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2015 ELECTION | DIXON MAYOR

Burke, candidates look forward In his last months at City Hall, mayor keeps eyes on development

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

DIXON – With less than 3 months left in his final term, Mayor Jim Burke wants to stay busy.

Burke was elected as mayor in 1999. In December, he announced that he wouldn’t seek re-election to a fifth term.

Commissioner Jeff Kuhn and local businessman Liandro Arellano Jr. are running for

mayor in the April 7 election.

This week, Burke laid out 11 “priority projects” he wants to get started before he leaves office.

Some of the projects are already in the works, or could see significant progress made in the next few months. Those include acquiring land along state Route 2, approving a new sign ordinance, and creating a River Street streetscape plan.

MAYOR CONTINUED ON A8

Different backgrounds, similar view of city future

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Dixon Mayor Jim Burke shares a laugh with Dr. John Koehler, Physicians Immediate Care founder and director, on July 28 at the grand opening and ribbon cutting for a walk-in clinic opened

by KSB Hospital and Physicians Immediate Care at 1672 S. Galena Ave.

DIXON – In May, for the first time in 16 years, Dixon will have a new mayor.

In December, four-term Mayor Jim Burke announced he wouldn’t seek re-election, leaving the ballot in April with two names: Liandro Arellano Jr. and Jeff Kuhn.

Kuhn, 63, is a City Council member, having been elected in 2011. The retired Dixon Schools teacher has served as the city’s commissioner of streets and public improvements.

Liandro Arellano Jr.

Jeff Kuhn

BACKGROUNDS CONTINUED ON A4

INSIDE STORY: Who has Mayor Jim Burke endorsed in the April mayoral election? Page A4

THE PEOPLE’S VOICE | KIM ZERA

DIXON

New center Florissa aims to be resource families need

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

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Kim Zera speaks with a young volunteer Wednesday evening during a workshop at the Post House Ballroom in Dixon, where dozens of special needs children created Valentine’s Day crafts. Zera’s son, Evan, 12, is a nonverbal autistic.

‘A’ is for awesome

DIXON – Kreider Services, with the help of some friends, is stepping into the unknown.

The goal of the nonprofit organization is to provide directcare programs to people with developmental disabilities. In March, it will open Florissa, a pediatric development center, in partnership with KSB Hospital, Sinnissippi Centers and The Autism Project of Illinois.

The center will be a centralized service facility in downtown Dixon, in the old U.S. Bank building.

It will be a resource for children and teens with behavioral, developmental, social or emotional needs. It will be a single location for families and children to be evaluated, diagnosed and receive therapy, rather than being shuttled from city to city or facility to facility to look for answers.

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Workshop, volunteers unlock special needs kids’ potential

S

o, there’s this legion of pants-on-head-crazy people trying to sabotage modern civilization.

You might have heard of them. They’re called antivaxxers.

Spearheaded by celebrities, this group is trying to infect the populace with the boldfaced lie that vaccinations will cause one out of every 110 children to get autism.

Oh, my goodness. The “A” word. The horror, right?

I’d challenge any anti-vaxx-

christopher HEIMERMAN Heimerman is the Night News Editor at Sauk Valley Media.

He can be reached at cheimerman@ saukvalley.com or 800-798-4085, ext. 5523.

er to attend one of Kim Zera’s workshops for children with special needs and then try to

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stand by the assertion that autism – which, again, is not caused by vaccinations – is in the same league as potentially fatal diseases, such as measles.

Had they been at the Post House Ballroom in Dixon on Wednesday evening, they would have seen Valentine’s Day creations I’d struggle to construct.

They would have seen heartwarming socialization, with children not so much sneaking out of their shell, but shat-

New location

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tering it with authority.

Josh Meyers was like a craft-creating, friend-making machine.

“That’s what he came here to do tonight,” Zera said, “is make friends.”

For Zera, who does accounting for the Jack Mabley Developmental Center in Dixon, being the single mother of a son with autism unlocked her potential, and led her to a calling.

PEOPLE’S VOICE CONTINUED ON A9

Community The free throws certainly were falling during the Knights of Columbus Free Throw Challenge, and an SVM photographer was there.

See Page C12

Alex T. Paschal/ apaschal@saukvalley.com

Laura Watters, director of autism and day services at Kreider Services in Dixon, speaks about what Florissa, a new pediatric development center in the downtown, will mean to the patients and their parents.

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Sterling Police Kaitlyn L. Hanabarger, 19, of Sterling; 3:25 p.m. Thursday at East Lynn Boulevard and Sixth Avenue; possession of drug paraphernalia, talking on cellphone; given notice to appear in court.

Robert P. Fecht, 33, of Sterling; 11:08 p.m. Thursday at East Sixth and Locust streets; suspended registration, operating uninsured vehicle; given notice to appear in court.

Brooke Pearson, 22, of Tampico; 2:19 a.m. Thursday at Avenue G and West 16th Street; speeding, 42 mph in a 30-mph zone; given notice to appear in court.

Boy, 16, of Sterling; 3:21 p.m. Thursday at SBM, 501 Locust St.; retail theft less than $300; released to his parents.

Giovanni A. Padilla, 23, of Aurora; 2:45 a.m. Thursday at 1711 W. Fourth St.; expired registration; released with promise to comply.

Lee County Sheriff Damien Allen Kehl, 19, of Kings; 9:54 p.m. Thursday; warrant for failure to appear – contempt; posted bond and given notice to appear in court.

Jacob David Krug, 23, of Chicago; 4:08 p.m. Wednesday; court order – drug court; held at Lee County Jail and given notice to appear in court.

Jared C. N. Dougherty, 25, of Dixon; 10:22 a.m. Wednesday; court order – drug court; held at Lee County Jail and given notice to appear in court.

Jonathan G. Dalton, 25, of Dixon; 4:56 p.m. Wednesday; warrant for failure to appear – contempt; posted bond and given notice to appear in court.

ERROR? Getting it right We care about accuracy, and we want to correct errors promptly. Please call mistakes to our attention at 815-284-2222 or 815-6253600, ext. 5501 or 5502. of possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of hypodermic needles, driving under the influence of drugs, speeding 74 mph in a 55-mph zone; given citation, taken to Ogle County Jail and held in lieu of bond.

Randy Houghtby, 45, of Golden Prairie, Arkansas; Friday; warrant for failure to appear; given notice to appear in court.

2 arrested in connection with vehicle burglaries OREGON – An investigation into vehicle burglaries that took place Jan. 24 at Stillman Valley High School led area law enforcement officers to arrest two people Wednesday.

Ogle County Sheriff’s detectives, with assistance from the Winnebago County Sheriff’s office and Roscoe Police Department, made the arrests after the two subjects, who were not identified in the press release, allegedly committed vehicle burglaries at the YMCA in Roscoe. Stolen property from the vehicles at the YMCA was recovered, and the two people remain in custody at the Winnebago County Jail. The Ogle County Sheriff’s Office investigation continues, and charges are pending in Ogle County.

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Ogle County Sheriff Matthew P. Rittle, 36, of Franklin Grove; 12:09 a.m.

Friday at 3500 state Route 2 N.; driving under the influence, improper lane use; given citation, taken to Ogle County Jail and held in lieu of bond.

Rusty J. Pro, 26, of Rock Falls; 5:40 p.m. Thursday in the 600 block of South Daysville Road; three counts

Happy birthday to Jim Rumley, Julia Grant, Nicole Spears, Sharon Boseneiler, Brenda Chapman, Andrew Mazzei, Travis Fisher, Brody Johnson, and Bryson Johnson, all on Saturday.

Happy birthday to Gene Peltier, Adam Hart, John Fulton, Jerry Boseneiler, Tyler Echelbarger, Emily McCormick, Roger Berry, Reita Gulley, and Lyle Boles, all on Sunday.

Photos by Alex T. Paschal/apaschal@saukvalley.com

ABOVE: Rock River Valley Barbershoppers Jonathan Koch (left), Kevin Deets, Rex Winget and Scott Lathrop serenade staff and clients Friday at Self Help in Sterling with Valentine’s Day-themed songs. The group will also be delivering singing Valentines today.

RIGHT: The singers receive a round of applause following their performance at Self Help.

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IN BRIEF Streamlining effort launched ELMHURST (AP) – Gov. Bruce Rauner has signed an executive order creating a task force looking at streamlining government functions.

Rauner made the announcement in

DuPage County on Friday. County officials in recent years eliminated a fire district and a sanitary district as part of an effort to save more than $100 million over the next 20 years. Rauner highlighted DuPage County’s savings at his first State of the State address last week.

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Pediatric development center could open next month CENTER

Within the first 5 minutes in the neurologist’s office, he told them Zane had autism.

Kreider was able to help.

“Kreider was fantastic, because if I had tried to navigate that myself, I don’t know if I would have known who to talk to or what steps to take,” Jasper said.

But there were still weekly trips to DeKalb to see a therapist. Jasper said she’d schedule as many therapy appointments as possible on a Wednesday so as to not miss more work than she had to. Having an understanding employer helped, she said, but the trips and the distance added stress.

And she knows not all parents are as close to a place like Kreider or have the ability to make those trips.

The Florissa idea isn’t a new one, said Gloria Martin, director of child and adolescent services at Sinnissippi Centers.

There’s even one she knows of with different resources under one roof.

“It’s the exception,” she said. “Our goal is to make this more involved and family friendly than most like this.”

Florissa is meant to take it a step further.

Funding and resources for children and teens with behavioral, developmental, social or emotional needs is fragmented, Watters said, as some programs start at birth but end at age 3. And at that point, the funding mechanism changes.

Florissa will aim to hide all that fragmentation from the families and the children so all they see is one streamlined place for help and support.

“Our goal is that behind the scenes, we’re dealing with all of that so that families can just get what they need,” Watters said.

Children and their parents might not even know which of the four groups the doctors or therapists are from unless they ask.

The goal is that Florissa becomes the face and the organization they interact with, not an arm of four different groups each staking out its territory.

“We are all going to be part of the same vision,” Martin said. “We’re going to come together and work collaboratively.”

That’s why the name Florissa was used. The logo includes colors from each of the four organizations, but the name, based on the root of the

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Jeff Stauter has been on both sides of the table – as the CEO at Kreider Services and as a parent seeking advice and help for a child with developmental needs. Some great medical facilities offer families answers and help, he said, but you’re often moved from building to building.

It can be trying on the families. Florissa is meant to alleviate the added stress that can crop up.

“One-stop shop is exactly what it’s supposed to be,” Stauter said. “You’re dealing with parents who are upset or scared or just don’t know what’s going on with their kid. ...

The more you can make it where they do come through the front door, see a person, and they know that you’re here and we’re going to get you to all of these different specialists and therapists. And you don’t have to worry about it or think about it, is really important.”

In early 2014, Kreider Services received a grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for nearly $900,000 over 3 years.

The money will help open Florissa.

The grant application was submitted in December of the previous year, but the idea and the process started long before that.

As far back as 2009, while doing evaluations for autism, Kreider noticed about a third of referrals were for children who, once evaluated, didn’t have autism, said Laura Watters, director of autism and day services at Kreider.

“We were spending most of what was supposed to be spent on diagnosing and treatment for kids with autism, on telling kids they didn’t have autism,” she said. “But then they didn’t know where to go, because our funding was just for kids with autism.”

Donna Louise Jasper of Dixon was among those parents who didn’t know where to go. Her two sons, 11-year-old Zane and 3-year-old Blake, have both been to Kreider.

When Zane was first referred, it started a long search for a diagnosis.

They went to Kreider, then a children’s hospital in Chicago, then to a neurologist in Rockford.

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Florissa, located in the old U.S. Bank building at the corner of Galena Avenue and First Street in Dixon, will be a resource for children and teens with behavioral, developmental, social or emotional needs. Rather than being shuttled from city to city or facility to facility, children can be evaluated, diagnosed and receive therapy in a single location. Florissa will open in March. word flourish, is meant to represent a new and unified mission.

That mission is one close to Kreider’s and the others’ mission.

“The most important time in mitigating a disability is the first 3 years – 0 to 3 – first 36 months,” Stauter said. “There are Jeff Stauter, CEO at Kreithings you can do with der Services in Dixon, children during that time, describes the new cenwhere if you get an issue ter as being a converesolved in that time or nient place for patients mitigated in that time, and their parents to get you take care of it for the all the help they need Working for Northridge Properties, Dan Zachary wires rest of their life. If you in one spot. “One-stop one of the rooms at Florissa in downtown Dixon. The don’t get some things shop is exactly what it’s center is a partnership between Kreider Services, done then, you’ll never supposed to be,” Stauter KSB Hospital, Sinnissippi Centers and The Autism quite be able to do it said.

Project of Illinois. right.”

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F l o r i s s a’s p h y s i c a l thing like this, and get- to be more apt to hire society. They have value, like all people and chil- prominence downtown, ting exposure, that will someone.”

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2015 ELECTION | DIXON MAYOR

Burke supports Kuhn for mayor

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

Mayor Jim Burke’s name won’t be on the ballot in April, but that doesn’t mean the election isn’t on his mind.

“I’m very concerned about this next election,” he said. “It’s going to be all about leadership and an attitude about the community.”

He said he didn’t want to play a major role in the election or seem as if he was trying to call the shots, but he won’t hide whom he’s supporting.

“People ask me, ‘Who are you backing?’”

Burke said. “And so I tell them, ‘Jeff Kuhn.’”

Kuhn, a retired teacher, has one opponent: businessman Liandro Arellano Jr. Kuhn announced his decision to run for mayor a few days after Burke announced he wouldn’t.

The first-term councilman said his decision wasn’t affected by Burke’s, but that he felt he needed to step up to seek the position himself.

“I greatly appreciate

Mayor Burke’s confidence that I have the knowledge and experience to serve the people of Dixon as their mayor,” Kuhn said.

Burke said Kuhn had showed, during his time on the council, that he prepares for meetings and does the necessary research to educate himself on the issues and items on the agenda.

“He’s conservative from the standpoint that he will question every serious expense that we’ve got,” Burke said. “... Jeff is open to ideas. He’s conservative, but if he sees a need for something, and he’s been very progressive about things with the downtown and with River Street, he will go for it.”

Arellano said he thinks Dixon voters are looking for a change after having recently voted to switch the city’s form of government.

“I already knew that was coming down the pipeline,” he said of Burke’s support for Kuhn. “I think most of the people established over there are going to be supporting Jeff.”

Arellano: Trust has been lost BACKGROUNDS CONTINUED FROM A1

“I really feel like I have been through the roller coaster ride,” he said this week when asked why he was running for mayor.

“I saw Dixon at its lowest and seen us rise up from that. And I want to continue that. And I don’t want that to go to waste.”

Arellano, 34, is a local businessman who owns the Jimmy John’s Gourmet Sandwiches shops in Dixon and Rock Falls. He is a member of the Army reserves and served two military tours in Iraq.

One of the biggest factors in his decision to run for mayor was a call to public service, which has been fulfilled in part through his time in the military. But now, he said, he wants to focus that service locally.

“That combined with what I saw with the Rita Crundwell situation – when you wake up one morning and find out, in your own backyard, you’ve lost $54 million,” Arellano said.

Si n c e Cr u n d we l l’s arrest and guilty plea in 2012, the city has been in a near constant state of transition. First, it had to bring in someone to run the finance department. Then the city settled a lawsuit against its former auditors and bank.

In November, voters, by a 3-1 margin, decided to change city government from the commission form to the managerial form, a transition that will be completed shortly after the new council takes office.

The role of the mayor will be important during the transition and after, when he serves as the face of the city and helps to set policy for the city manager to execute.

Kuhn described his leadership style as one that works with people to move the city forward.

He said he was a leader when he was a teacher, but also as a coach of basketball and track teams at what is now Reagan Middle School.

“I’m a person who is extremely organized,”

he said. “I like to do my homework. I guess I get that from my days as a teacher.”

Arellano has called for a change at City Hall because many residents no longer have the faith in their elected officials that they once did.

“Absolutely, trust has been lost,” Arellano said. “The vast majority of that blame goes onto Ms. Rita Crundwell, obviously. But obviously, to really help with the city’s healing process, we’re going to need fresh leadership.

“And that should be one of the goals of the next administration, is to restore trust with the people so whatever projects we plan, people will have faith that government is looking out for them.”

Arellano described himself as a servant leader who would respond to and work for the city’s residents, but also said his military and business experience had given him the ability to give and take orders, while also being kind and respectful to those he works with.

Both candidates agree that economic development will be important for Dixon. They said development near Interstate 88 and continued development downtown are crucial to the city.

“A lot of times in Dixon, we’ve gained a business, like Sewer Equipment Co., but we only gained it because we lost a company like Johnson Controls,” Arellano said. “So we’d like to ... take advantage of some of the momentum we have and see economic development that has a long-range impact.”

Kuhn said the city couldn’t rest on property taxes, but should focus on economic development to increase sales tax revenue, citing looming increases in pension obligations to the city’s police and fire departments.

“The more businesses you can bring in, the more tourists you can bring in,” he said. “You want people to come into town to drink and eat and spend money.

Those are dollars that will benefit the city.”

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OBITUARIES Loren M. Fink TALLAHASSEE, Florida – Loren M. Fink, 95, of Tallahassee, went home peacefully to be with his Lord and savior on Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2015, as the music “Going Home” was playing in his room at Big Bend Hospice in Tallahassee.

He was born May 24, 1919, in Belmont, Nebraska. He was married to Nina Fink. They celebrated 61 years of marriage before her death on Feb. 6, 2006. He retired from FSU where he worked as a machinist. He was a B-17 waist gunner in World War II, and was shot down during the second raid on the ball bearing plant on Oct. 14, 1943, in Schweinfurt. Loren spent 19 months as a German prisoner of war, and survived a death march

at the end of war – 86 days and more than 600 miles.

Loren is survived by his children, Lorene “Bunnie” (Darrel) Heath, William “Bill” ( Na n c y ) F i n k , Loretta Lewis, and Ken (Robyn) Fink; 10 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.

Visitation will be from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Sunday at Culley’s MeadowWood Funeral Home, 700 Timberlane Road, Tallahassee.

The funeral service will be at 3 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Interment will be at Culley’s MeadowWood Memorial Park in Tallahassee.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial donations be made to Lighthouse Children’s Home or Big Bend Hospice, both in Tallahassee.

John D. Kimmel PALM HARBOR, Florida – John D. Kimmel, 75, of Palm Harbor, passed away Sunday, Feb. 8, 2015, at his home, with his family by his side.

John was born Jan. 30, 1940, in Clinton, Iowa, to Boyd and Clara (Tollenaar) Kimmel. He was educated in Morrison, Illinois, schools.

John is survived by his wife of 58 years, Joyce Ottens Kimmel of Palm Harbor ; his daughter, Beth (Kirk Decker) Hardman of New Port Richey, Florida; four grandchildren, Katie McCartney of Sycamore, Bryan McCartney of Loveland, Colorado, Sarah McCartney

of Peyton, Colorado, and Andrew Hardman of Loveland; his sister, Kay (Leon) Vanderploeg of Morrison, Colorado; and many sistersin-law, brothersin-law, nieces, and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Boyd and Clara; his brother, Butch; and his son, Steven John.

Local memorial and Masonic Rite services will be in May in Morrison. Moss Feaster Fu n e ra l Ho m e a n d Cremation Services in Dunedin, Florida, is handling arrangements.

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IN BRIEF Cold-case murder conviction upheld

with Ridulph the night she disappeared.

CHICAGO (AP) – An appellate court has upheld the 2012 conviction of a man accused of abducting a 7-year-old schoolgirl from a northern Illinois street, then choking and stabbing her to death nearly 60 years ago.

Jack D. McCullough was sentenced to life in prison for the 1957 slaying of Maria Ridulph. The Chronicle in DeKalb reports that while the Second District Appellate Court upheld the 75-year-old McCullough’s murder conviction, it threw out two lesser charges of kidnapping and abduction of an infant.

McCullough’s appeal contended prosecutors relied on fallible recollections of their star witness, a friend playing

Floridian tapped to direct DCFS

IN MEMORY OF MY MOTHER

MARIE MORRISSEY

who passed away February 14th, 1982 Sadly missed by son.

Joe

SPRINGFIELD (AP) – Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner has selected a Florida Democrat to lead Illinois’ troubled Department of Children and Family Services.

George Sheldon ran Florida’s Department of Children and Families from 2008 to 2011. He’s credited with expanding adoption opportunities for gays and lesbians, reducing the number of children in state custody and making state records more easily accessible.

In Memory of Stephanie Michele Kessel on her 30th birthday, February 15th.

Happy 30th Birthday to you, Steph!

You’re in our hearts.

Love you, Dad, Mom, Melanie, Michael, Jeremy & family

Donald E. Sheets 1940 - 2010

Happy Anniversary • Happy Birthday

Our hearts still ache and we miss your smile, laughter, and love, but we know you and our Heavenly Father are watching over us.

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FUNERAL SERVICES FOR THE WEEK Today’s 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 visitations: Warren N. Hubbell of Dixon, 1-2;30 p.m. at First Baptist Church in Dixon.

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

Gary Smith Jr. TUCSON, Arizona – Gary Smith Jr., 54, of Tucson, formerly of Rock Falls, passed away Thursday, Feb. 5, 2015.

He was bor n Aug. 8, 1960, in Rockford, to Gary Earl and Jacqueline Lee (Howard) Smith Sr. He moved to Tucson in 2005.

Gary served his country in the Army Reserve. He enjoyed camping, often taking the role of “camp cook,” and enjoyed gardening. He admired the beauty of the surrounding Tucson scenery, and enjoyed hiking with his family. He was a kind and gentle man who valued

time with loved ones.

Gary is survived by his mother, Jacqueline Smith; children, Jared and Laurelle; g r a n d d a u g h t e r, Grace; and siblings, Grant, Brian, Jill, and Joy. He also leaves behind loving aunts and uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.

He was preceded in death by his father, Gary Smith Sr. Family and friends will share in a service together to celebrate and reflect on Gary’s life from noon to 2 p.m. Wednesday at East Lawn Palms Mortuary and Cemetery in Tucson.

Linda M. Taylor ROCK FALLS – Linda Mae Taylor, 71, of Rock Falls, died Thursday, Feb. 5, 2015, at CGH Medical Center in Sterling.

She was born June 23, 1943, in Rock Falls, a daughter of Lawrence and Abigail ( Wright) Taylor. Linda worked for Goodyear in Rock Falls, was selfemployed, and worked for YRC in Rockford until her retirement in 2012.

She enjoyed her flower gardens and her pets.

Linda is survived by her three brothers, Donald (Rita) Taylor of Rifle,

Colorado, Ernest (Carol) Taylor of Rock Falls, and Denny (Sharon) Taylor of Wyanet; and several nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents; a sister, Betty (Leland) Cox; and a brother, Larry Taylor.

A family gathering in her memory will be at a later date. Cremation rites have been accorded. McDonald Funeral Home in Rock Falls is handling arrangements Visit mcdonaldfuneralhomes.com to send condolences.

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Complaint: Sterling mayor broke meetings law Landlords president says he, others should not have been prevented from speaking at meeting

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

STERLING – The president of the Sauk Valley Landlord Association has claimed the Sterling mayor violated the state’s Open Meetings Act by not allowing citizens to speak during a City Council meeting last month.

Rod Kleckler said in a complaint filed with the Illinois Attorney General’s Office that he and three others in the audience were not allowed to address aldermen during the public comment part of the Jan. 19 council meeting.

Mayor Skip Lee has received written notification that the attorney general’s office is looking into Kleckler’s complaint.

Kleckler, a candidate for Rock Falls City Council, and several other local landlords have regularly

attended meetings. During public comments, they have often spoken out against the city’s proposed rental inspections program. On its agendas, Sterling asks that comments be limited to 5 minutes or less and be about items not on the meeting’s agenda.

On Jan. 19, Kleckler stood to speak about the inspections program, which was not on that agenda. Lee stopped him, saying he should wait until the ordinance is brought to the council.

“We note your opposition, but over the last four meetings, we’ve had extensive testimony from the Landlords Association,” Lee said. “When we come back with an actual ordinance, you’ll be able to speak at a later date.”

City Building Supervisor Amanda Schmidt was then asked whether she had a date for when

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an ordinance might be ready.

“It’s kind of at a standstill right now,” Schmidt said.

Three others who tried to address the council about the same issue were also cut off during the meeting.

“We have heard the same things over and over, and nothing is being added to the conversation,” Lee said.

C i t y At t o r n e y Ro n Coplan said people can sometimes push the envelope a bit with excessive or abusive comments, but the state law is clear about the public’s right to speak.

For more information about the Illinois Open Meetings Act, go to http://www.ilga.gov/ legislation/ilcs/ilcs3.

“There is a place on the agenda for public comment, and the public is allowed to speak,” Coplan said.

Lee said that while he wishes he would have handled things differently, he doesn’t necessarily believe a violation occurred.

“To avoid conflict, they should have been allowed to speak,” Lee conceded.

The mayor cited case law from the Illinois State Bar Association that says, “Speakers can be stopped if the comment becomes irrelevant, repetitious, or disruptive.”

Lee said he is concerned about repetitious speech

disrupting the city government process, but he will allow the landlords to speak as he had before that meeting in question.

“I want open government,” Lee said, “and I’m going to allow them to have their say.”

Kleckler said he was confident a violation occurred, and he didn’t think it was done out of ignorance.

“I really think this should be turned over to the state’s attorney’s office and criminal action should be taken,” Kleckler said. “I don’t believe this was an honest mistake; there’s just no excuse for it.”

Kleckler said no one from the city had talked to him about the situation since the Jan. 19 meeting. He believes the landlords would not have been shut down had they attempted to speak about any other issue.

“The mayor knows my

opinion on the rental inspections issue,” Kleckler said, “and he doesn’t want to hear anything else about it.”

The Attorney General’s Public Access Bureau has determined that further inquiry is warranted. The city has sent the bureau records from the meeting, as well as a written response to the complaint.

A reply from the attorney general is expected next week. More information could be sought from the city before a decision is rendered.

Possible penalties in an Open Meetings Act civil lawsuit range from a written warning to declaring any actions taken at the meeting null and void. If a state’s attorney brings criminal action, violations are a class C misdemeanor, which is punishable by up to 30 days in jail and a fine of up to $1,000.

ILLINOIS

SINNISSIPPI CENTERS

Program a help to children, families Comptroller nixes Community That Cares screens, counsels kids in four counties

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

A little more than a year ago, an Oregon grandmother decided she needed some help.

Demetra’s two grandsons, Ashton and Alex, had come to live with her in July 2013, and they were a little more than she could handle. She turned to Sinnissippi Centers, and got them involved in counseling.

Later, she decided maybe she needed some help, too.

That’s how she met Laura Smith, a family care coordinator with the Sinnissippi Centers’ Community That Cares program.

“It’s been great,” Demetra said. “Laura has set me up with quite a few different programs and resources, and she comes to visit. I really enjoy her.

“We just sit and talk, or she answers questions, and then she lets me know what resources are out there.”

B e c a u s e o f L a u ra , Demetra’s life is much less stressful; she has

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If you need help, or want to help out, call Sinnissippi Centers at 815-284-6611. found housing opportunities she didn’t know about; and she has started taking advantage of public transportation.

The boys, too, are better off. “ T h e y ’v e i m p r ov e d tremendously,” Demetra said. “They’re not as angry anymore. The little one had a few violent issues; he doesn’t have those anymore. He seems so much happier.”

Laura started working as a family care coordinator 3 years ago, which she has found to be incredibly rewarding.

“They were looking for somebody that was involved in the community,” she said. “They didn’t want an outsider coming in and trying to work with families. I used to live in Ogle County, and I now I’m in Carroll County, so I work with families in both counties.”

Demetra, Ashton, and Alex are one of 20 families Laura sees regularly.

“I’ve always wanted to work to help the community where I live, so for me it was an ideal situation. ... I bring [families] resources and bring

them ideas and things,” she said. “The parents are the primary guardians and caregivers – and they know their children – so I’m going to give them whatever services are available and allow them to make their choices.

You kind of have to meet them where they’re at and be very patient. I really like what I do.”

Family Care Coordinators are just one part of the “system of care” used by Community That Cares to improve life for families with young children throughout Ogle, Whiteside, Lee and Carroll counties.

The Community That Cares program began after Sinnissippi Centers received a $2 million grant to bring local health agencies together to create this system of care, to make sure that no local youths fall through the cracks. It focuses on children, and families with children, up to age 18.

The program works with local schools and parents to conduct universal screenings of the more than 38,000 children in the four-county area. The screening helps to identify social and emotional issues, such as depression, anxiety and anger.

If those problems are spotted early in life, resources can be provided in time to fix them

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The 5-year grant came from the Illinois Children’s Healthcare Foundation, a statewide private foundation.

Steve Brasch, the school coach with CTC, and an elementary counselor with Morrison schools, sees the program as being successful so far.

“Now we’re proactively identifying and working with these kids, whereas in the past, it was reactively because we didn’t have a screening,” Brasch said. “So you end up spending times with those kids once a problem arises. ... The earlier that we can identify the social and emotional needs, the better the growth is for the student.”

Through the screenings, Brasch said, he has seen an increased awareness throughout the community, and an increased acceptance in addressing mental health needs.

“It’s about information,” he said. “If we’re able to supply parents with information that 3 years ago we didn’t have, there’s going to be an increase in that dialogue.”

union dues order Governor says agencies will withhold funds SPRINGFIELD (AP) – Gov. Bruce Rauner’s attempts to prohibit unions from requiring non-members to provide financial support hit a snag Friday.

Attorney General Lisa Madigan’s office said Friday that the state comptroller is not bound by Rauner’s executive order targeting socalled “fair-share” dues that non-union members pay. Her staff said fair-share fees are constitutional and locked in legally binding contracts.

A spokesman for Co m p t r o l l e r L e s l i e Munger – a Republican Rauner appointed to office – released a statement saying only that she would “defer to the guidance” of the Democratic attorney general.

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would withhold the fees in an escrow account until a federal lawsuit Rauner filed this week is complete. “ Whether it’s the Comptroller or the individual departments that keep the ‘unfair share’ funds in reserve, the governor is making sure that he is able to carry out his obligation to protect the constitutional rights of the people of Illinois while recognizing that this important issue will ultimately be decided by the courts,” Rauner spokesman Lance Trover said.

The new governor, hitting his stride in his first month in office with several public efforts to undermine union strength, named as defendants more than two dozen publicemployee unions in the lawsuit aimed at getting fair-share dues declared unconstitutional.

They are fees charged to non-union members for supporting collective bargaining, grievances, and other non-political union operations.

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EDITORIAL | IMPROVING GOVERNMENT

A fixer-upper badly in need of rehab H

ave you ever watched one of those home rehab shows on TV? You know, the ones where experts take an out-ofdate house, perform major upgrades, and turn it into a modern, efficient and attractive home, ready to serve the owners for years to come.

Illinoisans who are uncertain about proposals to change their government might want to look at it from the perspective of home improvement.

Here we have state and local government systems that aren’t functioning as well as they should. The state is billions of dollars in debt, has chronic budget deficits, and fails to

pay its bills on time. Local units of government have trouble providing accustomed services and making ends meet.

Think of our government as a large old house that hasn’t been updated since the 1970s (when the latest Illinois Constitution took effect) and is seriously in need of modernization.

That 1970s wood paneling? Tear it down.

Those chartreuse walls?

Paint them.

The clunky furnace?

Install a new one.

The swag lamp? Replace it.

And the green shag carpeting? Argh! Get it out of here.

Government grounded in the 1970s, and before,

What we think Like an out-of-date house, Illinois’ inefficient government needs redesign and renovation. State leaders are correct to begin the remodeling process. has real trouble dealing with 21st-century realities.

No wonder people from the governor on down want to redesign and renovate it.

provide more efficiency.

Rauner also calls for the merger of the offices of state comptroller and treasurer. He proposes constitutional amendments to impose term limits for state leaders, GOV. BRUCE RAUNER create merit-based judihas appointed Lt. Gov. cial selection, cap unreaEvelyn Sanguinetti to sonable court judgments, chair a task force to study and provide permanent government consolidation pension relief. and unfunded mandates.

In addition, Rauner The goal is to reduce the favors the consolidanumber of Illinois’ 7,000 tion and refocusing of all units of government and state boards, agencies,

and programs to improve education and vocational training opportunities for students.

The governor points to DuPage County’s Accountability, Consolidation and Transparency Initiative, launched in 2012, as a model for other counties.

