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Panel seeks help from residents Public meeting set for March 21

BY PAM EGGEMEIER peggemeier@saukvalley.com 815-625-3600, ext. 5570 @pam_eggemeier

ROCK FALLS – The panel responsible for developing a

master plan for the city’s recreational trails wants input from residents.

At a Nov. 12 meeting of the Hennepin Canal-Trails Committee, it was suggested that

a charrette be used to engage the public in the process. A charrette is an intensive design meeting that usually is set up for work in groups. The meetings bring together people who might have diverse interests when planning a project.

The meeting will be held

March 21 at the Rock Falls Community Building.

The idea for the charrette came from George Bellovics, a landscape architect for the Illinois Department of Natural Resources. He thought it would be wise to get residents’ ideas early in the planning process.

“You could have copies of plans, people throw out their ideas, and the data is collected,” Bellovics said. “Rather than just show them plans, get them involved in the process.”

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ROCK FALLS | FATAL FIRE

ILLINOIS BUDGET IMPASSE | LOCAL IMPACT

Navigating road with no MAP

Community reaches out to surviving children Cause not yet known in Wednesday morning blaze

BY KATHLEEN A. SCHULTZ kschultz@saukvalley.com 815-625-3600, ext. 5535 @KathleenSchul10

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Annette Cady of Dixon, a nursing student at Sauk Valley Community College, is pinching pennies and cutting back on pencils in the absence of her usual state MAP grant. It might not seem like much, but that $212 she received last semester helped pay for transportation, books, and required materials for classes.

Sauk students coping with life without financial help from state

BY CHRISTOPHER HEIMERMAN cheimerman@saukvalley.com 815-625-3600, ext. 5523 @CHeimerman_SVM

DIXON – Without her Monetary Award Program grant, Sauk Valley Community College nursing student Annette Cady is being very judicious about the number of No. 2 pencils she buys.

The 20-year-old Dixonite has left no stone unturned since she found out the college would not be picking up the state’s tab this semester.

Classes resumed Monday.

She received $212 last semester, which she used for transportation, books, and required materials for classes.

But for the sake of her mental health, she also was able to occasionally go out for a meal with friends. She had to put the kibosh on that practice.

“I miss it quite a bit, because going out with friends for social interaction and special occasions is important,” she said.

She also hunts for bargains on school supplies.

“Instead of buying a case of pencils, I’ll just buy a few and make them last,” she said.

“It’s mainly about tightening the belt. Basically, I just don’t spend as much in other areas where I would normally.”

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ROCK FALLS – People far and wide, moved by the tragedy that took the lives of five family members, are opening their hearts and wallets in an effort to help the two surviving children lay their parents and siblings to rest.

Patrick and Mary Hopkins, and their children, Maggie, 26, Donovan, 16, and Katie Jo, 13, were killed in a fire Wednesday morning at their home at 414 Second Ave. A cause has not been determined, but it is presumed to be accidental, fire officials have said.

Two other children, Becca, 21, and John, 23, were not at the house that night.

As of 11:15 p.m. Thursday, two Go Fund Me accounts set up to help pay funeral and other expenses had raised more than $25,000.

One account, the Hopkins Family Memorial Fund, raised $18,329 from 299 donors in 1 day. Its goal is $30,000. It was set up by Phil Adams, Mary Hopkins’ brother.

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Free pops concert in Sterling

STERLING – The Sterling Municipal Band’s 22nd annual Pops Concert is tonight at Abiding Word Church, 806 E. Lynn Blvd.

Admission is free; doors open at 6.

Music will include arrangements from the “Star Wars” movie franchise by John Williams.

Call Jon James, 815-6221681, for more information.

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FRANKLIN GROVE – If it’s the third Friday of the month, it’s Blues and Bluegrass night at the H.I. Lincoln Building, 136 N. Elm St. Open-stage acoustic gospel, folk, country, blues and bluegrass will be performed, beginning at 7 p.m. Admission is free, but donations are accepted to help with the upkeep of the historic building.

Go to franklingroveil.org for more information.

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DIXON – A wine and beer tasting and fine dessert auction to benefit Catholic education in Dixon runs from 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday at the Knights of Columbus Hall, 506 W. Third St., The Crystal Cork will provide the beer and wine. Admission is $15 and includes 10 sample tickets and chances to win door prizes. Hors d’oeuvres and entertainment will be provided.

The dessert auction will feature goodies made from local cooks.

Tickets are available at the door, at St. Anne School, 1112 N. Brinton Ave., St. Mary School, 704 S. Peoria Ave., or by calling Gary at 815-994-1368 or 815-288-1821.

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DeKALB – Comedian Brian Regan performs at 8 tonight at the Egyptian Theatre, 135 N. Second St. Tickets cost $42.50 and are available at egyptiantheatre. org, at 815-758-1225, or at the box office.

Regan appeared on the “Late Show with David Letterman” 28 times, the most of any comic since the show moved to CBS in 1993.

Go to brianregan.com or follow him on Twitter, @BrianReganComic, to learn more about him.

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DIXON – The Regional Survey of Art 12 exhibit runs through Feb. 29 at the gallery, 113 W. First St. A display of Paul Kuehl’s work ends today; galleryowned artwork will be shown Saturday through Jan. 31.

Go to thenextpictureshow. com for more details.

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POLICE Sterling Police Stacy L. Egli, 32, of Dixon; 8:35 a.m. Wednesday at East Fourth Street and Eighth Avenue; speeding 44 mph in a 30-mph zone; released with promise to comply.

Gregory D. Schuller, 53, of Rock Falls; 2:22 p,m.

Wednesday at First Avenue and East Second Street in Rock Falls; cellphone usage; released with promise to comply.

Dixon Police Trevall W. Anderson, 19, of Dixon; 2:07 p.m.

Wednesday in the 1100 block of West Fourth Street; Boone County warrant for failure to appear; taken to Lee County Jail.

Lee County Sheriff Brook A. Kling, 30, of East Moline; 12:38 a.m.

Thursday; driving under the influence of alcohol; posted bond and given notice to appear in court.

Michial J. Morton, 41, of Dixon; 12:03 p.m. Wednesday; warrant for contempt; posted bond and given notice to appear in court.

Monty R. Dearing, 59, of Compton; 11:27 a.m.

Wednesday; possession of drug paraphernalia, unlawful possession of marijuana 2.5 to 10 grams; posted bond and given notice to appear in court.

Israel Flores, 29, of Elgin; 11:04 a.m. Wednesday; court order – driving while license revoked, driving while license suspended; posted bond and given notice to appear in court.

Hailey J. Clark, 27, of Compton; 10:54 a.m.

Wednesday; warrant for contempt – unlicensed; posted bond and given notice to appear in court.

Randall L. Clark, 46, of Dixon; 8;28 a.m. Wednesday; warrant for failure to appear – contempt (non-payment); posted bond and given notice to appear in court.

Ogle County Sheriff Gina Fahs, 47, of Oregon; Wednesday; warrant for uninsured motor vehicle; given notice to appear in court.

Christopher Wetzel, 35, of Oregon; Wednesday; warrant for failure to appear; given notice to appear in court.

Tadd Schiable, 31, of Rockford; Wednesday; warrant for civil contempt; given notice to appear in court.

Jonathon Miller, 23, of Aurora; Wednesday; warrant for failure to appear; posted $375 full cash bond and has no further court appearances.

Timothy Dial, 30, of Mount Morris; Wednesday; warrant for delivery of a controlled substance; posted bond, released, and given notice to appear in court.

Tiffiny E. Adcock, 36, of Dixon; 2:30 p.m. Wednesday in Grand Detour; domestic battery; held at Ogle County Jail and given notice to appear in court.

BIRTHDAYS Happy birthday to Robert Everly, Nancy Scudder, Barb Barton, Susan White, and Stephen Dexter, all today.

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thank you The family of Kathryn Damhoff would like to thank everyone for all your prayers and expressions of sympathy at the time of Mom’s death. Thank-you for all the cards, memorials, flowers, food that was brought in and for Pastor Edie and all who helped with the luncheon at First Reformed Church. A special thank-you to Ken Renkes, Steve Owen of Bosma Funeral Home, Dr. Bird and the staff at Resthave Nursing Home. We thank God for all of you and will never forget your kindness.

- The Kathryn Damhoff Family

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Where did the money go?

The maximum MAP grant a Sauk student can receive, based on tuition cost and income, is $912. The grant funds are for tuition only, and Pell grants often pick up where they leave off.

In May, the Legislature approved a budget with $397 million for MAP grants, but Gov. Bruce Rauner vetoed it at the beginning of the ongoing budget stalemate.

Sauk picked up the tab in the fall for 468 eligible students, to the tune of about $60,000, said Melissa Dye, dean of business services. Until the budget passes, the Illinois Student Assistance Commission has nothing to distribute.

The Sauk Board of Trustees elected to cover MAP grants in the fall, because students didn’t know they might not receive it. Trustees discussed picking up the tab again this spring, but had to draw the line somewhere.

“The fact that we’re being shorted about $2.5 million from the state this year is significant, and we need to be extremely

thoughtful on what we can pick up and what we can’t,” said David Hellmich, the college’s first-year president. “The more we absorb, the more that could translate into tuition next year.”

The good news?

“I haven’t heard of any students not being able to attend because of the MAP situation,” Dye said.

The bad news? Financial Aid has been swamped since classes resumed, so the department couldn’t actually confirm that.

Statewide, about 130,000 students rely on MAP funding.

Reinventing herself Cady’s been a certified nursing assistant for 2 years, after completing her training through Whiteside Area Career Center. Rebecca Suarez’s route to the medical field is markedly different.

T h e 21-yearold radiology student Rebecca Suarez got her high school diploma through the American School of Correspondence, an independent study program, while living in Chicago with her dad.

She moved back to Ster-

Teacher accused of abusing 15-year-old CHICAGO (AP) – A Chicago high school teacher accused of aggravated criminal sexual abuse of a 15-year-old boy he met on the Internet is being held in lieu of $750,000 bond.

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coln Park High School teacher Benjamin Zollo contacted the boy online and he responded. After they exchanged messages for a month, the boy went to Zollo’s home, where they had sex. They eventually met every 2 weeks, before the teen spent the night

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ling about 2 and a half years ago and briefly lived with a friend’s grandmother, then with her mom and sisters, a situation that soured and led her to crash on a friend’s couch.

“Then my boyfriend’s mom let me move in with them when this semester started, because she doesn’t want me to fail,” Suarez said.

She wanted to go to Sauk and, with the help of her boyfriend, Austin Zinke, landed on radiology. She posted a 4.0 her first two semesters at Sauk, then earned a high score on the ATI test, required for the nursing program.

Like Cady, she sorely misses her government assistance.

“My MAP grant may just be around $400, but it really helps me out – I’m essentially homeless,” she said.

Because she receives Supplemental Nutrional Assistance Program funds, she was able to get into the BEST program, which takes care of her tuition and allows her to keep the federal student aid for which she qualifies.

She loves her clinical rotation at CGH Medical Center in Sterling and could see herself as an X-ray technician, but she’s leaving her

options open until she gets to see all the modalities in action during the remainder of her time at Sauk.

Suarez works 8 hours a week in the Testing Center, where Cady also works 15 hours a week, part of a federal work study program.

Cady plans to transfer to Southern Illinois University in Edwardsville in the fall. She wants to follow in the footsteps of her greataunt, Debbie Morgan, a surgical nurse at CGH for 40 years.

“She was a very big influence,” Cady said.

“She was just a very caring person and wanted to help people and do what’s right in the medical field.”

She plans to work at CGH once she’s completed her bachelor’s degree.

Then she plans on completing her master’s and doctorate before looking for a job as an anesthetic nurse in a bigger market.

She’d work more hours now, if there were more of them in a day.

“Obviously, it was a little upsetting that I wasn’t going to get the MAP grant, but it was also very generous of the college to award it in the fall, and to at least be able to cover some of what you’d get from the state,” Cady said.

with the 32-year-old Zollo on New Year’s Eve. Prosecutors said the boy’s parents were upset he was gone all night and had called police. When his father confronted him, the boy admitted where

he had been.

Zollo was arrested Wednesday at the high school. The district says he has been suspended “pending further review.”

Zollo’s attorney didn’t comment on the charges.

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ROCK FALLS HIGH SCHOOL

November Student of the Month: Amber Rasmussen

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mber Rasmussen, 17, of Rock Falls, is Rock Falls High School’s November Student of the Month. She is the daughter of Troy and Mary Rasmussen, and she has a brother, Jared, 13.

Favorites class: World studies-history. I absolutely love history and I haven’t had the opportunity to take many history classes besides American history, so I found world history very interesting and I learned so much.

Favorite teacher: Kris Nunez, English. Mrs. Nunez is not afraid to push her students even if they don’t like her for it, which is really rare today. I also love to write, and I’ve learned so much about becoming a better writer from her.

School activities: Choir, fall play, spring play/ musical, speech team, National Honor Society, Thespian Troupe, and Fellowship of Christian Athletes.

Civic, church, volunteer or activities in which you participate: I sing in the worship band at my church.

Do you have a job?

Rock Falls Subway What will you do after high school? In the fall, I will be attending Illinois State University to hopefully study human resource management.

What is something you learned in high school that you think you will never use? Trigonometric functions. I just really don’t think that I’m desperately going to need to know that tangent equals sine over cosine. Sorry, Mrs. Gallentine.

What kind of music are you listening to?

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Amber Rasmussen, 17, of Rock Falls, is Rock Falls High School’s November Student of the Month. She plans to attend Illinois State University and study human resource management.

Christmas music. All the time.

Do you have a hobby? I love writing stories. I love being able to create a whole world that’s all my own. It’s so cool.

What’s the one thing in your life you can’t do without? My relationship with God. Trust me, I’ve tried to do this whole “life” thing on my own, and it’s horrible. I’m constantly screwing up and making mistakes. But when I give every aspect of my life to him, it’s truly incredible how he reveals himself and his unconditional love for us. Without him, I’d just be another purposeless sinner like I was before he saved me.

What is your advice for surviving high school?

Get to know the kids in your class and form a bond with them. If you can talk to them about

homework and things like that, you won’t feel nearly as alone. Nothing helped me out in high school like the kids in the honors class. Whenever I feel stressed out or am upset about something, I know I can talk to one of them and they’ll feel the exact same way. It’s really important to know that you’re not the only one who feels a certain way about something.

Trust me, they’re dealing with the same thing.

What scares you? Being complacent. I don’t want to be stuck in a rut every day for the rest of my life.

I want to go on adventures and do something new. I don’t want life to be boring.

What is something about you that nobody knows?

I sucked my thumb until I was 7, despite my dad’s persistent attempts to make me quit, one of

which involved taping up my thumb.

If you could ask President Obama any question, what would it be? Who will you really vote for in 2016?

If you could try any job for a day, what would it be? Professional rollercoaster rider. Is that a thing?

App: Pinterest Food: Cheese ravioli Game or activity: People-watching. It sounds really creepy, but as a writer, I find people so interesting – how they interact with each other, and how and why they do the things that they do. It’s even more fun with my dad, because he’s the funniest guy I know.

Actor: Johnny Depp Movie: “Good Will Hunting” TV show: “Doctor Who” Sports team: Boston Red Sox, I guess?

Sports are always on TV at my house, but I don’t really have a favorite team. I just like to watch.

If you could go anywhere in the world for free, where would it be?

I’d travel to Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam. Ever since I watched an episode of “Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations” where he visited Laos, I’ve been fascinated with that part of the world.

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What is the last good book you read? “Vendetta” by Catherine Doyle.

It’s a teen contemporary about the Italian Mafia, which is really interesting, by the way.

What is your proudest moment? I would say getting a 99 on my first college paper for advanced composition. It really proved to me that I would be just fine in college next year.

Who is your hero/role model? Definitely Jesus.

His model of how we’re supposed to live is just incredible. My one desire is to just be half as compassionate and humble as he was. Imagine what the world would be like if we all strove for that, whether it be based on beliefs or just wishing to be a better person.

Is there anything else you would want people to know about you? I’m seriously always cold.

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OBITUARIES Mary E. ‘Mary Beth’ Hopkins ROCK FALLS – Mary Elizabeth “Mary Beth” Hopkins, 49, of Rock Falls, died Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2016.

She was assistant manager at Kelley’s Mobil Mart in Sterling.

Mary was born July 1, 1966, in Sterling, the daughter of Ron P. Adams and Kay (Grennan) Adams.

Survivors include one daughter, Becca Hopkins; one son, John David Hopkins; three sisters, Judy I. Adams (Brian) Astalos, Janice M. Adams (Harry) Ringler, and Monica A. Adams (Jim) Kalina; and four brothers, Paul J. (Dianne Erb) Adams, Phil E. (Margi See) Adams, Chris P. Adams, and Chuck R. (Erika Nailor) Adams.

She was preceded in death by one son, Mark Allen Hopkins; and one sister, Kathleen Adams.

Visitation will be from 2 to 8 p.m. today at Newman Central Catholic High School in Sterling. Mass of the Resurrection will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the school, with the Rev. Richard Kramer, the Rev. Bruce Ludeke, Monsignor Thomas Dzielak, and the Rev. James R. Keenan officiating. Burial will be at Calvary Cemetery in Sterling.

In lieu of flowers, a memorial has been established.

Visit schillingfuneralhome.com to send condolences.

FUNERAL SERVICES FOR THE WEEK Today’s visitations: Karshan A. Peterson of Mount Morris, 10-11 a.m. at Finch Funeral Home in Mount Morris.

Patrick, Mary, Margarett, Donovan, and Katie Jo Hopkins, all of Rock Falls, 2-8 p.m. at Newman Central Catholic High School in Sterling.

Today’s funerals: Shirley H. Nice of Morrison, 10:30 a.m. memorial service at Emmanuel Reformed Church in Morrison.

Karshan A. Peterson of Mount Morris, 11 a.m. at Finch Funeral Home in Mount Morris.

Clifford L. Walter of Amboy, 11 a.m. at United First Church in Amboy.

Betty L. Wickwire of Machesney Park, 11:30 a.m. at Delehanty Funeral Home in Loves Park.

Saturday visitations: William E. Mayes of Dixon,

Patrick L. Hopkins ROCK FALLS – Patrick L. Hopkins, 61, of Rock Falls, died Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2016.

Patrick was born April 8, 1956, in Streator, the son of John and Joyce Hopkins. He married Mary Adams on June 25, 1988, in Harmon.

Survivors include one son, John Hopkins; one daughter, Becca Hopkins; three brothers, Rick, Terry, and Bill Hopkins; and many nieces, nephews, and cousins.

He was preceded in death by one son, Mark Allen Hopkins; his parents; one sister, Debbie

Hopkins; and one niece.

Visitation will be from 2 to 8 p.m. today at Newman Central Catholic High School in Sterling. Mass of the Resurrection will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the school, with the Rev. Richard Kramer, the Rev. Bruce Ludeke, Monsignor Thomas Dzielak, and the Rev. James R. Keenan officiating. Burial will be at Calvary Cemetery in Sterling.

In lieu of flowers, a memorial has been established.

Visit schillingfuneralhome.com to send condolences.

Donovan L. Hopkins ROCK FALLS – Donovan Lee Hopkins, 16, of Rock Falls, died Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2016.

Donovan was born Oct. 5, 1999, in Sterling, the son of Patrick and Mary (Adams) Hopkins.

