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ROCK FALLS | POLICE CHIEF’S LAST DAY ON JOB

Farewell to the chief

Kuelper retires after 31 years with the force

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

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ROCK FALLS – Ever since he was a boy growing up in Prophetstown, Rock Falls Police Chief Mike Kuelper knew he would grow up to wear a badge.

Across the street from his parents’ house at 911 Washington St. was the home of the chief of police. To his left, a state trooper, and to his right, a firefighter.

“Law enforcement won out,” Kuelper, 56, said.

Click on this story at saukvalley. com to watch a video of the retiring police chief.

After 31 years with the Rock Falls Police Department, he decided it was time to retire. Today is his last day.

Cmdr. Tammy Nelson, whom he trained, will be the new chief.

“My mother was not thrilled with the idea [of going into law enforcement],” Kuelper said with a grin.

“She’s very happy that I’m retiring,

because I tend to get into a lot of stuff and get hurt a fair amount.

“I’m a cop’s cop.”

In fact, in his early days as chief, he got into a foot chase with a suspect and followed him into a cornfield.

Pretty soon, the mayor called. He wanted to see Kuelper.

“He told me I couldn’t do that,” Kuelper said, “that I was the chief, and I can’t be like that. And I said, ‘I guess I’m not going to be chief, then, because I bleed blue. I gotta do stuff.”

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Today is Rock Falls Police Chief Michael Kuelper’s last day on the job. Don’t let the desk fool you. Kuelper always preferred to be a cop’s cop. “I gotta do stuff. Sitting behind a desk pushing papers isn’t me,” he said.

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Group to hold its first prom Life skills educators organize April 24 gala

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

STERLING – Kayley Crow has never been to prom.

That changes this year.

“I get to wear a dress for once, and I’ll get to ride in a limo,” the 18-yearold said. “It will feel like a fairy tale.”

On April 24, Bi-County Special Education Cooperative is holding its first prom.

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Unfazed by sub-zero wind chills, a young bald eagle looks over the Rock River on Thursday afternoon at Lawrence Park in Sterling. The forecast is calling for a similarly frigid day today, with a low of 8 below – and that’s not factoring in the wind chill. But it’s supposed to warm up soon. Find out how soon with the 5-day forecast on A3.

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Rockin’ to a Cure in Rock Falls

ROCK FALLS – Froggy’s Bar and Grill, 213 W. Second St., will be the site of a Relay for Life of Whiteside County event from 3 to 7 p.m. Saturday. The bands Chameleon and Dinner at the Kids Table will play, and appetizers will be available in the establishment’s new dining area. Cover charge is $5.

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Have some laughs at Arnie’s

DEER GROVE – Comedian Tom Garland, who has been on HBO and performed in Las Vegas and Chicago, will take the stage at 8 p.m. Saturday at Arnie’s Happy Spot, 1667 Hoover Road. Tickets at the door cost $5 for the show only, or $11 with a chicken dinner included. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.

The food special runs from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.

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Hear a symphony in Morrison

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MORRISON – Morrison High School junior Colleen Elfline will join the Clinton Symphony Orchestra for its performance at 7:30 p.m. Saturday in the Morrison High School Auditorium, 643 Genesee Ave. Elfline, who plays alto saxophone, was one of two student musicians chosen from the annual Young Artist Auditions. Tickets cost $15 for adults and are free for students.

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Chamber holds banquet Find out who won awards at the spirited annual event on A5.

Wrestling for teen’s cancer fight

ASHTON – A wrestling benefit Saturday at Mills and Petrie Memorial Gymnasium, 704 N. First St., will help AFC High School senior Matt Heng, who has bone cancer. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m., and the bell rings at 7 for “Headlocks for Heng,” a seven-match event with Midwest Wrestling Alliance. Front-row tickets cost $10 in advance and $12 at the door. General admission tickets cost $10, and $5 for children younger than 12.

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Bang the drum – and anything else

ROCK FALLS – The public is invited to watch students from 11 regional schools compete in Percussion Palooza at noon Sunday at Rock Falls High School, 1201 12th Ave. Admission is $5 for adults, $3 for children and free for 5 and younger. Go to rhythm-quest. org for more information.

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COMMUNITY WATCH E. Lincolnway; two counts of driving under the influence, improper lane usage, no insurance, driving too fast for conditions; given notice to appear in court.

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Dixon Police Karl Hansen, 38, of Rock Falls; 10 a.m. Wednesday in the 400 block of South Galena Avenue; driving while license suspended; given individual bond and released with notice to appear in court.

Lawrence Fikara, 24, of Dixon; 7:50 a.m. Thursday in the 100 block of East Fifth Street; driving while license suspended, failure to yield turning left; released with notice to appear in court.

Correction An article in Thursday’s editions mistakenly reported that AFC High School senior Matt Heng, 18, of Ashton, is being treated for brain cancer. In fact, he has bone cancer. The article was based on erroneous information in a news release from the organization that is sponsoring a fundraiser for Matt. It will begin at 6:30 p.m. Saturday at Mills & Petrie gym, 704 N. First St., Ashton.

We regret the error.

Ogle County Sheriff Percy Edwards, 40, of Rockford; Wednesday; warrant for failure to appear; posted $186 full cash for bond and has no further appearances.

Michael K. Koch, 51, of Davis Junction; Wednesday; aggravated criminal sexual abuse; taken to Ogle County Jail and held pending a bond hearing.

POLICE Sterling Police Lionel D. Clayton, 31, of Sterling; 1:54 a.m. Wednesday at East 25th Street and 15th Avenue; Whiteside County warrant for failure to appear on possession of cocaine; posted $175 cash bond.

Larissa L. Gann, 22, of Sterling; 9:21 a.m. Wednesday at Walnut Street and Avenue F; driving while license suspended, defective exhaust; given notice to appear in court.

Anthony S. Velazquez, 58, of Lyndon; 10:48 a.m.

Wednesday at Avenue G bridge; cellphone usage; released with promise to comply.

Ryan P. Stutzke, 24, of Sterling; 12:03 p.m.

Wednesday at East 29th Street and Sixth Avenue; speeding; released with promise to comply.

Ramazan Shabani, 53, of Sterling; 10:36 p.m.

Wednesday at Mobil, 4002

State Police Shantori D. Bell, 31, of Danville; 10:27 p.m.

Wednesday on Interstate 88 in Whiteside County; driving while license suspended, obstructing identification, no insurance, child restraint violation, driving too fast for conditions; posted $200 cash bond and given notice to appear in court.

Timothy J. Villa, 51, of Rock Falls; 11:56 a.m.

Wednesday on Interstate 88 in Whiteside County; driving while license revoked, speeding; given individual bond and notice to appear in court.

Nicole Skrogstad, 30, of Sterling; 12:54 a.m.

Wednesday at Third Street and Dillon Avenue in Sterling; driving while license revoked; given individual bond and notice to appear in court.

TWIN CITIES

Wednesday crash injures driver WHITESIDE COUNTY – A Morrison woman was injured Wednesday in a two-vehicle crash on Spring Hill Road a half-mile south of Van Damme Road in Whiteside County.

State police responded to the scene at 5:31 p.m. They found that a vehicle driven

by Susan M. Houzenga, 50, was northbound on Spring Hill Road when she lost control of her vehicle. The vehicle then entered into the path of a southbound vehicle driven by Gerald D. Armstrong, 53, of Prophetstown, striking Armstrong’s vehicle.

Houzenga was taken to CGH Medical Center in Sterling. She was given a citation for driving too fast for conditions.

Woman injured in Lee County crash LEE COUNTY – A Loves Park woman was injured Wednesday in a two-vehicle crash on Interstate 39 in Lee County.

State police responded to the scene at 5:15 p.m. They found that a vehicle driven

by Nancy B. Hall, 74, was southbound in the left lane of Interstate 39. As Hall was passing a vehicle in the right lane, driven by David M. Bell, 33, of Winona, Missouri, she skidded and lost control.

Hall’s vehicle then entered the right lane and caused Bell’s vehicle to strike her vehicle. Hall was taken to Rochelle Community Hospital, where her condition was unavailable Thursday. She was given a citation for driving too fast for conditions.

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Crash victims upgraded Daughter in good condition, mother serious

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

MADISON, Wis. – A Madison hospital has upgraded the conditions of a mother and daughter who were injured in a head-on crash Monday just south of Monroe, Wisconsin.

Thursday, Stacey M. Bontz, 36, of Rock Falls, was upgraded to good condition, and

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Bi-County’s 24 students have a wide range of intellectual challenges, such as Down syndrome and autism. Most of their classes are at the Whiteside Area Career Center, and, like most teens, they hang out mostly with their classmates, and so usually don’t get the opportunity to attend prom.

“They have watched other students go to prom, and it’s something they have wanted to do for a while,” said Kim Martin, who, along with fellow life skills teacher Taylor Breedlove, organized the event.

Kayley’s date is classmate Josef Buyno, 18.

“I am so excited,” she said. “I can’t wait.”

The prom will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Rock Falls Community Building. The theme is “Candyland.”

It’s an afternoon prom to accommodate parents, and so Bi-County teachers can offer more support. If it’s successful, it could become an annual event, she said.

Students will dress beforehand at the career center.

“We have dresses picked out for the girls,” Breedlove said. “We have done some bor-

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car driven by Donna M. Green, 56, of Monroe, crossed the center line and hit their vehicle.

Green died at the scene; Bontz and Stutzke were flown to the Madison hospital.

Based on a preliminary investigation, drugs and alcohol did not seem to be a factor in the crash, but results of a toxicology report won’t be available for a few weeks, police said.

‘‘ ’’ I get to wear a dress for once, and I’ll get to ride in a limo.

It will feel like a fairy tale.

Kayley Crow, 18-year-old student through Bi-County Cooperative, on what it will be like to attend prom April 24

rowing, and we got some from other people. We are hoping we can get enough donations to get tuxedos for the guys.”

Once dressed, they will ride to the prom in style, in a limousine. There will be a deejay, a prom king and queen will be named, and dinner will follow at the Candlelight Inn in Rock Falls.

Members of the community have chipped in.

Candlelight owner Matt Prescott is providing the sit-down dinner, Breed-

love Automotive in Dixon is donating money for decorations, and Brent Martin, owner of American Family Insurance in Sterling, is renting the community building.

“We are so grateful that the community has helped us out,” Martin said. “We are getting everything for pretty much next to nothing.”

“Every year, we may have different students that will come into our program.

This will open a big door of opportunities for them.”

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her mother, Barbara S. Stutzke, 61, of Sterling, was upgraded to serious condition at University of Wisconsin Hospital, a representative said.

Bontz’s husband is Eric Bontz, a teacher and boys varsity track coach at Rock Falls High School.

The women were southbound on state Highway 69 just before 4 p.m. Monday when a

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Sheley arraigned in Missouri court souri has the death penalty. Jefferson County prosecutors still have not said whether they will H I L L S B O R O , M o . seek it.

In May, a jury found – Three-time convicted murderer Nicholas She- Sheley guilty of murdering four people in a Rock ley is in Missouri.

Lt. Kevin Carle, com- Falls apartment. He is mander of the Jefferson serving four life sentences for their County Jail, said deaths, on top Sheley arrived of the two other about 2 p.m. life sentences he Tuesday. He was is serving for the arraigned Tuesbeating deaths day and the next of a Sterling man day was appointand a Galesburg ed a public man. defender, CourtThroughout the ney Goodwin. trial, prosecuHis next court Nicholas tors laid a trail appearance will Sheley of evidence that be March 17. followed Sheley He is charged with two counts of first- from Sterling, to Rock degree murder and two Island, to Galesburg, counts of armed crimi- back to Rock Falls, and nal action in the deaths then, finally, to Festus.

After the Rock Falls of Tom and Jill Estes, an Arkansas couple who murders, prosecutors were killed in Festus in said, Sheley went to St. Louis before driving June 2008.

Prosecutors say they farther south to Festus, were the last two of eight where he killed the Estevictims in Sheley’s week- ses in their hotel parking lot and left their bodies long murder spree.

Unlike Illinois, Mis- behind a dumpster.

