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CRIME | DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

No boundaries for abuse YWCA director: Either gender can perpetrate

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

Last month, inside an apartment building on a quiet Dixon street, police found a battered man, covered in blood. His throat was cut, his arms broken.

His attacker, police say, was his

boyfriend. Mario Garnica Jr., 26, of Sterling, is charged with four counts of attempted first-degree murder, two counts of armed violence, four counts of aggravated domestic battery, and two counts of battery; he is in Lee County Jail on $300,000 bond.

The victim survived, but that isn’t always the case. Domestic violence accounts for more than 1,000 deaths

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every year in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control.

Law enforcement officials say at least four of those deaths have happened in Lee and Whiteside counties in the last 5 years – five, if you count a bystander – although two of those cases have yet to be tried.

Carol Fitzgerald YWCA director

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IN THE SCHOOLS | JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY

COLOMA TOWNSHIP

Burke’s reports off the hook?

Pedal for their mettle Machines combine exercise, academics, improve focus

New auditors will focus on 2013-14 documents

BY JERMAINE PIGEE jpigee@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 5525 @JPigee84

STERLING – Davin, a kindergarten student at Jefferson Elementary School, spent most of Wednesday morning on his thinking machine.

His thinking machine is not something in his imagination. Instead, it is one of seven stationary pedalers in use at the school.

“I call it my thinking machine, because it helps me think,” the soft-spoken 6-yearold said. “I like riding it.”

The machines are the main component of the school’s Read and Ride program, in which students pedal while they do their schoolwork.

“This program was on ‘The Today Show,’ and we looked into it,” Principal Sara Dail said. “We were excited to try something like this here.”

Student achievement in core subjects such as reading and math should increase if students are physically active while they learn, she said.

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Davin, a kindergartner in Andrea Brenner’s class at Jefferson Elementary School in Sterling, pedals while working on his math homework. The school has seven stationary bikes that kids use during class, to help them expend some of their extra energy and better focus on their schoolwork. The district plans to get 117 more for Jefferson, and eventually expand the new Read and Ride program to other schools.

ROCK FALLS – Coloma Township is still looking for a new auditing firm, but it appears the job won’t be nearly as daunting as once thought.

When former township supervisor Deb Burke resigned in May 2014, she revealed that an audit hadn’t been done in 20 years. Burke, Deb who had held Burke the position Township since 1981, left supervisor after the town- resigned last May ship was fined for failing to submit financial reports to the state comptroller’s office in a timely fashion.

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How’s a fundraiser in Morrison sound?

MORRISON – Former “American Idol” contestant Alex Fischbach will perform with other local artists at a benefit today for the homeless shelters Twin Cities PADS in Sterling and Victory Center in Clinton, Iowa.

The event starts at 7:30 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church, 100 E. Lincolnway. Doors open at 6:45 p.m. A $5 donation will get you coffee and a treat.

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Second Saturdays in Dixon

DIXON – The downtown will be alive on Valentine’s Day night with live music, art showings, and food for the monthly Second Saturdays Art Happenings. Included is music by Ghost Code and a BYOB Valentine’s Day dinner

by Coty McGinn from 5 to 9 p.m. at Gingko Tree Cafe, 216 W. First St. Check out Second Saturdays on Facebook for more details.

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Toast to Ashton’s 150th birthday

ASHTON – The village turns 150 years old on Monday. To raise funds for a big celebration in June, there will be a Toasting Ashton’s 150th event at 6 p.m. Saturday at Mills and Petrie Memorial Library, 704 N. First St. The night includes a dinner and wine tasting, a live auction, and music from Burn N’ Bush.

Tickets are $35 at the door for dinner. If you want to come for the auction and music only, there’s a $5 cover charge.

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Go hear some live music

There are plenty of chances to love some live music on Valentine’s Day in the Sauk Valley. Here are a few: • Two Mile Crew play at 9 p.m. Saturday at Whiskey Barrel Saloon, 305 W. Second St., Rock Falls.

• The Funnies play at 9 p.m.

Saturday at Cragel’s, 345 Washington St. Prophetstown.

• Lynn Allen will play the “Love Stinks Party” at 9 p.m.

Saturday at The Cooler, 311 W. Second St., Rock Falls.

• Reflex Blues will play at 9 p.m. Saturday at Kuehl’s Pub, 213 Washington St., Prophetstown.

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5 Go see a movie Didn’t catch “Fifty Shades of Grey” on its debut Thursday night? See it at either Sterling Theater or Sauk Valley 8. Also playing this weekend are “Kingfisher: The Secret Service” and “The SpongeBob Movie.” Check carmike.com or sterlingtheaters.com for show times.

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COMMUNITY WATCH POLICE Were we in Sterling Police

Roland V. Hill, 21, of Sterling; 1:54 p.m. Wednesday at Locust and West Second streets; Whiteside County warrant for failure to appear – possession of narcotics; posted cash bond.

Girl, 16, of Sterling; 8:56 a.m. Wednesday at Avenue J and West 23rd Street; speeding, 42 mph in a 30-mph zone; given notice to appear in court.

Girl, 17, of Dixon; 9:40 a.m.

Wednesday at Avenue J and West 23rd Street; speeding, 42 mph in a 30-mph zone; given notice to appear in court.

Dixon Police Celeste H. Lightner-Greenwalt, 45, of Dixon; 7:19 p.m.

Wednesday at 1640 S. Galena Ave.; retail theft; released with individual bond.

Michaela L. Greenwalt, 20, of Dixon; 7:19 p.m. Wednesday at 1640 S. Galena Ave.; retail theft; released with individual bond.

Cyle T. Saxby, 23, of Sterling; 11:30 p.m. Wednesday in the 100 block of West Everett Street; Whiteside County warrant for failure to appear – obstructing justice; posted bond and released.

Lacey L. Bode, 25, of Dixon; 1:50 p.m. Wednesday in the 700 block of Fourth Avenue; Whiteside County warrant for failure to appear; posted bond and released with notice to appear in court.

Ogle County Sheriff Lisa Kopplin, 45, of Rochelle; Wednesday; warrant for failure to appear; released on recognizance bond and given notice to appear in court.

Michael Dobyns, 42, of Waukegan; Wednesday; warrant for failure to appear, drug court sanction; given recognizance bond for failure to appear, held at Ogle County Jail on no bond on drug court sanction; given notice to appear in court.

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1 hurt, 1 charged in single-vehicle crash Sunday OGLE COUNTY – A singlevehicle crash Sunday in Ogle County left one person hurt and another charged.

Ogle County deputies responded to the accident at approximately 5:13 a.m. in the 20000 block of East Crill Road. They found that a Nissan Maxima was northbound on Crill Road from state Route 72 when the vehicle failed to make a curve in the road, entered a ditch, and struck a tree. The vehicle’s occupants left the scene in a second vehicle before deputies arrived.

Deputies later spoke to Jordan D. York, 23, of Roscoe, who received minor injuries and was taken to SwedishAmerican Hospital in Rockford by a private vehicle.

York’s condition was unavailable Thursday.

The deputies contacted the vehicle’s registered owner, Jack E. Rheingans, 24, of Cherry Valley, at 9 a.m.

Wednesday at the Ogle County Sheriff’s office in Oregon.

Rheingans was arrested on charges of failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident, and leaving the scene – failure to report an injury accident.

He was taken to Ogle County Jail and held without bail.

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The kindergartners at Jefferson Elementary School in Sterling came up with several ways in which the bikes help them learn, and they put it in writing.

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The stationary pedalers are small enough to fit under a child’s desk or table. They clock time, distance and calories burned.

“Students can pedal while they listen to their math lesson or if they are reading,” Dail said.

“Some students have extra energy or have a hard time focusing, but once they start using their extra energy on the pedaler, it brings their focus back.”

The school ordered seven before Christmas break. School

officials bought one on their own, for $65, and the Sterling-Rock Falls YMCA paid for the other six. Dail said 117 more will be bought with $10,000 from CGH Medical Center’s Edith Patterson trust fund.

Her goal is to have 30 pedalers in the library, and five in each classroom.

“Our teachers say they have students who really benefit from the pedalers,” Dail said. “Right now, they are given to students who need to expend that extra energy throughout the day. We are looking to get the other bikes shortly.”

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ed to expand to other schools in the district.

“I know other elementary buildings are excited about the program, as well,” Dail said.

Kindergarten teacher Andrea Brenner has a pedaler in the middle of her room. Students used it Wednesday as they went through a math lesson.

“I love it, because I have some students who cannot focus on the learning at all,” Brenner said.

“When they are on the bike, they can move and they are able to focus.

I see a big difference in the level of attention.”

Brenner also said the pedalers can calm

students down.

“They have so much energy, and they need to move, and this helps to slow them down.

It doesn’t increase or decrease their energy, it just helps them use their energy in a more positive way.”

Lee, 6, likes riding the bike “’cause it helps me think and it helps me to learn,” he said. “It helps me with the numbers and it helps me learn letters.”

Trinity, 5, said she’s looking forward to more pedalers.

“If we have more of them, everyone would not have to wait a long time to ride it.”

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5 counties getting more than $1.4 million in federal funds The Whiteside County Housing Authority plans to use its $429,320 allotment to repair the roofs of 12 buildings at its Coloma Homes complex, as well as to replace tub surrounds in 91 units.

The rest of the money will pay for security guards who patrol all of the authority’s properties, said Lynn Deter, the agency’s executive director.

The Lee County Housing Authority will use its $222,664 to pay off bonds it sold in 2005 to fund a major renovation of its units, Executive Director Thomas Myers said.

A small amount of

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

More than $1.4 million is coming to Sauk Valley public housing agencies from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

The money from the Capital Fund Program, which is distributed each year, pays for major large-scale improvements to public housing units, such as roof, plumbing and electrical repairs, and energy upgrades.

It’s part of nearly $116 million awarded to 3,100 public housing authorities statewide.

money might be left over; that will go into the operations fund, he said.

The Carroll County Housing Authority will receive $96,479, which it plans to use for energyefficient upgrades to its Mest Manor and Carroll Apartments.

At Mest, a four-story brick building with 50 units for elderly and disabled tenants, plans call for replacing all lights with LED lights, and upgrading the central air conditioning in the public areas with highefficiency units, Executive Director Ed Bochniak said. That should take about $50,000.

The rest of the money will be used to replace water heaters and furnaces with high-efficiency models in about half of the 24 family housing units at Carroll Apartments. The rest will be replaced next year, Bochniak said.

The Ogle County Housing Authority will get $383,755; calls to that agency were not returned Wednesday afternoon.

The Bureau County Housing Authority’s share is $304,111; Executive Director Laurel Hand was in a training session Wednesday and unavailable for comment.

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said Margo Empen, assistant superintendent of the Dixon School District.

More than 60 district staff members have volunteered to help.

“Their participation is essential to test our plans,” Empen said, “and they learn ways in which we can keep our students and staff safe.”

The school district recently adopted the ALICE plan – Alert Lockdown Information Counter and Evacuate – which represents the procedures faculty and students should follow in the event of an armed intruder.

Rather than barricading doors and turning off lights, teachers are allowed to evacuate a classroom if it is determined a shooter is in a remote part of the building.

“We want to do what we can to have the safest and most secure schools that

DIXON – Those who drive past Madison/ Reagan school Monday should not be alarmed if they see police and fire personnel swarming the building: Staff and emergency responders will hold a crisis training drill.

Monday is Presidents Day, so the elementary and middle school students will have Margo the day Empen off. The drill will take place in and around the school from 7:30 a.m. until noon, and the campus will be closed to the public.

“The main purpose of the drill is so that school and emergency personnel can test their safety and emergency plans,” we can,” Empen said.

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Avonlea Cottage facilities are in Sterling and Milan.

The Dixon facility was

opened after a wait list developed for the Sterling location, said Alma Wood, the new facility’s executive director and director of nursing. That wait list is a symptom of a growing need for memory-care facilities, she said.

The facility has security measures beyond what a traditional nursing home or assisted living facility would have. The quieter environment is aimed at residents at risk to wander from the facility.

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FREEPORT (AP) – Freeport-area public transportation has seen a boost in the past 6 months.

The Journal Standard reported that ridership numbers for Pretzel City Area Transit have nearly doubled since it partnered with the Senior Resource Center of Stephenson and Jo Daviess Counties.

The service provided about 39,000 rides during the 2013-14 fiscal year.

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AMBOY – Two bullets found Wednesday morning at Amboy High School prompted a 2-hour lockdown, which led to the discovery of two shotgun slugs and a student’s suspension.

A custodian sweeping the floor that morning found two .22-caliber bullets in the front entrance, Superintendent Jeff Thake said.

School officials don’t know where the bullets came from. The boys

basketball team had a home game Tuesday night, he noted.

“We called the police as a precautionary measure,” Thake said.

The lockdown was called while Amboy Police and Lee County sheriff’s deputies searched the school. During the search, they found two deer slugs in a student’s locker. That student has been suspended, Thake said, declining to say who or for how long.

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FUNERAL SERVICES FOR THE WEEK

Mary Freil-Fazzi ASHLAND, Ohio – Loving mother, grandmother, and friend, Mary Freil-Fazzi, previously Mary Middleton, passed away unexpectedly Saturday, Feb. 7, 2015, at the age of 67, in Ashland.

Born July 27, 1948, in Dixon, Mary attended Dixon High School.

She later obtained her associate’s degree in pharmacology from North Central Technical College in Mansfield, Ohio. Mary was a small business owner and advocate for other local businesses. Active in the community, and a dedicated philanthropist, Mary was a resident of Ashland County for more than 40 years. She took great joy and pride in her work at Affordable Hearing in Ashland, helping others to regain their hearing. Her enthusiasm for life was

evident in her love of loud music, fast cars, and engaging conversation.

Mary is survived by her daughters, Jackie Middleton and Jennifer Middleton (Steve) Misencik; and granddaughters Elle and Lauren Misencik.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Helen Freil Fazzi and Fernnado Fazzi, and her brother, Joseph Fazzi, formerly of Dixon.

There will be no public funeral service, per Mary’s wishes. There will be a small family gathering at a later date in Dixon. Wappner Funeral Directors in Ashland is handling arrangements.

In lieu of flowers, please send donations on Mary’s behalf to St. Patrick Catholic Church in Dixon.

Visit wappner.com to send condolences.

Terry Richard DIXON – Terry Richard, 65, of Dixon, died Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2015, at his home. He was a mechanic for Bollman Motors in Rock Falls.

Terry was born June 13, 1949, in Graves County, Kentucky, the son of George E. and Mavella (Allen) Richard.

Survivors include two brothers, Eugene (Ruby) Richard of Lebanon, Tennessee, and Rick (Deb) Richard of Dixon; three sisters, Neva Zentz and Pam (Dan) Whipple, both of Dixon, and Kim (Kevin) Newburgh of Rock Falls.

He was preceded in death by his parents and one niece.

Visitation will be from 2 to 4 p.m.

Saturday and the funeral at 4 p.m.

Saturday at PrestonSchilling Funeral Home in Dixon, with the Rev. Chuck Jeanblanc, pastor of United First Church in Amboy, officiating. Burial of cremains will be at a later date at Oakwood Cemetery in Dixon.

A memorial has been established.

Visit prestonschillingfuneralhome.com to send condolences.

Al E. Geesey ROCK FALLS – Al E. Geesey, 81, of Rock Falls, died Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2015, at Morrison Community Hospital. He was a selfemployed carpenter.

Al was born Nov. 16, 1933, in Sterling, the son of Clair and Mildred (Nelson) Geesey. He served in the Army during the Korean War. He married Victoria Manzo on May 22, 1982, in Sterling.

Survivors include his wife of Rock Falls; one daughter, Marian (Scott) Everly of Texas; four sons, Mike (Angie) Geesey of Bluegrass, Iowa, Joe

(Cindy) Geesey of Mount Morris, Victor (Amy) Manzo of Prophetstown, and Al B. Geesey of Sterling; one brother, Ralph (Betty) Geesey of Mount Carroll; and numerous grandchildren and greatgrandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents and one daughter, Brenda.

At his request, there will be no services. McDonald Funeral Home in Rock Falls handled arrangements.

Visit mcdonaldfuneralhomes.com to send condolences.

Friday, February 13, 2015

Today’s funerals: Blenda Williams of Dixon, 10 a.m. at McDonald Funeral Home in Rock Falls.

Mildred Huyett of Dixon, 10:30 a.m. Mass at St. Anne Catholic Church in Dixon.

Saturday visitations: Helen Joynt of Dixon, 9-11 a.m. at Preston-Schilling Funeral Home in Dixon.

Rita M. Marine, formerly of Rock Falls, 9-10 a.m. at St. Andrew Catholic Church in Rock Falls.

Willis F. “Bill” Davison of Polo, memorial visitation, 9:30-11 a.m. at St. Mark Lutheran Church in Polo.

Vernon H. Schnitzmeyer of Rock Falls, 9:30-11:15 a.m. at Messiah Evangelical Lutheran Church in Sterling.

Terry Richard of Dixon, 2-4 p.m. at Preston-Schilling Funeral Home in Dixon.

Saturday funerals: Rita M. Marine, formerly of Rock Falls, 10 a.m. Mass at St. Andrew Catholic Church in Rock Falls.

Willis F. “Bill” Davison of Polo, 11 a.m. memorial service at St. Mark Lutheran Church in Polo.

Helen Joynt of Dixon, 11 a.m. at Preston-Schilling Funeral Home in Dixon.

Vernon H. Schnitzmeyer of Rock Falls, 11:30 a.m. at Messiah Evangelical Lutheran Church in Sterling.

Terry Richard of Dixon, 4 p.m. at Preston-Schilling Funeral Home in Dixon.

Sunday visitation: Warren N. Hubbell of Dixon, 1-2;30 p.m. at First Baptist Church in Dixon.

Sunday funeral: Warren N. Hubbell of Dixon, 3 p.m. at First Baptist Church in Dixon.

Warren N. Hubbell DIXON – Warren N. Hubbell, 82, of Dixon, died Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2015, at Dixon Rehabilitation and Health Care Center. He worked at Walter C. Knack in Dixon before his retirement.

Warren was born Oct. 9, 1932, in Amboy, the son of Marvin and Helen (Starks) Hubbell. he served in the Army. He married Joanne Clayton on Dec. 5, 1954, in Dixon. She preceded him in death on April 18, 2013. Warren was a member of First Baptist Church in Dixon.

Survivors include one son, Michael (Lori) Hubbell of Dixon; two daughters, Marilyn (Mark) Paxson of Machesney Park and Janet (Michael) DeLong of Mendota; one brother, Earl M. Hubbell, and one sister, Shirley Okland, both of Amboy; nine grandchildren, Vicki (Rodney) Frey of Dixon, Emily (Adam) Balser of Chicago, Derek Hubbell of Dixon, Shawna (Jesse)

Watkins of Edmond, Oklahoma, Heather Paxson of Alaska, Katie Paxson of Edmond, and Michaela, Nathanael, and Noah DeLong, all of Mendota; and two great-grandchildren, Brennan and Gavin Frey.