Survivors include one brother, John Hopkins; one sister, Becca Hopkins; and several aunts, uncles, and cousins.

He was preceded in death by one brother, Mark Allen Hopkins.

Visitation will be from 2 to 8 p.m. today at New-

man Central Catholic High School in Sterling.

Mass of the Resurrection will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the school, with the Rev. Richard Kramer, the Rev. Bruce Ludeke, Monsignor Thomas Dzielak, and the Rev. James R. Keenan officiating. Burial will be at Calvary Cemetery in Sterling.

In lieu of flowers, a memorial has been established.

Visit schillingfuneralhome.com to send condolences.

Jean A. Blakeslee POLO – Jean Ann Blakeslee, 59, of Polo, died Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2016, at CGH Medical Center in Sterling.

Jean was born June 2, 1956, in Moline, the daughter of William Edward and Mary Ellen (Meincke) Burris. She married Ronald Blakeslee on Aug. 8, 1981, in Polo.

Survivors include her husband; two daughters, Bridgette Blakeslee and Judy (Mike) Weems, both of Polo; one son, Keenan Blakeslee (Kayla) of Polo; three sisters, Carolyn Sue (Gary)

Slager of Prophetstown, Mary Francis Lowe of Polo, and Juanita Brown of Florida; and five grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents; two brothers, Dennis Lee Burris and Clarence Burris; and one sister, Deborah Kay Noble.

A memorial service will be at a later date.

McDonald Funeral Home & Crematory in Milledgeville is handling arrangements.

Visit mcdonaldfuneralhomes.com to send condolences.

11 a.m.-noon at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Nachusa.

Jimmy L. Truitt of Pearl City, 1-3 p.m. at Burke-Tubbs Funeral Home in Freeport.

Saturday funerals: Patrick, Mary, Margarett, Donovan, and Katie Jo Hopkins, all of Rock Falls, 11 a.m. Mass at Newman Central Catholic High School in Sterling.

William E. Mayes of Dixon, noon memorial service at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Nachusa.

Jimmy L. Truitt of Pearl City, 3 p.m. memorial service at Burke-Tubbs Funeral Home in Freeport.

Sunday funeral: Steven M. Peterson of Princeton, celebration of life, 1-3 p.m. at Garland Funeral Home in Walnut.

Thursday funeral: Ronnie L. Daniels of Dixon, 10:30 a.m. at Preston-Schilling Funeral Home in Dixon.

Katherine ‘Katie Jo’ Hopkins ROCK FALLS – Katherine “Katie Jo” Hopkins, 13, of Rock Falls, died Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2016.

Katie was born Dec. 19, 2002, in Sterling, the daughter of Patrick and Mary (Adams) Hopkins.

Survivors include one brother, John Hopkins; one sister, Becca Hopkins; and several aunts, uncles, and cousins.

She was preceded in death by one brother, Mark Allen Hopkins.

Visitation will be from 2 to 8 p.m. today at New-

man Central Catholic High School in Sterling.

Mass of the Resurrection will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the school, with the Rev. Richard Kramer, the Rev. Bruce Ludeke, Monsignor Thomas Dzielak, and the Rev. James R. Keenan officiating. Burial will be at Calvary Cemetery in Sterling.

In lieu of flowers, a memorial has been established.

Visit schillingfuneralhome.com to send condolences.

Margarett E. ‘Maggie’ Hopkins ROCK FALLS – Margarett E. “Maggie” Hopkins, 26, of Rock Falls, died Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2016.

Margarett was born Feb. 11, 1989, in Sterling, the daughter of Patrick and Mary (Adams) Hopkins.

Survivors include one brother, John Hopkins; one sister, Becca Hopkins; and several aunts, uncles, and cousins.

She was preceded in death by one brother, Mark Allen Hopkins.

Visitation will be from 2 to 8 p.m. today at New-

man Central Catholic High School in Sterling.

Mass of the Resurrection will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the school, with the Rev. Richard Kramer, the Rev. Bruce Ludeke, Monsignor Thomas Dzielak, and the Rev. James R. Keenan officiating.

Burial will be at Calvary Cemetery in Sterling.

In lieu of flowers, a memorial has been established.

Visit schillingfuneralhome.com to send condolences.

Effie I. ‘Susie’ Lambert AMBOY – Effie I. “Susie” Lambert, 75, of Amboy, formerly of Bullhead City, Arizona, died Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2016, at Aperion Care Amboy. She was a housekeeper for 30 years in the Bullhead City area before her retirement.

She was born April 4, 1940, in Sterling, the daughter of Charles and Pauline (Williams) Howell. Effie married Paul Lambert. He preceded her in death.

Survivors include six children, Terry Lambert of Florida, Penny (Joe) Dickey of Arkansas, Karen (Mike) Bataglia of Oregon, Sandy Peterson

of Amboy, Charles Lambert of Dixon, and Robin Lambert of Arizona; 10 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; one brother, Lee Howell of Arizona; and one sister, Isabelle Ptak of Amboy.

She also was preceded in death by her parents; a daughter, Jenny in infancy; and three brothers, Charles, Mark “Tubby,” and Michael Howell.

There will be no local services. Cremation rites have been accorded. Mihm-Jones Funeral Home in Amboy handled arrangements.

Visit thejonesfh.com to send condolences.

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The other fund, called Hope for Hopkins, had raised $7,783 of its $15,000 goal in 1 day, thanks to 169 donors.

Memorial funds also have been established at all Sterling Federal and Sauk Valley bank branches.

Visitation for all five family members will be held from 2 to 8 p.m. today at Newman Central Catholic High School, 1101 St. Mary St., where Donovan was a sophomore. Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 11 a.m.

Saturday, also at the school.

Schilling Funeral Home and Cremation is handling arrangements.

To donate Visit gofundme.com and search for Hopkins Family Memorial Fund or Hope for Hopkins to donate online.

Donations also can be made at all Sterling Federal branches, in Rock Falls, Sterling, Dixon, Morrison, Mount Morris, Byron and Clinton, Iowa, or Sauk Valley Bank branches in Rock Falls, Sterling, and Dixon.

Checks, with “Hopkins family” in the memo field, also can be mailed to Sterling Federal Bank, PO Box 617, Sterling, IL 61081; or Sauk Valley Bank, 201 W. Third St., Sterling IL 61081; or 904 First Ave., Rock Falls, IL 61071.

Their full obituaries are available at www.schillingfuneralhome.com and are shown above.

Meanwhile, three state fire marshal investigators still are trying to determine the cause of the fire, which started around 5 a.m. in the living room of the twostory home, and blazed up the staircase “like it

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was a chimney,” killing four people in one bedroom and the fifth in a second bedroom, said Bill Milby, deputy Chief of Twin City Fire Command.

The bedrooms were directly above the living room.

First-in firefighters heard a smoke alarm on the first floor, but not

the second, Milby said.

Smoke inhalation is the likely cause of death, Whiteside County Coroner Joe McDonald said.

Three dogs, also in the bedrooms, also died in the blaze.

Patrick Hopkins, 61, worked at Allied Locke in Dixon; Mary, 49, worked at Kelley’s Market Mobil gas station in Sterling; and Maggie worked at the Sterling Walmart.

Donovan played football, basketball and baseball for the Comets, while Katie Jo was a seventh-grader at St. Andrew Catholic School in Rock Falls.

Becca, who works at Sterling Federal Bank, lived with her parents, and so lost all of her possessions.

Aides: No OT will hurt care for disabled State says it can’t afford extra pay to in-home workers SPRINGFIELD (AP) – Disabled Illinois residents who depend on in-home help for daily needs will suffer once the state stops paying overtime for their caregivers beginning March 1, some home health care workers and their union say.

Tens of thousands of employees who help people with disabilities live independently are eligible for time-and-ahalf pay over 40 hours in a week, under a federal rule that took effect Jan. 1. But without a state budget in place to control spending, Gov. Bruce Rauner’s administration says it can’t afford the extra pay.

A state Department of Human Services memo obtained by The Associated Press indicates the policy will allow 35 hours of work and 5 hours of travel.

The workers, who make about $13 an hour, and their supporters say that 30,000 clients who need assistance because of physical or developmental disabilities will receive less-efficient and less-effective care because most need more than 40 hours of weekly assistance. Families will have to find other aides

to help, meaning disruption and for some clients, discomfort with a new person.

“This is a devastating impact on families,” said James Muhammad, spokesman for SEIU Healthcare Illinois, which represents 25,000 home care workers. “Families now have to find other people to come into their homes.”

Human Services spokeswoman Marianne Manko said the administration wants to control costs in the absence of a full-year spending plan.

Rauner and the Democrats who control the Legislature have deadlocked over a budget that should have taken effect July 1. Rauner wants Democrats to bend first on business-friendly changes and measure that would weaken unions; Democrats want a tax increase and spending cuts to deal with a huge budget deficit.

“DHS wants to control overtime costs without interrupting the necessary care people need,” said Manko, adding that the agency delayed the no-OT policy until March 1 to give contractors time to prepare.

Manko said she did not know how much overtime would cost if workers continued putting in the hours they do now.

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City officials backed the idea, and hoped the public involvement would be a boon to chasing funding opportunities.

“I think it would be great to have that input at the beginning,” City Administrator Robbin Blackert said. “It would go a long way in building a strong grant application.”

Bellovics will be at the charrette as a facilitator.

He has been involved in several recreational public planning meetings, some in his capacity as Grand Illinois Trails coordinator.

The city wants residents to look at the trails as a blank canvas.

“We want to give the community a chance to look at different trail plans, and a map will be set up to show people some of the committee’s ideas,” Mayor Bill Wescott said. “They can even tell us where they would like to see the bathrooms, benches,

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The charrette A meeting to bring residents into the trails development process will begin at 6 p.m. March 21 at the Rock Falls Community Building, 601 W. 10th St., across from City Hall. and other amenities go.”

The meeting is set to end at 8 p.m., but that is subject to change.

“If people want to stay longer, we can certainly be there later,” Wescott said.

The canal and trails committee, led by Alderman Jim Schuneman, had its first meeting Feb. 13, 2014.

Part of the impetus for the committee’s formation was the city’s planned annexation of part of the canal. One of the committee’s first priorities was to expedite a lease agreement, but IDNR is still drawing up the legal document that, among other things, will divide maintenance duties in the 2.2-mile canal area.

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DIXON

New task force names its officers

At first meeting, mayor urges all 11 members to share ideas

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

DIXON – The group charged with the task of consolidating Dixon’s marketing bodies has its officers. But each of the group’s 11 members has a chance to shape history.

The Dixon One task force met for the first time Thursday night, and will get together every second and fourth Tuesday to plan the merger of Main Street,

the Riverfront and Dixon Tourism into – you guessed it – Dixon One. “It’s my vision and the council’s vision to not be formal,” Mayor Li Arellano Jr. said. “We want you to be comfortable sharing and critiquing ideas. We want everyone’s input.”

The task force voted to name Gary Gehlbach, chairman of the Lee County Industrial Development Association, as its chairman; Dave Hellmich, firstyear president of Sauk Val-

The members • Becky Reilly, Dixon Main Street Board president • Larry Reed, Riverfront Commission chairman • Councilman Mike Venier • Councilman Mitch Tucker • Gary Gehlbach, Lee County Industrial Devel-

opment Association chairman • Dana Considine, president, Dixon Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors • Ryan Marshall, board member, Dixon chamber and Main Street

• David Hellmich, Sauk Valley Community College president • Tom Elmendorf, Historic Dixon Theatre • Vicky Turner, past Dixon Tourism chairwoman • Robin Canode, Dixon Main Street board member

ley Community College, was named vice chairman; and Ryan Marshall, a board member with the Dixon Area Chamber of Commerce and Main Street, will serve as secretary.

“Those positions will run the meetings as opposed to direct the meetings,” Arel-

lano said. “We are looking for a consensus on which ideas will work best.”

The goal is to be done in 6 months, then dissolve the group.

Since taking office in May, council members have cited the need for the city’s event-planning agencies

to coordinate their efforts.

In mid-November, they agreed to buy the former Kenzley Title building at 87 S. Hennepin Ave. to house the new agency.

Police Chief Danny Langloss said the formation of the task force marks an exciting time for Dixon.

“Everyone at the table has a chance to be part of a very important time in our history,” Langloss said from the audience. “It will definitely set the tone as we move forward. The economic development impact, the marketing impact, growing the city and attracting business is all tied to this.”

Task force member Tom Elmendorf, with the Historic Dixon Theatre, said the task force can only benefit the city and the theater.

“Dixon One is a collaboration where we can pool events,” he said. “When Dixon One came about, we said this is exactly what we need.”

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DIXON

Does the end justify the screens?

Demmer to help lead bipartisan caucus of young representatives

Screen time a concern for toddlers, but vital to education

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very morning is a battle. My 2-yearold twins, Anna and Elise, are fun, creative, and smarter than I could’ve imagined. We read books, build train tracks and Lego towers, and play their favorite game, Jump on Daddy.

But, say they’re up at 6 a.m. By 8, there’s a maddening temptation to turn on Elmo, or “Cinderella,” or one of the other characters who, when on our flatscreen TV, transfix my kiddos.

It’s early. I worked late. I’m beat. I’ve never been a morning person, and I admit I, myself, am addicted to social media. Just give Daddy his 10-minute fix, girls.

But on Facebook, Twitter or the like, another battle unfolds. All-caps headlines insist that screen time can be lifethreatening for kids.

You read that right. I wish I was exaggerating. According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, my children should never be exposed to technology. Not until they turn 3 in August, and then they can safely digest an hour a day.

An article suggests banning screen time for kids younger than

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12. That would make it awfully hard for them to take the online-administered state-mandated Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers test, now wouldn’t it?

Politicians want our kindergartners typing on keyboards. But for what? To improve our global rank in math and science?

“There’s a lot of conversation about whether the new standards being developmentally appropriate – for instance, taking kindergarten kids on keyboarding, in order to do better on an assessment,” said Dan Rick, assistant superintendent of Dixon Public Schools.

“Their hands aren’t big enough for keyboarding.”

And they could get addicted to technology.

They might never leave

the house. What will they do without sufficient Vitamin D? Will they wither away?

I jest. Sort of. We’ve become an obese, detached society. Those are broad generalizations, but tell me it isn’t troubling when a teenager texts or instant messages someone in the same room.

Guys, remember when you were in high school, that quick-dry-cementlike lump in your throat when you called the girl you had a crush on? That rite of passage has gone the way of the dodo. Now the biggest rush is when your potential sweetie replies to your text asking her out. I mean, what if she says LOL? Wouldn’t that be devastating?

Mine is an old soul, and some of this is funny. But here’s a dead-serious Catch 22: While Common Core standards are engendering collaboration and next-level thinking, the digital means we’re leaning on are driving us apart.

Here’s my takeaway: The world is massively different than it was half my life ago, when I graduated from high school – in good ways and bad, in my humble opinion.

IN BRIEF Signup is on for free class on living with mentally ill adults DIXON – NAMI Sauk Area is offering a free, 12-week family-to-family education program for families of adults diagnosed with a serious mental disorder.

It will meet from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Thursdays, Feb. 4 to April 21, at KSB Hospital, 403 E. First St. NAMI stands for the National Alliance on Mental Illness.

The class is for adults and teens who have a personal relationship with an adult with a severe and persistent mental illness.

It is not for those who have a mental illness, or those whose loved ones are chil-

dren with a mental illness.

The topics to be covered are schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, major depression, panic disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, and obsessive-compulsive disorder, along with basic information on medication, problem-solving skills, coping skills for handling crisis or relapse, recovery and rehabilitation, and dealing with the worry and stress caregivers experience.

Registration is required, and class size is limited to 20 people, who must commit to attending all 12 classes.

Call Mary Brokaw at 815-284-6417 or Tara Wagenknecht at 815-303-9386 to sign up or for more information.

One of the reasons I prefer to do my interviews in person is to connect with people and, better yet, so I can stop staring at a screen for a bit. I’d encourage kids to do the same, in little ways: pick up a real book, rather than your Kindle or, worse yet, sitting in front of your computer. Call your friends, rather than texting. Rather than watching TV, go see your school play.

There’s this running joke I keep hearing, that kids know their way around handheld devices better than us old fogeys. But I’m not laughing. Not yet. Not until someone helps me make peace of the battle between preparing our kids from the future and making sure they encounter a rose, let alone smell it, along the way.

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DIXON – State Rep. Tom Demmer, R-Dixon, will be co-chairman of the Illinois Future Caucus, he said in a news release Thursday.

The caucus is “a bipartisan group of young leaders who believe that cooperation, not conflict, should be the dominant political paradigm, and who are committed to working together to address the challenges facing the next generation of Illinoisans,” the release said.

The group of more than a dozen House reps will work in conjunction with the Congressional Future Caucus and similar groups in 11 other states.

More details on the new organization will be

released at a news conference this morning, the release said.

In July, State Rep. Demmer Tom Demmer was pegged as one of 40 “emerging Illinois leaders” when he was named a member of the annual Gov. Jim Edgar Fellows Class, a program designed to “inspire bipartisan, inter-regional cooperation in addressing major challenges for the state.”

It is hosted by the University of Illinois Institute of Government and Public Affairs. Shortly after, he attended the program’s annual weeklong seminar, where he and fellow recipients from both parties gathered to discuss the future of the state.

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Time to reward state workers with merit pay Union leaders, however, don’t like the idea

Joe Heller, Heller Syndication

EDITORIAL

‘Caviar dreams’ and Powerball

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ifestyles of the Rich and Famous,” a popular TV program from the 1980s and 1990s, regaled its viewers with “champagne wishes and caviar dreams.”

Americans from that era eagerly watched the televised tours of the mansions, yachts, and gaudy vacation homes owned by celebrities who had much more money than the average Joe (or Jane).

For the past few weeks, average Joes and Janes have gotten to dream about how piles of cash would change their personal lifestyles, all because the Powerball jackpot, growing since November, had reached astronomical heights.

The Associated Press described it as “an eyepopping, unprecedented

What we think Wow! The Powerball jackpot, which rose to a record-setting $1.6 billion, has finally been won. Played responsibly, such lottery games raise revenue for states while providing a little fun in the bargain. $1.6 billion” jackpot, which Americans by the millions shelled out their dollars for chances to win.

Wednesday night’s drawing finally delivered a winner – three, in fact.

The winning numbers – 4-8-19-27-34 and Powerball 10 – are on three tickets sold in Florida, Tennessee and California.

So the lives of at least three people will be unalterably changed when they finally come forward and claim a one-third share of the jackpot.

By the way, they overcame odds of 1 in 292.2 million to win, according to the experts.

Other Powerball players weren’t totally shut out.

Eight people won $2 million Power Play prizes, and 73 people raked in $1 million apiece, not to mention lesser prizes, depending on how many numbers were matched.

Some people who don’t like gambling in any form disapprove of the frenzy about rising jackpots, concerned over the potential harm to

gambling addicts. To be sure, those who are prone to gambling addiction should stay far away from this game.

Those who play in moderation, however, should experience no negative consequences except mild disappointment over their non-winning tickets.

Did the creators of the Illinois Lottery have such 21st-century Powerball fever in mind when the state’s first legalized lottery games (small by comparison) were introduced in 1974? Probably not.

People can’t watch “Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous” anymore.

But thanks to huge lottery jackpots, they can still dream about instantly enriching their own lifestyles.