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DIXON

Lack of quorum quashes votes Park Board talks security cameras and new hires

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

DIXON – Without a quorum at its monthly meeting Wednesday, the Dixon Park District Board discussed agenda items but couldn’t take votes.

Board President Ron Pritchard and Vice President Shane Miller were the only elected officials at the meeting, Executive Director Deb Carey said.

By statute, the fivemember board needs at least three members present to vote on agenda items. The board has one vacancy and four members. Kevin Knack and Brett Schmall were absent.

But several items were discussed.

In the next few weeks, the district will hire an employee to work 4 days a week at $15 an hour, April through October, to maintain trees and shrubs in the parks, Carey said.

The board continues to work on a budget that will likely be placed on file in April and approved in May. In addition to the part-time maintenance position, new budget items include money to buy a lawnmower and a pickup truck, she said.

The expenditures are spread out annually, rather than marked as onetime purchases, she said.

The lawnmower that’s being replaced has nearly 4,500 hours on it, but will be kept as a backup.

One board member previously asked Carey whether security cameras would be effective. Carey said the district has been lucky to not have much vandalism during her tenure, so cameras might not be worth the cost.

She wants to revisit a conversation with the Dixon Girls Fastpitch League about leasing an area in Garrison Park to build a field for fast-pitch softball games.

There was interest about 7 or 8 years ago, and after reviewing other leases, she has reached out to a league representative, Carey said.

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ENERGY

Power struggle Nuclear plant owner says Illinois will lose plants if it doesn’t get a break; consumer groups cry foul SPRINGFIELD (AP) – Powerproducing giant Exelon Corp. rounded out a phalanx of Illinois lawmakers and business leaders who said Thursday that three nuclear power plants could close unless consumers chip in to reward them for producing environmentally friendly electricity.

Legislation introduced in the House and Senate would create a financial reward for generators that produce “clean” energy which doesn’t create harmful greenhouse gases. It would cost ratepayers about $2 a month on their energy bills.

It comes a week after another clean-energy plan was proposed in the General Assembly that supporters say is more comprehensive and works to reduce consumption, something they say the latest version lacks. What will likely follow is a gladiatorstyle showdown among business, labor, and energy forces during a spring legislative session that has largely been consumed by focus on the state’s financial crisis. The Exelonbacked plan was quickly derided as a “bailout” Thursday by a

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“The nuclear industry alone employs thousands of highly skilled laborers in our state and 8,000 of those jobs could be lost if three of our nuclear plants close,” Rep. Larry Walsh Jr., an Elwood Democrat whose district includes many nuclear-plant employees, told a state Capitol news conference.

Backed by lawmakers of both parties and key labor leaders trumpeting jobs, Exelon Senior Vice President Joseph Dominguez said the initiative would let the company compete with other low-carbon power generators for the financial incentive, including wind, solar, water, and clean coal.

If Exelon is the low bidder in the process, it could use money to keep open nuclear plants in the Quad Cities, Byron and Clinton – and the $1.8 billion in

annual economic activity they produce for those communities – Dominguez said. The stations are unprofitable in the face of competition from cheaper natural gas and wind energy.

“What it will help us do is not make profits, but avoid losses that otherwise would be treated by retiring plants,” Dominguez told a state Capitol news conference. “The right way to look at this is the consequence of losing the plants. ... The consequences are 10 times greater than the few dollars we’re talking about on a monthly bill.”

Consumer groups weren’t having it.

“Exelon made more than $2 billion last year, and here they are begging for a bailout on the backs of working Illinoisans,” AARP Illinois director Bob Gallo said in a statement. “This bill would increase rates for older adults living on fixed incomes, working families and small businesses in order to pad Exelon’s profits.”

A spokesman declined to say whether Gov. Bruce Rauner has taken a position on the issue.

Exelon Corp.’s nuclear plant in Byron is among three of the company’s properties that could be at risk of closing down without help from taxpayers.

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OBITUARIES Oren E. Stengel MOUNT MORRIS – Oren Eugene Stengel, 90, of Mount Morris, died Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2015, at Pinecrest Manor in Mount Morris.

He was born June 6, 1924, at FHN (Freeport Memorial Hospital), the third child, and only son, of Edward and Edna (Paul) Stengel. He was a lifelong resident of Mount Morris Township, attended Coon Creek Country School, northwest of town, and graduated in 1942 from Mount Morris High School.

Farming was his life for many years. He grew up on the family farm northwest of Mount Morris, worked and lived there with his family until 1970, when they moved into town. He joined Future Farmers of America in high school, earned a State Farmer Award, and served as president his senior year. After high school, Oren was active in Rural Youth. Upon his death, he was a 50-plus year member of the Ogle County Farm Bureau. On Sept. 13, 1952, he married Mary Louise Bradford in Monmouth. They were married almost 55 years, until her death in 2007.

Oren worked for the U.S. Postal Service in Mount Morris from 1968 until his retirement in 1995, with jobs ranging from clerk to letter carrier to custodian. For many years he was the “part-time flexi” letter carrier, which required him to memorize all of the town routes and where everyone in town

lived, in order to substitute on any of the routes.

Although challenging, he enjoyed being outdoors, greeting people throughout Mount Morris, and still is remembered fondly by many as “my mailman.” He was a lifetime member of Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church in Mount Morris, and served on the congregational council and in the men’s club.

He was shy, a better “giver” than “receiver,” and had a streak of German stubbornness softened by a quick wit. He will be remembered for his kindness and humor.

He is survived by two daughters, Sally (Jeff) Carlson of Spencer, Indiana, and Sandra Stengel of Mount Morris; and a sister-in-law, Virginia Bradford of Urbana. He took delight in his only grandson, Elijah Carlson; and many nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews, as well as cousins.

He also was preceded in death by his parents; brothers- and sisterin-law; and three sisters, Grace Young, Alma Derby, and Lola Freimuth.

Visitation will be from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday at Finch Funeral Home, 405 E. Hitt St., Mount Morris.

Private burial will be at West Grove Cemetery, outside Forreston.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, or the Good Samaritan Fund of Pinecrest Community.

Dorothy M. Floto AMBOY – Dorothy M. Floto, 80, of Amboy, died Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2015, at Aperion Care Amboy.

She was born June 24, 1934, in Amboy, the daughter of William and Blanche (Searls) Gascoigne. Dorothy worked as a nurse’s aide for Amboy Hospital, Mapleside Manor, and in home health care for the elderly before her retirement.

Survivors include her mother, Blanche Gascoigne, and one daughter, Karen Blaine, both of Amboy; three grandchildren, Rachel (Chris) Van Horn, Sarah Johnson, and Jason (Kim) Kettley; seven great-grandchildren, Katie, DessaRae, Owen, Dalton, Bryan, Ethan, and Nathaniel; one sister, Ruth “Betty” (Wil-

liam) Ogan of Clinton, Iowa; and two brothers, her twin, Donald “Tuffy” (Wilma) Gascoigne of Amboy and John “Jack” Gascoigne of Savanna.

She was preceded in death by her father and one brother, William Gascoigne Jr. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday and a memorial service at 8 p.m. Saturday at MihmJones Funeral Home in Amboy, with the Rev. Jack Briggs officiating. Cremation rites have been accorded. Burial of cremains will be at a later date in Binghampton Cemetery in Amboy.

In lieu of flowers, a memorial has been established.

Visit thejonesfh.com to send condolences.

FUNERAL SERVICES FOR THE WEEK Today’s visitations: Nancy J. Munson of Grand Detour, 9-11 a.m. at Dixon Church of the Brethren.

Maxine L. Howard of Sterling, 10-11:30 a.m. at Wesley United Methodist Church in Sterling.

Robert G. Kreger of Dixon, 3-8 p.m. at Preston-Schilling Funeral Home in Dixon.

Miriam A. Schultz of Rock Falls, 5-7 p.m. at McDonald Funeral Home in Rock Falls.

Today’s funerals; Nancy J. Munson of Grand Detour, 11 a.m. at Dixon Church of the Brethren.

Maxine L. Howard of Sterling, 11:30 a.m. at Wesley United Methodist Church in Sterling.

Cyrus J. Sickler Sr. of Rock Falls, celebration of life, 4-6 p.m. at Sterling Township Center for Youth in Sterling.

Saturday visitations: Avis M. Garland of Shabbona, formerly of Amboy, 9-10:30 a.m. at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Amboy.

Ray Calloway of Sterling, gathering of family and friends, 10-11 a.m. at McDonald Funeral Home in Rock Falls.

Saturday funerals: Robert G. Kreger of Dixon, 10 a.m. at Preston-Schilling

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BOP chief says prison funding on schedule As promised, the Bureau of Prisons will provide $58.7 million to activate Thomson prison this fiscal year, which will help keep the federal lockup’s opening on track, a BOP official told member of Illinois’ federal delegation Thursday.

U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin and U.S. Rep. Cheri Bustos, both Democrats, met with BOP Director Charles Samuels and sent out a news release confirming the funding, which was approved by Congress in December as part of the fiscal year 2015 appropriations bill.

Of the $58.7 million, $15 million will be used

Ray Calloway

FULTON – Louie Krueger, 89, of Fulton, died TuesSTERLING – Ray day, Feb. 24, 2015, at his home.

Calloway, 70, of Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home in Fulton handled Sterling, died Tuesday, arrangements.

Feb. 24, 2015, at CGH Medical Center in SterLois R. Krug ling. He worked as a ELIZABETH – Lois Ruth Krug, 88, of Elizabeth, died recorder at NorthwestWednesday, Feb. 25, 2015, at Elizabeth Nursing Home. ern Steel and Wire Co. in Law-Jones Funeral Home in Elizabeth handled Sterling for 31 years.

Ray was born Dec. 26, arrangements.

1944, in Blackton, Alaska, the son of Joe and JuaniKambri L. Folkers ta Calloway. He served in STERLING – Kambri Lynn Folkers, 2 months, of Ster- the Navy. ling, died Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2015, at CGH Medical Survivors include one Center in Sterling. daughter, Michelle Visitation will be from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday at McDon- (Duain) Altepeter of ald Funeral Home in Rock Falls. The funeral will be at Rochelle; one son, Don10 a.m. Monday at the funeral home. Burial will be at ald (Nancy) Calloway Oak Knoll Memorial Park in Sterling. of Sterling; two sisters, Further arrangements are being completed.

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for construction and $43.7 million will be used for staffing and equipment purchases and upgrades, the release said.

The money will keep activation on schedule; it comes in addition to the $53.7 million in funding committed to the project in the fiscal year 2014 appropriations bill.

The first wave of 200 inmates is expected to arrive in the spring.

There are 135 BOP employees working there now; that number will increase to 300 by the end of September 2015, the release said.

There will be about 1,100 employees once the prison is fully activated.

smile would light up the room.

She married Dwayne Roe on Feb. 14, 1953, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Danville.

Loving memories will be cherished by her husband, Dwayne of Dixon; her daughter, Stephanie Roe (Jerald) Quinton of Dixon; her son, Gregory (Gail) Roe of Arlington, Texas; and her grandchildren, Taylor (Cory) Morris of Farmville, Virginia, and Eric and Megan Roe, both of Arlington.

She was preceded in death by her parents.

Cremation rites have been accorded. Burial of cremains will be this summer at Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens in Dixon. Services and a celebration of Marilyn’s life also will be this summer. Information about her celebration will be posted closer to the summer date. Jones Funeral Home in Dixon is handling arrangements.

A memorial has been established to the local Alzheimer’s Association.

Visit thejonesfh.com to send condolences.

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DIXON – Marilyn S. Roe, 83, of Dixon, passed into the presence of her Lord on Monday, Feb. 23, 2015, at Heritage Square Health Center in Dixon.

She was born Aug. 14, 1931, in Danville, the daughter of Fred and Clara (Miller) Stephan.

Marilyn worked in education as a teacher at the elementary schools in Danville and Harlem in Loves Park. Marilyn was a master at composition in art, photography, and jewelry design. She taught elementary arts at the University of North Texas in Denton, Texas, art history at Tulsa University, and photography at Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She also was a professional photographer and goldsmith, and had a photography studio in McLean. She was a member of the Corn Belt Alzheimer’s Association Board in Bloomington, Delta Zeta Sorority at Eastern Illinois University, and Daughters of the American Revolution. She will be especially remembered for her loving, gentle and generous heart. Her kind

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Miriam A. Schultz of Rock Falls, 10 a.m. Mass at St. Andrew Catholic Church in Rock Falls.