He also was preceded in death by one grandson, Travis Hubbell.

Visitation will be from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Sunday and the funeral at 3 p.m.

Sunday at First Baptist Church in Dixon, with the Rev. Bunyan Cocar, pastor, officiating.

Burial, with full military graveside honors provided by the Dixon combined veterans organizations, will be at Oakwood Cemetery in Dixon. Preston-Schilling Funeral Home in Dixon is handling arrangements.

A memorial has been established to First Baptist Church in Dixon.

Visit prestonschillingfuneralhome.com to send condolences.

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The township decided against having a forensic audit done when the board discovered that the up-front cost alone would be $20,000.

Wipfli, a Milwaukeebased accounting firm with an office in Sterling, was hired to produce an audit from Burke’s tenure, but the township board said it cut ties after 19 months of work still hadn’t produced an audit.

“We got the final bill and closed out the contract with Wipfli,” she said. “It had just gone on too long, and we had to move on,” Township Clerk Pam Erby said.

Supervisor Dave Blanton said the township paid a flat rate of $4,000 for the firm’s services.

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It’s hard to go back that far for an audit when records are not kept electronically. If you can’t produce what the auditors are asking for, the best-case scenario is that we start over again at 2013.

Blanton had previously said the records were left in such disarray that it might not be possible to produce an audit from Burke’s tenure. Now Blanton plans to ask the new firm to focus solely on an audit for the 2013-14 fiscal year.

“It’s hard to go back that far for an audit when records are not kept electronically,” Blanton said.

“If you can’t produce what the auditors are asking for, the best-case scenario is that we start over again at 2013.”

After asking for and receiving an extension from the Illinois Comptroller’s Office, the township completed the annual financial report for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2014.

A spokesman for the Comptroller’s Office said the township didn’t owe them anything else until September. The new financial report and the 2013-14 audit will be due in September. State statute requires an audit when there is a change is town-

YWCA shelters about 7 abuse victims per night ABUSE

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In May 2010, Fred Bittman shot and killed his ex-girlfriend, Sheila Bejster, and Bejster’s friend, Verna J. Rosas, before turning the gun on himself. Bejster’s sister said the relationship had been abusive — that Bittman once broke Bejster’s leg, and beat her son.

In September 2010, 3-month-old Tamari George died at a Rockford hospital after her father, Charles, shook and dropped her. He is serving 18 years in prison In November 2011, Colton Fassler, 7, of Dixon died 11 months after police say his mother, Tiffany Fassler, kicked him in the chest, causing him to hit his head on a vanity. The case is ongoing.

In January 2013, Yolanda Sigler was strangled in her Dixon home.

Her husband, Brian, is charged in her death.

That case, too, is ongoing.

Help is available for people in abusive relationships, they just need to ask for it, said Carol Fitzgerald, executive director of the YWCA of the Sauk Valley.

Deaths that result from domestic violence are emotional for her and her staff, because often the victim had sought help from the YWCA, she said.

“I can tell you that we have worked with people who have then been killed by their abusers,” Fitzgerald said. “This is why our services are so important. [When we shelter people,] those people’s lives are often being saved.

“I remember we had a staff training just a few years ago, and we had people in our staff who were coming in the door crying because someone they had worked with had been killed by their abuser.”

During its most recent fiscal year, the YWCA served 744 victims of domestic abuse – 539 adults and 205 children.

It assisted with 190 orders of protection, and fielded 16,042 hotline calls.

On average, the YWCA shelters about seven people a night from abusive situ-

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ship supervisors, regardless of the township’s size.

Erby said the township board had held out hope that auditors and staff could make sense of the shoddy bookkeeping.

“The board is frustrated that they couldn’t produce an audit from the former supervisor’s time here,” she said. “I do believe, however, that the board is comfortable that there was enough documentation to show nothing criminal was done.”

The township has hired Pat Stachowiak to help Erby dig through the mess that created a great deal of clutter, but no audit.

Blanton said he hopes to have a new auditing firm hired soon, so he can hit the September deadline.

“I should be able to bring a recommendation to the board at the next meeting,” Blanton said.

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Carol Fitzgerald, executive director of the YWCA of the Sauk Valley for 3 decades, says domestic abuse perpetrators and victims can be either gender. “Domestic violence is not about male or female or anything else,” she said. “It is about power and control, and establishing power and control over another person.”

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ations. Although it doesn’t shelter men at its facility, when men seek help, staff will provide it by putting them up in hotels or driving them to a nearby shelter that does house them.

Although the majority of people seeking help nationwide are women, 3 percent to 5 percent of victims are men, Fitzgerald said.

“Domestic violence is not about male or female or anything else,” she said. “It is about power and control, and establishing power and control over another person.

“Certainly our society doesn’t encourage men to come forward and admit that they’re frightened about anything, and also I think that because we do not live in a world that accepts same-sex relationships on the same level as heterosexual relationships, it is extra hard because that person is, in essence, coming out — and coming out to a stranger on a hotline. ... But we’re open to all kinds of couples, and we hope that the word is out there. We’re here to serve all victims of domestic violence.”

Teens also can be caught up in violent relationships.

A group of Fulton High School students recently won an award for their teen violence public service announcement.

Jamie Huennekens, 17, Kirsten Stage, 17, Brittany VanOnsten, 16, and Jana Michels, 17, created the video in their media publications class as part of the Illinois Coalition Against Domestic Violence’s Teen Dating Abuse Video Challenge.

The subject is an important one, the girls said.

“We took this really seriously,” Stage said.

“We wanted to make a good video for the contest and let people know that this is wrong.”

“This affects a lot of people,” Michels said.

“People need to know about this.”

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Thank You Thank you from the family of Daniel Nielsen to the many people who helped us through his final days. Those include the EMT’s, Hospice, Jehovah’s Witnesses, the ER staff at CGH and so many more. We would be remiss if we failed to include our many friends and Dr. Donat and Monteguedo.

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According to the coalition, one in 10 high school students has been abused in an intimate relationship, and 25 percent of high school girls have been victims of physical or sexual abuse.

“The perpetrator or the victim can be either sex,” Fitzgerald said. “No one is excluded from the risk of domestic violence.”

Helen Woodrum, a licensed clinical social worker with the Whiteside County Health Department, sees victims of abuse regularly. She works with them to help them understand the cycle of abuse, and to help them overcome it.

What she most often sees with abusers, Woodrum said, is that they come from any background, socioeconomic status, or education level, and that a combination of life experiences and inherited mental health problems leads them to act on violent urges.

Her clients often are people who have been abused previously, so together they work through their emotions, and

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Note: The numbers from the Whiteside County Sheriff’s Department, Sterling Police Department, and Rock Falls Police Department include all domestic situations; the numbers from the Lee County Sheriff’s Department and Dixon Police Department include calls for physically violent domestic situations only.

Department 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Whiteside County Sheriff 92 174 160 159 151 Sterling Police 617 598 592 558 544 Rock Falls Police 329 293 294 284 364 Lee County Sheriff 34 33 42 28 29 Dixon Police 51 62 67 52 43

talk about how that history of abuse is affecting their current life.

Others are people still in an abusive situation. Woodrum works with to help them feel more worthwhile, to understand that they don’t deserve to be abused.

“They’ll come to me to discuss the emotions they’re experiencing, and why those occur. And to learn more about how you can find yourself in this cycle of violence. Something I hear over and over again is, ‘If only I would have known.’

“It’s a very slow progression.

It’s not like you get into this relationship and see the signs that this person is going to be abusive right away. There’s very much a period of time in which it evolves, and that leaves a lot of time for manipulation to occur and thought processes to change, and then suddenly people wake up and they find themselves in these abusive relationships,” she said.

“Some people may come into therapy because they’re very depressed, and they might not even understand that they’re being abused.”

Warning signs

Are you in an abusive relationship? Here are some things to ask yourself: • Does your partner try to control your behavior, your phone conversations, your contact with friends or family? Does he refuse to allow you outside the home, even to work? Does he try to isolate you in any way?

• Do you need his permission before doing anything — buying food, writing checks? Does he dictate what you wear, what you say?

• If your partner drinks too much, does he take his frustrations out on you in an abusive manner?

• Is he overly critical of everything about you? Does he constantly say negative things about you?

• Does he punish you and tell you that he’s beating you for your own good, or to keep you in line?

• Is he insanely jealous? Does he accuse you of things you never did?

• Did you or your partner witness or experience physical abuse as a child?

• Are you afraid, or unsure, of what will happen when he comes home?

• Are you living in a constant state of fear and anxiety, or walking on eggshells because you never know what to expect?

• Are you trying to be perfect to avoid a verbal or physical fight?

• Do you avoid seeing people and/or going to work because you don’t want anyone to know about your injuries?

• Are you fighting to save a relationship and family, but losing yourself in the process?

• Are you afraid that if you stay in the situation, you may be killed?

Source: YWCA of the Sauk Valley

Need help?

The YWCA of the Sauk Valley offers a number of services to survivors of abuse, all of which are free and confidential • 24-hour hotline: 815-626-7277 or 815-288-1011 • The YWCA can also assist with legal and medical help; provide emergency shelter for adults and children; help victims find housing, economic support, and child care; provide counseling services; and can coordinate services with schools and child care providers.

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“When a person passes away, their account can become a memorial of their life, friendships and experiences.”

After Facebook is notified of a death, the word “remembering” appears above the name of the departed, and the designated person, whom Facebook calls a “legacy contact,” can pin a post to the top of your page, respond to friend requests, and update profile and cover photos.

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EDITORIAL | DIXON PARK BOARD

Park voters now have choices W inning an election as a write-in candidate is an unconventional route to elective office, but it’s not impossible.

In Lee County, we have only to look back to the April 9, 2013, election, when write-in candidate Don Ross won the race for Ashton village president over the incumbent, John Martinez.

Ross received 179 write-in votes, vs. the 156 votes cast for Martinez, who appeared on the ballot.

So, the six write-in candidates for the Dixon Park District Board in the April 7 election know that success is possible.

Running as write-in candidates for three 4-year terms are Maranda “Mandy” Dallas, Tim Deem, Robert Ennenga, Sarah Imfeld and Benja-

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dominated by one family simply looks bad,” we Six write-in candidates have emerged to wrote on Jan. 7.

At that point, voters compete with three members of one family would have had no other who will appear on the April 7 ballot for choices. four seats on the Dixon Park District Board. But with the unusual situation of six write-in Voters will now have a choice, which candidates stepping forin a democracy, is as it should be. ward to seek seats on the park board, voters won’t min Nagy. on the unusual situation be limited to one family On the ballot for those of having three members when they cast their balseats are Ron Pritchard, of the same family as the lots. the board president, and sole candidates for seats Of course, write-in canSteve Pritchard, Ron’s on an elected unit of didacies require much son. government. more campaign work Running as a write-in Don Craven, an attorto be successful. Voters candidate for one unexney for the Illinois Press have to know who the pired 2-year term is John Association, was quoted candidates are so they Weitzel. as saying: “It’s going to can write their names On the ballot for that be a problem. It’s not a on the ballot and darken seat is Nicole Pritchard, legal problem. It’s just the oval in front of each the wife of Steve going to be a real probname.

Pritchard. lem, in terms of openOne unusual situation The park board, by ness.” certainly has begotten the way, consists of five The SVM Editorial another. seats, one of which is not Board raised concerns And Dixon voters will up for election. about the situation. now have a choice, Sauk Valley Media “Having an elected, tax- which in a democracy, is reported in December payer-supported board as it should be.

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Rock Falls acts reasonably in city water issue ROBERT CUSHMAN Galt

In response to William Leesman [“Long-serving politicians do public no good,” The Reader’s Voice, Feb. 6]: Mr. Leesman, you said people were forced by Rock Falls to hook up

to city water. First of all, since when is Galt part of the city of Rock Falls?

You call voters stupid and lazy, which would have to include you. Voters are very busy these days, and yes, some are sometimes indifferent to voting on local issues, but it is still their choice to vote or not to vote.

As for the water issue, you are obviously not aware it is mandated by the EPA. Have you heard

of the Clean Water Act? Some families on well water are going through health issues – cancer, brain tumors, etc. – from the runoff of pesticides that cause these horrible health issues.

Because some people are on fixed incomes, and some do not have jobs, etc., the city of Rock Falls has twice extended the deadline and reduced the hookup fee if done by a certain date.

If a financial hardship still exists, anybody adversely affected can go to the city public works committee.

Last, the politicians who serve the city of Rock Falls serve countless hours for the good of the people of Rock Falls, not for the money. A lot of valuable corporate knowledge is retained on the city council by those who willingly serve longterm.

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NBC News is now focusing its investigative lens on its own temporarily dropped anchor, Brian Williams. For the next 6 months, at least, the $10 million-a-year superstar of 30 Rock will be on an unpaid suspension assignment somewhere in NBC’s Elba.

The network’s investigative editor Richard Esposito is tasked with a veracity vetting to discover whether television’s top-rated news personality inadvertently “conflated” due to a “fog-of-war” (as he now says) – or just outright lied when he told repeated tales of being in a military helicopter that was ripped by enemy fire and shot down in Iraq in 2003.

Either way, this much is clear: Williams now knows what it means to be hit and shot down by incoming fire. Suddenly, other tales he told after his fogof-peace ordeal covering Hurricane Katrina’s devastation in New Orleans have blown in front of the eyes of his now-inquiring NBC bosses.

Such as his statements that he saw a body floating face-down along a flooded street outside his New Orleans Ritz Hotel; also that “We watched … all of us watched” as a man plunged four floors to his suicidal death inside the Superdome, a horrific sight others don’t recall seeing. He’s now being vetted about those, too.

And still others are now belatedly swirling through the executive suites at Rockefeller Center.

But from the moment the first of these journalistically unacceptable transgressions hit the news a week ago, I’ve been waiting for someone – anyone – at NBC or another news competitor (for example, CNN’s Reliable Sources) to raise questions that should require NBC News to try using a mirror as its investigative lens – so it can take a hard look at itself, its principles, practices and some of its other knowledgeable personnel.

NAMELY: IN THE CASES of Williams’ false tales, are there people at NBC News who are guilty of committing professionally convenient look-the-other-wayism?

Let me explain: Williams wasn’t alone in that military helicopter in Iraq in 2003. An entire NBC News team – producer, cameraperson, maybe others – were with him. And when Williams later changed his story to say his bird was the one ripped by enemy fire, other NBC News employees should have known immediately that was flatout false. Especially when he told those untruths in the spotlights of a Madi-

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son Square Garden event and David Letterman’s CBS show.

Also, a full NBC News team was with him during Katrina – and should have done more than wince in silence if he made false claims.

So: Did they ever report to superiors that Williams was misreporting or maybe lying?

If so, what did their superiors say or do? If not, what do his Brian bosses now Williams think their The anchor and managing e m p l o y e e s editor of should have “NBC Nightly done as a News” was matter of suspended for 6 months journalistic without pay integrity? for misleading It is always the public sad when we about his experiences see a jourcovering the nalist who Iraq War. felt compelled to distort or deceive just to inflate his or her image.

It’s worse than sad when we see it done by one of our news icons.

BACK BEFORE OUR news biz morphed into infotainment, or even non-news show biz – a morphing pushed by corporate cost-center priorities – television anchors such as Chet Huntley and David Brinkley and Walter Cronkite were picked and judged by priorities of journalism and expertise, not ratings, blogs and buzz.

Sadly, Brian Williams always seemed like a colleague who had it all.

But apparently he never thought he had enough.

When I heard one venue for Williams’ chopper whopper was that ceremony at Madison Square Garden, I thought about yet another event at that fabled sports palace – a show biz event: Frank Sinatra’s famous concert, which was billed as “The Main Event.”

To add over-the-top hype, promoters had sports-talker Howard Cosell do a grand intro, as a powerful jazz big band swung in the background.

And Cosell, who was always in rare form, whipped things to a frenzy by shouting out names of attending show biz celebrities – including one nonshowbiz icon: “WALTER CRONKITE – MISTER BELIEVABLE!” Once we thought that tagline was also a perfect fit for Brian Williams. Now we know (and he knows) it never was. And never will be.

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DAY TRIP | BICKELHAUPT ARBORETUM

College adds a ‘jewel’ to its offerings Bickelhaupt Arboretum continues as outdoor museum

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

CLINTON, Iowa – Amid the tranquility of a wintry Bickelhaupt Arboretum, changes have been in the wind.

The arboretum has been donated to Eastern Iowa Community Colleges, and the college board of trustees has accepted the property. Bickelhaupt now becomes part of Clinton Community College.

The arboretum began in 1970 through the work of Frances and Robert Bickelhaupt as an outdoor museum covering 14 acres – with labeled ground cover, perennials, trees, annuals, and shrubs. The family home and land were part of the gift. The arboretum’s $1.8 million in financial assets were also donated, and went to Clinton Community College’s Paul B. Sharar Foundation.

“There are no words that can fully express our appreciation for this gift,” CCC president Karen Vickers said in a press release.

“The Bickelhaupt Arboretum has long been a true jewel for the entire Clinton community.”

The arboretum offers tours, classes, a small lending library, a large taxidermy display, meeting room, and workshop area. Outside, it is open every day from dawn to dusk.

“The landscape is truly beautiful in the winter after a snow,” Margo Hansen, director of programs, said. “Visitors can wander the grounds; however, we have only one path from the lower parking lot to the learning center.”

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What: Bickelhaupt Arboretum Where: 340 S. 14th St., Clinton, Iowa When: Dawn to dusk; 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday for the learning center Cost: Free Information: bickelhaupt.org or 563-2424771 Cross-country skiing/ snowshoe option: Eagle Point Park, 4101 N. Third St., Clinton, Iowa; clintoniowatourism.com; 563-243-1260 es and tours are offered in the spring, summer, and fall. However, those who brave the cold will find the landscape lends itself to every season.

“The deciduous trees and shrubs, of course, are bare this time of year, so the main interest with them would be structure and bark textures,” Hansen said. “Ornamental grasses have winter characteristics. We do have all the wildlife any natural-wooded area would see.”

The arboretum has a few rollings hills and a small stream. “The stream has eight natural oxbows [U-shaped bends] as it meanders through the lower part of the grounds,” she said.

Though the arboretum is for hikers and walkers, cross-country skiing and snowshoes aren’t allowed in order to avoid damaging plants. People interested in those activities might want to visit Eagle Point Park.

Just don’t let winter go by without some time in the great outdoors.

