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DIXON | 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF RONALD REAGAN’S VISIT

Retro Reagan revealed

New center for future boyhood home visitors?

For 3 years, young Reagan called house on Hennepin home

BY MATT MENCARINI mmencarini@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 529

DIXON – Thirty years ago, President Ronald Reagan ate lunch in the Dixon home he lived in for 3 years. Today, the plates, table and chairs from that meal are still in the house.

The Ronald Reagan Boyhood Home, 816 S. Hennepin Ave., celebrated its 30th anniversary Thursday with night tours of the home and visitor center.

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Mayor Jim Burke (left) and Dixon Park Board President Ron Pritchard listen Thursday evening at Dixon City Hall as Tom Whitcombe tells a story of his grandfather being saved by Ronald Reagan when he was a lifeguard at Lowell Park. To the left of Burke is the vision for a statue of then-22-year-old Reagan that was unveiled Thursday by the artists who will sculpt it.

Sculptors unveil vision for statue of young ‘Dutch’

BY MATT MENCARINI mmencarini@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 529

DIXON – Near the beach Ronald Reagan once patrolled as a lifeguard, there could eventually be a statue dedicated to the country’s 40th president.

An artist’s rendering of Dixon’s

next Reagan statue was unveiled during a press conference at City Hall on Thursday. It will be placed in Lowell Park and depict a young Reagan running toward the Rock River to rescue a swimmer.

The statue will be 7 feet tall and have a base about 3 feet wide,

according to sculptor Gary Tillery, of Rotblatt Amrany Fine Arts Studio in Highland Park, a Chicago suburb. It’s same gallery that did the Michael Jordan statue outside the United Center in Chicago.

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Vicking Company owner Keith Zockuhr and his wife, Susan, speak with Ronald Reagan Boyhood Home volunteer Jeannne Kuhn on Thursday evening as the home kicks off the 30th year since the president visited it. Keith Zockuhr’s company restored the home, and Thursday marked the first time the Zockuhrs have been to the home since Reagan visited.

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Former probation officer being investigated Sexual misconduct was reported

BY CHRISTI WARREN cwarren@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 521

MORRISON – An investigation has been opened to determine whether a criminal

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1 Pancake breakfast on Sunday DIXON – Want to help send war veterans from Lee County on an Honor Flight to Washington? Have some pancakes.

Lee County Honor Flight will have a pancake breakfast from 8 a.m. to noon Sunday at the Dixon VFW Post 540, 1560 Franklin Grove Road.

Breakfast will cost $6 for adults and $3 for kids 5 to 12, and is free for kids younger than 5.

All proceeds will be used to send World War II and Korean War veterans from Lee County on future Honor Flights in the spring and summer.

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prosecution is warranted after a report of sexual misconduct was made about a former Whiteside County probation officer.

Kevin Johnson, director of

court services for Whiteside County, declined to comment, but he did say that the suspect, Dale Merema, was no longer employed there. He wouldn’t say when Merema left.

According to court documents, the investigation was

2 Second Saturdays in Dixon

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DIXON – Second Saturdays Art Happenings, featuring art, music and other cultural events, returns to various venues, mostly from 6 to 8 p.m. downtown, between First and Second streets and Peoria and Galena avenues. Go to www.second-saturdays.com or find the event on Facebook for a complete schedule and more details.

DIXON – Bridal Fair 2014, considered the area’s largest bridal fair, will begin at noon Sunday at Sauk Valley Community College. The event, sponsored by Sauk Valley Media and Seno Formal Wear, is a one-stop shop for brides planning their wedding.

Exhibits will include cakes, tuxedos and everything in between. Seno Formal Wear and Satin ‘N Lace will present a fashion show to feature the newest trends in tuxes and bridal gowns.

Tickets cost $5 and are available at the Sauk Valley Media office at 3200 E. Lincolnway in Sterling, at the Telegraph office at 113 Peoria Ave. in Dixon, or at the door on Sunday.

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opened because Merema is believed to have attempted “custodial sexual misconduct.”

Whiteside County State’s Attorney Trish Joyce said during a phone interview that because the matter involved

a county employee, she had a conflict of interest in handling the case herself, and so she asked that a special prosecutor be appointed. The court agreed in November.

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DIXON – Project GenNex, the Dixon youth group, is sponsoring an art show called “Desire to Inspire” at The Next Picture Show, 113 W. First. St., with an opening event from 6 to 8 p.m. today.

The art will be on display at the gallery throughout the month. The art will be from area junior high and high school students who go to Reagan Middle School, Dixon High School, St. Anne Catholic School and St. Mary’s, among others.

ROCK FALLS – The Girls Scouts of Northern Illinois will have a public grand opening celebration from noon to 4 p.m.

Saturday of its new Rock Falls Service Center, 229 First Ave. Free family activities will include a jewelry-making craft for kids, information on Girl Scout camp and upcoming local programs, and the opportunity to register for Girl Scouts. And, yum, there will be a booth where you can buy Girl Scout Cookies!

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The home’s board of directors will consider having a new visitors center built on a piece of land it owns at the northwest corner of Ninth Street and Galena Avenue, Board President Ann Lewis said. If the cost is reasonable, she said, additional steps will be taken for fundraising.

The visitor center could have interactive elements, she said, depicting what life was like in Illinois during the 1920s. Lewis expressed interest in approaching the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in California or Eureka College to see if they would be willing to donate any surplus arti-

facts or documents.

To recognize the anniversary, Lewis said the Ronald Reagan Boyhood Home received proclamations from Rep. Tom Demmer and Sen. Tim Bivins, both R-Dixon.

In July 1979, the home, which was then a two-family duplex, was up for sale and being sold by Burke Realty and current Dixon Mayor Jim Burke, the mayor said, and he sold it for $37,500 with a $500 down payment.

It was that sale that allowed the home to be made into what it is today.

After the home was purchased, Burke got a telegram from someone in Las Vegas offering to buy the house for $50,000, he said, but the paperwork for the

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‘The List’

First, last to report school closings Once again today, it is cold outside, with yet another wind chilld advisory in effect.

Districts in the Sauk Valley have been busy this winter monitoring weather conditions and deciding whether to call off school. In the past few years, Sauk Valley Media has gotten more involved in that process, sharing with readers via text alerts (click here to sign up) and on Facebook and this website the closings as they are announced.

So we get a feel for which school districts are quick to close, and which take a bit more time. Here, then, are my lists of districts that are fast on the draw and those that take a little more time to contemplate the decision.

DISCLAIMER: These lists are based on only my observations. I think all of our local districts make the calls on school closures in plenty of time. Some

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Fastest 5 Districts to Cancel School (in no particular order): St. Mary’s School, Sterling Newman Central Catholic High School, Sterling Polo public schools 3T !NDREW #ATHOLIC Grade School, Rock Falls !MBOY PUBLIC SCHOOLS Slowest 7 Districts to Cancel School (in no particular order): Rock Falls High School Prophetstown-LyndonTampico public schools Erie public schools West Carroll public schools Rochelle Township High School Bureau Valley public schools !SHTON &RANKLIN #ENTER public schools –Jeff Rogers, SVM Managing Editor

Group to help April House Some funds still needed

BY CHRISTI WARREN cwarren@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 521

MORRISON – Whiteside County’s child advocacy center, April House, is readying to make a move next door.

But first, officials say, the center needs to acquire some additional funding.

April House is a place where victims of child sexual abuse, physical abuse and serious neglect go to be interviewed about the things they have endured. Up until recently, the center had been facing major financial problems because of lack of grants and a downturn in donations.

This summer, the county-owned center faced closure.

Since then, however, the center’s financial luck has turned, thanks in large part to a $12,500 United Way grant and a private donor who sought to match it.

Now the county is hard

To help Contact Whiteside County Sheriff Kelly Wilhelmi at 815-7724044 or State’s !TTORNEY 4RISH *OYCE at 815-772-5194. at work to make sure it stays open.

The next step to insuring the center’s future lies in establishing a new location, one that would meet the requirements outlined by the National Children’s Alliance and make it eligible for accreditation.

Accreditation with that organization would open April House up to being eligible for other grants, specifically a large one from the attorney general’s office that the center had relied on for years.

Currently housed in a yellow, county-owned house at 503 N. Madison St. in Morrison, the center is in serious need of major improvements.

A walk-through made it clear that to bring the 100-year-old building up to standards, necessary fixes would include work on the electric wiring, fixing a mold problem in the

basement, and converting the bathroom into an ADA-accessible one.

It was determined during the fall that moving the center next door to the more modern gray house, also owned by the county, would be much less expensive. In November, the county board approved that request.

But the gray house isn’t without its faults, Whiteside County State’s Attorney Trish Joyce estimates that it, too, would have to go through about $20,000 worth of repairs.

And that’s where the Twin Cities Sunrise Rotary Club comes in.

Back in October, Johanna Hager, the center’s executive director and forensic interviewer, gave a presentation at the club’s meeting.

The club’s president, Dean Ahlers, said that club members were immediately interested in helping out with what they saw as a very worthy cause. “It just sparked a lot of emotion in the club that day, and even before she left, we had already started a petition to see

if we could raise some money,� Ahlers said. “And it snowballed from there.�

The club members took up a colleciton and offered their expertise in any way they could help out, Ahlers said.

So when a representative from the accreditation team came out to do a walk-through of the newly proposed site at the gray house, a few members from the club went along.

Two members in particular, one an engineer, and another a contractor, worked closely with Joyce and Whiteside County Sheriff Kelly Wilhelmi to create a to-do list for the gray house. “I think the club really came together on this,�

Ahlers said. “And then we’ve got a large list of almost everybody on the club signed up to help out with the sweat equity when it comes down to it.�

Joyce said that because the rotary club offered to donate the labor, the only remaining cost would be to cover the materials needed – one she estimates to be about $8,000.

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Orientation meeting Odd-even parking planned at BVHS policy in effect

STERLING – State Rep. Mike Smiddy, D-Hillsdale, will speak Tuesday and Wednesday at town halls in the Sauk Valley.

The 71st District representative will address Rep. Mike issues from Smiddy TO p.m. Tuesday at Tampico Elementary School, 202 W. Second St. Latino issues will be discussed FROM TO P M Wednesday at Dairy -ART TH !VE

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The 71st District includes parts of Carroll, Whiteside, and Rock Island counTIES SUCH AS !LBANY $EER Grove, Erie, Fulton, Hillsdale, Morrison, Lyndon, Prophetstown, Rock Falls, Savanna, Sterling, and Tampico.

-!.,)53 n !N ORIENTAtion meeting for incoming Bureau Valley High School freshmen and their parents will begin at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the school, 9154 County Road 2125 N. The meeting will be in the school auditorium.

Students and parents from Bureau Valley North, Bureau Valley South, AND "RADFORD *UNIOR High School are invited. ! TENTATIVE CURRICULUM guide for next year will be available. Scheduling procedures, graduation requirements, and the 8-block schedule will be explained.

Guidance counselor !IMEE 3TOLLER 0RINCIPAL Eric Lawson, and teachers from various departments will answer audience questions.

The school can be reached at 815-445-4004.

DIXON – Dixon police remind residents that the odd-even parking ordinance is in effect.

In residential areas where 2 or more inches of snow is on the ground, citizens must park their vehicles on the even side of the street (south or east) on even-numbered days, and the odd side of the street (north or west) on odd-numbered days.

Parking can be resumed as normal once the street has been cleared.

No vehicle may be parked on the roadway from 2 to 6 a.m. in the downtown business district or in a city parking lot on any day of the week.

reminded that Feb. 18 will be the last day to register to vote in the March 18 primary election.

Voter registration applications that are mailed to county clerks’ offices must have a postmark of no later than Feb. 18

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OBITUARIES Marjorie D. Moine DIXON â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Marjorie Darlene Moine, 82, of Dixon, joined her loving Savior in eternal rest Thursday, Feb. 6, 2014, at Serenity Hospice & Home in Oregon.

Marjorie was born Nov. 21, 1931, in rural Goshen County, Wyo., the youngest of three children born to Virgle and Lena (Evans) Lawson. She attended several grade and high schools in Nebraska and Wyoming, and Parks Business College in Denver. She married Alvin Elwood Moine on Dec. 25, 1951, in Missouri. She was a member of First Presbyterian Church in Dixon.

Besides the tireless and time-consuming job of raising her family, she worked outside the home at several businesses, lastly retiring from the office of Dr. Richard Piller, a chiropractor in Dixon.

Marjorie was a den mother for her three Cub Scout sons. During all of her adult life, she was actively involved with the Presbyterian Women, elder, and other various committees at First Presbyterian Church. During the past several years, she was an active member of P.E.O. Sisterhood, Chapter AC, in Dixon.

After more than 62 years of marriage, she is survived by her loving husband, Alvin Elwood Moine; three very special sons, Bruce Edwin Moine of Rocklin, Calif., Joseph Eugene (Shelley) Moine of Normandy Park, Wash., and Daniel Winfield (Cindy) Moine of Auburn, Calif.; four grandchildren, Leigha Moine, Jordan Moine, Hana Moine, and Erin Moine; and two stepgrandchildren, Shannon Gann and Brian McAlister.

She was preceded in death by her parents; and two brothers, Carroll Lawson and Leonard Lawson.

A celebration of life will be at a later date at First Presbyterian Church in Dixon, with the Rev. David Spaulding, pastor, officiating. Private cremation and interment rites will be accorded. Preston-Schilling Funeral Home in Dixon is handling arrangements.

Memorials have been established to First Presbyterian Church in Dixon and to the Dixon Chapter of the P.E.O. Sisterhood, and may be sent to the funeral home.

Visit www.prestonschillingfuneralhome. com to send condolences.

Lucas M. Stage STERLING â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Lucas M. Stage, 38, of Sterling, died Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2014. He was employed as a roofer by Terry Papocci Construction.

Lucas was born Aug. 13, 1975, in Sterling, to Cal Stage Sr. and Barbara (Eugene) Harms.

Survivors include his mother, two sons, Colton and Caden Stage, one sister, Tina Dahlberg, and one brother, Cal (Amber) Stage, all of Sterling; and many nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his father; and one daughter, Savannah Stage.

Cremation rites have been accorded. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday and the funeral at noon Saturday at Schilling Funeral Home in Sterling, with the Rev. Scott Porter, pastor of Abiding Word Church in Sterling, officiating.

A memorial has been established.

Visit www.schillingfuneralhome.com to send condolences.

Bette L. Sherman TAMPICO â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Bette L. Sherman, 89, of Tampico, died Friday, Jan. 31, 2014, at her home. She had worked at Northwestern Steel and Wire Co. in Sterling.

Bette was born April 21, 1924, in Tampico, the daughter of William and Esther (Spotts) Schultz. She married Norman Wetzell in 1944. He preceded her in death. She married John Sherman on Sept. 6, 1969, in Tampico. He preceded her in death on Feb. 4, 1999. She was a member of Tampico United Methodist Church.

Survivors include one son, Ronald (Cynthia) Wetzell of Minneapolis; five grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; one brother, Gary Schultz of Belvidere;

and numerous nieces and nephews.

She also was preceded in death by her parents; two sons, Charles and Michael; one granddaughter; three brothers; and one sister.

Visitation will be from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday and the funeral at 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Tampico United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Leanne Keate, pastor, officiating. Private burial will be Monday at Oak Knoll Memorial Park in Sterling. Garland Funeral Home in Tampico is handling arrangements.

A memorial has been established to Tampico United Methodist Church.

Visit www.garlandfuneralhome.com to send condolences.

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Terrorism trial winds down Prosecutor: Actions went beyond protest CHICAGO (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Three men who came to Chicago to protest the 2012 NATO summit veered from civil disobedience into terrorism when they hatched a plan to throw Molotov cocktails at President Barack Obamaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s campaign headquarters, police stations and other sites, a prosecutor said Thursday, wrapping up the stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s case against them.

Brian Church, Jared Chase and Brent Vincent Betterly sought to spread fear through violent acts and deserve to be convicted under Illinoisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; rarely-used terrorism statute, prosecutor Tom Biety said during closing arguments. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Were they bumbling fools or were they cold, calculating terrorists? ...

That is the question you have to answer,â&#x20AC;? he told jurors. He added that the evidence showed, â&#x20AC;&#x153;These men are terrorists.â&#x20AC;?

The menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lawyers, though, say the authorities overreached by charging their clients under the terrorism statute â&#x20AC;&#x201C; one of many rarelyinvoked terrorism statutes that states passed after 9/11. They portrayed men as drunken goofs who were duped into the Molotov cocktail plot by an undercover officer who infiltrated their group.

Attorney Michael Deutsch said prosecutors brought the ominous-sounding terrorism charges to make a splash in the media, and that they â&#x20AC;&#x153;trivializedâ&#x20AC;? actual terrorism and â&#x20AC;&#x153;disrespectedâ&#x20AC;? terrorism victims by doing so. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They wanted to get publicity ... and say, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Look, we found terrorists and prevented may-

hem in Chicago,â&#x20AC;? Deutch told jurors.

If convicted of the terrorism charges, each defendant could face decades in prison.

Church, 22, of Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; Chase, 29, of Keene, N.H.; and Betterly, 25, of Oakland Park, Fla., also face lesser charges, including arson.

Terrorism cases are almost always filed in federal court, and Illinois prosecutors havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t said why they chose to charge the men under the stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s statute, which has only been invoked once before.

Whether the menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s alleged actions or planned actions amounted to terrorism is at the heart of the case.

Deutch conceded that his client, Church, brought a bow and arrow and throwing star with him to Chicago, but he explained, â&#x20AC;&#x153;He has a fetish ... . He thinks heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a ninja warrior.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;But are these weap-

ons of terror? Weapons of mass destruction?â&#x20AC;? he asked jurors.

He said that as the summit approached, his client was â&#x20AC;&#x153;an alcoholic and stonedâ&#x20AC;? much of the time and only appeared to entertain talk of attacks because he was confused and eager to fit in at what was his first big demonstration. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He had delusions of protester grandeur,â&#x20AC;?

Deutsch said.

Biesty, though, rejected the portrayal of the defendants as naive and detached. He cited wiretap recordings in which Chase is heard talking about throwing a firecracker into a bottle of gas and saying, â&#x20AC;&#x153;If you put one of those in a bottle and throw... You cover â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;em in a ball of fire.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Not drunken bravado â&#x20AC;&#x201C; cool and calculating,â&#x20AC;? the prosecutor said. He added, â&#x20AC;&#x153;To intimidate the city of Chicago. That was their plan,â&#x20AC;? he said.

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Voluntary GMO labeling near?

Food industry pushing plan WASHINGTON (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201C; People who want to know more about genetically modified ingredients in their food would be able to get it on some packages, but not others, under a plan the industry is pushing.

Large food companies worried they might be forced to add â&#x20AC;&#x153;genetically modifiedâ&#x20AC;? to packaging are proposing voluntary labeling of those engineered foods, so the companies could decide whether to use them or not.

The effort is an attempt to head off state-bystate efforts to require mandatory labeling.