Avis M. Garland of Shabbona, formerly of Amboy, 10:30 a.m. Mass at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Amboy.

Ray Calloway of Sterling, 11 a.m. memorial service at McDonald Funeral Home in Rock Falls.

Kelsey J. Santos of Dixon, 1 p.m. memorial service at Preston-Schilling Funeral Home in Dixon.

Sunday visitations: Chad A. Bock of Dixon, 2-4 p.m. at The Worship Center in Dixon.

Kambri Lynn Folkers, 2 months, of Sterling, 2-4 p.m. at McDonald Funeral Home in Rock Falls.

Oren E. Stengel of Mount Morris, 2-4 p.m. at Finch Funeral Home in Mount Morris.

Sunday funerals: Chad A. Bock of Dixon, 4 p.m. at The Worship Center in Dixon.

Monday visitations: Clyde Rosene of Princeton, 5-8 p.m. at Garland Funeral Home in Walnut.

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ROCK FALLS – Rock Falls Little League will have a spaghetti supper and bake sale from 4 to 8 p.m.

Saturday at the Eagles Club, 321 W. Second St. Admission is $6 for ages 6 and older.

Little League registration also will be held, or families can sign up at Rock Falls Public Library, 100 Seventh Ave., from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday, and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.

The cost is $90 through February, and $100 after.

The season begins in April.

Find Rock Falls Little League on Facebook or call Sally Scanlan, 815-6227489, for more information.

Gowns for dances available in Dixon DIXON – The Second Look prom and homecoming dress sale will be from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday in the basement at Immanuel Lutheran Church, 1013 Franklin Grove Road.

Dresses cost $30 or less, with all proceeds going to the activity department of the buyer’s school. School

ID cards are required.

Call Barb Keith, 815440-3270, for more information.

Movie, discussion Monday at hospice OREGON – “Louder than Words” will be shown from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Monday at Serenity Hospice & Home, 1658 state Route 2 S. Participants, who may bring snacks and a drink, then will discuss how the movie relates to grief and healing.

A reservation is required by noon Monday at 815732-2499.

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Man pleads guilty to Rockford robbery ROCKFORD (AP) – A 22-year-old Rockford man has pleaded guilty to armed robbery in a holdup at a Rockford pharmacy.

Nikolas Dunn admitted to the November 2011 robbery, in which he taped two Walgreens employees to chairs and ordered another to unlock a safe at

Arkansas; and 11 grandchildren.

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

A gathering of family and friends will be from 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday and a memorial service at 11 a.m. Saturday at McDonald Funeral Home in Rock Falls, with Jason Borton, pastor of Harvest Time Bible Church in Rock Falls, officiating.

A memorial has been established.

Visit mcdonaldfuneralhomes.com to send condolences.

knife point. He then took off with an undisclosed amount of money in one of the workers’ vehicles.

The Rockford Register Star reported officers were able to locate Dunn, a bag of money and a knife at a nearby apartment after spotting the stolen vehicle.

Dunn faces up to 30 years in prison followed by 2 years of mandatory supervised release.

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ROCK FALLS AREA CHAMBER | ANNUAL MEETING AND DINNER

Timeless tributes to those touched by cancer Ambassador award memorializes Zook; Clementz wins individual Shoulder to the Wheel honor

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

ROCK FALLS – The Rock Falls Area Chamber of Commerce gave an emotional tribute to a longtime ambassador recently lost to cancer, while honoring another volunteer who has dedicated herself to working toward a cure.

Chamber members and other guests gathered for the organization’s annual meeting and dinner Thursday at the Rock Falls Days Inn. The chamber announced that the name of this year’s winner of the Ambassador of the Year award will forever be a part of the award. The award for outstanding service to the chamber and community will now be called the Jean Zook Ambassador of the Year award. Zook, who died last year, was an ambassador for 30 years, and was a former Shoulder to the Wheel winner. She was involved in many other activities outside the chamber, including St. Andrew Catholic Church, Newman Central Catholic High School, and Relay for Life.

Executive Committee member Suzy Perino led the tribute to Zook.

“Jean was selfless, kind, always willing to help, and she inspired others to serve,” Perino said.

“The way she served as an ambassador really defined what the club is about, and she will truly be missed.”

Betty Clementz was the individual winner of the Shoulder to the Wheel award. Clementz,

ABOVE: Sisters Amanda and Kelly Zook and their father, George, accept the Ambassador of the Year award on behalf of Jean Zook.

LEFT: Keynote speaker and 36th District State Sen. Neil Anderson (right) is greeted by Rock Falls Mayor Bill Wescott.

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

Individual Shoulder to the Wheel award winner Betty Clementz gets a kiss from her husband, Tom, after being announced as the recipient Thursday night at the Rock Falls Chamber of Commerce banquet at the Rock Falls Days Inn. Clementz is 20-year breast cancer survivor whose a contributions include Relay for Life, the Rock Falls Rotary Club and volunteering in schools. a 20-year breast cancer survivor, has served for 20 years in several capacities for Relay for Life, and is a lobbyist for the American Cancer Society Network. She also is active in Rotary Club, is a Pink Lady at CGH Medical Center in Sterling, and has been a guest reader at East Coloma School for nearly 20 years.

Clementz taught French for 30 years at Rock Falls High School, and then went to Sauk Valley Community College for 2 years. She is retired, but works part-time at the regional superintendent’s office, and takes advantage of the time she can now find to volunteer.

“When you’re in education, the demands are so great,” Clementz said.

“I always wanted to be

a Pink Lady and do so many other things. I said when I retired, I’m going to give back.”

Clementz said awards are nice, but accolades are not really her style.

“I just prefer being in the background doing; I don’t need to be in the limelight,” she said. “I get far more back from the people I’m involved with.”

While Clementz gets fulfillment from all of the groups she volunteers with, Relay for Life is near and dear to her heart.

“Being a cancer survivor, I don’t want my daughter to go through that,” she said. “We’ve made great progress, but I very much want to see a cure in my lifetime.”

In the organizations category, Happy Tails animal shelter was the

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Anderson said the past month has been both incredible and humbling.

He said he tries to stay focused on the main reason he wanted to enter the political arena.

“My family is the reason I got into this,” Anderson said. “I want Illinois to be a better place for them, and I hope and pray I can make the best decisions for my district.”

Anderson said the state is in terrible financial shape, and a new administration provides an opportunity for the bipartisanship needed to make some hard decisions.

“In the last 12 years, 275,000 more people moved out of Illinois than moved in,” he said.

“There is 15 times more

job growth in Iowa, a border state.”

Anderson said job creation will be his top priority, and he believes that vocational and trade programs are an important piece of the puzzle.

“Not everyone is supposed to be a 4-year liberal arts major,” he said.

“My brother graduated from high school early, spoke three languages fluently, and had offers from Ivy League schools.

He wanted to be a welder, though, and now he makes more in a week than I do in a month.”

Anderson has sponsored his first bill, legislation that aims to improve school security. The bill is a revised version of one previously sponsored by 45th District State Sen. Tim Bivins.

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Shoulder to the Wheel winner. In 2013, Happy Tails saved 300 animals, a record for the 26-year-old organization. The shelter also placed a record number of companion pets in new homes.

Youth group Giving Power to Adolescents, or GPA, was the winner in the youth organization category. The group meets regularly to engage in positive activities that foster leadership skills.

Members of the group from schools throughout the area will volunteer in April at the Ronald McDonald House in Chicago.

The keynote speaker was 36th District State Sen. Neil Anderson. The Moline firefighter and paramedic was sworn in Jan. 14, after defeating incumbent Democrat

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AFTER THE COLD WAR

Jeb, big money, and big-time politics Bush 41 and Reagan knew a bit about it, too ARTHUR I. CYR Northbrook

Republican presidential contender Jeb Bush has been making headlines.

Foreign policy is one important test for anyone seriously seeking the White House, and Bush has delivered an articulate speech at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs. He combined the address with fundraising events in Chicago and the wealthy suburb of Lake Forest.

However, the Chicago stop has been overshadowed to some extent by an earlier fundraiser on Park Avenue in New York.

That bash, aimed at the Wall Street population, involved the stunning price tag of $100,000 per ticket.

This brings to mind an instructive 1980 encounter in Chicago with George

H.W. Bush and Ronald Reagan. This writer was working at the Chicago Council on Foreign Relations, predecessor organization of the forum that Jeb Bush addressed.

In that era, the Illinois primary could prove pivotal for a candidate.

We worked aggressively to secure contenders from both parties.

Arthur I. On the Cyr Republican side, the race had come down to Bush versus Reagan, and both agreed to speak at the Council.

JOHN CONNALLY was also scheduled to appear, but then dropped out of the race. He had raised about $20 million, an extraordinary sum for that era, but had failed to attract many voters.

Despite all the spending, he had won exactly one convention delegate when he threw in the towel. That was fine with us at the

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Reagan left no doubt this had not been a staff decision. He emphasized his task was persuading working people to vote for him – they elect presidents.

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Council – he was drawing almost no audience.

The proverbial light bulb went off. Connally had little public appeal, but was a magnet for corporate CEOs. They were now leaderless.

We invited both Bush and Reagan to separate receptions for senior executives.

The Bush campaign immediately accepted.

The Reagan people turned us down flat.

Bush was remarkably impressive in person. He was the center of gravity even among the accomplished men (no women in 1980) who ran Chicago’s powerful corporations.

The Reagan campaign was explicit that the only events were to be the speech, a press conference, and a small lunch for Reagan and his wife with Council President John Rielly and me. Reagan was remarkably engaging and personable; I asked him about that corporate reception.

HE ADDED THIS WAS especially challenging for a Republican because “we’re viewed as the party of the rich.” Connally was dismissed as a certain loser for not understanding that basic truth.

Because Reagan was winning primaries, corporate leaders were seeking him out. He laid out bluntly why neither President Carter nor his challenger, Sen. Ted Kennedy, was acceptable to them.

George H.W. Bush was exceptionally impressive among fellow successful executives.

Reagan was the superior politician.

Note to readers: Arthur I. Cyr is a Clausen distinguished professor at Carthage College in Wisconsin.

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Joe Heller, Heller Syndication

Helping kids keep up with tomorrow What we think Schools do students a service by keeping technology up to date. Kudos to the Sterling School Board for its plans to supply hundreds of junior high students with tablet computers.

T

he Sterling School Board’s decision to supply Apple iPad tablet computers to students in grades 6, 7 and 8 is good news.

The project, approved this week, has strong support in the community.

Thousands of dollars in donations came in to help pay for it, and the Sterling Schools Foundation is a big backer.

Come fall, an estimated 760 Challand students will be issued tablet computers to use at school and at home. The school will have an extra 40 tablets to fill in any gaps.

We hope the improved technology leads to improved learning across many disciplines.

Young minds will also be exposed to technology being used in the workplace. (We know something about that; this editorial was written on an iPad.) Technology keeps changing, of course.

Just ask these kids’

parents, who grew up in an era of Apple IIe computers, video tapes, and compact discs.

Just ask these kids’ grandparents, who were thrilled to have electric typewriters in typing class, and knew the ins and outs of slide rules and fluid duplicators.

Apple iPad tablets are great, but they, too, will become outdated someday.

Educators say students of the future will take virtual reality field trips, acquire knowledge using multi-touch learning stations, and put on augmented reality eyewear for other learning experiences.

But that’s for the future.

For now, the hundreds of iPads represent an exciting new way for Challand teachers to engage today’s students and help them keep up with technology.

School districts that offer such opportunities are to be commended.

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Army cannons celebrated our 49th, 50th states

Army Headquarters in Seoul in 1959-60. One day the cannons went off.

I wondered why, since it was peacetime there.

Then I found out that the 50th state came into the union and that was a celebration. I did not realize until later that both states came into the union while I was there in Korea. The cannons went off to celebrate that event.