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Give others opportunity for improved life SARAH WRIGHT Rock Falls

comfort. I knew I had to find another way.

In December, I visited a dispensary to get my first dose of medical cannabis.

What happened next is nothing short of a miracle. Medical cannabis has relieved my symptoms, and I am no longer taking any pain medication.

The opportunity to use medical cannabis has been life changing for me in so many ways.

As an approved patient who has experienced that medical cannabis really works, I ask Gov. Rauner to approve the eight debilitating conditions recommended by the Medical Cannabis Advisory Board and allow all suffering patients in Illinois the opportunity at an improved life.

I am a 61-year old fibromyalgia patient who is living the dream I never thought possible.

After more than 10 years of excruciating pain and becoming estranged from the active life I once lived, I am leading a more active life after using medical cannabis for just one month.

After being diagnosed with fibromyalgia in 2004, I started down the path of having to take dangerous and highly addictive prescription drugs to try to manage my pain. Fibromyalgia is one of the most common musculoskeletal diseases that causes crippling pain all over your body.

I was visiting the emergency room at least once DR. MARC SLOAN a month because of flareDeerfield ups, and one day my liver was so inflamed from tak- I have been a practicing pain medications that ing physician in the Chiit was as hard as a rock cagoland area for more – causing unbearable dis- than 30 years with a spe-

Cannabis safe alternative to prescribed drugs

EDITORIAL BOARD Jim Dunn Sam R Fisher Sheryl Gulbranson Jennifer Heintzelman Jeff Rogers

cialty in pain medicine.

A recent report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention draws attention to the fact that Illinois must allow patients the opportunity to choose cannabis over highly addictive and sometimes deadly prescription drugs.

Opioids and narcotics remain the primary drugs for treating chronic pain, despite their dangerous side effects. According to CDC, 46 people die each day from prescription drug painkiller overdose, and health care providers wrote 259 million prescriptions for painkillers in 2012, enough for every American adult to have a bottle of narcotics.

This epidemic is disproportionately impacting women, with a more than 400 percent increase in painkiller overdose deaths since 1999.

Cannabis has a critical role in treating pain, has minimal toxicity, and presents no risk of lethal overdose. Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) [the chemical responsible for most of marijuana’s psychological

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effects] has been shown to be anti-inflammatory, and there are cannabinoids receptors in the same areas of the brain that are shown to have changes in chronic pain.

The Journal of the American Medical Association, 2015, “Cannabinoids for Medical Use,” reports there was a 30 percent reduction of pain with the use of cannabinoids. In addition, these patients reported a decrease in the use of narcotics.

Furthermore, Clinical Journal of Pain, 2012, “Cannabinergic Pain Medicine,” reports 71 percent of the studies found cannabinoids were associated with pain-relieving effects.

Like all present medication, cannabinoids are not the cure for chronic pain. However, it is a highly effective pain management tool that is a safer alternative to many prescription drugs.

I call on the Illinois Department of Public Health and Gov. Rauner to allow physicians the opportunity to use medical cannabis as an effective treatment option.

SPRINGFIELD – Some days I’m flummoxed by how the most common-sense proposals in Springfield are blocked by entrenched special interests.

Take, for example, Gov. Bruce Rauner’s latest proposal that calls for rewarding state workers who show up for work and excel.

The largest union that represents state government workers is squealing about that one louder than a pig caught in a gate.

You’d think the apocalypse is upon us rather than a chance for workers to earn more.

But the proposal is threatening to one of the most powerful players in Springfield: the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees.

For decades, governors – Republican and Democrat alike – have kowtowed to this union, which has more than 30,000 members working in state government.

The union has stuffed politicians’ campaign coffers with cash. And the politicians, in turn, have stuffed our tax dollars into costly benefits for the AFSCME workers.

The union bosses’ clout has grown, while the authority of leaders in state government has atrophied.

Rank-and-file state workers have taken to looking to their union, not their managers, if they want a pay raise.

Workplace performance is secondary to union fidelity, and union bosses liked it that way.

RAUNER’S MERIT PAY proposal is modest, but it gives front-line managers a tool to reward workers who do a good job.

That’s how it works for most of us already.

But AFSCME has said this isn’t “merit pay” but is “political pay” that allows “cronies” to get paid more.

Baloney.

Other unions representing state workers have already agreed to the merit-pay proposal. And we are talking about groups like the Teamsters. They are hardly wusses at the bargaining table.

But not the AFSCME bosses.

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

Contact him at sreeder@ illinoispolicy. org.

They’ve stomped their feet, held their breath and said, Nothing doing.

One can almost hear the organized labor bigwigs whisper: “Raises should come from union’s efforts – not the workers’.”

AFSCME honchos took an even dimmer view of a Rauner proposal to give

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bonuses to state workers who use fewer than 7 sick days a year.

“The Rauner Administration plan’s new twist is downright discriminatory toward working parents and anyone who gets sick or injured,” AFSCME spokesman Anders Lindall said in a published account in a political blog.

OF COURSE IT’S discriminatory. The idea is that those who actually show up for work ought to earn more than those who don’t.

And the Rauner administration says scheduled time off for surgeries, major illnesses, and caring for family members wouldn’t count toward those 7 days.

It would just be unscheduled time off.

Anyone who has ever worked in any workplace knows some people abuse sick time, leaving coworkers doing their own jobs and somebody else’s.

Why not reward those doing the work?

To quote Woody Allen, “80 percent of success is showing up.”

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

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Relive ‘Groundhog Day’ City celebrates its starring role in cult-classic film, and you’re invited to join the party

BY ANDREA MILLS amills@saukvalley.com 815-625-3600, ext. 5575

Woodstock’s role in the 1993 film, “Groundhog Day,” starring Bill Murray, spawned an annual celebration.

Below: A plaque commemorates Murray’s time in the city during filming.

WOODSTOCK – Groundhog Day, Feb. 2, traditionally tells the eager masses whether or not winter is on the run.

It all has to do with a groundhog leaving its burrow and either seeing its shadow or not.

This is one of those cases where you don’t want any sun on a cold winter day (if you’re a believer in the legend, anyway). If the furry critter sees its shadow, it’s 6 more weeks of winter ahead.

But whether you’re a believer or not, there’s still fun to be had in Woodstock, where the city has its own celebration of the day, and the movie that shares its name. Groundhog Days runs Jan. 28 through Feb. 6. The event’s orgins stretch back to 1993, with the releease of the cult-favorite film, 1993’s “Groundhog Day,” starring Bill Murray. Part of the movie was filmed here. Today, the city commemorates its starring roll with a festival around Feb. 2.

The fun starts at 6 p.m. Jan. 28 for the Awakening of the Groundhog at the Woodstock Opera house, 121 W. Van Buren.

Woodstock Willie appears on the balcony and greets the public. He’ll pose for photos, and later, everyone can go to the Stage Left Cafe, 126 E. Van Buren, for hot chocolate and movie trivia.

“Groundhog Day” will be shown at 10 a.m.

Jan. 30 and 31 in the Woodstock Theatre, 209 Main St. “Every year we look forward to screening ‘Groundhog Day’ at the Woodstock,” Chris Johnson, CEO of Classic Cinemas, said. “It’s very special to see the community come together annually to celebrate such a unique town like Woodstock.”

If something looks familiar at the theater, it’s because it appeared in the film, playing the role of the Alpine Theatre.

Jim May, a storyteller, will give his “Groundhog Tales” at 10 a.m. Jan. 30 at Home State Bank, 124 Johnson St. Other events this day include a chili cook-off, Woodstock Rotary Bag Tournament, a

During the prognostication Feb. 2 in Woodstock, Woodstock Willie is the hero – or the villain – as he forecasts whether there will be 6 more weeks of winter or not.

concert, a walking tour of film sites and a symposium.

A pancake breakfast will be served from 8 a.m to noon Jan. 31 at the Woodstock Moose Lodge, 406 Clay St. The bachelor auction and dance in the movie were filmed here. The cost is $6 for adults, $3 for children 6-10, and free for kids 5 and younger.

Other Sunday happenings are Woodstock Wilie’s Family Funday with games for kids and the walking tour.

The schedule is quieter on Feb. 1, with one event, “The Making of ‘Groundhog Day’” at the Woodstock Public Library, 414 W. Judd St., from 5 to 8 p.m., and featuring pictures from the filming of the movie.

The big event is at 7:07 a.m. Feb. 2 in the Woodstock Square. Woodstock Willie will leave his home in a tree trunk and will – or maybe he won’t – see his shadow. But he won’t doze off; Polka band music will keep him awake.

Those who don’t want to let go of the groundhog theme, can attend the Groundhog Mardi Gras Feb. 6 in Harvard. The evening features live and silent auctions, dinner, a reverse raffle and music. Then that’s it – until next winter.

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What: Groundhog Days Where: Woodstock When: Jan. 28 through Feb. 6 Free: Awakening of the Groundhog, “Groundhog Day” movie, “Groundhog Tales,” symposium, walking tour, Making of Groundhog Day and Feb. 2 prognostication Costs: Chili cook-off (donations), Woodstock Rotary Bag Tournament ($30-40 per team), concert ($25), Woodstock Willie’s Family Fun Day (four tickets for $1) and pancake breakfast Information: woodstockgroundhog.org or 815-334-2620 Final event for Groundhog Days What: Groundhog Mardi Gras When: 5:30 to 11 p.m. Feb. 6 Where: Starline Factory, 306 Front St., Harvard Tickets: $60, includes dinner; purchase at d200edfoundation. org/ or call 815-337-5406 for information

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And the ignominious nominees are ...

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The most common cliche during awards season in Hollywood is, “It’s a honor just to be nominated.” But in the case of the Razzie Awards, you have to wonder.

“Fifty Shades of Grey,” “Fantastic Four,” “Jupiter Ascending,” “Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2” and “Pixels” were nominated Wednesday for the 36th Razzie Awards for worst picture of the year.

Worst actor nominations went to Johnny Depp for “Mortdecai”; Jamie Dornan for “Fifty Shades of Grey”; Kevin James for “Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2”; Adam Sandler for “The Cobbler” and “Pixels”; and Channing Tatum for “Jupiter Ascending.”

Nominations for worst actress went to Katherine Heigl for “Home Sweet Hell’; Dakota Johnson for “Fifty Shades of Grey’; Mila Kunis for “Jupiter Ascending”; Jennifer Lopez for “The Boy Next Door”; and Gwyneth Paltrow for “Mortdecai.”

Vying for worst supporting actor are Chevy Chase in “Hot Tub Time Machine 2” and “Vacation”; Josh Gad for “Pixels” and “The Wedding Ringer”; Kevin James for “Pixels”; Jason Lee for “Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip”; and Eddie Redmayne for “Jupiter Ascending.”

In contention for worst supporting actress are Kaley Cuoco for “Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip” (voice only) and “The Wedding Ringer”; Rooney Mara for “Pan”; Michelle Monaghan for “Pixels”; Julianne Moore for “Seventh Son”; and Amanda Seyfried for “Love the Coopers” and “Pan.” Worst remake/rip-off

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Vying for the Redeemer Award, which honors former Razzie winners who have gone on to do better work, are Elizabeth Banks for directing “Pitch Perfect 2”; M. Night Shyamalan for directing “The Visit”; Will Smith for starring in “Concussion”; and Sylvester Stallone, a Razzie favorite, for his work on “Creed.”

The “losers” will be announced Oscar eve on Feb. 27 at a location to be announced.

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Snoopy houseguest upsets sleeping host Dear Abby, I lived with my mother, who passed away recently. I invited my cousins over to the house for Thanksgiving. One of them invited a cousin-inlaw I had never met.

When I woke from a nap, the cousin-in-law was here and asked me about our walk-in bathtub, which means that while I was asleep on my mother’s bed, she had entered my mother’s bedroom and private bathroom. I was flabbergasted.

She also asked to keep a program I showed her from Mom’s service. I wanted to refuse (I still haven’t sent programs to out-of-state friends and relatives and am unsure how many I might need), but I let her keep it.

Should I say something

and compounded it by leaving that person unsupervised while you slept.

While you might not be able to teach either of them better manners, at least you will have made clear that you won’t tolerate that kind of rudeness in the future.

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

to let her know how inappropriate it was for her to give herself a tour of my home before she even met me?

– Invaded in California Dear Abby, No, but you should absolutely say something to the cousin who invited a stranger to your Thanksgiving dinner without permission,

Dear Abby, I am a 25-year-old virgin and have never been in a relationship. I would like to wait to have sex until I’m married. Do you think I’ll regret it, since it doesn’t look like I’ll be married before I’m 30?

Do you have any thoughts on when to tell a man I’m dating that I’m still a virgin? Should it be on the second or third date, when we become exclusive, or

after that? And if I ever get exclusive, how would I tell that person I’ve been single all of my life without sounding like I’m weird?

– Still Single in Wisconsin Dear Single, There’s nothing “weird” about a 30-year-old man or woman being single these days. People are marrying later than in years past, so you shouldn’t feel defensive about it.

As to when to reveal that you are a virgin, the time to discuss it would be when a relationship progresses to the point where physical intimacy enters the picture.

Dear Abby, I’m a 31-year-old nail

biter and have been one for as long as I can remember. As an adult, I’m now attacking my cuticles to the point that they bleed.

If I feel a hangnail, I have to push it down or rip it out. It might be stress-related, but sometimes I don’t even realize I’m doing it.

I have stopped biting my nails twice, but that’s because I used to get manicures weekly. I can’t afford them anymore. The stuff that “tastes bad” doesn’t taste so bad it stops me.

I’d like to be able to show off my future wedding band. A co-worker said she thinks I have some sort of OCD. Could she be right? I know I need help. Do you have any suggestions on how

I can help myself?

– Diana in San Diego

ling, 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., Post House Community Center, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815288-9236.

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

Pinochle, 1 p.m., Post House Community Center, 100 W. Sec-

ond St., Dixon.

Mexican food, 5-8 p.m., Rock Falls VFW, 217 First Ave. Roast beef dinner, 5-7 p.m., American Legion Post 12, 1120 W. First St., Dixon, 815-2842003.

Bingo, 7 p.m. Rock Falls American Legion, 712 Fourth Ave.

Dear Diana, I do have one that might be helpful. Keep an emery board and cuticle scissors nearby at all times – including in your purse, at your desk and where you watch television.

That way, if you break a nail or get a hangnail, you can smooth it out immediately and you won’t feel so compelled to chew. Try it. Others have told me it fixed their problem.

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 DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.

COMMUNITY EVENTS Friday, Jan. 15 Open pool, open cards, open Wii games and computer lab, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230.

Open pool, open cards, open Wii games and computer lab, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Post House Community Center, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815288-9236.

Pool players, 8:30 a.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815-732-3252.

Card games, 10 a.m. and noon, Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815562-5050.

Intermediate line dancing, 10 a.m., contact Whiteside County Senior Center at 815-622-9230 for location.

Storytime, 10:30-11 a.m., Sterling Public Library, 815-6251370.

Lunch and Learn Program, 10:30 a.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815732-3252.

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

Lifescape lunch, 11:30 a.m., Post House Community Center, 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.

Potluck lunch, 11:30 a.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th

St., Oregon, 815-732-3252.

Organized Wii Bowling games, noon, Post House Community Center, 100 W. Second St., Dixon.

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

Movie, “War Room,” 12:15 p.m., Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave, Rochelle, 815562-5050.

Mexican Train dominoes, 12:30 p.m., Whiteside Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Ster-

Saturday, Jan, 16 Farmers Market, 8 a.m.-noon, Twin City Market, indoors, 106 Avenue A, Sterling, 815-6268610.

SUPPORT GROUPS, CLUBS AND SERVICES Saturday, Jan. 16 Alcoholics Anonymous, 9 a.m., closed, Big Book, United Methodist Church, 201 E. Chicago Ave., Davis Junction.

Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, closed; 7 p.m., closed (5), Bazaar Americana, 609 W. Third St., Sterling.

Alcoholics Anonymous Gratitude Group, noon, 9 a.m., women’s, open; noon, open; 6 p.m., open, lower level, Loveland Community House, 513 W. Second St., Dixon.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 9:30 a.m., closed, former St. Anne Grade School, 32 N. Jones

Ave., Amboy, 815-857-2315.

Women’s Alcoholics Anonymous, 10:30 a.m., closed; 7 p.m., closed, 808 Freeport Road, Sterling.

Mercy Nursing Services free blood pressure clinic, 11 a.m.noon, Walmart, 1901 First Ave., Rock Falls.

Affliction of Addiction Narcotics Anonymous, noon and 6 p.m., First Christian Church, 506 Fifth Ave., Rock Falls, 779245-3487. Downstairs, west door.

Sauk Valley Alcoholics Anonymous Group, noon, open, Old School; 7 p.m., open, fun night,

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.

Bi-Ways Brain Injury Support Group, 2 p.m., Winning Wheels, 701 E. Third St., Prophetstown.

Register: 815-537-5168, ext. 29.

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

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

Sunday, Jan. 17 Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 a.m., closed; 7 p.m., open, Rochelle Community Hospital, 900 N. Second St. Alcoholics Anonymous, 8 a.m., closed; 11 a.m., open; 1 p.m., closed, Spanish; 7 p.m., closed, Bazaar Americana, 609 W. Third St., Sterling.

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

Sauk Valley Alcoholics Anonymous Group, 10 a.m., open, Big Book; 7 p.m. veterans, open, back door, 1503 First Ave., Rock Falls.

PFLAG Sauk Valley, 2:30 p.m., St. Luke Episcopal Church, 221 W. Third St., Dixon.

Dixon VFW Post 540, 5:30 p.m., 1560 Franklin Grove Road, 815-288-5165.

Compassionate Friends, Death of a Child Support Group, 6 p.m., Church of God, 860 W. Oregon Trail Road, Oregon, 815441-3710.

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

Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., closed, Spanish, St. Patrick Catholic Church, 236 Kelly

Drive, Rochelle.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., closed, clearance required, BAAbble on for Life Prison Group, 815-973-6150.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., open, Rochelle Community Hospital, 900 N. Second St. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., closed, 808 Freeport Road, Sterling.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 7:30 p.m., closed, 304 Seventh Ave. W, Lyndon.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 8 p.m., closed (4), Mount Morris Senior Center, 9 E. Front St.

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Count 10 tricks in a major-suit game

Grizzwells by Bill Schorr

Mitch Hedberg, a stand-up comedian, said, “I haven’t slept for 10 days, because that would be too long.”

That is a common form of humor: two apparently disconnected phrases do relate unexpectedly. But in this deal, “10” is key.

When in four of a major, ask yourself what 10 tricks you plan to win. For example, in this deal from the 2015 European Open Championships in Tromso, Norway, how would you play in four hearts after West leads a trump?

One declarer had lost one diamond and three clubs, and no doubt grumbled that he was unlucky.

It is true that he was, but he did not need to be unlucky – he should have had his eye

on one spade, four hearts, three diamonds and two spade ruffs in the dummy.

Declarer wins the first trick with his heart eight, cashes the spade ace, ruffs a spade in the dummy, and plays

a diamond to his queen, which West ducks, realizing that winning the trick cannot defeat the contract.

South ruffs the spade queen, draws trumps, and continues diamonds. West takes the third round, apparently cutting declarer off from the last diamond, and leads his final spade.

South ruffs and must broach the clubs.

Here, he must lead either the jack or king. West takes the trick, but has to return a club, letting South’s king or jack be his 10th trick. If, instead, South exits with a low club, he will lose three club tricks.