Recent ballot initiatives in California and Washington state failed, but several state legislatures are considering labeling requirements, and opponents of engineered ingredients are aggressively pushing for new laws in several states.

The move comes as consumers demand to know more about whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in their food.

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Cheerios are shown in a store in Akron, N.Y. Large food companies are trying to head off state-bystate efforts to enact mandatory labeling of genetically modified ingredients by proposing new voluntary labels nationwide. unsafe. But opponents say thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s too much unknown about seeds that are altered in labs to have certain traits, and that consumers have a right to know if they are eating them. The seeds are engineered for a variety of reasons, many of them to resist herbicides or insects.

Pamela Bailey, president and CEO of the Grocery Manufacturers Association, the food industryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s main trade group, said the decision on labels should rest with the Food and Drug Administration, which is set up to assess the safety of foods.

The grocery manufacturers announced a partnership with 28 farm and food industry groups Thursday to push for the legislation.

The groups include the National Corn Growers Association, the National Restaurant Association and the National Beverage Association, all industries that have seen pushback from consumers over modified ingredients.

The groups say mandatory labels would mislead consumers into thinking that engineered ingredients are unsafe.

The state laws could also create a compli-

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The industries are lobbying members of Congress to introduce and pass a bill that would require FDA to create a voluntary label that would take precedence over any state laws.

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;When I received the information, I determined that there should be an investigation into

whether charges should be filed,â&#x20AC;? Joyce said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;So I asked the court to appoint a special prosecutor; theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll conduct an investigation and determine whether charges should be filed.â&#x20AC;?

The Illinois statute regarding â&#x20AC;&#x153;custodial sexual misconductâ&#x20AC;? says that probation officers commit such a crime when they engage in sexual conduct with a probationer, parolee,

or releasee, or a person serving a term of conditional release who is under the supervisory, disciplinary, or custodial authority of the officer engaging in the sexual conduct.

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Tourism on to next phase Free library program first project on list

In the works

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Here are the first projects planned in the second phase of the Rock Falls Tourism initiative: Free library kiosk program

ROCK FALLS â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Tim Wilson, who has headed up Rock Falls Tourism for less than a year, is finishing what others started while also striving to leave his own mark.

After closing the books on the years-long first phase of a three-part tourism initiative, Wilson is kicking off Phase 2 with a list of projects he recently presented to the City Council.

The crown jewel of Phase 1 was establishing a 5-year financial reserve to protect the 501(c) (3) nonprofit organization against unforeseen events. Formerly known as the Rock Falls Convention and Visitors Bureau, the tourism office was born of a 1991 ordinance that set up a tax on city hotel guests. That tax money funds the organization.

Given there are only five hotels in the city, events such as natural disasters or fires could have a significant impact on

finances of the tourism office.

The other major goal of the first phase was marketing. That goal was achieved largely through what is known as drip marketing, in which a similar message is sent repeatedly over a longer time, oftentimes via email or social media. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We did some newspaper, radio and magazine advertising,â&#x20AC;? Wilson said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was mainly little things to get the name out within 50 miles of the city limits.â&#x20AC;?

As his agency moves on to the second phase, Wilson says his philosophy will be a little different. He plans to back off the marketing and move more in the direction of community relations.

The next phase is all about infrastructure and quality-of-life changes, Wilson says. He looks to Dixon as a measuring stick of sorts, realizing that Rock Falls has some

Information kiosk at !RDUINI "OAT ,AUNCH New floating dock system for canoes and kayaks along canal Downtown streetscape upgrades catching up to do. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Dixon has its infrastructure in place, and now they are bringing in some bigger attractions,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re an old industrial town, so weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re a little behind them in Phase 2.â&#x20AC;?

The door will be opened to events such as the 2012 Mumford & Sons concert in Dixon after issues such as infrastructure, streetscape and logistics upgrades are made, Wilson said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got to clean up before the party,â&#x20AC;? Wilson said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Then we can move on to special events and marketing what we have.â&#x20AC;?

Kicking off the second-phase projects will be installation of a free library program. Kiosks will be set up at several high-traffic sites yet to be determined. The public library will help to administer the program, which operates on a â&#x20AC;&#x153;take one, return oneâ&#x20AC;? honor system.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;It will probably look like a mailbox, and people can just take a book out and put one back,â&#x20AC;? head librarian Amy Lego said.

The library will supply books for the program. People continually donate books to the library. The newer ones are kept, while others are sold on designated shelves at the library. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be really interesting,â&#x20AC;? Lego said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve seen the free libraries in magazines, and it looks cool.â&#x20AC;?

Other projects in this phase include the addition of an information kiosk at the Arduini Boat Launch, with help from the Coloma Township Park District. An ADA-compliant floating dock system will be built along the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s side of the Hennepin Canal. A streetscape project is planned in the area along First Avenue and Second Street.

Benches, bike racks and trash containers will be replaced, and new banners, artwork and landscaping will be introduced.

City government and the Rock Falls Chamber of Commerce will be involved in the streetscaping efforts.

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Omri Amrany and Tillery will do the sculpting, Tillery said, adding that the process could take a little more than 2 months and will start after the funding has been raised.

Fundraising for the project, which was estimated at $200,000, according to Mayor Jim Burke, could start March 1 and will hopefully be finished

by June 1. The city will approach private donors, as well as have four musical tributes.

Funds for the initial work were donated by KSB Hospital, Midland States Bank, Dixon Tourism, John Weitzel, Lee County Republicans and the Dixon Area Chamber of Commerce, Burke said during the news conference.

The city decided to go with a nationally known art gallery, Burke said, to help with the fundraising. A website will be set up once the fundraising begins.

Amrany and Tillery have

worked together on other sculptures, including the Pat Tillman statue for the Arizona Cardinals in Tempe, Ariz.

The Reagan statue will begin as metal poles welded together, Tillery said, before wood and wire are added, and the clay is put on. Then, the sculpting begins, he said.

Similar to other sculptures, the face will be among the most difficult elements, Tillery said, especially because the sculptors wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have a picture of a young Reagan running to use. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In a situation like this, you want kind of a grimmace,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You want something with some intensity. Otherwise itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just a face stuck onto a sculpture.â&#x20AC;?

Because the statue will show Reagan wearing a 1920s-era bathing suit, like he would as a lifeguard, a significant amount of time will be spent on the leg and arm muscles. The sculptors will likely have a live model pose in a running stance, Tillery said, and

then take photographs from all angles to use as references.

The statue will show Reagan doing something most people donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t associate with the former actor, governor and president.

And it will show him at an age most donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t associate with him. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a challenge,â&#x20AC;? Tillery said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re using an image of him from a time when he was probably in his early 20s. The face is going to be a little different than most people expect.â&#x20AC;?

The image the sculptors will use as reference is of Reagan standing still.

In his 7 years as a lifeguard, Reagan reportedly rescued 77 swimmers, and among them was Bert Whitcombe. On Thursday, his son, Tom Whitcombe, talked about what he remembers his father telling him about the rescue.

What Whitcombe remembers hearing from his father varies slightly, he said, from what was reported in an article in the Dixon Telegraph about the rescue.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was happy to find that article,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There are so many people who claim to be among the 77. The number had grown during the time he was alive. There were about 100 of them when he was governor and about 500 during his first term [as president]. ... But at least we have some documentation so that we know that it really happened.â&#x20AC;?

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Did Rock Falls follow the law?

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oes Rock Falls follow a state law that bars it from turning off peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s electricity during really cold weather?

The city insists it does.

Some say thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not so.

Recently, resident Kerry McGrady, 48, told me the city threatened to cut off his power because he was 2 months behind in his payments. The utility office, he said, planned to turn off his electricity on a day in which the temperature would drop below 20 degrees.

The law forbids shutoffs when itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s that cold.

The city said it couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t discuss McGradyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s situation specifically. But it assured the public that it follows the law.

We published a story last weekend about McGrady. As expected, we got a lot of online feedback.

One woman wrote on Facebook, â&#x20AC;&#x153;If you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t pay your bill, then thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s your fault and expect to be disconnected.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Pay your bills; donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t expect handouts,â&#x20AC;? a man chimed in.

Others, however, said they werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t surprised

by McGradyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s situation. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The city of Rock Falls has played these games for the last 40 to 50 years. Even when [my mother] worked there, they would do this crap,â&#x20AC;? one man wrote.

On our website, one reader took a shot at the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s recent improve-

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ments to its utility business office. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You just knew they were going to put the screws to the people when they redid the utility offices. â&#x20AC;Ś I thought the old office was fine and functional. Could have thought of other places to spend money on this town.â&#x20AC;?

We have no evidence that the city has engaged in the practice of cutting residentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; electricity on days when the temperature drops below 20.

So we filed a public records request to ask for information for all shutoffs since Dec. 1.

Any person can make such a request.

If the city shut off power to residents in that time, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll check the low temperatures on the days those cutoffs occurred.

Then we can figure out whether Rock Falls followed the state law.

David Giuliani is a news editor for Sauk Valley Media. You can reach him at dgiuliani@ saukvalley.com or 800798-4085, ext. 525. Follow him on Twitter: @ DGiuliani_SVM.

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Procrastinators may have found Man of the Year What we think By delaying his budget address until after the March 18 primary, Gov. Pat Quinn has pulled off a shrewd piece of procrastination. Illinoisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; procrastinators might have just found a new hero.

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ov. Pat Quinn might have just put himself into contention for a major award.

Members of the Illinois Procrastinators Society might take one look at Quinnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s successful bid to postpone his budget address for 5 weeks, nod in agreement, and nominate him as their Man of the Year.

Quinn has been governor for 5 years. One would think that, by now, he would have the state budget-writing process down â&#x20AC;&#x153;pat.â&#x20AC;?

However, when Quinn approaches the podium on the last Wednesday of March, it will be the latest that he has delivered his annual budget speech.

Why? Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s check the record.

In 2009, he delivered his budget speech on March 18. Lawmakers, who had recently booted Rod Blagojevich out of office, were only too happy to give Quinn extra time.

In 2010, he delivered it on March 10.

In 2011, he delivered it on Feb. 16.

In 2012, he delivered it on Feb. 22.

In 2013, he delivered it on March 6.

This year, the budget address was supposed to be delivered Feb. 19, as prescribed by law.

But because of a law that Quinn signed this week, the address will be delayed until March 26.

Every taxpayer in the state awaits this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s address with keen interest. They well remember the lame-duck temporary income tax increase agreed to by the Legislature and Quinn back in January 2011, which raised individual and business income tax rates significantly.

Those tax hikes expire mostly in 11 months.

While Quinn has declined to state his position on whether they should be renewed, his budget address does not have the luxury of equivocation.

To accurately plan the 2014-15 state budget, Quinn must state what

he thinks should be done about revenue.

His administration already predicted that the expiration of the temporary income tax increase would mean a revenue decline of about $2 billion for the second half of the 2014-15 fiscal year.

Hovering over all this is the specter of the primary election March 18, in which Quinn faces token opposition, and the general election Nov. 4.

From Quinnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s perspective, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s better to delay bad news for voters until after an election. Because he previously persuaded the Legislature to postpone budget addresses, why not get them to agree to delay this one until after the primary?

People who are skeptical of Quinnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s motives might have hit the nail on the head.

For its part, the governorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s office put forth perfectly logical reasons for seeking the delay.

For one thing, the governor needs more time to consider late-arriving economic news, according to Brooke Anderson, a spokeswoman.

For another, Quinn wants to lay out a 5-year budget blueprint â&#x20AC;&#x153;to really show the meaningful impact over the next 5 years and where Illinois could be,â&#x20AC;? Anderson said.

Never mind that a single-year budget is all that Quinn is required to produce.

Many Republicans scoffed at what they saw as a politically driven delay. But we imagine procrastinators across the state stood up and cheered. They, better than anyone, appreciate passable, if slightly insincere, excuses for putting off distasteful chores.

We donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know whether Quinn will win re-election in the fall, but for his performance in putting off the delivery of bad political news until after the primary, heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s certainly the front-runner to receive Man of the Year honors from Illinoisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; procrastinators â&#x20AC;&#x201C; if they ever get around to it.

SVM Reader Poll Vote at saukvalley.com (Note to readers â&#x20AC;&#x201C; This is not a scientific poll.)

Current question: What kind of energy to you use to heat your residence? s s s

Previous question and results: Have you come down with the flu yet this winter?

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Go ahead, whine about winter Soon, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be whining about how hot it is The Pantagraph Editorial Board Bloomington

We admire, and want to emulate, folks who accept winter as it is.

While many of us are sniveling and whining about the recent bouts of snow and extreme cold, some among us stomp along, answering most winter whines with remarks that itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s January, and what should people expect?

There is little doubt this winter, so far, has been colder than most, and weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve received more snow than in recent years. But, at least in the area of snowfall, it appears the past two or three winters have been relatively mild, making this winter seem harsher.

The polar vortex, which is causing a good deal of the extremely cold weather, is somewhat unusual. But generally, Central Illinois can expect to see a cold weather pattern like this every 5 or 10 years.

This winter is notable, however, for the number of extremely cold periods that have dipped into Central Illinois.

Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re also better armed to whine about winter.

ONE OF THE NEWER weather â&#x20AC;&#x153;statisticsâ&#x20AC;? is wind chill factor, which isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t as scientific as you might think. The wind chill factor was first developed in Antarctica before World War II. It came into use by the National Weather Service in the 1970s.

The factor is supposed to measure the perceived decrease in air temperature felt by the body on exposed skin because of

the flow of air. The wind chill factor is always lower than the actual temperature. If the factor is higher than the real temperature, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the heat index.

But there is a lot of controversy about how the wind chill factor should be calculated. Some think it should measure the effect of temperature and wind on a naked body (no one is volunteering for that duty), and others say it should focus on one area of the body, such as the face.

An individualâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s response also varies widely. There are a lot of formulas for deciding the wind chill factor. In the U.S. and Canada, the same formula is used.

But at its best, wind chill is a highly educated guess.

Rest assured, if the temperature is hovering around zero and the wind is howling, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cold.

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Actually, psychologists say a little whining about the winter is healthy.

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The Pantagraph Editorial Board

We donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t really need to know much more than that.

Actually, psychologists say a little whining about the winter is healthy.

They call it â&#x20AC;&#x153;validation,â&#x20AC;? and basically it happens when someone says itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cold, and someone else agrees. Both parties feel better, even though they are still shivering.

So, feel free to whine a little, dress warmly, stay indoors, and dream about July.

When we can all complain about how blooming hot it is.

THE READERâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S VOICE

Saddened by interstate death KATE KNOWLES Rock Falls

As the Gazette reports, a man by the name of Lee Catlin froze to death the night of Nov. 12, 2013, lying in a ditch on the side of Interstate 88.

For hours before he succumbed, Catlin signaled for help and was seen and reported by several motorists.

I am surprised and saddened by the seemingly callous spin taken on this terrible tragedy by the state police, who ultimately failed to locate and rescue Catlin despite repeated 911 calls.

I am especially disturbed by the repeated statements that the victim had a history of driving while intoxicated and had severe cirrhosis of the liver.

Are the state authorities implying that Catlinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s death is less tragic because he was an alco-

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Jennifer Baratta Jim Dunn Sheryl Gulbranson Larry Lough Trevis Mayfield Jeff Rogers

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

holic? Indeed, there seems to be quite a hohum attitude about what must have been a horrible, unnecessary death.

Hopefully, the state authorities involved in this tragedy will step up to the plate and accept responsibility, and I am glad to see that SVM reporter Christi Warren is looking into the events of Nov. 12.

Thanks to trio of snow angels SHARON GRANT Dixon

During the recent snowstorm on Jan. 26, I had the misfortune to become stranded in a snowdrift outside Dixon on state Route 26.

I would like to thank three people who made a bad situation a little easier.

I called 911 for assistance and was connected to the Lee County Sheriffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Department.

The 911 dispatcher I spoke with told me that

the plows and wreckers had all been pulled off the roads.

When I became extremely anxious about the drifting snow around my vehicle, she reassured me I would be OK and even called me back later to check on me to make sure I was OK. I do not know who you are, but I am so grateful to you for being that reassuring voice on the other end of the phone that night.

Troy Chandler, the real hero of the night and a person I will never forget, was plowing the road when he saw my vehicle and stopped to ask whether I needed help. By this time, I was scared, cold and soaked to the bone. I have never been so happy to see a total stranger before.

Thank you for the ride and being the kind person you are, and most of all for doing the job you do.

To Russ at Russâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Towing, thank you for being so quick once the sun

â&#x20AC;&#x153;When we were in shackles, handcuffed and behind bars, it was the First Amendment that set us free. I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know where this nation would be, I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know where I would be today without [it].â&#x20AC;?

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was up and the wreckers were able to get back out on the roads the next morning to pull my vehicle out of the snowdrift before someone hit it.

I cannot express my thanks and appreciation enough to the three of you for what you all did for me that night. You are all truly my snow angels.

Give shelter to the animals GORDON BECKER Dixon

Please help the homeless animals that are outside in this terrible winter. They need food, water and shelter to survive.

A little food and water and a place to get in out of the cold could mean the difference between life and death.

If anyone needs a free, insulated house for an animal theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re feeding, please call 815-973-7009.

They suffer just as much as humans do.

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Feed animals or learn winter skills

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ABOVE: A tipi on the rooftop? Absolutely right. At 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.

Saturday, a staff-led Storytime in the Tipi takes place at the Urban Ecology Centerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Riverside Park branch in Milwaukee.

LEFT: Sustainable coffee tasting will be offered from 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday at the Riverside Park location of the Urban Ecology Center in Milwaukee.

The cost is $10.

Urban Ecology Center locations have wealth of activities

BY ANDREA MILLS amills@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 575

If you go

MILWAUKEE â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The Urban Ecology Center does not let winter stop its activities. With three locations, there are plenty of opportunities to get out and get going.

The Riverside Park branch is the site of the centerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s main offices. This is a â&#x20AC;&#x153;greenâ&#x20AC;? building, featuring exhibits and environmental materials. A few of the details to look for include a tower with a climbing wall, a â&#x20AC;&#x153;greenâ&#x20AC;? roof garden with a tipi in the winter, art exhibits, and a classroom with animals hidden in murals.

Guests at all three locations can view snakes, frogs, turtles, and fish. They also can help with the feeding of these critters at scheduled times.

The Washington Park branch started in 2007. This area has a lagoon adding to its beauty.

What: Urban Ecology Center Where: Milwaukee Three locations: Riverside Park, 1500 E. Park Place; 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and noon to 5 p.m.

Sunday; 414-964-8505 Washington Park, 1859 N. 40th St.; 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday; 414-3445460 Menomonee Valley, 3700 W. Pierce St.; noon to 7 p.m.

At the center, visitors will find canoes, snowshoes, and fishing poles to help them get out into nature. In the right season, gardens complete the scene.

In 2012, the Menomonee Valley location opened to the public. This â&#x20AC;&#x153;greenâ&#x20AC;? center used to be the site of a tavern. For fun here, guests can tackle the mini-scavenger hunt, which includes looking for the snake door handle, an exposed wooden wall, and square water containers.