Its goal is to reduce waste and inefficiency and encourage collaboration among local agencies.

Last year, the authors of “Fixing Illinois: Politics and Policy in the Prairie State” called for the Legislature to empower county boards to dissolve or consolidate local governments whose members are appointed by the

county board, when the case can be made that tax dollars would be saved and necessary services would not be impaired.

Jim Nowlan and Tom Johnson also called for township government to be eliminated and urged the integration of special districts and townships into municipalities and counties.

Certainly, the merits of one redesign plan compared to another must be debated by the “homeowners” before final decisions are made.

Face it. Illinois is a fixerupper badly in need of rehabilitation. It’s time to agree on a new design and start tearing down some walls.

THE READER’S VOICE

‘Restore trust, and give Dixon a fresh start’

Calling all candidates; write us a letter

LIANDRO ARELLANO JR. Dixon

Why am I running for mayor? First, I am absolutely passionate about our Dixon community. I loved growing up in the Sauk Valley, and I’m proud to raise my daughters here. I want their experiences and opportunities to be even better than mine were. Doesn’t every parent?

I firmly believe that each generation has a duty to leave a better world for the next, and I gladly offer my skills and my passion to the important job at hand.

Next, Dixon is poised for incredible things. Believe that! Local entrepreneurs, artists and activists have already done so much, despite our financial problems. Can you imagine what is possible with a healthy city budget that is wisely managed?

The next council will make critical, precedentsetting decisions, and it needs leaders with vision.

We can protect taxpayers and still improve our city; the opportunities are there. I intend to help Dixon grab them.

Finally, the simple truth is, Dixon needs new leadership. Too many citizens have lost faith in their city leaders. Yes, we voted overwhelmingly to change our form our government, but that was just the first step.

The next step is to elect a leader who supported that important change, and that is a clear difference between my opponent and me. I supported that reform, and I am dedicated to giving Dixon new leadership that will unify and heal our city.

I would be honored to put my business skills, economic development knowledge, and military leadership experience to work for you. Real change is hard, but I’m ready.

I would appreciate your vote on April 7. Together with some outstanding council candidates, we can make a council that will seize opportunities, restore trust, and give

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at all surprised about the lack of specificity in Gov. Rauner’s remarks during his weekend “pit stop” in Dixon.

I sent a packet of information to his office in the Capitol regarding the disastrous effects of the cuts made to Illinois’ mental health system since 2009, as well as a copy of my Dec. 13, 2014, MARK MARONDE letter to this newspaper Dixon reminding him of one I read the coverage in of his campaign promthe Monday edition of the ises: no more dangerous Telegraph and was not cuts to necessary governDixon a fresh start!

Note to readers: Liandro Arellano Jr. is a business owner, Army veteran, and candidate for mayor of Dixon.

Sees nothing but ‘hypocrisy’ from governor

THE FIRST AMENDMENT

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

ment services. I have not received a response, yet.

Further, I am annoyed to read AP reports that Rauner is paying key staff members significantly more than Quinn – specifically, his top 10 staffers outpace Quinn’s former staff by approximately $380,000, or a 36 percent pay increase. Mrs. Rauner’s executive assistant reportedly receives an annual salary of $100,000.

Is this the “shake-up in Springfield” that his supporters envisioned?

Resembles more of a shakedown of the taxpayers!

I read Pam Farris’ column of Jan. 31, 2015, and upon learning the identity of our state’s new COO, expect a callous disregard for the need to reinstate the funds cut from mental health.

Finally, the new governor has some pretty bold ideas, and we, the taxpayers, can only hope we don’t get shortchanged by his lack of concern for the middle class, as well as those in need of government services. I’ve heard some of his remarks on local television newscasts pertaining to his views of workers’ compensation, as well as the nonsense of creating right-to-work zones.

Un f o r t u n a t e l y, v o t ers elected a governor who is out of touch with working-class people. In his first 3 weeks in office, I’ve noticed nothing but hypocrisy from Bruce Rauner, and hope he is a one-term officeholder.

“Early in life, I learned that if you want something, you had better make some noise.”

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SECOND OPINION

We have met the enemy – he is the other guy W

hen venture capitalist Bruce Rauner sat down with the Sauk Valley Media Editorial Board on April 22, 2013, he wasn’t yet an announced candidate for governor.

At that time, no one doubted he would run in 2014. After all, he was in Dixon to meet with local Republicans during his statewide “listening tour,” which was an informal launch of his campaign.

One question we asked him involved the likelihood that as governor, he would still have a Legislature controlled by Democrats – heavily controlled, as it turned out.

Rauner seemed unconcerned. He said the governor has a lot of power to make policy through his many appointments of administrators who manage state government.

He didn’t mention lawsuits and executive orders.

AFTER MONTHS OF sniping at public employee unions during his campaign, Rauner this week fired his first torpedo through their bow.

Two torpedoes, actually.

The new governor sued more than two dozen public sector unions to try to get their “fair share” dues declared unconstitutional, a move designed to weaken organized labor in government.

And he ordered that dues withheld for about 6,500 union members be placed in escrow pending the outcome of his lawsuit, an attempt to starve the unions.

This is war.

HOW QUICKLY THIS war escalates will be known pretty soon.

The unions are not going to let the governor’s lawsuit play out and hope they prevail. They’ll go to court themselves soon enough.

And within 60 days of the executive order, the Democratic Legislature may void the Republican governor’s directive.

Rauner might only be staking out a bargaining position, though he doesn’t sound like someone who is bluffing.

But state Rep. Jack Franks of Marengo, a Democrat who doesn’t always act like one, was not impressed with Rauner’s anti-union bluster in last week’s State of

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the State address.

“The union stuff, I think, is sort of a red herring, ...” Franks told the Northwest Herald.

“I think his time would be better spent working collaboratively on other solutions, because he’s not going to get very far on that.”

Expect a roll call vote to follow party lines.

AS HE CAMPAIGNED, we always suspected we were not seeing the real Bruce Rauner.

That’s not unusual. Candidates are usually wary of being too frank about themselves before an election, lest their boldness offend some voters.

“Bruce doesn’t have a social agenda,” Rauner’s lovely wife insisted in a campaign commercial.

Guess that depends on how you define “social.”

And “agenda.” And “Bruce.”

His assault on unions is a page directly out of the playbook of the American Legislative Exchange Council, a conservative think tank supported by a couple of Kansas billionaires whom liberals love to hate.

Other blue states where Republicans have captured the governor’s seat, legislature or both – think Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania – quickly embraced the ALEC agenda for legislative action.

Given Democrats’ continued stranglehold on the Illinois General Assembly – veto-proof super-majorities in both chambers – Rauner is unlikely to push the full slate of ALEC reforms, which discourage abortions, voting, gay rights, taxes, public education, and other enemies of the ultra-conservative state.

But unions, ... well, Rauner obviously thinks he can make a popular case to cripple the “unsustainably generous” benefits enjoyed by the 1 percent.

No, not that 1 percent, where Rauner lives.

This is the other 1 per-

cent of the Illinois population, the group that holds membership in public employee unions.

The 1 percenters in Rauner’s sights are the people who retire at 55, many who enjoy sixfigure pensions and other luxuries not afforded to regular taxpayers who have to pay for those benefits.

As we said, this is war.

room set up.

A lot of people who get hurt will blame Rauner for his spending priorities that cause the deep and wide cuts to social programs.

But save some animus for Democrats who have had the ability, but lacked the willingness, to address these problems for decades.

No one is innocent.

AND A BRUTAL WAR this will be.

Everyone is going to get hurt ... well, everyone but the real 1 percent, who don’t need the compassionate hand that, sometimes, only government provides.

Working moms who count on state assistance for daycare? The Illinois Child Care Assistance program is going to be savaged.

Parents who rely on public schools to get the kids to class? Already beleaguered transportation funds will be decimated.

Families that would not know how to deal with the needs of their mentally ill or developmentally disabled relatives without state programs?

Better get that spare bed-

THIS COLUMN HAS warned for years of the pain that Illinois citizens will suffer to pay for decades of the state’s neglecting its fiscal mess.

When Rauner met almost 2 years ago with our Editorial Board, he said his top priority would be to improve the state’s climate for businesses.

“If we don’t have a better business climate in Illinois, nothing else matters,” he told us. “Taxpayers are not getting the best value for their tax dollars, not even remotely close.”

Nothing else matters?

He might have chosen his words more carefully.

Lots of people are going to get hurt.

And Rauner? He’ll be the king of pain.

EDITORIALS ELSEWHERE

Upgrade to Freedom of Information Act is a good start Los Angeles Times Editorial Board

The Freedom of Information Act, first enacted in 1966, allows the public to see how their government functions – and fails to function – by providing access to official records.

In fiscal year 2013, government agencies released some or all of the information sought in 440,997 requests.

But too often, information that should be released isn’t because agencies invoke one of nine exemptions spelled out in the law, ranging from protections for personal privacy to considerations of national security.

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agencies refuse on privacy or national-security grounds to acknowledge whether a requested document even exists. Nevertheless, this legislation deserves to be passed.

President Barack Obama’s administration has relentlessly pursued leakers and has asserted the “state secrets” privilege to try to frustrate lawsuits over the government’s

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But to their credit, Obama and Attorney General Eric Holder have directed agencies to apply a presumption of openness in responding to FOIA requests.

That is precisely the standard that would be codified by these bills. They are worthy of not only Obama’s signature but also his vocal support.

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PALO ALTO, Calif. (AP) – President Barack Obama is asking Silicon Valley’s tech elite to partner with federal authorities to thwart mounting cyber attacks while promising to make it easier for hacked companies to share information about breaches and protect citizen privacy.

“Grappling with how government protects the American people from President adverse Obama events while at the same time making sure that government itself is not abusing its capabilities is hard,” Obama said Friday during a visit to Stanford University. “The cyber world is sort of the wild, wild West, and to some degree we’re asked to be the sheriff.”

Obama told more than 1,500 business leaders, students, professors and reporters that threat information must be shared and responded to quickly. He also signed an executive order aimed at making it easier for private firms to have access to classified information about cyber attacks.

He stressed there would be oversight to ensure protections for privacy and civil liberties.

Partnering with the federal government is a hard sell in the Silicon Valley.

The pace of innovation in California’s tech hub

outstrips the Beltway bureaucracy, and tech firms chafe at regulations that could limit their reach. Further, disclosures from former intelligence contractor Edward Snowden exposing sweeping U.S. government surveillance programs that tapped into data from firms including Google and Yahoo have angered many.

“The new proposals face significant headwinds, both legislatively from Congress and cooperatively from heavyweights in the tech sector,” said Ben Desjardins, director of security solutions at cybersecurity firm Radware. “... Companies believe they’ve already been badly burned by the government, and have very little to gain by publicly backing the president’s proposals.”

Nonetheless, there was agreement at the daylong summit among White House officials and leaders from a broad business sector – including utilities, health care, insurance and finance – that the threat is getting worse, and no single institution can take it on.

With record public and private sector data breaches last year – the Identity Theft Resource Center found that 85 million records were exposed last year – the discussion is moving from the tech geeks to policy wonks.

“I don’t think any of us spend enough on this.

That’s why the publicprivate partnership is so important,” said MasterCard CEO Ajay Banga.

“People trying to hack into all our companies, and one of those idiots might succeed. That’s the fearful part.”

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Other, more long-term projects don’t require direct city involvement at the beginning, but Burke wants some work started to give them a better chance for completion. Those include a President Ronald Reagan Illinois Heritage Center and commercial development at the airport.

Near the convergence of River Street and state Route 2, to the east of downtown, are a few acres of land that are owned by the state or lack an owner of record.

Burke said he has directed City Attorney Rob LeSage to look into ways the city can acquire the land with no owner, and discussions have started with the state of Illinois about transferring the other land in that area.

“It would be great for the city to have all of this property,” Burke said. “...There could be boat docks, there could be pavilions. There’s a lot of possibility. Actually, there could be some development possibilities there.”

Burke has talked about this section of River Street during council meetings, and he formed

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In his final few months in office, Dixon Mayor Jim Burke wants the city or City Council to begin considering these projects: Acquire land along state Route 2 Some of the land is owned by the state, which, Burke said, is open to transferring ownership to the city.

Boat docks The city has discussed building boat docks along the Rock River for years.

Burke said there is support on the council to use some of the city’s revenue from video gambling terminals for this purpose.

Portage facilities for canoes or kayaks These would be placed farther east or west of the downtown.

New sign ordinance It would allow a business to have signs extending from a building, over the sidewalk.

Condominium-hotel conference center Burke wants to get discussions started on an upscale center in town. a task force to study and recommend ways to develop it as an asset for the city.

The mayor also is eyeing development at Charles R. Walgreen Field. He’s a member of another task force he formed to discuss possibilities.

Burke said he also would like to see an upscale condominiumhotel with a conference

Airport commercial development The mayor said retail or commercial development is possible near Charles R. Walgreen Field. A task force has been formed.

River Street streetscape plan The city formed a task force to study and recommend ideas for development or streetscape work.

New sign for City Hall Burke wants City Hall, and departments located inside, to be better identified with a sign.

Paint the Galena Avenue bridge railings The railings have needed repairs for some time, Burke said. The work could happen this spring.

A President Ronald Reagan Illinois Heritage Center The center would be built on land near the President Ronald Reagan Boyhood Home. Its focus would be Reagan’s life in Illinois.

President Ronald Reagan statue at Lowell Park Burke said the fundraising efforts will increase soon on this project.

center brought to Dixon.

He also wants the city to get a sign that makes City Hall more identifiable to people not familiar with the city. The sign also would list the departments housed in the building.

Burke would also like the city to make an ordinance amendment to allow businesses to have signs that hang out from the building and over

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MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) – Alabama’s stand against gay marriage crumbled Friday as judges in most counties sided with federal courts rather than their own chief justice, a Republican who once called homosexuality an inherent evil.

Many counties in the Bible Belt state reversed course and began issuing the licenses to samesex couples after the latest strongly worded order from U.S. District Judge Callie Granade.

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Granade’s ruling enabling gays to get licenses went into effect Monday after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to intervene.

But even then, Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore said county judges were not bound by her decision.

“It’s my duty to speak up when I see the jurisdiction of our courts being intruded by unlawful federal authority,” Moore insisted in an interview with The Associated Press Monday.

About 20 of Alabama’s counties allowed gays and lesbians to wed on Monday. By Friday that number had jumped to at least 47.

Granade’s ruling made Alabama the 37th state where gays and lesbians can legally wed.

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“It’s not a terrible thing,” she said of autism, a range of complex neurodevelopment disorders.

“And I don’t understand how people look at it that way. It has turned our life around. It’s made me an advocate, which I love being. Parents call me all the time, and I tell them, I’m not a professional, I’m a parent. And I’ve got a whole stack of business cards, and I can tell you who helped me.”

“Everyone has their differences, and we celebrate those differences and work with them,” said Corrie Ackman, an occupational therapist who volunteered for the event. “Autism is at times difficult, but it’s a beautiful thing, too.

They’ve got amazing brains. They just work differently.”

Ackman’s three children – none of whom is on the autism spectrum – were at the event, too, to help out. So was the Boss family – Ben owns Boss Carpet One Floor & Home in Dixon, and offered many times to sponsor the event. Ben’s wife, Amy, is a speech therapist who volunteered at the event, and their children, Jack, Grant and Katie were all there to help out, too.

“He even offered a few times tonight,” Zera said after the event, “but I told him that if the first one flops, I don’t want it to have used someone else’s money.”

Suffice to say, it was far from a flop. Quite the opposite, actually. Dozens of children happily skipped from each of the 10 stations to the next, creating crafts, decorating cookies, and taking advantage of the sensory space – complete with mats and exercise balls – to blow off some steam when needed. Parents

Brought in to help relieve parents’ stress, Tonya Yingling gives youngster Josh Meyers a massage. got badly needed massages. Paraprofessionals flocked to kids eager to learn and have fun, and they celebrated together.

‘I’m Evan’s mom’ When she says that simple sentence, Zera’s face lights up.

“When I’m called Evan’s mom, that’s the biggest deal in the world to me,” she said before children began flocking into the ballroom.

Evan, 12, is a sixthgrader at Reagan Middle School in Dixon, and he’s been in the same class as Jack Boss for years.

“I know Jack will be with Evan, watching over him, forever,” Kim said.

That’s why she’s never held Evan back, despite the fact that he’s nonverbal autistic. She wants continuity for him. After all, structure is everything for Evan.

And Kim understands.

She was a time-study person long before she had Evan.

“I worked by the clock,” she said. “I was a very organized person, and that clock meant everything in my world. It’s really neat now, because the clock means everything to Evan, but I never look at it anymore. I’m watching Evan.”

He redefines sweet, according to everyone I spoke with at the event.

“He’s a lover,” said Car-

rie King, Evan’s sixthgrade special education student at Reagan. “Evan brings joy to me every day. From the moment he gets off the bus and comes and gets his key from my room to open his locker. I get a hi, constant smiles. He always touches my cheek or rubs my arm. He’s a joy to have in class, and he really brings a smile to my face every day.”

Evan was diagnosed at 18 months. He kept turning off the lights at day care, despite workers telling him to turn them back on. His hearing tested out fine, and his inability to maintain eye contact was “where everything began,” Zera said.

She took him to Kreider Services, where workers concluded Evan had autism. Since then, Kim has worked exhaustively to hold educational events at Kreider, other workshops and even a soccer camp in 2012-13.

Ackman began working with Evan when he was 2.

“Kim is an advocate not only for Evan, but for all kids with autism,” Ackman said. “She’s amazing. She does so much for her son, and for those who work with her son.

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“For about 3 years, Evan had a huge crush on her, because she totally gets him,” Zera said. “It’s so neat the way these people can identify what our kids need, and that’s why we brought them here.”

If Evan had it his way, he’d be a weatherman, and nothing else. Kim is often startled by his uncanny ability to predict the weather. And when there’s a storm brewing, it’s time to put on a pot of coffee and try to keep up.

“A severe thunderstorm, for some reason, heightens his adrenaline,” Kim said. “It’s almost like having six kids at once. I think he likes the way it makes his body feel.

“But sometimes we have to pull him away from there in order to do chores, in order to go to school, and in order to just do daily living skills.”

That was a struggle Wednesday, the day designated for Evan to be picked up by his buddy and role model, Greg LeRette. They always pick up a paper at Hometown Pantry for the weather forecast, stop at McDonald’s, and

Drew Ackman, 13, helps Zane Jasper, 11, work on a craft Wednesday at an autism workshop in Dixon.

The workshop was postponed Feb. 1 by the snowstorm but, despite how many special needs kids struggle to adapt to change, the Post House Ballroom was jumping during Wednesday’s event. then they’re home for the night.

When the detour went to the Post House, Kim was hoping he’d make it 15 minutes.

He made it 2.

“He made it in the door, and that’s awesome,” Kim said.

But it serves as an example of how the community needs to provide more events that merge our everyday world and that of special kids who need structure and consistency.

It’s a challenge, but it’s one Sandy Smith wishes more organizations would take on.

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‘He’s my pride and joy’ Presley Meinen was one of several children at the event who experienced a bona fide breakthrough.

Nonverbal autistic, the 8-year-old is typically married to his iPads. He has one to play on, and another that serves as his “voice.”

And he has a hard time sitting still for too long.

With about half an hour left in the 2-hour event, I noticed he’d been sitting at a table, where he’d done some crafting, for about half an hour.

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Then I was told that earlier, after he watched his grandmother, Smith, get a massage, he got one of his own. And then he assisted on one.

You read that right. This youngster who has a hard time interacting with others helped to administer a massage. Who knows? Maybe a future career was unlocked Wednesday night. Think about how many more

futures could get brighter, with more events.

The Sterling-Rock Falls family – as is often the case when special needs kids are involved – pulls together to afford Presley all the opportunities he can get.

Smith wishes organizations like the YMCA would offer more events for special needs kids.

“He’s my pride and joy,” Smith, a mail-carrier, said. “To see him smile and laugh ... he’s still sitting there, not jumping

up and down, or running for the door.

“This is just great. It’s the best.”

Best yet to come?

Zera plans to hold such events a few times a year. Certainly in April, which is Autism Awareness Month. And she gets giddy when brainstorming on an event in the park.

But what gets her really giddy is that she has a veritable village of a support team that will make

it possible: from an army of passionate paraprofessionals to co-workers like Patty Kimball – “She never ever lets me down.”

I’d best not leave out Treasa Werner, Kim’s sister, who lives across the street.

“She is my biggest support in everything. She’s like a second mom,” Zera said. “She’s there for him after school 3 days a week to take him to go out into the community to do a few things and such.”

So I’m not worried

about the Zeras, or any of the youngsters at the event. The outpouring of love and support tells me they’ll always be taken care of. But is that enough? Don’t we want to maximize what special kids with special gifts can do?

And for heaven’s sake, can we vaccinate our children, so that they might be able to live as glorious of a life as the one that Evan is living?

“I love the topic. I absolutely love the topic of vaccinations and autism,

because we can blame it on anything,” Zera said.

“But we don’t know yet.

My own personal feeling is that we vaccinate our kids at the same time that we start recognizing symptoms. There’s no correlation between the two of them.

“To me right now, honestly, though, what does it matter? It is what it is.

It happened. Now we just make every single day a day that they can be happier in their surrounding and maximize their abilities.”

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Former sheriff’s deputy Gene Cole testified Friday in the trial of Eddie Ray Routh, who is charged with murder in the deaths

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Starting point The road to March Madness in Illinois was paved on Friday, as local 1A/2A boys teams found out their regional matchups. Check those out on B10.

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Numbers game Andrew Wiggins, who was the No. 1 pick in the 2014 NBA Draft, scores 22 points and has 12 rebounds in the Rising Stars Challenge to lead the World team past the U.S. team 121-112.

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Dixon’s Connor Sperling wrestles Kaneland’s Zach Parker during Friday’s 2A Sterling Sectional at Musgrove Fieldhouse. Sperling won 7-2.

Sperling keeps his head up Dixon junior leads locals into semis

BY CODY CUTTER ccutter@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 5555 @CodyCutter35

STERLING – Connor Sperling was tired of having opponent after opponent push his head down.

The Dixon junior made sure he didn’t have his head hanging both on and off the mat during the first round of the 2A Sterling Sectional on Friday at Musgrove Fieldhouse.

“A lot of people have been having success

on me by pulling my head down,” Sperling said. “I’ve been working on making sure they don’t get on my head, and take advantage of the mistakes. I went in more confident than I have been. If I can go out there and focus on what I need to do, I can get the job done.”

Sperling, competing at 195 pounds, was the lone local wrestler out of 14 to win both of his matches in the opening session.

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Rock Falls’ Konner Smith reaches back while squaring off against Dakota’s Andrew Wenger during a 132-pound bout. Smith lost 2-1.

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The Prophetstown Prophets hoist the 1A Polo Regional championship plaque after beating Ashton-Franklin Center 47-32 on Friday. The Prophets advance to the Pecatonica Sectional.

RIGHT GUARD Prophets’ backcourt takes control of regional title game

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

POLO – Before Friday night’s Class 1A Polo Regional championship game, longtime Prophetstown coach Don Robinson told his team a win would come down to the Prophets’ guards playing better than their counterparts from Ashton-Franklin Center.

It’s no surprise that a guy with 701 career wins knew exactly what he was talking about.

The Prophets built a double-digit lead early on thanks to 3-pointers, then withstood a second-half run when the Raiders ratcheted up the defensive pressure, to win the program’s eighth straight regional title, 47-32 over AFC. “Coach Robinson said it was going to be our guards’ game tonight,” Prophet senior Kassi Henrekin said. “Our posts sacrificed their

Star of the game: Clare Kramer, Prophetstown, 10 points, 11 rebounds, 8 assists Key performers: Kassi Henrekin, Prophetstown, 16 points, 4 3-pointers, 5 rebounds; Shelby Adams, Prophetstown, 10 points, 6 rebounds; Allison Prestegaard, AFC, 14 points, 11 rebounds, 2 blocks; Madeline Prestegaard, AFC, 11 points, 5 rebounds Up next: 1A Pecatonica Sectional semifinal, Prophetstown vs.

Aquin, 7 p.m. Monday scoring in order to kick out passes to the opposite side and get us open looks. We all stepped up and played with confidence right from the start tonight.”

It didn’t hurt that the Prophets (27-3) hit eight of their first 11 shots … and got the offensive rebound on those three misses. Four of

those eight baskets were 3-pointers, and one of those turned into a four-point play by Henrekin.

The game-opening 19-6 run put the Raiders (23-4) behind the 8-ball, and despite sticking to their game plan of feeding the 6-foot-3 Allison Prestegaard and her 6-2 sister, Madeline, in the post, the deficit was too much to overcome.

“They play a very quick, fastpaced offense, and they play it very well,” Allison Prestegaard said. “They made a lot of 3-pointers early, and their guards were just really good tonight.”

Henrekin was quick to pass the credit to post teammates Clare Kramer and Shelby Adams, who acted as facilitators all night long.

Though they were prepared to sacrifice their point production to help the team win, the two seniors combined for 20 points, 17 rebounds and nine assists.

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Fortune changes Seeing country on two wheels in final second BMX opening doors for Koch Hartman avoids consolation bracket

BY BRIAN WEIDMAN bweidman@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 5551 @BrianWeidman

OREGON – Kaleb Hartman was 1 second away from the rocky road that is the consolation bracket at the Class 1A Oregon Wrestling Sectional.

Instead, the West Carroll freshman finds himself in the relative comfort of the semifinals.

He is joined by teammate Hunter Luke and 10 other area wrestlers in the semis, one bout

away from their ultimate goal – a berth in the state tournament.

Joining Hartman and Luke in Saturday’s semifinal round are Oregon’s Dominic Marchetti and Matthew Crandall, Rock Falls’ Tristan Dudley and Niles Ager, Erie-Prophetstown’s Grady Todd and Austin Shoup, Fulton’s Tyler Fleetwood, Newman’s Cael Sanders, Polo’s Ethan Cain, and Amboy’s Dallas Appleman.

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Zed Koch raises his hand during his social studies class at Southside Elementary in Morrison, more than any other class.

His hand doesn’t necessarily shoot into the air because he knows an answer, but because he has been to most of the Philip Marruffo/pmarruffo@saukvalley.com places he and his classZed Koch, a 10-year-old from Morrison, has been a mates are learning about BMX racer since learning to ride at the age of 7. He is in a given unit. the top-ranked racer in Illinois in his age group.

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Zed Koch file Age: 10 Parents: Rich and Theresa, Morrison School: Southside Elementary about something in class, my teacher asks everyone if they’ve been there or know about it,” 10-year-old Koch said. “I’m always raising my hand, definitely more than the other kids.”

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Reason to fear youth sports On the tube TV listings

Saturday Auto racing 9:30 a.m.

• NASCAR Sprint Cup, practice for Daytona 500, FS1 3 p.m.

• ARCA, Lucas Oil 200, at Daytona Beach, Fla., FS1 7 p.m.

• NASCAR Sprint Cup, Sprint Unlimited, at Daytona Beach, Fla., Fox

Men’s basketball 11 a.m.

• Ohio St. at Michigan St., ESPN • Georgia St. at Texas St., ESPN2 • Memphis at S. Florida, ESPNU • Virginia Tech at Clemson, FSN 11:30 a.m.

• St. John’s at Butler, Fox • St. Bonaventure at Dayton, NBCSP Noon

• Baylor at Kansas, CBS • Marquette at Creighton, FS1 1 p.m.

• S. Carolina at Kentucky, ESPN • VCU at George Washington, ESPN2 • Tulane at Cincinnati, ESPNU • St. Louis at Rhode Island, FSN 1:30 p.m.

• Delaware at William & Mary, NBCSP 2 p.m.

• Oregon at UCLA, Fox 3 p.m.

• N.C. State at Louisville, ESPN • W. Virginia at Iowa St., ESPN2 • Mississippi St. at Missouri, ESPNU • Drake at Indiana St., CSN/FSN 5 p.m.

• Duke at Syracuse, ESPN • Wichita St. at Illinois St., ESPN2 • Oklahoma St. at TCU, ESPNU

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outh sports scare me. Not like waking up in the middle of the night sweating and screaming kind of scared, but more like taking a wrong turn into a bad neighborhood kind of scared.

In most instances, everything is going to be OK. You turn around and get back on the interstate and cruise back to safety.

But there’s that voice in the back of your head praying that a tire doesn’t blow out right now, because a nice drive could turn into a terrible experience.

It’s the same with youth sports. Most of the time, the people involved and the kids playing it make it through the games, the travel, the ups and downs OK. A (very) select few cash in with major league contracts or college scholarships. Most will just put the glove, ball, or bat away, content with what were hopefully mostly good memories.

But sometimes youth sports take a wrong turn and the tire blows out.

That’s sort of what has happened with Little League baseball.

In the last week, the Jackie Robinson West team in Chicago had its U.S. Championship (won last summer) revoked, after a series of district violations were uncovered.

Sure, the kids didn’t deserve this embarrassment, but taking the title was the right thing to do. The teams that lost were (hopefully) following the rules and had their seasons end

On the tube TV listings Soccer 6:30 a.m.

• FA Cup, round 5, West Ham at West Bromwich, FS1

Winter sports 3:30 p.m.

• Skiing, World Alpine Championships, at Vail, Colo., NBC

Track & field 5 p.m.

• Millrose Games, at New York, NBCSP AP

Members of the Jackie Robinson West Little League baseball team participate in a rally celebrating the team’s U.S. Little League Championship in Chicago in August. Little League International stripped the team of title this week after it ruled it violated rules regarding using players from outside the Jackie Robinson West district.

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by one that didn’t.

Fair is fair, and unfair is unfair.

Who’s to blame for this?

Well, first I put the target on Little League, who a long time ago sold out just being an organization to provide structure for youth baseball and softball, and became one interested in making money.

The only difference between Little League and the NCAA is that Little League doesn’t have to hide behind the antiquated ideal of the

student-athlete.

When Little League decided, along with ESPN, to make the World Series an event with wall-to-wall national coverage, it stopped being about kids and became about ratings, money, and advertising.

Did you just hear the air leaking out of the tire?

First, is there any reason any 12-year-old really needs to prove they are the best in the world at something? Should any 12-year-old be thrust into that position?

And should that 12-year-old be sold to millions of viewers like a professional athlete, considering many grown professional athletes can only barely handle that sort attention?

Second, it’s the parents’ and coaches’ fault,

because many of things above drive them to get their kids thrust into the spotlight.

Because, you know, a 12-year-old that can hit a ball and throw a strike is more of an indication of exceptional coaching and good parenting, rather than natural talent and aging faster.

So plans form during conversations while watching batting practice.

“Hey, this kid a town over can really play.”

“We could use a better catcher.”

“Does anybody really check out where these kids live?”

Before anyone thinks about what is right and what is wrong, the idea of winning takes over.

Now, we’re on a dark road, the tire is flat, and the original destination is lost.

That’s why youth sports scare me.

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Sunday Auto racing Noon

• NASCAR Sprint Cup, pole qualifying for Daytona 500, Fox

Men’s basketball 11:30 a.m.

• Towson at Charleston, NBCSP Noon

• Illinois at Wisconsin, CBS 1:30 p.m.

• St. Joseph’s at Fordham, NBCSP 2 p.m.

• Iowa at Northwestern, BTN • Ill.-Chicago at Cleveland St., CSN 3 p.m.

• N. Iowa at Missouri St., ESPNU • Stanford at Colorado, FS1 4 p.m.

• Hofstra at Drexel, CSN 4:15 p.m.

• Nebraska at Purdue, BTN 5:30 p.m.

• Miami at Boston College, ESPNU • Arizona at Washington St., FS1 6:30 p.m.

• Minnesota at Indiana, BTN 7:30 p.m.

• Cal at Utah, ESPNU

Women’s basketball 11 a.m.

• Vanderbilt at S. Carolina, ESPNU

7 p.m.

Noon

• Oklahoma at Kansas St., ESPN2 • Vanderbilt at Alabama, ESPNU • E. Illinois at SIUEdwardsville, FSN

• N. Carolina at Louisville, ESPN2 • Delaware at James Madison, CSN 1 p.m.

7:30 p.m.

• Maryland at Penn St., BTN 8 p.m.

• UConn at SMU, ESPN 9 p.m.

• New Mexico at Nevada, ESPN2

Women’s basketball 11 a.m.

• Purdue at Rutgers, BTN 1 p.m.

