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LEE COUNTY | MURDER CASE

Over the line Line of questioning gets assistant state’s attorney pulled from bond hearing for accused murderer

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

DIXON – A Lee County assistant state’s attorney talked his way out of being involved in an accused murderer’s bond reduction hearing Thursday.

Whether Matt Klahn can continue to represent the state during Terry E. Bobell’s case will be determined next month. So, too, will the fate of a request to have Bobell’s $1 million bond lowered.

Bobell is one of three men charged with firstdegree murder in the 1983 beating death of 30-year-old Gary D. Dawson of Peoria, whose body was found in rural Lee County, near Franklin Grove. His brother, Gordon K. Bobell, 65, also of Chillicothe, already had his $1 million lowered to $300,000 on Jan. 13, and he posted the required 10 percent the same day. Steven Watts, 58, of Berryville, Arkansas, has been free on $100,000 bond since Sept. 27, 2014.

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Terry Bobell appeared in Lee County court Thursday afternoon, during a bond reduction hearing that was ultimately rescheduled until February.

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SAUK VALLEY AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

What might have been

Students from the CEO class at the Whiteside Area Career Center perform a line dance Thursday evening at the Sauk Valley Area Chamber of Commerce’s annual meeting and dinner at Deer Valley Banquet and Golf Course.

Former Sterling resident reflects on a fateful trip she almost made

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

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Welcome to our dinner, y’all Chamber introduces new president during a down-home dinner

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

DEER VALLEY – The Sauk Valley Area Chamber of Commerce showed off one of the community’s business gems Thursday – the Creating Entrepreneurial Opportunities class.

The innovative CEO class from the Whiteside Area Career Center took its handson experience in a new direction, planning and providing entertainment for the chamber’s annual dinner and meeting at Deer Valley Country Club.

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Brian Hawkins of Cassens Insurance Agency speaks to members of the Sauk Valley Area of Commerce on Thursday after being announced as the Chamber’s new president.

It was made clear to Marianne Houston that, because of her age, she wouldn’t be the first civilian to enter space. At 51, she understood.

It was only later that she was grateful for the missed opportunity.

After growing up in Sterling, then serving as a nun from 1953 to 1966, Novak had shifted gears and was teaching sixth Marianne grade in the Vicksburg Houston, 1980s Public School District, just outside Kalamazoo, Michigan, in the 1980s.

Fit, sharp as a tack, and boasting a flair for adventure, she applied for the Teacher in Space program and, in 1985, was one of three finalists in Michigan.

“That was a very rigorMarianne ous application,” said Houston, who will soon Houston, today turn 81. “You have to really want to do this. I felt really strongly that it would be a contribution to the teaching field – as well as exciting and risky.”

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Country headed back to The Cooler

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ROCK FALLS – Nashville country artist Ray Scott will return to The Cooler, 311 W. Second St., for a show that begins at 9 p.m. tonight Ian Babon and Joe Loomis will perform first, and Scott will play at 10 p.m. and sign autographs after the show. Tickets are $7.

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ROCK FALLS – Ray Scott isn’t the only person returning to The Cooler this weekend.

So, too, is Simon Says Uncle, which will play a reunion show from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.

Saturday. The quintet from Davenport, Iowa, will play fun, familiar classic rock tunes.

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A cycle swap in Sterling

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STERLING – The Twin Rivers Chapter of A.B.A.T.E. of Illinois will have its ninth annual motorcycle swap meet from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday at the Sterling Moose Family Center, 2601 E. Lincolnway. New and used parts will be sold.

There also will be leathers and motorcycle clothing and decorations, and breakfast and lunch can be purchased. Admission is $5 for adults and free for 12 and under.

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A Fifth Friday in the Grove

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FRANKLIN GROVE – The Chamberlain Family’s Audience of One group and its multiple musical instruments will perform two Fifth Friday shows at 7 and 9 p.m. at the H.I. Lincoln Building, 136 N. Elm St. Tickets are $10 and are available by calling 815456-3030 or visiting the building from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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ROCK FALLS – Alex Fischbach, a Morrison singersongwriter who appeared on “American Idol,” will play Saturday at Long Shot Sports Bar & Grill, 3312 W. Rock Falls Road. Also playing will be David Mills of Long Ladder Home, an acoustic rock band from Peoria. The music will be played from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.

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Correction Darrel W. Rausch, 86, of Mendota, died Monday, Jan. 25, 2016, at his home. His middle initial was incorrect in an obituary headline on Thursday.

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POLICE Sterling Police

Logan A. Rippy, 20, of Sterling; 7:56 a.m. Wednesday at East 12th Street and Eighth Avenue; failure to yield; released with promise to comply.

Jorge S. Garibay, 86, of Sterling; 9:19 a.m. Wednesday at West Fifth Street and Avenue J; failure to wear seat belt; released with promise to comply.

Brett J. Ranjel, 32, of Galt; 8:03 p.m. Wednesday at Avenue G bridge; driving while license suspended, no headlights, no insurance, possession of marijuana (less than 2.5 grams); given notice to appear in court.

Camisha S. Marshall, 32, of Sterling; 10:08 p.m.

Wednesday at First Avenue bridge; driving while license suspended, operating uninsured vehicle; given notice to appear in court.

Madison R. Shaw, 18, of Sterling; 10:15 p.m.

Wednesday at West 15th Street and Avenue H; White-

side County warrant for failure to appear – possession of drug paraphernalia; taken to Whiteside County Jail.

Margarita G. Garcia, 62, of Sterling; 11:48 p.m.

Wednesday in the 2200 block of Locust Street; operating uninsured vehicle; released with promise to comply.

Ross R. Bender, 24, of Sterling; Jan. 25; driving under the influence, no insurance, no seat belt, improper lane usage; given notice to appear in court.

Rock Falls Police

Scott A. Nailor, 43, of Rock Falls; 6:49 p.m.

Wednesday at First Avenue and Second Street; disobeying traffic control device; given notice to appear in court.

Gary S. Vasak, 61, of Amboy; 10 a.m. Wednesday at U.S. Route 30 and First Avenue; failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident; given notice to appear in court.

Lorena A. Miller, 46, of Sterling; 10 a.m. Wednesday at U.S. Route 30 and First Avenue; operation of uninsured motor vehicle; given notice to appear in court.

Dixon Police

Cassandra J. Silva, 19, of Dixon; 9:26 p.m. Wednesday in the 10 block of South Peoria Avenue; Whiteside County warrant for failure to appear – operating uninsured vehicle, Ogle County warrant for failure to appear – driving while license suspended; taken to Lee County Jail.

April J. Hampton, 36, of Rock Falls; 11:45 p.m.

Wednesday in the 100 block of West Seventh Street; driving while license

suspended, operating uninsured vehicle; given notice to appear in court.

Jeanetta S. McCue, 34, of Dixon; 11:10 a.m. Thursday in the 400 block of East First Street; warrant for petition to increase bond, warrant for failure to appear – contempt (non-payment); taken to Lee County Jail.

Lee County Sheriff

James J. Wetzell, 42, of Chadwick; 10:22 a.m.

Wednesday; warrant for failure to appear – contempt (non-payment manufacturing/delivering 15 to 100 grams of heroin or analogue); posted bond and given notice to appear in court.

Ogle County Sheriff

Timothy Moore Jr., 28, of Elburn; 8:19 p.m. Wednesday in the 12000 block of West Coffman Road; driving while license revoked; taken to Ogle County Jail and held in lieu of bond.

Tristian Worley, 29, of Rockford; Wednesday; warrant for driving while license suspended; posted bond and given notice to appear in court.

Crystal Jackson, 28, of Rockford; Wednesday; warrant for driving while license suspended; given notice to appear in court.

Jorge A. Delgado, 32, of Rochelle; Wednesday; residential burglary, obstructing justice, three Ogle County warrants; taken to Ogle County Jail and held without bond pending a court appearance.

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Klahn: ‘I am not a witness’ QUESTIONS

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Judge Ron Jacobson disqualified Klahn from representing the state at Thursday’s bond reduction hearing following questions that legally made him a witness to Terry Bobell’s December arrest. Bobell, 69, appeared with attorney Paul Whitcombe.

In a courtroom packed with Bobell’s family, friends, and others waiting for their cases to be heard, Klahn vehemently disagreed with Bobell’s testimony under cross examination, casting doubt on his argument that he had not been aware of the reason for his arrest.

Bobell testified that he was not immediately informed that the arrest stemmed from a 1983 cold case murder, and seemed oblivious to any sort of connection to the killing.

He also said he wasn’t aware of any of the other defendants in the case, and has not had any contact with his brother for a year. “[Then] why on earth would you put [Gordon Bobell and his wife] on the visitors list at the jail?” Klahn asked.

Bobell fired back about the confusion, insecurity and panic surrounding the circumstances of his arrest, and not knowing why he was arrested.

The reason why those family members were on the list, he said, was because he simply added everyone he could think of. Klahn again disputed the notion that Bobell could be so oblivious.

Klahn challenged Bobell, repeating Bobell’s

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In court Thursday, Terry Bobell’s attorney, Paul Whitcomb, requested Lee County Assistant State’s Attorney Matt Klahn be removed from a bond reduction hearing. words back to him: Klahn vide any further details, said he was present when but said the state will Terry Bobell was arrested ask to strike the quesand that he said, “Is this tion from the record and from all that sh-- with my move forward.

Klahn’s boss, Lee brother?”

That’s when Jacob- County State’s Attorney son stepped in, warning Anna Sacco-Miller, said Klahn about the line of in an email that the decision whether to remove questioning.

Whitcombe, however, Klahn from the case immediately requested rests with the judge’s Klahn’s removal. Both ruling, and a consensus sides went into a brief, between the two offices.

Klahn, of Sterling, is closed-door session with one of three Republithe judge. When they can candidates for Lee emerged, Jacobson ended County state’s attorney the hearing, but stopped in the March 15 primashort of removing Klahn ry. Michael Downey of from the case entirely.

Nachusa and William The bond reduction Brozovich of Dixon also hearing was continued will be on the ballot. to 1:30 p.m. Wednesday. There are no Democrats Because of scheduling running in the primary. issues, and to avoid fur- Sacco-Miller will not be ther delay, Judge Jacque- seeking a second term. lyn Ackert will preside Also on Thursday, the over that hearing.

Illinois Office of the “It was a misunder- State’s Attorneys Appelstanding. I am not a wit- late Prosecutor was ness,” Klahn told Sauk appointed as co-counsel, Valley Media after the before the bond reduchearing. He did not pro- tion hearing.

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DIXON

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Group still seeking donations

Counties competing for enterprize zone

Project GenNex having hard time getting support

Official: Lee, Ogle would be in ‘dire straights’ without it

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DIXON – Project GenNex members have a dream. Now all they need is money to make it come true.

The group wants to create a community youth center in Dixon. But Steve in order Wilson to do that, members need to raise between $100,000 and $200,000. There’s just one problem: no one is donating money to the project.

Steve Wilson, cofounder of Project GenNex, said he’s been getting material and labor donations, but what the group could really use is money.

“Right now, we don’t have any money to spend,” he said.

Project GenNex is a group of teenagers and adults who want to bring a youth center to Dixon.

The community center would include turning Veterans Memorial Pool into a skate park.

Right now, there’s no

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Steve Wilson, co-founder of Project GenNex, wants to see Veterans Memorial Pool repurposed as a skate park. The problem is, donations to do it aren’t coming in right now. safe, dedicated place for skaters.

“We are envisioning a skate park inside the pool,” Wilson said in December. “We also want this to be a place for kids to gather and a place to hang out. We want to offer peer tutoring, meeting rooms, counseling, arts and crafts, everything.”

Wilson hopes the money can be raised by the summer. If enough money is raised, construction could begin in the summer and take place in phases. In phase one, the

bathrooms and the common area will be updated. The pool would be turned into a skate park in the next phase.

The Dixon Park Board oversees Veterans Memorial Pool, a facility that was closed 15 years ago. It’s decaying, attracts trespassers, and is becoming difficult for the cashstrapped Dixon Park District to maintain.

Deb Carey, the district’s executive director, said there is no money in the current budget for the project.

But Wilson’s hoping there’s room in the public’s budget to help the group. Big or small, any donation would be appreciated. As a matter of fact, Wilson said one of Illinois’ most celebrated sons could help them reach their goal: Abraham Lincoln.

“If everyone in Dixon sent us $5 we would be good,” Wilson said.

DIXON – Lee and Ogle counties would be in ‘dire straights’ without one of their strongest tools for economic growth, and officials in those counties aren’t wasting any time to make sure they keep it in their toolbox.

Officials have submitted their application to remain a state enterprise zone. It’s a designation they already have, but one that expires in 2017.

It’s also a designation that they’re in competition for – the Illinois Department of Commerce has received 18 applications for 12 available enterprise zones.

The state established the zones in 1982 to stimulate or revitalize regional economies. They allow businesses to obtain state tax credits or exemptions in exchange for local investment and job creation, and are designed

to encourage growth in stressed areas. Enterprise zones last for at least 15 years, with the possibility of a ten-year extension; 49 were approved last year.

The enterprise zone title would cover Lee and Ogle as well as the cities of Dixon and Rochelle.

“Once you are certified, the old zone essentially goes away,” said John Thompson, executive director and CEO of Dixon Area Chamber of Commerce. “Right now, we are in the limbo period and we are waiting to see where we end up.”

Thompson said the Illinois Department of Commerce should have the results completed by the summer.

“Last year, mid-July is when the scoring list came out,” Thompson said.

Thompson said the enterprise zone keeps the area in a more competitive position with the rest of the state.

“We’d be in dire straights” without it, he said. “This has been our go-to tool for decades now and it would put us at an extreme disadvantage to areas who have zones.”

How to help Project GenNex donations can be sent to the Dixon Park District main office at 804 Palmyra St. in Dixon. Checks must be earmarked for Project GenNex. Donors can request a

receipt that they can use for tax purposes.

People can also call the Park District’s main office to donate by credit card. Volunteers are also needed.

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For more information on Project GenNex, call Wilson at 847-452-2527.

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Houston’s father was a driving force behind Newman CHALLENGER

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“She was very excited about going and making the trip,” said her baby brother, Ron Novak, a 76-year-old Sterling resident.

But she didn’t make the cut for the ill-fated Challenger space shuttle crew.

“Truthfully, I thought it was very fair even then,” she said. “I thought from the very beginning they might not want to take someone my age.”

On Jan. 28, 1986, she fortuitously was teaching other teachers – mentoring them, really – rather than teaching the students she would have any other day.

“Thank God I was not with the kids,” she said.

“That would have been even worse. So much worse.

She and her colleagues watched with hearts aflutter. It was a big deal for the district, knowing one of its employees had been so closely involved with the space program.

Then chaos played out on the TV. “When it exploded, it was…’Oh, my God’… it was just incredible.

I’d never fainted, but I thought I was going to.

Everything went black around the edges.”

She said it didn’t immediately register how easily she could have been in that shuttle when it exploded, ending the lives of seven astronauts, including science teacher Christa McAuliffe.

“It didn’t register right away,” she said. “I don’t think at that time that I was thinking, as much as I was thinking about the other teacher who was on there. Within minutes, I was saying, ‘That was a close one.’”

It was first in 1984 that Houston decided she’d enter the program. But it took a lot longer for the sting of Jan. 28, 1986, to fade.

“I haven’t talked about it so much as I am right now, not for years and years,” she said, “but it sat with me for a long time. My mind would go back to that.”

Understandable, given the compassion she’s felt and shared in her life, and that she shared with her family, which moved to Sterling during the

Great Depression, when her father, Joseph Novak, lost his business. A brother-in-law told him there were good-paying jobs at Northwestern Steel & Wire Co., and the rest is history.

Joseph Novak spearheaded the fundraising drive that built Newman Central Catholic High School. After attending St. Mary’s Elementary School, Houston attended Community Catholic High School before Newman was built. Classes began in the new building in 1960.

Houston’s mother, Valerie Novak – better known at “Loretta” around here – told her that Joseph would be fundraising at churches for 50-plus nights in a row. More than $3 million was raised to build the school.

School is one of her fondest memories of the Sauk Valley – that and the swimming pool at Lawrence Park.

“That was where I lived in the summer.” Houston said. “I just remember that it was a really comfortable place for me growing up. Almost all of our neighbors had large families.”

She and her husband, Jim, have two sons and five granddaughters, and said they will likely visit in the spring. In addition to Ron in Sterling, her brother John lives in Rock Falls.

“And we have so many dear friends, too, so many people it will be wonderful to see,” Houston said.

After high school, Houston went to Loretto Convent in Loretto, Kentucky. She earned her bachelor’s degree at Webster College (now Webster University) in St. Louis, and got her master’s at Lumen Vitae in Belgium, an affiliate of Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome.

But life is not linear. In fact, it has a way of coming full circle. Houston has been facilitating spiritual retreats for educators since 1996, 2 years before she retired from teaching.

“A fascinating thing about life is that it can be a straight line in one manner, but not in another,” she said. “The work I’m doing now is the very work I was prepared to do as a nun.”

Friday, January 29, 2016

OBITUARIES FUNERAL SERVICES FOR THE WEEK Today’s visitations: Robert G. Morse of Prophetstown, 10-11 a.m. at Schilling Funeral Home & Cremation in Sterling.

Keith E. Ruggles of Dixon, 11 a.m.-noon at Jones Funeral Home in Dixon.

Ivan L. Barton of Rock Falls, 3:30-6:15 p.m. at McDonald Funeral Home & Crematory in Rock Falls.

Daniel P. O’Brien of Dixon, 4-7 p.m. at Preston-Schilling Funeral Home in Dixon.

Today’s funerals: Darrel W. Rausch of Mendota, 10 a.m. at St. John Lutheran Church in Mendota.

Brenda L. Raab of Lanark, 10:30 a.m. at Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens in Freeport.

Robert G. Morse of Prophetstown, 11 a.m. memorial service at Schilling Funeral Home & Cremation in Sterling.

Keith E. Ruggles of Dixon, noon memorial service at Jones Funeral Home in Dixon.

Robert V. Scudder Sr. of Silvis, 1 p.m. graveside ser-

vice at Rock Island National Cemetery.

Ivan L. Barton of Rock Falls, 6:30 p.m. at McDonald Funeral Home & Crematory in Rock Falls.

Saturday visitation: Eleanor M. Campbell, formerly of Lake Summerset, 10-11 a.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church in Durand.

Saturday funerals: Daniel P. O’Brien of Dixon, 10:30 a.m. at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Dixon.

Eleanor M. Campbell, formerly of Lake Summerset, 11 a.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church in Durand.

Feb. 6 funeral: Richard L. “Dick” Denning of Rock Falls, gathering of family and friends, 2 p.m. at the Denning home in Rock Falls.

Feb. 13 funeral: Maxine Polhill of Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, 11 a.m. memorial service at Milledgeville United Methodist Church.

Eleanor M. Campbell ROCKFORD – Eleanor Mary Louise Campbell, formerly of Lake Summerset and Trinity Lutheran Church in Durand, died suddenly and unexpectedly around 8 p.m. Central time on Friday, Jan. 15, 2016, following what initially was described as a minor choking or gagging incident.

Staff and paramedics honored the wishes of a do not resuscitate (DNR) order that was in place. Final cause of death has not yet been determined. The death came as a shock to her court-appointed temporary guardian, who had visited with Eleanor that same afternoon. Death occurred at the highly regarded assisted living

facility, Anam Care, 8104 Sayer Road, Rockford, Winnebago county. Eleanor was the widow of David Boice Campbell, who preceded her on Sept. 24, 2008, after 54 years of marriage.

Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday and the funeral at 11 a.m. Saturday at Trinity Lutheran Church, 15585 Durand Road, Durand. Burial will be at noon at South Rock Run Lutheran Cemetery, near Durand, a few miles west and north on Best Road, overlooking Lake Summerset. A luncheon will follow from 1 to 2 p.m. at the church. Due to limited parking space, carpooling is encouraged from the church to the cemetery.

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Richard L. ‘Dick’ Denning ROCK FALLS – Richard L. “Dick” Denning, 71, of Rock Falls, died Monday, Jan. 25, 2016, at CGH Medical Center in Sterling.

Dick was born July 18, 1944, in Sterling, the son of Clarence and Lela (Burger) Denning. He married Cheryl Rippy on July 1, 1977, in Dixon.

Survivors include his wife; one daughter, Rose Price of Rochelle; three sons, Curtis Rajnowski of Prophetstown, TJ (Julie) Denning of Rock Falls, and Brett DeLeo of Hampton; one sister, Nancy Wagner of Rock Falls; two

brothers, Steven Denning of Sterling and Jack (Leslie) Denning of Rock Falls; eight grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents and five brothers, Donald, Wayne, Charles, Gordon, and Wilbur Denning.

A gathering of family and friends will be at 2 p.m. Feb. 6 at the Denning home. Cremation rites have been accorded.

McDonald Funeral Home & Crematory in Rock Falls handled arrangements.

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Roger C. Arend DIXON – Roger C. Arend, 73, of Dixon, died Monday, Jan. 25, 2016, at OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center in Rockford. He was a painter for 42 years before his retirement.