Things to do are readily available at the center. Here is a sample of what can be found there: Saturday: 10 to 11 a.m., sustainable coffee tasting at Riverside Park offers a chance to taste coffee from all over the world. Space is limited; register online. The cost is $10 for adults.

And from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., the tipi is open at Riverside Parkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s rooftop. Staff-led storytime is at 10:30 a.m. and

animals while in snowshoes.

The cost is $9 for adults and Tuesday through Friday and $7 for children. The session is 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday; from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Registra414-431-2940 tion is needed.

Cost: Varies with activities.

Washington Park has an Most are $9 for adults and $7 introduction to snowshoeing for children from 10 to 11:30 a.m. The snowshoes are provided, as well as Information: Visit www. hot chocolate. Participants will urbanecologycenter.org need waterproof footwear. The instruction is for children 12 1:30 p.m. with a campfire. No and older accompanied by an charge. adult, and adults. The cost is $9 Also at Riverside, from 1 to for adults and $7 for the chil3 p.m. outdoor survival will be dren. Sign-up is required. taught. Participants will find At Riverside, the tipi is open out how to build a fire and shel- during center hours. The proter, as well as collect water. The gram is self-led with a campfire cost is $9 for adults and $7 for every Saturday this month. children. Register online.

Many other activities are Animal feeding is from 1 to available at the Urban Ecology 2 p.m. at Riverside and 1 to 1:30 Center. A complete list can be p.m. at the other two branches. found at its website. If paying a There is no charge. winter visit, a different view can Feb. 15: At Menomonee, be obtained by returning when visitors can learn how to track the chill turns into warmth.

SUPPORT GROUPS, CLUBS, AND SERVICES Saturday, Feb. 8 Alcoholics Anonymous, 9 a.m., closed, Big Book, United Methodist Church, 201 E. Chicago Ave., Davis Junction.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 9 a.m., open, womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s; noon, open; 6 p.m., open, 90-92 S. Hennepin Ave., Dixon.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 9 a.m., open, tradition; 12:30 p.m., closed; 7 p.m., closed (5), Bazaar Americana, 609 W. Third St., Sterling.

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

Parkinsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Support Group, 10 a.m., Board Room, Mercy South Medical Center, 638 S. Bluff Blvd., Clinton, Iowa, 563243-5585.

Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Alcoholics Anonymous, 10:30 a.m., 7 p.m., closed, 808 Freeport Road, Sterling.

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

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

Sauk Valley Alcoholics Anonymous Group, noon, open, Old School; 8 p.m., open, Fun Night, bring a friend, 1503 First Ave., Rock Falls, backdoor.

Mercy Nursing Services free blood pressure clinic, 1-2:30 p.m., Save-A-Lot, 928 First Ave., Rock Falls.

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

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

Alcoholics Anonymous, 8 p.m., closed, Village of Progress,

710 S. 13th St., Oregon.

Sunday, Feb. 9 Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 a.m., closed; 7 p.m., open, Rochelle Community Hospital, 900 N. Second St. Alcoholics Anonymous, 8 a.m., closed; 11 a.m., open; 1 p.m., closed, Spanish; 7 p.m., closed, Bazaar Americana, 609 W. Third St., Sterling.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 9 a.m., closed; noon, open; 6 p.m., closed, step, 90-92 S. Hennepin Ave., Dixon.

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

Sauk Valley Alcoholics Anonymous Group, 10 a.m., open, Big Book, 1503 First Ave., Rock Falls, backdoor. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Antique Barn Building, Tools, and Equipmentâ&#x20AC;? program, Sterling-Rock Falls Historical Society, 2 p.m., Ryberg Audito-

rium, CGH Medical Center, 100 E. LeFevre Road, Sterling.

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

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

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

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

Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., closed, 808 Freeport Road, Sterling.

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

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

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In Singaporeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s equivalent of food courts, hawkers sell steaming bowls of noodles, giant crabs in pepper sauce and slices of pungent durian.

In Barcelona, patrons at the La Boqueria nibble finely aged ham and buy fresh produce to prepare at home. In the United States? Historically, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been a wasteland of spongy pretzels, giant sodas, greasy fried rice and endless burgers.

But that was Food Court 1.0. Recently, shoppers from New York to Seattle have witnessed a reboot of the food court experience, as sumptuous farmers markets-slashgourmet eateries become increasingly common. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re exciting, delicious, affordable, democratic places to eat,â&#x20AC;? says Stephen Werther, the chief executive officer of Wink Retail Group, which has partnered with food personality Anthony Bourdain to create a New York food hall â&#x20AC;&#x201C; todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s preferred nomenclature â&#x20AC;&#x201C; featuring dishes from around the world. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s really just America catching up with some of the wonderful ways the rest of the world eats.â&#x20AC;?

Bourdain joins other name-brand chefs such as Todd English, who opened a food hall in New Yorkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Plaza Hotel in 2010 and Mario Batali, whose Italian-themed Eataly, now in New York and Chicago, might be the best-known of the countryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s food halls. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In history, markets and collective food areas have been around forever,â&#x20AC;? says Sam Oches, editor

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This Aug. 2010 photo shows fish on display for sale at Eatalyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s grand opening in New York. The spate of new â&#x20AC;&#x153;food hallsâ&#x20AC;? in the U.S. caters to the countryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s emerging culinary sophistication. of QSR Magazine, which covers the quick service and fast-casual dining industry. â&#x20AC;&#x153;What Mario Batali and Anthony Bourdain are doing is to brand it and make it something thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a little bit bigger in terms of its scale and its exposure.â&#x20AC;?

And that has paved the way for others, Ochs says. In Washington, D.C., retail developer Edens revived a vintage venue to create Union Market, a 40-artisan food hall that is just over a year old. In Seattle, a high-end â&#x20AC;&#x153;shellfish deliâ&#x20AC;? and other local vendors reside in Melrose Market, a 4-year-old project housed in a renovated auto garage that smacks of cool. In Chicago, the French Market brings together more than 30 vendors, from a crepe shop to a kosher deli and a bakery from Top Chef veteran Stephanie Izard. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Customers really want authenticity; they want

the story behind the food,â&#x20AC;? Ochs says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;With customers wanting to connect to the food, taking this old model of a market goes a long way.

A market can tell a lot of different stories.â&#x20AC;?

Markets, of course, have been around for decades, even in the United States.

Venues such as Seattleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Pike Place Market and North Market in Columbus, Ohio have long attracted tourists. And of course there is San Franciscoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Ferry Building Marketplace, a farmers market and collection of

high-end purveyors such as Recchiuti Confections and Cowgirl Creamery that opened in 2003.

But for most Americans, the food hall experience has mostly been limited to the mall food court, a pale imitation of what the rest of the world has long enjoyed.

The spate of new options caters to the countryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s emerging culinary sophistication. When market operator Sebastien Bensidoun opened his first market in a Chicago suburb 16 years ago, he says it nearly failed. But when he

launched Chicago French Market in the West Loop in 2009, the country was ready, says Bensidoun, whose family is the largest operator of markets in and around Paris. â&#x20AC;&#x153;People are cooking much more than they used to be,â&#x20AC;? says Bensidoun, who now operates 16 markets in the Chicago area. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You can see the young generation coming to the market. In 1997 that was not the case. People were not buying as they are now.â&#x20AC;?

Bensidoun says he often receives calls from other regions asking him to come open a market.

Recent interest, he says, has come from cities in Florida, California and Texas. His next project, he says, will be to open a food hall in New York City.

Difficult economic times also have fostered the trend of multiple independent vendors in a communal space. At the same time, large retailers have been reluctant to take on new spaces, smaller merchants have seen an opportunity to share rent, utilities and other costs. The growth of Internet shopping, some say, also has supported the trend toward food halls. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Food and beverage venues can afford to pay the rent in renovated buildings like ours or in new buildings versus retailers that are getting

squeezed by the Internet and the big box stores,â&#x20AC;? says Scott Shapiro, codeveloper of Seattleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Melrose Market. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Looking at it from a landlordâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s perspective, our tenants are people who can have a sustainable business.

It tends to be more food and beverage focused.â&#x20AC;?

The shopping mall food court pre-dates todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s food halls by at least several decades, according to figures from the International Council of Shopping Centers, a New Yorkbased trade association that tracks the first shopping mall food court as we know it to a Paramus, N.J., shopping center in 1974.

Industry experts say even these venues are evolving. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The food court still exists, but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s giving the consumer multiple different options,â&#x20AC;? says ICSC spokesman Jesse Tron, noting that healthier and more diverse options are becoming increasingly common at shopping centers. Well-known chefs also are opening mall venues, Tron says, and even kiosks are sometimes being used for experiences such as rotating sushi.

But true food halls likely will continue to represent the top of the food chain in communal eating. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Food halls are not a new idea,â&#x20AC;? Bourdainâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s partner Werther says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Food halls are a wonderful old idea whose time has come around again.â&#x20AC;?

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

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

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

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

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

All services in Spanish & English.

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

NEW LIFE IN CHRIST, 1101 1st Ave., Sterling, Pastor William Cherry, Sunday School 9:30 a.m.; Morning Worship 10:30 a.m. Sunday evening service 5:30 p.m.; Wednesday nite 6:30 p.m. Adult Prayer/Bible Study & Youth Group. Nursery provided for DOO VHUYLFHV &KXUFK RIĂ&#x20AC;FH BAPTIST BEREAN BAPTIST CHURCH, 1119 10th Ave., Rock Falls, Pastor Roger &DUOVRQ 3DUVRQDJH DQG RIĂ&#x20AC;FH SKRQH 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, S P $IĂ&#x20AC;OLDWHG ZLWK 6RXWKHUQ %DStist 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., Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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. Sunday Bible Study, 9:30 a.m. Morning Worship, 10:45 a.m., nursery provided. Wednesday Prayer 0HHWLQJ S P $IĂ&#x20AC;OLDWHG ZLWK 6RXWKHUQ 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, 1706 6th Ave., Sterling, Rev. John Kermott.

Morning worship 10:10 a.m.; Sunday School 9:00 a.m. Crib room and nursery provided. Call for info: Church ofĂ&#x20AC;FH SKRQH SDUVRQDJH SKRQH 625-1004. Van transportation, 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 ReguODU %DSWLVW &KXUFKHV DIĂ&#x20AC;OLDWHG FKXUFK NEW HOPE BAPTIST, 902 W. 12th St., Rock Falls. Jon Sedwick, Pastor Sunday Morning Worship, 10:30 a.m.

Phone: 625-6696. Celebrate Recovery 0RQ QLJKWV DW SP $IĂ&#x20AC;Oiated with Southern Baptist Convention.

MACEDONIA BAPTIST CHURCH, 1313 Woodburn Ave., Sterling, 6256473. Ronald G. Alexander, 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). Rev. Calvin J. Reynolds, pastor. Sunday School (for all ages) 9:30 a.m. Morning Worship 10:40 a.m. (nursery provided) Sunday evening worship service 6:00 p.m. Wednesday night prayer meetLQJ S P 3KRQH $IĂ&#x20AC;OLated 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. Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Pastor Myles Kukowski, Baptist Doctrine, Bruce Davis, Minister of Music. Sunday School for all ages, 9:30 a.m., Sunday Worship Services, 8:30 and 10:50 a.m. Evening Worship, 6:30 p.m.; High School Youth, 6:30 p.m. Wednesday Services, 6:45 p.m.; Awanas 6:30 p.m. Jr. High Youth 6:30 p.m. Nursery always provided.

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

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

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

Wednesday Prayer Meeting 6:30 p.m.

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

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

BRETHREN IN CHRIST TheBridge@Beans,121E.3rdSt.,Sterling. 11 a.m. Sunday. Pastors, Rita Wolf and Bruce Johnson. Phone 815-441-0779 CATHOLIC SACRED HEART CATHOLIC, 2224 Ave., J, Sterling. Masses; Saturday, 5:30 p.m.; Sunday, 8:30 and 11 a.m.; Sacrament of Reconciliation, Saturday 4:30-5 p.m. Rev. Bruce Ludeke, Parochial Administrator.

ST. ANDREW CATHOLIC, 708 10th Ave., Rock Falls, Saturday confessions 4:00 p.m. Saturday evening Mass: 5:00 p.m.; Sunday Mass: 7:15 & 9:00 a.m.; Daily Mass: Mon.-Thurs.

7:00 a.m.; (Wednesday during school year 8:30 a.m.; Friday 5:30 p.m.; Sat. 8:00 a.m. Rev. Msgr. Thomas L. Dzielak. Rectory phone: 625-4508.

ST. MARYâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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. MARYâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S CATHOLIC, 105 Benton Street, Tampico, Rev. Msgr. Thomas L. Dzielak, Parochial Administrator.

Sunday Mass 10:45 a.m., Wednesday night 5 p.m. Confessions follow Mass.

Friday morning 8 a.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.

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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 &RPPXQLRQ Ă&#x20AC;UVW 6XQGD\ RI WKH PRQWK No steps or stairs for handicapped for worship. Church phone: 625-3314.

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

Tuesday nights Prayer Warriors 6:00 p.m.; Bible Study 7:00 p.m. Church 2IĂ&#x20AC;FH SKRQH 7KH FKXUFK LV 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.

Saturday Evening Service 5:05 p.m.

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 David Beebe. Sunday: 9 a.m., Sunday School; 10:00 a.m., Worship. Christian Children Fellowship *URXS RQ Ă&#x20AC;UVW :HGQHVGD\ DW S P Youth Group on third Sunday at 6:00 S P $GXOW )HOORZVKLS *URXS RQ Ă&#x20AC;UVW 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 9:30; Sunday School for all ages 10:45 a.m. Youth Group Meeting 6:00 p.m.; Wednesdays Adult %LEO\ 6WXG\ S P &KXUFK RIĂ&#x20AC;FH phone 815-379-2093. Church Kitchen phone 379-2083. Email: walnutĂ&#x20AC;UVWFKULVWDLQ#\DKRR FRP $OVR RQ )Dcebook (FirstChristianChurchWalnutIl) EPISCOPAL GRACE EPISCOPAL, 707 1st Ave., Sterling, 815-625-0442. Reverend Peg Williams, Rector. 9:00a.m. Sunday Holy Eucharist. Wednesdays spoken Holy Eucharist Noon, Bible study and soup supper at 5:30. Every Third Friday at 5:30 Younger adults gathering.

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

The Reverend Gary E. A. Lawler, Rector. Schedule of Masses and Services: Sunday: 7:30 a.m., Holy Eucharist (Low Mass); 8:30 a.m., Morning Prayer; 9:00 a.m., Sunday School and Bible Study; 10:00 a.m., Sung Holy Eucharist (High Mass); 11:15 a.m., Coffee and Fellowship. Weekdays: Morning prayer, Monday through Saturday, 8:30 a.m.; Masses - Wednesday and All Prayerbook Holy Days, 6:20 p.m.; Friday, 12:15 p.m.; Evening Prayer - precedes all evening masses, 6:00 p.m.; $ QRRQ RIĂ&#x20AC;FH SUHFHGHV WKH PDVV on Fridays. Confession & Reconciliation, Saturdays 3:00-5:00 p.m. or any time by appointment. Vespers with a Service of Light, Saturday, 5:00 p.m.

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

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

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

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

LUTHERAN FIRST LUTHERAN CHURCH OF JORDAN (ELCA) Sterling, 6 miles north on Rt. 40. Pastor Kathleen Burkheimer. Phone 225-7410.

Worship, 8:30 a.m.; Church 6255407. The church building is air conditioned, and handicap accessible.

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

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

GOOD SHEPHERD LUTHERAN, (LCMS) Dixon Ave., at Martin Road, Rock Falls, Rev. Daniel Behmlander,

pastor. Worship Service, 9:00 a.m.

Handicap accessible. Air Conditioned. Sunday School and Bible Class D P &KXUFK RIĂ&#x20AC;FH 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 ConGLWLRQHG &KXUFK RIĂ&#x20AC;FH ST. JOHNâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN (ELCA), 703 Third Ave., Sterling. Rev. Mark Oehlert. Sunday Worship at 9:30 a.m. Sunday School immediately following worship. Alternative Worship Wed. 6:15 p.m. Facilities air conditioned and equipped for the handicapped, including elevator. &KXUFK 2IĂ&#x20AC;FH SKRQH EHtween 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. weekdays.

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

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

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

TRINITY EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH (ELCA), Rt. 40 & Stover Ave., Milledgeville. Pastor Kathleen Burkheimer. 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. ContempoUDU\ 6HUYLFH D P &KXUFK 2IĂ&#x20AC;FH Phone 499-6552. nursery provided Sat. night service 6:00pm. www.nllutheran.com Handicapped Accessible.

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

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

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

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

Nursery provided. Elevator available.

Air conditioning. Handicap accessible.

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

E-mail: DGPLQ#VWHUOLQJĂ&#x20AC;UVWXPF RUJ ROCK FALLS UNITED METHODIST, 210 4th Ave., Rock Falls, Richard Fassig, pastor; Julie Carrion, Youth Director. Worship Service, 9:00 a.m. Nursery provided during worship service.

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

Nursery provided during 9:00a.m. worship. Phone 1-815-626-7777. Trinity Food Pantry: call â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Good Neighborsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; for voucher at 1-815-625-5111.

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

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METHODIST CHURCH, (Two blocks west of Caseyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s) Welcomes Pastor Leanne Keate. Church phone 815438-6105; Sunday School 9:30 a.m. (starting again in Sep); Sunday Church Service 10:30 a.m., Fellowship to follow.

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

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

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

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

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

UNITED PENTECOSTAL NEW LIFE TABERNACLE, Located on the Corner of E. 10th St. and Avenue D, Rock Falls. Rev. Carl B. Reese, Pastor. Sunday School and Morning Worship 10 a.m., Sunday Evening Worship 6 p.m., Wednesday Prayer 6 p.m. Church/Pastors Phone: 625-2926 PRESBYTERIAN FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, 410 2nd Ave., A Heart for God in the Heart of Sterling. Pastor Christina Berry: Morning Worship 9:30 a.m. with childcare provided; Fellowship following worship. Christian Education for all ages 11 a.m. Building accessible to the handicapped for more information call 815-625-0452 or visit our Facebook & Become A Fan of )3& ZZZ Ă&#x20AC;UVWSUHVE\WHULDQVWHUOLQJ RUJ 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. &DOO WKH FKXUFK RIĂ&#x20AC;FH IRU LQIRUmation and other organizations: 626-1816. www.bethelreformed.com SPRING VALLEY REFORMED CHURCH, 10960 Spring Valley Rd., Fulton, Il. 815-772-3554. Pastor Ralph Beidler. Worship 9:30am. Sunday School 11:00am. Outdoor Drive In Worship 7pm Mid May - Mid September.

