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WHITESIDE COUNTY | UPDATE ON RELEASED INMATE’S DEATH

Woman died of heart issue Officials thought hypothermia might have been cause

BY KATHLEEN A. SCHULTZ kschultz@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 5535

MORRISON – A heart problem has been ruled the official cause of death for a Rock Falls woman who died Nov. 25 after being released from Whiteside County Jail during a snowstorm.

Whiteside County Coroner Joe McDonald said the cause of death was cardiac arrhythmia, which is an irregular heartbeat, that was caused by an enlarged heart.

“The cause of death for the late Janet Sims, who died on November 25, 2014, has been determined to be due to cardiac arrhythmia

caused by cardiomegaly resulting from left ventricular hypertrophy,” McDonald said in a twosentence news release Thursday afternoon. “This was the finding, after a thorough and completed autopsy and laboratory examination.”

McDonald did not respond to

an email sent Thursday evening seeking more information, such as whether the cold might have contributed to Sims’ death. He and other officials originally thought the cause of death might have been hypothermia.

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ELECTION 2015 | STERLING COUNCIL

ROCK FALLS

Nailed it!

Howze pulls out of race

Alternative school students learn to ply trades in class

Supervisor warned of incompatibility issue with offices

BY JERMAINE PIGEE jpigee@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 5525

ROCK FALLS – The smell of sawdust and the sound of nails being drilled into wooden studs filled the air Thursday at Thome Elementary School.

Since the beginning of the school year, eight male students at the school have participated in a shop class.

“This class teaches the kids life skills,” said Rob Berry, who teaches the class. “You never know when you have to cut a board or put in a screw or fix a light switch.”

Berry also said teaching students how to use different tools is a valuable life skill.

To help in launching the class, the Bi-County Special Education Cooperative gave the alternative school a $490 mini grant.

The cooperative provides educational services for children with a wide range of disabilities, from autism to attention deficit disorder to physical disabilities.

Its budget comes from state and federal money.

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Rob Berry of Thome Elementary School in Rock Falls works with his students in the shop class he created. Berry used a grant from the Bi-County Special Education Cooperative to purchase tools and supplies for the shop class. But before the grant, he put up his own money for materials.

STERLING – Sterling Township Supervisor Matt Howze has withdrawn his candidacy for alderman in the April 7 election after receiving a letter from the city attorney regarding a potential conflict of interest.

The letter from attorney Ron Coplan, dated Nov. 25, advised that the city considered the elected positions of township supervisor and Matt alderman to be Howze incompatible offices.

Coplan reasoned that because the township is within city boundaries, the two entities have concurrent jurisdiction on issues, including intergovernmental agreements between them.

“If Mr. Howze were in both elected positions, formal and informal intergovernmental agreements would require that he be on both sides of a contract,” Coplan said.

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1 Warm up with some pops in Sterling STERLING – The Sterling Municipal Band will present its 21st annual Pops Concert at 7 p.m. today at Abiding Word Church, 806 E. Lynn Blvd. An optional buffet dinner, for $25, will begin at 6:30 p.m. Doors open at 6.

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DIXON – Art and music will be featured in this month’s Second Saturdays in the downtown. Watercolor paintings by Dixon artist Sydni Reubin will be on display from 5:30 to 8 p.m., then through Feb. 9, at the Dixon Main Street office, 115 S. Hennepin Ave. Local folk/country/rock artist Lowell Harp will play from 7 to 9 p.m. at Books on First, 202 W. First St. Check out Second Saturdays on Facebook for more information.

ROCK FALLS – Silver Skates Ice Skating Derby and Snowball Archery will begin at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Centennial Park lagoon in Rock Falls. Kids ages 6 to 15 can participate, and there is no cost.

Call Coloma Township Park District at 815-6250272 for more information.

DIXON – Kids ages 9 to 14 may shoot free throws Sunday in the Knights of Columbus Free Throw Challenge in the gym at St. Mary School.

Age-group winners will advance to a regional competition. Doors will open at 11:30 a.m., with the shootout starting at noon. Call Jonathon Smith at 815-994-1977 or email him at jonathonsmith690@gmail.com for more information.

If you’d prefer to stay indoors this chilly weekend, the NFL playoffs will heat up on your TV. Four divisional playoff games are scheduled – Baltimore at New England (3:35 p.m., NBC) and Carolina at Seattle (7:15 p.m., Fox) on Saturday, and Dallas at Green Bay (12:05 p.m., Fox) and Indianapolis at Denver (3:40 p.m., CBS) on Sunday.

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DIXON – Gina Venier’s Nashville audition on “American Idol” aired Thursday night on Fox. (Drumroll ...)

The 24-year-old Dixon native is heading to the next round of the national singing competition.

During the televised audition, Venier played her cajon, a box-shaped percussion instrument, while singing ZZ Ward’s “Put the Gun Down.”

ZZ Ward shared her thoughts on Twitter on Thursday night: “Just saw @GinaVenier kill Put The Gun Down on @AmericanIdol!

So proud of you girl!!!” The tweet also linked to video of of Venier’s

audition via YouTube.

“I can’t wait to watch it all unfold,” Venier said Thursday night to Sauk Valley Media.

Alex Fischbach, 19, of Morrison, also auditioned and will appear on the Jan. 21 episode, which airs at 7 p.m. on Fox. Stay tuned for more coverage of both artists’ quest for stardom.

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ELECTION 2015 | DIXON PARK DISTRICT BOARD

Family’s petitions bring up questions Same signatures, handwriting on couple’s paperwork

BY MATT MENCARINI mmencarini@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 5529

DIXON – The same 60 signatures are on the petitions filed by Steve Pritchard and Nicole Pritchard, husband and wife, to seek election to the Dixon Park District Board.

The signatures are in the same order, with the exception of two names on the third page of both petitions, which are flipped – one appears on the fourth line on one petition and the fifth line on the other, and vice versa.

According to their signatures at the bottom of their petitions, Steve Pritchard and Nicole Pritchard circulated their own.

The bottom portions of the signature pages of the petitions, where the circulator is identified, appears to be written with the same handwriting, expect for the signatures and the handwriting of the Dixon Park District employee who accepted the petitions.

Steve Pritchard didn’t respond to

several requests for comment.

Nicole Pritchard couldn’t be reached for comment. Steve Pritchard had previously declined to give contact information for his wife, and a home number isn’t listed in the phone book.

Candidates are allowed to have the same signatures on their petitions.

Steve Pritchard, Nicole Pritchard and Ron Pritchard, Steve Pritchard’s father who has been a Park Board member for many years, were the only three people to file petitions for election to the Park Board during the April 7 election.

There are five seats on the board, and four of them are up for election.

Unless a candidate files as a write-in, there will be one vacancy on the new board.

The deadline to file as a write-in candidate is Feb. 5. If no candidate files as a write-in candidate, the write-in line won’t appear on the ballot. Only votes for a candidate that filed as a write-in will be counted from names written for that field.

To seek election as a write-in candidate, residents must file a notarized declaration of intent with the Lee County Clerk’s office.

Ron Pritchard, who signed both petitions, said he didn’t know his son and daughter-in-law were run-

ning for election until he filed his petition and was told they picked up petitions.

John Fritts, the Lee County treasurer, said he signed both petitions about 20 minutes apart, and they were brought to them by each candidate.

Candidates aren’t required to circulate their own petitions, said Lee County Clerk Cathy Myers, adding that whoever circulates the petition must sign the bottom of each page indicating they were the circulator.

The deadline for objections to a petition to be brought is Dec. 30, Myers said, just 4 business days after the deadline to submit petitions.

It’s uncommon for three family members to not only file for the same board or council, but also to be elected to a board or council.

While the three are legally allowed to be on the board, and won’t violate the Open Meeting Act if they meet for family dinner or other functions, they will represent a majority of the board and could create problems regarding openness, Don Craven, an attorney for the Illinois Press Association, said in a recent interview.

Both Steve Pritchard and Ron Pritchard have said that there won’t be a conflict of interest or an issue of transparency.

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One hurt Tuesday in 2-vehicle crash

STERLING – A Rock Falls woman was injured Tuesday in a two-vehicle crash at First Avenue and Wallace Street in Sterling.

State troopers responded at 6:01 p.m. They found that a vehicle driven by Sterling Police Xenya L. Rivera, 20, of Rock Mark W. Piper, 56, of Dixon; Falls, had approached the intersection on First Avenue.

10:58 a.m. Wednesday at Rivera’s vehicle struck the West Lynn Boulevard and Industrial Drive; no seat belt, rear of a vehicle driven by talking on a cellphone; released a 53-year-old woman from Rock Falls, whose name with promise to comply. was unavailable Thursday.

The 53-year-old woman sufOgle County fered minor injuries, and her vehicle received more than Sheriff $1,500 in damage. The vehicle Christopher L. Wilson, was driven from the scene.

44, of Milwaukee; Wednesday, from Cook County to Ogle County Jail; warrant for One hurt Tuesday driving while license revoked; in 2-vehicle crash given notice to appear.

STERLING – A Sterling Carl D. Poe, 44, of West woman was taken to CGH Franklin; Wednesday, from Aurora Police Department to Medical Center with injuries Ogle County Jail; warrant for Tuesday after a two-vehicle failure to appear, petition to crash at McCue and LeFevre roads in Whiteside County. revoke probation, and outState troopers responded standing sentencing order; at 4:23 p.m. They found given notice to appear.

Austin J. Musgrove, 20, of that a pickup truck driven

by Dawn M. Olds, 49, of Mount Morris; Wednesday; Morrison, was westbound warrant for failure to appear; on LeFevre Road. The given notice to appear. truck struck a utility vehicle Rachele L. Wasmund, stopped at the intersection 28, of Davis Junction; Wednesday at Ogle County with McCue Road, driven by a 54-year-old woman Jail; warrant for failure to from Sterling. Her name was appear; posted $346 bond and released with no further unavailable Thursday.

The 54-year-old woman court appearances. was taken to CGH MediKatrina Miller, 29, of Leaf cal Center in Sterling. Her River; Wednesday at Ogle County Jail; warrant for failure condition was unavailable to appear; appeared in court, Thursday. Olds was given a citation for failure to reduce had bond reduced, posted speed to avoid an accident. bond, and released with no further court appearances.

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TWIN CITIES

Fire chief makes emergency repair request Council invokes clause for preliminary approval

“We’re having issues with the primary workhorse engine,” Cook said. “A crack formed across the cab, and we noticed the body was beginning to shift on the truck.”

Cook said the fire department finally discovered the root of the problem.

“The body continued to separate in multiple areas, and the truck was literally splitting at the seams because of corrosion,” Cook said.

Cook asked the council to consider his request for an estimated $54,941 for repairs.

The situation had been

BY PAM EGGEMEIER peggemeier@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 5570

ROCK FALLS – A serious problem with a fire truck prompted the city council to invoke an emergency clause to approve an expenditure that wasn’t on the meeting agenda.

Twin City Joint Fire Command Chief Gary Cook used photos of engine 41 as he presented his case to the council at Tuesday’s meeting.

brought up at a special Finance Committee meeting, but not in time for it to make the council agenda. Finance Chairman Glen Kuhlemier said the extreme weather conditions had made the situation more worrisome.

“Finance reviewed this, and because it’s an emergency situation, we recommend the truck get fixed right away,” Kuhlemier said.

The council gave unanimous preliminary approval to the request, allowing an appointment for repairs to be made immediately. The request must

still be given final approval at the next meeting Jan. 20.

“State statute says we can make an emergency adaptation,” Mayor Bill Wescott said.

“We must make the appointment right away to get the truck in yet in January.”

Kuhlemier said a new frontline truck would cost the city at least $500,000. The cost of an aerial truck can exceed $1 million. Engine 41 has about 80,000 miles on it, and the city has had a new one on its radar.

“We knew we needed to get a front-line vehicle soon, and this one will then last much

longer as a secondary truck,” Wescott said.

Cook said the damaged pumper had not been deemed unsafe to use, but that day is not far off. A backup will be used while the main truck is being worked on.

Twin City has three front-line engines, two backup engines, and two aerial trucks. It is recommended that front-line trucks keep that status no longer than 15 years. With proper maintenance, they may go an additional 5 years as reserves.

The life expectancy of an aerial truck is 15 to 20 years.

ILLINOIS LEGISLATURE

General Assembly OKs special election measure Incoming comptroller says she’d run in 2016

Move gives Dems chance to take spot back, experts say SPRINGFIELD (AP) – Illinois’ Democraticled General Assembly approved legislation Thursday establishing a special election in 2 years’ time for state comptroller, a pointed move that defies the wishes of GOP Gov.elect Bruce Rauner days before his inauguration.

The Senate approved the measure by a 37-15 vote, while the House backed it 66-40. OutBruce going Gov. Rauner Pat Quinn has indicated that he plans to sign the bill into law in one of his last acts before leavJudy Baar-Topinka ing office.

The move illustrates the partisan divide in place as Illinois prepares to enter its first split government in more than a decade. Democrats said the legislation was in the spirit of democracy and good government, while Republicans called it a political power grab.

Rauner’s spokesman, Mike Schrimpf, released a statement Thursday evening saying Democrats in the General Assembly “refused to take bipartisan steps” and “proceeded instead with a constitutionally dubious election bill.”

Quinn had called for the special session following Republican comptroller Judy Baar Topinka’s death early last month. Topinka was elected to a second term in November, but died six weeks before taking the oath. A legal opinion from Attorney General Lisa Madigan determined that Quinn could appoint a replacement to serve until Monday,

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Illinois lawmakers gather on the House floor for a special session at the Illinois State Capitol on Thursday in Springfield. Lawmakers approved legislation Thursday establishing a special election in 2 years for state comptroller. when the current term expires, but that Rauner could name someone to take on the new term.

A special election in 2016 gives Democrats, who control both chambers, a chance to take away the position, especially if there is a strong presidential candidate atop the ticket, political experts say.

Majority Democrats defended the measure during debate on the floor.

They said Rauner’s choice, businesswoman Leslie Munger, would serve without voter approval and that holding a special election in a little under 2 years was ideal.

“It’s about the right of the people in a democracy to select their leaders,” House Majority Leader Barbara Flynn Currie said. “It has nothing to do with the governor. ... Democratic government is not about political partisanship.”

In addition to the comptroller position, the bill also would apply to other vacancies that might occur in statewide constitutional offices

going forward, except the governor’s office.

Still, Republicans complained the move was designed to strip Rauner of his executive authority and an attempt to put Democrats back in the game for the post in 2016.

Republicans said the move, which would cut the tenure of Rauner’s appointment in half, was a purely partisan maneuver at a time the two sides have pledged mutual cooperation in addressing the state’s biggest issues.

GOP state Sen. Matt Murphy of Palatine said approval of the legislation “sets a new day in Springfield off on a disappointing foot. It poisons the well.”

Rauner, Madigan and Cullerton have previously expressed hopes of working together constructively on the state’s largest problems, including a massive budget hole. Top Democrats said their aim in approving the legislation was not to impede a working relationship with the new governor.

Cullerton said those efforts wouldn’t be hindered by Thursday’s action.

“We have plenty of other things to talk about to get us off on a good foot,” Cullerton said.

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Munger was a director at Helene C u r t i s Industries and later Unilever, Leslie overseeing Munger U.S. hair care business for the companies from 1984 to 2001. She worked under former CEO Ron Gidwitz, who served on Rauner’s campaign finance committee. After that, Munger said, she needed to give her career – and required travel – a second thought.

“I had young children at the time and at some point, I just decided it’s too much, I’m gone too much, I need to go home,” Munger told the newspaper. “I just decided it’s time to step off the merry-go-round and raise my children.”

Since then, she’s largely focused on volunteer work. She also served on the board of the Riverside Foundation in Lincolnshire, which helps adults with disabilities.

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CHICAGO (AP) – Illinois’ incoming comptroller – former businesswoman and onetime legislative candidate Leslie Munger – believes her lack of political experience is one of her draws as she readies to take over the office that writes the state’s checks.

The Lincolnshire Republican will be appointed to the post, left vacant by the death of Judy Baar Topinka, after Gov.-elect Bruce Rauner takes office next week. Munger has said she wants to remain in the post for the 4-year term, but would run in a 2016 special election.

Lawmakers approved one Thursday.

“I believe it’s good to have somebody outside of Springfield,” she told the Chicago Tribune.

“I believe more outside people who have reallife experience, who have to live under the things that our government is doing to us, I think that’s a good thing because we know what real life is like.”

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OBITUARIES FUNERAL SERVICES FOR THE WEEK Today’s visitations: Nancy Lewallen of Dixon, 9 a.m.-noon at Chapel Hill Funeral Home in Dixon.

Richard L. “Dick” Reynolds of Amboy, 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. at Mihm-Jones Funeral Home in Amboy.

Donald L. Schriner of Lanark, 5-7 p.m. at Lanark Church of the Brethren.

Today’s funerals: Evelyn E. Reneau of Rock Falls, 10 a.m. memorial service at McDonald Funeral Home & Crematory in Rock Falls.

John R. Steien of Morrison, 11 a.m. at McDonald Funeral Home in Fulton.

Nancy Lewallen of Dixon, noon at Chapel Hill Funeral Home in Dixon.

Saturday visitations: Patricia A. Hubbard of Sterling, 9-10 a.m. at First Christian Church in Sterling.

Margaret M. Hoepner of Dixon, 10-11 a.m. at PrestonSchilling Funeral Home in Dixon.

Saturday funerals: Patricia A. Hubbard of Sterling, 10 a.m. at First Christian Church in Sterling.

Margaret M. Hoepner of Dixon, 11 a.m. at Preston-Schilling Funeral Home in Dixon.

Annie F. Lindquist of Franklin

Margaret M. Hoepner DIXON – Margaret M. Hoepner, 92, of Dixon, died Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2015, at KSB Hospital in Dixon after a short illness. She retired in 2002 as a housekeeper for Dixon Rehabilitation and Health Care Center.

Margaret was born Aug. 8, 1922, in Aurora, the daughter of Louis and Mary Ann (Evon) Cyko. She married Edward Hoepner. He preceded her in death Nov. 6, 1961.

Survivors include one daughter, Patricia (John) Krug of Dixon; two sisters, Jennie (Don) Moutray of Aurora, and Vicky Cyko of California; two granddaughters; and one greatgrandson.

She also was preceded in death by her parents; one son, Edward “Buster” Hoepner; one sister, Emma Ledger; four brothers, Louis, Alex, George, and John Cyko; and a granddaughter in infancy.

Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday and the funeral at 11 a.m.

Saturday at PrestonSchilling Funeral Home in Dixon, with the Rev. Mike Jones, pastor, officiating. Burial will be at Oakwood Cemetery in Dixon.

A memorial has been established to Meals on Wheels.

Visit prestonschillingfuneralhome.com to send condolences.

Wayne M. Schumacher ELIZABETH – Wayne M. Schumacher, 87, of Elizabeth, died Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2015, at Finley Hospital in Dubuque, Iowa.

Law-Jones Funeral Home in Elizabeth handled arrangements.

Grove, 11 a.m. at McDonald Funeral Home in Sterling.

Richard L. “Dick” Reynolds of Amboy, 11 a.m. at MihmJones Funeral Home in Amboy.

Donald L. Schriner of Lanark, 11 a.m. at Lanark Church of the Brethren.

Monday visitation: Bernice M. Hitchcock of Oregon, 5-7 p.m. at FarrellHolland-Gale Funeral Home in Oregon.

Tuesday visitation: Lloyd Behrens of Rockford, 9:30-11 a.m. at Fitzgerald Funeral Home Mulford Chapel in Rockford.

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HOWZE

The Illinois attorney general’s office offers its opinions on incompatibility of offices, including a list on which alderman and township supervisor are mentioned as conflicting. The state, however, leaves the ultimate decision with local governmental bodies.

“The attorney general’s opinion is just advisory, but it’s certainly an expression of the chief legal officer and is routinely followed by us,” Coplan said.

Coplan stressed that the letter was just a friendly heads-up of possible repercussions because the city couldn’t have taken action against Howze unless he had been seated on the council.

“He can file, he can run and get elected, but if he were elected to the council, it would be tantamount to resigning his township job,” Coplan said.

Precedent in Illinois has established that the acceptance of an incom-

OREGON – Bernice M. Hitchcock, 78, lifelong Oregon resident, died Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2015, at Rockford Memorial Hospital.

She was born Dec. 1, 1936, in Oregon, the daughter of Bert and Pearl (Cox) Himes. Bernice married Charles Hitchcock on Nov. 13, 1954, in Byron. She had been employed at the Oregon Sewing Factory, and most recently as a crossing guard for Oregon schools. Bernice was a member of East Oregon Church of God, where she was very involved in its Bible school. Her hobby in life was taking care of her grandchildren.

She is survived by her husband of 60 years, Charles of Oregon; sons, Charles Hitchcock of Oregon, Allen (Linda) Hitchcock of Janesville, Wisconsin, and Jim Hitchcock of Oregon;

Illinois attorney general’s opinion Incompatibility of offices “Incompatibility arises where the Constitution or a statute specifically prohibits the occupant of one office from holding another, or where the duties of the two offices are such that the holder of one cannot, in every instance, fully and faithfully discharge all the duties of the other.”

– People ex rel. Myers v. Haas (1908) “It is well settled in Illinois that the acceptance of incompatible office by the incumbent of another office constitutes an ipso facto resignation of the first office.” – People v. Bott (1931) “Formal resignation or ouster by legal proceedings is not required.” – Packingham v. Harper (1896) patible office by the incumbent of another office constitutes a resignation of the first office.

Still, a candidate is well within his or her legal rights to pursue a conflicting position.

“Had he been elected and taken the council seat, and not resigned at the township, he can do that until a third party files a lawsuit to do something about it,” Coplan said.

City Clerk Marie Rombouts said the city received Howze’s official withdrawal notification via certified mail on Dec. 26. She agreed that the onus is on the city in this type of situation.

Lloyd Behrens of Rockford, 11 a.m. at Fitzgerald Funeral Home Mulford Chapel in Rockford.

Bernice M. Hitchcock of Oregon, 11 a.m. at FarrellHolland-Gale Funeral Home in Oregon.

Jan. 17 funeral: Vickie Hernandez Fleming of Stillman Valley, formerly of Dixon, 11 a.m. memorial service at Farrell-Holland-Gale Funeral Home in Oregon.

Jan. 24 funeral: Carolyn S. Larsen of Prophetstown, 3 p.m. gathering of family and friends at Bears Showtown USA in Lyndon.

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“It raised red flags with us, and we sought an opinion from the city attorney,” Rombouts said. “There are state guidelines for incompatibility of offices, but it’s left up to local officials as to how to handle it. Our attorney believed this was something we should deal with.”

Howze was one of four candidates to emerge in Ward 2 just before the filing deadline. Shirley Sharp, Christine Wilen, and David Miller still plan to run for the council seat now held by Barry Cox. Howze didn’t respond to Sauk Valley Media’s requests for comment.

daughters, Rose (Royal) Ferge, Bernice (Dan) Jenkins, and Nancy Zeigler, all of Oregon; 13 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; brother, Bert Himes of Byron; and sisters, Nancy Schumacher of Oregon, and Gardia Cox of Mount Morris.

She was preceded in death by her parents; grandson, Shannon Zeigler; and her twin sister in infancy.

Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday at Farrell-Holland-Gale Funeral Home in Oregon, The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home, with John Guthrie, pastor of East Oregon Church of God, officiating. Burial will be at Daysville Cemetery in rural Oregon.

Memorials may be directed to the family.

Visit farrellhollandgale. com to send condolences.

LANARK – Donald LeRoy Schriner, 93, of Lanark, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2015, at Liberty Village in Freeport.

He w as bor n July 5, 1921, in Brookville, the son of Dennis and Christine (Hammond) Schriner. Donald attended Cowen Country School, and graduated from Milledgeville High School with the Class of 1939. Donald and Mildred Ruth Hawbecker were married Feb. 5, 1943, in Lanark.

Donald was a farmer. He was a member of Lanark Church of the Brethren and Carroll County Livestock Feeders. Donald also was a 4-H leader and a member of Lanark Masonic Lodge, Lima Township Board, Carroll County Board, Carroll County Farm Bureau, and the Northwest Illinois Two Cylinder Club.

He is survived by his daughter, Sharon Schoonhoven of Keytesville, Missouri; sons, Keith D. (Joan) Schriner and Dennis (Karen)

Schriner, both of Lanark; his brother, Robert (Donna) Schriner; grandchildren, Alecia Schoonhoven, Correen (Mark) Wooldridge, Shelley (Ryan) Stoner, Jamie (Justin) Martz, Callie (Ryne) Plager, and Austin Schriner; stepgrandchildren, Nick (Shay) Papoccia and Matt (Jen) Papoccia; 10 great-grandchildren; and six step-great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Mildred; son-in-law, Wayne Schoonhoven; and special friend, Darlene Polhill.

Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. today at Lanark Church of the Brethren in Lanark. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the church, with Mark Godfrey, pastor, officiating. Burial will be at Lanark Cemetery.

Russell-Frank Funeral Home in Lanark is handling arrangements.

A memorial has been established.

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Donald E. Asp FRANKLIN GROVE – Donald E. Asp, 73, of Franklin Grove, died Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2015, at his home.

Preston-Schilling Funeral Home in Dixon is handling arrangements.

Lloyd E. Lego STERLING – Lloyd E. Lego of Sterling died Sunday, Jan. 4, 2015.

Russell-Frank Funeral Home in Lanark is handling arrangements.

ILLINOIS | NUCLEAR PLANTS

Tough love in plans?

Carbon-based providers could be punished, helping nuclear Tribune News Service

Illinois governmental agencies Wednesday issued a report to propose ways to prop up Exelon’s ailing nuclear power plants, citing the economic and environmental impact that closing those plants could have on the state.

The agencies suggested programs and taxes that would punish electric generators that burn carbon-based fuels and produce carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas. Exelon’s nuclear plants don’t emit greenhouse gases.

