fire Department.

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Mary B. Hahn MORRISON – Mary B. Hahn, 89, of Morrison, died Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2015, at Pleasant View Nursing Home in Morrison.

Mary was born July 2, 1926, in Mill Creek, the daughter of Iven and Clara (Dillow) Miller. She married Leonard Hahn on June 6, 1946, in Cairo. He preceded her in death on Oct. 1, 2008. She worked at the Sterling Gazette from 1956 to 1971 in the classified ads department. Mary enjoyed gardening and spending time with her family.

Survivors include one daughter, Sandra (William) Blevins of Sterling; one daughter-in-law, Barbara Hahn; three grandchildren, Shayne Blevins of Roscoe, Lathe Blevins of Davis Junction,

and Christeen Thayer of Sterling; seven greatgrandchildren; several nieces and nephews; and special neighbors, Gary and Sharon Handel.

She also was preceded in death by her parents; one son, Mickey Joe Hahn; one brother; and five sisters.

Visitation will be from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. today and the funeral at 10:30 a.m. today at McDonald Funeral Home in Rock Falls, with the Rev. Aaron Jackson of Emmanuel Baptist Church in Sterling officiating. Burial will be at Oak Knoll Memorial Park in Sterling.

A memorial has been established to the Diabetes Foundation.

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Christopher J. Strenge P RO P H E T S T OW N – Christopher J. Strenge, 38, of Prophetstown, died Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2015, at his home. He worked as an aviation technician for 12 years.

He was born April 25, 1977, in Redding, California, the son of Terry and Connie (Hodowanic) Strenge.

Survivors include his sister, Michelle ( Timothy) Gray of Rockford; one niece; and one nephew.

He was preceded in

death by his parents.

There will be no visitation. A memorial service will be at 10:30 a.m. today at Preston-Schilling Funeral Home in Dixon, with the Rev. Lynn Bond, pastor of First Christian Church in Dixon, officiating. Cremation rites have been accorded.

A memorial has been established.

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Dorothy M. ‘Dotti’ Real STERLING – Dotti Real, 98, died Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2015, at CGH Medical Center in Sterling. She resided at Good Samaritan Center in Mount Carroll.

Dotti was formerly of Milledgeville and later of Sterling.

Dotti was born Nov. 8, 1917, the daughter of James and Ivy (Senneff ) Cheeseman. She married Harold Real of Milledgeville on Dec. 31, 1942.

Dotti was a farmer, along with her husband, for 48 years. She was an active member of the Milledgeville Brethren Church, serving on numerous boards and committees including being a Sunday school teacher and deaconess. She was a volunteer at Community General Hospital in Sterling for 22 years.

Survivors include her daughter, Virginia “Gini” ( Jimmie D.) Peterson of Milledgeville; three grandchildren, Marcel (Liz) Hutchison of Milledgeville, Domi-

nique (Alan) Beck of Chadwick and Malynda Last of Milledgeville; and four greatgrandchildren, Brittni and Kait l i n Hu t c h i s o n and Maxwell and Boden Last; also, a special family, David and Ellen Stogsdill of Oakley, Michael Stogsdill of Cerro Gordo, Tammy (Brian) Ennis of Clinton, and Tiffany (Ryan) Cochran and Aaron, Nathan, and Miranda Ennis, all of Illinois.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Harold; her parents; her sister, Claudina Cunningham; and a nephew, James Cunningham.

Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. today, and the funeral at 11 a.m. today at Milledgeville Church of the Brethren, with Jim Black, pastor, officiating. Burial will be at Oak Knoll Memorial Park in Sterling.

In lieu of flowers, a memorial has been established.

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Dorothy Musselman HANOVER – Dorothy Musselman, 78, of Hanover, died Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2015, at Lena Living Center.

Law-Jones Funeral Homes handled arrangements.

MORRISON – Ronald W. Poling, 75, of Morrison, died Obituary information Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2015, at University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics in Madison, Wisconsin.

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FUNERAL SERVICES FOR THE WEEK Today’s visitations: Mary Hahn of Morrison, 9:30-10:30 a.m. at McDonald Funeral Home in Rock Falls.

Shirley Prowant of Lanark, 9:30-11:30 a.m. at Lanark United Methodist Church.

Dorothy M. “Dotti” Real of Sterling, formerly of Milledgeville, 10-11 a.m. at Mileldgeville Church of the Brethren.

Today’s funerals: Phyllis J. Dilbeck of Oregon, 10 a.m. at FarrellHolland-Gale Funeral Home in Oregon.

Mary Hahn of Morrison, 10:30 a.m. at McDonald Funeral Home in Rock Falls.

Janeece M. Schaefer of Mendota, 10:30 a.m. Mass at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Amboy.

Christopher J. Strenge of Prophetstown, 10:30 a.m. memorial service at PrestonSchilling Funeral Home in Dixon.

Dorothy M. “Dotti” Real of Sterling, formerly of Milledgeville, 11 a.m. at Mileldgeville Church of the Brethren.

Shirley Prowant of Lanark, 11:30 a.m. at Lanark United Methodist Church.

Sunday visitations: Josephine Lira of Sterling, 2-4 p.m. at Schilling Funeral Home & Cremation in Sterling.

June A. Powell, formerly of Prophetstown, 2-4 p.m. at Stackhouse-Moore Funeral Services in Annawan.

Monday visitations; Alberta C. Cripe, formerly of Polo, 10-11 a.m. at Brookville Methodist Church in rural Polo.

Harry Ferguson of Rock Falls, gathering of family and friends, 5-7 p.m. at McDonald Funeral Home in Rock Falls.

Monday funerals: Alberta C. Cripe, formerly of Polo, 11 a.m. memorial service at Brookville Methodist Church in rural Polo.

Josephine Lira of Sterling, 11 a.m. at Schilling Funeral Home & Cremation in Sterling.

June A. Powell, formerly of Prophetstown, 11 a.m. at Fairview United Methodist Church in Annawan.

Harry Ferguson of Rock Falls, 7 p.m. memorial service at McDonald Funeral Home in Rock Falls.

Wednesday funeral: Curtis A. Kerchner of Dixon, 6 p.m. Mass at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Dixon.

Harry Ferguson ROCK FALLS – Harry Ferguson, 87, formerly of Rock Falls, died Sunday, Dec. 27, 2015, at St. Michael’s Hospital in Stevens Point, Wisconsin. He was employed for 37 years as a general foreman at Northwestern Steel and Wire Co. in Sterling before his retirement in 1982.

Harry was born Feb. 29, 1928, in Whitehall, the son of Perry and Lillie (Egan) Ferguson. He married Lois Pfeiffer on Feb. 28, 1951, in Dixon. She preceded him in death on Nov. 14, 1996.

Survivors include one daughter, Peggy (Steve) Hadaway of Tampico; one son, Perry (Linda) Ferguson of Tampico; one sister,

Carolyn (Lee) Ledford of Sterling; one daughter-inlaw, Julie Stees of Tampico; 13 grandchildren; 39 greatgrandchildren; and six great-great-grandchildren.

He also was preceded in death by his parents, one daughter, one son, and one great-grandson.

A gathering of family and friends will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday and a memorial service at 7 p.m. Monday at McDonald Funeral Home in Rock Falls, with Dalmus Meeks, pastor, officiating. Private burial will be at a later date.

In lieu of flowers, a memorial has been established.

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IN BRIEF Natalie Cole, Grammy winning singer, dies LOS ANGELES (AP) – Natalie Cole, the daughter of jazz legend Nat King Cole, who carved out her own success with R&B hits like “Our Love” and “This Will Be” before triumphantly intertwining their legacies to make his “Unforgettable” their signature hit through technological wizardry, has died. She was 65.

While Cole was a Grammy winner in her own right, she had her greatest success in 1991 when she re-recorded her father’s

classic hits – with him on the track – for the album “Unforgettable ... With Love.” It became a multiplatinum smash Natalie and garnered her Cole multiple Grammy Awards, including album of the year.

Cole died Thursday evening at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles due to complications from ongoing health issues, her family said in a statement.

“Natalie fought a fierce, coura-

geous battle, dying how she lived ... with dignity, strength and honor. Our beloved Mother and sister will be greatly missed and remain UNFORGETTABLE in our hearts forever,” read the statement from her son Robert Yancy and sisters Timolin and Casey Cole.

Wayne Rogers, actor on ‘M.A.S.H.,’ dies at 82 LOS ANGELES (AP) – Wayne Rogers, whose Trapper John McIntyre alongside Alan Alda’s Hawkeye Pierce brought mischief, martinis and meatball surgery to

the masses in the 1970s every week on “M.A.S.H.,” has died.

The actor was surrounded by family when he Wayne died Thursday in Rogers Los Angeles of complications from pneumonia at age 82, his publicist and longtime friend Rona Menashe told The Associated Press.

Rogers’ army surgeon Trapper John was one of the most beloved characters – and half of one of the most beloved duos – in TV history, despite the actor’s

appearing in only the first three of the show’s 11 seasons on CBS. “I loved Wayne. He was smart and funny and curious and dedicated,” Alda said Friday. “On the day we met we promised each other to give MASH everything we had, and that promise bonded us. We were close friends and I’ll miss him very much.”

The two skilled doctors, Hawkeye and Trapper, blew off steam between surgeries pulling pranks, romancing nurses and tormenting their tent-mate Frank Burns, with a seemingly endless supply of booze and one-liners at the ready.

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STATE GOVERNMENT | NEW LAWS

Stronger DUI, and pumpkin pie, for Illinois 237 new laws on the books this new year

BY ANGEL SIERRA asierra@saukvalley.com 815-625-3600, ext. 5695 @_angelsierra

It’s official. Pumpkin became the state’s official pie Friday, and was among 237 new laws to take effect in the new year. From an updated definition of milk, to more stringent DUI laws, here is a snapshot of what to expect, and what can be enforced, in Illinois.

Agriculture, animals and hunting • Bobcat hunting (HB 352): The state wildlife code is amended to allow bobcat hunting from Nov. 1 to Feb. 15.

• Youth hunting licenses (HB 3234): Raises the age limit for youth hunting licenses from 16 to 18.

Business/commerce • Child care employee vaccination (SB 986): Any child care facility that provides care for children 6 and younger requires employees to have proof

of two doses of the measles mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine. Employees also need proof of having received the tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis (Tdap) vaccine.

• Equal Pay Act changes (HB 3619): Applies to all employers. Currently, only businesses with more than four employees are affected.

• Milk amendment (SB 1228): Alters definition of milk to include that it must be labeled according to the current Grade A pasteurized milk ordinance adopted by the Food and Drug Administration.

• Smartphone theft protection (SB 66): New regulations on vendors that buy and resell smartphones. Minors are prohibited from trading.

• Towing commercial vehicles (SB 1441): Prohibits tow truck operators from towing commercial vehicles unless authorized by law enforcement.

Requires all law enforcement agencies that patrol highways to maintain a towing list.

Children and families • Adoption registry (HB

Danielle Dudley holds her son, Steven Rutherford Jr., on Friday afternoon at KSB Hospital in Dixon.

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3967): Amends the Adoption Act to allow birth grandparents access to the registry and a confidential intermediary.

• Conversion therapy (HB 217): Prohibits mental health providers from sexual orientation change efforts with a minor. Advertising depicting homosexuality as a disease, disorder or illness is prohibited.

Crime and law enforcement • Body cameras (SB 1304): Reforms rules and regulations for the use of officer-worn body cameras, and expands training for officers. Chokeholds are prohibited, except when deadly force is justified. Deaths involving officers require an independent review. The law also creates a database of officers fired or reassigned because of misconduct. Police departments are not required to use body cameras, but if they do, they must

remain on when conducting law enforcement duties.

• Court interpreters for civil cases (HB 3620): Requires language interpreters for witnesses in civil cases, if necessary.

• DUI safety (SB 627): Allows DUI offenders to request a “monitoring device driving permit” or restricted driving permit, with a breath alcohol ignition device.

Any offender with two or more DUI convictions is required to install it.

• False 911 (HB 3988): Requires reimbursement of no more than $10,000 for a false emergency call.

• Missing Persons Identification Act (HB 4097): Prohibits law enforcement from refusing to accept a missing person’s report because of the missing person’s mental state or medical condition.

• Police crisis intervention (HB 4112): Creates a standard for crisis intervention and specialized police response to mental illness, and mandates training.

• Powdered alcohol ban (SB 67): Prohibits the sale of products containing

powdered alcohol.

• Powdered caffeine (SB 9): Prohibits the sale of powdered caffeine to minors.

Education • High school civics (HB 4025): Of the re q u i re d 2 ye a r s o f social studies, at least one semester must be civics.

Energy and utilities • LIHEAP funding (SB 418): Ensures that Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program providers still receive a 10 percent fee for the previous fiscal year’s work should the program run out of funds.

• Deposit waiver (SB 1645): Requires utility companies to waive the deposit for 60 days on new accounts for domestic violence victims.

Health and human services • Long-term care facility monitoring (HB 2462): Allows residents to use audio or video surveillance in their rooms.

• Music Therapy Practice Act (SB 1595): Provides licensure to music therapists by the Illinois Department of Financial

and Professional Regulation.

• SNAP benefits expansion (SB 1847): Increases income eligibility for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, primarily for working families, from 130 to 165 percent the federal poverty level (subject to federal approval).

• Silver Search Task Force (SB 1846): Develops a program for locating missing persons older than 21 who are believed to have dementia.

State government • Pumpkin pie (HB 208): Designates pumpkin as the official state pie.

Transportation • Senior citizen/disabled specialty plate (HB 2811): Any vehicle owner or spouse approved for the reduced registration fee can also pay the reduced fee for any vehicle displaying specialty plates, beginning with the 2017 registration year.

Veterans • Security freeze on credit accounts (HB 3425): Waives the $10 fee for a security freeze on a credit account for a veteran or active duty service member.

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Baby born not long after couple arrived SPECIAL

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She wanted to go to bed at 3 a.m. before Rutherford stepped in.

“I wanted to stay home and try to sleep, but he wanted to come to the hospital,” Dudley said.

After some convincing, Dudley agreed to visit KSB. They arrived at about 6 a.m. Just a few hours later, the baby was born.

“It turns out, we were not far from giving birth,” Dudley said. “He said we needed to go to the hospital, and he was right.”

This is the first child for Dudley and the second child for Rutherford.

Rutherford’s first daughter, Makenzie, died in 2014 as the result of injuries suffered in an ATV accident. She was just 7 years old.

“Makenzie is our son’s angel,” Dudley said.

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Gunner, a chocolate Lab, practices dock diving Aug. 31 with his handler, Jay Young, at the Southtown K9 diving pool in Rock Falls. Gunner will be flying high today when he competes in the Purina Pro Plan Incredible Dog Challenge National Finals in Gray Summit, Missouri.

Dock dog to compete in national event Show airs today at 2 p.m. on NBC

BY JERMAINE PIGEE jpigee@saukvalley.com 815-625-3600, ext. 5525 @JPigee84

ROCK FALLS – He’s becoming quite the TV star.

Gunner will be flying high today when he

competes in the Purina Pro Plan Incredible Dog Challenge National Finals in Gray Summit, Missouri.

The Rock Falls pooch and his owner, Jay Young, will be participating in the Fetch It! and dock-diving competitions, live at 2 p.m. today on NBC. In dock diving, the win-

ning dog is the one that jumps the highest or farthest into a pool. The sport has been featured on ESPN and is recognized and sanctioned by the American Kennel Club.

In Fetch It!, dogs gallop down a dock and diving into a pool while attempting to catch a bumper dangling 4 feet above the water.

Gunner recently won the Purina Incredible Dog Challenge in Boston, Mass, where he qualified for the national event.

It’s not the first time Gunner has received national TV exposure: He and Young gave a demonstration on NBC’s “Today” show in September.

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EDITORIAL | DIXON

Decisions loom for park district voters A

s the new year dawns, Dixon voters have 21⁄2 months to make up their minds on two referendums regarding their park district.

The Dixon City Council voted Dec. 7 to place the first referendum on the March 15 ballot.

It is a non-binding advisory referendum that will ask voters whether they support dissolving the Dixon Park District and having the city absorb the management of parks and recreational activities as a city department.

And the Dixon Park Board voted Dec. 16 to place a second question on the ballot that will ask voters whether the park board should create additional partnerships with the city, other governmental entities, private businesses, and nonprofit organizations.

The city-sponsored referendum seeks the end of the park district as a separate governmental entity.

In contrast, the park district-sponsored referendum seeks a widening of the park district’s service to the community.

Voters who like the idea of fewer layers of government presumably would support the consolidation of park district duties within the city government.

Voters who are pleased with the district as it is presumably would support the status quo and likewise support the district if it chooses to pursue additional partnerships.

The first referendum is clear-cut: dissolve the park district, or keep it.

The second referendum is less so. The park district already collaborates with the school district,

What we think

ed April 7, was accepted Dec. 16.

She is among three The March 15 primary will see two Pritchard family members referendums regarding the Dixon Park who won seats on the District. Voters should follow the five-member board. The others are Steve Pritchard, issues and cast informed votes. her husband, and Ron Pritchard, her father-inDixon YMCA, and other anyone who will partner law. nonprofit organizations. with us,” Carey said.

Actually, they were the The park district doesn’t Should a majority vote only candidates to file need the public’s permis- no on the referendum, petitions to be on the sion to create other part- however, the park district April 7 ballot. nerships. might feel obligated not to But six write-in canpursue new partnerships, didates then stepped SO WHY PUT A referen- which could negate any forward to mount camdum on the ballot? potential future partnerpaigns, and one of them, Perhaps the Park Board ship opportunities.

Benjamin Nagy, received is seeking some sort of Regardless, we expect 522 votes to capture the validation in support of both referendums will final open seat. its continued existence – generate discussion and although Deb Carey, the debate in advance of the WE THINK THE OTHER district’s executive direcprimary. write-in candidates tor, said the park district’s The dawning of the should be among those referendum was not in new year also finds the considered as the Park response to the city’s ref- park district with one Board looks for a replaceerendum. less member, after the ment for Nicole Pritchard.

“We are looking for part- resignation of Nicole They are John Weitzel nerships with just about Pritchard, who was elect- (who received 468 votes),

Maranda “Mandy” Dallas (437 votes), Tim Deem (425 votes), Sarah Imfeld (321 votes), and Robert Ennenga (97 votes).

According to its audit, for the fiscal year that ended March 31, the Dixon Park District spent a total of $1,562,874 among its 10 funds: general, recreation, museum, retirement, liability insurance, police, paving and lighting, special recreation, debt service, and capital projects.

The district manages 1,100 acres of park property in 27 diverse sites, which is a big responsibility.

Whether the park district moves forward or moves toward dissolution is a weighty decision. We encourage the public to resolve now to follow the issues pertaining to the park district and cast an informed vote.

THE READER’S VOICE

Illinois needs martial law

Illinois Budget Stalemate

KURT SCHWAB Sterling

I still say Illinois needs to pass a law criminalizing gangs.

The bill should support police and National Guardsmen to act as if they were a cult, terrorists, etc. If there was a militia formed to take the state of Illinois over, martial law would be in place.

The rights of the accused would be thwarted off.

Gangs in Illinois are killing more Americans in a weekend than are killed in a week or more overseas.

Yet we protect those governments, but we don’t protect our own here in Illinois.

186 days

without a state budget for the fiscal year that started July 1.

Mary, the most powerful woman RONALD LEE HICKS Dixon

Thankful for senior center ANNA A. HATZIPANAGIOTIS Mount Morris

At this time of year, with so much scurrying about, we must take a moment to reflect how fortunate we are to be thankful, and though some cuts have been made everywhere, a great facility as Rock River Center [810 S. 10th St., Oregon] comes to mind.

One can attend almost any day to find activities for everyone’s preference.

On Dec. 17, Mr. Beske and the junior high choir and band performed so well, and are to be thanked for the joy they brought to many.

I used to attend all the school concerts, though I had no children nor grandchildren involved.

When one is older, there are restrictions on driving at night, and family and friends are not always available to use as chauffeurs.

Last week, the Oregon High School Madrigals in costume had an interesting and great program.

Dr. Nelson speaks once a month on pertinent and important health subjects, and, of course, there is always Margo Ackland singing to her heart’s content and to ours.

There are two or three

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potluck lunches followed by bingo, if you wish, as well as cards and dominoes, pool and quilting.

Memories and old news are interesting, and one can listen to the various backgrounds of people and their experiences and traditions.

Last week we were treated to ukulele and many details. There is line dancing, stump jumping, dis-

cussions on diabetes, cancer, low vision, etc. The computer lab is open, and folks can brush up on their skills (as did many high school students during the summer recess).

My, aren’t we fortunate to have so much available in a new, clean, lovely center for all to take advantage of. The staff is extremely capable, helpful, can “do almost any-

THE FIRST AMENDMENT

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.

thing,” really. Come join us soon. You will agree.

Memories of tasty treats JEANNIE EICHELBERGER Rock Falls

I remember what a treat it was to sop up sorghum with a hot biscuit, fresh from the oven, at night if we wanted a bedtime snack.

We could tear up a piece of bread, put it in a glass with sugar, cinnamon and milk. Then eat it with a spoon like it was a sweet sundae. Mom would roll out pie dough and put it on a cookie sheet. She’d spread butter, sugar and cinnamon on top and bake for a tasty cinnamon treat for us kids.

I made the same for mine, but used Blue Bonnet instead of butter – so sick of butter.

I also became lactose intolerant much later.

You don’t have to have a lot of money to give your children a treat. They’ll always remember and enjoy.

We frosted Christmas cookies with Mom, and I did the same with my precious four, and they did with theirs. The most fun for the kids and me is making those Christmas cookies together.

Cherished memories.

“According to American principle and practice, the public is the ruler of the state, and in order to rule rightly, it should be informed correctly.”

Editorials represent the opinions of the Sauk Valley Media Editorial Board.

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God gave his only son Jesus to be born and die on the cross. His mother Mary’s name is like my mother and Aunt Mary Dimmig Hicks and Mary Blackburn Hicks.

Everywhere, Hail Mary is invoked for anything and everything in search of a cure. Any quarterback anywhere hopes for a Hail Mary pass to win his game.

Hail Mary is invoked by mothers who feel a special bond with their families, or a truck driver who feels a kinship with plastic Mary statuettes – seeking safe travel anywhere in this world.

Please try to understand why people, young or old, from desperate cultures and special places – Mexico, Poland, Rome, Italy, Iraq, France and Egypt – seek and find, then pray.

They share little but a belief that Mary stands up and watches out for them.

The question is with few words but with pure mysticism. She is the universe.

Why does Mary inspire us all with unifying power, faith and grace? It is alone a question in itself, something of a miracle.

God provided his son through a servant girl named the Virgin Mary.

Hail Mary, most powerful, with grace. Proof is found in December 2015 National Geographic.

Mary is the most powerful woman who is blessed by God.

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UNDERSTANDING ILLINOIS | ANCESTRAL COURAGE

Pilgrimage pays tribute to our forebears Cheatham’s Hill a monument to enduring Union

formation up the hill, sure to absorb a crippling fusillade from rifles stuck through the slits of space between the earth works and the braced logs atop.

The open, grassy line of march up the hill is the shape of a football field, though maybe half again as Benjamin wide and Franklin deep. LobCheatham lolly pine 1820-1886 frame the A hill in battlefield, Georgia, named for the tall, mute Confederate sentinels to officer and the carnage the scene of of that day. a furious but unsuccessful The Union charge lost 397

by Illinois killed and soldiers in the Civil War, wounded remains an at just this inspirational one hill, site, according rather insigto columnist nificant in Jim Nowlan. the larger scheme of things.

Before entering the battle that day, Union Colonel Daniel McCook recited for his men McCauley’s popular, “Horatius, the Captain of the gate; Death will

T

he Illinois Monument at the Kennesaw Mountain Civil War battlefield north of Atlanta is a rather nondescript vertical block of marble.

The monument stands atop Cheatham’s Hill, which the soldiers of the 85th and 125th Illinois Regiments almost but never quite reached on June 26, 1864. The marker commemorates the courage and cohesiveness of the men who came within 30 feet of the almost impregnable Confederate earthen parapets above the sharp rise.

Each holiday season, I visit my sister’s family, who live near the park, outside Marietta, Georgia. And each year, I am drawn back to Cheatham’s Hill.

I stand at the top of the hill, looking down from the dug earthen defenses, still evident. I wonder in awe how men could have marched in

jimNOWLAN Jim Nowlan of Toulon served two terms in the Illinois House and worked under three governors.

He co-wrote “Fixing Illinois.”

cometh sooner or late, and how can man better die than facing fearful odds, for the ashes of his father’s grave and the temples of the gods.”

A REB SOLDIER wrote in his diary later that, “The ground was piled up with one solid mass of dead and wounded Yankees.” Ignited by the rifle and cannon bursts, grassfires threatened the Yankee wounded on the hillside.

Lt. Col. William Morgan of the 15th Arkansas stood on the earthworks and declared a ceasefire: “Come get your men, Yanks; they are burning up.”

The following day, Union officers presented Morgan a pair of Colt revolvers in apprecia-

tion. Chivalry was not dead.

Eight thousand Union infantry versus a similar number of Confederates were on Kennesaw Mountain itself and spread across the 4 miles south to the hill that came to bear the name of Confederate Col. Benjamin Franklin Cheatham, commander of the hill defenses.

The Union lost 3,000 killed, wounded and missing; the Rebs, only 1,000, in the battles of Kennesaw Mountain. The Confederates scored a tactical victory but not the knock-out they desperately needed.

Several days later, they retreated in the night, again, silently, toward Atlanta, continually flanked by Sherman’s forces.

Back was the only direction left to them in the war that saw half a million men lose their lives to battle and disease.

At home in Stark County where I live (between Peoria and the Quad Cities), ministers noted in diaries that there were no men in their congre-

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As part of my annual ritual, I walk up this hillside that inspires me, in the footsteps of the Illinois soldiers. Could I have made such a march? How could one?