SALVATION ARMY SALVATION ARMY, 409 Ave. F, Sterling, Lt. Cindy Marquis, Corps OfĂ&#x20AC;FHU 3DVWRU 6XQGD\ 6FKRRO D P Sunday Morning Worship: 11:00a.m.; Tuesday Night Bible Study: 6:00p.m.; Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s & Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Ministry on Tuesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 7:00p.m.; Kids Character Building Thursdays: 4:00 p.m.; Music Ministry Thursdays: 5:00 p.m.; Phone: 815-625-1622. Building handicapped accessible. Social Services - MondayFriday 9:00a.m.-Noon, and 1:00p.m.4:30p.m.

Food Pantry-Monday, Wednesday, Friday 1:30p.m-3:30p.m.

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

Transportation disponible. 626-8419.

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

AMAZING GRACE OF STERLING, 512 Second Avenue, Sterling. Rev. Loren Schlomer, pastor. Saturday evening service 6 p.m., Sunday worship 10 a.m.

Midweek service Wednesday 7 p.m.

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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. Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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 S P +RPH 2IĂ&#x20AC;FH SKRQH THE LIVING BREAD, 1003 GrisZROG 6WHUOLQJ ´$ 6SLULW Ă&#x20AC;OOHG %LEOH Fellowship,â&#x20AC;? Sunday 10:00 a.m. For youth and other meetings call 626-6941.

CITY OF GOD, 530 W. Rt. 30, Rock Falls, an â&#x20AC;&#x153;Evangelistic Spirit Filled Ministryâ&#x20AC;?, Larry Harts, Sr., Pastor. Associate Pastor, Marchet Harts. Youth Sundays ages 12-18. Sunday Worship and Praise 10:30 a.m.; Wednesday â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bible Education Nightâ&#x20AC;? 6:45 p.m.; Nursery: birth to 3 yrs.; Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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 childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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.; Food fellowship every Friday at 6 p.m.; Handicapped accessible - everyone welcome. Contact John Anzelmo 815-535-2413 for more information.

THE ROCK CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP, Building Stronger Christians.

609 W. 3rd St., Suite 219, Sterling (Bazaar Americana building). For more information call 815-590-6923, ask for Lori. 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 6HUYLFH 2IĂ&#x20AC;FH ORFDWLRQ : 0DLQ 6W Morrison, Phone 815-956-0090, Email morrison@crossroadscn.com Crave Students Ministries 201 W. Market Street, Morrison (Grade 6-12) Wednesday nights doors open at 6:30p.m.

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

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

We offer contemporary worship and relevant Bible teaching through engaging messages and powerful video. Join us after services for coffee, snacks & fellowship. Kidzlink Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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.

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Sayyaf joins group vying for presidency KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201C; He has been called a mentor to accused 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and the man who welcomed Osama bin Laden to Afghanistan in the 1990s. He was accused of war crimes and atrocities, and even has a terror group named after him in the Philippines.

But these days, Abdul Rab Rasoul Sayyaf has refashioned himself as an influential lawmaker, elder statesman and religious scholar â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and possibly the next president of Afghanistan.

While Sayyaf is not the only former warlord among the 11 candidates in the April 5 election to succeed President Hamid Karzai, he appears to have sparked the greatest worry among Westerners because he is seen as having a viable chance at winning. Other frontrunners include Abdullah Abdullah, who was the runner-up to Karzai in the disputed 2009 elections; Qayyum Kar-

WASHINGTON (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Conservative Republicans on Wednesday ruled out any immigration legislation in the House this year, insisting that the GOP should wait until next year, when the party might also control the Senate.

House GOP leaders unveiled their broad immigration principles last week that gave hope to advocates and the Obama administration that the first changes in the nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s laws in three decades might happen in the coming months.

Immigration legislation is one of the top priorities for Obamaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s second term.

But several of the conservatives were adamant that the House should do nothing on the issue this year, a midterm election year when the GOP is angling to gain six seats in the Senate and seize majority control. Democrats currently have a 55-45 advantage but are defending more seats, including ones in Republican-leaning states. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a mistake for us to have an internal bat-

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Afghan presidential candidate and former warlord Abdul Rab Rasoul Sayyaf (center) arrives at a campaign rally Thursday in Kabul, Afghanistan. Sayyaf, who has been accused of war crimes and atrocities during the 1990s, appeared before thousands of supporters and laid out a vision for Afghanistanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s future that bore striking similarities to the policy platforms of many of the more moderate presidential hopefuls in the field of 11 vying to succeed President Hamid Karzai. zai, a businessman and the presidentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s older brother; and Ashraf Ghani, a former finance minister and academic. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Afghanistan still depends on the good will of foreign donors for nearly all of its governmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s budget,â&#x20AC;? said Graeme Smith, senior Afghanistan analyst with the Brussels-based International Crisis

Group. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A Sayyaf win would probably really test those relationships because foreign donors might not be thrilled by some of his positions.â&#x20AC;?

Still, when Sayyaf appeared before thousands of supporters in Kabul on Thursday, he laid out a vision for Afghanistanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s future that bore striking similarities to the policy platforms

of many of the more moderate presidential hopefuls.

Staunchly anti-Taliban, Sayyaf spoke of the importance of fighting corruption and boosting security and the rule of law.

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He later abandoned the negotiations. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is not an issue thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ready for prime time to move legislatively,â&#x20AC;? said Rep. Joe Barton, R-Texas, who said Republicans should use the principles to begin a dialogue with Hispanics.

Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, said the House should focus on the four bills dealing with security that the Judiciary Committee approved last summer.

Absent any action on those bills, Jordan said it would be tough to do any immigration legislation this year.

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Insane Clown Posse festival leaving state Trouble-plagued event moving from southern Illinois town to Kaiser, Mo. ST. LOUIS (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201C; An annual festival headlined by the rap-metal group Insane Clown Posse will be staged at a Missouri farmâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s campground after 7 years in southern Illinois, promoters of the trouble-plagued Gathering of the Juggalos said.

Suburban Detroit-based Psychopathic Records Inc. offered few details on the shift from the Hogrock campsite near Cave-In-Rock â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the gatheringâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s home since 2007 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; to the CryBaby Campground in Kaiser, a rural community about 170 miles west of St. Louis.

The Missouri site, on a 300-acre farm near the

Osage River that promoters labeled Harlequin Park, offers a similar intimacy the gatherers enjoyed at Hogrock but has amenities the Illinois location lacked, including cellphone reception and nearby hotels and shops, the promoters said.

Psychopathic Records spokesman Jason Webber said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Kaiser is perfectâ&#x20AC;? for the 4-day event in August. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Juggalos can expect something very special for our 15th annual family reunion,â&#x20AC;? Webber wrote in an email Thursday to The Associated Press.

While drawing some 10,000 people each year,

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In this Aug. 2012 file photo, confetti is released over the crowd for the grand finale of Insane Clown Posseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s performance on the last night of the Gathering of the Juggalos near Cave-In-Rock. Organizers are moving the event to central Missouri town of Kaiser. the festival has developed a reputation for unruliness marked by drug overdoses, fights, arrests and deaths of Juggalos,

the moniker of fans of Insane Clown Posse duo Joseph â&#x20AC;&#x153;Violent Jâ&#x20AC;? Bruce and Joseph â&#x20AC;&#x153;Shaggy 2 Dopeâ&#x20AC;? Utsler.

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the countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s small hospital. He said Juggalos often didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t carrying identification, or they gave the medical staff aliases so they couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be billed for treatment.

Bill Abbott, the sheriff of Miller County where the CryBaby Campground is located, said he has heard the Juggalos â&#x20AC;&#x153;do a lot of drugs, fighting, stealing.â&#x20AC;?

But he brushed off worries that the event bound for his turf, where the motorcycle club Hellâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Angels have convened twice before, might be a burden. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re looking for trouble, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll find trouble.

We donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want no trouble here whatsoever, and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m sure they donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t, either,â&#x20AC;?

Abbott said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We want them to obey the laws and have a good time.â&#x20AC;?

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Storms boost business at state auto repair businesses, insurers Many shops have long wait times because of demand SPRINGFIELD (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201C; This seasonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s unrelenting winter is proving to be big business for auto repair businesses and insurers, who say theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re seeing a sharp increase in claims.

Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a 3-week wait for work at Springfield Collision Center, where mechanics are logging 12-hour shifts to keep up with demand, according to a report in The Springfield State Journal-Register. At Zaraâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Collision Center, owner Brad Zara had to change how snow is removed to make room for more cars needing work.

Many of the repairs involve dented fenders and buckled hoods, along

In 2010, fans pelted actress Tila Tequila with stones, bottles and feces, and a fan was stabbed.

One attendee drowned the following year while trying to swim in the nearby Ohio River. And last year, a 24-year-old fan, Cory Collins of Harrisburg, was found dead on the festivalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s grounds, where dozens of attendees were arrested on drug-related and disorderly conduct charges.

The gathering was a recurring headache for Hardin County Sheriff Jerry Fricker, given the overtime his Illinois department was forced to shell out for deputies to monitor and control the crowds. Fricker has said it also was a drain on the ambulance service and

with damaged undercarriages. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A lot of them are sliding into ditches and sometimes hitting the curb and taking out the suspension,â&#x20AC;? Zara said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It can do a lot of damage under a car.â&#x20AC;?

Meanwhile, insurers say theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re sorting through a marked increase in claims compared to previous years.

Bloomington-based Country Financial has received more than 14,600 auto and property claims in December and January. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s up 30 percent from the same period last year, when the company got 11,237 claims. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This means adjust-

ers are working 12-hour days, especially in hard hit states like Illinois and Georgia,â&#x20AC;? spokesman Chris Stroisch said.

Claims were up 21 percent in December at State Farm, which is also headquartered in Bloomington. Spokeswoman Missy Dundov says Januaryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s claims are also expected to be higher.

And Illinois Insurance Association executive Kevin Martin said members are also reporting increases in property claims because of frozen pipes.

So far this winter, the Chicago area has received almost 60 inches of snow, making it among the snowiest on record in the city.

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AFC beats depleted Missiles Milledgeville suits up only six in loss

BY PATRICK PETROSKY ppetrosky@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 553

MILLEDGEVILLE – AFC put the pedal to the metal in the second quarter on Thursday and didn’t look back, as they completed revenge against Milledgeville.

They did it in blowout fashion, winning 77-55.

While a win is a win, the Raiders (8-13, 3-5NUIC East) wished it could have happened while the Missiles (15Troy 4, 5-3 NUIC Mairs AFC East) were senior full strength.

Milledgeville was without five players, who were suspended from the team.

Milledgeville coach Brian Rahn said the players were suspended for undisclosed reasons. He did not know how long the players would be gone.

“I thought it was a secret plan to try to catch us relaxed, and they were going to show up at tip-off,” AFC coach Russ Zick said.

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Erie-Prophetstown’s Dylan Binion made a tough call before high school between wrestling and playing basketball. While he misses hoops, he has become an important part of the Panthers’ lineup as a sophomore.

Going extra miles Panthers’ Binion shining on mat after giving up basketball

BY LARRY BRENNAN lbrennan@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 550

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Star of the game: Troy Mairs, AFC, 16 points, 9 rebounds Key performers: Lucas Ebersole, Milledgeville, 22 points, 9 rebounds; David Zinke, AFC, 18 points

Dylan Binion is a worker.

The Erie High School sophomore 152-pounder on the Panthers wrestling team impressed his coach with his work ethic, but it wasn’t necessarily on the mat.

“He lives about 10 miles out of town,” Panthers coach Tod McCullough said. “Before he got his driver’s license, he’d ride his bike to the weightroom, lift for an hour-and-a-half, come to open mat for an hour, then ride his bike home. You don’t see that in many kids anymore.”

Binion, who is 26-6 this season and receiving honorable mention in the Illinois Matmen rankings, also loves basketball. He had to

choose between hoops and the mat heading into high school.

“It was a really hard decision,” the soft-spoken Binion said. “It was hard to pick which one I wanted to do, and which one I like more and wanted to go further with.

“I play basketball all the time. I still support the [basketball] team and go to as many games as I can. Sometimes I wish I could still play.

I get that feeling like back in middle school when I played.”

It would seem that Binion made the right choice. Success helped with the decision.

After wrestling briefly as a youth, Binion did not take it up again until sixth grade. He went to the IESA state tournament as a seventh-grader, then placed third at state as an eighth-grader.

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Binion file School: Erie Year: Sophomore Resides: Albany Sports: Football, track, wrestling This season: 26-6, honorable mention in Illinois Matmen rankings Other accomplishments: Placed third as eighth-grader at IESA state wrestling tournament. ... Starting linebacker for ErieProphetstown’s playoff football team last fall.

GIRLS BASKETBALL | OTTAWA 34, DIXON 25

Old adage proves true Pirates win defensive struggle to clinch NIB-12

BY DAN WOESSNER dwoessner@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 555

DIXON – If defense wins championships, then the Dixon Duchesses and Ottawa Pirates could be hoisting up plaques in the next couple of weeks if Thursday night is any indicator.

Both clubs made life rough on the opposing offenses, leading to a low-scoring affair that resulted in a 34-25 win for the Pirates at Lancaster Gym. With the win, Ottawa claims one title – the NIB12 West championship. The Pirates are 8-0 with two games left. Geneseo and Sterling, which are tied for second, both have three losses. Ottawa shared the title with Sterling last year.

“We needed this win to clinch conference, and Michael Krabbenhoeft/mkrabbenhoeft@saukvalley.com Dixon’s Carly Hartle shoots over Ottawa’s Sam McGrath during we were able to take care of business,” Ottawa Thursday’s game at Lancaster Gym. Ottawa clinched the NIB-12 coach Mike Cooper said. “We didn’t have school yesterday and couldn’t practice, and I think that West title with a 34-25 win.

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Star of the game: Carly Hartle, Dixon, 13 points, 9 rebounds Key performers: Sam McGrath, Ottawa, 10 points, 5 rebounds; Jasmin Bailey, Ottawa, 8 points, 5 steals Up next: Stillman Valley at Dixon, 6 p.m. Saturday led us to being a little lethargic.

“Give credit to Dixon. Coach Ravlin had them coached very well defensively, and they executed very well. He has them playing well and going in the right direction.”

Ottawa (19-2) gained control of the game by scoring the first six points – including two baskets by forward Sam McGrath.

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Luge accident at Vancouver remembered, B6.

Coberts lead Cards to win, B5.

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No, not Wash Your Face With Sochi Water Day. And no, not Some Idiot Interviewed Dennis Rodman Day. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m talking about national signing day.

On Wednesday, it was football. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s also one of these for basketball. Both are examples of how pathetic sports can be.

Signing day is when snot-nosed high school kids get empowered.

No, wait, they get time slots for TV. No lie.

One player had scheduled his announcement for 9 a.m. on ESPNU. Another kid was scheduled for 3 p.m. Still another player took the 5:30 p.m. slot. It all seemed scripted.

Congratulations, America, on sportâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s version of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Teenagers and Tiaras.â&#x20AC;?

I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t blame the kids for acting like big shots.

want this kind of coverage. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll bet some of those people would be unhappy even if cover-#4 .EWS age was wall-to-wall.

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Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an important day for So it would figure that them, a day that affects signing days would the rest of their lives. become appointment I just dislike the way news outlets and college viewing for fan bases that could use some fans enable this stuff.

As a sports section, we perspective.

And so, you get epicontribute to blowing smoke up the backsides sodes like in November, of kids still dealing with when a kid with four pimples. Networks and ballcaps sitting on a table in front of him channels contribute faked out the Illinois fan to the silly hype base by lifting the Illini because they need programming, content, cap, and then putting on another. It set off anything.

Twitter fire by people I get the argument that the media is giving as vapid as those who people what they want. make a big deal out of kids on these days.

In some football-crazy Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the worst part cities and states, there of it â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the Twitter fire. are a lot of people who

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The reaction frequently is swift and angry by spurned fans who have no idea whether the kid can make a difference.

Sometimes I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think the coach is even sure of that.

I get the idea of football fans supporting their schools. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a lot to like about a game day on campus. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s even more to like about a winning game day on campus. I get that.

But I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get the way signing days have become a different kind of contact sport. The ensuing ugliness seems inexplicable.

Maybe Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d feel different if I were a massive fan of my alma mater, the University of Southern California. (Pete Carroll motto: We cheat, we win, we vacate â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the veni, vidi, vici of college sports).

But if feeling that way were to lead me to pull off some of this signing day nonsense, then Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m glad Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not.

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TALLADEGA, Ala. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Trevor Bayne speeds around tracks in his No. 21 Ford, getting himself and his car ready for the upcoming season, and then does it some more in his running shoes whenever he gets the chance.

The 2011 Daytona 500 winner and part-time triathlete is fit, motivated, and hungry to contend for another big win upon his return later this month to the scene of his greatest triumph and to challenge for a Nationwide Series championship. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is a really big year for us,â&#x20AC;?

Bayne said during a break from Thursdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s solitary testing session.

Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s scheduled to run 12 Sprint Cup races, including all four on the speedways, with The Wood Brothers, plus a full-time Nationwide schedule for Roush Fenway Racing. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Being here at Talladega by ourselves today, I think that shows that this team wants to do what it takes to be the best and to have a shot to win those 12 races that we show up at,â&#x20AC;? he said.

The daily workouts, including those squeezed-in runs at racetracks, are also indicative of his thriving health. Bayne went public in November with the revelation that he has multiple sclerosis, but

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An outspoken Christian, who often shares his religious testimony in speeches, Bayne said that good health just reinforces his faith. Bayne also said heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been training harder than ever, meeting three times a week with a personal trainer, and going on 1½-mile swims, 3-mile runs and 25-plus mile bike rides.

Wintry weather played havoc with his lunchtime running plans on the 2.66-mile tri-oval Thursday. But heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s got his next triathlon coming up in April in Charleston, S.C., so clearly multiple sclerosis isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t slowing him down. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fortunately for me at this point, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s had no impact on me,â&#x20AC;? Bayne said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been a huge blessing, because there are people that have it worse. There are some that never even know they have it and live a perfectly normal life. To know that I have

it is good to me because it creates a dependence for me daily on the Lord.â&#x20AC;?

The 22-year-old, who also got married last year, hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t recaptured the winning formula since becoming the youngest winner of NASCARâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s biggest race at 20. In fact, heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s only had two Top 10 finishes in his other 45 starts, one of them coming at Talladega in 2012.

Nowhere near old enough to be a has-been, heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s still in the early stages of a career that happened to start in stirring fashion. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 22, heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just getting started,â&#x20AC;? team co-owner Len Wood said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fortunately for him, he started with a bang. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was only his second-ever start. That was a big deal when it happened, and if we get him another one, that could be equally as big.â&#x20AC;?

Bayne will return to Daytona for the Feb. 23 race.

The restrictor plate races are a priority for The Wood Brothers.

They tested at Daytona earlier, and then spent 2 days working the car around the tri-oval at Talladega, running solo on Thursday.

Since he wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be competing in every Sprint Cup race, Bayne will face extra pressure in NASCARâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s overhauled qualifying sessions to make sure he makes the field in his scheduled events.