Regardless of whether Exelon’s plants continue to operate or are shuttered, Illinois ratepayers will see higher electricity bills, according to the report.

For instance, if the state Legislature decides to tax carbon dioxide emissions to help

Exelon, the move would drive up electricity prices 17 percent to 21 percent over 28 years, the report said.

Closing nuclear plants, however, also would cost “hundreds of millions of dollars or more” in upgrades to transmission lines needed to bring in new forms of power to the state, the report said.

The Illinois Power Agency, which purchases power on behalf of utility customers, said there would be no threat of outages in the state because much of the power generated by Exelon’s nuclear plants is shipped out of Illinois.

Exelon has said three of its six plants in the state face possible closing. The impact of closing those plants, according to the state Department of Commerce and

Economic Opportunity: 2,500 direct jobs lost, $1.8 billion in lost economic activity to the state, and a 10 percent to 16 percent increase in wholesale power prices.

Increased spending on renewable energy, however, could mitigate those costs, according to the report, adding 9,600 jobs by 2019 and producing $120 million in energy savings.

The agencies contributing to the 269-page report were directed to do so in line with a House resolution adopted last year under the direction of Speaker Michael Madigan. Exelon has been lobbying state lawmakers to hash out legislation in the spring, saying that could decide the fate this year of Exelon’s nuclear plants.

Exelon also owns the Byron nuclear plant.

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Cardiomegaly is an enlarged heart, and left ventricular hypertrophy is enlargement of the muscle tissue that makes up the wall of the left ventricle, which is the heart’s main pumping chamber.

Cardiac arrhythmia is an irregular heartbeat.

Sims, 65, who suffered from bipolar and schizoaffective disorders, was released from jail Nov. 25 after serving 5 days of a 10-day sentence for trespass.

A hunter found her body about 3 p.m. the next day in a wooded area a few blocks north of the jail, roughly 30 hours after she had been released. Foul play was not suspected.

Sims left the jail of her own accord, the jail

reported, but apparently did not have a ride home.

Her sons say they did not know she was in jail, and unlike the last time she was held, jail staff did not call them to take her home. A snowstorm was moving through the area at the time.

Sheriff Kelly Wilhelmi was not in the office Thursday afternoon and could not be reached for comment.

At the time of Sims’ death, the sheriff said he did not know whether she had called anyone for a ride, although the jail provides inmates the opportunity to do so.

Jail staff is not required to ensure that released inmates have a ride, and are not allowed to detain them once their sentence is served. For liability reasons, the sheriff’s department does not provide

rides home, Wilhelmi said.

He has since declined to provide other information, citing an ongoing State Police investigation into the matter. The status of that investigation could not be determined Thursday.

Jamie Richards of Lyndon, one of Sims’ sons, said Thursday that his mom had mentioned taking a “heart pill” in the past, but never said anything specific about a heart condition. Because of her mental illness, “it’s very possible she quit taking it” along with her other medication, he said.

He also has said he is convinced that her mental illness would have been apparent to jail staff, and so she probably should have been taken to a hospital, rather than to jail or simply released.

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A Whiteside County Sheriff’s Department vehicle is parked along Interstate 88 about a mile west of the U.S. Route 30 exit on Thursday evening as semitrailer rests on its side in the median. While no records were set in the Sauk Valley, Mother Nature’s whiteout conditions Thursday night were mighty impressive.

On the record, we were off pace Temps fall shy of prediction, history

BY CHRISTI WARREN cwarren@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 5521

STERLING – Although forecasters were tentatively predicting record lows overnight Wednesday, we didn’t quite get there.

The bar was set at a crisp minus 20 degrees, but according to the National Weather Service, the coldest temperature recorded Wednesday night for the Sauk Valley area was 15 below.

So, close, but no cigar.

Blowing snow was in the forecast Thursday evening, but today will be dry, although still windy

and dangerously cold.

Wind chills of minus 20 and minus 28 are predicted through Saturday morning, before things start to warm up a bit again Saturday afternoon. That is, if you can call temps in the teens and lower 20s warm.

Sunday, temps will get back up to the upper 20s.

Stay warm!

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DIXON | KSB HOSPITAL

LEE COUNTY

New Year’s baby: It’s a girl!

Caroline born to parents Lynn and Matt Kalnins of Chana

BY CHRISTI WARREN cwarren@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 5521

DIXON – Lynn and Matt Kalnins were pretty surprised when the nurses told them their daughter, who was born Jan. 2, was KSB Hospital’s first of 2015.

“They just kind of said, ‘Oh, by the way, you’re the first one,’” Lynn said.

“We were the only ones in there at the time, but as soon as we delivered, within half an hour there was another baby born, and then as the night continued, there were two more born, so it was kind of a domino effect.”

Caroline Marie Kalnins, all 8 pounds, 2 ounces of her, was born at 10:16 that Friday morning.

“It’s kind of funny. I mean, it’s something that we can always kind of talk about,” Lynn said. “Our other daughter was born before the Fourth of July, so we kind of joked that our daughters like to be born around holidays.”

Four-year-old Abigail, born July 3, also was

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Matt and Lynn Kalnins, along with their 4-year-old daughter, Abigail, welcome the newest addition to the family, Caroline, on Jan. 2 at KSB Hospital in Dixon.

Caroline Kalnins Hospital: KSB Hospital Sex: Female Parents: Lynn and Matt Kalnins Weight; length: 21 inches; 8 pounds, 2 ounces delivered at KSB. “We didn’t find out the gender for either pregnancy, so it made the

moment even more exciting to know that we had a little girl to join our family,” she said. “Our daughter was hoping for a sister the whole time because she’s in love with the movie “Frozen,” and wanted a sister just like Elsa.”

The Kalnins live outside Chana in Ogle County, and both Lynn and Matt work in Ogle County:

Lynn is assistant principal at Chana Education Center, and Matt is a police officer with the Oregon Police Department. The parents, both 32, were married in 2007 and will celebrate their eighth anniversary on Sept. 1.

“Like I said, it was just such a surprise,” Lynn said. “We’ve had quite a year!”

DIXON – A month after local fire departments pledged to equip every Lee County Sheriff Department squad car with defibrillators, they’re on their way to their fundraising goal.

So far, they’ve raised enough money to equip six of the 20 squads with new devices, and are halfway toward buying a seventh.

Each life-saving device costs about $1,700, said Amboy Fire Chief Jeff Bryant, who’s spearheading the effort.

So far, $1,750 has been raised by Amboy, and another $1,750 by Sublette, Bryant said.

Donations from the public have amounted to about $6,000, and they’ve had one defibrillator donated from the company they’re buying from, Sheriff John Simonton said.

“We have about five of them in the squads, but they’re older ones,” Simonton said. “Obviously that wasn’t enough for everyone to have one available.

“You might have a squad with one, you

To help To donate to the cause, bring money to any of the participating fire dpeartments and let them know what it’s for, Amboy Fire Chief Jeff Bryant said.

Participating departments include: Amboy, Dixon City, Dixon Rural, Franklin Grove, Ashton, Paw Paw, Compton, West Brooklyn, Harmon, and Sublette. might not. But a lot of times, we’ll get to the medical calls before an ambulance will, so if someone has a heart problem that might be solved by the defibrillators, we might even save a life before the ambulance gets there.”

No defibrillators have been bought just yet, Simonton said. Bryant wanted to wait until they had more money collected before ordering them.

At a meeting Dec. 2, Bryant challenged all 10 fire departments in the county to raise $3,500 each, which would pay for two defibrillators.

IN BRIEF Kohl’s reopens after short closure

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Thome Elementary School teacher Rob Berry teaches his students how to use a drill during his shop class.

Berry used a grant from the Bi-County Special Education Cooperative to create the class.

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“Any teacher in BiCounty can write a mini grant up to $500 for whatever activity they want in the classroom that regular funding won’t pay for,” Berry said. “We used the money to pay for tools and toolboxes.”

Thome School enrolls students with behavior problems and emotional disabilities. Fifty elementary, middle and high school students are enrolled.

The grant money did not come until October, but Berry wanted to start the shop class before that. So, he put up some of his own money until the grant was available.

“It was only a couple hundred dollars, but it was worth it, and the kids really enjoyed it,” Berry said. “Teaching this class is very important to me.”

Students spent more than an hour in the shop class Thursday learning how to drill a screw into a wooden stud.

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Berry works with his students in the shop class he created. Students spent more than an hour in the shop class Thursday learning how to drill a screw into a wooden stud. and screw,” Berry said.

Berry also taught the students how to use a circular saw and cut a flat piece of wood.

Students will use the pieces of wood to make a box, which can be used for their school supplies.

The students have also done other projects.

At the beginning of the year, they wrote their name in pencil on a wooden stud. Then, they used a hammer and pounded nails into the letters to make their name.

“We sanded off the pen-

cil marks and the nails showed their name,” Berry said. “They had a nice little name tag to take home.”

Students enjoy the shop class.

“We can do things in this school we couldn’t do in normal schools,” said Brandon, a seventh-grader.

“At Montmorency School, my main school, they don’t have shop classes.”

Michael, a sixth-grader at Thome, said the shop class is fun.

“I like pounding nails and cutting the boards,” he said. “It’s a good class.”

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STERLING – Kohl’s was closed for about 3 hours Thursday after the Sterling Fire Department responded for an odd smell.

The store was evacuated around 8:30 a.m. and reopened around noon.

According to Fire Chief Mike Dettman of the Twin City Joint Fire Command, crews checked the building with a gas detector and found a high level of carbon monoxide.

The department ordered that the building be evacuated, Dettman said, and remain closed until repairs can be made to a furnace that was determined to be the

source of the leak.

Three employees were checked at the scene and released, he said.

Woodlawn alters second recital time STERLING – The Woodlawn Arts Academy winter music recitals are set for 1 and 3 p.m. Jan. 17 at St. Paul Lutheran Church, 1701 16th Ave. Admission is free. The second recital had been set for 3:30 p.m.

The recitals will feature vocal and instrumental students of all ages.

Go to woodlawnartsacademy.com or call 815-626-4278 for more information.

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EDITORIAL | ILLINOIS GOVERNOR

Sun sets on Quinn era G

ov. Pat Quinn’s 6-year tenure as Illinois’ top elected official is nearly over.

The Chicago Democrat’s administration, while disappointing to many, did have its moments.

Quinn, who took office in January 2009 after the impeachment and conviction of Gov. Rod Blagojevich, got the Legislature to approve a multibillion-dollar capital construction bill just months into his term. Rebuilt roads and bridges across the state were the result; so was legalized video gaming.

Quinn signed some landmark legislation, including laws abolishing the death penalty, legalizing gay marriage, and approving medical marijuana.

A staunch supporter of military veterans, Quinn proved it by attending funerals of slain soldiers and visiting military hospitals each year at Christmas.

He reviewed and ruled on stacks of clemency requests that Blagojevich couldn’t be troubled with.

Quinn even showered some taxpayer-funded

What we think

We look back on Gov. Pat Quinn’s 6 years in power.

At least he’s not headed to jail, which is an accomplishment in Illinois. largesse on the Sauk Valley, most recently a $400,000 grant to Gov. Pat help Rock Quinn Falls develop its green space project in the downtown riverfront RB&W district.

However, Quinn’s signature failure came from his inability to induce the House and Senate, both controlled by fellow Democrats, to tackle and resolve Illinois’ many thorny financial problems.

A pension reform bill, finally approved 13 months ago, appears doomed in the courts.

A 67-percent tem-

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porary income tax increase, approved 4 years ago by lame-duck lawmakers, failed to rescue Illinois’ debtplagued government.

Questions remain about his pre-2010-election Neighborhood Recovery Program, which is under federal investigation.

Quinn’s early years as a political reformer may have hurt him as governor. Legislators never seemed to warm up to a guy who once criticized them as “fumbling” and “bumbling.”

But that does not grant amnesty to lawmakers, who are elected to solve problems, not to endlessly delay decisions until after the next election.

And Quinn’s hamhanded approach to handing out governmental jobs to the politically connected became blatantly obvious. Illinoisans who grew to admire Quinn, the 1980s reformer, deserved better in the 2010s.

As the sun sets on the Quinn era, at least the governor is not heading to jail, which, in politically corrupt Illinois, is an accomplishment.

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COMMENTS ON CONGRESS

U.S. Congress: Looking forward by looking back Resolve to debate and legislate; end catch-all bills

BY LEE H. HAMILTON Bloomington, Indiana

With the 114th Congress just underway, the political world is focused intently on the road ahead. Taxes, trade, immigration, climate change, job creation, the Affordable Care Act – there’s a long list of issues and one burning question: Can a Republican Congress and a Democratic president find common ground?

Yet, before we get worked up about what’s to come, we need to take a hard look at the Congress that just ended and ask a different question: Why was it such an abject failure?

Let’s start with a basic number. According to the Library of Congress, 296 bills were approved by the 113th Congress and signed by the president. Just for comparison’s sake, the “do-nothing Congress” of 1947-48 got 906 bills through.

CONGRESS FAILED most spectacularly on the basics. Not one of the dozen annual appropriations bills passed, while the budget resolution, which is supposed to set overall fiscal policy, never even got to a vote.

When Congress did legislate, it did so in the worst possible way – by using an “omnibus” spending bill into which it crammed everything it could manage.

The bill was put together in a single week, guaranteeing minimal study by the members of Congress who voted on it.

Congress’ reliance on omnibus bills, which are written in secret, has had a variety of Lee H. pernicious Hamilton effects. The procedure violates every rule of good legislative process, denying transparency and accountability.

It allows Capitol Hill to curry favor with all sorts of special interests but no public reckoning.

It forces – or allows – members to vote for provisions that would have had little chance of surviving on their own.

And it puts enormous power into the hands of the leadership of both parties – not least because lobbyists have come to understand that they need to have a representative in the room where the omnibus is crafted, and therefore they focus money and attention on leaders.

The past Congress maintained one other lamentable trend: it took “oversight” to mean

injecting its investigations with excessive partisanship – Benghazi, the IRS’s examination of conservative groups, the VA’s mishandling of health care for veterans – while forgetting the crucial, ongoing oversight of government.

It allowed itself to be co-opted by the intelligence community, which persuaded Congress to neglect a public debate on massive surveillance, hacked the Senate’s computers, misled Congress about the nature and extent of torture, and leaked classified details to the media.

CONGRESSIONAL leadership is now under pressure to show Americans that it can be successful. Let’s hope leaders consider “success” to include avoiding the bad habits of the past – by paying more attention to their constituents than to special interests; enforcing their own ethics rules more vigorously; and most of all, following the “regular order” based on 200 years of legislative experience, which would allow the full debate and votes Congress needs to serve as a true coequal branch of government.

Note to readers: Lee Hamilton is director of the Center on Congress at Indiana University. He was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives for 34 years.

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THE READER’S VOICE

Church women give generously to Honor Flight JOHN RICH Dixon

In December, I got a call from one of the ladies at the First Presbyterian Church of Franklin Grove.

She asked whether I could come out to their Christmas program on Friday evening, Dec. 12. They wanted to present a check to the Lee County Honor Flight for veterans.

I said, Sure, and that I would be glad to.

At the end of the program, they announced that the ladies had made a beautiful quilt and four other items to be raffled. Not only did they make those beautiful

items, but they also sold the raffle tickets.

I was asked to draw the winning numbers, and then was presented a check for $1,400 payable to the Lee County Honor Flight for veterans.

Thank you so much, ladies, as this is for such a good cause.

Note to readers: John Rich is a Lee County Honor Flight committee member.

Food pantry very grateful for donations BETH MATHEW Sterling

The Fish Food Pantry is very grateful for all the donations made during the holiday season. Com-

“Secrecy is not a protection because it fosters an atmosphere that is detrimental to the defendant’s rights and the state’s interests.

Openness is the best protection.”

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panies, organizations, families and individuals contributed food and monetary donations in the past month or more. Donations are still coming in.

A little over a month ago, our shelves looked rather “bare.” Now they are well stocked, thanks to the donations. It is great to start out the new year with food and supplies for our recipients.

In 2014, we served more than 2,000 families and 7,000 individuals. That is an increase over 2013.

Please continue to remember food pantries in our community. The need continues to increase as we serve throughout the year.

Note to readers: Beth Mathew is the Fish Food Pantry board chairwoman.

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DAY TRIP | DuSABLE MUSEUM

Visit unlocks door to African cultures Site has wealth of history to explore

BY ANDREA MILLS amills@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 5575

CHICAGO – The DuSable Museum of African American History has been on the scene since 1961.

Its purpose is to document, collect, preserve, and study Africans and African Americans and their history. Those of any ethnicity will find lots to learn as they explore the museum’s exhibits.

A good starting place would be Africa Speaks.

Here, visitors will find out about the cultures of various African countries.

There are about 2,000 items to study, grouped into five regions: West, South, East, Central, and North. The region’s ethnic groups and customs are explored.

Open until Thursday, Spirits of the Passage deals with the transatlantic slave trade from the 16th through the 19th centuries. Museumgoers will receive the latest news on recent marine archaeological findings, as well as learn about the legacies of the trade still in evidence today. The exhibit features dioramas, audio stations, maps, and artifacts, such as restraints and plates from a slave ship’s wreck.

Red, White, Blue & Black: A History of Blacks in the Armed Services takes the visitor into the military. The time period covered spans the Vietnam War back to the Revolutionary War, revealed through the use of more than 100 objects.

Carvings are a point of interest in the Freedom

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What: DuSable Museum of African American History Where: 740 E. 56th Place, Chicago When: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday Cost: $10 adults, $7 students with identification, $5 seniors, $3 children 6 to 11, and free for 5 and younger. There is no cost to tour the museum on Sundays.

Information: dusablemuseum.org or 773947-0600.

Now Mural. African American history comes to life in this exhibit. Robert Witt Ames, sculptor and attorney, produced the wooden mural, which covers 400 years. Famous people and events are depicted there. Look for the 1831 Nat Turner slave revolt and Frederick Douglass.

Also on display is an exhibit about the late Harold Washington, former Chicago mayor. A Slow Walk to Greatness: The Harold Washington Story talks about the impact he had on the city.

Guests even get to “meet” the mayor through an animatronic likeness of him sitting behind a desk he once used in Springfield when he was a state representative.

Visitors also will want to spend some time to look over the Thomas Miller Mosaics, contemporary murals by this Chicago artist. The mosaic contains the portraits of the eight museum founders.

Photos submitted by Olu Akintorin Jr.

ABOVE: The front lobby of the DuSable Museum of African American History in Chicago is elegant and welcoming. Until Thursday, visitors can learn about the transatlantic slave trade in the Spirits of the Passage exhibit.

LEFT: The museum, located in the Hyde Park area of Chicago, combines history, art and culture in its displays. It was founded in 1961.

LIVING SMART

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There are many things you can do to boost home security, such as adding an alarm system or getting a guard dog, but unless you have working deadbolt locks and actually use them, your home isn’t secure, locksmiths say.

Lance Cronk, owner of highly rated (on Angie’s List) Metro Lock Service in Portland, Ore., says intruders use force to gain entry in a majority of home burglaries.

“Because the locks or deadbolts are not functioning properly or they are inadequate, the intruder is able to kick the door in,” he says.

A deadbolt is a type of lock with a steel bolt that

extends into the door jamb and strike plate of a door frame. The most common type is the single-cylinder deadbolt, operated by a twist knob on the inside of the door and a key on the outside.

Some people prefer the double-cylinder deadbolt, which doesn’t have a twist knob and requires a key for operation both inside and outside the home.

Many burglaries are forced-entry According to the latest FBI statistics, there were 1.9 million burglaries in the United States in 2013, resulting in $4.5 billion in property loss. Out of all burglaries, 59 percent

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Consider a double-cylinder deadbolt lock, if your door has a lot of windows. were the result of forced entry. Residential burglaries accounted for 74 percent of all burglaries, and a majority occurred during the daytime.

“You should definitely have a deadbolt, and it needs to be a quality one with a hardened steel bolt,” says Eric Ball,

locksmith at highly rated Broad Ripple Lock in Indianapolis.

For the deadbolt to function properly, the bolt must extend fully into the hole on the door jamb. The hole should be reinforced with a metal strike plate. If the bolt doesn’t extend all the

way into the hole or if a strike plate isn’t used, the lock and door frame can be compromised.

“Typically when someone kicks in a door, it’s not the door that breaks, it’s the door frame,” Ball says. “You should use 3-inch screws to reinforce the strike plate into the studs of the frame of the house.”

Even if you have a deadbolt lock on your door, it won’t make a difference if it’s not used regularly.

Cronk says many homeowners find it easier to lock the doorknob and often neglect to lock the deadbolt.

Ball agrees. “Doorknobs are for convenience, deadbolts are for security,” he says.

Single- and doublecylinder issues Homeowners should take note that a singlecylinder deadbolt can be breached if an entry door has glass panels, because a burglar can break the glass and reach inside to unlatch the deadbolt. A double-cylinder deadbolt will protect against this, and Ball recommends homeowners keep a key close by but out of arm’s reach. However, the double-cylinder deadbolt can be problematic in the event of a house fire because a key is required to unlock the door from the inside.

Another solution might simply be to replace the door itself.

SUPPORT GROUPS, CLUBS AND SERVICES Saturday, Jan. 10 Alcoholics Anonymous, 9 a.m., closed, Big Book, United Methodist Church, 201 E. Chicago Ave., Davis Junction.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 9 a.m., open, women’s; noon, open; 6 p.m., open, 90-92 S. Hennepin Ave., Dixon.

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, 9:30 a.m., former St. Anne Grade School, 32 N. Jones Ave., Amboy, 815-857-2315.

Parkinson’s Support Group, 10 a.m., Board Room, Mercy South Medical Center, 638 S. Bluff Blvd., Clinton, Iowa, 563243-5585.

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.

Reality Check Narcotics Anonymous, noon, 6 p.m., First Christian Church, 506 Fifth

Ave., Rock Falls, 779-245-8214.

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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.

Sauk Computer User Group, 1-4 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling.

Sauk Creative Writer’s Group, 2 p.m., Gingko Tree Café, 216 W. First St., Dixon.

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

Alcoholics Anonymous, 8 p.m., closed, Village of Progress, 710 S. 13th St., Oregon.

Sunday, Jan. 11 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, 9 a.m., closed; noon, open; 6 p.m., closed, step, 90-92 S. Hennepin Ave., Dixon.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 10 a.m., open, Horizon View Farm barn, 2422 N. River Road, Oregon.

Sauk Valley Alcoholics Anonymous Group, 10 a.m., open, Big Book, back door, 1503 First Ave., Rock Falls.

Sterling-Rock Falls Historical Society, 2 p.m., Ryberg Auditorium, CGH Medical Center, 100

E. LeFevre Road, Sterling.

Healing Hearts bereavement group for parents, grandparents, and siblings of deceased children, 5-6 p.m., Church of God, 806 W. Oregon Trail Road, Oregon, 815-732-4111.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 6 p.m., closed, Church of St. Anne, 401 N. Cherry St., Morrison.

Reality Check Narcotics Anonymous, 6 p.m., First Christian Church, 506 Fifth Ave., Rock Falls, 779-245-8214. Downstairs, west door.

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Secrets of son’s parentage weighs on mom’s mind Dear Abby, I am worried about how my 10-year-old son, “Jake,” will take some news he’s not aware of yet. I wasn’t able to have children, so my husband and I turned to in-vitro, using a donated egg from a family member. We thank God this method worked.

Our plan was to explain it to Jake when he got older, once he understood about the birds and the bees. Now I am starting to get this fear that he will be very upset when he learns about it and be angry with us.

I don’t want him to go into a depression over it. What should we do?

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dearABBY Abigail Van Buren’s (Jeanne Phillips) column appears during the week through Universal Press Syndicate.

planned? Should we have told him already? Or should we say nothing?

– Mom in Chicago Dear Mom, Not knowing Jake, I can’t gauge his level of maturity. I’m not sure why being told how special he is, and how grateful you and your

husband are to be his parents would send him into a depression. But because you think it might, discuss this with a child psychologist before talking to your son. Please don’t put this off, because if other family members know about the egg donation, it is only a matter of time before the cat will be out of the bag, and it’s better that Jake hears this information from you.

Dear Abby, I am a 23-year-old woman in grad school, and I have noticed something about my male friends. Whenever they meet a new girl, the first comment out of their

mouths is about her looks. Then they will expound at length on her physical assets (or lack thereof).

Abby, it makes me furious. Not only does it make me feel selfconscious about my own body, it also makes me angry that these talented, charming and outgoing girls are judged first by their cup size.

Is there anything I can say to my friends to make them amend their behavior? Or am I being overly sensitive and need to accept that this is a “guy thing”? Thanks for your input.

– Objectified in Omaha Dear Objectified, It’s a guy thing. That

they talk this way in front of you may indicate that they consider you “one of the guys.” Since it bothers you, speak up and suggest they knock it off. If you do, it might jar them back to reality.

greetings and I left right afterward.

I answer the question by saying, “We met in a bar.” My wife says, “We met in university.” Who’s right?

– Bar None? in Texas

Dear Abby, My wife and I would love your take on a disagreement we’ve had since we were married.

It’s the age-old question, “So, where did you two meet?”

We met abroad at a university exchange program and were introduced to each other by our school sponsors in the bar where all the students hung out. We shook hands, exchanged

Dear Bar None, You both are, but have you never heard the adage, “A happy wife makes for a happy life”?

My advice is to stick with her version.

Tacos, 4-8 p.m., Latin American Social Club, 2708 W. Fourth St., Sterling, 815-625-8290.

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.

Sing-a-long with Margo, 10:30 a.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815732-3252.

Lifescape lunch, 11:30 a.m., Lee County Council on Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815288-9236. Sign up by 10 a.m. previous business day.

Lunch, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815622-9230.

Birthday Potluck Lunch, 11:30 a.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815732-3252.