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Jim Nowlan

gations, most off to fight the war to preserve the Union, and not so much to free the slaves.

A local historian has painstakingly counted participation in the conflict by men from tiny Stark. He found that nearly half the men in the county between 17 and 51 (fighting age, he reckons) served in the Civil War!

AS PART OF MY annual ritual, I walk up this hillside that inspires me, in the footsteps of the Illinois soldiers.

Could I have made

such a march? How could one? Fortitude, of course, and probably even more so the fear and shame of failing one’s comrades.

William McNeill, the prominent historian, wrote in “Marching Together in Time” that man has always created cohesiveness through group drill, even group dancing. The cadences and precision of march and drill create a bond that instills group loyalty, says McNeill.

Whatever, as we enter the New Year, I think we can thank our forebears who marched up Cheatham’s Hill and across scores of open killing fields to preserve our Union. The world might look much different today had the Confederates won and separated our nation into lesser parts.

Note to readers: Jim Nowlan of Toulon served two terms in the Illinois House and worked under three governors. He cowrote “Fixing Illinois: Politics and Policy in the Prairie State.” Contact Nowlan at jnowlan3@ gmail.com.

SPRINGFIELD SCOOP

State university administrators dither on making cuts Budget crisis fails to prompt them to action

ees last week to hold off voting on a plan he’d earlier submitted that called for cuts of $7.5 million, including the elimination of 50 faculty positions by the summer.

Instead of asking the board to move forward with the cuts, Thomas proposes more talks: “We will meet with union leaders and other faculty, staff, and administrative leaders immediately to search for possible alternatives out of this difficult situation,” he wrote.

MACOMB – Look out, folks.

The state of Illinois is in crisis, the higher education budget is facing cuts, and university administrators are talking about desperate action.

Yes, you read that right: desperate action.

They’re going to hold talks.

Who knows what comes next? They might actually form a committee.

Jack Thomas, president of Western Illinois University, asked the school’s board of trust-

WESTERN ISN’T alone.

The budget impasse in Springfield has administrators at all of Illinois’ state universities wondering what’s next.

Words are flowing out

scottREEDER Scott Reeder is a reporter in residence for the Illinois Policy Institute.

Contact him at sreeder@ illinoispolicy. org.

of Springfield, but money isn’t.

Universities have overextended themselves by offering scholarships to students in anticipation of the money eventually coming from the state.

But now, 6 months into the fiscal year without a budget, they are beginning to wonder whether the money is ever coming.

THE READER’S VOICE

Rauner gone amid disaster ERIC McCUBBIN Erie

I’m considered an essential state employee.

I can’t just disappear for 2 weeks. I can’t think of a more essential state employee than the governor. But while flooding rivers and icy roads are threatening Illinois residents, Gov. Rauner is nowhere to be found.

Who’s in charge? Can Rauner be reached? Can he sign a disaster declaration for the state? Your guess is as good as mine.

When he finally comes back, no doubt he’ll pick up where he left off, try-

ing to weaken benefits and protections for state workers like me. I guess his definition of an essential job is a little different from most people’s.

Still waiting for Fassler trial LONNIE H. SMITH Dixon

Dixon is a town without justice; a town without honor. Well, it’s been about 4 years since the grand jury indicted Tiffany Fassler on three counts of murder of her own stepson, Colton Fassler. This murder case still hasn’t gone to trial yet. What’s up, Lee County State’s Attorney Anna Sacco-Miller?

Ms. Miller was on a talk line on a local radio station about 3 months ago.

She stated the Fassler case would start about 2 weeks from that time.

Didn’t happen.

Will Colton Fassler get justice in Lee County?

Very, very doubtful.

Again, a complete change of venue is a must.

I request that Anna Sacco-Miller, Lee County state’s attorney, resign immediately from her office. Hopefully, Colton Fassler will get justice.

In closing, at least one person hasn’t forgotten about you, Colton Fassler. For a town without justice is a town without honor. May Colton Fassler rest in peace.

With House Speaker Mike Madigan and Gov. Bruce Rauner staring eyeball to eyeball, don’t hold your breath.

In lean times, tough decisions have to be made. Thomas’ initial instinct to cut faculty positions was on target.

No one likes to see people lose their jobs.

But it is a preferable alternative to seeing tuition jacked up even higher. Or, worse yet, seeing hard-working taxpayers bear an even greater burden.

Should folks living paycheck to paycheck sacrifice their own well-being – or their children’s – to ensure greater job security for professors making more than they will

likely ever earn?

Not surprisingly, the union representing college professors at Western doesn’t like that question.

University spokeswoman Darcie Shinberger said part of the issue is that the university’s labor contracts call for faculty members to be given 6 to 9 months’ notice before they are let go.

RAISE YOUR HAND if your boss has to give you 9 months’ notice before showing you the door.

Yeah, I didn’t think so.

This privileged group wants to shift the burden of balancing the university budget elsewhere, namely to taxpayers and students.

Our universities exist to educate our young people, yet there are some in academia who don’t see it that way.

They view their tenured positions as cozy cocoons protecting them from harsh economic reality.

But one reality no one can escape is that our state is spending too much.

When your spending exceeds your revenues, something has to be cut.

And it doesn’t take a committee to figure that out.

Note to readers: Scott Reeder’s column is sponsored by the Illinois Policy Institute. He can be reached at sreeder@illinoispolicy.org.

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Today, let’s look at the winners of the 2015 Richard Freeman Junior Deal of the Year from the International Bridge Press Association.

The deal occurred during a four-day training visit to the Czech Republic by two pairs from the England under-20 team, Laura Covill-Stephen Kennedy and Freddie Illingworth-Ben Norton.

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by Illingworth (North) and Norton.

When West opened one diamond, and North sensibly overcalled two clubs (to make a takeout double with only a doubleton spade and such a skewed hand would not have been wise), South’s two-heart advance was forcing for one round (an agree-

ment that I like). Then the jump to five diamonds was Exclusion Key Card Blackwood.

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mond ace. South’s six-club reply (step four) indicated two key cards and the heart queen.

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So he jumped to seven hearts.

South won the first trick with dummy’s spade jack, drew one round of trumps, and claimed 13 tricks: three spades, six hearts, one diamond, one club and two diamond ruffs in the dummy.

But even if West had led, say, a trump, declarer would have had no trouble ruffing down the club king.

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MIDWEST FLOODING

Some begin picking up pieces in Missouri Searchers still looking for five missing people, including two teens from Illinois ST. LOUIS (AP) – The worst of the dangerous, deadly winter flood is over in the St. Louis area, leaving residents of several water-logged communities to spend the first day of 2016 assessing damage, cleaning up and figuring out how to bounce back – or in some cases, where to live.

Farther south, things were getting worse: Record and near-record crest predictions of the Mississippi River and levee breaks threatened homes in rural southern Missouri and Illinois. Two more levees succumbed Friday, bringing to at least 11 the number

of levee failures.

The flood, fueled by more than 10 inches of rain over a 3-day period that began last weekend, is blamed for 22 deaths.

Searchers were still looking for five missing people – two teenagers in Illinois, two men in Missouri and a country music singer in Oklahoma.

On Friday, water from the Mississippi, Meremec and Missouri rivers was largely receding in the St. Louis area. Two major highways – Interstate 44 and Interstate 55 – reopened south of St. Louis, meaning commuters who return to work next week won’t have

hourslong detours. Some evacuees were allowed to return home.

But in the far southwestern tip of Illinois, the 500 or so people living behind the Len Small levee, which protects the hamlets of Olive Branch, Hodges Park, Unity and rural homes, were urged to move to higher ground after the Mississippi began pouring over the levee.

Alexander County Board Chairman Chalen Tatum said sandbagging efforts were cut off because it was simply too dangerous for the volunteers.

Far more water is to come before the Sunday crest.

“It’s going to get ugly,” he said.

In St. Mary, Missouri, a town of about 360 residents 50 miles south of St. Louis, neighbors and volunteers placed sandbags around homes after a small agricultural levee broke.

The main culprit in the St. Louis region was the Meramac River, a relatively small Mississippi tributary. It had bombarded communities in the far southwestern reaches of the St. Louis suburbs during the week.

By Friday, it was relenting, but not before some points topped the 1993 record by 4 feet.

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Hart Vernont, living in a Starling Airport Road neighborhood with all utilities turned off, adds a piece of wood to an open fire Friday as residents begin to clean up after flooding in Arnold, Missouri. Water from the Mississippi, Meremec and Missouri rivers was largely receding in the St. Louis area on Friday.

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He’s says he’ll meet his attorney general, Loretta Lynch, on Monday to see what executive actions might be possible. Steps to strengthen background checks could come this week.

“The gun lobby is loud and well organized in its defense of effortlessly available guns for anyone,” Obama said in his weekly radio address.

“The rest of us are going to have to be just as passionate and well organized in our defense of our kids.”

He said he gets so many letters from parents, teachers and children about the “epidemic of gun violence” that he can’t “sit around and do nothing.”

Obama recently directed staff at the White House to look into potential executive actions.

Currently, federally licensed firearms dealers are required to seek background checks on potential firearm purchasers.

But advocacy groups say

some of the people who sell firearms at gun s h ow s a re not federally licensed, Barack increasing Obama the chance of sales to customers prohibited by law from purchasing guns.

A source familiar with the administration’s efforts said Obama is expected to take executive action next week that would set a “reasonable threshold” for when sellers have to seek a background check.

That person didn’t know whether it would be based on the number of guns sold or revenue generated through gun sales.

The source, a member of a gun control advocacy group, was not authorized to discuss details before the announcement and spoke on condition of anonymity.

White House officials won’t confirm the timing.

In his efforts to work around a Congress that has often been politically gridlocked, Obama has made aggressive use of executive power, particularly on immigration. It has been an increasingly effective presidential tool.

And while legal scholars are divided on whether Obama has accelerated or merely continued a drift of power toward the executive branch, there’s little debate that he’s paved a path for his successor.

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Patience pays off for Comets Slow start doesn’t faze Newman in win over Sterling

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DIXON – The Sterling Golden Warriors dominated the first quarter Thursday afternoon against the Newman Comets.

But it was Newman’s ability to bounce back from a slow start and stick with it the rest of the game that turned out to be the difference in their Dixon Holiday Tournament consolation game at Lancaster Gym. The Comets got their offense clicking in the second and third quarters, then held off a furious Golden Warrior rally to beat their rivals 50-48.

“It was all about just working as a team, and having patience,” said Newman junior Kelsey Simpson, who led her team with 25 points, seven rebounds

Star of the game: Kelsey Simpson, Newman, 25 points, 5 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, 2 steals, 2 blocks Key performers: Erin Stroup, Sterling, 21 points, 7 rebounds, 2 steals; Jay Borum, Sterling, 8 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists, 5 steals; Mady Ferris, Newman, 6 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists Up next: Newman at Kewanee, 7:30 p.m. Monday; Sterling at Alleman, 7 p.m.

Tuesday and two steals. “We knew we could do it, and we couldn’t give up. We just had to give all our effort and not let down, just work together and stay confident in each other.”

Newman (6-7) scored just one basket in the first quarter, but

that 3 by Simpson kept the deficit at 9-3 after the first 8 minutes. The Comets started the second period with a quick run, but it was promptly answered

by Sterling (8-9).

Trailing 17-10 with 4 minutes left before halftime, Newman made its move. Simpson hit a 3, Chloe Klein scored on a putback, and Maddie Craft knocked down a jumper to tie it at 17. A 3 from Delaney Hinrichs and a jumper by Simpson to close out the first half sent the Comets into the locker room with a 23-22 lead.

“There was a lot of excitement, and we had a lot of motivation and confidence,” Simpson said.

“We were making plays, running Alex T. Paschal/apaschal@saukvalley.com the offense, and we felt good Newman’s Mackinzie Hamlink (left) and Kelsey Simpson defend about how we were playing.”

Sterling’s Katelyn Everett (32) during their Dixon Holiday Tournament game Thursday at Lancaster Gym. Newman won 50-48.

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Buckeyes blast Irish in desert Ohio State jumps out to early lead, blows past Notre Dame

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Stanford’s Christian McCaffrey (5) runs past Iowa’s Jordan Lomax during the first half of the Rose Bowl on Friday in Pasadena, Calif. The Cardinals led by 5 TDs at halftime, and beat the Hawkeyes 45-16.

Rose Bowl rout

GLENDALE, Ariz. – Ezekiel Elliott bulldozed his way into the end zone in the first half, showing off his strength as Ohio State’s drive capper.

He flashed his speed in the second, becoming the show stopper as he raced up the middle for a long run.

Those skills should translate well in the NFL. They certainly worked out for the Buckeyes over the past three seasons.

Elliott ran for 149 yards and matched a Fiesta Bowl record with four touchdowns to close the curtain on his college career, sparking No. 7 Ohio State’s prolific offense in a 44-28 win over Notre Dame on Friday.

“With all due respect to all the other running backs in Ohio State history, my first-round draft pick, I’d pick Zeke Elliott,” Ohio State coach Urban Meyer said. “He’s as good as any running back I’ve been around.”

The Buckeyes (12-1) were left out of the College Football Playoff thanks to an inopportune loss. They may leave the desert wondering what could have been after blowing past another late-season playoff contender.

Ohio State rolled past the Fighting Irish (103), quick-hitting its way to one scoring drive after another and 496 total yards.

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Stanford dominates Iowa in Pasadena

BY BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer

PASADENA, Calif. – Iowa waited 25 years to make a return trip to the Rose Bowl. The excitement wore off in a hurry.

Christian McCaffrey raced 75 yards into the end zone 11 seconds into the game, not long after Iowa’s players charged onto the field and revved up the black and gold-clad fans in the north end zone. The Hawkeyes’ cheering section quickly went silent.

“It was a big play, certainly,”

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Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz said.

“But just like this game won’t define this team, one play doesn’t define a game. We had ample opportunity after that to play, but they played a tremendous game in all phases.”

The fifth-ranked Hawkeyes had no answer for McCaffrey, and struggled in the air and on the ground in a 45-16 loss to No. 6 Stanford on Friday, ending a season in which they opened 12-0 for the first time in school history.

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Star of the game: Kevin Hogan, Stanford, 223 passing yards, 3 TD passes, TD run Key performers: Christian McCaffrey, Stanford, record 368 all-purpose yards, TD catch, punt return TD; C.J. Beathard, Iowa, 239 passing yards, 2 TDs FYI: Stanford won for the 2nd time in 4 years, in its 3rd appearance in that same span. ... Iowa is 0-4 in the Rose Bowl since its last win in 1959.

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Ohio State running back Ezekiel Elliott (15) runs through the tackle of Notre Dame’s Matthias Farley (left) during the Fiesta Bowl on Friday in Glendale, Ariz. Elliott ran for 4 TDs in the Buckeyes’ 44-28 win.

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College football 11 a.m.

• TaxSlayer Bowl, Penn St. vs. Georgia, at Jacksonville, Fla., ESPN 2:20 p.m.

• Liberty Bowl, Kansas St. vs. Arkansas, at Memphis, Tenn., ESPN 5:45 p.m.

• Alamo Bowl, Oregon vs. TCU. at San Antonio, ESPN 9:15 p.m.

• Cactus Bowl, W. Virginia vs. Arizona St., at Phoenix, ESPN

Men’s basketball 10 a.m.

• DePaul at Seton Hall, FS1 11 a.m.

• Penn St. at Michigan, BTN • W. Virginia at Kansas St., ESPNU • Houston at Temple, ESPNEWS • Florida St. at Clemson, FSN 11:30 a.m.

• St. Joseph’s at Richmond, NBCSN Noon

• Butler at Xavier, FS1 1 p.m.

• Rutgers at Wisconsin, BTN • Ill.-Chicago at Valparaiso, CSN • Tennessee at Auburn, CBS • Texas at Texas Tech, ESPNU • Norfolk St. at Alabama, SEC 1:30 p.m.

• Dayton at Providence, NBCSN

TCU star QB suspended from Alamo Bowl after being arrested for felony assault on a police officer during post-curfew bar fight.

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Felonious Frog

nother year has come to an end, but like all the others, the good outweighed the bad, even with the big fish avoiding me for a good part of the summer. The only consistent thing is how fast the year passed.

Each year, it seems 12 months passes in 6, and spring seems to run right into fall ... but hey, we are still alive, right?

This year started with great channel cat fishing, and what started out as a really awesome mushroom season. Of course, Mother Nature chimed in and really kinda screwed that up, but it was good while it lasted anyway.

I remember the heat and the rain and how excited I was about the prospect of a bumper crop. Well, there was still a crop, but bumper ... not so much.

Then there was the tick in my belly, which really was disgusting and painful, and a little scary as well. But in the end, it was no harm, no foul. Little bugger hurt coming out, though; man, did it hurt.

There were a ton of good days on the water this year. My favorite by far was a late September day when I hooked and landed a big old flathead at more than 50 pounds. Man, I can remember the hook set, the runs and all of it like

mattJONES Fishing guide from Prophetstown. He can be reached at flathead mechanic40 @gmail.com

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CatMatt caught some big fish and took down a few deer this past year. Now, he’s got his sights set on another banner year enjoying the outdoors in 2016. it was yesterday. Just a beautiful sly-toothed grin, and wonderful color. Just an incredible fish to catch and release.

Deer season, while not over, has been a good one thus far. Again, like with the fishing, I haven’t had a ton of luck with the big ones, but I do have meat in the freezer ... and I have had some great encounters. In this case, I absolutely cannot blame Mother Nature, because the weather we have had has been phenomenal. Looking back, it’s hard to remember a more pleasant fall

outdoors. One day after another it just kept on coming, and recently we have been shocked back to reality – but we all knew it was coming.

So on to 2016 we move, and I plan on doing it with my bow in my hand, still hoping for a chance at a late-season monster whitetail. Some of the best hunting I have ever done has been in January, when most people have either quit or moved on to ice fishing or something else. So I am pretty excited for my vacation in early January to brave the cold and make something

2:30 p.m.

• St. John’s at Providence, FS1 3 p.m.

• Indiana at Nebraska, BTN • Baylor at Kansas, CBS • Tulsa at Cincinnati, ESPNU • TCU at Oklahoma St., ESPNEWS • Evansville at Missouri St., CSN/FSN 3:30 p.m.

• St. Louis at Rhode Island, NBCSN • Arkansas at Texas A&M, SEC 4 p.m.

• Notre Dame at Virginia, ESPN2 • George Mason at VCU, CBS Sports 4:30 p.m.

• Marquette at Georgetown, FS1 5 p.m.

• Iowa at Purdue, BTN • Memphis at S. Carolina, ESPNU 6 p.m.

• Iowa St. at Oklahoma, ESPN2 • Mississippi at Kentucky, SEC 6:30 p.m.

• S. Florida at SMU, ESPNEWS • UConn at Tulane, CBS Sports 7 p.m.

• Maryland at Northwestern, BTN • Georgia at Florida, ESPNU • Davidson at St. Bonaventure, CSN 8 p.m.

• LSU at Vanderbilt, ESPN2 8:30 p.m.

• New Mexico at Fresno St., CBS Sports 9 p.m.

• Villanoca at Creighton, FS1 • San Diego St. at Utah St., ESPNU 10 p.m.

• Gonzaga at San Francisco, ESPN2

10 a.m.

• Richmond at La Salle, CBS Sports Noon

• S. Florida at E. Carolina, CBS Sports 1 p.m.

• Kansas St. at TCU, FSN

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happen. The deer start to herd up, and even sometimes a doe or two will still come into heat. It’s a great way to spend an otherwise dull month.

The mild weather has left us with a lot of open water as well, although that may be rapidly changing. I know the ice-fishing clan is pumped and ready to get on some ice. Any way you slice it, January doesn’t have to be all bad. There are some things to throw yourself into.

Do not forget, if you’re reading this and it’s Saturday, our big Monster’s meeting is at Cochran’s pub this evening at 6 p.m. We will be setting up everything for our series, and telling fish stories and having a good time, so come on out and join us. We will be there most the night, and would love to have your support. Heck, I’ll even let you by me a beer if you want to.

Until next week ... Go Catfish!

2 p.m.

• Michigan St. at Minnesota, ESPN2 • Morehead St. at Murray St., CBS Sports

Women’s basketball

Hawkeyes have no answer for Cardinal

• Under Armour All-America Game, at Orlando, Fla., ESPN2 NBA 4 p.m.

• Suns at Kings, NBA 7:30 p.m.

• Rockets at Spurs, NBA

NHL 6 p.m.

• Blues at Leafs, FSN

Soccer 6:45 a.m.

• Premier League, Liverpool at West Ham, NBCSN 8:55 a.m.

• Premier League, Swansea at Manchester United, USA • Premier League, Newcastle at Arsenal, NBCSN 11:30 a.m.

• Premier League, Manchester City at Watford, NBC

Sunday Men’s basketball Noon

• W. Kentucky at Marshall, CSN 1 p.m.

• Arizona at Arizona St., FS1 2 p.m.

• FAU at FIU, FSN 4 p.m.

• Illinois at Ohio St., BTN • UMASS at La Salle, NBCSN 6 p.m.

• Oregon at Oregon St., FS1 • Fordham at George Washington, NBCSN 7 p.m.

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• Wake Forest at Louisville, ESPNU

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9 p.m.

“Stanford just outplayed us every turn,” Ferentz said. “They did a great job. They’re a veteran football team.

You can find less than a handful of guys that aren’t seniors or juniors on that team, and I think that was a big part of it.”

McCaffrey caught a touchdown pass on the opening snap, and returned a punt 66 yards for another score while racking up a game-record 368 all-purpose yards.

Three-time RoseBowl starter Kevin Hogan passed for 223 yards and three TDs in his final game for the Cardinal (12-2), as they won the Granddaddy of Them All for the second time in three trips in 4 years.

“It’s so fun when a team can come together,” McCaffrey said. “We’ve got a bunch of fighters on this team that will never give up. Just love playing with these guys.”

Comedian and Iowa native Tom Arnold, croaking hoarsely during an in-game interview, vowed the Hawkeyes would rally in the second half. And they did, outscoring Stanford 16-10, but it was too little, too late after giving up a game-record 35 points in the first half.

“We just didn’t get it going offensively,” center Austin Blythe said.

The Hawkeyes (12-2) got a 39-yard field goal

by Marshall Koehn late in the third quarter after C.J. Beathard was sacked twice. Beathard threw his only two TD passes in the fourth quarter, when the Hawkeyes trailed by 29 points. Matt VandeBerg caught a 36-yarder, and Akrum Wadley scored on a 31-yarder with 2:46 remaining.

Iowa’s second drive

• Colorado at Stanford, ESPNU

Women’s basketball 11:30 a.m.

• Michigan at Indiana, BTN Noon

• Duke at Syracuse, ESPNU • Mississippi St. at Florida, SEC • Dayton at Duquesne, CBS Sports • Old Dominion at Charlotte, FSN 1:30 p.m.

• Nebraska at Northwestern, BTN 2 p.m.

• Arkansas at S. Carolina, ESPNU • LSU at Alabama, SEC • George Washington at St. Joseph’s, CBS Sports 3:30 p.m.

• Oklahoma at Baylor, FS1 4 p.m.

AP

Stanford linebacker Peter Kalambayi blocks a pass by Iowa quarterback C.J. Beathard (16) as Beathard gets hit during the Rose Bowl on Friday. of the game ended with Quenton Meeks’ 66-yard interception return, giving Stanford a 21-0 lead.

Beathard fell to 13-2 in his career as Iowa’s starting quarterback. The junior was 21-for-33 for 239 yards, with one interception and seven sacks.

“They scored on the first play of the game, a play that our defense has seen on film multiple times, same play,” Beathard said. “Then I threw the ball right into the flat, and you can’t do that.”

The Hawkeyes’ running corps was held to a combined 78 yards.

LeShun Daniels (37), Wadley (33), and Jordan Canzeri (8) had each run for at least 195 yards in a game this season. The team’s leading receiver was VandeBerg with

four catches for 64 yards, while Wadley had three catches for 60 yards.

“We had a lot of mistakes, and that’s something you can’t have against a great team like Stanford,” Canzeri said.

“We understand that we didn’t play at all the way we’re capable of this game, so it’s tough to beat a team like that.”

McCaffrey struck again in the second quarter, on a 63-yard punt return for a 28-0 lead. The Cardinal extended the lead to 35-0 when a wide-open Michael Rector caught a 31-yard TD pass.

“We know that McCaffrey is the best in the country, and we have to cover him,” Beathard said. “We didn’t cover well and he got up really quick, and it’s tough to

come back from that.”

McCaffrey, the Heisman runner-up, became the first player to top 100 yards rushing and receiving in the 102-year history of the Rose Bowl.

“McCaffrey, he’s a great running back,” free safety Jordan Lomax said.

“His ability to elude tackles and stay on his feet, he’s just a great player.”

The Hawkeyes ended the season with consecutive losses, having been beaten 16-13 by Michigan State in the Big Ten championship game.

That cost Iowa a berth in the College Football Playoff semifinals.

“It will give us some fuel going into the offseason and next season,” Beathard said. “We want to do this again. We want to come back here and win.”

• DePaul at St. John’s, CBS Sports • Georgia at Texas A&M, SEC • Tulane at Memphis, ESPNU

Prep football 11 a.m.

• Semper Fidelis All-American Bowl, at Carson, Calif., FS1 NFL Noon

• Lions at Bears, Fox • Jets at Bills, CBS 3:25 p.m.

• Seahawks at Cardinals, Fox • Chargers at Broncos, CBS 7:20 p.m.

• Vikings at Packers, NBC

NHL 6 p.m.

• Senators at Blackhawks, CSN Soccer 7:25 a.m.

• Premier League, Chelsea at Crystal City, NBCSN 9:55 a.m.