Probably it is best to lead the king. One indication is West’s opening trump lead, which suggests dangerous holdings in the other suits, especially the minors. © 2016 UFS

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Friday, January 15, 2016 FRIDAY, JANUARY 15TH, 2016

ADVE NT IST 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, 9:30 a.m.

Sunday School, 10:30 a.m. Morning Worship, 6 p.m. Evening Worship; Wednesday, 10 a.m. bible study, 6:30 p.m. children’s programs: Rainbows, Missionetts, and Royal Rangers, 7 p.m. Crossroads Youth Ministry.

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. Jack Smith.

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 (Yeowardville). 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. Pastor Jim Black. Fellowship 8:30 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, IL. Wilmer (Bill) Houch, Pastor. Sunday Worship Celebration 9:30 a.m.; Sunday School 11:00 a.m. For more call information, 815-441-3774.

BRETHREN IN CHRIST The Bridge @ Beans, 121 E. 3rd St., 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. Tuesday confessions 8:45 a.m. Saturday evening Mass 5:00 p.m.

Sunday Mass: 7:15 & 9:00 a.m. Daily Mass Mon.-Thurs. 8:00 a.m. (Wednesday during school year 8:15 a.m.); Friday 5:30 p.m.; Sat. 8:00 a.m. Msgr.

Thomas Dzielak. 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,

Practice N Courage

10:00 a.m 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 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 (815) 772-2818.

The Father Andrew Bro, Supply Priest.

Schedule of Masses and Services: Sunday 9:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist, low mass with hymns, 10:00 a.m. coffee and fellowship.

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. Katrina (Katie) Gallagher. 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 LU-

o one is born a hero or a coward.

Both are made by the many acts and ensuing habits of action which they develop. It is tempting to think that we have it in us to stand and fight for some great cause merely because that cause resonates with our feelings and intuitions about justice. But if you do not stand and fight but only sit and watch then you are on the path to becoming a coward, or perhaps a bystander, but not a hero. Courage, like every other virtue, must be practiced. It must be put into action in the small things of everyday life, such as standing up to a bully or having the courage to speak your mind when you know it’s unpopular, before it can be exercised in the great things of life, such as risking your life to save someone else’s. Expect there to be fear and trepidation. Even the heroes of the Bible struggled with their own fears and lack of resolution.

Moses didn’t want to be God’s mouthpiece in facing down the Pharaoh of Egypt, and even Jesus had his moment of doubt and despair in the garden of Gethsemane. But the heroes of the Bible inevitably conquered their fear and did God’s will, even in the face of great danger. God’s will is rarely executed by cowards, so exercise courage in your daily life. You may be practicing for something much bigger.

– Christopher Simon

THERAN (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. DCE: Steven Whitney 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. Jim Miller, Pastor. Fellowship 8:30; Sunday School 8:50; Worship 10:00. Handicap accessible and air conditioned. Phone: 815-626-0104. Web address: www.EastJordanUMC.org FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, 501 Broadway Ave., Sterling; Rev. Brad Wilson, 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, Home of Bear Necessities 210 4th Ave nue 815-625-0114 Worship 9:00am & Wednesday 5:30pm. Adult & Children’s Sunday school at 10am Pastor: Rich Fassig - cell 815 751 2290 Christian Ed: Ann Brandt. Handicap accessible & air conditioned. www.rockfallsumc.org Like us on Facebook UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, 321 N. Holcomb Ave., Milledgeville, 225-7511. 9:00 a.m. Sunday School 10:15 a.m. Worship Service. Pastor Andrew Pittman.

TRINITY UNITED METHODIST, 2nd Ave., and E. 10th St., Sterling, Pastor Brad Wilson. 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., Hyewon “Sophia” Hyon, 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 provided at all services. 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, www.tsasterling.org, 815-6251622. Envoys DeShawn and Christal Johnson, Corps Pastors and Administrators. Social Services: Office Hours M/T/W/F 9am-4pm, Food Pantry T/W/F 1pm-3:30pm. Weekly Programming: Bible Study Wednesdays 5:30pm, Corps Cadets (Teen Leadership) Wednesdays 5:30pm, Praise Team Practice Wednesdays 7:00pm, Women’s Ministries Thursdays 1:00pm, Youth Group Thursdays 5-7pm, Women’s Night once a month 7pm, Parkway Service 2nd Sunday’s 2pm. Sunday Services: Sunday School 10:15am (all ages), Fellowship Time 11:00am, Worship Service 11:15am (nursery available). Community Services: Disaster Services, Worship Services, Character Building Programs, Summer Camps, Worship Arts, Vacation Bible School, Nursing Home Visits, Pastoral Counseling, Funerals.

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. Loren 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 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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POWERBALL | $1.6 BILLION JACKPOT

Who are the three lucky winners?

Trio beats odds of 1 in 292.2 million to land on all the numbers MUNFORD, Tenn.

(AP) – If they’re wise, the three mystery winners of the world-record $1.6 billion Powerball jackpot will talk seriously with experts in tax law, financial planning, privacy, security and other safeguards before they become known around the planet.

The lucky trio did not immediately identify themselves, but they bought their tickets in the small working class town of Munford, Tennessee; in the modest Los Angeles suburb of Chino Hills; and at a supermar-

ket in affluent Melbourne Beach, on Florida’s Space Coast.

They overcame odds of 1 in 292.2 million to land on all the numbers: 4-8-19-27-34 and Powerball 10. They can let their winnings be invested and thereby collect 30 annual payments totaling an estimated $533 million, or take their third of $983.5 million in cash all at once.

Getting such a windfall is the start of a “new journey,” and the winners should be prepared with lawyers, accountants and financial planners before they come forward, Cali-

fornia Lottery spokesman Russ Lopez said.

Too many lottery winners unaccustomed to sudden wealth have gone bankrupt, been victimized, or experienced other losses because they were unprepared for an onslaught of unwanted attention, said Andrew Stoltmann, an Illinois attorney who has represented winners. He compared it to “throwing meat into a shark-infested ocean.”

But they shouldn’t wait too long: California gives its top winners up to a year to contact lottery officials before the money

MINE SPILL

automatically goes to schools. Winners in Tennessee and Florida must claim their winnings within 180 days of Wednesday night’s drawing.

State and local taxes can eat up nearly half the winnings for many lottery players around the country, but these three could be even more lucky if they live in Florida or Tennessee, which have no state income tax, or California, which exempts winnings from lottery tickets bought in-state. They would still owe federal taxes, topping out at 39.6 percent.

AP

Dwane Cole (left), mayor of Munford, Tennessee, speaks Thursday inside Naifeh’s Grocery in Munford.

One of the winning Powerball tickets in Wednesday’s record jackpot drawing of $1.6 billion was sold at the store. Rebecca Hargrove, president and CEO of the Tennessee Lottery, is second from right.

AUTO INDUSTRY

U.S. government developing policies for self-driving cars Guidelines will spell out what’s expected from companies

Jerry McBride/The Durango Herald via AP, File

People kayak Aug. 6 in the Animas River near Durango, Colorado, in water colored from a mine waste spill. New Mexico officials said Thursday that they plan to sue the federal government and the owners of two Colorado mines that were the source of a massive spill last year that contaminated rivers in three Western states.

New Mexico first to issue plans to sue EPA, owners of companies ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – New Mexico plans to sue the federal government and the owners of two Colorado mines that were the source of a massive spill last year that contaminated rivers in three Western states, officials said Thursday.

The New Mexico Environment Department said it filed a notice of its intention to sue the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency over the spill, becoming the first to do so. The lawsuit also would target the state of Colorado and the owners of the Gold King and Sunnyside mines.

An EPA cleanup crew accidentally unleashed millions of gallons of contaminated wastewater in August at the inactive Gold King Mine near

Silverton, Colorado. It fouled rivers in Colorado, Utah and New Mexico with contaminants including arsenic and lead, temporarily shutting down drinking-water supplies and raising concerns about long-term effects to agriculture.

The spill sent a yellow plume through the Animas Valley and into New Mexico and the San Juan River, forcing farmers and municipalities to shut off their taps. Farmers and ranchers on the Navajo Nation were left without a key water source for their crops and livestock for weeks.

The New Mexico regulators said they will sue if the EPA does not begin to take meaningful measures to clean up the affected areas and agree

to a long-term plan that will research and monitor the effects of the spill.

“From the very beginning, the EPA failed to hold itself accountable in the same way that it would a private business,” said Ryan Flynn, state Environment Department cabinet secretary.

The federal agency is reviewing New Mexico’s plans to sue, spokeswoman Christie St. Clair said.

“EPA is working closely with the states to develop a long-term monitoring plan to evaluate potential environmental impacts from the spill and will be meeting with representatives in early February,” St. Clair said. “EPA is also reimbursing state and local agencies for response-related costs associated with the spill.”

DETROIT (AP) – The federal government wants to get autonomous vehicles on the road more quickly, and says it will fast-track policies and possibly even waive regulations to do it.

U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx – surrounded by representatives from General Motors and Ford as well as Google and Tesla – said Thursday that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration will spend the next 6 months developing guidance for automakers on what’s expected of self-driving prototype cars, and what sort of tests should be used to make sure they are safe.

The agency also will

develop a model policy for states to follow if they decide to allow autonomous cars on public roads. That policy could eventually lead to consistent national regulations for autonomous cars. Right now, individual states like California, Florida and Nevada have their own regulations.

Seven states and Washington D.C. allow autonomous vehicle testing on their roads, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures. The federal government isn’t predicting when autonomous cars will be on public roads in big numbers, but Google and others have said they could be in use in limited areas by 2020.

Foxx said the government believes self-driving vehicles could eventually cut traffic deaths, decrease highway congestion and improve the environment. He encouraged automakers to come to the government with ideas about how to speed their development.

He even encouraged automakers to ask for exemptions of its rules as long as they don’t impact safety. As an example, Foxx said BMW AG asked the government whether an autonomous parking feature on some of its vehicles complied with rules requiring the brakes to be activated before a car is shifted out of park.

MONEY & MARKETS The following stock quotations, as of 5 p.m., are provided as a community service by Chad Weigle of Edward Jones, Dixon and Raymond James and Associates, Sterling.

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Bears right tackle Kyle Long has been selected to his third Pro Bowl in as many seasons, replacing the Eagles’ Jason Peters, who is injured. Long is the 7th Bear to make the Pro Bowl in each of his first 3 years.

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Friday, January 15, 2016 Numbers game The Iowa men’s basketball team snapped an 18-game losing streak in East Lansing, beating Michigan State 76-59 Thursday. It’s the Hawkeyes’ first win there since 1993.

Sports for the Sauk Valley fan! steve ROSENBLOOM Chicago Tribune sports columnist.

He can be reached at srosenbloom@ tribune.com.

NFL will fail again in L.A.

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tan Kroenke might build something spectacular in Southern California – a lot more spectacular than a Jeff Fisher-coached team deserves – but sorry, I still see the NFL failing in Los Angeles.

Failing again.

It failed about two decades ago, longer if you count Mike Shanahan’s stint coaching the Raiders.

Nobody in L.A. cares about football long enough. This goes double when Nick Foles is your quarterback.

Traffic will only become worse, if that’s possible in a far-flung, auto-centric town where people call Ubers to drive them to the bathroom.

Eventually, everybody will figure out that the worst place to watch a football game is in a football stadium, even the Taj Mahal of football stadiums.

Oh, the Rams move will look like a hit for the first few years. Celebrities will show up at the start because that’s what celebrity handlers engineer.

But then they’ll see more Fisher-coached teams, and then they’ll figure out they can’t be seen the way they are at a Lakers or Clippers game.

It’s all about product placement in Hollywood, especially when the product is the celebrity, not a pop can.

Then the glitterati will move on to the next big thing ... and there’s always a next big thing in Hollywood.

As for the civilians – that’s what celebrities call human beings who aren’t one of them – if they wanted the NFL, it would’ve been there already ... the way it was in Cleveland.

The Browns left for Baltimore after the 1995 season, and there was a new Browns franchise by the 1999 season.

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GIRLS BASKETBALL | ROCKFORD LUTHERAN 60, ROCK FALLS 34

Cold-blooded at Tabor Crusaders make most of Rockets’ poor shooting

BY CODY CUTTER ccutter@saukvalley.com 815-625-3600, ext. 5552 @CodyCutter35

ROCK FALLS – The Rock Falls girls basketball team came into Thursday’s Big Northern West home game with Rockford Lutheran riding a three-game winning streak.

However, that streak paled in comparison to the one the Crusaders had, which started in their season-opener.

Lutheran, ranked No. 3 in the latest Associated Press Class 3A poll, showed why it is the team to beat in the BNC West with a 60-34 win over the Rockets at Tabor Gym. The Crusaders (18-0, 8-0 BNC West) took advantage of a poor night of shooting by the Rockets (10-9, 2-4), and came away with a 44-27 rebounding advantage. Rock Falls made only seven field goals in the first half, then hit just five in the second half as the Crusaders pulled away from a tight opening 10 minutes of play.

Abbee Sigel, coming into the game averaging 21 points, was held scoreless on her first eight shots before breaking through on a driving shot to draw a blocking foul. The Rockets sophomore finished with eight points, behind Emily Sauer’s team-leading tally of 10.

“When you shoot what we shot, we’re not going to win too many ballgames,” Rock Falls coach Eric Wolf said. “We shot bad ... we shot really bad. Give Lutheran credit, they knocked down shots when they needed to. They’re a good team, and you’ve got to play good basketball for 32 minutes to beat that team.”

The lead changed hands numerous times until the second quarter, when Lutheran Philip Marruffo/pmarruffo@saukvalley.com pulled down four offensive boards and put Rock Falls’ Emily Sauer (11) shoots over Rockford Lutheran’s Abby Woollacott during two of them back for points. Lutheran led their Big Northern West contest Thursday at Tabor Gym. The Rockets lost 60-34.

29-20 at halftime, and extended its lead to 15 by the end of the third quarter, forcing Star of the game: Ashlei Lopez, Lutheran, 17 points, 6 rebounds six Rockets turnovers in that period alone Key performers: Baillie McGurk, Lutheran, 10 points, 10 rebounds; Emily Sauer, Rock Falls, – compared to six Rockets turnovers in the 10 points, 7 rebounds other three quarters.

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Bulls’ problem goes beyond Hoiberg

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fter another inexplicable example of lethargy by the Bulls the other night, a game where urgency again was optional for a maddeningly inconsistent team, coach Fred Hoiberg sounded like the guy watching helplessly at home more than one sitting on the bench.

“It’s beyond me how that could happen,’’ Hoiberg said.

That summed up the thoughts of many Bulls fans trying to understand the current threegame losing streak. It’s beyond me.

An easy, knee-jerk response to Hoiberg’s comment: You’re the coach, Fred. A coach’s job requires motivating players so they avoid the kind of regularly scheduled mental lapses that we have come to expect from these Bulls, who relaxed after winning six straight. It’s beyond you how that could happen? If you can’t see what created the problem, why should anybody think you can solve it?

That also would be the rash AP response.

Bulls head coach Fred Hoiberg can’t be blamed for all of the Yes, Hoiberg deserves blame teams’ struggles with inconsistency so far this season. After for making rookie coaching winning six straight, Chicago has lost its last three games. mistakes and not using play-

davidHAUGH Chicago Tribune sports columnist.

He can be reached at dhaugh@ tribune.com

ing time more to hold players accountable. Yes, Hoiberg has had his share of moments when he looked like the coach whose Iowa State buddy gave him a job he couldn’t handle.

But the more the Bulls sputter, the less I am convinced Hoiberg is the main cause. The less the Bulls play up to their potential, the more it appears the crux of the issue really is beyond Hoiberg.

An NBA version of Marc Trestman, he isn’t. The split personality of this Bulls team most certainly is Hoiberg’s dilemma, but not necessarily his doing. For that, the players and front office share responsibility before any of it falls on Hoiberg’s sagging shoulders.

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49ers end search Chip Kelly The 49ers hired Kelly on Thursday to be their new head coach. The former Eagles coach will replace fired coach Jim Tomsula.

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Sandberg rejoins Cubs organization The Cubs are expected to announce the return of Hall of Fame second baseman Ryne Sandberg as an ambassador.

Sandberg, 56, will rejoin an organization for which he hit 282 home runs during 16 seasons. Sandberg left the organization after not being considered for the managerial position following four seasons as a minor league manager.

Sandberg declined an invitation to attend Cubs Convention in 2013, but will be among the list of former Cubs greats at the 31st annual convention this weekend in Chicago.

Padres sign former Sox SS Ramirez Shortstop Alexei Ramirez has agreed to a 1-year contract with San Diego. The deal is pending a physical.

Ramirez, 34, appears to be a stopgap solution for the Padres, who recently acquired top prospect Javier Guerra from the Boston Red Sox. Ramirez, a 2014 All-Star for the White Sox, hit .249/.285/.357 with 10 home runs and 17 steals for Chicago last season.

Hank Aaron honored by Japan Japan honored former home run king Hank Aaron with one of its highest awards on Thursday, saying he is a symbol of its close relationship with the United States and their shared love of baseball.

The Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette was presented to Aaron during a ceremony and reception at the home of Japan’s consul general in Atlanta, Takashi Shinozuka.

The 81-year-old Aaron was singled out for his long relationship with Japan’s home run leader, Sadaharu Oh, and their efforts to bring young people together through the World Children Baseball’s Fair, which recently celebrated its 25th anniversary.

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Vikings’ Walsh visits elementary school Vikings kicker Blair Walsh visited first-graders at Northpoint Elementary on Thursday.

The kids sent letters and drawings this week to lift his spirits. The field goal he missed over the weekend kept the Vikings from beating the Seahawks and advancing in the playoffs.

The hand-written pickme-ups the kids sent to the Vikings for Walsh touched him enough to pay them a visit at the school in Blaine, a suburb north of Minneapolis.

He shared some information about his upbringing and career, and offered advice about perseverance and positivity, before roaming from room to room to sign autographs.

Eagles to hire Pederson Kansas City offensive coordinator Doug Pederson has accepted the Philadelphia Eagles’ offer to become their coach.

Pederson can’t be officially hired as long as the Chiefs are in the playoffs.

Kansas City plays at New England on Saturday.

Pederson started nine games at quarterback for the Eagles in 1999, and began his NFL coaching career as an assistant under Andy Reid in Philadelphia in 2009.

Ben McAdoo The Giants hired McAdoo, 38, as their head coach.

He had been the Giants offensive coordinator the past two seasons.

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MEN’S BASKETBALL | No. 16 IOWA 76, No. 4 MICHIGAN STATE 59

Hawkeyes handle Sparty Iowa rolls past Michigan State for second time this season

BY LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer

EAST LANSING, Mich.

– Iowa proved it could beat – dominate in fact – Michigan State even with Denzel Valentine on the court.

Peter Jok scored 19 of his 23 points in the first half to help the 16thranked Hawkeyes build a huge lead that helped them rout the fourthranked Spartans 76-59 on Thursday night.

“Pete has that ability to get going,” Iowa coach Fran McCaffery said.

“We found him early, and we kept going to him.”

Iowa (13-3, 4-0 Big Ten) humbled the Spartans for the second time in 2 weeks, and defeated them on the road for the first time since 1993, ending an 18-game losing streak.

“To beat one of the best teams in the Big Ten on their home court is big,” Jarrod Uthoff said.