Photos submitted by Margo Hansen

ABOVE: Bickelhaupt Arboretum in Clinton, Iowa, is open for every season. Winter adds a beauty of its own to a walk on the grounds.

LEFT: Snow sparkles on a sunny day on a railing and the trees at Bickelhaupt Arboretum.

The venue’s learning center is open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Monday through Friday. Visit bickelhaupt.org or call 563-242-4771 for more information.

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

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

Parkinson’s Support Group, 10 a.m., board room, Mercy South Medical Center, 638 S. Bluff Blvd., Clinton, Iowa, 563-243-5585.

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

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

Reality Check Narcotics Anonymous, noon, 6 p.m., First Christian Church, 506 Fifth Ave., Rock Falls, 779-2453487. Downstairs, west door.

Sauk Valley Alcoholics Anonymous Group, noon, open, Old School; 8 p.m., open, fun night,

bring a friend, back door, 1503 First Ave., Rock Falls.

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

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. 15 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, barn, Horizon View Farm, 2422 N. River Road, Oregon.

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

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

Dixon Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 540, 5:30 p.m., 1560 Franklin Grove Road, 815-288-5165.

Compassionate Friends, Death of a Child Support Group, 6 p.m., Church of God, 860 W. Oregon Trail Road, Oregon, 815-4413710.

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, 779-245-3487. Downstairs, west door.

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

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

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

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

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

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One example is a client who was agoraphobic and wouldn’t leave the house to attend social activities. However, for some reason, being on a

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Unfortunately, when she returns home, she is still somewhat withdrawn, but each time she takes a cruise, she becomes a little bolder.

If there is something you love to do, where you feel open and safe, perhaps spending more time doing that activity will give you the same thing that being on a cruise ship gives her. Having an outlet and being able to

put away your depression or anxiety, even for a limited time, will help you by reducing your mood disorder each time you engage in that activity. And, slowly but surely, you will eliminate the fear that keeps you from doing the things you desire.

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Kid brother tiptoes around his older partner Dear Abby, My younger brother is 25. Three or 4 months ago he got out of a 6-year relationship. He is now dating his former boss, a woman who is at least 15 years older than he is.

As far as I know, I’m the only one he’s told.

I recently asked him how the romance was going, and he told me things are great. He also said he’s worried about how to let the rest of our family know about this new relationship. Do you have any advice I could give him about revealing something that’s sure to shock some members of our family?

– Worried older brother in Kansas City

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

Dear Worried, Yes. Tell him all he has to do is bring his new love interest to the next family gathering.

(You can be in charge of supplying the smelling salts.)

Dear Abby, My husband and I com-

pleted construction on our retirement home 5 years ago. Even though we’re not retired, we were able to move in. We are now 4 hours away from family.

We have repeatedly invited family members to enjoy our hospitality at holiday or vacation time. Some of them have taken us up on the invitation at least once.

However, one of my brothers has never been here.

We have a lovely log cabin on a lake, and it can accommodate all family members for a gathering. Our relatives cite the long drive as the reason for staying away, while they think

nothing of taking a hunting or fishing trip nearby.

I have stopped asking.

My mom thinks I should continue extending invitations. Truthfully, it is a lot less work and expense to NOT host. Who’s right?

– Enough Already in Michigan Dear Enough, You are. By now your relatives are well aware that they are welcome.

Continue to invite those who have accepted and reciprocated your hospitality, because it should be apparent that the ones who have declined are not interested. And explain that to your

mother, who long ago should have stopped telling you what to do.

Dear Abby, Have you or any of your female readers experienced this medical phenomenon with their male partners? When I open my mouth to speak, I can literally hear my husband’s ears slam shut!

Repeating everything seems to be a side effect for those of us living with someone with this disease. Does anyone know of a cure?

– Tired of Talking to Myself Dear Tired, Alas, I can’t answer from personal experi-

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Open pool, open cards, open Wii games, and computer lab, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Lee County Council on Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815-288-9236.

Pool players, 8:30 a.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815732-3252.

Bridge, 8:45 a.m., Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815562-5050.

Bingo, 9:30-11 a.m., Lee County Council on Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815-288-9236.

Line dancing, 10 a.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230.

Storytime, “Counting Cookies,” for children 3-5 years, 10-10:30 a.m., Sterling Public Library, 102 W. Third St., 815-625-1370 Wii Bowling and card games, 10 a.m., Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815-562-5050.

Valentine’s Day party, 11 a.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815622-9230.

Lifescape lunch, 11:30 a.m., Lee County Council on Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815-288-9236. Sign up by 10 a.m. previous business day.

Lunch, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230.

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

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

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

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

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

Duplicate bridge, 12:30 p.m., Lee County Council on Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815-288-9236.

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

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

Roast beef dinner, 5-7 p.m., American Legion Post 12, 1120 W. First St., Dixon, 815-284-2003.

Mexican food, 5-8 p.m., Rock Falls Veterans of Foreign Wars, 217 First Ave. Bingo, 7 p.m. Rock Falls American Legion, 712 Fourth Ave. Saturday, Feb. 14 Farmers Market, 8 a.m.-noon, Twin City Market, indoors, 106 Avenue A, Sterling, 815-626-8610.

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

St. Valentine’s Day dinner, 5-7:30 p.m., Knights of Columbus Hall, 506 W. Third St., Dixon.

Mexican food, 5-8 p.m., Rock Falls Veterans of Foreign Wars, 217 First Ave.

Monday, Feb. 16 Presidents’ Day: Cancellations have not been received for these; check ahead to see if meeting.

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Open pool, open cards, open Wii games and computer lab, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Lee County Council on Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815-288-9236.

Pool players, 8:30 a.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815732-3252.

Mexican Train dominoes, 9 a.m., Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815-562-5050.

Quilting, 9:30 a.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815-7323252.

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

Situation Room, 10 a.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th Ave., Oregon, 815732-3252.

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Sunday, Feb. 15 40&8 Promenade pancake breakfast fundraiser for nurses’ training scholarships, 8 a.m.-noon, American Legion Post 12, 1120 W. First St., Dixon, 815-284-2003.

Bingo, 1 p.m., Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 540, 1560 Franklin Grove Road, Dixon.

Your car is the life line to all you do.

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ence because every time I open my mouth to speak, my husband rushes forward to catch the pearls of wisdom I’m spewing. However, I suspect that what you’re experiencing may be a widespread phenomenon that happens when any woman suggests something her spouse doesn’t want to hear.

Readers, what do you think?

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

Pinochle, noon, Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815562-5050.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Bingo, Dixon Elks Lodge No. 779, 4:30 p.m. doors open, 5:30 p.m. kitchen opens and 6:30 p.m. bingo begins, 1279 Franklin Grove Road, Dixon, 815288-3557. No computers.

Loaves and Fishes, 5-6 p.m., Holloway Center, St. Patrick Catholic Church, 612 Highland Ave., Dixon, 815-2847719. A free, hot meal for the needy.

150th anniversary Lincoln funeral train fund is short $100K ELGIN (AP) – Fundraisers need to find another $100,000 to complete a project to send a replica of Abraham Lincoln’s funeral train from Washington, D.C., to Springfield, Illinois, to commemorate the 150th anniversary of his death, organizers said.

The 2015 Lincoln Funeral Train project has $150,000 of the $250,000 needed for the trip, said Shannon Brown, the group’s director of media and public relations.

“We don’t want to have to tell people the train is not going to make the trip,” she told the Daily Herald. “We still believe that, with corporate sponsorship, this is doable. It’s entirely doable.”

Meanwhile, in Elgin, master mechanic David Kloke of Bartlett is working 10-hour days to finish building a replica of Lincoln’s funeral train car by April 15, the day Lincoln was assassinated in 1865. Organizers hope it will be on display in Washington from that day until April 21, when it would begin the trip to Springfield.

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Lawmakers want to ban traffic cameras SPRINGFIELD (AP) – The fight over red-light cameras has landed in the Illinois Legislature, where lawmakers who say the recording devices are “dishonest” and fail to make driving safer are pushing to ban them in communities across the state.

Touted by towns as a way to make intersections safer, the cameras are reviled by drivers, who say they have difficulty challenging tickets. Others, including opponents in the Statehouse, say the cameras are nothing more than easy moneymakers for communities that don’t improve safety and – in some cases – can cause more crashes.

“It’s a revenue grab by local governments,” said state Rep. David McSweeney, a Republican from Cary who wants the cameras banned statewide.

Seven states prohibit the use of red light cameras, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures. A Missouri lawmaker proposed a statewide ban there last month.

Another measure, introduced by State Rep. La Shawn Ford, a Chicago

AP

A sign warns motorists of the presence of a traffic camera in Chicago. The fight over the cameras has landed in the Illinois Legislature, where lawmakers are pushing to ban them.

The Bills The bills are HB173 and HB487.

Democrat, would halt the city’s red light camera system until officials submit a report to the General Assembly detailing how they plan to address problems, including shortened yellow light times, unannounced changes to enforcement patterns and thousands of tickets issued under questionable circumstances.

But there also are questions about how effective the cameras are. A study commissioned by the

Chicago Tribune in 2014 found the cameras did not reduce injury-related crashes overall. One part of the study found a 22 percent increase in rearend crashes with injuries.

Some officials, though, say the cameras work.

Aurora Police Chief Greg Thomas said the cameras in his city have been “fairly successful” at lowering the number of crashes at intersections since they were first installed in 2009. City officials chose intersections for the cameras that were deemed difficult to monitor using traditional police methods.

Ford said drivers who break the law should have to pay fines and fees.

“But that’s not the question in Chicago,” Ford said. “The question is whether the system is fair” because it lacks “real due process” that would allow drivers a chance to challenge tickets.

He said drivers who wish to challenge a ticket need to request a hearing during normal business owners, often having to take time away from work. He wants a report on Chicago’s system to spell out fixes to the problems.

Communities outside Chicago haven’t struggled with their cameras, making a statewide ban unnecessary, Ford said.

And many of them have raked in a lot of money.

A sample of suburbs that use the cameras reported revenues ranging from $250,000 to nearly $1.5 million a year.

In Aurora, in Chicago’s western suburbs, Thomas says the city’s five cameras generate nearly $1 million a year from fines.

Even so, red-light ticket revenue amounts to far less than 1 percent of the total city budget, Thomas said, adding that losing the cameras to a potential statewide ban won’t make a big dent.

“I don’t think we’re going to close the doors or go bankrupt because of red light cameras, but it is a loss of revenue,” he said.

PEORIA (AP) – Kate and Chris Malveaux are newlyweds, but on the field all will be fair in love and – softball, when the couple is reunited in opposite dugouts this weekend – on Valentine’s Day. Chris Malveaux, associate head coach for Bradley University’s softball team, will help guide his side in a tournament at New Mexico State.

In the NMS dugout will be Kate, a former BU catcher and graduate volunteer coach who now is an assistant coach for the Aggies.

It might very well be the first time a married couple has coached against each other in the NCAA. No one is really sure.

“I know this much, when we’re done, one of us is going to be really happy – and I plan for it to be me,” Kate said, laughing. “And in the postgame handshake line, he better have some flowers for me.”

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“We’re excited to get the chance to see each other,” said Kate, 25.

The former Kate Singler was a BU catcher in 2010-11, and had 12 career home runs with a .457 slugging percentage and earned all-Missouri Valley Conference honors in her 2 years there.

The Witt native then joined the BU staff as a volunteer assistant coach in 2012 and 2013, and earned a degree in secondary education.

“It’s weird, but we don’t really know when we started dating,” said Chris, 37, a Houston native.

“We’re from different environments, I’m a city guy and she grew up on a farm. But we ended up on the BU coaching staff together and we just started to hang out, spending time. After a while, it felt like it was going somewhere.”

“We’re both really driven, very passionate about the game of softball,” said Chris And about each other.

“Some day,” Kate Malveaux said, “we hope to coach together.”

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Is more might right?

Russia, Ukraine find uneasy peace

WASHINGTON (AP) – Congressional Republicans vowed Thursday to toughen President Barack Obama’s day-old legislation to authorize military force against Islamic State fighters, and House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi warned, “It’s going to be hard” to find common ground.

Nothing underscored the yaw ni ng d iv id e between the two parties more than Obama’s request to bar “enduring offensive combat operations” from the struggle against terrorists who have seized territory in Syria and Iraq and beheaded hostages.

House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, said disapprovingly that Obama’s proposal would “tie his hands even further” than current law.

But Pelosi, recalling the long, difficult war in Iraq, said the president “has to be commended” for proposing to limit his own power.

Obama is seeking a 3-year authorization for the use of force against the Islamic State militants or any successor groups, without regard to international boundaries. His proposal would leave in place 2001 legislation approving military action against al-Qaida following the terror attacks of 9/11.

At the same time, the president would repeal legislation passed in 2002 in the run-up to the invasion of Iraq. As for ground combat operations, Obama says he does want flexibility allowing rescue missions, intelligence collection and the use of special operations forces in possible military action against Islam-

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President Barack Obama speaks about the Islamic State group on Wednesday in the Roosevelt Room of the White House.

ic State leaders.

Failure to pass any legislation would mark a significant political defeat for Obama, with unpredictable consequences overseas at a time of expansive terrorist threats, a confrontation between the West and Russia over Ukraine and international negotiations with Iran over its nuclear program.

Boehner was among several Republicans who said the president’s plan wasn’t up to the job of defeating Islamic State forces.

“I want to give our military commanders the flexibility and the authority that they need to defeat our enemies,” he said. “And that’s exactly what Republicans will make the case for as we move through rigorous hearings and oversight on this issue.”

Officials said Boehner’s concern was stoked in

part by statements from administration officials saying that Obama envisions more limits in the current struggle than in the one launched after terrorists hit the World Trade Center and Pentagon in 2001.

While Obama’s legislation landed in Congress with a thud Wednesday, some senior lawmakers appeared to be trying to create room for an eventual compromise.

The Senate’s three top Democrats, Harry Reid of Nevada, Dick Durbin of Illinois and Chuck Schumer of New York, have all refrained from commenting since the proposal was released, an unusual silence on an issue of such significance.

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There is no announced timetable for a vote in either house.

There was fresh criticism from Democrats, as well, but from the other direction.

Freshman Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Mass., a Marine veteran who served four tours in Iraq, said, “I am not ready to support an authorization for military force until the administration presents a comprehensive strategy to ensure long-term success.”

Sen. Ben Cardin of Maryland noted that the proposal would leave in place the authorization for the use of force approved against alQaida after the terror attacks of Sept., 11, 2001.

If lawmakers concur, he said, “Congress could be authorizing a state of perpetual war, and giving this president and future presidents a blank check to keep America at war.”

MINSK, Belarus (AP) – The peace deal reached Thursday for Ukraine, if it holds, would be a partial win for both Moscow and Kiev: Ukraine retains the separatist eastern regions and regains control of its border with Russia, while Russia holds strong leverage to keep Ukraine from ever becoming part of NATO. But neither side came away from the marathon talks unscathed.

There’s no sign Russia will soon escape the Western sanctions that have driven its economy down sharply, and Kiev’s price for regaining control of the border with Russia is to grant significant new power to the east.

But the complicated calculus of whether any side came out truly ahead can’t be determined unless a single, straightforward term is fulfilled: halting the shooting and artillery salvos that have killed more than 5,300 people since April. That is supposed to happen on Sunday, at one minute after midnight.

A cease-fire called in September never fully took hold and fighting escalated sharply in the past month. Questions remain about whether either side possesses the will or discipline to ensure a truce this time.

The cease-fire is to be monitored by the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe’s observer mission in Ukraine.

But that “will probably go nowhere if there isn’t a huge political will to beef up the OSCE, pull in many more monitors, give them clear support,” said analyst Judy

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Dempsey, an associate of the Carnegie Europe think-tank.

The OSCE mission head, Ertugrul Apakan, said Thursday that he expected it would expand by the end of the month to about 500 observers, up from about 310 currently, the Interfax news agency reported.

Under the terms of the deal reached after 16 hours of talks between the presidents of Russia, Ukraine, Germany and France, the next step is to form a sizeable buffer zone between Ukrainian forces and Russiabacked rebels. Each side is to pull heavy weaponry back from the front line, creating a zone roughly 30 to 85 miles wide, depending on the weapon caliber.

Then come the knotty and volatile political questions.

While Russian President Vladimir Putin told reporters the deal envisages special status for Ukraine’s separatist regions, Ukraine’s president, Petro Poroshenko, maintained there was no consensus on any sort of autonomy or federalization for eastern Ukraine.

In addition, the agreement foresees the regions being able to form their own police forces and to trade freely with Russia, both of which would bring a degree of division and uncertainty within Ukraine that could be leverage to keep the country out of NATO. Those measures would require constitutional reform, certain to be a highly fraught process.

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

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

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

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

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

All services in Spanish & English.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Wednesday Prayer Meeting 6:30 p.m.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Everyone is welcome!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Wanting What You Can’t Quite Have

Human nature is such that most of us aren’t seduced by what is completely beyond our reach, but by the thing that is just out of reach. Employees who pilfer from their companies are often just trying to live a slightly more lavish lifestyle than they can afford.We see the same thing in matters of romance. Most of us know that the beauty queen or the captain of the football team is “out of our league”?? and we don’t even try for them, but we are drawn to the attractive boy or girl who sits next to us in class and who kindly helps us with our homework, even if we know she’s not interested in us.Wanting what we can’t quite have isn’t necessarily a bad thing. It’s good to aim high in life, but desiring things we can’t have is also a source of considerable pain and frustration. Keeping up with the Jones’s and pining after someone who isn’t interested in you is unsatisfying in the short run and in the long run it can lead to a sense of deep disappointment and even resentment.We start to have a sense that life is unfair and we envy those who appear to have the things we want, and moreover appear to have achieved those things so effortlessly.

Appearances can be deceiving, however, and you might be surprised to find that Mr. Jones down the street isn’t so happy with his big house or his beautiful wife. Strive to be content with what you have, and thank God every day for the blessings he has bestowed on you.

– Christopher Simon

But godliness with contentment is great gain. For we brought nothing into the world, and we can take nothing out of it. But if we have food and clothing, we will be content with that.

1 Timothy 6:6-8

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

IMMANUEL EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN (ELCA), corner of 8th

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

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

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

MESSIAH LUTHERAN CHURCH, (LCMS) LeFevre Rd. and Ave. F, Sterling. Phone: 625-2284. Sunday Worship Services at 9:00 a.m.; Sunday School and Bible classes at 10:15 a.m.; 9 a.m. broadcast live on WLLT, 107.7 FM on Sunday. Handicap accessible w/use of elevator. Air Conditioned. International Interim Pastor David Burge DCE: Steven Whitney ST. PAUL LUTHERAN (ELCA), 1701 16th Ave., Sterling; Brandon Nelson, Pastor. Gerad VonHolten, Youth Director. Sunday Morning: Worship Time 9:00 a.m.; Coffee Fellowship following worship. Nursery provided; handicap accessible; air conditioned. Phone 625-3069.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Nursery provided. Elevator available.