Roger was born Dec. 1, 1942, in Hamilton, the son of Robert and Hazel (Herzog) Arend. He married Linda Pontnack on July 16, 1976. Roger served in the Army during the Vietnam War. Roger was a diehard fisherman and enjoyed woodworking.

He is survived by his wife of 39 years, Linda

Arend of Dixon; one brother, Wayne Arend of Hamilton; and his special companion, Gator.

He was preceded in death by his parents; one brother, Delbert Arend; and one sister, Dorothy Voss.

A celebration of life will be at a later date.

Cremation rites have been accorded. PrestonSchilling Funeral Home in Dixon is handling arrangements.

In lieu of flowers, a memorial has been established.

Go to prestonschillingfuneralhome.com to send condolences.

SILVIS – Robert V. Scudder Sr., 89, of Silvis, died Sunday, Jan 24, 2016, in the emergency room at Genesis Medical Center in Silvis.

Graveside services will be at 1 p.m. today at Rock Island National Cemetery, with military hon-

ors accorded by Moline American Legion Post 246. A carpool to the cemetery will meet at 12:45 Shari J. Murphy p.m. at Trimble Funeral Home at Trimble Pointe, LANARK – Shari J. Murphy, 54, of Lanark, died 701 12th St., Moline.

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while others were flown in.

Major airlines, rail agencies and college campuses around the country have since announced bans, mainly over the potential fire danger from the lithium-ion batteries that power the devices.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced last week it is investigating reports

of fires related to hoverboards in 19 states.

ILLINOIS U.S. agents seize bogus boards CHICAGO (AP) – U.S. customs agents in Chicago have seized 43,000 hoverboards they have deemed counterfeit.

The hoverboards, discovered during an inspection at a warehouse, had been shipped from China.

Agents say the items’ components, including

the chargers, carried the Samsung brand name but were counterfeit.

Customs and Border Protection Chicago field operations director William Ferrara said Wednesday the hoverboards also had fake UL markings, which would give buyers a false sense of safety. He said some hoverboards arrived in the country by ship,

Unemplyment up in metro areas CHICAGO (AP) – Unemployment increased in all but three of Illinois’ 14 metropolitan areas during December, and six of the regions reported having fewer jobs available.

The Illinois Department of

Employment Security said in its monthly metro-area report that the Danville and Decatur areas had the highest monthly rates at 7.4 percent, followed by the Rockford area at 7.2 percent and the Peoria and Kankakee areas at 7.0 percent. The Peoria rate rose 0.8 percentage points over December 2014.

The agency says the

only areas without higher unemployment rates were Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights, the Davenport-Moline-Rock Island area on the border with Iowa and the Illinois suburbs of St. Louis. Each of their rates was unchanged from December 2014.

The Lake County-Kenosha area lost the most jobs, at 5,100.

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ASHTON – Tristan Bushman, an 18-year-old musician from Ashton, saw his run on Fox’s “American Idol” end Thursday.

Bushman did not advance to the group rounds in Hollywood.

The singer-songwriter announced the news after Thursday night’s episode with a Facebook post to his fans, calling “American Idol” one of the greatest musical experiences he’d ever been a part of and that he “loved Tristan every second Bushman of it and it was a heck of a ride!”

“The local support has been great and I can’t thank everybody enough,” Bushman said in a Facebook message. “Now, I can’t wait to get back out and play shows and keep grinding.”

And keep grinding he will, with a show at 3 p.m.

Sunday at Pipe’s Pub, 205 S. Main St., Ohio, and at 2 p.m. Feb. 21 at The Place on Palmyra, 628 Palmyra Road, Dixon.

Last year, Bushman released his debut EP, “Heartwood,” which is available on iTunes, Spotify, ReverbNation and Google Play.

Go to tristanbushman. com or find Tristan Bushman Music on Facebook for more on the musician.

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Hoedown was a lesson in risk-taking for class CHAMBER

2016 CEO class

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The class, taught by Le Hartman, has 21 students this year, and serves as a model for others looking to start the program.

The students came up with the “Country Hoedown” theme and partnered with the chamber to plan just about every aspect of the event. They even performed, starting with country line dancing to “Boot Scootin’ Boogie”, and a comical hillbilly version of the entrepreneurial TV show, “Shark Tank.” Attendees, dressed in flannel shirts and jeans, were served dessert to the tables in a satchel.

“One of the biggest lessons we learn in CEO class is to take risks, and everything about this event is unusual,” said Michael Willard, the student project manager.

Maura Harrison, a Newman High School junior, said this is one of three major events the class will host. A dodgeball tournament and masquerade ball are also slated. She said the events planning has been a great networking exercise.

“We started planning

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John Gvozdjak, president and chief operating officer of Frantz Manufacturing Co., receives the Champion Award on Thursday from Sauk Valley Area Chamber of Commerce President Jerry Binder at the chamber’s annual meeting and dinner at Deer Valley Banquet and Golf Course. right after Christmas, and we’ve done everything from put up the decorations to centerpieces, fliers, entertainment, and food planning,” Harrison said.

She said the career center’s building trades class made the outhouse for the event.

“The entire class has been a great experience,” Harrison said.

The CEO class received a $1,000 check from the chamber for its party planning efforts.

“We figured instead of investing in speakers or

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entertainment, we’d have the class do the event and give the money to the kids instead,” outgoing Chamber President Jerry Binder said.

Binder passed the gavel to his successor, Brian Hawkins, and introduced new chamber board members Jon Mandrell from Sauk Valley Community College and Claudia Sauer from CGH Medical Center.

Hawkins is vice president at Hawkins-Cassens and has served on the chamber’s executive committee.

Two awards were presented to chamber members Thursday.

John Gvozdjak, president and chief operating officer of Frantz Manufacturing, received the Chamber Champion Award. Gvozdjak was honored for his work with the career center, and the key role he played in establishing and nurturing the CEO program. He is also active in Rotary, United Way, and teaching youth about manufacturing.

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Gvozdjak said the smaller platforms stepped up and filled the gaps created by the loss of large ones.

“No matter what size you are, you can do something good with your platform and advance the Sauk Valley region,” he said.

Gvozdjak cited one of his favorite quotes – “The best way to predict the future is to create it” by Peter Drucker.

“I think we’re creating it with things like the CEO class,” Gvozdjak said. “We’re getting young people engaged, and hopefully they’ll go to college and come back to contribute here.”

Nicole Bollman introduced Sherry DeWalt of CGH, the winner of the Lavonne Colloton Ambassador of the Year award.

Bollman said DeWalt was always present at meetings and events, stepped in whenever she was needed, and displayed a high degree of professionalism in her advocacy of the chamber.

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THE CARTOONIST’S VOICE

Reform civil forfeiture laws to end abuse Cars, money of law-abiding citizens at risk

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EDITORIAL | PROPHETSTOWN

Rebel flag: Perception is reality I

n light of the controversy about the wearing of Confederate flag imagery by a Prophetstown High School student, we revisit two Sauk Valley Media editorials.

1) “Lay it out of sight forever,” July 2, 2015.

Summary: “The Confederate battle flag represents a regime that stood for slavery and oppression. It has no place flying on any public building in the United States.”

That editorial, written in response to last year’s Confederate flag controversy in South Carolina and elsewhere, quoted a Telegraph editorial from 1890 that commented on displays of the rebel flag, “the emblem of slavery, treason and disloyalty,” on the 25th anniversary of the end of the Civil War. “The colors that waved over Andersonville, Libby Prison, Belle Isle, Salisbury, and other Southern prison hells, should be laid out of sight and forever. It is the one and only thing that brings vividly to mind the unpleasant memories of the past.”

2) “It’s about people using common sense,” Nov. 7, 2015. Summary:

What we think

people, the Confederate flag symbolizes slavery, oppression, lynchings, The flag of the defeated Confederacy remains a controversial symbol. Given the and the systematic denial of civil rights for blacks school’s dress code wording, Prophetstown for more than a century after the Civil War. officials were correct to enforce a ban What next? School on Confederate flag images. To lessen officials should use this opportunity to review confusion, more specific dress code their dress code to see wording might be in order. whether it should be more specific about “A student’s sweatshirt lished, a follow-up story Confederate flag attire. with a pro-hunting slotold of another Prophet- To rid themselves of the gan and a picture of a stown student, who is 16 problem entirely, a dress code that prohibits all gun was first disallowed and black, who said he images and words on and later allowed at and other students are clothing – except, preDixon High School. It’s a offended and distracted sumably, Prophetstown reminder that common by the rebel flag.

Prophets attire – could sense, on the part of We mentioned the administrators, educaDixon hunting sweatshirt be considered.

Regarding the classtors, students and famiincident as an example room, perhaps students lies, should prevail.” of how school officould study the Confedcials, who first banned erate flag from all points THE ISSUE AT HAND it because of security deals with a 15-yearconcerns, changed their of view, examine their own assumptions, and old Prophetstown High minds after a few days come away with a better School sophomore who and allowed it. understanding of those contacted Sauk Valley In the Prophetstown who have views opposite Media after being discicase, however, we their own. plined multiple times for believe school officials After all, Illinois is the wearing clothes bearing made the right choice in the Confederate flag to enforcing a school dress Land of Lincoln, who urged his countrymen school. code, which, among He said his family other things, bans cloth- to have “malice toward has a strong Southern ing that is “distracting or none” and “charity for all” as the Civil War heritage, and he, as a offensive to others” and white teenager, does not also “promotes or adver- ended.

Let those sentiments believe the Confederate tises ... racism, hatred, be embraced by all, both flag to be racist or dis[and] discrimination.” inside and outside the ruptive.

Perception is reality. schoolhouse.

After his story was pub- In the minds of many

THE READER’S VOICE

Study: Medical cannabis lessens opioid overdoses RICK SCHWARTZ Lincolnwood

As a certified alcohol and other drug abuse counselor, I see firsthand how the number of drug overdoses from abusing opioid pain medications is at epidemic levels. I believe medical cannabis can help.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in 2014 there were a total of 47,055 drug overdose

EDITORIAL BOARD Jim Dunn Sam R Fisher Sheryl Gulbranson Jennifer Heintzelman Jeff Rogers Kathleen Schultz Tom Shaw

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Let us know. Write your own letter to the editor and send it to: letters@saukvalley. com deaths that occurred in the United States, more than any other previous year on record. There has never been a documented overdose death from cannabis.

In an October 2014 study in the American Medical Association’s Journal of Internal Medicine, researchers concluded that medical cannabis laws are associated

with significantly lower state-level opioid overdose rates. States with medical cannabis laws had a 24.8 percent lower average annual overdose rate compared to states without medical cannabis laws.

With the growing tide of research proving the pain relief, anti-inflammatory and potentially curative effects of cannabis, it has become evident that it is not only an effective medicine but also a viable alternative to prescription pain medications.

These findings upset the applecart of conven-

THE FIRST AMENDMENT

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tional wisdom regarding the public health implications of medical cannabis and its medicinal usefulness. The Medical Cannabis Pilot Program puts Illinois on the right path to reduce overdoses and deaths from the mismanagement of opioids.

However, we still have a long way to go.

Patients need access to this treatment in order for it to help. I ask the Rauner administration to help reverse this terrible epidemic by making medical cannabis more accessible for patients in Illinois. It’s time to do more.

SPRINGFIELD – “It’s not the job of a police department to make money – it’s our job to enforce the law.”

I occasionally heard those words grumbled by cops when I was a young police reporter years ago, when the War on Drugs was just beginning.

That’s when state legislatures across the country began arming police with something called civil forfeiture laws.

Civil forfeiture is basically a money grab by government.

Under these laws, cops can seize property that they say is being used to commit a crime or was purchased with money they say came from doing something illegal.

The problem: The person doesn’t even have to be convicted of a crime

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It seems that even though she did not commit a crime, she had to go to court and prove that her car was not connected to a crime nor was it the proceeds of crime.

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Scott Reeder

in order for the government to confiscate the property.

Instead of seizing the yachts of drug kingpins, too often cops are nabbing the cars from little old ladies.

DON’T THINK SO? Ask Judy Wiese of Moline.

She is a 70-year-old woman who lives on $730 a month.

As first reported by the The Dispatch and Rock Island Argus, she lent her 2009 Jeep Compass to a grandson so he could drive to work.

The car was seized by police because the grandson’s driver’s license was revoked.

She told the newspaper that her grandson had told her otherwise.

Regardless, Judy hadn’t broken any laws. She was just a grandma helping out a grandson.

That was back in August.

And this month she was still fighting to get the car back.

It seems that even though she did not commit a crime, she had to go to court and prove that her car was not connected to a crime nor was it the proceeds of crime.

She couldn’t afford a lawyer, struggled to write

“The value of a free press is best demonstrated when that press reaches out to, reflects, and reports on all parts of its community – fairly, accurately and completely.”

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

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legal motions, and was scolded by a judge for not having something notarized.

When her case ended up in the newspaper, a lawyer volunteered his services, and her car was returned after being held for months.

Most people aren’t so fortunate or so persistent. Unable to afford an attorney, they often just walk away from what is theirs.

ABUSES OF forfeiture laws have been reported throughout the United States.

The Washington Post recently wrote about a college student who had spent years saving $11,000 for tuition only to have it confiscated in a Cincinnati airport because the cops thought it was suspicious that he was traveling with that much cash.

It may not be particularly smart to travel with that much dough, but it isn’t criminal.

Cops and prosecutors have a profit motive because their departments often get to keep the cash and property they seize. And anyone who has ever seen a speed trap in a small town knows revenue can be a powerful incentive for police departments.

Government has an insatiable appetite for money, and civil forfeiture is just one symptom of this pervasive appetite.

Cops need to be enforcing laws, not seizing money and property from law-abiding citizens.

Folks ought to be able to keep what they own unless they are convicted of a crime.

That’s not just common sense. It’s basic decency.

And it’s an issue the Illinois General Assembly needs to address.

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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Daily Gazette • A7

DAY TRIP | BLUE MOUNDS, WISCONSIN

Romancing the stone

If you’re deep in love, then what better place to celebrate it than in a cave?

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Lighted pathways will make Cave of the Mounds a romantic place to walk during the Love on the Rocks program Feb. 13 in Blue Mounds, Wisconsin.

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

BLUE MOUNDS, Wis. – Nothing says love like … a cave.

Have a hard time imagining being romantic underground?

Then maybe you should take a trip to Cave of the Mounds National Landmark during the Valentine’s Day weekend. There, couples who want to enjoy something a little different than a dinner and movie will find a date night they won’t soon forget.

Begin the trip with a cave tour for two and a couples reception designed to make the evening of Feb. 13 memorable for those 21 and older.

As part of Love on the Rocks, couples can take an underground, self-guided tour of the cave, where they can wander the trails together.

Along the way, they’ll listen to live music and enjoy a champagne toast in the North Cave. They’ll receive a Gemstone Mining bag, one red rose, sweets, and a souvenir photo.

To wrap things up, a couples’ reception will greet people at the visitor center, where they can sample some hors d’oeuvres and sweets, listen to music, and snuggle up by a cozy fireplace. There’s also a cash bar with Wisconsin wines and beers.

Also in February Activities in February continue with another event on Feb. 19.

Fridays After Dark involves beer tasting and live blues music inside the cave, where visitors can look around at their leisure. As they follow the path, they’ll find stops along the way for sampling a Wisconsin beer.

This is a new program for adults 21 and older. Each after-dark session will have a different theme.

The Feb. 19 event is Underground Blues & Brews.

The cave entrance will open at 6:30 p.m. and closes at 8. A visitor center reception and cash bar will be from 6 to 9 p.m.

Love is literally on the rocks at Cave of the Mounds, where visitors can see the heart rock, nature’s nod to romance.

If you go ...

What: Love on the Rocks Where: Cave of the Mounds National Landmark, 2975 Cave of the Mounds Road, Blue Mounds, Wisconsin When: 5 to 7 p.m. Feb. 13 Cost: $63.30 for the couples package Reservations: Required Information and reservations: caveofthemounds.com or 608-437-3038 The cost is $25 per person. Reservations are required.

Regular schedule On normal days, Cave of the Mounds is open during the winter with guided tours at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Reservations are needed during the week, but not on the weekend. The cave remains a comfortable 50 degrees Fahrenheit all year, so remember to dress accordingly.

While on the tour, visitors will see columns, stalagmites, and stalactites. The walk is over-lit and there are paved pathways, but it does involve stairs, so it’s not wheelchair-accessible, nor can strollers or walkers be used.

The cost for a 1-hour guided tour is $16.95 for adults, $8.50 for children 4 to 12, and free for children 3 and younger with a paid adult.

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Dad fears sticking his nose in child’s business Dear Abby, I’m a male in my early 50s. As a shy 21-year-old, I had minor surgery to straighten a small (but at the time, to me, ginormous) hump on my nose.

I didn’t tell many people and it boosted my confidence, and although I can’t say I regret it, looking back I don’t think it was really needed. I met my wife a few years later and didn’t think it was important enough to mention, which doesn’t bother me.

What does bother me is my daughter, 23 and happily married, is complaining about the small hump on her nose and seriously contemplating surgery to fix it. She says she’s the only one in the family with such a nose. Her husband and my wife, neither one of whom are fans of minor cosmetic surgery, are urging her to not do it. I have kept my mouth shut so far.

I hate bringing something up I’ve kept from my wife all these years, yet I have this nagging feeling I’m betraying my daughter by not telling her she has the nose I was born with. I also worry that she’ll find out and feel betrayed if I say nothing. Am I obligated to tell her? Am I a jerk if I don’t? Does she have a right to know about her father’s true nose?

– Indecisive Dad Dear Indecisive Dad, You are behaving as though a rhinoplasty is something to be

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

ashamed of. It’s not.

Speak up and tell your wife your daughter inherited your nose and that fixing yours gave you self-confidence. Then be honest with your daughter. She’s an adult.

What she chooses to do with the nose on her face should be her decision and no one else’s because no one else will be wearing it.

Dear Abby, A year ago, my boyfriend of 2 years and I broke up. We had never had an argument. Then one night we did, and we both said things we shouldn’t have. Since that day, he hasn’t spoken to me again. He has ignored all my phone calls and my attempts to work things out. I have tried to move on, but I can’t seem to. I have been devastated ever since because I truly loved him.

I recently started seeing a guy I like, but when it comes down to it, I can’t let go of my exboyfriend. I am paralyzed

by my emotions. Mostly, I feel betrayed. He has destroyed every perception I had about relationships, like being there for each other through the good and bad. How can I help myself heal?

– Motionless in Georgia Dear Motionless, Not all romances are meant to lead to marriage. Intelligent adults don’t necessarily agree on everything, but they should be mature enough to discuss their differences without resorting to vitriol. If your ex-boyfriend’s reaction to a disagreement was to run for the hills, better that you learned it after 2 years rather than, say, 5.

I subscribe to the philosophy that our relationships – whether successful or failed – teach us important lessons about life. Sometimes we must accept life as it is rather than our fantasy of what we would like it to be.

Because you haven’t been able to progress beyond the romance you had with your ex, you will save yourself additional pain and wasted time if you discuss it with a licensed mental health professional.

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COMMUNITY EVENTS Friday, Jan. 29 Open pool, open cards, open Wii games and computer lab, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230.

Open pool, open cards, open Wii games and computer lab, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Post House Community Center, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815-288-9236.

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

Intermediate line dancing, 10 a.m., contact Whiteside County Senior Center at 815622-9230 for location.

Wii Bowling, 10 a.m.; card games, 10 a.m. and noon, Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave, Rochelle, 815-562-5050.

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. Reservations: 815-288-9236.

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

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

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

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

Duplicate bridge, 12:30 p.m., Post House Community Center,

100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815288-9236.

Pinochle, 1 p.m., Post House Community Center, 100 W. Second St. Dixon.

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

Prime rib dinner, 5-7 p.m., American Legion Post 12, 1120 W. First St., Dixon, 815-2842003.

Mexican food, 5-8 p.m., Rock Falls VFW, 217 First Ave. Bingo, 7 p.m. Rock Falls American Legion, 712 Fourth Ave. Saturday, Jan. 30 Farmers Market, 8 a.m.noon, Twin City Market, indoors, 106 Ave. A, Sterling, 815-626-8610.

SUPPORT GROUPS, CLUBS AND SERVICES Saturday, Jan. 30 Red Cross blood drive, 7-11 a.m., 112 W. Second St., Rock Falls. Appointments: 815625-0382.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 9 a.m., closed, Big Book, United Methodist Church, 201 S. Chicago Ave., Davis Junction.

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

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

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

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

Narcotics Anonymous Hope without Dope, noon, rear of Lutheran Social Services of Illinois, 1901 First Ave., Sterling,

815-535-3748.

Sauk Valley Alcoholics Anonymous Group, noon, open, Old School; 7 p.m., open, fun night, bring a friend, back door, 1503 First Ave., Suite D, Rock Falls.

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

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

Sunday, Jan. 31 Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 a.m., closed; 7 p.m., open, Rochelle Community Hospital, 900 N. Second St. Alcoholics Anonymous, 8 a.m., closed; noon, 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., Suite D, Rock Falls.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 11 a.m., open; 7 p.m., closed, Bazaar Americana, 609 W. Third St., Sterling.