• Northwestern at Michigan, BTN

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2013 Jimmie Johnson

• A 6-hour weather delay and 10-year stretch between Daytona wins couldn’t dampen Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s excitement for picking up the big season-opening win. The win also snapped a 55-race losing streak that stretched back to 2012.

He had also finished second in three of the previous four 500s.

• A year after finishing only one lap before being eliminated in a wreck, Johnson won his second Daytona 500 – his first since 2006. Johnson, who has six NASCAR Sprint Cup titles, had to fend off Danica Patrick, who became the first woman to lead “The Great American Race.” Patrick faded to eighth place in the last lap.

3 p.m.

• Ohio St. at Illinois, BTN

Men’s hockey

7 p.m.

• Providence at Notre Dame, NBCSP

Noon

• PBA, Tournament at Champions, at Indianapolis, ESPN Golf

• All-Star Game, at New York, TNT NHL

• Callaway (Miss.) at Dominican (Wis.), ESPNU

11:30 a.m.

Golf

• Exhibition: Shooting Stars, Skills Challenge, 3-Point Contest, & Slam Dunk, at Brooklyn, N.Y., TNT

Bowling

7:30 p.m.

9 p.m.

7:30 p.m.

4 p.m.

• W. Virginia at Baylor, ESPN2

NBA

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• Kentucky at Tennessee, ESPN2

• PGA, Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, final round, CBS • Champions, ACE Group Classic, final round, TGC

• Penn St. at Michigan St., BTN

• PGA, Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, third round, CBS • Champions, ACE Group Classic, second round, at Naples, Fla., TGC

2 p.m.

2 p.m.

5 p.m.

2 p.m.

• S. Florida at E. Carolina, ESPNU • Texas Tech at Kansas St., FSN • St. John’s at DePaul, FS1

2012 Matt Kenseth

2011 Trevor Bayne

• Kenseth winning was the side story in a year where the race had to be postponed a day because of rain, and then featured a fiery crash by Juan Pablo Montoya. Journeyman driver Dave Blaney was leading when a problem with Montoya’s car sent him spinning under caution into a safety truck.

The truck held 200 gallons of jet karosene, and burst into flames.

• In just his second Sprint Cup start, the 20-yearold Bayne stunned NASCAR’s biggest names with a thrilling overtime win at Daytona International Speedway, holding off Carl Edwards after fan favorite Dale Earnhardt Jr. crashed in NASCAR’s first attempt at a green-white-checkered flag finish. The race featured 16 cautions and 74 lead changes among 22 different drivers.

• Penguins at Blackhawks, NBC 4 p.m.

• Blues at Panthers, FSN 6:30 p.m.

• Flyers at Sabres, NBCSP

Soccer 7:30 a.m.

• FA Cup, round 5, Leicester City at Aston Villa, FS1

Winter sports 3:30 p.m.

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• Skiing, World Alpine Championships, NBC

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Chicago Bears cornerback Tim Jennings had arthroscopic surgery on one of his knees Friday, a person with knowledge of the situation confirmed.

The procedure was considered relatively minor, and he’s expected to be OK for the Bears’ offseason program, which can begin April 6 with strength training and conditioning.

Saturday Men’s basketball 5 p.m.

• Kankakee at Sauk Valley

Women’s basketball 3 p.m.

• Kankakee at Sauk Valley

Boys basketball 7:30 p.m.

• Aquin at AFC • Polo at Milledgeville • Pearl City at West Carroll

Goodell made $35 million in 2013 NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell made $35 million in 2013, according to tax returns submitted by the league.

The NFL on Friday released the amount Goodell earned in salary, bonus, and pension compensation. Goodell made $35.1 million in 2012, with an additional $5 million in incentive pay and $4.1 million pension payment from the 2011 lockout year that was paid in 2012.

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Ilini hire former Bears coach to staff

Harvick ready for sophomore season at Stewart-Haas

Illinois has turned to a former Bears assistant coach to help turn around its defense.

The Illini announced their hiring of Mike Phair as the team’s co-defensive coordinator, sharing the duty with Tim Banks.

Phair worked as the Bears’ defensive line coach from 2011-2013.

Phair, who has 13 years of NFL experience, also will serve as the Illinois defensive line coach.

MLB

White Sox sign Albers to contract The Chicago White Sox signed right-handed pitcher Matt Albers to a minorleague contract with an invitation to spring training.

Albers, 32, is a 9-year major league veteran with five different clubs. He pitched 10 innings in eight relief appearances for the Houston Astros in 2014 while limited by a shoulder injury.

He has a career 25-31 record with a 4.42 ERA over 364 appearances.

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JRW enlists lawyers after title revoked Jackie Robinson West officials have enlisted lawyers to investigate the decision to revoke the team’s national championship, but a day after being stripped of the title offered few answers to allegations that boundary maps were improperly altered to assemble an all-star squad.

BROADCASTING

First female sportscaster dies Rhonda Glenn, the first female anchor on ESPN who became a USGA historian, died after a long illness. Glenn was 68.

Glenn became the first woman to be a fulltime sportscaster for a national network when she sat behind the desk at Sports Center in 1981.

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Kevin Harvick talks with members of a broadcast crew during NASCAR media day at Daytona International Speedway on Thursday in Daytona Beach, Fla. Harvick, coming off his first championship, is entering his second season with Stewart-Haas Racing.

BY JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Kevin Harvick opened last season determined to immediately show the strength and speed of his new race team.

It was abundantly clear that the new Stewart-Haas Racing team was one of the best in the garage, and Harvick closed the year with his first career Cup championship.

As he embarks on his sophomore season, Harvick doesn’t plan on letting up.

“You always re-establish new goals,” he said.

“I think as you come into this year knowing that you can do the things that we did last year, that’s very rewarding. But it’s also a great confidence builder for our race team and our guys. We know we can win races.”

First on Harvick’s to-do list? Winning the Daytona 500, of course.

Harvick won NASCAR’s most prestigious race in 2007 when he drove for Richard Childress Racing, the team he left at the end of 2013 to join good friend Tony Stewart at SHR. Stewart had promised Harvick that he could a win a championship if he moved to SHR, and Harvick made the leap of faith in his quest for that elusive first title.

He won five races last season, including the Nov. 16 finale to clinch the championship. But he wants crew chief Rodney Childers and his SHR team to experience the thrill of a victory in “The Great American Race.”

“I know what it’s like to have won this race and the experience that comes with it,” he said.

“I would love to be a part of winning this race with this group of guys, and the things that come with it.”

Qualifying When: Noon, Sunday TV: Fox FYI: Sprint Unlimited race is 7 p.m.

Saturday on Fox. Harvick will get a chance to see what Childers has prepared for Daytona International Speedway on Saturday night, in the exhibition Sprint Unlimited race. The season-opening Daytona 500 is Feb. 22, and teams have the next 10 days to prepare for the big event.

For Harvick, it means he’ll finally get back into a routine that had been disrupted the last 3 months.

He and wife DeLana moved in November, the same week as the season finale. Then came the whirlwind weeks of requirements for the new champion, and when he finally got to take a breath, he had to focus on settling into his new North Carolina neighborhood.

The ban on offseason testing allowed Harvick to use January to learn the area and settle on seemingly mundane activities, such as finding a pediatrician for son Keelan.

The hustle to get everything done was worth it in the end, because all of the life-changing decisions – leaving RCR, joining SHR, moving to Charlotte – because the championship was the payoff.

“We changed our whole lives in order to try to accomplish everything that we did last year,” Harvick said. “We were able to pull it off despite changing basically everything that we’ve ever done. That’s very rewarding for not only DeLana and myself, but everybody who has been involved in it.”

This period has also allowed Harvick to do

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some self-reflection, and he opened up for the first time about his relationship with his estranged father in an interview with a nationally syndicated sports interview series.

Harvick had never before publicly discussed growing up in “a broken house” or his father’s issues with alcoholism. He said on “In Depth with Graham Bensinger” that his mother moved everything out of their home the same night he won his first late model race.

“So you go from, you know, having this

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moment where you think you’ve taken another step in your career to, you know that dad’s coming home to, he’s coming home to nothing,” he told Bensinger. “There was a lot of situations like that.

He had a drinking problem as I grew up and you see and are exposed to a lot of things that you probably don’t want to do as a parent.”

Asked about discussing his childhood, Harvick said it’s just one of the many personal situations that he’s using to model how he currently carries himself.

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Hossa keeps rolling Forward notches two points as Blackhawks down Devils

BY JAY COHEN AP Sports Writer

CHICAGO – Marian Hossa is smiling again. The swagger is back.

While the Chicago Blackhawks are searching for successful line combinations, Hossa is rolling.

The veteran winger scored his seventh goal in four games, and the Blackhawks rallied for a 3-1 victory over the New Jersey Devils on Friday night.

“When you’ve got more confidence, the puck is with you,” Hossa said. “You try to do a little more. At the same time, you try to keep things simple, and just put a puck at the net.”

Hossa also had an assist on Jonathan Toews’ tiebreaking goal in the third as the Blackhawks rebounded from a pair of losses at the start of an eight-game homestand. Kris Versteeg tacked on an empty-net score, and Corey Crawford made 25 saves.

Peter Harrold scored in the first for New Jersey, which has dropped three in a row. Cory Schneider had 32 stops.

Chicago got off to another slow start and looked all out of sorts before Hossa took over. The Blackhawks also struggled for much of Wednesday night’s game against Vancouver, but Hossa scored two of Chicago’s three goals in the third period as the Blackhawks put together a big rally to salvage a point in a 5-4 overtime loss to the Canucks.

It was more of the same for Hossa in the third against New Jersey.

With Michael Ryder in the penalty box for interference, the 36-yearold Hossa beat Schneider with a well-placed shot into the right side for the tying score just 1:27 into the period.

“It came so softly that it just literally fell as I went to go get it,” Schneider said. “It’s a tough one for me. I would have loved to have had that one. It was a bit of a funky goal and the way I felt, the way I was playing, it was one I felt I should have and could have had.”

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Koch has spent the past 3 years traveling across the country with his parents, Rich and Theresa Koch, and his bicycle. Zed is Illinois’ top-ranked BMX – bicycle motocross – racer in the expert class, and also owns the top ranking in the central region, which stretches from Minnesota down to Texas.

His talents are also nationally respected, as he finished just outside the Top 20 nationally in his age group. His résumé is impressive, collecting three No. 1 plates in the 2014 season.

Zed even started working with a physical trainer to help strengthen his core to better control his body and 13-pound bicycle in hopes the two work as one. Zed doesn’t stop there, as he also participates in a hiphop dance class, which further helps him gain more body control.

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) 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)

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Blackhawks left wing Patrick Sharp (10) is checked to the ice by Devils defenseman Peter Harrold (10) during their game Friday in Chicago.

The Blackhawks won 3-1.

Star of the game: Marian Hossa, Blackhawks, 1 goal, 1 assist Up next: Penguins at Blackhawks, 11:30 a.m. Sunday TV/Radio: NBA/720-AM It was Hossa’s 17th goal for the season. Before his current tear, he had two goals in his previous 15 games.

“On fire,” Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville said. “He’s got it going. He’s got that touch.”

Hossa then got loose for a rush to the net that was turned away by Schneider, but Toews was there to push in the rebound at 4:10. It was Toews’ first goal since Jan. 30 at Anaheim, stopping a six-game drought.

New Jersey had a chance to tie it again when Patrick Sharp was sent off for hooking, but Chicago killed off the ensuing power play.

The Devils were unsuccessful on their two chances with the man advantage.

“We didn’t capitalize when we had a power play, and unfortu-

nately gave up a power-play goal at the beginning of a period and gave up a second goal,” Devils general manager and co-coach Lou Lamoriello said.

New Jersey got its only goal from an unlikely source in the first period.

Scott Gomez was skating behind the net when he made a nice pass in front to Harrold, who watched his one-timer go off Crawford’s left pad and then the post for his second goal of the season. It was the defenseman’s fourth goal in four seasons with the Devils, and No. 12 for his 9-year NHL career.

Chicago forward Ryan Hartman provided a spark in his first NHL game.

Hartman was selected by Chicago in the first round of the 2013 draft, and was promoted to the Blackhawks on Thursday. Hartman, a local product who grew up rooting for the Blackhawks, had a huge hit on Dainius Zubrus on his first shift.

“I think after that, the nerves were pretty shot. They were gone,” Hartman said. “I’m just glad we got a team win.”

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“I’m the only boy in the class,” he said. “But it’s a lot of fun.”

Zed received his first BMX bicycle when he was 7 years old, and has been racing ever since on prepared dirt tracks with turns and jumps.

How he got started was sort of a Hail Mary. Rich raced BMX in the early 1980s, and figured he would let his son try it, to see if he enjoyed it.

But first, Zed had to learn to ride a bike. It is tough for Zed to ride a traditional bike because of the dirt and gravel roads that surround the family’s rural Morrison home, so he took a unique approach of familiarizing himself with the two wheels, and began learning to ride on a dirt bike.

Rich fitted the motorized bike with training wheels and watched his son zoom around.

“He got the hang of it right away,” Rich said.

“It helped because it was motorized, and all he

had to worry about was balancing.”

Zed soon switched over to a pedal bike and, after a slow start, picked up the sport quickly and began dominating soon after.

In a matter of months, the family became consumed with BMX racing, and now travel yearround to competitions across the country and Canada. The family’s refrigerator is covered with magnets collected from the various destinations. The collection has grown to over 20 states in the 3 years.

During the long car rides, Zed packs all of his electronics to keep busy, as well as stacks of homework that he has to complete because sometimes the trips pull him out of school.

“He’s really talented, but I know that BMX won’t be there for him throughout his life,” Rich said. “So what I want him to take away from all of this are the

experiences, and he can carry those memories with him throughout his life.”

Zed’s face brightens when he talks about those experiences.

He and his classmates recently completed a unit on Martin Luther King Jr., and Zed raised his hand and told his teacher that he had been to the spot where King Jr. was assassinated.

He has also seen a number of historical sites such as the Oklahoma City bombing site, as well as the Indianapolis 500 museum. The famed horse racing venue Churchill Downs also made the list.

Zed has eaten alligator, after his mother told him it was chicken, and has floated down rivers in the south.

“I’ve been to so many places, it’s hard to count,” Zed said. “They’re all pretty cool. Oh, and the Canada part of the Niagara Falls is a lot cooler than the U.S. side.”

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Friday’s result No. 7 Arizona 86, Washington 62 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

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

Saturday’s games No games scheduled Sunday’s game All-Star Game, at New York, 7:30 p.m.

NHL EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF Montreal 54 35 15 4 74 146 Tampa Bay 57 34 17 6 74 184 Detroit 53 31 13 9 71 156 Boston 54 28 19 7 63 142 Florida 54 24 19 11 59 134 Ottawa 53 21 22 10 52 145 Toronto 56 23 29 4 50 159 Buffalo 55 16 36 3 35 103 Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pts GF N.Y. Islanders 55 36 18 1 73 173 Pittsburgh 55 32 15 8 72 160 N.Y. Rangers 53 32 16 5 69 163 Washington 55 29 16 10 68 162 Philadelphia 55 23 22 10 56 149 Columbus 53 24 26 3 51 139 New Jersey 55 21 25 9 51 123 Carolina 53 19 27 7 45 117

GA 122 154 134 136 151 150 173 191 GA 153 139 130 139 161 164 151 141

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 56 34 18 4 72 170 130 57 28 19 10 66 155 149 54 27 20 7 61 147 146 55 26 21 8 60 174 175 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 55 30 22 3 63 159 142 Los Angeles 54 24 18 12 60 149 147 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

Friday’s results Columbus 4, Philadelphia 3, OT Chicago 3, New Jersey 1 Dallas 2, Florida 0 San Jose at Arizona, late Boston at Vancouver, late 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.

Sunday’s games Pittsburgh at Chicago, 11:30 a.m.

St. Louis at Florida, 4 p.m.

Philadelphia at Buffalo, 6:30 p.m.

Washington at Anaheim, 7 p.m.

Tampa Bay at San Jose, 7 p.m.

Friday’s box score

BLACKHAWKS 3, DEVILS 1 New Jersey 1 0 0 – 1 Chicago 0 0 3 – 3 First Period–1, New Jersey, Harrold 2 (Gomez, Merrill), 15:30. Penalties–Toews, Chi (tripping), 9:14; Henrique, NJ (slashing), 13:22.

Second Period–None. Penalties–Jagr, NJ (hooking), 13:14; Ryder, NJ (interference), 19:56.

Third Period–2, Chicago, Hossa 17 (Saad, Seabrook), 1:27 (pp). 3, Chicago, Toews 16 (Hossa, Seabrook), 4:10. 4, Chicago, Versteeg 10 (Kane, Keith), 19:16 (en). Penalties–Sharp, Chi (hooking), 6:12; Gelinas, NJ (hooking), 15:43.

Shots on Goal–New Jersey 8-9-9–26.

Chicago 8-10-17–35.

Power-play opportunities–New Jersey 0 of 2; Chicago 1 of 4.

Goalies–New Jersey, Schneider 19-21-5 (34 shots-32 saves). Chicago, Crawford 22-12-3 (26-25).

A–22,186 (19,717). T–2:17.

Auto racing NASCAR-Sprint Cup

Sprint Unlimited Lineup After Friday qualifying; race Saturday At Daytona International Speedway Daytona Beach, Fla. Lap length: 2.5 miles Based on Qualifying Draw (Car number in parentheses) 1. (27) Paul Menard, Chevrolet.

2. (5) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet.

3. (22) Joey Logano, Ford.

4. (2) Brad Keselowski, Ford.

5. (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota.

6. (3) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet.

7. (16) Greg Biffle, Ford.

8. (4) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet.

9. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota.

10. (78) Martin Truex Jr., Chevrolet.

11. (24) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet.

12. (31) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet.

13. (41) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet.

14. (19) Carl Edwards, Toyota.

15. (10) Danica Patrick, Chevrolet.

16. (20) Matt Kenseth, Toyota.

17. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet.

18. (15) Clint Bowyer, Toyota.

19. (43) Aric Almirola, Ford.

20. (17) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford.

21. (1) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet.

22. (14) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet.

23. (13) Casey Mears, Chevrolet.

24. (88) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet.

25. (42) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet.

Golf Friday 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 Second Round Matt Jones 65m-66s—131 -12 Brandt Snedeker 64m-67s—131 -12 Justin Hicks 64p-68m—132 -11 Charlie Beljan 70p-63m—133 -10 Michael Putnam 69p-64m—133 -10 Chez Reavie 67p-66m—133 -10 Daniel Berger 67p-66m—133 -10 Alex Prugh 66s-68p—134 -10 Will Wilcox 66m-67s—133 -10 David Hearn 67p-66m—133 -10 Billy Horschel 68m-65s—133 -10 Chesson Hadley 64m-69s—133 -10 Jon Curran 69m-64s—133 -10 Nick Watney 65m-69s—134 -9 Jim Furyk 64m-70s—134 -9 Pat Perez 66p-68m—134 -9 Jason Day 72p-62m—134 -9 Daniel Summerhays 67p-67m—134 -9 J.J. Henry 65p-70m—135 -8 Alex Cejka 68m-67s—135 -8 Kevin Chappell 66m-69s—135 -8 Chad Collins 68p-67m—135 -8 Glen Day 66m-69s—135 -8 Jordan Spieth 68m-67s—135 -8 Dudley Hart 65p-70m—135 -8 Vijay Singh 67s-70p—137 -7 Rod Pampling 65m-71s—136 -7 Brian Stuard 67s-70p—137 -7 Chris Stroud 71s-66p—137 -7 Shane Lowry 69p-67m—136 -7 Vaughn Taylor 70s-67p—137 -7 Dustin Johnson 69m-67s—136 -7 Spencer Levin 68s-69p—137 -7 Greg Chalmers 71p-65m—136 -7 Whee Kim 67s-70p—137 -7 Derek Fathauer 68m-68s—136 -7

Transactions BASEBALL Major League Baseball American League CHICAGO WHITE SOX — Agreed to terms with RHP Matt Albers on a minor league contract.

KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Agreed to terms with RHP Greg Holland on a oneyear contract and with RHP Joe Blanton on a minor league contract.

SEATTLE MARINERS — Agreed to terms with INF-OF Rickie Weeks on a one-year contract.

National League ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS — Agreed to terms with RHP Addison Reed on a oneyear contract.

CINCINNATI REDS — Agreed to terms with LHP Aroldis Chapman on a one-year contract.

COLLEGE ILLINOIS — Named Mike Phair co-defensive coordinator/defensive line coach.

Saturday, February 14, 2015

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NBA All-Stars LeBron James (center) and Dwyane Wade are glad that the All-Star game is in New York this weekend, but are less excited about the cold temperatures waiting for them.

Cold greeting in New York Temps the talk for All-Star game

BY BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer

NEW YORK – The NBA’s All-Star show has arrived on Brrr-oadway.

After years of performing only in warm-weather cities in the South and West, the midseason spectacle has come back to the bitterly cold Big Apple, where the most popular person at the player hotel Friday may not have been LeBron James or Stephen Curry, but the one handing out complimentary hot chocolates in the lobby.

Players love being in New York and can’t wait for the curtain to rise at Madison Square Garden on Sunday night, but the bright lights in the big city aren’t doing anything to help the teeth-chattering chilly temperatures down below.

“New York is cold as hell, man. But it’s nice, it’s cool,” Miami’s Dwyane Wade said. “I feel like the All-Star had to be in New York one of these years. Since I’ve been in the league, 12 years now, it hasn’t been in New York, and it’s mind-boggling that it hasn’t, but I think it’s cool that it’s finally here. There’s just a different vibe in New York than anywhere else.”

Wade is injured and can’t play Sunday, but the guys who will say it will

All-Star Game When: 7:30 p.m.

Sunday Where: Madison Square Garden TV: TNT be a special night because it will be on one of their favorite stages.

“It’s going to be the best All-Star Game for me, to be able to be in the Garden,” James said. “I love my fans back in Cleveland. I loved my fans when I was in Miami. But if I could have 82 regularseason games in the Garden, you know I would, because it’s the mecca of basketball. You get a great feeling when you walk in there because there is so much history. It’s going to be fun.”

The game hasn’t been in New York since 1998, Michael Jordan’s last with the Chicago Bulls, and the first of many for Kobe Bryant and Tim Duncan.

The NBA’s preference has been places where it’s warm in February, and cities such as Houston and New Orleans have hosted it multiple times in recent years.

But when the Garden underwent a 3-year renovation and Barclays Center in Brooklyn was built, both with $1 billion price tags, the league decided the venues would share the weekend.

efore Derrick Rose turned Thursday night’s 113-98 victory over the Cavaliers into his own personal All-Star Game, the teammates who will represent the Bulls at the annual extravaganza stood proudly at midcourt.

Jimmy Butler, dressed in white slacks and a royal blue blazer like the skipper of a boat, received his No. 21 AllStar jersey from Hall of Famer Scottie Pippen.

Pau Gasol, wearing Bulls warm-ups and ready for a 14th straight double-double, accepted his No. 16 from general manager Gar Forman.

As Butler and Gasol waved to the crowd, it offered a subtle but significant reminder of the resourceful way the deepest team in the Eastern Conference was constructed.

Has Forman made a better draft pick since becoming GM in 2009 than Butler, the 30th overall selection in 2011?

Has Forman, or executive vice president John Paxson, for that matter, signed a more impactful free agent than Gasol, the most valuable player as the 34-20 Bulls head into the All-Star break?

How many other teams count as heavily on players they drafted and developed, complemented by veterans they acquired?

Butler and Gasol deserved their All-Star berths, and all of a sudden the Bulls deserve the benefit of the doubt given the way they snapped out of a February funk with four straight wins. This is how you answer adversity and critics: by winning.

During the streak, Tony Snell rewarded coach Tom Thibodeau’s sudden trust since a DNPCoaches Decision on Feb. 4 with continued consistency that made him look like the next first-round pick to develop a la Butler.

Mike Dunleavy returned from a 19-game absence to help space the floor and ease the burden.

Rose attacked like the aggressor he must be.

davidHAUGH Chicago Tribune sports columnist.

He can be reached at dhaugh@ tribune.com

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Bulls guard Derrick Rose drives and scores past the Cavaliers’ LeBron James during Thursday’s win in Chicago. Rose scored 30 points, and the Bulls seem to be rounding back into shape as a favorite in the Eastern Conference.

Butler did anything and everything, until injuring his shoulder last weekend badly enough to miss Thursday’s marquee matchup against LeBron James, who was all thumbs with eight turnovers.

Gasol’s grace complemented Joakim Noah’s grit and, one pivotal week later, the Bulls resemble the Bulls again.

No matter how the occasional defensive lapses shake your faith, no matter if coach Thibodeau and the Bulls front office create enough friction to warm a winter’s night, this team remains the team to beat in the East if Rose and Noah stay healthy.

Beating the Cavaliers, the NBA’s hottest team, merely confirmed that.

Questions remain about Nikola Mirotic’s role, and intrigue surrounds the neglect of rookie Doug McDermott. But the roster Forman and Pax-

son assembled contains too much depth, and Thibodeau commands too much respect for expectations to wane.

Heading into the Bulls game, the Cavs hadn’t trailed by double figures since Jan. 13 against the Suns. The Bulls once led by 19 in a game that was never close.

The Hawks and Raptors have better records, but the only game on Thursday’s NBA schedule looked like an Eastern Conference finals preview.

The Cavs regained the look of a legitimate contender after making deals in early January for guards J.R. Smith and Iman Shumpert and 7-footer Timofey Mozgov.

The Bulls need not counter with any moves before the trade deadline, because they cured their chemistry issues inhouse thanks to players such as Snell emerging, and Thibodeau slightly

adjusting the way he used his bench.

Why get rid of anybody in the Bulls rotation now?

Two nights before Valentine’s Day, the Cavs missed Kevin Love, and a Rose warmed hearts all over Chicago.

When Rose projects that kind of confidence and protects the basketball with that kind of care – he has two turnovers in his last two games – anything seems possible, and everything flashes back to 2012.

Thibodeau expressed surprise at the Bulls’ impressive record heading into the All-Star break given all the injuries and practice limitations.

He expected worse. The starting lineup Thibodeau used against the Cavs was the 17th necessary this year. It speaks to Thibodeau’s knack for getting the most out of a team, and his bosses’ ability to accumulate talent.

Can’t everybody get along in the name of a championship run?

It’s only one game, but even Noah acknowledged before tipoff it felt like more.

“It would be a good statement game for us,’’ Noah said.

It was, announcing the Bulls aren’t going anywhere at the top of the East – except on vacation for a few days. They earned it.

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Adding Rice to recipe Star guard adjusts to new role after missing nine games

BY DAVID MERCER Associated Press

CHAMPAIGN – While Illinois guard Rayvonte Rice sat idle with a broken hand and a suspension, a funny thing happened to his team. It learned to play without its leading rebounder and scorer.

And it won without him, too, going 6-3. But at least through one game, Rice and the Illini (17-8, 7-5 Big Ten) answered the question how the team would do after his return with two words: Just fine.

“I had great peace of mind because our guys competed their tails off,” coach John Groce said after Thursday’s win over Michigan.

The overtime victory pushed Illinois into the middle of the Big Ten standings, tied for sixth with Indiana.

The Illini have also forced their way back into the postseason discussion. With conference games left at Wisconsin, Iowa and Purdue, and at home against Michigan State, Northwestern and Nebraska, getting to 20 wins before the conference tournament is possible.

The Illinois team that was all but buried before it came back to beat Michigan is not the team that Rice left when he broke his left hand the first week of January.

That team would have looked to him for its points as the clock ticked down. He was averaging 17.2 points a game when he hurt his hand and, at the time, no one else on the roster was close.

But over that nine-game stretch, including three straight wins following Rice’s Jan. 31 suspension for a team-rules violation that Groce won’t discuss, Illinois turned the keys over to sophomores Malcolm Hill and Kendrick Nunn. They’ve both been double-figure scorers in Rice’s absence, and each turned in at least one dominant scoring game.

It was Nunn’s turn

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Matt Jones points toward the fairway while walking off the 10th green of the Spyglass Hill Golf Course with playing partner Ian Poulter during Friday’s second round of the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am in Pebble Beach, Calif. Jones is tied for the lead with Brandt Snedeker.

Snedeker, Jones tied for lead Daly fails to match good first round

BY DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer

PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. – Enjoying the best weather Pebble Beach has to offer is one thing. Brandt Snedeker knew he had to take advantage of it with his golf clubs, too.

Snedeker played bogey-free at Spyglass in abundant sunshine and warmth Friday for a 5-under 67 to share the 36-hole lead with Matt Jones in the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. Jones had a 66 at Spyglass Hill.

They were at 12-under 131, one shot ahead of Justin Hicks, who had a 68 at Monterey Peninsula.

John Daly, who started the second round one shot behind and briefly was tied for the lead when he birdied his opening hole at Monterey Peninsula, didn’t make a birdie over his last 11 holes and shot a 72. He dropped into a tie for 37th and will have to play well Saturday at Spyglass to avoid missing the cut for the 11th straight time at this event.

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Snedeker and Jones now head to Pebble Beach, along with the celebrity rotation.

The pros’ outlook was different.

“If the greens firm up, Pebble is going to play the hardest because they’re such small greens,” said Jones, who won the Shell Houston Open last year for his first PGA Tour title.

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Snedeker, who won at Pebble Beach 2 years ago, always felt that was the key to getting into contention and to winning.

“The years I’m playing good, it seems like it comes down to how you play Pebble for me the last 2 days,” he said.

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And he showed a little veteran wisdom.

The Illini couldn’t hit anything in the game’s opening minutes, and

struggled to make shots much of the night. At halftime, they were shooting 30 percent from the field, and Nunn was 2-6.

But he hit on four of his last five shots, including a pair of jumpers in

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the game’s final 2:06 to bring the Illini back from a five-point deficit to the 50-50 tie they took to overtime.

“We just keep shooting,” he said. “Stay poised and get it done on the defensive side, and it’ll even out.”

Rice was visibly rusty Thursday, missing on five of his seven shots. But when Illinois needed him late, Rice was there.

The second of Nunn’s jumpers, the 3-pointer that tied it up, followed a big, powerful rebound from Rice. He emphatically pulled the ball down after a miss by Spike Albrecht, locked it up tight with both arms and, with a satisfied smile on his face, yelled to no one in particular “Let’s go!”

The game, at that point, was tied, but effectively over. Illinois outscored the stunned Wolverines 14-2 from that point on.

“I thought he played the right way,” Groce said about Rice, who wasn’t made available to reporters after the game. “I thought he tried to fit in and help us win, and boy did he do that.”

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An entry destroyer for the optimist

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Daniel J. Bernstein, a highly regarded mathematician and computer programmer, said, “The most important function of a bibliographic entry is to help the reader obtain a copy of the cited work.”

The most important function of a bridge entry is to help the declarer or a defender obtain at least one extra trick.

That has been our topic this week.

To end, we have a tough deal for declarer and a possible chance for a defender to be a genius.

Can you see the key plays? South is in three notrump, and West leads the heart queen.

South starts with seven top tricks: one spade, two hearts, two diamonds and two clubs.

He might be able to get one more trick from spades if they break 3-3. Aiming instead to get four diamond tricks is more sensible. But how should declarer handle the diamonds?

It looks natural to cash the king, then to play a diamond to dummy’s jack. That works fine when the suit splits 3-2, but less well here. Now South gets only three diamond tricks and goes down.

The best play for declarer is to lead a low diamond from his hand at trick two and also to play low from the dummy.

When he wins the next trick, he cashes his diamond king, sees the split and knows to finesse dummy’s jack.

Are you thinking that South could cash his diamond king first, then duck a diamond?

That will work, but he might fall to a brilliant ruse by West.

On the second diamond, West should play his queen, looking like someone who started with queen-doubleton. Declarer might carelessly win that trick and fall to defeat. © 2015 UFS

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Snow makes it tough to chase for coyotes I

t seems like this past weekend while I was away, the outdoor world around here went on without me. The old Wolf Pack boys took to the field to chase down the Wile E. Coyote.

You know, them wild dogs runnin’ the countryside pillaging our deer, rabbit, and pheasant populations.

Now, while tourney organizers reported a drop in numbers of coyotes coming to the scales, they also made it very clear that the deep snow really hindered the hunting. But like the diehards they are, the show went on anyhow. Fourteen coyotes were brought to the scales despite the deep snow, and some pretty decent ones as well.