“It doesn’t matter what happened 23 years ago.”

Valentine had a relatively lackluster game with 14 points, five assists and four rebounds. He played in his second straight game since returning from a four-game absence while recovering from knee surgery.

“He’s not back to normal,” Michigan State coach Tom Izzo said.

Valentine watched from the bench on Dec. 29 when the Hawkeyes beat the then-topranked Spartans 83-70.

McCaffery insisted it didn’t make much of a difference to have Valentine on the court.

That was clear, as Iowa became the first team since Duke and Kentucky in 1965 to beat the same top-five opponent by 10 or more in the same season, according to ESPN. The Hawkeyes have won six straight since losing at Iowa State last month – a game in which they led by double-digits

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• Faith at Morning Star 7:15 p.m.

• Winnebago at Rock Falls • Oregon at Mendota 7:30 p.m.

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• AFC at South Beloit MLK tournament

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• Faith at Morning Star

Wrestling 5 p.m.

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Iowa’s Jarrod Uthoff (20), Christian Williams (center), and Adam Woodbury reach for a rebound over Michigan State’s Deyonta Davis (23) and Eron Harris (14) during the first half Thursday in East Lansing, Mich. The 16th-ranked Hawkeyes beat the fourth-ranked Spartans 76-59.

Star of the game: Peter Jok, Iowa, 23 points, 19 in 1st half Key performers: Jarrod Uthoff, Iowa, 15 points, 10 rebounds, 2 blocks; Anthony Clemmons, Iowa, 13 points; Matt Costello, MSU, 15 points, 9 rebounds, 2 blocks; Denzel Valentine, MSU, 14 points, 5 assisst, 4 rebounds Up next: Michigan State at Wisconsin, 12:30 p.m.

Sunday (CBS); Michigan at Iowa, 3:30 p.m.

Sunday (BTN) in the second half – and 10 conference games in a row, dating to last year, for the first time since the 1969-70 season.

With or without Valentine, the Hawkeyes shot better and hustled more than Michigan State in both games this season.

“They made shots and they got every loose ball,” Izzo lamented.

“It hurts me to admit it, but they did it twice.

We’re going to have to regroup.”

Michigan State (16-2, 3-2) was down by 22 points at halftime, its largest deficit at home since at least the 1996-97 season, and its

biggest anywhere in the regular season since trailing at Michigan by 23 points at halftime in 1997, according to STATS. Jok made three of his team’s nine 3-pointers in the first half, and Anthony Clemmons connected on two shots beyond the arc, where he was making less than 30 percent of his attempts.

“I think Fran hit a 3 in the first half,” Izzo joked without smiling.

McCaffery wasn’t sure how his team would perform, because it hadn’t played since Jan. 5, when it beat Nebraska 77-66.

“I did not see it coming,” he said of the lopsided victory.

Uthoff finished with 15 points after scoring his first points midway through the first half, and he grabbed 10 rebounds. Clemmons scored 13 points, and reserve Dom Uhl had 10 for the Hawkeyes.

Clemmons, playing near his hometown, had eight points in the first half to help the Hawkeyes run their offense well even though point guard Mike Gesell played just 2 minutes before halftime because he had two fouls.

“His ability to play the point for [16] minutes with Gesell out was amazing,” McCaffery said. “I almost didn’t take him out.”

Matt Costello had 15 points and nine rebounds for the Spartans, who failed to make much of a run in the second half to potentially make the game competitive.

On the tube TV listings

Today Men’s basketball 6 p.m.

• George Washington at Dayton, ESPN2 • Akron at Toledo, CBS Sports 8 p.m.

• Evansville at Illinois St., ESPN2 • Monmouth at Iona, ESPNU

Women’s basketball 6 p.m.

• DePaul at Butler, FS1

Men’s hockey 5:30 p.m.

• Wisconsin at Penn St., BTN 6:30 p.m.

• Merrimack at Notre Dame, NBCSN 8:30 p.m.

• Western Michigan at Denver, CSN+

College wrestling 8 p.m.

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Golf 6 p.m.

• PGA, Sony Open, second round, at Honolulu, TGC

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Southern California lost the Rams before Cleveland lost the Browns, but only now, almost a generation later, is Southern California getting a new team, actually an old team, and one that was routed by the Bears this season.

The NFL has always wanted L.A. more than L.A. wanted the NFL. It must kill the NFL that the secondbiggest market wasn’t slobbering all over itself to throw money at a $12 billion industry that is one of the last businesses that should be begging for freebies.

L.A. is not a sports town. L.A. is a Dodgers town and a Lakers town. Well, a Dodgers town and a Magic Johnson-Kareem AbdulJabbar-Kobe Bryant-Shaquille O’Neal town.

More pointedly, however, it’s a Hollywood town, and football mirrors Hollywood only in that romances turn bad and someone has to leave.

There must be some symmetry to the Not For Long league moving to the not-for-long city.

The Rams left L.A. for Anaheim before they left for St. Louis, and if you don’t think it’s a big deal going behind the Orange Curtain from L.A., then try driving it sometime.

The Raiders moved from Oakland and lasted 13 seasons before fleeing back to Oakland.

• Iowa at Wisconsin, BTN

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• Timberwolves at Thunder, ESPN 8:30 p.m.

• Cavaliers at Rockets, ESPN

NBA D-League 6 p.m.

• Canton at Maine, ESPNU

NHL 6 p.m.

• Blackhawks at Maple Leafs, CSN

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Championship banners are removed from the ceiling of the Edward Jones Dome in St. Louis, former home of the Rams, on Thursday.

The Rams are moving back to Los Angeles beginning next year.

How bad of a football town must you be to lose a Super Bowl-winning team to stinkin’ Oakland?

And don’t forget that the Chargers started in L.A. before moving to San Diego.

In L.A., sports isn’t one of the main passions the way it is in

Chicago. Good luck to the Rams (and maybe the Chargers) in challenging the five greatest L.A. obsessions: 1) Cutting movie deals. 2) Cutting TV deals. 3) Cutting digital streaming deals. 4) SPF 15.

5) Botox.

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Friday, January 15, 2016

LOCAL SPORTS

PREP ROUNDUP

Sauk Valley Media • B3

BASKETBALL ROUNDUP

Golden Warriors fall to Hall Amboy shuts Sterling bowlers start slow, lose at Blackhawk Lanes

Wilhelm flirts with tripledouble in TRAC victory

By SVM Sports Staff

The Sterling girls bowling team couldn’t overcome a slow start, and lost to Hall 2,815-2,689 at Blackhawk Lanes in Sterling.

Kyleigh Glazier led the Golden Warriors with a 559 series, while Mia Ashley (452) and Kayla Miller (449) were close behind.

Hall had two bowlers finish with a 500 series, led by Erin Biccochi’s 555.

By SVM Sports Staff

Dixon 3,190, United Township 3,107: The

Duchesses narrowly defeated the Panthers in a nonconference meet at Plum Hollow, winning two of the three games and taking the total pinfall.

Mackenzie Kavanaugh rolled a 693 series that featured games of 212, 243 and 238 to lead Dixon, while Katlyn Bay rolled a 562 series. Melissa Bates had a 551 series that included the Duchesses’ high game of 256.

Sam Miner paced UT with a 635 series and a 224 high game.

Oregon 3,233, South Beloit 2,224: Ali

Scheidecker set a new school record with a 718 series, helping the Hawks to a home win at Town & Country Lanes in Mount Morris.

Victoria Barnhart was next for Oregon (11-0, 5-0 NIBC) with a 565 series, with Alexandra Duncan adding a 503. With the win, the Hawks earned their second consecutive NIBC title.

Boys bowling

Oregon 4,085, South Beloit 2,685: The Hawks

down Newman

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Sterling’s Jamie Riley bowls against Hall during Thursday’s nonconference dual at Blackhawk Lanes in Sterling. The Golden Warriors lost 2,815-2,689.

AJ Nordman rolled a 780 series, a new record. Oregon’s single-game score of 1,414 was a new record, while the overall series also set a new mark.

All six bowlers had a 600 series, led by Nordman.

Derek Poole added a 718 series, while Joe Miranda just missed with a 694.

Jacob Coleman finished with a 645, Kyle Lundquist had a 636, and Justin Poole’s 612 rounded out the scoring.

Oregon finished the regular season with a 12-0 record, including 5-0 in the NIBC. It is the Hawks’ first undefeated season.

Wrestling

set three program records Newman splits on road: in the win at Town & Eli Monier was one of Country Lanes in Mount three double-winners for the Comets in Port Byron, Morris.

Thursday’s stars AJ Nordman, Oregon bowling, school-record 780 series Ali Scheidecker, Oregon bowling, schoolrecord 718 series Eli Monier, Newman wrestling, 2 wins, 100th career victory notching his 100th career win as Newman beat St. Bede 35-30, and lost to Riverdale 48-31.

Monier (145/152 pounds) won by pin against St. Bede, then won a major decision against the Rams.

Brody Ivey (120) recorded a pair of pins, and Cael Sanders (138) won by technical fall and decision.

Cade Bianchi (126) added a pin against Riverdale.

Fulton splits at home:

The Steamers defeated Kewanee 55-6 before falling to rival Morrison 39-28 in a Three Rivers triangular in Fulton.

Tyler Fleetwood (106/113 pounds) and Taylor Fleetwood (220/285) were double-winners for Fulton, as Tyler won by major decision and technical fall, and Taylor won a pair of decisions. Eli Pannell (145), Sam Grant (170), and Michael Pidde (182) had pins against Morrison, while Bryant VanZuiden (126) and Alex Martin (152) won by pin against the Boilermakers.

The Mustangs got pins from Cody Vanderlaan (126), Eric Mulnix (138), Dylan Keller (152), and Brandon Meier (285) against the Steamers. Morrison beat Kewanee 68-6.

The Amboy girls basketball team displayed a strong blend of offense and defense to beat Newman 54-35 on Thursday in a Three Rivers game in Amboy.

Delaney Wilhelm flirted with a triple-double, finishing with a gamehigh 23 points and 10 rebounds; she also had seven steals.

Also for Amboy (15-5, 7-2), Noelle Jones added 10 points, and Karlee Doege had eight points, nine assists and six rebounds.

Newman (9-10, 3-5) was led by Kelsey Simpson’s 17 points, with Mary Jensen and Chloe Klein each scoring six.

LaSalle-Peru 45, Sterling 42: The Golden

Warriors had a contested 3 at the end of the game fall short, sealing the NIB-12 West road loss.

The Cavaliers missed two free throws late in the fourth that would have put the game out of reach, setting up Sterling’s chance at forcing overtime.

Jay Borum and Katelyn Everett each scored 11 points to pace Sterling (10-11, 4-1), while Mya Pearson added six points in the loss.

Photos by Philip Marruffo/pmarruffo@saukvalley.com

Rockets can’t keep pressure on Crusaders COLD-BLOODED CONTINUED FROM B1

“We struggled a little bit from the outside, but we told our kids to hang in there defensively and get stop after stop,” Lutheran coach Joni Carlson said. “We really needed to focus on defense, and Abbee Sigel was a person we keyed in on tonight.

She ended with eight points, but she’s a wonderful player.”

Lutheran junior Ashlei Lopez, playing in her third game for the Crusaders after being cleared to play following her transfer, led her team with 17 points.

Lopez played for DeKalb during her first 2 years of high school, and sat out the IHSA’s required 30-day

waiting period before she could play again. Baillie McGurk added a doubledouble of 10 points and 10 rebounds for the unbeaten Crusaders.

“We know that every game we go into from here on out, the other team is going to bring their ‘A’ game,” Carlson said. “We have a big ‘X’ on our backs, and I thought they played real tough in the first half in that 2-3 zone.”

Rock Falls shot just 25 percent from the field (12for-48).

“The ball just wasn’t falling tonight,” Wolf said. “If our shots fell, I’d like to see what the game could have been.

“It’s hard as a player to stay positive when the ball’s not falling.”

Rachel Cobert Erie senior

Delaney Wilhelm Amboy junior

Paige Peterson Polo senior

Emma Sitzmore Morrison junior

Kelsey Simpson Newman junior

Sarah Smith Faith senior

Byron 45, Dixon 29:

The Duchesses were held to seven points or fewer in three of the four quarters, and dropped a Big Northern West road game.

Ellie Provo led Dixon (10-9, 2-4) with eight points, while Bre Scheidegger and Ashley Schmall each scored six.

Also for the Duchesses, Gretchen Bushman and Tyler Smith scored four points apiece.

Stillman Valley 55, Oregon 34: The Hawks

ABOVE: Rock Falls’ Olivia Babcock drives the lane Thursday against Rockford Lutheran. The Rockets lost the Big Northern West contest 60-34.

BELOW: Rock Falls’ Abbee Sigel (5) puts up a shot against Lutheran’s Madison Davis on Thursday at Tabor Gym.

Thursday’s stars Rachel Cobert, Erie, 24 points, 11 rebounds Delaney Wilhelm, Amboy 23 points, 10 rebounds, 7 steals Paige Peterson, Polo, 22 points, 4 3s Emma Sitzmore, Morrison, 18 points Kelsey Simpson, Newman, 17 points Sarah Smith, Faith, 17 points

made nine 3-pointers, including five from Keileigh Kloepping, who scored a game-high 17 points.

Aquin 57, Polo 51:

The Marcos scored 35 second-half points, but couldn’t overcome a slow first half and took an NUIC East loss.

Polo (2-13, 1-6) was led by Paige Peterson’s game-high 22 points.

The forward made four 3-pointers, all of which came in the third quarter. Justine Gorzny scored nine points for the Marcos.

trailed 24-14 at halftime and couldn’t recover in a Big Northern West loss at the Blackhawk Center.

Alli Henson scored eight points to lead Oregon (5-15, 1-6), while Emily Perkins finished Eastland 49, Stockton with seven points. Also for the Hawks, Abby 45: Three players scored Newman scored six in double figures for the Cougars, who held off points.

Morrison 61, Prophet- a comeback attempt to stown 33: Behind a big win an NUIC West game game from Emma Sitz- in Lanark and hand more, the Fillies cruised Stockton its first league to a Three Rivers win at loss.

Makenzie Fink led home.

Sitzmore had 18 points Eastland with 16 points, to lead all scorers, and RaeAnna Stover added Emma Melton added 10 15, and Bubby Doubler points for Morrison (9-9, finished with 11. Doubler made three 3s.

5-5) in the win.

Galena 69, West CarProphetstown (5-14, roll 38: The Thunder 2-5) was led by Courtney dropped an NUIC West Pierceson’s 14 points.

Erie 52, Rockridge 35: contest in Savanna.

The Cardinals thumped Faith Christian 40, Fulthe Rockets in a Three ton Unity 28: The FalRivers game in Taylor cons led 24-7 at halftime and cruised to a road Ridge.

Rachel Cobert scored win.

Sarah Smith led Faith 24 points and pulled Christian (12-0) with 17 down 11 rebounds to lead Erie (15-4, 5-3). points, while Hannah Also for the Cardinals, Hudson added eight.

Emily Cox finished with Also for the Falcons, 14 points, and Whit- Amanda LaPage and ney Bramm added six Shauni Warner each grabbed eight rebounds. assists.

Boys basketball Forreston 52, MilledFulton Unity 73, Faith geville 41: The Missiles had three players Christian 52: The Falscore in double figures, cons couldn’t keep up but couldn’t keep up with the Knights in a with the Cardinals in an home loss.

Andrew Robertson NUIC East road loss.

Sidney Aude and Mady led Faith (7-5) with 18 Frederick each scored points, and Ben Bierde11 to pace Milledgeville man added 16. Also for (8-9, 4-3), while Jocelyn the Falcons, Hayden Folkers added 10 points. Sweet finished with nine Forreston (10-5, 4-2) points.

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Friday, January 15, 2016

THURSDAY’S SCOREBOARD Boys basketball

at Morrison

MORRISON 61, PROPHETSTOWN 33

AP Polls

Class 4A School W-L Pts Prv 1. Simeon (5) 12-2 121 2 2. Kenwood (5) 11-1 117 3 3. Curie (3) 12-2 106 1 4. Harvey Thornton 10-1 85 4 5. Evanston Township 12-2 84 5 6. Rock Island 11-2 56 6 7. Glenbard West 14-0 51 8 8. Edwardsville 12-2 43 7 9. Chicago Heights Marian 12-4 16 9 10. Riverside-Brookfield 12-2 10 NR Others receiving votes: Lisle Benet 7.

Whitney Young 6. Bradley-Bourbonnais 3.

Quincy 3. Grayslake North 2. Joliet West 1.

Rockford Auburn 1. Niles Notre Dame 1.

Belleville East 1. Homewood-Flossmoor 1.

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Class 3A School W-L Pts Prv 1. Morgan Park (10) 12-1 163 2 2. Belleville Althoff (7) 12-2 156 1 3. Peoria Manual 12-2 128 3 4. Springfield Lanphier 13-2 101 5 5. Bogan 12-4 92 6 6. Fenwick 13-2 91 4 7. Galesburg 15-1 60 8 8. Westchester St. Joseph 12-3 47 7 9. Washington 14-1 29 T9 10. Centralia 14-2 22 T9 Others receiving votes: LaSalle-Peru 17.

Rockford Boylan 13. Normal University 6.

North Lawndale 4. Lincoln Way West 3.

Sacred Heart-Griffin-Southeast 1. Metamora 1. Dixon 1.

Class 2A School W-L Pts Prv 1. Winnebago (5) 13-1 149 2 2. Breese Central (2) 14-2 138 3 3. Orr (6) 10-2 126 7 4. Warrensburg-Latham (1) 13-0 103 4 5. Teutopolis (1) 13-2 102 1 6. Seton Academy (1) 12-4 89 5 7. Lawrenceville (1) 15-1 69 6 8. Rockridge 12-4 39 8 9. Pleasant Plains 12-2 29 9 10. Quincy Notre Dame 12-3 24 10 (tie) Hales Franciscan 9-5 24 NR Others receiving votes: Newman 10.

Bloomington Central Catholic 8. ReedCuster 6. Paxton-Buckley-Loda 4. Athens 4. Bismarck-Henning 3. MonmouthRoseville 2. Kewanee 2. Williamsville 2.

Byron 1. Nashville 1.

Class 1A School W-L Pts Prv 1. Brimfield (14) 15-0 165 2 2. Colfax Ridgeview (1) 13-2 136 3 3. Okawville 13-2 134 1 4. Woodlawn 13-1 90 6 5. Leo (2) 13-3 87 10 6. Liberty 15-1 78 9 7. Flanagan 13-2 71 4 8. Metro-East Lutheran 15-3 68 5 9. Quest Academy 13-2 52 7 10. Payson Seymour 12-1 14 NR Others receiving votes: Kewanee Wethersfield 12. Waterloo Gibault 9. Newark 7. Altamont 5. St. Francis de Sales 5.

Nokomis 2.

NIB-12 West Conf.

2-0 2-2 2-2 1-2 0-4

LaSalle-Peru Sterling Ottawa Geneseo Rochelle

All 12-0 9-4 10-4 6-7 3-8

Thursday’s result • LaSalle-Peru 76, Princeton 43 Today’s games • Sycamore at Rochelle, 7 p.m.

• Geneseo at Ottawa, 7:30 p.m.