Organized Wii Bowling games, noon, Lee County Council on Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon.

Card games, noon, Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815-562-5050.

Bingo, 12:30 p.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th Ave., Oregon, 815-732-3252.

Euchre, 12:30 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230.

Pinochle, 1 p.m., Lee County Council on Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon.

Movie, “The King’s Speech,” 2 p.m., Program Room, Odell Public Library, 307 S. Madison St., Morrison, 815-772-7323.

Euchre 101, 1 p.m., Robert Fulton Community Center and Transit Facility, 912 Fourth St., Fulton, 815-589-3925.

Bingo, 7 p.m., Sterling Moose Family Center, 2601 E. Lincolnway, Sterling, 815-625-0354.

Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips.

Contact Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.

COMMUNITY EVENTS Friday, Jan. 9 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., Lee County Council on Aging, 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.

Bridge, 8:45 a.m., Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815-562-5050.

Bingo, 9:30-11 a.m., Lee County Council on Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon.

Wii Bowling, 10 a.m. and card games, Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815562-5050.

Line dancing, 11 a.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-6229230.

Lifescape lunch, 11:30 a.m., Lee County Council on Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815288-9236. Sign up by 10 a.m. previous business day.

Lunch, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815622-9230.

Organized Wii Bowling games, noon, Lee County Council on Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon.

Card games, noon, Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815-562-5050.

Movie Day, 12:15 p.m., Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815-562-5050.

Mexican Train dominoes, 12:30 p.m., Whiteside Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230.

Pinochle, 12:30-3 p.m., Big Room, Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230.

Duplicate bridge, 12:30 p.m., Lee County Council on Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815288-9236.

Pinochle, 1 p.m., Lee County Council on Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon.

Farkle, 1 p.m., Robert Fulton Community Center and Transit Facility, 912 Fourth St., Fulton, 815-589-3925.

Chicken wings or strips dinner, 5-7 p.m., American Legion Post 12, 1120 W. First St., Dixon, 815-284-2003.

Mexican food, 5-8 p.m., Rock Falls Veterans of Foreign Wars, 217 First Ave. Teen Turf dance, 6-9 p.m., Boehle Youth Center, 235 W. Main St., Amboy, 815-8574800. For students in fifth grade through high school.

Bingo, 7 p.m. Rock Falls American Legion, 712 Fourth Ave. Saturday, Jan. 10 Farmers Market, 8 a.m.-noon, Twin City Market, indoors, 106 Avenue A, Sterling, 815-626-8610.

Clinton, Fulton Bald Eagle Watch, 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m., Lock

and Dam 13 north of Fulton and exhibits at Clinton Community College, 1000 Lincoln Blvd., Clinton, Iowa, 815-259-3628.

Sauk Valley Computer Users, 1 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling.

Mexican food, 5-8 p.m., Rock Falls Veterans of Foreign Wars, 217 First Ave. Sunday, Jan. 11 Euchre tournament, 12:30 p.m., Lee County Council on Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815-288-9236.

Super Bowl Supper, 2-4 p.m., Teen Turf at Boehle Youth Center, 235 W. Main St., Amboy, 815857-4800.

Monday, Jan. 12 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., Lee County Council on Aging, 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, 815-562-5050.

Quilting, 9:30 a.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815-732-3251.

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Zumba class, 10:30 a.m., Lee County Council on Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815-288-9236.

Lifescape lunch, 11:30 a.m., Lee County Council on Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815288-9236. Sign up by 10 a.m. previous business day.

Lunch, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815622-9230.

Organized Wii Bowling games, noon, Lee County Council on Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon.

Card games, noon, Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815-562-5050.

Hand & Foot cards, 12:15 p.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815-732-3252.

Duplicate bridge, 12:30 p.m., Lee County Council on Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon.

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.

Rummy, 1 p.m., Robert Fulton Community Center and Transit Facility, 912 Fourth St., Fulton, 815-589-3925.

Exercise group, 4 p.m., Robert Fulton Community Center and Transit Facility, 912 Fourth St., Fulton, 815-589-3925.

Tuesday, Jan. 13 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., Lee County Council on Aging, 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.

Bingo and doughnuts, 9-10 a.m., Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815562-5050.

Morning Whittle, 9 a.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815-732-3252.

Line dancing, 9:30 a.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815-732-3252.

Wii Bowling and card games, 10 a.m., Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815562-5050.

Line dancing, 10-11 a.m., Lee County Council on Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815-288-9236.

Community coffee, 10 a.m.

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Massive manhunt for 2 suspects in attack Authorities fear second strike by suspects coming PARIS (AP) – Police SWAT teams backed by helicopters tracked two heavily armed brothers with al-Qaida sympathies suspected in the newsroom massacre of a satirical French weekly that spoofed Islam, homing in Thursday on a region north of Paris as the nation mourned the dozen slain.

Authorities fear a second strike by the suspects, who U.S. counterterrorism officials said were both on the U.S. no-fly list, and distributed their portraits with the notice “armed and dangerous.” More than 88,000

security forces were deployed on the streets of France.

They also extended France’s maximum terror alert from Paris to the northern Picardie region, focusing on several towns that might be possible safe havens for the two – Cherif Kouachi, 32, and Said Kouachi, 34.

A senior U.S. official said Thursday the elder Kouachi had traveled to Yemen, although it was unclear whether he was there to join up with extremist groups like al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula, which is based there. Witnesses said the attackers claimed allegiance to al-Qaida in Yemen during the bloody attack Wednesday.

Both were also on the U.S. no fly list, a senior U.S. counterterrorism official said. The officials spoke on condition of

anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss foreign intelligence publicly.

A French security official said American authorities had shared intelligence indicating that Said Kouachi had traveled to Yemen several years ago for training and French authorities were seeking to verify the accuracy of the intelligence. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the matter.

The worst spasm of terror violence in France in more than a half-century stunned the nation. The lights of the Eiffel Tower went out Thursday night in a tribute to the dead from the elegant iron lady that symbolizes France to the world. At noon, the Paris Metro came to a standstill and a crowd fell silent near the Notre Dame Cathedral.

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French police officers patrol Thursday in Longpont, north of Paris, France. Scattered gunfire and explosions shook France on Thursday as its frightened yet defiant citizens held a day of mourning for 12 people slain at a Paris newspaper.

WASHINGTON

New Supreme Court look at gay California Democratic Sen. Barbara marriage? Now legal in 36 states Boxer won’t seek new term in 2016 WASHINGTON (AP) – The Supreme Court has quietly engineered a dramatic increase in the number of states that allow gay and lesbian couples to wed. That increase also has raised the chances the justices soon will settle the legal debate.

Some justices expressed reluctance about deciding the issue when more than half the country prohibited same-sex unions.

With Florida joining in this week, 36 states allow them, nearly twice as many as just 3 months ago.

The growth hasn’t come from an outpouring of public support expressed in voting booths or state legislatures, but from the high court’s surprising refusal last October to review lower court rulings in favor of same-sex marriages or to block them from taking effect.

The justices now face a situation in which just 14 states prohibit such unions, a number that may give comfort to a

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Vin Testa waves a rainbow flag in June 2013 in front of the Supreme Court in Washington. The Supreme Court has quietly engineered a dramatic increase in the number of states that allow gay and lesbian couples to wed – at the same time raising the likelihood the justices soon will definitively settle the legal debate. court that does not like to be too far ahead of the country. Three earlier seminal rulings that outlawed state-backed discrimination – in education, on interracial marriage and in criminal prohibitions against gay sex – were issued when a similar number of states still had the discriminatory laws on their books.

“There’s no question that they knew what they were doing in October.

They knew the implications of what they were doing,” said Roberta Kaplan, the lawyer who represented New Yorker Edie Windsor in her successful Supreme Court challenge in 2013 to part of the federal anti-gay marriage law, the Defense of Marriage Act.

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WASHINGTON (AP) – California Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer, a tenacious liberal whose election to the Senate in 1992 heralded a new era for women at the upper reaches of political power, announced Thursday she will not seek re-election to a new term next year.

Boxer’s retirement sets off a free-for-all among a new generation of California Democrats, who have had few offices to aspire to while Boxer and Sen. Dianne Feinstein had a lock on the state’s U.S. Senate seats.

A staunch supporter of abortion rights, gun control and environmental protections, Boxer has said she is most proud of the vote that she cast against the war in Iraq.

T h e 74-yearold Boxer made the announcement in a mock video Barbara news conBoxer ference with her grandson, Zach Rodham, acting as reporter.

“I am never going to retire. The work is too important. But I will not be running for the Senate in 2016,” Boxer said.

“I want to help our Democratic candidate for president make history,” Boxer tells her grandson, a reference to a possible bid by Hillary Rodham Clinton.

She closed with a poem, “I won’t be working in my Senate space, and I won’t be running

in that next tough race.”

Boxer was elected to the House in 1982 and to the Senate 1 decade later. That was an election that marked a watershed year for women in politics, with four winning U.S. Senate seats.

Boxer prominently displays in her office a photograph of her and six other female House members marching up the Senate steps to demand hearings on Anita Hill’s allegations of sexual harassment against Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas before holding his confirmation vote.

Boxer’s departure is a generational change as well. Feinstein is 81, and House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi is 74.

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ADVENTIST SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH,416ProspectSt.,Dixon. Saturday Service 10 a.m.; Worship Service, 11:30 a.m. Saturday. Pastor Trudy Dunn.

APOSTOLIC APOSTOLIC ASSEMBLY, 2609 Pine St., Rock Falls. Spanish Spoken, Sunday School, 10 a.m., Sunday Worship Service Noon. Wednesday Bible Study 6 p.m.. Pastor: Martin Garcia 590-7897.

ASAMBLEA APOSTOLICA, 2609 Pine St., Rock Falls. Se habla español.

Escuela Dominical 10 a.m., Servico de Alabanza y Adoraciòn Domingo 12 p.m., Miércoles Estudio Bìblico 6 p.m. Pastor: Martin Garcia 590-7897.

ASSEMBLIES OF GOD BETHESEDA TEMPLE, 1602 13th Ave., Rock Falls, IL 61071. Phone 535-0423. Pastor Lucio Esquivel. Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Sunday Worship Service 10:30 a.m., Childrens Church.

All services in Spanish & English.

ROCK RIVER CHRISTIAN CENTER, 1800 Prophetstown Road, Rock Falls. Phone 815-625-4371. Rev. Brian Vickers, Pastor, Sunday Worship Services, 10:30 a.m. and Celebration of Praise 6 p.m. School of the Bible, 9:30 a.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Family Night, Prayer and Bible Study, Crossroads Youth Ministry Wednesday 6:45 p.m.; Missionnettes and Royal Rangers.

NEW LIFE IN CHRIST, 1101 1st Ave., Sterling, Pastor William Cherry, Sunday School 9:30 a.m.; Morning Worship 10:30 a.m. Sunday evening service 5:30 p.m.; Wednesday nite 6:30 p.m. Adult Prayer/Bible Study & Youth Group. Nursery provided for all services. Church office 626-8778.

BAPTIST BEREAN BAPTIST CHURCH, 1119 10th Ave., Rock Falls, Pastor Roger Carlson, Parsonage and office phone 625-7179, Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Morning Worship 10:30 a.m., Evening Service 6 p.m. Wednesday evening Bible Study 7:00 p.m.; Wednesday Dynamite Kids Club 6:00 p.m. Nursery provided for all services. Transportation Available. Independent Fundamental Baptist Church. www.bbcrf.com COMO BAPTIST CHURCH, 25059 Como Road. Pastor Larry Jones. Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Morning Worship, 10:30 a.m., Evening Worship 6 p.m.; Wednesday Evening Service, 6 p.m. Affiliated with Southern Baptist Convention. Phone 625-8492.

COMMUNITY BAPTIST CHURCH, 35021 Illinois Route 40, Milledgeville, Pastor J. Kregg Farmer, Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Morning Worship 10:30 a.m., Afternoon Service 1:00 p.m., Wednesday Evening Prayer and Bible Study 7:00 p.m., Children’s classes during Sunday School, Morning Worship and Wednesday Prayer and Bible Study. Nursery provided for all services. Church phone 225-7150. Independent Fundamental Baptist Church.

MISSION BAUTISTA HISPANA (Como Baptist Church), Sun. 10:00 a.m.-6:30 p.m., Wed., Prayer Service 6:30 p.m., all services in Spanish, Meet in the lower level of Como Baptist.

EMMANUEL BAPTIST, 1904 18th Ave., Sterling. Pastor Aaron Jackson Sunday Bible Study, 9:30 a.m. Morning Worship, 10:45 a.m., nursery provided. Wednesday Prayer Meeting 6 p.m.; Affiliated with Southern Baptist Convention. Phone 625-0351.

FAITH BAPTIST, Pastor Bryan Bice, 2005 Freeport Road. Sunday: Bible Study 9:30 a.m. Morning Worship 10:30 a.m., Fellowship Service 6:00 p.m.; Wednesday: Youth Club 6:30 p.m., Prayer Service 7:00 p.m.. Nursery provided for all services. Church phone 625-7690. www.faithbaptiststerling.com FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH, 1705 6th Ave., Sterling, Rev. John Kermott.

Morning worship 10:10 a.m.; Sunday School 9:00 a.m. Crib room and nursery provided. Call for info: Church office phone 625-1288; Air conditioning, easy access for handicapped.

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH, 406 Maple Ave., Morrison, IL. Pastor Dick Adams 815-772-2696 home 815772-3181; 9:00 a.m. Sunday School 10:00 a.m. Worship Service; Wednesday nights 7:00 p.m. Bible Study.

EAGLE HEIGHTS BAPTIST CHURCH, 1026 Third Avenue, Fulton. 589-3443 (church). Michael McCloud, Pastor. Sunday School, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday Morning Service, 10:45 a.m.; Sunday evening, 6 p.m.; Wednesday Bible Study and Prayer Meeting, 7:00 p.m.; Nursery provided for all services. General Association of Regular Baptist Churches affiliated church.

NEW HOPE BAPTIST, 902 W. 12th St., Rock Falls. Jon Sedwick, Pastor Sunday Morning Worship, 10:30 a.m.

Phone: 625-6696. Celebrate Recovery Mon nights at 6pm 815-590-3389. Affiliated with Southern Baptist Convention.

MACEDONIA BAPTIST CHURCH, 1313 Woodburn Ave., Sterling, 6256473. Johnny Cooper, Pastor. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m. Morning Worship, 11 a.m. Prayer Service & Bible Study Wed., 7 p.m.-8:15 p.m.; Youth Fellowship Hour Mon. 6:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m.

MARANATHA BAPTIST CHURCH, 2103 Walter Street, Rock Falls (Ye-

owardville). Rev. Calvin J. Reynolds, pastor. Sunday School (for all ages) 9:30 a.m. Morning Worship 10:40 a.m. (nursery provided) Sunday evening worship service 6:00 p.m. Wednesday night prayer meeting 7:00 p.m. Phone 625-8978. Affiliated with Southern Baptist Convention.

PRIMIRA IGLESIA BAUTISTIC GETHSEMANE HISPANA 1014 W. 7th St., Sterling. Sunday School 10 a.m. & 5 p.m. Morning Worship, 11 a.m.; Evening Worship, 7 p.m.; Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. Servicio de Orasion y Estudio at 6:30.

TAMPICO BAPTIST CHURCH, Tampico, Sunday School (for all ages), 9:30 a.m. Worship, 10:30 a.m.; Evening service, 6:00 p.m. Wednesday: Adult Bible Study and Prayer, 6:30 p.m.

HARVEST TIME BIBLE CHURCH, 1802 Dixon Ave., Rock Falls. Phone 626-1234. Pastor Dalmus Meeks, Assistant Pastor, Jason Borton. Children’s Pastor Myles Kukowski, Baptist Doctrine, Aaron Meeks, Minister of Music. Sunday School for all ages, 9:30 a.m., Sunday Worship Services, 8:30 and 10:50 a.m. Evening Worship, 6:30 p.m.; High School Youth, 6:30 p.m. Wednesday Services, 6:45 p.m.; Awanas 6:30 p.m. Jr. High Youth 6:30 p.m. Nursery always provided.

LIBERTY BAPTIST CHURCH 2002 9th Ave., Rock Falls, IL 61071 Phone 815-579-1209 Pastor Tommy McMurtry. Sunday School 10:00 a.m. Sunday Service 11:00 a.m.

Sunday Evening Service 6:00 p.m. tommymcmurtry.libertybc@gmail.com TRINITY BAPTIST CHURCH 403 6th Ave. North, Lyndon, Illinois.

Pastor Alan Jahn. Ph.#(563)2420307 www.trinitybaptistchapel.com Sunday School 9:15 a.m., Morning Worship 10:30 a.m. Evening Worship 6 p.m., Youth Program 6 p.m.

Wednesday Prayer Meeting 6:30 p.m.

BRETHREN MILLEDGEVILLE BRETHREN CHURCH, 521 N. Main Ave., Milledgeville.PastorJimBlack.Fellowship8:30 a.m.; Sunday School 9:00 a.m.; Worship at 10:00 a.m. Youth Activities & Evening services announced. 815-225-7814.

UNITED BRETHREN IN CHRIST, 210 East Grove Street, Coleta. Wilmer (Bill) Houch, Pastor. Sunday Worship Celebration 9:30 a.m.; Fellowship 10:30 a.m. For information, call 336-2339.

BRETHREN IN CHRIST TheBridge@Beans,121E.3rdSt.,Sterling. 11 a.m. Sunday. Pastors, Rita Wolf and Bruce Johnson. Phone 815-441-0779 CATHOLIC SACRED HEART CATHOLIC, 2224 Ave., J, Sterling. Masses; Saturday, 5:30 p.m.; Sunday, 8:30 and 11 a.m.; Sacrament of Reconciliation, Saturday 4:30-5 p.m. Rev. Bruce Ludeke, Pastor ST. ANDREW CATHOLIC, 708 10th Ave., Rock Falls, Saturday confessions 4:00 p.m. Saturday evening Mass: 5:00 p.m.; Sunday Mass: 7:15 & 9:00 a.m.; Daily Mass: Mon.-Thurs. 7:00 a.m.; (Wednesday during school year 8:30 a.m.; Friday 5:30 p.m.; Sat. 8:00 a.m.

Rev. Bruce Ludeke; Msgr. Thomas L. Dzielak. Rectory phone: 625-4508.

ST. MARY’S CATHOLIC, corner of Ave. B and W. 6th St., Sterling. Saturday, 5 p.m.; (Masses of Anticipation); Sunday Masses, 7, 8:30, 10 and 11:30 a.m. in Spanish. Rev. James Keenan, Pastor; Fr. Adalberto Sanchaz Parochial Vicar.

ST. MARY’S CATHOLIC, 105 Benton Street, Tampico, Rev. Msgr. Thomas L. Dzielak, Parochial Administrator. Sunday Mass 10:45a.m., Phone 438-5425 CHRISTIAN-CHURCH OF CHRIST YORKTOWNCHURCHOFCHRIST, rural Tampico. Sunday service - 9 a.m. worship. For more information call Joseph Rosenski at (815)537-5371.

Everyone is welcome!

TAMPICO CHURCH OF CHRIST, 201 S. Fermont St., Tampico. Sunday school 9:00 a.m.; Sun Worship Service, 10:00 a.m.; Phone 815-438-6805.

MORRISON CHRISTIAN CHURCH, 201 S. Genesee St., Morrison, IL 61270. Phone (815) 772-4928 Worship 10:00 a.m. Sunday; Sunday School 10:30; Call for Ladies Bible Study COMMUNITY COMMUNITY OF CHRIST, Corner of Reno Rd. and Candlelight Dr., Worship 9:30 a.m. Pastor Kimberly Crump, Phone 815-625-6144.

WALNUT COMMUNITY BIBLE CHURCH, 125 Jackson, Walnut. Eldon Cook, Pastor, Nathan Richey, Associate Pastor; 9:00 a.m. Sunday Church Service; 10:30 a.m. Breakout Bible sessions. Phone 815-379-2645.

CONGREGATIONAL FIRST CONGREGATIONAL UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST, 905 Dixon Ave., Rock Falls.; Pastor Al Campbell; Sunday Service 10:00 a.m.; Holy Communion first Sunday of the month.

No steps or stairs for handicapped for worship. Church phone: 625-3314.

THE BIG RED CHURCH First Congregational 311 Second Ave., Sterling. Pastor Jeff Coester; Church School, 9:00 a.m.; Morning Worship, 10:00 a.m. in the Sanctuary. Coffee Fellowship to follow worship service.

Tuesday nights Prayer Warriors 6:00 p.m.; Bible Study 7:00 p.m. Church

Live and Let Live The great American philosopher and psychologist William James once remarked that while people are pretty much the same the world over, we all want and need the same basic things, the small differences between us are important, and make all the difference. Indeed, we all have our own unique way of being in the world, or as James put it, “Different men find their minds more at home in very different fragments of the world.” For instance, I would much rather spend Sunday afternoon curled up with a book in a quiet corner of my home, while many others might prefer the noisy chaos of a football or basketball game amid a cheering crowd.The sooner we realize that both of these activities, the quiet reading alone and the noisy throng of the sporting event, are acceptable diversions, the better off we all are.We all have our own individual sense of what moves us and we should do our best to let each person follow his or her own spirit. God did not make us all the same, but blessed each of us with our own unique way of being in the world. So, we should embrace our differences and the differences of those around us. As our French friends say, viva la difference!

– Christopher Simon Who are you to judge someone else’s servant? To their own master, servants stand or fall. And they will stand, for the Lord is able to make them stand.

Romans 14:4

Office phone, 625-5112. The church is accessible to people with disabilities.

DISCIPLES OF CHRIST FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH, 506 5th Ave., Rock Falls. Rick Morris, Pastor. Sunday Worship 10:00 a.m. Handicapped accessible. Phone 815-626-2271.

FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH, 3400 N. 6th Ave., Sterling, Rev. Courtney Montgomery Chandler.

Sunday School, all ages 9 a.m.; Worship service 10:15 a.m.; Families Welcome. Nursery provided. Handicapped accessible. Phone 625-6851.

CHRISTIAN CHURCH, New Bedford, Pastor Brian L. Moore. Sunday: 9 a.m., Sunday School; 10:00 a.m., Sunday Morning Worship 10:30. Christian Children Fellowship Group on first Wednesday at 6:00 p.m., Youth Group on third Sunday at 6:00 p.m. Adult Fellowship Group on first Sunday at 5:00 p.m. at Fellowship Hall, and CWF on fourth Monday at 9:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. 445-4663 Pastor 626-2668 FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF WALNUT, 109 Red Oak Road, Walnut, IL. Pastor Brian L. Moore. Sunday Morning Worship 9:00 a.m.; Sunday School for all ages 10:45 a.m. Children/ Youth Sunday Club will resume on September 14th 10:15 a.m., Youth Group Meeting 6:00 p.m.; Adult Sunday Bible Class 8:00 a.m., Wednesdays Adult Bible Study 8:00 p.m. Church office phone 815-379-2093. Church Kitchen phone 379-2083. Email: walnutfirstchristain@yahoo.com. Also on Facebook (FirstChristianChurchWalnutIl) EPISCOPAL GRACE EPISCOPAL, 707 1st Ave., Sterling, 815-625-0442. Reverend Peg Williams, Rector. 9:00a.m. Sunday Holy Eucharist. Wednesdays spoken Holy Eucharist Noon, Bible study and soup supper at 5:30. Every Third Friday at 5:30 Younger adults gathering.

Pastoral care, confession and reconciliation by appt. gracechurchstg.org CHURCH OF SAINT ANNE (Episcopal), 401 North Cherry Street, Morrison, Illinois 61270-2602 (815) 772-2818.

The Reverend Gary E. A. Lawler, Rector. Schedule of Masses and Services: Sunday: 7:30 a.m., Holy Eucharist (Low Mass); 8:30 a.m., Morning Prayer; 9:00 a.m., Sunday School and Bible Study; 10:00 a.m., Sung Holy Eucharist (High Mass); 11:15 a.m., Coffee and Fellowship. Weekdays: Morning prayer, Monday through Saturday, 8:30 a.m.; Masses - Wednesday and All Prayerbook Holy Days, 6:20 p.m.; Friday, 12:15 p.m.; Evening Prayer - precedes all evening masses, 6:00 p.m.; A noon office precedes the 12:15 mass on Fridays. Confession & Reconciliation, Saturdays 3:00-5:00 p.m. or any time by appointment. Vespers with a Service of Light, Saturday, 5:00 p.m.

EVANGELICAL ERIE EVANGELICAL FREE CHURCH 1409 16th Avenue, Erie, Illinois 61250. 309-659-7125. Pastor Ron Eckberg. Sunday: Sunday School 9:00 a.m.; Celebration Service, 10:15 a.m. Wednesday: Awana (K-6) 6:30 p.m. (Church Location); Junior High (7-8) 6:30 p.m. ; (Erie Middle School); Senior High (9-12) 7:30 p.m. (Erie Middle School). www.info@erieefree.org FOURSQUARE FOURSQUARE CHURCH, 1501 11th Ave., Rock Falls, Floyd Osborn, pastor. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m. Morning Worship, 10:45 a.m. Crusaders, 6 p.m.

Evening Service, 7 p.m. Wednesday Mid-Week Service, 7:30 p.m. nursery facilities available. Phone: 625-5040.

JEWISH TEMPLE SHOLOM, 510 E. 10th St., Sterling. Call for time and date of services. Temple phone:625-2599.

CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST LATTER DAY SAINTS THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER DAY SAINTS, 2709 16th Ave., Sterling. William Stocks, Bishop; Sacrament Meeting 9:30-10:40 a.m.; Sunday school, 10:45-11:25 a.m.; Priesthood, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.; Relief society and Young Women, 11:30 a.m. -12:30 p.m.

LUTHERAN FIRST LUTHERAN CHURCH OF JORDAN (ELCA) Sterling, 6 miles north on Rt. 40. Pastor Jamie Gallagher.