Note to readers – Lowell Tillman grew up in Coleta and gradu-

LOWELL TILLMAN Ossian, Indiana

When I read the SVM message on my computer, you asked an interesting, online question.

You asked what year were Alaska and Hawaii admitted to the union.

When I was in Korea, I was serving in the Eighth

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DAY TRIP | MAPLE SUGAR DAYS

They’re ready, willing and maple Organizers at Naper Settlement ready to use nature’s sweetener to draw visitors to village

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

NAPERVILLE – The sap will be on the rise at Naper Settlement in time for Maple Sugar Days.

All it takes are nights with freezing temperatures and warmer days for the trees to be ready to yield the prime ingredient of maple syrup.

Following in the tradition of early settlers who tapped maple trees to make this historic sweetener, the settlement sets aside 2 days to share the experience with visitors.

A number of activities are planned. Demonstrations in maple-tree tapping and how to boil the sap to make the syrup, and lessons in how to dance a reel will make the visit educational, as well as fun.

While guests don’t have to do the hard work of collecting and processing, they can roll up their

sleeves at the “try it” stations to experiment with drilling and carrying a yolk and bucket.

Be on the lookout for the print shop, where visitors can make a maple-themed bookmark. Other houses and stores will be open for tours. Guests can also learn about spring festival traditions, mail order catalogues and Native American heritage. They can even find maple-flavored treats.

Naper Settlement is an outdoor museum, which brings the 19th century to life with the help of costumed guides and 30 buildings. During the winter, the visitor center is open. It contains exhibits and the Pre-Emption House Tavern. The tavern was built in 1834 in the center of Naperville. Today it can be rented for private meetings and parties.

The inside of the village

SUPPORT GROUPS, CLUBS AND SERVICES Saturday, Feb. 28 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.

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.

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.

Reality Check Narcotics Anonymous, noon, 6 p.m., First Christian Church, 506 Fifth Ave., Rock Falls, 779245-3487. Downstairs, west door.

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

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

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

Sunday, March 1 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.

Latin American Social Club meeting, 3 p.m., 2708 W. Fourth St., Sterling, 815-625-8290.

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, 779-2453487. Downstairs, west door.

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

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

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

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

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

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buildings are closed now except when open for special events.

Exhibits at the center include the interactive Brushstrokes of the Past.

The focus is Naperville’s history through the work of Les Schrader, a Naperville artist, who lived from 1907 to 1984. The Play with History gallery features toys, dolls, board games and matchbox cars. Hands-on games and toys are there to be enjoyed.

Later this month, the Weed Ladies Spring and Summer Show and Sale will bring seasonal, silk and dried floral arrangements to the village. The sale will be from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. March 19-21 and 1 to 4 p.m. March 22. Entry to the show is free.

Although it’s chilly out there, add some sweetness to the day with a visit to Maple Sugar Days.

Photo submitted by Matt Stout and provided by Naper Settlement

Demonstrations of maple-tree tapping will be part of Maple Sugar Days on March 14-15 at Naper Settlement in Naperville.

If You Go ...

What: Maple Sugar Days When: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

March 14 and 1 to 4 p.m.

March 15 Where: Naper Settlement, 523 S. Webster St., Naperville When: Regular hours in

March (end of winter season): 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Tuesday and Wednesday Cost for regular hours in March: $5.25 for those 13 and older, $4.75 for those 62 and older, $4 for those 4 to 12 and free for those

younger than 4 Costs for March 14 and 15 and spring season: $12 for adults, $10 for seniors and $8 for youth, 4 to 12.

Information: napersettlement.org or 630-420-6010

FOOD

On the menu: Tricks of the trade You may not see dollar signs, but restaurants do NEW YORK (AP) – You might think you’re immune to transparent sales pitches like “Do you want fries with that?” But tactics restaurants use to nudge you into spending extra might be subtler than you realize.

Here’s a look at a few ways companies get you to spend (and eat) more than you intended.

Get the $ out Restaurant menus are a complicated mixture of psychology, art and sales pitches. No detail is too small to matter, right down to the dollar sign.

Greg Rapp, a menu consultant in California, says he advises restaurants and fast-food chains to leave those off when listing prices on a menu.

“Dollar signs remind people of money,” Rapp said. “When you use dollar signs, your food looks more expensive.”

Words matter Imagery and language can also make prices go

down easier.

Florid descriptions for menu items can seem like parodies, but it’s an effective way to make a fairly standard dish sound special.

So, you may balk at paying $19 for baked fish and the vegetable of the day, yet gladly pay that for “flaky cod marinated in our house sauce, served with country peas.”

“The more you talk about it, the less it costs in the customer’s head,” Rapp said.

Within reach The closer you are to something, the more likely you are to make an impulse buy.

That’s why the areas by registers are so crowded with those little extras. If you walk into Starbucks for a $4 latte, the cafe can push up the value of that transaction by 25 percent just by getting you to grab a $1 tin of mints.

A classic example at fancier restaurants is the dessert cart.

And over at McDonald’s, apple pie dispensers are behind the registers where customers can see them. Jeff Stratton, for-

mer president of McDonald’s USA, has said pie sales would fall dramatically if the dispensers were back in the kitchen.

More choices Sometimes the choices available will push people to spend more.

Sonic, for instance, used to offer two sizes for its shakes: a 14-ounce “regular” and a 20-ounce “large.” In 2012, the drivein chain revamped sizes; the “regular” became a “small” and the “large” became a “regular.”

It then added a new 32-ounce “large,” as well as a 10-ounce “mini.” So the people who tend to automatically opt for a “large” were shifted up to a bigger, pricier size.

Drinks are a particularly ripe area for what’s known in the industry as “upselling” because people usually don’t pay as much attention to their prices as they do for main dishes, said Kit Yarrow, a professor of consumer psychology at Golden Gate University and author of “Decoding the New Consumer Mind.”

Paying 25 cents more for a bigger soda or fries

seems like a no-brainer to most people, even if they would’ve been content with the smaller portion.

“Consumers really do order much more food than they need, because it seems like a value to them,” Yarrow said.

Giving more choices also just increases the odds that something will appeal to people, especially with extras like appetizers or desserts.

What’s next In the future, that drivethrough menu board might just try to read your mind. Or at least predict what you, in particular, might be tempted by.

Sonic CEO Cliff Hudson has said the chain is working on ways to have digital menu boards feature items based on the particular customer.

The tailored offerings would be possible over time with the help of the mobile app, which is set to launch this spring and would help the company keep track of what people like to order. Already, Starbucks says its email offers to customers with its apps are tailored based on past purchases.

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Duplicate bridge, 12:30 p.m., Lee County Council on Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815-288-2117.

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Steak or shrimp dinner, 5-7 p.m., American Legion Post 12, 1120 W. First St., Dixon, 815284-2003.

Mexican food, 5-8 p.m., Rock Falls Veterans of Foreign Wars, 217 First Ave. Super hero dance, 6-9 p.m., Teen Turf, Boehle Youth Center, 235 W. Main St., Amboy, 815-857-4800.

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Mexican food, 5-8 p.m., Rock Falls Veterans of Foreign Wars, 217 First Ave. Sunday, March 1 All-you-can-eat buffet, 7-11 a.m., Monroe Center Firefighters, 104 West St., Monroe Center.

Craft show, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., New Life Church of Dixon, 503 S. Ottawa Ave. Bingo, 1 p.m., Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 540, 1560 Franklin Grove Road, Dixon.

NORMAL (AP) – A collection of works by celebrated English poet and novelist Robert Graves has been donated to Illinois State University’s Milner Library.

Graves was best known for his 1934 historical novel “I, Claudius,” which described the decadence of Rome at the time of the first-century emperor. It was made into a popular

Sleepwalker becomes nightmare Dear Abby, I am engaged to “Tony,” whom I have known since first grade. We live with his mother under the same roof, but in separate rooms. Tony is perfect in every way except one: He’s a restless sleeper.

Sometimes, he wakes up shouting. He has fallen down the stairs and woken up in different rooms. He talks in his sleep, as well.

I thought I could live with it, but a month ago things changed.

I came home late and he was sleeping downstairs. I think he thought I was an intruder. He woke up and ran at me. He started trying to hit me and was shouting.

I was screaming and crying, “Honey!” over and over to wake him up. He says he would never hurt me, but when he ran at me, it was clear he didn’t recognize me.

For a week after that, I slept with a barricade against my door. Now I’m terrified of him when he’s asleep. I know it’s only a matter of time before we move out on our own and will be sleeping in

Dear Cowering, You can help your fiance by getting him to a sleep disorder specialist, because that’s his problem. Frankly, I am surprised he hasn’t seen one before now. His doctor can refer him, or he can go online to find one near you. Please don’t wait until something like this happens again, or he hurts himself falling down stairs while sleepwalking.

weeks and enjoy talking amongst ourselves about people we knew and situations that took place in our old jobs.

A supervisor many of us had work issues with is about to retire.

We are concerned that it’s only a matter of time until she approaches us and wants to join our lunch group. We have thought about saying it’s “loose-knit” and “we have no formal time or place,” but that’s not exactly true, and we’re sure she wouldn’t be deterred by that.

I wish I had the nerve to tell her the group is for us rank-andfile employees – no supervisors allowed.

Because we may run into her from time to time once she is retired, we want to be gracious but assertive about our refusal to have her join us.

Advice?

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Dear Group Member, If the woman approaches you (keep in mind that your worries might not materialize and you may not

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the same room, or trying. How can I get over this fear or help him to sleep more soundly?

– Cowering in California

be asked), remember she’s no longer your supervisor and can no longer affect your life in any way. If she asks if she can join you, you should tell her no. And if she asks why, explain it to her exactly as you explained it to me. It’s the truth. (As we sow, so shall we reap.)

Dear Abby, Does a male in his own home, walking around bare-chested, have to put a shirt on when someone is going to enter the home from the outside?

– Dave in Florida Dear Dave, If there is any question that the person entering your home might be offended, out of consideration, you should cover up.

A close friend or family member might not mind, but it’s better to err on the side of caution.

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CHICAGO (AP) – Millions of Americans have a big personal stake in next Wednesday’s Supreme Court challenge to the nation’s health care law: Can they legally continue to get subsidies to help pay for their insurance? If the court says no, people across more than 30 states could lose federal subsidies for their premiums.

The legal arguments the justices will hear are complex. Opponents who brought the lawsuit argue the law’s literal wording allows the government to pay subsidies only in states that have set up their own insurance markets, or exchanges. Most states have not. Supporters of the law say such a narrow reading misses its basic intent: to increase Americans’ access to health insurance.

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‘Wouldn’t be able to afford it’ Young and healthy, Ariana Jimenez is just the kind of person the health insurance system needs in order to keep costs down for everyone. When she pays her $52 monthly premium and the government kicks in $128, those payments help pay the bills for older, sicker people.

She didn’t know about the Supreme Court case that could jeopardize her subsidy. Without the help, she said, she would have to cancel her policy: “I wouldn’t be able to afford it.”

The 23-year-old suburban Chicago resident works part time as a nursing assistant at a commu-

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Health law subsidies bring his monthly premium down to $180, which means the 61-year-old former graphic artist can afford to keep his business going and fund his health insurance, too.

Without the subsidy, his monthly premium would be $550. “If I had to pay $550 again, I would do it as long as I could, until it affected my business,” said the Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, resident.

“Then I would stop and not have insurance and hope for the best, until business got better and I could afford it again.”

The year he started his company, Shepheard suffered a carotid artery dissection, a tear in a layer of an artery wall in his neck. “I walked outside where someone might see me, then collapsed.” Later, insurers denied him coverage on grounds that it was a pre-existing condition, before the health law’s protections went into effect.

He was unaware of the Supreme Court case until recently. “I have no idea why anybody would be against subsidies,” he said. “It helps people attain health insurance, which in my mind is cheaper than taxpayers paying for it anyway when people are forced to go to the emergency room for care. Somebody pays for it. We don’t turn these people out into the streets.”

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Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, left, stands up and joins others in the audience to applaud the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) vote on Net Neutrality during an open hearing at the FCC in Washington, Thursday.