Saturday’s games • Marquette at Rochelle, 6:30 • Geneseo at Rock Island, 7:30 Sterling MLK tournament • Sterling vs. Willowbrook, 11 a.m.

• Sterling vs. Kankakee, 3:30

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Dixon Winnebago Rockford Lutheran Rock Falls Oregon Byron Mendota Stillman Valley

Conf.

5-0 4-0 3-2 2-2 2-3 1-3 1-3 0-5

All 11-2 14-1 7-5 4-11 12-6 5-8 10-8 7-9

Today’s games • Oregon at Mendota, 7:15 • Stillman Valley at Lutheran, 7:15 • Winnebago at Rock Falls, 7:15 Saturday’s games Jefferson MLK tournament • Lutheran vs. TBA South Beloit MLK tournament • Byron vs. TBA Sterling MLK tournament • Dixon vs. Kankakee, 12:30 • Dixon vs. Chicago Christ the King, 5

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

Conf.

4-0 5-1 4-1 4-1 3-1 3-2 3-2 3-2 3-3 1-3 1-3 1-4 1-4 0-4 0-5

All 15-2 11-4 11-6 10-7 11-5 11-7 11-7 12-4 7-9 5-9 8-11 6-10 8-10 3-14 2-13

Thursday’s result • LaSalle-Peru 76, Princeton 43 Today’s games • Erie at St. Bede, 7:30 • Monmouth-Roseville at Rockridge, 7:30 • Newman at Sherrard, 7:30 • Orion at Bureau Valley, 7:30 • Prophetstown at Amboy, 7:30 • Riverdale at Fulton, 7:30 Saturday’s games • St. Bede at Streator, 6 • Princeton at Orion, 6:30 Manny’s Shootout • Prophetstown vs. West Carroll, 4 • Newman vs. Milledgeville, 5:30

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

Conf.

4-0 5-1 4-1 4-3 2-2 2-2 2-2 0-4 0-4 1-6

All 9-3 11-5 10-5 5-8 4-10 11-7 5-8 0-9 1-13 4-10

Thursday’s result • Dakota 55, Pecatonica 46 Today’s games • Forreston at Polo, 7:30 • Durand at Lena-Winslow, 7:30 South Beloit MLK tournament • AFC, Dakota, Orangeville, TBA Saturday’s games • Aquin at Luther North, 4:30 Manny’s Shootout • Milledgeville vs. Newman, 5:30 • Forreston vs. Christian Life, 7 South Beloit MLK tournament • AFC, Dakota, Orangeville, South Beloit vs. TBA

PROPHETSTOWN (5-14, 2-5 Three Rivers) Avery Simester 2 0-0 4, Caylee Morgan 2 4-4 8, Lexi Rangel 1 0-0 3, Dena Johnson 2 0-0 4, Courtney Pierceson 5 4-5 14.

Totals: 12 8-9 33.

MORRISON (9-9, 5-5) Emma Melton 5 0-0 10, Emily Wallander 1 0-0 2, Jaeden Workman 3 0-0 8, Emma Sitzmore 9 0-1 18, Kassidee Church 3 1-1 7, Lauren Vos 2 2-2 6, Madison Steines 1 0-0 2, Peyton Tegeler 3 2-2 8. Totals: 27 5-6 61.

Prophetstown 8 12 3 10 — 33 Morrison 14 13 19 15 — 61 3s – Prophetstown 1 (Rangel), Morrison 2 (Workman 2).

at Forreston

FORRESTON 52, MILLEDGEVILLE 41

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Sterling’s Kyleigh Glazier bowls Thursday during a dual against Hall at Blackhawk Lanes in Sterling. The Golden Warriors lost 2,815-2,689.

Manny’s Shootout at Mount Carroll Saturday’s games • Girls, West Carroll vs. Forreston, 8:30 a.m.

• Boys, Fulton Unity vs. Camanche (Iowa), 10 a.m.

• Girls, Prince of Peace (Iowa) vs. Easton Valley (Iowa), 11:30 a.m.

• Boys, Messmer (Wis.) vs. Easton Valley (Iowa), 1 p.m.

• Boys, Prince of Peace (Iowa) vs. Shullsburg (Wis.), 2:30 p.m.

• Boys, West Carroll vs. Prophetstown, 4 p.m.

• Boys, Milledgeville vs. Newman, 5:30 p.m.

• Boys, Christian Life vs. Forreston, 7 p.m.

Thursday’s box score at Fulton

FULTON UNITY 73, FAITH CHRISTIAN 52 FULTON UNITY Wilson 1 0-1 2, Happe 4 0-0 12, Hlukek 2 0-0 4, Bicklehaupt 1 0-0 3, Medinblink 11 4-4 26, Hakesinger 2 2-2 6, Eggers 7 0-0 15, Sminkle 1 0-0 2. Totals: 29 6-7 73.

FAITH CHRISTIAN (7-5) Ben Babler 2 0-2 4, Hayden Sweet 3 2-5 9, Andrew Robertson 4 8-9 18, Devin Johnson 1 0-0 3, Ben Bierdeman 6 4-6 16, Luis Throw 1 0-0 2. Totals: 17 14-22 52.

Fulton Unity 20 15 11 21 — 73 Faith 17 10 14 11 — 52 3s – Fulton Unity 6 (Happe 4, Bicklehaupt, Eggers), Faith 4 (Robertson 2, Sweet, Johnson).

Girls basketball AP Polls Class 4A

School W-L Pts Prv 1. Montini (12) 18-0 120 1 2. Benet 16-2 94 5 3. Whitney Young 12-4 92 4 4. Fremd 15-2 89 2 5. Edwardsville 14-1 69 6 6. Rock Island 16-2 51 7 7. Hersey 15-3 47 9 8. New Trier 17-4 38 3 9. River Forest Trinity 14-4 32 8 10. Stevenson 14-3 16 10 Others receiving votes: Proviso East 6. Quincy Notre Dame 3. Huntley 2.

Hononegah 1.

Class 3A School W-L Pts Prv 1. Morgan Park (12) 15-1 138 1 2. Morton 15-1 114 3 3. Rockford Lutheran 13-0 101 4 4. Galesburg 18-1 98 2 5. Chicago Marshall (2) 17-1 85 5 6. Charleston 19-0 53 8 7. Burlington Central 13-1 38 9 8. Rochester 12-3 37 NR 9. Highland 15-3 27 NR 10. Antioch 17-1 18 7 Others receiving votes: North Lawndale 15. St. Thomas More 14. Springfield 12. Rich East 8. Triad 6. Washington 3.

Kaneland 2. Salem 1.

Class 2A School W-L Pts Prv 1. Breese Central (9) 15-3 135 1 2. Hillsboro (5) 18-1 126 2 3. Teutopolis 16-5 106 3 4. Piasa Southwestern 17-3 97 6 5. Havana 19-2 84 7 6. Knoxville 18-4 44 10 7. Sherrard 15-5 39 9 8. Athens 14-6 34 8 9. Eureka 13-5 24 5 10. Bloomington Cent. Cath. 15-5 21 NR Others receiving votes: Flora 20. Tuscola 19. Iroquois West 13. Lawrenceville 3. Byron 3. Peoria Christian 1. Kewanee 1.

Class 1A School W-L Pts Prv 1. Moweaqua Cent. A&M (14) 16-0 149 1 2. Annawan (1) 16-3 118 2 3. Cissna Park 19-0 111 4 4. Danville Schlarman 13-1 108 3 5. Hardin Calhoun 15-2 88 5 6. Brimfield 20-3 68 7 7. Lebanon 18-1 37 6 8. Catlin (Salt Fork) 18-2 34 9 9. Harvest Christian Acad. 12-6 32 8 10. Mount Olive 17-3 20 10 (tie)Liberty 19-1 20 NR Others receiving votes: Indian Creek 11. Ashton-Franklin Center 11. Decatur Christian 8. Galena 5. Elgin Academy 4.

Erie 1.

NIB-12 West Conf.

Sterling 4-1 LaSalle-Peru 4-2 Rochelle 1-6 Geneseo 1-3 Ottawa 0-6 Thursday’s result • LaSalle-Peru 45, Sterling 42 Today’s games • Sycamore at Rochelle, 5:30 • Geneseo at Ottawa, 6 Saturday’s game • Mendota at LaSalle-Peru, 12:45

All 10-11 10-9 2-11 7-12 3-12

Tournament glances

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

Conf.

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

Saturday’s games • Bureau Valley at Fulton, 4:30 • Prophetstown at Princeton, 6:30 Byron MLK tournament • St. Bede vs. TBA Kewanee MLK tournament • Kewanee, Orion, Riverdale vs. TBA

NUIC East Conf.

7-0 6-2 5-2 4-2 4-3 4-3 3-5 1-5 1-6 0-7

AFC Durand Pecatonica Forreston Aquin Milledgeville Dakota Orangeville Polo South Beloit

All 15-1 9-5 7-5 10-5 12-9 8-9 7-11 1-11 2-13 0-8

Thursday’s results • Forreston 52, Milledgeville 41 • Aquin 57, Polo 51 • Pecatonica 53, Orangeville 40 • Durand 53, South Beloit 31 Saturday’s games • AFC at Aquin, 7:30 • Milledgeville at Polo, 7:30 • South Beloit at Pecatonica, 6 Manny’s Shootout • Forreston vs. West Carroll, 8:30 a.m.

Byron MLK tournament • Dakota vs. TBA Thursday’s box scores at Tabor Gym, Rock Falls

LUTHERAN 60, ROCK FALLS 34 LUTHERAN (18-0, 8-0 BNC West) Madison Davis 1-7 0-0 3, Baillie McGurk 5-10 0-0 10, Kailyn Strawbridge 1-5 2-2 4, Ashlei Lopez 6-15 4-6 17, Abby Woollacott 2-4 2-2 6, Hannah Koehler 2-7 0-0 6, Olivia Cattage 1-3 2-2 4, Jordyn Turecek 1-2 0-0 3, Andrea Krukenberg 1-2 1-1 3, Ayanna Horton 0-2 0-0 0, Anna Broski 0-0 0-0 0, Maria Williams 1-1 1-1 3, Jordan 1-1 0-0 2.

Totals: 22-59 11-13 60.

ROCK FALLS (10-9, 2-4) Bailey Bickett 1-3 0-2 2, Abbee Sigel 3-15 1-1 8, Olivia Babcock 2-6 2-2 6, Emily Sauer 3-4 3-3 10, Sydney Nailor 0-12 0-0 0, Madason Shaw 1-2 0-0 2, Sydney Young 0-0 0-0 0, Bailey Wetzell 0-0 0-0 0, Jordan Clevenger 1-3 1-2 3, Liz Lego 0-1 0-0 0, Molly Buck 1-2 0-0 3, Alex Romo 0-0 0-0 0. Totals: 12-48 7-10 34.

Lutheran 12 17 14 17 — 60 Rock Falls 11 9 8 6 — 34 3s — Lutheran 5-20 (Koehler 2-7, Turecek 1-1, Lopez 1-4, Davis 1-6, Horton 0-1, Strawbridge 0-1), RF 3-19 (Sauer 1-1, Buck 1-2, Sigel 1-7, Bicket 0-2, Nailor 0-7).

Rebounds — Lutheran 44 (McGurk 10), RF 27 (Sauer 7). Assists — Lutheran 14 (Strawbridge 4), RF 9 (Nailor 3). Steals — Lutheran 4 (Cattage 2), RF 7 (Sigel 2).

Bocks — Lutheran 5 (Woollacott 4), RF 2 (Lego 1, Babcock 1). Turnovers — Lutheran 9, RF 12. Fouls — Lutheran 13, RF 10. at Oregon

STILLMAN VALLEY 55, OREGON 34 STILLMAN VALLEY (13-6, 5-2 BNC West) Morrison 1 0-0 2, A. Ballard 2 0-2 4, Hilliard 0 5-6 5, Timm 4 1-2 9, Daleo 1 0-0 2, Weaver 11 3-3 25, C. Ballard 3 0-1 8.

Totals: 22 8-14 55.

OREGON (5-15, 1-6) Anni Wilson 1 0-0 2, Naia Cisneros 2 0-0 4, Abby Newman 3 0-0 6, Alli Henson 4 0-0 8, Emily Perkins 3 0-0 7, Bailey Montavon 1 0-0 2, Isabella Holley 1 0-0 2, Chelsea Sansone 1 0-0 3. Totals: 16 0-0 34.

Stillman Valley 10 14 12 19 — 55 Oregon 8 6 9 11 — 34 3s – Stillman Valley 2 (C. Ballard 2), Oregon 2 (Perkins, Sansone). at Byron

BYRON 45, DIXON 29 DIXON (10-9, 2-4 BNC West) Emily Lynch 0 1-2 1, Ashley Schmall 2 2-2 6, Gretchen Bushman 1 2-2 4, Bre Scheidegger 3 0-0 6, Tyler Smith 1 1-2 4, Ellie Provo 3 2-2 8. Totals: 10 8-12 29.

BYRON (16-2, 7-1) DeVries 4 4-4 12, Holloway 4 1-2 11, Bonnell 1 0-0 2, Burrows 6 0-0 12, Hopkins 3 1-2 7, Richardson 0 1-2 1. Totals: 18 7-10 45.

Dixon 5 12 5 7 — 29 Byron 14 14 11 6 — 45 3s – Dixon 1 (Smith), Byron 2 (Holloway 2). at LaSalle

All 15-0 16-2 13-6 9-7 10-9 10-9 5-15 2-13

STERLING (10-11, 4-1 NIB-12 West) Erin Stroup 2-7 0-0 4, Josie Borum 0-1 0-0 0, Jay Borum 4-14 3-4 11, Tobi Garcia 0-0 0-0 0, Mackenzie Barnhart 0-3 1-2 1, Katelyn Everett 4-9 1-1 11, Kaylee Martin 2-4 0-0 4, Mya Pearson 3-7 0-0 6, Rashel Robinson 2-3 1-1 5, Miranda Williams 0-0 0-0 0. Totals: 17-48 6-8 42.

LaSALLE-PERU (10-9, 4-2) Tomasson 0-2 2-2 2, Carter 0-1 0-0 0, Held 6-8 0-2 13, Fassino 1-3 0-0 2, Weber 1-7 1-4 3, Shirley 0-6 1-2 1, Senica 2-10 0-0 6, Marx 0-1 0-0 0, Brovelli 8-13 2-4 18.

Totals 18-51 6-14 45.

Sterling 15 2 13 12 — 42 LaSalle-Peru 6 11 11 17 — 45 3s – Sterling 2-8 (Everett 2-4, Stroup 0-1, Martin 0-1, Ja. Borum 0-2), L-P 3-18 (Senica 2-7, Held 1-3, Carter 0-1, Fassino 0-1, Weber 0-2, Shirley 0-4). Rebounds – Sterling 31 (Martin 7, Stroup 5, Ja. Borum 5, Barnhart 4), L-P 31 (Brovelli 9, Shirley 6, Senica 4, Held 3). Blocks – Sterling 3 (Pearson 2, Robinson), L-P 1 (Weber).

Turnovers – Sterling 22, L-P 19. Fouls – Sterling 19, L-P 12 at Amboy

Three Rivers Sterling MLK Tournament Saturday’s games • Willowbrook vs. Sterling, 11 a.m.

• Kankakee vs. Dixon, 12:30 p.m.

• Chicago Christ the King vs. Willowbrook, 2 p.m.

• Sterling vs. Kankakee, 3:30 p.m.

• Dixon vs. Christ the King, 5 p.m.

Monday’s games • Kankakee vs. Willowbrook, 11 a.m.

• Christ the King vs. Sterling, 12:30 p.m.

• Willowbrook vs. Dixon, 2 p.m.

• Kankakee vs. Christ the King, 3:30 p.m.

• Sterling vs. Dixon, 5 p.m.

at Freeport

AQUIN 57, POLO 51

LaSALLE-PERU 45, STERLING 42

BNC West Conf.

Rockford Lutheran 8-0 Byron 7-1 Stillman Valley 5-2 Winnebago 3-4 Dixon 2-4 Rock Falls 2-4 Oregon 1-6 Mendota 0-7 Thursday’s results • Byron 46, Dixon 29 • Lutheran 60, Rock Falls 34 • Stillman Valley 55, Oregon 34 • Winnebago at Mendota, NA Saturday’s games • Mendota at LaSalle-Peru, 12:45 • Dixon at Stillman Valley, 7:15 • Rock Falls at Oregon, 7:15 Byron MLK tournament • Byron vs. TBA DeKalb MLK tournament • Lutheran vs. TBA

Thursday’s results • Erie 52, Rockridge 35 • Sherrard 36, Hall 19 • Morrison 61, Prophetstown 33 • Amboy 54, Newman 35 • Kewanee 70, Princeton 34

All 14-6 17-5 15-5 11-4 15-4 11-9 9-9 9-9 7-10 7-13 6-7 5-14 8-9 2-10 0-15

MILLEDGEVILLE (8-9, 4-3 NUIC East) Sidney Aude 4 0-0 11, Jocelyn Folkers 4 2-4 10, Jade Graff 1 1-2 3, jenna bibler 2 0-1 4, Alexandra Schmidt 1 0-0 2, Mady Frederick 3 3-4 11. Totals: 15 6-11 41.

FORRESTON (10-5, 4-2) Reining 1 3-4 6, Kloepping 6 0-0 17, Wolf 0 2-4 2, Person 4 3-4 11, Nelson 2 1-2 7, Bondele 1 0-2 2, Groenewold 1 0-0 3, Hagemann 2 0-2 4. Totals: 17 9-18 52.

Milledgeville 9 5 15 12 — 41 Forreston 16 8 14 14 — 52 3s – Milledgeville 5 (Aude 3, Frederick 2), Forreston 9 (Kloepping 5, Nelson 2, Reining, Groenewold).

AMBOY 54, NEWMAN 35 NEWMAN (9-10, 3-5 Three Rivers) Teagan McKenna 0 1-2 1, Kelsey Simpson 6 2-2 17, Mary Jensen 3 0-0 6, Chloe Klein 3 0-0 6, Maddie Craft 1 0-0 3, Payton Murrau 1 0-0 2. Totals: 14 3-4 35.

AMBOY (15-5, 7-2) Katelynn Pankhurst 3 1-2 7, Delaney Wilhelm 9 5-8 23, Emma Lindenmeyer 1 0-0 2, Karlee Doege 4 0-1 8, Vivian O’Laughlin 1 0-0 2, Nataly Jones 1 0-0 2, Noelle Jones 5 0-0 10. Totals: 24 6-11 54.

Newman 14 4 7 10 — 35 Amboy 4 28 10 12 — 54 3s – Newman 4 (Simpson 3, Craft), Amboy 0.

POLO (2-13, 1-6 NUIC East) Rilley Peterson 2 0-0 4, Lani Bergstrom 2 0-0 5, Justine Gorzny 3 3-3 9, Tess Kurschner 1 0-0 3, Haley Cisketti 4 0-0 8, Paige Peterson 8 2-3 22. Totals: 20 5-6 51.

AQUIN (12-9, 4-3) James 5 2-3 13, Furlong 2 5-8 10, A. Awender 1 1-2 3, Bald 6 0-2 12, K. Awender 4 0-0 10, Koester 4 1-2 9.

Totals: 22 9-17 57.