The big coyote of the day was weighed in by Nate Hill and Chad Weaver, and weighed a respectable 39.8 pounds. The dog helped these two to a third-place finish in the 35-team event, and garnered them an extra $160 on top of the $160 they earned for third place.

The winners of the event were Jay Linden and Robbie MacIntyre taking home a cool $380.

The second-place team consisted of Les and Gary Roselieb, and they took $220 for their efforts.

This event has really taken off the last couple years, and since this year’s event was hampered by

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the deep snows, organizers are already looking at a second event as early as Feb. 28. This is not confirmed as of now, but as soon as it is, I will be sure to let you know the details.

As much as these guys like to parade around the country chasing these varmints, it wouldn’t surprise me to see a third event in March, but we will just have to wait and see. Again, I have been involved in a ton of outdoor events, and there is as much enthusiasm wrapped around this one as I have ever seen. If you enjoy this sport, you should get involved in some way.

The ice fisherman have chimed in finally this week, and it seems the recent resurgence of the ring perch on the Mississippi River has continued. Good numbers of good-sized perch are being taken on the ice, along with nice numbers of good gills, and even some real good crappie, although they have not

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Sterling can’t hang on Ottawa rallies past Warriors at Kingman

By SVM Sports Staff

The Sterling boys basketball team was outscored 19-11 in the final quarter in a 52-43 loss to Ottawa on Friday at Kingman Gym. Sterling Thornton made two 3-pointers and scored a team-high 17 points for the Golden Warriors (9-14, 3-6 NIB12 West). Dimitric Young added eight points.

Keating Rombach had 17 points for Ottawa (15-7, 8-1).

Byron 65, Oregon 46:

The Tigers pulled away from the Hawks in the third quarter in a Big Northern West game in Byron.

Trevor Otten led Oregon (9-17, 2-10) with 18 points.

Byron (18-7, 5-5) was led by Clayton Hoover’s 23 points.

Kewanee 61, Newman 48: The Comets dug

themselves a 19-9 deficit

Friday’s stars Jack Heflin, Prophetstown, 19 points Trevor Otten, Oregon, 18 points Kaleb Church, Morrison, 18 points Sterling Thornton, Sterling, 17 points

Saturday, February 14, 2015

Grant Ames had 15.

Kaleb Church paced Morrison (17-11, 7-6) with 18 points. Mason Sitzmore added 10 points.

St. Bede 58, Amboy 20: Sam Klein and Owen

Drew each scored four points for the Clippers (0-27, 0-12 Three Rivers East) in a road loss to the after one quarter and Bruins. couldn’t catch up in a Jarret Olson led St. Bede Three Rivers East loss at (15-9, 6-4) with 20 points.

Kewanee.

Rockridge 57, Erie 28: Noah McCarty led New- Cody Weimer scored 10 man (16-10, 7-4) with 20 points for the Cardinals points, and Trevor Bolin (11-18, 6-8 Three Rivers added nine.

West) in a road loss to the Donovan Oliver paced Rockets.

Kewanee (18-8, 9-1) with Bryan Heath led Rock22 points. ridge (22-1, 13-0) with 18 Prophetstown 61, Mor- points. rison 51: The Prophets Girls basketball scored 42 points in the second half to rally past Lutheran 53, Dixon the Mustangs in Morrison. 27: The Duchesses (11Jack Heflin scored 19 16, 4-10) fell to the Big points to lead Prophet- Northern West champistown (7-20, 4-10 TRAC on Crusaders (22-5, 13-2) West). Jonah Green in their regular-season added 16 points, and finale at Lancaster Gym.

Boys basketball NIB-12 West Conf.

Ottawa 8-1 Geneseo 5-4 Sterling 3-6 LaSalle-Peru 3-6 Rochelle 1-4 Friday’s results • LaSalle-Peru 68, Rochelle 53 • Ottawa 52, Sterling 43 Saturday’s game • Geneseo at DeKalb, 6

All 15-7 12-10 9-14 11-11 2-18

BNC West Conf.

Dixon 10-1 Rockford Lutheran 9-1 Winnebago 10-3 Mendota 5-5 Byron 5-5 Rock Falls 2-8 Oregon 2-10 Stillman Valley 0-9 Friday’s results • Byron 65, Oregon 46 • Winnebago 57, Stillman Valley 38 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 17-7 15-8 18-7 5-17 9-17 2-16

Three Rivers East Conf.

Kewanee 9-1 Bureau Valley 7-3 Newman 7-4 St. Bede 6-4 Princeton 5-5 Hall 3-8 Amboy 0-12 Friday’s results • St. Bede 58, Amboy 20 • Kewanee 61, Newman 48 • Hall 55, Princeton 46 Saturday’s game • Princeton at Mendota, 7:30

All 18-8 23-3 16-10 15-9 14-7 11-16 0-27

Three Rivers West Conf.

Rockridge 13-0 Riverdale 6-6 Fulton 5-5 Morrison 6-7 Erie 6-8 Orion 5-7 Sherrard 4-7 Prophetstown 4-9 Friday’s results • Rockridge 57, Erie 28 • Fulton at Sherrard, ppd.

• Prophetstown 61, Morrison 51 • Orion 48, Riverdale 46 Saturday’s game • Wethersfield at Orion, 7:30

All 22-1 14-9 15-11 16-12 11-18 11-15 10-13 7-20

Conf.

7-2 8-2 7-3 5-3 6-5 6-5 3-6 2-7 2-8 1-7 Friday’s results • Galena 58, Orangeville 44 Saturday’s games • Durand at Dakota, 4:30 • Aquin at AFC, 7:30 • Polo at Milledgeville, 7:30 • South Beloit at Pecatonica, 7:30

All 17-6 15-5 18-8 9-9 18-9 8-12 5-14 5-15 7-16 2-18

CLASS 2A

Prophetstown’s Courtney Pierceson (left) and AFC’s Cassidy Koning scramble for a loose ball during the Class 1A Polo Regional championship game Friday night. Prophetstown won 47-32.

Raiders adjust at halftime GUARD

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Kramer was two assists shy of a triple-double, finishing with 10 points, 11 boards and eight dimes; she also nabbed three steals and blocked a shot.

She was the key factor in two eye-opening stats for the Prophets: they had 15 assists on 15 field goals, and outrebounded the taller Raiders 30-28.

Exactly half of those Prophetstown boards were on the offensive end, and they were actually outscoring AFC 8-4 in second-chance points at halftime; the Raiders finished with a 13-8 edge for the game.

“Almost every team we play is taller than us,” Kramer said, “and our goal is always to outhustle the taller players. We wanted to get our hands on as many rebounds as we could, and we just went out there and really got after it. Our aggressiveness was top-notch tonight.”

The pressure put on AFC’s perimeter players was also key. Prophetstown forced 25 Raider turnovers, including 10 as it built a 22-9 lead in the first quarter.

With their offense running like a well-oiled machine, and their manto-man defense giving AFC fits at times, the Prophets closed the second quarter with a 9-2 run to stretch their lead to 35-18 at halftime.

“The way we have to win is with hustle, discipline, unselfishness and finesse,” Robinson said, “and I’m proud of how well we did all of those things tonight.”

Those attributes came in handy – as did the Prophets’ experience as Class 2A runners-up last

season – after the break.

AFC’s guards turned the tables on Prophetstown and started trapping out of their half-court zone, and actually turned the tide throughout the third quarter.

After Adams opened the second half with a jumper off a Kramer bounce pass, the Raiders responded with an 11-2 run that culminated in three consecutive putbacks. Madeline Prestegaard had the first, then Allison Prestegaard closed the third period and opened the fourth with buckets off teammates’ missed shots, cutting the once 19-point Prophetstown lead to 39-29 just 15 seconds into the final quarter.

“We came out and put more pressure on them in the second half, and I thought we did a good job with it,” Allison Prestegaard said. “But they’re the No. 1 team in the state, and they just didn’t get rattled. I’m not ashamed at all with the way we played tonight, because this was like a supersectional-level game.”

The Prophets committed seven of their 18 turnovers in the third quarter, but settled down and righted the ship down the stretch. With their strong passing and constant ball movement, even empty possessions burned precious time off the clock.

“We just took our time, stayed calm, and trusted our offense,” Henrekin said. “We didn’t get frustrated when we weren’t hitting shots, we just took our time, stayed patient, and stuck with it.”

Prophetstown shot just 3-for-17 after halftime, but knocked down 6 of its 8 free throws over the final 3 minutes to seal the win.

“We knew they were

a good team, and that they’d come back at us hard,” Kramer said. “But we’re so comfortable with each other and the style we play, and we’ve got so many guards who can shoot and post players who can pass, that our confidence skyrockets once we get the lead.”

Henrekin scored 13 of her game-high 16 points in the first half, with four 3s and that four-pointplay free throw; she also had five rebounds and two assists. Adams added 10 points and six rebounds, while Corrie Reiley finished with six points, three rebounds, two assists and two steals.

With their 15th regional title in hand, the Prophets will take on Aquin – a 49-41 winner over Dakota in the 1A Dakota Regional final – in the semifinals of the 1A Pecatonica Sectional on Monday.

Allison Prestegaard racked up a doubledouble in her final highschool game, scoring 14 points and grabbing 11 rebounds; she also blocked two shots. Madeline Prestegaard had 11 points and five rebounds, and Lauren Meurer chipped in six steals, four rebounds and two assists.

“I can’t ask for anything more than my girls gave me tonight,” said AFC coach Chris Jahn, who has coached this group of seniors since they were in eighth grade. “We did a nice job working the ball inside, and turning up the pressure on defense, and I’m so proud of everything they’ve done and the phenomenal season we had.

“But that’s a playoffready team with a lot of experience on this stage, and it showed. It’s tough to have to fight back from any kind of deficit against a group like that.”

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ST. BEDE 58, AMBOY 20 AMBOY (0-27, 0-12 TRAC East) Jordan Hochstatter 0 2-2 2, Sam Klein 2 0-0 4, Logan Thake 1 0-0 3, Brady Hulin 1 0-0 2, Austin Henkel 0 0-3 0, Cole Olson 1 0-0 3, Will Crownhart 1 0-0 2, Kyle Kemmerer 0 0-0 0, Max Lucas 0 0-1 0, Owen Drew 1 2-2 4. Totals: 7 4-8 20.

ST. BEDE (15-9, 6-4) Pyszka 3 0-0 6, Braboy 1 0-0 2, Bartley 0 0-0 0, Moskalewicz 1 2-2 5, Smudzinski 0 0-0 0, Dudek 2 0-1 4, Needs 1 0-1 2, Olson 8 0-0 20, Lucas 0 0-0 0, Hopps 2 0-1 4, Shipp 1 0-0 2, Dose 1 1-2 3, Halm 3 4-5 10. Totals: 23 7-12 58.

Amboy 4 4 6 6 — 20 St. Bede 27 4 18 9 — 58 3s – Amboy 2 (Thake, Olson), St. Bede 5 (Olson 4, Moskalewicz). at Morrison

PROPHETSTOWN 61, MORRISON 51 PROPHETSTOWN (7-20, 4-10) Grant Ames 5 3-6 15, Jonah Green 5 4-6 16, Kody Wetzell 3 1-2 9, Caleb McRae 0 0-0 0, Kyle Behrens 0 0-0 0, Jack Heflin 7 5-6 19, Brad Hufman 0 2-2 2. Totals: 20 15-22 61.

MORRISON (17-11, 7-6 TRAC West) Noah Hogue 2 0-2 4, Mason Sitzmore 3 2-2 10, Hunter Hamstra 4 0-2 8, Kaleb Church 9 0-0 18, Triston Houzenga 1 2-2 7, Ryan VanZuiden 0 0-0 0, Anthony Tenboer 2 0-0 4, Colton Smith 0 0-0 0.

Totals: 22 4-8 51.

Prophetstown 8 11 22 20 — 61 Morrison 10 10 20 11 — 51 3s – Prophetstown 6 (Ames 2, Green 2, Wetzell 2), Morrison 3 (Sitzmore 2, Houzenga). at Edgington

Postseason pairings

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NEWMAN (16-11, 7-5 TRAC East) Chris Jones 0 1-2 0 1, Eli Leffelman 1 1-5 0 3, Drew Rosengren 2 0-0 3 4, Dillan Heffelfinger 2 0-0 1 5, Trevor Bolin 3 2-2 3 9, Kyle Decker 0 2-2 1 2, Shayne Allen 0 0-0 5 0, Noah McCarty 9 2-3 3 20, Anthony Garcia 0 2-6 1 2, Nolan McGinn 1 0-0 3 2.

Totals 18 10-20 20 48.

KEWANEE (19-8, 10-1) Arzola 0 2-2 3 2, Goforth 1 0-0 2 3, Damas 1 1-2 0 3, VerVynck 1 0-0 1 2, Johnson 2 0-0 4 4, Welcome 1 0-0 5 2, Contreras 5 5-6 2 19, Oliver 7 6-9 4 22, Prescott 2 0-2 2 4. Totals 20 14-21 23 61.

Newman 9 7 13 19 — 48 Kewanee 19 14 4 24 — 61 3s – Newman 2 (Heffelfinger, Bolin), Kewanee 7 (Contreras 4, Oliver 2, Goforth).

ROCKRIDGE 57, ERIE 28

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

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Fulton Regional Monday, Feb. 23 • No. 4 Morrison vs. No. 5 Fulton, 6 • No. 3 Princeton vs. No. 6 West Carroll, 7:30 Tuesday, Feb. 24 • No. 1 Bureau Valley vs. Morrison/Fulton, 7 Wednesday, Feb. 25 • No. 2 Newman vs. Princeton/West Carroll, 7 Friday, Feb. 27 • Championship, 7 Winner advances to Farmington Sectional vs. Winnebago Regional winner, 7 p.m.

March 3

CLASS 1A Erie Regional Monday, Feb. 23 • No. 4 Eastland vs. No. 5 Milledgeville Tuesday, Feb. 24 • No. 2 Polo vs. No. 7 Annawan, 6 • No. 3 Erie vs. No. 6 Prophetstown, 7:30 Wednesday, Feb. 25 • No. 1 Forreston vs. Eastland/Milledgeville, 6 • Polo/Annawan vs. Erie/Prophetstown, 7:30 Friday, Feb. 27 • Championship, 7 p.m.

Winner advances to Eastland Sectional vs.

River Ridge Regional winner, 7, March 4 Hinckley-Big Rock Regional Monday, Feb. 23 • No. 4 Indian Creek vs. No. 5 Paw Paw, 6 • No. 3 Somonauk vs. No. 6 Amboy, 7:30 Wednesday, Feb. 25 • No. 1 Hinckley-Big Rock vs. Indian Creek/Paw Paw, 6 • No. 2 AFC vs. Somonauk/Amboy, 7:30 Friday, Feb. 27 • Championship, 7 Winner advances to Somonauk Sectional vs. Ottawa Marquette Regional winner, 7, March 4 Friday’s box scores at Kingman Gym, Ottawa

OTTAWA 52, STERLING 43 STERLING (9-14, 3-6 NIB-12 West) Juan Gomez 1 3-6 6, Jordan Asbury 0 0-0 0, Jacob Martinez 0 0-0 0, Micah Kendrick 2 0-0 4, Zach Springman 1 0-0 2, Dimitric Young 3 2-2 8, Ethan Sanford 0 0-0 0, Joe Brouilette 3 0-0 6, Sterling Thornton 7 1-2 17. Totals: 17 6-10 43 OTTAWA (15-7, 8-1) Johnson 3 2-4 8, Rombach 6 3-6 17, Gassman 5 2-2 13, Miller 0 0-0 0, Tucker 3 2-2 8, Parks 2 2-4 6. Totals: 19 11-18 52.

Sterling 10 9 13 11 — 43 Ottawa 10 9 14 19 — 52 3s – Sterling 3 (Thornton 2, Gomez), Ottawa 3 (Rombach 2, Gassman).

Three Rivers West

KEWANEE 61, NEWMAN 48

ERIE (11-18, 6-8) Cody Weimer 5 0-0 10, Nich Wildt 1 1-1 3, Jordan Chandler 2 0-0 5, Kallen Jepson 1 0-0 2, Bransen Rosenow 3 0-0 8, Adrew Young 0 0-0 0, Levi Floming 0 0-0 0, Ian Wirt 0 0-0 0, Andrew Pyse 0 0-0 0, Trey Anderson 0 0-0 0, Brandon Howell 0 0-0 0, Jacob Howard 0 0-0 0. Totals: 12 1-1 28.

ROCKRIDGE (22-1, 13-0) Johnson 3 0-0 6, Whiteman 1 0-0 3, McManus 5 0-0 10, Martens 4 5-5 14, Heath 8 2-2 18, Kistler 0 0-0 0, Frakes 1 0-0 2, Foy 0 0-0 0, Hilligoss 1 0-0 2, Ulfig 0 0-0 0, Hamerlinck 1 0-0 2, Edwards 0 0-0 0, Carroll 0 0-0 0. Totals: 25 7-7 57.

Erie 10 6 4 8 — 28 Rockridge 12 10 14 21 — 57 3s – Erie 3 (Rosenow 2, Chandler), Rockridge 2 (Whiteman, Martens). at Byron

BYRON 65, OREGON 46 OREGON (9-17, 2-10 BNC West) Skylar Short 4 0-0 8, Trevor Otten 7 1-3 18, Matt Wasilewski 3 0-0 7, Andrew Newman 2 0-0 5, Carson Buck 3 0-0 8. Totals: 23 1-3 46.

BYRON (18-7, 5-5) VanLankvelt 4 8-9 17, Coltrain 2 2-2 6, Hoover 8 2-2 23, McCarey 3 4-4 11, Janssen 1 0-0 2, Johnson 3 0-0 6. Totals: 21 16-17 65.

Oregon 12 11 15 8 — 46 Byron 11 18 24 12 — 65 3s – Oregon 7 (Otten 3, Buck 2, Newman), Byron 7 (Hoover 5, VanLankvelt, McCarey).

Girls basketball NIB-12 West Conf.

10-3 7-6 4-7 5-8 0-11

Ottawa Sterling LaSalle-Peru Geneseo Rochelle

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

Thursday’s results • Ottawa 45, LaSalle-Peru 38 • Geneseo 63, Rochelle 33 • Kaneland 41, Sterling 30

Conf.

13-2 11-3 11-3 9-4 4-10 3-10 3-11 1-11

All 22-5 26-6 23-3 19-7 11-16 13-14 11-18 8-20

Friday’s result • Lutheran 53, Dixon 27

Three Rivers East Conf.

12-0 9-2 5-5 5-6 5-7 3-9 1-10

All 27-3 22-4 18-12 15-10 13-15 13-14 9-15 0-23

Friday’s results 1A Polo Regional • Championship, Prophetstown 47, AFC 32 2A Sherrard Regional • Championship, Sherrard 40 Rockridge 25

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

Conf.

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

All 23-4 23-5 21-6 11-8 9-17 9-15 8-17 2-20 2-16 1-13

Friday’s results 1A Polo Regional • Championship, Prophetstown 47, AFC 32 1A Dakota Regional • Championship, Aquin 49, Dakota 41 Postseason pairings

CLASS 3A 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

Hall Sectional Monday, Feb. 16 • Stillman Valley vs. Kankakee McNamara, 7 Tuesday, Feb. 17 • Bureau Valley vs. Putnam County, 7 Thursday, Feb. 19 • Championship, 7 Winner advances to Monmouth Supersectional vs. Mercer County Sectional winner, 7 p.m., Feb. 23

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 Friday’s result • Championship, Prophetstown 47, AFC 32 Pecatonica Sectional Monday’s game • Prophetstown vs. Aquin, 7 Tuesday’s game • Durand vs. Galena, 7 Thursday, Feb. 19 • Championship, 7 Winner advances to Illinois Valley Community College Supersectional vs. RoanokeBenson Sectional winner, 7 p.m., Feb. 23 Roanoke-Benson Sectional Monday’s game • Annawan vs. Roanoke-Benson, 7 Tuesday’s game • Amboy vs. Newark, 7 Thursday, Feb. 19 • Championship, 7 Winner advances to Illinois Valley Community College Supersectional vs. Pecatonica Sectional winner, 7 p.m., Feb. 23

PROPHETSTOWN 47, AFC 32

Thursday’s result 2A Winnebago Regional • Championship, Stillman Valley 56, Byron 52

Amboy Kewanee Hall Bureau Valley Newman St. Bede Princeton

Conf.

13-1 11-1 8-5 5-6 4-6 5-9 4-8 0-10

Friday’s box score Class 1A Polo Regional Championship

BNC West Rockford Lutheran Byron Mendota Stillman Valley Dixon Rock Falls Oregon Winnebago

Prophetstown Sherrard Erie Rockridge Fulton Morrison Orion Riverdale

All 27-1 20-7 13-12 15-12 9-19 7-22 5-20

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

AFC (23-4) Krista Beach 0-2 0-0 0, Allison Prestegaard 6-11 2-4 14, Cassidy Koning 0-3 0-1 0, Lauren Meurer 1-4 0-0 2, Madeline Prestegaard 5-10 1-2 11, Hope Friday 1-1 0-0 2, Alisyn Essex 1-1 0-0 3, Bekki Matson 0-1 0-0 0, Lexi Meurer 0-2 0-1 0, Courtney Vivian 0-1 0-0 0, Bryce Gittleson 0-0 0-0 0, Emily Shrimplin 0-0 0-0 0. Totals: 14-36 3-8 32.

PROPHETSTOWN (27-3) Kassi Henrekin 4-13 4-5 16, Corrie Reiley 1-3 3-4 6, Heather Strike 0-4 1-2 1, Shelby Adams 5-8 0-2 10, Clare Kramer 3-7 4-4 10, Mikayla Bolton 2-3 0-1 4, Addison Morse 0-0 0-0 0, Courtney Pierceson 0-1 0-0 0, Calya Crane 0-2 0-0 0, Tori Miniel 0-1 0-0 0, Caylee Morgan 0-0 0-0 0, Addi Glassburn 0-0 0-0 0, Olivia DeWitte 0-0 0-0 0, Megan Wetzell 0-0 0-0 0. Totals: 15-42 12-18 47.

AFC 9 9 9 5 — 32 Prophetstown 22 13 4 8 — 47 3s – AFC 1-4 (Essex 1-1, Koning 0-1, La.Meurer 0-1, Le.Meurer 0-1), Prophetstown 5-19 (Henrekin 4-12, Reiley 1-3, Strike 0-3, Crane 0-1). Rebounds – AFC 28 (A.Prestegaard 11, M.Prestegaard 5), Prophetstown 30 (Kramer 11, Adams 6, Henrekin 5). Assists – AFC 7 (Koning 2, La.Meurer 2), Prophetstown 15 (Kramer 8, Henrekin 2, Reiley 2, Strike 2). Steals – AFC 12 (La.Meurer 6, Koning 2), Prophetstown 9 (Strike 3, Kramer 3, Reiley 2). Blocks – AFC 3 (A.Prestegaard 2, M.Prestegaard), Prophetstown 1 (Kramer).

Turnovers – AFC 25, Prophetstown 18.

Fouls – AFC 17 (La.Meurer out), Prophetstown 15.

Prophetstown’s Shelby Adams (left) tries to keep the ball away from AFC’s Lauren Meurer during the Class 1A Polo Regional final Friday night. The Prophets improved to 27-3, and advanced to next week’s 1A Pecatonica Sectional with a 47-32 win over the Raiders, who saw their season end at 23-4.

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Saturday, February 14, 2015

WRESTLING

SV Weekend • B11

SECTIONAL SCOREBOARD Friday’s results Class 1A Oregon Sectional at the Blackhawk Center 106 pounds First round Trae Blaser (Mercer County) dec. Chase Edwards (Riverdale) 4-0; Augustus Linke (Morrison) pin Tony Aughenbaugh (Mendota) 1:00; Joshua Schrank (Lutheran) pin Jake Rose (Stillman Valley) 4:30; Austin Vincent (Lena-Winslow) pin Mike Schmidt (Aurora Central Catholic) :54 Quarterfinal Collin Barker (Dakota) tech. fall Blaser (Mercer County) 4:48; Josh Fiegel (Harvard) major dec. Linke (Morrison) 9-0; Schrank (Lutheran) dec. Tyler Wood (Princeton) 11-4; Tyler Fleetwood (Fulton) dec. Vincent (Lena-Winslow) 4-0 113 First round Justin Wilcox (Harvard) pin Tyler Battin (Orion) 1:32; Alex Moyer (Riverdale) pin Trace Fidler (Genoa-Kingston) 1:44; Jared Van Fleet (Stillman Valley) pin Jordan Elnicki (Peru St. Bede) 2:28; Brady Wilsie (Byron) pin Sam Hahn (AFC) 1:42 Quarterfinal Alec Henze (Dakota) injury def. Wilcox (Harvard); Tristen Dudley (Rock Falls) dec. Moyer (Riverdale) 12-8; Zac Schrank (Lutheran) dec. Van Vleet (Stillman Valley) 6-2; Wilsie (Byron) pin Drake Stirn (Mercer County) 1:14 120 First round Joe Eads (Morrison) pin Kade Demann (North Boone) 5:59; Stone Engle (Mercer County) tech. fall Luke Wallace (Lutheran) 5:59; Dillon Swift (Dakota) pin Quentin Johnson (Rock Falls) 1:00; Blake Kittleson (Stillman Valley) pin Cade Bianchi (Newman) 1:12 Quarterfinal Hunter Luke (West Carroll) dec. Eads (Morrison) 4-2; Engle (Mercer County) pin Luke Marselle (Princeton) 1:05; Swift (Dakota) dec. Sergio Esquivel (Harvard) 8-5; Hunter Spengler (Sherrard) tech. fall Kittleson (Stillman Valley) 5:08 126 First round Reiss Bielski (Harvard) pin Collin Doege (Amboy) 2:01; Austin Grant (Lutheran) major dec. Breu Knox (Rck Falls) 15-5; Nolan Baker (Byron) pin Cody Vanderlaan (Morrison) 2:17; Peyton Keefer (Lena-Winslow) dec. Evan Jacobsen (Orion) 9-2 Quarterfinal Prentice Walls (Dakota) major dec. Bielski (Harvard) 10-1; Grant (Lutheran) dec.

Trenten Murphy (Mercer County) 6-3; Brandon Briggs (North Boone) dec. Baker (Byron) 6-4; Cael Sanders (Newman) dec.

Keefer (Lena-Winslow) 4-2 132 First round Hunter Webb (Newman) pin Christian Ordlock (Genoa-Kingston) 4:55; Austin Wetsel (Princeton) pin Zachary Westlund (North Boone) 1:53; Kaleb Hartman (West Carroll) pin Ronnie Raymond (Sherrard) 1:59; Andrew Wenger (Dakota) pin J.J. Clevenger (Rockridge) 2:54 Quarterfinal Rahveon Valentine (Lena-Winslow) dec.

Webb (Newman) 9-2; Mike Dierikx (Orion) pin Wetsel (Princeton) 1:40; Hartman (West Carroll) dec. Joe Quinn (Harvard) 7-6; Wenger (Dakota) dec. Konner Smith (Rock Falls) 2-1 138 First round Jimmy Rodda (Mendota) pin Jack Zwart (North Boone) 1:33; Charles Gieser (West Chicago) rec. bye; Grady Todd (ErieProphetstown) dec. Ashton Klingaman (Mercer County) 5-0; Josh Larson (Byron) dec. Tavian Moninski (Orion) 5-0 Quarterfinal Nate Olsen (Dakota) dec. Rodda (Mendota) 6-4 OT; Sterling Mower (Alleman) pin Gieser (West Chicago) 1:25; Todd (ErieProphetstown) dec. Sergio Jimenez (Harvard) 5-2; Sage Friese (Seneca) pin Larson (Byron) 2:22 145 First round Chance Teel (Sherrard) tech. fall T.J. Christmann (Mendota) 5:48; Payton Hilliker (AFC) dec. Dylan Keller (Morrison) 6-4; Sam Durfey (Stillman Valley) pin Levi Severson (West Chicago) 3:00; Dominic Marchetti (Oregon) pin Matt Cieslica (Genoa-Kingston) :56 Quarterfinal J.J. Wolfe (Dakota) injury def. Teel (Sherrard); Christian Kramer (Harvard) pin Hilliker (AFC) :37; Durfey (Stillman Valley) major dec. Elias Edmondson (Newman) 11-0; Marchetti (Oregon) dec. Jared Cole (ErieProphetstown) 9-2 152 First round Josh Wheeler (Erie-Prophetstown) pin pin Conner Ryan (North Boone) :36; Hunter Ferguson (Morrison) pin Joe Mattas (Aurora Central Catholic) 1:49; Kenny Abitua (Stillman Valley) tech. fall Chris Jones (Amboy) 2:17; Kyle Kalkbrenner (Lena-Winslow) dec. Brandon Ahlgrim (Newman) 3-2 Quarterfinal Greg Krulas (Dakota) pin Wheeler (ErieProphetstown) 1:57; Zach Russell (Seneca) dec. Ferguson (Morrison) 8-2; Abitua (Stillman Valley) pin Logan Streit (Harvard) 2:43; Curtis VanWinkle (Mercer County) pin Kalkbrenner (Lena-Winslow) 5:18 160 First round Austin Keller (Morrison) pin Damion Ullrich (Amboy) 1:29; Cole Ebenroth (Riverdale) pin Joey Rasmussen (Seneca) 5:42; Brandon Elsbury (Byron) pin Jim Mattas (Aurora Central Catholic) 2:37; Connor Davis (LenaWinslow) pin Jason Bray (Genoa-Kingston) 1:54 Quarterfinal Jared Packer (Dakota) pin Keller (Morrison) 3:30; Ebenroth (Riverdale) dec. Martin Krasinski (Harvard) 7-1; Niles Ager (Rock Falls) major dec. Elsbury (Byron) 11-2; Sam Ryner (Sherrard) dec. Davis (Lena-Winslow) 14-7 170 First round Dayton Coyle (Seneca) major dec. Eric Iles (Aurora Central Catholic) 15-2; Joseph Murray (Genoa-Kingston) pin Spencer Barnes (St. bede) 1:53; Jacob Elsbury (Byron) tech. fall Justin Carey (Mercer County) 5:41; Ethan Cain (Polo) pin Nathan Miller (Sherrard) 3:01 Quarterfinal Carver James (Dakota) pin Coyle (Seneca) 3:45; Murray (Genoa-Kingston) pin Jacob Orth (Alleman) 2:00; Elsbury (Byron) dec. Colten Cashmore (AldenHebron) 7-2; Cain (Polo) dec. Drew Pranka (Princeton) 3-0 182 First round Caleb Dorey (Alleman) major dec. Christopher Pederson (Aurora Central Catholic) 19-7; Matthew Weeks (Mercer County) pin Bryton Crosby (Harvard) 1:25; John Ghibellini (Oregon) dec. Ryan Leffelman (Amboy) 3-2; Matthew Mammosser (Rock Falls) pin Justin Whitehouse (Winnebago) 3:15 Quarterfinal Danny Falconer (Byron) major dec. Dorsey (Alleman) 17-4; Weeks (Mercer County) dec. Bryce Coyle (Seneca) 1-0; Joe Feemorlu (Mooseheart) pin Ghibellini (Oregon) 3:39; Payton Loete (Orion) pin Mammosser (Rock Falls) 3:10 195 First round Basil Dudley (Mercer County) dec. Skyler Spencer (Princeton) 4-0; Taylor Fleetwood (Fulton) pin Jakub Goslin (Seneca) 2:34; Matthew Stevens (Oregon) pin Anthony Lacko (Genoa-Kingston) 5:40; Ian Alberstett (Durand) tech. fall Humberto EsparzaRodri (Mooseheart) 5:52 Quarterfinal Maverick McPeek (Dakota) dec. Dudley (Mercer County) 3-1; Zach Martin (Harvard) pin Fleetwood (Fulton) 3:35; Dallas Appleman (Amboy) pin Stevens (Oregon) :37; Austin Shoup (Erie-Prophetstown) major dec. Alberstett (Durand) 14-1 220 First round Francisco Arellano (Rock Falls) dec. Collin Schmidt (Rockridge) 3-2; Noah Bridgewater (Orion) dec. Noah Leffelman (Newman) 3-1; David Labash (Oregon) Chris Gamboa (Aurora Central Catholic) 1:24; Juan Dominguez (Polo) dec. Joshua Dutton (West Chicago 2-1 OT Quarterfinal Ross Sealby (Byron) pin Arellano (Rock Falls) 1:29; Bridgewater (Orion) major dec.