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

Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., open, Rochelle Community Hospital, 900 N. Second St. 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., 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.

MUSIC Rihanna streams new album release NEW YORK (AP) – Rihanna has released her much anticipated new album through Jay Z’s Tidal streaming service, which she co-owns.

Rihanna released “ANTI” on Thursday on the streaming service.

The album was teased Wednesday with the single “Work,” featuring Drake.

The standard version of her eighth album includes 13 tracks. It wasn’t clear when, or if, the album would be available on

iTunes, Spotify or in stores.

Rihanna co-owns Tidal, which has struggled to match its competitors, along with Madonna, Beyonce, Usher and others.

Coldplay will tour U.S. this summer NEW YORK (AP) – After its upcoming Super Bowl halftime show, Coldplay expects to be accustomed to big stages.

The British rockers said Thursday they would be performing seven stadium gigs in the United States

this summer, touring in support of their album, “A Head Full of Dreams.”

Since the announcement called them the first U.S. shows, it is expected there will be more.

The seven stops, starting July 16, are at MetLife Stadium in the New York City metropolitan region; Soldier Field in Chicago; Gillette Stadium outside Boston; Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia; the Rose Bowl in the Los Angeles area; AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas; and Levi’s Stadium in the San Francisco market.

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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,

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.

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“Better a patient person than a warrior, one with self-control than one who takes a city.”

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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.

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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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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.

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ILLINOIS | FUNDING FOR MAP PROGRAM

GOP calls Democrats’ bill ‘a cruel hoax’ SPRINGFIELD (AP) – Illinois Democrats approved $721.5 million for tuition grants and community colleges Thursday, a move Republicans called an empty promise because there’s no budget and the spending measure likely will be vetoed.

The action from Democrats only served to highlight the chasm between the two parties when it comes to settling the state’s finances, 1 day after Gov. Bruce Rauner urged lawmakers to cast aside partisanship during his State of the State address.

The governor’s budget office said in a letter to lawmakers that Rauner is being advised to veto their idea because there’s no revenue for it and its not connected to any spending cuts to make up for it.

Rep. Jim Durkin, the Republicans’ House

leader, called the Democrats’ proposal “a cruel hoax” on students who think they’re going to get money.

“Do we print money in this building?” Durkin asked before the House voted 67-42 to pass the spending measure. The Senate later approved it on a 36-12 vote, sending it to Rauner. Durkin said he told House leaders the governor would veto the bill.

The funding measure would allocate $324.4 million to community colleges for operating costs and $397.1 million to the Monetary Award Program, which provides tuition assistance for low-income students.

Democrats say colleges and students are in desperate need for money because they’ve gotten no state funding since July 1, when the budget should’ve taken effect. Instead, the

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Illinois House Minority Leader Jim Durkin, R-Western Springs, speaks to lawmakers Wednesday after Gov. Bruce Rauner delivered his State of the State address in Springfield. Durkin called the $721.5 million for tuition grants and community colleges Democrats approved Thursday “a cruel hoax” on students who think they’re going to get money. parties have been clashing maintains he won’t supover how to proceed. port a tax increase withDemocrats want a tax out reforms, including increase and spending term limits, limiting the cuts to close a multibil- power of unions and maklion-dollar budget hole. ing it easier for businesses R a u n e r , m e a n w h i l e , to operate in Illinois.

Some colleges have been fronting students money for the tuition grants, but many institutions said they can’t do that anymore.

“I think what’s important for us to note is that this budget impasse we’re in is affecting the lives of so many young people who really just need a start in life,” said Sen. Kimberly Lightford, a Democrat from Westchester.

Last week, the presidents of nine Illinois public universities said in a letter to Rauner that the state’s higher education system will be damaged beyond repair if a budget isn’t approved soon. The letter said there could be closings when funds for several universities and community colleges run out.

“There’s no money behind this, and this is

nothing more than an empty gesture,” Sen. Matt Murphy, a Republican from Palatine.

Republicans also pitched a funding measure for higher education Thursday, but it wasn’t considered. It would budget $1.6 billion for the grants, community colleges and for four-year universities, which aren’t covered in the Democrats’ proposal.

But the GOP’s proposal would also give Rauner the power during a budget crisis to make cuts and shift money around where he wants, an idea Democrats quickly dismissed.

Rep. Lou Lang, one of the Democrats’ House leaders, said that would amount to giving Rauner “unprecedented and king-like powers to play around with the budget any way he wishes.”

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Demmer: Sides not that far apart on deal

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SPRINGFIELD – State Rep. Tom Demmer, R-Dixon, said the only thing that can stop higher educators and students from twisting in the wind is compromise.

A GOP proposal that Demmer supports, House Bill 4521, was not considered by Democratic House Speaker Michael Madigan on Thursday.

Also known as the Unbalanced Budget Response Act, the bill would use $1.68 billion from the general fund to restore university operations funding to 80 percent, community colleges to 90 percent, as well as restore MAP grant funding to Fiscal Year 2015 levels.

The brakes were put on the GOP bill the same day that Illinois Democrats approved $721.5 million for tuition grants and community colleges, a move Republicans called an empty promise because there’s no budget and the spending measure likely will be vetoed.

Demmer called the Democrats’ spending measure, which passed by a 67-42 vote in the House and a 36-12 vote in the Senate, a gesture of “false hope.” He also said Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner will veto it within the next 60 days.

“It appears that MAP funding is coming, but the governor said today that he won’t sign a bill that doesn’t have the funding,” Demmer said.

“It was an empty promise today, and that’s frustrating to students, administrators and politicians alike.”

While the Democrats’ measure has no funding mechanism, the GOP bill would afford Rauner a wide ability to manage the general fund and adequately fund programs, including higher education, Demmer said.

In his first year as president of Sauk Valley Community College, David Hellmich has overseen renovation and the restoration of a Small Business Development Center that could open Monday. New programs are being unfurled, and more are on the horizon.

But they’re also at the mercy of the state’s bud-

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Hellmich said Sauk has been staring down State Rep. a projected Tom Demmer $2.5 million hit because of the lack of state funding. After picking up the state’s tab on the MAP grant in the fall, to the tune of about $60,000, the college was unable to do so in the spring, too. The grant helps with financially challenged students’ tuition.

“There’s too much good

work that we can do in our community, and we can’t do it without funding,” Hellmich David said.

Hellmich Demmer said he and his Republican colleagues are eager to negotiate a deal, an offer they repeated on the debate floor Thursday.

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“We could have introduced a floor amendment today and come up with a compromise,” Demmer said.

He said HB4521 is still alive, if not well, at the moment. It’s on Madigan to assign it to a committee.

“The speaker hasn’t killed the bill; he just was not willing to work on it today,” Demmer said.

“He’s just kind of sitting on it. For right now, it’s on ice.”

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Catholic School Communities Of Faith, Knowledge & Service January 30 ~ February 7, 2016 YOUR BEST CHOICE IN EDUCATION 701 11th Avenue, Rock Falls 815 625-1456 Welcome to St. Andrew School.

If you want a strong academic education that includes developing good morals and values, St. Andrew School is the place to be. St. Andrew School will work with you to help make it possible. We welcome families of all faiths. We encourage you to take a tour of our school, meet the teachers and principal, and visit our website at http://www. standrewgradeschool.com St. Andrew School was established in 1952

by St. Andrew Parish, Rock Falls, IL. We offer a Pre-Kindergarten through Eighth Grade Catholic School education within a safe environment. The school has a long history of academic excellence

and offers extended care for working parents, before and after school, for a nominal fee.

The philosophy of St. Andrew School is based on the teachings of Jesus Christ. Our school teaches to the whole person, emphasizing faith, academics, and service.

The student’s classes include Reading/ Phonics, Mathematics, Religion, Language Arts--grammar, writing, spelling, Science, Social

Studies, Music, Art, and Physical Education.

Computer opportunities are provided. The average class size is 14 students.

The students of St. Andrew School also participate in many other “learning” activities outside the classroom. For more information call 815 6251456. St. Andrew School is fully recognized by the Illinois State Board of Education.

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Catholic School Communities Of Faith, Knowledge & Service January 30 ~ February 7, 2016 St. Mary Elementary & Jr. High School 704 South Peoria Avenue, Dixon 815-284-6986 The theme for the National Catholic Schools Week 2016 is “Communities of Faith, Knowledge and Service.” This theme is to emphasize the importance that it encompasses several concepts that are at the heart of a Catholic education. First, schools are communities—small families in their own right, but also members of the larger community of home, church, city and nation.

Faith, knowledge and service are three measures by which any Catholic school can and should be judged.

The logo features a swirl of colors interacting around a cross, which is at the center of all Catholic education.

The vibrancy of the colors and the movement and shadows in the logo portray the inner-connectivity and community life that are present in our Catholic schools. This is symbolic of what is taking place at

St. Mary Elementary and Jr. High where high academic standards and Catholic identity are promoted.

The center of the logo is, a cross representing the faith that underscores all Catholic education. We are most proud of our physically and emotionally safe learning environment which promotes a greater degree of success for our students.

When students feel safe they become emotionally invested in the learning environment.

Careful attention to the manner in which we treat our students and by establishing an environment free of hostility and threats better equips our students for success in the classroom and eventually in their adult lives.

Prayer is an integral part of our faith life. We begin each day in prayer and celebrate a school Mass weekly. Our school is devoted to the mission of the Church given

to us by Jesus Christ Himself.

The sacraments - in which we encounter Jesus and receive transforming graces - are the center of our effort to develop the character of Christ in our children and ourselves.

Our children respond to the needs of the community each year by doing service work or collecting for those in need; teaching our young people how to do and give to others. They learn and live values of compassion and caring and respecting all human beings.

Academically our students perform one, two, three, and as much as four grade levels higher than the grade they are presently in when taking the standardized Iowa Tests of Basic Skills.

Overall they test at least one grade level higher across the curriculum.

without some cost. But there isn’t a better investment in the future than to invest in the education of a child.

Because of that, our mission is to educate the entire child and that is possible by offering a full curriculum including visual and performing arts, computer and physical education.

Extracurricular offerings include band and choir. An excellent sports program with basketball, volleyball, cross country and track, for boys and girls is open to students in 4th through 8th grade.

Afterschool care is available as well as a hot lunch program. Bus service accommodations

Catholic schools provide good things for students and families—high expectations and daily experience of faith.

There is no better way to invest in a child’s future—or the future of our world. In most parts of the country a Catholic education is not

are arranged through our cooperating school district, as well as a bus that transports students from Oregon and Grand Detour.

Additionally a Title I program provides reading enrichment, and a school counselor is available.

Accelerated Reading, Math Counts, Scholastic Bowl, Leo Club, and Spanish, as well as more augment academic excellence through 8th grade.

Come and see for yourself…. our pre 3, pre 4, pre k, all day kindergarten through 8th grade classrooms. CALL TO SET UP AN APPOINTMENT AND TOUR OUR SCHOOL. WE WELCOME YOUR VISIT.

Thank you to the Teachers who help to shape children’s views and create future visionaries and leaders.

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Grades Pre 3 - 4 Pre-school - Ms. Miller, Kindergarten - Mrs. Pietryga, First Grade - Mrs. Burgess, Second Grade Mrs. Dunphy, Third Grade - Mrs. Gingrich, Fourth Grade - Mrs. Shippert

Grades 5 - 8 Fifth grade: Mrs. Williams, Junior High 6 - 8: Mrs. Shirley, Miss Campbell, Mrs. Renner Classroom Volunteers: Mrs. Blaney, Mrs. Brantner, Miss Fritts, Mrs. Gassman, Mrs. Knack, Mrs. Mallo, Ms. Murphy, Mrs. Ogan, Mrs. Powers, Mr. Shirley Pastor - Fr. Sehr Foster Grandmothers in Kindergarten Grandma Gyrlee, Grandma Pat, Grandma Linda, Grandma Linda, Grandma Pat School Staff Mrs. Spohn - Principal, Mrs. Blair - Secretary, Mrs. Toppert - Business Manager, Mrs. Hermes - Office Assistant, Ms. Hartzell - Art, Ms. VanWassenhove - Music, Mrs. Anderson - Computer, Mr. Phillips Physical Education Mrs. Toppert, Librarian, Mrs. Ortman - Aide, Sr. Ann Skeffington - Aide, Mrs. Vivian - Title I teacher, Mrs. Hermes - Counselor, Mrs. Spreeman - Band, Mr. Goodell - Maintenance Miss Vowels - Maintenance, Mrs. Stover - Cook, Mrs. Anderson - Cook, Mrs. Bugajsky - Aftercare

Monday, February 1 • Celebrating our Community • School Spelling Bee-1:00 pm • Notes to Community Supporters Tuesday, February 2 • Celebrating Vocations

Wednesday, February 3 • Celebrating Our Nation • Students will wear red, white, and blue • Valentines for Vets will be made and sent • Videos made and sent to leaders on the importance of Catholic Schools Thursday, February 4 • Celebrating our Students • Bake Sale and Dress Down Day • Popcorn and movies

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Catholic School Communities Of Faith, Knowledge & Service January 30 ~ February 7, 2016

Newman High School 1101 W 23rd St, Sterling (815) 625-0500

In acknowledgment of Pope Francis’ celebration of the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy and in honor of the Corporal Works of Mercy to clothe the naked, Newman’s Key Club collected gently used clothing during December and donated over 200 pounds of clothing to The Caring Center in Sterling, Illinois.

St. Mary School

St. Mary’s School/Sterling offers a quality academic and religious curriculum. St. Mary’s 606 Avenue B, Sterling is a community that truly believes in helping others by the service projects the students (815) 625-2253 are involved in. Some of these include filling shoeboxes with goodies for nursing home residents, collecting food for the food pantry and St. Vincent DePaul.

Kindergarteners are known as “Mary’s Angels” for their thoughtful letters and cards. In the fall, the students participate in the Serve-A-Thon helping with cemetery clean up; making blankets for Gianna House, preparing breakfast at First United Methodist Church and working at the P.A.D.S. Shelter. Very proud of all the students and the lessons they are learning about helping others.

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Every fall, students from St. Mary’s School/Sterling participate in a school “Serve-A-Thon”. Students, accompanied by parents, go out into the community and perform services for area organizations. Here, 5th grade students are cleaning and raking Calvary Cemetery.

As part of St. Mary’s School/Sterling Service Program, at Christmas time our families are asked to fill and wrap shoe boxes with items for nursing home residents. Thanks to our students and families, over 90 boxes were donated and distributed to Sterling Pavillion nursing home this year.

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Students at St. Mary’s School/Sterling love to go to the nursing home and play B-I-N-G-O with the residents.

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The Kindergarten class at St. Mary’s School/Sterling is known as “Mary’s Angels”. Throughout the year, they are given names of individuals that are experiencing difficulties in their lives either through illness, or loss of a loved one, and the students prepare cards and letters of prayer and support. Many of the recipients send thank you notes back to let the students know how much their letters and cards brightened their days.

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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – Absent Donald Trump, the Republican presidential candidates strained to take advantage of a rare opportunity to step out of the front-runner’s shadow in Thursday night’s debate – a staid, policy-heavy contest that offered a glimpse of what the GOP contest might have been without the unpredictable businessman.

Still, the candidates couldn’t resist mocking Trump for boycotting the final debate before Iowa kicks off voting in the 2016 campaign Monday.

Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, who is locked in a tight contest with Trump in Iowa, opened the debate with a sarcastic impression of the real estate mogul’s frequent insults of his opponents.

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Republican presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas (left) answers a question as Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., listens and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush looks on during a Republican presidential primary debate Thursday in Des Moines, Iowa.

“I’m a maniac and everyone on this stage is stupid, fat and ugly,” Cruz said. Then he thanked his fellow candidates for showing Iowa voters respect by showing up.

Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, a frequent target of Trump, said with a wry smile, “I kind of miss Donald Trump; he was a teddy bear to me.”

Never one to go quietly, Trump was holding a competing rally elsewhere in Des Moines, an event his campaign said was raising money for military veterans.

“When you’re treated badly, you have to stick up for your rights,” Trump said in explaining he was skipping the debate because he felt Fox News had

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Check. Calliope music? Check.

Yes, the NHL is at it again. Give the league a big round of applause as it gets out of the clown car in Nashville for the AllStar break.

And the first order of business is to suspend Jonathan Toews for sensibly missing all the nonsense.

No lie. True fact. The Blackhawks captain will have to miss the first game back from the AllStar break against the Avalanche because he’s sick and begging off this weekend’s stupidities.

Toews missed the last period of the Hawks’ loss to the Hurricanes in Carolina on Tuesday because he was sick. The Hawks were without their top center for a game that mattered, but that’s not enough for the NHL, no matter that the Hawks’ team doctor said he remains symptomatic.

Now Toews has to miss three periods of another game that matters – the Feb. 2 game against the Avalanche – because he’s skipping the useless joke that is the NHL All-Star Game.

The league instituted the rule several years ago because it feared players doing the right thing for the games that really matter instead of bowing to the league’s desperate attempt to make the most meaningless event important.

Toews knows winning the Stanley Cup is important, not some cockamamie 3-on-3 shinny tourney. The NHL does not know that, so the NHL is suspending the best captain in the league for doing the right thing. Nice look, eh?

L’Affaire Toews is just the latest clown act involving the All-Star Game.

The league encouraged fans to vote for All-Star captains, and the fans did, electing then-Coyotes enforcer John Scott and his five career goals and 542 career penalty minutes to captain the Pacific Division.

That’s who the fans wanted. That’s who they got.

Or should’ve.

The NHL, see, didn’t want that.

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Decisions overcome Newman’s wins not enough to catch Rock Falls

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STERLING – The Rock Falls wrestling team benefitted from forfeits in five weight classes to beat host Newman 37-33 on Thursday.

Of the seven contested matches, Newman won five – but enough of those were via decision that the Comets could not make up the points.

“That’s huge,” Rock Falls coach Derick Cox said. “Earlier this year, we weren’t doing that.

We did give up some pins, 106pound Brianna [Warren], but she fought. We’re getting better.

That’s what I want to see from those young guys.”

The Rockets clinched the win at 152 pounds as Rollie Elder took a major decision, beating Mason Newman 12-4.

Rock Falls got a win from junior Reise Arduini at 220 pounds on a 7-5 decision. Newman’s Brad Photos by Michael Krabbenhoeft/mkrabbenhoeft@saukvalley.com Fritts scored a quick takedown, but Arduini scored the reversal ABOVE: Newman’s Cade Bianchi tries to free his leg from Rock Falls’ Rio Salas during their 126within seconds. pound bout Thursday night in Sterling. Bianchi won 10-8 in overtime, but the Rockets won 37-33.

Arduini opened the third peri- BELOW: Rock Falls’ Reise Arduini closes out his 7-5 win over Brad Fritts at 220 pounds Thursday. od on top and with the lead.

Fritts was able to get to his feet Star of the meet: Rollie several times, but never break Elder, Rock Falls, won by Arduini’s grasp for the escape. major decision (12-4) at 152 “I was just trying to keep him pounds from getting down since he was a little stronger than me,” ArduiKey performers: Cade Bianni said. “I was just trying to work chi, Newman, rallied to win my style and get the best chance in OT at 126; Dylan Schmall, I had.”

Newman, scored a late In the 126-pound match, Newtakedown to win at 113; Eli man’s Cade Bianchi beat Rio Monier, Newman, pin in 1:57 Salas 10-8 in overtime. Salas led at 145; Reise Arduini, RF, 7-5 8-3 before Bianchi got a takedecision at 220 down late in the second period Up next: Rock Falls & Newand a near-fall in the third to tie man at Class 1A Seneca the match.

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MEN’S BASKETBALL | No. 8 MARYLAND 74, No. 3 IOWA 68

Terps hand Hawkeyes first league loss Iowa struggles in physical road game as Maryland does just enough to win

BY DAVID GINSBURG AP Sports Writer

COLLEGE PARK, Md. – Playing as the No. 3 team in the country for the first time since 1987, Iowa struggled to match what they’d done to get to that point.

Eighth-ranked Maryland had a lot to do with it.

Jarrod Uthoff and the Hawkeyes shot poorly for much of the game, and Iowa’s nine-game winning streak ended with a 74-68 defeat Thursday night.

Iowa (16-4, 7-1 Big Ten) went 5-for-24 from long range, was outrebounded 38-35, and had 11 turnovers compared to just nine assists.

“I thought they were locked in,” Hawkeyes coach Fran McCaffrey said of the Terrapins.

AP “They were locked in defensiveMaryland’s Rasheed Sulaimon drives to the basket around Iowa’s ly, they were locked in on the Dom Uhl during the second half Thursday in College Park, Md. glass. They executed better than No. 8 Maryland beat No. 3 Iowa 74-68. we did for consistent stretches of

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the game. We had breakdowns.

We’re not a team that has more turnovers than assists. But you have to credit your opponent.

They were up on us, and they were active.”

Peter Jok scored 14 for the Hawkeyes, who lost for the first time since Dec. 10. Adam Woodbury had 11 points and 10 rebounds before fouling out with 2:47 left.

Uthoff, who entered with a Big Ten-leading 18.9 points per game average, missed all five of his field goal attempts in the first half and finished with nine points on 2-for-13 shooting.