Air conditioning. Handicap accessible.

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

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

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

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

WESLEY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, 2200 16th Ave., Sterling, Rev. Wesley Dickson Fellowship 9:30

a.m. Worship 10:00 a.m. Fully handicapped accessible and air-conditioned.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Transportation disponible. 626-8419.

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

AMAZING GRACE OF STERLING,

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

Midweek service Wednesday 7 p.m.

Kids church during Sunday services.

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

Sunday Morning Worship Service 10:00 a.m.

ABIDING WORD CHURCH, an Associate of RHEMA Bible Church.

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

Sunday Celebration service 10:00 a.m.

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

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

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

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

Phone 625-9377; Home phone 625-3420.

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

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More demand means more SUVs DETROIT (AP) – Sport utility vehicles are unstoppable – and automakers hope to cash in on the boom with some updated models coming to this year’s Chicago Auto Show.

One out of every three new vehicles Americans bought last year was an SUV, according to Kelley Blue Book. SUV sales rose 12 percent to more than 5.5 million, double the pace of the industry as a whole.

Strong demand is likely to continue this year, says Jesse Toprak, president of Toprak Consulting Group. SUV sales may not see double-digit growth, but they should still outpace sales of

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Here are some of the SUVs debuting at the Chicago Auto Show, which opens to the public Saturday: more aerodynamic look sign in late 2017.

Chevrolet Equinox: that mimics its smaller Kia Trail’ster: The Kia General Motors Co. is sibling, the popular Soul meets Jeep with unveiling a refreshed CR-V. The 2016 Honda the Trail’ster concept.

Chevrolet Equinox small Pilot goes on sale this It has a fully retractable SUV. It’s the first update canvas roof and integrat- summer. to the Equinox since it Acura RDX: Just 3 years ed roof rack fittings with went on sale in 2010, after its redesign, the aluminum cross rails. and it should help the Honda Pilot: Honda has RDX crossover is getpopular SUV compete ting some tweaks for the ditched the boxy styling with newer rivals until it of the outgoing Pilot for a 2016 model year. gets an expected redecars, Toprak says.

Small SUVs have been the fastest growing segment in the market for the last three years. They appeal to both young families and aging Baby Boomers. Low interest rates, easing credit stan-

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By December, when gas prices had fallen to $2.63, SUV market share rose to 35 percent, and small cars fell to 16 percent.

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Sources say that Peyton Manning met with Broncos general manager John Elway on Thursday about his future, but no announcement was made if he would play in 2015.

Numbers game That’s how many serious offers Phillies general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. has received for pitcher Cole Hamels. The Cubs, Red Sox, Rangers, and Dodgers are said to be interested.

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FOOTBALL | THREE RIVERS CONFERENCE

Three Rivers changing course, again Football divisions altered for 2015-16 school year

BY PATRICK MASON AND TY REYNOLDS sports@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 5555 @pm222 and @STyReynolds

The idea of the Three Rivers Conference looking different for the 2015-16 school year is old news.

The conference voted last spring to eliminate divisions for all sports other than football for

the 2015-16 school year.

On Thursday, a committee approved more changes in an effort to satisfy members and quell rumors of schools defecting to other conferences.

The major change is in football, where the North and South divisions will be abandoned in favor of divisions based on enrollment.

The six largest schools –

Erie-Prophetstown, Hall, Kewanee, Newman, Princeton, Sherrard, and St. Bede will compete in one division.

Those enrollments take into consideration Newman and St. Bede having a multiplier applied to each school’s enrollment by the IHSA, since both are non-boundaried schools.

Three Rivers football divisions Big school division Students Class 2014 Erie-P’town 490 3A 6-4 Hall 392 2A 8-3 Kewanee 532 3A 0-9 Newman 396* 3A 11-1 Princeton 549 3A 3-6 Sherrard 480 3A 2-7 St. Bede 495* 3A 6-4

Small school division Students Class 2014 Amboy 325 2A 5-5 B. Valley 219 2A 4-5 Fulton 292 1A 6-4 Morrison 324 2A 1-8 Orion 310 2A 7-4 Riverdale 308 2A 0-9 Rockridge 384 2A 10-2

* Non-boundaried schools enrollments multiplied by IHSA

COURSE CONTINUED ON B5

GIRLS BASKETBALL | REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS 2A FULTON | BUREAU VALLEY 57, NEWMAN 52, OT

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1A INDIAN CREEK | AMBOY 54, INDIAN CREEK 38

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Bureau Valley’s Savannah Dean and Carlie Bickett celebrate after beating Newman 57-50 in overtime Thursday in the 2A Fulton Regional championship game.

The Amboy Clippers celebrate after beating Indian Creek 54-38 to win the 1A Indian Creek Regional Championship on Thursday in Shabbona.

Storm earn banner with OT win over Newman

Dinges sways game from free-throw line

New Cellar dweller Measure of control

BY TY REYNOLDS treynolds@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 5554 @STyReynolds

FULTON – Since their freshman season, the Bureau Valley senior girls had the goal of hanging a banner in their gym, affectionately called the Storm Cellar.

It was only fitting that it was senior Heaven Bennett who was a big key to delivering it.

Bennett’s putback off a missed free throw with 31.5 seconds left in overtime snapped a 52-all tie, and sent the Storm

BY PATRICK MASON pmason@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 5550

Star of the game: Heaven Bennett, BV, 25 points, 16 rebounds, 2 blocks to a 57-52 victory over the Newman Comets on Thursday night in the Class 2A Fulton Regional championship.

“I’m so happy for these girls, because this has been their dream from the day they walked into the gym as freshmen,” BV coach Tiffany Gonigam said. “To see the smiles on their faces as they were able to accomplish that tonight … it’s better than I ever imagined.”

DWELLER CONTINUED ON B3

Star of the game: Delaney Wilhelm, Amboy, 13 points, 5 rebounds

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SHABBONA – Kennedy Dinges loves shooting free throws.

“It’s the one place where I’m in control,” the Amboy senior said. “No one can affect if I make or miss the shot, because it’s just me at the line.”

Dinges was in control late in Thursday’s game, and made each of her six free throws down the stretch to help the top-seeded Clippers put away

second-seeded Indian Creek for a 54-38 win in the Class 1A Indian Creek Regional championship.

“Kennedy and Delaney Wilhelm are great free-throw shooters,” Amboy coach Mike McCracken said. “Kennedy is a great free-throw shooter, in the high 70-percent range. You don’t see that much in high school, and she pretty much put the game away for us.”

CONTROL CONTINUED ON B6

GIRLS BOWLING PREVIEW | ROCKFORD GUILFORD SECTIONAL

Finding rhythm on lanes Percussionist Setchell tweaks bowling style for posteason

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Dan Peacock believes in finishing the job.

“If you knock down nine pins on your first throw, you better be able to pick up one on the next one,” Peacock said during a practice on Thursday.

He went on to tell about a recent game where he threw 10 Michael Krabbenhoeft/mkrabbenhoeft@saukvalley.com strikes, but finished in the 230s Amboy’s Paige Setchell will represent the Clippers at the because he failed to pick up Rockford Guilford Sectional on Saturday at Don Carter Lanes. spares in the other two frames.

Setchell, a junior, has altered her delivery for the postseason to “That one pin came to make a get her ball to roll faster. big difference,” Peacock said.

SPORTS inside

Inside • Bowlers from Dixon, Oregon and Sterling will also vie for state berths at Don Carter Lanes on Saturday. SVM scouts the sectional on B5.

Peacock, who used to coach the Dixon boys bowling team, has one pupil right now. That is Amboy junior Paige Setchell, who is an individual competitor in the IHSA state series.

Setchell qualified for Saturday’s Rockford Guilford Sectional with a score of 1,148

at the Sterling Regional last Saturday. It’s Setchell’s second trip to the sectional round, and she hopes this time around will include a berth in the state meet.

“I’ve been focusing on bending my knees more,” Setchell said. “I’ve worked on bringing my arm straight back, and I concentrate on picking up the seven and the ten.”

The bending of the knees is one of the adjustments that Peacock and Setchell made just days before the regional.

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Daly shines at Pebble Beach Sunshine is always a pleasant surprise at Pebble Beach, and Thursday brought a real stunner: John Daly was near the top of the leaderboard.

With his best opening round on the PGA Tour in nearly 10 years, Daly kept a clean card at Pebble Beach on a magnificent day along the Monterey Peninsula for a 7-under 65, leaving him one shot behind J.B. Holmes and Justin Hicks in the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. Daly won an exhibition in Turkey last year. The last official win for the two-time major champion was at Torrey Pines in 2004.

Man uses Allenby’s credit cards Honolulu police say there’s been an arrest in connection with credit cards stolen from Australian golfer Robert Allenby.

Allenby was in Honolulu for the Sony Open when he said was beaten and robbed after missing the cut on Jan. 16, but has no memory of a part of that night.

The Honolulu StarAdvertiser reports police said Wednesday a 32-year-old man already in custody at Oahu Community Correctional Facility was arrested.

MLB

Rooftop owners trying to block signs The owners of two Wrigley rooftop businesses went to court Thursday to stop the Cubs from installing a video scoreboard and advertising signs on the outfield walls that will block their views into Wrigley Field.

They filed a federal lawsuit last month against the Cubs, accusing the team of anti-competitive behavior and violating the terms of a 20-year contract that allowed rooftop businesses to charge admission to watch games from their bird’s-eye viewpoint.

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Lawyer helping Chicago team A day after Little League International stripped Chicago’s Jackie Robinson West of its national championship, team officials announced they’ve hired a high-profile attorney to conduct an investigation they hope will end with the return of their title.

Attorney Victor Henderson said he will try to determine not only whether the team broke any rules, but whether – as supporters in Chicago have suggested – Little League International unfairly singled them out.

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Driver Jamie McMurray poses next to the Daytona 500 trophy Thursday during NASCAR media day at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla. McMurray is only the third driver to win both the Daytona 500 and the Rolex 24.

Media day must-see Drivers take center stage in lead-up to Daytona 500

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Daytona 500 media day included lots of talk – about puppy love, wedding rings, and a growing mullet – and a lot of conversation about four-time champion Jeff Gordon and what could be his final ride in NASCAR’S most prestigious race.

NASCAR’s biggest stars took center stage for the annual event held inside Daytona International Speedway on Thursday.

Defending Sprint Cup champion Kevin Harvick welcomed the challenge of trying to repeat.

Embattled driver Kurt Busch insisted he would be in the car all season despite a lingering court case involving a former girlfriend. And 2012 champion Brad Keselowski said he was one of the series’ three best drivers after a fiery 2014 season that included fisticuffs and bruised feelings.

Those were just some of the highlights. Here are the others: Earnhardt’s phobia: NASCAR’s biggest star has a little phobia.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. revealed that he wants nothing to do with jewelry. Necklaces, rings, bracelets, no way.

“It’s creepy to me,” said the two-time and defending Daytona 500 champion. “I can be in the same room with it. It doesn’t bother me on other people.”

Earnhardt and his longtime

girlfriend, Amy Reimann, already have talked about what might happen down the road if they get married. Earnhardt has no plans to give in, saying he won’t wear a ring, but will get her one if she wants.

“I’m not going to be held accountable, and she can do whatever she wants,” he said. “I figure if we ever get to that step in life that I owe her that much, so I’ll have to put up with that. But I’m free of all my obligations in that regard.”

Mullet mania: Ricky Stenhouse Jr. is sticking with his mullet – no matter what girlfriend Danica Patrick thinks.

Stenhouse said he’s committed to the hairdo despite pleas from Patrick to cut the curled-up locks that hang over the collar of his fire suit.

“Mom loves it,” Stenhouse said.

“It’s always nice to keep mom happy.”

What about Patrick?

“Ehhhh, maybe not so much,” Stenhouse added. “We’ll see.

Right now, it’s the most committed I’ve been to it since I was younger, which I don’t guess was my decision. I think that was my mom’s decision when I was younger.”

Stenhouse sported a mullet – the ol’ business-in-the-front, party-in-the-back look – when he first met Patrick. But the former IndyCar driver persuaded him to cut it. He started growing it back in the middle of last season, and

now it’s close to being the real deal, much like Jeff Gordon had in the early 1990s.

“Jeff Gordon’s last year, so maybe I’ll just keep it for him,” Stenhouse said.

Bowyer bombs: Clint Bowyer doesn’t believe in omens, but he looks back at last year’s Daytona 500 as an indication he was in for a disappointing season.

Bowyer sat through a lengthy rain delay, only to suffer an engine failure when the race resumed.

He finished 42nd, and left Daytona ranked 39th in the standings. Bowyer went on to his second consecutive winless season, and failed to make the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship.

“I knew last year – I’m weird about thinking – but when we blew up at the start of the year at the Daytona 500, I knew something just didn’t feel right, because we’ve always been able to come down here and run pretty good and get the year started off right and leave here with momentum and excitement and confidence,” Bowyer said. “We were all dejected leaving the first race, so that was not very good.”

Bowyer is hopeful that behindthe-scenes changes made at Michael Waltrip Racing will lead to a far more successful season – beginning this weekend when he races in Saturday night’s exhibition Sprint Unlimited.

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Quarterback’s future uncertain again after being cut by Bucs

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Josh McCown’s stay with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers lasted exactly 48 weeks. From free agent signing to unceremonious release.

All that after the March 2014 deal McCown landed, a 2-year contract worth a maximum of $10 million, with $4.75 million of that guaranteed.

But on Wednesday, as the Bucs chart a new course owning the No. 1 pick in this spring’s draft, head coach Lovie Smith and general manager Jason Licht sent McCown packing.

Released. Just like that.

The move allows the Bucs to get out from under the second year of McCown’s contract, a full savings of more than $5 million, a practical business move as they gear up to take another big swing at the quarterback position.

But Wednesday’s move also now creates an intriguing free agency plotline to track with McCown’s

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The Tampa Bay Buccaneers released former Bears backup Josh McCown on Wednesday.

The 35-year-old McCown went 1-10 as a starter and had the second-lowest passer rating in the NFL, after signing a 2-year, $10 million contract with the Bucs last winter. next destination in his nomadic 14-year professional journey again requiring those three familiar letters – TBD. So what does McCown’s sudden availability on the free agent market really mean? And what else needs to be taken into account as he seeks his next job?

Hours after McCown’s exit from Tampa became official, a handful of teams were

already putting feelers out to gather more information on what might be next for the 35-year-old quarterback. And it’s not a crazy premise to believe McCown could be back with the Bears in 2015.

For starters, he’d be returning to a locker room with a throng of players who revere him as a teammate and as a leader. Furthermore, it’s no secret McCown’s

bond with Jay Cutler in their time together proved energizing for both parties. And McCown also has history with new Bears head coach John Fox, serving as a backup for Fox and the Carolina Panthers in 2008 and 2009.

Oh, and new Bears offensive coordinator Adam Gase? He and McCown crossed paths for a season with the Detroit Lions in 2006.

Gase was a 28-year-old offensive quality control coach back then, while McCown worked behind Jon Kitna on the Lions’ depth chart.

In other words, there’s plenty of familiarity at Halas Hall to determine quickly just what kind of fit there might be for McCown in the Bears’ plans.

In all likelihood, if a reunion were to become a serious consideration, McCown would almost certainly check back into town as Cutler’s back-up again.

It’s a set-up that worked well before for both players. So who knows?

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Rose blooms at break Star guard scores 30 points in rout of Cavaliers

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ABOVE: Newman’s Julie Hurd (right) ties up Bureau Valley’s Darcy Kepner on Thursday night during their 2A Fulton Regional final. The Storm won 57-52 in OT. BELOW: Newman’s Kelsey Simpson (23) shoots against BV on Thursday night.

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It was BV’s ability on the glass that set it apart.

The Storm (15-12) outrebounded the Comets (9-19) 49-32, including 19-10 on the offensive boards, and that led to an 18-4 advantage in secondchance points.

Bennett was the leader, scoring 10 of BV’s 12 firstquarter points, and finishing with 25 points and 16 rebounds, including the last of each that provided the difference in the final minute.

“Heaven was awesome tonight,” junior Darcy Kepner said. “We knew that all we had to do was keep shooting, because we knew our posts would keep us in the game, and they’d put back anything we missed.”

After Newman’s Kelsey Simpson tied the score at 52 with three free throws with 38.2 seconds left in overtime, the Storm scored the final five points. Bennett’s goahead bucket came off a pair of free-throw misses

by Savannah Dean.

With three girls at 6 feet or taller, BV had a distinct height advantage; Newman’s tallest player is 5-9.

On the deciding play, Bennett read the long bounce off the rim and corralled the ball by reaching past a shorter Newman player trying to box her out, and then got a clean look at a layup.

“I just did what I had to do; I didn’t even think about it,” Bennett said.

“We knew we could use our size, and our guards trusted us on the inside to get the job done. We got points with offensive rebounds, and kept them from having extra chances by getting defensive rebounds.”

Kepner hit 3 out of 4 free throws to seal the win.

It was the final pendulum swing between a pair of Three Rivers East rivals who split in the regular season.

Newman jumped out to leads of 6-2 and 10-6 early on, then scored six of the final eight points of the first half to take a 22-20 lead into the locker room.

Out of the break, the Comets led 26-24 when Aubree Schmitt buried a 3-pointer, then Simpson knocked down a pull-up jumper in transition for a 31-24 lead with 4:10 to play in the third quarter, forcing a BV timeout.

“We were really feeling it, and were playing with a lot of confidence,” said Simpson, who led Newman

with 23 points and six rebounds. “Our seniors led the way, and really provided a spark for us tonight.”

But that’s when BV made the biggest move of the night. The Storm outscored Newman 11-0 through the rest of the period, and Dean’s putback 21 seconds into the fourth quarter capped a 13-0 run and gave BV the biggest lead of the night for either team, at 37-31.

“We emphasized our defense during the timeout,” Gonigam said, “and told the girls that our comeback had to start on the defensive end. They listened, because they executed that perfectly.

We composed ourselves, got stops on defense, and stayed patient on offense so we could get some open looks.”

Simpson again had the answer, as the junior hit 3-pointers from the same spot in the right corner on the next two Newman possessions to tie the score at 37. She then proceeded to bank in a 3, then follow that by banking in a jumper inside the arc on consecutive possessions 3 minutes later to give the Comets a 44-41 lead with 2:55 to play.

“The effort was there the whole game, and when we got some shots to fall, we felt like we definitely had a good chance to pull it out,” Schmitt said.

“But we slacked a little on defense, and let them control the boards, and things just didn’t go our way down the stretch.”