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0-7

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16-4

4-17

Thursdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s result s 3TILLMAN 6ALLEY /REGON Todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s game s !URORA #HRISTIAN AT 7INNEBAGO

Saturdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s games s "YRON AT 3TILLMAN 6ALLEY

s -ENDOTA AT /REGON

s 7INNEBAGO AT 2OCK &ALLS

Three Rivers North Conf.

9-1

6-4

2-7

0-7

Newman "UREAU 6ALLEY &ULTON Morrison 0ROPHETSTOWN Riverdale %RIE Amboy

All 21-2

10-14

6-17

2-16

Tuesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s results s %RIE !MBOY s &ULTON "UREAU 6ALLEY s .EWMAN -ORRISON s 0ROPHETSTOWN 2IVERDALE

Saturdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s games s ,AKE &OREST AT ,UTHERAN

s 2OCK &ALLS AT /REGON

s 3TILLMAN 6ALLEY AT $IXON

Conf.

9-4

Saturdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s game s "UREAU 6ALLEY AT &ULTON

NUIC East Aquin Dakota $URAND !SHTON &RANKLIN #ENTER &ORRESTON 3OUTH "ELOIT 0ECATONICA -ILLEDGEVILLE /RANGEVILLE 0OLO

Conf.

12-0 11-1

Thursdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s results s !&# -ILLEDGEVILLE s $AKOTA 0ECATONICA s 0OLO &ORRESTON s 3OUTH "ELOIT /RANGEVILLE

Thursdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s results s 3OUTH "ELOIT (ARVARD s !MBOY !&# s $URAND 0ECATONICA s &ORRESTON 0OLO

All

Saturdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s games s 3CALES -OUND AT 'ALENA

Quincy Notre Dame Shootout s %ASTLAND VS #ARTHAGE

Girls basketball Northern Illinois Big 12 West All

12-14 1-19

Thursdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s results s /TTAWA $IXON s 'ENESEO ,A3ALLE 0ERU s 3TERLING 3TREATOR

All 22-4

Saturdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s game s 7ARREN AT 0OLO

Postseason pairings CLASS 2A Oregon Regional Monday, Feb. 10 s .O &ULTON VS .O 7EST #ARROLL

Tuesday, Feb. 11 s .O /REGON VS &ULTON 7EST #ARROLL

s .O -ORRISON VS .O .EWMAN

St. Bede Regional Monday, Feb. 10 s .O (ALL VS .O "UREAU 6ALLEY

s .O 3T "EDE VS .O 0RINCETON

Tuesday, Feb. 11 s .O 0ROPHETSTOWN VS (ALL "UREAU 6ALley, 6 s .O 2IVERDALE VS 3T "EDE 0RINCETON

Thursday, Feb. 13 s #HAMPIONSHIP

* Winner advances to Aurora Christian Sectional vs. Oregon Regional winner, 6 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 18 CLASS 1A Pearl City Regional Monday, Feb. 10 s .O ,ENA 7INSLOW VS .O &ORRESTON

s .O 0EARL #ITY VS .O /RANGEVILLE

Wednesday, Feb. 12 s .O %ASTLAND VS ,ENA 7INSLOW Forreston, 6 s .O !QUIN VS 0EARL #ITY /RANGEVILLE

Amboy Regional Monday, Feb. 10 s .O -ILLEDGEVILLE VS .O 0OLO

Big Northern West Conf.

Conf.

Eastland 10-0 2IVER 2IDGE 3CALES -OUND %AST $UBUQUE

0EARL #ITY

,ENA 7INSLOW

'ALENA

3TOCKTON

7ARREN

7EST #ARROLL

Friday, Feb. 14 s #HAMPIONSHIP

* Winner advances to Forreston Sectional vs. Warren Regional winner, 8 p.m. Monday, Feb. 17

Saturdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s games s /TTAWA AT 3YCAMORE

s +ANELAND AT ,A3ALLE 0ERU

s 3TILLMAN 6ALLEY AT $IXON

"YRON -ENDOTA 2OCKFORD ,UTHERAN /REGON 3TILLMAN 6ALLEY 2OCK &ALLS 7INNEBAGO

NUIC West

Thursday, Feb. 13 s #HAMPIONSHIP

* Winner advances to Aurora Christian Sectional vs. St. Bede Regional winner, 6 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 18

Thursdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s results s %AST $UBUQUE 'ALENA s %ASTLAND ,ENA 7INSLOW s 2IVER 2IDGE 0EARL #ITY s 7ARREN 3CALES -OUND s 3TOCKTON 7EST #ARROLL

Conf.

2-7 0-7

SVM SCOUTS 1A WRESTLING REGIONALS

Todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s games s %ASTLAND AT 7EST #ARROLL

s 22 3- AT ,ENA 7INSLOW

s 3TOCKTON AT 0EARL #ITY

Wednesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s results s -ILLEDGEVILLE %ASTLAND /4

/TTAWA 'ENESEO 3TERLING $IXON LaSalle-Peru Streator

The Cougars outscored the Panthers 12-9 in the fourth quarter to eke out an NUIC West win at Lena.

Dalton Shaner scored 18 points, and Skylar Paulson had 15 for Eastland (17-3, 10-0).

Thursdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s result s %AST $UBUQUE 0EARL #ITY

NUIC West

]

Stillman Valley 52, Oregon 47:

The Hawks saw a 28-23 halftime lead slip away in a Big Northern West loss at Stillman Valley.

Trevor Otten hit five 3-pointers for 15 points to pace Oregon (4-17, 0-7). Jessie McKinley and Billy Heeg added 11 and 10 points, respectively, for the Hawks.

Trevor Gerig poured in 27 points to lead the Cardinals (6-15, 3-6).

Wednesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s result s !QUIN 22 3-

Saturdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s games s &ORRESTON AT !&#

s -ILLEDGEVILLE AT !QUIN

s /RANGEVILLE AT $AKOTA

%ASTLAND %AST $UBUQUE 7ARREN 2IVER 2IDGE 3TOCKTON ,ENA 7INSLOW 3CALES -OUND 'ALENA 0EARL #ITY 7EST #ARROLL

The Polo Marcos bounced back from Mondayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s blowout loss to Aquin with a 51-40 NUIC East victory at Forreston.

Polo (20-4, 7-3) got 19 points from Brian Cavanaugh and 17 from AJ Dollmeyer. Brad Cavanuugh added 11 points for the Marcos, who led 15-14 at the half before outscoring the Cardinals (7-12, 3-5) 36-26 in the second half.

Kasey Hodge had two individual wins Brian Cavanaugh, Polo and two relay wins for basketball, 19 points the Mustangs, topping the field in the 50 freeDalton Shaner, Eastland style (25.08) and 100 BASKETBALL POINTS backstroke (1:05.05).

Kasey Hodge, Morrison Brian Slater won the Brian swimming, 2 individual wins, 200 IM (2:30.35), and Cavanaugh 2 relay wins Kyle Workman won the Polo Warren Melton, Newman 500 freestyle (5:59.95). senior swimming, 2 individual wins, Hodge teamed with 1 relay win Slater, Andrew Rinker and Sam Norman to take the 200 medley relay Boys swimming (2:03.67), and joined Rinker, WorkNewman 78, Morrison 76: The man and Eric Sipes to win the 400 Mustangs had six event wins to the freestyle relay (3:54.14).

Cometsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; five, but Newmanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s depth prevailed in a nip-and-tuck dual in Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s basketball Morrison.

Black Hawk 71, Sauk 63: The SkyWarren Melton led the Comets hawks saw a 30-17 lead slip away in with two wins, taking the 200 free- a home loss to the Braves. style (1:50.30) and 100 butterfly Carlos Hendrix, David Newton (56.07), while Aidan Bollman won and Jacoby Posley scored 16 points the 100 freestyle (58.24 seconds), apiece to pace Sauk (12-11, 4-4 and Todd Nelson won the 100 Arrowhead). Hendrix also had nine breaststroke (1:14.34). Melton and assists.

Bollman teamed with Quinn HarErie graduate Jordan Schaller rison and Robbie Hicks to take the helped Black Hawkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cause with 10 200 freestyle relay (1:45.10). points.

Thursdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s stars

Tuesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s results s %AST $UBUQUE 'ALENA s %ASTLAND ,ENA 7INSLOW s 3TOCKTON 7ARREN s 0EARL #ITY 7EST #ARROLL

Wednesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s results s -ILLEDGEVILLE %ASTLAND /4 s !&# AT &ORRESTON PPD

Conf.

"Y 36- 3PORTS 3TAFF

Eastland 39, Lena-Winslow 36:

Wednesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s result s !QUIN 2IVER 2IDGE 3CALES -OUND

Saturdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s game s 7ARREN AT 0OLO

All

All 19-9 22-6

Tuesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s results s $AKOTA !&# s $URAND -ILLEDGEVILLE s !QUIN /RANGEVILLE s &ORRESTON 0ECATONICA s 3OUTH "ELOIT 0OLO

Saturdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s game s 2IVERDALE AT 0ROPHETSTOWN

Conf.

All

16-10

Thursdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s results s !MBOY !&# s %RIE 2IVERDALE s -ORRISON 7ETHERSFIELD s "UREAU 6ALLEY 0RINCETON s .EWMAN &ULTON

Todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s games s 0OLO AT $AKOTA

s !&# AT $URAND

s !QUIN AT 0ECATONICA

s &ORRESTON AT 3OUTH "ELOIT

s -ILLEDGEVILLE AT /RANGEVILLE

NUIC East

Polo beats Forreston; Oregon falls to Stillman Valley

Three Rivers North

Todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s games s &ULTON AT .EWMAN

s -ORRISON AT "UREAU 6ALLEY

s 0ROPHETSTOWN AT !MBOY

s 2IVERDALE AT %RIE

!QUIN $AKOTA 0OLO -ILLEDGEVILLE 0ECATONICA $URAND &ORRESTON !SHTON &RANKLIN #ENTER 3OUTH "ELOIT /RANGEVILLE

Marcos bounce back

Todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s games s -ENDOTA AT "YRON

s 2OCK &ALLS AT 3TILLMAN 6ALLEY

s 7INNEBAGO AT ,UTHERAN

0ROPHETSTOWN !MBOY Riverdale %RIE .EWMAN -ORRISON "UREAU 6ALLEY &ULTON

3AUK 6ALLEY -EDIA s "

All

Wednesday, Feb. 12 s .O !MBOY VS -ILLEDGEVILLLE 0OLO

s .O %RIE VS .O !&#

Thursday, Feb. 13 s #HAMPIONSHIP

* Winner advances to Forreston Sectional vs. Rockford Christian Life Regional winner, 6 p.m. Monday, Feb. 17

Newmanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Jake Snow

Erie-Prophetstown

Polo

Stillman Valley

When: A M 3ATURDAY Where: %RIE (IGH 3CHOOL Local teams: %RIE 0ROPHETSTOWN

Fulton, Morrison Other teams: !LLEMAN -ERCER #OUNTY /RION 2IVERDALE 2OCKRIDGE 3HERRARD Local individuals to watch: $YLAN "INION %RIE 0ROPHETSTOWN POUNDS *EFF #ASEY 7EST #ARROLL POUNDS *ARED #OLE

%RIE 0ROPHETSTOWN POUNDS *OE %ADS -ORRISON POUNDS !USTIN +ELLER -ORRISON POUNDS !USTIN 3HOUP -ORRISON POUNDS *OSH 7HEELER %RIE 0ROPHETSTOWN POUNDS Other individuals to watch: "EN #ORLETTE 3HERRARD POUNDS *ACOB $E6OLDER /RION POUNDS $ILLON 'ERISCHER 2OCKRIDGE POUNDS "OBBY ,INCOLN

-ERCER #OUNTY POUNDS .ATHAN 2OCKER 2IVERDALE POUNDS (UNTER 3PENGLER 3HERRARD POUNDS #HANCE 4EEL 3HERRARD POUNDS -ATT 7EEKS

-ERCER #OUNTY POUNDS -ASON 7EEKS -ERCER #OUNTY POUNDS 4ERRY 7HITE 2IVERDALE POUNDS Outlook: 3HERRARD IS THE HIGHEST RANKED TEAM AT .O BUT -ERCER #OUNTY IS THREE PLACES BEHIND AT .O 7ITH %RIE 0ROPHETSTOWN sporting a deep, talented team, THIS COULD BE A TIGHT RACE FOR THE TEAM TITLE Advancement: 4OP THREE FINISHERS IN EACH WEIGHT CLASS ADVANCE TO "YRON 3ECTIONAL

When: A M 3ATURDAY Where: 0OLO (IGH 3CHOOL Local teams: Amboy, Newman, 0OLO 2OCK &ALLS 7EST #ARROLL Other teams: Lena-Winslow, MenDOTA 0RINCETON 3T "EDE Local individuals to watch: 7ES !NDERSON 7EST #ARROLL POUNDS &RANCISCO !RELLANO 2OCK &ALLS POUNDS *ASON "ONTZ

!MBOY POUNDS %THAN #AIN

0OLO POUNDS *UAN $OMINGUEZ 0OLO POUNDS "RYCE )VEY .EWMAN POUNDS #ALEB -ORRIS !MBOY POUNDS ,UCAS .EWBURGH 2OCK &ALLS POUNDS "RADY 2UDE .EWMAN POUNDS *AKE 3NOW .EWMAN POUNDS Other individuals to watch: Ty (ARMSTON ,ENA 7INSLOW POUNDS +YLE +ALKBRENNER ,ENA 7INSLOW POUNDS 1UINCY +ALKBRENNER ,ENA 7INSLOW POUNDS *AMES 0EACOCK 3T "EDE POUNDS $REW 0RANKA 0RINCETON POUNDS 'UNNER 7EGNER

$AKOTA POUNDS Outlook: Lena-Winslow appears TO HAVE THE DEEPEST TEAM ON paper, but a team like Neman COULD MAKE A RUN WITH POTENTIAL WEIGHT CLASS CHAMPIONS IN 3NOW

)VEY AND 2UDE 2OCK &ALLS FILLS QUITE A FEW OF THE WEIGHTS BUT WILL NEED SOME BIG PERFORMANCES TO KEEP UP WITH THE LEADERS Advancement: 4OP THREE FINISHERS IN EACH WEIGHT CLASS ADVANCE TO "YRON 3ECTIONAL

When: A M 3ATURDAY Where: 3TILLMAN 6ALLEY (IGH 3CHOOL Local teams: AFC, Oregon Other teams: "YRON $AKOTA

Durand, Ottawa Marquette, 3ENECA 3TILLMAN 6ALLEY

Winnebago Local individuals to watch: 4RAVIS "URKE /REGON POUNDS *AKE #HAPMAN !&# POUNDS 0AYTON (ILLIKER

!&# POUNDS 'ARRETT 2UDE

Oregon 160 pounds Other individuals to watch: *OSH !LBER $AKOTA POUNDS !NDY !BITUA 3TILLMAN 6ALLEY POUNDS +ENNY !BITUA 3TILLMAN 6ALLEY POUNDS .ELSON "AKER "YRON POUNDS 3AGE &RIESE 3ENECA POUNDS #ARTER *AMES $AKOTA POUNDS $ILLON 3WIFT $AKOTA POUNDS 3EAN 7ARD 7INNEBAGO POUNDS * * 7OLFE $AKOTA POUNDS "RADY 7ILSIE "YRON 106 pounds Outlook: $AKOTA IS RANKED .O IN #LASS ! BY ILLINOISMATMEN COM 4HE )NDIANS WILL BE THE FAVORITES HERE BUT THERE ARE PLENTY OF STRONG WRESTLERS FROM "YRON $URAND AND 3TILLMAN 6ALLEY TO TEST THEM )N A TOUGH FIELD LOCALS MIGHT FIND IT HARD TO MOVE ON TO THE SECTIONAL Advancement: 4OP THREE FINISHERS IN EACH WEIGHT CLASS ADVANCE TO "YRON 3ECTIONAL

Binion also cutting back on motocross MILES

CONTINUED FROM B1

Michael Krabbenhoeft/mkrabbenhoeft@saukvalley.com

Dixonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Katie Dewey looks to make a pass during Thursdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s game against Ottawa at Lancaster Gym. Dixon lost 34-25.

He didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t immediately commit to wrestling again as a sixth-grader. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t go out right away,â&#x20AC;? Binion said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was like a couple weeks into the season that I decided I was going to do this.â&#x20AC;?

As a freshman, Binion stepped right into the 152-pound spot in the varsity lineup. He went on to a third-place finish at regionals.

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not always the strongest that survive on the mat. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A lot of people are stronger than me, but I kind of make up for it with quickness,â&#x20AC;?

Binion said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a heck of an athlete,â&#x20AC;? McCullough said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When they bring that much talent, it makes you look good. I think any time he wants, he can take people down.

Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s got a nice, quick double. When he wants to go get it, heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hard to defend.â&#x20AC;?

Basketball isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t the

only love Binion has put aside. â&#x20AC;&#x153;During the summer, I used to ride motocross with my cousin. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve tried to get away from that. I did it once last summer. I put it away.

I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to get hurt for sports. I did it for a few years a couple years ago. I did every race in Morrison.â&#x20AC;?

" s 3AUK 6ALLEY -EDIA Dilbert by Scott Adams

www.saukvalley.com

Friday, February 7, 2014

Zits® by Jerry Scott and Jim Borgman

Arlo & Janis by Jimmy Johnson Garfield by Jim Davis

Freshly Squeezed by Ed Stein Get Fuzzy by Darby Conley

Blondie by Dean Young & John Marshall

Wizard of Id by Brant Parker and Johnny Hart

Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis Rose is Rose by Pat Brady and Don Wimmer

Pickles by Brian Crane Big Nate by Lincoln Peirce

Born Loser by Art and Chip Sansom

Baby Blues by Jerry Scott & Rick Kirkman

Soup To Nutz by Rick Stromoski

Family Circus by Bil Keane

The Argyle Sweater by Scott Hilburn

Alley Oop by Dave Graue and Jack Bender

Bridge Frank & Ernest by Bob Thaves

Pressure them into going to high

Grizzwells by Bill Schorr

If you wish to be successful at the top level of anything, you must be able to handle the pressure. This applies even at the bridge table.

But there is another form of pressure in bridge – preemptive bids, which pressure the opponents by removing bidding space.

Look at the South hand.

After two passes, what would you open?

In the first two positions, one heart would be a popular choice.

But after two passes, the dynamic changes.

North-South’s chances of making game have diminished. It is time to pressure West.

Open three hearts! Or, if that is too rich for you, bid

two hearts. Now look at the full deal. After a threeheart opening, West would make a takeout double and East would advance with three spades. This contract

would go down after three rounds of hearts are played, but West would never pass with such a strong hand.

He would carry his side into deeper waters.

At the table, South opened one heart, West doubled, North responded one notrump, East passed, South rebid two hearts, and this ended the auction when West very cautiously passed.