“They were very physical. They got up into us,” Uthoff said. “If we can take something out of this, it would be that we just played one of the best teams in the country and we stuck with them.”

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The Big Statue Shaquille O’Neal Lakers plan to honor former center with a statue of him dunking outside the Staples Center, which will be unveiled next season.

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Butler is lone Bull picked as All-Star Jimmy Butler is headed back to the All-Star Game.

This time, Pau Gasol won’t join him.

The coaches’ reserve selections were revealed Thursday night on TNT and Butler, as expected, earned his second straight trip to the NBA showcase Feb. 12-14 in Toronto.

Gasol, 35, missed by 360 votes to earn his second straight Eastern Conference starting berth in fan voting.

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Mizzou dismisses QB Maty Mauk Missouri dismissed quarterback Maty Mauk from the football program Thursday after a series of missteps that included three suspensions over the past 4 months.

New coach Barry Odom said he met with Mauk in December and gave him a fresh start. But Missouri suspended Mauk again this week after a brief video was posted to Twitter. It shows a person appearing to snort a white, powder-like substance and the tweet mentions Mauk by name.

Odom said Thursday he believed the video was from “a long time ago,” but it was clear Mauk had violated team rules in recent weeks and that was the reason for the dismissal.

The decision to kick Mauk off the team came 3 days after the video was posted.

Ex-NIU RB sues FanDuel & DraftKing Former Northern Illinois University running back Akeem Daniels is suing two daily fantasy sports sites in Chicago federal court, alleging they used his name to generate millions of dollars in revenue.

Daniels filed the lawsuit Wednesday against Boston-based DraftKings and New York-based FanDuel, The DeKalb Daily Chronicle reported. He is seeking class-action status to represent all college players and $5 million in damages, saying the sites’ use of student athletes can lead to point-shaving and fixing.

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Refugees to march in opening ceremonies A group of refugee athletes will march together in the opening ceremony of the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro in a symbol of hope for the world’s migrants, IOC President Thomas Bach said Thursday.

On a 3-day visit to Greece, Bach also said a refugee would carry the torch during the Greek leg of the flame relay, and that the route would include a stop at an Athens refugee camp.

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Serena steamrolls ahead Williams in dominant form heading into Aussie final JUSTIN BERGMAN Associated Press

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MELBOURNE, Australia – When Serena Williams plays as well as she did in the semifinals of the Australian Open, there’s little an opponent can do to challenge her. Even one who’s soon to be ranked No. 3 in the world, just two places behind her.

“I was just standing there kind of watching her play,” the fourthseeded Agnieszka Radwanska said after her 6-0, 6-4 drubbing

by Williams on Thursday. “There was just no mistake. Unbelievable serve. Everything, she was going for it. I couldn’t do much.

Not at all, actually.”

It’s been a familiar feeling among the players Williams has brushed aside on the way to the final, her seventh at Melbourne Park. She’s been so dominant at the Australian Open this year, in fact, she’s reached the final without losing a set – something she’s never achieved in 15 previous appearances.

She has dropped just 26 games in six matches, a number she has bettered just four times at the Grand Slams in her career.

Williams seems as surprised as anyone by how well she’s playing. She didn’t expect to be so sharp after taking a 4-month hiatus following last year’s U.S. Open – a necessary break, she said, to recharge after coming just two matches shy of a calendar-year Grand Slam.

But as she’s demonstrated many times in her career, putting the tennis rackets away for a while obviously agrees with her.

“I was extra busy on my new collection that I’m starting,” said Williams, a sometimes fashion designer, who is wearing one of own designs – a neon-yellow crop-top with pleated skirt – on the court in Melbourne. “But I needed it. I needed time off just to, like, take a minute and just chill and re-heal, get ready.”

Williams certainly looks refreshed – both physically and mentally. She hurried through the first set against Radwanska in 20 minutes, winning all but seven points and allowing Radwanska just one winner while smacking 18 of her own.

Her performance was so complete, 18-time major winner Chris Evert asked her fellow TV commentators on ESPN, “How can you say she’s not the greatest of all time when she plays like this?”

Although her level dipped in the second set, Williams got the decisive break in the ninth game to go up 5-4, and then closed out the match in a brisk 64 minutes.

Radwanska had played a much more competitive set, but still finished with a 42-to-4 deficit in

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Djokovic dispatches Federer MELBOURNE, Australia – Novak Djokovic called it the best he has ever played against old foe Roger Federer.

The defending champion made his way back to the Australian Open final by beating Federer 6-1, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 on Thursday.

“I’ve had matches where I’ve played similar tennis,” said Djokovic, the top-ranked player in the world. “But I think against Roger, these first two sets have been probably the best two sets I’ve played against him overall throughout my career.”

For Federer, the signs were ominous from the beginning. Djokovic held his first service game at love and broke the 17-time Grand Slam champion in the second. After 7 minutes, Federer was trailing 3-0. The first set was over in 22 minutes.

“I’ve seen Novak play this well before,” he said. “It’s tough when it’s from the start because obviously you got to try to stop the bleeding at some point. He can get one or two sets all of a sudden ... and it’s tough to get back into it.” total winners.

“She goes on court and she just wants to kill it,” Radwanska said.

“I don’t think anyone can really play on that kind of level at all.”

It was a different story at the majors last season, when Williams came out flat and fell behind at the start of many matches before staging late, dramatic comebacks. She’s trying to make things easier on herself this year.

“I just really wanted to focus on when I first walk out there to be ready to go from the first point, then that way I don’t necessarily

have to play from behind,” she said, before adding for emphasis, “which I can do clearly, and I proved that last year.”

“But I wanted to prove that I can play also ahead this year.”

This is an ominous sign for Williams’ opponent on Saturday, Angelique Kerber, who is into her first Grand Slam final. Williams will be aiming for her 22nd major title, tying her with another German, Steffi Graf.

“I will go out there, try to enjoy my first final, try to beat Serena,” Kerber said. “I must play my best tennis to have a chance.”

Best from the Big Games honored Hall of Fame voters name Super Bowl Golden Team By the Associated Press

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San Francisco quarterback Joe Montana, seen here in 1986, was one of 26 players selected to the Super Bowl 50 Golden Team, announced Thursday.

Also chosen were Hall of Famers Jerry Rice, Art Shell, Gene Upshaw, Reggie White, Randy White, Deion Sanders, Lawrence Taylor, Forrest

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CANTON, Ohio – Joe Montana, Joe Greene and Emmitt Smith are among the 22 Pro Football Hall of Famers voted to the Super Bowl 50 Golden Team.

The squad was selected by voters for the Hall of Fame inductions. It features one player who won five Super Bowl titles, defensive end Charles Haley, and 10 who earned four rings: Montana, Greene, Ronnie Lott, Franco Harris, Lynn Swann, Mike Webster, Mel Blount, Jack Ham, Jack Lambert and Adam Vinatieri, the only unanimous selection and only active player.

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Others selected were Jay Novacek, Jake Scott, Ray Lewis and Desmond Howard.

Three players also won regular-season MVP awards: Montana, Smith and Taylor.

“The Super Bowl 50 Golden Team is an amazing list of incredible individuals,” said Pro Football Hall of Fame Executive Vice President Joe Horrigan. “Each name conjures up memories of some of the sport’s greatest games showcased on its biggest platform: the Super Bowl stage.

“Unforgettable individual performances, like Lynn Swann’s acrobatic catches in Super Bowl 10 or Joe Montana’s come-from-behind winning drive in Super Bowl 23, are forever etched in the collective memories of football fans and celebrated as some of the most inspiring moments in the history of the National Football League.”

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GIRLS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP

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STERLING (0 points) Hannah Stout 139-146-162–447; Maribel Vargas 162-113-143–418; Kyleigh Glazier 148-172-166–486; Jamie Riley 161-136131–428; Kayla Miller 112-141-90–343; Mia Ashley 124-124-164–412. Totals: 846-832-856–2,534.

Thursday’s results at Sauk Valley C.C., Dixon MEN

SAUK VALLEY 88, BLACK HAWK 82 BLACK HAWK Cole 4 2-2 12, Fisher 3 0-3 9, Terronez 4 0-0 11, Johnson 2 1-4 5, Richardson 7 0-0 17, Epping 6 1-3 15, Vice 5 2-4 13.

Totals: 31 6-16 82.

SAUK VALLEY (18-5, 5-2 Arrowhead Conference) A.J. Sharp 3 5-6 13, Montel Brown 0 0-0 0, Devin Johnson 1 2-2 4, Isaiah Box 10 2-3 27, Laron Carr 1 1-2 4, Sean Chislom 8 1-2 17, Garrett Duffin 2 0-0 5, Lamar Upshaw 1 0-0 2, Malcolm Mabry 7 2-4 16. Totals: 33 13-19 88.

Halftime – Sauk Valley 40-33. 3s – Sauk 9 (Box 5, Sharp 2, Carr, Duffin), Black Hawk 14 (Fisher 3, Terronez 3, Richardson 3, Cole 2, Epping 2, Vice).

Wrestling Thursday’s results at Newman H.S., Sterling

ROCK FALLS 37, NEWMAN 33 106 - Brayden Henry (N) pin Brianna Warren 3:47. 113 - Dylan Schmall (N) dec.

Marcus Poci 15-11. 126 - Cade Bionchi (N) dec. Rio Salas 10-8 ot. 138 - Cael Sanders (N) dec. Breu Knox 5-0. 145- Eli Monier (N) pin Lonnie Gribbons 1:57. 152 - Rollie Elder (RF) major dec. Mason Newman 12-4. 220 - Reise Arduini dec. Brad Fritts 7-5.

RF rec. fft: 160, 170, 182, 195, 285 Newman rec. fft: 120, 132

WOMEN

SAUK VALLEY 70, BLACK HAWK 61 BLACK HAWK Ford 5 0-0 14, Cobert 1 0-2 3, Morrow 5 12-14 22, Frye 4 0-0 12, Morrisey 5 0-0 10.

Totals: 20 12-16 61.

SAUK VALLEY (8-13, 4-3 Arrowhead) Jazmine Kirksey 3 6-6 15, Carolynn Hammelman 1 0-2 2, Kayleen Terrock 5 1-2 14, Bailey Schrader 1 1-2 3, Morgan Shank 1 3-4 6, Tressa Schuler 5 0-0 12, Morgan Dean 7 4-4 18. Totals: 23 15-20 70.

Black Hawk 17 3 22 19 — 61 Sauk Valley 11 17 18 24 — 70 3s – Black Hawk 9 (Ford 4, Frye 4, Cobert), Sauk Valley 9 (Kirksey 3, Terrock 3, Schuler 2, Shank).

Boys basketball NIB-12 West Conf.

5-0 3-2 4-3 2-5 0-7 Today’s games • Rochelle at Ottawa, 7:30 • Sterling at Geneseo, 7:30 LaSalle-Peru Sterling Ottawa Geneseo Rochelle

All 16-0 13-5 11-6 7-11 4-13

Saturday’s games • Washington at LaSalle-Peru, 4:30 • Rock Island at Ottawa, 6 • Geneseo at Alleman, 6:30

BNC West Conf.

Dixon 7-0 Winnebago 7-0 Oregon 5-3 Rockford Lutheran 5-3 Rock Falls 3-5 Byron 1-5 Mendota 1-6 Stillman Valley 0-8 Today’s games • Byron at Stillman Valley, 7 • Dixon at Rock Falls, 7:15 • Mendota at Oregon, 7:15

All 17-2 17-1 15-6 10-9 5-14 10-10 8-14 8-12

All 19-2 14-6 14-7 13-7 12-8 15-4 13-9 9-11 12-9 7-11 9-14 8-12 8-13 4-18 3-16

Saturday’s games • Forreston at Amboy, 7 Erie Ottens Shootout • Prophetstown vs. West Carroll, 10 a.m.

• Erie vs. Evergreen Park, 2:30 • Fulton vs. Easton Valley, 7:30

NUIC East Conf.

7-1 6-1 5-2 4-3 5-4 4-4 3-4 1-4 1-7 0-7 Today’s games • Forreston at AFC, 7:30 • Milledgeville at Aquin, 7:30 • Orangeville at Dakota, 7:30 • Pecatonica at Durand, 7:30

All 14-8 11-5 9-10 10-9 7-12 13-9 5-14 2-13 4-13 0-13

Saturday’s game • Forreston at Amboy, 7:30

Girls basketball NIB-12 West Conf.

6-2 5-2 2-6 1-9 0-8 Today’s games • Rochelle at Ottawa, 6 • Sterling at Geneseo, 6 LaSalle-Peru Sterling Geneseo Rochelle Ottawa

All 12-10 11-13 8-16 2-21 3-17

BNC West Conf.

Rockford Lutheran 11-0 Byron 10-2 Stillman Valley 7-3 Dixon 5-4 Winnebago 4-6 Rock Falls 3-7 Oregon 2-10 Mendota 0-10 Thursday’s results • Dixon 51, Winnebago 39 • Stillman Valley 59, Mendota 33 • Lutheran 76, Oregon 38 • Byron 57, Rock Falls 33

Dixon Connor Sperling (top) grabs his opponent’s leg during their 220-pound bout against Byron on Thursday in Dixon. Sperling won 6-3.

NUIC East Conf.

AFC 11-0 Durand 7-2 Pecatonica 7-3 Forreston 6-3 Milledgeville 5-4 Aquin 5-5 Dakota 5-6 Orangeville 2-6 Polo 1-9 South Beloit 0-10 Thursday’s results • AFC 58, Polo 42 • Durand 53, Orangeville 29 • Forreston 52, Aquin 48 • Dakota 62, South Beloit 18 Saturday’s games • Forreston at Milledgeville, 7:30 • Aquin at Polo, 7:30 • Orangeville at Pecatonica, 7:30

All 20-1 11-6 9-6 13-8 9-11 14-11 11-15 2-12 3-18 0-11

DIXON 51, WINNEBAGO 39

Three Rivers

AFC Aquin South Beloit Milledgeville Dakota Polo Forreston Orangeville Pecatonica Durand

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Thursday’s box scores at Winnebago

Saturday’s games • Winnebago at Lutheran, 7:15 Galesburg Shootout • Byron vs. TBA

Conf.

Newman 7-0 St. Bede 7-2 Orion 6-2 Princeton 6-2 Kewanee 6-2 Rockridge 4-2 Hall 5-3 Morrison 5-4 Erie 4-4 Sherrard 3-5 Fulton 2-6 Prophetstown 2-6 Riverdale 1-7 Bureau Valley 1-7 Amboy 1-8 Today’s games • Erie at Rockridge, 7:30 • Hall at Sherrard, 7:30 • Newman at Amboy, 7:30 • Princeton at Kewanee, 7:30 • Prophetstown at Morrison, 7:30 • Riverdale at Orion, 7:30

ROCK FALLS 42, STILLMAN VALLEY 30

All 23-1 23-3 15-7 13-10 10-9 12-12 6-19 2-16

Saturday’s games • Mendota at Hall, 1 • Stillman Valley at Winnebago, 4:30 Galesburg Shootout • Byron vs. Monmouth-Roseville, TBA

Three Rivers Conf.

All Kewanee 13-0 19-7 Sherrard 10-1 19-5 Amboy 10-3 19-6 Hall 9-3 15-5 Erie 8-4 18-5 Bureau Valley 8-5 14-11 Morrison 7-6 12-10 St. Bede 7-4 16-10 Rockridge 5-7 9-15 Prophetstown 3-8 6-17 Fulton 3-9 7-13 Newman 3-10 6-17 Princeton 3-10 9-14 Orion 2-10 3-19 Riverdale 1-10 2-18 Thursday’s results • Amboy 60, Riverdale 34 • Fulton 48, Morrison 40 • Bureau Valley 39, Hall 38 • Kewanee 37, Rockridge 31 • St. Bede 69, Newman 30 • Erie 58, Orion 36 Today’s game • Monmouth United at Riverdale, 7:30 Saturday’s games • Mendota at Hall, 1 • Princeton at Christian Life, 1:30 • Erie at St. Bede, 2:30 • Bureau Valley at ROWVA, 6:30 • Newman at Galva, 7:30 • Prophetstown at Sherrard, 7:30

DIXON (13-10, 5-4 BNC West) Britney Pitzer 4 5-6 13, bre Scheidegger 2 2-3 7, Tyler Smith 4 0-0 11, Ellie Provo 4 4-4 12, Isabelle Shiaras 2 4-5 8. Totals: 16 15-18 51.

WINNEBAGO (10-9, 4-6) Thompson 3 1-3 8, Williams 4 9-10 17, Blakely 1 0-0 3, Carrigan 3 2-2 8, Parlapiano 1 0-1 3. Totals: 12 12-16 39.

Dixon 9 12 11 19 — 51 Winnebago 11 7 4 17 — 39 3s – Dixon 4 (Smith 3, Scheidegger), Winnebago 3 (Thompson, Blakely, Parlapiano). at Peru

St. BEDE 69, NEWMAN 30 NEWMAN (6-17, 3-10 Three Rivers) Kaylee Matera 1 0-0 2, Mady Ferris 0 1-4 1, Teagan McKenna 0 1-2 1, Maddie Newman 0 0-2 0, Kelsey Simpson 5 1-2 13, Mary Jensen 2 0-0 4, Rhyanna Hadden 1 3-4 5, Delaney Hinrichs 0 0-0 0, Payton Murray 1 0-0 2, Lauren Wilson 1 0-0 2.

Totals: 11 6-14 30.

St. BEDE (16-10, 7-4) Pohar 6 4-4 19, Edwall 0 0-1 0, Mauk 1 0-0 2, Postula 2 0-1 5, Schipp 4 2-2 14, Morrow 1 0-0 2, Lodford 3 0-0 6, Dima 4 6-6 14, Lou 3 0-0 6. Totals: 24 12-14 69.

Newman 5 6 7 12 — 30 St. Bede 20 11 15 22 — 69 3s – Newman , St. Bede 8 (Schipp 4, Pohar 3, Postula). at Rockford

ROCKFORD LUTHERAN 76, OREGON 38 OREGON (6-19, 2-10 BNC West) Ally Bartling 2 0-0 4, Anni Wilson 4 1-2 9, Naia Cisneros 0 2-2 2, Hannah Wolber 1 0-0 2, Abby Newman 2 1-4 5, Alli Henson 1 0-0 2, Emily Perkins 3 0-0 6, Lani Morris 1 0-0 2, Bailey Montavon 2 0-0 4, Jessica Hunt 1 0-0 2. Totals: 17 4-8 38.

LUTHERAN (23-1, 11-0) Davis 4 0-0 10, Malcomson1 0-0 2, McGirk 5 0-2 13, Broski 1 0-0 2, Cattage 2 0-0 4, Horton 4 1-3 10, Strawbridge 2 0-0 5, Lopez 5 3-4 15, Woolacott 5 0-0 10.

Totals: 31 5-11 76.

Oregon 8 8 11 11 — 38 Lutheran 19 18 24 15 — 76 3s – Oregon 0, Lutheran 9 (McGirk 3, Lopez 2, Davis 2, Horton, Strawbridge). at Erie

ERIE 58, ORION 36 ORION (3-19, 2-10 Three Rivers) A. McCunn 3 0-0 7, T. McCunn 6 3-4 17, Smolenski 2 2-2 6, Schultz 1 2-2 5, DeVoss 0 0-3 0, Hansen 0 1-2 1. Totals: 12 8-13 36.

ERIE (18-5, 8-4) Caitlin Maloney 2 0-0 6, Whitney Bramm 2 3-4 7, Montana Lawson 2 0-0 6, Taylor Steimle 4 1-2 9, Delaney Tegeler 4 1-5 9, Rachel Cobert 7 0-0 14, Emily Cox 3 0-0 7.

Totals: 24 5-11 58.

Orion 4 10 7 15 — 36 Erie 14 13 21 10 — 58 3s – Orion 4 (T. McCunn 2, A. McCunn, Schultz), Erie 5 (Lawson 2, Maloney 2, Cox). at Manlius

BUREAU VALLEY 39, HALL 38 HALL (15-5, 9-3 Three Rivers) Madi Soldati 2 1-2 6, Mckenzie Lechner 1 2-2 4, Rena Barosso 1 0-0 3, Amanda Scheri 2 0-0 6, Hunter Galassi 5 9-15 19.

Totals: 11 12-19 38.

BUREAU VALLEY (14-11, 8-5) Saige Barnett 1 2-5 4, Darcy Kepner 5 4-5 14, Addison Moreland 2 0-1 5, Christen Hurley 8 0-0 16. Totals: 16 6-11 39.

Hall 7 12 7 12 — 38 Bureau Valley 12 4 11 12 — 39 3s – Hall 4 (Scheri 2, Soldati, Barosso), Bureau Valley 1 (Moreland). at Polo

AFC 58, POLO 42 AFC (20-1, 11-0 NUIC East) Emily Shrimplin 5 0-0 10, Grace Friday 1 0-0 2, Bryce Gittleson 1 0-0 3, Lexi Meurer 0 0-1 0, Cassidy Koning 3 0-0 6, Madeline Prestegaard 9 5-7 23, Jaynee Prestegaard 7 0-2 14. Totals: 26 5-10 58.