• Premier League, Tottenham at Everton, NBCSN

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BASKETBALL ROUNDUP

Local calendar Saturday Boys basketball 1:30 p.m.

• Erie tournament, Bureau Valley vs. Peoria Heights 3 p.m.

• Erie tournament, Orion vs. Morrison 7:30 p.m.

• Erie tournament, Erie vs.

Mercer County

Girls basketball 4:30 p.m.

• Erie tournament, Orion vs. Bureau Valley 4:30 p.m.

• Erie tournament, Fulton vs. Stockton • Erie tournament, Morrison vs. Mercer County 6 p.m.

• Erie tournament, Erie vs.

Monmouth-Roseville

Boys bowling

Fifth place

EASTLAND 45, FULTON 32 FULTON (8-9) Erik North 0 0-0 0, Jack Lemke 3 2-4 8, Dylan Smith 0 1-2 1, Michael Dixon 0 1-2 1, Kyle McLuckie 0 2-2 2, Kyle Alstead 0 0-0 0, Tyler Bruggenwirth 1 0-2 2, Devon Ballard 1 1-2 3, Morrison Dersham 0 0-0 0, Nate Wierema 5 3-5 13, Ethan Fish 1 1-3 3.

Totals: 11 10-20 32.

EASTLAND Tyler Dambman 1 0-0 2, Conner DeGroot 0 0-0 0, Zach Randecker 4 3-3 13, Brighton Haverland 4 3-5 11, Blake Janssen 6 0-0 12, Kaden Henze 0 0-0 0, DJ Heeren 1 0-0 3, Ethan Christians 2 0-0 4, Reid Janssen 0 0-0 0, Chris Kniss 0 0-0 0. Totals: 18 6-8 45.

Fulton 9 7 11 5 — 32 Eastland 10 16 7 12 — 45 3s – Eastland 3 (Randecker 2, Heeren).

Seventh place

PROPHETSTOWN 62, WEST CARROLL JV 37 PROPHETSTOWN (5-8) Gage Garrison 1 1-2 3, Logan Henrekin 4 0-0 8, Jonah Green 8 3-3 20, Kody Wetzell 7 4-6 19, Ross Cady 1 0-0 2, Kyle Behrens 0 0-0 0, Brett Emery 0 0-0 0, Jack Bauer 1 0-0 2, Jack Heflin 4 0-2 8. Totals: 26 8-13 62.

WEST CARROLL JV Owen Wurster 4 0-0 9, Matt Johnston 0 0-0 0, Jordan Anderson 3 0-0 7, Matt Haring 2 0-0 4, Thomas Brashaw 1 0-0 3, Aaron Haring 0 09-0 0, Salvador Magana 1 0-0 2, Livtar Dandona 0 0-0 0, Matt Eaker 0 0-0 0, Jakob Church 0 0-0 0, Ethan Reiland 0 0-0 0, Justin Appel 3 1-1 7, Leland Houzenga 2 1-2 5. Totals: 16 2-3 37.

Prophetstown 16 12 21 13 — 62 West Carroll JV 10 7 11 9 — 37 3s – Prophetstown 2 (Green, Wetzell), WC JV 3 (Wurster, Anderson, Brashaw).

9 a.m.

• Oregon at Dixon Toughman Tournament 10 a.m.

• AFC, Farmington, Hall at Kewanee

Boys basketball NIB-12 West Conf.

2-0 1-0 1-1 0-2 0-2

All 8-2 9-0 9-3 5-7 3-6

Thursday’s result Romeoville tournament • Downers Grove North 54, Geneseo 32 Friday, Jan. 8 • Geneseo at Morris, 7 • LaSalle-Peru at Rochelle, 7 • Sterling at Ottawa, 7:30

BNC West Winnebago Dixon Oregon Rockford Lutheran Byron Mendota Stillman Valley Rock Falls

Conf.

2-0 2-0 1-1 1-1 1-1 0-1 0-1 0-2

All 11-1 8-2 11-4 5-4 5-6 9-6 7-5 2-10

Thursday’s result Eastland tournament • South Beloit 52, Stillman Valley 42 State Farm Classic • Stanford Olympia 62, Lutheran 54 Monday’s game • Dixon at Stillman Valley, 7:15

Conf.

3-0 3-0 2-0 2-0 2-0 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-2 0-1 0-1 0-2 0-2 0-2 0-3

All 9-3 10-4 12-2 9-4 10-5 5-6 8-9 4-7 10-4 8-4 6-7 5-8 5-8 3-10 2-10

Thursday’s results Eastland tournament • Prophetstown 62, West Carroll JV 37 • Eastland 45, Fulton 32 Saturday’s games Eastland tournament • Bureau Valley vs. Peoria Heights, 1:30 • Riverdale vs. Stark County, 1:30 • Morrison vs. Orion, 3 • Erie vs. Mercer County, 7:30 Tuesday’s games • Amboy at Erie, 7:30 • Bureau Valley at Rockridge, 7:30 • Morrison at Hall, 7:30 • Orion at Fulton, 7:30 • Prophetstown at Riverdale, 7:30 • Sherrard at Kewanee, 7:30 • St. Bede at Princeton, 7:30

NUIC East AFC Aquin Forreston Polo Milledgeville Dakota Durand Orangeville South Beloit Pecatonica

Conf.

3-0 2-0 2-0 2-1 2-1 1-3 0-1 0-2 0-2 0-3

Conf.

Sterling 3-0 LaSalle-Peru 2-0 Rochelle 1-3 Geneseo 0-2 Ottawa 0-3 Thursday’s results Dixon tournament • Newman 50, Sterling 48 • Sterling 48, Aurora Christian 36 Tuesday’s games • Ottawa at LaSalle-Peru, 7 • Rochelle at Geneseo, 7 • Sterling at Alleman, 7

All 8-9 6-4 2-8 6-11 3-8

BNC West Conf.

All Rockford Lutheran 4-0 10-0 Byron 3-1 12-2 Stillman Valley 3-1 10-4 Winnebago 3-2 8-3 Dixon 1-2 8-7 Rock Falls 1-3 7-8 Oregon 1-3 5-11 Mendota 0-4 2-10 Thursday’s results Dixon tournament • Belvidere North 43, Oregon 25 • Aurora Christian 48, Oregon 38 • Stillman Valley 48 Aurora Rosary 39 • Eastland 43, Dixon 40, OT • Stillman Valley 46, Newman 35 • Dixon 42, Aquin 34 State Farm Classic • Lutheran 63, St. Thomas More 42 Monday’s game • Stillman Valley at Stockton, 7:15 Tuesday’s games • Dixon at Lutheran, 7:15 • Mendota at Rock Falls, 7:15 • Oregon at Byron, 7:15 • Winnebago at Stillman Valley, 7:15

All 8-4 7-3 4-8 11-5 7-5 1-8 0-6 1-10 3-8 3-7

Thursday’s results Eastland tournament • Galena 60, Polo 55, OT • South Beloit 52, Stillman Valley 42 Monday’s games • Milledgeville at Hiawatha, 7 • Leland-Earlville at Durand, 7:30 Tuesday’s games • AFC at LaMoille-Ohio, 7 • Orangeville at East Dubuque, 7:30 • Dakota at Pearl City, 7:30

Tournament glances Eastland Holiday Tournament Thursday’s results • 7th place, Prophetstown 62, West Carroll JV 37 • 5th place, Eastland 45, Fulton 32 • 3rd place, Galena 60, Polo 55, OT • 1st place, South Beloit 52, Stillman Valley 42 Erie Warkins Cardinal Classic Saturday’s games • 11th place, Stark County vs. Riverdale, 1:30 p.m. (H.S.) • 9th place, Bureau Valley vs. Peoria Heights, 1:30 p.m. (Annex) • 7th place, Stockton vs. Knoxville, 3 p.m.

(Annex) • 5th place, Morrison vs. Orion, 3 p.m.

(H.S.) • 3rd place, Erie vs. Mercer County, 7:30 p.m.

(Annex) • 1st place, Wethersfield vs. Lena-Winslow, 7:30 p.m. (H.S.) Thursday’s box scores Eastland Tournament Third place

GALENA 60, POLO 55, OT POLO (11-5) Tristin Woodin 2 2-2 6, Trevin Woodin 3 1-2 10, Brody Grobe 5 2-5 12, Brooks Grobe 0 0-0 0, Dylan Beers 0 0-0 0, Richie Bartnick 4 2-4 12, Peyton Glawe 2 0-0 5, Wyatt Patterson 4 2-4 10. Totals: 20 9-17 55.

GALENA Spillane 5 2-2 12, Townsend 1 0-0 2, Lorento 0 0-0 0, Holland 2 2-2 6, Bauer 3 0-2 6, Bingham 4 5-6 14, R.Soat 6 4-4 20, G.Soat 0 0-0 0, Johnston 0 0-0 0. Totals: 21 13-16 60.

Polo 18 12 14 7 4 — 55 Galena 17 17 5 12 9 — 60 3s – Polo 6 (Tre.Woodin 3, Bartnick, Glawe), Galena 5 (R.Soat 4, Bingham).

Conf.

Kewanee 5-0 Amboy 4-1 Sherrard 4-1 Bureau Valley 4-1 Hall 3-1 Erie 3-2 St. Bede 3-2 Morrison 3-3 Fulton 2-2 Newman 2-2 Prophetstown 1-3 Rockridge 1-4 Riverdale 1-4 Princeton 0-4 Orion 0-5 Thursday’s results Amboy tournament • Amboy 65, Marquette 41 Dixon tournament • Hall 49, Aurora Christian 43 • Hall 51, Belvidere North 41 • Newman 50, Sterling 48 • Stillman Valley 46, Newman 35 Saturday’s games Erie tournament • Bureau Valley vs. Orion, noon • Rockridge vs. Galva, noon • Fulton vs. Stockton, 4:30 • Morrison vs. Mercer County, 4:30 • Erie vs. Monmouth-Roseville, 6 Monday’s games • Amboy at Bureau Valley, 7:30 • Fulton at Hall, 7:30 • Newman at Kewanee, 7:30 • Orion at Prophetstown, 7:30 • Princeton at Erie, 7:30 • Sherrard at Morrison, 7:30 Tuesday’s game • Bureau Valley at Henry, 7:30

All 10-6 13-3 13-4 8-7 9-3 8-3 8-7 6-7 6-4 6-7 3-10 5-11 2-8 6-7 0-11

NEWMAN 50, STERLING 48 NEWMAN (6-7) Mady Ferris 1-4 4-8 6, Teagan McKenna 2-4 0-0 4, Maddie Newman 0-1 0-0 0, Kelsey Simpson 7-14 6-7 25, Chloe Klein 3-3 0-1 6, Rhyanna Hadden 0-2 2-7 2, Mackinzie Hamlink 0-1 0-0 0, Lakyn Waldschmidt 0-1 2-2 2, Delaney Hinrichs 1-5 0-0 3, Maddie Craft 1-3 0-0 2, Kaylie Matera 0-0 0-0 0. Totals: 15-38 14-25 50.

STERLING (8-9) Erin Stroup 7-20 6-10 21, Jay Borum 4-10 0-1 8, Katelyn Everett 0-15 5-6 5, Mya Pearson 4-10 0-2 8, Rashel Robinson 2-10 0-0 4, Kaylee Martin 0-3 2-2 2, Mackenzie Barnhart 0-2 0-0 0, Tobi Garcia 0-0 0-0 0, Miranda Williams 0-0 0-0 0, Cheyenne Harrington 0-0 0-0 0. Totals: 17-70 13-21 48.

Newman 3 20 17 10 — 50 Sterling 9 13 8 18 — 48 3s – Newman 6-13 (Simpson 5-10, Hinrichs 1-1, McKenna 0-1, Craft 0-1), Sterling 1-10 (Stroup 1-8, Borum 0-1, Everett 0-1). Rebounds – Newman 38 (Simpson 7, Ferris 5, McKenna 5, Klein 5), Sterling 49 (Borum 9, Robinson 8, Stroup 7, Everett 6, Martin 5). Assists – Newman 8 (Ferris 5), Sterling 10 (Borum 5, Everett 4). Steals – Newman 5 (Simpson 2), Sterling 12 (Borum 5, Everett 3, Stroup 2). Blocks – Newman 6 (Klein 3, Simpson 2, Hamlink), Sterling 2 (Pearson 2). Turnovers – Newman 24, Sterling 16. Fouls – Newman 20 (Klein out), Sterling 23 (Everett out).

Fifth place

STILLMAN VALLEY 46, NEWMAN 35 NEWMAN Matera 0 0-0 0, Ferris 2 0-0 4, McKenna 0 0-0 0, Newman 0 0-0 0, Simpson 4 1-3 10, Hamlink 1 1-2 3, Hadden 0 0-0 0, Klein 3 0-0 6, Waldschmidt 2 0-0 4, Hinrichs 1 0-0 2, Craft 3 0-0 6, Payton Murray 0 0-0 0.

Totals: 16 2-5 35.

STILLMAN VALLEY (10-4) Sasse 0 0-0 0, Crown 0 0-0 0, Morrison 0 0-0 0, A.Ballard 1 4-8 6, Terviel 0 0-0 0, Hilliard 1 5-6 8, Timm 2 1-2 5, Daleo 3 0-2 6, Weaver 9 3-8 21, C.Ballard 0 0-0 0.

Totals: 16 13-16 46.

Newman 8 10 2 15 — 35 Stillman Valley 9 16 8 13 — 46 3s – Newman 1 (Simpson), SV 1 (Hilliard).

Seventh place

STERLING 48, AURORA ROSARY 36 STERLING Stroup 2 2-2 6, Borum 3 0-0 6, Garcia 0 0-0 0, Mackenzie Garza 0 0-0 0, Barnhart 1 4-4 6, Everett 5 3-5 14, Martin 1 1-1 3, Harrington 0 2-2 2, Pearson 1 0-3 2, Robinson 3 1-4 7, Williams 1 0-0 2. Totals: 17 13-21 48.

ROSARY Unruh 1 0-0 2, Fisher 4 0-0 8, S.Drozdowski 2 0-0 5, Bakala 0 0-0 0, Kramer 1 0-2 2, Vanbogaert 3 1-2 7, Goering 1 0-1 2, Smith 5 0-2 10. Totals: 17 1-7 36.

Sterling 11 15 13 9 — 48 Rosary 8 12 4 12 — 36 3s – Sterling 1 (Everett), Rosary 1 (S.Drozdowski).

EASTLAND 43, DIXON 40, OT EASTLAND RaeAnna Stover 4 0-0 9, Bobbie Polizzi 0 0-0 0, Anna Kuper 1 0-0 2, Nia Blackmore 0 0-0 0, Hannah Kempel 1 0-0 2, Bubby Doubler 2 1-3 6, Drew Preston 1 2-2 4, Destiny Swalve 0 0-0 0, Katie Krogman 3 4-8 10, Makenzie Fink 4 2-3 10. Totals: 16 9-16 43.

DIXON (8-7) Katie Provo 0 0-0 0, Courtney Rogers 1 4-4 6, Ashley Schmall 0 0-0 0, Gretchen Bushman 0 0-0 0, Britney Pitzer 1 5-6 8, Bre Scheidegger 2 2-3 6, Tyler Smith 1 0-0 2, Ellie Provo 3 4-6 10, Isabelle Shiaras 3 2-2 8. Totals: 11 17-21 40.

Eastland 5 15 6 11 6 — 43 Dixon 6 13 12 6 3 — 40 3s – Eastland 2 (Stover, Doubler), Dixon 1 (Pitzer).

AQUIN (10-8) Fellers 0 0-0 0, Furlong 2 0-0 4, A.Awender 0 0-0 0, Bald 1 3-3 5, K.Awender 1 0-0 3, Reilly 0 0-0 0 Koester 3 0-0 6, Arndy 7 2-3 16. Totals: 14 5-6 34.

DIXON K.Provo 2 0-0 5, Rogers 4 1-2 11, Schmall 0 0-0 0, Bushman 0 0-0 0, Pitzer 1 4-5 6, Scheidegger 2 0-0 4, Tyler Smith 0 0-0 0, E.Provo 3 2-2 8, Shiaras 4 0-0 8. Totals: 16 7-9 42.

Aquin 10 7 8 9 — 34 Dixon 6 16 9 11 — 42 3s – Aquin 1 (K.Awender), Dixon 3 (Rogers 2, K.Provo).

AURORA CHRISTIAN 48, OREGON 38 OREGON (5-11) Ally Bartling 1 0-0 2, Anni Wilson 3 0-0 7, Naia Cisneros 1 0-0 2, Abby Newman 4 1-4 9, Alli Henson 2 0-0 4, Emily Perkins 1 0-0 2, Allyse Ketter 0 0-0 0, Bailey Montavon 2 3-5 7, Bella Holley 1 0-0 3, Chelsea Sansopne 1 0-0 2, Kyrsten Muhleback 0 0-0 0. Totals: 16 4-9 38.

AURORA CHRISTIAN Fry 0 0-1 1, Tokars 2 0-0 5, Hultine 2 0-0 6, Madsen 5 5-5 17, Henning 3 0-2 7, Hochsprung 1 2-2 4, Ward 3 3-3 9, Cloyd 0 0-0 0, Lopez 0 0-0 0. Totals: 16 10-13 48.

Oregon 9 10 13 6 — 38 Aurora Christian 14 7 15 12 — 48 3s – Oregon 2 (Wilson, Holley), AC 6 (Hultine 2, Madsen 2, Tokars, Henning).

BELVIDERE NORTH 43, OREGON 25

NUIC East Conf.

AFC 5-0 Milledgeville 4-1 Aquin 3-2 Durand 4-2 Pecatonica 2-2 Dakota 2-4 Forreston 1-2 Polo 1-2 Orangeville 0-3 South Beloit 0-4 Thursday’s results Amboy tournament • Indian Creek 59, AFC 49 Dixon tournament • Aquin 39, Rochelle 38 • Dixon 42, Aquin 34 Monday’s games • East Dubuque at Polo, 7 • Aquin at Pearl City, 7:30 Tuesday’s games • Milledgeville at AFC, 7:30 • Forreston at Polo, 7:30 • Orangeville at South Beloit, 6 • Pecatonica at Durand, 7:30 • Warren at Durand, 7:30

Thursday’s box scores Dixon tournament

DIXON 42, AQUIN 34

Three Rivers

Three Rivers St. Bede Princeton Newman Erie Hall Sherrard Fulton Morrison Rockridge Orion Kewanee Riverdale Prophetstown Bureau Valley Amboy

Girls basketball NIB-12 West

Wrestling

Sterling LaSalle-Peru Ottawa Geneseo Rochelle

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Tournament glances Dixon Holiday Tournament Thursday’s results New gym • Belvidere North 43, Oregon 25 • Stillman Valley 48, Rosary 39 • Newman 50, Sterling 48 • 7th place, Sterling 48, Rosary 36 • 5th place, Stillman Valley 46, Newman 35 • 3rd place, Pekin 51, LaSalle-Peru 46 • Championship, United Township 52, Boylan 46 Old gym • Hall 49, Aurora Christian 43 • Aurora Christian 48, Oregon 38 • Hall 51, Belvidere North 41 • Eastland 43, Dixon 40, OT • Aquin 39, Rochelle 38 • Dixon 42, Aquin 34 • Eastland 54, Rochelle 19 Amboy Holiday Tournament Thursday’s results • 7th place, Forreston JV 44, Somonauk 26 • 5th place, Ridgewood 58, Plano 49 • 3rd place, Amboy 65, Marquette 41 • 1st place, Indian Creek 59, AFC 49 Erie Warkins Classic Saturday’s games • Bureau Valley vs. Orion, noon (Annex) • Rockridge vs. Galva, noon (H.S.) • Fulton vs. Stockton, 4:30 p.m. (Annex) • Mercer County vs. Morrison, 4:30 p.m.

(H.S.) • 3rd place, Erie vs. Monmouth-Roseville, 6 p.m. (Annex) • 1st place, Knoxville vs. Wethersfield, 6 p.m.

(H.S.)

OREGON Bartling 1 0-0 2, Wilson 2 1-3 5, Cisneros 0 1-2 1, Hannah Wolber 0 0-0 0, Newman 2 0-1 4, Henson 1 0-0 2, Perkins 0 0-0 0, Ketter 0 0-0 0, Montavon 4 0-0 8, Holley 0 0-0 0, Sansone 0 0-0 0, Muhleback 1 0-0 3. Totals: 11 2-6 25.

BELVIDERE NORTH Gutierrez 1 0-0 2, Kaempfer 2 0-0 4, Lindsay 0 0-0 0, Zickert 0 0-0 0, Limones 2 3-6 8, Martocci 3 4-6 12, Lake 0 0-0 0, McCoy 2 7-10 11, Halverson 0 0-0 0, Orifici 1 0-0 2, Tillema 1 0-0 2, March 0 2-2 2. Totals: 12 16-24 43.

Oregon 12 7 2 4 — 25 Belvidere North 10 16 6 11 — 43 3s – Oregon 1 (Muhleback), BN 3 (Martocci 2, Limones).

EASTLAND 54, ROCHELLE 19 EASTLAND Stover 4 2-3 10, Polizzi 0 0-0 0, Kuper 0 1-4 1, Blackmore 0 1-3 1, Kempel 0 0-0 0, Doubler 6 4-5 19, Preston 0 2-2 2, Swalve 1 0-0 2, Krogman 4 0-0 8, Fink 4 3-4 11.

Totals: 19 13-21 54.

ROCHELLE B.Kanas 0 0-0 0, Watson 0 0-2 0, Ash. Kerns 1 0-1 2, Ab.Kerns 1 0-0 2, Turner 0 0-0 0, Lundquist 1 5-6 7, Baker 1 0-0 2, Stauch 0 0-0 0, Payton 0 0-0 0, Rawles 2 2-2 6. Totals: 6 7-11 19.

Eastland 12 12 17 13 — 54 Rochelle 6 2 7 4 — 19 3s – Eastland 3 (Doubler 3).

Amboy tournament Championship

INDIAN CREEK 59, AFC 49 AFC (12-1) Laci Meurer 3 0-2 7, Jennah Asbury 1 0-0 2, Emily Shrimplin 1 0-0 2, Grace Friday 0 0-0 0, Bryce Gittleson 1 0-0 2, Lexi Meurer 2 0-0 5, Cassidy Koning 3 1-2 8, Addison Wetzel 0 0-2 0, Madeline Prestegaard 1 2-6 4, Jaynee Prestegaard 8 3-5 19.

Totals: 20 6-17 49.

INDIAN CREEK Russell 4 2-6 13, Rood 2 0-0 4, A. Van Wyhe 3 6-6 12, Bouma 1 0-2 2, J.Diehl 5 4-7 15, Makayli Vann 4 4-6 13. Totals: 19 16-27 59.

AFC 13 11 19 6 — 49 Indian Creek 12 17 9 21 — 59 3s – AFC 3 (La.Meurer, Le.Meurer, Koning), IC 5 (Russell 3, J.Diehl, Makayli Vann).

Third place

AMBOY 65, MARQUETTE 41 AMBOY (13-3) Katelynn Pankhurst 2 1-2 5, Delaney Wilhelm 8 6-7 24, Emma Lindenmeyer 4 0-1 8, Karlee Doege 7 9-10 25, Vivian O’Laughlin 0 0-0 0, Nataly Jones 0 0-0 0, Noelle Jones 0 2-2 2, Riley Pierce 0 0-0 0, Allison Hicks 0 1-2 1, Kallie Appleman 0 0-0 0. Totals: 21 19-24 65.

MARQUETTE C.Thompson 3 0-0 8, Dougherty 2 1-2 5, McCallum 2 0-0 4, Wright 3 0-0 9, M.Thompson 0 0-0 0, Murphy 7 1-3 15.

Totals: 17 2-5 41.

Amboy 17 14 13 21 — 65 Marquette 12 13 8 8 — 41 3s – Amboy 4 (Wilhelm 2, Doege 2), Marquette 5 (Wright 3, Thompson 2).

AFC falls in title game Raiders 2nd, Clippers 3rd at Amboy tourney

By SVM Sports Staff

The AFC Raiders saw their perfect season come to an end on the final day of 2015, as they lost 59-49 to Indian Creek in the championship game at the Amboy Holiday Tournament on Thursday afternoon.

The Raiders (12-1) led 43-38 after they outscored Indian Creek 19-9 in the third quarter.

But the Timberwolves returned the favor in the fourth, and their 21-6 scoring edge made the difference in the game.

Jaynee Prestegaard scored a game-high 19 points, while Cassidy Koning had eight, and Laci Meurer added seven.

Amboy 65, Marquette 41: The Clippers rolled to

third place at their own tournament, outscoring Marquette 34-16 in the second half.

Karlee Doege poured in 25 points for Amboy (133), and Delaney Wilhelm was hot on her heels with 24 points. Emma Lindenmeyer chipped in eight.

Dixon tourmament

Stillman Valley 46, Newman 35: The Comets set-

tled for sixth place after the Cardinals held them to two points in the third quarter of the fifth-place game in Lancaster Gym. Kelsey Simpson’s 10 points paced the Comets (6-7), while Chloe Klein and Maddie Craft scored six points apiece.

Sterling 48, Rosary 36:

The Golden Warriors took control with a 13-4 edge in the third quarter of the seventh-place game at Lancaster Gym. Katelyn Everett led the way with 14 points for Sterling (8-9), with Rashel Robinson adding seven, and Erin Stroup, Jay

Thursday’s stars Karlee Doege, Amboy, 25 points Delaney Wilhelm, Amboy, 24 points Jonah Green, Prophetstown, 20 points Kody Wetzell, Prophetstown, 19 points Jaynee Prestegaard, AFC, 19 points Bubby Doubler, Eastland, 19 points, 3 3-pointers Borum and Mackenzie Barnhart all scoring six.

Eastland 43, Dixon 40, OT: The Cougars rallied

from a 31-26 deficit after three quarters to force overtime, then outscored the Duchesses 6-3 in the extra period.