WASHINGTON – In a victory for online companies and tech activists, the Federal Communications Commission voted 3-2 Thursday to approve net neutrality rules that allow for the federal regulation of broadband Internet providers.

Chairman Tom Wheeler called the vote the “irrefutable reflection of the principle that no one – whether government or corporate – should control free, open access to the Internet.”

“Today is a historic day for the Internet Age,” Rep. Doris Matsui, D-Calif., said in a statement, echoing the elation of net neutrality supporters, who see it as a big win against the powerful telecom giants and their lobbyists.

The three Democratic and two Republican commissioners voted along party lines. Republicans Michael O’Rielly and Ajit Pai maintained that the FCC is trying to fix something that isn’t broken by passing rules “because President Obama told us to.”

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a point about “badly antiquated regulations,” Verizon called the decision a “radical step that presages a time of uncertainty for consumers, innovators and investors.”

Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa., called Thursday’s decision a “massive government takeover that threatens innovation, economic freedom and jobs.”

So which is it? Do these rules ensure the strong protection of the open Internet or stifle it with pointless regulations, and what’s next?

Q: First of all, what is net neutrality?

A: Net neutrality simply means treating all Web traffic the same. Also known as open Internet, the concept is that all content should be equally easy to access, without service providers blocking some websites and

services or favoring others.

Q: What do these net neutrality rules mean?

A: Internet service providers such as AT&T, Comcast and Verizon can’t intentionally slow down your videos, games or websites. They can’t block legal content or throttle the traffic of competing apps and services. For the first time, the rules will apply to both broadband and wireless Internet, which includes the mobile data to your smartphone or tablet.

The new rules also stop ISPs from charging companies with deep pockets, such as Netflix and Amazon, extra for “fast lanes” to speed up their traffic. The goal is to preserve the even playing field that in the past has allowed startups such as Facebook and YouTube to get off the ground.

Q: What does this change for me?

A: While the FCC decision is a major turning point in how the Internet is governed, the new rules won’t affect your everyday Web surfing right now. Customers already pay for different Internet speeds. It just puts laws in place that prevent ISPs from discriminating against streaming video, music or Web content.

Opponents claim that reclassifying the Internet might result in taxes and fees for consumers, allegations that FCC’s Wheeler has denied.

Your Internet bill is still likely to go up, because of the lack of competition in most markets in the country. On the other hand, the ruling is likely to lead to more transparency between ISPs and consumers.

My gender is ___ Facebook now lets users pick their own gender classification THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Facebook users who don’t fit any of the 58 gender identity options offered by the social media giant are now being given a rather big 59th option: fill in the blank.

“Now, if you do not identify with the pre-populated list of gender identities, you are able to add your own,” said a Facebook announcement published online Thursday morning and shared in advance with The Associated Press.

Facebook software engineer Ari Chivukula, who identifies as transgender and was part of the team that made the free-form option, thinks the change will lead to more widespread acceptance of people who don’t identify themselves as a man or woman.

Alison C.K. Fogarty, a gender identity researcher at Stanford University, said giving users control over the words describing their gender is a significant step in social recognition of a growing trans community, especially coming from the world’s largest social media company.

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“Sitting behind a desk pushing papers isn’t me,” Kuelper said. “I think my guys appreciate that. I come in and work hours with them. I put in 10, 12, 13 hours a day. I still go in at 6 o’clock every morning. It’s just the way I was and I am.”

His wife, Chris, has been fantastic, he said, and is part of the reason he started with Rock Falls to begin with.

The two started dating his senior year of high school; she actually grew up a few blocks down the street from him on Washington.

“There’s a set of railroad tracks that cut Washington Street in half,” he said. “So the joke was always that she grew up on the good side of the tracks, and I grew up on the bad side of the tracks.”

The two have been married going on 38 years.

During the early years of their marriage, they lived in South Dakota. Kuelper had signed up for the Air Force, and for a while, that was the plan – to make a career of the military.

Then, at the end of his 4 years, he was going to

be transferred overseas for a 3-year tour, but there were some issues in coordinating a move for his wife, too.

The couple decided against it, and they moved back to Rock Falls.

With no jobs available, Kuelper used his G.I. bill to get three associate degrees at Sauk Valley Community College, then headed to Western Illinois University for a bachelor’s in law enforcement administration.

He graduated in the winter of 1983, and then got hired by the Rock Falls Police Department in February 1984 at the age of 25.

“My favorite part of the job has been dealing with people,” he said. “I enjoy arresting people. I enjoy helping people – I love helping people that need help, and, just, I’m an adrenaline junkie. I love going on all the calls.”

His most memorable calls over the years include ones that ended with him being dragged by suspects’ cars, water rescues, fire rescues, and a big gambling bust he orchestrated as a rookie cop.

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“I had just left the dis“Are the officers safe patch area at about 4 who are responding? And o’clock. I got home, and I I had every news media had just gotten comfort- in the world there, and I able. ... [The dispatcher had to control that, and calls] and she says, ‘We call for additional units. have four dead bodies.’ I Your stomach doesn’t said, ‘I’ll be right down.’” really get affected until A forensic pathologist afterward.” would later rule that the The cases involving victims had been beaten children are the ones that to death with a hammer. seem to affect Kuelper “ Y o u r h e a r t s t a r t s most. pounding, and your He recalled one of the mind starts racing,” he earlier days of training said. “You try and figure now-Cmdr. Tammy Nelout, just based on what son when the two were little information you first on scene for a call do have, Who do I have about a woman who had

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backed over a child.

“The lady who had backed over her was the aunt,” he said. “The mother was in the passenger side and he was just 5 or 6 years old. ...

She backed over the top of him and killed him, so that was hard. ... We had to pry the baby out of the arms of the mother so the ambulance could work on the kid, because she didn’t want to give him up.”

And then there was baby April Whiteside.

“That still bothers me,” he said. “I was first on scene there on the canal.

A baby was thrown out of a car and found on the side of the canal. Those are the ones that turn your stomach. Those are the ones that you try not to think of, that stay with you.”

He started thinking about retiring in January 2014, but couldn’t bring himself to do it, and so gave it another year.

“I love being a cop,” he said. “If I could take the stars off and go back to being patrol, I’d do it in a heartbeat.”

So what’s next?

He’s been offered a few jobs, but has so far turned them down. He has a rule: no jobs in law enforcement, and no jobs in politics.

“I bought a 2014 Harley-Davidson motorcycle last year,” he said – an upgrade from his previous bike.

“I’ve got some riding to do, a couple motorcycle rallies I want to do,” he said.

His wife still works, and will for 10 more years before she retires, and their 26-year-old daughter, Rachelle, just moved back to the area and bought a house.

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On Thursday, he was identified as a London-raised university graduate known to British intelligence for more than 5 years.

The British-accented militant from the chilling videos is Mohammed Emwazi, a man in his mid-20s who was born in Kuwait and raised in a modest, mixed-income area of west London.

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British anti-terror officials wouldn’t confirm the man’s identity, citing a “live counterterrorism investigation.” But a wellplaced Western official, speaking on condition of anonymity because he wasn’t authorized to speak publicly, confirmed he is Emwazi.

One man who knew Emwazi portrayed him as compassionate, a description completely at odds with the cruelty attributed to him.

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Qureshi noted strong similarities between the man in the beheading videos and Emwazi, who he

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

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

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

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

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

All services in Spanish & English.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Wednesday Prayer Meeting 6:30 p.m.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Discipleship In the Gospel of Luke we are told that Jesus appointed 72 disciples to go out in advance of his coming:“After this the Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them two by two ahead of him to every town and place where he was about to go.” (Luke 10:1) They were given specific instructions and by Luke’s account the spirit was moving mightily in those early days. But, what does it mean to be a modern-day disciple of Christ, one who would spread the word of God in advance of His second coming? This is an important but neglected question.

Most Christians would probably assent to being labeled followers of Christ, but how many of us are true disciples of Christ?

And, what precisely does it mean it to be a disciple of Christ in these times? The author Dan Solis addresses these questions in a recent book entitled Discipleship, worthwhile reading for anyone who takes seriously the biblical instruction to spread the gospel. Perhaps the catchiest gospel exhortation is the one apocryphally attributed to Saint Francis to his followers to go forth and preach the gospel, with words if necessary. Ultimately, all Christians are called to share the good news, with both word and deed, and so we all should reflect on how we can best do this, and be committed to actually doing it.

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The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field. Go! I am sending you out like lambs among wolves.

Luke 10:2-3

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

IMMANUEL EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN (ELCA), corner of 8th

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Nursery provided. Elevator available.

Air conditioning. Handicap accessible.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Transportation disponible. 626-8419.

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

AMAZING GRACE OF STERLING,

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

Midweek service Wednesday 7 p.m.

Kids church during Sunday services.

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

Sunday Morning Worship Service 10:00 a.m.

ABIDING WORD CHURCH, an Associate of RHEMA Bible Church.

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

Sunday Celebration service 10:00 a.m.

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

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

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

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

Phone 625-9377; Home phone 625-3420.

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

UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST FELLOWSHIP, 309 30th Avenue North, Clinton, Iowa. Sunday Services at 10:00 a.m., and children’s education at 10:30 a.m. Sunday mornings. For more information call 319-242-4972. wwws.geocities.com/unitarianclintonia FIREHOUSE OF GOD MINISTRIES, 306 5th Ave., Sterling. Pastor Brian Tribley. Phone 622-9490.

Sunday Worship Service 10:30 a.m., Community Light Program Free Meal Mon.-Fri. 5-6 p.m. Sat. Noon-1 p.m.

SHALOM ASSEMBLY OF YAHWEH, Sabbath Meetings Sat. at 1:30 p.m.; Sabbath School Sat. at 4 p.m.; (815)718-1323. Pastor H.R. Castillo. wwwforhisname.com COWBOY CHURCH ON THE ROCK, at 106 Gaston St., Prairieville, Sunday worship service 10:30 a.m.; Bible Study every Tuesday at 6:00pm: Handicapped accessible - everyone welcome. Contact Pastor Charlie White 815-445-5912 for more information.

THE ROCK CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP, Building Stronger Christians. 104 E. 3rd Street, Rock Falls, IL. Sunday Prayer & Praise 9-9:30 a.m.; Bible Study/Worship Service 9:45 a.m.; Life Support 6:30 p.m.; Mon. Youth Group 7-8 p.m. (doors open at 6:30 p.m.); Tues. CPR-Constantly Practicing Recovery 7-8 p.m.; Wed. Steps of Life 10-11 a.m.; Bible Study 101 6-7 p.m.; Sat. Open Fellowship 6-10 p.m.

CROSSROADS COMMUNITY CHURCH MORRISON, Meets Sundays at 10:00a.m. at MIT Auditorium 701 Portland Avenue, Morrison. Kidzlink (Birth-5th grade) During Sunday Service. Office location 125 W. Main St., Morrison, Phone 815-956-0090, Email morrison@crossroadscn.com Crave Students Ministries 201 W. Market Street, Morrison (Grade 6-12) Wednesday nights doors open at 6:30p.m.

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Deere bracing for big drop in sales MOLINE (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The chairman and CEO of Deere & Co. says the agricultural equipment maker is preparing for the largest single-year sales drop in its 178-year history.

The Dispatch reported Sam Allen talked about Deereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 2015 outlook at the annual stockholders meeting Wednesday.

Sales are forecast to fall 17 percent this fiscal year from 2014, with earnings of $1.8 billion down from $3.16 billion in 2014.

The Moline, Illinoisbased company is coming off its two most profitable years ever in 2013 and 2014. It made $3.5 billion in 2013.

Allen said Deere expects farm equipment

sales to be about half this year what they were in 2013. The farm industry is â&#x20AC;&#x153;taking one of its periodic breathersâ&#x20AC;? after a run of strong profits, he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And though we canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t say for sure, nothing at this point suggests the downturn will be long in duration,â&#x20AC;?

Allen said.

D e e r e spokesman Ken Golden said farmers have been hurt by commodity prices â&#x20AC;&#x153;that are lower than they have been in a significant amount of time.â&#x20AC;?