Phone 225-7410. Worship, 8:30 a.m.; Church 625-5407. The church building is air conditioned, and handicap accessible.

FIRST LUTHERAN (ELCA), 300 West Third Street, Prophetstown, Rev. Greg Olson, pastor. Worship, 9:00 a.m. Education hour, 10:15 a.m. September through May. Our building is handicap accessible. Phone 537-2758.

OUR SAVIOUR LUTHERAN (LCMS), 21496 Hazel Rd., Sterling, Rev. Donald Matthiessen, Pastor. Worship, 9:00 a.m. Sunday School and Bible Study 10:00 a.m. Morrison phone: 772-4345.

GOOD SHEPHERD LUTHERAN, (LCMS) Dixon Ave., at Martin Road, Rock Falls, Rev. Daniel Behmlander, pastor. Worship Service, 9:00 a.m.

Handicap accessible. Air Conditioned. Sunday School and Bible Class 10:15 a.m. Church office: 625-3376.

IMMANUEL EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN (ELCA), corner of 8th

Ave. and W. 5th, Rock Falls. Henrietta J. Milner, Pastor; Worship: Sunday Worship at 9:00 a.m. and Sunday School at 10:15 a.m. Sept. thru May; Thursday evenings 6:30. Elevator and facilities for disabled persons. Air Conditioned. Church office: 625-3575.

ST. JOHN’S EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN (ELCA), 703 Third Ave., Sterling. Rev. Mark Oehlert. Sunday Worship at 9:30 a.m. Sunday School immediately following worship. Alternative Worship Wed. 6:15 p.m. Facilities air conditioned and equipped for the handicapped, including elevator.

Church Office phone: 625-2634, between 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. weekdays.

MESSIAH LUTHERAN CHURCH, (LCMS) LeFevre Rd. and Ave. F, Sterling. Phone: 625-2284. Sunday Worship Services at 9:00 a.m.; Sunday School and Bible classes at 10:15 a.m.; 9 a.m. broadcast live on WLLT, 107.7 FM on Sunday. Handicap accessible w/use of elevator. Air Conditioned.

ST. PAUL LUTHERAN (ELCA), 1701 16th Ave., Sterling; Brandon Nelson, Pastor. Gerad VonHolten, Youth Director. Sunday Morning: Worship Time 9:00 a.m.; Coffee Fellowship following worship. Nursery provided; handicap accessible; air conditioned. Phone 625-3069.

HOLY TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH (LCMS), 404 E. North St., Rte. 92, Walnut, IL; Rev. David Menet, Pastor. Sunday Morning Worship 9:00 A.M.; Sunday School and Adult Bible Class 10:00 A.M. Phone 815-379-2839.

ST. PETER LUTHERAN CHURCH (LCMS) 601 N. Jackson St. Morrison.

Rev Mark Winkelman, Senoir Pastor; Rev Mike Winkelman, Associate Pastor. Sunday Worship Services at 9:30 A.M. Sunday School & Adult Bible Studies 10:45 A.M. Various Bible Studies during the week. Handicap accessible and air conditioned. Signing for deaf is available upon request. 815772-3386. www.stpetersmorrison.com TRINITY EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH (ELCA), Rt. 40 & Stover Ave., Milledgeville.

Pastor Jamie Gallagher. SeptemberMay 9:00 a.m. Sunday School and Adult Forum; All year 10:15 a.m.

Sunday Worship; Handicap accessible; Air conditioned. Phone: 225-7410.

NEW LIFE LUTHERAN CHURCH (LCMC Congregation), 702 W. Lynn Blvd. Sterling, IL. Air conditioned.

Pastor Bill Sullivan, Sunday Traditional Service 8:30 a.m. Contemporary Service 10:45 a.m. Church Office Phone 499-6552. nursery provided Sat. night service 6:00pm. www.nllutheran.com Handicapped Accessible.

MENNONITE COMMUNITY MENNONITE FELLOWSHIP, meeting site at Sterling YWCA, 412 First Ave., Sterling, IL. Pastor Dan Rusmisel. Sunday Worship 10:00 a.m followed by Study Time 11:15 a.m. Phone: 815-2383421; Email: d_rusmiselle@yahoo. com. For more information see website: Community-Mennonite.org SCIENCE RIDGE MENNONITE CHURCH, 1702 East 37th St., Sterling.

Arnold Owens, Pastor. Sunday morning Church Worship 10:00 a.m., Sunday School 10:55 a.m. Phone 626-0538.

METHODIST EAST JORDAN UNITED METHODIST, 22027 Polo Rd., Sterling, IL 61081. David Jungniekel, Pastor. Fellowship 9:00; Sunday School 9:30; Worship 10:45. Handicap accessible and air conditioned. Phone: 815-626-0104.

Web address: www.EastJordanUMC.org FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, 501 Broadway Ave., Sterling; Rev. Paul Judd, pastor. Sunday School, 9:00 a.m. Worship, 10:30 a.m.

Nursery provided. Elevator available.

Air conditioning. Handicap accessible.

Telephones: Church 815-625-0244 (fax-815-564-0302); Annex, 815626-1734; Loaves & Fishes breakfast, Mon.-Fri., 9-11 a.m., FISH Pantry, Mon.-Fri., 9-11 a.m., 815-626-1734.

E-mail: admin@sterlingfirstumc.org ROCK FALLS UNITED METHODIST, 210 4th Ave., Rock Falls, Richard Fassig, pastor; Julie Carrion, Youth Director. Worship Service, 9:00 a.m. Nursery provided during worship service.

Sunday School resumes September 8th at 10:00am. Youth Group meets 2nd & 4th Sunday at 11:30 a.m.. Air Conditioned, Handicapped Accessible. Church phone: 815-625-0114. www.rockfallsumc.org UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, 321 N. Holcomb Ave., Milledgeville, 225-7511. 9:00 a.m. Sunday School 10:15 a.m. Worship Service. Pastor Rosa Yeonshin Lee. TRINITY UNITED METHODIST, 2nd Ave., and E. 10th St., Sterling, Pastor Paul Judd. Sunday morning worship and Camp Sonshine for children in 5th grade and under at 9:00a.m. Fellowship with coffee and snacks at 10:20a.m.

Nursery provided during 9:00a.m. worship. Phone 1-815-626-7777. Trinity Food Pantry: call ‘Good Neighbors’ for voucher at 1-815-625-5111.

WESLEY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, 2200 16th Ave., Sterling, Rev. Wesley Dickson Fellowship 9:30 a.m. Worship 10:00 a.m. Fully handicapped accessible and air-conditioned.

Nursery provided. Contact Church Office for questions 815-625-1968 TAMPICO FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, (Two blocks west of Casey’s) Welcomes Pastor Leanne Keate. Church phone 815438-6105; Sunday School 9:30 a.m. (starting again in Sep); Sunday Church Service 10:30 a.m., Fellowship to follow.

Need a ride? Call Terry 815-535-3665.

COLETA UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, 112 North Main St., David Jungnickel, Pastor. Worship Hour: 9:00 a.m.; Fellowship 10:00 a.m.; Sunday School for All ages 10:30 a.m. Fully handicapped acessible and air conditioned. (Rides available, call 336-2226) NAZARENE FIRST CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE, 13th Ave., and 5th St., Sterling.

Senior Pastor: Bob Hasselbring 9:45 a.m. Sunday School, 10:45 a.m. Worship Service; handicapped accessible; nursery providedatallservices.Phone:625-0864.

LOST LAKE COMMUNITY CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE, 90 W. Flagg Road, Dixon 815-6264732 (corner of Lowden and Flagg Road). Pastor: Bob Clardie; Sunday School 9 a.m.; Fellowship at 11 a.m.; Sunday Weekly Service 10:00 a.m.

OPEN BIBLE FIRST OPEN BIBLE CHURCH, 2105 E. Rt. 30 Rock Falls. Rev. Les Funderberg, Pastor, Sunday School, 9:30 a.m., Morning Worship 10:30 a.m.; Super Church 10:30 a.m.; Wednesday, Prayer and Bible Study, 7 p.m. Youth Service - Beyond Belief Wed. 7:00 p.m. Phone: 625-1957 or 625-0414.

UNITED PENTECOSTAL NEW LIFE TABERNACLE, Located on the Corner of E. 10th St. and Avenue D, Rock Falls. Rev. Carl B. Reese, Pastor. Sunday School and Morning Worship 10 a.m., Sunday Evening Worship 6 p.m., Wednesday Prayer 6 p.m. Church/Pastors Phone: 625-2926 PRESBYTERIAN FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, 410 2nd Ave., A Heart for God in the Heart of Sterling. Pastor Christina Berry: Morning Worship 9:30 a.m. with childcare provided; Fellowship following worship. Choir practice 11 a.m. Building accessible to the handicapped for more information call 815-625-0452 or visit our Facebook & Become A Fan of FPC. www.firstpresbyteriansterling.org FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, 100 East Lincolnway, Morrison, Il. Rev. Michael Selburg. Phone 815-772-3510.

Sunday School/Choir Rehearsal 9:00 a.m. Worship Service 10:15 a.m. Coffee Hour 11:15 a.m. Monthly Communion.

FREE Community Dinner 5:00-6:30 p.m. second and last Thursday of month.

REFORMED BETHEL CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH, 1208 3rd Ave., Fulton, IL. Pastor Len Meinema. Sunday services 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Sunday School for children and adults 9 a.m.; Youth group: Every other Sunday at 7:15 p.m.; Early Teen Ministries (ETM): Sunday at 4:30 p.m.; Prayer meeting at church every Wednesday at 6:30 p.m.

BETHEL REFORMED CHURCH, Pastor Gary DeKoekkoek 23rd St. and 3rd Ave., Sterling. Worship, 9:30 - 10:30 a.m. Sunday School, 10:50 - 11:30; Nursery provided.

Call the church office for information and other organizations: 626-1816. www.bethelreformed.com SPRING VALLEY REFORMED CHURCH, 10960 Spring Valley Rd., Fulton, Il. 815-772-3554. Pastor Ralph Beidler. Worship 9:30am. Sunday School 11:00am. Outdoor Drive In Worship 7pm Mid May - Mid September.

SALVATION ARMY SALVATION ARMY, 409 Ave. F, Sterling, Lt. Cindy Marquis, Corps Officer/Pastor.

Sunday 10:15am Sunday School (classes for adults and children) 11:00am Fellowship. 11:15am Morning Worship. Wednesday 5:00pm Bible Study (all ages) 7:00pm 3rd Wednesdays Ladies Night. Thursday 1:30pm Ladies Fellowship.

5:30pm Club 316 (youth grades 1-12) Building handicapped accessible. Office Hours Monday-Friday 9:00a.m.-Noon, and 1:00p.m.4:30p.m. Food Pantry- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday 1:30p.m-3:30p.m.

For further information or questions on programs call 815 – 625 – 1622 For assistance with prescriptions, water, utilities please call for an appointment.

THE CHURCH OF GOD, INC. THE CHURCH OF GOD INC., La Iglesia de Dios Inc.; 119 W. Second St., Rock Falls, IL 61071 626-8419, y la Pastora Sonia Rico y congregacion te invita a sus servicios de adoracion a Dios, Martes, Miercoles, Viernes, y Sabados 7:00-9:00 p.m. Clases biblica de ninos Sabados 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Transportation disponible. 626-8419.

NONDENOMINATIONAL CHURCH OF CHRIST, 1902 16th Ave., Sterling. Sunday Morning Bible Study, 9:30 a.m. Worship Services, 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday Evening Bible Study, 7 p.m. Phone: 625-2251.

AMAZING GRACE OF STERLING, 512 Second Avenue, Sterling. Rev. Lo-

ren Schlomer, pastor. Saturday evening service 6 p.m., Sunday worship 10 a.m.

Midweek service Wednesday 7 p.m.

Kids church during Sunday services.

Phone 625-9300. www.revivalfires.net FRIENDSHIP TEMPLE OF JESUS CHRIST, 902 Oak Ave., Sterling, IL 61081. Pastor: Lonnie Chattic, phone 815-499-1895.

Sunday Morning Worship Service 10:00 a.m.

ABIDING WORD CHURCH, an Associate of RHEMA Bible Church.

Corner of 6th Avenue and Lynn Blvd., Sterling. Rev. Scott D. Porter, Sr. Pastor; Saturday Night service 6:00 p.m.

Sunday Celebration service 10:00 a.m.

Youth Group 7th thru 12th grade, Sunday 10 a.m. Children’s ministry during all services. Phone 626-1827. Fax 626-6065. www.abidingwordchurch.org FULL GOSPEL ASSEMBLY, 3807 E. 23rd, Sterling, Brian Deseno, pastor. Sunday Services at 9:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. Wednesday Night services at 7:00 p.m. Home/Office phone, 622-3968.

THE LIVING BREAD, 1003 Griswold, Sterling, “A Spirit-filled Bible Fellowship,” Sunday 10:00 a.m. For youth and other meetings call 626-6941.

CITY OF GOD, 530 W. Rt. 30, Rock Falls, an “Evangelistic Spirit Filled Ministry”, Larry Harts, Sr., Pastor. Associate Pastor, Marchet Harts. Youth Sundays ages 12-18. Sunday Worship and Praise 10:30 a.m.; Wednesday “Bible Education Night” 6:45 p.m.; Nursery: birth to 3 yrs.; Children’s Ministry All Services 4 yrs.-11yrs.

Phone 815-716-8057; FAX 716-8058 TABERNACLE CHRISTIAN CHURCH, 1407 Griswold Ave., Sterling. Frank Echebarria, pastor. Sunday Evening Worship 6:00 p.m.; Thursday night 7:00; Saturday night 7:00 p.m.

Phone 625-9377; Home phone 625-3420.

RIVER VALLEY CHURCH, 417 E. 3rd Street, Sterling. Sunday Morning Worship Service 10:30 a.m.; Sunday Night Worship Service 6:00 p.m.. Visitors welcome. Phone 626-2577.

UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST FELLOWSHIP, 309 30th Avenue North, Clinton, Iowa. Sunday Services at 10:00 a.m., and children’s education at 10:30 a.m. Sunday mornings. For more information call 319-242-4972. wwws.geocities.com/unitarianclintonia FIREHOUSE OF GOD MINISTRIES, 306 5th Ave., Sterling. Pastor Brian Tribley. Phone 622-9490.

Sunday Worship Service 10:30 a.m., Community Light Program Free Meal Mon.-Fri. 5-6 p.m. Sat. Noon-1 p.m.

SHALOM ASSEMBLY OF YAHWEH, Sabbath Meetings Sat. at 1:30 p.m.; Sabbath School Sat. at 4 p.m.; (815)718-1323. Pastor H.R. Castillo. wwwforhisname.com COWBOY CHURCH ON THE ROCK, at 106 Gaston St., Prairieville, Sunday worship service 10:30 a.m.; Bible Study every Tuesday at 6:00pm: Handicapped accessible - everyone welcome. Contact Pastor Charlie White 815-445-5912 for more information.

THE ROCK CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP, Building Stronger Christians. 104 E. 3rd Street, Rock Falls, IL. Sunday Prayer & Praise 9-9:30 a.m.; Bible Study/Worship Service 9:45 a.m.; Life Support 6:30 p.m.; Mon. Youth Group 7-8 p.m. (doors open at 6:30 p.m.); Tues. CPR-Constantly Practicing Recovery 7-8 p.m.; Wed. Steps of Life 10-11 a.m.; Bible Study 101 6-7 p.m.; Sat. Open Fellowship 6-10 p.m.

CROSSROADS COMMUNITY CHURCH MORRISON, Meets Sundays at 10:00a.m. at MIT Auditorium 701 Portland Avenue, Morrison. Kidzlink (Birth-5th grade) During Sunday Service. Office location 125 W. Main St., Morrison, Phone 815-956-0090, Email morrison@crossroadscn.com Crave Students Ministries 201 W. Market Street, Morrison (Grade 6-12) Wednesday nights doors open at 6:30p.m.

CROSSROADS COMMUNITY CHURCH ~ WHITE PINES CAMPUS 205 N. Jefferson Avenue, Polo.

815.837.5255. Meeting Saturdays at 6pm and Sundays at 10AM whitepines@ crossroadscn.com Campus Pastor Chad Keeteman, Youth Pastor Jose Garcia.

We offer contemporary worship and relevant Bible teaching through engaging messages and powerful video. Join us after services for coffee, snacks & fellowship. Kidzlink Children’s Ministry (nursery-5th grade) during adult services Crave Youth Group (6th-12th grade) Wednesday nights 7pm. Visit our website: www.crossroadscn.com ONEIGHTY CHURCH, 12590 Lawrence Road, Sterling. Paul Sheley, Pastor. Service, Sunday 10:00am. Children’s Ministry available during all services. Phone 815-632-3410.www.oneightychurch.org SAUK VALLEY COMMUNITY CHURCH, 498 IL RT. 2 (accross Brandywind) Sunday worship at 10am Nursery provided; 815-288-7000 website: saukchurch.com PADS PADS SHELTER, 111 E. 29th St., Sterling (North of Lynn Blvd.East of Rt. 40 across from Wahl Clipper) October 1 - May 30, 7:00 p.m. - 7:00 a.m. 815-626-2210

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Put second suit first in bridge

Grizzwells by Bill Schorr

Shirley Conran, an English novelist and journalist, said, “First things first, second things never.”

In bridge, though, you do have to worry about second things, especially second suits. In this deal, for example, how should South play in four hearts after West leads the spade king and continues the suit when his partner encourages with the ten?

In the auction, South’s twoclub rebid was New Minor Forcing, which artificially announced at least game-invitational strength. Without three hearts, North rebid two diamonds. South mentioned his second suit, which instigated a game force. And when North bid three hearts to show high-honor-doubleton,

South decided to play in four hearts. (If he had continued with four clubs, North would have raised to five clubs, a contract that would have made easily with the trumps 3-2.)

Four hearts needed careful handling. After ruffing the second spade, if South had drawn trumps, he would have turned it into a no-trump contract and gone several down.

When declarer has a twosuiter and needs to gain tricks from the second suit, it is usually correct to play on the side suit first. So South led a club to dummy’s king, returned a club to his ace, and played a third club to West’s queen. East discarded a diamond.

When West led his spade queen, South ruffed and played off dummy’s top diamonds. East ruffed the second, but had no riposte. If he had returned a heart, declarer would have drawn trumps and cashed his club winners.

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Stores in 19 states will see locations close. Pennsylvania will most heavily affected, with five sites set to close.

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Thomas said most of the locations will close in April.

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Bears hire Ryan Pace as general manager Team will introduce former Saints player personnel director in press conference today

BY KEVIN FISHBAIN Shaw Media

In a somewhat surprising move, the Bears hired former Saints director of player personnel Ryan Pace on Thursday as their new general manager.

At 37, Pace is the youngest general manager in the NFL. Pace worked closely with GM Mickey Loomis in his role the past two seasons running the player personnel department. During the previous six

seasons, Pace was the Saints’ director of pro scouting.

He was a pro scout from 2004-06, and a scouting assistant from 2002-03.

Ryan Pace, who grew Pace up in Flower Bears Mound, Texas, GM was a defensive end at Eastern Illinois from 1995-99, and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in

marketing. He first joined the Saints in 2001, supporting the coordination of all gameday, training camp, and stadium operations.

The Saints were 114-93 (.553) in Pace’s 13 seasons (2002-14) in the personnel department, including a Super Bowl.

“We wish to congratulate the Chicago Bears on the hiring of Ryan Pace as their general manager,” Saints general manager Mickey Loomis said in a

statement on Thursday. “He has been an outstanding member of the New Orleans Saints organization for the past 15 years.

“He has progressed successfully from scouting assistant to pro scout to Director of Pro Scouting and finally to Director of Player Personnel, overseeing both college and pro personnel.

He has been a key contributor in developing our roster throughout the past years.”

Bears General Managers Ryan Pace 2014-?

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Second-half slump hits Iowa again Spartans respond to Izzo’s outburst

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IOWA CITY, Iowa – Michigan State was limp. Coach Tom Izzo was livid.

So Izzo drew a technical in part to send a message to his team to wake up.

Travis Trice and his teammates responded by shooting their way to perhaps their biggest win of the year.

Trice scored 25 points and hit seven 3-pointers, and Michigan State rallied to pound Iowa 75-61 on Thursday night, its ninth straight win over the Hawkeyes.

Branden Dawson had 14 points and 15 rebounds for the Spartans (11-5, 2-1 Big Ten), who came back from an 11-point deficit in the first half – one capped when Izzo drew a rare T – by going 8-for-9 from 3-point range in the final 20 minutes.

“To beat a quality team on the road after being down 11, we showed some character. And yet, boy we’ve got a long way to go as far as getting consistent,” Izzo said.

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Dixon’s Mason Rhodenbough has a 13-3 record heading into this weekend’s Lyle King Princeton Invitational. For Rhodenbaugh and other area wrestlers, the Princeton Invitational is chance to wrestle top-notch small-school competition on a big stage.

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Standing on the steps of the podium with a medal in hand at the end of a wrestling tournament is a goal for most wrestlers. But earning a piece of hardware and standing atop the steps at the Lyle King Princeton Invitational means a little bit more.

“If you walk away from the tournament with a medal from the PIT,” Morrison wrestling coach Tony Wright said, “then that says something about you. It’s a big confidence booster for the boys, and a lot of teams.”

Area teams Dixon, Morrison, Rock Falls, and Newman will each be looking to make an impact this weekend, along with 29 other teams at the invitational that is

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When: Friday & Saturday – 5 p.m. Friday, resumes 9 a.m. Saturday; semifinal matches 1:30 p.m. Saturday, championship matches 5 p.m. Saturday Where: Princeton High School largely considered a suitable measuring stick for the high-level competition seen at the state tournament.

The large number of strong teams and individuals attending Friday and Saturday’s invitational makes the 2-day event one of the most competitive in the state.

“It’s the premier 1A tournament in the state, and we all kind of use it as a barometer for gauging the rest of the season,” Wright said. “A lot of the teams and wrestlers we’ll see, we’ll also see at sectionals.

“If you do well in this tournament, it

catapults you toward the state tournament.”

Many of the wrestlers attending this weekend’s invite are familiar with the state tournament. Six of the top 10 ranked Class 1A teams in the state will compete, including the top three ranked teams. The list includes defending 1A state champion and top-ranked Dakota, No. 2-ranked Byron, and No. 3 Wilmington, along with fifth-ranked Vandalia.

The number of quality individuals is also staggering. There will be 52 returning state qualifiers littered throughout the weight classes, as well as 22 state place-winners, and three returning state champs. Each weight class will have at least two returning state qualifiers, so there likely won’t be an easy match throughout the 2 days.

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Iowa center Gabriel Olaseni (0) is fouled by Michigan State forward Matt Costello during Thursday’s game in Iowa City.

The Spartans rallied past the Hawkeyes in the second half for a 75-61 win.

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Tough break Deron Williams Nets point guard, former Illini star our indefinitely after MRI shows fractured 12th rib on his left side; he’ll be re-evaluated in a week.

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Investigation finished in Ray Rice case The NFL failed to discipline Ray Rice properly because of a weak domestic abuse policy and an investigative system too reliant on information from law enforcement, according to a report released Thursday.

The report from a former FBI director hired to investigate found no evidence the league saw in advance – or covered up – a video of the Ravens running back knocking out his fiancée in a casino elevator.

It confirmed what the NFL and many fans long ago concluded: The initial two-game suspension was insufficient because the league’s immediate investigation was superficial.

The 96-page report by Robert S. Mueller III said Commissioner Roger Goodell and his investigators might have seen the video of Rice hitting Janay Palmer before handing down the suspension, had they tried harder.

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Beckman fires two assistants Illinois athletic director Mike Thomas retained head coach Tim Beckman before the Illini played in a bowl game. But it was apparent that changes still needed to be made.

Illinois fired defensive line coach Greg Colby and special teams coach Tim Salem, the school announced Thursday. Both units were problematic.

The rushing defense ranked 115th nationally, allowing 239.2 yards on the ground per game.

The special teams also ranked near the bottom nationally in kick return average (19.5 yards) and kick return coverage (23.3).

Kicking was also a concern, as Taylor Zalewski and David Reisner split time and combined to make just 9 of 17 field goals, and 38 of 42 extra point attempts.

Crimson Tide stars turning pro Alabama junior receiver Amari Cooper and junior running back T.J. Yeldon are entering this year’s NFL Draft, according to ESPN. Both players were key in Alabama’s 12-2 season.

Cooper finished the season with 124 receptions for 1,727 yards and 16 touchdowns. He was invited to the Heisman ceremony, where he placed third, and won the Biletnikoff Award as the nation’s top receiver.

Yeldon finished with 3,322 yards and 37 touchdowns in his 3-year career, and ran for double-digit TDs every season.

Junior safety Landon Collins, a first-team AllSEC selection, will also turn pro. He led Alabama in tackles with 103, and was second on the team with 10 passes defended.

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White Sox demote Jordan Danks The Chicago White Sox officially announced the signing of infielder/outfielder Emilio Bonifacio on Thursday to a 1-year contract, with a club option for 2016. The club designated outfielder Jordan Danks for assignment to make room for Bonifacio on the 40-man roster.

The news broke Monday of Bonifacio’s contract, which will pay him $3 million in 2015 and includes either a $1 million buyout or a $4 million option for 2016.

Seahawks RB lost appeal of $100,000 fine from Nov.19 for not talking to media; he was also fined $11,050 for obscene gesture Dec. 21.

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COLLEGE FOOTBALL | NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP

Underdogs? Who, us?

Buckeyes refuse to buy into Ducks as favorites

BY RUSTY MILLER AP Sports Writer

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Offensive tackle Taylor Decker doesn’t believe that Ohio State is an underdog to Oregon in the national championship game on Monday.

In fact, Decker refuses to recognize that anything so outlandish is even possible.