POLO (3-18, 1-9) Rilley Peterson 2 2-3 8, Lani Bergstrom 4 0-0 9, Justine Gorzny 2 1-2 5, Haley Cisketti 5 1-2 11, Paige Peterson 3 2-2 9.

Totals: 16 6-9 42.

AFC 15 15 16 12 — 58 Polo 10 12 10 10 — 42 3s – AFC 1 (Gittleson), Polo 4 (R. Peterson 2, P. Peterson, Bergstrom).

Girls bowling Thursday’s results at Blackhawk Lanes, Sterling

OTTAWA 2,884, STERLING 2,534 OTTAWA (10 points) Lexi Lawry 209-172-199–580; Kapi Van Mill 131-105-180–416; Lexie Pond 187172-154–513; Alexis Fuentes 170-157131–458; Emma Leiser 166-148-126–440; Kate Norsen 124-168-185–477. Totals: 987-922-975–2,884.

106 pounds – Thomas (SV) pin Brianna Warren 1:12; 120 – VanVleet (SV) pin Marcus Poci 1:05; 126 – Devries (SV) pin Rio Salas 2:25; 138 – Breu Knox (RF) pin Watson 1:18; 145 – Lonnie Gribbons (RF) pin Shields 1:24; 160 – Konner Smith (RF) pin Volden 1:34; 182 – Niles Ager (RF) dec.

Jennings 4-2; 195 – McHammond (SV) pin Caleb Walls 2:49; 220 – Riese Arduini (RF) dec. Tarara 4-1; 285 – Francisco Arellano (RF) pin Dobson 2:43 Rock Falls rec. fft.: 152, 170 Stillman Valley rec. fft.: 132 Double fft.: 113

STILLMAN VALLEY 44, NEWMAN 21 106 pounds – Thomas (SV) pin Henry :58; 120 – VanVleet (SV) major dec. Brody Ivey 13-4; 126 – Devries (SV) major dec.

Cade Bianchi 19-7; 132 – Hunter Webb (N) dec. Kittleson 1-0; 138 – Cael Sanders (N) pin Watson 3:49; 145 – Eli Monier (N) pin Shields :16; 160 – Volden (SV) pin Mason Newman 3:45; 220 – Tarara (SV) pin Bradley Fritts 3:12 Stillman Valley rec. fft.: 182, 195, 285 Newman rec. fft.: 113 Double fft.: 152, 170

at Sterling

STERLING 40, SYCAMORE 39 132 – Jaden Urrutia (Sterling) pin Noah Willard 5:19; 138 – Brian Johnston (Sycamore) tech. fall Isaiah figueroa 15-0; 145 – Andrew Garcia (Sterling) pin Samm Cottone 1:36; 160 – Artimus Cunningham (Sycamore) pin Turner Garcia 1:33; 170 – Keegan Kaye (Sterling) pin Nolan Jacobson 1:31; 182 – Michael Beaudoin (Sycamore) pin Jaime Briseno 2:26; 195 – Matthew Hunter (Sycamore) pin Moises Lopez 3:13; 220 – Joey Beaudoin (Sycamore) pin Pedro Rodriguez 2:55; 285 – Cariel Beasley (Sterling) pin Tim Riley 1:04; 106 – Andrew Rodriguez (Sterling) dec. Trvoe Boryla 1-0; 113 – Justin Silbaugh (Sycamore) pin Ivan Mendoza 3:56; 120 – Sam Knuth (Sycamore) maj. dec. Noah Garcia 18-10; 126 – Isaac Figueroa (Sterling) pin Levi Peters 2:47 Sterling rec. fft.: 152

Duchesses shut down Indians Dixon wins on road; AFC too much for Polo

By SVM Sports Staff

The Dixon girls basketball team had three players score in double figures in a 51-39 road win over Winnebago on Thursday in BNC West play.

Dixon (13-10, 5-4) was led by Britney Pitzer’s 13 points, as Ellie Provo added 12 and Tyler Smith finished with 11. Smith also made three 3s, while Bre Scheidegger made another and scored seven points.

The Duchesses led 21-18 at halftime, then held the Indians (10-9, 4-6) to three points in the third.

Rockford Lutheran 76, Oregon 38: The Hawks

trailed 37-16 at halftime and couldn’t recover in a BNC West road loss in Rockford.

Anni Wilson led Oregon (6-19, 2-10) with nine points, Emily Perkins added six, and Abby Newman finished with five.

Ashlei Lopez led Lutheran (23-1, 11-0) with 15 points, and Baillie McGirk added 13.

Byron 57, Rock Falls 33: The Rockets couldn’t

Rivers power Hall in a game in Manlius.

Christen Hurley led Bureau Valley (14-11, 8-5) with 16 points, Darcy Kepner added 14, and Addison Moreland (five) and Saige Barnett (four) combined for the remaining nine points.

Hall (15-5, 9-3) got a game-high 19 points from Hunter Galassi.

Thursday’s stars Madeline Prestegaard, AFC, 23 points, 10 boards Jaynee Prestegaard, AFC, 14 points, 13 rebounds Christen Hurley, Bureau Valley, 16 points the BNC West.

Fulton 48, Morrison 40: St. Bede 69, Newman The Steamers earned a 30: Kelsey Simpson was Three Rivers rivalry win

the lone player for the Comets in double figures in a Three Rivers road loss.

Simpson scored a teamhigh 13 points, Rhyanna Hadden was next with five, and Mary Jensen added four points for Newman (6-17, 3-10).

Erie 58, Orion 36: The Cardinals held a 27-14 lead at halftime, then broke open the game with a 21-point third quarter in a Three Rivers win in home.

Rachel Cobert led Erie (18-5, 8-4) with 14 points, while Taylor Steimle and Delaney Tegeler each added nine. The Cardinals also got seven points apiece from Whitney Bramm and Emily Cox.

in Morrison.

Fulton improves to 7-13, 3-9 with the victory, while Morrison drops to 12-10, 7-6.

AFC 58, Polo 42: The Raiders held a 30-22 halftime lead and held on for an NUIC East win in Polo Madeline Prestegaard led all scorers with 23 points and added 10 rebounds, while Jaynee Prestegaard scored 14 points and grabbed 13 rebounds for AFC (20-1, 11-0). Also for the Raiders, Emily Shrimplin finished with 10 points.

Polo (3-18, 1-9) was led

by Haley Cisketti’s 11 points, with Lani Bergstrom and Paige Peterson each adding nine in the loss.

keep pace with the Tigers in a Big Northern West Bureau Valley 40, Hall East Dubuque 51, West 39: Four players scored Carroll 38: The Thunder loss in Byron.

Rock Falls drops to for the Storm, but it was lost an NUIC West game 12-12 overall and 3-7 in enough take down Three in East Dubuque.

STERLING 38, FULTON 29 113 - Taylor Fleetwood (F) pin Ivan Mendoza 1:44. 120- Noah Garcia (S) dec.

Brandon Kaecker 4-0. 126- Isaac Figueroa (S) pin Bryant VanZuiden 1:26. 132- Jaden Urruitia (S) tech fall Jacob Schmidt 4:00.

138 - Tony Heinitz (F) tech fall Isaiah Figueroa 4:47. 145 - Andrew Garcia (S) dec. Eli Pannel 8-3, 152 - Billy Wyatt (S) pin Alex Martin 1:49. 160 - Cole Grant (F) dec.

Turner Garcia 6-1. 170 - Jaime Briseno (S) dec. Sam Grant 5-4. 182 - Mike Piddle (F) dec. Keegan Kaye 3-1. 195- Jack Lenz (F) pin Moises Lopez 4:53. 220- Taylor Fleetwood (F) pin Saul Serrano 3:56. 285 - Noah Niemann (S) pin Akif Zendeli :50.

Sterling rec. fft: 106

STERLING 40, SYCAMORE 39 132 – Jaden Urrutia (Sterling) pin Noah Willard 5:19; 138 – Brian Johnston (Sycamore) tech. fall Isaiah figueroa 15-0; 145 – Andrew Garcia (Sterling) pin Samm Cottone 1:36; 160 – Artimus Cunningham (Sycamore) pin Turner Garcia 1:33; 170 – Keegan Kaye (Sterling) pin Nolan Jacobson 1:31; 182 – Michael Beaudoin (Sycamore) pin Jaime Briseno 2:26; 195 – Matthew Hunter (Sycamore) pin Moises Lopez 3:13; 220 – Joey Beaudoin (Sycamore) pin Pedro Rodriguez 2:55; 285 – Cariel Beasley (Sterling) pin Tim Riley 1:04; 106 – Andrew Rodriguez (Sterling) dec. Trvoe Boryla 1-0; 113 – Justin Silbaugh (Sycamore) pin Ivan Mendoza 3:56; 120 – Sam Knuth (Sycamore) maj. dec. Noah Garcia 18-10; 126 – Isaac Figueroa (Sterling) pin Levi Peters 2:47 Sterling rec. fft: 152

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Dixon’s Bryce Schaefer (left) grapples against Byron in the 170-pound bout Thursday in Dixon. Schaefer lost an 8-1 decision.

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BYRON 37, DIXON 33 106 pounds – Tyler Lowry (D) pin Larson 2:39; 113 – Colten Bishop (D) pin Whaley 3:25; 126 – Bryce Christiansen (D) dec. Walters 7-3; 132 – Wilsie (B) pin Brandon Hey :44; 138 – Baker (B) pin Ben Piper 1:15; 145 – Messing (B) pin Benny Mayes 1:59; 152 – Marx (B) major dec.

Clinton Schielein 10-1; 160 – Martinez (B) pin Christian Hall 2:34; 170 – B.Elsbury (B) dec. Bryce Schaefer 8-1; 195 – Andy Wolber (D) pin Wombacher 2:58; 220 – Connor Sperling (D) dec. Ziel 6-3; 285 – Ryan Troutman (D) dec. Oltmanns 1-0 Byron rec. fft.: 182 Dixon rec. fft.: 120

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POLO 38, OREGON 37 113 pounds – Noah Paul (P) tech. fall Spencer Coots 16-0; 132 – Skylar Carlson (O) pin Braxton Stamm 1:05; 152 – Jesse Ditzler (P) pin Nathan Clark 2:25; 170 – Sawyer FGoss (O) dec. Matt Akins 10-3; 182 – John Ghibellini (O) major dec. Andy Rucker 14-3; 195 – Ethan Cain (P) pin Tyler Burke :10; 220 – Juan Dominguez (P) dec. Cole Burke 3-1 OT; 285 – Cody Moser (P) pin Anthony Marchetti 3:56 Polo rec. fft.: 106, 120 Oregon rec. fft.: 126, 138, 145, 160

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KEWANEE 39, AMBOY 24 120 pounds – Hand (K) pin Hayden Montavon 3:05; 138 – Rohrig (K) pin Jake Schaver :52; 170 – Chris Morris (A) pin Purdy 3:13; 195 – Breedlove (K) dec. Dallas Appleman 5-3 OT Kewanee rec. fft.: 126, 132, 152, 285 Amboy rec. fft.: 145, 160, 182 Double fft.: 106, 113, 220

RIVERDALE 60, AMBOY 18 113 pounds – VanHuizen (R) pin Montavon :28; 145 – Biscontine (R) pin Dorian Barlow :22; 160 – Damion Ullrich (A) pin Conway :26; 170 – Saathoff (R) pin Morris 1:58; 182 – Todd (R) pin Luke Schaver 6:00 Riverdale rec. fft.: 120, 126, 132, 152, 220, 285 Amboy rec. fft.: 138, 195 Double fft.: 106

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WEST CARROLL 60, AFC 6 132 pounds – Jacob Casey (WC) pin Sam Hahn 5:17; 138 – Austin Fosdick (WC) pin Demetri Lahman 4:38; 145 – Brendyn Williams (AFC) pin Tom Knight 1:00; 152 – Devon Murray (WC) pin Jake Mundell 3:25; 182 – Nate Schultz (WC) pin Brian Elshoff 3:53 West Carroll rec. fft: 106, 113, 120, 126, 160, 285 Double fft.: 170, 195, 220

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ROUNDUP

Dukes drop home dual to Tigers Sterling sweeps at Musgrove; Polo rallies past Oregon on road

By SVM Sports Staff

The Dixon Dukes bounced back from an early deficit to seize the lead, but couldn’t hold off the Byron Tigers in a 37-33 loss in a Big Northern West wrestling dual at The Pit on Thursday.

With the dual starting at 152 pounds, the Dukes fell behind 19-0 before reeling off seven straight wins, six of them in contested bouts.

Andy Wolber (195), Tyler Lowry (106) and Colten Bishop (113) all recorded pins, while Connor Sperling (220), Ryan Troutman (285) and Bryce Christiansen (126) all won decisions.

But after Christiansen’s 7-3 win, the Tigers won the final three bouts with pins to rally for the win.

Rock Falls 42, Stillman Valley 30: The Rockets

racked up four pins and two forfeits to beat the Cardinals in a dual at Newman High School.

Breu Knox (138 pounds), Lonnie Gribbons (145), Konner Smith (160) and Francisco Arellano (285) all had pins in the first 3 minutes of their matches, while Niles Ager (182) and Reise Arduini (220) won decisions for Rock Falls.

Stillman Valley 44, Newman 21: The Comets

dropped their first dual at home to the Cardinals, giving up three pins, three forfeits, and a pair of major decisions.

Cael Sanders (138 pounds) and Eli Monier (145) won by pin for Newman, with Monier’s coming in 16 seconds. Hunter Webb added a 1-0 decision at 132.

Polo 38, Oregon 37: The Marcos rallied to eke out a victory on the road, winning the final three bouts – two of them by pin – to beat the Hawks at the Blackhawk Center.

Trailing 37-23 with three bouts left, Polo’s Ethan

(138), Devon Murray (152) and Nate Schultz (182).

All four winners won via pin. The Thunder also received six forfeits.

Brendyn Williams was AFC’s lone winner, as he won with a pin at 145.

Girls bowling Ottawa 2,884, Sterling 2,534: The Golden War-

riors lost all three games in a NIB-12 dual at Blackhawk Lanes.

Kyleigh Glazier’s 486 series and 172 game paced Sterling, while Hannah Stout added a 447 series, and Jamie Riley Alex T. Paschal/apaschal@saukvalley.com rolled a 428.

Lexi Lawry had a 580 Dixon’s Andrew Wolber takes control at 195 pounds series and a 209 game to Thursday against Byron. Wolber won by pin in 2:58. lead the Pirates.

Cain won by pin in 10 sec- give them a home NIB-12 Men’s basketball onds at 195 pounds, then crossover win.

Juan Dominguez won a 3-1 After the teams finished Sauk Valley 88, Black overtime decision at 220. tied at 39-all, Sterling got Hawk 82: The Skyhawks Cody Moser’s pin at 285 an extra team point for watched an 18-point seccompleted the comeback. the victory after finishing ond-half lead dwindle to Also for the Marcos, with one more pin than four, but hung on for an Arrowhead Conference Jesse Ditzler won by pin at the Spartans.

152, and Noah Paul added Isaac Figueroa (126 win at home.

Isaiah Box led all scorers a technical fall at 113. pounds), Jaden Urruwith 27 points, aided by Skylar Carlson (132) won tia (132), Andrew Garcia five 3-pointers.

Box also by pin for Oregon, while (145), Keegan Kaye (170) John Ghibellini posted and Cariel Beasley (285) finished with six steals a major decision at 182. all won by pin for Ster- and five assists, while Sean Sawyer Foss added a deci- ling. Also for the Warriors, Chislom added 17 points sion at 170, and four for- Andrew Rodriguez won a and eight rebounds for Sauk Valley (18-5, 5-2). Also feits helped the Hawks 1-0 decision at 106. build the lead.

Amboy swept at home: for the Skyhawks, Malcolm Sterling 38, Fulton 29: The Clippers lost a pair Mabry had 16 points and The Golden Warriors beat of duals in Amboy, fall- eight rebounds, with A.J. the Steamers as part of a ing 39-24 to Kewanee and Sharp scoring 13 in the win.

Black Hawk made 14 triangular in Sterling.

60-18 to Riverdale.

In the 285-pound match, C h r i s M o r r i s ( 1 7 0 3-pointers, which helped Sterling’s Noah Niemann pounds) won by pin trim the deficit.

Women’s basketball needed just 50 seconds to against the Boilermakpin Akif Zendeli. Billy Wyatt ers, while Damion Ull- Sauk Valley 70, Black also scored a first-peri- rich (160) picked up a pin Hawk 61: The Skyhawks od pin in the 152-pound against the Rams. The made nine 3-pointers and match, and Isaac Figueroa Clippers gave up four for- had four players score won via pin at 1:26 in the feits to Kewanee and six at least 12 points in an 126-pound match. to Riverdale, while only Arrowhead Conference Jaden Urruitia won on receiving five in the two win at home. a tech-fall at 132. Noah matches combined.

Morgan Dean led Sauk Garcia at 120 pounds and West Carroll 60, AFC 6: Valley (8-13, 4-3) with Jaime Briseno at 170 won The Thunder won all but 18 points, while Jazmine on decisions. one contested weight class Kirksey added 15. Also for Sterling 40, Sycamore en route to a home win. the Skyhawks, Kayleen West Carroll had wins Terrock finished with 14 39: The Golden Warriors won five bouts via from Jacob Casey (132 points, with Tressa Schulpin, and it was enough to pounds), Austin Fosdick er adding 12.

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Newman’s Dylan Schmall (left) tries to avoid a shot by Rock Falls’ Marcus Poci during their 113pound bout Thursday in Sterling.

Comets, Rockets to prep for regionals OVERCOME

CONTINUED FROM B1

Newman got a pin win from Brayden Henry at 106, and another at 145 from Eli Monier. In the 113-pound match, Newman’s Dylan Schmall trailed Marcus Poci before taking the lead on a takedown with 22 seconds left in the third.

He won 15-11.

“He’s one of those I’m thinking is a little out of shape, he was a little slow getting back to that center,” Newman coach Daryl Dieterle said. “I’d like to think we’re in bet-

ter shape than anybody that we wrestle, but he was tired and I kind of understand. He fought a hard match. He started to get a little sloppy at the end. It shouldn’t have to go to that last 15 seconds.

He was aggressive once he did get the takedown.”

Newman’s Cael Sanders won a 5-0 decision at 138 pounds.

“We’ve got some guys that have to get in shape here before next week,” Dieterle said. “We’ve got some fine-tuning to do on some of our moves.

We’re not as clean as we should be with some of our moves.”

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COLLEGE BASKETBALL ROUNDUP

Illini fall to OSU in OT The Associated Press

Trevor Thompson scored 16 points and Ohio State survived a furious comeback byIllinois to win in overtime Thursday night, 68-63.

JaQuan Lyle hit a pair of free throws with 14 seconds left in overtime to put the Buckeyes (14-8, 6-3 Big Ten) up 66-63 and Mickey Mitchel followed with a layup to ice the game.

The Illini (10-11, 2-6) trailed by 13 with 6:34 to play but fought back and tied the game at 58-58 on a 3-pointer

by Jalen Coleman-Lands with 56.9 seconds left in regulation.

Pro Bowl Sunday’s game At Honolulu Team Rice vs. Team Irvin, 6 p.m. (ESPN) Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 7 At Santa Clara, Calif.

Denver vs. Carolina, 5:30 p.m. (CBS)

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Illinois guard Malcolm Hill (21) collides with Ohio State forward Mickey Mitchell on a drive during the first half Thursday at the State Farm Center in Champaign. Illinois lost in overtime.

Iowa can’t catch up at end CONTINUED FROM B1

Robert Carter Jr. and Rasheed Sulaimon each scored 17 points for Maryland (18-3, 7-2), which went 9-for-27 from the floor over the final 20 minutes – including 0-for-10 from beyond the arc. In the end, however, Maryland got back on track following a humbling loss at Michigan State on Saturday.

“It wasn’t always pretty, but we played hard and we competed,” coach Mark Turgeon said.

“Everybody that cares about Maryland basketball was in a panic, but

we weren’t. We didn’t overreact. You could tell our guys were really ready to compete.”

The Terrapins led 62-60 before freshman center Diamond Stone dunked off a pass from Jake Layman with 1:24 left. After a steal on the other end

by Melo Trimble, Jared Nickens made a layup for a six-point lead.

Maryland made the margin stand up by making eight free throws over the final 49 seconds.

Trimble and Layman both scored 11 points, and Stone added nine.

Iowa scored the first seven points of the second half to take a 42-41 lead, but Maryland answered

with a 6-0 spree.

The score remained close because neither team shot particularly well. Iowa went more than 5 minutes without a point, and the Terrapins missed 12 of their first 14 shots from the floor in the second half.

Maryland led 57-56 when Sulaimon made a layup and was fouled. He missed the free throw, but the Terrapins grabbed three straight offensive rebounds before Damonte Dodd was fouled and made one of two for a four-point cushion with 4:34 remaining.

Iowa cut the gap to a basket, but could not get closer.

NHL looks like bunch of clowns ROSENBLOOM

CONTINUED FROM B1

So at first, the league encouraged Scott not to play, reportedly attempting to bribe him with a family trip to the game.