It was a Carlie Bickett putback that gave BV a 47-46 lead with 20.1 seconds left in regulation, then Julie Hurd split a pair of free throws 6 seconds later

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Snell came up big again after scoring a careerhigh 24 against Sacramento on Tuesday. He shot 9-for-11 for the second straight game, and helped force eight turnovers by James.

Joakim Noah added 10 points, 15 rebounds and seven assists, and Taj Gibson scored 13.

For Cleveland, it was a lethargic showing coming off a victory over Miami the previous night. Even so, 14 wins in 16 games isn’t a bad way to go into the break.

“We can go into the break feeling good about our chances going forward, and with the knowledge there are several things we can improve on and do better,” coach David Blatt

said. “That’s a good place to be.”

James had little help with Love sidelined after getting accidentally poked in the eye by the Heat’s Mario Chalmers, and his high turnover total only made things worse.

“I’ll figure it out. That cannot happen, for sure, for us to win long-term,” James said.

Kyrie Irving had 17 points and seven assists, but was 6-for-18 from the field. Timofey Mozgov added 13 points and 11 rebounds.

Up by seven at halftime, the Bulls scored the first eight points of the third quarter to increase their lead to 63-48.

The Cavaliers made a run late in the period, closing within eight on James Jones’ 3 in the closing seconds. But Rose drove left and cut between two defenders for a neat reverse layup just before the buzzer, drawing loud cheers from the crowd and sending Chicago to the fourth quarter with an 87-77 lead.

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to tie the score at 47. The Storm turned the ball over as the final buzzer sounded, forcing the extra period.

“The nerves were definitely flowing, at the beginning and at the end,” Kepner said. “But we just kept our heads up and capitalized on the momentum we got from the comeback, and pushed through to the end.”

Kepner had 17 points, five rebounds and two steals, and Bickett added six points, eight boards, three assists and three steals. Dean finished with five points, six rebounds and three assists for the Storm, who will play Putnam County – a 29-23 winner over Hall in the Ottawa Marquette Regional final – in the Class 2A Hall Sectional semifinal on Tuesday at 7 p.m. in Spring Valley.

Schmitt stuffed the stat sheet with 11 points, four rebounds, three steals and two assists for Newman, while Hurd added seven points, four steals and three assists. Schmitt and Mary Jensen battled foul trouble all game, and fouled out in regulation; Simpson picked up her fifth foul in the final minute of overtime.

“I’m proud of this team, and how far we’ve come the past 2 weeks,” Newman coach Brandon Kreczmer said. “The effort, the belief, the trust – in each other and in me – has been phenomenal.

“All credit to Bureau Valley, because they’re a good team, and they had smart coaching tonight.

They were taller than us, and they used that to their advantage, and we wish them the best of luck going forward.”

CHICAGO – Derrick Rose drove hard to the rim and heard those familiar “MVP! MVP!” chants from the crowd.

The star point guard was in top form, and so were the Bulls.

Rose scored 30 points, and Chicago handed Cleveland just its second loss in 16 games, beating the Cavaliers 113-98 Thursday night.

Pau Gasol added 18 points and 10 rebounds.

Tony Snell scored 22, helping offset a 31-point performance by LeBron James, and the Bulls sent another strong signal that their recent struggles might be behind them.

They won their fourth straight after dropping 10 of 15, and entered the All-Star break with a 1½-game lead in the Central division over the Cavaliers. Leading the way was their former MVP point guard, a player who missed most of the previous two seasons because of injuries to each knee.

“I’m just letting my game come to me,” Rose said. “That’s all I’m doing. I’m being patient with the ball. ... I’m trying to read the defense and pass the ball to the right people that are open.”

Is he happy with the way he’s playing?

“Yes, very pleased,” Rose said.

The Bulls led most of the way against the NBA’s hottest team, and pulled away in the fourth quarter.

Both teams were missing key players, with Chicago’s Jimmy Butler nursing a strained right shoulder and Cleveland’s Kevin Love out with an abrasion in his right eye. But the Bulls did enough to come out on top.

Rose was aggressive from the start, going right at the rim, and finished two points shy of his season high.

Gasol posted his 14th straight doubledouble, the longest streak by a Bulls player

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Bridge players who keep their eyes peeled will play better than those who are less attentive.

In this deal, South is in three no-trump. After West leads the spade queen to dummy’s bare ace, what should declarer do?

In the auction, South’s twono-trump response showed a balanced hand with 10-12 points and denied a four-card major; it was game-invitational. (With 13-15 points, South would have responded three

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The Sterling eighth grade basketball team gets instructions from coach Tad Everett before practice at Challand Middle School on Thursday. The team will play in the IESA state tournament at Urbana Middle School on Saturday in a quarterfinal game against Matteson Colin Powell.

Next stop state for Challand Eighth grade boys to play in quarterfinal Saturday in Urbana

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Alek Duran looked up after the first few minutes of Wednesday’s eighth grade boys sectional championship basketball game against Bolingbrook Jane Adamms, and his team was trailing 10-2.

It was a punch in the mouth that the Challand team hasn’t experienced too much this season.

But Duran and his teammates had a loud, good-sized crowd behind them.

“We were playing scared,” Duran said. “For a few minutes, we were nervous. But the student section and the parents were amazing, and we didn’t give up. We got back to playing defense and boxing out.”

Three fans buses from Sterling traveled to Bolingbrook to see the Warriors make a comeback and pull out a 47-45 win. Sterling advances to the Class 4A state tournament at Urbana Middle School. The Warriors (19-3) will play Matteson Colin Powell (21-3) in a quarterfinal game at 11:30 a.m. Saturday.

The fast start for Jane Addams exemplifies the difficulty of the tournament. The deeper the team plays, the less it knows about its opponents.

“They started like 7-for7 from the field,” captain Tyler Everett said. “Their best player scored like the first eight points.

There’s always a little bit of adjustment at the beginning of the game.

You figure out what they want to do, and then try to take it away.”

The game came down to a final possession for Addams with 5 seconds left, and Challand leading by two points. Wes Sisson sealed the game for Challand with a steal, and the school advanced

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Sterling eighth grader Alek Duran shoots during Thursday’s practice at Challand Middle School. Duran scored 16 points in the team’s sectional championship win on Wednesday.

IESA state tournament

Eighth grade at Urbana Middle School Saturday’s games • Game 1, Champaign Franklin (24-2) vs. Morton (23-2), 10 a.m.

• Game 2, Matteson Colin Powell (21-3) vs. Challand (19-3), 11:30 p.m.

• Game 3, Park Forest Obama STA (25-1) vs. Taylorville (23-1), 1 p.m.

• Game 4, Cahokia Wirth (23-2) vs. Minooka (19-6), 2:30 p.m.

• Semifinal, Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner, 5 p.m.

• Semifinal, Game 3 winner vs. Game 4, winner, 6:30 p.m.

Thursday’s games • Third place, 6 p.m.

• Championship, 7:30 p.m.

Roster 2 Camden Bailey 3 Weston Sisson 11 Alex Escalante 12 Marquise Williams 20 Tyler Everett 22 Connor O’Malley 23 Alek Duran 25 Negil Bruce 30 Isaiah Ryan 35 Grant Bright 40 Aidan Shore 42 Marquez Williams to state for the first time.

“We’ve been doing it all year with defense,” center Marquise Williams said. “So I knew that we would make the play. We play together as a team, and we win as a team.”

Williams had 17 points and 10 rebounds. Duran had 16 points and eight rebounds. Everrett, the son of coach and Sterling School Superintendent

Tad Everett, had five points, six rebounds and five assists.

“This has been a fun group to be a part of,” Coach Everett said.

“The community and the school has really got behind them. They’ve put in a lot of hard work, and this is a wonderful accomplishment.”

For the players, the mission isn’t accomplished yet.

“This started as a dream,” Williams said.

“It’s something we’ve talked about the last couple years, and we’ve been focused on getting here the whole time.”

“We’re not done yet,” Tyler Everett said. “We still have two games to get what we really want. We’re playing with our best friends, and we want to do this together.”

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The second division will consist of Amboy, Bureau Valley, Fulton, Morrison, Orion, Riverdale and Rockridge.

Josh Knuth, the athletic director at Fulton, was one of the members of the committee to vote on the changes.

“The ultimate goal is to make things as even and as long-lasting as possible,” Knuth said. “You don’t want one or two teams dominating the

She’ll have earned her CNA license by the end CONTINUED FROM B1 of this semester, and is considering getting some Peacock talked to a sort of job with it next friend about how to get year. For right now, she’s a bowler to pick up miles content at working at the per hour on throws.

McDonald’s in Dixon.

The adjustments includShe has hopes to go to ing bending the knees, college – where she plans holding the ball lower, and to continue bowling keeping her hand flatter. competitively – and study “It worked. She picked something in the medical up 3 mph,” Peacock said. field.

“It’s something that had And she can do all of bothered me for a while, this to the beat of her own so I started asking around drum. Literally. for advice.”

She’s involved with two “After the first game on different Rhythm Quest Saturday, I could tell that groups at Woodlawn Arts it was working,” Setchell Academy. One is a drumsaid. “It wasn’t that big line group that focuses of a change, and once I on competitions. In the started doing it, I could other, she gets to sit tell it was helping.” behind a full drum kit and The details of Setchell’s play as in a rock band. life – like the details of “I think that’s way picking up a spare in cooler than bowling,” bowling – are more inter- Peacock said. “It’s amazesting than the obvious ing, really.” statement that she is a The focus through Satgood bowler. urday will be bowling.

For instance, she had She hopes to get in a 200unique reasons for startpin game rhythm. ing to bowl when she was “That’s the score we 10 years old. set,” Peacock said. “If “My mom wanted me to she’s above, we say she be more social,” Setchell is plus 10, or whatever. said. “She got an email If she’s below, she had about a youth league and a minus 10. We feel like signed me up.” she’s going to have to be Did it work? in the 1,200s to move on “Sort of.” from the sectional.”

But bowling well isn’t The difference between really the only thing going and not going will Setchell is trying to likely be in hitting one pin accomplish. here or one pin there.

conference, so you want things to be as competitive as possible.”

Newman athletic director and head football coach Mike Papoccia echoed the wishes to keep the conference intact. Newman won the Three Rivers North last season with a 6-0 record.

“I just hope this keeps, we already had one or two schools that contemplated leaving, and I hope this satisfies everybody,” Papoccia said.

“I hate seeing someone leave. We worked hard to get it to 15 teams,

and I know talking from the AD standpoint, the conference has been working great. We just tweaked some of the stuff to make it big-school, small-school football.”

In football, the nondivision crossover games will be determined by record. The top three teams in one division will play the top three teams in the other division the next two seasons.

It was also decided that the conference will revert back to East and West divisions for all other sports after the 2015-16

school year.

Some schools were uncomfortable with the amount of travel playing each team once would create. The East-West divisions allow for less travel.

“The East-West alignment allows for some of the newer schools [in the conference] to face some of the older schools,” Knuth said. “It also is the best option in terms of travel. It’s less travel time and distance than NorthSouth divisions, or everybody playing everybody else.”

Dixon’s Emily Quaco

Rockford Guilford When: 1 p.m. Saturday Where: Don Carter Lanes, Rockford Local teams: Dixon (5,512 regional pinfall), Oregon (5,370) Local individuals: Paige Setchell, Amboy (1,148); Magan Tintori, Sterling (1,072) Regional champion teams: Freeport (6,067), Belvidere North (5,970), Dundee Crown (5,037) Other teams: Harlem (5,952), Guilford (5,744), Sycamore (5,715), Hononegah (5,624), St. Charles North (5,036), Algonquin (4,966), St. Charles East (4,964) Individual regional champions: Sabrina Stoltz, Rockford Jefferson (1,330); Dakotah Hazlewood, Rockford Lutheran (1,298); Erin Heuer, St. Charles East (1,205) Dixon bowlers: Emily Quaco (1,217), Mackenzie Kavanaugh (1,159), Margaret Thomas (1,057), Ashley Currier (1,041), Katlyn Bay (1,038) Oregon bowlers: Ali Scheidecker (1,214), Abi Scheidecker (1,207), Tayla Smith (1,100), Victoria Barnhart (1,013), Stevie McCombs (433), MacKenzie Tague (268) Outlook: Both Dixon and Oregon will likely need to improve their regional scores by a few hundred pins to be in the running for one of the top four spots. The Duchesses and Hawks both have individual bowlers capable of rolling big scores to be one of the individual qualifiers. Dixon’s Katlyn Bay made the state meet last year, while Sterling’s Magan Tintori was a member of the Golden Warrior team that qualified for state in 2013.

Advancement: Top four teams and top five individuals not a part of the qualifying teams advance to the state tournament on Feb. 20-21 at The Cherry Bowl in Rockford

Oregon’s Victoria Barnhart

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REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP NOTEBOOK

Friday, February 13, 2015

THURSDAY’S SCOREBOARD Boys basketball NIB-12 West Conf.

7-1 5-4 3-5 2-6 1-3 Today’s games • LaSalle-Peru at Rochelle, 7 • Sterling at Ottawa, 7:30 Saturday’s game • Geneseo at DeKalb, 6

All 14-7 12-10 9-13 10-11 2-17

Ottawa Geneseo Sterling LaSalle-Peru Rochelle

BNC West

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The Bureau Valley bench celebrates during Thursday’s game against Newman in the championship game of the 2A Fulton Regional. The Storm won 57-52 in overtime.

Revenge served sweet

Storm get payback for regional loss to Comets in volleyball

BY PATRICK MASON & TY REYNOLDS sports@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 5555 @pm222 and @STyReynolds

The Bureau Valley Storm saw their volleyball season end prematurely … at the hands of the Newman Comets.

So when the two teams squared off on the basketball court Thursday night in the 2A Fulton Regional final, the Storm were determined to return the favor.

When the dust settled from a back-and-forth battle between the Three Rivers East rivals, BV was left celebrating with a regional plaque after a 57-52 overtime victory over the Comets.

“We wanted this revenge so bad,” Storm senior Heaven Bennett said.

“They ended out volleyball season on our home court, and we felt like we couldn’t let it happen again. We knew they were a good team, but it just came down to us wanting it more.”

Bennett breaks out: Bennett was a big reason why BV won the regional title, finishing with 25 points and 16 rebounds in the overtime victory over Newman.

Her strong passing from the high post, her cutting to the hoop when classmate Carlie Bickett manned the top of the lane, and her ability to hit the offensive glass hard for putback buckets all factored into her performance.

But as impressed as BV coach Tiffany Gonigam was by her 6-foot senior forward, she was quick to say she wasn’t the least bit surprised.

“We knew she had a lot of potential to take over this game,” Gonigam said. “I told her at practice [Wednesday] that if she played like she was capable, we would win.

She did, and we did.”

Dark horses: The Newman Comets have enjoyed their role as the underdog so far this school year, especially in volleyball and girls basketball.

When this very newspaper tabbed the Comets as the dark horse to win the 2A Bureau Valley volleyball regional, they rode that all the way

Other games Thursday The Sterling girls basketball team dropped a NIB-12 crossover game 41-30 to Kaneland on Thursday in Maple Park.

Gabby Sandoval scored 19 points for Sterling (14-16, 7-6). Jay Borum added six points.

Ally VanBogaert had 13 points, while Bailey Cummings had 12 points and five rebounds for the Knights (17-9, 6-7).

Boys basketball

Polo 66, South Beloit 43: Max Simmons scored 18 points to lead the Marcos to a NUIC East win in South Beloit.

Brad Cavanaugh had 14 points for the Marcos (18-9, 6-5), who led 13-4 after the first quarter.

Brett Ott scored 17 points for South Beloit (8-12, 6-4). to the title.

Once again, SVM named Newman the dark horse for the 2A Fulton basketball regional, and the Comets pulled off a pair of upsets before falling in overtime to Bureau Valley in Thursday’s championship game.

“The girls were excited as soon as they saw that,” Newman coach Brandon Kreczmer said, “and they really bought into it again. They gave it everything they had tonight, really trying to keep that going, but we just couldn’t pull it out.”

Arrow pointing up: Coming into this season, the Newman Comets had no idea what to expect.

With a coach in his first season coaching girls basketball, and with no real size or depth to speak of, the Comets weren’t sure what was going to happen.

The end result was a 9-19 record, but Newman showed its grit with a pair of wins as the lower seed in the first two rounds of the 2A Fulton Regional. And a hard-fought overtime loss has the younger players thinking big for next season.

“We loved the seniors, because they were great leaders for us this year,” Newman sophomore Kelsey Simpson said. “But I think we’ll go into the offseason with a lot of confidence, because we trust Coach, he trust us, and we know now what we can do when we play hard and believe in ourselves.”

Reserve rises to occasion:

Amboy starter Elizabeth Ortgiesen picked up two quick fouls in the first quarter, and coach Mike

McCracken turned to reserve Joanna Fredericks.

Fredericks came off the bench and added eight points and three rebounds, and offered another scoring option in the post for the Clippers.

“I thought she had a great game,” senior forward Kaitlyn Liebing said of Fredericks. “She came off the bench for us and really stepped up. She never backs down, and she worked her butt off to get to where she is now.

“For a player that doesn’t see the floor as much as others, she really stepped up for us and showed off all that work. She was great.”

Free points: The Clippers went 14-for-18 (78 percent) from the free-throw line. Amboy entered Thursday’s game shooting around 63 percent on the season.

“That’s a great number for us,” McCracken said. “Looking back to how we played, I thought we would be able to draw more fouls than we did. We weren’t doing a good job of creating contact at times under the basket. We’re a good freethrow shooting team, and we can be tough when we get to the line.”

Twice as nice: Amboy beat Indian Creek 50-42 in the championship game of the Amboy Holiday tournament on Dec. 28. Delaney Wilhelm scored 18 points, and Sydney Wilhelm added 10 points in the win.

On Thursday, Delany scored 13, and Sydney added eight points as the Clippers improved to 2-0 on the season against the Timberwolves.

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It didn’t seem like Amboy would need crucial free throws late in the game as it overwhelmed the Timberwolves from the first tip with a stifling 2-3 defensive zone. And on the offensive end, the Clippers used endless screens in the post to open up space for Kaitlyn Liebing, who finished with nine points.

While Liebing was strong under the basket, Dinges and fellow guards Delaney and Sydney Wilhelm played strong with the ball, and dazzled with pull-up jumpers. Delaney scored 11 of her gamehigh 13 points in the first half, while Sydney added eight points.

Indian Creek scored the first two points of the game, but Amboy responded with an 11-0 run and kept the throttle open throughout the first half. The Clippers forced 13 turnovers, while only having two themselves.

The extra possessions and open looks allowed them to enter halftime

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Amboy’s Kaitlyn Liebing scores during the Clippers’ regional win over Indian Creek on Thursday. with a 32-11 lead.