The defense was excellent, though. West led the spade ace: three, six, queen. West, not fooled, continued with the spade king, and East dropped his nine, a suit-preference signal for diamonds (the higher-ranking of the other two side suits). West cashed his diamond ace, gave his partner a diamond ruff, got back on lead with the club ace, and gave East a second ruff for down one. © 2014 UFS

Friday, February 7, 2014

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THURSDAY’S SCOREBOARD Men’s basketball Thursday’s box score at Sauk Valley C.C., Dixon

BLACK HAWK 71, SAUK VALLEY 63 BLACK HAWK (2-6 Arrowhead) Kent 1 0-0 2, Blohm 7 2-2 17, Sellis 1 2-2 4, Beach 2 3-4 8, Schaller 5 0-0 10, Bennett 5 0-4 14, Bedford 3 3-6 10, Fisher 0 2-2 2, Lewis 2 0-2 4. Totals 26 12-22 71.

SAUK (12-11, 4-4) Chris Stovall 0 0-0 0, Carlos Hendrix 7 2-2 16, David Newton 7 2-5 16, Jacob Fisher 1 0-0 2, Tramel Rideout 1 0-0 2, John Murphy 1 2-4 5, Jacoby Posley 6 0-0 16, Chris Fritsch 1 0-0 2, Jeff Casseus 2 0-0 4.

Totals: 26 6-11 63.

Halftime – BH 33-32. 3s – BH 7 (Blohm, Beach, Bennett 4, Bedford), Sauk 5 (Posley 4, Murphy). Rebounds – Sauk (Casseus 7, Newton 7). Assists – Sauk (Hendrix 9).

Steals – Sauk (Rideout 5).

Boys basketball Thursday’s box scores at Milledgeville

AFC 77, MILLEDGEVILLE 55 AFC (8-13, 3-5 NUIC East) Troy Mairs 8-13 0-0 16 Jacob HIlliker 2-3 0-0 4, Bret Gittleson 5-17 0-0 12, Matt Gendusa 2-5 0-0 5, Kevin Kurz 3-4 3-5 9, David Zinke 7-9 0-0 18, Tyler Stacey 1-1 0-0 3, Michael Gendusa 1-2 0-0 3, Trevor Ramsey 0-2 0-0 0, Tristan Bushman 1-3 0-0 3, Luke Burnette 0-0 0-0 0, Andrew Davis 0-0 0-0 0, Bobby Larke 2-5 0-2 4.

Totals: 32-64 3-7 77.

MILLEDGEVILLE (15-4, 5-3) Zach Herin 5-9 2-8 13, Zach Schmidt 2-5 5-6 10, Lucas Ebersole 8-26 2-2 22, Joe Gennaro 3-11 1-4 8, Keagan Murray 1-4 0-4 2, Troy Litwiller 0-0 0-0 0. Totals: 19-55 10-24 55.

AFC 15 23 27 12 — 77 Milledgeville 9 14 8 24 — 55 3s – AFC 10-25 (Zinke 4-6, Gittleson 2-11, Stacey 1-1, Ma.Gendusa 1-3, Mi.Gendusa 1-2, Bushman 1-3, Hilliker 0-1), Milledgeville 7-25 (Ebersole 4-16, Herin 1-2, Schmidt 1-2, Gennaro 1-4). Rebounds – AFC 40 (Mairs 9, Larke 6, Zinke 4, Gittleson 4, Kurz 4), Milledgeville 34 (Ebersole 9, Herin 8, Schmidt 7, Gennaro 4). Assists – AFC 6 (Hilliker 2), Milledgeville 3. Steals – AFC 3 (Mi.Gendusa 2), Milledgeville 4 (Gennaro 3) Turnovers – AFC 6, Milledgeville 7. at Stillman Valley

STILLMAN VALLEY 52, OREGON 47 OREGON (4-17, 0-7 BNC West) Jessie McKinley 4 3-4 11, Donovan Roby 4 1-1 9, Billy Heeg 5 0-0 10, Matt Murray 1 0-0 2, Trevor Otten 5 0-0 15. Totals: 19 4-5 47.

STILLMAN VALLEY (6-15, 3-6) Gerig 11 4-9 27, McNames 1 1-2 4, Hoey 4 4-4 12, Weber 2 0-0 5, Byers 1 0-2 2, Lewis 1 0-2 2. Totals: 20 9-15 52.

Oregon 12 16 11 8 — 47 Stillman Valley 12 11 14 15 — 52 3s – Oregon 5 (Otten 5), SV 3 (Gerig, McNames, Weber). at Forreston

POLO 51, FORRESTON 40 POLO (20-4, 7-3 NUIC East) Brad Cavanaugh 4 3-6 11, Brian Cavanaugh 8 3-4 19, Max Simmons 0 2-2 2, Wyatt Patterson 1 0-3 2, AJ Dollmeyer 5 7-10 17.

Totals: 18 15-25 51.

FORRESTON (7-12, 3-5) Kercher 1 0-1 2, DeVries 3 0-0 7, Groom 4 0-0 11, Reining 4 0-1 8, Shelton 3 0-0 7, Schneiderman 1 0-0 2, Cunningham 1 0-0 3. Totals: 17 0-2 40.

Polo 7 8 18 18 — 51 Forreston 8 6 13 13 — 40 3s – Forreston 6 (Groom 3, Cunningham, DeVries, Shelton). at Lena

EASTLAND 39, LENA-WINSLOW 36 EASTLAND (17-3, 10-0 NUIC West) Dalton Shaner 6 3-4 18, Skylar Paulson 5 3-4 15, Blake Janssen 2 0-0 4, Brighton Haverland 1 0-0 2. Totals: 14 6-9 39.

LE-WIN (8-12, 4-4) Schubert 2 0-0 4, Robinson 5 1-2 11, Moest 2 1-2 5, Holm 3 2-7 8, Greene 1 0-0 2, Packard 3 0-0 6. Totals: 16 4-11 36.

Eastland 9 11 7 12 — 39 Le-Win 8 10 9 9 — 36 3s – Eastland 5 (Shaner 3, Paulson 2).

Girls basketball Thursday’s box scores at Lancaster Gym, Dixon

at Amboy

AMBOY 44, AFC 26 AFC (15-9) Krista Beach 1 0-1 2, Allison Prestegaard 6 0-1 12, Lea Koning 0 0-0 0, Cassidy Koning 1 0-0 3, Lauren Meurer 1 2-2 4, Hope Friday 0 0-0 0, Caitlin Berogan 0 0-0 0, Bekki Matson 0 0-0 0, Megan Murre 0 0-0 0, Alisyn Essex 1 2-2 5. Totals: 10 4-6 26.

AMBOY (18-6) Kennedy Dinges 1 3-4 5, Micaela McCoy 1 1-2 3, Kaitlyn Liebing 2 3-4 7, Elizabeth Ortgiesen 1 0-0 2, Madeline Ely 0 0-0 0, Joanna Fredericks 1 0-0 2, Jennifer Boyle 0 0-0 0, Delaney Wilhelm 6 5-9 19, Hallie Nauman 0 0-0 0, Karlee Doege 2 2-2 6.

Totals: 14 14-21 44.

AFC 6 3 13 4 — 26 Amboy 9 15 7 13 — 44 3s – AFC 2 (C.Koning, Essex), Amboy 2 (Wilhelm 2). at Kewanee

MORRISON 51, WETHERSFIELD 47 MORRISON (13-13) Brandi Hosford 3 2-2 8, Alyssa Canales 0 0-0 0, Lakin Goodman 3 0-0 7, Rachel Davis 0 0-0 0, Emma Melton 2 0-5 4, Chelsea Eads 3 2-2 10, Ashley Greul 5 3-4 13, Adrienne Banks 1 0-2 2, Allie Kuehl 0 0-0 0, Kassidee Church 1 1-1 3, Emma Sitzmore 1 2-2 4. Totals: 19 12-18 51.

WETHERSFIELD Eastman 1 0-0 2, Kazubowski 1 1-2 3, McGowan 0 2-2 2, Brown 1 0-0 2, Jontz 0 0-0 0, Schmidt 1 0-1 2, Hoogerwerf 0 0-0 0, Parsons 11 7-7 36. Totals: 15 10-12 47.

Morrison 11 15 14 11 — 51 Wethersfield 8 14 6 19 — 47 3s – Morriosn 3 (Eads 2, Goodman), Wethersfield 7 (Parsons 7). at Manlius

BUREAU VALLEY 54, PRINCETON 40 PRINCETON Brianna Barajas 4 2-2 10, Stephanie Farrel 4 1-3 9, Allison Van Den Bussche 1 0-0 2, Michaela Strom 1 0-0 2, Ann Sims 0 0-2 0, Zoe Mead 2 0-0 4, Kelly Schmidt 4 0-0 8, Danielle Hughes 0 1-2 1, Ivy Rhodes 1 0-0 2, Taylor Clark 0 2-2 2. Totals: 17 6-11 40.

BUREAU VALLEY (9-15) Carlie Bickett 3 0-0 6, Helena Osk Arnadottir 4 2-2 11, Williams 0 0-0 0, Savannah Dean 1 1-2 4, Nicole Bornsheuer 3 3-6 9, Kelsey Kaiser 0 0-0 0, Val Reuter 2 1-2 5, Lacey DeVenney 1 3-6 5, Shannon Reuter 0 0-0 0, Darcy Kepner 4 2-2 12, Taylor Zemke 0 0-0 0, Irini Petros 1 0-0 2. Totals: 19 12-20 54.

Princeton 6 6 17 11 — 40 Bureau Valley 12 17 11 14 — 54 3s – BV 4 (Kepner 2, Arnadottir, Dean). at Erie

ERIE 43, RIVERDALE 37 RIVERDALE (16-10, 9-4) Groves 3 1-2 10, Maydew 0 0-0 0, Baldwin 1 0-0 2, Claus 3 5-7 13, Mericle 2 5-6 11, Williams 0 0-0 0, May 0 1-2 1. Totals: 9 12-17 37.

ERIE (19-9, 9-5 TRAC North) Bailee Classen 3 0-0 9, Courtney Cpbert 4 1-2 11, Rachel Cobert 4 4-10 12, Emily Cox 2 1-2 5, Lexi Floming 1 1-2 3, Bryce McCormick 0 0-0 0, Stephanie Thulen 1 0-0 2, Leela Parrish 0 1-2 1, Katlyn Weber 0 1-2 1. Totals: 15 8-18 43.

Riverdale 8 5 14 10 — 37 Erie 9 12 9 13 — 43 3s – Riverdale 7 (Groves 3, Claus 2, Mericle 2), Erie 5 (Classen 3, C.Cobert 2).

3AUK 6ALLEY -EDIA s "

GIRLS ROUNDUP

Warriors win rout at Pops Comets, Cardinals pick up Three Rivers North victories

By SVM Sports Staff

The Sterling Golden Warriors got rolling early and never let up in a 70-17 NIB-12 West victory Thursday over the Streator Bulldogs at Pops Dale Gymnasium.

Kiarra Harris scored 20 points for Sterling (16-10, 5-3), which led 13-4 after one quarter before outscoring the Bulldogs (1-19, 0-7) 26-5 in the second period. The Bulldogs didn’t score more than six points in any quarter.

Kaitlyn Bauer had 15 points, and Gabby Sandoval added 14, including both of the game’s 3-pointers.

Newman 75, Fulton 55: The Comets scored at least 13 points in every period in a Three Rivers North win at home.

Mary Alice Oswalt had 19 points, seven rebounds and seven steals for Newman (8-14, 7-7), which led 30-12 by halftime. Julie Hurd scored 18 points, Aubree Schmitt had 16 points and seven assists, and Sarah Trujillo added 11 points, seven rebounds and five assists.

Kerrigan Enloe’s 19 points paced the Steamers (3-23, 0-12), while Averi Leitzen added 12, and Faith Kennedy chipped in 11.

Amboy 44, AFC 26: The Clippers used a 15-3 second-quarter surge to pull away in a nonconference win at home.

Delaney Wilhelm scored 19 points for Amboy (18-6). Allison Prestegaard had 12 points for the Raiders (15-9).

Morrison 51, Wethersfield 47: The Fillies used a balanced attack to overcome Kristen Parsons’ 36 points in a nonconference win in Kewanee.

Ashley Greul scored 13 points, and Chelsea Eads added 10 for Morrison (13-13), which led 40-28 heading into the fourth quarter.

Thursday’s stars KeeLey Meyer, Polo basketball, 21 points Kiarra Harris, Sterling basketball, 20 points Mary Alice Oswalt, Newman basketball, 19 points, 7 rebounds, 7 steals Delaney Wilhelm, Amboy basketball, 19 points Rachel & Courtney Cobert, Erie, both had double-doubles Emily Quaco, Dixon bowling, 656 series

Darcy Kepner had 12 points, and Helena Osk Arnadottir scored 11 for BV (9-15), with Arnadottir dishing three assists. Nicole Bornsheuer finished with nine points, 14 rebounds and four steals, and Carlie Bickett chipped in six points, 12 boards, four assists, three steals and two blocks.

Brianna Barajas paced Princeton with 10 points and seven rebounds.

Erie 43, Riverdale 37: The Cobert sisters both recorded double-doubles in the Cardinals’ Three Rivers North win at home.

Rachel had 12 points and 12 rebounds, and Courtney finished with 11 points, 11 boards, and three assists for Erie (19-9, 9-5), which led 21-13 at halftime. Bailee Classen hit three 3-pointers for nine points.

Lauren Claus scored 13 points, Sydney Mericle added 11, and Megan Groves chipped in 10 for the Rams (16-10, 9-4).

Forreston 64, Polo 39: The Marcos fell behind 16-6 after one quarter, then were outscored 36-16 in the second half of an NUIC East road loss.

KeeLey Meyer scored a gameBureau Valley 54, Princeton 40: The Storm led 29-12 by halftime high 21 points for Polo (1-23, 1-10). and never looked back in a noncon- Maggie Curry had 20 points for Forreston (15-13, 7-5), with Rachel ference rivalry game in Manlius.

Walton adding five 3-pointers and 17 points.

Galena 63, West Carroll 25: The Thunder (3-22, 0-11) lost an NUIC West contest to the Pirates (14-9, 6-7) in Savanna.

Girls bowling Dixon 3,319, Streator 3,068: The

Duchesses clinched a share of the NCIC title, claiming all 10 conference points at Plum Hollow.

Emily Quaco rolled games of 235, 215 and 206 to finish with a 656 series for Dixon (10-1), which tied with Morris with 80 out of 90 possible conference points on the season. Margaret Thomas (572), Ashley Currier (554), Katlyn Bay (552) added 550+ series, with Currier finishing her day with a 241 game.

Sydney Gill’s 664 series, which included games of 224 and 236, paced the Bulldogs.

United Township 2,929, Sterling 2,483: The Golden Warriors lost

every game in a nonconference dual meet at Blackhawk Lanes.

Destinee Howard led Sterling with a 597 series, which included games of 207 and 224. Magan Tintori added a 553 for the Warriors, including a 203 high game.

Kayla Crawford paced the Panthers with a 659 series, and Leah Samuelson added a 649.

Women’s baskeball Sauk Valley 76, Black Hawk 28:

All nine Skyhawks that played scored at least six points in a romp over the Braves at Sauk.

With starter Sheldeen Joseph out due to illness, Sauk (16-3, 6-1 Arrowhead) got 12 points from Paige Calow, and 11 apiece from Becca Hendley and Sarah Matson.

Hendley also had eight rebounds and five steals.

Jaimie Hurd contributed six points, six assists, six rebounds and six steals.

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FORRESTON 64, POLO 39 POLO (1-23, 1-10 NUIC East) Hannah Grobe 1 0-0 2, Madison Merdian 1 0-0 3, Emily Ditzler 0 1-2 1, Jozi Grobe 2 2-3 6, KeeLey Meyer 8 5-6 21, Alex Sterenberg 1 3-5 5, Haley Cisketti 0 1-2 1.

Totals: 13 12-18 39.

FORRESTON (15-13, 7-5) Walton 6 0-0 17, Curry 5 9-12 20, Metzger 2 0-0 4, Edler 1 2-4 5, Peterson 3 0-0 7, Gronewold 1 0-0 2, Lenkaitis 2 0-0 4, Scott 2 1-2 5. Totals: 22 12-18 64.

Polo 6 17 8 8 — 39 Forreston 16 16 18 14 — 64 3s – Polo 1 (Merdian), Forreston 8 (Walton 5, Curry, Edler, Peterson).

OTTAWA 34, DIXON 25 OTTAWA (19-2, 8-0 NIB-12 West) Catie Carlson 2-8 0-0 5, Jessica Wignes 1-3 1-4 3, Kasia Miceli 0-3 0-0 0, Jasmin Bailey 3-14 0-2 8, Jordan Hayne 2-3 0-0 4, Jill Wignes 1-3 0-1 2, Sam McGrath 4-5 2-6 10, Ryan Phelps 1-3 0-0 2. Totals: 14-42 3-13 34.

DIXON (13-9, 4-4) Maggie Provo 0-0 0-0 0, Brooke Bailey 2-13 1-1 6, Maggie Bushman 0-1 0-0 0, Brittani Sohn 3-5 0-0 6, Carly Hartle 6-9 1-4 13, Tyler Smith 0-4 0-0 0, Katie Dewey 0-0 0-0 0, Isabelle Shiaras 0-0 0-0 0, Bre Scheidegger 0-0 0-0 0. Totals: 11-32 2-5 25.

Ottawa 11 7 9 7 — 34 Dixon 6 5 7 7 — 25 3s – Ottawa 3-13 (Bailey 2-9, Carlson 1-1, Miceli 0-2, Phelps 0-1), Dixon 1-10 (Bailey 1-6, Smith 0-4). Rebounds – Ottawa 28 (Jill Wignes 6, McGrath 5), Dixon 26 (Hartle 9). Assists – Ottawa 7 (Jessica Wignes 4, Carlson 2, Jill Wignes), Dixon 4 (Bushman 2, Bailey, Provo). Steals – Ottawa 6 (Bailey 5), Dixon 2 (Bailey, Shiaras). Blocks – Dxion 1 (Bailey). Turnovers – Ottawa 5, Dixon 14. Fouls – Ottawa 10, Dixon 13. at Pops Dale Gymnasium, Streator

STERLING 70, STREATOR 17 STERLING (16-10, 5-3 NIB-12 West) Gabby Sandoval 6 0-0 14, Kayleen Terrock 3 1-2 7, Halie Robinson 0 2-2 2, Kaitlyn Bauer 6 3-5 15, Kiarra Harris 7 6-7 20, Katelyn Everett 1 2-2 4, Jailyn Borum 0 2-3 2, Mya Pearson 2 2-4 6, Carolynn Hammelman 0 0-0 0. Totals: 25 18-25 70.

STREATOR (1-19, 0-7) Manypenny 1 0-1 2, Black 1 0-0 2, Sharisky 1 5-8 7, Terry 0 1-2 1, Meiner 2 1-2 5, Holmes 0 0-0 0, Phillips 0 0-0 0.

Totals: 5 7-13 17.