Scott said no, and then he was waived by the Coyotes, and then he was traded to a team in another division, and then he was demoted

Wild-card Playoffs Jan. 9 results Kansas City 30, Houston 0 Pittsburgh 18, Cincinnati 16 Jan. 17 results Seattle 10, Minnesota 9 Green Bay 35, Washington 18

Conference Championships Sunday, Jan. 24 AFC, Denver 20, New England 18 NFC, Carolina 49, Arizona 15

it pays to have a short memory in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

He’ll pretty much want to forget his No. 25 Irish’s performance in a defeat at Syracuse. The loss snapped the Irish’s four-game win streak.

Trevor Cooney scored 22 points to lead Syracuse 81, No. 25 Notre Dame 66: Notre Dame head coach Mike Brey said four Syracuse players in double figures.

TERPS

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Divisional Playoffs Saturday, Jan. 16 New England 27, Kansas City 20 Arizona 26, Green Bay 20, OT Sunday, Jan. 17 Carolina 31, Seattle 24 Denver 23, Pittsburgh 16

Michigan State 76, Northwestern 45:

Denzel Valentine made five of Michigan State’s season-high 16 3-pointers and the 12th-ranked Spartans clamped down on cold-shooting Northwestern.

Valentine finished with 19 points, seven assists and six rebounds as the Spartans (18-4, 5-4 Big Ten) beat the Wildcats for the seventh straight time.

Matt McQuaid scored 14 of his 17 points in the second half, and freshman Deyonta Davis had eight points, 11 rebounds and six blocked shots.

Northwestern (15-7, 3-6) shot a season-low 20.7 percent from the field in its fourth consecutive loss. It finished with more free throws (17) than field goals (12).

Bryant McIntosh had 14 points on 4-for-15 shooting for the Wildcats, and Aaron Falzon finished with 11 points.

Redshirt senior Tre Demps was 2 for 14 from the field, missing each of his seven 3-point attempts.

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to the minors, all seemingly with NHL encouragement – if not actual hands-on nefariousness.

Then, amid the embarrassment that easily could’ve been avoided, and should’ve been avoided for this silly event, the NHL, after completely pantsing itself, announced that Scott will play in the game and will serve as a captain, never mind, group hug, BFFs.

And now comes the Toews ridiculousness.

Nice little stretch for this supposedly professionally run league.

Listen, if the NHL is looking for an entertaining All-Star event this weekend in Nashville, it should televise Predators management trying to keep out Hawks fans.

Not for nothing does the NHL have its own wing in the Clown Hall Of Fame.

Conference Overall W-L Pct. W-L Pct. Indiana 7-1 .875 17-4 .810 Iowa 7-1 .875 16-4 .800 Maryland 7-2 .778 18-3 .857 Michigan 6-2 .750 16-5 .762 Purdue 6-3 .667 18-4 .818 Ohio St. 6-3 .667 14-8 .636 Michigan St. 5-4 .556 18-4 .818 Nebraska 4-4 .500 12-9 .571 Wisconsin 4-4 .500 12-9 .571 Northwestern 3-6 .333 15-7 .682 Penn St. 2-6 .250 11-10 .524 Illinois 2-6 .250 10-11 .476 Minnesota 0-8 .000 6-14 .300 Rutgers 0-8 .000 6-15 .286 Thursday’s results Maryland 74, Iowa 68 Michigan St. 76, Northwestern 45 Ohio St. 68, Illinois 63, OT Saturday’s games Michigan at Penn St., 11 a.m. (BTN) Minnesota at Indiana, 1:15 p.m. (BTN) Nebraska at Purdue, 3:30 p.m. (BTN) Sunday’s games Maryland at Ohio St., noon (CBS) Northwestern at Iowa, 2 p.m. (BTN) Rutgers at Michigan St., 4:15 p.m. (BTN) Wisconsin at Illinois, 6:30 p.m. (BTN) Thursday’s box scores

No. 8 MARYLAND 74, No. 3 IOWA 68 IOWA (16-4) Uthoff 2-13 5-6 9, Woodbury 5-6 1-3 11, Clemmons 4-7 1-2 11, Gesell 6-10 0-1 12, Jok 5-12 2-2 14, Wagner 1-3 0-1 2, Ellingson 0-1 0-0 0, Uhl 4-8 0-0 9, Baer 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 27-63 9-15 68.

MARYLAND (18-3) Carter 7-11 3-4 17, Layman 5-15 0-0 11, Stone 3-6 3-4 9, Sulaimon 6-11 2-5 17, Trimble 2-7 5-6 11, Brantley 0-0 0-0 0, Nickens 2-6 0-0 4, Ram 0-1 0-0 0, Dodd 1-1 3-4 5. Totals 26-58 16-23 74.

Halftime–Maryland 41-35. 3s–Iowa 5-24 (Clemmons 2-4, Jok 2-6, Uhl 1-4, Wagner 0-1, Ellingson 0-1, Gesell 0-2, Baer 0-3, Uthoff 0-3), Maryland 6-25 (Sulaimon 3-5, Trimble 2-6, Layman 1-8, Carter 0-2, Nickens 0-4). Woodbury. Rebounds– Iowa 35 (Uthoff, Woodbury 10), Maryland 38 (Carter, Layman 7). Assists–Iowa 9 (Clemmons 4), Maryland 16 (Sulaimon 5).

Fouls–Iowa 21 (Woodbury out), Maryland 18 (Carter out).

OHIO ST. 68, ILLINOIS 63, OT OHIO ST. (14-8) Tate 4-8 0-1 9, Loving 4-12 0-2 11, BatesDiop 7-18 0-0 15, Giddens 0-3 0-2 0, Harris 1-5 0-0 3, Mitchell 2-3 1-1 5, Lyle 0-5 2-2 2, Williams 2-8 2-3 7, Thompson 7-7 2-2 16. Totals 27-69 7-13 68.

ILLINOIS (10-11) Finke 2-8 1-4 6, Tate 0-1 2-2 2, ColemanLands 3-11 2-2 11, Hill 3-14 6-8 12, Nunn 7-15 5-9 24, Williams 0-0 0-0 0, Lewis 0-0 0-0 0, Morgan 3-6 2-6 8, Jordan 0-1 0-0 0, Austin 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 18-56 18-31 63.

Halftime–Ohio St. 29-24. End Of Regulation–Tied 58. 3s–Ohio St. 7-23 (Loving 3-9, Tate 1-1, Harris 1-3, Williams 1-3, Bates-Diop 1-5, Lyle 0-2), Illinois 9-29 (Nunn 5-11, Coleman-Lands 3-9, Finke 1-5, Tate 0-1, Hill 0-3). Rebounds–Ohio St. 51 (Bates-Diop 12), Illinois 34 (Hill 8).

Assists–Ohio St. 9 (Lyle 3), Illinois 8 (Tate 3). Fouls–Ohio St. 22 (Tate out), Illinois 15.

No. 12 MICHIGAN ST. 76, NORTHWESTERN 45 MICHIGAN ST. (18-4) Costello 2-4 0-0 4, Davis 4-7 0-0 8, Harris 2-7 0-0 6, Valentine 7-11 0-0 19, Forbes 3-6 0-0 9, Ahrens 1-2 0-0 3, Clark Jr. 0-1 0-0 0, Bess 0-0 0-0 0, McQuaid 6-10 0-0 17, Goins 2-2 0-0 4, Ellis III 0-3 2-2 2, Van Dyk 1-1 2-2 4, Schilling 0-1 0-0 0, Wollenman 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 28-55 4-4 76.

NORTHWESTERN (15-7) Lumpkin 1-4 1-2 3, Falzon 3-9 3-4 11, Olah 0-6 4-4 4, Demps 2-14 0-0 4, McIntosh 4-15 4-4 14, Van Zegeren 0-0 0-0 0, Ash 1-2 2-2 4, Taphorn 0-5 0-0 0, Skelly 0-1 0-0 0, Pardon 1-2 3-3 5. Totals 12-58 17-19 45.

Halftime–Michigan St. 36-24. 3s–Michigan St. 16-26 (Valentine 5-7, McQuaid 5-8, Forbes 3-3, Harris 2-6, Ahrens 1-1, Ellis III 0-1), Northwestern 4-23 (McIntosh 2-5, Falzon 2-6, Ash 0-1, Lumpkin 0-1, Taphorn 0-3, Demps 0-7). Rebounds–Michigan St. 42 (Davis 11), Northwestern 33 (Falzon 6). Assists–Michigan St. 22 (Valentine 7), Northwestern 7 (Demps 3). Fouls–Michigan St. 21, Northwestern 9.

State schedule Thursday’s results E. Illinois 82, Tennessee-Martin 74 Evansville 85, S. Illinois 78, OT SE Missouri St. 58, SIU-Edwardsville 51 Youngstown St. 82, Ill.-Chicago 78 Today’s game W. Illinois at IUPUI, noon Saturday’s games Xavier at DePaul, 1 p.m.

Bradley at Drake, 2 p.m.

Chicago St. at UMKC, 2:05 p.m.

N. Illinois at Miami (Ohio) 2:30 p.m.

Cleveland St. at Ill.-Chicago, 3 p.m.

Indiana St. at Loyola, 3 p.m.

Illinois St. at Missouri St., 3:05 p.m.

E. Illinois at SIU-Edwardsville, 5 p.m.

Sunday’s games W. Illinois at IPFW, 1 p.m.

S. Illinois at N. Iowa, 3 p.m.

Top 25 schedule Thursday’s results No. 8 Maryland 74, No. 3 Iowa 68 No. 12 Michigan St. 76, Northwestern 45 Syracuse 81, No. 25 Notre Dame 66 No. 18 Arizona vs. No. 23 Oregon, late Saturday’s games No. 1 Oklahoma at LSU, 4 p.m.

No. 2 N.Carolina vs. Boston College, 3 p.m.

No. 4 Kansas vs. No. 20 Kentucky, 6 p.m.

No. 5 Texas A&M vs. No. 14 Iowa St., 1 p.m.

No. 7 Xavier at DePaul, 1 p.m.

No. 9 West Virginia at Florida, 11 a.m.

No. 10 Providence at Georgetown, 7 p.m.

No. 11 Virginia at No. 16 Louisville, noon No. 13 SMU vs. Memphis, 7 p.m.

No. 15 Miami at N.C. State, 2 p.m.

No. 17 Baylor vs. Georgia, 5 p.m.

No. 18 Arizona vs. Oregon State, 8:30 p.m.

No. 19 Indiana vs. Minnesota, 1:15 p.m.

No. 21 Purdue vs. Nebraska, 3:30 p.m.

Sunday’s games No. 3 Iowa vs. Northwestern, 2 p.m.

No. 6 Villanova vs. St. John’s at Madison Square Garden, 11 a.m.

No. 8 Maryland at Ohio State, noon No. 12 Michigan St. vs. Rutgers, 4:15 p.m.

No. 22 Wichita State at Evansville, 3 p.m.

No. 23 Oregon at Arizona State, 7:30 p.m.

No. 25 Notre Dame vs. Wake Forest, noon

NBA EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division W L Pct Toronto 31 15 .674 Boston 26 21 .553 New York 22 26 .458 Brooklyn 12 34 .261 Philadelphia 7 40 .149 Southeast Division W L Pct Atlanta 27 21 .563 Miami 25 21 .543 Charlotte 22 24 .478 Washington 20 24 .455 Orlando 20 24 .455 Central Division W L Pct Cleveland 32 12 .727 Chicago 25 19 .568 Detroit 25 21 .543 Indiana 24 22 .522 Milwaukee 20 28 .417

GB — 5½ 10 19 24½ GB — 1 4 5 5 GB — 7 8 9 14

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Southwest Division W L Pct GB San Antonio 39 7 .848 — Memphis 27 20 .574 12½ Dallas 26 22 .542 14 Houston 25 23 .521 15 New Orleans 17 28 .378 21½ Northwest Division W L Pct GB Oklahoma City 35 13 .729 — Portland 21 26 .447 13½ Utah 20 25 .444 13½ Denver 18 29 .383 16½ Minnesota 14 33 .298 20½ Pacific Division W L Pct GB Golden State 42 4 .913 — L.A. Clippers 30 16 .652 12 Sacramento 20 26 .435 22 Phoenix 14 33 .298 28½ L.A. Lakers 9 38 .191 33½ Thursday’s results Indiana 111, Atlanta 92 Denver 117, Washington 113 New Orleans 114, Sacramento 105 Memphis 103, Milwaukee 83 Toronto 103, New York 93 Chicago at L.A. Lakers, late Today’s games Orlando at Boston, 6:30 p.m.

Cleveland at Detroit, 6:30 p.m.

Phoenix at New York, 6:30 p.m.

Miami at Milwaukee, 7 p.m.

Houston at Oklahoma City, 7 p.m.

Brooklyn at Dallas, 7:30 p.m.

Minnesota at Utah, 8 p.m.

Charlotte at Portland, 9 p.m.

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

Saturday’s games Golden State at Philadelphia, 4 p.m.

Detroit at Toronto, 5:30 p.m.

Brooklyn at New Orleans, 6 p.m.

Denver at Indiana, 6 p.m.

Sacramento at Memphis, 7 p.m.

Washington at Houston, 7 p.m.

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

Tennis Australian Open Results Thursday At Melbourne Park Melbourne, Australia Purse: $30.18 million (Grand Slam) Surface: Hard-Outdoor Singles Men Semifinals • Novak Djokovic (1), Serbia, def. Roger Federer (3), Switzerland, 6-1, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3.

Women Semifinals • Serena Williams (1), United States, def.

Agnieszka Radwanska (4), Poland, 6-0, 6-4.

• Angelique Kerber (7), Germany, def.

Johanna Konta, Britain, 7-5, 6-2.

NHL EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF Florida 49 29 15 5 63 135 Tampa Bay 49 27 18 4 58 130 Detroit 49 25 16 8 58 122 Boston 49 26 18 5 57 147 Montreal 50 24 22 4 52 136 Ottawa 50 23 21 6 52 139 Buffalo 50 20 26 4 44 114 Toronto 48 17 22 9 43 114 Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pts GF Washington 47 35 8 4 74 158 N.Y. Rangers 49 27 17 5 59 142 N.Y. Islanders 47 25 16 6 56 130 Pittsburgh 48 24 17 7 55 121 New Jersey 50 25 20 5 55 114 Carolina 51 23 20 8 54 123 Philadelphia 47 21 18 8 50 109 Columbus 51 19 27 5 43 133 Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF Chicago 53 33 16 4 70 147 Dallas 50 31 14 5 67 162 St. Louis 52 28 16 8 64 129 Minnesota 49 23 17 9 55 121 Colorado 51 26 22 3 55 139 Nashville 49 23 18 8 54 127 Winnipeg 49 22 24 3 47 126 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF Los Angeles 48 30 15 3 63 126 San Jose 48 26 18 4 56 142 Arizona 49 24 20 5 53 131 Anaheim 47 22 18 7 51 101 Vancouver 50 20 19 11 51 122 Calgary 47 21 23 3 45 125 Edmonton 50 19 26 5 43 122 Note: Two points for a win, one point overtime loss.

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American League HOUSTON ASTROS — Agreed to terms with RHP Doug Fister on a one-year contract.

LOS ANGELES ANGELS — Designated SS Ronald Torreyes for assignment.

NEW YORK YANKEES — Agreed to terms with RHP Ivan Nova on a one-year contract.

TAMPA BAY RAYS — Agreed to terms with 1B-OF Steve Pearce on a one-year contract.

National League COLORADO ROCKIES — Acquired LHP Jake McGee and RHP German Marquez from Tampa Bay for OF Corey Dickerson and 3B Kevin Padlo. Designated LHP Christian Friedrich for assignment.

MILWAUKEE BREWERS— Designated OF Shane Peterson for assignment.

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SAN DIEGO PADRES — Traded OF Rymer Liriano to Milwaukee for LHP Trevor Seidenberger.

FOOTBALL ARIZONA CARDINALS — Signed CB Asa Jackson to a reserve/future contract.

DETROIT LIONS — Named Kevin Anderson assistant to the general manager.

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WASHINGTON CAPITALS — Reassigned D Ryan Stanton to Hershey (AHL).

COLLEGE MISSOURI — Dismissed QB Maty Mauk from the football program.

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When one is writing up bridge deals, one can get so involved in a particular theme that one can miss an alternative line of play or defense that is either worthwhile or better.

For example, in this deal from a world team championship, South played in two spades after making (by partnership agreement) a gameinvitational jump guaranteeing at least a six-card suit.

West started the defense with his two top diamonds and, being an observant fellow who saw his partner’s high-low, led the diamond jack. East ruffed, but what did he do next, and has anything else struck you?

When one defender gives his partner a ruff, the card he

leads sends a suit-preference signal to tell partner which suit to return after ruffing.

Here, the diamond jack was West’s highest remaining diamond, so he was asking for a heart shift. If East

had obeyed and led a low heart, the contract would have failed. South could have ruffed, but he would have run out of trumps before the clubs were established.

He would have won only six spades and one club. (East erred by leading a trump.)

Did you notice that West had an easier defense? At trick three, he could have cashed the club ace, then led the diamond three. If East had ruffed and returned a club for West to ruff, later East would have scored the club queen for down one.

However, this defense would have been fatal if declarer had 6-2-3-2 shape with king-queen-10-sixth of spades and ace-doubleton of hearts. Yes, that was unlikely, but West’s original defense was right because it accommodated both layouts. © 2016 UFS

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Volunteers provide companionship and support to the terminally ill and their loved ones.

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Our readers are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised in this newspaper are available on an equal opportunity basis. To complain of discrimination call HUD toll-free at 1-800-669-9777.

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DIXON Great location!

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AMBOY NEW TODAY 3 HANDYMAN SPECIALS Available in Meadows Mobile Home Park, Amboy Call 815-857-3611

DIXON 1999 Mobile Home 1300 sq ft. 3 BR, 2Bth, 2 sheds, extended 4 car drive, Motivated Seller! $16,000 (negotiable) call Missy 815-973-1886

APARTMENTSFURNISHED 305 ROCK FALLS EFFICIENCIES! -InclusiveClean & Quiet 815-626-8790*

STERLING A ROOM w/ kitchenette. All util. No pets. $420/mo. + dep. Non-smoking.

815-718-3500 Sm. 2BR all utilities pd. $500/mo.

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2BR apt. $575/mo All utilities incl. except elec. Carport, laundry facilities avail. No pets. 815716-1888 or 815441-6250.

DIXON MANOR APT- 2BR, 1 BA, CLOSE TO DOWNTOWN, SECURITY BLDG, HARDWOOD FLOORS, HEAT, WATER INCLUDED. CLEAN, QUIET. CALL FOR INFO & SHOWING-ERICK; 815-7395806 XL 2BR $650/mo.

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OREGON 1 BR 1 BA 1st floor Full size w/d in apt. all applcs including d/w, oak cabinets in kitchen & bath, ceiling fans, C/A, Call 847-204-5015

POLO 2 bedroom apartment in Polo. Water, sewer, garbage included, off road parking. $450/mo. plus electric, 6 month lease. 815378-2151.

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3BR Luxury apartment- 202 Market St. $1,200/month.

Kophamer and Blean Realty 815-772-2728

2BR, $500mo. No pets. Edon Apts.

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ROCK FALLS 1 & 2 BR Hampton Apts.

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Utilities included. $375/mo. + dep.

Call 815-994-0945 Lg. 1BR. + appl.

No pets. $435 + dep. 815-718-1784.

F15020201 WELLS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 15TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT LEE COUNTY- DIXON, ILLINOIS Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. Plaintiff, vs.

Robert Morath aka Robert Z. Morath; Susan Morath aka Susan L. Mmorath aka Susan L. Morath; Capital One Bank, (USA), N.A., successor in interest to Capital One Bank; Secretary of Housing and Urban Development; Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants Defendants.

CASE NO. 15 CH 24 Property Address: 1168 Corregidor Road, Amboy, Illinois 61310 NOTICE OF SHERIFF SALE Public notice is hereby given that in pursuance of a judgment of said Court entered in the above-entitled cause on July 7, 2015, I, Sheriff, John Simonton of Lee County, Illinois, will hold a sale on February 18, 2016 , commencing at 10am , at the Old Lee County Courthouse, 112 E. 2nd Street, Dixon, IL 61021, to sell to the highest bidder or bidders the following described real estate, or so much thereof as may be sufficient to satisfy said decree, to-wit: Commonly known as: 1168 Corregidor Road, Amboy, Illinois 61310 P.I.N.: 02-15-06-151-002 First Lien Position; Single-Family Residence; Judgment Amount $110690.28 IN ACCORDANCE WITH 735 ILCS 5/15-1507 (c)(1)(H-1) AND (H-2), 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(5), AND 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1), YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE PURCHASER OF THE PROPERTY, OTHER THAN A MORTGAGEE, SHALL PAY THE ASSESSMENTS AND LEGAL FEES REQUIRED BY SUBSECTIONS (g)(1) AND (g)(4) OF SECTION 9 AND THE ASSESSMENTS REQUIRED BY SUBSECTION (g-1) OF SECTION 18.5 OF THE ILLINOIS CONDOMINIUM PROPERTY ACT. Terms of Sale: CASH - 10% down at the time of sale and the balance due within 24 hours of the sale. All payments for the amount bid shall be in certified funds payable to the Sheriff of Lee County.