Christian Popoca (Harvard) 9-1; Chaz Williams (Princeton) pin Labash (Oregon) 2:39; Chase Nelson (Mercer County) dec.

Dominguez (Polo) 5-3

285 First round Dan Groenhagen (Stillman Valley) pin John Budzynski (Lutheran) 1:02; Brandon Meier (Morrison) dec. Easton Hall (Harvard) 4-2; Eli Burdick (Durand) pin Steven Balk (Fulton) 3:34; Josh Anderson (West Carroll) dec. Kyler Yodts (Alleman) 6-2 Quarterfinal Matthew Crandall (Oregon) pin Groenhagen (Stillman Valley) 5:30; Quiton Ball (Mercer County) pin Meier (Morrison) 1:02; Burdick (Durand) pin Nick Cotham (GenoaKingston) 3:01; John Barnes (St.Bede) pin Anderson (West Carroll) :45 Class 2A Sterling Sectional at Musgrove Fieldhouse, Sterling 106 First round Stevie Lee (Bloomington) pin Louis Lopez (Streator) :48; Jake Pakula (Lincoln-Way West) pin Aaron Shaw (Normal West) :43; Austin Anderson (Freeport) maj. dec.

Austin Kedzie (Kaneland) 16-6; Nevin Thielk (Sandwich) pin Noah Garcia (Sterling), 4:41 Quarterfinal Austin Macias (Burlington Central) pin Lee (Bloomington) 2:55; JP Stedwill (Peoria Notre Dame) pin Pakula (Lincoln-Way West) 2:35; Ethan Harsted (Ottawa) maj. dec. Anderson (Freeport) 13-1; Trey Keeley (Washington) tech. fall Thielk (Sandwich) 4:00 113 First round Julian Montenegro (Bloomington) dec.

Courtland Hail (Freeport) 6-4; Ryan Brooks (Metamora) dec. Mason Rhodenbaugh (Dixon) 2-1; Jacob Weiss (Ottawa) pin Sam Knuth (Sycamore) 4:40; Ethan Dockendorf (Sandwich) dec. Trevor Samolinski (LaSalle-Peru) 12-8 Quarterfinal Ecclesias Fambro (Belvidere) maj. dec.

Montenegro (Bloomington) 9-1; Tom Buell (Lincoln-Way West) maj. dec. Brooks 11-2; trentin Rilea (Canton) dec. Weiss (Ottawa) 3-1; Dack Punke (Washington) maj. dec.

Dockendorf (Sandwich) 11-0 120 First round Jack Henderson (Bloomington) pin Kage Keab (Canton) 5:29; Jacon McCartney (East Peoria) dec. Isaac Figueroa (Sterling) 12-11; Tyler Demo (Boylan) pin Payton Pulliam (Pontiac) 3:12; Micah Krueger (Ottawa) dec. Adam Mish (Kaneland) 7-1 Quarterfinal Christian Arias (Belvidere) dec. Henderson (Bloomington) 10-8; Joey Schloegel (Lincoln-Way West) dec. McCartney 10-9; Jon Warner (Geneseo) dec. Demo (Boylan) 5-2; Elijah Oliver (Washington) tech. fall Krueger (Ottawa) 4:05 126 First round Max Kurkowski (LaSalle-Peru) pin Jakob Johnson (Dixon) 3:21; Alex Brown (Streator) pin Tristin Rilea (Canton) 1:31; Matthew Redman (Kaneland) dec. Phoenix Stuart (East Peoria) 8-2; Ethan Reel (Washington) tech. fall Jon Sanchez (Belvidere) 2:08 Quarterfinal Tommy Dale (Sandwich) dec. Kurkowski (LaSalle-Peru) 4-1; Savion Haywood (Bloomington) pin Brown (Streator) 1:31; Isaac Anderson (Sterling) dec.

Redman (Kaneland) 7-3; Reel (Washington) dec. Amier Khamis (Lincoln-Way West) 4-3 132 First round Mario Flores (Putnam County) dec. Jaris Stimpert (Freeport) 8-6; Jaden Urrutia (Sterling) dec. Gino Nessinger (LaSallePeru) 11-4; Raul Araya (Limestone) tech. fallBailey Miller (Marengo) 6:00; Sean barelli (Boylan) pin Noah Nobling (Bloomington) 3:38 Quarterfinal Logan Mathey (Sycamore) pin Flores (Putnam County) 2:40; Blaize Punke (Washington) pin Urrutia (Sterling) 2:58; Araya (Limestone) pin Clayton Kennedy (Geneseo) :37; Noah Keefe (Lincoln-Way West) dec. Barelli (Boylan) 7-2 138 First round Andrew Garcia (Sterling) maj. dec. Ethan Teal (Ottawa) 11-1; Bryce Honea (Richwoods) pin. Zach Wilkinson (Streator) 1:47; Brian Johnston (Sycamore) maj. dec. Cliff Yerby (Morton) 15-4; Bryson Bergeron (Peoria) dec. Ray Rushing (Burlington Central) 8-2 Quarterfinal Alex Butler (Boylan) pin Garcia (Sterling) 5:47; Ryder Punke (Washington) dec.

Honea (Richwoods) 7-1; Hunter Grau (Geneseo) pin Johnston (Sycamore) :24; Kyle Tuettiger (Lincoln-Way West) pin Bergeron (Peoria) :55 152 First round Marcus Cook (Peoria) tech. fall Cameron Villanueva (Richwoods) 4:45; Joey Medina (Geneseo) pin Chanse Ridgeway (Bloomington) 3:02; Ray Coklan (Burlington Central) maj. dec. Andrew Hoggeveen (Lincoln-Way West) 14-5; Collin Groleau (LaSalle-Peru) maj. dec. Artimus Cunningham (Sycamore) 11-1 Quarterfinal Cook (Peoria) pin (Alex Harvey (Rochelle) 5:46; Medina (Geneseo) pin Vaughn Hobart (Pontiac) 5:54; Nick Terronez (Sterling) maj. dec. Coklan (Burlington Central) 10-0; Gabe Pleasants (Morton) dec. Groleau (LaSalle-Peru) 3-2 160 First round Cody Baldrige (Morris) dec. Angelo Gonzalez (Bloomington) 10-5; Gabe Montalvo (Lincoln-Way West) dec. Clinton Boyd (Normal West) 13-6; Michael Ernster (Sycamore) dec. Shane Emry (Dixon) 4-0; Tyson Hall (Sterling) dec. Christian Quiles (Burlington Central) 10-5 Quarterfinal Riley Vanik (Kaneland) dec. Baldrige (Morris) 7-2; Josiah Cropp (Geneseo) dec. Montalvo (Lincoln-Way West) 6-2; Jake Lanning (Pontiac) maj. dec. Ernster (Sycamore) 9-1; Randy Meneweather (Washington) pin Hall (Sterling) 5:08 182 First round Ervin Durking (Lincoln-Way West) pin Brian Folsom (Sterling) 5:12; Jakob Lovell (East Peoria) pin Tevian Cervantes (Galesburg) 5:03; Jason Goplin (Streator) pin Xavier Anderson (Belvidere) 1:20; Christophe Malone (Sycamore) tec. fall Kayne Jenkins (LaSalle-Peru) 5:39 Quarterfinal Austin Parks (Kaneland) pin Durking (Limestone) 3:18; Trevor Schmidt (Lincoln-Way West) dec. Lovell (East Peoria) 8-6; Ryan Pitra (Geneseo) pin Goplin (Streator) 3:32; Malone (Sycamore) dec. Ethan Sperry (Washington) 3-2 195 First round Nick Tropllian (Lincoln-Way West) dec.

Decin Worrick (East Peoria) 3-2; Jaleen James (peoria) pin Cippy Lopez (Streator) 1:57; Kyle Gara (Marengo) pin Zach Behymer (Canton) 1:42; Connor Sperling (Dixon) dec. Zach Parker (Kaneland) 7-2 Quarterfinal Kyle Eighner (Sandwich) dec. Tropllian (Lincoln-Way West) 7-3; Justin Scott (Geneseo) dec. Lopez (Streator) 5-0; Paul Turner (Ottawa) pin Gara (Marengo) 3:18; Sperling (Dixon) maj. dec. Remington Smith (Limestone) 10-2 220 First round Ashton Mays (Pontiac) pin Blake Delgadillo (Limestone) 3:28; Justin Doty (East Peoria) inj. dflt. Eric Cissell (Putnam County); Tommy Price (Kaneland) pin Marshal Guerra (Canton) :30; Ryan Troutman (Dixon) dec. Sean Brinkman (Sycamore) 3-2 Quarterfinal Justin Dauphin (Marengo) pin Mays (Pontiac) 1:54; Lane Akre (Geneseo) dec.

Doty (East Peoria) 8-6; Price (Kaneland) pin Tyler McKinney (Streator) 1:15; Jake Godinez (Washington) dec. Troutman (Dixon) 8-2 285 First round Steve Lotz (Lincoln-Way West) pin Cole Howard (Geneseo) :29; Dom Tudor (Peoria Notre Dame) inj. Isiah Dukes (Streator) 4:58; Devin Knight (Sycamore) pin Kendrick Green (Peoria) 2:44; Basil McClain (Manuel) inj. dflt. Zach Thielk (Kaneland) Quarterfinal Jake Rodgers (Belvidere) pin Lotz (LincolnWay West) :25; Tudor (Peoria Notre Dame) pin Brad Howe (Washington) 4:12; Cariel Beasley (Sterling) dec. Knight (Sycamore) 1-0; McClain (Manuel) dec. Andrew Faught (Morris) 5-2

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Sterling’s Tyson Hall wrestles Burlington Central’s Christian Quiles during a first-round bout in the 160pound bracket Friday at the 2A Sterling Sectional. Hall won the bout 10-5, but lost in the quarterfinal round.

Three Warriors move into semifinals SPERLING

CONTINUED FROM B1

He defeated Kaneland’s Zach Parker 7-2 and later defeated Limestone’s Remington Smith 10-2 to remain the lone Duke to keep a sectional championship hope alive. He joins a trio of Sterling wrestlers – Isaac Anderson (126), Nick Terronez (152), and Cariel Beasley (285) in Saturday’s championship bracket competition.

Against Smith (28-6), Sperling notched an early takedown before taking advantage of a botched single-leg takedown to force a lock, one that went for a 22-second near-fall to go up 5-0. The early lead was enough to keep Sperling (22-9) on the top of his game against the Rocket junior.

“He tried to get a singleleg, and it just kind of came up,” Sperling said.

“He fell in the process, and I just landed on him and got the headlock on.

Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to finish him off, but I got the win.”

Coming into the sectional round, Dixon coach

Chris Bishop emphasized to Sperling about keeping a lead while having it.

“Connor Sperling right now is wrestling the way he is supposed to,” Bishop said. “He’s peaking at the right time. Those two wins, he really took control of both matches. It was good to see.”

Sterling’s trio of sectional championship survivors won regional titles last weekend in Geneseo, earning first-round byes in the sectional.

Anderson (26-5) pulled away from Kaneland’s Matthew Redmon in the third period to earn a 7-3 win.

Terronez (33-7) had little trouble with Burlington Central’s Ray Conklen, getting four takedowns and a near fall for a 10-point shutout.

Beasley (32-7) – a week removed from handing Peoria Notre Dame’s Dom Tudor his only loss in 36 matches – went toeto-toe with Sycamore’s Devin Knight for the second time in 3 weeks, earning the shutout by getting just a single escape point.

After watching film on Knight this week, Beas-

ley wanted to pay close attention to Knight’s frequent use of underhooks used in a similar 1-0 win.

Beasley did that, and also wanted to work on penetrating Knight’s powerful hip position on bottom, which was tough for the Golden Warrior junior.

“I knew it wasn’t going to be an easy walkthrough,” Beasley said. “I kept coming at him and pushing at him, waiting for my opportunity to score on him. Tonight, I knew it was going to be like it was during the season. He’s tough on his feet, he has a solid game on his feet and on the ground.”

Three Golden Warriors and one Duke won firstround matches, only to fall to powerful opponents that won regional championships a week ago.

Andrew Garcia (138) had a first-period lead on Boylan’s Alex Butler.

Garcia (32-12) caught the top-ranked, undefeated Butler with a takedown with 8 seconds left in the opening period. However, when Butler made a quick escape to start the second period, Garcia

hurt his right hand. Butler scored three takedowns on Garcia during the rest of the match and lost 9-5.

Jaden Urrutia (132), continuing his abbreviated season, also went 1-1 for the Golden Warriors, as well as Tyson Hall (160).

“It was an extremely competitive day for us,” Sterling coach Charlie Bishop said. “You’re looking at the top of the field right there. We got to see some good matches. We fought hard. Our three champions went out and won like we were hoping they would. They went out and dominated pretty well.”

Dixon sophomore Ryan Troutman (220) was the only other Duke to compete in two matches.

Saturday morning’s session, which starts at 9 a.m., will begin with first-round wrestlebacks.

Competing in that round are Dixon’s Mason Rhodenbaugh (113), Jakob Johnson (126), and Shane Emry (160); as well as Sterling’s Noah Garcia (106), Isaac Figueroa (120), and Brian Folsom (182).

West Carroll’s Luke slips past Morrison’s Eads FORTUNE

CONTINUED FROM B1

Hartman (23-12) trailed Harvard’s Joe Quinn 6-5 in the waning seconds of a 132-pound quarterfinal bout. In the blink of an eye, however, Hartman scored a stunning takedown at the buzzer to steal away a 7-6 victory.

Hartman raised his arms in triumph and walked to the circle, while a shocked Quinn was left prone on the side of the mat, his hands covering his head.

“I was surprised – I didn’t think he would give it up that easy,” said Hartman, who pinned Sherrard’s Ronnie Raymond in the first round.

“We hit head-to-head, and I ended up turning him around and getting the two. I felt like I deserved that one.”

West Carroll’s other semifinalist is Luke, who gained a 4-2 win against Morrison’s Joe Eads in the quarterfinal. Eads had defeated Luke (2513) in the regular season, by a first-period pin.

“I was mentally stronger,” Luke said. “He thought he was going to be able to go out and do the same thing. I upped my game, and gave a better effort.”

Oregon’s Marchetti (327) won a pair of bouts at 145 pounds. He opened with a pin in 56 seconds against Genoa-Kingston’s Matt Cieslica, then scored a convincing 9-2 decision against Erie-Prophetstown’s Jared Cole.

Cole had won 5-4 decision in the regular season against Marchetti, but

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Morrison’s Joe Eads (left) and West Carroll’s Hunter Luke fight for position during a 120-pound quarterfinal bout during Friday’s 1A Oregon Sectional at the Blackhawk Center. Luke won the bout 4-2. didn’t muster much of an attack in the rematch.

“The third period really helped me,” Marchetti said. “He got real tired real fast.”

The Hawks’ 285-pound Crandall (31-6) moved on with a pin of Stillman Valley’s Dan Groenhagen in 5:30.

For Rock Falls, the 113pound Dudley (31-8) built up an 11-6 lead through two periods, then hung on for a 12-8 decision against Riverdale’s Alex

Moyer.

The Rockets’ second semifinalist is the 160pound Ager (31-12), who rolled to an 11-2 major decision against Byron’s Brandon Elsbury. Elsbury had won two prior bouts this season, including once by pin.

“I wasn’t going to let him beat me a third time,” Ager said. “My coaches helped me on my feet, because he beat me on my feet before.”

Erie-Prophetstown’s

Todd (32-9) turned in a pair of workmanlike efforts in advancing to the 138-pound semifinals. He opened with a 5-0 blanking of Mercer County’s Ashton Klingaman, then posted a 5-2 decision against Harvard’s Sergio Jimenez.

The Panthers’ Austin Shoup (37-0) kept his unblemished record intact by handling Durand’s Ian Alberstett 14-1 in a 195-pound quarterfinal.

Fulton 106-pounder Tyler Fleetwood (342) earned a semifinal berth with a 4-0 decision against Lena-Winslow’s Austin Vincent.

Cael Sanders (32-9) is Newman’s lone semifinalist. He moved on with a 4-2 victory against Lena-Winslow’s Peyton Keefer.

Polo’s Ethan Cain (263) won a pair of bouts at 170 pounds. He opened by pinning Sherrard’s Nathan Miller in 3:01, then posted a 3-0 decision against Princeton’s Drew Pranka. Cain scored an escape to open the second period, then a quick takedown to seize control against Pranka.

“I just had to wrestle him smart and ride him tough,” Cain said.

Amboy’s Appleman (326) needed just 37 seconds to pin Oregon’s Matthew Stevens in a 195-pound quarterfinal. He pulled off a cradle to finish the job.

“I like that move quite a bit,” Appleman said.

“That’s one of my go-to’s, and when I get him in that, I know it isn’t going to be long, and it’ll be over.”

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WAS $9,250

PETE’S PRICE

7,878

$

Stk#J1236B PRICED LOW

WAS $10,488

06 MERCURY 08 CHEVY MILAN EQUINOX

WAS $8,950

PETE’S PRICE

7,483

$

Stk#F4583A

*

PETE’S $ PRICE

11,987

*

Stk#F5112A SE

8,971

$

*

WAS $10,450

PETE’S PRICE

05 ACURA TL

11 FORD FOCUS

Stk#U1095A SPORT, LUXURY

Stk#F4267B SE

WAS $10,850

PETE’S $ PRICE

10,481

*

WAS $11,925

PETE’S $ PRICE

10,878

11,891

*

144 PER MONTH

B

WAS $12,987

$

PETE’S PRICE

10,997*

12 CHEVY 10 SUBARU 11 CHEVY IMPREZA CRUZE IMPALA

11 CHEVY IMPALA

Stk#Z260A AWD

Stk#C4185A

Stk#Z223A

WAS $12,998

WAS $15,497

*

$

WAS $14,350

Stk#P3267A

PETE’S $ PRICE

9,438*

$

PETE’S $ PRICE

11,993

*

PETE’S $ PRICE

11,996

*

WAS $12,998

PETE’S $ PRICE

11,998

*

WAS $14,987

PETE’S $ PRICE

12,486*

08 FORD ESCAPE

12 CHEVY SONIC

10 DODGE JOURNEY

12 CHEVY MALIBU

10 FORD EDGE

04 FORD F150

11 TOYOTA CAMRY

Stk#F5040B

Stk#U1014A LTZ, LOADED!

Stk#H2847M

Stk#A116 LS

Stk#H2740 SE

Stk#H2987M XLT

Stk#D1095B LE, NICE, LOCAL TRADE

STK#A114

WAS $13,950

PETE’S $ PRICE

12,878

$

169 PER MONTH

B

WAS $15,450

12,851*

WAS $14,575

PETE’S $ PRICE

12,893

*

WAS $15,950

PETE’S $ PRICE

WAS $14,250

PETE’S $ PRICE

12,786

12,991

*

*

WAS $17,850

PETE’S $ PRICE

12,994

13 CHRYSLER 200

13 FORD FOCUS

13 FORD FOCUS

13 CHRYSLER 200

14 FORD FOCUS

Stk#U1063 LX,

Stk#A107 SE

Stk#H2952

Stk#U1040 TOURING, VALUE PRICED

Stk#P3242 SE

PETE’S PRICE

$

*

PRICED TO SELL

PETE’S $ PRICE

WAS $15,300

PETE’S $ PRICE

13,739

14 CHRYSLER 14 FORD FOCUS 200

13,881

*

07 FORD F150

*

WAS $15,450

PETE’S $ PRICE

13,888

14 FORD FOCUS

*

WAS $14,650

PETE’S $ PRICE

13,994

*

*

13,284

*

WAS $14,575

PETE’S $ PRICE

13,577*

07 FORD 12 MAZDA SPORT TRAC MAZDA3

Stk#H2998 XLT

WAS $19,850

PETE’S $ PRICE

14,577

*

11 TOYOTA CAMRY LE

14 CHEVY IMPALA

WAS $14,250

PETE’S $ PRICE

Stk#F4631B TOURING

WAS $15,950

PETE’S $ PRICE

14,686

*

WAS $15,985

PETE’S $ PRICE

14,787*

13 CHEVY IMPALA

14 CHEVY CRUZE

Stk#P3171 LTZ

Stk#P3287 LT

STK#D1095B

Stk#U954 SE, SPORTY

Stk#P3263 LX

WAS $16,987

PETE’S $ PRICE

Stk#T5051B

WAS $19,991

14,787

*

PETE’S $ PRICE

WAS $16,497

PETE’S $ PRICE

14,877

14,987

*

Great Value!

Stk#A111 SE, SUNROOF

*

WAS $15,988

PETE’S $ PRICE

Stk#P3276 LIMITED

14,997

*

Stk#U1100 SE, GREAT VALUE

WAS $17,888

PETE’S $ PRICE

15,888

*

Stk#U1096 LX

WAS $16,750

PETE’S $ PRICE

WAS $16,755

15,981

15,988

*

14 CHEVY IMPALA

14 FORD FUSION

14 CHEVY CAPTIVA

Stk#U922 LTZ, SUNROOF, LEATHER

Stk#A124 SE

Stk#E107 LT

WAS $20,400

PETE’S $ PRICE

17,988

*

WAS $19,997

PETE’S $ PRICE

WAS $21,750

18,488

13 FORD FUSION

13 FORD ESCAPE

Stk#D1341C TITANIUM, EVERYTHING!

Stk#J1186A TITANIUM, WOW!

$

WAS $17,575

PETE’S $ PRICE

16,498

PETE’S $ PRICE

16,981

*

11 CHEVY 08 AUDI 12 CHEVY EQUINOX A5 QUATTRO EQUINOX

18,871

*

Stk#U1108A AWD

WAS $19,888

PETE’S $ PRICE

18,888

*

11 FORD ESCAPE XLT

WAS $20,785

PETE’S $ PRICE

WAS $14,575

PETE’S PRICE

B

WAS $18,450

*

180 Stk#J1225A LTZ, V6

19,971

*

WAS $22,925

PETE’S $ PRICE

20,877

*

*

WAS $16,987

PETE’S $ PRICE

15,997*

13 DODGE 10 NISSAN GRAND CARAVAN MAXIMA

PER MONTH $13,577*

Stk#U1103 LS, VALUE PRICED!

Stk#Z190A

PETE’S $ PRICE

*

15,996

*

14 CHEVY CAPTIVA

Stk#U1056A DVD

PETE’S $ PRICE

*

PETE’S $ PRICE

15,987

12 HYUNDAI 14 DODGE 14 CHRYSLER 11 KIA VELOSTER AVENGER 200 SPORTAGE

Stk#E100A

WAS $20,575

WAS $19,987

PETE’S $ PRICE

Stk#U798 SPORT, FAMILY MOVER

WAS $21,625

PETE’S $ PRICE

Stk#A105 S/S

17,662

*

WAS $20,575

PETE’S $ PRICE

17,988*

13 FORD TAURUS

12 JEEP WRANGER

14 CHEVY IMPALA

Stk#P3220 LIMITED

Stk#E108 S

Stk#P3201 LT

WAS $25,750

WAS $24,850

PETE’S $ PRICE

20,993

*

11 JEEP 14 CHRYSLER 09 CHEVY TOWN & COUNTRY SILVERADO GRAND CHEROKEE

PETE’S $ PRICE

22,377

*

WAS $31,855

PETE’S $ PRICE

23,626*

14 RAM 1500

12 RAM 1500

Stk#E102

Stk#T4076A CREW

STK#F5138A

WAS $24,850

PETE’S $ PRICE

23,988

*

Stk#E114 CREW, SLT

Stk#E127 SLT, CREW

29,981

*

25,528

25,491

11 GMC SIERRA

WAS $32,888

P PETE’S $ PRICE P

*

$

WAS $33,996

PETE’S $ PRICE

211

PER MONTH

29,997

*

B

*

WAS $28,987

PETE’S $ PRICE

WAS $29,450

25,993

*

14 LINCOLN 15 CHEVY 1 MKZ TRAVERSE

WAS $16,950

$

Stk#E104 LIMITED, LOADED!

Stk#T4173A

WAS $32,570

WAS $25,750

PETE’S $ PRICE

14 RAM 1500

PETE’S $ PRICE

Stk#P3245 SPORT

PETE’S PRICE

15,488*

Stk#A106 HYBRID

WAS $40,150

PETE’S $ PRICE

33,888

WAS $36,987

PETE’S $ PRICE

26,277

*

13 FORD F150

Stk#P3282 AWD

*

PETE’S $ PRICE

34,987

WAS $41,250

PETE’S $ PRICE

26,776

*

WAS $31,987

PETE’S $ PRICE

27,887*

14 JEEP 14 CHEVY GRAND CHEROKEE SILVERADO

Stk#E105 FX4, 4X4, CREW

*

WAS $28,950

PETE’S $ PRICE

Stk#E129 OVERLAND

35,861

*

Stk#T5049A LTZ, SUNROOF, NAV

WAS $42,988

PETE’S $ PRICE

39,887

*

WAS $46,329

PETE’S $ PRICE

42,998*

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DIXON | FOOD AND DRINK

Rawshu’a now open Owners say city more receptive to products

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

DIXON – Rawshu’a Organic Market is now open in Dixon.

Rawshu’a, a vegetarianfriendly eatery, juice bar, water bar and organic market, left Rock Falls and opened its

doors in the former Cobblestone Ice Cream building, 117 N. Galena Ave., at the end of January.

“We have a better customer following in Dixon,” said Courtney Carter, 21, who owns the business with her husband, Joshua, 30. “We are centralized here, and I think we will grow with the community in this location.”

“We are really happy and excited about moving to

Dixon,” Joshua said. “Dixon is more receptive with what we have to offer. We are sorry we had to leave Rock Falls, but we think Dixon is more of an opportunity to expand our company.”

Rawshu’a is open from 8 a.m to 6 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, and from noon to 6 p.m. Saturday.

Find it on Facebook or call 815-535-3499 for more information.

Alex T. Paschal/apaschal@saukvalley.com

Rawshu’a Organic Market owners Courtney and Joshua Carter toast with some of their freshly made juice in front of the vegetarian-friendly shop’s old Rock Falls location. The husbandand-wife duo moved their organic market to Dixon.

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Financial straight talk.

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Can’t spin gold into safety net Dear Dave, I’m retired, and I have about 5 percent of my retirement savings in gold and silver I’ve been acquiring over the past few years. I’ve seen gold prices decline significantly, and I’m wondering whether I should hang on to it as a safety factor in the event the economy goes bad in a hurry. I want to make sure I’ll still have a safety factor, and something of value, if that happens.

– Steve

Tribune News Service photos

Ta Nguyen of Unico Inc. manufactures 25-foot sections of flexible supply tubing that is part of a system used to deliver air to the rooms of a building, on Jan. 21 at the company facility in Arnold, Missouri.

Sustainable construction practices provide opportunity for manufacturers

BY PETER DOWNS Tribune News Service

ST. LOUIS – The green building movement is turning into a boon for domestic manufacturers.

These growing American companies make a wide range of products, from heatblocking window shades to floor heating systems to office furniture.

Unico Inc., a St. Louis manufacturer of small-duct, highvelocity heating and cooling systems, is typical of suppliers that are seeing increased interest from green builders.

Joe and Sharon Intagliata launched the company in 1985 to make heating and cooling systems for houses built before the advent of central air conditioning. With a small heating and cooling

Ryan Nguyen prepares brackets for a blower that is part of a system used to deliver air to the rooms of a building. unit that could operate in a available in older homes. horizontal or vertical configUnico thrived by targeting uration and ducts that were the historic home market. Its about one-fourth the size products were endorsed by of conventional ducts, the the National Trust for HistorUnico system was designed ic Preservation and featured to fit more easily into spaces on nearly two dozen home

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renovation projects on the TV show “This Old House.”

The company grew rapidly and began attracting the attention of custom homebuilders in the early 2000s.

The recession knocked sales down in 2009, but the growth of green building has helped the company recover and opened a new market.

“We’re seeing a broadening of our market to highefficiency homes and even commercial projects, such as restaurants and retail stores,” said Scott Intagliata, director of marketing and son of the company’s founders. “Everywhere we go, we’re seeing a continual drumbeat of interest on the part of end users who want energy efficiency.”

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Dear Steve, What’s the safety factor here?

And if everything goes downhill, why does it have value?

Gold has this weird allure and mythology around it that says, “I’ve still got something that people will take when the economy crashes.” But the truth is there hasn’t been an instance when people used gold as a medium of exchange in a crashed or failed economy since the Roman Empire.

People still use gold because they believe in it. We also believe in green paper with presidents’ faces on it. So, gold really has no more intrinsic value than that green paper.

The only reason we place value on it is because we, the society, place value on it. A failed society might not place value on it anymore.

In a completely failed economy, the first step is usually a takeover by a fascist government. After that, you get a new color of money – of paper – with a new leader’s face on it. Then, the old stuff isn’t worth anything. It’s very seldom you ever see gold come to the rescue.

RAMSEY CONTINUED ON C8

DIXON

Secure Recycling Services now shredding documents

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

Tribune News Service

Customers Mario Basulto (left), his wife, Abra Basulto, and their 1-year-old son, Junior, visit with John Krause, the owner of Big House Beans in Antioch, California, as he makes them a cup of coffee Jan. 16. As a former San Quentin Prison inmate, Krause turned his life around starting with recovery from addiction, a wife and family, and his new company. More on C8.

DIXON – The nonprofit Secure Recycling Services, 629 Palmyra Road, now can shred personal and confidential documents.

SRS is a division of Kreider Services, which provides job training and other services for the developmentally disabled.

Secure document destruction is the its newest division of recycling.

Only authorized personnel are allowed in the shredding area, which is monitored via

video surveillance. The service, which started in January, allows local hospitals, banks, government agencies, corporations and individuals to have secure document destruction done locally.

Once a document is shredded, a certificate of document destruction will be issued.

Items can be dropped off, or SRS can schedule a pick up at a home, office or storage unit.

It is open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Find it on Facebook, go to find www.securerecyclingservices. com or call 815-288-1602 for more information.

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BUREAU VALLEY HONOREES

January Students and Staff Member of the Month at Bureau Valley High School in Manlius were honored during a Jan. 30 breakfast by the school’s Renaissance Program. They are (from left) Alexis Conner, Addison Moreland, Caitlin Scott, Jay Norden, Michael Law, Drake Davis, Devon Cole, and Ashley Phillips. Not pictured are Brendan McAlvey, Erica Buckman, Ben Jackson, Emily Wall, and Deb Strom, staff member. Photo submitted by Tori Boyle.

School helps others through projects STERLING – Christ Lutheran School celebrated Lutheran Schools Week Jan. 25-31 with activities and service projects.

This year’s theme was “Standing in Christ – Serving Others.” Students and staff collected 100 cereal boxes and other food items for the Sauk Valley Food Bank. Because the goal was reached, John Kirchhoff, principal, had to make a 100-cereal-box tower during the Teacher’s Talent Show Jan. 30.

Skits, soloists, and folk dancing also were part of the event.

The cereal was given to the FISH Pantry at Sterling First United Methodist Church.

Donations were collected to send to Lutheran World Relief, which buys animals to feed the hungry in other countries.

Enough money was raised to help purchase three goats, six hens, and three pigs.

Students also made Valentine’s Day cards for

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WALNUT – The John and Mae Switzer Memorial Scholarship Committee will award $22,000 in scholarships to five 2015 Bureau Valley High School graduates.

The scholarships are funded by a trust established by the late John Switzer in memory of his wife, Mae. A $10,000 scholarship will be awarded to the top graduate living in the former Walnut High School District. Two $5,000 scholarships will go to graduates in the top 10 percent of this year’s class, and two $1,000 scholarships to students who demonstrate a commitment to higher education.

To qualify, recipients must have attended BVHS their high

school career and been accepted for studies at a university, community college, or trade school.

Winners will be selected by a committee of nondistrict educators.

Students applying for the scholarships must submit an application, letters of recommendation from at least two BVHS administrators or teachers, and an essay explaining how the Switzer Scholarship will benefit the student and society as a whole.

Applications for the scholarships are available from Aimee Stoller, BVHS guidance counselor. All materials must be submitted to Stoller on or before April 2.

For more information, call Mary Beach at 815-379-3053.

Report describes Sauk wage effect As part of Lutheran Schools Week activities, a Teacher’s Talent Show was Jan. 30 at Christ Lutheran School in Sterling. Steven Whitney (above), religion teacher, watches as John Kirchhoff (right), principal, stacks boxes of cereal.