“I know Vegas or ESPN or whatever has us as a 7- or 9-point underdog or something like that, but we are not,” Decker said, clearly agitated.

“We are not an underdog. Ohio State is never going to be an underdog, and that is just how it is.”

Oddsmakers in Las Vegas have the Ducks as a 6½-point favorite, and many TV pundits also like Oregon to grab the inaugural playoff crown.

Meanwhile, the Buckeyes take it personally, privately and sometimes publicly seething while awaiting a chance to prove people wrong in a third consecutive game – the third of four games this season Ohio State will play as an underdog.

Wisconsin was favored over the Buckeyes in the Big Ten championship game. The Badgers did not cover the 3½-point spread, however, losing 59-0. Then, Alabama was an 8-point favorite pick to win the Sugar Bowl on New Year’s Day against the Buckeyes. Ohio State came out on top 42-35.

It’s been a driving force all season for Ohio State: Somebody puts them down or praises an opponent, and next thing you know, the

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Jalin Marshall (17) and the rest of the Buckeyes don’t see themselves as the underdog in Monday’s national championship game against Oregon. in a row since a 35-21 Did You Know? loss to Virginia Tech in • Since 2000, Ohio their second game.

State has been an They’re 9-5 against the underdog 31 times. spread this year (compared with Oregon at It beat the spread 20 10-4 against the spread), times, and won 16 of and face two big elethose games outright. ments swaying public Buckeyes are celebrating perception toward the when they leave the field. Ducks in the national championship game, That was the case in gambling expert R.J. Bell their biggest win of the of Pregame.com said. regular season, when Oregon is appealing they were 3½-point to bettors because it underdogs traveling to plays fast, scores a lot of No. 8 Michigan State on Nov. 8, then beat the points, and just beat a team that hadn’t lost in Spartans by 12 points.

2 years, Bell said. Mean“Everyone chose us while, some bettors perto lose. We took that to heart. We went out there ceive the Big Ten as a second-rate conference and played,” said Ohio in college football – State defensive tackle teams in the conference Adolphus Washington. were underdogs in all 10 “It was a good thing to bowl games played so carry over throughout far this year before the the rest of the season.”

The Buckeyes have won title game, Bell said.

“It’s just very unusual a nation’s best 12 games

that it would fall this way,” Bell said. “It’s really a perfect storm of public bias.”

It makes most of the Buckeyes angry.

“Shocker. That’s a shock that we’re the underdogs again even after we beat the No. 1 team in the nation,” said linebacker Darron Lee. “But, hey, whatever.”

Safety Tyvis Powell also bristles at the mention of the “u” word.

“We still don’t get the respect that we deserve,” he said. “I’ve seen some things on the Internet where, like, 66 percent of the world is picking Oregon. I mean I understand why, everybody sees Oregon and they’re like, ‘Oh, wow.’ But it’s just motivation to come out here and make sure we get the job done.”

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EUGENE, Ore. – In the days leading up to the Rose Bowl, Oregon sent customized football jerseys to some of its famous fans, including guitarist Tommy Thayer of Kiss, Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon, and retired boxer Lennox Lewis.

The jerseys were part of a social media campaign to draw nonfootball fans to the Ducks. The attention-grabbing promotion was the latest for an athletic department known for innovative marketing. Now the school’s academic side is joining in.

Even before the Ducks face Ohio State in the national championship game Monday, overall university efforts – like the jersey campaign – are translating into the “Flutie Effect.”

So named for the surge in applications at Boston College following quarterback Doug Flutie’s Hail Mary against Miami in 1984, in recent years the phenomenon has touched several schools.

Boise State, for example, cited a 135 percent jump in online academic inquiries, record merchandise sales, and an increase in donations following its perfect 13-0 season in 2006.

The Ducks aren’t leaving their Flutie Effect to chance.

Just before the Rose Bowl victory against Florida State, Oregon launched its new academic website. That was not a coincidence, said Tim Clevenger, the university’s associate vice president for communications, marketing, and brand management.

It was decided before the season started last fall to kick off a 4-year overall marketing campaign using football as a welcome mat.

“As the season progressed, the Heisman announcement came out, we won the Pac-12 championship, and then we’re going to

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The recent Heisman Trophy win by Oregon quarterback Marcus Mariota is one of the latest events that is helping the Ducks sell their university to prospective students. paid off. In the hour after the ad aired, Oregon’s web traffic qua• Oregon has won more games drupled, Clevenger said. The trafthan any other power conference fic from the school’s main home school over the last 10 years, page to the admissions page was notching 106 victories in that six times what is was the previous span. LSU is second with 103. year, when the Ducks beat Texas in the Alamo Bowl.

The traffic to the academics the Rose Bowl, the whole thing just steamrolled,” Clevenger said. information page doubled, and an “It was an opportunity to say, ‘The “Explore Majors” page surged with six times the hits, Clevenger said. excellence that the football team “So it’s very clear that the broad and the whole athletic program in general represent is what the Uni- awareness that our team brings is translating to people checking versity of Oregon is all about.’” out the university and finding Billboards went up across Los out about us,” he said.

Angeles. There were prospec“From our standpoint, it truly is tive student rallies. And Oregon a great window into the Universidebuted a new TV spot that ran for the first time during the Rose ty of Oregon,” said Craig Pintens, senior associate athletic director Bowl – taking advantage of the of marketing and public relations. free 30-second ad the oppos“... So that kid in South Dakota, ing schools both got during the game broadcast – which will run who might only be familiar with again Monday during the nation- us because of football, hopefully is curious enough to go to the al title game.

The privately-funded effort has school’s website and learn more.”

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Football and frostbite Players share memories of legendary Ice Bowl

BY BARRY WILNER AP Pro Football Writer

Frozen memories, for sure.

Frostbite memories, even.

In the history of NFL games, none stands out for the brutal conditions in which it was played like the NFC Championship on the last day of 1967. Simply dubbed the Ice Bowl, those who participated in Cowboys-Packers that day at Lambeau Field still shiver when talking about it.

With Dallas paying its first postseason visit to Green Bay since losing 21-17 on Bart Starr’s quarterback sneak with 13 seconds remaining on that frigid day, recalling that game 47 years ago is timely.

Painful, too, if you were a Cowboy.

“It’s something you can’t imagine, being in that kind of cold,” said Dan Reeves, whose 50-yard halfback option pass to Lance Rentzel on the first play of the fourth quarter put Dallas ahead before Green Bay rallied and advanced to the second Super Bowl against Oakland.

“I’d been in games around 5 or 6 degrees, and it was not even close to being like that.”

“Like that” was anywhere from minus-13 with the wind chill at kickoff, to 10 or more degrees colder when Reeves threw his pass.

“I think it was weird to have that weather, because it dropped about 32 degrees overnight,” Reeves added. “The forecast was to stay the same as it was, and when we worked out, it was 15 degrees the day before.”

But the Cowboys knew conditions had changed when they got their wakeup calls that Sunday morning at the Holiday Inn. The telephone operator told them it was 16 below, and the clerk at the front desk warned of minus41 with the wind chill.

Gil Brandt, then the Cowboys’ player personnel director, noticed three bus drivers standing by a fireplace in the hotel lobby. Each was wearing galoshes, which Brandt referred to as “big boots.”

“I said, ‘Where did you get

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On Sunday, the Cowboys and Packers will meet in a playoff game for the first time at Lambeau Field since the legendary NFC Championship game known as the Ice Bowl in 1967. those big boots,’ and they told me a local store. I asked if they could you take me down there, but they said the store was closed on Sundays.”

So Brandt bought a pair of the $9.95 galoshes from one of the drivers for $20.

Brandt wasn’t done. He also wore long johns, an overcoat that was knee-length, and a down jacket over the overcoat.

He took a stocking cap and cut holes in it for his eyes and ears: “I looked like a hockey goalie out there with a mask on.”

The Dallas equipment staff gave each player a salve to rub on to help keep him warm, and put Saran Wrap around their feet because “it kept the heat in your body better,” Brandt recalled.

Did all that help?

“Not much,” Brandt said.

“George Andrie and Jethro Pugh [who died Wednesday] got some frostbite. I don’t think anything prepares you for that kind of weather.”

Certainly not back then, when there were no high-tech gloves or form-fitting undergarments to

help keep warm. The only gloves available were the cotton types, and neither Hall of Fame coach – Green Bay’s Vince Lombardi nor Dallas’ Tom Landry – approved using them.

But linebacker Dave Robinson opted for survival rather than obedience.

“During the game, Vince Lombardi said he didn’t want us to wear gloves. He didn’t want anyone to miss the ball because of the gloves,” said Robinson, one of 12 Hall of Famers who played in the Ice Bowl.

“I told our assistant trainer – he gave me a pair of brown gloves – that they won’t notice. I had them on for running plays. When they snapped the ball, right away you could tell run or pass, as I soon as I could tell it [was a pass, he would discard the gloves]. ...

He never caught me.”

Packers guard Jerry Kramer, behind whom Starr sneaked for the winning points, grew up in northern Idaho and had hunted ducks at 25 below zero.

“So I knew about the cold, I knew how to prepare for the

cold, and I knew that the cold wouldn’t kill me,” he said. “But I did put on thermal underwear, cut off at the knee and elbow. A wool dickey around the neck and back a little bit, and then I put on gloves. I was able to focus on the game and not focus on the cold.”

Hardly anyone else managed that.

Dallas middle linebacker Lee Roy Jordan – yep, a Hall of Famer – isn’t sure he ever got caught up in the football or the historic nature of the game.

“I don’t think we cared about history there for the next 4 or 5 years,” he said. “We were still trying to get warm 2 or 3 years later.”

Not only the players suffered during the game. Referee Norm Schacter tore a piece of his lip off while trying to remove the whistle from his mouth. Some of the other officials also had bloody lips.

Brandt noted that the Cowboys normally had 20 or more people on their sideline during the game. For this one, they had a throng of zero hangers-on.

Zero also was the number of folks in the stands at Lambeau when the teams came out for early special teams warmups. Yet, when they headed onto the field for the coin toss, the stands were full.

Members of the Packers and Cowboys who were there usually point to one player as being the most uncomfortable: Dallas receiver Bob Hayes, another eventual Hall of Famer.

“Bob Hayes had his hands down in his pants the entire game,” Jordan recalled. “I don’t know that Bob caught a pass that game [he had three for 16 yards].

He didn’t run many routes, because he always had his hands in his pants trying to keep warm.

A South Florida kid that’s never seen anything like zero-degree weather.”

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Saints coach Sean Payton also recently offered praise for Pace to New Orleans reporters.

“He’s really good at what he does.

He’s a big part of what we do,” Payton said. “Guys like him, they’re talented. He’s very talented. I know that he’s been promoted here, deservedly so, a few times. I know this: I get fired up when he comes to see me first thing this morning and his mind’s already racing...”

Former NFL general manager Phil Savage referred to Pace as “under-rated and understated” on his Twitter feed Thursday, saying that Pace “deserves his shot.”

Bears Pro Bowl offensive lineman Kyle Long also took to Twitter to express his excitement over Pace’s hiring.

“Just heard the news.

Awesome,” Long tweeted Thursday.

“Can’t wait to get to work.”

The Bears will introduce Pace, the sixth general manager in franchise history, at a press conference today at 11 a.m. at Halas Hall.

Pace was one of four candidates who interviewed for the role, along with Chris Ballard, Lake Dawson, and Brian Gaine.

According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, Pace was in on the team’s interview with head coach candidate Todd Bowles.

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Friday, January 9, 2015

COLLEGE FOOTBALL | FCS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP

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The Iron Bison North Dakota State safety has started every game of career

BY DAVE KOLPACK Associated Press

FARGO, N.D. – North Dakota State free safety Christian Dudzik has started every game in his college career, a feat that’s believed to be unmatched in Division I football, and one that has earned him the run of his boss’ office.

“Every morning I go up to the office, I get done with the staff meeting or something, I come in, there’s Christian sitting at my desk with his feet up, watching game film,” said coach Chris Klieman, who considers the standout senior somewhat of an assistant coach. “I work around him.”

And Dudzik never misses a day of work. The 5-foot-10, 191-pounder from Omaha, Nebraska, is slated to start his 61st straight game Saturday in the Football Championship Subdivision title game against Illinois State.

NDSU is trying to become the first team to win four straight championships in what was formerly known as Division I-AA. “College football is a mentally and physically demanding sport, for sure,” said Mike Kern, associate commissioner for the Missouri Valley Football Conference, home to NDSU and Illinois State. “To play in that many games, let alone start all of them, is just unfathomable.”

No official records are kept for game participation, but to play 60 games

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North Dakota State safety Christian Dudzik (right) has started all 60 games of his 4-year career with the Bison. He has one start left, as NDSU plays Illinois State in the FCS national title game Saturday. over 4 years is challenging simply because of team schedules. Teams in the Bowl Subdivision rarely play 15 games in a season.

Linebacker Pierre Banks played in a Division I-AA-record 62 games for Appalachian State, which was also afforded a lot of games by winning three straight titles, but started only 47 of them.

Bison defensive end Kyle Emanuel has played in all 60 games, with 53 starts.

NDSU has four other seniors who have played in at least 50 games.

Dudzik shrugs his shoulders when asked about the secret to stability.

“Luck, I guess,” he said.

“I have been healthy and fortunate not to have any major injuries to keep me out of the game.”

His willingness to adapt kept him in the game his freshman year. His natural position is safety, which he played on the scout team during his redshirt year, but he was asked to fill a void at cornerback in his first year of eligibility.

He was moved back to safety as a sophomore.

“I had never played corner before that first season, but I just wanted to play, so I was completely fine with it,” Dudzik said.

“There was a time when I was probably satisfied with just being a starter.

As I grew as a player and a person, I realized it was a competition with myself to just get better, and try to make the players around me better.”

Dudzik ranks third alltime at NDSU with 150 solo tackles. He has 253 total tackles, 13 interceptions, five fumble recoveries and four forced fumbles. He has returned 35 punts – two for touchdowns – and 14 kickoffs.

Dudzik said he prefers this number: NDSU is 57-3 in his career.

“We have never as a team talked about the [starting] streak. It was more about winning each game,” he said.

Much of Dudzik’s durability is due to good conditioning and technique, said linebacker Carlton Littlejohn, a senior who has played in 58 games.

“He plays the game the right way,” Littlejohn said. “If you do that, you’ll play 61 games.”

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“The good wrestlers, as far as I’m concerned, are the kids that are up for the challenge of what this meet brings,” Dixon coach Chris Bishop said.

“They want to see where they’re at. Good wrestlers want to challenge other good wrestlers, and that’s what you want to see out of your kids.”

Bishop is intrigued by several matches from kids he has watched develop over the season.

He hopes this can be a jumping off point for his wrestlers.

“My wildcard of the weekend is Tyler Lowry,” Bishop said. “At 106 pounds, you almost always have younger kids, and sometimes a small group of seniors.

Tyler’s wrestled well so far this season.

“I’m also looking at Mason Rhodenbaugh at 113, who is doing really well.”

Bishop also mentioned bouts from Connor Sperling at 195, and Ryan Troutman at 220 as ones that will provide those wrestlers with a good sense of what they need to do as indivduals heading into the stretch run of the season.

For Rock Falls, coach Derick Cox has seen a transformation over the past several years, as more and more of his wrestlers have been pestering him to take them along.

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Rock Falls’ Donovan Bender goes for the pin against Polo’s Ryan Dillavou during their 138-pound bout at the Panther Invite on Dec. 20 in Erie. The Rockets are one of four local teams who will compete in the Princeton Invite today and Saturday.

Princeton High School, and the invite has gained notoriety across the state, which has led to Rockets wrestlers wanting to compete to help gain exposure and experience.

“A couple years ago, our kids weren’t thinking about heading down there,” Cox said. “Now they want to go, even though for the guys that are inexperienced, it’s tough. But they understand that with the competition you will see, it’s sort of like making it down to state, and you can see how you stack up.”

With the recent subzero temperatures and school closing, Rock Falls’ wrestlers have

been flooding area gyms and training facilities throughout the week.

Though he is confident his wrestlers put in solid work, Cox said he is curious if the lack of handson time will be a factor in shaking off rust that accumulated this week.

“This is as good of a meet as any to see where you’re at,” Cox said.

“Everyone’s weights are in check, and the kids are pretty self-sufficient, and that’s fun to see as a coach.

“There is no cheap weights that you can just walk through, so regardless of what happens, this will be a nice look into how they compare with some of these guys.”

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Skyhawk women rout Black Hawk The Sauk Valley Skyhawks cruised to an Arrowhead Conference victory on the road, beating Black Hawk 76-57 on Thursday night in Moline.

Sauk Valley led 46-31 by halftime and cruised to an Arrowhead Conference victory in Moline.

Aleena Hammelman had 14 points, eight rebounds, seven assists and three blocks for Sauk Valley (144, 2-0), which led 46-31 at halftime. Krystal James led the way with 18 points, and Kiarra Harris added 10 points, five rebounds and four steals.

Also for the Skyhawks,

Jordan Giddings, Jaimie Hurd, and Sarah Matson chipped in six points apiece. Giddings had four rebounds, four steals and two blocks, and Hurd had four steals and two assists.

Men’s basketball Black Hawk 76, Sauk Valley 63: The Skyhawks

trailed 36-32 at halftime, and the deficit only grew larger in a road loss.

Jacoby Posley led Sauk (9-6, 0-2 Arrowhead) with 21 points, and made both of the Skyhawks’ 3-pointers. Tramel Rideout added 13 points, while James Trice III scored 10.

Black Hawk hit 14 3s.

THURSDAY’S SCOREBOARD Men’s basketball Thursday’s result at Moline

BLACK HAWK 76, SAUK VALLEY 63 SAUK VALLEY (9-6, 0-2 Arrowhead) Sheldon Cooks 1 0-0 2, A.J. Dollmeyer 0 1-2 1, Jansen Hight 2 0-0 4, Malik Minor 0 2-5 2, Jacoby Posley 9 1-3 21, Tramel Rideout 6 1-3 13, A.J. Sharp 1 0-0 2, Chris Stovall 3 2-4 8, James Trice 5 0-0 10, Totals: 27 7-17 63.

BLACK HAWK Lowderman 7 0-0 21, Atwater 8 1-1 20, Buhman 2 0-0 4, Bice 3 1-4 7, Johnson 4 0-2 8, Cole 5 0-0 13, Turner 1 0-0 3.

Totals: 30 2-7 76.

Halftime – Black Hawk 36-32. 3s – Sauk Valley 2 (Posley 2). Black Hawk 14 (Lowderman 7, Atwater 3, Cole 3, Turner 1).

Women’s basketball

SAUK VALLEY (14-4, 2-0 Arrowhead) Aleena Hammelman 6 2-4 14, Jordan Giddings 3 0-0 6, Krystal James 7 1-2 18, Jaimie Hurd 2 2-2 6, Mary Alice Oswalt 1 2-2 4, Kiarra Harris 4 2-2 10, Autumn Smith 0 0-0 0, Sarah Matson 2 0-0 6, Morgan Shank 1 0-0 3, Kara Nehrkorn 0 0-0 0, Aubree Johnson 0 0-0 0, Kayleen Terrock 3 0-0 9. Totals: 29 9-12 76.

BLACK HAWK Claus 3 4-6 11, Hoover 4 1-2 13, May 0 0-0 0, Cobert 1 0-0 2, Brown 0 0-0 0, Powell 1 4-4 6, Bell 3 5-8 11, Kelso 6 2-2 14. Totals: 18 16-22 57.

Halftime – Sauk Valley 46-31. 3s – Sauk 9 (James 3, Terrock 3, Matson 2, Shank), Black Hawk 5 (Hoover 4, Claus).

Rebounds – Sauk 29 (Hammelman 8, Harris 5). Assists – Sauk 14 (Hammelman 7). Steals – Sauk 18 (Giddings 4, Hurd 4, Harris 4). Blocks – Sauk 6 (Hammelman 3, Giddings 2, Smith). Turnovers – Sauk 9.

Boys basketball NIB-12 West All 7-5 7-4 5-5 7-5 1-10

Conf.

All Ottawa 2-1 10-4 Sterling 2-1 9-9 LaSalle-Peru 2-2 8-10 Rochelle 0-2 1-11 Geneseo 0-3 4-15 Thursday’s results • LaSalle-Peru at Morris, ppd. to TBA • Ottawa at Sterling, ppd. to Jan. 26 Saturday’s games • Geneseo at Yorkville, 3 • Kaneland at LaSalle-Peru, 4 • Sycamore at Ottawa, 4:30

BNC West Conf.

All Mendota 5-0 16-0 Rockford Lutheran 4-1 10-2 Stillman Valley 4-1 12-4 Byron 3-3 11-4 Dixon 2-2 8-7 Oregon 2-4 10-9 Rock Falls 0-4 9-8 Winnebago 0-5 5-11 Thursday’s result • Winnebago at Rock Falls, ppd. TBA Today’s games • Byron at Mendota, 7:15 • Stillman Valley at Lutheran, 7:15 • Oregon at Dixon, 7:15 Lena-Winslow tournament • Winnebago vs. TBD Saturday’s games • Rochelle at Stillman Valley, 2 Chicagoland Invitational • Lutheran vs. TBA Lena-Winslow tournament • Winnebago vs. TBD

Three Rivers East

Saturday’s games • Geneseo at Yorkville, 6 • Kaneland at LaSalle-Peru, 6 • Sycamore at Ottawa, 6

BNC West Conf.

All Dixon 4-0 13-0 Winnebago 3-1 10-3 Rockford Lutheran 1-1 10-1 Oregon 1-1 8-8 Mendota 1-2 11-5 Byron 0-1 8-3 Stillman Valley 0-1 2-6 Rock Falls 0-2 2-11 Thursday’s results • Lutheran at Byron, ppd. TBA • Oregon at Winnebago, ppd. to Jan. 22 • Rock Falls at Stillman Valley, ppd. TBA Saturday’s games • Byron at Rock Falls, 7 • Lutheran at Oregon, 7:15 • Stillman Valley at Mendota, 7:15

Three Rivers East Conf.

Bureau Valley 2-0 Kewanee 1-0 St. Bede 1-0 Princeton 2-1 Hall 1-2 Newman 0-1 Amboy 0-3 Today’s games • Amboy at Newman, 7:30 • Annawan at Hall, 7:30 • Princeton at Bureau Valley, 7:30 • St. Bede at Kewanee, 7:30 Saturday’s games • Eastland at Bureau Valley, 7:30 • St. Bede at Newman, 6

All 8-2 7-4 6-3 12-4 2-9 2-5 4-6 3-8 1-6 0-8

NIB-12 West

SAUK VALLEY 76, BLACK HAWK 57

Conf.

1-0 2-1 2-1 1-1 0-1 Today’s games • Morris at Geneseo, 7:30 • Ottawa at Sterling, 7:30 • Rochelle at LaSalle-Peru, 7

Conf.

AFC 2-0 Aquin 2-0 Forreston 1-0 Polo 2-1 Milledgeville 1-1 South Beloit 1-2 Pecatonica 1-2 Durand 0-2 Dakota 0-2 Orangeville 0-2 Thursday’s results • AFC at South Beloit, ppd. TBA • Aquin at Durand, ppd. TBA • Forreston at Orangeville, ppd. TBA • Milledgeville at Dakota, ppd. TBA • Polo at Pecatonica, ppd. to Feb. 2 Today’s game • AFC at Paw Paw, 7 Saturday’s games • Durand at South Beloit, 2:30 • Polo at Aquin, 6:30 • Forreston at Milledgeville, 7:30 • Orangeville at Pecatonica, 7:30

Girls basketball

Thursday’s result at Moline

Ottawa LaSalle-Peru Sterling Geneseo Rochelle

NUIC East

All 15-0 8-5 8-5 11-3 7-10 9-6 0-16

Three Rivers West Conf.

All Rockridge 4-0 12-0 Orion 2-1 6-7 Riverdale 1-1 9-3 Fulton 1-1 10-6 Morrison 1-1 10-6 Erie 2-2 7-10 Prophetstown 0-3 2-10 Sherrard 0-2 5-7 Today’s games • Erie at Riverdale, 7:30 • Fulton at Prophetstown, 7:30 • Morrison at Sherrard, 7:30 Saturday’s game • Rockridge at Peoria Richwoods, 6:30

Conf.

All Amboy 5-0 15-1 Kewanee 2-1 11-3 Hall 2-1 8-6 Newman 2-1 3-10 Bureau Valley 1-2 8-8 St. Bede 1-3 3-10 Princeton 0-4 2-11 Thursday’s results • Kewanee at Newman, ppd. to Feb. 6 • Hall at Princeton, ppd. to TBA • St. Bede at Amboy, ppd. to Jan. 21 Saturday’s games • Galva at Newman, 11 a.m.

• Amboy at Serena, 2:30 • Alleman at St. Bede, 3

Three Rivers West Conf.

All Prophetstown 4-0 16-2 Sherrard 4-0 14-2 Rockridge 3-1 12-5 Erie 3-2 11-7 Orion 1-2 5-6 Morrison 2-2 9-5 Fulton 0-3 7-10 Riverdale 0-3 0-14 Thursday’s results • Morrison at Prophetstown, ppd. to Jan. 24 • Riverdale at Rockridge, ppd. TBA • Sherrard at Fulton, ppd. TBA Today’s games Lena-Winslow tournament • Erie vs. TBD Saturday’s games • Fulton at Mercer County, 6 • Orion at Riverdale, 6:30 Lena-Winslow tournament • Erie vs. TBD

NUIC East Conf.