“We’re usually pretty strong defensively, but tonight was something different,” Timberwolves forward Josie Diehl said.

“We made a ton of mistakes, and they were pretty strong under the basket.

“I knew that if we were going to have a chance I would just have to step up.”

Diehl and her teammates brought more energy out of the halftime break and attacked Amboy with a full-court press. The extra pressure gave Amboy trouble, and the Timberwolves started to climb back into the game.

“They definitely came out strong,” Liebing said.

“There was a stretch

where we weren’t playing good at all. We just had to relax and play our game.”

Diehl made it hard for the Clippers to play their post game as she was a force under the basket in the second half. The 6-foot forward didn’t get caught up in the Clippers’ designed post screens and was in good position to block and alter shots. She finished with a game-high six blocks, all of which came in the second half.

Amboy’s struggles with the Timberwolves’ press were magnified when Dinges – the team’s point guard – headed to the bench after picking up her fourth foul with 3:04 to play in the third. The Clip-

pers committed 13 turnovers in the second half, a number that ballooned from the two they committed in the first half.

“We haven’t had trouble with the press all year,” McCracken said. “But with Kennedy off the floor, we couldn’t take care of the ball. I thought our passes were really bad, and we were just going backward at that point.”

Indian Creek capitalized and cut the deficit to 48-38 midway through the fourth quarter, before Dinges returned to the floor and helped shore up the team’s ball control.

With the deficit still at 10 with a little more than 1 minute to play, the Timberwolves began fouling, and it was Dinges who had the ball in her hands and wanted those foul shots. She made all six shots, sinking the everimportant first shot each time on one-and-ones.

“In practice, we work on one-and-ones all the time,” Dinges said. “If we miss the first one, we have to run two downand-backs. I got tired of running, so I started learning to make them.”

Conf.

Dixon 10-1 Rockford Lutheran 9-1 Winnebago 9-3 Mendota 5-5 Byron 4-5 Rock Falls 2-8 Oregon 2-9 Stillman Valley 0-8 Today’s games • Oregon at Byron, 7:15 • Stillman Valley at Winnebago, 7:15 Saturday’s games • Guilford at Lutheran, 6 • Byron at Stillman Valley, 6:30 • Winnebago at Peoria Manual, 6:30 • Princeton at Mendota, 7:15

All 23-1 18-1 16-7 15-8 17-7 5-17 9-16 2-15

CLASS 3A

All 17-8 23-3 16-9 14-6 14-9 10-16 0-26

Three Rivers West Conf.

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

All 21-1 14-8 16-11 15-11 11-17 10-15 10-13 6-20

NUIC East Conf.

All Aquin 7-2 17-6 Forreston 8-2 15-5 AFC 7-3 18-8 Pecatonica 5-3 9-9 Polo 6-5 18-9 South Beloit 6-5 8-12 Dakota 3-6 5-14 Durand 2-7 5-15 Milledgeville 2-8 7-16 Orangeville 1-7 2-17 Wednesday’s result • AFC 59, South Beloit 51 Thursday’s results • Forreston 63, Dakota 35 • Lena-Winslow 52, Pecatonica 50, OT • Polo 63, South Beloit 43 Friday’s game • Galena at Orangeville, 7:30 Saturday’s games • Durand at Dakota, 4:30 • Aquin at AFC, 7:30 • Polo at Milledgeville, 7:30 • South Beloit at Pecatonica, 7:30

Rochelle Regional Tuesday, Feb. 17 • No. 4 Belvidere vs. No. 5 Rochelle, 7 Wednesday, Feb. 18 • No. 1 Rockford Lutheran vs. Belvidere/ Rochelle, 6 • No. 2 Freeport vs. No. 3 Dixon, 7:30 Friday, Feb. 20 • Championship, 7 Winner advances to Hampshire Sectional vs. Sycamore Regional winner, 7 p.m.

Tuesday, Feb. 24 Streator Regional Monday, Feb. 16 • No. 4 LaSalle-Peru vs. No. 5 Streator, 7 Wednesday, Feb. 18 • No. 1 Mendota vs. LaSalle-Peru/Streator, 6 • No. 2 Sterling vs. No. 3 Rock Falls, 7:30 Friday, Feb. 20 • Championship, 7 Winner advances to LaSalle-Peru Sectional vs. Morton Regional winner, 7 p.m.

Monday, Feb. 23

CLASS 2A

Fulton Regional Monday’s results • No. 5 Newman 45, No. 4 Oregon 34 • No. 3 Fulton 56, No. 6 West Carroll 33 Tuesday’s results • Newman 35, No. 1 Morrison 34 • No. 2 Bureau Valley 53, Fulton 43 Thursday’s result • Championship, Bureau Valley 57, Newman 52, OT Winner advances to Hall Sectional vs. Ottawa Marquette Regional winner, Tuesday, 7 p.m. Feb. 17

CLASS 1A

Polo Regional Monday’s results • No. 4 Erie 57, No. 5 Polo 23 • No. 3 Eastland 56, No. 6 Milledgeville 28 Wednesday’s results • No. 1 Prophetstown 40, Erie 24 • No. 2 AFC 62, Eastland 58 Today’s game • Championship, Prophetstown vs. AFC, 7 Winner advances to Pecatonica Sectional vs. Dakota Regional winner, 7 p.m., Monday, Feb. 16 Indian Creek Regional Monday’s result • No. 4 Earlville 40, No. 5 Paw Paw 29 Tuesday’s results • No. 1 Amboy 59, Earlville 21 • No. 2 Indian Creek 48, No. 3 LaMoilleOhio 27 Thursday’s result • Championship, Amboy 54, Indian Creek 38 Thursday’s box scores Class 2A Fulton Regional final at Stan Borgman Court

Thursday’s box scores at South Beloit

POLO 66, SOUTH BELOIT 43 POLO Bailey Shipman 0 1-2 1, Brad Cavanaugh 6 2-2 14, Karl Prerost 2 0-1 4, Dylan Beers 2 0-0 4, Brooks Grobe 1 2-2 4, Tristin Woodin 2 2-2 7, Richie Bartnick 2 1-2 6, Peyton Glawe 2 2-2 7, Max Simmons 7 4-6 18, Noah Prerost 0 1-2 1. Totals: 24 15-21 66.

SOUTH BELOIT Vogt 1 0-1 2, Taylor 3 1-2 7, Ott 5 5-6 17, Joiner 2 0-0 5, Strasser 3 0-2 6, Quince 3 0-0 6. Totals: 17 6-11 43.

Polo 13 18 25 10 — 66 S. Beloit 4 13 10 16 — 43 3s – Polo 3 (Glawe, Bartnick, Woodin), South Beloit 3 (Ott 2, Joiner).

Girls basketball NIB-12 West Conf.

Ottawa 10-3 Sterling 7-6 LaSalle-Peru 4-7 Geneseo 5-8 Rochelle 0-11 Thursday’s results • Ottawa 45, LaSalle-Peru 38 • Geneseo 63, Rochelle 33 • Kaneland 41, Sterling 30

Conf.

All AFC 12-1 23-3 Aquin 12-1 22-5 Dakota 11-2 21-5 Durand 6-5 11-8 Milledgeville 7-6 9-17 Forreston 5-7 9-15 Polo 4-9 8-17 Pecatonica 1-8 2-20 Orangeville 1-9 2-16 South Beloit 1-10 1-13 Wednesday’s results 1A Polo Regional • AFC 62, Eastland 58 1A Dakota Regional • Aquin 49, Forreston 26 • Dakota 44, Pearl City 33 Thursday’s results 1A Durand Regional • Championship, Durand 43, Christian Life 33 Today’s games 1A Polo Regional • Championship, AFC vs. Prophetstown, 7 1A Dakota Regional • Championship, Aquin vs. Dakota, 7 Postseason pairings

Three Rivers East Conf.

Kewanee 8-1 Bureau Valley 7-3 Newman 7-3 Princeton 5-4 St. Bede 5-4 Hall 2-8 Amboy 0-11 Today’s games • Amboy at St. Bede, 7:30 • Newman at Kewanee, 7:30 • Princeton at Hall, 7:30 Saturday’s game • Princeton at Mendota, 7:30

NUIC East

All 20-6 14-16 11-15 8-20 1-23

BNC West Conf.

All Rockford Lutheran 12-2 21-5 Byron 11-3 26-6 Mendota 11-3 23-3 Stillman Valley 9-4 19-7 Dixon 4-9 11-15 Rock Falls 3-10 13-14 Oregon 3-11 11-18 Winnebago 1-11 8-20 Wednesday’s results 2A Winnebago Regional • Stillman Valley 51, Winnebago 40 • Byron 41, Rockford Christian 26 Thursday’s result 2A Winnebago Regional • Championship, Stillman Valley 56, Byron 52 Today’s game • Lutheran at Dixon, 7:15

Three Rivers East Conf.

All Amboy 12-0 27-1 Kewanee 9-2 20-7 Hall 5-5 13-12 Bureau Valley 5-6 15-12 Newman 5-7 9-19 St. Bede 3-9 7-22 Princeton 1-10 5-20 Wednesday’s results 2A Ottawa Marquette Regional • Putnam County 38, St. Bede 35 • Hall 54, Marquette 37 Thursday’s results 1A Indian Creek Regional • Championship, Amboy 54, Indian Creek 38 2A Fulton Regional • Championship, Bureau Valley 57, Newman 52, OT 2A Ottawa Marquette Regional • Championship, Putnam County 29, Hall 23

BUREAU VALLEY 57, NEWMAN 52 BUREAU VALLEY (15-12) Val Reuter 1-5 0-0 2, Darcy Kepner 5-12 5-11 17, Lindsey Hoffert 0-1 0-4 0, Heaven Bennett 10-14 5-8 25, Irini Petros 1-3 0-1 2, Addison Moreland 0-4 0-0 0, Savannah Dean 2-8 1-6 5, Carlie Bickett 3-3 0-2 6, Nicole Wirth 0-0 0-0 0. Totals: 22-50 11-32 57.

NEWMAN (9-19) Sarah Trujillo 1-10 1-2 3, Aubree Schmitt 4-8 2-2 11, Kelsey Simpson 8-15 4-5 23, Mary Jensen 2-5 0-0 4, Breanna Conboy 1-8 0-0 2, Julie Hurd 1-7 5-9 7, Rhyanna Hadden 1-2 0-2 2, Madison Newman 0-0 0-0 0, Lakyn Waldschmidt 0-0 0-0 0.

Totals: 18-55 12-20 52.

BV 12 8 15 12 10 — 57 Newman 13 9 9 16 5 — 52 3s – BV 2-7 (Kepner 2-3, Dean 0-3, Reuter 0-1), Newman 4-13 (Simpson 3-7, Schmitt 1-1, Hurd 0-3, Trujillo 0-2). Rebounds – BV 49 (Bennett 16, Bickett 8, Dean 6, Kepner 5), Newman 32 (Simpson 6, Trujillo 5, Jensen 5). Assists – BV 11 (Petros 4, Dean 3, Bickett 3), Newman 10 (Trujillo 4, Hurd 3, Schmitt 2). Steals – BV 8 (Bickett 3, Kepner 2), Newman 10 (Hurd 4, Schmitt 3). Blocks – BV 3 (Bennett 2, Hoffert).

Turnovers – BV 23, Newman 18. Fouls – BV 17 (Reuter out), Newman 22 (Schmitt, Simpson, Jensen out).

1A Indian Creek Regional final at Shabbona

AMBOY 54, INDIAN CREEK 38 INDIAN CREEK Madison Russell 2-7 0-0 5, Emma Goodrich 0-2 0-0 0, Holly Rood 1-4 2-2 4, Alexis VanWyhe 1-3 4-4 6, Josie Diehl 4-13 0-3 8, Rebekka Boehne 1-1 2-2 4, Makayli Vann 3-8 5-6 11. Totals: 12-37 13-17 38.

AMBOY (27-1) Delaney Wilhelm 6-10 1-2 13, Sydney Wilhelm 3-8 1-2 8, Kennedy Dinges 2-5 6-6 11, Hallie Nauman 0-1 0-0 0, Karlee Doege 1-4 3-4 5, Joanna Fredericks 4-5 0-0 8, Kaitlyn Liebing 3-12 3-4 9, Elizabeth Ortgiesen 0-3 0-0 0. Totals: 19-48 14-18 54.

Indian Creek 7 4 15 12 — 38 Amboy 19 13 8 14 — 54 3s – Indian Creek 1 (Russell), Amboy 2 (S. Wilhelm, Dinges). Rebounds – Indian Creek 15 (Diehl 8, Vann 4), Amboy 22 (D. Wilhelm 5, S. Wilhelm 4, Doege 4.) Assists – Indian Creek 3 (Russell 2, Diehl), Amboy – 6 (D. Wilhelm 2, S. Wilhelm, Dinges, Liebing). Blocks – Indian Creek 10 (Diehl 6, Vann 3, VanWyhe), Amboy – 1 (S. Wilhelm).

Steals – Indian Creek 5 (Russell 2, Vann 2, Diehl), Amboy 6 (D. Wilhelm 2, Dinges 2, S. Wilhelm, Fredericks). Turnovers – Indian Creek 19, Amboy 15. Fouls – Indian Creek 17 (Boehne, Vann out), Amboy 15.

Three Rivers West Conf.

All Prophetstown 13-1 26-3 Sherrard 11-1 22-4 Erie 8-5 18-12 Rockridge 5-6 15-10 Fulton 4-6 13-15 Morrison 5-9 13-14 Orion 4-8 9-15 Riverdale 0-10 0-23 Wednesday’s results 1A Polo Regional • Prophetstown 40, Erie 24 2A Sherrard Regional • Sherrard 51, Mercer County 36 • Rockridge 50, Orion 45 Today’s games 1A Polo Regional • Championship, Prophetstown vs. AFC, 7 2A Sherrard Regional • Championship, Sherrard vs. Rockridge, 7

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Amboy’s Kennedy Dinges looks to pass during the Clippers’ 54-38 win over Indian Creek on Thursday in Shabbona.

Friday, February 13, 2015

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THURSDAY’S SCOREBOARD Men’s basketball Big Ten Conference Overall W-L Pct. W-L Pct. Wisconsin 10-1 .909 22-2 .916 Maryland 8-4 .667 20-5 .800 Ohio St. 8-4 .667 19-6 .760 Purdue 8-4 .667 16-9 .640 Indiana 7-5 .583 17-8 .680 Illinois 7-5 .583 17-8 .680 Michigan St. 7-4 .636 16-8 .667 Iowa 6-5 .545 15-9 .625 Michigan 6-7 .462 13-12 .520 Nebraska 5-7 .417 13-11 .542 Minnesota 5-7 .417 16-9 .640 Penn St. 3-9 .250 15-10 .600 Rutgers 2-11 .154 10-16 .385 Northwestern 1-10 .090 10-14 .416 Tuesday’s results Michigan St. 68, Northwestern 44 Wisconsin 65, Nebraska 55 Wednesday’s results Ohio St. 75, Penn St. 55 Maryland 68, Indiana 66 Thursday’s results Minnesota 64, Iowa 59 Purdue 61, Rutgers 51 Illinois 64, Michigan 52 Saturday’s games Ohio St. at Michigan St., 11 a.m. (ESPN/2) Maryland at Penn St., 7:30 p.m. (BTN) Sunday’s games Illinois at Wisconsin, noon (CBS) Iowa at Northwestern, 2 p.m. (BTN) Nebraska at Purdue, 4:15 p.m. (BTN) Minnesota at Indiana, 6:30 p.m. (BTN) Thursday’s box scores

ILLINOIS 64, MICHIGAN 52, OT MICHIGAN (13-12) Chatman 0-6 2-2 2, Doyle 1-5 0-0 2, Albrecht 6-11 0-0 13, Abdur-Rahkman 2-5 2-2 6, Irvin 3-12 0-0 8, Dakich 0-0 0-0 0, Lonergan 0-0 0-0 0, Dawkins 4-9 0-0 9, Bielfeldt 5-9 2-2 12. Totals 21-57 6-6 52.

ILLINOIS (17-8) Black 1-3 0-0 2, Egwu 3-10 0-0 6, Tate 2-3 2-2 6, Hill 4-16 1-3 11, Nunn 6-11 5-6 21, Starks 5-10 1-2 12, LaTulip 0-0 0-0 0, Schmidt 0-0 0-0 0, Morgan 0-0 0-0 0, Rice 2-7 0-0 4, Colbert 1-2 0-0 2, Liss 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 24-62 9-13 64.

Halftime–Michigan 22-20. End Of Regulation–Tied 50. 3-Point Goals–Michigan 4-17 (Irvin 2-7, Albrecht 1-3, Dawkins 1-3, Chatman 0-1, Abdur-Rahkman 0-1, Bielfeldt 0-2), Illinois 7-22 (Nunn 4-7, Hill 2-7, Starks 1-5, Rice 0-1, Egwu 0-2). Fouled Out–Dawkins. Rebounds–Michigan 34 (Irvin 8), Illinois 39 (Egwu 12). Assists– Michigan 8 (Albrecht 5), Illinois 13 (Starks 4). Total Fouls–Michigan 13, Illinois 12.

A–17,087.

MINNESOTA 65, IOWA 59 MINNESOTA (16-9) Walker 1-5 5-6 7, Buggs 3-5 0-0 7, King 2-6 0-0 4, Hollins 7-14 2-2 20, Mathieu 3-10 0-0 6, Mason 4-10 3-7 12, Morris 3-7 0-2 6, Diedhiou 0-0 0-0 0, Eliason 0-0 2-2 2. Totals 23-57 12-19 64.

IOWA (15-9) Uthoff 5-12 6-7 17, White 5-10 3-3 13, Woodbury 2-3 0-2 4, Jok 5-10 4-4 16, Gesell 0-4 0-0 0, Olaseni 1-2 0-0 2, Oglesby 0-0 0-0 0, Clemmons 2-4 0-0 5, Uhl 1-4 0-0 2. Totals 21-49 13-16 59.

Halftime–Minnesota 23-19. 3-Point Goals–Minnesota 6-19 (Hollins 4-8, Buggs 1-2, Mason 1-3, Morris 0-1, Mathieu 0-2, King 0-3), Iowa 4-14 (Jok 2-5, Clemmons 1-2, Uthoff 1-3, Gesell 0-1, White 0-1, Uhl 0-2). Fouled Out–Woodbury.

Rebounds–Minnesota 30 (Mathieu 6), Iowa 38 (White 8). Assists–Minnesota 7 (Hollins 3), Iowa 14 (Gesell 4). Total Fouls–Minnesota 21, Iowa 17. A–13,756.