The person to contact for information regarding this property is: Sales Department at ANSELMO LINDBERG OLIVER LLC 1771 West Diehl Road, Suite 120, Naperville, IL 60563 (866)402-8661. For bidding instructions, visit www.alolawgroup.com 24 hours prior to sale.

This communication is an attempt to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

ANSELMO LINDBERG OLIVER LLC 1771 W. Diehl Rd., Ste 120 Naperville, IL 60563-4947 630-453-6960 | 866-402-8661 | 630-428-4620 (fax) Attorney No. Cook 58852, DuPage 293191, Kane 031-26104, Peoria 1794, Winnebago 3802, IL 03126232 foreclosure@ALOLawGroup.com THIS LAW FIRM IS DEEMED TO BE A DEBT COLLECTOR. R410 Jan. 22, 29, Feb. 5, 2016

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF LEE-DIXON, ILLINOIS JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, Plaintiff, vs.

UNKNOWN HEIRS AND DEVISEES OF SEBASTIAN OBERSCHELP, DECEASED, UNKNOWN CLAIMANTS AND LIENHOLDERS AGAINST THE ESTATE OF SEBASTIAN OBERSCHELP, DECEASED, UNKNOWN CLAIMANTS AND LIENHOLDERS AGAINST THE UNKNOWN HEIRS AND DEVISEES OF SEBASTIAN OBERSCHELP, DECEASED, ASHLEY S. ELIAS AKA ASHLEY E. ELIAS AKA ASHLEY OBERSCHELP, Defendants.

15 CH 25 PROPERTY ADDRESS: 1103 RIVER OAKS DR DIXON, IL 61021 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of the above Court entered in the above entitled cause on November 3, 2015, the following described real estate, to-wit: Permanent Index Number: 07-02-24-104-004 Commonly known as: 1103 River Oaks Dr, Dixon, IL 61021 will be offered for sale and sold at public vendue on February 18, 2016 at 10:00 AM, at the Old Lee County Courthouse, 112 E. 2nd Street, Dixon, IL 61021.

The Judgment amount is $157,131.88.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Sheriff of Lee County. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the mortgaged real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general 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 the 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. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the Court file to verify all information.

For information, contact the Plaintiff's Attorney: Heavner, Beyers & Mihlar, LLC, 111 East Main Street, Decatur, IL 62523, (217) 422-1719.

The purchaser of a condominium unit at a judicial foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, who takes possession of a condominium unit pursuant to a court order or a purchaser who acquires title from a mortgagee shall have the duty to pay the proportionate share, if any, of the common expenses for the unit which would have become due in the absence of any assessment acceleration during the 6 months immediately preceding institution of an action to enforce the collection of assessments, and which remain unpaid by the owner during whose possession the assessments accrued. If the outstanding assessments are paid at any time during any action to enforce the collection of assessments, the purchaser shall have no obligation to pay any assessments which accrued before he or she acquired title. If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by the Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5 (g-1).

If the sale is not confirmed for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the purchase price paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee's attorney.

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 151701 (c) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. Note: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act you are advised that the Law Firm of Heavner, Beyers & Mihlar, LLC, is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt, and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

I682397 Jan. 22, 29, Feb. 5, 2016

FIND YOUR DREAM HOME!

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742 N. OTTAWA AVENUE, DIXON

3 bedroom, 2 story home in NE Dixon, new carpet on main floor, shaded lot with a great screened porch, $56,000 Hosted by Diane Schnake

815-288-4648

Whiteside County & Surrounding Areas SUNDAY 12-3

28757 SUMMER STREET, ROCK FALLS

3 bedrooms, 2 1/2 baths. (Rt. 40 S to Gaulrapp Rd. left onto Four Seasons Subd., left on Summer St.) #09055909 Hosted by Chris King

Sauk Valley Realty

815-626-1771 SUNDAY 1-3

1107 LOCUST STREET, STERLING

Beautiful 4 bedroom stone ranch, 1.75 baths, fireplace, hardwood floors, deck, $115,000 #09022075 Hosted by Jerry Lancaster

SUNDAY 12-1:30

19877 FREEPORT ROAD, STERLING

Located on 1.82 acres, 24x24 shed, 12x32 building, 70x30 machine shed, 3 car detached garage, newer roof on home, $189,900 #09161983

JUDY POWELL REALTY

815-626-7450

SUNDAY 12-2

701 MARSHA LANE, ROCK FALLS

Move-in ready 3 bedroom, 3 bathroom ranch, heated garage, enclosed hot tub, great location, $167,900 Hosted by Diane Schnake

815-288-4648

SUNDAY 1-3

12740 LAWRENCE ROAD, (INDIAN RIDGE SUB.) STERLING

Spacious ranch, 100 ft. river frontage, open floor plan, 3-sided fireplace, 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, finished basement, $166,900 #09097096

JUDY POWELL REALTY

815-626-7450

SUNDAY 1-3

12772 LAWRENCE ROAD, STERLING

Open floor plan ranch on the river, hardwood & ceramic floors, 3 bedrooms, 3 baths, 2 fireplaces, finished basement, $149,900 #09055830

JUDY POWELL REALTY

815-626-7450

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SAUK VALLEY

ROCK FALLS THICKSTEN APTS. 1 & 2 BR houses 815-499-4217

STERLING

RIVER RIDGE APARTMENTS

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, Plaintiff, vs.

2 Bedroom Great Location

$

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UNKNOWN HEIRS AND DEVISEES OF SEBASTIAN OBERSCHELP, DECEASED, UNKNOWN CLAIMANTS AND LIENHOLDERS AGAINST THE ESTATE OF SEBASTIAN OBERSCHELP, DECEASED, UNKNOWN CLAIMANTS AND LIENHOLDERS AGAINST THE UNKNOWN HEIRS AND DEVISEES OF SEBASTIAN OBERSCHELP, DECEASED, ASHLEY S. ELIAS AKA ASHLEY E. ELIAS AKA ASHLEY OBERSCHELP, Defendants.

15 CH 25 PROPERTY ADDRESS: 1103 RIVER OAKS DR DIXON, IL 61021 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of the above Court entered in the above entitled cause on November 3, 2015, the following described real estate, to-wit: Lot Number Sixteen (16) in Quick's River Oaks Subdivision, reference being had to the recorded Plat of said Subdivision as recorded on May 25, 1973 as Document No. 390153 in Book "G" of Plats on page 86, all situated in the County of Lee, in the State of Illinois.

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Permanent Index Number: 07-02-24-104-004 Commonly known as: 1103 River Oaks Dr, Dixon, IL 61021 will be offered for sale and sold at public vendue on February 18, 2016 at 10:00 AM, at the Old Lee County Courthouse, 112 E. 2nd Street, Dixon, IL 61021.

The Judgment amount is $157,131.88.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

NORTHLAND PARK APARTMENTS Studio’s, 1 & 2 BR Apts.

CALL FOR AVAILABILITY

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Sterling Rentals Newer 2 Bedroom $599.00 & Up Applcs., Fireplaces 2002 3rd Ave. 1836 First Ave. 606 W. Lefevre 2 BR $535.00 1 BR $465.00 1 Studio $390.00 Partial Heat, Water, Sewer, Refuse Removal, Laundry Facilities, Satellite

(815)626-1431 1 BR Apts.

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No Exceptions!

Call 815-716-0367.

1 BR, $420 815-562-7368 Rochelle Realty 1BR, w/ applcs. $395 + dep. No Pets. No Smoking.

815-622-8829 2 BR for $500

Water, sewer, garbage incl.

Coin W/D, No pets/ No parties.

Call Diana: 630-327-7046

WOOSUNG 1BR, $400 + dep.

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FOR RENT/SALE HOUSES & APTS. svla.org

DIXON 3BR River access, 1.5 ba., bsmt. Attached dbl. car garage. $900/mo. + util. Call Kelly 773-428-7877 Rent like a Champion! ™ 3BR, 1 ba., huge yard. $698/mo.

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Cute 3BR all redone, 1206 W. 6th St. $625/mo.

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Note: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act you are advised that the Law Firm of Heavner, Beyers & Mihlar, LLC, is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt, and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

I682397 Jan. 22, 29, Feb. 5, 2016

F15020201 WELLS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 15TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT LEE COUNTY- DIXON, ILLINOIS Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. Plaintiff, vs.

Robert Morath aka Robert Z. Morath; Susan Morath aka Susan L. Mmorath aka Susan L. Morath; Capital One Bank, (USA), N.A., successor in interest to Capital One Bank; Secretary of Housing and Urban Development; Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants Defendants.

CASE NO. 15 CH 24 Property Address: 1168 Corregidor Road, Amboy, Illinois 61310 NOTICE OF SHERIFF SALE Public notice is hereby given that in pursuance of a judgment of said Court entered in the above-entitled cause on July 7, 2015, I, Sheriff, John Simonton of Lee County, Illinois, will hold a sale on February 18, 2016 , commencing at 10am , at the Old Lee County Courthouse, 112 E. 2nd Street, Dixon, IL 61021, to sell to the highest bidder or bidders the following described real estate, or so much thereof as may be sufficient to satisfy said decree, to-wit: A TRACT OF LAND LOCATED IN THE WEST ONE-HALF OF THE NORTHWEST ONE-QUARTER OF SECTION 6, TOWNSHIP 20 NORTH, RANGE 10, EAST OF THE 4TH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT A POINT ON THE WEST LINE OF SAID SECTION 6, 1402.6 FEET SOUTH OF THE NORTHWEST CORNER THEREOF; THENCE SOUTH 147.55 FEET ON THE SAID WEST LINE; THENCE SOUTH 89 DEGREES 37 FEET EAST 480.00 FEET; THENCE NORTH 00 DEGREES 53 FEET 147.55 FEET; THENCE NORTH 89 DEGREES 37 FEET WEST 479.98 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, SAID PREMISES BEING SITUATED IN LEE COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as: 1168 Corregidor Road, Amboy, Illinois 61310 P.I.N.: 02-15-06-151-002 First Lien Position; Single-Family Residence; Judgment Amount $110690.28 IN ACCORDANCE WITH 735 ILCS 5/15-1507(c) (1)(H-1) AND (H-2), 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(5), AND 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1), YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE PURCHASER OF THE PROPERTY, OTHER THAN A MORTGAGEE, SHALL PAY THE ASSESSMENTS AND LEGAL FEES REQUIRED BY SUBSECTIONS (g)(1) AND (g)(4) OF SECTION 9 AND THE ASSESSMENTS REQUIRED BY SUBSECTION (g-1) OF SECTION 18.5 OF THE ILLINOIS CONDOMINIUM PROPERTY ACT. Terms of Sale: CASH - 10% down at the time of sale and the balance due within 24 hours of the sale. All payments for the amount bid shall be in certified funds payable to the Sheriff of Lee County.

The person to contact for information regarding this property is: Sales Department at ANSELMO LINDBERG OLIVER LLC 1771 West Diehl Road, Suite 120, Naperville, IL 60563 (866)4028661. For bidding instructions, visit www.alolawgroup.com 24 hours prior to sale.

This communication is an attempt to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

ANSELMO LINDBERG OLIVER LLC 1771 W. Diehl Rd., Ste 120 Naperville, IL 605634947 630-453-6960 | 866-402-8661 | 630-4284620 (fax) Attorney No. Cook 58852, DuPage 293191, Kane 031-26104, Peoria 1794, Winnebago 3802, IL 03126232 foreclosure@ALOLawGroup.com THIS LAW FIRM IS DEEMED TO BE A DEBT R410 COLLECTOR. Jan. 22, 29, Feb. 5, 2016

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NOTICE AANCHOR ROAD STORAGE 823 Anchor Rd Dixon, IL 61021 815.284.6900 Will hold a public sale to enforce a lien(s) Date of Sale Saturday February 13, 2016 at 12:00p.m. (Noon) Customer Name(s) Melissa Crema Unit 146 Jan. 29 & Feb. 5, 2016

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On, January 22, 2016, Tom Graff, owner of property on the South side of Dean Rd. approximately 630 feet East of 20640 Dean Rd. Chadwick, IL in Genesee Township, filed a petition with the Whiteside County Development Office requesting that they be granted a variance on this parcel which is zoned A1.

In order to comply with Chapter 19, Division 2, Section 19-4.8, of the Whiteside County Zoning Ordinance, a hearing must be held by the Whiteside County Planning and Zoning Commission, to allow input from the public.

The reason for Tom Graff's request is to vary the requirements found in section 19, Division 2, to keep a 20' strip of road frontage to his parcel instead of the required 25' strip.

The legal description for the property, involved in this request, is as follows.

Part of the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 6, Township 22 North, range 6 East of the Fourth Principal Meridian, Genesee Township, Whiteside County, Illinois, and part of Lot 3 and 4 of the Subdivision of said Southeast Quarter, according to the Plat thereof Recorded in Plat Book page 3 at page 48 in the Office of the Whiteside County Recorder, bounded and described as follows, to wit: Beginning at the Southeast corner of said Lot 4, thence South 89 degrees 45 minutes 29 seconds West, along the south line thereof, a distance of 1140.03 feet to a point 179.67 feet East of the Southwest corner thereof; thence North 00 degrees 02 minutes 11 seconds West, parallel to the West line of said Southeast Quarter, a distance of 900.85 feet; thence North 88 degrees 35 minutes 06 seconds East, a distance of 1120.35 feet to a point 20.00 feet West of the East line of said Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, thence North 00 degrees 02 minutes 11 seconds West, parallel with said East line, a distance of 259.13 feet to Center line of Dean Road; thence South 77 degrees 51 minutes 33 seconds East along said center line, a distance of 20.46 feet to the said East line of the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter; thence South 00 degrees 02 minutes 11 seconds East. Along said East line and the East line of said Lot 3 and Lot 4, a distance of 1178.53 feet on the point of beginning.

The public hearing on this request will be held at the Whitside County Law Enforcement Center, 400 North Cherry, County Board Room, in Morrison, IL, 61270 in Mount Pleasant Township, on February 18, 2016, at 7:00 p.m.

Parties wishing more information may call the Whiteside County Development Office, Monday through Friday, between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. at 815-779-5175 or appear at the Development Office on the second floor (Room 202) of the courthouse at 200 East Knox Street, Morrison, Illinois.

Dated this day of January A.D. 2016 WHITESIDE COUNTY PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION

By Gerald Ratajczak Chairperson January 29, 2016 ASSUMED NAME PUBLICATION NOTICE 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

The City of Rock Falls will be accepting sealed bids on the following vehicle: 1995 GMC K250 4 X 4 Pickup Truck 246,415 miles SOLD AS IS - Minimum bid of $500.00 Sealed bids will be accepted at the Rock Falls City Clerk?s Office, 603 W 10th Street, Rock Falls, IL 61071, Monday Friday 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. until Friday, February 12, 2016 at 10:00 a.m., at which time the bids will be publicly opened and read.

The City of Rock Falls reserves to right to refuse any and all bids.

Eric M. Arduini City Clerk

January 29, 2016

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT LEE COUNTY, ILLINOIS IN THE INTEREST OF Julissa Lopez, a Minor.

NOTICE

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TO: All Unknown Mothers and Stephanie Lopez and “All Whom It May Concern”: Take notice that on December 30, 2015, a Petition for Adjudication of Wardship was filed under the Juvenile Court Act by the Lee County State's Attorney in the Circuit Court of Lee County entitled in the “Interest of Julissa Lopez, a minor,” and that in the fourth floor courtroom of the Lee County Courts Building, Dixon, Illinois, on the 8th day of February, 2016, at 8:45 a.m., or as soon thereafter as this cause may be heard, an Arraignment Hearing will be held. THE COURT HAS AUTHORITY IN THIS PROCEEDING TO TAKE FROM YOU THE CUSTODY AND GUARDIANSHIP OF THE MINOR, TO TERMINATE YOUR PARENTAL RIGHTS, AND TO APPOINT A GUARDIAN WITH THE POWER TO CONSENT TO ADOPTION. Unless you appear you will not be entitled to further written notices or publication notices of the proceedings in this case, including the filing of an amended petition or a motion to terminate parental rights.

Now, unless you appear at the hearing and show cause against the petition, the allegations of the petition may stand admitted as against you and each of you, and an order or judgment entered.

Denise A. McCaffrey CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT January 29, 2016

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Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Sheriff of Lee County. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the mortgaged real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general 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 the 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. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the Court file to verify all information.

For information, contact the Plaintiff's Attorney: Heavner, Beyers & Mihlar, LLC, 111 East Main Street, Decatur, IL 62523, (217) 422-1719.

The purchaser of a condominium unit at a judicial foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, who takes possession of a condominium unit pursuant to a court order or a purchaser who acquires title from a mortgagee shall have the duty to pay the proportionate share, if any, of the common expenses for the unit which would have become due in the absence of any assessment acceleration during the 6 months immediately preceding institution of an action to enforce the collection of assessments, and which remain unpaid by the owner during whose possession the assessments accrued. If the outstanding assessments are paid at any time during any action to enforce the collection of assessments, the purchaser shall have no obligation to pay any assessments which accrued before he or she acquired title. If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by the Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5 (g-1).

If the sale is not confirmed for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the purchase price paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee's attorney.

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.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF LEE-DIXON, ILLINOIS

INVITATION FOR BIDS The City of Rock Falls will receive bids for a wastewater contract until 10:00 o'clock a.m. on the 19th day of February, 2016 at the Rock Falls City Hall, located at 603 W. 10th Street, Rock Falls, Illinois 61071 at which time and place all bids will be publicly opened and read aloud.

The proposed work for which the City of Rock Falls is soliciting bids consists of one contract, “1ST STREET SANITARY SEWER LINING”, and includes the following: “Furnish and install a CIPP liner in 312 lineal feet of 24" diameter sanitary sewer, furnish and install a cementitious liner and epoxy coating system on the inside of two (2) existing sanitary manholes and furnish and install a new sanitary manhole complete with appurtenances and all necessary surface restoration work.”

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Copies of the Contract Documents, including Project Manual and the Construction Drawings, shall be obtained electronically in PDF format from the Willett, Hofmann & Associates, Inc. website at www.willetthofmann.com. Contractors shall click on “Bid Login” on the homepage of the website and follow the instructions. The eBidDoc# (project number) is 4249938 for this project. The Project Manual, Construction Drawings and Bid Documents PDFs can be downloaded from the website by depositing ten dollars ($10.00) by credit card. Contractors can also obtain the Contract Documents in PDF format on a DVD by depositing $50.00 with Willett, Hofmann & Associates, Inc., 809 East Second Street, Dixon, Illinois for each DVD obtained. Said deposit is NONREFUNDABLE. A certified check or bank draft, payable to the order of the City of Rock Falls, negotiable U.S. Government Bonds (at par value) or a satisfactory Bid Bond executed by the Bidder and an acceptable surety in an amount equal to five percent (5%) of the total bid shall be submitted with each bid.

Attention is called to the fact that not less than the minimum salaries and wages as set forth in the Contract Documents must be paid on this project, and that the CONTRACTOR must ensure that employees and applicants for employment are not discriminated against because of their race, color, religion, sex or national origin.

The City of Rock Falls is an equal opportunity employer. The City of Rock Falls does not discriminate on the basis of handicapped status in the admission or access to, or treatment or employment in, its programs or activities.

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 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, ILLINOIS LEE COUNTY, IN PROBATE IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF HELEN L. MCCORMICK, Deceased.

No. 2016 P 5 CLAIM NOTICE Notice is given to creditors of the death of Helen L. McCormick of 123 Chicago Ave, Dixon, Lee County, Illinois 61021.

Letters of office were issued to Penelope A. Beardin, Dixon, Lee County Illinois, as Independent Executor, whose attorney of record is David W. Badger, 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: Penelope A. Beardin, Executor David W. Badger 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. 29, Feb. 5, 12, 2016

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Bids may be held by the City of Rock Falls for a period not to exceed sixty (60) days from the date of the opening of bids for the purpose of reviewing the bids and investigating the qualifications of bidders, prior to awarding the Contract.

BY ORDER OF CITY OF ROCK FALLS, ILLINOIS By: Eric Arduini, City Clerk DATE: January 29, 2016

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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.

$5000 SIGN ON BONUS! Regional Run, Home Every Week, $65-$75K Annually and an Excellent Benefit Plan. CALL TODAY 888-409-6033 www.Drive4Red. com

(class CDL A required)

A fast paced office looking for a secretary that will deal with debt collection, file management, and light typing. Please send resumes to: scottsmithee @thecityrebar.com ASSISTANT ACCOUNTANT WHITESIDE CO. HOUSING AUTHORITY: Part time, 20 hrs. wk., no benefits, acts. payable, general ledger, bank reconciliations, budget preparation monthly reporting.

Excel spreadsheet and assist. the accountant. Minimum 3 years, accounting experience preferred.

Please provide resume no later than Friday February 2. wcha@wcopha.org EOE

Electronics Technician/Assistance This position focuses on trouble shooting, repairing industrial electronic motor controls and electro-mechanical devices. Tasks includes soldering, reading schematics and following printed quality test procedures. Training provided.

Hours are: 8am - 5pm Monday - Friday Call Brad At 815-359-7306

First Presbyterian Church of Dixon is seeking an Organist/Pianist to accompany Sunday morning worship and other special services.