Polo 10 6 15 20 — 51 Aquin 22 11 17 7 — 57 3s – Aquin 4 (K. Awender 2, Furlong, James), Polo

at Lanark

EASTLAND 49, STOCKTON 45 STOCKTON Krippendorf 2 2-2 8, C. Haas 1 0-0 3, Wright 8 0-1 17, Kuehl 3 2-2 8, K. Haas 1 0-0 2, Offenheiser 2 3-4 7. Totals: 17 7-9 45.

EASTLAND RaeAnna 6 3-3 15, Bobbie Polizzi 1 0-0 2, Bubby Doubler 4 0-0 11, Destiny Swalve 2 0-0 4, Katie Krogman 0 1-2 1, Makenzie Fink 8 0-5 16. Totals: 21 4-10 49.

Stockton 10 12 13 10 — 45 Eastland 15 12 14 8 — 49 3s – Stockton 4 (Krippendorf 2, C. Haas, Wright), Eastland 3 (Doubler 3).

at Fulton

FAITH CHRISTIAN 40, FULTON UNITY 28 FAITH CHRISTIAN (12-0) Sarah Smith 7 0-0 17, Amanda LaPage 1 0-0 2, Hannah Hudson 4 0-0 9, Shauni Warner 2 0-2 4, Gabby Rydzynski 2 0-0 4, Sarah DiGrazia 1 0-0 2, Megan Babler 1 0-0 2, Sam Merriman 0 0-0 0, Kinely Fassler 0 0-0 0, Kali Worrell 0 0-0 0.

Totals: 18 0-2 40.

FULTON UNITY Hiral 5 0-0 14, Bickelhaupt 0 0-0 0, Wauford 0 0-2 0, M. VanderEide 2 0-2 4, J. VanderHide 5 0-2 10. Totals: 12 0-6 28.

Faith 10 14 5 11 — 40 Fulton Unity 3 4 8 13 — 28 3s – Faith 4 (Smith 3, Hudson), Fulton Unity 4 (Hiral 4).

Girls bowling Thursday’s results at Plum Hollow, Dixon

DIXON 3,190, UNITED TOWNSHIP 3,107 UNITED TOWNSHIP Sam Miner 192-219-224–635; Mayla Pederson 113-126-101–340; Leah Samuelson 197-209-168–574; Josie Hartman 183169-135–487; Sky Stoutt 170-162-191– 523; Autumn Reeves 164-169-215–548.

Totals: 1,019-1,054-1,034–3,107.

DIXON Alyssa Bonnette 120-161-164–445; Mackenzie Kavanaugh 212-243-238–693; Katlyn Bay 176-194-192–562; Virginia Gray 122121-178–421; Melissa Bates 146-149256–551; Margaret Thomas 146-189-183– 518. Totals: 922-1,057-1,211–3,190. at Blackhawk Lanes, Sterling

HALL 2,815, STERLING 2,689 HALL Turpen 96-133-132 — 361, Emily Breland 139-146-157 — 442, Natalie Stocking 183-138-173 — 494, Biccochi 188-208159 — 555, Olson 151-166-140 — 457, Nielsen 156-182-168 — 506. Totals: 913-973-929 — 2,815.

STERLING Jamie Riley 142-169-128 — 439, Aubrey Stoudt 108-106-141 — 355, Kyleigh Glazier 173-185-201 — 559, Hannah Stoudt 126-178-131 — 435, Kayla Miller 165120-164 — 449, Mia Ashley 160-139-153 — 452. Totals: 874-897-918 — 2,689.

Wrestling Thursday’s results at Port Byron

NEWMAN 35, ST. BEDE 30 106 pounds – Korey (SB) pin McDonnell 2:36; 120 – Brody Ivey (N) pin Elnicki 1:54; 138 – Cael Sanders (N) tech. fall Funfsinn 16-1; 152 – Eli Monier (N) pin Sartin :50 Newman rec. fft.: 113, 126, 132 St. Bede rec. fft.: 160, 170, 220, 285 Double fft.: 145, 182, 195

RIVERDALE 48, NEWMAN 31 106 pounds – Fuller (R) pin McDonnell :39; 120 – Ivey (N) pin Belser 1:51; 126 – Cade Bianchi (N) pin Brinkmeier 3:41; 138 – Sanders (N) dec. Ponce 8-4; 145 – Monier (N) major dec. Biscontore 11-2; 152 – Conway (R) pin Mason Newman 5:40 Riverdale rec. fft.: 160, 170, 182, 195, 220, 285 Newman rec. fft.: 113, 132 at Fulton

MORRISON 39, FULTON 28 106 pounds – Tyler Fleetwood (F) major dec. Augustus Linke 12-0; 120 – Anthony McCartney (M) dec. Brandon Kaecker 4-0; 126 – Cody Vanderlaan (M) pin Bryant VanZuiden 3:09; 132 – Joe Eads (M) dec.

Tony Heinitz 5-0; 138 – Eric Mulnix (M) pin Jacob Schmidt 2:59; 145 – Eli Pannell (F) pin Reilly Dolan 1:35; 152 – Dylan Keller (M) pin Cole Grant 4:55; 160 – John Anderson (M) dec. Alex Martin 7-4; 170 – Sam Grant (F) pin Thomas Ottens 3:34; 182 – Michael Pidde (F) pin Brandon Engelkens :40; 195 – Jack Lenz (F) dec. Thomas Dykema 12-8; 220 – Taylor Fleetwood (F) dec. Tyler Todd 10-3; 285 – Brandon Meier (M) pin Akif Zendeli 1:27 Morrison rec. fft.: 113

FULTON 55, KEWANEE 6 113 pounds – Ty.Fleetwood (F) tech. fall Hand 21-6, 6:00; 120 – Kaecker (F) major dec. Eddington 11-0; 126 – VanZuiden (F) pin Gromm 1:29; 138 – Schmidt (F) major dec. Ince 13-3; 145 – Robinson (K) dec.

Pannell 3-2; 152 – Martin (F) pin Purdy :37; 182 – Breedlove (K) dec. Pidde 4-2; 285 – Tay.Fleetwood pin Padilla (NA) Fulton rec. fft.: 106, 160, 170, 195, 220 Double fft.: 132

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THURSDAY’S SCOREBOARD NFL

Thursday’s box score

Conference Championships Sunday, Jan. 24 AFC, 2:05 p.m. (CBS) NFC, 5:40 p.m. (Fox) Pro Bowl Sunday, Jan. 31 At Honolulu Team Rice vs. Team Irvin, 6 p.m. (ESPN) Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 7 At Santa Clara, Calif.

TBD, 5:30 p.m. (CBS)

College basketball Big Ten Overall W-L Pct. 14-3 .824 13-3 .813 15-2 .882 12-6 .667 13-4 .765 16-2 .889 15-3 .833 15-3 .833 10-8 .556 10-8 .556 9-8 .529 9-9 .500 6-12 .333 6-11 .353

Tuesday’s results Northwestern 70, Wisconsin 65 Michigan 70, Maryland 67 Nebraska 84, Minnesota 59 Wednesday’s results Ohio St. 94, Rutgers 68 Purdue 74, Penn St. 57 Thursday’s result Iowa 76, Michigan St. 59 Saturday’s games Ohio St. at Maryland, 11 a.m. (ESPN2) Indiana at Minnesota, 11:30 a.m. (BTN) Nebraska at Illinois, 1:30 p.m. (BTN) Penn St. at Northwestern, 7:30 p.m. (ESPNU) Sunday’s games Michigan St. at Wisconsin, 12:30 p.m. (CBS) Michigan at Iowa, 3:30 p.m. (BTN) Thursday’s box score

No. 16 IOWA 76, No. 4 MICHIGAN ST. 59 IOWA (13-3) Uthoff 5-18 2-2 15, Woodbury 2-6 0-2 4, Clemmons 4-8 3-5 13, Gesell 4-10 0-1 8, Jok 8-13 4-4 23, Wagner 0-1 0-0 0, Williams 0-0 0-0 0, Ellingson 0-1 0-0 0, Uhl 4-5 0-0 10, Baer 1-3 1-2 3. Totals 28-65 10-16 76.

MICHIGAN ST. (16-2) Costello 7-9 1-1 15, Schilling 2-3 0-0 4, Forbes 0-5 2-2 2, Nairn Jr. 3-8 2-2 8, Valentine 5-12 1-2 14, Bess 0-1 0-1 0, Ellis III 0-1 0-1 0, Harris 2-9 2-2 7, Clark Jr. 0-0 0-0 0, McQuaid 1-4 0-0 2, Davis 3-3 0-0 6, Goins 0-0 0-0 0, Wollenman 0-0 1-2 1.

Totals 23-55 9-13 59.

Halftime–Iowa 47-25. 3s–Iowa 10-22 (Jok 3-5, Uthoff 3-8, Uhl 2-2, Clemmons 2-4, Gesell 0-1, Baer 0-1, Ellingson 0-1), Michigan St. 4-21 (Valentine 3-8, Harris 1-5, McQuaid 0-1, Ellis III 0-1, Nairn Jr. 0-2, Forbes 0-4). Rebounds–Iowa 39 (Uthoff 10), Michigan St. 35 (Costello 9). Assists– Iowa 15 (Gesell 6), Michigan St. 14 (Valentine 5). Fouls–Iowa 16, Michigan St. 19.

Top 25 schedule Thursday’s results No. 16 Iowa 76, No. 4 Michigan State 59 No. 18 Arizona 99, Washington 67 No. 21 Louisville 59, No. 20 Pittsburgh 41 BYU 69, No. 25 Gonzaga 68 Saturday’s games No. 1 Kansas vs. TCU, 1 p.m.

No. 2 Oklahoma vs. No. 11 West Virginia, 3 p.m.

No. 3 Maryland vs. Ohio State, 11 a.m.

No. 5 North Carolina vs. N.C. State, 11 a.m.

No. 6 Villanova at Georgetown, noon No. 7 Xavier at Marquette, 1 p.m.

No. 8 Miami at Clemson, 1 p.m.

No. 9 Duke vs. Notre Dame, 1 p.m.

No. 12 Providence vs. Seton Hall, 3:30 p.m.

No. 14 Kentucky at Auburn, 3 p.m.

No. 15 Texas A&M at Georgia, 1 p.m.

No. 17 Iowa State at Kansas State, 3 p.m.

No. 18 Arizona vs. Washington St., 8:30 p.m.

No. 19 South Carolina vs. Missouri, noon No. 20 Pittsburgh vs. Boston Coll., 1 p.m.

No. 22 Baylor at Texas Tech, 2 p.m.

No. 23 Butler vs. St. John’s, 11 a.m.

No. 25 Gonzaga vs. San Diego, 7 p.m.

Sunday’s games No. 4 Michigan St. at Wisconsin, 12:30 p.m.

No. 10 SMU at Tulane, 2 p.m.

No. 13 Virginia at Florida State, 5:30 p.m.

No. 16 Iowa vs. Michigan, 3:30 p.m.

NBA EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division W L Pct GB Toronto 25 15 .625 — Boston 20 19 .513 4½ New York 20 21 .488 5½ Brooklyn 11 28 .282 13½ Philadelphia 4 37 .098 21½ Southeast Division W L Pct GB Atlanta 23 16 .590 — Miami 22 17 .564 1 Orlando 20 19 .513 3 Washington 18 19 .486 4 Charlotte 18 20 .474 4½ Central Division W L Pct GB Cleveland 27 10 .730 — Chicago 23 15 .605 4½ Indiana 22 17 .564 6 Detroit 21 18 .538 7 Milwaukee 16 25 .390 13

WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct San Antonio 35 6 .854 Dallas 22 18 .550 Memphis 22 19 .537 Houston 21 19 .525 New Orleans 12 26 .316 Northwest Division W L Pct Oklahoma City 28 12 .700 Utah 17 22 .436 Portland 17 24 .415 Denver 15 24 .385 Minnesota 12 28 .300 Pacific Division W L Pct Golden State 36 3 .923 L.A. Clippers 26 13 .667 Sacramento 16 23 .410 Phoenix 13 27 .325 L.A. Lakers 9 31 .225

Butler’s buckets carry Bulls

BULLS 115, 76ERS 111, OT

Divisional Playoffs Saturday’s games Kansas City at New England, 3:35 (CBS) Green Bay at Arizona, 7:15 p.m. (NBC) Sunday’s games Seattle at Carolina, 12:05 p.m. (Fox) Pittsburgh at Denver, 3:30 p.m. (CBS)

Conference W-L Pct. Indiana 4-0 1.000 Iowa 4-0 1.000 Maryland 4-1 .800 Ohio St. 4-1 .800 Michigan 3-1 .750 Michigan St. 3-2 .600 Northwestern 3-2 .600 Purdue 3-2 .600 Nebraska 2-3 .400 Penn St. 2-3 .400 Illinois 1-3 .333 Wisconsin 1-4 .200 Rutgers 0-5 .000 Minnesota 0-5 .000

NBA | BULLS 115, 76ERS 111, OT

Sunday’s games Phoenix at Minnesota, 2:30 p.m.

Miami at Oklahoma City, 6 p.m.

Dallas at San Antonio, 6 p.m.

Indiana at Denver, 7 p.m.

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

Wild-card Playoffs Saturday’s results Kansas City 30, Houston 0 Pittsburgh 18, Cincinnati 16 Sunday’s results Seattle 10, Minnesota 9 Green Bay 35, Washington 18

GB — 12½ 13 13½ 21½ GB — 10½ 11½ 12½ 16 GB — 10 20 23½ 27½

Thursday’s results Toronto 106, Orlando 103, OT Chicago 115, Philadelphia 111, OT San Antonio 99, Cleveland 95 Memphis 103, Detroit 101 Sacramento 103, Utah 101 L.A. Lakers at Golden State, late Today’s games Minnesota at Oklahoma City, 6 p.m.

Washington at Indiana, 6 p.m.

Portland at Brooklyn, 6:30 p.m.

Phoenix at Boston, 6:30 p.m.

Dallas at Chicago, 7 p.m.

Charlotte at New Orleans, 7 p.m.

Atlanta at Milwaukee, 7 p.m.

Miami at Denver, 8 p.m.

Cleveland at Houston, 8:30 p.m.

Saturday’s games Milwaukee at Charlotte, 6 p.m.

Portland at Philadelphia, 6:30 p.m.

Golden State at Detroit, 6:30 p.m.

Boston at Washington, 6:30 p.m.

Brooklyn at Atlanta, 6:30 p.m.

New York at Memphis, 7 p.m.

L.A. Lakers at Utah, 8 p.m.

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

CHICAGO (115) Mirotic 2-13 2-2 7, Gibson 5-9 1-2 11, Noah 3-8 0-0 6, Hinrich 2-4 0-0 5, Butler 15-30 21-25 53, Snell 0-1 0-0 0, Brooks 1-2 0-0 2, Portis 0-1 0-0 0, McDermott 7-12 2-2 17, Moore 6-8 0-0 14. Totals 41-88 26-31 115.

PHILADELPHIA (111) Sampson 1-3 3-4 5, Landry 4-8 0-0 8, Okafor 5-11 2-3 12, Smith 10-25 2-2 24, Stauskas 4-10 1-2 12, Noel 3-7 2-2 8, Covington 8-16 3-4 25, Thompson 3-8 0-0 7, McConnell 4-5 2-3 10, Holmes 0-0 0-0 0, Canaan 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 42-93 15-20 111.

Chicago 22 24 31 27 11 — 115 Philadelphia 34 28 17 25 7 — 111 3s–Chicago 7-17 (Moore 2-2, Butler 2-4, McDermott 1-2, Hinrich 1-3, Mirotic 1-5, Snell 0-1), Philadelphia 12-27 (Covington 6-10, Stauskas 3-5, Smith 2-5, Thompson 1-5, McConnell 0-1, Landry 0-1).

Rebounds–Chicago 62 (Noah 16), Philadelphia 46 (Noel, Covington 6). Assists– Chicago 17 (Noah 8), Philadelphia 23 (Smith 8). Fouls–Chicago 20, Philadelphia 27 (Covington out). Technical–Philadelphia Coach Brown.

NHL EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF Florida 44 26 13 5 57 118 Detroit 44 23 14 7 53 110 Montreal 44 23 18 3 49 123 Tampa Bay 43 22 17 4 48 111 Boston 42 21 16 5 47 126 Ottawa 44 20 18 6 46 120 Toronto 41 16 18 7 39 105 Buffalo 43 17 22 4 38 100 Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pts GF Washington 43 33 7 3 69 143 N.Y. Islanders 44 24 15 5 53 122 N.Y. Rangers 43 23 15 5 51 124 Carolina 45 20 18 7 47 109 New Jersey 45 21 19 5 47 99 Pittsburgh 42 20 16 6 46 99 Philadelphia 41 19 15 7 45 94 Columbus 45 16 25 4 36 114

GA 98 114 109 102 113 135 115 117 GA 91 110 113 121 110 103 110 145

WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF Dallas 44 29 11 4 62 149 Chicago 46 29 13 4 62 131 St. Louis 47 25 15 7 57 117 Minnesota 43 22 13 8 52 113 Colorado 45 22 20 3 47 128 Nashville 44 19 17 8 46 113 Winnipeg 44 20 21 3 43 117 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF Los Angeles 42 27 12 3 57 112 Arizona 43 22 16 5 49 122 San Jose 41 21 18 2 44 118 Vancouver 44 17 17 10 44 106 Anaheim 42 18 17 7 43 82 Calgary 42 20 20 2 42 115 Edmonton 44 17 23 4 38 108 Note: Two points for a win, one point overtime loss.

GA 116 107 118 102 127 123 129 GA 92 131 113 124 100 129 131 for

Guard scores 53 as Chicago beats 76ers in overtime

BY AARON BRACY Associated Press

PHILADELPHIA – There was no secret formula to Jimmy Butler’s career night. He kept taking shots, and they kept going in.

Butler scored a careerhigh 53 points and E’Twaun Moore had seven of his 14 in overtime to lead the Chicago Bulls to a 115-111 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Thursday.

“I was just shooting the ball,” Butler said. “I just kept being aggressive, taking the shots the defense was giving me.”

Butler also had 10 rebounds and six assists while making 15 of 30 field goals and 21 of 25 free throws to help the Bulls snap a three-game losing streak. He became the first Chicago player to score 50 points since Jamal Crawford in 2004.

“That’s as good of a performance as I’ve seen,” Bulls coach Fred Hoiberg said. “The guys hopped on his shoulders and he carried us home. Play after play, it was an unbelievable performance.”

Star of the game: Jimmy Butler, 53 points, 10 boards, 6 assists Up next: Mavericks at Bulls, 7 p.m. today TV/Radio: WGN/ 1000 AM Robert Covington scored 25 points and Ish Smith had 24 for the 76ers, who fell to 4-37.

But the Sixers didn’t go down easily in this one.

Nerlens Noel’s follow put Philadelphia in front 108-104 just more than a minute into overtime.

Moore followed with a 3-pointer, a drive and then a 15-footer for a 7-0 run that put Chicago up 111-108 with 2:35 remaining.

Butler’s layup made it 113-108 before Smith’s 3-pointer cut the lead to 113-111 with 1:05 remaining.

Smith had a chance to tie it but his layup with 25.9 seconds left rimmed out, and Doug McDermott clinched the victory with a pair of free throws with 10.4 seconds to play.

AP

Bulls guard Jimmy Butler (21) shoots after getting past the 76ers’ Nerlens Noel during their game Thursday in Philadelphia. Butler scored 53 points and added 10 rebounds and six assists, leading the Bulls to a 115-111 overtime win.