Katie Krogman and Makenzie Fink scored 10 points apiece to pace Eastland, and RaeAnna Stover added nine.

Ellie Provo had 10 points for Dixon (8-7), while Isabelle Shiaras and Britney Pitzer scored eight each.

Dixon 42, Aquin 34: The Duchesses bounced back to win their finale, outscoring the Bulldogs 36-24 after the first quarter.

Courtney Rogers had 11 points to lead Dixon, while Ellie Provo and Isabelle Shiaras both scored eight.

Eastland 54, Rochelle 19: The Cougars closed

out the consolation round with a lopsided rout of the Hubs, never looking back after taking 24-8 lead by halftime.

Bubby Doubler hit three 3-pointers and scored a game-high 19 points for Eastland, while Makenzie Fink scored 11, and RaeAnna Stover added 10.

Boys basketball Eastland tournament Galena 60, Polo 55, OT:

The Marcos came up short in the third-place game in Lanark, as they were outscored 12-7 in the fourth quarter, then 9-4 in overtime.

Brody Grobe and Richie Bartnick scored 12 points apiece for Polo (11-5), while Trevin Woodin and Wyatt Patterson each had 10. Patterson and Tristin Woodin were all-tournament selections.

Eastland 45, Fulton 32:

The Cougars held a 28-12 scoring edge in the second and fourth quarters combined to finish fifth at their own tournament.

Zach Randecker had 13 points, Blake Janssen scored 12, and Brighton Haverland added 11 for Eastland. Janssen and Haverland were named to the all-tournament team.

Nate Wierema led FulAurora Christian 48, ton (8-9) with 13 points, Oregon 38: Anni Wilson and Jack Lemke chipped and Bailey Montavon in eight.

Prophetstown 62, West scored seven points apiece, but the Hawks Carroll JV 37: The Proph(5-11) were forced to play ets led 28-17 by halftime, catch-up the whole way then put the game away in their first game of the with a 21-point third quarter to place seventh day in Dixon.

Belvidere North 43, in Lanark.

Jonah Green scored 20 Oregon 25: The Hawks were outscored 17-6 in points, and Kody Wetzell the second half of their had 19 for the Prophets (5-8), who placed Jack second game at Dixon.

Bailey Montavon’s eight Heflin on the all-tournapoints paced Oregon. ment team.

Comets hold off Warriors’ charge PATIENCE

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That carried over to the third quarter. Newman knocked down its first three shots, and Simpson followed a mid-range jumper with a step-back 3 to build the lead to 10 at 38-28. Sterling’s Erin Stroup and Klein traded baskets as the Comets went to the fourth quarter up 40-30.

But the Warriors weren’t done yet. They ratcheted up their pressure on defense, and showed the aggressiveness that had gotten them the lead in the early stages of the game.

“I told our girls at halftime that we had to treat being down by 1 like we were down by 10,” Sterling coach Casey Carbaugh said. “We needed to have that sense of urgency, but it didn’t kick in until the fourth quarter.”

Jay Borum went coastto-coast off a steal, then Rashel Robinson scored down low off a Borum assist. Stroup followed with a 3, then tacked on a three-point play a minute later, before Borum’s putback bucket and two Kaylee Martin free throws tied the game at 46 with 1:10 to play.

After forcing a 5-second call, Borum put back her own miss to put Sterling ahead 48-46 with 57 seconds left.

“Our defense was a big part of that run, and when we get going like that, it’s a lot of fun,” said Stroup, who led Sterling with 21 points to go with seven rebounds. “We knew if we picked up our defense, we could hang in there and maybe win the game.”

But Newman cashed in just enough from the line down the stretch to hold on. Simpson – who hit a 3 off a scramble in the

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Newman’s Maddie Newman pulls down a rebound in front of Sterling’s Kaylee Martin during Thursday afternoon’s game at the Dixon Holiday Tournament. left corner for the Comets’ only field goal of the final period – hit two free throws to tie it up with 47.5 seconds to play, then a steal by Lakyn Waldschmidt led to two more free throws from Mady Ferris with 23.8 seconds remaining that proved to be the difference.

Sterling missed a pair of shots down the stretch, and Newman threw a baseball pass on an inbounds play that Ferris chased down and dribbled out the clock.

“We knew Sterling would make a push, because that’s what good teams do,” Newman coach Brandon Kreczmer said. “But we made just enough plays to win it.

We had different girls step up at different times, and we showed a lot of toughness both physically and mentally. This could be a huge building block for our young team.”

Ferris finished with six points, five rebounds and five assists for Newman, while Klein added six points, five boards

and three blocks. Teagan McKenna chipped in four points and five rebounds.

Borum and Mya Pearson scored eight points apiece for Sterling, with Borum adding nine rebounds, five assists and five steals. Robinson had four points and eight boards, and Katelyn Everett had six rebounds, four assists and three steals to go along with five free throws.

“I don’t know why, but our energy just went low in the middle of the game, and it affected both our offense and defense,” Stroup said. “We just have to be consistent with our aggressiveness, and play for each other.”

“The consistent execution of our game plan was disappointing at times,” Carbaugh echoed. “The girls work so hard, and then we have these little lapses where we let teams make runs on us, and we can’t seem to control those runs. We have to figure out how to play the way we know we can play for a full four quarters.”

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Tide roll past Sparty Clemson dominates Sooners on both sides of ball By the Associated Press

Jake Coker played the game of his career, hooking up with Calvin Ridley for two touchdowns, and second-ranked Alabama aired it out to beat No. 3 Michigan State 38-0 in the Cotton Bowl on Thursday in Arlington, Texas.

The Crimson Tide (13-1) will face No. 1 Clemson in the national championship game on Jan. 11 in Arizona. Alabama is looking for its fourth national title in nine seasons under coach Nick Saban.

The Tide looked like a team with no weaknesses against overmatched Michigan State (12-2).

Coker, the promising Florida State transfer who sat on the bench most of last season, was nearly perfect. The senior completed 25 for 30 passes for 286 yards. The freshman Ridley was brilliant, streaking by defenders on deep throws and outfighting them on jump balls. He caught eight passes for 138 yards.

The Tide defensive front sacked Connor Cook four times and allowed the Spartans only one trip into the red zone – which ended with Cyrus Jones’ interception at the goal line in the final minute of the first half.

Jones added a highstepping 57-yard punt return touchdown for the Tide, who hardly even had to use Heisman Trophy winner Derrick Henry. He ran for 75 yards and two TDs.

AP

Alabama receiver Calvin Ridley (3) catches a TD pass over Michigan State cornerback Jermaine Edmondson (39) during the third quarter of the Cotton Bowl on Thursday in Arlington, Texas.

Orange Bowl

Watson got off to a slow

Watson turned in another stellar two-way performance, running for a touchdown, passing for another, and accounting for 332 yards to lead Clemson past Oklahoma in a semifinal game in Miami.

Clemson (14-0) dominated the second half and shut down Oklahoma’s high-scoring offense that had averaged 52 points over its last seven games.

The Sooners (11-2) came into the game as favorites, but the Tigers showed their perfect record was no fluke by racking up 550 yards in the game.

for 187 yards, including a 35-yard touchdown pass to Hunter Renfrow late in the third quarter.

Watson had 145 yards on 24 carries and the Tigers’ first touchdown on a 5-yard run. Running back Wayne Gallman ran for 150 yards and two scores.

Clemson sacked Baker Mayfield five times and held the Sooners to 121 yards over the final two quarters. Mayfield threw for 311 yards and a TD, and sophomore Samaje Perine added 53 yards and a score before leaving with a leg injury.

No. 1 Clemson 37, No. start passing, but came 4 Oklahoma 17: Deshaun back to complete 16 of 31

By the Associated Press

BLAST

Elliott, who’s leaving school early for the NFL, scored on three short runs in the first half and left Notre Dame defenders flailing as he raced past them for a 47-yard score to open the second.

J.T. Barrett gave the Buckeyes some balance, throwing for 211 yards and a score with 96 yards rushing in the highestscoring game against Notre Dame’s defense

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San Diego at Denver, 3:25 p.m.

Seattle at Arizona, 3:25 p.m.

Oakland at Kansas City, 3:25 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Carolina, 3:25 p.m.

Minnesota at Green Bay, 7:30 p.m.

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College football Bowl Glance

Thursday’s results Peach Bowl Atlanta Houston 38, Florida State 24 Orange Bowl (Playoff Semifinal) Miami Gardens, Fla. Clemson 37, Oklahoma 17 Cotton Bowl (Playoff Semifinal) Arlington, Texas Alabama 38, Michigan State 0 Friday’s results Outback Bowl Tampa, Fla. Tennessee 45, Northwestern 6 Citrus Bowl Orlando, Fla. Michigan 41, Florida 7 Fiesta Bowl Glendale, Ariz.

Ohio State 44, Notre Dame 28 Rose Bowl Pasadena, Calif.

Stanford 45, Iowa 16 Sugar Bowl New Orleans Mississippi 48, Oklahoma State 20 Saturday’s games TaxSlayer Bowl Jacksonville, Fla. Penn St. (7-5) vs. Georgia (9-3), 11 a.m. (ESPN) Liberty Bowl Memphis, Tenn.

Kansas St. (6-6) vs. Arkansas (7-5), 2:20 p.m.

(ESPN) Alamo Bowl San Antonio Oregon (9-3) vs. TCU (10-2), 5:45 p.m. (ESPN) Cactus Bowl Phoenix West Virginia (7-5) vs. Arizona State (6-6), 9:15 p.m. (ESPN) Monday, Jan. 11 Championship Game Glendale, Ariz.

Clemson (14-0) vs. Alabama (13-1), 7:30 p.m. (ESPN) Friday’s box scores Rose Bowl

No. 6 STANFORD 45, No. 5 IOWA 16 Stanford Iowa

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Oklahoma State (10-3).

Sugar Bowl Peach Bowl No. 12 Mississippi 48, No. 18 Houston 38, No. 9 No. 16 Oklahoma St. 20: Florida St. 24: Greg Ward

Chad Kelly threw for 302 yards and four touchdowns – three to Laquon Treadwell – as the Rebels rolled past the Cowboys in New Orleans.

Ole Miss (10-3) jumped

Jr. ran for two TDs and threw for another score, leading the Cougars on Thursday in Atlanta.

It was the most points allowed by Florida State this season.

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threw for 278 yards and three touchdowns, and Michigan’s defense dominated throughout in the Wolverines’ victory over the Gators in Orlando.

Michigan (10-3) had three touchdown drives of at least 70 yards, and finished with 503 yards against a Florida defense that entered the game ranked sixth nationally.

Leading by 10 at the half, Michigan scored on each

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Joshua Dobbs threw for 166 yards and ran for two touchdowns, helping Tennessee cap its best season in 8 years with a 45-16 victory over No. 13 Northwestern on Friday in the Outback Bowl in Tampa, Fla. Jalen Hurd ran for 130 yards and one touchdown for the Volunteers (9-4), who finished with at least nine wins for the first time since 2007.

Justin Jackson ran for 74 yards and a TD on 14 carries for the Wildcats (10-3), who failed in a bid to finish with a schoolrecord 11 victories.

Citrus Bowl

Saturday, January 2, 2016

this season.

Ohio State’s seniors finished 50-4, tying the FBS record set by Boise State’s 2011 class for most wins in a 4-year span.

“It’s been a wild journey with this team, something I couldn’t even imagine,” Ohio State cornerback Eli Apple said.

The Fighting Irish had some good offensive moments behind DeShone Kizer after Buckeyes star defensive end Joey Bosa was ejected for targeting in the first quarter.

“That was a kidney shot right there, but I guess it was the right call,” Meyer said.

The Irish just couldn’t keep up with the blistering Buckeyes after a string of injuries, including losing do-everything linebacker Jaylon Smith to a knee injury in the first quarter.

“The guy is so impactful on our defense,” Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly said. “You lose a guy like that early on, it significantly affects what you’re doing defensively.”

21 14 3 7 — 45 0 0 3 13 — 16 First Quarter Stan–McCaffrey 75 pass from Hogan (Ukropina kick), 14:49.

Stan–Hogan 8 run (Ukropina kick), 9:13.

Stan–Meeks 66 interception return (Ukropina kick), 4:07.

Second Quarter Stan–McCaffrey 63 punt return (Ukropina kick), 14:12.

Stan–Rector 31 pass from Hogan (Ukropina kick), 8:22.

Third Quarter Stan–FG Ukropina 31, 11:09.

Iowa–FG Koehn 39, 3:36.

Fourth Quarter Iowa–VandeBerg 36 pass from Beathard (kick failed), 13:12.

Iowa–Wadley 31 pass from Beathard (Koehn kick), 2:46.

Stan–Rector 42 pass from Hogan (Ukropina kick), 1:54.

Stan Iowa First downs 19 18 Rushes-yards 34-206 38-48 Passing 223 239 Comp-Att-Int 12-21-1 21-33-1 Return Yards 129 38 Punts-Avg. 3-36.3 6-38.3 Fumbles-Lost 1-0 1-1 Penalties-Yards 10-70 7-50 Time of Possession 27:09 32:51 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING–Stanford, McCaffrey 18-172, Wright 5-30, Hogan 6-24, Sanders 2-2, Love 1-(minus 2), Team 2-(minus 20). Iowa, Daniels, Jr. 10-37, Wadley 9-33, Canzeri 5-8, Mitchell Jr. 1-3, Beathard 13-(minus 33).

PASSING–Stanford, Hogan 12-21-1-223.

Iowa, Beathard 21-33-1-239.

RECEIVING–Stanford, McCaffrey 4-105, Hooper 3-23, Rector 2-73, Irwin 1-12, Cajuste 1-8, Love 1-2. Iowa, VandeBerg 4-64, Mitchell Jr. 4-41, Wadley 3-60, Krieger Coble 3-20, T.Smith 2-17, Hillyer 2-16, Canzeri 2-12, Daniels, Jr. 1-9.

Fiesta Bowl

No. 7 OHIO ST. 44, No. 8 NOTRE DAME 28 Notre Dame Ohio St.

0 14 7 7 — 28 14 14 7 9 — 44 First Quarter OSU–Elliott 2 run (Nuernberger kick), 9:53.

OSU–Thomas 15 pass from Barrett (Nuernberger kick), 7:41.

Second Quarter ND–Adams 3 run (Yoon kick), 7:34.

OSU–Elliott 1 run (Nuernberger kick), 4:55.

OSU–Elliott 1 run (Nuernberger kick), 1:48.

ND–Kizer 1 run (Yoon kick), :29.

Third Quarter ND–Brown 4 pass from Kizer (Yoon kick), 8:58.

OSU–Elliott 47 run (Nuernberger kick), 6:37.

Fourth Quarter OSU–FG Nuernberger 37, 12:10.

ND–Fuller 81 pass from Kizer (Yoon kick), 11:27.

OSU–FG Nuernberger 38, 6:09.

OSU–FG Nuernberger 35, 2:42.

ND OSU First downs 24 27 Rushes-yards 32-121 54-285 Passing 284 211 Comp-Att-Int 22-38-1 19-31-1 Return Yards 21 77 Punts-Avg. 6-48.2 3-41.3 Fumbles-Lost 1-1 1-0 Penalties-Yards 3-20 4-45 Time of Possession 27:15 32:45

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING–Notre Dame, Adams 14-78, Kizer 15-21, Carlisle 1-20, D.Williams 2-2.

Ohio St., Elliott 27-149, Barrett 23-96, Miller 2-26, Marshall 1-15, Team 1-(minus 1).

PASSING–Notre Dame, Kizer 22-37-1284, Hunter Jr. 0-1-0-0. Ohio St., Barrett 19-31-1-211.

RECEIVING–Notre Dame, Fuller 6-113, Hunter Jr. 4-52, Brown 4-35, Robinson 3-41, A.Jones 2-24, Carlisle 2-14, Smythe 1-5. Ohio St., Thomas 7-72, Marshall 5-29, Samuel 2-27, Miller 2-12, Elliott 1-30, Baugh 1-27, Vannett 1-14.

Outback Bowl

TENNESSEE 45, No. 12 NORTHWESTERN 6 Northwestern Tennessee

0 6 0 0 — 6 7 10 7 21 — 45 First Quarter Tenn–Dobbs 14 run (Medley kick), :14.

Second Quarter Tenn–FG Medley 35, 10:47.

NU–Jackson 5 run (kick failed), 5:40.

Tenn–Kamara 11 run (Medley kick), 2:18.

Third Quarter Tenn–Hurd 3 run (Medley kick), 4:40.

Fourth Quarter Tenn–Dobbs 18 run (Medley kick), 11:42.

Tenn–J.Kelly 1 run (Medley kick), 4:24.

Tenn–Ev.Berry 100 interception return (Medley kick), :08.

NU Tenn First downs 18 24 Rushes-yards 37-132 53-226 Passing 129 194 Comp-Att-Int 14-33-4 16-30-0 Return Yards 0 121 Punts-Avg. 7-34.0 4-47.8 Fumbles-Lost 1-0 0-0 Penalties-Yards 3-35 8-90 Time of Possession 25:51 34:09 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING–Northwestern, Jackson 14-74, Acker 3-25, Thorson 12-23, Long 4-8, Hanaoka 1-2, Vault 1-0, Anderson 2-0.

Tennessee, Hurd 24-130, Kamara 11-53, Dobbs 12-48, J.Kelly 4-4, Pearson 1-0, Dormady 1-(minus 9).

PASSING–Northwestern, Thorson 8-202-57, Oliver 6-13-2-72. Tennessee, Dobbs 14-25-0-166, Dormady 2-4-0-28, Ashford 0-1-0-0.

RECEIVING–Northwestern, Vault 3-19, Youngblood-Ary 2-33, Carr 2-26, Shuler 2-17, Jackson 2-15, G.Dickerson 1-11, C.Dickerson 1-4, Long 1-4. Tennessee, Ellis 3-74, Kamara 3-19, Pearson 2-32, Et.Wolf 2-24, Malone 2-17, North 1-12, Jo.Johnson 1-9, Jennings 1-7, Hurd 1-0.

Thursday’s CFP box scores Cotton Bowl

No. 2 ALABAMA 38, No. 3 MICHIGAN ST. 0 Michigan St. 0 0 0 0 — 0 Alabama 0 10 21 7 — 38 Second Quarter Ala–Henry 1 run (Griffith kick), 5:36.

Ala–FG Griffith 47, 1:25.

Third Quarter Ala–Ridley 6 pass from Coker (Griffith kick), 10:36.

Ala–C.Jones 57 punt return (Griffith kick), 3:24.

Ala–Ridley 50 pass from Coker (Griffith kick), 2:20.

Fourth Quarter Ala–Henry 11 run (Griffith kick), 7:52.

MSU Ala First downs 16 21 Rushes-yards 26-29 35-154 Passing 210 286 Comp-Att-Int 19-39-2 25-31-0 Return Yards 16 101 Punts-Avg. 9-45.7 6-46.5 Fumbles-Lost 2-0 2-0 Penalties-Yards 6-33 6-69 Time of Possession 27:04 32:56 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING–Michigan St., Terry 1-14, London 5-11, Burbridge 3-8, Scott 6-8, Holmes 2-6, D.Williams 2-6, Cook 7-(minus 24). Alabama, Henry 20-75, Drake 4-60, Scarbrough 3-17, Stewart 1-7, D.Harris 1-2, Team 1-(minus 1), Coker 5-(minus 6).

PASSING–Michigan St., Cook 19-39-2210. Alabama, Coker 25-30-0-286, Bateman 0-1-0-0.

RECEIVING–Michigan St., Burbridge 5-39, Price 4-39, Kings Jr. 2-27, Shelton 2-19, Holmes 2-10, Davis III 1-28, Arnett 1-21, Lang 1-17, London 1-10. Alabama, Ridley 8-138, Stewart 7-37, Howard 3-59, Mullaney 3-53, Drake 3-5, Henry 1-(minus 6).

Orange Bowl

No. 1 CLEMSON 37, No. 4 OKLAHOMA 17 Oklahoma Clemson

7 10 0 0 — 17 3 13 14 7 — 37 First Quarter Okla–Perine 1 run (Seibert kick), 11:16.

Clem–FG Huegel 26, 3:45.

Second Quarter Clem–Watson 5 run (Huegel kick), 12:45.

Clem–FG Huegel 36, 7:05.

Okla–FG Seibert 22, 4:41.

Clem–FG Huegel 43, 2:17.

Okla–Andrews 11 pass from Mayfield (Seibert kick), 1:34.

Third Quarter Clem–Gallman 1 run (Huegel kick), 10:51.

Clem–Renfrow 35 pass from Watson (Huegel kick), 4:07.

Fourth Quarter Clem–Gallman 4 run (Huegel kick), 10:48.

Okla Clem First downs 24 30 Rushes-yards 33-67 58-312 Passing 311 218 Comp-Att-Int 26-43-2 17-32-1 Return Yards 0 15 Punts-Avg. 6-38.8 3-40.3 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-0 Penalties-Yards 5-65 5-40 Time of Possession 24:45 35:15 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING–Oklahoma, Perine 15-58, Westbrook 1-18, Shepard 1-5, Mixon 3-4, Ross 2-(minus 1), Team 1-(minus 2), Mayfield 10-(minus 15). Clemson, Gallman 26-150, Watson 24-145, Brooks 3-19, McCloud 1-8, Team 3-(minus 3), A.Scott 1-(minus 7).

PASSING–Oklahoma, Mayfield 26-41-2311, C.Thomas 0-2-0-0. Clemson, Watson 16-31-1-187, Teasdall 1-1-0-31.

RECEIVING–Oklahoma, Shepard 7-87, Westbrook 4-69, Baxter 3-36, Mixon 3-11, Andrews 2-32, Neal 2-32, Perine 2-23, Mead 2-19, Quick 1-2. Clemson, A.Scott 5-63, Renfrow 4-59, Peake 4-54, McCloud 2-6, Wilkins 1-31, Leggett 1-5.

Men’s basketball Big Ten schedule Tuesday’s results Purdue 61, Wisconsin 55 Iowa 83, Michigan St. 70 Wednesday’s results Indiana 79, Rutgers 72 Michigan 78, Illinois 68 Northwestern 81, Nebraska 72 Maryland 70, Penn St. 64 Ohio St. 78, Minnesota 63 Saturday’s games Penn St. at Michigan, 11 a.m. (BTN) Rutgers at Wisconsin, 1 p.m. (BTN) Michigan St. at Minnesota, 2 p.m. (ESPN2) Indiana at Nebraska, 3 p.m. (BTN) Iowa at Purdue, 5 p.m. (BTN) Maryland at Northwestern, 7 p.m. (BTN) Sunday’s game Illinois at Ohio St., 4 p.m. (BTN) Top 25 schedule Thursday’s results No. 16 Villanova 95, No. 6 Xavier 64 No. 12 Providence 81, No. 9 Butler 73 Friday’s results Stanford 70, No. 21 Utah 68, OT No. 25 UCLA at Washington, late Saturday’s games No. 1 Michigan St. at Minnesota, 2 p.m.

No. 2 Kansas vs. No. 23 Baylor, 3 p.m.

No. 3 Oklahoma vs. No. 11 Iowa St., 6 p.m.

No. 4 Maryland at Northwestern, 7 p.m.

No. 5 Virginia vs. Notre Dame, 4 p.m.

No. 6 Xavier vs. No. 9 Butler, noon No. 7 North Carolina vs. Georgia Tech, 11 a.m.

No. 10 Kentucky vs. Mississippi, 6 p.m.

No. 12 Providence vs. St. John’s, 2:30 p.m.

No. 13 Miami vs. Syracuse, 1:30 p.m.

No. 14 Purdue vs. Iowa, 5 p.m.

No. 15 Duke at Boston College, 3:30 p.m.

No. 16 Villanova at Creighton, 9 p.m.

No. 17 SMU vs. South Florida, 6:30 p.m.

No. 19 West Virginia at Kansas St., 11 a.m.

No. 20 Texas A&M vs. Arkansas, 3:30 p.m.

No. 22 Cincinnati vs. Tulsa, 3 p.m.

No. 24 South Carolina vs. Memphis, 5 p.m.

Sunday’s games No. 8 Arizona at Arizona St., 1 p.m.

No. 18 Louisville vs. Wake Forest, 7 p.m.

No. 21 Utah at California, 6:30 p.m.

No. 25 UCLA at Washington St., 8:30 p.m.

NBA EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division W L Pct Toronto 21 13 .618 Boston 18 14 .563 New York 15 19 .441 Brooklyn 9 23 .281 Philadelphia 3 31 .088 Southeast Division W L Pct Atlanta 21 13 .618 Miami 19 13 .594 Orlando 19 14 .576 Charlotte 17 15 .531 Washington 15 16 .484 Central Division W L Pct Cleveland 21 9 .700 Chicago 19 12 .613 Indiana 18 14 .563 Detroit 18 15 .545 Milwaukee 13 21 .382

GB — 2 6 11 18 GB — 1 1½ 3 4½ GB — 2½ 4 4½ 10

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Southwest Division W L Pct GB San Antonio 28 6 .824 — Dallas 19 14 .576 8½ Memphis 18 16 .529 10 Houston 16 18 .471 12 New Orleans 10 22 .313 17 Northwest Division W L Pct GB Oklahoma City 23 10 .697 — Utah 14 17 .452 8 Portland 14 21 .400 10 Denver 12 21 .364 11 Minnesota 12 21 .364 11 Pacific Division W L Pct GB Golden State 30 2 .938 — L.A. Clippers 21 13 .618 10 Sacramento 12 20 .375 18 Phoenix 12 23 .343 19½ L.A. Lakers 6 27 .182 24½ Thursday’s results Milwaukee 120, Indiana 116 Detroit 115, Minnesota 90 Golden State 114, Houston 110 L.A. Clippers 95, New Orleans 89 Oklahoma City 110, Phoenix 106 Utah 109, Portland 96 Friday’s results Washington 103, Orlando 91 Toronto 104, Charlotte 94 Miami 106, Dallas 82 Chicago 108, New York 81 Philadelphia at L.A. Lakers, late Saturday’s games Brooklyn at Boston, 2 p.m.