Inquiries to First Presbyterian Church, 110 E. 3rd Street, Dixon, IL 61021, firstpres pastor@grics.net, or 815-284-7741.

Library Director needed. 30 hours per week. Cover letter, resume & references mail to Milledgeville Public Library Attn: Deb Bailey 18 W 5th St. Milledgeville IL. 61051 or call 815-631-8051

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East ColomaNelson C.E.S.D. 20 has the following openings for the 2016-2017 School Year Special Education Teacher See details on the Illinois Education Job Bank website.

School District Secretary Candidates should have a strong background in the following areas: communication, organizational skills, and technology. A foundation in accounting/ finance and understanding of school operations is a plus.

To apply for the secretary position please mail, email, or drop off an application, letter of interest, resume, and references to: Mr. David Chavira, 1602 Dixon Road, Rock Falls, IL 6107 before February 15, 2016. Job description can be found on the school district website EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR for Bureau County Historical Society to administer the Society's museum and community outreach programs.

Full job description available at www.bureau countyhistorical society.com. Email resume and cover letter to rlgus@comcast .net by 2/19.

815- 872-9181 Wanted Ebay Technician 815-625-5498

PT 2nd & 3rd Shift RN/LPN $2000 bonus PT CNA - 1st Shift FT CNA - 2nd Shift

Good Samaritan Society - Prophets Riverview is accepting applications for RN’s, LPN’s, and CNA’s. Please go and apply online at www.good-sam.com.AA/ A/E /EOE, M/F M//F /F/Vet/H /VV /Handicap, Drug Free Workplace.

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Vacancy Postings Eastland CUSD # 308 Lanark, IL 61046

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First Federal Savings Bank is seeking an energetic individual for a Full-time Customer Service Representative position.

Duties include teller work, opening new accounts and customer contact marketing. This position is available at our Amboy Office.

First Federal Savings Bank is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Apply online at: www.ffsbweb.com

or email resume to: mmulinazzi@ffsb web.com.

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Immediate opening, full time Parts person, motorcycle knowledge, computer skills, great attitude, outstanding work ethic and Able to work weekends.

Apply in person Workman Harley Davidson. 1903 1st Ave. Rock Falls Local electrical contractor looking for experienced Electrician, full time. Residential & commercial work.

Send replies to Box #:1316, c/o Sauk Valley Classifieds, P.O.Box 498, Sterling, IL 61081

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Local farming operation looking for an immediate full time employee.

Duties include: planting, tillage, spraying and harvesting. Spraying license and CDL preferred. Competitive pay based on experience. Please send resume or contact information to PO Box 172, Sterling, IL 61081.

Now taking applications for the following: •Production •Quality Assurance •Truck Drivers No Phone Calls.

Apply in person: Xena International Inc. 910 S. Division Avenue, Polo, IL 61064

Visit Sauk Valley Classifieds at saukvalley.com

NEW YEAR - NEW CAREER QIDP (Case Manager) - to assess and coordinate needs and services and to promote quality of life through training and advocacy to an assigned group of persons with intellectual and medical disabilities. Qualified applicants must have bachelor's degree in health-related field or RN and at least 1 year experience working with persons with intellectual disabilities.

C.N.A. or D.S.P. - full and part-time hours; to provide

direct care and training to an amazing group of invididuals. Must be able to lift 50 lbs.

Direct Support Person (DSP) Certification Program 130 hour paid program. Successful completion of program will certify an individual to work as a Developmental Disability Aide with listing on Illinois Healthcare Worker Registry. Must be 16 years old, able to lift 50 lbs, no disqualifying conditions on IL Healthcare Background Check. Enrollment in program is not an offer of hire, but may lead to employment opportunities at ECTC.

An emphasis on TEAMWORK!

ECTC offers competitive pay, commesurate with experience, comprehensive benefit packages including shift differential and tuition reimbursement, a positive work environment, and other unique opportunities. exceptional-care.org EOE

EMPLOYMENT

To apply, submit a letter of interest, resume, credentials, copies of transcripts and license, and list of references with contact information to:

Mrs. Darcie Feltmeyer, Principal Eastland Elementary School 601 S. Chestnut Shannon, IL 61078

Gr. 7 - 12 Position -- Mrs. Monica Burkholder, Principal Eastland Jr./Sr. High School 500 S. School Dr. Lanark, IL 61046

Application deadline: Friday, February 5, 2016 Differential Positions • Head High School Volleyball Coach for 2016 Season Mrs. Monica Burkholder, Principal Eastland Jr./Sr. High School 500 S. School Dr. Lanark, IL 61046

Application deadline: Until Position is filled

Need Someone to let my 2 dogs out twice a week while I'm at work.

Will Pay. Call 815-499-6631

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Position Chief Nursing Officer

Full Time Days

Materials

Materials Manager

Full Time Days

RMG Walk In ED

Nurse Practitioner/ Hospitalist Full Time 7 on/7 off ED Tech One wkday, ev 3rd wkend, rotate holidays- Part Time

Patient Access

Patient Access Clerk Second Shift plus weekends - Part Time

Pharmacy

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Full Time Days

Full Time Nights plus weekends

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RCH is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

We are committed to outstanding customer service and all employees must adhere to our Service Excellence/Standards of Behavior

Email resumes to lcirone@rcha.net or apply online at www.rochellehospital.com

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Set-Up/Mechanic Position Manufacturing 1st Shift Coilcraft, an international manufacturer of electronic has components an opening for a Set-Up/Mechanic person at our Dixon facility. The Set-Up/Mechanic will be required to repair and maintain mechanical equipment and production machines and must have a valid driver's license.

Responsibilities will also include, but are not limited to, maintebuilding nance and grounds upkeep. If interested, please send resume with salary and benefit history to: Attn: Human Resources 924 Jay Dee Avenue-P.O. 525 Dixon, IL 61021 Fax: (815) 2886760 E-Mail: pseloover@ coilcraft.com EOE/Minorities/ Females/ Veterans/ Disabled Find out more about us at: www.coilcraft.com

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

Benefits offered.

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

Sauk Valley Media does not knowingly accept advertising which is in violation of the law. Likewise, we do not knowingly accept advertising which is fraudulent or has intent. malicious While we attempt to screen advertising with potential fraud, it is impossible to screen all potential problems.

We strongly encourage our readers to exercise caution and common sense, particularly when dealing with companies with which you are not familiar.

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Sauk Valley Media Telegraph 3200 E. Lincolnway 815-625-3600 ext. 5301 113 S. Peoria Sterling, IL 61081 Dixon, IL 61021

Towns Rock Falls Rock Falls Milledgeville Milledgeville Sterling Sterling

Streets Route 9th - 12thAve, FlockAve, Suzanne St. 222 12th - 15thAve, 2nd St. - 10th St. 245 Cochran, Main, Meyers, E. Old Mill 313 W.6th,Conchran,Hager,Holcomb,Main,Meyers,Thorp 315 18th Pl, 19thAve - 22ndAve, E. 23rd 58 Chesnut,DouglasDr,HarveyDr,EastAve,WestAve 56

Tasks

-Assists in tracking, troubleshooting, investigation, and review of failure rates and production records.

-Assists in managing preventative maintenance scheduling in accordance with production scheduling.

- Reviews and maintains repair parts inventory. Researches needed parts for repairs and stock maintenance items, and submits requests for parts with detailed information to purchasing manager.

-Follows up on ordered maintenance parts for ETA for repair scheduling and preventive maintenance scheduling.

-Assists in logging and tracking shop maintenance hours and downtime records.

-Helps production manager review processes and product flow for efficiency improvements. May do time studies in areas identified by management.

-Helps conducts internal production audits for accuracy of manufactured product and failures.

-Unloads and records receipt of manufactured goods.

-Proficient in Excel (can use data to make charts and modify as needed, write simple algebraic formulas, copies and pastes data between multiple workbooks) -Keeps accurate records and is detail-oriented -Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and can effectively multitask and work on multiple projects at a time -Previous production, maintenance, per quality inspection experience required -Engineering background a plus SEND RESUME OR APPLY IN PERSON Menk USA, LLC2207 Enterprise DriveSterling, IL 61081 No phone calls please.

We are an equal opportunity employer.

•Keep work area clean •Follow plant safety practices and demonstrate understanding and proper operation of equipment and tools •Utilize ordering procedures in the Maintenance Storeroom •Move equipment using proper lifting/rigging procedures •Set and align plant equipment with minimal supervision •Working knowledge of all plant equipment and material flow •Correctly layout and install steam, acid, sprinkler, slurry and hydraulic piping systems with minimal supervision •Perform Arc, Tig, and Mig welding procedures on both plate and pipe. Able to weld different material thicknesses out of position •Layout, fabricate and install all types of spouts, hoppers, transitions, and mechanical guards •Diagnose mechanical reasons for failure •Perform maintenance of shop equipment without supervision •Weld both carbon steel and stainless T-304 & T-316L •Perform basic machine shop skills such as turning shafts and milling, cutting keyways •Breakdown, assess, and rebuild gear reducers, pumps •Perform various other duties as assigned

Basic Qualifications:

•Education: High School education or GED required. AA Degree or Equivalent preferred.

•Experience:4 years in a maintenance related field preferred.

All interested applicants must apply online at purinacareers.com www.nestlep Apply under Job number is 15008282 No later than 02/15/16 No Phone Calls Please.

EOE: Minority/Female/Disabled/Protected Veteran Physical, drug screen & alcohol screen may be required

Customers 40 37 57 75 99 40

For motor route availability call David Sheets 815-625-3600 ext. 5311

Menk USA, LLC, in Sterling is accepting applications for the following position:

Basic Responsibilities:

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LOOKING FOR QUALITY CARRIERS

As the world’s largest food producer, Nestle knows success well. As an industry leader, we offer a competitive wage and benefits package. We currently have an opening for a Millfitter at our Nestle Purina facility in Clinton, IA.

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LEGAL ADVOCATEPart time at 28 hours a week. Primary job role consists of assisting domestic violence victims with obtaining orders of protection. Advocacy services provided with the court system, law enforcement, and on a crisis intervention basis in both Whiteside and Lee County.

SEXUAL ASSAULT ADVOCATE: Part time at 30 hours a week.

Works in the Sexual Assault Program to provide information, crisis intervention, advocacy services and support to sexual assault survivors.

May also facilitate groups and provide community education.

Social Services background preferred.

Training is provided.

Requirements: must have valid driver's license with insured vehicle and schedule flexibility.

Apply at YWCA of the Sauk Valley, 412 First Avenue, Sterling.

Affirmative Action Employer.

MILLFITTER

Openings effective January 12, 2016

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MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF VICTIMS OF VIOLENCE. Two positions open at the YWCA of the Sauk Valley:

Requirements

To apply, submit a letter of interest, resume, credentials, copies of transcripts and license, and list of references with contact information to:

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Production and Maintenance Technician

Certified Positions • Full-time Elementary Physical Education Teacher ( gr. K-6) for 2016-17 • Full-time Business/Computers Teacher (gr. 7-12) for 2016 - 17 Gr. K - 6 Position --

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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))

AUCTIONS

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ESTATE AUCTION JANUARY 31st, 10AM. 801 E. FRANCIS RD., NEW LENOX IL CARNIVAL, FOSTORIA ELEGANT GLASSWARE, ROSEVILLE & HULL POTTERY, VINTAGE COLLECTIBLES, OIL & GAS LANTERNS, DOLLS. MORE! [ http://www.auc tionzip.com ] www.auctionzip.com

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LARGE FIREARMS AUCTION LIVE & ONLINE! JANUARY 30th 9AM 4600 O'Hara Dr. Evansville, IN 230+ FIREARMS AMMUNITION KNIVES ACCESSORIES MORE! Bid online: www.proxibid. com/Sohn Bid absentee or by phone: Sohn & Associates 812-467-0227 www.sohnand associates.com

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REAL ESTATE AUCTION February 13th 1pm 1459 Illinois 104 Quincy, IL 3200sf home 6BR, 4BA, 74ac, pool, 2 ponds, guest house, shop. Managing Broker: Mark Welchert Welchert Auction & Realty Service Inc.

New furniture & wholesale beds also used: Twin, full, queen, king beds. Elec. & gas dryer, stoves, washer, table & chairs, recliners, sofa, dresser, BR set, elec. lift chair recliner, refrig.

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If you need furniture & just starting out, this is the place! 3 stores to serve you!

All size beds, twinfull-queen-king $100. New sofas $350/ea., also new furniture & beds wholesale.

6pc. bedroom set, new matching sofa & love seat, queen split boxes, 4 swivel rockers, 10 sofas, 10 recliners, 5 table/ chair sets, 3 coffee end table sets, 2 washer/dryers, 3 sofa sleepers, 5 love seats, 2 stoves, 7 dressers, refrigerator, freezer, upright chest, elec. hospital bed, elec. Lift chair, sm. hutch, & computer desk 815-718-4385 MUCH MORE!

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Quickie electric wheelchair, $500.

Call 815-548-9409

PETS & PET SUPPLIES 775 Border Collie ABC Puppies, reg., 6 wks., shots, wormed & vet checked, M $400 F $450 815-6317391 NO TEXTS. Free to good indoor home male cat, neutered, declawed, all shots.

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SNOWBLOWERS 782

MISCELLANEOUS 796 FOR SALE

MISCELLANEOUS 796 FOR SALE

5 hp MTD 24” elec. start, like new $450 815-288-6588

5 dollars in old circulated silver coins $60 815-440-3785

Third Reich Lion Head Army Sword Good condition. $500 firm 815-973-1150

Airens 6HP 24” cut snowblower self propelled with chains, pull start, good cond.

Runs great. $300.

Call 815-973-3223

TICKETS / TRAVEL 787 & EVENTS No person or business, unless properly licensed by the Illinois Secretary of State, may sell ticket(s) for any sporting event or otherwise, for more than the price printed upon the face of the said ticket(s).

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

TOOLS & MACHINERY

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NEW TODAY

Mastiff English AKC large pups from huge parents.

Fawn & apricot colors. Champ bloodline. $950. Call 309-945-2371 WARNING ADS FOR FREE PETS Your beloved pet deserves a loving, caring home. The ad for your free pet may draw response from individuals who will sell your animal for research or breeding purposes.

Please screen respondents carefully when giving an animal away.

Your pet will thank you!

I Buy: Antiques, collectibles, toys, post cards, etc.

815-445-6151.

APPLIANCES

755

LATHE CHUCKS new 6” self-centering, 8” four jaw independent, both D-1-4 spindle mount, $100 each.

5C collet chuck also D-1-4 $100.

Many more items.

815-625-7618.

WANT TO BUY 795 Have Old Motorcycle Rusting Away?

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MISCELLANEOUS 796 FOR SALE 18K over silver heart necklace, never worn $12 815-440-3785

ALLSTATE battery charger. AC volts, 10-120 Cycles 5060. AC Amps. 6V, 12V, 18V & 24 V settings. $25. Call 815-499-6505 Canoe rental business/ inventory for

sale. For info, call 815-732-4516

Everything needed to start your stained glass hobby, glass patterns, tools & storage unit. Highest bid.

815-625-6156 HARDWOOD LUMBER, Walnut, Cherry, Oak. Furniture lumber, fireplace mantles & gun stock material.

815-631-4340 Maytag gas stove & microwave, both almond.

Round oak table- seats 4.

815-535-6879.

New Cutler Hammer 100 AMP breaker box with 20 units. $125 815-631-5116 or 815-631-5558 Oliver 8sp. wood lathe w/ 24” turn and 6ft. Bed. $2000 815-626-9337 Pepsi toy cars and trucks collection $7 for all 815-4403785 See More Online Photos, Commerce, Expanded Text ➛Look for WEB ID ➛Log on to: www.saukvalley. com classifieds ➛Enter the WEB ID in the WEB ID Box ➛View Photos, Expanded Text BUY ONLINE!! saukvalley.com CLASSIFIEDS

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Kenmore Elite Oasis HE, electric washer & dryer. $300. 815-718-2940 Reliable, LIKE NEW used appliances, cmsappliance.net (815)626-1003

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HAY & STRAW

825

Big round bales of net wrapped grass hay. $45/ea. 815225-7824.

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FARM EQUIPMENT

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John Deere 6 row 30” conservation corn planter. Call 815-225-7824

AUTOMOBILES

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1993 Pontiac Bonneville, runs good, heat & A/C, great work car, $1100 815-564-7825 2003 Dodge Neon, runs good. $2,400 815-535-0910

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S.U.V.S

2003 Honda Accord one owner, sunroof, 108kmi., exc. cond., garage kept, brand new tires. $3900 firm.

815-590-1677 Beautiful 1951 Pontiac Chieftain repainted, all chrome redone. $12,000 spent on professional engine rebuild straight 8.

Interior exc. Asking $18,500. Call Dan 815-440-8702.

Black '06 Chevy Cobalt SS Supercharger. 88,000 miles, $6000. OBO Call 815-973-4487

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2005 GMC Yukon XL, 185k miles, seats 9, tow pkg., extra rack, $5,900 815-631-0924

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2012 Ram 3500 Dually Quad Cab, 8 ft. box spray n liner, 6.7, auto trans, manual 4x4 3.73 rear end tow pack, cloth black, new tires, running block boards, heater, pw l/w, grill cover, 40,000 mi, $37,000 815-5908995 before 7 pm.

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1988 Delta stock trailer, tandem axle 16'6”x 6'6”. $1000 815-626-9337

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1983 Ford F250 XL 4x4 7.3 Diesel w/ plow. $3000 1995 Chevrolet S 10 Blazer 4x4 new motor trans. 6.4 $3000 1997 Chevrolet 8' truck box. $800 2003 topper Short box. $200 815-626-7165 or 815-441-2559

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Saturday, January 30th - 9:00 A.M. Viewing: Friday, January 29th, 9:00 A.M. - 4:00 P.M.

Mr.Vance Collected for over 50 years!

Marble collection - over 1,000 quality marbles from Pee-Wee’s to 1 1/2”, Ribbon core & onion skins, many Peltier corkscrew Akro Agate sulfur, etc., nice collection. Lg. Lic. plate collection - Auto, Truck & Motorcycle form 1914, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20 - lots of 20’, 30’s, 40’s, through 70’s - mostly IL - some Ohio & Wisconsin. All Nice, Many pairs. 30 - 50 Western cap guns - lots with holsters. Lots of toys - tin 1950 garages, trucks, cars, boats, some toys still in orig. boxes. Approx 20 Little Big Books, Arts & Crafts. Period 1920’s oak sec./ bookcase, many wood adv. boxes.

Ammo boxes, jar dice, jar buttons, case of Indian arrowheads & spear points, postcards - Teddy R. postcards, Lg. frame pictures of Wright Bros. & Brookins plane accidents & people. 3, 4, 5, gal. water coolers. 100 Adv. yardsticks, 2 retro TV’s - 1949 & 1952, Furniture, curio cabs, copper boilers, World’s Fair 1934 clown string holder, U.S Marshall badge, wooden duck & goose decoys, 11” plastic boat w/ 9v. outboard battery, cookie jars, McCoy. Beautiful 1940 - 50 era oak dining group - Table/Buffet/6 chairs, Nice paino stool (Ball & Claw Feet), many adv. wooden boxes, Winchester, Remington, Sears, Allas box - Adv. tins, nice Keen Kutter St. razor, original Coke 1923 Starr opener in box, 10” plastic toy boat w/ 9v battery, lots of metal cars & trucks & Farm items, unused 5¢ 1940’s gambling punch board, box pocket knives, box adv. match covers, Oscar Meyer Lg. Weiner Wagon, nice dome top trunk, local milk bottles, Lg. Skinner dairy farm poster, 2pc. pine cabinet w/ double doors on top, cook books, 1952 undertakers license ( framed), nice 1930’s port Singer Sewing Machine, old poker chips. 1936 Amboy yr. book - over 30 Dixon year books 1914, 15, 20, 37, 38, 39, 40, 46, 47, 50 plus others., lots of beer adv. items.

4 gal churn, beer glasses & bottles, old Tran. radios - (AM only), older cameras, Daisy butter churn, Oak Wall phone (crank type), Mantle clocks, (2) cute youth chairs, set green fireking mugs, many board games, scale model cars, nice selection of Fisher Price toys - lots of toys in original boxes, box of Bill Ding wooden figurines, RARE unused Sterling to Dixon RR Trolley car ticket (1930 era), nice refurnished Martha Washington sewing cabinet. box Looney Tune glasses, nice selection of framed retro pictures, old keys, dated fruit jars, Black Farm (Walnut, IL) PFister corn poster / Rad. cover, floor lamps. refinished wooden medicine cabinet, nice Eastlake settee & matching chair, very nice Lg. magazine/ coffee table, 1800 era. box 20-30 old cap guns, old 48 star flags, Gilbert erector set in tin box, Blaupunkt 6 brand Hifi table top radio (sharp), lots of good showcase items. Big sale w/ lots of everything!!

VIEWING ON FRIDAY 29TH 9-4 P.M. For more information please call : 815-288-5814 Terms: Cash/ Good Checks, Credit Cards - Must have positive I.D. ALL to be paid for day of sale.

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