Photos submitted by Marcy Shank senior citizens. The cards will be distributed with stuffed animals to area nursing homes.

MONEY RAISED FOR WELLNESS CENTER

DIXON – A 2014 study shows that Sauk Valley Community College graduates will experience more than $600,000 in lifetime earnings’ gains or a 25.3 percent increase in preenrollment wages.

The study was published by the Northern Illinois University Center for Governmental Studies, in conjunction with the Illinois Community College Board.

“With a rate of return of more than 14 percent (for the average community college student), investing in an Illinois community college education provides a far greater financial return than home ownership or even the stock market,” Karen Hunter Ander-

son, executive director of the Illinois Community College Board, said.

According to a press release, the report indicated that Sauk has a large, positive impact on the local economy by supporting, either directly or indirectly, 324 jobs and adds millions of dollars to the Sauk Valley economy.

“Honestly, we were not surprised by these results,” George Mihel, president of SVCC, said.

“Sauk has been in the business of changing lives for 50 years, and this study is just another piece of evidence to support that claim.”

Visit svcc.edu/depart ments/irp/reporting to link to the report in its entirety.

Scholarships for education majors

Rock Falls High School Junior Optimist club members recently donated $115 to Home of Hope Cancer Wellness Center in Dixon. Joan Padilla (center), executive director of Home of Hope, accepts the check from (kneeling from left) Brittany Bohlken, Hannah Lutz, Molly Mammosser, Marissa Chavez, and Nicole Padilla; and (standing) Tom Depasquale, Alexis Arrezola, Gabriela Duz, Maurelle Behrens, Lilly Ngai, Carmina Lopez, Drew Gray, and Keegan Robinson. The students collected donations during a Rock Falls and Dixon boys basketball game. Photo submitted by Myra Nusbaum.

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Retired Teacher Association has eight scholarships of $750 each available for the fall and the spring semester, with a total of $1,500 for educational expenses.

One scholarship will be awarded to a college junior or senior in each state foundational area before that year begins.

They must be education majors.

To be eligible, applicants must have graduated from a state high school or be a state resident, have attained at least a 3.0 GPA on a scale of 4.0, and be accepted into a teacher certifica-

tion program.

Applications must be postmarked no later than March 7, and mailed to the IRTA office.

Visit irtaonline.org for information regarding the application procedure, forms, transcripts, consent to release form, and letters of recommendation. Click on the link of “Foundation,” then” Scholarship,” for access.

For more information, contact Susan Goetz at 800–728-4782, susan@ irtaonline.org or at the Illinois Retired Teachers Association Foundation, 828 S. Second St., Springfield, IL 62704.

Cooperative sets preschool screening dates Hikers to begin from Mississippi OREGON – The Ogle County Educational Co-op and local school districts will offer preschool screenings for children 2 ½ to 5 years old The screening is an assessment of the child’s readiness in concepts, language, and motor skills. It identifies any child who may qualify for Early Childhood or prekindergarten programs. Vision and hearing screenings also will be provided.

The screenings are by appointment. Dates, sites,

and contact phone numbers are: Amboy: 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. March 6 and 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. March 20, Immanuel Lutheran Church, 960 U.S. Route 52. Call Amboy Central School at 815-857-3619.

Rochelle, Kings, Eswood, Creston, and Steward School districts: 8:30 a.m. to 3:15 p.m.

March 10 and 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. April 1, Hick Hall, Rochelle United Methodist Church, 709 Fourth Ave. A Spanish translator will be available. Call Central School at 815-

562-8251. For Spanish call 815-562-4520 from 8 a.m. to noon.

Polo School District: 8:30 a.m. to 3:15 p.m.

March 9, St. Mark Lutheran Church, 201 N. Division Ave. Call Centennial School at 815-946-3811.

Meridian School District: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

March 18 and 8:30 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. March 19, Stillman Valley Fire Department, 200 S. Rural St. A Spanish translator will be available. Call Highland Elementary School at 815645-8188.

Oregon School District:

8:30 a.m. to 3:15 p.m.

March 11, Trinity Lutheran Church, 308 E. Brayton Road, Mount Morris, and from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. March 23, United Methodist Church, 200 S. Fourth St., Oregon.

Call Oregon Elementary School at 815-732-5300.

Ashton-Franklin Center School District: 10 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. March 12, Franklin Grove Public Library, 112 S. Elm St. Call AFC Elementary School at 815-456-2325.

For more information, call the co-op at 815-2342722.

MILAN – The Friends of the Canal will have its monthly Hike the Canal Sunday.

The group will meet at 1:30 p.m. at the Steel Dam in Milan, where the hikers will be shuttled to the Mississippi River to begin the walk back.

The hike, called the Bald Eagle, is 4.6 miles.

To get to the dam, take Interstate 80 to Interstate 280 to Exit 15 in Milan, onto East First

Avenue (Airport Road) going toward Milan.

Take the first road on the right, Frontage Road. Follow Frontage to the right to 14th Street NE, past the warehouses back to the Steel Dam. All hikes are open to the public.

For more information, visit friends-hennepincanal.org or contact Ed Herrmann at hikes@ friends-hennepin-canal. org or 815-664-2403.

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LOTS OF SNOW

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AT DAY’S END

The sun sets in the western sky Feb. 5 above the Mark Joachim farm in Sterling. Photo submitted by Lorraine A. Dyba-Militano of Dixon.

STORM’S TOUCH

The Feb. 1 snowstorm coated trees and rooftops with a blanket of snow in this northward view from Civic Plaza II in Rock Falls. Photo submitted by Mark Cripe of Rock Falls.

WINTER’S GRIP

ABOVE: A water pump stands out against snow Jan. 31 in Patricia Puckett’s yard in Walnut. Photos submitted by Puckett.

BELOW: The blizzard left a snowy blanket over outdoor chairs in her yard.

ABOVE: Icicles lean toward the warmth of Janet Hoover’s home in January. Photos submitted by Hoover of Dixon.

BELOW: A layer of snow provides extra insulation for this birdhouse after a January snowfall in Hoover’s front yard.

SNACK TIME

The flower petal bird feeder at Kathyrn Knutti’s home in Mount Morris is a favorite snack stop for neighborhood squirrels. This one throws itself into the process of getting a meal Dec. 4. Photo submitted by Knutti.

Wanted: Photos from you A scrapbook is a book with blank pages, and that’s what our Scrapbook page is without your pictures. We want to fill the page with images that capture lives in the Sauk Valley. They can be submitted by email to photos@saukvalley.com or can be taken to the Sterling and Dixon offices.

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Vendors sought for Expo STERLING – Homebased business and crafter applications to exhibit goods can be submitted until Feb. 27 for the Bi-County Cooperative Foundation Spring Expo March 7.

The show will be from 7 a.m. to noon at Self Help Enterprises, 2300 W. LeFevre Road, in conjunction with a pancake breakfast.

An 8-foot-by-10-foot space costs $30. Table coverings will not be

provided. Each exhibitor is asked to donate one item for a raffle.

Setup will be from 4 to 5 p.m. March 6 and 6 to 7 a.m. March 7.

To reserve space, the following information is needed: name, address, phone number, email address, type of items or business, number of places needed, payment, and setup day and time, with a signature.

Reservations can be

mailed to Laurie Heston, Bi-County Cooperative Foundation, 506 W. Fourth St., Suite B, Sterling, IL 61081, or faxed to 815-622-3182.

Contact Jodi Perez at perez-3@comcast.net for more information.

Proceeds will benefit the foundation, a nonprofit organization that helps special needs children and their families.

The money will be used for scholarships and to provide grants.

Club plans benefit evening Sterling Women’s Bowling Association members competed in a mixed doubles Bowl for the Cure competition Oct. 19 at Paone’s Blackhawk Lanes in Sterling. Proceeds were donated to Home of Hope Cancer Wellness Center in Dixon. The money was presented by the WBA and the Sterling Rock Falls Men’s Bowling Association. John Cruz, men’s association president, hands the check to Joan Padilla (center), executive director of Home of Hope, along with Bob Collinson, men’s association manager; Crystal Bell, women’s association president; and Jo Dell Cruz, women’s association manager. With them are (in no particular order) Marcia Chapinski, Brittany Grobe, Michelle Hanson, Tamara Holcomb, Candy Hutsler, Ashley Lerette, Gloria Olds, and Dara Southard. Photo submitted by Padilla.

2ball, fitness part of schedule ROCK FALLS – The Coloma Township Park District will have its 18th annual 2ball Competition at 1:30 p.m. Feb. 21 at Rock Falls Middle School, 1701 12th Ave. The cost is $2 per player. 2ball is an exciting basketball game played by a two-player team. Each team has 1 minute to score as many baskets as possible from any of seven shooting spots on the game court.

The game is open to participants 9 to 18 years old. The competition is based on age and gender divisions.

The adult-child division is offered again this year. Adults can compete multiple times provided they do so with a different youth each time. Contact the park district for more details.

During the competition, teammates alternate in

their attempts to make baskets, and must pass or dribble the ball from one shooting spot to another. The time limit is 1 minute. Jump shots are allowed.

Registration forms are available at the park district administrative office, 508 E. 11th St. All participants will receive an award. Trophies will be given to the first-place winners in each category. Secondto sixth-place winners will receive placement

ribbons; all others will receive a merit ribbon.

Girls Skill Programs Show: The Coloma Township Park District Cheerleading-Gymnastics and Dance-Fitness Team Instruction Show will be Feb. 21, in the gymnasium at Merrill Elementary School, 600 Fourth Ave. We would like to invite all family members and friends to come and see what the girls have learned during the 6 weeks of these programs.

The show will start at 10:30 a.m. Awards will be given out to all of the participants. Photographs for the newspaper will be taken at the conclusion of the show.

For more information about park district events, call the administrative office at 815-625-072, or stop by from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Meal to be served at two locations

YWCA to provide violence program

For more information, contact pflagsaukvalley@gmail. com or call 815-440-2672.

OHIO – Ohio Booster Club members will fry fish from 4:30 to 7 p.m. Feb. 27 at Ohio Schools, 103 S. Memorial St., and Pipe’s Pub, 205 S. Main St. The menu will include fish, potato salad, baked beans, bread, dessert, and beverages.

The cost is $7 for adults and $6 for those 60 and older and 12 and younger.

Extra fish will cost $1 for two pieces. Carry-outs will be available for 50 cents more per meal; delivery can be arranged to Ohio locations.

To request a carry-out, or for more information, call 815-376-4414 or 815-3762934.

DIXON – PFLAG Sauk Valley will meet at 2:30 p.m.

Sunday in the annex at St. Luke Episcopal Church, 221 W. Third St. The program will be by Amy Brandon of YWCA Sauk Valley in Sterling.

She will discuss domestic violence in relationships.

Subjects to be covered are power, control, and entitlement issues and how these are used to isolate and intimidate a partner in a relationship.

Resources for support and advocacy will be made available. The entrance to the meeting is from the alley behind Dixon Public Library.

The names of those who attend are kept confidential.

joanFRITZ Joan Fritz is the recreation supervisor of the Coloma Township Park District in Rock Falls.

STERLING – The Sterling Kiwanis Club will have a dinner and a movie night March 5 to raise money for the Eliminate Project, a program to end tetanus in mothers and newborn children.

The evening will start with a social hour from 4:45 to 5:30 p.m. at The Depot, 214 Locust St. Dessert auction and silent

auction items will be on display, with bids being taken throughout the night. Dinner will be a two-meat buffet from 5:45 to 6:45 at Martin’s Steaks and Spirits, 14 E. Third St. The film, “American Graffiti,” will be shown from 7 to 9 at the Sterling Theater, 402 Locust St. Winners of the dessert auction and silent auction can pick up their items

after the movie at the theater.

Tickets are $30 per person and include dinner and the movie. A limit of 100 will be sold. According to the Kiwanis, every $1.80 raised protects one woman and her future children from tetanus.

To purchase tickets, or for more information, call Elroy Wylde at 815-6256800, ext. 1113.

Many ways to find cookies STERLING – The 98th year of cookie sales for Girl Scouts runs through March 23.

Scouts will sell cookies until March 9 online through their Digital Cookie platform.

They will maintain their own protected, personalized websites to market their cookie business to consumers. Visit

girlscouts.org/program/ gs_cookies/digitalbuyer. asp for more information.

Customers can visit girlscoutcookies.org to find nearby booth sales, or download the Cookie Finder app which lists times, dates, and locations.

Visit itunes.apple. com/us/app/girl-

scout-cookie-finder/ id593932097?mt=8 for iOS, or play.google.com/store/ apps/details?id=com. gsa.gscookiefinder for Android.

To order by phone, call the Girl Scout Cookie Connection Hotline at 800640-8671.

Agents will connect customers to a nearby Girl Scout troop.

PHIDIANS RECEIVE FLORAL DESIGN TIPS

IN BRIEF

Gowns for school dances available DIXON – The Second Look prom and homecoming dress sale will be from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Feb. 28 in the basement at Immanuel Lutheran Church, 1013 Franklin Grove Road.

Dresses will be $30 or less.

All proceeds will go to the activity department of each buyer’s school. Shoppers should bring their school identification card.

When a dress is purchased, the cost is $1 to enter a drawing for a giveaway.

For information, call Barb Keith at 815-440-3270.

Hospice training session begins DIXON – Training for new volunteers at Hospice of the Rock River Valley will be March 3, 5, 10, and 12 at 264 state Route 2.

Sessions will be from 1 to 4 or 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. each day.

Participants most attend either session each day.

Registration is suggested, but is not necessary.

Volunteers fill many roles, such as direct patient care, serving on the baking brigade, and helping with special events or office duties.

Direct care volunteers are assigned a patient and family, and visit as needed. There is an increasing need for bilingual volunteers.

Training sessions focus

on direct patient care, and cover such topics as patient-family dynamics, personal death awareness, grief, bereavement, spirituality, and documentation.

The hospice serves Bureau, Carroll, Lee, Ogle, and Whiteside counties.

To become a volunteer, call Nina Setchell at 815288-3673.

During the Feb. 3 Phidian Art Club meeting, a 21-year member presented a program on floral design. Delores Pitzer (from left) of Dixon, former owner of Dixon Floral, created a wrist corsage for Sharon McLane, president, and the floral centerpiece Catherine Rogers won in a drawing. Pitzer also made silk table and wall arrangements. Her work can be seen at craft shows. Photo submitted by McLane.

Contest applications available DIXON – Local writers can sign up for the Phidian Art Club’s annual Literary Competition for poetry, fiction, and nonfiction.

The competition is open to anyone 17 or older by March 1, who lives within a 35-mile radius of Dixon.

The categories are poetry, any form, 30-line limit; fiction, 3,500-word limit; and nonfiction 3,000-word limit. Only one entry, per category, per participant, will be accepted. The cost is $8 per entry. Checks should

be made payable to Phidian Art Club.

Each entry should be typed, double-spaced on one side of an 8.5- by-11 inch paper.

They must have a cover sheet that lists the title, category, and author’s name, address, phone number, and email address. Only the title and page number should be on top of the manuscript pages.

Fiction and nonfiction entries are to show the word count on the upper right corner of Page 1.

Entries need to be

postmarked by March 1.

They can be mailed or dropped off to the Phidian Art Club in care of Dixon Public Library, 221 S. Hennepin Ave., Dixon, IL 61021. Include a selfaddressed, stamped envelope to have the manuscript returned.

Winners will be notified in mid-April, and will read their winning entries at a literary program at 2 p.m. April 26 at the library. The public is welcome.

For more information, call Elizabeth Jahn at 815-994-1940.

Tax deferral sign-up open for Lee County seniors; forms available at courthouse DIXON – Information and forms for the Senior Citizens Real Estate Tax Deferral Program are at the Lee County Treasurer’s office, 112 E. Second St. Seniors who qualify may defer all or up to

$5,000 of their real estate taxes per year. This program is in addition to the Homestead & Assessment Freeze exemptions offered by the assessment office. Applications must be filed by Feb. 25 at the

treasurer’s office.

To qualify, a person must be at least 65 by June 1, 2014, have a household income of $55,000 or less, own their residence, and have lived on the property for at least 3 years. Quali-

fied taxpayers can defer taxes up to 80 percent of the equity interest in their home. The deferred taxes are filed in the county clerk’s office as a lien at 6 percent interest per year. When the property

changes ownership, the deferred taxes must be repaid.

To apply for the program, two forms need to be filed. Joint owners and mortgage lenders must agree to the deferral and

proof of insurance must be presented. The treasurer’s office hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.

For more information, call the office at 815288-4477.

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BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS Braxtyn David and Braedyn James Jensen Brenda Robinson and Ryan Jensen of Polo are the parents of twin sons born at 1:59 p.m. and 2:03 p.m., respectively, Feb. 2, 2015, at CGH Medical Center in Sterling.

Braxtyn David Jensen weighed 6 pounds, 10 ounces at birth and was 19 inches in length.

Braedyn James Jensen weighed 6 pounds, 5 ounces at birth and was 20 inches in length.

They are welcomed by Bentley Wayne Jensen, 1.

Maternal grandmother is Kim Hazelwood of Polo.

Paternal grandparents are Mary and Bill Jensen of Polo.

Raelynn Jane Klockenga Cheyenne Ford and Cody Klockenga of Sterling are the parents of a daughter born at 8:40 p.m. Jan. 28, 2015, at CGH Medical Center in Sterling.

Raelynn Jane Klockenga weighed 6 pounds, 4 ounces at birth and was 21 inches in length.

Maternal grandparents are Steven Ford of Tampico and the late Kimberly Ford.

Paternal grandparents are Kelly McKenzie of Joliet and Douglas Klockenga of Tampico.

Maternal great-grandparents are Pegg and Truman Ford of Bradford, Pennsylvania.

Daniel Kane Huff

Logan Jr. of Rock Falls and Russ and Alana Bennett of Modesto, California.

Paternal grandparents are Lanny and Linda Spangler of Morrison.

Maternal great-grandfather is George Logan Sr. of Rock Falls.

Paternal great-grandmother is Iona Harvey of Morrison.

Chase Briggs Lewis Sheavon Andrews and Chase Lewis of Rock Falls are the parents of a son born at 2:47 p.m. Jan. 30, 2015, at CGH Medical Center in Sterling.

Chase Briggs Lewis weighed 7 pounds, 10 ounces at birth and was 21 inches in length.

Maternal grandmother is Patricia Andrews of Lakeland, Florida.

Paternal grandparents are Karen and Gary Griffis and Phil Lewis, all of Rock Falls.

Maternal great-grandmother is Maylene Schultz of Rock Falls.

Esmeralda Flores Jasmine Aguilar and Antonio Flores of Sterling are the parents of a daughter born at 11:03 a.m. Jan. 30, 2015, at CGH Medical Center in Sterling.

Esmeralda Flores weighed 5 pounds, 9 ounces at birth and was 20 inches in length.

Abigail LeAnna Masters

Kimberlyn Stoecker and Taylor Huff of Fulton are the parents of a son born at 4:08 p.m. Jan. 28, 2015, at CGH Medical Center in Sterling.

Daniel Kane Huff weighed 8 pounds, 3 ounces at birth and was 22.5 inches in length.

Maternal grandparents are Barb Stoecker and Chet Stoecker, both of Fulton.

Paternal grandparents are Wanda Huff of Fulton and the late Daniel E. Huff.

Maternal great-grandparents are Mickey Stage and Steve Woods; both of Fulton, Sheridan Petersen and Paul Stoecker; both of Morrison, and Vincent Burden of Polo.

Natasha and Mike Masters of Dixon are the parents of a daughter born at 7:41 a.m.

Feb. 3, 2015, at CGH Medical Center in Sterling.

Abigail LeAnna Masters weighed 8 pounds, 5 ounces at birth and was 22 inches in length.

Maternal grandparents are Robert Coy Jr. of Lyndon and Twila Beard of Dixon.

Paternal grandparents are Don Warner and Paula Warner, both of Oregon.

Paternal great-grandparents are Don Warner and Patricia Warner, both of Oregon.

Finnian Jameson Spangler

Alexandria Bryan of Sterling is the mother of a son born at 5:29 p.m. Feb. 7, 2015, at CGH Medical Center in Sterling.

River Aquillez Bryan weighed 8 pounds, 10 ounces at birth and was 21.5 inches in length.

Maternal grandparents are Lisa Lopez of Sterling and Ernie Bryan of Prophetstown.

Maternal great-grandmother is Charlotte Henrichs of Sterling.

Leslie and Jim Spangler of Morrison are the parents of a son born at 2:15 p.m. Jan. 27, 2015, at CGH Medical Center in Sterling.

Finnian Jameson Spangler weighed 9 pounds, 8 ounces at birth and was 22.75 inches in length.

He is welcomed by Harrison, 15, Tayler, 13, and Benjhamin, 5.

Maternal grandparents are George and Linda

River Aquillez Bryan

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THANK GOODNESS

Toys for Tots donations are appreciated RICHARD RAJNOWSKI Sterling

As a first-time coordinator for the Toys for Tots program, I want to thank the people of Whiteside County for their kindness and generosity.

As a result of your donations, we were able to give toys to 2,361 children in our county.

We passed out 7,735 toys.

It has been a great learning experience for me, and I am looking forward to our 2015 campaign.

On behalf of the Sauk Val-

ley Marines, Detachment 913 of the Marine Corps League, we extend our heartfelt gratitude to all.

Note to readers: Richard Rajnowski is the local community organizer for Toys for Tots.

Thank you for success of tree recycling PAUL COONEY Oregon

Thank you to all who were involved in this year’s Christmas Tree Recycling Program. Approximately 620 trees (about 15.5 tons) were collected and

chipped into mulch and diverted from local landfills.

Since the start of this program in 1999, about 330 tons of trees have been recycled and made into a beneficial material.

Drop-off sites were located in seven communities throughout the county. On Jan. 10, high school FFA clubs from Byron, Forreston, Oregon, and Polo volunteered their time and braved the frigid conditions to pick up trees at the curb in nine towns.

The students and advisers delivered the trees to sites where they were later chipped into mulch.

The Ogle County Solid Waste Management

Department wishes to thank the following groups and towns for their role in collecting and chipping the trees, and making this program possible: Byron Forest Preserve District, city of Byron, Byron High School FFA, Lichty’s Landscaping Service, village of Forreston, Forreston High School FFA, village of Leaf River, Oregon Park District, Oregon High School FFA, Flagg-Rochelle Park District, city of Rochelle, Polo Community High School FFA, and Morgan’s Tree Service.

Note to readers: Paul Cooney is a specialist with the Ogle County Solid Waste Management Department.

HONOR ROLLS Kaylee Hammer, Emily Clayton Ruter, Nicholas Eastland Junior Simpson, Brooklyn Stoner, Heller, Rebecca Kempel, Ian High School, Lanark

Miner, Annaliese Moll, Dylan Preston, Jacob Reuscher, Breanna Rose, Dillon Kromer, Claire Mitchell, Liam Farrah Stubbe, and Greg High Honors Schoeny, Madison Sroka, Mitchell, Alexandra Popow- Wirchnianski.

Eighth grade: Kaden Juniors: Chelsey Koser, and Sabrina Yoeckel. ski, Stephen Reifsteck, Henze, Elizabeth Kloepping, Bross Robertson, Danielle Allen Krieger, Heather Larak, Juniors: Mackenzie DouMcKayla Martz, Gabrielle Gentry Lessman, Samantha bler, Paige Gallentine, Emily Rush, Zachary Solomon, Snyder, Andrew Stengel, Sohl, Lauren Swanson, and Giedd, Sydney Guentner, and Bryson Sturtevant. and Haley Wilson.

Hunter Todd.

Blake Janssen, Blake Seventh grade: Shelby Sophomores: Ashley Lauder, Rebecca Lindsay, Eastland High Beyers, Lydia Coatney, Erin Beyers, Payton Clouse, Cassidy Logemann, Steven Henze, Meredith Janssen, School Tyler Dambman, Makenzie Murphy, Kayla Olson, DesIra Markley, Macy Misiewicz, Highest Honors Fink, Anna Kuper, Merrick tiny Pontnack, Drew PresEmma Norton, Stephen Seniors: Shea Dobish, Misiewicz, Grace Norton, ton, Haley Simon, RaeAnna Reifsteck, Daniel Sauer, Deven Heeren, Hannah Cole Schoeny, Alexis Smith, Stover, Julia Travis, and Kaitlyn Wilczynski, Theodore Wilczynski, and Samuel and Destiny Swalve.

Jenessa Witt.

Woessner, and Alexander Woessner.

Freshmen: MacKenzie Sophomores: Patrick York.

Juniors: Bailey DeMichele, Byer, Connor Erbsen, Ceci- Dertz, Keaton Gaul, BrighHonors Bailey Heckman, Samantha lia Guerrero, Brittney Hardy, ton Haverland, Hannah Eighth grade: Chloe Johnson, Karalicia Kennedy, Drake Heeren, Bradley Kempel, Jack Kromer, Jillyn Anderson, Colin Colehour, and Megan Schmieder.

Johnson, Katie Krogman, Ruter, Keaton Sroka, Zoe Justus Dobish, Tyler EtchSophomore: Shelbi Jans- Anastasia Matias, Taylor Strohecker, and Julianna berger, Kira Finifrock, Reid sen.

Metz, Jordan Miller, MackWaugh.

Janssen, Judd Lessman, Freshmen: Brady Balk, enzie Randecker, Madison Freshmen: Dylan Bouvia, Adam Mislich, Jedediah Adrianna Hensgen, and Weaver, and Jared WilcTimothy Burnett, Tatum Smith, Travis Spong, Jake Leah Kuper. zynski.

Christians, Payton DeMiThede, and Tucker Welch.

High Honors Honors chele, Emily Denekas, TanSeventh grade: Angelica Seniors: Kiley Carroll, Seniors: Cheyenne Curry, ner Giedd, Nicholas Kane, Acosta, Lane Christians, Michael Davies, Coleton Chase Giedd, Donald Eric Langarica, Wil Lartz, Carson Clouse, Brock Groezinger, Lexis Macomb- Robert Markley, Ryan MisCoatney, Elijah Dertz, Heide Eubanks, Jameson Fagan, Gallagher, Jenna Green, Frenz Joshua D. Hayag, er, Alexandra Maltry, Hanna lich, and Chase Scobee.

Applicants sought for VietNow scholarships DIXON – Applications Students are asked The topic changes each a name, address, and are available for 2015-16 to complete an essay, year. phone number. scholarships from Rock details of which are Call 815-288-5872 to Applications must be River Valley VietNow. found on the application. receive a form; leave received by March 31.

COLLEGE HONORS Aurora University AURORA – Students named to the fall semester high honors dean’s list at Aurora University include Kari Huizenga of Fulton, Emily Mathew of Walnut, Kristen Olson of Harmon, Skyla Strum of Dixon, and Mireya Vargas of Sterling.

Madeleine Carlson of Dixon and Bailey Lauder and Ryan Shaner, both of Lanark, were named to the fall deans list.

Illinois State NORMAL – Students earning bachelor’s degrees during the fall semester

at Illinois State University include Anthony I. Wheeler of Amboy; Margaret S. Burke and Hannah E. Sharkey, both of Dixon; Mark A. King of La Moille; Brock R. Berogan and Michael E. Tompkins, both of Rock Falls; Emelia S. Peterson of Sterling; and Rebecca M. Vaessen of Sublette.

Matthew D. Meyers of Dixon earned a master’s degree.

Carroll University WAUKESHA, Wis. – Katie Norris of Amboy and Krista Greene of Oregon have been named to the fall

dean’s list at Carroll University.

University of St. Thomas ST. PAUL, Minn. – Warren T. Melton of Rock Falls has been named to the fall dean’s list at the University of St. Thomas.

Bradley University PEORIA – Jolee A. Parks of Milledgeville has been named to the fall dean’s list at Bradley University.

ling was named to the fall dean’s list at Purdue University.

University of Illinois SPRINGFIELD – Ashli King of Sterling and Kyle Mazeika of Stillman Valley have been named to the fall dean’s list at the University of Illinois.

Educators of Beauty

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Haley E. Osborn of Ster-

STERLING – Deb Gothard-Redhair of Walnut has been named February Future Graduate at Educators of Beauty.

door, 1503 First Ave., Rock Falls.

Crochet-Knitting Club, 12:30 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling.

American Legion Post 12 Auxiliary, 1:30 p.m., 1120 W. First St., Dixon.

TOPS Chapter IL 634 meeting, 4:30 p.m., 205 S. Walnut St., Franklin Grove.

TOPS, 4 p.m. weigh-in, 4:30 p.m. meeting; 5:30 p.m. weigh-in, 6 p.m. meeting, Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle.

TOPS, 5 p.m. weigh-in, 5:30 p.m. meeting, Polo Church of the Brethren, 401 S. Congress Ave., Polo, 815-946-3638.

Lee County Honor Flight, 6 p.m., Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 540, 1560 Franklin Grove Road, Dixon, 815-288-5683.

Rock Falls Rotary, 6 p.m., Beelendorf’s Deli, 204 W. 10th St., Rock Falls.

Celebrate Recovery, 6-8 p.m., 201 W. Market St., Morrison, 815-590-8929.

Celebrate Recovery, Christ-centered Recovery Group, 6-8 p.m., Revive Community Church, 8 E. Front St., Mount Morris, 815-994-0428.

Dixon CHIP Support Group meeting, 6:30 p.m. potluck, Conference Room 1, Town Square Centre, Second Street entrance, 102 S. Hennepin Ave., Dixon, 815-732-6555.

Rock Falls Boy Scout Troop 306, 6:30-8 p.m., fellowship hall, Harvest Time Bible Church, 1802 Dixon Ave., Rock Falls.

Friends of the Sterling Public Library meeting, 6:45 p.m., library, 102 W. Third St., Sterling.

Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 5418 Ladies Auxiliary meeting, 7 p.m., 217 First Ave., Rock Falls, 815-6263513.

Mount Carroll Monday Night Al-Anon-Alateen, 7 p.m., Church of God, 816 Clay St., Mount Carroll, 815-2843444.

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

Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., closed, step study, New Hope Fellowship Church, 113 state Route 64, Kings.

Country Crossroads Quilt Guild, 7 p.m., Forreston Grove Church, 7246 Freeport Road, Forreston, 815-382-4544.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 7:30 p.m., closed, St. Luke Episcopal Church, 207 W. Third St., Dixon.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 8 p.m., closed (3), First Presbyterian Church, 502 Third St., Savanna.

Sauk Valley Al-Anon Group-Alateen, 8 p.m., open, back door, 1503 First Ave., Rock Falls.

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

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

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

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

Parkinson’s Support Group, 10 a.m., board room, Mercy South Medical Center, 638 S. Bluff Blvd., Clinton, Iowa, 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, 779245-3487. 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 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 Ave., Rock Falls.

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, 815288-5165.

Compassionate Friends, Death of a Child Support Group, 6 p.m., Church of God, 860 W. Oregon Trail Road, Oregon, 815-441-3710.

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. Monday Presidents’ Day – Cancellations have not been received for these; check ahead to see if meeting.

Women, infants and children clinic, and family planning services, all by appointment only, Lee County Health Department, 309 S. Galena Ave., Suite 100, Dixon, 815284-3371.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 8 a.m., open, Methodist church, 402 First Ave., Forreston.

Abuse Changing team, 815-625-0338.

Mercy Nursing Services free blood pressure clinic, 8:30-10:30 a.m., YMCA, 2505 YMCA Way, Sterling.

Dixon Rotary Club, noon, lower level, St. Luke Episcopal Church, 221 W. Third St., Dixon.

Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, closed (1), St. Paul Lutheran Church, 114 S. Fifth St., Oregon.

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

Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, closed, Big Book; 6 p.m., closed, Spanish; 7 p.m., open, Bazaar Americana, 609 W. Third St., Sterling.

Reality Check Narcotics Anonymous, noon, 6 p.m., First Christian Church, 506 Fifth Ave., Rock Falls, 779245-3487. Downstairs, west door.

Sauk Valley Alcoholics Anonymous Group, noon, open, Sunshine meeting, back

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Isolated teen should turn to trusted adults for help Dear Abby: I am a teenager who went through some emotional stuff a couple of years ago. It was horrible. My parents thought it was just a phase, so I had to deal with it myself until it got better.

I don’t feel like I can communicate with my parents. If I try, I’m afraid they’ll just downplay it again.

I feel so alone sometimes. Even when I’m happy, I still have this feeling of sadness. Then suddenly, I feel angry for no reason, and I hate it.