Phoenix at Sacramento, 4 p.m.

Detroit at Indiana, 6 p.m.

Oklahoma City at Charlotte, 6 p.m.

Orlando at Cleveland, 6:30 p.m.

Milwaukee at Minnesota, 7 p.m.

Houston at San Antonio, 7:30 p.m.

New Orleans at Dallas, 7:30 p.m.

Memphis at Utah, 8 p.m.

Denver at Golden State, 9:30 p.m.

Philadelphia at L.A. Clippers, 9:30 p.m.

Sunday’s games Chicago at Toronto, 2:30 p.m.

Atlanta at New York, 2:30 p.m.

Miami at Washington, 5 p.m.

Portland at Denver, 8 p.m.

Phoenix at L.A. Lakers, 8:30 p.m.

Friday’s box score

BULLS 108, KNICKS 81 NEW YORK (81) Anthony 8-18 3-3 20, Porzingis 4-14 0-0 9, Lopez 2-5 0-0 4, Calderon 7-9 1-1 18, Afflalo 2-9 0-0 4, Thomas 3-9 5-5 11, O’Quinn 1-3 0-0 2, Seraphin 2-7 0-2 4, Galloway 1-2 0-0 3, Williams 1-4 4-6 6, Grant 0-3 0-0 0, Vujacic 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 31-84 13-17 81.

CHICAGO (108) Mirotic 6-8 1-2 17, Gibson 2-7 3-4 7, Gasol 5-17 7-7 17, Hinrich 1-2 0-0 2, Butler 8-18 7-10 23, Portis 6-9 2-2 16, Brooks 3-4 0-0 7, Snell 2-7 0-0 4, McDermott 5-9 0-0 13, Moore 1-2 0-0 2, Bairstow 0-2 0-0 0.

Totals 39-85 20-25 108.

New York 18 32 23 8 — 81 Chicago 34 22 21 31 —108 3s–New York 6-19 (Calderon 3-3, Galloway 1-1, Anthony 1-3, Porzingis 1-3, Grant 0-1, Seraphin 0-1, Thomas 0-2, Williams 0-2, Afflalo 0-3), Chicago 10-16 (Mirotic 4-6, McDermott 3-4, Portis 2-3, Brooks 1-1, Hinrich 0-1, Butler 0-1). Rebounds– New York 47 (Porzingis 9), Chicago 61 (Portis 10). Assists–New York 16 (Calderon 4), Chicago 27 (Mirotic 7). Fouls–New York 25, Chicago 19. Technical–Chicago defensive three second.

NHL EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF Montreal 40 22 15 3 47 116 Florida 37 21 12 4 46 101 Boston 37 20 13 4 44 116 Detroit 38 18 13 7 43 96 Ottawa 38 18 14 6 42 111 Tampa Bay 38 18 16 4 40 97 Toronto 36 14 15 7 35 95 Buffalo 38 15 19 4 34 88 Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pts GF Washington 37 28 7 2 58 117 N.Y. Islanders 38 21 12 5 47 105 N.Y. Rangers 38 21 13 4 46 112 New Jersey 38 19 14 5 43 90 Pittsburgh 37 18 15 4 40 86 Philadelphia 36 15 14 7 37 78 Carolina 38 16 17 5 37 91 Columbus 39 14 22 3 31 98

GA 99 84 102 103 115 93 102 101 GA 78 89 100 92 91 100 108 123

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Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF 39 28 8 3 59 137 40 23 13 4 50 100 39 22 13 4 48 108 36 20 10 6 46 98 38 18 13 7 43 101 38 18 17 3 39 109 37 17 18 2 36 99 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF Los Angeles 37 24 11 2 50 102 Arizona 37 18 16 3 39 104 San Jose 36 18 16 2 38 100 Vancouver 38 14 15 9 37 93 Anaheim 36 15 15 6 36 68 Calgary 37 17 18 2 36 97 Edmonton 39 15 21 3 33 97 Note: Two points for a win, one point overtime loss.

Thursday’s results N.Y. Islanders 2, Buffalo 1 Pittsburgh 5, Detroit 2 Carolina 4, Washington 2 Minnesota 3, St. Louis 1 Chicago 4, Colorado 3, OT Dallas 5, Nashville 1 Los Angeles 4, Calgary 1 Anaheim 1, Edmonton 0 Arizona 4, Winnipeg 2 Friday’s results Montreal 5, Boston 1 Anaheim at Vancouver, late Saturday’s games Detroit at Buffalo, noon Arizona at Edmonton, 3 p.m.

Philadelphia at Los Angeles, 3 p.m.

St. Louis at Toronto, 6 p.m.

Minnesota at Tampa Bay, 6 p.m.

N.Y. Rangers at Florida, 6 p.m.

Dallas at New Jersey, 6 p.m.

N.Y. Islanders at Pittsburgh, 6 p.m.

Nashville at Carolina, 6 p.m.

Washington at Columbus, 6 p.m.

Calgary at Colorado, 9 p.m.

Winnipeg at San Jose, 9 p.m.

Sunday’s games Dallas at N.Y. Islanders, 4 p.m.

Minnesota at Florida, 5 p.m.

Ottawa at Chicago, 6 p.m.

Winnipeg at Anaheim, 8 p.m.

Dallas St. Louis Chicago Minnesota Nashville Colorado Winnipeg

GA 98 96 97 85 101 106 109 GA 82 118 102 109 87 121 119 for

Thursday’s box score

BLACKHAWKS 4, AVALANCHE 3, OT Chicago 1 2 0 1 — 4 Colorado 1 1 1 0 — 3 First Period–1, Colorado, Soderberg 7 (Tanguay, Beauchemin), 4:04 (pp). 2, Chicago, Anisimov 14 (Kane, Panarin), 18:32.

Penalties–van Riemsdyk, Chi (hooking), 3:46; Iginla, Col (hooking), 10:29.

Second Period–3, Chicago, Desjardins 4 (Teravainen, Danault), 2:07. 4, Chicago, Kane 23 (Panarin, Keith), 4:20 (pp). 5, Colorado, McLeod 6 (Duchene, Johnson), 11:32. Penalties–Comeau, Col (tripping), 3:58; Mitchell, Col (interference), 6:37; Shaw, Chi (slashing), 9:18.

Third Period–6, Colorado, Johnson 7 (Duchene, Landeskog), 15:05. Penalties– Seabrook, Chi (hooking), 3:01; Beauchemin, Col (interference), 9:04; Tanguay, Col (holding), 12:42.

Overtime–7, Chicago, Toews 13 (Kane, Seabrook), 3:29 (pp). Penalties–Colorado bench, served by Iginla (too many men), 2:43.

Shots on Goal–Chicago 11-17-11-4–43.

Colorado 9-5-13-3–30.

Power-play opportunities–Chicago 2 of 6; Colorado 1 of 3.

Goalies–Chicago, Darling 3-3-2 (30 shots-27 saves). Colorado, Varlamov 12-93 (43-39).

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CHRISTINE MUELLER; THOMAS BARNUM; DAVID BARNUM; DANIEL BARNUM; SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF RICHARD A. BARNUM, IF ANY; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS ; WILLIAM BUTCHER, SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DECEASED MORTGAGOR RICHARD A. BARNUM A/K/A RICHARD ARTHUR BARNUM; DEFENDANTS 15 CH 24 403 9TH AVENUE STERLING, IL 61081 NOTICE OF SALE PURSUANT TO JUDGMENT OF FORECLOSURE UNDER ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE ACT ***THIS DOCUMENT IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT ON A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE*** PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered by said Court in the above entitled cause on September 2, 2015, WHITESIDE COUNTY SHERIFF in WHITESIDE County, Illinois, will on February 4, 2016, in Whiteside County Courthouse, Third Floor Lobby 200 E. Knox Street, Morrison, IL 61270, at 10:00 AM, sell at public auction and sale to the highest bidder for cash, all and singular, the following described real estate mentioned in said Judgment, situated in the County of WHITESIDE, State of Illinois, or so much thereof as shall be sufficient to satisfy said Judgment: THE EASTERLY 45 1/2 FEET OF LOTS 7, 8, AND 9 IN BLOCK 59, WEST OF BROADWAY, IN THE CITY OF STERLING, SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF WHITESIDE, IN THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. TAX NO. 11-22-311-012 COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 403 9TH AVENUE STERLING, IL 61081 Description of Improvements: SINGLE FAMILY HOME, NOT FOR SALE, UTIL ON, 2 CAR DET GAR The Judgment amount was $76,289.28.

Sale Terms: This is an \"AS IS\" sale for \"CASH\". The successful bidder must deposit 25% down by certified funds; balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. NO REFUNDS. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments or special taxes levied against said real estate, water bills, etc., and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to plaintiff. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the bid amount, the purchaser shall receive a Certificate of Sale, which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. The successful purchaser has the sole responsibility/expense of evicting any tenants or other individuals presently in possession of the subject premises. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DYAS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For Information: Visit our website at http:\\\\service.atty-pierce.com. Between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. only - Pierce & Associates, Plaintiff's Attorneys, 1 North Dearborn, Chicago, Illinois 60602.

Tel. No. (312) 372-2060. Please refer to file #PA1500065 Plaintiff's attorney is not required to provide additional information other than that set forth in this notice of sale.

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IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF KAY E. WALTER, Deceased.

NO. 2015 P 92 CLAIM NOTICE and NOTICE OF RIGHTS OF INTERESTED PERSONS DURING INDEPENDENT ADMINSITRATION To: Danny T. Walter, Sandra K. Walter and unknown heirs.

Notice is given of the death of KAY E. WALTER. Letters of office were issued on December 14, 2015 to Karen “Sue” Burger as Independent Executor, whose attorney is Michael C. Downey, 420 West Second Street, Dixon, IL., 61021.

Claims against the estate may be filed in the Office of the Clerk of court, Lee County Courts Building, 309 South Galena, Dixon, IL, 61021, or with the representative's attorney, or both, within 6 months from the date of issuance of letters or first date of publication, whichever is later, 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's attorney and to the attorney within 10 days after it has been filed.

Additionally, an order was entered granting independent administration of the decedent's estate. This means that the executor or administrator will not have to obtain Court orders to file estate papers in Court during probate. The estate will be administered without Court supervision, unless an interested person asks the Court to become involved.

Under Section 28-4 of the Probate Act (755 ILCS 5/28-4), any interested person may terminate independent administration at any time by mailing or delivering a petition to terminate to the Clerk of the Court. However, if there is a will which directs independent administration, independent administration will be terminated only if the Court finds there is good cause to require supervised administration and if the petitioner is a creditor or non-residuary legatee, independent administration will be terminated only if the Court finds that termination is necessary to protect the petitioner's interest.

In addition to the right to terminate independent administration, any interested person may petition the Court to hold a hearing and resolve any particular question that may arise during independent administration, even though supervised administration has not be requested (Probate Act Section 28-5, 755 ILCS 5/28-5). The independent representative must mail a copy of the estate inventory and final account to each interested person and must send notice to or obtain the approval of each interested person before the estate can be closed (Probate Act Section 28-6 and 28-11, 755 ILCS 5/28-6 and 28-11). Any interested person has the right to question or object to any item included in or omitted from and inventory or account or to insist on a full court accounting of all receipts and disbursements with prior notice, as required in supervised administration (Probate Act Section 28-11, 755 ILCS 5/28-11).

The Village of Franklin Grove is accepting sealed bids for a 2000 Chevy One Ton Truck with Snow Plow through January 11, 2015. The Truck and Plow is being sold as is. All bids should be submitted to the Village Clerk in person or by mail to P.O. Box 206, Franklin Grove, IL 61031. The Truck can be viewed on Route 38 at Atkinson Trucking in Franklin Grove.

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CHRISTINE MUELLER; THOMAS BARNUM; DAVID BARNUM; DANIEL BARNUM; SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF RICHARD A. BARNUM, IF ANY; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS ; WILLIAM BUTCHER, SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DECEASED MORTGAGOR RICHARD A. BARNUM A/K/A RICHARD ARTHUR BARNUM; DEFENDANTS 15 CH 24 403 9TH AVENUE STERLING, IL 61081 NOTICE OF SALE PURSUANT TO JUDGMENT OF FORECLOSURE UNDER ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE ACT ***THIS DOCUMENT IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT ON A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE*** PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered by said Court in the above entitled cause on September 2, 2015, WHITESIDE COUNTY SHERIFF in WHITESIDE County, Illinois, will on February 4, 2016, in Whiteside County Courthouse, Third Floor Lobby 200 E. Knox Street, Morrison, IL 61270, at 10:00 AM, sell at public auction and sale to the highest bidder for cash, all and singular, the following described real estate mentioned in said Judgment, situated in the County of WHITESIDE, State of Illinois, or so much thereof as shall be sufficient to satisfy said Judgment: TAX NO. 11-22-311-012 COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 403 9TH AVENUE STERLING, IL 61081 Description of Improvements: SINGLE FAMILY HOME, NOT FOR SALE, UTIL ON, 2 CAR DET GAR The Judgment amount was $76,289.28. Sale Terms: This is an \"AS IS\" sale for \"CASH\". The successful bidder must deposit 25% down by certified funds; balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours.

NO REFUNDS. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments or special taxes levied against said real estate, water bills, etc., and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to plaintiff. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the bid amount, the purchaser shall receive a Certificate of Sale, which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. The successful purchaser has the sole responsibility/expense of evicting any tenants or other individuals presently in possession of the subject premises. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required

by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DYAS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For Information: Visit our website at http:\\\\service.atty-pierce.com. Between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. only - Pierce & Associates, Plaintiff's Attorneys, 1 North Dearborn, Chicago, Illinois 60602. Tel. No. (312) 3722060. Please refer to file #PA1500065 Plaintiff's attorney is not required to provide additional information other than that set forth in this notice of sale.

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MORING DISPOSAL IS ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR CLASS A CDL DRIVERS WITH AIR BRAKES ENDORSEMENT AND AT LEAST 2 YEAR’S EXPERIENCE AT OUR ROCK FALLS FACILITY. Applicants should have a good driving record and strong work ethic. We offer a (5) DAY WORKWEEK. Excellent BENEFIT PACKAGE including: uniforms, medical, dental, vision, life insurance & 401-K with employer match and special performance incentives. We are also looking for owner/operators for local runs.

Apply in person ONLY at 2110 McNeil Rd, Rock Falls, between the hours of 8:00 am and 4:30 pm Monday through Friday.

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NEW TODAY Angelo's Now Hiring for delivery drivers and all kitchen positions. Apply in person at 2405 W. 4th St., Sterling. Mon., Tues, Thurs., Fri., 10am-4pm. No Phone Calls.

Bibler Co. Locally Owned Trucking Company Has IMMEDIATE Employment Available for O.T.R. Flatbed experienced drivers Need to have CDL and to be DOT Qualified, Drug Screen, and Verifiable references, Company provided Health Insurance, Simple IRA, Paid Vacations And Holidays Call 815-825-6002 7AM to 4PM FT Delivery/ Warehouse Must have valid driver's license.

Involves delivery and installation of appliances.

Apply in person with resume to: Farley's Appliance 1245 N. Galena Ave., Dixon Full Charge Bookkeeper/ Accountant: local business in Dixon is seeking a full-time Full Charge Bookkeeper. Candidates should have strong computer skills, 3-5 years bookkeeping experience, strong written and verbal communication skills, the ability to meet deadlines and willingness to work with a team.

Please send all replies to Box #1314, c/o Sauk Valley Classifieds, P.O.Box 498, Sterling, IL 61081

Full or Part Time Drivers Wanted !Class A CDL !Assigned Peterbilt and Kenworth Trucks !Preloaded Trailers !Paid Vacations !Home Weekends !Flexible Dispatch !Wellmark Health Insurance Apply online at www.avtrans inc.com or Call Missy 800-397-6387x10 Golf Course General Manager wanted for 18 hole golf course.

Qualifications required a wide range of skills.

They must have good interpersonal skills to deal with employees, club members, and members of the public using the course. They require excellent analytical and financial skills to develop and monitor budgets so that the course operates profitably. Please send resume to : Shady Oaks Country Club, 577 US Highway 52, P.O. Box 137, Amboy, IL 61310.

Markman Peat Corporation is currently taking applications for Loader Operators, Forklift Operators & General Laborers.

Benefits offered.

Please apply in person at 13161 Fenton Rd. Morrison IL, 61270 815-772-4014 EOE

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Maintenance Technician Mt. Morris, IL Oakbrook Corporation is seeking a part-time (20 hrs/ wk.

Mon-Wed) Maintenance Technician to join our team at a senior apartment community located in Mt. Morris, IL. Qualified applicants will have prior experience in property maintenance including having general knowledge of plumbing/electrical/HVAC systems, have the ability to work independently with minimal supervision; and have a commitment to delivering a high-level of customer service. Valid driver's license and ability to work an on-call rotation required. If interested, please apply on our website: www.oak brookcorp.com Oakbrook Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Resumes not accepted in lieu of completed application.

No calls please.

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Sauk Valley Media does not knowingly accept advertising which is in violation of the law. Likewise, we do not knowingly accept advertising which is fraudulent or has malicious intent.

While we attempt to screen advertising with potential fraud, it is impossible to screen all potential problems.

We strongly encourage our readers to exercise caution and common sense, particularly when dealing with companies with which you are not familiar.

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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 lispecifically censed 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))

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ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES 705 I Buy: Antiques, collectibles, toys, post cards, etc.

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Sales Professional Sauk Valley Media is seeking a full-time outside sales professional who can prospect, negotiate and has the ability to open new accounts as well as maintain, grow and serve existing accounts in an established territory.

As Sauk Valley’s premier provider of print and digital news and information, we rely on ground-breaking and innovative thinking to connect our audiences and advertisers. Our rapidly expanding portfolio of publications and websites has created new opportunities for professionals who share our passion for serving our customers.

The successful candidate will possess the ability to work with minimal supervision while maintaining focus and productivity to meet deadlines. This person will have experience creating and presenting client proposals as well as experience developing and maintaining client relationships. Our Multi-Media Account Executive must have the ability to strategically and creatively think in a fast-ppaced environment. Must have a valid drivers license, dependable transportation and proof of insurance.

Qualified candidates should send cover letter and resume to: Contact Jennifer Heintzelman Sauk Valley Media 3200 E. Lincolnway, P.O. Box 498, Sterling, IL 61081 jheintzelman@saukvalley.com Sauk Valley Media is an equal opportunity employer and a drugfree workplace.

Pre-employment drug screen and background check required.

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Astrograph Make your voice heard Friday January 1, 2016 CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Pick and choose what’s doable and make a realistic plan.

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GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -You’ll need a little downtime to mull over your past, present and future. Consider the people who have helped you out and those who have let you down.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) -- Think about what you have accomplished and what you have yet to achieve. Favorable changes can be initiated. Your status will experience a positive boost.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- Family get-togethers will be tiring and emotional. Sharing ideas, plans and aspirations for the upcoming year will result in opposition and interference.

You are best off sticking close to home.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) -- Look for a way to improve what you have to offer, and reconnect with people you have worked with in the past who may be able to help you get ahead now.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) -- Make your voice heard. Take part in a movement that will bring about change. Promise to live up to your beliefs and to confront what you feel is unfair or unjust.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) -- You should take a walk down memory lane and consider how events unfolded last year. Learn from your experience and make a point to strive to be better and do more.

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LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -Consider what you like and what you are disappointed in when it comes to your looks and potential. Plan to make positive changes that will help improve your prospects.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- Take some time to go over your personal books and assess your financial situation. A couple of minor adjustments will lead to a savings plan that will buy you greater freedom.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Don’t let anyone lean on you.

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TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- Get together with loved ones to talk about plans for the upcoming year. The information you receive will help you choose your own strategy for a

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) -Good fortune will result if you take the initiative and work hard.

Nothing happens without effort,

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Astrograph True to yourself Saturday January 2, 2016 CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Spend today reflecting on the past and considering what changes you want to make at home. Explore innovative or unusual financial prospects.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) -- Don’t just think about what you want to do next, start conducting some research and get the ball rolling. Progress can be made if you are quick to respond to an offer.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) -- Be objective, but also protect against anyone trying to take advantage of you. Open up to someone you feel has as much to offer as yourself. Form partnerships based on equality.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- Enjoy some downtime with a special someone. Discuss your plans and prepare to make this the best year ever. Create opportunities and follow through on your objectives.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- If you find out what others want and how they feel, you will be able to help. This aid will come back in spades when you need it.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- Take a moment to consider your current situation. Face any dilemmas objectively and plan to move forward and make the necessary changes to ensure that the year unfolds in your favor.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- Share your ideas and plans for the upcoming year with someone you love. The feedback you get will help you move forward with confidence. You will gain the assistance required to make any transition flawless.

you are true to yourself.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) -- Reach out to colleagues you enjoyed working with in the past. Find out what’s new. A unique idea of yours will spark interest and lead to an interesting partnership.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) -- Think about what you are doing and how you can use your attributes to your advantage. You can make a difference if you are willing to make personal changes.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -Don’t dwell on past mistakes or failures, but do use the lesson of experience to ensure that you are successful in accomplishing your goals without a hitch this year.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Do your best to stay healthy and steer clear of excessive responsibilities. Stay in shape and eat a proper diet. Moderation and clean living will help you operate at your optimum level.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) -- Address matters instead of ignoring them. If you want to advance, you have to put unfinished business to rest.

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hrysler may finally have gotten the midsize sedan right.

After years of creating cars in the most-popular vehicle class that were so dull that they were mostly relegated to rental-car fleets, the automaker now has a credible entry in the segment: the 2015 Chrysler 200.

While many of us have already sung the praises of the big Chrysler sedans _ the Chrysler 300 and the Dodge Charger _ we’ve been hard-pressed to say much positive about the previous midsize entries from the company, including the 200 (formerly the Sebring) and the Dodge Avenger.

With the complete redesign of the Chrysler 200 for 2015, the automaker dropped the Avenger, although it kept the Charger in the Dodge lineup. The new Fiat Chrysler Automotive boss, Sergio Marchionne, wants to differentiate the Chrysler brands, and intends for Dodge to be known for its performance cars. In that respect, the Charger and its first cousin, the Challenger coupe, fit the image, but the Avenger would not.

I’m not sure where that leaves the Dodge Dart, which is a Fiatbased compact car introduced a couple of years ago that’s doing fairly well in the marketplace.

But going forward, at least for now, the Chrysler 200 will be the company’s midsize sedan entry, competing head to head against the likes of the Toyota Camry, Honda Accord, Nissan Altima, Hyundai Sonata and Kia Optima among the import brands, and the Chevrolet Malibu, Ford Focus and Buick Regal among the Detroit competitors.

Prices start at $21,995 (plus $995

It’s elegant without being ostentatious. freight) for the base LX model.

Other trim levels include the Limited ($23,950); S ($25,170) and S All-Wheel-Drive ($29,370; and C ($26,225) and C AllWheel-Drive ($30,825), the top of the line.

have been stepping up their design efforts lately to give the Camry and Accord more curb appeal, especially with such strong design competition from rivals such as the Altima and Focus, the all-new Chrysler 200 is arguably the nicest-looking So what’s so great about the car in the pack. new Chrysler 200 that makes it a likely key player in the segment? It’s elegant without being It’s hard to put a finger on any ostentatious, looking like a one aspect, as the entire car has luxury vehicle not from the oldbeen so carefully crafted and school Detroit vein, but in the engineered to make the vehicle context of a Mercedes, BMW or quite compelling.

Infiniti.

But because looks are important, it’s easy to see from first glance that Chrysler’s designers were given a free hand to create an exterior that sets the 200 apart from the cookie-cutter styling of so many of the stalwarts in this class (think Camry, Accord).

And it’s not just the exterior; the car is beautiful inside, as well. Chrysler refers to the car’s “understated, simple elegance,” and touts its craftsmanship, which is in part achieved through the use of high-quality materials throughout.

While both Toyota and Honda There are performance and

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technology features that help build on the 200’s good looks, though, giving it more than just a great appearance.

with 184 horsepower and 173 pound-feet of torque; and the optional 3.6-liter Pentastar V-6 _ the same one used in the Charger and a variety of other For instance, it has the first Chrysler/Jeep/Dodge vehicles, standard nine-speed automatic with 295 horsepower and 262 transmission in its segment, pound-feet of torque. which allows it to boast Environmental Protection With the four-cylinder comes Agency ratings of up to 36 mpg the engine stop-start system, from its base 2.4-liter four- a feature pioneered on hybrid cylinder engine. cars. It automatically stops the engine when the car comes to Also rare in its class is the a halt at, say, a traffic signal, available all-wheel-drive and restarts seamlessly when system, which comes with an the driver takes his foot off automatic-disconnecting rear the brake. It saves gas but axle, which helps to improve eliminating idling of the engine fuel economy _ something that while paused in traffic. almost always suffers with allwheel drive versus two-wheel The car comes with a rotary drive.’ shifter mounted on the center console just below the heating There are two engine choices: and air conditioning controls, the standard 2.4-liter MultiAir2 and right next to the switch for Tigershark inline four-cylinder, the electronic parking brake.

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ON THE JOB

Working sick is unhealthy for the bottom line Tribune News Service

Too ill to work? Many people, and especially those with paid sick leave, stay home.

However, even people with sick leave regularly engage in “presenteeism” – going to work while ill. It’s the opposite of absenteeism, and its impact on the workplace has been a topic long sequestered in academic journals.

As we head into winter’s cold and flu season, presenteeism is gaining

interest in the American workplace for good reason: More costly than absenteeism, it is detrimental to employees and employers alike.