5-0 3-0 4-1 3-1 2-2 1-1 2-3 1-3 0-4 0-4 Today’s games • Forreston at AFC, 7:30 • Milledgeville at Aquin, 7:30 • Orangeville at Dakota, 7:30 • Pecatonica at Durand, 7:30 Saturday’s game • Pecatonica at Galena, 2:30 Aquin AFC Dakota Milledgeville Forreston Durand Polo Orangeville Pecatonica South Beloit

All 13-4 13-1 10-4 4-9 4-9 3-4 6-8 1-9 1-12 0-5

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THURSDAY’S SCOREBOARD NFL Wild-card Playoffs Saturday’s results Carolina 27, Arizona 16 Baltimore 30, Pittsburgh 17 Sunday’s results Indianapolis 26, Cincinnati 10 Dallas 24, Detroit 20 Divisional Playoffs Saturday’s games Baltimore at New England, 3:35 p.m. (NBC) Carolina at Seattle, 7:15 p.m. (Fox) Sunday’s games Dallas at Green Bay, 12:05 p.m. (Fox) Indianapolis at Denver, 3:40 p.m. (CBS) Conference Championships Sunday, Jan. 18 NFC, 2:05 p.m. (Fox) AFC, 5:40 p.m. (CBS) Pro Bowl Sunday, Jan. 25 At Glendale, Ariz.

Team Irvin vs. Team Carter, 7 p.m. (ESPN) Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 1 At Glendale, Ariz.

AFC champion vs. NFC champion, 5:30 p.m. (NBC)

College football Bowl glance Saturday’s game Medal of Honor Bowl At Charleston, S.C. American vs. National, 1:30 p.m.

Saturday, Jan. 17 East-West Shrine Classic At St. Petersburg, Fla. East vs. West, 3 p.m. (NFLN) NFLPA Collegiate Bowl At Carson, Calif.

National vs. American, 3 p.m. (ESPN2) Saturday, Jan. 24 Senior Bowl At Mobile, Ala. North vs. South, 3 p.m. (NFLN) FCS Championship Saturday’s game At FC Dallas Stadium Frisco, Texas North Dakota State (14-1) vs. Illinois State (13-1), noon

Men’s basketball Big Ten Overall W-L Pct. 15-1 .937 11-5 .687 10-6 .625 14-2 .875 13-3 .812 9-6 .600 11-5 .687 10-5 .667 9-6 .600 11-5 .687 11-5 .687 12-3 .800 8-6 .571 11-5 .733

Wednesday’s results No. 4 Wisconsin 62, Purdue 55 Illinois 64, No. 11 Maryland 57 Thursday’s results Michigan St. 75, Iowa 61 Nebraska 65, Rutgers 49 Saturday’s games Ohio St. at Indiana, 11 a.m. (ESPN) Minnesota at Michigan, noon (ESPNU) Maryland at Purdue, 1:30 p.m. (BTN) Sunday’s games Northwestern at Michigan St., 11 a.m. (BTN) Wisconsin at Rutgers, 5 p.m. (BTN) Illinois at Nebraska, 7:30 p.m. (BTN) Top 25 schedule Thursday’s results No. 6 Gonzaga 88 San Francisco 57 No. 25 Old Dominion 72, Marshall 51 No. 7 Arizona at Oregon, late Today’s games No games schedules Saturday’s games No. 1 Kentucky at Texas A&M, noon No. 3 Virginia at No. 13 Notre Dame, 5 p.m.

No. 5 Louisville at No. 18 N.Carolina, 1 p.m.

No. 6 Gonzaga vs. Santa Clara, 7 p.m.

No. 8 Villanova vs. DePaul, 3 p.m.

No. 10 Texas at Oklahoma State, 4 p.m.

No. 11 Maryland at Purdue, 1:30 p.m.

No. 12 Kansas vs. Texas Tech, 2 p.m.

No. 14 W. Virginia vs. No. 17 Iowa St., 7 p.m.

No. 16 Oklahoma vs. Kansas State, 6 p.m.

No. 19 Seton Hall at Creighton, 1:15 p.m.

No. 20 VCU vs. Saint Joseph’s, 1 p.m.

No. 21 Baylor at TCU, 3 p.m.

No. 22 Ohio State at Indiana, 11 a.m.

No. 23 Arkansas vs. Vanderbilt, 3:30 p.m.

No. 25 Old Dominion at W.Kentucky, 4:30 p.m.

Sunday’s games No. 2 Duke at N.C. State, 12:30 p.m.

No. 4 Wisconsin at Rutgers, 5 p.m.

No. 7 Arizona at Oregon State, 9 p.m.

No. 15 Wichita State at Loyola of Chicago, 4 p.m.

Thursday’s box scores

MICHIGAN ST. 75, IOWA 61 MICHIGAN ST. (11-5) Dawson 7-13 0-0 14, Schilling 1-3 0-0 2, Forbes 2-3 3-3 8, Trice 8-13 2-5 25, Valentine 6-14 2-2 18, Clark Jr. 0-0 2-2 2, Bess 0-1 0-0 0, Ellis III 0-0 0-0 0, Costello 1-2 0-0 2, Nairn Jr. 2-4 0-0 4, Wollenman 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 27-53 9-12 75.

IOWA (11-5) Uthoff 6-16 0-2 12, White 2-4 3-6 8, Woodbury 1-3 3-4 5, Jok 3-8 1-2 8, Gesell 5-8 0-1 10, Olaseni 5-9 8-9 18, Oglesby 0-1 0-0 0, Clemmons 0-2 0-0 0, Uhl 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 22-51 15-24 61.

Halftime–Iowa 39-28. 3-Point Goals– Michigan St. 12-17 (Trice 7-8, Valentine 4-7, Forbes 1-1, Nairn Jr. 0-1), Iowa 2-12 (White 1-1, Jok 1-3, Oglesby 0-1, Clemmons 0-1, Gesell 0-2, Uthoff 0-4).

Fouled Out–Jok. Rebounds–Michigan St. 35 (Dawson 15), Iowa 29 (Uthoff 10).

Assists–Michigan St. 19 (Valentine 6), Iowa 12 (Gesell 3). Total Fouls–Michigan St. 21, Iowa 14. Technical–Michigan St. Bench. A–15,054.

NEBRASKA 65, RUTGERS 49 RUTGERS (9-7) Mack 3-8 2-2 8, Williams 1-5 0-0 3, Etou 0-4 0-1 0, Jack 4-11 3-7 11, Lewis 3-3 1-2 7, Daniels 3-6 6-8 12, Okoro 1-6 1-1 3, Dadika 0-0 0-0 0, Zurich 0-0 0-0 0, Foreman 0-3 0-2 0, Hyde 1-1 0-0 2, Batie 1-2 0-0 3, Doorson 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 17-49 13-23 49.

NEBRASKA (9-6) Rivers 2-2 0-0 4, Parker 3-3 1-1 9, Petteway 8-20 2-7 20, Shields 5-12 1-2 11, Pitchford 4-8 0-0 9, Webster 0-2 1-2 1, T. Smith 1-2 0-0 2, Abraham 2-3 1-1 5, L. Smith 0-0 0-0 0, Fuller 2-2 0-0 4, Hammond 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 27-55 6-13 65.

Halftime–Nebraska 26-23. 3-Point Goals–Rutgers 2-13 (Batie 1-1, Williams 1-3, Jack 0-1, Daniels 0-1, Etou 0-1, Mack 0-3, Okoro 0-3), Nebraska 5-15 (Parker 2-2, Petteway 2-7, Pitchford 1-4, Shields 0-2). Fouled Out–None. Rebounds– Rutgers 39 (Etou, Jack 6), Nebraska 31 (Pitchford, Shields 6). Assists–Rutgers 5 (Mack 2), Nebraska 14 (Petteway 5). Total Fouls–Rutgers 16, Nebraska 20. Technicals–Rutgers Bench, Pitchford. A–14,857.

NBA EASTERN CONFERENCE Toronto Brooklyn Boston Philadelphia New York

Atlantic Division W L Pct 24 11 .686 16 19 .457 12 21 .364 5 29 .147 5 34 .128

NHL | BLACKHAWKS 4, WILD 2

Southeast Division W L Pct Atlanta 27 8 .771 Washington 24 11 .686 Miami 15 20 .429 Charlotte 14 24 .368 Orlando 13 25 .342 Central Division W L Pct Chicago 25 11 .694 Cleveland 19 17 .528 Milwaukee 19 18 .514 Indiana 14 23 .378 Detroit 12 23 .343

GB — 3 12 14½ 15½ GB — 6 6½ 11½ 12½

WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct Memphis 25 10 .714 Dallas 26 11 .703 Houston 25 11 .694 San Antonio 21 15 .583 New Orleans 17 18 .486 Northwest Division W L Pct Portland 27 8 .771 Oklahoma City 17 19 .472 Denver 16 20 .444 Utah 13 23 .361 Minnesota 5 29 .147 Pacific Division W L Pct Golden State 28 5 .848 L.A. Clippers 24 12 .667 Phoenix 22 16 .579 Sacramento 15 20 .429 L.A. Lakers 11 25 .306

GB — — ½ 4½ 8 GB — 10½ 11½ 14½ 21½ GB — 5½ 8½ 14 18½

Thursday’s results Charlotte 103, Toronto 95 Houston 120, New York 96 Miami at Portland, late

Monday, Jan. 12 College Football Championship At Arlington, Texas Ohio State (13-1) vs. Oregon (13-1), 7:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Conference W-L Pct. Wisconsin 3-0 1.000 Iowa 2-1 .667 Purdue 2-1 .667 Maryland 2-1 .667 Ohio St. 2-1 .667 Michigan 2-1 .667 Michigan St. 2-1 .667 Northwestern 1-1 .500 Rutgers 1-1 .500 Indiana 1-2 .333 Illinois 1-2 .333 Penn St. 0-2 .000 Nebraska 0-2 .000 Minnesota 0-3 .000

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Today’s games Boston at Indiana, 7 p.m.

Atlanta at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.

Philadelphia at Brooklyn, 7:30 p.m.

Memphis at New Orleans, 8 p.m.

Utah at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.

Chicago at Washington, 8 p.m.

Minnesota at Milwaukee, 8:30 p.m.

Phoenix at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.

Denver at Sacramento, 10 p.m.

Cleveland at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.

Orlando at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.

AP

The Wild’s Jared Spurgeon (left) and goalie Niklas Backstrom team up to stop a scoring threat by Blackhawks forward Jonathan Toews in the first period of their game on Thursday in St. Paul, Minn. The Blackhawks won 4-2.

Blackhawks hold off Wild

Saturday’s games Charlotte at New York, noon Dallas at L.A. Clippers, 2:30 p.m.

Indiana at Philadelphia, 6:30 p.m.

Boston at Toronto, 6:30 p.m.

Brooklyn at Detroit, 6:30 p.m.

Milwaukee at Chicago, 7 p.m.

Utah at Houston, 7 p.m.

San Antonio at Minnesota, 7 p.m.

Orlando at Portland, 9 p.m.

Bickell scores two goals for Chicago in road win By the Associated Press

NHL EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts Tampa Bay 42 26 12 4 56 Montreal 40 26 12 2 54 Detroit 41 22 10 9 53 Boston 42 21 15 6 48 Toronto 41 21 17 3 45 Florida 37 17 11 9 43 Ottawa 40 16 16 8 40 Buffalo 42 14 25 3 31 Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pts Pittsburgh 40 24 10 6 54 N.Y. Islanders 40 26 13 1 53 Washington 40 21 11 8 50 N.Y. Rangers 37 22 11 4 48 Columbus 38 18 17 3 39 Philadelphia 41 16 18 7 39 New Jersey 43 15 21 7 37 Carolina 41 13 24 4 30

GF 138 110 116 110 132 87 105 80

GA 110 93 103 110 128 97 112 145

GF 120 123 120 117 100 111 94 84

GA 97 112 104 91 121 123 121 107

WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Nashville 40 27 9 4 58 122 92 Chicago 41 27 12 2 56 128 89 St. Louis 41 25 13 3 53 131 101 Winnipeg 41 20 14 7 47 104 100 Dallas 40 18 15 7 43 123 131 Colorado 41 17 16 8 42 108 119 Minnesota 39 18 16 5 41 109 114 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Anaheim 42 26 10 6 58 116 114 Vancouver 38 23 12 3 49 112 100 San Jose 42 22 15 5 49 115 115 Los Angeles 40 19 12 9 47 112 103 Calgary 41 21 17 3 45 117 108 Arizona 40 16 20 4 36 96 131 Edmonton 41 9 23 9 27 90 139 Note: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

Thursday’s results Boston 3, New Jersey 0 Philadelphia 3, Washington 2, OT Carolina 5, Buffalo 2 St. Louis 7, San Jose 2 Nashville 3, Dallas 2, OT Chicago 4, Minnesota 2 Colorado 5, Ottawa 2 Arizona 4, Winnipeg 1 Florida at Vancouver, late N.Y. Rangers at Los Angeles, late Today’s games N.Y. Islanders at New Jersey, 6 p.m.

Columbus at Toronto, 6:30 p.m.

Buffalo at Tampa Bay, 6:30 p.m.

Florida at Calgary, 8 p.m.

Chicago at Edmonton, 8:30 p.m.

Saturday’s games Boston at Philadelphia, noon Nashville at Minnesota, 1 p.m.

Dallas at Colorado, 2 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Montreal, 6 p.m.

Detroit at Washington, 6 p.m.

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

Ottawa at Arizona, 6 p.m.

Carolina at St. Louis, 7 p.m.

Calgary at Vancouver, 9 p.m.

Winnipeg at Los Angeles, 9 p.m.

N.Y. Rangers at San Jose, 9 p.m.

Thursday’s box score

BLACKHAWKS 4, WILD 2 Chicago 2 0 2 – 4 Minnesota 0 1 1 – 2 First Period–1, Chicago, Sharp 9 (Rundblad, Shaw), 5:08. 2, Chicago, Kane 20 (Richards, Toews), 16:19 (pp). Penalties– Hjalmarsson, Chi (delay of game), 9:17; Vanek, Min, major (boarding), 12:05.

Second Period–3, Minnesota, Zucker 15 (Pominville, Koivu), 1:03. Penalties– Sharp, Chi (tripping), 5:59; Sharp, Chi (slashing), 12:01; Vanek, Min (tripping), 18:35.

Third Period–4, Chicago, Bickell 7 (Kane, Richards), 6:20. 5, Minnesota, Pominville 9 (Vanek, Niederreiter), 14:55 (pp). 6, Chicago, Bickell 8 (Richards, Kane), 19:00 (en).

Penalties–Oduya, Chi (hooking), 13:23; Rozsival, Chi (freezing the puck), 14:48.

Shots on Goal–Chicago 10-5-5–20. Minnesota 7-19-18–44.

Power-play opportunities–Chicago 1 of 3; Minnesota 1 of 5.

Goalies–Chicago, Crawford 16-8-2 (44 shots-42 saves). Minnesota, Backstrom 5-4-3 (19-16).

A–19,060 (17,954). T–2:27.

Referees–Rob Martell, Brian Pochmara.

Linesmen–Michel Cormier, Mike Cvik.

Transactions BASEBALL American League CHICAGO WHITE SOX — Agreed to terms with INF-OF Emilio Bonifacio on a one-year contract. Designated OF Jordan Danks for assignment.

KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Assigned 2B Ryan Jackson outright to Omaha (PCL).

LOS ANGELES ANGELS — Acquired INF Kyle Kubitza and RHP Nate Hyatt from Atlanta for LHP Ricardo Sanchez.

TEXAS RANGERS — Agreed to terms with 1B Mike McDade and RHP Mason Tobin on minor league contracts.

FOOTBALL National Football League CHICAGO BEARS — Named Ryan Pace general manager.

TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS — Named Dirk Koetter offensive coordinator.

WASHINGTON REDSKINS — Named Scot McCloughan general manager.

COLLEGE ILLINOIS — Announced special teams coordinator Tim Salem and defensive line coach Greg Colby will not be retained.

MICHIGAN — Named D.J. Durkin defensive coordinator.

ST. PAUL, Minn. – Bryan Bickell scored twice in the third period, Corey Crawford made a seasonhigh 42 saves, and the Chicago Blackhawks held on to beat the heavy-hearted Minnesota Wild 4-2 on Thursday night.

Patrick Sharp and Patrick Kane also scored for Chicago, which has won four of six. The Blackhawks entered the night two points behind Nashville atop the Central Division.

Jason Zucker and Jason Pominville scored for Minnesota, which has lost nine of 11.

The Wild played their second straight game without left wing Zach Parise. His father, former Minnesota North Star J.P. Parise, died Wednesday night after battling lung cancer.

Parise, who also missed Tuesday’s game to be with his family, has been

Star of the game: Bryan Bickell, Blackhawks, 2 goals Key performers: Corey Crawford, Blackhawks, 42 saves Up next: Blackhawks at Oilers, 8:30 p.m.today TV: CSN Radio: 720 AM designated as a non-roster player to give him time to grieve. A moment of silence was held before the game, and Wild players wore “11” decals on their helmets.

But Minnesota needed more than Parise.

With Darcy Kuemper, who has started 27 of the Wild’s 39 games, out at least a week with lower-body injury, Niklas Backstrom – entering the game 60th in the league with an .896 save percentage – got the call in goal. He made 15 saves.

Backstrom might have been able

to get a save on Chicago’s first goal barely 5 minutes into the game.

Sharp gathered a loose puck low in the left circle, cut to the net, and tucked the puck behind the Wild goaltender. It marked the first time in seven games that Chicago scored the game’s first goal.

Backstrom had almost no chance when Kane made it 2-0 with a power-play goal late in the period, converting from below the right circle before Backstrom could scurry back across the crease.

Minnesota’s slow start came one day after coach Mike Yeo launched into an expletive-laced tirade at his team during an uninspired practice before breaking his stick over the boards and leaving the ice.

The team’s effort improved dramatically in the second period, as the Wild controlled play, outshot Chicago 19-5, and scored the period’s lone goal at 1:03.

MEN’S BASKETBALL ROUNDUP

Nebraska off to improved conference start Huskers down Rutgers; Old Dominion beats Marshall; Gonzaga cruises No. 6 Gonzaga 88, San Francisco 57: Kevin PanTerran Petteway scored

By Associated Press

20 points, Shavon Shields added 11, and Nebraska pulled away from Rutgers in the second half for a 65-49 victory Thursday in Lincoln, Nebraska.

The Huskers (9-6, 1-2) are off to their best start in Big Ten play in their 4 years in the conference.

Their previous starts were 0-4, 0-5, and 0-4.

Rutgers (9-7, 1-2) shot 34.7 percent and turned the ball over 19 times in its first-ever Big Ten road game. The Knights led by seven points early, but the lowest-scoring and worst-shooting team in the league struggled mightily after the opening 10 minutes.

Benny Parker and Walter Pitchford added nine points apiece for the Huskers.

Bishop Daniels had 12 points, and Kadeem Jack had 11 for Rutgers.

gos scored 17 points, Przemek Karnowski added 16, and No. 6 Gonzaga beat San Francisco in Spokane, Wash., for its eighth straight victory.

Kyle Wiltjer had 15 points for the Bulldogs (15-1, 4-0 West Coast Conference), whose only loss was at No. 7 Arizona.

No. 25 Old Dominion 72, Marshall 51: Jona-

than Arledge scored 13 points to lead No. 25 Old Dominion to a win over Marshall in the Monarchs’ debut as a ranked team in Huntington, West Virginia.

Old Dominion (13-1, 2-0 Conference USA) won its 10th straight game to continue its best start since moving to Division I in the 1976-77 season, and AP showed no signs of pressure after entering Nebraska’s David Rivers (2) blocks a shot by the rankings for the first Rutgers’ Kadeem Jack during the first half Thursday in Lincoln, Neb. The Huskers won 65-49. time this week.

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Gabe Olaseni tied a career high with 18 points for the Hawkeyes (11-5, 2-1), who were outscored 47-22 in the second half.

Iowa has had a habit of blowing games – most notably against Texas and Iowa State – with awful starts after the break.

The Hawkeyes fell asleep in that spot yet again versus the Spartans.

Michigan State jumped ahead 53-48 on backto-back 3s by Trice with just over 10 minutes left.

The Iowa crowd then groaned as Tum Tum Nairn Jr. found a wideopen Trice in the corner, and he buried his fourth 3 in 12 minutes to put Michigan State ahead 58-51.

Denzel Valentine had 18 points, nine rebounds and six assists for the Spartans, who opened the second half on a 33-10 spurt.

“It got rough in there.

But we responded,” Trice said about Izzo’s halftime speech. “Along with [Izzo] being mad, we were frustrated with ourselves, too, because we knew we weren’t playing well.”

Michigan State took control of things early on, making it seem like the Hawkeyes were destined for yet another loss to the Spartans.

The surging Olaseni helped bring Iowa back.

Olaseni tied it up at 20-all on a bank shot, then jogged to half court

with his arms extended and a huge smile on his face as the crowd roared its approval.

That helped fuel a 27-10 run to close the half. But the fun wouldn’t last for Iowa, which suffered its fourth double-digit loss of the year.

“I do think we got shellshocked at one point when they were hitting shots,” Iowa coach Fran McCaffery said. “Not only were they hitting them, they were swishing them. They were on fire.”

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3BR 2 full baths, refrig., stove, dishwasher, w/d, new furnace & a/c this yr., deck & handicapped ramp, storage shed, $24,000 815-973-5601

2BR Upper near KSB. Appl. incl. No pets. $600 + dep & ref. 815-631-9181

APARTMENTSFURNISHED 305 ROCK FALLS EFFICIENCIES! -InclusiveClean & Quiet

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STERLING 2 BR duplex, washer & dryer, $550 mo. incl. sewer, 1st mo. + dep., no smoking, pets negotiable 815-441-0139

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Cozy 2 story Sterling Home, move in ready! 3BR, 1½ BA, 1,300 sq. ft. garage, deck & lg. yard. All new roof, kitchen, baths, H/W floors, furnace Plus finished basement w/ family/ 4th BR & ½ BA. 1110 5th Ave. $114,900.

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Chapel Hill Memorial Park perpetual care Dixon IL. Near the carillon. Make offer. Call 623-5477191 or email j3a5l5@gmail.com

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DIXON RIVER APARTMENTS 2 BR, 1 BA Starting at $505

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Newer 2 BR, apartment Fieldstone area: W/D hookup, appls. incl. Fireplace, garage w/opener. $625 mo., $500 dep.

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815-626-1431 or 815-631-5855 1BR upper, stove refrig, garbage p/u furn. No Pets. Ref., Lease, $325/ mo. + $350 dep.

815652-2042 221 S. Peoria Ave. 2BR, no pets or smoking $500/mo. $500/ dep. Gar. & water inc. 815284-7609 2BR 1 Story, Garage, no pets, $550 + deposit 815-440-6214

RIVER RIDGE APARTMENTS

2BR, $425/mo. + dep. & lease, No Pets, Call Vickie at 815-973-4444 Broker Owned

2 Bedroom Great Location

Dixon Manor 2BR 1ba clean, quiet, heat & water included. Walk to downtown. Security bldg, on-site laundry, hardwood floors. Call Erick: 815-739-5806

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Nice 1BR upper, stove, refrigerator., garbage p/u furn.

No pets, ref., lease, $375/ mo. + dep.

815-652-2042 Nice 2BR Apt., spacious, basment, w/d, all elecwater & tric, garbage incl. No pets, no smoking. $575/mo. + dep.

847-372-0817 Nice 2BR, stove refrig. stacked w/d garbage p/u furn.

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Ref., Lease, $450/mo. + dep. 815-652-2042 Quiet 2BR, 1st floor, near downtown, $500/mo. + dep. 815-262-0756 Spacious 2BR, w/ car port, laundry room avail. $500.Dep. mo+$500 815-716-1888

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★★ 1&2 BR., Ashton/ F.G. 815-7512712/562-5075.★

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2BR, 1BA, large enclosed porch, recently new roof & furnace, $28,500 815-440-7985

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DIXON

2 bedroom apartment, with one stall garage, $500/mo.

Call Kophamer & Blean Realty (815) 772-2728

ROCK FALLS 1 BR $375 Hampton Apts.

815-625-7043 2BR Duplex, + apNo pets. plcs. $495/mo. + dep.

815-718-1784 2BR, newly remodeled, on lake 1 ½ mi. W. of Rock Falls, $600/mo. + utilities, no pets, 815-626-2145 Lg. 1BR. + appl.

No pets. $425 + dep. 815-718-1784 Rock Falls Studio Unit $350 and 1 Bedroom $425.

Deposit $200. Utilities included. No pets. Call Ron 708699-8952.

THICKSTEN APTS. 1 & 2 BR houses 815-499-4217

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2BR., 1BA garage NO PETS. $550 mo. + dep. 815440-7985.

RTO 2BR $49,900 $5,000 down.4413515.Agent owned.

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Sterling Rentals Newer 2 Bedroom $599.00 & Up Applcs., Fireplaces 2002 3rd Ave. 1836 First Ave. 606 W. Lefevre 2 BR $535.00 1 BR $465.00 1 Studio $390.00 Partial Heat, Water, Sewer, Refuse Removal, Laundry Facilities, Satellite

(815)626-1431 ★★1BR, W/D in unit, D/W. Woodlawn Rd. $500/mo.

815-535-7077.★★ 2 Bed Duplex Sterling, basement, w/d hook up, $555 per mo., 815-622-2725 SNLRentals.com 2BR, $420 815-562-7368 Rochelle Realty 2BR. Stove & refrig. provided. Pay own utilities. Share garage. Lease & dep. Req. 815441-8652.

Clean quiet upper efficiency, includes all utilities, no pets, no smoking, $425/mo. + dep. & ref. 815625-7258

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Clean. $700/mo. + dep. due up front. Refs. req. 713 Washington, Dixon. Call 815-973-3078.

POLO Nice 1BR homePolo. Lg. lot. Applcs. furn. w/ garage. $465/ mo. + dep. No pets.

Call 815-590-3288

ROCK FALLS 1 BR, $450 mo. + dep. No pets! 815718-4424 or 815718-4726 2 bed house RF $555/mo.