PURDUE 61, RUTGERS 51 PURDUE (16-9) Edwards 3-7 0-1 7, Hammons 6-10 5-6 17, Octeus 2-5 5-8 9, Mathias 1-7 0-0 2, Davis 4-10 4-5 13, Thompson 0-1 0-0 0, Smotherman 2-5 0-0 4, Stephens 2-5 2-3 7, Haas 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 21-52 16-23 61.

RUTGERS (10-16) Etou 2-5 2-2 8, Jack 6-12 3-9 16, Lewis 1-3 1-2 3, Daniels 2-7 1-2 5, Mack 3-9 0-1 8, Okoro 1-4 2-2 4, Williams 0-5 0-1 0, Foreman 2-8 0-0 5, Doorson 1-1 0-0 2.

Totals 18-54 9-19 51.

Halftime–Purdue 29-16. 3-Point Goals– Purdue 3-15 (Davis 1-3, Edwards 1-3, Stephens 1-4, Thompson 0-1, Mathias 0-4), Rutgers 6-14 (Etou 2-2, Mack 2-5, Foreman 1-1, Jack 1-1, Daniels 0-1, Williams 0-2, Okoro 0-2). Fouled Out–None.

Rebounds–Purdue 35 (Hammons 7), Rutgers 42 (Etou, Jack 8). Assists–Purdue 7 (Davis, Hammons 2), Rutgers 7 (Daniels 3). Total Fouls–Purdue 19, Rutgers 21.

A–5,805.

Associated Press Top 25 Record Pts Prv 1. Kentucky (65) 23-0 1,625 1 2. Virginia 21-1 1,518 3 3. Gonzaga 24-1 1,486 2 4. Duke 20-3 1,450 4 5. Wisconsin 21-2 1,385 5 6. Villanova 21-2 1,294 7 7. Arizona 20-3 1,185 6 8. Kansas 19-4 1,171 8 9. Louisville 19-4 1,120 9 10. Notre Dame 21-4 948 10 11. Utah 18-4 946 13 12. North Carolina 18-6 871 12 13. N. Iowa 22-2 846 14 14. Iowa St. 17-5 842 11 15. Wichita St. 21-3 743 16 16. Baylor 18-5 694 19 17. Oklahoma 16-7 565 21 18. Butler 18-6 462 22 19. Maryland 19-5 347 17 20. VCU 18-5 296 18 21. Oklahoma St. 16-7 273 — 21. West Virginia 18-5 273 15 23. Ohio St. 18-6 271 20 24. Arkansas 18-5 221 — 25. SMU 19-5 81 23 Others receiving votes: Iowa 38, Providence 26, Texas 25, Stephen F. Austin 22, Cincinnati 21, Murray St. 20, Indiana 13, Rhode Island 12, Georgetown 9, Texas A&M 7, Temple 6, Mississippi 3, Old Dominion 3, Harvard 2, San Diego St. 2, Xavier 2, Valparaiso 1.

Thursday’s results No. 3 Gonzaga 80, Loyola Marymount 51 No. 11 Utah 75, Stanford 59 No. 25 SMU 75, Houston 69 Today’s game No. 7 Arizona at Washington, 8 p.m.

Saturday’s games No. 1 Kentucky vs. South Carolina, 1 p.m.

No. 2 Virginia vs. Wake Forest, 1:30 p.m.

No. 3 Gonzaga vs. Pepperdine, 7 p.m.

No. 4 Duke at Syracuse, 5 p.m.

No. 6 Villanova at No. 18 Butler, 5 p.m.

No. 8 Kansas vs. No. 16 Baylor, noon No. 9 Louisville vs. N.C. State, 3 p.m.

No. 12 N. Carolina at Pittsburgh, 11 a.m.

No. 14 Iowa State vs. No. 21 W. Virginia, 3 p.m.

No. 15 Wichita State at Illinois State, 5 p.m.

No. 17 Oklahoma at Kansas State, 7 p.m.

No. 19 Maryland at Penn State, 7:30 p.m.

No. 20 VCU at George Washington, 1 p.m.

No. 21 Oklahoma State at TCU, 5 p.m.

No. 23 Ohio State at Michigan St., 11 a.m.

No. 24 Arkansas at Mississippi, 8 p.m.

No. 25 SMU vs. UConn, 8 p.m.

Sunday’s games No. 5 Wisconsin vs. Illinois, noon No. 7 Arizona at Washington St., 5:30 p.m.

No. 11 Utah vs. California, 7:30 p.m.

No. 13 N. Iowa at Missouri St., 3 p.m.

NBA EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct Toronto 36 17 .679 Brooklyn 21 31 .404 Boston 20 31 .392 Philadelphia 12 41 .226 New York 10 43 .189 Southeast Division W L Pct Atlanta 43 11 .796 Washington 33 21 .611 Charlotte 22 30 .423 Miami 22 30 .423 Orlando 17 39 .304 Central Division W L Pct Chicago 34 20 .630 Cleveland 33 22 .600 Milwaukee 30 23 .566 Detroit 21 33 .389 Indiana 21 33 .389

GB — 14½ 15 24 26 GB — 10 20 20 27 GB — 1½ 3½ 13 13

MEN’S BASKETBALL | ILLINOIS 64, MICHIGAN 52, OT

WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct Memphis 39 14 .736 Houston 36 17 .679 Dallas 36 19 .655 San Antonio 34 19 .642 New Orleans 27 26 .509 Northwest Division W L Pct Portland 36 17 .679 Oklahoma City 28 25 .528 Denver 20 33 .377 Utah 19 34 .358 Minnesota 11 42 .208 Pacific Division W L Pct Golden State 42 9 .824 L.A. Clippers 35 19 .648 Phoenix 29 25 .537 Sacramento 18 34 .346 L.A. Lakers 13 40 .245

GB — 3 4 5 12 GB — 8 16 17 25 GB — 8½ 14½ 24½ 30

Thursday’s result Chicago 113, Cleveland 98 Today’s games No games scheduled Thursday’s box score

BULLS 113, CAVALIERS 98 CLEVELAND (98) James 12-26 5-6 31, Thompson 5-5 0-0 10, Mozgov 5-6 3-6 13, Irving 6-18 4-6 17, Smith 3-10 1-1 8, Shumpert 2-6 0-0 6, Marion 1-2 0-0 2, Dellavedova 1-4 0-0 2, Jones 2-8 3-3 9, Miller 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 37-85 16-22 98.

CHICAGO (113) Dunleavy 2-7 0-0 5, Gasol 6-16 5-5 18, Noah 2-6 6-10 10, Rose 12-24 6-6 30, Snell 9-11 0-0 22, Gibson 5-8 3-5 13, Mirotic 3-8 0-0 7, Brooks 3-12 0-0 8, McDermott 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 42-92 20-26 113.

Cleveland 26 22 29 21 – 98 Chicago 30 25 32 26 –113 3-Point Goals–Cleveland 8-31 (Shumpert 2-4, Jones 2-8, James 2-9, Irving 1-3, Smith 1-5, Dellavedova 0-2), Chicago 9-23 (Snell 4-6, Brooks 2-5, Gasol 1-1, Dunleavy 1-4, Mirotic 1-5, Rose 0-2). Fouled Out– None. Rebounds–Cleveland 55 (Mozgov 11), Chicago 55 (Noah 15). Assists– Cleveland 20 (Irving 7), Chicago 29 (Noah, Rose 7). Total Fouls–Cleveland 23, Chicago 23. Technicals–Mozgov. A–21,920 (20,917).

NHL EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts Montreal 54 35 15 4 74 Tampa Bay 57 34 17 6 74 Detroit 53 31 13 9 71 Boston 54 28 19 7 63 Florida 53 24 18 11 59 Ottawa 53 21 22 10 52 Toronto 56 23 29 4 50 Buffalo 55 16 36 3 35 Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pts N.Y. Islanders 55 36 18 1 73 Pittsburgh 55 32 15 8 72 N.Y. Rangers 53 32 16 5 69 Washington 55 29 16 10 68 Philadelphia 54 23 22 9 55 New Jersey 54 21 24 9 51 Columbus 52 23 26 3 49 Carolina 53 19 27 7 45

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GF 146 184 156 142 134 145 159 103

GA 122 154 134 136 149 150 173 191

GF 173 160 163 162 146 122 135 117

GA 153 139 130 139 157 148 161 141

WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA 55 37 12 6 80 167 130 55 36 15 4 76 176 136 55 33 18 4 70 167 129 57 28 19 10 66 155 149 54 27 20 7 61 147 146 54 25 21 8 58 172 175 55 22 22 11 55 140 158 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Anaheim 56 35 14 7 77 166 155 San Jose 56 28 20 8 64 158 158 Vancouver 53 30 20 3 63 148 140 Calgary 54 30 21 3 63 156 137 Los Angeles 53 23 18 12 58 144 144 Arizona 55 20 28 7 47 126 180 Edmonton 56 16 31 9 41 129 184 Note: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

Nashville St. Louis Chicago Winnipeg Minnesota Dallas Colorado

Showtime in overtime Rice returns to lineup, Illinois knocks off Michigan

BY SHANNON RYAN Chicago Tribune

CHAMPAIGN – Hours before Illinois tipped off against Michigan, star guard Rayvonte Rice tweeted “Showtime!”

It was a hint at what was to come later Thursday night.

But few would have guessed the emotional and gritty outcome that would be a byproduct of Rice’s return to the court and his teammates’ determination to make something of this season.

In a game as emotional as it was potentially meaningful, Illinois continued to barrel toward NCAA tournament contention with a 64-52 victory in overtime against Michigan before a sold-out crowd at State Farm Center.

“We wanted to play ridiculously hard,” Illinois coach John Groce said. “We wanted to compete, and we wanted to be better with our overall execution. My guess is we did those things.”

Illinois (17-8, 7-5 Big Ten) outscored Michigan 14-2 in overtime, holding the Wolverines (12-13, 6-7) to a meaningless two free throws at the end. The Illini held Michigan without a field goal in the final 8 minutes, 13 seconds of the game as the Illini went on a 21-0 run to close out regulation and then the extra period.

Rice’s return to the lineup after a nine-game absence because of a broken hand and a team suspension created a pregame buzz at the “orange out,” but his help in finishing made it a roar.

For much of the game, Rice missed shots in the paint – his forte – and came to the bench swearing and clapping his hands together in frustration. But when he hit his first shot of the game with 2:54 remaining in regulation, the Illini flexed the muscle that has helped them burrow out of the depths of the Big Ten. After Rice scored to cut an eightpoint deficit to 50-45, Kendrick

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Illinois’ Ahmad Starks (3) lays up a shot in front of Michigan’s Muhammad-Ali Abdur-Rahkman (12) during their game in Champaign on Thursday. Illinois won 64-52 in overtime.

Nunn hit a floater and 3-pointer to tie the game 50-50 with 1:22 left. He had rebounds on the two Michigan misses on the opposite possessions.

On an inbound pass with 3 seconds left, Spike Albrecht – guarded

by Nnanna Egwu – threw a deep pass that Rice picked off.

Rice played 27 minutes, which Groce joked would get the coach in trouble with the team’s athletic

trainer.

“A lot of guys as talented as Ray would try to play out of character,” Groce said. “He defended, he was great in late game in situations. He was a dog on defense.”

Egwu scored six points in overtime. Nunn finished with a gamehigh 21 points.

“If I was a fan leaving here, I’d say, ‘Man did those guys lay it on the line for Illinois,’” Groce said.

MEN’S BASKETBALL | MINNESOTA 64, IOWA 59

Thursday’s results Pittsburgh 5, Ottawa 4, SO N.Y. Islanders 3, Toronto 2 Anaheim 2, Carolina 1 Edmonton 4, Montreal 3, OT St. Louis 6, Tampa Bay 3 Nashville 3, Winnipeg 1 Minnesota 2, Florida 1 N.Y. Rangers 6, Colorado 3 Calgary at Los Angeles, late Today’s games Philadelphia at Columbus, 6 p.m.

New Jersey at Chicago, 7:30 p.m.

Florida at Dallas, 7:30 p.m.

San Jose at Arizona, 8 p.m.

Boston at Vancouver, 9 p.m.

Saturday’s games Edmonton at Ottawa, 1 p.m.

Toronto at Montreal, 6 p.m.

Winnipeg at Detroit, 6 p.m.

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

New Jersey at Nashville, 7 p.m.

Carolina at Minnesota, 7 p.m.

N.Y. Rangers at Arizona, 7 p.m.

Dallas at Colorado, 8 p.m.

Vancouver at Calgary, 9 p.m.

Washington at Los Angeles, 9 p.m.

Golf PGA Thursday’s results At p-Pebble Beach Golf Links (6,816 yards, par 72) At m-Monterey Peninsula CC, Shore Course (6,838 yards, par 71) At s-Spyglass Hill Golf Club (6,953 yards, par 72) Pebble Beach, Calif.

Purse: $6.8 million First Round Justin Hicks 33-31—64 -8p J.B. Holmes 32-32—64 -8p John Daly 32-33—65 -7p Jim Furyk 31-33—64 -7m Brandt Snedeker 31-33—64 -7m J.J. Henry 31-34—65 -7p Chesson Hadley 30-34—64 -7m Dudley Hart 32-33—65 -7p Rod Pampling 32-33—65 -6m Matt Jones 31-34—65 -6m Nick Watney 31-34—65 -6m Pat Perez 34-32—66 -6p Alex Prugh 32-34—66 -6s Max Homa 32-34—66 -6p Vijay Singh 32-35—67 -5s Matt Bettencourt 31-35—66 -5m Chez Reavie 33-34—67 -5p Brian Stuard 32-35—67 -5s Daniel Berger 33-34—67 -5p Will Wilcox 33-33—66 -5m David Hearn 32-35—67 -5p Kevin Chappell 32-34—66 -5m Daniel Summerhays 32-35—67 -5p Glen Day 31-35—66 -5m Whee Kim 33-34—67 -5s Michael Thompson 33-35—68 -4p Jim Herman 35-33—68 -4s Andres Gonzales 36-32—68 -4s Sung Joon Park 33-35—68 -4s Hunter Mahan 36-32—68 -4p Brandt Jobe 33-34—67 -4m Chad Collins 32-36—68 -4p Marcel Siem 31-36—67 -4m William McGirt 35-33—68 -4p Padraig Harrington 33-35—68 -4p Spencer Levin 33-35—68 -4s Brian Davis 35-33—68 -4p

Transactions BASEBALL American League KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Agreed to terms with RHP Kelvin Herrera on a twoyear contract.

National League SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS — Agreed to terms with 3B Casey McGehee on a oneyear contract.

BASKETBALL National Basketball Association DETROIT PISTONS — Signed G John Lucas III to a second 10-day contract HOCKEY National Hockey League CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS — Recalled F Ryan Hartman and D Kyle Cumiskey from Rockford (AHL). Reassigned F Teuvo Teravainen from Rockford.

AP

Minnesota guard Nate Mason (left) fights for a loose ball with Iowa guard Mike Gesell during their game on Thursday in Iowa City, Iowa. Minnesota won 64-59.

Hawkeyes fall down Gopher hole Walker hits late free throws; Minnesota beats Iowa

BY CODY GOODWIN Associated Press

IOWA CITY, Iowa – Maurice Walker sank two free throws with 11 seconds left to help Minnesota beat Iowa 64-59 on Thursday night.

Walker finished with seven points on 1-for-5 shooting, but went 5-for6 from the line.

Andre Hollins led Minnesota (16-9, 5-7 Big Ten) with 20 points, making 7 of 14 from the field.

“We beat a very good team, a very wellcoached team,” Minnesota coach Richard Pitino said. “I’ve got a lot of respect for them.

I thought our guys stepped up when they needed to.”

Iowa (15-9, 6-5) came within two points with 20 seconds left after Jarrod Uthoff sank two free

throws. But Minnesota’s Nate Mason went 1-for2 from the line with 19 seconds left, and Walker sealed it.

Uthoff finished with 17 points and seven boards for Iowa.

“We just weren’t very good from the start,” said Aaron White, who finished with 13 points for Iowa. “We weren’t shooting open shots.

We weren’t moving well.”

Minnesota, winners of three straight, snapped the Hawkeyes’ two-game winning streak. The Gophers shot just 40 percent from the field, making just 23 of 57 shots, including 6-for-19 from behind the arc.

In the first 10 minutes, Iowa made six of its first 13 shots. Minnesota sank 5 of its first 15,

and missed all five of its 3-point shots.

Iowa led 15-11 after an Adam Woodbury midrange jumper with 9:21 left. It would be the last bucket for the Hawkeyes for 8-plus minutes.

Minnesota, meanwhile, scored nine straight for a 20-15 lead, and entered halftime up 23-19.

“It’s frustrating, but that’s going to happen,” Iowa’s Mike Gesell said of the scoring drought.

“Especially playing in the Big Ten, it’s going to happen. Minnesota is a very good defensive team, and when that does happen, we have to rely on getting shots and we weren’t able to do that.”

The Hawkeyes regained the lead, a 31-30 advantage, with 13:30 to play in the second half. Then,

with a little over eight minutes to play, White’s alley-oop dunk brought Iowa back within two, as Minnesota led 41-39.

The Gophers scored nine of the next 12 points for a 50-42 lead, and held a 57-50 lead with less than two minutes to play. Iowa closed to within three points with 55 seconds left, then came within two after Uthoff’s free throws.

Gesell, who missed all four of his shots, turned the ball over with 11 seconds left, then fouled immediately after, and Walker went to the line to clinch the win.

“He got it essentially to the front of the rim,” Iowa coach Fran McCaffery said. “The kid, Walker, made a nice play. He poked it from him.”

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WHITESIDE COUNTY - MORRISON ILLINOIS Bank of America, N.A. Plaintiff, vs.

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14 CH 18 413 2nd Avenue, Rock Falls, IL 61071 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause on September 17, 2014, the Whiteside County Sheriff's Office will on March 5, 2015, at the hour of 10:00AM at the Whiteside County Sheriff's Office, Whiteside County Courthouse, 200 E. Knox Street(Third Floor Lobby), Morrison, IL 61270, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described mortgaged real estate: Commonly known as 413 2nd Avenue, Rock Falls, IL 61071 Parcel Number(s): 11-28-440-008 The real estate is improved with a Single Family Residence.

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Notice is hereby given that the City of Rock Falls, Illinois will receive Bids at the City Clerkís office, City of Rock Falls, Illinois, 603 West 10th Street, Rock Falls, Illinois 61071 until March 12, 2015 at 10:00 am, local time, for the Main Wastewater Pumping Station Improvements Project at which time Bids will be publicly opened and read aloud. Bids are expected to be acted upon at the regular council meeting on March 17, 2015 or at such later time and place as may then be fixed.

General summary of Work to be performed:

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS

COMMUNITY STATE BANK OF ROCK FALLS, Plaintiff, v.