Deere had earnings of $386.8 million for the first 2 months of its fiscal year. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s down from $681.1 million from the same period a year earlier, but it still beat analyst expectations.

Sears still struggling to reverse sales slide NEW YORK (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Sears recorded its fourth straight year of falling profit and revenue, even as cost cutting and store closures helped narrow its loss for the fourth quarter.

The Hoffman Estatesbased company, which runs Kmart and its namesake stores, has been closing stores, selling assets and slashing inventory as it continues with efforts to turn around its business. But the retailer and its CEO and chairman, Edward Lampert, still face challenges.

Lampert said in a letter to shareholders, employees and members that without the aggressive

steps the company has taken, â&#x20AC;&#x153;we would be stuck on the same path that has claimed retailers like Circuit City, Borders, Radio Shack and others.â&#x20AC;?

Revenue declined to $8.1 billion from $10.59 billion after the sale of most of stake in its Canadian unit, the spinoff of Landsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; End, and the closure of more Kmart and Sears stores. That helped to trim costs and expenses to $8.23 billion, from $10.73 billion last year.

Sales at Sears stores open at least a year fell 7 percent. For Kmart, the metric slipped 2 percent.

Both Sears and Kmart were hurt by weak consumer electronics sales.

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

Abbott ............................. 47.61 Alcoa ............................... 15.12 AltriaCorp ....................... 56.11 Autonation ..................... 61.48 American Express .......... 83.26 Arris-Group .................... 29.17 Apple............................. 130.42 ADM................................ 47.55 AT&T ............................... 34.50 Bank of America............. 16.04 Boeing........................... 151.72 BorgWarner .................... 61.54 BP .................................... 41.36 Caseyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ............................ 89.49

Caterpillar ...................... 83.81 CenturyLink ................... 37.41 Chevron ........................ 107.08 Cisco ............................... 29.91 Citigroup ........................ 52.41 CNW ............................... 44.95 CocaCola ........................ 42.48 ConAgra.......................... 34.67 Dean ............................... 16.08 Deere & Co ..................... 91.20 Disney ........................... 104.53 Donaldson...................... 37.16 DuPont ........................... 78.04 Exxon .............................. 88.65 Ford ................................ 16.38 Exelon ............................. 33.96 GE ................................... 25.90 FifthThird ....................... 19.44 HawaiianElectric ........... 33.23 Hewlett Packard ............ 34.01 HomeDepot ................. 115.41

Intel Corp. ...................... 33.65 IBM ............................... 160.87 IntlPaper......................... 56.76 JCPenney .......................... 9.13 JohnsonControls............ 50.96 Johnson&Johnson ....... 102.83 JPMorgan Chase ............ 61.59 Kraft ................................ 63.78 Kroger ............................. 72.09 Leggett&Platt ................. 45.10 Manpower ...................... 81.50 McDonaldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s .................... 99.53 Merck&Co ...................... 58.96 Microsoft ........................ 44.06 3M ............................... 169.065 Monsanto ..................... 119.98 Newell ............................. 39.58 AGL ................................. 49.22 Nike................................. 96.97 Parker-Han................... 123.23 Pfizer ............................... 34.59

Pepsico ........................... 99.09 Procter&Gamble ............ 85.16 RaymondJames.............. 57.12 Republic ......................... 40.93 Sears Hldg ...................... 36.05 SensientTech ................. 63.53 Sprint ................................ 4.78 Staples ............................ 16.38 TheTravelers ................ 107.83 UnitedContinental ........ 67.38 UnitedTech .................. 122.67 USBancorp ..................... 44.94 USSteel ........................... 24.22 Verizon ........................... 49.36 Walgreen ........................ 81.65 WalMartStores ............... 83.80 WalMartMexico ............. 24.52 WasteMgt ....................... 54.29 Wendyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s .......................... 11.31

Commodities The following quotations are provided as a community service by Sterling Futures: Corn: March 3.80; May 3.88 ½; July 3.96 3â &#x201E;4 Soybeans: March 10.24; May 10.26 ½; July

10.30 Soybean oil: March 31.84; May 32.04 Soybean meal: March 354.60; May 344.10 Wheat: March 5.03 Ÿ; May 5.00 ½ Oats: March 2.81 ½; July

2.76 3â &#x201E;4 Live cattle: Feb. 161.12; April 149.80; June 142.95 Feeder cattle: March 200.30; April 199.05 Lean hogs: April 67.15; June 82.62; Oct 71.47

Sugar: March 14.08 Cotton: March 65.17 T-Bonds: March 146 28â &#x201E;32 Silver: March 16.53 Gold: Feb. 1207.00 Copper: March 2.7085 Crude: April 48.70 Dollar Index: Dec. 95.36

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12 Ford Escape Limited P3294 Was $19,888 .............Pete’s Price $17,653*

14 Jeep Cherokee U1033 Was $28,785.......................Pete’s Price $23,876*

01 Toyota RAV4 A129M Was $7,988 ...............................Pete’s Price $6,888*

09 Honda Odyssey Sport H2994A Was $19,500 .......Pete’s Price $17,653*

12 Nissan Murano S/S R1167A Was $24,000 .............Pete’s Price $23,991*

07 Chrylser Town & Country EXT e135 Was $7,988 ..Pete’s Price $6,988*

13 Dodge Grand Caravan Sport U798 Was $21,625..Pete’s Price $17,662*

14 Chrysler Town &Country Sport U1090 Was $25,891.. Pete’s Price $24,491*

06 Dodge Caravan EXT Z266A Was $7,989 .................Pete’s Price $6,988*

09 Chevy Equinox P3293A ............................................ Pete’s Price $17,986*

11 Ford Explorer XLT L4630C Was $26,850 ................ Pete’s Price $24,886*

07 Ford Escape T5045B Was $8,997 ................................Pete’s Price $6,997*

13 Dodge Grand Caravan Sport H2735A Was $19,850.. Pete’s Price $17,867*

11 JeepGrandCherokee4x4Laredo Z111A Was $25,997 .Pete’s Price $24,987*

06 Mercury Mariner 4x4 F4583A Was $8,650 ..............Pete’s Price $7,747*

12 Ford Escape F5152A Was $19,550 ............................ Pete’s Price $17,986*

11 Ford Flex LTD F4464A Was $28,750 ..........................Pete’s Price $24,987*

07 Chevy Uplander EXT H2847B Was $8,500 ............... Pete’s Price $7,987*

11 GMC Terrain F4279C Was $19,675 .............................Pete’s Price $18,487*

13 Ford Escape Titanium J1186A Was $25,750 ........Pete’s Price $25,491*

06 Saab 97X ARC D1294B Was $9,275.............................Pete’s Price $8,981*

14 Chevy Captiva LT E107 Was $21,750 .......................Pete’s Price $18,871*

14 ChryslerTown&CountrySport P3245 Was $32,570 . Pete’s Price $25,528*

05 Chevy Equinox LT U858A Was $10,350.....................Pete’s Price $9,981*

11 Chevy Equinox Z190A Was $19,888 .........................Pete’s Price $18,888*

11 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited E104 Was $29,450 ..Pete’s Price $26,277*

07 Chevy Trailblazer T4111M Was $10,987 ....................Pete’s Price $9,997*

14 Ford Escape SE H2965 Was $19,850 ........................Pete’s Price $18,987*

11 Ford Explorer F4705A Was $28,750 .......................Pete’s Price $26,483*

05 Kia Sedona Sport P3217A Was $10,987 ..................Pete’s Price $9,998*

03 Hummer H2 E111 Was $24,525................................Pete’s Price $18,998*

12 Ford Explorer XLT F5223 Was $28,125 ..................Pete’s Price $26,854*

11 Chevy HHR LS U1029A Was $12,978 ...........................Pete’s Price $10,387*

12 Chevy Equinox LT T5088A Was $21,497 .................Pete’s Price $19,998*

12 Dodge Durango Crew D1007A Was $27,400 .......Pete’s Price $26,994*

08 Chrysler Town & Country EXT R1053A Was $12,275..Pete’s Price $10,458*

09 Jeep Wrangler R1181B Was $19,250 .......................Pete’s Price $18,891*

14 Jeep Cherokee Z268A Was $28,997.......................Pete’s Price $27,888*

08 Chrysler Town & Country Sport J1252A Was $10,525.. Pete’s Price $10,491*

12 Chevy Equinox LT T5047A Was $19,987 ................. Pete’s Price $18,997*

14 Dodge Journey Z221A Was $28,988 .......................Pete’s Price $27,988*

08 Chevy Equinox C4179A Was $12,987 ...................... Pete’s Price $10,997*

12 Ford Escape XLT 4x4 H2734A Was $20,375...........Pete’s Price $19,254*

13 Ford Edge AWD H2874A Was $29,675 ....................Pete’s Price $28,258*

11 Chevy Equinox P3269A Was $14,987 ....................... Pete’s Price $10,997*

13 Chevy Equinox AWD H2963A Was $20,950 ...........Pete’s Price $19,677*

11 Toyota 4Runner Z2678A Was $29,884 ..................Pete’s Price $28,884*

10 Subaru Impreza AWD Z260A Was $12,998 ...........Pete’s Price $11,996*

12 Ford Escape Limited H2739 Was $21,950 ............Pete’s Price $19,888*

12 Ford Flex Limited AWD F4602A Was $33,250 .......Pete’s Price $30,767*

08 Toyota RAV4 J1171B Was $11,925.............................. Pete’s Price $11,891*

13 Ford Escape SE F4533A Was $22,888.....................Pete’s Price $19,983*

12 Buick Enclave L5157A Was $32,850 ....................... Pete’s Price $30,778*

08 Chrysler Town & Country EXT F5149A Was $13,450 ...Pete’s Price $11,893*

13 Ford Escape F4605A Was $21,250 ........................... Pete’s Price $19,987*

13 Ford Explorer F5177A Was $35,450 .........................Pete’s Price $33,878*

06 Mitsubishi Endeavor AWD T4205B Was $13,987 . Pete’s Price $11,981*

14 Dodge Journey SX U884 Was $25,998 .................Pete’s Price $19,992*

15 Chevy Traverse AWD P3282 Was $36,987 ..........Pete’s Price $34,987*

08 Ford Escape LTD F5040B Was $13,950....................Pete’s Price $12,878*

11 Ford Edge SEL F5166A Was $23,488 ........................Pete’s Price $20,493*

14 Jeep Grand Cherokee U1071 Was $36,825.........Pete’s Price $35,991*

10 Ford Edge SE H2740 Was $17,850 ...........................Pete’s Price $12,994*

14 Chevy Captiva LT U920 Was $23,985................... Pete’s Price $20,528*

14 Lincoln MKX AWD H2947 Was $41,850 ................. Pete’s Price $36,787*

05 Chrysler Town & Country EXT D1087B.......................Pete’s Price $13,888*

12 Chevy Equinox LT J1225A Was $22,925 ..................Pete’s Price $20,877*

12 BMW X5 XDRIVE3 H2921A Was $39,850 .................Pete’s Price $37,888*

06 Ford Expedition Z282A Was $14,997 .....................Pete’s Price $13,888*

14 Dodge Grand Caravan E101 Was $24,875...........Pete’s Price $20,991*

15 Jeep Wrangler Sahara U1111 Was $40,550.........Pete’s Price $38,781*

10 Dodge Grand Caravan Sport Y104A Was $15,987 .....Pete’s Price $14,986*

12 Dodge Journey CR U876 Was $24,998..................Pete’s Price $21,886*

14 Jeep Grand Cherokee Overland E129 Was $42,988 ..Pete’s Price $39,887*

11 Ford Escape F5138A Was $16,950............................Pete’s Price $15,488*

10ChryslerTown&CountrySport Z119A Was $23,998....Pete’s Price $21,888*

15 Jeep Grand Cherokee U1104 Was $40,950 ........Pete’s Price $39,981*

07 Cadillac SRX AWD Z116A Was $16,996 ...................Pete’s Price $15,876*

12 Chevy Traverse AWD P3290A Was $23,987..........Pete’s Price $21,987*

15 Lincoln MKC AWD H3007 Was $44,830 .................Pete’s Price $41,688*

09 Buick Enclave CX H2991 Was $18,950 ...................Pete’s Price $15,887*

12 Jeep Wrangler S E108 Was $25,750 .......................Pete’s Price $22,377*

12 Chevy Tahoe LTZ H3001A Was $43,850.................. Pete’s Price $42,463*

11 Kia Sportage EX U1056A Was $17,575 .....................Pete’s Price $16,498*

14 Dodge Grand Caravan Sport E125 Was $24,874 .Pete’s Price $22,998*

87 Jaguar XJ6 D883M Was $5,997 ..................................Pete’s Price $3,993*

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11 Toyota Camry SE D1095B Was $14,575 ................... Pete’s Price $13,577*