Other times, I get so anxious I don’t know what to do. I feel like my friends don’t like me, even

Dear Anonymous: I’m sorry that when you tried to tell your parents you Dear Abby were in pain they didn’t is written

by Abigail take you seriously.

Van Buren, While the feelings you’re also known having may be caused as Jeanne by “raging teenage horPhillips. The column is promones,” they also could vided through be a symptom of someUniversal thing more. That’s why Uclick.

I’m suggesting you talk to another trusted adult though nothing is wrong. about your feelings – the parent of one of your I feel stuck. close friends, a counselor Most people say it’s at school, or your pediabecause I’m a teenager, trician, if you have one. and that’s what I try to It never hurts to have a tell myself, but it doesn’t “reality check” every once work. I don’t know what to do. What do you think, in a while, and when you share what’s going on in Abby?

– Anonymous your head with someone in the USA who has more life experi-

dearABBY

ence, it can give you a better perspective.

Dear Abby: This time last year, I read a letter from a young woman whose live-in boyfriend doesn’t get her anything for Valentine’s Day. I have been married to my husband for 28 years.

When we were first married, I often was disappointed because he was never good at getting me gifts on holidays. Every year I would remind him ahead of time.

But gradually over the years, I began to realize that the gifts were not important. He has been the best husband I could ask for. He knows me bet-

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Lent: Turning, returning

Demonstration on beads planned

This year Lent begins Wednesday with Ash Wednesday, a day on which you’ll see many people with a cross of ashes smudged on their foreheads.

Usually when those ashes are imposed, we say, “Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return.” It may seem odd to have a special day of the year on which we remember that we will one day die. The ashes, a symbol that our lives on this earth will end, are a good reminder. Faithful living is not only about what happens after we die – it is about what happens while we live.

The ashes remind us that if our lives are not going in the right direction, there is still time to

is to turn around, away christinaBERRY from wrong and toward the good – to actually do The Rev. it, not just say it. That Christina Berry is the turning, changing what we pastor of First are doing, can change our Presbytehearts as well. rian Church in Ash Wednesday is a Sterling. day to help us remember we can turn away from hurt and toward healing, turn away from hate and toward hope, turn away turn around. The Hebrew from isolation and toward word for “turn” is “shuv,” community. Knowing that we will return to dust and it is often translated as “repentance.” When we may help us turn our lives around – and return to hear that word, we may think of someone beating God and to each other.

The Ash Wednesday their chest and begging for service at First Presbyteforgiveness – confessing rian Church is at 6 p.m. some terrible wrong.

But “shuv” is something Wednesday. Wednesday more, something different night soup supper and study evenings start at from what we often think 5:30 p.m. Feb. 25. of as repentance. “Shuv”

LOCAL PERFORMANCE

ter than anyone else. He adopted my two young girls and has been a wonderful father to them.

Throughout the year we do almost everything together. He loves to shop with me, and I buy what I want for my birthday or whatever. When holidays come around, we acknowledge them to each other and do something together for the day if we can.

A few years ago he was very ill and almost died.

I am so grateful for him every day. I couldn’t ask for more. The material gifts are unimportant.

– Mary M. in Minnesota Dear Mary: Thank you for an “upper” of a letter.

ROCK FALLS – The Rock River Area Christian Women’s Connection will meet at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday for its Be My Valentine Luncheon at Candlelight Inn, 2200 First Ave. Jennifer Koertner of Mount Morris will present the feature on artisan breads. Music will be provided by Theresa Heffelfinger, a vocalist from Sterling.

Kathy Harvey of Lindenhurst, the guest speaker, will present “Beyond Depression – What’s the Point?”

The focus of her program will be on depression and the loss of a child.

Reservations are due by 9 p.m. Monday and notice of cancellation is required; call Irene at 815-948-2157.

Italian food on menu at church WALNUT – The 26th annual spaghetti supper at First Christian Church of Walnut, 109 Red Oak Road, will be from 4:30 to 7 p.m. Feb. 21.

Spaghetti, French bread, tossed salad, dessert, and a beverage will be served.

The cost is $6 for adults, $3 for children 3 to 12, and free for those

Simpson College’s 32-member Chamber Singers will perform at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at First Presbyterian Church, 410 Second Ave., Sterling. The Indianola, Iowabased choir will sing sacred and secular choral literature, featuring works by Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, Johann Sebastian Bach, Maurice Duruflé, and Ola Gjeilo. The event is open to the public. Photo submitted by Christina Berry.

younger than 3.

To request carry-outs and deliveries, call 815379-2093.

Quarter auction, raffles scheduled DIXON – Quarter Madness is scheduled for Feb. 22 at the Post House Ballroom, 100 W. Second St. The doors open at 1 p.m., with the auction from 1:30 to 4 p.m.

Quarter Madness is a cross between an auction and a raffle.

Participants bid one to four quarters on goods donated from vendors.

Once all of the bids are in, the winning number will be drawn.

In addition to the auction, there will be a 50/50 drawing benefiting Lee County Council on Aging.

Vendors also will sell merchandise. For more information, call the council at 815-2889236.

You are a woman who clearly has her priorities straight. I told the young woman who wrote that letter that she’d feel less “deprived” if she focused not on what she isn’t getting out of the relationship, but more on what she is.

You reinforced this beautifully.

Readers, on this “day of love,” I’d like you to know that you make writing this column a joy. I wish you all a very happy Valentine’s Day. Contact Dear Abby at DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.

be served. The meals include a salad, potato, vegetable, and dessert. The cost is $13 for steaks and $9 for chicken. Take-out orders will be available.

All proceeds will go to serve those in need.

Library to close for maintenance WALNUT – Walnut Public Library, 101 Heaton St., will close Monday through Thursday for installation of new heating, ventilating, and air conditioning units.

The library is expected to reopen at noon Friday.

For more information, call 815-379-2159 and ask for Michele.

Book sale at CGH for staff, public

STERLING – A Books Are Fun sale to raise money for the CGH Medical Center Auxiliary is planned.

The fundraiser will be from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Valentine’s meal Tuesday and 7 a.m. to 2 to benefit needy p.m. Wednesday in the Ryberg Auditorium at the DIXON – Knights of hospital, 100 E. LeFevre Columbus Council 690 Road. and the St. Vincent de Cash, credit or debit Paul Society will have a cards, and CGH payroll Valentine’s Day dinner from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Feb. deduction, with an identification badge, will be 21 at the KC Hall, 506 accepted.

W. Third St. For more information, Grilled steak and chicken dinners will call 815-626-5231.

BLUE PRESENTS BOOK TO LIBRARY

Pastors to distribute ashes downtown STERLING – For the third year, local clergy will offer “Ashes to Go” from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m.

Wednesday for Ash Wednesday at AirPlay Sports and Espresso, Peg Williams 115 E. Third St. Ashes will be distrib-

uted by the Rev. Christina Berry, pastor of First Presbyterian Church, and the Rev. Peg Williams, rector of Grace Episcopal Church.

“Sometimes people who are deeply spiritual get disconnected from church, or maybe it is just that life gets in the way,” Berry said. “We get that. This is a way to reconnect, even if it is

just for a moment, with faith.

The churches’ Ash Wednesday services will be at noon and 6 p.m. at Grace Episcopal, 707 First Ave., and 6 p.m. at First Presbyterian, 410 Second Ave. Visit firstprebyter iansterling.org or grace churchstg.org or call 815625-0452 for more information.

KCS GIVE TO FOOD PANTRY

Rock River Garden Club members recently gave a hardcover edition of “Simple Flower Arranging” to the Dixon Public Library in memory of Charlene Harrison-Moore, a longtime club member who died last year. Robin Canode (from left), club president, and Debbie Nagy, vice president, presented the book to Lynn Roe, library director. A memorial for Harrison-Moore has been established to the club. Photo submitted by Nadine Portner.

Activities continue with meal, movie

The Dixon Knights of Columbus donated $1,500 to the Dixon Food Pantry. Josie Whaley of the pantry accepts the check from Jerry Farley. Photo submitted.

STERLING – Adult programs are underway at Sterling Public Library, 102 W. Third St. The next Meal and a Movie program will start at noon Feb. 24, with soup, sandwich, and a beverage.

The film, “Secondhand Lions,” starring Haley Joel Osment, Michael Caine, and Robert Duvall, will be shown at 12:30 p.m.

Donations will be accepted. Gaffey Home Nursing will be on-site to do blood pressure screenings.

The Book Club will meet at 10 a.m. March 3 in the library conference room.

The selection is “Thank You for Your Service,” by David Finkel. Copies are available for cardholders at the library. New members are welcome.

A new walk-up book drop is available on the east side of the building, at the end of the ramp in the juvenile department. The book drop is emptied twice a day on normal business days.

The library will be closed Monday for Presidents’ Day. For more information, visit sterlingpublic library.org or call 815625-1370.

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Hypnotist part of weeklong FFA celebration SAVANNA – West Carroll High School FFA members have planned the following activities for National FFA Week, Feb. 23-27: To start off the festivities, Jim Wand, hypnotist, will perform Tuesday during an all-school assembly.

Feb. 23: Dress in Camo Day; lunch activity: stickhorse races in the senior hallway, 1 minute to win it.

Feb. 24: Dress in Blue and Gold Day; lunch activity: corn hole (beanbag) games, and scavenger hunt.

Feb. 25: Dress in FFA T-shirt Day; Ag classroom activity: hay bale roll (weather permitting), lunch activity: milk-chug contest and pork chops for all FFA members.

Feb. 26: Dress in Farmer Attire and “Bring Your Tractor to School Day;” Thunder Way – Tug of war, FFA team recognition; lunch activity: pedal tractor races in the senior hallway, 1 minute to win; class activity: corn curls.

Feb. 27: Official FFA Dress Day; breakfast, lunch activity: Dot-to-Dot, assembly, activity winners named, sack races, and varsity offi- FFA Week is planned and conducted by the West Carroll FFA junior varsity officer team. Members are (from left) Daniel Hartman, presicers’ pie in the face compe- dent; Natalie Shaw, vice president; Logan Gengenbach, secretary; Cassie Johnson, treasurer; Josi Anderson, reporter; and Meng Huang, tition. sentinel. Photo submitted by Don Mathey.

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FAIR BOARD DONATION

More than 500 members attended the FFA 212 Conference Jan. 30-31 at the Schaumburg Marriott Hotel.

Joining Andrew Klein (from left), state reporter, are Dana Fee, Leslie Neis, Natalie Shaw, Legend Nelson, Hannah Knight, and Daniel Hartman, West Carroll High School FFA members from Savanna. The conference, designed to build character and leadership, was led by members of the National FFA staff, along with Illinois Willow Krumweide, state treasurer, and Klein. Photo submitted by Don Mathey.

The Boots ’N Spurs 4-H Club members donated $150 to the Carroll County Fair Board during their February meeting. Liz Hutchison, board president, accepts the check from Olivia Charles, Carroll County Boots ’N Spurs and Carroll County Kids 4-H clubs member of Mount Carroll. Photo submitted.

MARTIAL ARTS TRAINING

Members of the University of Illinois Extension, Whiteside County 4-H Federation met Jan. 25 to plan upcoming meetings. After the meeting, 10 members and parents participated in wellness martial arts, demonstrated and taught by Chris Morris, chief instructor of Open Hand Self Defense in Morrison. Contact Allie Lancaster at lancast@illinois.edu or 815-772-4075 for information on teaching a workshop. Photo submitted.

Polo farmer receives award SPRINGFIELD – Brent Scholl of Polo was presented with the Distinguished Service Award at the recent Illinois Pork Producers Association Pork Expo.

Scholl, an active member of the association, volunteers at the county, state, and national levels.

He also is a member of the Lee County Pork Producers, and has held multiple offices, including president.

He served as the IPPA District 2 director from 2004 to 2012, working on the Youth Committee, Production Tech Committee, Industrial Ser-

vices Committee, Public Policy Committee, and the Marketing Committee, which he chaired.

He also was a past IPPA president.

On the Brent national Scholl level, he is involved with both National Pork Producers Council and the National Pork Board. He has been a delegate to the National Pork Forum several times, and serves on NPB’s Swine Welfare Committee and Animal Health Committee. He

also is on the Pork Quality Assurance Task Force and the Common Audit Task Force.

Scholl participates in Operation Mainstreet, and has given more than 20 presentations about modern pork production to local civic groups.

Scholl began farming in 1980. He and his brother, Bruce, are fifth generation farmers on the family’s Centennial Farm. They raise row crops, and finish about 250 head of cattle and 6,000 pigs a year.

He is also co-owner and vice president of First Class Insurance Agency.

IN BRIEF Agenda to include programs, events MOUNT CARROLL – The Carroll County 4-H Leader’s meeting for all organizational, project, and junior leaders, will be at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Carroll County Extension office, 807D S. Clay St. Agenda items include upcoming winter programs and activities, judging contests, and 4-H fair ideas.

Teacher earns agriculture grant BLOOMINGTON – Bill Timm of West Carroll Middle School in Mount

Carroll has been awarded a Specialty Book Grant from the Illinois Agriculture in the Classroom Program, the Illinois Agriculture Association Foundation, and the Illinois Farm Bureau.

Each year, the IAITC Program reaches more than 60 percent of all attendance centers in the state.

It is a collaboration of partners from the Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts, Facilitating Coordination in Agricultural Education, Illinois Beef Association, Illinois Committee for Agricultural Education, Illinois Corn Growers, Illinois Department of Agriculture, Illinois Farm

Bureau, Illinois Pork Producers, Illinois Soybean Association, Midwest Dairy Association, and the University of Illinois Extension.

The IAA Foundation, Illinois Farm Bureau’s charitable arm, funds the work of IAITC through contributions.

Bulls to be sold at annual beef expo SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Performance-Tested Bull sale will start at 11 a.m. Thursday at the Livestock Center on the Illinois State Fairgrounds, 801 E. Sangamon Ave, The sale will be the lead-off event for the Illi-

grants for the 2015 fiscal year.

Up to $2,000 in grant money is available to Ogle County businesses, schools, churches, municipalities, scout groups, and nonprofit organizations to establish or improve waste reduction and recycling programs and services.

Applicants must provide a 20 percent match of the total project cost. The deadlines for applications are March 6, May 8, July Recycling endeavor 10; and Sept. 3 if funds are available. money available The grants may not be OREGON – The Ogle used to pay for ongoing County Solid Waste Man- expenses, such as staffagement Department ing, collection, and haulhas money available for ing costs. Priority will be waste-reduction recycling given to new applicants. nois Beef Expo.

Sixty-nine bulls, including 15 longer-aged 2013 mature bulls and 54 yearlings, will be cataloged.

The breed breakdown is 32 Angus, 32 Simmental and SimAngus, and five Polled Hereford.

Go to iptbullsale.com for more information on the sale.

Online bidding will be offered through DV Auction.

The applications will be reviewed by the OCSWMD and the Ogle County Board Solid Waste Committee. They will be evaluated on management ability, project quality, project impact, realistic goals and expectations, accuracy of application, educational potential, use of recycled content products when available, potential for waste stream diversion, and future continuity of project.

The first wave of applications will be reviewed by mid-March. For more information or to request an application, contact the OCSWMD at oglecounty.org or 815-7324020.

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have pursued before,” he said, “but in March, we’re going to start making presentations to utilities and government agencies to get prequalified for rebates and incentives,” he said.

Unico has more than 100 employees and 200,000 square feet of manufacturing space spread across two facilities. Intagliata said the company commands more than 60 percent of the market for smallduct, high velocity heating and cooling systems.

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John Krause roasts a small batch of coffee beans Jan. 16 inside his warehouse.

As a former San Quentin Prison inmate, Krause turned his life around starting with recovery from addiction, a wife and family, and his new company.

Coffee entrepreneur finds redemption in every cup

BY LOU FANCHER Tribune News Service

ANTIOCH, Calif. – Hear ye, all skeptics and doubters who question the redemptive power of employment: It was a job at San Quentin Prison that pivoted John Krause, a self-neglectful, substance abusing criminal, to life as an entrepreneur with a mission.

The 33-year-old, married father of three is the owner and operator of Big House Beans, a coffee bean roastery with a business plan for financial gain, but a purpose for changing lives.

Specializing in wholesale and retail coffees carefully selected for their exquisite, unique characteristics from Ethiopia, Guatemala, El Salvador, Indonesia and Colombia, and roasted last-minute as needed to ensure freshness, the business opened here in October.

It would just be another “cuppa joe” outlet, except for the back story.

Krause was 4, riding on the gas tank at the front of his father’s motorcycle, when gravel caused the bike to skid. Krause’s father embraced his son to protect him from the fall and died from the injuries he suffered.

“My mom was already out of the picture,” Krause said in an interview.

“When I was about 7, she came around, she was an addict. My paternal grandmother raised me.”

Krause, devastated by loss, confused by a life in which his mother and father were “nowhere,” found solace in his first drug of choice: food.

“I became immensely overweight. My waist size is smaller now than it was then,” he said.

Standing at 6-foot-5 and weighing 280 pounds, Krause resembles a basketball player and said working out is just one

part of the regimen maintaining his good health.

But between food addiction and his present-day trim profile, Krause gravitated to other broken kids, who introduced him to beer, hard alcohol at age 12, marijuana by age 13, and onward to crystal meth on a camping trip with a teenage friend.

“It seemed like what you do: you advance,” he said.

“All my feelings and hurt and pain would come flooding out. Meth made me feel like Superman: confident, light on my feet.”

The first time he was arrested, it was for speeding, evading arrest, driving under the influence.

The drugs in his possession sent him to prison for 2 years.

After that, it was using drugs while on parole, more high-speed chases and similar violations that had Krause spending his formative years mostly incarcerated.

“It was a viscous cycle,” he said, blaming no one as much as himself.

In total, he spent 12 years in prison between ages 14-29 and said one period when he was out on parole for 18 months was a revelation because he had not spent a summer out of jail for 10 years.

Now having shed his parole number and coming off a successful run as owner of an environmental solutions company he started, then sold to his business partner, Krause said he decided while in prison he had three choices: give up and continue to be part of the problem, swim upstream, or lay there and be passive.

And it was a job working as a counselor in San Quentin’s Substance Abuse Program that woke him up to the faith and determination he says is God within him.

“I’m either the extreme part of the problem, or giving my best to be the solution,” Krause said.

“I let God speak to me, that’s how I changed.”

But change did not come without effort and after being released with $5 and a train ticket in his pocket, he was homeless and fearful.

“I was afraid that I wouldn’t find something quick enough and would slip through the cracks for the umpteenth time.

The fault isn’t the system: I made a series of bad choices,” Krause said.

Unable to lie about his lack of an employment history on applications and lacking a college degree, his prospects were dim. Until people at an area church reached out to embrace him like his father had, years ago.

Given jobs, encouragement to spread his wings as an entrepreneur, and assistance with formulating business plans, securing investors, purchasing a refurbished $35,000 roaster and other support, Krause committed himself to giving back.

“As we grow, it will always be part of our mission to help men and women who have had challenging upbringings. It would be selfish to not give away what has freely been given to me,” he said.

Krause employs exoffenders and holds fundraisers for rehabilitation efforts and local organizations that provide support for people in recovery.

“Now I look back and my heart is broken for the immense levels of ignorance and brokenness in people in prison. Most of them have been abused, neglected or abandoned,” Krause says. “The trend is to overlook them, to push them away as unredeemable. My goal is to break that stigma.”

Starting business a big decision RAMSEY

set my own hours. What do you think of this idea?

– Ray

I don’t believe in investing in gold for that reason. Plus, the track record on gold, as far as a rate of return, is horrible over the long haul. There was a time a few years ago when everyone went crazy on it, but other than that? Ugh. – Dave

Dear Ray, Ask yourself this question: If time and money weren’t considerations, which one would you rather do? You’d be on straight commission as an entrepreneur, so there would be no regular checks to count on as income. You’d have to wake up every single morning, go out and kill something and drag it home. If you don’t, your family won’t eat.

An entrepreneur is the only person I know who can go from sheer terror to sheer exhilaration and back every single day. You’ve got to have a strong mind and heart to make things happen, and it will be a rough ride if you don’t have both.

Plus, it won’t last long if

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On the road again?

Dear Dave, We’ve got our emergency fund in place, and we’re debt-free except for our home. We’d like to have a child soon, but my job requires frequent travel. I don’t want to be away most of the time when there’s a baby in the house, so I’m thinking about opening my own business. That way, I can

you don’t absolutely love what you’re doing.

All people want to be successful in their jobs and make lots of money, but personal happiness is just as important. If you wake up jazzed about what you’re going to do every day, chances are you’ll be successful and happy. But if you wake up dreading the day and your job, then I can almost guarantee you won’t be successful financially or happy.

Do lots of research and planning before you make any big changes, Ray. There are great small business ideas still waiting to be had, but to make something good happen you’ve got to find the one that’s right for you.

– Dave * Follow Dave on Twitter (@DaveRamsey), or visit daveramsey.com.

The Unico system is compact and efficient, but not cheap. It generally costs about 25 percent more than a conventional heating and cooling system, Intagliata said, but it also qualifies for some incentives.

One customer, who combined a Unico system inside the house with a ground source heat pump, received a 30 percent federal tax credit on the entire package, Intagliata said.

“It is not something we

ditioning products for the Greenbuild LivingHome and declared the “Best of Greenbuild” by US Builders Review.

With an emphasis on environmentally responsible and sustainable practices, the green building movement has swept through the U.S. construction industry like a tsunami.

Industry analysts estimate that green building accounted for 44 to 48 percent of nonresidential construction in 2014, a market share worth roughly $140 billion. In 2005, it accounted for only 2 percent of nonresidential construction.

Astrograph Don’t run from your problems Sunday, February 15, 2015 A broader outlook and added discipline will be key factors in your success this year. Take whatever action is necessary to make the most out of a profitable professional opportunity. Change in your personal life will be enlightening if you embrace and employ what’s offered.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20Feb. 19) -- Don’t run from your problems. Opposition will surface if you pretend that nothing is wrong.

Face the truth and do what needs to be done to protect your reputation.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) -- Love is highlighted. You will be given a chance to bring greater security to your personal or professional future. Be ready to make a quick decision if you want to benefit financially.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- You have the skills you need to get ahead. Don’t let a negative remark spur doubt about your abilities. Listen to your intuition and ignore anyone who tries to make you feel bad.

TAURUS (April 20May 20) -- Someone’s tendency to be jealous must not be allowed to

influence your way of thinking. You can win the support you are looking for if you base your decisions on what you know.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- If you try to move too quickly, mistakes will occur. You can meet your deadlines if you focus on what needs to be done. Love or money woes will distract you.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- Health issues will hold you back. Overwork and lack of sleep will wreak havoc on your well-being. Sort out emotional issues that are causing you stress and deal with them.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- The inspiration you gain from a talk or trip will be worth your while.

Your enthusiasm may overwhelm some of your peers, but don’t let that stop you.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept.

22) -- Talk to someone who inspires your imagination. Discussing shared interests will motivate you to begin a new adventure. Don’t rule out forming a work-related partnership.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) -- Problems at home are likely to continue, whether you are there or not. Distance yourself from discord and have some fun, and it will help you decide how to deal with personal issues.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24Nov. 22) -- A residential move will spark your imagination. New living arrangements will benefit you in more ways than one. Personal improvements will boost your selfesteem and confidence.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) -- You will find it difficult to get along with others. Don’t make promises that you don’t want to keep. Find an activity that you can do alone, and avoid a confrontation.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Spend time enjoying the people and events you love the most. Your hard work has earned you a break. All work and no play will not help you be productive.

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NATIONAL SOFTBALL ASSOCIATION CHAMPIONS

Resthave Home in Morrison recently recognized two employees. Kim Pinkous was honored for 30 years of service as a certified nursing assistant. Photos submitted.

The Illinois Gold 16-and-younger girls softball team won the National Softball Association qualifier championship Jan. 31 to Feb. 1 in Pekin. Displaying the trophy are (kneeling, from left) Madason Shaw of Rock Falls High School, Dani Mathey of Genoa-Kingston High School in Genoa, Jaycee Shaw of Rock Falls, Rachel Bonnell of Byron High School, and Allison Carson and Courtney Fernette, both of Stillman Valley High School; and (standing) Tempa Farbo of Stillman Valley, Morgan Bittner of Beloit Memorial High School in Wisconsin, Kylee Johnson of Hononegah High School in Rockton, Fallan Warnken of Stillman Valley, Destiny Darmon of Forreston High School, and Michaela Spanbauer of Byron. The team outscored its opponents 49-3, and ended the fall-winter season with a 32-6 record. Not pictured are Kylie Fransen of Pearl City, Brenna Rieches of Belvidere North, and Lauren Birmingham of Dakota. Photo submitted by Illinois Gold.

Aid for leadership course available

Carol Schipper also was recognized. She has worked for 30 years in the dietary department.

CHARLESTON – The Illinois Sheriffs’ Association has been named as a principal sponsor for the annual Cebrin Goodman Teen Institute on Substance Abuse, formerly the Illinois Teen Institute, July 19-23 at Eastern Illinois University.

The ISA will award 60 scholarships statewide to cover the cost for

Healthy eating, healthy heart

BY CASSANDRA ZIMMERMAN Marketing Specialist Sinnissippi Centers

DIXON – February is American Heart Month, which highlights the prevalence of heart disease and other heart-related issues.

The three significant factors for heart disease are high blood pressure, high LDL cholesterol, and smoking. Unfortunately, 49 percent of Americans have at least one of these risk factors.

Studies have shown those suffering from heart disease also face increased risk of depression. One study, by Duke University Medical Center, found those who had a heart attack were three times more likely to suffer from depression than the general population.

About 6.7 percent of adults age 18 and older suffer each year from depression in the U.S. Researchers are not clear on the link, however,

research has shown that depression lowers overall physical health. Feelings of hopelessness and fatigue affect our willingness to follow through with regular routines, including exercising and taking needed medication.

These issues make heart disease sufferers more likely to experience angina and heart attacks. Signs of depression can include fatigue, overeating or loss of appetite, loss of interest in activities you once enjoyed, and consistent feelings of anxiousness, sadness or loneliness. However, if you or someone you love is suffering from heart disease, depression, or both, there are actions that can be taken to improve overall wellness.

What Can We Do? Take care of our physical health.

Eat healthy foods.

Exercise. Drink less alco-

DIXON – Ogle County Emergency Management Office and Lee County Office of Emergency Management will have a weather spotter training program March 5.

The National Weather Service will conduct the 90-minute course at 6:30 p.m. in Room 1K4 at Sauk Valley Community College, 173 state Route 2.

The class is an audio video program about severe storm structure, how to identify cloud features, and environmental clues to identify severe storms and tornadoes.

This training is open to anyone interested in the weather, as well as fire, police, and public works agencies. Seating is on a first-come, first-serve basis.

For more information, contact Ogle County at trichter@oglecounty.org or

around the state.

With a focus on personal responsibility and decision-making, the conference is for future leaders who want to make a difference in the community Topics include: Develop skills to be an advocate for positive change.

Make a difference in their community.

Communicate more effectively.

Prevent drug and alcohol abuse.

For more information or to apply for a scholarship, contact any sheriff’s office or the Illinois Sheriffs’ Association.

All applications must be returned to a sheriff’s office or ISA, not to CGTI.

SIGNING DAY

Southwest Minnesota State University gained a Dixon Duke on Feb. 4. Dan Troutman, a senior at Dixon High School, signed to play football at the college.

With Troutman are (seated, from left) his parents, Todd and Jackie Troutman of Dixon; and (standing) Dave Smith, DHS head football coach. Photo submitted by Karen Price.

FREE-THROW COMPETITION

IN BRIEF Weather spotter program planned

hol, or none at all. Quit smoking. Seek help from a mental health professional if you suspect you might be suffering from depression.

Treatment works, recovery is possible. If a friend or loved one suffers from depression, encourage them to seek treatment for the depression and encourage them to live a hearthealthy lifestyle, and even see a doctor about their coronary risk factors. If a friend or a loved one already has heart disease, encourage them to find out if they are suffering from depression and seek treatment if they are.

For more information, visit sinnissippi.com. To learn more about programs and services, call Sinnissippi at 800-242-7642 or visit us online.

Sinnissippi has offices in Dixon, Mount Carroll, Oregon, Rochelle, and Sterling.

students to attend the weeklong program.

The money will cover tuition, lodging, T-shirt, workshop materials, recreation, and meals.

Transportation is not included.

CGTI is leadershipskill training for middle and high school students.

Those attending also meet other youth from

815-732-3201, ext. 289, or Lee County at esda@ countyoflee.org or 815-2843365.

Kindergarten sign-up date set FRANKLIN GROVE – Kindergarten registration for Ashton-Franklin Center Elementary School will be from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

March 4 at the school, 217 S. Elm St. All children turning 5 by Sept. 1 must be registered.

A certified copy of the child’s birth certificate from the county must be presented at the time of registration. Physical, dental, and eye exams are to be turned in before the first full day of school.

The costs are $75 for textbooks and $40 for milk for the year.

For more information or if unable to attend, call the school at 815-456-2325.

Knights of Columbus Council 11874 St. Andrew Council of Rock Falls presented its district freethrow contest Feb. 8 at the church. Winners in age groups from 9 to 14 will advance to the regional competition March 9 at St. Mary Elementary School in Dixon. They are (in no particular order) Jessica Woodworth of Lyndon, Connor Sibley of Prophetstown, and Anna Michley, Adam Tichler, Nate Helms, Nick Allen, Nathan Mickley, and Jacob Brown, all of Morrison. Photo submitted by Bill Doering.

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On a plateau next to a 1957 Airstream Flying Cloud, we sat and watched the Santa Monica Mountains and a giant sapphire sky, with no one else in sight.

Airstreams give travelers terrific taste of the past

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BY KARI HOWARD Tribune News Service

LOS ANGELES – You know how everyone always writes “I’ll be back!” – and there’s always an exclamation point – in vacation rental guest books?

You’ve just had a moment that somehow seems transformative.

This is the way life is meant to be. But then the moment fades, and there are new adventures to be had, and that exclamation-point promise becomes a wistful “We should really get back there.”

This is the story of an “I’ll be back” promise kept.

But I’m getting ahead of myself.

The first time I stayed in the Malibu Airstream, the “wow” moment arrived in stages.

Stage 1: Sitting in traffic on the 101 Freeway in the San Fernando Valley on a Sunday afternoon, inching along, drumming my fingertips, feeling tense.

Stage 2: Getting off, finally, at Topanga Canyon Boulevard. I’d decided to pick up Mulholland Highway where it begins, at the intersection of city and not city. Only a few miles from the freeway, it was as if I were on a rural back road, just me and the motorcyclists on their Sunday drive. I let them pass and took my time swooping around the curves and feeling as if I were a million miles from Los Angeles.

Stage 3: Going through a gate onto a ranch in the Malibu hills with scrub brush and gullies that wouldn’t look out of place in a Hollywood western. As I followed Rob, the caretaker, I

This is the interior of the shiny Airstream Flying Cloud that provided a 360-degree view of the Pacific Ocean from its hilltop placement. hoped my low-to-theground Mini Cooper could make it up the steep, rutted dirt road that leads to ...

Stage 4: Wow. We were standing on a plateau next to a shiny 1957 Airstream Flying Cloud with 360-degree views of the Pacific Ocean, the Santa Monica Mountains and a giant sapphire sky. There were no other people in sight.

And, thanks to Airbnb, it all belonged to me – for the night, at least.

Rob showed me the ropes of the sweetly geriatric, off-the-grid trailer.

Use water and lights mindfully, he said. He noted that there were no outlets, so make sure your phone is fully charged before you get there.

He left me to it, and I knew the first thing I wanted to do: set up my battery-powered record player on the table outside the trailer. I’d brought a pile of vinyl and wanted to hear how it sounded in the open air of a wilderness that says: Yeah, L.A. is highrises and shopping malls

and freeways, but it will never be fully tamed.

I kept the volume low, because noise carries in the canyons, but it sounded wonderful. The ’70s California vibe of Ray LaMontagne’s “Supernova” echoed off the aluminum of the Airstream and the sunbaked hillsides, and it felt as if I’d stepped into a groovy Malibu past.

As the sun started to drop, the traffic on Mulholland below shifted from motorcycles and Ferraris racing to the sea to sedans and SUVs moving tiredly inland from the beach. Finally, it was just small packs of cars, their beams looking like the posse hunting Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. Then, it was the big moment: sunset. You don’t get a better frontrow seat at day’s end in California than the comfy chairs lined up like sentinels guarding the view of the Pacific.