NHL | BLACKHAWKS 2, CANADIENS 1

Crawford shuts down Canadiens Quenneville reaches milestone in Blackhawks’ win

Thursday’s results N.Y. Islanders 3, N.Y. Rangers 1 Washington 4, Vancouver 1 Chicago 2, Montreal 1 Carolina 4, St. Louis 1 Winnipeg 5, Nashville 4, OT Colorado 3, New Jersey 0 Detroit 3, Arizona 2, OT Edmonton at San Jose, late Today’s games Boston at Buffalo, 6 p.m.

Chicago at Toronto, 6 p.m.

Vancouver at Carolina, 6 p.m.

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

Winnipeg at Minnesota, 7 p.m.

Dallas at Anaheim, 9 p.m.

Saturday’s games N.Y. Rangers at Philadelphia, noon New Jersey at Arizona, 1 p.m.

Ottawa at Los Angeles, 3 p.m.

Toronto at Boston, 6 p.m.

Washington at Buffalo, 6 p.m.

Colorado at Columbus, 6 p.m.

Montreal at St. Louis, 6 p.m.

Minnesota at Nashville, 7 p.m.

Calgary at Edmonton, 9 p.m.

Dallas at San Jose, 9:30 p.m.

Sunday’s games Carolina at Pittsburgh, 2 p.m.

Vancouver at N.Y. Islanders, 3 p.m.

Florida at Tampa Bay, 4 p.m.

N.Y. Rangers at Washington, 4 p.m.

Montreal at Chicago, 6 p.m.

Philadelphia at Detroit, 6:30 p.m.

Los Angeles at Anaheim, 8 p.m.

By the Associated Press

Thursday’s box score

BLACKHAWKS 2, CANADIENS 1 Chicago 2 0 0 — 2 Montreal 1 0 0 — 1 First Period–1, Chicago, Toews 17 (Shaw, Keith), 8:26. 2, Montreal, Byron 8 (Desharnais, Subban), 10:36. 3, Chicago, Garbutt 2 (Rozsival, Panik), 12:56. Penalties–Desharnais, Mon (hooking), 4:20.

Second Period–None. Penalties–None.

Third Period–None. Penalties–Hjalmarsson, Chi (interference), 5:04.

Shots on Goal–Chicago 12-11-10–33.

Montreal 11-12-17–40.

Power-play opportunities–Chicago 0 of 1; Montreal 0 of 1.

Goalies–Chicago, Crawford 25-10-2 (40 shots-39 saves). Montreal, Condon 12-113 (33-31).

Golf Thursday At Waialae Country Club Honolulu Purse: $5.8 million Yardage: 7,044; Par 70 (35-35) First round Ricky Barnes 31-32—63 Vijay Singh 31-32—63 Morgan Hoffmann 30-33—63 Kevin Kisner 31-32—63 Brandt Snedeker 32-31—63 Si Woo Kim 32-32—64 Zach Johnson 31-33—64 Charles Howell III 32-32—64 Shane Bertsch 31-34—65 Sean O’Hair 32-33—65 Luke Donald 31-34—65 Jerry Kelly 33-32—65 David Hearn 32-33—65 Zac Blair 31-34—65 Scott Piercy 33-32—65 David Lingmerth 33-32—65 Fred Funk 32-33—65 Colt Knost 31-34—65 Tony Finau 34-31—65 Hudson Swafford 32-34—66 Steven Bowditch 34-32—66 Ryan Palmer 31-35—66 Padraig Harrington 34-32—66 Danny Lee 34-32—66 Tim Clark 34-32—66 Gary Woodland 33-33—66 Daisuke Kataoka 31-35—66 Hideto Tanihara 33-33—66 Lucas Glover 32-34—66 John Senden 33-33—66 Davis Love III 34-32—66

Sauk Valley Media • B5

MONTREAL – After moving into second place on the career wins list, Chicago Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville had good news for the list’s leader, Scotty Bowman.

“Scotty’s safe,” Quenneville quipped.

He’s the only one.

Quenneville won his 783rd game, Corey Crawford made 39 saves in his hometown and the Blackhawks beat the Montreal Canadiens 2-1 on Thursday for their ninth straight win.

Quenneville broke a tie with Al Arbour, but is still a ways off Bowman’s record of 1,244 wins.

“It’s pretty amazing,” said Toews, who has won three Stanley Cups under Quenneville in Chicago.

“There’s been a lot of great coaches and the amount of wins he has is so rare.

“To be part of it is something special. I’ve played

Star of the game: Corey Crawford, Blackhawks, 39 saves Up next: Blackhawks at Maple Leafs, 6 p.m. today TV/Radio: CSN/ 720 AM

AP

Blackhawks’ Andrew Desjardins (11) tries to get to a loose puck in front of Canadiens goalie Mike Condon during their game Thursday in Montreal. The Blackhawks won 2-1. for him pretty much my entire career and it means a lot to be part of something like that. The success we’ve had in the playoffs goes with it.”

Toews and Ryan Gar-

butt scored first-period goals and Crawford starred in front of family and friends. The goalie is from nearby Chateauguay, Quebec, and is 4-0-2 in six career meet-

ings with the Canadiens.

“I grew up here, I used to come watch games here and it’s still kind of surreal stepping onto the ice,” Crawford said. “I don’t think that’ll change any time soon.”

The Blackhawks haven’t lost since Dec. 27, against Carolina, and will try to make it 10 straight today in Toronto.

“There are a lot of factors, but it seems like our team is just coming together,” Crawford said. “We’re not taking as many penalties.

“We’re playing a simple game with speed and skill. And there’s a lot more chemistry throughout the lineup.”

Time to make the Bulls Hoiberg’s team -7 -7 -7 -7 -7 -6 -6 -6 -5 -5 -5 -5 -5 -5 -5 -5 -5 -5 -5 -4 -4 -4 -4 -4 -4 -4 -4 -4 -4 -4 -4

Transactions FOOTBALL National Football League INDIANAPOLIS COLTS — Named Jim Herrmann linebackers coach, Darren Krein strength and conditioning coach. Offensive line coach Hal Hunter will not be retained.

MINNESOTA VIKINGS — Named Tony Sparano offensive line coach.

NEW YORK GIANTS — Named Ben McAdoo coach.

SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS — Named Chip Kelly coach.

TENNESSEE TITANS —Named Jon Robinson general manager.

WASHINGTON REDSKINS — Signed LB Willie Jefferson to a reserve/future contract.

Baseball Major League Baseball American League CHICAGO WHITE SOX — Agreed to terms with INF Brett Lawrie and LHP Dan Jennings on one-year contracts.

HAUGH

up the court faster, and with Butler about using fewer isolations – but a coach open to rhetoric The Bulls act like a team with all players has yet to that has won something, see consistent results. except it hasn’t. The Bulls The Bulls respond to too often take the floor as adversity better than if they expect to be treated prosperity, as many like NBA royalty, except teams do, but legitimate they are perennial serfs to contenders conduct their the King, LeBron James. business in the same They should play every workmanlike manner quarter of every game as regardless of the cirif they have something cumstances. Remember to prove, yet routinely when we used to comlack the focus and effort pare the Bulls’ approach that used to define Bulls to that of the Spurs’? basketball. They should Now the Bulls are an play hungry, yet too often NBA cliché, a team that resemble a team well-fed. thinks it can flip a switch They look like a bunch on and off. And it can’t. of veterans tuning out a Until players figure that new coach. out, without having to be That would be the badgered by a coach who coach’s fault if this were a isn’t a badgerer, they Bulls team that believed it will continue to play like needed coaching. No such champs one night and signs exist. Jimmy Butler chumps the next. publicly asked Hoiberg to When the Bulls fired coach harder, but after he Tom Thibodeau but left did that and cleared the the entire roster intact, it air behind closed doors, empowered the players. the Bulls’ same bad habits It said their approach returned. wasn’t the problem, Hoiberg engaged in dia- Thibodeau’s was. It made logue with Derrick Rose the Bulls practically about bringing the ball uncoachable for the next CONTINUED FROM B1

coach, who just happened to be Hoiberg.

The situation looked ideal from afar. It was anything but, maybe no matter who took the job.

Hoiberg always was an NBA guy coaching in college more than a college coach who wanted to try the pros, but midway through his first season, this is beginning to look like an awkward fit for his first job. He is smart and engaging, an effective communicator, the perfect coach for a talented young team at the beginning of an ascent. The Bulls aren’t at the beginning of anything, except perhaps a precipitous drop into irrelevance if they aren’t careful.

In trying to copy the model of the Warriors, who replaced veteran coach Mark Jackson with Steve Kerr and won an NBA title, executives John Paxson and Gar Forman overlooked the fact that the Warriors were younger and more pliable than the Bulls. The Warriors needed basketball nurturing. The Bulls need

prodding, a kinder, gentler version of Thibodeau, who not surprisingly drew interest Wednesday from the Nets.

If Paxson and Forman truly want to help their hand-picked coach succeed, they will give him a more captive audience in the locker room. Whatever dynamics are preventing Hoiberg from reaching his team with the short attention span, they aren’t conducive to winning anything but perhaps a first-round playoff series.

So it bears repeating that the Bulls, if for no other reason than to alter team chemistry, need to continue exploring the trade market for Joakim Noah, Taj Gibson, and even Pau Gasol. Until the Bulls change the composition of the same group that underachieved last year badly enough to get Thibodeau fired, this isn’t really Hoiberg’s team. It isn’t entirely fair to judge how he coaches somebody else’s.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 14TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WHITESIDE COUNTY-MORRISON, ILLINOIS U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, PLAINTIFF vs.

NAOMI RODRIGUEZ; DEFENDANT 14 CH 116 Address: 1706 Oak Grove Avenue Sterling, Illinois 61081 NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on September 2, 2015, I, Sheriff of Whiteside County, Illinois, will on February 4, 2016 at the hour of 10:00 AM at the 3rd Floor Lobby of the Whiteside County Courthouse, 200 E. Knox St., Morrison, IL 61270, or in a place otherwise designated at the time of sale, County of Whiteside, State of Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described real estate: COMMON ADDRESS: 1706 Oak Grove Avenue, Sterling, Illinois 61081 P.I.N.: 11-17-478-009 The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

THE JUDGMENT AMOUNT WAS: $65,349.11 Sale terms: 25% down by certified funds; the balance, by certified funds, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to real estate taxes, special assessments or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "as is" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, 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 and Plaintiff makes no representations as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the Court file to verify all information.

Pursuant to 735 ILCS 5/15-1512, the amounts of any surplus bid will be held by the sheriff until a party obtains a Court Order for its distribution, or for 60 days following the date of the entry of the order confirming sale, at which time, in the absence of an order directing payment of the surplus, it may be automatically forfeited to the State without further notice.

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 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information: Examine the court file or contact Plaintiff's attorney: Johnson, Blumberg & Associates, LLC, 230 W. Monroe, Chicago, IL 60606, telephone 312-541-9710.

Please refer to file number IL 13 9239.

Johnson, Blumberg, & Associates, LLC 230 W. Monroe Street, Suite 1125 Chicago, Illinois 60606 Ph. 312-541-9710 Fax 312-541-9711 JB&A # IL 13 9239 I681153 Jan. 8, 15, 22, 2015

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, ILLINOIS LEE COUNTY

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JOAN H. BURKE, Deceased.

2015 P 97 CLAIM NOTICE Notice is given to creditors of the death of Joan H. Burke of Sublette, Lee County, Illinois. Letters of office were issued to James F. Burke, 369 Van Orin Road, Sublette, Lee County, Illinois, as Independent Executor, whose attorney of record is Gary R. Gehlbach, Ehrmann Gehlbach Badger Lee & Considine, LLC, 215 E. First Street, Dixon, Illinois 61021.

The estate will be administered without court supervision, unless under section 28-4 of the Probate Act (755 ILCS 5/284) any interested person terminates independent administration at any time by mailing or delivering a petition to terminate to the clerk.

Claims against the estate may be filed in the office of the Clerk of the Court at 309 S. Galena Avenue, Dixon, Illinois 61021, or with the representative, or both, on or before the date which is six (6) months after the date of the first publication of this Claim Notice, or, if mailing or delivering of a notice from the representative is required by section 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 to the representative and to the attorney within 10 days after it has been filed.

By: James F. Burke Independent Executor Gary R. Gehlbach Ehrmann Gehlbach Badger Lee & Considine, LLC 215 E. First Street P.O. Box 447 Dixon, IL 61021 (815) 288-4949 (815) 288-3068 FAX Jan. 8, 15, 22, 2016

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 14TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WHITESIDE COUNTY-MORRISON, ILLINOIS

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, PLAINTIFF vs.

NAOMI RODRIGUEZ; DEFENDANT 14 CH 116 Address: 1706 Oak Grove Avenue Sterling, Illinois 61081 NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on September 2, 2015, I, Sheriff of Whiteside County, Illinois, will on February 4, 2016 at the hour of 10:00 AM at the 3rd Floor Lobby of the Whiteside County Courthouse, 200 E. Knox St., Morrison, IL 61270, or in a place otherwise designated at the time of sale, County of Whiteside, State of Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described real estate: LOT 18 IN FLOCK AND HARPER'S SUBDIVISION OF ALL OF LOT 1, BLOCK 4 IN OAK GROVE SUBDIVISION IN THE SOUTH HALF OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 17, TOWNSHIP 21 NORTH, RANGE 7 EAST OF THE FOURTH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED APRIL 19, 1955 AS DOCUMENT NUMBER 233705, SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF WHITESIDE, IN THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. COMMON ADDRESS: 1706 Oak Grove Avenue, Sterling, Illinois 61081 P.I.N.: 11-17-478-009 The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

THE JUDGMENT AMOUNT WAS: $65,349.11 Sale terms: 25% down by certified funds; the balance, by certified funds, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to real estate taxes, special assessments or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "as is" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, 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 and Plaintiff makes no representations as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the Court file to verify all information.

Pursuant to 735 ILCS 5/15-1512, the amounts of any surplus bid will be held by the sheriff until a party obtains a Court Order for its distribution, or for 60 days following the date of the entry of the order confirming sale, at which time, in the absence of an order directing payment of the surplus, it may be automatically forfeited to the State without further notice.

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 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information: Examine the court file or contact Plaintiff's attorney: Johnson, Blumberg & Associates, LLC, 230 W. Monroe, Chicago, IL 60606, telephone 312-541-9710. Please refer to file number IL 13 9239.

Johnson, Blumberg, & Associates, LLC 230 W. Monroe Street, Suite 1125 Chicago, Illinois 60606 Ph. 312-541-9710 Fax 312-541-9711 JB&A # IL 13 9239 I681153 Jan. 8, 15, 22, 2015

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS

COMMUNITY STATE BANK OF ROCK FALLS-MORRISON, Plaintiff, v.

MICHAEL L. DALRYMPLE; STEPHANIE M. ROSS a/k/a STEPHANIE M. DALRYMPLE; UNKNOWN OWNERS; and NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants.

No. 16 CH 4 ST NOTICE BY PUBLICATION NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU: Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants That this case has been commenced in this Court against you and other defendants, praying for the foreclosure of the following Mortgage regarding the following described premises: The West 250 feet of the Southwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section 25, Township 22 North, Range 4 East of the 4th P.M., situated in the County of Whiteside, State of Illinois.

COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 19660 Henry Road, Morrison, IL 61270 which said Mortgage was made by: Community State Bank of Rock FallsMorrison to Michael L. Dalrymple and Stephanie M. Dalrymple, as Mortgagees, and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Whiteside County, Illinois, as Document No. 1869-2009; and for other relief; that summons was duly issued out of said Court against you as provided by law and that the said suit is now pending.

NOW, THEREFORE, UNLESS YOU file your answer or otherwise file your appearance in this case in the Office of the Clerk of this Court: Clerk of the Circuit Court Whiteside County Courts Facility, Eastern Division 101 E. Third St. Sterling, IL 61081 on or before February 12, 2016, A DEFAULT MAY BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU AT ANY TIME AFTER THAT DAY AND A JUDGMENT MAY BE ENTERED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRAYER OF SAID COMPLAINT. Dated: January 7, 2016.

Susan E. Ottens Clerk of the Circuit Court Whiteside County, Illinois Douglas E. Lee Ehrmann Gehlbach Badger Lee & Considine, LLC Attorneys for Plaintiff 215 E. First St., Suite 100 P.O. Box 447 Dixon, Illinois 61021 (815) 288-4949 (815) 288-3068 (FAX) lee@egblc.com NOTE: This law firm is deemed to be a debt collector.

January 15, 22, 29, 2016

Public Notice is hereby given that on January 5, 2016 A.D. a certificate was filed in the Office of the County Clerk of Lee County, Illinois, setting forth the names and post-office addresses of all of the persons owning, conducting and transacting the business known as Jon Larson Photography located at 521 S. College, Dixon, IL 61021.

Dated this 5th day of January A.D. 2016.

Cathy Myers County Clerk

by Lori Miller, Deputy January 15, 22, 29, 2016 ASSUMED NAME PUBLICARTION NOTICE Public Notice is hereby given that on January 5, A.D. 2016, a certificate was filed in the office of the County Clerk of Whiteside County, Illinois, setting forth the names and postoffice addresses of all of the persons owning, conducting and transacting the business known as K & T Auto Repair located at 810 3rd Street Sterling, IL 61081 Dated this 5th day of January, A.D. 2016 Dana Nelson County Clerk January 8, 15 & 22 2016

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Salary depending on experience. Call 815716-0063 CDL Semi Driver for farm hauling.

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HVAC Tech Competitive Wages based on Exp. Apply: PO Box. 767 Rock Falls, IL 61071

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City of Prophetstown is currently hiring for a full time employee in our Public Works Department. Requirements: Must have or will obtain CDL, must have knowledge of operating and maintaining equipment, good public relations, must be 18 years or older. City offers a pension plan, health insurance coverage, holiday pay and paid vacations.

Applications may be mailed, e-mailed or dropped off at Prophetstown City Hall, 339 Washington St., Prophetstown IL 61277 e-mail ptowncy @thewisp.net applications available at prophetstownil. org. We will be accepting applications until February 8th, 2016.

Director of Activities Min. 40hrs./wk Salaried Position 27 Residents, 36 Hr. Activity Course Preferred Please Apply at: Heritage Square 620 N. Ottawa Ave Dixon, IL EOE NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE

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Part-time help needed for gaming lounge, must work weekends.

Apply in person at Dixon Glass, 414 W. 1st St., Dixon.

Farm Laborer needed at Erie hog farm.

Please call 309-659-2963 for application information.

Front Desk Member Rep at SterlingRock Falls YMCA. Two part-time openings, one is evenings & weekends, one is early morning and weekends. Need to be friendly, self-starter, with computer & customer service skills.

Apply in-person or at www.srfymca.org EOE

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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.

Full or Part Time Drivers Wanted !Class A CDL !Assigned Peterbilt and Kenworth Trucks !Preloaded Trailers !Paid Vacations !Home Weekends !Flexible Dispatch !Wellmark Health Insurance Apply online at www.avtrans inc.com or Call Missy 800-397-6387x10 Mr. Nifty Cleaners in Sterling needs Counter Person & Clothes Presser Please apply in person, 1102 E. 4th St., Sterling.

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Apply in person at Joe's Pizza, 119 S. Peoria Ave., Dixon.

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

Benefits offered.

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

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

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