13 Chevy Impala LTZ P3171 Was $20,575 ..................Pete’s Price $15,996*

04 Chevy Impala LS J1083B Was $8,950 .....................Pete’s Price $5,388*

13 Chrysler 200 LX U1063 ............................................Pete’s Price $13,739*

13 Dodge Dart SXT U990 Was $17,200 .......................Pete’s Price $16,026*

07 Chevy Malibu LT B1247A Was $9,450 .......................Pete’s Price $8,981*

13 Chrysler 200 Touring U968 Was $15,975 ...........Pete’s Price $13,857*

14 Chrysler 200 Touring U966 Was $20,150 ...........Pete’s Price $16,227*

09 Chevy Cobalt LT J1154B Was $10,488 ......................Pete’s Price $9,971*

13 Chevy Cruze LT U1061 Was $15,750 ........................Pete’s Price $13,893*

14 Dodge Avenger SE U1099 Was $16,950 ..................Pete’s Price$16,481*

05 Lincoln Town Car S U1105A .......................................Pete’s Price $9,971*

14 Chevy Impala Limited U1081 Was $18,325..........Pete’s Price $17,991*

06 Cadillac STS R1320A Was $10,275 ............................Pete’s Price $9,981*

12 Chrysler 200 T5087A Was $14,987 ..........................Pete’s Price $13,987*

14 Ford Fusion SE H2989 Was $19,950....................... Pete’s Price $18,486*

06 Toyota Camry LE/X P3278

SOLD Was $10,997 .................Pete’sSOLD Price $9,997*

14 Chevy Sonic LT P3283 Was $15,987 ........................Pete’s Price $13,987* 13 Chrysler 200 Touring U1040 Was $14,650.........Pete’s Price $13,994*

14 Chevy Impala Limited U908 Was $26,850.........Pete’s Price $18,939*

08 Toyota Prius U929 Was $12,225 .............................Pete’s Price $10,152*

14 Ford Focus SE P3242 Was $19,850 ...........................Pete’s Price $14,577*

13 Nissan Altima 3.5 J1312A Was $19,800 ................. Pete’s Price $19,271*

05 Acura TL U1095A Was $10,850 ...................................Pete’s Price $10,481*

14 Ford Focus SE H2835 Was $18,850 ..........................Pete’s Price $14,766*

14 Chevy Malibu 2LT P3285 Was $19,850...................Pete’s Price $19,481*

07 Buick Lucerne CX B1310A Was $10,850 ................Pete’s Price $10,688*

14 Chrysler 200 LX P3263 Was $16,987 .......................Pete’s Price $14,787*

14 Chevy Malibu 1LT P3286 .........................................Pete’s Price $19,850*

06 Chevy Impala J1221M Was $11,575.........................Pete’s Price $10,981*

12 Ford Focus SEL J1384A Was $14,975.......................Pete’s Price $14,861*

14 Ford Mustang H2932A Was $22,450 ......................Pete’s Price $19,958*

11 Ford Focus SES D1207B Was $11,050 ..........................Pete’s Price 10,988*

14 Ford Focus SE U954 Was $19,991............................. Pete’s Price $14,877*

14 Chevy Impala Limited U922 Was $20,400..........Pete’s Price $17,988*

12 Chevy Sonic LTZ P3258 Was $15,987 ......................Pete’s Price $11,786*

12 Chrysler 200 Convertible P3265B Was $16,987 ..Pete’s Price $14,997*

14 Ford Taurus SEL H2905 Was $24,350 ....................Pete’s Price $21,356*

11 Chevy Impala LS D1223B Was $12,100 .................... Pete’s Price $11,981*

14 Ford Focus SE U964 Was $19,991 .............................Pete’s Price $15,377*

13 Chevy Malibu 2LT ECO C5063A Was $24,987..... Pete’s Price $22,987*

12 Chevy Impala P3267A Was $15,497.........................Pete’s Price $11,993*

14 Chrysler 200 LX U1097 Was $16,450......................Pete’s Price $15,488*

14 Chevy Impala LT P3201 Was $31,855....................Pete’s Price $23,626*

12 Chrysler 200 Touring D799A Was $14,975.......... Pete’s Price $12,077*

09 Nissan Maxima S/S B972A Was $16,775 .............Pete’s Price $15,871*

08 Lexus IS-F D1040B Was $29,888..............................Pete’s Price $25,997*

11 Chevy Impala C4185A Was $14,987.........................Pete’s Price $12,486*

13 Chrysler 200 LX R1228A Was $16,150 .....................Pete’s Price $15,971*

14 Lincoln MKZ H2990 Was $29,850 .............................Pete’s Price $27,976*

11 Chrysler 200 Limited R1178A Was $12,900 ..........Pete’s Price $12,491*

14 Dodge Avenger SE U1100 Was $16,750 ..................Pete’s Price $15,981*

11 Buick Regal CXL B1283A Was $17,100 ....................Pete’s Price $16,981*

12 Chevy Sonic LTZ U1014A Was $14,575 ....................Pete’s Price $12,893*

14 Chevy Impala Limited P3276 Was $19,987 .........Pete’s Price $15,987*

10 BMW 535XI AWD U1012A Was $25,825 ................. Pete’s Price $24,781*

07 Lexus ES 350 D828B Was $14,400 ..........................Pete’s Price $13,256*

14 Chrysler 200 LX U1096 Was $16,755 .....................Pete’s Price $15,988*

09 Chevy Impala 1LTB1061A Was $10,650 ....................Pete’s Price $9,981*

11 Dodge Avenger EX U1102A Was $13,475 ................. Pete’s Price $13,271*

14 Ford Focus SE H2967 Was $17,850..........................Pete’s Price $15,988*

00 Ford Ranger XLT F4708A Was $7,650 .......................Pete’s Price $6,148*

08 Dodge Ram 1500 Crew Z128A Was $19,867.......Pete’s Price $18,974*

13 Ford F150 U959 Was $33,200 ..................................Pete’s Price $29,988*

04 Dodge Ram 1500 Crew Z215M Was $7,896.........Pete’s Price $6,888*

07 Dodge Ram 1500 Crew D1242B Was $20,845 .....Pete’s Price $18,981*

11 Chevy Silverado Crew D1248A Was $30,325......Pete’s Price $29,991*

04 GMC Sierra 1500 J1153B Was $7,991 ......................Pete’s Price $6,993*

11 Ford F150 F4705A Was $20,250................................. Pete’s Price $19,687*

13 Ram 1500 Sport T5072A Was $35,987 ..................Pete’s Price $32,987*

02 Ford F150 F4358A Was $8,950 .................................... Pete’s Price $7,878*

10 Dodge Ram 1500 Crew D1224A Was $22,475 .....Pete’s Price $21,981*

14 Ford F150 Crew T4193A Was $35,987 ....................Pete’s Price $33,581*

05 Dodge Dakota Crew E123A Was $9,874 ...............Pete’s Price $8,888*

11 Ram 1500 Crew Diesel H2956A Was $26,850 ....Pete’s Price $24,887*

14 Ford F250 F5046A Was $36,850 ..............................Pete’s Price $33,998*

91 Chevy 1500 D967B Was $12,981 ................................Pete’s Price $9,903*

09 Chevy Silverado LTZ H2982 Was $27,850 .........Pete’s Price $25,488*

12 Ford F150 Crew Lariat 4x4 F4547A Was $37,850...Pete’s Price $34,987*

05 Chevy Colorado Crew T5007B ............................... Pete’s Price $9,997*

09 Chevy Silverado Crew J985B Was $28,279......Pete’s Price $25,981*

13 Ford F150 FX4 Crew 4x4 E105 Was $41,250 ...........Pete’s Price $35,861*

05 Chevy Avalanche Crew P3178A Was $13,998 ....Pete’s Price $10,877*

09 Chevy Silverado Crew T4173A Was $28,987 ...Pete’s Price $25,993*

14 Chevy Silverado Crew E118 .................................Pete’s Price $38,475*

07 GMC Sierra 1500 F4658B Was $12,888 .................. Pete’s Price $11,987*

12 Ram 1500 D910A Was $26,996 .................................Pete’s Price $26,108*

13 Ford F150 Crew H2902 Was $39,850 .....................Pete’s Price $38,487*

05 Chevy Colorado Crew E1114 Was $13,874.........Pete’s Price $12,888*

14 Ram 1500 E102 Was $28,950 ....................................Pete’s Price $26,776*

13 Chevy Silverado Crew Diesel T5062A Was $39,987 .Pete’s Price $38,987*

06 Ford F150 H2960A Was $14,950 ................................Pete’s Price $13,787*

10 Chevy Silverado T4041A Was $27,987..................Pete’s Price $26,987*

13 Ram 1500 Quad Laramie D1070B Was $39,250 .Pete’s Price $38,991*

07 Ford F150 T5051B Was $16,497 ..................................Pete’s Price $14,987*

12 Ram 1500 Crew T4076A Was $31,987.....................Pete’s Price $27,887*

11 Chevy Silverado Crew Diesel T5067A Was $43,450..Pete’s Price $42,987*

06 Ford F150 4WD Z134A Was $17,888 .......................Pete’s Price $15,994*

12 Ram 1500 Crew F4653A Was $31,350 ...................Pete’s Price $29,887*

14 Chevy Silverado Crew LTZ T5049A Was $46,329 ..... Pete’s Price $42,998*

09 Dodge Ram Crew Big Horn Z194A Was $18,547 ....Pete’s Price $17,884*

09 Chevy Silverado Diesel T5069A Was $32,987..Pete’s Price $29,987*

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Friday, February 27, 2015 Numbers game That’s how many of his 35 points Florida State freshman Xavier Rathan-Mayes scored in the final 4:38 of Wednesday’s 81-77 loss to Miami; he hit 8 of 10 shots – with 6 3s – in that span.

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BOYS SWIMMING & DIVING | STATE PREVIEW

BOYS BASKETBALL

Dukes eyeing another goal

SPOTLIGHT ON STERLING GOLDEN WARRIORS

Deep breath Campbell leads Sterling quartet to suburbs

BY PATRICK MASON pmason@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 5550 @pm222

At this time last week, Lucas Campbell didn’t feel so great. His shoulder was bothering him, and he felt exhausted.

The Sterling senior was worried because this was the point in the season he was supposed to feel his best. He was fully tapered, and he thought he should have been bursting with energy.

“I was tired and I was worried about how I would swim,” Campbell said. “My coaches kept telling me to just work through it and I would be fine.”

It turns out that Campbell wasn’t as tired as he thought, and swam personal bests to advance to the state meet in two events from last Saturday’s Byron Sectional.

Campbell won the 50-yard freestyle in a school-record 22.05 seconds, and swam the anchor leg on the Golden Warriors’ state-qualifying 400 freestyle relay.

Dixon ready to host Lutheran for all the BNC West marbles

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

When: 3:30 p.m. Friday; noon Saturday Where: New Trier High School, Winnetka Local qualifiers: Byron co-op – 200 medley relay; 200 freestyle relay; Caleb Carlson (200 IM, 100 breaststroke) Sterling – 400 freestyle relay; Lucas Campbell (50 freestyle) Now, in the final days of the season, Campbell feels stronger than ever. The soreness in his shoulder is gone, and he isn’t tired. He is hoping that his rested body points to another strong performance at the state meet at New Trier High School.

The preliminaries begin at 3:30 p.m. today, with the consolation and finals heats beginning at noon Saturday.