The pleasures of the place were at once low-key and spectacular: the shades of a sky as it darkened, a dog barking a few canyons

over, the space station gliding over the Pacific like a bright star and disappearing into the black silhouette of the mountains.

Finally, I got out of my chair and started thinking about dinner. The trailer’s kitchenette is small but functional, with a gas stove and oven, a large fridge and decent-sized sink. It’s stocked with the basics for cooking, but next time I would bring a bigger pot or two. (More on that later.)

Even smaller is the bathroom. You climb over the two-person bed to reach it, and you don’t have much room for moving around. But remember, this is like ultra-cool camping. This is not a hotel.

I ended the day by reading some Southern California noir by Ross MacDonald and fell asleep trying to see the meteor shower on tap for that night – but the full moon was determined to outshine the stars.

The next morning, I slept in and missed the sunrise. But the latemorning view of the

Two Airstream trailers are available for rent on the Malibu hills property. They can be booked through the Airbnb site: • The 1957 Airstream with Pacific views rents for $145 a night.

Go to airbnb.com/ rooms/820227 for more information.

• The 1971 Airstream doesn’t have an ocean view, but sleeps four, and is $135 a night.

Go to airbnb.com/ rooms/1077343 for more information.

• Malibu Farm restaurant, 23000 Pacific Coast Highway, Malibu; (310) 456-1112, malibu-farm.com. Lunch about $15. ocean, with the barest hint of marine layer, made me wish it wasn’t time to pack up and leave.

Still, it was time to get a bit closer to that ocean. I wanted to drive the whole snaking length of Mulholland Highway – the wilder counterpart to the more urban Mulholland Drive – so I took it a few more miles to its terminus at Pacific Coast Highway.

There was a Lewis and Clark moment at the end, like I was an explorer reaching the Pacific for the first time, and then I made a left turn into 21st century traffic.

And 21st century parking.

After a fraught 15 minutes trying to find a spot near the Malibu Pier, I was rescued by a laid-back guy who let me park in his lot even though I wasn’t shopping at his store. (Thank you, surfer dude.)

Then I made my way down the long pier to a cluster of whitewashed buildings with cheery blue trim, like how you imagined the seaside used to look. There was even a miniature speedboat bolted to the pier,

gleaming red. The look on a boy’s face as he rode it took me back to those little rides they used to have outside supermarkets.

Your mom would put in a quarter and you were in your own fun park.

Inside Malibu Farm, the stylish restaurant at the end of the pier, it was all clean, rustic Scandinavian design (cue sheepskin rugs thrown casually across wooden benches and those chic steel cafe chairs). Lovely.

The California casual menu, big on sandwiches and salads, touts its locavore bona fides. The slice of watermelon radish that topped my kale salad came from a nearby farm, and it was so pretty I got out my iPhone for a foodporn Instagram moment.

(And the drinks were very Pinterest: They came in Mason jars.)

Finally, it was time to head home. I drove back on another curvy canyon road and breathed deep before getting on the 101 again. I wasn’t going to let the traffic harsh my mellow.

I knew the Airstream was waiting for me if I want to escape the city, without actually having to escape the city.

P.S. I’ve already been back twice.

I even spent Thanksgiving there with my family. We booked the Airstream on the hilltop and another one elsewhere on the property, a later-model Airstream in a canyon that doesn’t have views but does have more space.

Yes, you can cook a holiday meal in a trailer kitchen. As a vegetarian family we didn’t do a turkey, but with some coordination and an edict against too many cooks in the kitchen, we had a wonderful meal.

I didn’t even have to write it in the guest book to know: I’ll be back.

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Fire departments raise money for AED units At a Dec. 2 meeting, Jeffrey A. Bryant Sr., Amboy Fire Protection chief, challenged Lee County fire departments to raise money for AEDs. “There are a lot of things going on in each community, but this is a great way to help out. It’s really going to make a big difference for what we do, especially as far as improving the patient outcome,” Bryant said.

To date, 12 of 20 AEDs have been purchased.

Donating fire departments are Dixon City, Dixon Rural, Amboy, Sublette, and Compton.

Units also were purchased by John Simonton, Lee County sheriff, and his wife, Carrie, and Chad Callison of AED Essentials, and former member of the Amboy Fire Department.

“The idea is that deputies

patrolling in their squad cars are likely be somewhere nearby if someone has a cardiac problem, providing a 24-hour lifesaving service, Bryant said.

“Everybody has been affected by somebody who’s had a cardiac episode. If we can get 20 defibrillators out on the road, then that helps everybody in the county. Even people commuting through the county are going to be affected by this,” he said.

To donate, call Bryant at 815-994-6184. Donations also will be accepted at any county firehouse or by mail tot Lee County Sheriff Equipment Fund, P.O. Box 58, Amboy, IL 61310.

All extra proceeds will go toward AEDs for Franklin Grove, Dixon City, Ashton, and Amboy Police departments.

The county has started a fundraiser to purchase AEDs. Department representatives, with the collected units to date are (from left) David Glessner, Lee County chief deputy; Sid Aurand, Dixon Rural Fire chief; John McGraw, Amboy Fire assistant chief; Tim Shipman, Dixon City Fire chief; Carrie Simonton; John Simonton, Lee County sheriff; Kevin Schultz, Sublette Fire assistant chief; Bill Bodmer, West Brooklyn Fire chief; and Doug Erbes, Sublette Fire chief. Photo submitted by Jeff Bryant.

Applications available for $30,000 entrepreneur contest Comcast Business has launched its Innovations 4 Entrepreneurs Competition.

Startups and entrepreneurs are encouraged to visit business.comcast. com/i4E to submit an application and essay, and review the full program details.

Entries are due by March 15.

Applicants must sub-

mit a 250-word essay explaining how they would use $30,000 in technology investment to enhance their business.

Past winners have included a healthcare management company from Maryland, a business video producer from California, a mobile pet grooming service from Texas, a knitting

materials supplier from Georgia, and an animal hospital from Florida.

“Startups and entrepreneurs play a critical role in driving our nation’s economy and creating new jobs, and we want to recognize and assist business leaders who are using technology to make a difference for their customers and employees,” Bill Stem-

per, president of Comcast Business, said.

“The Innovations 4 Entrepreneurs Program is designed to enable these small businesses to take the next step in innovation and continue to grow.”

Entries will be judged and two winners will be selected in each of the 16 Comcast Business Regions.

One winner for startup companies in business less than 2 years and one winner for entrepreneurs in business for more than 2 years will be chosen.

The 32 regional winners each will earn $10,000.

From the regional winners, six grand prize winners will be selected – three startups and three entrepreneurs.

They will earn an addi-

tional $20,000, a trip to Philadelphia, and business advice from industry members. Regional winners will be notified the week of April 8.

Public voting for the 32 regional winners will be from April 27 to May 10.

The grand prize winners will be announced the week of June 1, with an awards event in August.

Engineers honored in Lisle Grant application sign-up to start LISLE – Fehr Graham received an Illinois Engineering Excellence Merit Award at the American Council of Engineering Companies of Illinois Engineering Excellence Awards ceremony at the Sheraton Lisle Hotel.

Todd Weegens, Fehr Graham managing member, accepted the award with Stephen Keeffer, Jo Daviess County Highway Department engineer.

The competition recognizes projects by Illinois consulting engineering firms.

Entries are judged on engineering excellence, the degree to which the client’s needs are met, and the benefits to the public welfare and pri-

vate practice of engineering.

The Scout Camp Road project involved repositioning a 74-year old bridge over the Apple River in Jo Daviess County. In order to address vertical and horizontal alignment deficiencies, the roadway was realigned and the new bridge repositioned.

The realignment allowed the existing bridge and roadway to be utilized during the majority of the construction operations, minimizing disruptions to the traveling public.

Fehr Graham also was a consultant on the I-90 Rebuilding and Widening, Western Segment

project that was awarded an Illinois Engineering Excellence Honor Award for Transportation.

The team completed a section of the Jane Addams Memorial Highway western segment that extends 37 miles between the Elgin Toll Plaza and the Cherry Valley Interchange in Rockford.

The $644.1 million widening and reconstruction endeavor is one of the first projects completed under the Illinois Tollway Authority’s 15-year, $12 billion capital program, Move Illinois.

The company has offices in Wisconsin, Iowa, and Freeport.

proceeds were used to purchase Christmas gifts and other needed items to 31 clients.

The company also donated $500 each to the Twin Cities PADS Homeless Shelter, serving Sterling and Rock Falls, and the Dixon PADS Homeless Shelter, along with $112 to Happy Tails Humane Society in Rock Falls. Kim Salentine, Plews’ customer service supervisor, has spearheaded the project for several years.

of the firm’s first partnership offering.

The Jones Financial Cos., the holding company for the firm, was created in 1987 to enable expansion into new business areas while allowing it to remain a partnership.

The Ogle County Solid Waste Management Department will offer grants to units of government to help fund Clean-up Days throughout the county.

A Clean-Up Day allows people to dispose of waste tires, appliances, and other types of waste which may not be picked up by a regular refuse collection service.

A 1-day event or a special drop-off point, where residents could drop off items for a limited time will be allowed. Cleaning up a section of a river in Ogle County also could be considered.

The maximum grant amount is $2,000.

Matching funds at the ratio of 50-50 must be provided by the city, village, or township, and can be partially met through paid labor by city or township staff, or by volunteer or “in-kind hours.” Funds are limited.

The application must include the estimated costs of obtaining an adequate number of roll-off dumpsters, disposal at the landfill, personnel, and other expenses related to implementing this project.

Contact a refuse hauling company or the OCSWMD for help in estimating costs.

Arrangements should be made for the sepa-

ration and recycling of materials collected during the event. Recyclable materials should include scrap metal, white goods (large appliances), tires, plastics, paper, aluminum, and glass, depending on available services and outlets for the materials.

Each application will be reviewed by staff and referred to the Ogle County Solid Waste Committee of the county board. Grants will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.

For more information or to receive an application visit. oglecounty.org or call 815-7324020.

IN BRIEF Snowplow supplier hires new manager DIXON – In an effort to continue growth expansion and meet the needs of customers, Bonnell Industries Inc., has announced the addition of Bruce Helmeid of Elkhorn, Bruce Wiscosnin, Helmeid as national sales manager.

Helmeid brings with him more than 16 years of experience in the truck equipment industry, and Involvement with businesses, such as Knapheide, Monroe, and most recently, Palfleet, Bonnell Industries Inc., based in Dixon, is a truck distributor in northern Illinois and a major supplier of snowplows and spreaders for municipalities throughout the country.

Factory workers help LSSI clients DIXON – Plews Inc., doing business as Plews & Edelmann, workers raised more than $5,500 in December with a gift-basket raffle and bake sale.

The company received a list of clients with needs from Lutheran Social Services of Illinois. The

24-state, company-wide competition.

Farmers National Co., an employeeowned company, is an agricultural farm and ranch management and Nick agricultural Westgerdes real estate sales business.

be sold separately.

To make an appointment, call 815-830-6568.

southern Wisconsin, eastern Iowa, Rock Falls, and Freeport.

Sterling eye care office turns 25

Lee County staff member recognized

STERLING – Bard Optical will celebrate 25 years of service with a Patient Durbin announces Appreciation Day from 3 to academy selections 6 p.m. March 19 at 3209 E. SPRINGFIELD – The U.S. Lincolnway .

Sen. Dick Durbin, D – Ill. Opened by Dr. A. Arthur Service Academy Selection Bard in 1941, in downtown Animal wellness Peoria, Diana Hall purchased Committee, a nonpartisian board, met in December to the practice in 1981, and has clinic planned review applicants to attend expanded to 20 locations in STERLING – Just Animals central and southern Illinois.

Edward Jones offers the U. S. Military Academy Shelter of Mazon will offer All frames and lenses purlimited partnerships at West Point, New York, a wellness clinic for cats the Air Force Academy in chased at the event will be ST. LOUIS – Edward Colorado Springs, Colorado; and dogs from 11 a.m. to discounted by 25 percent.

3 p.m. Feb. 21 at Muddy Jones has offered limited the U.S. Navel Academy in Activities include a Sauk partnerships and or increas- Annapolis, Maryland; and the Paws Pet Complex, 301 Valley Area Chamber of W. Third St. es in limited partner holdings Merchant Marine Academy Commerce ribbon cutting, Services include a vacto its associates. in Great Neck, New York. refreshments, and prizes cine examination for $10, Area representatives, Jonathan D. Gieson of from local businesses.

1-year rabies vaccine for Cindy Byrd, Nick Lareau, Dixon, the son of Jon and Bard Optical also will Mike Loos, Susan Lyon, Jim Linda Gieson, was one of five $12, 3-year rabies vaccine donate partial proceeds from for $25, and microchips for the Patient Appreciation Day McPherson, Sam Meier, selected to attend the Mer$25. Deworming is priced Chad Weigle, Terry Wilkens, chant Marine Academy. to the YMCA. by weight. and Tom Wold of Edward For cats, the distemperJones in Sterling, Rock Farm supervisor Contract company rhinotracheitus-calcivirus Falls, Dixon, Morrison, and vaccine and feline leuOregon have accepted the receives award earns designation kemia vaccine shots are offer.

ROCHELLE – Nick WestFREEPORT – Loescher $12 each, and the feline Carol Blackburn, Arvonne gerdes of Rochelle and HVAC recently achieved leukemia virus test is $20.

Loos, Pam Lumsden, Farmer’s National Co. has Activyl flea prevention also GoldStar Contractor status Meghan McCullah, Terri received the Top Business to conduct home energy is available.

Staelens, Nancy Stevens, Development Award.

For dogs, distemper vac- upgrades by the Business and Jan Wetzell, branch Westgerdes, a farm and cine, leptospirosis vaccine, Performance Institute Inc. office administers, also ranch manager and licensed and bordatella vaccine are The company is one of two accepted the offer. real estate agent, was reccontractors in Illinois, and the $12 each, and a heartThe company employs ognized for his outstanding first in the area, to earn Goldworm test is $20. Heartabout 40,000 associates in Star status. worm preventative and all 50 states and through its efforts in developing new Loescher is a female busiActivyl Plus are available. affiliate in Canada. This year business for the company.

County rabies tags will marks the 40th anniversary He was among 100 in the ness enterprise with offices in

DIXON – Deb Killian, Lee County Sheriff telecommunicator, has been named the Telecommunicator of the Year by the Illinois Sheriffs’ Association.

Killian started her career Nov. 22, 1993. She has been a training officer, supervisor. In 2004. she was appointed to the Emergency Telephone Systems Board (911 Board). At that position, she represents the department, including all of the telecommunicators, as the sheriff’s designee.

She also serves as 911 Board secretary-treasurer and is the chairwoman of the Lee County 911 Education Committee.

Killian, nominated by Sheriff John Simonton, also is the senior night-shift telecommunicator, and has received numerous certifications.

She created the Lee County “911-Help the Situation – Know Your Location” campaign. and she spearheaded making and placing banners throughout the county on major roadways.

She will receive the award during the March 30 ISA Training Conference.

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KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS FREE THROW CHALLENGE

HOOPIN’ IT UP

Photos by Alex T. Paschal/apaschal@saukvalley.com

ABOVE: Participants in the Knights of Columbus Free Throw challenge warm up Feb. 8 before the competition. Those who competed were all winners from a previous round. The district shootout was held at St. Mary’s School in Dixon.

Kaitlyn Ortgiesen, 13, of Amboy follows through with Trevor Vaessen, 11, of Amboy sets his shot. her attempt.

Mallory Powers, 11, of Amboy eyes the rim during the competition.

All competitors received a certificate with each age group winner receiving a medal and the right to compete next month in the regionals. Winners there go on to compete at the state competition.

Local winners included (from left) Kelynn Boyle, 14, Amboy: First Place. Kaitlyn Ortgiesen, 13, Amboy: First Place. Mallory Powers, 11, Amboy: First Place.

Olivia Dinges, 10, Amboy: First Place. Paige Riley, 11, Dixon: Second Place. Ryan Pitzer, 11, Dixon: First Place. Trevor Vaessen, 11, Amboy: Third Place. Griffin Moran, 10, Sterling: First Place.

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DIXON Dixon Manor 2BR 1ba. clean, quiet, heat & water included. Walk to downtown. Security bldg, on-site laundry, hardwood flrs. Call Erick: 815739-5806.

Lg. 2BR upper garage, stove, refrig. & garbage, all carpeted. Good location. No Pets. $500/mo. + $500 dep. Available Now 815-288-1736

HARMON 2 BR 1 BA apt. for rent: 952 Harmon Rd. Harmon, IL. $475/mo. Country setting. Walk-in closets. Car port parking available.

815-562-7368

PROPHETSTOWN 2 bedroom apartment, with one stall garage, $500/mo.

Call Kophamer & Blean Realty (815) 772-2728

ROCK FALLS 1 BR $375 Hampton Apts.

815-625-7043 2BR Duplex, + apNo pets. plcs. $495/mo. + dep.

815-718-1784

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1-815-414-2288

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Call Diana: 630-327-7046

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NORTHLAND PARK APARTMENTS

2 large BR, 1 BA, car attached 1 garage, large enclosed yard, no pets $600 mo. + $600 deposit 815-440-7985

Studio, 1 & 2 Bedroom Washer & Dryer Units Fitness Center Balconies / Patios Open House Daily

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

(815)626-1431 2BR downstairs apt, stove & fridge furn., water & garbage fees incl., C/A, no pets, 1401 E. 4th St., $500/mo. + $500 dep. 815441-1912.

2BR, $420 815-562-7368 Rochelle Realty Sinnissippi Townhomes First Mo. Free!

Spacious 2 BR. 2 story townhomes.

Central air, good location. Laundry hookup. (815)6261130.

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HOMES FOR RENT

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STERLING 2BR., 1BA garage $550 NO PETS. mo. + dep. 815440-7985.

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BR. No pets. $475/ mo. + dep. 815718-9858.

Nice 2BR $600 svla.org 815-7185488 RTO 2BR $49,900 $5,000 down.4413515.Agent owned.

COMMERCIAL RENTAL

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307 W. 3rd in Dixon, office space. 900 sq. ft. water & garbage furnished. $500/mo. + $500 dep. 815-284-7609 600-2,000 sq. feet, Office or Retail N Galena Ave., Dixon Available Now. 815-652-7470 Office/Retail, 1100 sq.ft., 221 S. Peoria Ave., Dixon. $500 mo., $500/dep. Water & garbage furnished.

Call 815-284-7609.

Secured 3 acre w/ high bays and office, 3818 River Rd., Sterling.

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MOBILE HOMES FOR RENT

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AREA GARAGE SALES 624 ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES 705 I Buy: Antiques, collectibles, toys, post cards, etc.

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APPLIANCES

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Kenmore 14 gal. evaporative Humidifier, EZ side fill, wood grain. $65. 815-548-9500

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FURNITURE

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All Mattress Sets New in plastic.

Twin $99, Full $129, qu. $159, King $259. W/ Warr. Can deliver.

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MEDICAL SUPPLIES

762

“Power base” Hospital type adjustment bed. Electric/ Remote control. Paid $2,000 asking $1,000. Call 815-336-2335

PETS & PET SUPPLIES 775 2 Kittens – 5 mo. old, very timid, need loving home together, to person with lots of time 815-535-7061 Bassett Hound pups, vet checked & dewormed, $350, Call Chris 815-973-7293 Free rabbit to good home only.

Call 815-440-1489.

Free to good home, moving out of state, 4 yr old male neutered, Water Spaniel mix.

40 lbs. Black and white. Also 3 yr. old Male, neutered Schnauzer, 22 lbs.

Black & tan.

Both have all shots and heartworm.

Cage trained & all accessories inc.

If interested call 815-677-9690 Wanted: Tea Cup size Chihuahua, adult, short hair, reasonably priced or free 815-5649022 after 2:00.

WARNING ADS FOR FREE PETS Your beloved pet deserves a loving, caring home. The ad for your free pet may draw response from individuals who will sell your animal for research or breeding purposes.

Please screen respondents carefully when giving an animal away.

Your pet will thank you!

TICKETS / TRAVEL 787 & EVENTS

MISCELLANEOUS 796 FOR SALE

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.

Two Tiger Paw GTZ Tires. 225/ 55/17 good tread. $50 815-631-5810

WANT TO BUY 795 I Pay Cash 4 Gold Silver, Coins & Antiques 24/7 815-564-9061 Local Racing Pigeon Club is needing 6 tables, prefer 6 or 8 ft. folding banquet style.779-861-1830

MISCELLANEOUS 796 FOR SALE 27” Sony Trinitron TV $50 815-9463845 Edenpure heater w/remote.

Like new!! $75 815-9463845 Fuel tank (500 gal.) Good cond. $100. Call 815456-2175.

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Twin, full, queen, king beds. Dryer, recliner, gas stove, freezer, upright washer, refrig., sofa, dresser, table set. 815-718-4385

HAY & STRAW

825

Alfalfa Hay, small squares, $3.50 per bale, 815-6267650

AUTOMOBILES

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NEW REAL DEAL

FOR ITEMS OVER $300

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Special must be mentioned at time of ad placement.

Offer expires 12/31/14 No Commercial Advertising, Pets, Garage Sales, Wood/ Fuel, Tickets/ Travel or Real Estate

2003 Jaguar, red 4cyl., 4dr. Sunroof.

Fully loaded. All new tires, new tune up. Good shape.

Asking $3,000 obo.

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USED AUTOS 2014 GMC Terrain - Big Savings 2014 Chevrolet Equinox - Big Savings 2013 Kia Optima SX LTD Turbo, Low Miles 2012 Ford Fusion SEL

2009 Chevrolet Silverado Reg. Cab, 32,000 Miles

2008 Buick Lucerne CXL 2008 Buick Enclave 2005 Toyota Avalon,

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1996 Do Dodge dge Daako akota o ta E Ext. Cabb, Ca L SO .D V6 35,000 35 000 Miles V6,

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2004 Lincoln Navigator, AWD, HWY mi., exc. cond. Fully loaded. $7,000.

815-529-1743

VANS

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1995 Chevy 8 passenger Van w/ wheelchair lift.

112,000 mi. $2,500 obo. 815-589-2751 Silver 2010 Grand Caravan SXT 78k. mi. power sliding doors. $9,500 Obo.815-716-0273

4X4S

912

1991 Ford Ranger, 4 whl dr., with 7' Meyers snow plow.

Everything works great! $2100/obo.

815-994-3339.

1992 Chevy half ton 4x4 15,000mi.

On a new short block. New tires, exhaust, western pro series snow plow auto tilt blade. Serviced at Vaessen Brothers since new. $5,000 815-790-6985 2000 Ford F350, 7.3 diesel. Quad cab, long bed. Off road kit. Many new parts. $13,000/ obo. 815-440-3428

MOTORCYCLES

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1997 Honda Helix 250cc, scooter, 39,627 miles, runs excellent, w/shield, $2000 815-2514254

TRAILERS/RVS

945

2011 Equip. Trailer 28', 22' tilt bed, 6' stationary, deckover. PJT8, dual axle, single tire, bridge frame, 2 tool boxes, removable sides, wire and wireless remote. $6800/obo 815-625-6995

AUTOS WANTED

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Search for local job listings at saukvalley.com/jobs/ BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES 501 NOTICEPURto the SUANT Business Opportunity Sales Law of 1995, every business opportunity must be registered with the Illinois Securities Department. Protect yourself and get the facts before you hand over your hard earned money by contacting the Illinois Secretary of State's Securities Department at 1800-628-7937. This notice provided as a public service by Sauk Valley Classifieds.

HEALTH / MEDICAL

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CNA or DSP for 2p-10p and 10p-6a.

DSP Classes Available. Rate of pay commensurate with experience.

Apply in person 2601 Woodlawn Rd., Sterling, email: info@ectc1.com

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Currently seeking caring, dependable CNAs for PT/FT various shifts. Join our team oriented facility by applying within or sending resume to Oregon Living & Rehabilitation Center 811 S. 10th St., Oregon, IL 61061 P: 815-732-7994 F: 815-732-7998 Looking for Nurses and CNAs for Neighbors Rehabilitation Center! All shifts available!

Experienced preferred but new graduates will be considered. Must be an RN or LPN with current active license in IL. CNAs must be graduates of an accredited Certified Nursing Assistant Program in IL. Full time and Part time also available.

Feel free to apply at the facility or inquire at 815-234-2511 or please send resume to: administrator@ neighborsrehab. com.

EMPLOYMENT

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Ag View FS, Inc., a Retail Agricultural Business is accepting applications for SEASONAL PART-TIME HELP at our Walton location. Positions available for CDL w/ HazMat Endorsement and Non-CDL personnel. Must have ability to work extended hours when necessary. Send resume or apply at: Ag View FS-902 IL Rt. 26, Amboy, IL 61310 (815-359-7372) Ag View FS, Inc., a Retail Agricultural Business is accepting applications for SEASONAL PART-TIME HELP at our Ashton location. Positions available for CDL w/ HazMat Endorsement and Non-CDL personnel. Must have ability to work extended hours when necessary. Send resume or apply at: Ag View FS-2290 Quarry Rd., Ashton, IL 61006 (815-453-7331)

EMPLOYMENT

505

Bartender/Wait Staff/ Kitchen Staff /Additional Staff Needed for growing bar/ restaurant business in Dixon area. Must be a motivated employee and have a flexible schedule.

Background check and drug screen.

Serious inquiries only call Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm, 815-285-2212, ask for Sheila Canteen Cafeteria Part time employee needed. Must be available nights and weekends.

Drug screen and background check req. See Nancy at Wal-Mart Distribution Center, Sterling, Tues-Sat., 8Noon for interview.

EEOC CDL DRIVER NEEDED Rock River Cartage is a family owned flatbed carrier. $55,000+ a yr. We offer 401K, Health Ins., and home every night. Must have 2 years experience.

Please call 1-800892-9587 ext: 101 CLASS-A DRIVERS WANTED NOW! $0.42/mile $0.0400/mile per diem (for trips over 50 miles) Typically home 2-3 nights week.

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Successful candidate will have good organizational skills, strong people skills and work well with others.

Past experience in dental/medical environment is helpful. Computer skills helpful but not required. Pay and benefits commensurate with experience.

Please send replies to Box #:1265 ,c/o Sauk Valley Classifieds, P.O.Box 498, Sterling, IL 61081 Focus Services Come see us at our new location in Sterling at 2214 E 4th St Suite B. We are hiring for Am and Pm classes. Ask us about our shift differentials.

Please come fill out an application or go online to: focus. iapplicants.com You can call and speak with Heather Hiatt at (815)622-4900.

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Apply at Super 8, 1800 S. Galena Ave., Dixon.

P.T. Picture Framer, experience or art background preferred but will train. Bring resume to the Frameworks, 210 W. 1st St., Dixon.

Reynoldswood Christian Camp (Dixon) Year Round and Seasonal positions visit www.reynolds wood.org EOEAA

EMPLOYMENT

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Now Hiring: A Licensed Plumber or an Apprentice Plumber Experience a plus, but will train, Applicant must be able to interact with customers in a polite manner, must be drug free & dependable. A valid drivers license is a must.

Please Send Resume or apply in person to: 106 Short Street Prophetstown IL, 61277 Office Position/ Chiropractic Assistant + Seeking a self motivated, personable, hands-on candidate for an established chiropractic office. We are looking for a assistant to assist patients with therapies, the doctor with patient care, front desk, and clerical work. Medical office training & experience a plus. The ideal assistant should have excellent communication and people skills as well as an eagerness to learn.

Please email resume and any questions about the position. rlpchiro@gmail.com

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Applications my be picked up at the Village Clerk's Office, 105 W. Lincoln St., Mt. Morris, IL 61054 Monday through Friday 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM. 815-7346425 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.

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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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Sauk Valley Media is an equal opportunity employer and a drug-free workplace.

English Faculty & Communications Faculty (2 positions)

The faculty member may teach courses on campus, off campus, and on the internet. This position will also provide input to program and course development, as well as other curriculum initiatives.

The English faculty candidate must possess a master’s degree in the area of English literature or rhetoric and composition.

Additionally, individuals possessing graduate hours in one or more of the following areas are preferred: technical writing, journalism, digital communications/emerging media, speech communication, and reading.

The communications faculty candidate must possess a master’s degree in the area of speech or mass communication. This position will focus on instructing courses in group communication, mass media, intrapersonal and interpersonal communications.

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Radiologic Technology Clinical Coordinator Faculty – Full-time (Tenure Track)

Coordinate the educational services in the clinical setting to achieve equity of student clinical experience according to the established standards of the Radiologic Technology Program.

Competitive pay with GUARANTEED MONTHLY SALARY plus performance bonuses

Bachelor’s degree required; master’s degree preferred. American Registry of Radiologic Technologists certification/registration, State licensing through IEMA, and one year of experience as an instructor in a JRCERT accredited program required. Equivalent of two years full-time experience in Radiologic Technology with proficiency in curriculum development, program administration, instruction, evaluation, and counseling required. Knowledge of current Radiologic Technology/Diagnostic Imaging methods and ability to instruct students in proper use of equipment required.

We are searching for people with an outgoing personality, possess superior written and oral communication skills, competitive nature and are self motivated. Previous customer service skills or sales experience are a plus.

Current license as a Registered Nurse (or eligibility for licensure) in Illinois, two (2) years of experience, Train the Trainer, and to be an approved evaluator are required.

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Please see complete application requirements and apply on-line on Sauk’s website at www.svcc.edu (click on Job Opportunities).

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Camry XLE with a sunroof, adaptive The suspension absorbs bumps with cruise control, touch screen, voice aplomb.The Camry’s drivetrain recognition, blind spot alert, push- is unchanged for 2015. Its fuel button start, Bluetooth phone and economy falls in the middle of the audio, JBL audio and navigation. It pack. The four-cylinder rated 25 stickered at $32,623. mpg in the city, 35 on the highway and 28 in combined driving. The All prices exclude destination combined rating trails competitive charges.The Camry competes with models of the Malibu, Accord, 6 and midsize sedans like the Chevrolet Altima, beat the Fusion and Optima Malibu, Chrysler 200, Ford Fusion, and matches the 200, Sonata and Honda Accord, Hyundai Sonata, Passat.The Camry’s front seat has

plenty of room and lots of cubbies welcoming buttons and dials.The for phone, iPod, sunglasses, etc.

Camry’s driver assistance systems include blind spot, cross traffic, The rear seat has good knee and lane departure and collision alerts. headroom. The trunk is smaller They’re effective and unobtrusive. than most competitors’, but a wide opening and regular shape make The tuning of the adaptive cruise it accommodating.Toyota focused control needs work. It’s not as smooth on the interior’s materials, adding or quick as the best competitors soft-touch covers to the dash and when it applies the brakes or door tops. They look good, and the accelerates on the highway.Despite padded doors are elbow-savers on a some shortcomings, the sum of the long drive.The center stack is new Camry’s new parts is likely to keep to accommodate the latest version Toyota’s stalwart sedan America’s of Toyota’s Entune system for best-selling car. audio, navigation and connectivity.

The touch screen looks good, and BEHIND THE WHEEL2015 using phone apps like Pandora Toyota Camry XLE 2.5LFrontInternet radio is far easier. The wheel drive five-passenger voice recognition in my car was midsize sedanPrice as tested: frustratingly slow. The screen’s $32,623 (excluding destination touch points are too small to use charge)Rating: Three out of four in a moving vehicle, though, and starsReasons to buy: Passenger and its response was slow.Happily, the luggage room, interior materials, climate control system uses big, steering, feel, reputation

Shortcomings: Fuel economy, voice recognition and touch screen response, refinement of adaptive cruise control COMPETITIVE EPA FUEL ECONOMY RATINGS (Automatic transmission, four-cylinder models) Toyota Camry XLE: 25 mpg city/35 highway/28 combined. Regular gasolineChevrolet Malibu LTZ: 25/36/29. Regular gasolineChrysler 200 C: 23/36/28.

Regular gasolineFord Fusion SE 2.5L: 22/34/26. Regular gasolineHonda Accord EX-L: 26/35/29. Regular gasolineHyundai Sonata Limited: 24/35/28. Regular gasolineKia Optima SX: 23/34/27. Regular gasolineMazda 6i Grand Touring: 26/38/30. Regular gasolineNissan Altima SL: 27/38/31. Regular gasolineVW Passat 1.8T Sport: 24/36/28. Regular gasoline_Source:

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