SNLRentals.com Call 815-622-2725 2 large BR, 1 BA, car attached 1 garage, large enclosed yard, no pets $600 mo. + $600 deposit 815-440-7985 2BR Ranch, no garage, $500/mo. + dep., ref. required no pets.

1210 W. 17th St. 815-499-0288 4BR 2BA full basketball court, pool, trampoline, $850 / mo. + utilities 815499-5548 Beat New Year Rush! 3 BR Ranch Nice! $620/mo.

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NEW TODAY Nice 1BR house, 1 car garage. $475/ mo. + $475 dep., 701 Grace Ave. 815-590-2181

STERLING 2BR Brick Home $725/ mo. No pets.

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3BR Duplex, 111 7th Ave. $600/mo. + dep.

815-626-4776 4 bed, 2 bath house, Dixon, laundry room, fenced yard, 2 car garage, $850/mo.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 14TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WHITESIDE COUNTY - MORRISON, ILLINOIS U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION PLAINTIFF VS MONICA J RODRIGUEZ; DEFENDANTS 11 CH 00135 1713 AVENUE C 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 October 8, 2014, WHITESIDE COUNTY SHERIFF in WHITESIDE County, Illinois, will on February 5, 2015, in Whiteside County Courthouse, Third Floor Lobby 200 E. Knox Street, Morrison, IL 61270, at 10:00AM, 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. 11-16-381-015 COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 1713 AVENUE C STERLING, IL 61081 Description of Improvements: BLUE VINYL SIDING TWO STORY HOME WITH ONE CAR GARAGE; UTILITIES ARE ON; DOES NOT HAVE A FENCE; PROPERTY IS OCCUPIED The Judgment amount was $104,705.99.

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.attypierce.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 #PA1117572 Plaintiff's attorney is not required to provide additional information other than that set forth in this notice of sale.

Dec. 26, 2014, Jan. 2, 9, 2015

LEE & WHITESIDE COUNTIES

Saturday, January 10th Sunday, January 11th

Whiteside County & Surrounding Areas SATURDAY 1-3

107 N. BARBER AVENUE, POLO

Original wood trim & doors, large rooms, finishable basement, lots of storage, Home Warranty, $115,000 #08791992 Hosted by Debbie Flannery

SATURDAY 2-3

604 W. 12TH STREET, ROCK FALLS

3 bedrooms, 2.25 baths, finished basement, inground pool, attached 2 car garage, $129,900 #08759859 Hosted by Dave DeVries

SATURDAY 2-3

2101 DIXON AVENUE, ROCK FALLS

2-3 bedrooms, 1.5 baths, 2 car attached garage, fenced yard, 70x12 screened porch, open floor plan, $89,900 #08756646 Hosted by Tracy DeVries

SUNDAY 12-2

1018 PARKVIEW ROAD, STERLING

Off Woodlawn Rd.- 3 bedroom, 3 bath, brick ranch, treed lot, new well, furnace, windows, kitchen & flooring. Office exclusive. $176,900

JUDY POWELL REALTY

815-626-7450 SUNDAY 1-3

18283 RODEO DRIVE, STERLING

Beautiful 5 bedroom, 3 bath home, open floor plan, walk-out basement, deck, patio, $305,900 #08758977 Hosted by Jerry Bartlett

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SUNDAY 1-3

1505 E. LEFEVRE, STERLING

3 bedroom tri-level, 1 3/4 baths, large family room, fireplace, new windows, 15x20 deck, $109,000 #08791646 Hosted by Jerry Ratajczak

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PUBLIC NOTICES SAUK VALLEY MEDIA • Friday, January 9, 2015 • PAGE B7

SAUK VALLEY

NOTICE TO BIDDERS BID NO. 2015-01-02 Sealed proposals for the furnishing or delivering & installing materials required in the construction/maintenance of the above Section will be received and at that time publicly opened and read at the office of City Clerk of Sterling, 212 Third Avenue, Sterling, IL 61081 until 11:30 AM on January 26, 2015.

1. Plans and proposal forms will be available in the office of Willett, Hofmann, & Associates, 809 E. 2nd St., Dixon, IL 61021.

2. Prequalification. If checked, the 2 low bidders must file within 24 hours after the letting an “Affidavit of Availability” (Form BC 57), in duplicate, showing all uncompleted contracts awarded to them and all low bids pending award for Federal, State, County, Municipal and private work.

3. The Awarding Authority reserves the right to waive technicalities and to reject any or all proposals as provided in BLRS Special Provision for Bidding Requirements and Conditions for Material Proposals.

4. A proposal guaranty in the proper amount, as specified in BLRS Special Provision for Bidding Requirements and Conditions for Material Proposals, will be required. Bid bonds will not be allowed as a proposal guaranty.

5. The successful bidder at the time of execution of the contract will not be required to deposit a contract bond for the full amount of the award. When a contract bond is not required, the proposal guaranty check will be held in lieu thereof. Failure on the part of the contractor to deliver the material within the time specified or to do the work specified herein will be considered just cause to forfeit his surety as provided in Article 108.10 of the Standard Specifications.

6. Proposals shall be submitted on forms furnished by the Awarding Authority and shall be enclosed in an envelope endorsed “Material Proposal, Section 15-00000-00-GM”.

By Order of City of Sterling 12/16/2014 Marie Rombouts, City Clerk Material Proposal or Deliver & Install Proposal To Mayor and City Council, City of Sterling If this bid is accepted within 45 days from date of opening, the undersigned agrees to furnish or to deliver & install any or all of the materials, at the quoted prices, subject to the following: 1. It is understood and agreed that the “Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction”, adopted January 1, 2012, and the “Supplemental Specifications and Recurring Special Provisions”, adopted January 1, 2015, prepared by the Department of Transportation, shall govern insofar as they may be applied and insofar as they do not conflict with the special provisions and supplemental specifications attached hereto.

2. It is understood that quantities listed are approximate only and that they may be increased or decreased as may be needed to properly complete the improvement within its present limits or extensions thereto, at the unit price stated and that bids will be compared on the basis of the total price bid for each group.

3. Delivery in total or partial shipments as ordered shall be made within the time specified in the special provisions or by the acceptance at the point and in the manner specified in the “Schedule of Prices”. If delivery on the job site is specified, it shall mean any place or places on the road designated by the awarding authority or its authorized representative.

4. The contractor and/or local agency performing the actual material placement operations shall be responsible for providing work zone traffic control, unless otherwise specified in this proposal. Such devices shall meet the requirements of and be installed in accordance with applicable provisions of the “Illinois Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices” and any referenced Illinois Highway Standards.

5. Each pay item should have a unit price and a total price. If no total price is shown or if there is a discrepancy between the product of the unit price multiplied by the quantity, the unit price shall govern. If a unit price is omitted, the total price will be divided by the quantity in order to establish a unit price. A bid will be declared unacceptable if neither a unit price nor a total price is shown.

Bidder ________________________By_______________________ Address_______________________ Title_____________________ January 9, 2015

County Whiteside Local Public Agency City of Rock Falls Section Number 15-00000-00-GM Route Various Streets NOTICE TO BIDDERS Sealed proposals for the furnishing or delivering & installing materials required in the construction/maintenance of the above Section will be received and at that time publicly opened and read at the office of City Clerk of Rock Falls, , 603 W. 10th St., Rock Falls, IL 61071 until 11:00 AM on January 26, 2015.

1. Plans and proposal forms will be available in the office of Willett, Hofmann, & Associates, 809 E. 2nd St., Dixon, IL 61021.

2. Prequalification. If checked, the 2 low bidders must file within 24 hours after the letting an “Affidavit of Availability” (Form BC 57), in duplicate, showing all uncompleted contracts awarded to them and all low bids pending award for Federal, State, County, Municipal and private work.

3. The Awarding Authority reserves the right to waive technicalities and to reject any or all proposals as provided in BLRS Special Provision for Bidding Requirements and Conditions for Material Proposals.

4. A proposal guaranty in the proper amount, as specified in BLRS Special Provision for Bidding Requirements and Conditions for Material Proposals, will be required. Bid bonds will not be allowed as a proposal guaranty.

5. The successful bidder at the time of execution of the contract will not be required to deposit a contract bond for the full amount of the award. When a contract bond is not required, the proposal guaranty check will be held in lieu thereof. Failure on the part of the contractor to deliver the material within the time specified or to do the work specified herein will be considered just cause to forfeit his surety as provided in Article 108.10 of the Standard Specifications.

6. Proposals shall be submitted on forms furnished by the Awarding Authority and shall be enclosed in an envelope endorsed “Material Proposal, Section 15-00000-00-GM”.

By Order of City of Rock Falls 12/17/2014 Eric Arduini, City Clerk Material Proposal or Deliver & Install Proposal To Mayor and City Council, City of Rock Falls If this bid is accepted within 45 days from date of opening, the undersigned agrees to furnish or to deliver & install any or all of the materials, at the quoted prices, subject to the following: 1. It is understood and agreed that the “Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction”, adopted January 1, 2012, and the “Supplemental Specifications and Recurring Special Provisions”, adopted January 1, 2015, prepared by the Department of Transportation, shall govern insofar as they may be applied and insofar as they do not conflict with the special provisions and supplemental specifications attached hereto.

2. It is understood that quantities listed are approximate only and that they may be increased or decreased as may be needed to properly complete the improvement within its present limits or extensions thereto, at the unit price stated and that bids will be compared on the basis of the total price bid for each group.

3. Delivery in total or partial shipments as ordered shall be made within the time specified in the special provisions or by the acceptance at the point and in the manner specified in the “Schedule of Prices”. If delivery on the job site is specified, it shall mean any place or places on the road designated by the awarding authority or its authorized representative.

4. The contractor and/or local agency performing the actual material placement operations shall be responsible for providing work zone traffic control, unless otherwise specified in this proposal. Such devices shall meet the requirements of and be installed in accordance with applicable provisions of the “Illinois Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices” and any referenced Illinois Highway Standards.

5. Each pay item should have a unit price and a total price. If no total price is shown or if there is a discrepancy between the product of the unit price multiplied by the quantity, the unit price shall govern. If a unit price is omitted, the total price will be divided by the quantity in order to establish a unit price. A bid will be declared unacceptable if neither a unit price nor a total price is shown.

January 9, 2015

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 14TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WHITESIDE COUNTY - MORRISON, ILLINOIS

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION PLAINTIFF VS MONICA J RODRIGUEZ; DEFENDANTS 11 CH 00135 1713 AVENUE C 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 October 8, 2014, WHITESIDE COUNTY SHERIFF in WHITESIDE County, Illinois, will on February 5, 2015, in Whiteside County Courthouse, Third Floor Lobby 200 E. Knox Street, Morrison, IL 61270, at 10:00AM, 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: LOT 5 IN BLOCK 2 IN DAVID L. AND JOHN W. MARTIN'S SIXTH ADDITION TO THE CITY OF STERLING, WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS. TAX NO. 11-16-381-015 COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 1713 AVENUE C STERLING, IL 61081 Description of Improvements: BLUE VINYL SIDING TWO STORY HOME WITH ONE CAR GARAGE; UTILITIES ARE ON; DOES NOT HAVE A FENCE; PROPERTY IS OCCUPIED The Judgment amount was $104,705.99.

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 #PA1117572 Plaintiff's attorney is not required to provide additional information other than that set forth in this notice of sale.

Dec. 26, 2014, Jan. 2, 9, 2015 LEGAL NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OT THE 14TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS CASE NO. 2014 TX 45 TO: LEE RAZO, CAROL S. RAZO; UNKNOWN OWNERS, HEIRS AND OCCUPANTS AND PARTIES INTERESTED AND THE WHITESIDE COUNTY CLERK YOU AND EACH OF YOU WILL TAKE NOTICE THAT at a sale of real estate made by the County Collector of WHITESIDE County Illinois held at the WHITESIDE COUNTY COURTHOUSE, 200 EAST KNOX, MORRISON, IL 61270 on NOVEMBER 08, 2012, BRUCKNER KEOUGH TRUST purchased the following described read estate situated in said county for the GENERAL taxes, special assessments, interest, penalties and costs due and unpaid thereon for the year PARCEL1:11 20 236 001 CERTIFICATE 2011-00131 PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1412 AVE K, STERLING, IL 61081 AND LEGALLY DESCRIBED AS” LOT 12 IN BLOCK 23 IN DAVID L. AND JOHN W. MARTIN'S SUBDIVISION OF THE NORTH PART OF THE EAST HALF OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 20, TOWNSHIP 21 NORTH, RANGE 7 EASTA OF THE 4TH P.M. IN THE CITY OF STERLING, WHITESIDE COUNTY ILLINOIS. PARCEL 2: 11 20 278 010 CERTIFICATE NO. 2011-00136 PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1210 AVENUE K, STERLING, IL AND DESCRIBED AS: LOT 11 IN BLOCK 15 IN DAVID L. AND JOHN W. MARTIN'S 3RD ADDITION TO THE CITY OF STERLING, WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS. YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE THAT THE undersigned being the purchaser of said real estate at said sale had filed a petition in the County Court of WHITESIDE County, Illinois in the same proceeding wherein said real estate was directed to be sold praying among other things for an order directing the issuance of a Tax Deed to the undersigned; that on the 13 DAY OF MAY, 2014 AT 9:00 AM or as soon as after as he may be heard, the undersigned will appear before said court in the WHITESIDE COUNTY COURTHOUSE, 200 E KNOX, MORRISON, IL 61270 and present said Petition to the Court and apply for an order directing the County Clerk to issue a Tax Deed to Petitioner in accordance with the prayer thereof, at that time you may appear and be heard if you so desire. For further information contact the County Clerk at 815-772-5189. Last day for redemption is May 8, 2015.

Dated DECEMBER 26, 2014 BRUCKNER KEOUGH TRUST, PURCHASER/ PETITIONER LAWRENCE L. BRUCKNER TRUSTEE 1110 LOCUST STREET THOMSON, IL 61285 815-259-3168

LEGAL NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OT THE 14TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS CASE NO. 2014 TX 52 TO:REBECCA S. VEGTER; DANIEL EICHELBERGER; UNKNOWN OWNERS, HEIRS AND OCCUPANTS AND PARTIES INTERESTED AND THE WHITESIDE COUNTY CLERK

YOU AND EACH OF YOU WILL TAKE NOTICE THAT at a sale of real estate made by the County Collector of WHITESIDE County Illinois held at the WHITESIDE COUNTY COURTHOUSE, 200 EAST KNOX, MORRISON, IL 61270 on NOVEMBER 08, 2012, BRUCKNER KEOUGH TRUST purchased the following described read estate situated in said county for the GENERAL taxes, special assessments, interest, penalties and costs due and unpaid thereon for the year PIN 17 02 132 010 CERTIFICATE 2011-00357 PROPERTY LOCATED 2810 YEOWARD ST. ROCK FALLS, IL 61071 LEGALLY DESCRIBED AS; LOT FIVE I BLOCK FIVE IN YEOWARD'S SUBDIVISION, LOCATED IN THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 2, TOWNSHIP 20 NORTH, RANGE 7 EAST OF THE 4TH P.M. SITUATED IN WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS. YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE THAT THE undersigned being the purchaser of said real estate at said sale had filed a petition in the County Court of WHITESIDE County, Illinois in the same proceeding wherein said real estate was directed to be sold praying among other things for an order directing the issuance of a Tax Deed to the undersigned; that on the 13 DAY OF MAY, 2014 AT 9:00 AM or as soon as after as he may be heard, the undersigned will appear before said court in the WHITESIDE COUNTY COURTHOUSE, 200 E KNOX, MORRISON, IL 61270 and present said Petition to the Court and apply for an order directing the County Clerk to issue a Tax Deed to Petitioner in accordance with the prayer thereof, at that time you may appear and be heard if you so desire. For further information contact the County Clerk at 815-772-5189. Last day for redemption is May 8, 2015.

Dated DECEMBER 23, 2014 BRUCKNER KEOUGH TRUST, PURCHASER/ PETITIONER LAWRENCE L. BRUCKNER TRUSTEE 1110 LOCUST STREET THOMSON, IL 61285 815-259-3168

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LEGAL NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT LEE COUNTY, ILLINOIS CASE NO. 2014 TX 123 TO: GINA FAHS, EXECUTOR OF THE ESTATE OF VIOLET FAHS; CITY OF DIXON, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND OCCUPANTS AND PARTIES INTERESTED and THE LEE COUNTY CLERK YOU AND EACH OF YOU WILL TAKE NOTICE THAT a sale of real estate made by the County Collector of LEE County, Illinois held at the LEE COUNTY COURTHOUSE, DIXON, IL on OCTOBER 30, 2012, LAWRENCE BRUCKNER purchased the following described real estate situated in said county for the taxes, special assessments, interest, penalties and costs due and unpaid thereon for the year 2011, to-Wit: PIN 07 08 05 437 001 CERTIFICATE 2012-00132; PROPERTY LOCATED AT 904 S.OTTAWA AVE. DIXON, IL 61021 A/K/A A PART OF BLOCK NUMBER ONE JUNDRED SIXTEEN (116) IN ORIGINAL TOWN, NOW CITY OF DIXON BOUNDED AS FOLLOWS, TO WIT: COMMENCING AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SAID BLCOK AND THENCE RUNNING NORTHERLY ALONG THE EASTERLY LINE OF SAID BLOCK A DISTANCE OF NINEY (90) FEET TO A POINT ON THE WEST LINE OF SAID BLOCK THAT IS SIXTY SIX (66) FEET NORTHERLY FROM THE WOUTHWEST CORNER OF SAID BLOCK; THENCE EASTERLY ALONG THE NORTH LINE OF SAID BLOCK, ONE HUNDRED (100) FEET, AND THENCE SOUTHERLY TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING, SAID PREMISES BEING KNOWN AS NUMBER 904 OTTAWA AVENUE, CITY OF DIXON, SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF LEE, STATE OF ILLINOIS YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE THAT THE undersigned being the purchaser of said real estate at said sale has filed a petition in the County Court of LEE County, Illinois in the same proceedings wherein said real estate was directed to be sold praying among other things for an order directing the issuance of a Tax Deed to the undersigned; that on the 21st DAY OF MAY, 2015 AT 2:30 P.M...or as soon as after as he may be heard, the undersigned will appear before said court in the LEE COUNTY COURTS BUILDING, 309 S. GALENA AVE., DIXON, IL 61021 and present said Petition to the Court and apply for an order directing the County Clerk to issue a Tax Deed to Petitioner in accordance with the prayer thereof, at that time you may appear and be heard if you so desire.

For further information contact the County Clerk at 815-288-3309. Last day for redemption is APRIL 30, 2015 Dated DECEMBER 18, 2014 LAWRENCE BRUCKNER, PETITIONER, 1110 LOCUST STREET; THOMSON, IL 61285; 815-259-3168 January 7, 8, 9, 2015

LEGAL NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OT THE 14TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS CASE NO. 2014 TX 46 TO: EDDIE R DEANDA; STERLING FEDERAL BANK, MARTIN SOSA; MARIA DEL REFUGIO SOSA; UNKNOWN OWNERS, HEIRS AND OCCUPANTS AND PARTIES INTERESTED AND THE WHITESIDE COUNTY CLERK YOU AND EACH OF YOU WILL TAKE NOTICE THAT at a sale of real estate made by the County Collector of WHITESIDE County Illinois held at the WHITESIDE COUNTY COURTHOUSE, 200 EAST KNOX, MORRISON, IL 61270 on NOVEMBER 08, 2012, BRUCKNER KEOUGH TRUST purchased the following described read estate situated in said county for the GENERAL taxes, special assessments, interest, penalties and costs due and unpaid thereon for the year PIN 11 24 128 001 Certificate 201100148 PROPERTY LOCATED AT 807 AVE. K, STERLING, IL 61081 AND LEGALLY DESCRIBED AS: LOT 1 IN DAVID L. AND JOHN W. MARTIN'S SUBDIVISION OF A PART OF THE EAST OF LOT 16 SITUATED IN THE EAST HELF OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OR SECTION 20, TOWNSHIP 21 NORTH, RANGE 7 EAST OF THE 4TH P.M. IN WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE THAT THE undersigned being the purchaser of said real estate at said sale had filed a petition in the County Court of WHITESIDE County, Illinois in the same proceeding wherein said real estate was directed to be sold praying among other things for an order directing the issuance of a Tax Deed to the undersigned; that on the 13 DAY OF MAY, 2014 AT 9:00 AM or as soon as after as he may be heard, the undersigned will appear before said court in the WHITESIDE COUNTY COURTHOUSE, 200 E KNOX, MORRISON, IL 61270 and present said Petition to the Court and apply for an order directing the County Clerk to issue a Tax Deed to Petitioner in accordance with the prayer thereof, at that time you may appear and be heard if you so desire. For further information contact the County Clerk at 815-772-5189. Last day for redemption is May 8, 2015.

Dated DECEMBER 23, 2014 BRUCKNER KEOUGH TRUST, PURCHASER/ PETITIONER LAWRENCE L. BRUCKNER TRUSTEE 1110 LOCUST STREET THOMSON, IL 61285 815-259-3168 January 7, 8 & 9 2015

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LEGAL NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OT THE 14TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS CASE NO. 2014 TX 44 TO:JERRY RODRIGUEZ; UNKNOWN OWNERS, HEIRS AND OCCUPANTS AND PARTIES INTERESTED AND THE WHITESIDE COUNTY CLERK

LEGAL NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OT THE 14TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS CASE NO. 2014 TX 47 TO: DOUGLAS COURTER; UNKNOWN OWNERS, HEIRS AND OCCUPANTS AND PARTIES INTERESTED AND THE WHITESIDE COUNTY CLERK

YOU AND EACH OF YOU WILL TAKE NOTICE THAT at a sale of real estate made by the County Collector of WHITESIDE County Illinois held at the WHITESIDE COUNTY COURTHOUSE, 200 EAST KNOX, MORRISON, IL 61270 on NOVEMBER 08, 2012, BRUCKNER KEOUGH TRUST purchased the following described read estate situated in said county for the GENERAL taxes, special assessments, interest, penalties and costs due and unpaid thereon for the year 2011 to Wit: PIN 11 19 401 012 CERTIFICATE 2011-00121 PROPERTY LOCATED AT LOT 6 BLOCK 1 STEELTON SUBDIVISION TO the CITY OF STERLING, COUNTY OF WHITESIDE. STATE OF ILLINOIS LEGALLY DESCRIBED AS: LOT 6 IN BLOCK 1 IN STEELON SUBDIVISION NHO. 1 OF PART OF THE WEST HALF OF THE EAST HALF OF SECTION 19, TOWNSHIP 21 NORTH RANGE 7 EAST OF THE PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, FOURTH WHITESIDE COUNTY, STATE OF ILLINOIS, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF LOT 6 IN SAID BLOCK 1 OF SUBDIVISION NO, 1; STEELTON THENCE NORTH 81 DEGREES 33 MINUTES 16 SECONDS WEST 133.22 FEET (133.21') ON THE SOUTHERLY LINE OF SAID LOT 6, ALSO BEING ON THE NORTHERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF A PUBLIC HIGHWAY DESIGNATED F.A ROUTE 562 (ILRT 2) TO THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SAID LOT 6, ALSO BEING ON THE WEST LINE PREMISES CONVEYED TO THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, FOR USE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS BUIDLING FROM BELVO ROBINSON MCGAVA AND JOHN J. MCGAVA BY WARRANTY DEED RECORDED JUNE 29, 1973 AS DOCUMENT NO. 3718-73 IN THE RECORDER'S OFFICE OF WHITESIDE COUNTY, STATE OF ILLINOIS; THENCE NORTH 0 DEGREES 36 MINIUTES 15 SECONDS EAST, 68.17 FEET (68.2') ON THE WEST LINE OF SAID LOT 6, TO THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF SAID LOT 6, ALSO BEING ON THE NORTH LINE OF SAID PREMISES SO CONVEYED; THENCE NORTH 89 DEGREES 54 MINUTES 47 SECONDS EAST,132.00 FEET ON THE NORTH LINE OF SAID LOT 6, TO THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SAID LOT 6, ALSO BEING THE WESTERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF PUBLIC ROAD DEIGNATED OAK AVENUE; THENCE SOUTH 0 DEGREES 36 MINUTES 58 SECINDS WEST, 87, 94 FEET (87.94') ON THE EAST LINE OF SAID LOT 6 IN BLOCK 1 STEELTON SUBDIVISION NO. 1 TO THE POINT OF CONTAINING 10,308 BEGINNING, SQUARE FEET, MORE OR LESS. YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE THAT THE undersigned being the purchaser of said real estate at said sale had filed a petition in the County Court of WHITESIDE County, Illinois in the same proceeding wherein said real estate was directed to be sold praying among other things for an order directing the issuance of a Tax Deed to the undersigned; that on the 13 DAY OF MAY, 2014 AT 9:00 AM or as soon as after as he may be heard, the undersigned will appear before said court in the WHITESIDE COUNTY COURTHOUSE, 200 E KNOX, MORRISON, IL 61270 and present said Petition to the Court and apply for an order directing the County Clerk to issue a Tax Deed to Petitioner in accordance with the prayer thereof, at that time you may appear and be heard if you so desire. For further information contact the County Clerk at 815-772-5189. Last day for redemption is May 8, 2015.

Dated DECEMBER 23, 2014 BRUCKNER KEOUGH TRUST, PURCHASER/ PETITIONER LAWRENCE L. BRUCKNER TRUSTEE 1110 LOCUST STREET THOMSON, IL 61285 815-259-3168

YOU AND EACH OF YOU WILL TAKE NOTICE THAT at a sale of real estate made by the County Collector of WHITESIDE County Illinois held at the WHITESIDE COUNTY COURTHOUSE, 200 EAST KNOX, MORRISON, IL 61270 on NOVEMBER 08, 2012, BRUCKNER KEOUGH TRUST purchased the following described read estate situated in said county for the GENERAL taxes, special assessments, interest, penalties and costs due and unpaid thereon for the year PIN 11-24-128 001 CERTIFICATE 2011-00204 PROPERTY LOCATED AND LEGALLY DESCRIBED AS: LOT 32 WEAVER SUBDIVISION #5 OF PART OF THE NORTH HALD OF SECTION 24, TOWNSHIP 21 NORTH, RANGE 7 EAST OF THE 4TH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED JULY 20, 1993 AS DOCUMENT NO. 6456-93.

YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE THAT THE undersigned being the purchaser of said real estate at said sale had filed a petition in the County Court of WHITESIDE County, Illinois in the same proceeding wherein said real estate was directed to be sold praying among other things for an order directing the issuance of a Tax Deed to the undersigned; that on the 13 DAY OF MAY, 2014 AT 9:00 AM or as soon as after as he may be heard, the undersigned will appear before said court in the WHITESIDE COUNTY COURTHOUSE, 200 E KNOX, MORRISON, IL 61270 and present said Petition to the Court and apply for an order directing the County Clerk to issue a Tax Deed to Petitioner in accordance with the prayer thereof, at that time you may appear and be heard if you so desire. For further information contact the County Clerk at 815-772-5189. Last day for redemption is May 8, 2015.

Dated DECEMBER 23, 2014 BRUCKNER KEOUGH TRUST, PURCHASER/ PETITIONER LAWRENCE L. BRUCKNER TRUSTEE 1110 LOCUST STREET THOMSON, IL 61285 815-259-3168

January 7, 8 & 9 2015 NOTICE Sealed bids will be received until 10:00 a.m., January 16, 2015 at the Whiteside County Highway Department, 18819 Lincoln Road, Morrison, IL 61270, (815) 772-7651 and at that time publicly opened and read for the following: 2015 GENERAL COUNTY LETTING WHITESIDE COUNTY Furnish the Whiteside County Highway Department and various township road districts in said county with all or part of the seven (7) groups of materials consisting of: 40,400 tons of Agg. Surf Crse., Type-B (CA-10); 2,000 tons of Agg. Surf.

Crse (CA-12); 10,500 tons of CA-16 (washed); 1,000 tons of Coarse Agg (CA02); 1,000 tons of Bit. Patching Mix (cold patch); 3,000 tons of HMA, Mix C, N 50, IL-9.5/12.5; 4, 100 Ft. of Pipe Culvert, Type 1, C.S.C.P in various diameters.

January 7, 8 & 9 2015 LEGAL NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OT THE 14TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS CASE NO. 2014 TX 51 TO: JOAN A YOUNG; CITY OF ROCK FALLS; COMMUNITY GENERAL HOSPITAL; UNKNOWN OWNERS, HEIRS AND OCCUPANTS and PARTIES INTERESTED AND THE WHITESIDE COUNTY CLERK YOU AND EACH OF YOU WILL TAKE NOTICE THAT at a sale of real estate made by the County Collector of WHITESIDE County Illinois held at the WHITESIDE COUNTY COURTHOUSE, 200 EAST KNOX, MORRISON, IL 61270 on NOVEMBER 08, 2012, BRUCKNER KEOUGH TRUST purchased the following described read estate situated in said county for the GENERAL taxes, special assessments, interest, penalties and costs due and unpaid thereon for the year 2011 to Wit: PIN 11 33 177 008 CERTIFICATE 2011-00298 PROPERTY LOCATED AT: 1504 10th Avenue, Rock Falls, IL, 61071 Legally described to wit: THE NORTH ½ OF LOT 16 in WF FLOCK 3rd SUBDIVISION TO THE CITY OF ROCK FALLS, WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE THAT THE undersigned being the purchaser of said real estate at said sale had filed a petition in the County Court of WHITESIDE County, Illinois in the same proceeding wherein said real estate was directed to be sold praying among other things for an order directing the issuance of a Tax Deed to the undersigned; that on the 13 DAY OF MAY, 2014 AT 9:00 AM or as soon as after as he may be heard, the undersigned will appear before said court in the WHITESIDE COUNTY COURTHOUSE, 200 E KNOX, MORRISON, IL 61270 and present said Petition to the Court and apply for an order directing the County Clerk to issue a Tax Deed to Petitioner in accordance with the prayer thereof, at that time you may appear and be heard if you so desire. For further information contact the County Clerk at 815-772-5189. Last day for redemption is May 8, 2015.

Dated DECEMBER 23, 2014 BRUCKNER KEOUGH TRUST, PURCHASER/ PETITIONER LAWRENCE L. BRUCKNER TRUSTEE 1110 LOCUST STREET THOMSON, IL 61285 815-259-3168 January 7, 8 & 9 2015

2015 SIGNS Furnish the Whiteside County Highway Department and various township road districts in said county with all or part of the groups of materials.

The Public Works Committee reserves the right to reject any or all bids, to waive technicalities and to accept the proposal which is most advantageous to Whiteside County.

By Order of Russell L. Renner, P.E., S.E. County Engineer Whiteside County.

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YOU AND EACH OF YOU WILL TAKE NOTICE THAT at a sale of real estate made by the County Collector of WHITESIDE County Illinois held at the WHITESIDE COUNTY COURTHOUSE, 200 EAST KNOX, MORRISON, IL 61270 on NOVEMBER 08, 2012, BRUCKNER KEOUGH TRUST purchased the following described read estate situated in said county for the GENERAL taxes, special assessments, interest, penalties and costs due and unpaid thereon for the year PIN 11 33 104 035 CERTIFICATE 2011-00285 PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1209 W Rt. 30, Rock Falls, IL 61071 AND LEGALLY DESCRIBED AS: FAIRVIEW SUB LOT 4 EXC ROW BLK 3 CONTRACT= SAMPLES MF 6770-01 323400X YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE THAT THE undersigned being the purchaser of said real estate at said sale had filed a petition in the County Court of WHITESIDE County, Illinois in the same proceeding wherein said real estate was directed to be sold praying among other things for an order directing the issuance of a Tax Deed to the undersigned; that on the 13 DAY OF MAY, 2014 AT 9:00 AM or as soon as after as he may be heard, the undersigned will appear before said court in the WHITESIDE COUNTY COURTHOUSE, 200 E KNOX, MORRISON, IL 61270 and present said Petition to the Court and apply for an order directing the County Clerk to issue a Tax Deed to Petitioner in accordance with the prayer thereof, at that time you may appear and be heard if you so desire. For further information contact the County Clerk at 815-772-5189. Last day for redemption is May 8, 2015.

Dated DECEMBER 23, 2014 BRUCKNER KEOUGH TRUST, PURCHASER/ PETITIONER LAWRENCE L. BRUCKNER TRUSTEE 1110 LOCUST STREET THOMSON, IL 61285 815-259-3168 January 7, 8 & 9 2015 LEGAL NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OT THE 14TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS CASE NO. 2014 TX 49 TO:LAURA HERNANDEZ; UNKNOWN OWNERS, HEIRS AND OCCUPANTS AND PARTIES INTERESTED AND THE WHITESIDE COUNTY CLERK YOU AND EACH OF YOU WILL TAKE NOTICE THAT at a sale of real estate made by the County Collector of WHITESIDE County Illinois held at the WHITESIDE COUNTY COURTHOUSE, 200 EAST KNOX, MORRISON, IL 61270 on NOVEMBER 08, 2012, BRUCKNER KEOUGH TRUST purchased the following described read estate situated in said county for the GENERAL taxes, special assessments, interest, penalties and costs due and unpaid thereon for the year 2011 to Wit: PIN 11 28 356 016 CERTIFICATE 2011-00247 PROPERTY LOCATED AT: 704 11TH Avenue, Rock Falls, IL 61071 Legally described to wit: LOT 3 IN BLOCK 2 IN DAVID L. AND JOHN W. MARTIN'S THIRD ADDITION TO THE CITY OF ROCK FALLS, WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE THAT THE undersigned being the purchaser of said real estate at said sale had filed a petition in the County Court of WHITESIDE County, Illinois in the same proceeding wherein said real estate was directed to be sold praying among other things for an order directing the issuance of a Tax Deed to the undersigned; that on the 13 DAY OF MAY, 2014 AT 9:00 AM or as soon as after as he may be heard, the undersigned will appear before said court in the WHITESIDE COUNTY COURTHOUSE, 200 E KNOX, MORRISON, IL 61270 and present said Petition to the Court and apply for an order directing the County Clerk to issue a Tax Deed to Petitioner in accordance with the prayer thereof, at that time you may appear and be heard if you so desire. For further information contact the County Clerk at 815-772-5189. Last day for redemption is May 8, 2015.

Dated DECEMBER 23, 2014 BRUCKNER KEOUGH TRUST, PURCHASER/ PETITIONER LAWRENCE L. BRUCKNER TRUSTEE 1110 LOCUST STREET THOMSON, IL 61285 815-259-3168 January 7, 8 & 9 2015 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR TAX DEED CERTIFICATE NO. 2012-00208 TO: Dawn Kellam, a/k/a Dawn Hillier Midwest Tulsa Property, Inc. Woodheaven Association Persons in a possession; unknown owners or parties in said property.

You are hereby notified that the following described real estate was sold on October 30, 2012 for Delinquent Real Estate Taxes for the year 2011:

Proposals may be obtained at the office of the County Engineer at the above address. All bids must be submitted on forms provided by the Whiteside County Highway Department. No duplications of this form will be allowed.

All Contracts for the Construction of Public works are subject to the Illinois Prevailing Wage act (820 ILCS 130/1-12).

LEGAL NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OT THE 14TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS CASE NO. 2014 TX 50 TO: 1209 WEST ROUTE 30 LAND TRUST, THOMAS POTTER, TRUSTEE; UNKNOWN OWNERS, HEIRS AND OCCUPANTS AND PARTIES INTERESTED AND THE WHITESIDE COUNTY CLERK

Lot 107 in Section 27 as shown on the Plat of Woodhaven Lakes recorded December 31, 1975 in Book “I” of Plats at pages 25-27, inclusive, as Document No. 406912 in the Recorder's Office of Lee County, all situated in the County of Lee and State of Illinois.

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Permanent Index Number: 13-21-02329-001 The property is located at Section 27, Lot 107, Woodhaven Lakes, Sublette, IL 61367.

A Petition for Tax Deed for said real estate has been filed with the Circuit Clerk of Lee County, Illinois as Case No. 14 TX 117.

The period of redemption will expire on April 30, 2015. On May 19, 2015 at 9:00 a.m. the Petitioner will make application to such Court in said County for an Order for Issuance of a Tax Deed.

LEGAL NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT LEE COUNTY, ILLINOIS

CASE NO. 2014 TX 122 TO: KATHRYN FORDHAM: VIOLET UNKNOWN OWNERS AND OCCUPANTS AND PARTIES INTERESTED and THE LEE COUNTY CLERK YOU AND EACH OF YOU WILL TAKE NOTICE THAT a sale of real estate made by the County Collector of LEE County, Illinois held at the LEE COUNTY COURTHOUSE, DIXON, IL on OCTOBER 30, 2012, LAWRENCE BRUCKNER purchased the following described real estate situated in said county for the taxes, special assessments, interest, penalties and costs due and unpaid thereon for the year 2011, to-Wit: PIN 07 02 31 455 005 CERTIFICATE 2012-00073; PROPERTY LOCATED AT 316 Willett Ave. Dixon, IL 61021 A/K/A LOT 49 NORTH DIXON'S MARTINS SUBDIVISION AND ½ VACATED ALLEY ADJACENT, CITY OF DIXON, LEE COUNTY ILLINOIS YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE THAT THE undersigned being the purchaser of said real estate at said sale has filed a petition in the County Court of LEE County, Illinois in the same proceedings wherein said real estate was directed to be sold praying among other things for an order directing the issuance of a Tax Deed to the undersigned; that on the 21st DAY OF MAY, 2015 AT 2:30 P.M...or as soon as after as he may be heard, the undersigned will appear before said court in the LEE COUNTY COURTS BUILDING, 309 S. GALENA AVE., DIXON, IL 61021 and present said Petition to the Court and apply for an order directing the County Clerk to issue a Tax Deed to Petitioner in accordance with the prayer thereof, at that time you may appear and be heard if you so desire.

For further information contact the County Clerk at 815-288-3309. Last day for redemption is APRIL 30, 2015 Dated DECEMBER 18, 2014 LAWRENCE BRUCKNER, PETITIONER, 1110 LOCUST STREET; THOMSON, IL 61285; 815-259-3168 January 7, 8, 9, 2015 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT LEE COUNTY, ILLINOIS ESTATE OF Kenneth W. Gilbert, Deceased.

No. 14 P 86 CLAIM NOTICE Notice is given to creditors of the death of Kenneth W. Gilbert. Letters of Office were issued on December 19, 2014 to Larry Ebert, 3413 Dugdale Rd., Ashton, IL 61006, and to Joe Bothe, 2846 Wedgewood Drive, Dekalb, IL 60115, as independent Executors, and whose attorney of record is John E. Miller, of MILLER, LANCASTER & WALKER, P.C., 15 East Third Street, P.O. Box 535, Sterling, Illinois, 61081. Claims against the estate may be filed in the Circuit Clerk's office, Lee County Courthouse, Dixon, Illinois 61021, or with the representative, or both, on or before the _26th_ day of _June_, 2015, or if mailing or delivery of a notice from the representative is required

by Sec. 18-3 of the Probate Act of 1975, the date stated in that notice. Any claim not filed on or before that date is barred.

Copies of a claim filed with the clerk must be mailed or delivered by the claimant to the representative and to the attorney within ten (10) days after it has been filed.

Larry Ebert and Joe Bothe Independent Representatives for the Estate MILLER, LANCASTER & WALKER, P.C. Attorneys for the Representative 15 E. Third Street, P. O. Box 535 Sterling, IL 61081 (815) 625-0600 Dec. 26, 2014, Jan. 2, 9, 2015

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You are hereby notified that the following described real estate was sold on October 30, 2012 for Delinquent Real Estate Taxes for the year 2011: Lot 158 and 159 in Section 10 as shown on the Plat of Woodhaven Lakes recorded April 20, 1972 in Book “H” of Plats at pages 28, 29 and 30 as Document No. 380741 in the Recorder's Office of Lee County, all situated in the County of Lee and State of Illinois.

Permanent Index Number: 19-22-07-002 & 19-22-07-104-003 The property is located at Section 10, Lot 158 & 159, Woodhaven Lakes, Sublette, IL 61367.

A Petition for Tax Deed for said real estate has been filed with the Circuit Clerk of Lee County, Illinois as Case No. 14 TX 118.

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LOANS

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THE CLASSIFIED Advertising Department of Sauk Valley Media does not have the opportunity to fully investigate the credibility of each advertiser appearing within these columns. If an offer sounds “too good to be true” it probably is.

Proceed with caution if you are asked to send money or to give a credit card number.

Proceed with caution in calling 900 phone numbers. All phone numbers prefixed by “900” are charged to the CALLER. Charges may be assessed on a “per minute” basis rather than a “per call” basis.

Sauk Valley Classified makes every effort to qualify these charges for the reader.

If you have a concern about an advertiser, please contact the Better Business Bureau 330 N. Wabash, Chicago, IL 60611.

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BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES 501 NOTICEPURSUANT to the Business Opportunity Sales Law of 1995, every business opportunity must be registered with the Illinois Securities Department. Protect yourself and get the facts before you hand over your hard earned money by contacting the Illinois Secretary of State's Securities Department at 1800-628-7937. This notice provided as a public service by Sauk Valley Classifieds.

EDUCATION

503

We provide ABA Therapy for children with autism.

We are currently looking for the right individual to work with a child in Morrison, Illinois. We will train you if necessary.

Starting salary $20/hr.

Hours 15-20 hours per week in the afternoon. Call Patricia at The Autism Therapy Group 224-554-9634 and send resume to: abt@ theautismtherapy group.com

EMPLOYMENT

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EMPLOYMENT

505

Bright Beginnings Christian Daycare and Preschool seeks an Assistant Director Applicants must be qualified under DCFS standards.

Bachelor's Degree in Early Childhood. and Childcare management experience preferred.

Applicants should submit letter of interest and resume to: Michelle Carreno, 1033 Franklin Grove Rd., Dixon, IL 61021, no later than Jan. 19, 2015.

BUS DRIVER NEEDED Self Help Enterprises has a bus driver position available. CDL license required.

Health Insurance provided. To apply please call 815-626-3115 or apply at 2300 West LeFevre, Sterling.

Dental Receptionist for busy office.

Successful candidate will have good organizational and strong people skills, and works well with others.

Past experience in dental/medical enand vironment computer skill are helpful.

Please send replies to Box #:1261 ,c/o Sauk Valley Classifieds, P.O.Box 498, Sterling, IL 61081 FT Registered Nurses needed in our busy and growing DIXON branch. Nursing home exp. is preferred but will train. Some of the counties covered include but are not limited to Stephenson, Whiteside,Mercer, Rock Island, Carroll, Dekalb and Winnebago.

Great pay!

Apply online: www.VCPHome HealthCare.com

Full or Part Time Regional Drivers Wanted

!Class A CDL !Assigned Trucks !Preloaded Trailers !Paid Vacations !Home Every Weekend !Wellmark Health Insurance !Min. 6 months !Verifiable Experience 800-397-6387x18

Brechon Farm Services, Inc. is Now Hiring for Mechanics FT or PT $30/hr.

Send resumes to: 1270 IL. State Route 26 S. Dixon, IL 61021

CNA Reliable, dependable, 8-1.

815-625-2315

Immediate opening, full time Parts person, motorcycle knowledge, computer skills, great attitude, outstanding work ethic. Apin person ply Workman Harley Davidson. 1903 1st Ave. Rock Falls

FIND YOUR DREAM HOME!

Read Sauk Valley Classifieds real estate section and Real Estate Weekly on Thursdays.

HELP WANTED Driver Sales Swingman Mon.-Sat. 40+ Hrs./wk

Selling, Delivery, Driving a truck, and providing customer services are primary responsibilities. Good people skills and CDL will be needed.

Apply in person at: LRB Distributors, Inc. 1425 Franklin Grove Rd. Dixon, IL 61021

FULL-TIME CUSTOM APPLICATOR

River Valley Cooperative has an opening for a full-time custom applicator in agronomy operations at our Fenton, IL location. Assistance is available for required certifications for qualified applicants. Contact Brian @ 815-7783339 for more information. Application forms available at this location and online at rivervalleycoop.com/careers. Submit applications online, via email to employment@rivervalleycoop.com, or mail to: Human Resources River Valley Cooperative P.O. Box 256 Eldridge, IA 52748 Equal Opportunity Employer

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Local heavy highway contractor seeking Drivers for low boy and dump truck positions.

Send resumes to jobcontract10@ gmail.com.

Location is Dixon.

Please send replies to Box #1260, c/o Sauk Valley Classifieds, P.O. Box 498, Sterling, IL 61081

Needed, second shift Manager for a Production Facility in Morrison IL. Must have two years management experience. Need to have basic computer skills. Need basic maintenance background Vacation, Paid Holidays, Health Insurance Offered.

Send resumes to HR@mark manpeat.com

Markman Peat Corp. is currently taking applications for machine operators.

Benefits offered, incentive bonuses also offered.

Please call 815-772-4014 for an interview.

Parkway Center has an immediate opening for a part-time housekeeper & parttime Maintenance person.

Applications can be picked up Monday - Friday between 8-4 at 1801 Ave G in Sterling.

No Phone Calls please

TO OUR

READERS:

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, when particularly dealing with companies with which you are not familiar.

Looking for the perfect home?

Read Sauk Valley estate section and Real Estate Weekly on Thursdays.

New Year, New Career?

Check these openings at the YWCA: DIRECTOR OF CRISIS SERVICES: Lead our team transforming the lives of people in crisis, supervising a staff of 21 in our domestic violence and sexual assault programs. Also includes work with funders, grant-writing, and policy development. Reports to Executive Director. Requirements: Bachelor’s Degree in human service field, significant supervisory experience in a human services setting. Benefits include excellent retirement plan, paid leave, and insurance.

CASEWORKER: This full-time position provides counseling, case management, crisis intervention, and advocacy for adult survivors of domestic violence. Also includes answering crisis hotline, paperwork, and transportation. Works M-F daytimes and serves on call. Benefits include insurance, vacation, and retirement plan. Bachelor’s degree required; social service experience preferred.

Diverse applicants welcome. Equal Opportunity Employer.

Apply at YWCA of the Sauk Valley, 412 First Avenue, Sterling.

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MOTOR ROUTES AVAILABLE - CALL DAVID SHEETS EXT. 5311 Sauk Valley Media 3200 E. Lincolnway Sterling, IL 61081

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2010 Chevrolet Tahoe LT

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2005 Chrysler Pacifica Touring 2004 Pontiac Grand Am SE1

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2013 Toyota Camry LE

2006 Dodge Grand Caravan

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Candidates must have experience and thorough understanding of the setup and operation of machine shop equipment including grinders, lathes, milling machines, CNC milling machines and the ability to write programs. A good understanding of tool steels and other materials. A related Tool Maker or Machinist Certification/3 years of apprenticeship and/or Minimum of 3 years’ experience is required. Candidate must be self-motivated and have good communication, problem-solving and organizational skills.

$23,995*

2008 Kia Sedona LX

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Our Tool Makers build, repair, maintain and troubleshoot assembly tooling and make repairs to plastic molds. Successful candidates will possess strong knowledge and abilities in the following: Strong technical skills, advanced math and geometry, good reading and writing skills, ability to read and interpret mechanical drawings.

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2014 Ford Focus S

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2011 Chevrolet Cruze LT

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2013 Ford Focus SE

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2015 Volkswagen Golf GTI S

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CHILD CARE

512

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))

TICKETS / TRAVEL 787 & EVENTS No person or business, unless properly licensed by the Illinois Secretary of State, may sell ticket(s) for any sporting event or otherwise, for more than the price printed upon the face of the said ticket(s).

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

1930's youth leather boxing gloves $30 815275-3131 1959 A & S Dairy Calendar - Complete $20 815-4418343 5 Anderson Windows, 68 1/2 L 33 1/2”W, (2x6 walls) $300 815-9463572 Argus 35mm camera. Good cond. $20 (815)284-2685 Glazed porcelain 6x6 beige tiles.

Qty. 34 $20 (815) 284-2685

Kitchen Sink & Faucet, new type, < 1 yr. old, $100 815-441-5353

APPLIANCES

710

Newer GE refrigerator w/ brand new ice maker. (off white) $200. White Maytag dishwasher works great $50 815-994-3503

WOOD / FUEL Firewood 440-1529

FURNITURE

746 815755

All Mattress Sets New in plastic.

Twin $99, Full $129, qu. $159, King $259. W/ Warr. Can deliver.

815-703-3688 Brown sofa w/ matching recliner. $100/obo.

815622-8819.

Ladies Blue suede sports jacket, size Sm. Like new. $25 (815) 284-2685 New in pkg. clearance lights, 2 amber, 2 red 2.4x3.5 $20 815-284-7569 Queen Size Box Spring & Mattress, box spring is split. $75 815-625-8805 See More Online Photos, Commerce, Expanded Text ➛Look for WEB ID ➛Log on to: www.saukvalley. com classifieds ➛Enter the WEB ID in the WEB ID Box ➛View Photos, Expanded Text BUY ONLINE!! saukvalley.com CLASSIFIEDS Small white enamel top table, exc. cond. $50. 815622-9818.

Telescope with 3 lenses, $50 815441-5353 Twin, full, queen, king beds. Dryer, recliner, washer, side-by-side refrig., sofa, dresser, table set, bedroom set.

815-718-4385

Coffee Table, glass top, walnut. $50 815-288-0338 or 815-499-1340

AUTOMOBILES

Mattress sets: $99, Full Twin $129, Queen $159, King $199. Will deliver! Kern Mattress Outlet, call 309452-7477.

FOR ITEMS OVER $300

PETS & PET SUPPLIES 775 Free to good home female 9mo. old Doberman Rotmix, good w/ kids & other animals, house trained.

815-716-1805 WARNING ADS FOR FREE PETS Your beloved pet deserves a loving, caring home. The ad for your free pet may draw response from individuals who will sell your animal for research or breeding purposes.

Please screen respondents carefully when giving an animal away.

Your pet will thank you!

905

NEW REAL DEAL

A 5 Line REAL DEAL

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

Special must be mentioned at time of ad placement.

Offer expires 12/31/14 No Commercial Advertising, Pets, Garage Sales, Wood/ Fuel, Tickets/ Travel or Real Estate

1995 Buick Riviera 187K mi., new tires, new radiator, runs good, $1800 815-973-2267 2000 Mitsubishi Eclipse, V6, runs good, $1000 firm.

Call after 5:30 pm 815-631-3035

Published Every Other Tuesday

creditautosales dixon.com Always over 100+ vehicles to choose from.

Toyota 1993 2 new front tires, all brake pads, 2 oxygen censors, 815-2884330 after 2 p.m.

MISCELLANEOUS 796 FOR SALE

CELEBRATIONS

2003 Buick Lesabre Limited 85K miles $6000 815-985-5705

Cash 4 Gold Silver, Coins & Antiques 815-564-9061

ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES 705

I Buy: Antiques, collectibles, toys, post cards, etc.

815-445-6151.

2002 Buick Century low mileage, loaded, $4,795 815-857-2830

WANT TO BUY 795

Holton & Co. Clarinet w/ case, very nice! $100 815275-3131

Antique oak bar, beveled lighting & alcove from Leprechauns in Harmon, IL. $2,500. 815-9733004

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HAVING TROUBLE wording your ad? Call our classified department today. We'll be glad to help you. 626SOLD or 284SOLD.

AREA GARAGE SALES 624

2 White Ronald Reagan cowboy hats. $50 both.

815-288-4566

AUTOMOBILES

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