The U.S. Bureau of Labor says 39 percent of all American workers – or 41 million people – do not have paid sick leave.

That means a lot of people are showing up for work while under the weather.

In September, President Barack Obama signed an executive order forcing companies

holding federal contracts to provide paid sick-leave benefits to their employees.

On the face of it, being sick at work might sound like something employers might favor, with some work preferable to none at all. Besides, such employees display a strong work ethic, job dedication and loyalty. But research generally finds health consequences for present-but-ill employees, with higher medical costs and greater reductions in produc-

tivity than absenteeism would cause.

A Society for Human Resource Management online article said presenteeism costs are “higher than the combined costs of medical care, prescription drugs and absenteeism,” with estimated annual costs of $150 billion to $250 billion a year. That represents 60 percent of all productivity losses.

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Colby Snyder will open Warehouse Fitness at the old Franz Manufacturing building in downtown Sterling.

Former Franz building adds members-only fitness center

BY BREANNE HUNTER bhunter@saukvalley.com 815-625-3600, ext. 5545

STERLING – A Sterling business owner is ready to flex his muscles in the fitness business, and his timing couldn’t be better. After all, what better time to open a new fitness center than 3 days after the new year begins? Let’s face it, there’s

nary a New Year’s resolution list out there that doesn’t include those perennial favorites, losing weight and getting into shape.

So, if you say want a resolution to become a reality, the owner of Warehouse Fitness is ready to sign you up. The members-only club will open Monday in the former home of Franz Manufactur-

ing in downtown Sterling.

It’s just the latest tenant to take a spot in the sprawling building, and the latest step in the owner’s personal goal.

A self-professed “workout geek,” owner Colby Snyder said he’s excited about the next step in the former factory’s evolution.

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Warehouse Fitness 301 W. Third St., Sterling Phone: 815-535-6054 Online: warehouse301fitness.com, and one Facebook (search for Warehouse 301 Fitness) Hours: 9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Monday thorugh Friday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

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HVAC business moving to new location

BY JERMAINE PIGEE jpigee@saukvalley.com 815-625-3600, ext. 5525 @JPigee84

DIXON – Stewart’s Heating & Air Conditioning will have a new home this spring.

The business will move into the former Wohrley Heating

& Air Conditioning building, 321 W. First St., in April.

Stewart’s is currently located at 225 N. Lincoln Ave. “We are moving to a better location,” said Brandon Reuter, 28, who co-owns the business with Dustin Drew, 30. “There is more foot traffic

and it’s just a nicer place. It will definitely be a good location for us.”

Stewart’s Heating & Air Conditioning offers service and installation on residential and commercial units with 24-hour emergency service.

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Expert care, right at your doorstep.

When you’re recovering from an illness or surgery, you may not need the full services of a hospital or skilled nursing unit - but you may require ongoing care. CGH Home Nursing allows you to receive tailored care from the comfort of your own home. And now with our new telehealth system, we’re able to monitor patients vitals more closely, without the need for frequent nursing visits. This also enables us to respond more quickly should and issue arise, ensuring you’re cared for when you need it most. When there’s no place like home, choose CGH Home Nursing.

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Stewart’s Heating & Air Conditioning can also be found on Facebook.

Dear Dave, I work in IT, and I recently learned that I’ll be losing my $88,000 a year job at the end of February. We’re debt-free, except for our home, and we have a full emergency fund in place.

The problem is we just cashflowed one daughter’s wedding, and we’ll be paying for another daughter’s college soon. I’ll receive a severance package of around $30,000 to $40,000, but we’re wondering if I should stop contributing to my 401(k) and stockpile cash until another job comes along.

– Steve Dear Steve, You’ve done a great job handling your money, so going a couple of months without contributing to your 401(k) isn’t going to mean the difference between retiring with dignity and eating Alpo in your golden years.

In this case, I would temporarily stop funding the 401(k).

You’re in a high-demand line of work, so I think you’ll probably land something soon and maybe even get a raise in the process. The main thing is to be intentional. Go ahead and start networking and lining up interviews now. Try to land something as soon as possible so that you can start at the end of February or the first of March.

At that point, you could look at the severance package as a signing bonus.

There’s not much lost between now and then with what you’d actually gain from what you put into your 401(k). There would be going forward, for sure, but I think you’ll be able to make that up pretty quickly.

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Class for yoga instructors to start at center

‘CRAZY’ GIVING

Students recently took part in a Crazy Hat Day at St. Anne School in Dixon. After donating hats, scarves, or gloves, they could wear a crazy hat. Some of the children added their donations to a manger to symbolize giving the items to the Christ Child. Photos submitted by Sister Marcianne, school principal.

DIXON – Focus Yoga teacher training with certification information and requirements will be available from February to October at Traditional Wellness Center, 216 W. First St. The course is offered through Sauk Valley Community College.

Saturday sessions are from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Feb. 6 and 20, March 5 and 19, April 16 and 30, May 14, June 11 and 25, July 9 and 23, Aug. 6 and 20, and Sept. 3 and 17, all Saturdays in October, and Nov. 5 and 12. Sunday dates are from 12:30 to 5 p.m.

Feb. 21, March 20, April 17, and May 15 and 22.

The training covers asana, pranayama, medi-

tation, yoga philosophy, anatomy, and lifestyle.

Recommended texts are “Hatha Yoga Illustrated,” by Martin Kirk, Brooke Boon, and Daniel DiTuro, and “Yoga Anatomy,” by Leslie Kaminoff. Required books are Patanjali’s “Yoga Sutras” and “The Bhagavad Gita.”

The cost is $2,800, with registration due by Jan. 29. Additional fees will be for required elective classes. To sign up, contact Brenda Helms at the college, at 815-835-6212.

For questions about the curriculum, visit judiharvin.com or call Judy Harvin at 708-4710487.

Citizenship honor goes to Buda girl

Penny Mallo (left) accepted the items from third-grade students and their teacher, Audra Bates.

MANLIUS – Tess Kopp is the 2015-16 Daughters of the American Revolution Good Citizen Award winner from Bureau Valley High School. She is the daughter of Kevin and Teresa Kopp of Buda.

The award is provided by the Princeton Chapter of the National Society DAR. Faculty and senior class members chose Kopp based on dependability, service, leadership, and patriotism.

She is involved in Photography Club, yearbook, Fellowship of

Christian Athletes, and Advanced Science Club.

Kopp also was a nominee for the September Elks Teen of the Month. She volunteers at her local library and at the Sheffield Tess We l l n e s s Kopp Center, and helped provide volunteer child care for international organizations, while she lived in Nepal.

She plans to major in education in college.

ST. MARY SCHOOL IN STERLING

ABOVE: Connor Pham (from left), Tate Downs, and Dylan Garland, students at St. Mary School in Sterling, recently played bingo with a resident at Sterling Pavilion.

Fourth- and fifth-grade students make regular visits to the nursing home. Photos submitted by Robbin Clifton.

RIGHT: The sixth-grade boys basketball team won third place at the conference tournament. They are (kneeling, from left) Nolan Britt and Ethan Preuss; (second row) John Craft, Brennen Cook, Ethan VanLanduit, and Griffin Moran; and (back row) Koda Brininger, Brayden Cortez, and Alec Marruffo.

Sixty-six agriculture-related scholarships open to students BLOOMINGTON – Agriculture students and Illinois Farm Bureau members and their children may apply for college scholarships offered by the Illinois Agricultural Foundation, Illinois Farm Bureau’s charitable arm.

Sixty-six are available ranging from $1,000 to $7,500 per year.

Completed applications

must be submitted online at iaafoundation.org by Feb. 1. The website also lists the scholarships, eligibility guidelines, and application documents.

Among the scholarships are: Three $5,000 IAA Foundation Top Scholarships Illinois Farm Bureau Legacy of Leadership winner, $7,500

$1,000 Dwain Ford Memorial Soybean Scholarship to an agricultural student active in 4-H and FFA Illinois Soybean Association Crop Science scholarships available to students studying crop science and pursuing a master’s degree related to research: five $4,000 scholarships to junior-lev-

el majors; recipients are eligible for an additional $4,000 in this renewable program.

Twelve $2,000 Prairie Farms Dairy scholarships for patrons and employees of the company Two $1,000 scholarships to producers affiliated with the St. Louis District Dairy Council Scholarships, ranging

from $1,000 to $1,500, to students who meet certain criteria, including area of study, place of residence, previous 4-H experience, and college or university attended All applicants must be high school seniors accepted for enrollment, or students enrolled at an accredited college, university, or communi-

ty college. Scholarships are awarded for exceptional academic ability, leadership, and financial need. Previous winners are eligible to apply again.

For more information, email Susan Moore at smoore@ilfb.org or call a county farm bureau or the foundation at 309557-2230.

Community department plans courses for pilots, food service DIXON – Several business and community education classes will start soon through Sauk Valley Community College, 173 state Route 2.

Private Pilot Ground Training Course: Classes are from 6:30 to 9 p.m.

Tuesdays from Jan. 12 to April 19 at Whiteside

County Airport, 10950 Hoover Road, Rock Falls.

Students will prepare for the Federal Aviation Administration’s Private Pilot Knowledge exam.

The cost is $226, plus books, materials, and exam cost.

Instrument Course: This will be from 6:30

to 9 p.m. Mondays from Jan. 11 through May 9 at the airport. The course is for advanced pilots to take and pass the FAA Instrument Pilot Knowledge exam.

Prerequisites are a private pilot’s license or instructor authorization.

The cost is $399, plus

books, materials, and exam cost.

Food Service Sanitation Course: Offered from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.

Thursdays from Jan. 19 to Feb. 16 at Sauk, students will be instructed to qualify for a sanitation license from the Illinois Department of Public

Health. The exam will be given during the last class. The cost is $123, plus a textbook and exam scan sheet.

Food Service Sanitation Refresher Course: The class is from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Feb. 6 at Sauk. It is designed for managers to renew their food ser-

vice sanitation manager certification certificates.

The cost is $65, plus the textbook and exam scan sheet.

To register, call the community education office at 815-835-6212.

Visit svcc.edu/bcc for business schedule classes and complete details.

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READY TO HIT THE COURT AT NIU

Noah McCarty (center) of Rock Falls recently signed to play basketball at Northern Illinois University. He is a student at Newman Central Catholic High School in Sterling. With him are (seated) Hannah McCarty, his sister; Shelly McCarty, his mother; Ryan McCarty, his father; and Lauren McCarty, his sister; and (standing) Newman students. Photo submitted by Inez Vits.

VETERANS DAY IN CHICAGO

Nine members of the Army’s Golden Knights parachuted on Nov. 22 over Soldier Field in Chicago, in recognition of Veterans Day before the Chicago Bears played the Denver Broncos. The nine soldiers landed near the 40-yard line. Sgt. 1st Class Kyle Hacker and Staff Sgt. Chris Meier of the 1644th Transportation Company in Rock Falls were part of the military personnel on the sidelines, honored during halftime. Photos submitted by Don Stindt of Rock Falls.

Golden Knights parachutists come in for a landing.

OUT AND ABOUT

DAYS OF AUTUMN

ABOVE: There’s no place like home. A beaver’s lodge has been established in the Rock River in Sterling. Photos submitted by Lori Metzler of Sterling.

ABOVE: Fall reflections capture the beauty of trees and a barn across the Rock River from Dixon’s Lowell Park. Photos submitted by Bill Doering of Rock Falls.

BELOW: Startled, a large deer pauses along a Lowell Park road.

BELOW: A black squirrel stands out against the snow. It is a new visitor to Metzler’s backyard.

Wanted: Photos from you A scrapbook is a book with blank pages, and that’s what our Scrapbook page is without your pictures. We want to fill the page with images that capture lives in the Sauk Valley. They can be submitted by email to photos@saukvalley.com or can be taken to the Sterling and Dixon offices.

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Citizens warned of tax scam

GIFT OF WARMTH

Area residents have received scam calls claiming to be from Internal Revenue Service officials, according to local sheriff’s departments.

Callers demand a false tax bill be paid by sending cash through a prepaid debit card or wire transfer, a press release said. The callers also leave urgent callback requests through robocalls or phishing emails.

James Reed, Bureau County sheriff, said the

IRS will not call taxpayers to demand immediate payments, nor will they call without first sending a bill in the mail. The IRS will demand that taxes be paid, and will not allow taxpayers to question or appeal the amount owed. IRS officials also will not ask for a credit card over the phone, or threaten to bring the police or other agencies to arrest the taxpayer.

Anyone who receive ones of these calls

should hang up immediately and not give out any information. If called, they can report this to the U.S. Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration at treasury.gov/tigta/contact_report_scam.shtml or 800-336-4484, or the Federal Trade Commission at ftc.gov and use the FTC Complaint Assistant.

Those who believe they owe taxes can call the IRS at 800-8291040.

Readers can earn chance to win Petunia City Quilters recently donated 35 lap quilts to Shining Star Children’s Advocacy Center in Dixon. Traci Mueller (left), forensic interviewer, and Jessica Cash, family advocate, accepted the quilts. The center provides a coordinated, multiagency approach and response to child abuse investigations. Photo submitted by Nancy Wadsworth.

IN BRIEF Activities start up at youth center AMBOY – Homework Club and chair aerobics will resume at Teen Turf, 280 W. Wasson Road.

The club, an after-school program, starts after 3 p.m. and continues until 5 on school days.

The exercises will be at 10 a.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays; donations are accepted.

Other Teen Turf news is: The next dance for students in fifth grade and older will be from 6 to 9 p.m.

Thursday at the center. The cost is $4. Chaperones and other volunteers are needed; call 815-857-4800 or 815440-8195.

Janice Huffman has been selected as a new Teen Turf Board member.

Trail’s election results announced PRINCETON – The Ronald Reagan Trail Association elected officers at its annual meeting Dec. 3.

Bill Wadsworth of Dixon was elected president. Reelected officers are Joan Johnson of Tampico, secretary; Christine Laible of Henry, treasurer; and Gary Johnson of Tampico and Carol Wadsworth of Dixon, both directors.

The trail highlights communities that played a role in experiences which formed President Ronald Reagan’s

character – Chillicothe, Dixon, Eureka, Fulton, Henry, Galesburg, Monmouth, Ohio, Peoria Heights, Princeton, Tampico, Walnut, and Washington, D.C. For more information, visit ronaldreagantrail.net or call 815-284-3496.

ROCK FALLS – A winter reading program starts Monday at Rock Falls Public Library, 1007 Seventh Ave. For each book read, participants will receive one entry for a chance to win a gift card – either from Walmart, Culver’s, or Amazon.

The program runs until Feb. 29.

Other January events are: The Writer’s Group,

7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday and Jan. 19 Thursday Book Club, 10 a.m. Thursday, “Death, Taxes & No Whip Latte,” by Diane Kelly Tuesday Night Book Club, 6 p.m. Jan. 26, “The Rosie Project,” by Graeme Simsion Registration is required, at the library or by phone at 815-626-3958, for these events: Tranquil Hues, coloring for adults, 6:30 p.m. Jan. 6,

supplies and refreshments provided Lego Builders, 4 to 4:45 p.m. Jan. 20, first grade and older Preschool story time, 6:30 to 7:15 p.m. Jan. 25, children 3 to 5 years, gingerbread theme Pinterest Night, string art, 6:30 p.m. Jan. 27; bring a hammer, $2 fee Library hours vary during bad weather; call ahead or for more information on programs.

HELPING OTHERS

Meal to be served at area firehouse MONROE CENTER – The Monroe Township Firefighters Association will have an all-you-can-eat buffet breakfast from 7 to 11 a.m.

Sunday at the fire station, 104 West St. The cost is $8 for adults, $4 for children 6 to 12, and free for children 5 and younger.

Eagles in spotlight at lock, college The 32nd annual Bald Eagle Watch will be Jan. 9 at Clinton Community College, 1000 Lincoln Blvd., Clinton, Iowa, and Lock and Dam 13, off state Route 84, near Fulton.

The event will be from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Educational programs and environmental exhibits will be at the college, with eagle viewing at the lock and dam.

The programs will begin with “Welcome to Eagle

servation groups, artists, door prizes, and refreshments will be featured.

A courtesy shuttle bus will run every half-hour from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. between the college and the lock and dam. Parking is limited at the lock.

For more information, call the Thomson Park Rangers at 815-259-3628 or the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service at 815-2732732.

Members of the SilverSneakers fitness classes at the Sterling-Rock Falls Family YMCA in Sterling raised $800 for St. Vincent de Paul Society, Trinity United Methodist Church, Como Baptist Church, and YWCA of the Sauk Valley, all in Sterling. Judy Dill (from left), Mary Miller, Sharon McKenna, Millie Baird, and other SilverSneakers members (not pictured) met Dec. 11 at the YMCA for their annual Christmas party, where donations were divided between the four organizations. Photo submitted by Ashley Richter.

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“Camping Lake George, NY” was Best of Show in Landscapes Exhibit at The Next Picture Show in Dixon. The oil painting is by Richard Schmidt of Frankfort. Philip Atilano, judge, said that it had an excellent grasp of lighting. Photo submitted by Bonnie Kime.

Watch” at 9:30 a.m. The rest of the schedule is: “Live Birds of Prey,” 9:45 a.m. and 1 p.m., by Saving Our Avian Resources of Dedham “Who Lives With Eagles,” 11:15 a.m., with David Stokes, a naturalist from West Berlin, Wisconsin The announcement of the People’s Choice winner of the photo contest at 12:50 p.m.

A live bald eagle, con-

FILL THE BOOT

Twelve Sterling firefighters volunteered a combined 36 hours Dec. 19, and collected $3,096.68 during the 57th annual Fill the Boot campaign for The Salvation Army. With donations on Dec. 21 are James Rodgers, Preston Zigler, and Lt. Jeremy Billeb, firefighters; Deshawn Johnson, Whiteside County Salvation Army envoy; and Capt. Jason Williamson, Alex Vlakancic, Vince Morris, and Mark Herren, firefighters.

Deadline for submitting copy is 2 weeks The deadline to submit event information, including photos, for the SV Weekend Community pages is 2 weeks before the event.

Information may be submitted in writing by hand,

mail, fax or email at the Dixon or Sterling offices.

Information on events that already have taken place will be published as soon as possible, in the order in which it is received.

Given the volume of such information, that could be 2 weeks or more after the event.

Photos will be published as space permits.

For information, call 800798-4085, ext. 5575.

Frankfort artist gets Best of Show DIXON – The winners of the Landscapes Exhibit at The Next Picture Show, 113 W. First St., have been announced by Philip Atilano, formerly of Dixon, the show’s judge.

Best of Show went to Richard Schmidt of Frankfort for “Camping Lake George, NY,” an oil painting.

E llen Mumford of Dixon won first place

with “Chaffinch on Lundy,” a watercolor; in second was Steve Johnson of Chicago with his oil painting, “In the Forest;” and Mary Ann Trzyna of Frankfort took third place with “Summer Sunspots,” a pastel.

Those given honorable mention were Brian Strock of Dixon for his digital photograph on metal, “Ranier Reflection;” and Rick Borrett of

Belvidere for “The Helper,” in acrylic. The Plein Air – Rock River Valley Painters Guild Award went to Dan Letoueau of Dixon for “Nachusa Grasslands,” an oil painting.

The show runs through today. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.

For more information, call 815-285-4924.

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BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS Jersey Rose Wolf

Yoeckel weighed 6 pounds, 12 ounces at birth and was 20 inches in length.

She is welcomed by Maria Pessman, 33, Melanie Yoeckel, 31, and Benjamin Yoeckel, 28.

Maternal grandparents are Carlito Lopez and Lucena Lopez, both of Sibonga, Cebu, Philippines.

Paternal grandparents are Adam Yoeckel and Helen Yoeckel, both of Morrison.

Kathleen and Eric Wolf of Rock Falls are the parents of a daughter born at 7:19 a.m.

Dec. 18, 2015, at CGH Medical Center in Sterling.

Jersey Rose Wolf weighed 8 pounds, 7 ounces at birth and was 21.5 inches in length.

Maternal grandparents are Terry and Linda Wolf of Rock Falls and Pamela Wolf and Roy Jones of Sterling.

Paternal grandparents are Gary and Brenda Bender of Athena Jo-Lynn Rock Falls.

Reyes Maternal great-grandparKarrie Kinison and ents are June and Robert Armando Reyes of Sterling Odell of Sterling. are the parents of a daughter born at 1:57 p.m. Dec. Brianna Fatima 17, 2015, at CGH Medical Lopez Yoeckel Center in Sterling.

Athena Jo-Lynn Reyes Marsha and Peter Yoeckel of Sterling are the parents of weighed 7 pounds, 1 ounce a daughter born at 8:41 a.m. at birth and was 19 inches Dec. 18, 2015, at CGH Medi- in length.

She is welcomed by Julius cal Center in Sterling.

Brianna Fatima Lopez Armando Reyes, 2.

Maternal grandparents are Mike Kinison and Dawn Reed, both of Sterling.

Paternal grandmother is Valarie Howes of Sterling.

Maternal great-grandparent is Lynn Kinison of Sterling.

Paternal great-grandparents are Isabell Hanson and Harold Hanson, both of Sterling.

Rudy Swanson and Jennifer Swanson, both of Rock Falls.

Maternal great-grandparents are Harry Shuman and Arletta Shuman, both of Sterling.

Paternal great-grandparents are John Ross of Dixon and Robin Vancil of Sterling.

Linkyn Arlo Swanson

Kayla and Tyler Halfacre of Dixon are the parents of a daughter born at 8:49 a.m. Dec. 7, 2015, at KSB Hospital in Dixon.

Pa r k e r Jo Ha l f a c re weighed 7 pounds, 9 ounces at birth and was 20.5 inches in length.

She is welcomed by Brady Halfacre, 2.

Maternal grandparents are Chris and Pam Robbins of Dixon.

Paternal grandparents are Steve and Samantha

Payne and Stan Halfacre, ents are Grace Berner of Rochelle and Marilyn and all of Dixon.

Frank Benz of Shorewood.

Maternal great-greatAbigail Grace grandparents are Richard Broughton and Norma Turner of AshSean Marie and Mark ton.

Christopher Broughton of Sterling are the parents of a Kedzie Rose-Marie daughter born at 4:11 p.m.

Underhile Dec. 2, 2015, at CGH Medical Center in Sterling.

Ashley Underhile of Rock Abigail Grace Brough- Falls is the mother of a ton weighed 9 pounds, 15 daughter born at 2:07 a.m. ounces at birth and was 22 Dec. 15, 2015, at CGH Mediinches in length. cal Center in Sterling.

Maternal grandparents Kedzie Rose-Marie Underare Erica and CJ Sawyer of hile weighed 7 pounds, 9 Middlesex, North Carolina, ounces at birth and was 21 and Bobbi and Michael inches in length.

French of Janesville, Wis- She is welcomed by consin.

Kayden Bingham, 1.

Paternal grandparents are Maternal grandparents Paul and Sheila Broughton are Jerry Underhile of Rock of Oregon and Elizabeth Falls and Tammy Haas of Osborne of Jacksonville.

Gainesville, Georgia.

Maternal great-grand- Maternal great-grandmother is Debra Turner of parents are Dave and Dixie Dixon.

Underhile and Eddie and Paternal great-grandpar- Dale Batt, all of Dixon.

YMCA Way, Sterling.

Dixon Rotary Club, noon, lower level, St. Luke Episcopal Church, 221 W. Third St., Dixon.

Affliction of Addiction Narcotics Anonymous, noon, 6 p.m., First Christian Church, 506 Fifth Ave., Rock Falls, 779-245-3487. Downstairs, west side.

Alcoholics Anonymous Gratitude Group, noon, step, closed; 6 p.m. open, lower level, Loveland Community House, 513 W. Second St., Dixon.

Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, closed (1), St. Paul Lutheran Church, 114 S. Fifth St., Oregon.

Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, closed, Big Book; 6 p.m., closed, Spanish; 7 p.m., open, Bazaar Americana, 609 W. Third St., Sterling.

Sauk Valley Alcoholics Anonymous Group, noon, open, Sunshine meeting, back door, 1503 First Ave., Rock Falls.

Tampico Community Club, noon, Good Times Tap, 106 Main St., Tampico, 815-438-2789.

Crochet-Knitting Club, 12:30 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling.

Care for the Caregiver, 1:30 p.m., Home of Hope Cancer Wellness Center, 1637 Plock Road,

Dixon, 815-288-4673.

TOPS, 4 p.m. weigh-in, 4:30 p.m. meeting; 5:30 p.m. weigh-in, 6 p.m. meeting, Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle.

TOPS Chapter IL 634 meeting, 4:30 p.m., 205 S. Walnut St., Franklin Grove.

TOPS, 5 p.m. weigh-in, 5:30 p.m. meeting, Polo Church of the Brethren, 401 S. Congress Ave., Polo, 815-946-3638.

Dixon Arts and Cultural Affairs Commission, 5:45 p.m., Dixon Main Street office, 115 S. Hennepin Ave., Dixon, 815-499-9426.

Celebrate Recovery, 6-8 p.m., 201 W. Market St., Morrison, 815590-8929.

Celebrate Recovery, 6-8 p.m., New Hope Baptist Church, 902 W. 12th St., Rock Falls, 815-564-8852.

Celebrate Recovery, 6-8 p.m., Revive Community Church, 8 E. Front St., Mount Morris, 815-9940428.

Rock Falls Rotary, 6 p.m., Beelendorf’s Deli, 204 W. 10th St., Rock Falls.

Dixon VFW Men’s Auxiliary, 6 p.m., Post 540, 1560 Franklin Grove Road, Dixon.

Rock Falls Boy Scout Troop 306, 6:30-8 p.m., fellowship hall, Harvest Time Bible Church, 1802

Meghan Shuman and Levi Swanson of Sterling are the parents of a son born at 2:49 p.m. Dec. 18, 2015, at CGH Medical Center in Sterling.