Sterling 13 26 18 13 — 70 Streator 4 5 2 6 — 17 3s – Sterling 2 (Sandoval). at Sterling

NEWMAN 75, FULTON 55 FULTON (3-23, 0-12 TRAC North) Averi Leitzen 3 6-9 12, Autumn Hutton 0 2-4 2, Rachael Beiermann 0 0-0 0, Camerin Huizenga 3 0-0 6, Kerrigan Enloe 4 11-13 19, Jordan Price 0 2-4 2, Faith Kennedy 4 2-2 11, Whitney Wynkoop 1 1-1 3.

Totals: 15 24-33 55.

NEWMAN (8-14, 7-7) Sarah Trujillo 5 1-2 11, Julie Hurd 5 5-8 18, Kayci Howell 2 0-0 6, Aubree Schmitt 5 5-6 16, Bree de Long 0 0-0 0, Mary Alice Oswalt 8 3-4 19, Alani Cook 0 0-0 0, Jinsung Bae 0 0-0 0, Teagen Hinrichs 0 0-0 0, Breanna Conboy 0 0-0 0, Mary Jensen 1 0-0 2. Totals: 27 14-20 75.

Fulton 3 9 26 17 — 55 Newman 17 13 18 27 — 75 3s – Fulton 1 (Kennedy), Newman 7 (Hurd 3, Howell 2, Schmitt, Simpson).

Girls bowling Thursday’s results at Plum Hollow, Dixon

DIXON 3,319, STREATOR 3,068 STREATOR (0 points) Kira Scott 129-199-135–463; Madi Light 151-186-190–527; Sydney Gill 204-224236–664; Zara Crabbe 128-152-168–448; Kylie Taylor 176-140-172–488; Abby Taylor 148-140-190–478. Totals: 9361,041-1,091–3,068.

DIXON (10 points) Ashley Currier 154-159-241–554; Michaela Bates 140-142-156–438; Jenna Longan 204-171-172–547; Katlyn Bay 171-191190–552; Margaret Thomas 164-202206–572; Emily Quaco 235-215-206–656.

Totals: 1,068-1,080,1,171–3,319.

Record: Dixon 10-1 (80 points) at Blackhawk Lanes, Stelring

UNITED TOWNSHIP 2,929, STERLING 2,483 UNITED TOWNSHIP Josie Hartman 174-192-202–568; Tori Stark 155-214-184–553; Autumn Reeves 146-174-180–500; Leah Samuelson 179245-225–649; Kayla Crawford 222-222215–659. Totals: 876-1,047-1,006– 2,929.

STERLING Paige Bauser 126-158-156–442; Sydney Segretto 155-155-147–457; Allison Martinez 105-170-159–434; Magan Tintori 169203-181–553; Destinee Howard 207-224166–597. Totals: 764-910-809–2,483.

Boys swimming Thursday’s results at Morrison

NEWMAN 78, MORRISON 76 200 medley relay – 1. Morrison (Kasey Hodge, Sam Norman, Brian Slater, Andrew Rinker) 2:03.67; 200 freestyle – 1. Warren Melton (N) 1:50.30; 200 IM – 1. Slater (M) 2:30.35; 50 freestyle – 1. Hodge (M) 25.08; 100 butterfly – 1. Melton (N) 56.07; 100 freestyle – 1. Aidan Bollman (N) 58.24; 500 freestyle – 1. Kyle Workman (M) 5:59.95; 200 freestyle relay – 1. Newman (Quinn Harrison, Bollman, Robbie Hicks, Melton) 1:45.10; 100 backstroke – 1. Hodge (M) 1:05.05; 100 breaststroke – 1. Todd Nelson (N) 1:14.34; 400 freestyle relay – 1. Morrison (Eric Sipes, Rinker, Workman, Hodge) 3:54.14

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Dixon’s Maggie Bushman brings the ball upcourt against Ottawa on Thursday at Lancaster Gym. The Duchesses lost 34-25.

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Dixon’s Brooke Bailey looks for a pass during Thursday’s game against Ottawa at Lancaster Gym. The Pirates clinched the NIB-12 West with a 34-25 win over the Duchesses.

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That run took up the first 4 minutes of the game.

Brittani Sohn cut into the lead with a pair jumpers, but Ottawa outscored Dixon 5-2 to finish the quarter. McGrath had a three-point play to run her total for the quarter to seven.

“I am really proud of the way we played defense,” Dixon’s coach Luke Ravlin said. “We didn’t box out very well in the first half, but the effort on

defense was great.”

The key for the Duchesses (13-9, 4-4) was stopping all-conference guards Catie Carlson and Jasmin Bailey. That job fell mainly on the trio of Sohn, Maggie Bushman and Katie Dewey.

Carlson had five points – the biggest on a breakout layup to end the third quarter to put Ottawa up by nine at 27-18. Bailey had eight points, with her biggest contribution coming on defense, where she had five steals.

“The job that Sohn, Bushman and Dewey did on defense was

amazing,” Ravlin said.

“Those are two 3-year all-conference guards, and we were able to hold them in check. We just couldn’t get shots to fall on the other end.”

Sohn scored all six points for Dixon in the first quarter. Hartle had all five Dixon points in the second quarter. In fact, Brooke Bailey was the only other Duchess to score in the game.

Bailey, the reigning NIB12 West MVP, was held to six points on 2-for-13 shooting.

“That took a lot of work

by Jessica Wignes and

Kasia Miceli to fight through screens and make things tough for her,” Cooper said.

Dixon shot 11-for-32 from the field, Hartle being the bright spot. She made six of nine attempts and had 13 points to go with nine rebounds.

“It wasn’t a good shooting night for us,” Hartle said. “It’s a little frustrating, but we played really well on defense. We’re really excited for the next couple weeks, because we’ve been playing well.

We just need to block out better and hopefully the shots will fall.”

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Crash changed luge forever Speed no longer main factor for sliding sports

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KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Everyone knew the danger. An uneasiness hung in the frosted Canadian air 4 years ago.

Nerves were on edge.

For good reason.

Just hours before the flame was ignited on Feb. 12, 2010 in Vancouver, an otherwise typical morning in the picture-perfect Blackcomb Mountains turned tragic.

Back in Lake Placid, N.Y., Aidan Kelly was on his computer in study hall monitoring the luge competitors as they took their final training runs on the Whistler track before the start of the Winter Olympics.

Without warning, the screen went dark. Disaster, as some feared would happen, came in an unimaginable flash.

In one moment, the sport of luge was forever changed. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was that nerd kid who watched everything about luge,â&#x20AC;? said Kelly, a U.S. luger who was just 15 at the time and dreaming of competing in the Olympics. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The guy on the track was going and going and then ... .â&#x20AC;?

And then Nodar Kumaritashvili, the slider Kelly was watching, was dead.

The worst-case scenario, the one foretold by startling speeds, experienced champions crashing during practice, even private predictions

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In this Feb. 11, 2010, file photo Nodar Kumaritashvili of Georgia practices during a menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s singles luge training run at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Whistler, British Columbia, Canada. Four years ago, Olympic luge was forever changed.

The horrifying death of Kumaritashvili, a 21-year-old who was taught to slide by his father and uncle in war-torn Georgia, cast a pall over the Vancouver Games and raised questions about track safety and design. from sliding officials, had occurred. Kumaritashvili, an easygoing 21-year-old from a tiny skiing village in war-torn Georgia, where his father and uncle raised him to slide, was thrown from his sled traveling at nearly 90 mph, faster than he had ever gone before.

Unable to navigate the last turn of the treacherous track, Kumaritashvili, who had escaped injury during an earlier wreck, went feet-first into one wall, the impact somehow ricocheting

his body off the track and the back of his head struck an exposed steel pole within sight of the finish line.

He died instantly.

His death sapped joy from the games, and raised questions about safety and whether the sliding sports â&#x20AC;&#x201C; bobsled, skeleton and luge â&#x20AC;&#x201C; had pushed the threshold of human performance too far in trying to see how fast highly trained athletes on wind-tunneltested, state-of-the-art equipment could go on

ice. â&#x20AC;&#x153;What happened in Vancouver, people can term it as a freak accident, but I think it taught a lesson to a lot of people in the sport to take a lot more care when it comes to safety issues,â&#x20AC;? said Indian luger Shiva Keshavan. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve done here.â&#x20AC;?

To help prevent another serious mishap, organizers for the Sochi Games designed a slower track, but one they believe will still challenge the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s top sliders and drivers.

Rookie waits out rain, fires bogey-free 63 in first round

BY DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer

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Phil Mickelson drive from the 13th tee of the Shore Course at Monterey Peninsula during the first round of the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am on Thursday in Pebble Beach, Calif. played the easiest, and Loupe took advantage.

He never had to scramble for par, missed only one fairway, and only two of his birdies were over 10 feet. This was his first trip to the area, and it was everything he imagined. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This place is amazing,â&#x20AC;?

Loupe said with a smile as wide as a fairway.

The 25-year-old from Louisiana hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t made the cut in five starts his rookie season. Loupe might not even have a PGA Tour card except for his tie for sixth in the last event of the Web.

com Tour Finals. He had missed the cut in his previous three â&#x20AC;&#x153;Finalsâ&#x20AC;? events.

Stuart Appleby, Jim Renner, Richard Lee and Scott Gardiner had 65s at Monterey Peninsula.

Phil Mickelson, a fourtime champion, was at 5-under par through 15 holes when the round was stopped because of darkness.

Pebble Beach played the toughest, though the weather was not nearly bad enough to make that much of a difference, with only a cool breeze and no rain the rest of the day.

Jimmy Walker, already a two-time winner this season, got up-and-down for birdie on the 18th for a 66, the best score at Pebble.

Jordan Spieth, playing with country singer Jake Owen, had the best round at Spyglass Hill at 67.

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re trying to get better, no matter what team we play against,â&#x20AC;? Zick said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are going to try and do the same thing.

We never try to change our game to play to theirs. We play our game, and do what we can do.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;It wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t quite on the terms we would have liked,â&#x20AC;? senior Troy Mairs said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;with all their players gone. But we came out and did what we needed to do.â&#x20AC;?

Mairs and sophomore David Zinke keyed an early run by the Raiders. While Mairs roamed the baseline and took

the defenseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s attention, Zinke became an outside threat. That still didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t stop the 6-foot, 7-inch Mairs from getting his share, as he had a mixture of 15-foot jumpers and layups to accumulate 14 first-half points. â&#x20AC;&#x153;David really came out of his funk tonight,â&#x20AC;?

Mairs said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t been hitting his shots too well, but he came out tonight was able hit his shots. That makes them guard him outside, which frees us inside. I was able to find the corners and was hitting the baseline jumpers all game. We had a height advantage, too, so we were able to lob it inside.â&#x20AC;?

Zinkeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s shot of the night

came as the first half was winding down. The sophomore guard received the ball at the top of the key with about 5 seconds left.

He fired up a 3-pointer that landed on the front of the rim, and rattled around before dropping as the buzzer sounded.

AFC went into halftime up 38-23. Zinke finished with 15 points.

Milledgeville kept fighting, as it tried to claw its way back. Senior Zach Herin and junior Lucas Ebersole shouldered a bulk of the scoring for the Missiles. Herin finished the night with 13 points and had eight rebounds. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re a team that likes to pressure, and try to cause havoc and

turnovers and things like that,â&#x20AC;? Milledgeville coach Brian Rahn said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re playing with six guys, that goes off the table, because youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re risking foul trouble and wearing your guys out. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Some players played out of position, and I was really proud of the boys with how well they played. They did everything they could do, especially in a situation like this with no practice, but a game the night before.â&#x20AC;?

Ebersole led a brief fourth quarter comeback for the Missiles.

The forward hit three 3-pointers, and finished with 22 points. He was a rebound short of a double-double.

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Loupe had to wait 3 hours to tee off because of rain Thursday, and then he played bogeyfree on the Shore Course at Monterey Peninsula.

That gave him the lowest score among those who finished their rounds.

Rain soaked the Monterey Peninsula in the morning, which was great news for an area desperate for rain, but not so much for the tournament. Puddles quickly formed on the greens at Pebble Beach and Spyglass Hill, forcing play to be stopped on all three courses.

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IS YOUR PET MISSING? Read our found section in todays paper. Just in case it is not there, call one of your area animal shelters listed below: Lee County Animal Control (815)284-3833 Granny Rose Animal Shelter (815)288-7387 Whiteside County Animal Control (815)625-3507 Happy Tails Humane Society (815)626-2994 A public service of Sauk Valley Media

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As we approach our 30th anniversary year the Ronald Reagan Boyhood Home hopes to move forward with a very special commemorative project. We are in need of skilled volunteers who would like to help plan and build a selection of bird houses. If you are handy with a blueprint and tools, we would love to hear from you.

Please call Brandi or Heather at the Reagan Home for details.

815-2885176

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Become a Hospice Volunteer There's no time like the present to add life to each day of a hospice patient.

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

They fill a unique role in providing comfort and support to patients and families with giving of their time, energy and compassion. Hospice of the Rock River Valley has a need for volunteers to work with patients and families. Training will be provided and begins March 4. To make a difference in someone's life, call Nina at 815-288-3673.

CASA 15th Judicial Circuit (Lee/ Carroll/Ogle Counties) is seeking volunteers to advocate for children in the court system involved in abuse and neglect cases.

Your involvement can impact a childâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s future.

Contact Vanessa White, Director of Advocate Services (815) 288-1901 www.casalee carroll.com

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BY OWNER

209

ROCK FALLS Great Location Lots of new. 1400 W. 2nd St. 3BR, 1 ba.

Ranch w/ garage. 1 block from R.F.H.S. New in 2013: roof, furnace, water heater, plumbing & more.

Private, very close to river. Great family home! $79,900.

815-626-6356.

HOMES FOR SALE

210

Tamarac, Florida.

Age 55 & up community. Large 1400 sq. ft. 2BR condo.

Pool, Club House.

Furnished. $84,900 630-772-5051

DIXON 2/3BR 2 bath, East side, pets neg. $750/mo. + dep. 815-440-2874 Why rent â&#x20AC;&#x201C; start building equity today!

Payments could be less than rent on 3BR, totally move-in ready Ranch home.

OPEN HOUSE Sunday, 1-3pm 506 Eels Ave. Dixon Call Diane Schnake Hartland Realty 815-440-4817

INVESTMENT PROPERTY

220

4 Unit Brick townhouse complex w/ attached garages.

Nice area near hospital in Sterling. $237,000 815-6524517

CEMETERY LOTS

APARTMENTS UNFURNISHED 306

226

2 Cemetery Lots, $750 each, Call Fairmount Cemetery in Polo, 815946-2810

MOBILE HOMES 230

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DIXON

CHATEAU ESTATES Homes for sale and rent call our VMĂ&#x201E;JL MVY KL[HPSZ

815-284-2000 3 bed 2 bath $24,900 2 bed 2 bath $17,900

ROCK RIVER ESTATES Homes for sale and rent call our VMĂ&#x201E;JL MVY KL[HPSZ

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1 & 2BR Apts.

Or Duplex.

815-440-8116 1BR- $475 + dep.

Appliances furn.

815-712-2435.

2BR w/appls, deck $480mo. + lease & dep. 815-716-0123 2BR w/appls, deck $480mo. + lease & dep. 815-716-0123 First months rent $99!

2BR very clean, all applcs.

No Pets. Ref. & dep. Req. 815849-5334

ASHTON â&#x2DC;&#x2026;â&#x2DC;&#x2026; 1&2 BR., Ashton/ F.G. 815-7512712/562-5075.â&#x2DC;&#x2026;

2 bed 1 bath on the river $27,900 2 bed 1 bath $9,900

DIXON

APARTMENTSFURNISHED 305 APARTMENTS UNFURNISHED 306 Attractive 1 & 2 BR. apts. with some utilities. Sterling & Rock Falls.

No pets, no parties.

Refs. req.

815-336-2305.

DIXON RIVER APARTMENTS APARTMENTS MAINTENANCE FREE! AFFORDABLE LIVING!

Move In Before

NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR

1 & 2 Bedrooms

Call Today For An Appointment 815-284-6782

DIXON

DIXON

ROCK FALLS

1BR appl. water, sewer, garbage, incl. Remodeled, offroad parking, no pets. $395 mo + dep. 815-378-2151

Huge XXL 1BR, pets, free heat, water, & garbage, $550/mo.

815761-6419.

Modern clean, 2BR. Stove, refrig., D/W. No smoking or pets. $475. 815652-3365.

Completely remodeled 2 BR, located 1 ½ mi. outside RF, on 3 acre lot w/ use of a 35 acre lake. $700/ mo. plus utilities.

No pets. Call 815-626-2145

1BR upper apt., garage, stove, fridge, & water furn. near KSB, No pets or smoking.

Deposit required.

815-732-7662.

2BR laundry, appl. garage. No pets.

815-499-3753.

2BR Upper, northside, clean, quiet.

Appl., A/C, new flooring, on-site laundry, lg. storage room, garage. No pets. Security dep. $500/mo. 847-8361906 3 BR. 2nd floor apt.

528 Morgan. $550/ mo. Pets OK! 708203-6677 Condo Style, 2BR apt. w/private entrance and deck.

Appliances included plus W/D. Water, sewer, garbage provided.

Tenant pays elec. Off road parking. No pets.

Lease & dep. req. $650/mo. Call 815378-2151 Efficiency Upper, appl. W & D, water, sewer, garbage, incl. Off-road parking, no pets. $310 mo + dep. 815378-2151 Great North side location w/river view. Beautiful Lg. 2BR, garage, W/D. No pets.

Refs. $650/ mo. 815441-7503.

HARMON 1st Month Free!

2BR, appl. incl. Pet friendly. $475/mo.

815-562-7368

SATURDAY 11-1

819 E. MCKENNEY, DIXON

Immaculate 3 bedroom near Washington 6FKRRO XSGDWHG NLWFKHQ KDUGZRRG Ă RRUV $119,000 #122055 Hosted by Vickie Gutierrez

Lee County & Surrounding Areas SUNDAY 12-2

211 E. EVERETT, DIXON

15,000 sq. ft., original woodwork, updated kitchen, working elevator, 2+ car attached garage, $235,000 #122374 Hosted by Eric Bird

SUNDAY 1-3

310 CEDAR STREET, DIXON

Beautiful 3 bedroom ranch, updated kitchen, SDUWLDOO\ Ă&#x20AC;QLVKHG EDVPHQW [ KHDWHG shop, $99,900 Hosted by Bill Dempsey

815-288-4648

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

STERLING

POLO 2 BR., appl., water, sewer & garbage incl. Coin laundry on site. $425 mo. + $400 dep. 815378-7820.

PROPHETSTOWN

RIVER RIDGE APARTMENTS

2 Bedroom Great Location Garages Available

2BR, 2ba. 109 E. 2nd St. 1 garage stall. $500/mo. Call Kophamer & Blean Realty 815-7722728

ROCK FALLS

$

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Edon Apts. 2BR, $480 mo., $400 dep. Refs. req. No dogs.

815-5379190, 815-4413999.