Construction of improvements at the City of Rock Falls, Illinois, Main Wastewater Pumping Station located at 192 South 12th Avenue. Improvements include replacement or relocation of existing mechanical and electrical equipment with units suitable for installation in Class 1 Division 2 hazardous locations; replacement of power supply wiring and lighting; construction of an isolated electrical equipment room within the existing building; installation of an exterior man-door; reconstruction of pump control and SCADA panels; replacement of pump VFDs and equipment starters; modification of the building HVAC; installation of a magnetic flow meter in a manhole on the building exterior; modifications of the SCADA program; replacement of two existing magnetic flow meters, and miscellaneous items of work.

ROBERT V. CHARLESTON, JULIE L. CHARLESTON, UNKNOWN OWNERS, and NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants.

No. 14 CH 140 ST NOTICE BY PUBLICATION

Work shall be in accordance with the Bidding Documents, including the Project Manual and Drawings, which are on file at the Issuing Office of the Engineer, Stanley Consultants, Inc., 8501 West Higgins Road, Chicago, Illinois from Ms. Janet Worthington at worthingtonjanet@stanleygroup.com, telephone 773-8649460. Prospective Bidders may examine the Bidding Documents at the Issuing Office on Mondays through Fridays between the hours of 8:30 am and 4:00 pm, and may obtain copies of the Bidding Documents from the Issuing Office as described below.

Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants That this case has been commenced in this Court against you and other defendants, praying for the foreclosure of the following Mortgages regarding the following described premises:

Bidding documents also may be examined on-line or in hard copy at the following plan rooms: F. W. Dodge Company (electronic only) dodge_planroommw@mcgraw-hill.com Illowa Builders Exchange 520 24th Street Rock Island, Illinois 61204 P: 309-788-9260 F: 309-794-3965 cpatrick@mbionline.com

Reed Construction Data Attn: Document Processing Center 30 Technology Pkwy S, Suite 500 Norcross, Georgia 30092-2912 (Electronic Only) P: 800-827-3141 F: 800-303-8629 Connie.geraghty@reedbusiness.com Joseph.oboyle@reedbusiness.com

Eplan Online Plan Room 3806 Buttonwood Drive, Ste 106 Columbia, Missouri 65201 (Electronic Only) P: 573-447-7130 F: 573-355-5404 eplan@eplanbidding.com

Greater Peoria Contractors & Suppliers Association 1811 West Altorfer Peoria, Illinois 61615 P: 309-692-5710 F: 309-692-5790 info@gpcsa.org

Dubuque Builders Exchange 801 Cedar Cross Road Dubuque, Iowa 52003 P: 563-583-8459 F: 563-582-6113 terri@dbqglass.com

BIDCLERK (electronic only) jwise@bidclerk.com

Printed copies of the Bidding Documents consisting of 1 Project Manual and 1 set of Drawings may be obtained from the Issuing Office, during the hours indicated above, upon deposit or payment in the amount of $70.00 for each set. Additional Bidding Documents may be obtained at the same cost but are nonrefundable. The deposit for 1 base set will be refunded to those Bidders who return the Bidding Documents to the Issuing Office in good condition (suitable for re-use) within 30 days following the Bid opening.

Checks for Bidding Documents shall be payable to Stanley Consultants, Inc. Upon request and receipt of the document deposit indicated above plus a non-refundable shipping charge of $30.00, the Issuing Office will transmit the Bidding Documents via delivery service. The date that the Bidding Documents are transmitted by the Issuing Office will be considered the Bidderís date of receipt of the Bidding Documents. Partial sets of Bidding Documents will not be available from the Issuing Office. Neither Owner nor Engineer will be responsible for full or partial sets of Bidding Documents, including Addenda if any, obtained from sources other than the Issuing Office.

Bidding Documents in electronic format may be ordered by registering with the Issuing Office with Ms. Janet Worthington at worthingtonjanet@stanleygroup.com, telephone 773-864-9460. Contractors and suppliers that will be submitting bids will be provided access to download complete sets of the Bidding Documents from a FTP site at no cost.

A prebid walk-through of the Main Wastewater Pumping Station and conference will be held at 10:00 am on February 27, 2015 at the Main Wastewater Pumping Station located at 192 South 12th Avenue, Rock Falls, Illinois. Representatives of Owner and Engineer will be present to discuss the Project. Attendance at the pre-bid conference is encouraged, but not mandatory.

Bid security shall be furnished in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders.

Each Bid shall be accompanied, in a separate sealed envelope, by Bid security in an amount of not less than 10% of the Bid. Bid Bonds must be executed by corporations authorized to contract as Surety in the State of Illinois and in a form described in the Contract Documents. Bid security shall be forfeited if the Bidder fails or refuses to sign and deliver a signed Agreement and furnish required contract security.

Bidders will be required to certify that for all Work to be performed pursuant to the Contract Documents, at least the prevailing rate of wages as found and determined by the State of Illinois will be paid to all workers and employees employed and working on the Project. Copies of prevailing rates of wages to be paid for each job title and classification in construction work are available on-line from the Illinois Department of Labor.

All Bids shall be submitted in duplicate on forms provided with the Project Manual, on or before the time specified above.

Upon notification of award, Successful Bidder shall furnish contract security in the form of performance and payment bonds described in the Contract Documents.

Performance of the Work will start within 30 calendar days after date of Notice to Proceed, and shall be completed within the time stated in the Contract Documents.

The Owner reserves the right to defer acceptance of any Bid for a period not to exceed 45 calendar days after the date Bids are to be received.

The Owner reserves the right to consider such factors as time of completion of the Work, materials and methods of construction, experience and responsibility of the Bidder, and similar factors in determining which Bid it deems to be in its best interests.

The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all Bids, to waive informalities or technicalities in any Bid and to accept the Bid which it deems to be in the best interest of the Owner.

CITY OF ROCK FALLS

By Eric Arduini City Clerk Date February 13th, 2015 ASSUMED NAME PUBLICATION NOTICE Public Notice is hereby given that on February 10 A.D. 2015 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 J.H. Auto Transport located at 622 Cherry St. Compton, IL 61318. Dated this 10th day of February A.D. 2015.

Cathy Myers Gerianne Knack Deputy County Clerk February13, 20, 27, 2015

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Lot 8 in Block 5, in David L. and John W. Martin's Addition to Rock Falls, Whiteside County, Illinois COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 516 14 Avenue, Rock Falls, Illinois 61071 which said Mortgage was made by: th

Community state Bank of Rock Falls to Robert V. Charleston and Julie L. Charleston, as Mortgagees, and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Whiteside County, Illinois, as Document No. 2012-05996; and for other relief; that summons was duly issued out of said Court against you as provided by law and that the said suit is now pending.

NOW, THEREFORE, UNLESS YOU file your appearance in this case in the Office of the Clerk of this Court: Clerk of the Circuit Court Whiteside County Courts Facility, Eastern Division 101 E. Third St. Sterling, IL 61081 on or before January 26, 2015, A DEFAULT MAY BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU AT ANY TIME AFTER THAT DAY AND A JUDGMENT MAY BE ENTERED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRAYER OF SAID COMPLAINT. DATED: DECEMBER 26, 2014.

Susan E. Ottens Clerk of the Circuit Court Whiteside County, Illinois Douglas E. Lee Ehrmann Gehlbach Badger Lee & Considine, LLC Attorneys for Plaintiff 215 E. First St., Suite 100 P.O. Box 447 Dixon, Illinois 61021 (815) 288-4949 (815) 288-3068 (FAX) lee@egblc.com NOTE: This law firm is deemed to be a debt collector.

February 13, 20, 27, 2015 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 15TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT LEE COUNTY - DIXON, ILLINOIS WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A PLAINTIFF VS RICK KETCHUM; EUGENE KETCHUM; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF DORIS KETCHUM A/K/A DORIS B KETCHUM A/K/A DORIS BEATRICE KETCHUM, IF ANY; UNKNOW OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; WILLIAM BUTCHER, SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DECEASED MORTGAGOR DORIS KETCHUM A/K/A DORIS B. KETCHUM A/K/A DORIS BEATRICE KETCHUM; DEFENDANTS 14 CH 94 115 WEST SUNSET DRIVE AMBOY, IL 61310 NOTICE BY PUBLICATION NOTICE IS GIVEN YOU, EUGENE KETCHUM; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF DORIS KETCHUM A/K/A DORIS B KETCHUM A/K/A DORIS BEATRICE KETCHUM, IF ANY; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; defendants, that this case has been commenced in this Court against you and other defendants, asking for the foreclosure of a certain Mortgage conveying the premises described as follows, to wit: LOT FIVE (5) OF DEHLIN'S SUBDIVISION BEING A RE-SUBDIVISION OF PART OF LOT ONE (1) OF THE SUBDIVISION OF THE EAST HALF (E 1/2) OF LOT TWO (2) IN CHURCH'S ADDITION IN THE CITY OF AMBOY, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF IN THE RECORDER'S OFFICE OF LEE COUNTY IN BOOK "I" OF PLATS ON PAGE 29, ALL SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF LEE, IN THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. Commonly known as: 115 WEST SUNSET DRIVE, AMBOY, IL 61310 and which said Mortgage was made by, DORIS KETCHUM A/K/A DORIS B KETCHUM A/K/A DORIS BEATRICE KETCHUM (DECEASED); Mortgagor (s), to WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. Mortgagee, and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of LEE County, Illinois, as Document No. 2007000261; and for other relief.

UNLESS YOU file your answer or otherwise file your appearance in this case in the Office of the Clerk of this County, Denise McCaffrey Circuit Clerk 309 S. GALENA AVE STE 320 Dixon, Illinois 61021 on or before March 9, 2015, A JUDGMENT OR DECREE BY DEFAULT MAY BE TAKEN AGAINST YOU FOR THE RELIEF ASKED IN THE COMPLAINT. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES Attorneys for Plaintiff Thirteenth Floor 1 North Dearborn Chicago, Illinois 60602 Tel. (312) 346-9088 Fax (312) 346-1557 PA 1409123

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WHITESIDE COUNTY - MORRISON ILLINOIS

Bank of America, N.A. Plaintiff, vs.

Steven C. Stoudt; Kristie L Stoudt; City of Rock Falls Defendants.

14 CH 18 413 2nd Avenue, Rock Falls, IL 61071 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause on September 17, 2014, the Whiteside County Sheriff's Office will on March 5, 2015, at the hour of 10:00AM at the Whiteside County Sheriff's Office, Whiteside County Courthouse, 200 E. Knox Street(Third Floor Lobby), Morrison, IL 61270, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described mortgaged real estate: Lot 12 in Block 17 in Merrill's Second Addition to the City of Rock Falls, in Whiteside County, Illinois.

Commonly known as 413 2nd Avenue, Rock Falls, IL 61071 Parcel Number(s): 11-28-440-008 The real estate is improved with a Single Family Residence.

Sale terms: Bidders must present, at the time of sale, a cashier's or certified check for 10% of the successful bid amount. The balance of the successfully bid shall be paid within 24 hours, by similar funds. The subject property is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the Court. The property will NOT be open for inspection.

If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than the mortgagee shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by the Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4).

For information call Plaintiff's Attorney, Manley Deas Kochalski LLC, One East Wacker, Suite 1250, One East Wacker, Suite 1250. Phone number: 312-651-6700. Attorney file number: 14-036316.

Ellen C. Craswell MANLEY DEAS KOCHALSKI LLC Attorneys for Plaintiff One East Wacker, Suite 1250 Chicago, IL 60601 Telephone: 312-651-6700 Fax: 614-220-5613 Attorney. No.: 6308804 Feb. 6, 13, 20, 2015

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT LEE COUNTY, ILLINOIS In Re the Estate of RONALD S. RIDENHOUR, Deceased, No. 2015-P-3 CLAIM NOTICE Notice is given to creditors of the death of Ronald S. Ridenhour. Letters of Independent Administration were issued on February 3, 2015 to Jill A. Ridenhour, whose attorneys of record are shown below.

The estate will be administered without court supervision, unless under Section 28-4 of the Probate Act (755 ILCS 5/28-4) any interested person terminates independent administration at any time by mailing or delivering a petition to terminate the clerk.

Claims against the estate may be filed in the office of the Circuit Clerk of Lee County, Lee County Courts Building, 309 S. Galena Avenue, Suite 320, Dixon, Illinois, 61021, or with the representative, or both, on or before August 3, 2015, or if mailing or delivery of a notice from the representative is required by Section 183 of the Probate Act (755 ILCS 5/18-3), the date stated in that notice. Any claim not filed on or before that date is barred.

Copies of a claim filed with the clerk must be mailed or delivered by the claimant to the representative and to the attorneys within 10 days after it has been filed.

JILL A. RIDENHOUR Independent Executor Thomas J. Potter Ludens Potter & Melton Attorneys for Executors 600 W. Lincolnway P.O. Box 360 Morrison, Illinois 61270-0360 Telephone: (815)772-2161 Fax: (815) 772-7440 E-mail: tipotter@lincolnwaylaw.com Feb. 6, 13, 20, 2015 Advertisement for Bids Owner:

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Sealed bids will be received at the Superintendent's office at the above listed address up to 2:00 P.M. local time on the 5th of March, 2015 for the following project: WEIGHT ROOM and LOCKER ROOM ADDITION The work generally consists of a block and brick Locker Room and Storage Room with metal trusses and EPDM roof and structural steel Weight Room and Entry with metal roof and aluminum storefront entrance. Complete mechanical, electrical and fire protection systems are included.

Bid documents may be obtained from the office of the Architect upon receipt of a non-refundable payment by check payable to Lingle Design Group in the amount of $75.00 per set. Electronic plans are available from the architect @ brianengle@lingledesign.com The architect requests a call ahead to pick up a paper set of plans - 815-3699155.

A pre-bid meeting and walk-thru is scheduled for February 23, 2015 at 10:00 A.M. CST at the school.

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We strongly encourage our readers to exercise caution and common sense, particularly when dealing with companies with which you are not familiar.

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Wanted F.T. Dietary Aide Days Apply at: Heritage Square 620 N. Ottawa Dixon, IL EOE NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE Westwood Machine & Tool Co. is taking applications for customer service and data entry position 27.5 hr. work week 8:30 am to 2:30 pm.

Send resume to 1703 Westwood Drive, Sterling IL 61081

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CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Administrative Secretary – Bookkeeper – Reception Applications are being accepted for a full-time office position beginning mid-March 2015. Candidates should possess strong communication and organizational skills. Duties include reception, correspondence, administrative and clerical support, meeting arrangements, general office accounting, payroll, and miscellaneous office duties. The Chamber is seeking someone with initiative, computer and accounting skills, and the ability to multitask with a minimum of supervision. The ideal candidate will have a working knowledge of Microsoft Office software (Word, Access, Excel, Publisher) and of QuickBooks accounting software along with knowledge of Dixon and the area. Submit resume with cover letter of application, by Wednesday, February 18, 2015, to Dixon Area Chamber of Commerce & Industry, 101 W. Second St., Suite 301, Dixon, Illinois 61021.

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Tuesday, February 17th from 3:30 till 7:00 P.M. Comfort Inn in Dixon, Illinois

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MUST pass criminal background screenings, drug test and pre-employment physical

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Computer Imaging Coordinator Sauk Valley Media is seeking an individual to serve as Imaging Coordinator within our plateroom department.

Responsibilities include assembling newspaper pages via computer files, imaging those files to press plates, and the maintenance and repair of related equipment.

This individual must possess basic computer skills, a strong mechanical aptitude, and be a self-starter with the ability to meet deadlines and communicate clearly.

For Questions or Additional Information email: Kathleen.Sciacero@kennelsonauto.com

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To apply, complete an application at our Sterling office: 3200 E. Lincolnway, for the position “imaging coordinator.”

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NO INDIVIDUAL, unless licensed or holding a permit as a childcare facility, may cause to be published any advertisement soliciting a child care service.* A childcare facility that is licensed or operating under a permit issued by the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services may publish advertisements of the services for which it is lispecifically censed or issued a permit. Sauk Valley Media strongly urges any parent or guardian to verify the validity of the license of any facility before placing a child in it's care. *Family homes that care for no more than three (3) children under the age of twelve or which receive only children from a single household, for less than 24 hours per day, are exempt from licensure as day care homes.

The three children to whom this exemption applies includes the family's natural or adopted children and any other persons under the age of 12 whether related or unrelated to the operator of the day care home. (DCFS Rule, Part 377.3 (c))

POSITION WANTED

515

In Home Care. Will clean, cook. Has own transportation and references.

Sterling, RF area.

815-973-8006

AREA GARAGE SALES 624

SNOWBLOWERS 782 24” cut, 6HP, 2 stage self propelled. Tire chains, pull start. Good cond. $325 815973-3223

TICKETS / TRAVEL 787 & EVENTS No person or business, unless properly licensed by the Illinois Secretary of State, may sell ticket(s) for any sporting event or otherwise, for more than the price printed upon the face of the said ticket(s).

Only licensed ticket brokers may legally advertise, negotiate and execute the sale of ticket(s) for any amount over what is printed upon the face of ticket.

WANT TO BUY 795 I Pay Cash 4 Gold Silver, Coins & Antiques 24/7 815-564-9061

NEW TODAY Local Racing Pigeon Club is needing 6 tables, prefer 6 or 8 ft. folding banquet style.779-861-1830

MISCELLANEOUS 796 FOR SALE 50” Hitachi Ultravision rear projection TV, stored 5 years. $50 815-994-3900 Black microfiber swivel rocker & ottoman, great shape $75 815-994-3900 Free Maytag port. dishwasher, wood top, needs heating element, you haul 815-994-3900

ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES 705

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electronic ignition, almond/black works good. $75 815-441-0737

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755

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Twin $99, Full $129, qu. $159, King $259. W/ Warr. Can deliver.

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PASTURE FOR RENT

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2013 Chevy Silverado C1500. Call 815-622-6887.

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779-245-1821

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935

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14 Chevrolet Captiva LT

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27,988*

$

Incredible Value

21,988*

$

Stock #R670

Loaded, 4x4

14 Chevrolet Malibu LTZ

Leather, Only 21K miles

Stock #R854

11 Chevrolet Silverado LTZ

Leather, 4x4

Stock #2354A

11 Chevrolet Equinox 2LT

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ValleSauk y Trus’s Most N ted Autoame in mob iles

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6,350

$

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8,988*

$

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Stock #R777A

4,988*

$

(815)625.2700 *Prices do not include tax, title, license & doc fees. All sale prices after all available rebates. New Silverado price requires a 1999 or newer trade in. See dealer for complete details. †APR for well qualified applicants through ALLY. Not everyone will qualify Dealer not liable for errors in this ad. AOn Select Models. See dealer for details. All pricing ends 02/28/2015. Photos for illustration only.