Linkyn Arlo Swanson weighed 10 pounds, 3 ounces at birth and was 22 inches in length.

Maternal grandparents are Lester Shuman and Cathy Shuman, both of Rock Falls.

Paternal grandparents are

Parker Jo Halfacre

SUPPORT GROUPS, CLUBS, AND SERVICES Today Alcoholics Anonymous, 9 a.m., closed, Big Book, United Methodist Church, 201 E. Chicago Ave., Davis Junction.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 9 a.m., open, tradition; 12:30 p.m., closed; 7 p.m. closed (5), Bazaar Americana, 609 W. Third St., Sterling.

Alcoholics Anonymous Gratitude Group, 9 a.m., women’s, open; noon, open; 6 p.m., open, lower level, Loveland Community House, 513 W. Second St., Dixon.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 9:30 a.m., former St. Anne Grade School, 32 N. Jones Ave., Amboy, 815-8572315.

Women’s Alcoholics Anonymous, 10:30 a.m., closed; 7 p.m., closed, 808 Freeport Road, Sterling.

Mercy Nursing Services free blood pressure clinic, 11 a.m.noon, Walmart, 1901 First Ave., Rock Falls.

Affliction of Addiction Narcotics Anonymous, noon and 6 p.m., First Christian Church, 506 Fifth Ave., Rock Falls, 779-245-8214. Downstairs, west door.

Sauk Valley Alcoholics Anonymous Group, noon, open, Old School; 8 p.m., open, fun night, bring a friend, back door, 1503 First Ave., Rock Falls.

Mercy Nursing Services free blood pressure clinic, 1-2:30 p.m., Save-A-Lot, 928 First Ave., Rock Falls.

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

Chapter 410 of the Experimental Aircraft Association, 7:30 p.m., terminal building, Whiteside County Airport, 10950 Hoover Road, Rock Falls, 815-626-1249.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 8 p.m., closed, Village of Progress, 710 S. 13th St., Oregon.

Sunday Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 a.m., closed; 7 p.m., open, Rochelle Community Hospital, 900 N. Second St. Alcoholics Anonymous, 8 a.m., closed; 11 a.m., open; 1 p.m., closed, Spanish; 7 p.m., closed, Bazaar Americana, 609 W. Third St., Sterling.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 10 a.m., open, barn, Horizon View Farm, 2422 N. River Road, Oregon.

Sauk Valley Alcoholics Anonymous Group, 10 a.m., open, Big Book, back door, 1503 First Ave., Rock Falls.

Latin American Social Club meeting, 3 p.m., 2708 W. Fourth

St., Sterling, 815-625-8290.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 6 p.m., closed, Church of St. Anne, 401 N. Cherry St., Morrison.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., closed, Spanish, St. Patrick Catholic Church, 236 Kelly Drive, Rochelle.

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

Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., closed, clearance required, BAAbble on for Life Prison Group, 815-9736150.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 7:30 p.m., closed, 304 Seventh Ave. W, Lyndon.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 8 p.m., closed (4), Mount Morris Senior Center, 9 E. Front St. Monday Women, infants and children clinic; and family planning services, Lee County Health Department, 309 S. Galena Ave., Suite 100, Dixon. Appointments: 815284-3371.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 8 a.m., open, Methodist church, 402 First Ave., Forreston.

Abuse Changing team, 815-6250338.

Mercy Nursing Services free blood pressure clinic, 8:30-10:30 a.m., YMCA, 2505

COMMUNITY EVENTS Today Farmers Market, 8 a.m.-noon, Twin City Market, indoors, 106 Avenue A, Sterling, 815-6268610.

Mexican food, 5-8 p.m., Rock Falls VFW, 217 First Ave. Sunday All-you-can-eat buffet, 7-11 a.m., Monroe Center Firefighters, 104 West St., Monroe Center.

Monday Open pool, open cards, open Wii games, and computer lab, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230.

Open pool, open cards, open Wii games, and computer lab, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Post House Community Center, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815-288-9236.

Pool players, 8:30 a.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815-732-3252.

Mexican Train dominoes, 9 a.m., Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815-5625050.

Quilting, 9:30 a.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th Ave., Oregon, 815-732-3252.

Wii Bowling, 10 a.m., Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave, Rochelle, 815-562-5050.

Euchre lessons and games, 10 a.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling. Register: 815-622-9230 or 828-461-7979.

Situation Room, 10 a.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th Ave., Oregon, 815-732-3252.

Zumba class, 10:30 a.m., Post House Community Center, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815-288-9236.

Lunch, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St.,

Sterling, 815-622-9230.

Organized Wii Bowling games, noon, Post House Community Center, 100 W. Second St., Dixon.

Pinochle, noon, Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815-562-5050.

Hand and Foot cards, 12:15 p.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815-732-3252.

Pinochle, 12:30 p.m., Big Room, Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230.

Friendly Mexican Train dominoes, 12:30 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230.

Duplicate bridge, 12:30 p.m., Post House Community Center, 100 W. Second St., Dixon.

Rummy, 1 p.m., Robert Fulton Community Center and Transit Facility, 912 Fourth St., Fulton, 815-589-3925 Tacos, 4-8 p.m., Latin American Social Club, 2708 W. Fourth St., Sterling, 815-625-8290.

Exercise group, 4 p.m., Robert Fulton Community Center and Transit Facility, 912 Fourth St., Fulton, 815-589-3925 Bingo, Dixon Elks Lodge No. 779, 4:30 p.m. doors open, 5:30 p.m. kitchen opens and 6:30 p.m. bingo begins, 1279 Franklin Grove Road, Dixon, 815-288-3557. No computers.

Loaves and Fishes, 5-6 p.m., Holloway Center, St. Patrick Catholic Church, 612 Highland Ave., Dixon, 815-284-7719. A free, hot meal for the needy.

Sauk Valley Chess Club, 6:308:30 p.m., Northland Mall, 2900 E. Lincolnway, Sterling; 815-6228838.

HONORS, DEAN’S LIST, GRADUATES Milwaukee School of Engineering MILWAUKEE – Gerald Gehrke of Oregon was named to the fall dean’s list at Milwaukee School of Engineering.

Cornell College MOUNT VERNON, Iowa – Sandra Gomez of Rock Falls is one of 14 Cornell College students taking part in an alternative winter break service trip today through Jan. 9 to Belize.

The group will work with Ambergris Caye Elementary School, which is one of the schools studied during professor Jill Heinrich’s

courses on comparative education in Belize.

Infantry Training FORT JACKSON, S.C. – Army Pvt. Paul L. Bentley Jr. graduated from basic infantry training at Fort Jackson, S.C. Bentley is the son of Dawn and Paul Bentley of Earlville. He is a 2015 graduate of Paw Paw High School.

Educators of Beauty STERLING – Stacey Martin of Dixon has graduated from the cosmetology program at Educators of Beauty

Dixon Ave., Rock Falls.

Dixon VFW Post 540 Auxiliary, 6 p.m., 1560 Franklin Grove Road.

Amboy American Legion Post 453, 6:30 p.m., Community Room, Amboy Family Restaurant and Pizza, 211 E. Main St., 815-849-5219.

Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 5418 Men’s Auxiliary, 7 p.m., 217 First Ave., Rock Falls, 815-6263513.

Dixon Elks Lodge 779 Auxiliary, 7 p.m., 1279 Franklin Grove Road, Dixon.

Mount Carroll Monday Night Al-Anon-Alateen, 7 p.m., Church of God, 816 Clay St., Mount Carroll.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., closed, step study, New Hope Fellowship Church, 113 state Route 64, Kings.

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

Rock Falls American Legion Post 902, 7 p.m., 712 Fourth Ave., Rock Falls, 815-626-3862.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 7:30 p.m., closed, St. Luke Episcopal Church, 207 W. Third St., Dixon.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 8 p.m., closed (3), First Presbyterian Church, 502 Third St., Savanna.

Sauk Valley Al-Anon GroupAlateen, 8 p.m., open, back door, 1503 First Ave., Rock Falls.

THANK GOODNESS

Dinner was a success; kudos to volunteers GARY GORNIK Dixon

The Dixon Knights of Columbus would like to thank the Dixon community for its help with our free Thanksgiving Dinner.

We served almost 600 dinners, including deliveries and carry-outs. Without the community, we would not have been able to do this. It was heartwarming to see more than 90 volunteers on Thanksgiving Day. We had many individuals, businesses and organizations that answered the call to put this meal

together. We also had rides available, courtesy of LeeOgle Transportation System and Jennifer Lang.

When the committee needs something, we always have the resources to obtain it. The Thanksgiving dinner committee thanks everyone for their help to make this meal such a success.

Thanks also to the committee members: Shelley and Tory Koehler, Betty and Richard Kanzler, Pat and Bruce Kleinmaier, Jonathon Smith, Jean Gornik, Jennifer Lang, and Bob Wolf.

This was our seventh annual free meal. We cannot wait for the eighth meal. Thanks to all.

Note to readers: Gary

Gornik is a Dixon Knights of Columbus 690 member and a dinner committee member.

YWCA thanks community for donating gifts ANDREA LAPP Milledgeville

The YWCA of the Sauk Valley’s Domestic Violence Program would like to thank everyone in the community who purchased Christmas gifts for the children of our program.

The generosity and kindness shown by so many strangers in the Sauk Valley area helps instill hope

and the belief that the world can be a safe and happy place.

Without all of your help, our Angel Tree would not have been a success. We were able to help more than 40 children with Christmas gifts this holiday season.

Also, we, at the YWCA of the Sauk Valley’s Domestic Violence Program would like to extend a special thank you to Rock Falls Walmart, once again, for letting us put up our Angel Tree. We appreciate the continued support of our programs and clients.

Note to readers: Andrea Lapp is the children’s services coordinator for YWCA of the Sauk Valley’s Domestic Violence Program.

IN BRIEF 80th anniversary cookbook available

1 p.m. – Beginning Your Small Fruit Operation, led

by Candice Miller. Topics MOUNT CARROLL – The include the initial steps to establishing berries, such 4-H House in Urbana is as site selection, soil testcelebrating its 80th year in ing, site preparation, variety service. selection, and proper plantTo mark the event, a ing techniques. cookbook with recipes on 2 p.m. – Successful quick meals, dishes for Seasonal Management and dinner parties, soups and desserts, kid’s favorites, and Strategies. Bruce J. Blake will discuss trellising, prunlarge quantity recipes has ing, irrigation, harvesting been created. berries, and post-harvest Copies are available at handling tips. the Carroll County Exten3 p.m. Keeping the sion office, 807D S. Clay St. Online orders can be made Pests Away. Grant McCarty will conclude the day with at 4hhouse.com or by mail information about the to 4-H House Cookbook, specific pests and disease Attn: Linda Paydon Muehling, 703 N 1170 East Road, found on berry crops that Cissna Park, IL 60924. The can lead to decline in plant health, and affect fruit quality cost is $30 and includes and production. shipping.

The cost is $15. Go to All profits will be used web.extension.illinois.edu/ for the preservation of the clw or call the office at 815house.

857-3525.

Teachers to lead berry school series Dixon TSC store has 4-H fundraiser AMBOY – University of Illinois Extension educators will present the following workshops on berries Jan. 25 at the Lee County Extension office, 280 W. Wasson Road.

Tractor Supply Co. stores across America collected $893,817 during a 12-day campaign this fall to benefit 4-H educational programs.

More than $4,500 was

raised for local, state and national 4-H programs, with nearly $3,000 staying in the county where it was raised.

A Paper Clover donation also brought in 20 percent or more of sales during the event.

The Lee County program will benefit from $294 in sales at the Dixon Tractor Supply Co. store.

illinois.edu/clw or call the office at 815-244-9444.

The cost is $30 for members and $50 for nonmembers.

Annie’s Project Education to begin

AMBOY – Annie’s Project, a six-session farm management course for farm women, will be from 6 to 9 4-H SPIN Club to p.m. Feb. 16, 18, 23, 25, start in January and March 1 and 3 at the Lee County Extension office, MOUNT CARROLL –– A 280 W. Wasson Road.

4-H Special Interest Club on Information on business floriculture will be offered at plans, marketing, farm Naaman Diehl Auditorium, leases, insurances, estate 811 S. Clay St. planning, property titles, Each SPIN session will and financial management provide hands-on activities will be presented. Parfor youth ages 8-18. 4-H membership is not required. ticipants also will be given Dates and time are 9 a.m. contact information to use to 11 a.m. Jan. 23, make a after the program ends.

The cost is $50 and take-home wrist corsage, and color-dye carnations; 9 includes a program a.m. to noon Jan. 30, plant binder, class handouts, and propagate house plants resources, and 18 hours to take home, arrange dyed of instruction.

To register or for more carnations from previous information, contact week, and cut, taste, and use fresh herbs; and 9 a.m. Marilyn Kemmerer at kem to 11 Feb. 13, arrange flow- merer@illinois.edu, go to ers in bud and round vases. extension.illinois.edu/clw or call 815 857-3525 by For more information or to register, go to extension. Feb. 8.

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Some parents don’t respect man without kids Dear Abby: I’m a gay man in my late 40s who has worked for 10 years in the public school system with young adults and kids with special needs. I have done everything from changing preschoolers’ diapers, to tutoring, travel training, and teaching life skills to older children. In the process, I have encountered my share of cooperation, defiance, failure, and success.

When speaking with family, friends, or strangers about their parenting, I sometimes share my experiences. This usually is accepted and even encouraged, but occasionally I am

dearABBY Dear Abby is written

by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips. The column is provided through Universal Uclick.

put in my place by a parent who feels I must be told that what I’ve done “isn’t the same as being a parent.” Some even go so far as to imply that I should remain silent, as I have nothing of a parenting nature to offer.

I would think that making everyone feel included would be more important than official parent status, especially when discussing similar experiences. So what’s the best way to handle this? I have no kids of my own; my students are all I have to share stories about.

Should I just dummy up?

– Sort of Childless in San Francisco Dear Sort of Childless: No, but recognize that whatever you offered clearly made someone defensive.

When people are in that mode, they aren’t recep-

a child or “little woman” than his equal partner.

He isn’t comfortable with me walking 2 blocks from my house to a friend’s house at night without an escort.

I recently obtained my motorcycle license, and he doesn’t want me riding at night. The latest issue is that he doesn’t want me to walk him to his car because he would “rather Dear Abby: My boyme be locked safely in the friend, “Richard,” is 15 house.” years my senior, and the I think I’m capable more he is involved in my life, the more overprotec- enough to cross my front tive he is becoming. Some lawn at night without of his concerns are legiti- being attacked. How do mate, but it seems like he I differentiate between legitimate concern and considers me more like tive to your opinion.

Remember the phrase “casting pearls before swine”? It means offering something valuable to those who don’t understand that it’s precious.

You and I, and most parents, understand that you are rich in experience.

Don’t let the others get under your skin.

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overprotective paranoia?

– Overprotected Dear Overprotected: If your neighborhood is safe, then this may be a question of how your boyfriend is presenting his concerns to you. If he is suggesting that he would prefer you be more cautious after dark, that’s one thing.

However, if he’s insisting, then it’s something else, and it could be a tip-off that he’s not only “parental,” but controlling.

Contact Dear Abby at DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.

LEARNING THE STEPS

Nature resting? Not at all

BY RUTH EDWARDS NATURE CENTER STAFF

caching acorns and hickory nuts. And now they Considered the coldest spend the short winter and snowiest months, daylight hours searching December and January for those treasures. Osage may lead one to believe orange fruits, leaf buds, that all of nature is sound and fungi are consumed asleep under a blanket of during the winter also. white. No way.

Most nuts are buried, but The common Eastern a few squirrels cache food mole, rarely viewed even in holes in trees. in warmer months, is While a hole in a tree busy in deep (below the is the preferred home frost line) tunnels during base, leafy nests securely the winter. These peranchored between tree manent tunnels include branches are an alternanesting chambers. Most tive. A squirrel may have of the surface mole runs, half a dozen active nests. usually viewed with Squirrels are solitary dismay by those who except for a mother with attempt the “perfect” babies – they do not nest lawn, are constructed communally. Fox squirrels while in search of earthoften sleep away an espeworms and grubs. The cially bitter spell of weathwinter diet of the mole er, but do not hibernate. includes more insect larAmerican mink are vae. The metabolic rate of active during the winter, a mole is high, so foraging and because mating seatakes a large portion of son begins in January, one each day, as an individual may glimpse the emerald mole needs to consume green eye-shine of a mink about one-third of its in your headlights on a body weight daily. warmer-than-usual JanuDecember and January ary night. are exciting months for Eating many types of fox squirrels. It is mataquatic species (crawing season, and you may dads, frogs, fish in sumwitness frenzied chases mer, and especially muskrats in winter), mink also across yards and up and dine on rabbits, birds, down trees with more snakes, and rodents – just than a couple squirrels about any carnivoreinvolved. But the domitype food item. One may nant male usually wins.

Fox squirrels (hopefully) wonder at a mink taking spent the autumn months on a muskrat (both mam-

mals being about equal in size, with the muskrat maybe having a weight advantage), but mink are fierce predators and wrap themselves around the muskrat before the coup de grace of a bite at the base of the skull.

Since mink are top-ofthe-food-chain predators, they accumulate deadly chemicals such as PCBs, pesticides, and mercury in their bodies; this can cause reproductive failure and death.

In other district news: Watch the district website at dixonparkdistrict.com for spring roller hockey registration for 5 years through adult, and nature center programs on Saturdays and Sundays.

Visit the winter farmers market from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. the first and third Saturdays of the month at Loveland Community House, 513 W. Second St. Walking continues from 8 to 10 a.m. Monday through Friday, except holidays, at the Illinois National Guard Armory, 412 W. Everett St. The cost is $10 for the season; participants can register at the park district office, 804 Palmyra St.

PASTOR’S CORNER

Time to start fresh in January We begin 2016 by focusing on new beginnings.

I’m not one for New Year’s resolutions, but I do believe that we can put our failures and mistakes behind us, and sense a desire to change much of what lies behind us to begin again.

Scripturally, we begin with baptism. Baptism signifies our joining to Christ, just as a branch is joined to a tree. Symbolize your own baptism by finding a forked branch from a tree. If possible, find one that shows signs of grafting. Let it symbolize your being joined to the tree of life through Jesus.

Just as Christ was baptized, you also were baptized. Perhaps you

not, remember, and take a minute to recall how that simple ceremony, The Rev. Allen being a child of God, Campbell is the pastor made or is making in of First Conyour life, as you begin a gregational new year.

Church in With no sense of judgRock Falls. ment on yourself, reflect upon which spiritual discipline you have been slipping in recently.

Nothing positive is gained in our spiritual received baptism as an growth when we beat infant before you were up ourselves. The way fully aware of what was to grow spiritually is to happening. Maybe, on the other hand, baptism choose to make a commitment to start doing came later in life, and the right thing right you do remember it. In away. Therefore, make a either case, your baptism was “a holy sign and plan for restoring yourseal of the grafting work self. If that seems a New of the Holy Spirit.” Con- Year’s resolution, it’s a good one. Your reward is sider the significance of that day you may, or may in the process.

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SANTA DROPS OFF CANDY

Tampico Lions Club members helped Santa and Mrs. Claus deliver more than 250 bags of candy and fruit on Dec. 18 to students at Tampico Elementary School.

Participants were (seated, from left) Walter Schultz as Santa; Ron Church, club president; and Carol Camper as Mrs. Claus; and (standing) Duane Thompson, treasurer; David Manon and Connie Mikles, Lions; and Gary Johnson, vice president. Photo submitted by Terry Gaskill.

The Morrison Grand Squares dance club will offer lessons starting Monday at Odell Public Library, 307 S. Madison St., Morrison. Doors open at 6 p.m., with beginning lessons from 7 to 9. Singles and couples are welcome. The first lesson is free. Subsequent lessons are $5. For more information, visit morrison grandsquares.com or Facebook, or call 815-772-3616 or 815-535-6347. Photo submitted by Janet Fisher.

IN BRIEF Films scheduled at local library

construction, and park improvements made by the workers.

Reservations are requestMORRISON – A new movie season starts in Jan- ed, but not required. To sign up, contact library@ uary in the program room at Odell Public Library, 307 pololibrary.org or call 815946-2713.

S. Madison St. “Over the Hedge,” a computer-animated comCookie sales get edy for children, will be at an updated look 10 a.m. Jan. 9. Featuring the voices of Bruce WilFREEPORT – Girl Scouts lis, Gary Shandling, and will continue with its nationSteve Carell, the movie tells al digital platform. the story of animals that Digital Cookie 2 will profind a food source in what vide an enhanced cookie humans discard. Attempts website and new mobile are made to steal that sales technology. This food. technology puts control of “Apollo 13” is scheduled the sale from customer for 2 p.m. Jan. 12. The film contact to completion of stars Tom Hanks, Kevin the order into the hands Bacon, Gary Sinise, Bill of the Scouts. Using Paxton, and Ed Harris. It hand-held devices, the tells the story of the 1970 girls can approach cusApollo 13 lunar mission. tomers, take orders, and Donations will be accept- complete sales using digied. Popcorn will be served tal order forms for direct at both movies, along with shipping to the customsoft drinks during “Apollo ers.

13.”

The Scouts also will For more information, be able to personalize call the library at 815-772- their web pages, which 7323. are accessible by invitation only, and can use a goal-setting calculator Program covers to track sales needed to CCC work at park reach their goal.

The girls will begin POLO – Polo Public Library’s eighth program using the platform Friin the Lifelong Learners’ day, the start of the Speaker Series will be at cookie-selling season.

Visit girlscoutsni.org to 6:30 p.m. Jan. 12 at the make contact with a Girl library, 302 W. Mason Scout for cookie orders St. in the Girl Scouts of Elmer Stauffer, superintendent of White Pines Northern Illinois territory, which includes Carroll, Forest State Park, will Lee, Ogle, and Whiteside discuss the local concounties. nection with the Civilian Conservation Corps.

According to the news New group begins release, in 1933 Presiweekly meetings dent Franklin Roosevelt introduced government STERLING – A mindfulprograms to help the ness-based stress reduccountry recover from tion group will meet for 8 the Great Depression. weeks at 7 p.m. ThursThe CCC put millions of days, starting Jan. 14, in unemployed men to work the parish hall at Sacred in resident camps, one of Heart Catholic Church, which was from 1933 to 2224 Avenue J. 1939 at White Pines.

The program is designed Stauffer will show photo alleviate stress, anxitos of how the enrollees ety, panic, depression, lived and worked. He also chronic pain, and a wide will explain where the range of other medical camp was at in the park, conditions. Participants and show the state park will be taught how to live lodge and cabins under intentionally from moment

to moment. Meditation and yoga stretches will be included.

The church is accessible to wheelchairs.

Workbooks are available, and can be purchased for $18 at the church.

For more information or to reserve a workbook, call Jeanne Vargas at 815-626-5583 or 563210-6516.

Two tie for first place in bridge DIXON – The Dixon Monday Night Bridge Club has announced its Dec. 21 results.

Tying for first place with 56 percent were Dave and Ed Fritts and Jane and Roger Landreth, all of Dixon. Barb Bass and Phil Naffziger, both of Princeton, took third place with 53 percent.

The group meets at 5:30 p.m. Mondays at the Post House Community Center, 100 W. Second St. For more information, contact Fred Spitzzeri, club manager, at spitzzeri@aol.com or 630-917-5858.

Location added to tree pickup sites OREGON – Ogle County High School FFA members will pick up discarded, non-artificial Christmas trees Jan. 9.

Baileyville has been added to the pickup sites, which include Byron, Oregon, Polo, Mount Morris, Forreston, German Valley, and Adeline.

The trees, without decorations, should be placed at the curb by 8 a.m.

They will be taken to a chipping site and turned into mulch. Do not place the trees in bags; wreaths and garland will not be picked up.

Ogle County residents are welcome to get the mulch at no charge; for details, call Ogle County Solid Waste Management Department at 815-732-4020.

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Five of the 2015-16 4-H ambassadors gathered in November during the annual Carroll County 4-H Awards banquet. They are (from left) Kaiti Collins of Polo, Emily Suiter of Mount Carroll, Katie Hoffman of Savanna, Indigo Zach of Thom- Hoffman presented the 4-H Junior Ambassadors Award. Winners are (from left) son, and Elizabeth Rath of Mount Carroll. Not pictured is Shelby Fryar of Lanark. Olivia Charles of Mount Carroll, Pippin Legel of Thomson, and Izabella Fredericks of Savanna.

Photos submitted by the Carroll County Extension.

Dalton Duggan (from left) and Allison Duggan of Thomson, Zoe Fredericks of Savanna, Dylan Wilkinson of Chadwick, Aaron Becker of Thomson, and Abigail Schmidt of Mount Carroll were recognized as First-Year Achievement members. Hoffman and Collins gathered with the winners.

The Kenneth Erbsen Memorial Award was initiated by the Erbsen Family to honor Kenneth’s many years as a 4-H leader and leading dairyman. Rahn presented the award to Riley (from left) and Lakin Getz of Mount Carroll and Nevin and Nathan Erbsen of Lanark, by Elizabeth Rahn, 4-H ambassador.

Richard Davidson of Milledgeville was honored for being named one of the State 4-H Hall of Fame recipients for 2014-15. Hoffman presented the award.

Hoffman stands with the winners of the Best Record Book Award. They are Dylan Wilkinson (front row, from left) of Chadwick and Zoe Fredericks of Savanna; (and back row) Adam Rath of Mount Carroll; Izabella Fredericks of Savanna; Elizabeth Rath of Mount Carroll; and Natalie Wilkinson of Chadwick. The award is based on project completeness, neatness, accuracy, club and community participation,

Rath gave the Top Secretary Award to Samantha Law of the Savanna Smiles 4-H Club.