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1-815-414-2288

1 or 2BR apts. $420. Call 815562-7368 Rochelle Realty. â&#x2DC;&#x2026;â&#x2DC;&#x2026;1BR, W/D in unit, D/W. Woodlawn Rd. $500/mo.

815-535-7077.â&#x2DC;&#x2026;â&#x2DC;&#x2026; 2 BR, corner of E. 2nd St. & 9th Ave., by upper dam, C/A, basement, W/D Hookups. $365/mo. + dep., Avail. Now! 563370-1969

Saturday, February 8th Sunday, February 9th

SUNDAY 1-3

506 EELLS, DIXON

Workâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s done! 2-3 bedroom ranch on quiet corner lot, perfect starter home! $62,000 Hosted by Diane Schnake

815-288-4648

Whiteside County & Surrounding Areas SATURDAY 11-1

29544 GRENNAN ROAD, ROCK FALLS

3-4 Bedroom, 5 Acres, Montmorency School, 2nd house on property rents for $500, Reduced to $149,900 #122038 Hosted by Frank Murphy

SATURDAY 12-1

2614 CLOVER LANE, STERLING 3 bedroom, 2 bath ranch, $122,900 #120717 Hosted by Tim McCaslin

Sauk Valley Va lley

815-625-3722 SATURDAY 1:30-2:30

806 W. 11TH STREET, STERLING 2 bedroom, 1 bath ranch, $68,500 #122135 Hosted by Jim Cesarek

Sauk Valley Va lley

815-625-3722

SATURDAY 2-3

810 1/2 AVENUE A, ROCK FALLS

3 bedrooms, 1 1/2 baths, large formal dining room, basement, 80â&#x20AC;&#x2122; lot! $59,900 #122410 Hosted by Dave DeVries

SATURDAY 12-1

901 W. LEFEVRE ROAD, STERLING 3 bedroom, 1.75 bath ranch, $86,900 #122035 Hosted by Jim Cesarek

SATURDAY 1-3

10480 HUSSUNG DRIVE, ROCK FALLS

Minutes from town, eat-in kitchen, patio, large fenced yard, full basement, many updates, $106,900 #120889 Hosted by Ed Castillo

Sauk Valley Va lley

SUNDAY 12-2

804 W. LEFEVRE ROAD, STERLING

Well maintained brick ranch, newer mechaniFDOV VLGHG JDV Ă&#x20AC;UHSODFH Ă&#x20AC;QLVKHG EDVHPHQW fenced back yard, $126,500 #120694

JUDY POWELL REALTY

815-626-7450

SATURDAY 1:30-2:30

25480 FRONT STREET, STERLING 3 bedroom, 2.5 bath, 2 story, $172,900 #121458 Hosted by Tim McCaslin

Sauk Valley Va lley

815-625-3722

815-625-3722 SUNDAY 1-3

1010 W. LEFEVRE ROAD, STERLING

Double lot, 3 car garage, 4 bedrooms, movein ready ranch, new roof, patio, $129,900 #122194 Hosted by Merdita Heald

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*with 1 year lease

1BR, $375/mo.

Hampton Apts.

815-625-7043 1BR, all utilities incl. No pets. $500/ mo. + dep.

Call 815-718-0956. nd Beautiful 2 floor, 2 BR apt, skylights, butcher block counter tops, central air & heat, No Pets. $595 OBO+ dep. Call or text 815-716-6150

LEE & WHITESIDE COUNTIES

Lg. 1BR. + appl.

No pets. $425 + dep. 815-625-4701

SUNDAY 1-3

604 W. 12TH STREET, STERLING

Sprawling brick ranch, 3 large bedrooms, EDWKV Ă&#x20AC;UHSODFH EDVHPHQW SDWLR IHQFHG back yard, $139,900 #122263

JUDY POWELL REALTY

815-626-7450

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February 3, 2014

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The City of Mount Carroll is requesting proposals from qualified firms of certified public accountants to audit its financial statements for the fiscal year ending April 30, 2013. The proposals are to be delivered to the Mount Carroll City Hall at 302 N. Main Street, Mount Carroll, IL no later than 4:30 p.m. on Monday, March 10, 2014. The request for proposal document with specifications may be picked up at the Mount Carroll City Hall during regular business hours, Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Any questions may be directed to the City Hall at 815-244-4424.

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Visit Sauk Valley Classifieds at saukvalley.com CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS ESTATE OF DARLENE M. BROCKMAN, Deceased.

No. 14 P 16 CLAIM NOTICE Notice is given of the death of DARLENE M. BROCKMAN. Letters of Office were issued to JAMES W. BROCKMAN, JR., 2885 Grandview Road, Milledgeville, Illinois 61051, as Independent Representative, whose attorneys are WARD, MURRAY, PACE & JOHNSON, P.C., 202 E. 5th Street, Sterling, Illinois 61081.

Claims against the estate may be filed in the office of the Clerk of Court, Whiteside County Courthouse, 200 E. Knox Street, Morrison, Illinois 61270, or with the Representative, or both, on or before August 11, 2014, and any claim not filed within that period is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the Clerk must be mailed or delivered to the Representative and to the attorney within ten (l0) days after it has been filed.

Dated this 4th day of February, 2014.

James W. Brockman, Jr., Independent Representative Mark E. Zumdahl WARD, MURRAY, PACE & JOHNSON, P.C. Attorneys for Estate 202 E. 5th Street Sterling, IL 61081-0400 815-625-8200 CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, LEE COUNTY, ILLINOIS ESTATE OF STANWOOD C. GRIFFITH, Deceased.

No. 13 P 7 CLAIM NOTICE Notice is given of the death of STANWOOD C. GRIFFITH. Letters of Office were issued to Frances J. Griffith, 706 N. 4th Street, Ashton, Illinois 61006, as Independent Representative, whose attorneys are WARD, MURRAY, PACE & JOHNSON, P.C., 202 E. 5Th Street, Sterling, IL 61081.

Claims against the estate may be filed in the office of the Clerk of Court, Lee County Courthouse, 309 S. Galena Ave., Suite 320, Dixon, Illinois 61021, or with the Representative, or both, on or before August 6, 2014, and any claim not filed within that period is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the Clerk must be mailed or delivered to the Representative and to the attorney within ten (10) days after it has been filed.

Dated this 30th day of January, 2014.

Frances J. Griffith Independent Representative Daniel C. Hawkins WARD, MURRAY, PACE & JOHNSON, P.C. Attorneys for Estate 202 E 5Th Street Sterling IL 61081 815-625-8200 Jan. 31, Feb. 7, 14, 2014 THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, LEE COUNTY, ILLINOIS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JAMES G. TRAYNOR, Deceased.

No. 14 P 8 CLAIM NOTICE Notice is given to creditors of the death of James G. Traynor, 1119 N. Jefferson Ave., Dixon, Lee County, Illinois. Letters of office were issued to Jeanette M. Wagner, as Independent Executor, whose attorney of record is Douglas E. Lee, of 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.

Douglas E. Lee 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. 31, Feb. 7, 14, 2014

ASSUMED NAME PUBLICATION NOTICE Public Notice is hereby given that on January 3 A.D. 2014 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 Penny Lane located at 221 S. Peoria Ave Unit 5 Dixon, IL 61021. Dated this 3rd day of January A.D. 2014.

Cathy Myers

by Gerianne Knack Deputy County Clerk January 24,31, February 7, 2014 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS

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COMMUNITY STATE BANK OF ROCK FALLS, Plaintiff, v.

No.13 CH 107 ST ANGELA M. RISTAU, UNKNOWN OWNERS, and NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants.

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE (IT IS ADVISED THAT INTERESTED PARTIES CONSULT THEIR OWN ATTORNEYS BEFORE BIDDING AT FORECLOSURE SALES.) PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a JUDGMENT OF FORECLOSURE entered by the Court on October 21, 2013, in Community State Bank of Rock Falls-Dixon v. Angela M. Ristau, Unknown Owners, and Non-Record Claimants, Case No. 13 CH 107 ST, Whiteside County, Illinois, the property hereinafter described will be sold to the highest bidder.

(A) The name, address, and telephone number of the person to contact for information regarding the real estate are Cynthia A. Conklin, Assistant Vice President, Community State Bank of Rock Falls, 3210 E. Lincolnway, Sterling, Illinois 61081, (815) 625-4300.

(B) The common address of the real estate is 707 4th Ave., Sterling, Illinois 61081.

The legal description of the real estate is: The South Half of Lot 3 in Block 2 of Elias D. LeFevreÕs Addition to the City of Sterling, Whiteside County, Illinois; according to the Plat thereof recorded March 10, 1856 in Plat Book 1, page 30.

(D) The improvement on the real estate is a residence.

(E) The real estate may not be inspected prior to sale.

(F) The time and place of the sale are as follows: In lobby of the Whiteside County Courts Facility, 200 E. Knox, Morrison, IL 61270, at 10:00 a.m. on March 6, 2014.

(G) The terms of the sale are ten percent (10%) down at the time of the sale, payable in certified funds, and the full balance within seven (7) days.

(H) The case title, case number, and the Court in which the foreclosure was filed are specified above.

(I) No other information is required to be disclosed.

COMMUNITY STATE BANK OF ROCK FALLS, Plaintiff

By EHRMANN GEHLBACH BADGER LEE & CONSIDINE, LLC By

Douglas E. Lee

Douglas E. Lee Ehrmann Gehlbach Badger Lee & Considine, LLC Attorneys for Plaintiff 215 E. First St., Suite 100 P.O. Box 447 Dixon, IL 61021 (815) 288-4949 (815) 288-3068 (FAX) lee@egblc.com January 24, 31, February 7, 2014

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NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE (IT IS ADVISED THAT INTERESTED PARTIES CONSULT THEIR OWN ATTORNEYS BEFORE BIDDING AT FORECLOSURE SALES.) PUBLIC NOTICE is herby given that pursuant to a JUDGMENT OF FORECLOSURE entered by the Court on October 21, 2013, in Community State Bank of Rock Falls-Dixon v. Angela M. Ristau, Unknown Owners, and NonRecord Claimants,Case No. 13 CH 107 ST, Whiteside County, Illinois, the property hereinafter described will be sold to the highest bidder.

(A) The name, address, and telephone number of the person to contact for information regarding the real estate are Cynthia A. Conklin, Assistant Vice President, Community State Bank of Rock Falls, 3210 E. Lincolnway, Sterling, Illinois 61081, (815) 625-4300.

(B) The common address of the real estate is 707 4th Ave., Sterling, Illinois 61081.

(C) The legal description of the real estate is: The South Half of Lot 3 in Block 2 of Elias D. LeFevre's Addition to the City of Sterling, Whiteside County, Illinois; according to the Plat thereof recorded March 10, 1856 in Plat Book 1, page 30.

(D) The improvement on the real estate is a residence.

(E) The real estate may not be inspected prior to sale.

(F) The time and place of the sale are as follows:

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In he lobby of the Whiteside County Courts Facility, 200 E. Knox, Morrison, IL 61270, at 10:00 a.m. On March 6, 2014.

(G) The terms of the sale are ten percent (10%) down at the time of the sale, payable in certified funds, and the full balance within seven (7) days.

(H) The case title, case number, and the Court in which the foreclosure was filed are specified above.

(I) No other information is required to be disclosed.

COMMUNITY STATE BANK OF ROCK FALLS, Plaintiff

By EHRMANN GEHLBACH BADGER LEE & CONSIDINE, LLC

By Douglas E. Lee January 24, 31, February 7, 2014

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Price

11 Chevrolet Tahoe LTZ

38,988

$

*

36,988

$

*

23,988*

$

$

21,988*

$

Stock #R563A

Stock #1832A

21,488*

$

Stock #R591

27,988

$

*

19,000 Miles

22,988*

$

Stock #1917M

22,988*

$

07 Chevrolet Tahoe LT

20,988*

$

Stock #R449A

20,988*

$

11 GMC Acadia Denali

Low Miles

Stock #R504

18,988

10 Cadillac CTS

*

13 Chevrolet Impala LTZ

Stock #1927A

17,988*

$

17,988*

$

13 Chevrolet Impala LTZ Great Equipment

17,988

*

12 Chrysler 200 S

18,988*

16,988

$

*

13 Chevrolet Cruze

14,988*

11 Chevrolet Malibu

17,988*

$

*

16,988

*

12,988

*

14,988

*

16,988

$

*

13 Dodge Grand Caravan

Great Equipment Stock $ #1911A

16,988

*

Value Priced

Stock #R457

Value Priced

Stock #R542

15,988

$

*

13 Chevrolet Impala LS

14,988

$

Great Equipment

Stock #R549

*

True Value

Stock #R559

2500 LT, Diesel

21,988*

Stock #1533A

$

10 Chevrolet Traverse LS Value Priced

Stock #R543

18,988*

$

14,988

$

*

13 Chevrolet Impala LTZ Loaded, 8,200 Miles

18,988*

Stock #R489

$

9,488*

Stock #R505A

13 Chevrolet Malibu LS

16,988

$

*

Great Equipment

Stock #R555

15,988

$

*

Loaded

13,988

$

Value Priced

15,988

$

Stock #R557

*

*

13 Chevrolet Impala LTZ Factory Warranty

17,988*

$

Stock #R586

13,988

$

*

17,988*

$

Stock #R545

16,988*

$

13 Chevrolet Impala LT

15,988

$

*

15,988*

$

Value Priced

13,988

$

Great Value

Stock #R556

11 Chevrolet Cruze LS

Value Priced

Stock #1674C

SXT2

Stock #R550

Real Value

*

Economy Car

Stock #R579

$

13 Chevrolet Malibu LS

16,988

$

Stock #1937A

17,988*

Stock #R554

13 Dodge Grand Caravan

08 Jeep Liberty Sport

Economy Car

Stock #R426

17,988*

$

13 Chevrolet Cruze LT

13 Chevrolet Malibu LS

10 Chevrolet Impala LTZ Stock #1903B

16,988*

$

13 Chevrolet Impala LT

13 Chevrolet Impala LT

10,500 Miles

Value Priced

Factory Warranty

Value Priced

Stock #1598A

13 Chevrolet Captiva Sport

10 Chevrolet Equinox LS

07 Chevrolet Silverado LT

Low Miles

Stock #R539

10 Chevrolet Traverse LS

*

Stock #R572

13,988*

$

BUY OF THE WEEK

Value Priced

Stock #R404

13,498

$

*

11,988

$

*

Local Trade

Stock #R493A

Value Priced

Stock #R425

*

Great Value

Stock #1917A

10,988*

$

*

Great Value

Stock #1819A

Just

9,488

$

*

00 Chevy S-10

7,988

$

Stock #R564A

*

4x4, Crew Cab

Stock #R547B

06 Pontiac Grand Prix

7,988

$

*

Great Equipment

Stock #R410C

*

*

Economy Car

10,588*

$

Very Nice

Stock #R534A

6,488

$

42,000 Miles Stock $ #1656A

12,988

*

*

Economy Car Stock $ #1936B

9,988*

07 Chrysler Sebring Value Priced

Stock #R561A

12,988*

$

Great Value

Stock #R592

9,988*

$

05 Chevrolet Monte Carlo

6,488

$

Pony Package

Stock #1952A

06 Chevrolet Colorado

08 Toyota Yaris

03 Chevrolet Impala

6,988

$

12,988

$

08 Saturn Aura XE Stock #R517B

09 Ford Mustang

09 Nissan Rogue SL

Low Miles

13,490

$

07 Pontiac G6

9,988

$

06 BMW 325i

Great Equipment #R464A

09 Mazda 5 Sport

Super Value

Stock #R405

07 BUICK LACROSSE CXL

10 Chevrolet Malibu LS

06 GMC Envoy SLE

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*

13 Chevrolet Impala LT

$

Stock #R459

17,988

$

Stock #R535

10 Chevrolet Equinox

$

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$

*

10 Chevrolet Malibu LS

11 Chevrolet Cruze LS Stock #R571

17,988

$

Value Priced

Stock #R538

13 Chevrolet Malibu LS

Great Equipment

Loaded

Stock #R483A

18,988*

$

Stock #R541

$

Stock #R442A

13 Chevrolet Impala LTZ

13 Hyundai Elantra LTD

10 Chevrolet Malibu LS

13,988

$

25,988*

Great Equipment

Stock #R527

Great Equipment

$

Great Value

$

13 Chevrolet Impala

Great MPG

Value Priced

Great Equipment

$

06 Chevrolet Silverado

Stock #R588

17,988*

Stock #R528

19,488*

$

24,988*

$

Stock #R569

20,988*

$

Stock #1597A

13 Chevrolet Equinox LT 08 Chevrolet Malibu LT

13 Chevrolet Malibu LS

13,000 Miles

Stock #R428

19,988*

$

Stock #R596

Stock #1845B

13 Chevrolet Impala LTZ

Loaded

Stock #R580

Ultra Low Miles

$

Great Equipment

13 Chevrolet Impala LTZ

Stock #R461A

19,988*

21,988*

$

11 Buick Regal CXL

Great Equipment

$

Stock #1892A

4x4, Loaded

13 Chevrolet Impala LTZ

Great Buy

$

21,988*

10 Chevrolet Equinox LT Stock #R546

*

Local Trade

$

Stock #1921B

$

Great MPG

37,988*

Stock #R531

21,988*

$

Great Equipment

24,988

Stock #1966A

09 Chevrolet Traverse LTZ

4x4

34 MPG

Stock #R486

*

10 Toyota Tundra

AWD, 39,000 Miles

Stock #R477

Great Equipment

24,988

$

Stock #R485

09 Chevrolet Silverado LT

08 Chevrolet Surburban LTZ

$

Stock #R526

*

Great Shape

Local Trade

Stock #R530

Carbon Black

25,988

$

08 Chevrolet Silverado LT

07 Chevrolet Silverado LT

09 Chevrolet Traverse LT $

11 Buick Enclave CXL

14 Chevrolet Captiva LS

Loaded

Stock #1956B

10 GMC Acadia SLT

13 Chevrolet Malibu LT

4x4, Local Trade

Great Value

Great Equipment

Ultra, Low Miles!

2500, Great Equipment

Stock #1965A

11 Chevrolet Colorado LT

14 Chevrolet Captiva LS

11 Chevrolet Traverse LT

13 Buick Encore

*

Hybrid, One Owner

22,988*

Stock #R565

32,988

$

Stock #1616A

11 Chevrolet Silverado LT

09 Chevrolet Tahoe LTZ

Great Equipment

Great Equipment

Stock #1479A

1- owner

AWD, Loaded

Stock #R537

11 GMC Terrain SLT

13 Chevrolet Equinox LT Stock #R484

11 Chevrolet Silverado 2500

13 Chevrolet Traverse LTZ

One Owner

Stock #1935A

ValleSauk y Tru ’s Mos Namsted t Auto e in mob iles

*

Very Clean

Stock #R544A

4,988*

$

(815)625.2700 *Prices do not include tax, title, license and doc fees. Pictures are for illustration purposes only. See dealer for details.

Dealer not liable for errors in this ad. All pricing ends 02/14/14.