Nathan Erbsen, of the Clever Clovers, accepts the Top 4-H Dairy Judge Harold Yochem Memorial Award from Hoffman. Yochem was a leader of the Prairie Edge Club of Mount Carroll for 52 years. The traveling plaque is passed on to the top dairy judge at the County Judging Contest each year.

Carroll County presents 4-H awards MOUNT CARROLL – Plaques, certificates, savings bonds, and discs were the highlight of the annual Carroll County Achievement Program Nov. 8 at Naaman Diehl Auditorium.

The following members, leaders, and clubs were honored: American Youth Foundation’s National Leadership Award: Rachel Badtke, Thomson, Elizabeth Rath, Mount Carroll, Jenessa Witt, Lanark, for recognition of personal integrity, balanced living, and potential for leadership.

The award is presented

annually by the American Youth Foundation, in cooperation with county 4-H programs. It is inspired by the book, “I Dare You!,”

by William H. Danforth, in which he commends the balanced life of mental, physical, social, and spiritual development as the backbone of leadership.

In addition to a certificate of recognition, each recipient has the opportunity to attend AYF’s Leadership Conference in Michigan.

Other awards included: 2015-16 4-H Ambassadors: Katie Hoffman, Savanna; Indigo Zach, Thomson; Elizabeth Rath

and Emily Suiter, Mount Carroll; Shelby Fryar, Lanark; Kaiti Collins, Polo Best Secretary’s Book: Samantha Law, Savanna Best Treasurer’s Book: Dylan Alexander, Chadwick Cloverbud Achievement members: Hannah Foster, Kailyn Hutchison, Chadwick Achievers; Violet Diehl, Issac Earnest, Abigale Hollister, Jameson Pannkuk, Jon Spoerlein, Perry Stoner, Nicole Sweitzer, Reid Witt, Clever Clovers, Lanark; Brook Bradbury, Savanna Smiles; Issac Becker, Cole Tuftee, Thomson Sandburrs First-Year Achieve-

ment members: Abigail Schmidt, Carroll County Kids; Jackson Scidmore, Dylan Wilkinson, Chadwick Achievers; Shelby Fryar, Ryan Morgan, Jenica Stone, Clever Clovers; Zoe Fredericks, Savanna Smiles; Aaron Becker, Allison Duggan, Dalton Duggan, Thomson Sandburrs The “Friend of 4-H” Award: Terry and Vicki Bocker, Lanark; Jennifer, and Tower Sound, Casey’s of Milledgeville manager; Jeff and Bryant Suess, German Valley Best First-Year Member Record Book: Zoe

Fredericks, Shelby Fryar, Dylan Wilkinson Best Record Book, 8-11 year-old: Brieann Spoerlein, Gabe York Best Record Book, 12-14: Izabella Fredericks, Saphire Harris, Adam Rath, Natalie Wilkinson Best Record Book 15-19: Elizabeth Rath Roger Williams Memorial Top Livestock Judge Award, Outstanding 4-H Swine Project Award: Clayton Ruter, Shannon Kenneth Erbsen Memorial Dairy Award: Connor Erbsen, Nathan Erbsen, Nevin Erbsen, Lanark; LaKin and Riley Getz,

Mount Carroll; Rachel and Regan Scidmore, Chadwick Harold Yochem Memorial Top Dairy Judge award: Nathan Erbsen Dwayne Harridge Memorial 4-H Dairy Showmanship Award: Connor Erbsen State 4-H Hall of Fame Inductee: Richard Davidson of Milledgeville Club Congress Award: Dylan Alexander $1,000 Superior Producer Scholarship winners: Natalie Shaw, Mount Carroll, horses; Connor Erbsen, dairy

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“We lost manufacturing here,” Snyder said, “And my goal with this building was to repurpose it and make it a viable contributor to the downtown community.”

During the last few years, Snyder’s turned the nearly 500,000-square-foot building into the largest private warehouse facility in the Sauk Valley. He completely renovated the front offices and added new flooring, bathrooms, and security systems. Half the building is used for his Midwest Wholesale Auction business, and the remaining is leased for storage and other businesses, including Muddy Paws Pet Complex.

And while, as a businessman, Snyder hopes his latest venture will help his fiscal fitness, it’s his customers’ physical fitness that’ll be his priority.

The business will be equipped to serve everyone from beginners to the extreme power lifters, with 24-hour access to 2 dozen Life Fitness weight machines, approximately 10,000 pounds of weights and free weights, including benches, three squat racks, and dumbbells from 1 to 120 pounds. There will also be a reception area, locker rooms, 400 square

feet of space for stretching and yoga, and a cardio lab with 20 cardio machines, including ellipticals, treadmills, steppers and bikes.

Two certified personal trainers will be on staff who can go over nutrition and body composition with clients and use that information to help them reach their fitness goals.

Group classes will also be offered, based on demand.

Beyond the unique building and location, what sets Warehouse Fitness apart is the membership policy.

Members will be allowed 24-hour, 7-day-a-week key pass access. Snyder has set the initial maximum membership level at 75 clients, but that number could increase if there’s enough of a demand.

This will allow for a more personal, one-on-one relationship between client and trainer. Memberships will range from $35 to $50 a month, depending on what package the client

Photos by Alex T. Paschal/apaschal@saukvalley.com

selects. All packages will ABOVE: Colby Snyder will open Warehouse Fitness at the old Franz Manufacturbe flexible, and clients will ing building in downtown Sterling. LEFT: The gym will open Jan. 4. and will have have the option to comfree weights, fitness machines and cardio equipment. mit on a month-to-month basis. Snyder said he wants clients to feel comfortable Astrograph and not pay for more than they are using.

Choose your battles The expansive building will also allow Snyder Sunday, January 3, 2016 to grow Warehouse FitCAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) foundation for the upcoming year ness. There are already -- Choose your battles wisely. You will ensure your success. You will LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. plans in place to add a are best off taking the initiative learn by observing others.

23) -- If something isn’t sitting right 3,000-square-foot Crossand doing the things that you can with you, make a point to discuss handle independently. Keep your GEMINI (May 21-June options that will help you feel more Fit area this spring, as well as an 1/8-mile indoor life simple and your responsibilities 20) -- Be careful when it comes to comfortable with the way things are sharing information. Whether it’s going. Address relationship probrunning track. Snyder also minimal. personal or about someone else, lems honestly. plans to add a members AQUARIUS (Jan. 20your input will result in criticism or lounge, where clients can Feb. 19) -- Stay focused and busy. blame. Don’t address sensitive isSCORPIO (Oct. 24relax, hang out and buy Take proper care of your health and sues.

Nov. 22) -- Strive to be unique, but do something to boost your appeal. also be receptive to new ideas and protein shakes.

CANCER (June 21-July concepts that have the potential to Snyder said he hopes the Control situations rather than letting them manipulate you. Romance is 22) -- Don’t take on additional rehelp you push your ambitions to facility will keep people highlighted. sponsibilities. Focus on home, fam- fruition. Call in favors and forge engaged long after they ily and spending time with people ahead. start to lose their New PISCES (Feb. 20-March you care about. A new creative 20) -- Stay out of harm’s way. Don’t endeavor will develop into a stress SAGITTARIUS (Nov. Year’s resolve, and he head into a situation that could reliever as the year unfolds.

23-Dec. 21) -- Make the changes thinks his members-only, limit or discourage you. Strive to at home that will allow you greatone-on-one approach will be unique, and go after your goals.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) er freedom to come and go as you help. “If people feel more Negotiations will go well.

-- You’ll face opposition if you please. Focus on a new and imattached to a facility or a aren’t diplomatic. Don’t force your proved you. Implement a health ARIES (March 21-April ideas on others. Listen and find a regimen. trainer, it will help keep them invested in a healthy 19) -- Keep your eyes and ears open way to compromise and use what’s and focus on getting things done. offered to your benefit. Romance is lifestyle year-round.”

The more aware you are of what’s encouraged.

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“Unhealthy workers are unproductive workers – and they’re expensive,” said Scott Wallace, a distinguished fellow at the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth University. And the cost of poor health, he said, can be three to 10 times the total cost of all employee benefits.

That’s why focusing on wellness rather than absenteeism represents a progressive workplace trend.

“This issue is multifaceted, and I think people who ignore it do it with their heads in the sand,” Wallace said. “The impact on employees is tremendous when they show up at work sick. The stress makes them sicker, and their performance level at work is in the gutter.

“People around them get sick, and it increases stress and gets into a death spiral for employers,” he said. “I’m mystified that employers can’t figure this out in 11 seconds.”

Presenteeism vs. absenteeism Employees who recover at home are more productive than persistently

ill employees struggling at work to meet job demands, research shows.

“Organizations need to think about this, develop policies and get firstlevel managers involved who are closest to the source,” said Gary Johns, a department of management professor at Concordia University in Montreal. He’s reviewed the academic literature addressing corporate and employee impacts of presenteeism.

“Giving employees accommodation and support can be good all the way around,” he said.

“They are under so much pressure to go to work that they are contaminating the place or are affecting their own health downstream. But this needs to be managed so you do not burn people out physically and abuse them and create problems.

“It takes a sensitive hand,” he said.

His own published studies note that “a sore throat will stimulate absenteeism for a singer and presenteeism for a pianist.” Reaction from colleagues and clients also affect presenteeism, both as encouragers and discouragers. Teamwork and interdependent work tends to encourage presenteeism.

People earning higher wages generally exhibit less absenteeism. People facing financial difficulties generally were more likely to show up for work when sick.

Ill employees make more mistakes and communicate less effectively and produce lower quality work. Presenteeism among pharmacists, one study found, resulted in more prescription errors. Downsizing actually increases absenteeism. In a real twist, research shows a higher propensity for medical workers to be on the job, even with contagious illnesses.

Job insecurity, strict attendance policies, teamwork, demanding clients and a positive attendance culture are among the factors promoting presenteeism.

That, in turn, can exacerbate existing medical conditions, damage the quality of work life and lead to impressions of ineffectiveness because of declines in productivity.

“There’s one thing we seem to know about this,” Johns said. “In the aggregate, it appears that a lot more productivity is lost to presenteeism than absenteeism.”

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Start planning for Christmas now

Dear Dave, We’ve always just assumed that we would use credit cards for Christmas, and accepted the fact that there would be a mountain of debt to pay off in January and February. Can you tell us how to make it through the Christmas season next year without accumulating debt?

– Carol Dear Carol, Giving is a wonderful thing if your intentions – and your finances – are in

the right place. But don’t let yourself get trapped in the shopping bonanza just because everyone else is doing it. It’s all too easy to try to justify overspending in the weeks ahead just because it’s a gift.

It’s pretty simple. Look at your budget, and see what you can afford to pay cash for during the holiday season. Once you and your spouse agree on this amount, make a list, check it twice and stick to it. Include the names and amounts you are going to spend on each person or charity. It’s just common sense, but it’s easy to find something in the mall you “just have to buy.”

That’s where problems start.

Giving is not meant to be stressful on your finances. Give with the right intentions, and give with a financial plan in mind that does not include debt. Another thing to remember is Christmas always falls on Dec. 25. Don’t wait until Thanksgiving to realize it’s right around the corner. You could even get a real jump on things, and set a little bit aside each month toward Christmas starting right now.

– Dave Follow Dave on Twitter (@DaveRamsey), or visit daveramsey.com.

going on around you, the easier it will be to negotiate to your advantage later on.

TAURUS (April 20May 20) -- You can accomplish plenty if you work steadily toward your set goal. Laying down a solid

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept.

22) -- Plan to network or sit down with someone you feel can contribute to your plans. Don’t let an emotional situation at home stop you from following through with your professional goals.

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CHRISTMAS PARTY

The Amboy Young Seekers 4-H Club met in December. Reports on the 4-H Federation meeting and officer training were given by Ethan Pratt and Kelton Schwamberger. New business included handing out project manuals for the upcoming year. Before the meeting, members gathered at Aperion Care Center Amboy and sang Christmas carols to the residents. The club also had a soup supper and gift exchange. The next meeting will be at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Lee County Extension office, 280 W. Wasson Road. Photo submitted by Hannah Grady.

SVAC CHAMBER CONTRIBUTIONS

CAREER DEVELOPMENT EVENTS

The Sauk Valley Area Chamber of Commerce Agribusiness Committee recently made a donation to the Ag in the Classroom Program. Dick Cox (from left), Matt Lillpop, Anjie Erbsen, and Kurt Downs, committee members, presented Pam Clodfelter, Whiteside County Farm Bureau Agriculture Literacy coordinator, the check. Photos submitted by the chamber.

West Carroll High School FFA Varsity Agronomy Team members from Savanna, Natalie O’Connor (from left), Brianna Kampmeier, Daniel Hartman, and Elizabeth Rath, placed 19th out of 40 teams at the Dec. 5 state Agronomy Career Development Event at the University of Illinois at Urbana – Champaign. The 148 participants identified two rounds of live weeds and two rounds of live crops, and completed a round of bug specimen identification. There also were four rings of crops to judge – corn, wheat, soybeans, and oats – as well as a test on agricultural issues in the field.

Hartman placed 60th, Kampmeier, 61st, O’Connor, 80th, and Rath, 84th.

Photos submitted by Kampmeier.

A donation also was made to the Whiteside County 4-H Program. Allie Lancaster, youth program manager, accepted the check from the committee.

VOLUNTEER WORK Kaylea Stanley, a Sterling Aspen Dental office hygienist, went with a group of fellow Aspen volunteers to operate three makeshift dental offices from Nov. 21 to 28 in Honduras. The group provided free dental care from extractions, to cleanings and fillings to more than 500 Hondurans. The mission of the group was to alleviate the most urgent dental needs and to improve the oral health of people in the area. Photo submitted by Nicole Almeida.

Three West Carroll FFA teams traveled Nov. 18 to Lena for the Section 1 Dairy Foods CDE. Seth Curry (left) and Leland Houzenga; and Brianna Kampmeier (from left), Katie Hoffman, and Sage Storjohann scored 350 to place fifth. The competition consisted of identifying cheese, milk, real or artificial food products, judging milker heads, and team problem solving.

The objective was to have the lowest score. Schools participating were Eastland High School, Lanark, first place; Le-Win, Lena, second; River Ridge, Hanover, third, Scales Mound, fourth; Stockton, sixth; Forreston, seventh; Dakota eighth; and Pearl City, ninth. In other FFA news, West Carroll junior officer team members, Leland Houzenga, Shayla Williams, Emma Alijes, Jacob Casey, Elizabeth Rath, and Dean Holm, participated in the Nov. 11 leadership workshop in Mount Carroll. The day included solving puzzles, as well as listening and patience-improvement training.

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Hooray for the Hollywood sign hike

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The Hollywood sign sits near the top of Mount Lee on a hazy August morning.

Much quicker route can be taken from neighborhood beneath sign

BY ROB OWEN Tribune News Service

If you go

T

he first rule of Hollywood Sign Hike Club? Don’t talk about the Hollywood Sign Hike Club, or so it would seem for anyone who attempts to search online for the most direct hiking route up to the famed nine white mountaintop letters that spell H-O-L-L-Y-W-O-O-D. The official website for the sign, hollywoodsign.org, does not present the most direct, shortest route to the sign. Instead, it suggests several longer hikes that begin far from the sign, including from Griffith Park Observatory.

Even though the official site won’t tell you, there’s a much quicker, more direct route launching from the neighborhood beneath the sign. But the folks who live near that hiking trail entrance don’t want you driving up their street, North Beachwood Drive, or parking in front of their homes. It’s a classic Los Angelenos vs. tourists battle.

Gizmondo.com reported in November 2014 that a Los Angeles city councilman even managed to get GPS company Garmin and Google on board with changing directions to the sign.

Go ahead, go to Google Maps and type “Pittsburgh to Hollywood sign” or any other directions, and you’ll see they steer you miles away from Beachwood, instead directing would-be hikers to Griffith Park Observatory, and then a gray dashed line stretches from there to the sign atop Mount Lee. (Note: To make matters more confusing, Mount Hollywood is a different hill altogether.)

But savvy hikers don’t have to take the longer observatory route. They can enjoy the Hollywood sign up close and personal, embarking from the North Beachwood Drive trailhead, if they time it right. Two key variables to keep in mind:

Getting there: Directions on Google Maps won’t get you to the nearest trailhead. Take Franklin Avenue to North Beachwood Drive and go north on North Beachwood until it deadends (approximately at 3400 N. Beachwood Drive, Griffith Park, Los Angeles, CA 90068).

Go through the metal security gate at the end of North Beachwood and follow the signage for Hollyridge Trail. There’s one switchback early on, a hard left turn, that might be easy to miss.

It’s where Hollyridge Trail meets Mulholland Fire Road. Before embarking on the hike, consult directions at hikespeak. com/trails/hollyridge-trailmount-lee-hollywoodsign-griffith-park, where the 11th photo in the

A sign warns of one of the obstacles on the hike to the Hollywood sign. Horse poop is another.

• The park opens at 5 a.m.

• Parking on North Beachwood is prohibited between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. on prime hiking days: Saturday, Sunday and holidays.

Armed with this information, I set out to make the hike on a Sunday in mid-August between 6 a.m. and when parking restrictions kick in at 8 a.m.

Driving up North Beachwood Drive, framed by palm and eucalyptus trees on either side of the road, I spy the sign through morning haze, beckoning.

I park close to the trailhead just before 6 a.m.

The first thing I see: A coyote prancing down the sidewalk. Had the neighbors sent him? I keep my distance; he keeps his.

There’s a metal gate where North Beachwood Drive dead-ends and it’s unlocked from 5 a.m. to sunset, according to the Los Angeles Times. I slip through it and follow the rutted dirt road that leads to Sunset Ranch Hollywood, which offers

horseback rides (on one website a hiker suggests, “follow the scent of horses” and you’ll know you’re on the right path).

Soon enough I see the sign for Hollyridge Trail on the right, and I begin my ascent.

Hiking guides warn Hollyridge Trail can be congested on weekends, but at 6 a.m. it’s empty and peaceful. Perhaps too peaceful when you come upon this warning sign: “Caution: Rattlesnakes.”

Stepping gingerly to avoid potential rattlesnakes and horse manure, I venture on as the trail grows steeper and my huffing and puffing becomes more pronounced.

After making a hard left turn from Hollyridge Trail to westbound Mulholland Fire Road, and after rounding a few bends, I spot the sign.

Once you reach Mount Lee Drive, the rest of the trip is on a paved road.

Switchback after switchback, higher and

higher you climb until you’re riding the ridge of Mount Lee, which offers views to the south of Hollywood and downtown Los Angeles and views northward toward Burbank, including the sight of the Walt Disney studios.

It takes only 35 minutes to make it to the “H” in Hollywood, but for people thinking they can stand in front of the letters for a selfie, be warned: The trail leads you to a spot above and behind the Hollywood sign; tall fencing prevents hikers from getting down underneath it.

The sign was erected in 1923 as a sales tool for a nearby housing development. At that point the sign was longer, spelling out the development’s name, Hollywoodland.

By 1949 the sign was in disrepair and faced a possible tear-down when the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce paid to spruce it up and remove the letters spelling “land.”

In the late 1970s, the

original was torn down and replaced with the sign visitors see today.

The view from the top of Mount Lee is smoggy early that morning, and surprisingly there are a few vehicles going up and down Mount Lee Drive, workers arriving for and leaving from work at a communications transmission tower located atop the peak above the sign.

I begin my descent at 6:50 a.m., and the view on the trip down proves almost as worthwhile as on the hike up because I notice landmarks I missed the first time, including a view of Griffith Park Observatory.

On my way up, I encountered just a few people: a gaggle of teens walking down, a few men and women jogging up.

On the way back down, the trail is more active with a few families and more joggers and hikers heading for Mount Lee, including 27-year-old Mark Henson. He routinely begins his march to the top about 3 miles farther south of the trailhead.

“It’s an easy hike if you start from here, but I

collection shows that junction.

Parking restrictions: There’s no parking on North Beachwood Drive from 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturdays, Sundays and holidays. But if you get there by 6 a.m., a hiker of average skill and in average shape should be able to ascend and descend Mount Lee by 8 a.m.

Trail difficulty: Moderate. Be sure to carry water and watch for rattlesnakes. Wearing sneakers is fine; you don’t need special hiking shoes.

Alternative to hiking: Sunset Ranch Hollywood (sunsetranchhollywood. com) offers horseback rides to views of the Hollywood sign from below; rides do not go to the top of Mount Lee. start at Hollywood Boulevard and take it all the way up and carry a 35-pound pack,” says the North Hollywood resident. “I love the workout. The first time I went to see the Hollywood sign up close. Now I just do it to get the blood flowing.”

Henson says the smog often lifts later in the day, but depending on the time of year a visitor makes the trek, it can get hot, too.

“Bring some water,” he advises, before adding, “if California has any left.”

I make it back to my parking spot by 7:30 a.m.

On the way out through the metal gate I see a security guard who hadn’t been there when I began the hike. He’s hired by the City of Los Angeles to shoo away any tourists trying to park during the no-parking hours.

I also have another encounter with the coyote; I’m now convinced he was hired by the neighbors to scare off tourists. I look at him, the coyote looks at me. He turns and trots up a hillside and disappears into the brush.

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Detective program highlight of dinner POLO – Centennial Elementary School third- and fourth-grade students and their families attended the Nov. 24 Great Garden Detective Adventure meal at the school.

The evening was the conclusion a 9-week hands-on program about fruits and vegetables. In the beginning, the students got down and dirty while planting the school vegetable garden. They then researched fruits and vegetables and later wrote public ser vice announcements, which were aired on the radio.

The next stage was to assist Mary Beth, University of Illinois Extension Nutrition Education Program community worker, prepare and taste recipes using the foods they had researched. Students became garden detectives by investigating the qualities of fruits and vegetables. Through various lessons and tastings they uncovered which were the juiciest, crunchiest, and sweetest.

The students then shared their findings at home, and encouraged others to discover a variety of different foods.

Amy (from left) and Carter Merdian with Jacob and Elsa Monaco at Centennial Elementary School in Polo attended the Great Garden Detective Adventure Program celebration dinner. Photo submitted by the Ogle County Extension.

The meal included spinach salad, sweet potatoes, vegetable subgroup salad, and baked chicken. The dessert was

pumpkin pudding.

Ma r i e Mo n a c o, t h e mother of Jacob, a fourth-grade student, said, “I always say I would

eat better if someone else cooked for me. Well, the meal prepared for us at the Great Garden Detective Adventure Program

dinner proved that statement. I really enjoyed the student public service announcements and will always treasure

the student cookbook.

Great job. I look forward to seeing more activities through this outstanding program.”

BUREAU VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL FFA ACTIVITIES The Bureau Valley High School FFA Chapter from Manlius attended the 88th annual National FFA Convention in October in Louisville, Kentucky. On the last day of the convention, Andrew Smith (fourth from left) of Walnut, and a former chapter member, was awarded an American Degree, the highest honor in FFA. With him are (from left) Trey Dale and Jay Norden of Walnut; Tom Brummel of Sheffield; Rick Lootens of Manlius; and Katie Smith, Lexie Jacobs, and Emma Deppen of Walnut.

Members participated in sessions and workshops.

They also toured the Indianapolis Speedway, Churchill Downs, and the Louisville Slugger Museum. Photos submitted by Willard Mott.

Chapter members from Manlius completed a community service project Nov. 7 at the Hennepin Canal in Sheffield.

They helped Dave Hahne clean the inside and outside of the visitor center. They also trimmed bushes, picked up sticks, and raked leaves. After the clean-up, the chapter had a fall cookout. Food, games, and a bonfire were part of the activities.

Four members attended the Ag sales Career Development Event on Nov. 11, also at Black Hawk College. Each member had to give a sales pitch to the judges and Tom Brummel (from left) of Sheffield; Emma Deppen and Katie Smith, both of Walnut; take a test on selling items that are related to agriculture. They also had to give a and Chase Gripp of Sheffield placed eighth in the Nov. 10 Crops Career Development sales pitch as a team. Team members, Jay Norden (from left), Dana Kepner, Katie Event at Black Hawk College in Galva. The team identified seeds, insects, and weeds, Smith, and Emma Deppen, all of Walnut, placed fourth overall in the competition.

Jay Norden received the second-highest individual score, as well. judged the quality of different grains, and took a test.

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Dennis Halgren and Amy Shaffer hoist a 50-pound catfish in the air on April 20 while Halgren’s granddaughter, Trista Janssen, poses underneath. The fishing guides brought in two of the monster cats to show Janssen’s fourth-grade class at Madison School in Dixon.

Firefighters from local departments take part in a drill Sept. 8 to learn how to fight a propane tank. The goal of fighting a propane tank fire is to keep the tank cool in order to avoid an explosion. Lt. Christina Wethington of Harmon organized the training for local departments.

LEFT: Dixon’s Isaiah Roby and Rock Falls’ Reid Ackerman get tangled up Jan. 30 during a basketball game in Dixon. TOP: Vickie Ehmen of Ormond Beach, Florida, prepares to receive ashes Feb. 18, Ash Wednesday, from the Rev. Peg Williams of Grace Episcopal church of Sterling. Williams distributed the ashes at Air Play Sports and Cafe in Sterling. MIDDLE: Steve Mazzarisi trains his son, Alex, in January at an open boxing club in Dixon. Mazzarisi sold the business and moved to the Quad City-area to start a restaurant. ABOVE: Abby Langner gives the statue of Ronald Reagan a cleaning April 11 outside of the President’s boyhood home in Dixon.

In recognition of Kiwanis One Day, many volunteers came together to spiffy up the home.

Presley Meinen, 8, finds a quiet area away from the crowds to work on his iPad Feb. 11 at an autism workshop in Dixon.

Caregiver Jackie Allen helps Kreider client Pauline Soliz read and explore a monument April 30 in Oakwood Cemetery in remembrance of five clients buried there. The Arc of Lee County purchased the stone and plots to lay to rest the remains of clients who have no other family.