Campbell enters the preliminaries with the slowest 50 time out of the 38 event qualifiers, 1.65 seconds Alex T. Paschal/apaschal@saukvalley.com behind Whitney Young’s Sterling senior Lucas Campbell will swim in both events Mossimo Chavez at 20.40. the Warriors qualified for at the state swim meet this weekend, the 50 freestyle and the 400 freestyle relay.

DEEP CONTINUED ON B7

GIRLS BASKETBALL | 1A STATE TOURNAMENT | REDBIRD ARENA, NORMAL

The Dixon Dukes have only one thing on their minds tonight at Lancaster Gymnasium … win the Big Northern West championship.

Well, OK, maybe two things … win the conference crown, and avenge their lone loss of the season against Rockford Lutheran.

Both would be a great capper to a season that has already seen the Dukes set the program record for wins, and earn the top seed in next week’s Class 3A Sterling Isaiah Regional.

Roby “The conference championship Dixon is one of two goals we have left junior this year,” junior Isaiah Roby said, “so that makes it a really big game for us. The fact that they beat us, that makes it even bigger.

“The bus ride home after that game wasn’t very fun, and we don’t want to have that same feeling after we play them at home.”

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Lutheran (21-1, 11-1 BNC West) at Dixon (26-1, 12-1) When: 7 p.m. today Where: Lancaster Gym What’s at stake: The Big Northern West title ... which would be the Dukes’ first conference crown since 1967.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Mirror images meet in semifinal Locals litter 1A Prophets to see very familiar style of play from Raiders

BY DAN WOESSNER dwoessner@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 5555 @DanWoessner

Shelby Adams briefly tapped into the abstract and existential before Wednesday’s Prophetstown’s girls basketball practice.

“Now, we have to learn how to beat ourselves,” Adams said.

Minutes later, the practice started with an exhaustive display of quick passing and cutting that spanned the length and width of the Prophetstown gym. Good luck finding a weakness there.

While it could be assumed that Adams was talking about the notion that every game is lost by one team more than it is won by the victor, that’s not really what Adams was addressing.

No, Adams wasn’t going that deep.

She was simply addressing what she expects to see on the opposite side of the court during today’s 1A state semifinal game at Redbird Arena.

In the long journey of feats accomplished by this group of Prophets – including beating teams with more height, more strength, and uniquely talented individuals – this might be the first time the Prophets have to look in the mirror in the form of the No. 2-ranked Moweaqua Central A&M Raiders.

The only team ranked ahead of the Raiders is Prophetstown (30-3).

“They do so many of the same

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Today’s semifinals • Prophetstown (30-3) vs. Moweaqua Central A&M (31-1), noon • Hardin-Calhoun (31-2) vs. Iroquois West (28-3), 2 p.m.

Twitter: Follow Dan Woesner (@DanWoesser) for updates from today’s semifinal game.

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• When Erie-Prophetstown’s girls track team – which is also coached

by Don Robinson – finished 2nd in Class 1A in 2013, it was Moweaqua Central A&M that won the 1A title.

1A, and had a bunch of juniors on that team, so they are going to be experienced like we are.

“They are fast. They run a lot of pick-and-roll, and play hard on defense. Their top guard is very good, and their post player is a lot like Clare [Kramer]. It’s going to be a great matchup.”

For locals that feel like the names Ryan Dooley, Taylor Jordan, and Mikah Maples seem familiar, it’s Philip Marruffo/pmarruffo@saukvalley.com because the Raiders fell to the Shelby Adams and the rest of the Eastland Cougars in 2014 in the 1A Prophets will face a similiar style third-place game. to their own in today’s 1A semifinal Dooley, who was an all-state selecagainst Moweaqua Central A&M. tion in 2014 and is the daughter of coach Tom Dooley, scored 15 points things that we do,” said Corrie in the 55-50 loss to Eastland. Jordan Reiley, who had already spent many – a 5-foot-7 guard – added 11 points. hours watching film of the Raiders online. “They got fourth last year in MIRROR CONTINUED ON B3 NHL

Blackhawks blank Panthers on road, B9.

all-state squad

Reiley, Macomber on first team; trio named honorable mention

By SVM Sports Staff

Two local girls were named to the first team of the Associated Press All-State Team in Class 1A, announced Thursday.

Prophetstown senior guard Corrie Reiley and Eastland senior forward Lexis Macomber were both selected to the first team by a statewide panel of sportswriters.

The 6-foot Macomber is a firstteamer for the second straight season. She was second in the area with 17.1 points per game, and led the Sauk Valley with 9.9 rebounds Lexis Macomber per game. She also blocked 1.2 shots per contest in leading the Eastland Cougars to the NUIC West title. senior The 5-foot-4 Reiley was an honorable mention selection in Class 2A last year. She is averaging 12.6 points, 4 steals, 2.8 assists and 2.7 rebounds per game in helping the Prophets to the state tournament for the second time.

Three other girls were tabbed as honorable mention by the AP. Corrie Prophetstown senior forward Clare Reiley Prophetstown Kramer (9.3 points, 5.8 rebounds, 2.3 assists per game), AFC senior senior center Allison Prestegaard (14.0 points, 5.8 rebounds, 5.9 blocks, 1.6 steals per game), and Erie junior forward Rachel Cobert (13.7 points, 9.1 rebounds, 3.0 steals, 1.3 assists per game) were all honored. All three were honorable mention picks in 2014, as well.

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K-Rod back in blue Francisco Rodriguez The closer and the Brewers agreed to a $13 million, 2-year contract. Rodriguez converted 44 of 49 save chances last season.

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Beasley returns to Heat for third time Michael Beasley is back with the Miami Heat for a third time.

Beasley was traded away in 2010 before the start of the team’s Big Three era, and was back for last year’s one-season encore.

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Ex-Louisville guard pleads not guily Former Louisville guard Chris Jones pleaded not guilty to charges alleging that he raped one woman and sodomized another.

Jones, who earlier in the day had turned himself in, entered his plea.

He was released to home incarceration.

MLB

Toronto outfielder tears knee ligament Blue Jays left fielder Michael Saunders could be sidelined until around the All-Star break after stepping on a sprinkler while shagging fly balls and tearing the meniscus in his left knee.

The injury is expected to require surgery.

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Ruling paves way for Peterson’s return A federal judge has cleared the way for Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson to be reinstated, ruling that an NFL arbitrator “failed to meet his duty” in Peterson’s appeal of his suspension.

The league originally suspended Peterson through at least April 15 under its personal conduct policy, and NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy said the league will “review the decision.”

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Solo’s legal troubles not over Hope Solo may be back with the U.S. women’s soccer team, but her legal troubles are not over.

Prosecutors plan to appeal a judge’s decision to dismiss two charges of fourth-degree domestic violence against Solo, a two-time Olympic champion goalkeeper.

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Bulls guard will undergo surgery on the medial meniscus tear in his right knee Friday.

The procedure is a removal of part of the meniscus.

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Newman High School will host a 5K run at 9 a.m.

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The proceeds from the run will benefit the school’s track and cross country programs. Entry fee is $20, if postmarked before April 11, and $25 after.

Entry forms are available at www.rockriverroadrunners.org. For more information, contact Comets coach Patrick Warkins at 815-718-3608, or at warkinspj@comcast.net.

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HAMPTON, Ga. – After the glitz of Daytona, it’s time for the NASCAR grind.

The Sprint Cup drivers returned to the track Thursday at Atlanta Motor Speedway, getting an extra day to test out the new rules package that will be in effect for the first time.

“This really feels like the start of the season,” said Kyle Larson, who ranked second behind Chip Ganassi Racing teammate Jamie McMurray during the first practice session on a cool, windy day at the 1.54-mile trioval.

The Daytona 500 is in a class of its own, the biggest event of the year coming right at the start of the schedule. The race Sunday will be more in line with the bulk of the grueling schedule, which will lead to a champion finally being crowned in November.

Also, since the races at Daytona and Talladega are run with a special restrictor-plate package that was largely unchanged from 2014, this will be the first event with the new rules. The horsepower has been reduced significantly, going from 840 to 725, and the rear spoiler was shortened from 8 to 6 inches.

Most intriguingly, drivers now have the option of controlling the track bar from inside the car, allowing them to adjust the rear balance during the race, altering the way their machine handles.

“It’s nice to put a little bit more in the drivers’ hands,” Larson said.

Carl Edwards wasn’t quite as thrilled with his new toy. The switch was installed on the steering wheel, so he worries about making an adjustment inadvertently. Or, even worse, having it get stuck during a change, going to one extreme or the other.

“This is an opportunity to screw ourselves up more than it helps us,” said Edwards, getting ready for his second race with the new No. 19 team at Joe Gibbs Racing. “I will probably not mess with mine too much.”

McMurray posted the fastest

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• Sterling at Kaneland • Lutheran at Dixon • 2A Fulton Regional championship, Princeton vs. Bureau Valley • 1A Erie Regional championship, Polo vs. Forreston • 1A Hinckley-Big Rock Regional championship, AFC vs. Indian Creek

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• 1A state semifinal, at Redbird Arena, Normal

Boys swimming 3:30 p.m.

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Carl Edwards looks out from his garage, while crew members make adjustments to his car during a practice for the Daytona 500 last week in Daytona Beach, Fla.

New rules package • Will be used at every track besides Daytona and Talladega.

• Includes a reduction in horsepower, a shorter rear spoiler, while drivers now have the option of controlling the track bar from inside the car during the race, allowing them to tinker with the rear balance to change the way the machine handles during acceleration and braking. speed during the opening practice, turning a lap of 191.549 mph. Larson was next at 190.195, followed by defending Cup champion Kevin Harvick at 189.850. Speeds dropped off in the second session, led by Jeff Gordon’s lap of 188.424.

Edwards was further back, but there’s no track he enjoys more than Atlanta, the site of his first career victory. He couldn’t help but notice a photo in the media center of him beating Jimmie Johnson by just a few feet in that 2005 race.

“The picture is kind of hidden behind the coffee machine and the doughnuts,” he quipped,

“but that was a turning point in my life.”

Echoing Larson’s comments, Edwards said this feels like another season opener.

Restrictor-plate racing is basically pushing the pedal to the floor for 500 miles and hoping you avoid the inevitable wrecks that occur when the field is bunched together for long periods of time.

The drivers will have more of a say in who pulls into Victory Lane in Atlanta.

“It’s a fast track with a lot of character,” Edwards said. “I could race here every week and be happy.”

To make it safer, track officials announced plans to extend the SAFER foam barrier by 130 feet at the exit of pit road near Turn 1, in addition to installing a tire barrier along the inside wall of Turn 4.

The move follows a hard crash at Daytona that left Kyle Busch with a broken right leg and left foot. During the Xfinity Series race, he slammed into a concrete wall that was unprotected by a SAFER barrier, forcing him to miss the biggest event of the year and putting him out of action indefinitely.

Strong winds lift scores Herman survives conditions; McIlroy stumbles

BY DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer

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Rory Mcllroy drives from the first tee during the first round of the Honda Classic on Thursday in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. Gusting wind affected the players’ scores.

“The conditions were obviously very tricky from the start,” McIlroy said. “From the first hole, it was always going to be a day like that. I feel like I salvaged something out of the round the last couple holes, but it was just a day to keep trying, not to give up, and know that anything around level, 1-, 2-over par still isn’t out of it.”

Only 19 players managed to break par. Only three holes – both par

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• NASCAR Trucks, final practice for Hyundai Construction Equipment 200, at Hampton, Ga., FS1 4:30 p.m.

• NASCAR Sprint Cup, pole qualifying for QuikTrip 500, at Hampton, Ga., FS1

Men’s basketball 5 p.m.

• Siena at Quinnipiac, ESPNU 6 p.m.

• Manhattan at Iona, ESPN2 7 p.m.

• Ohio at Akron, ESPNU 9 p.m.

• Valparaiso at Cleveland St., ESPNU

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PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. – Playing in America for the first time this year, Rory McIlroy’s first shot was a 2-iron out of play.

A relentless wind with gusts that approached 35 mph provided a rude welcome to just about everyone Thursday at the Honda Classic except for Jim Herman, who somehow made it around PGA National without a bogey for a 5-under 65 and a oneshot lead.

McIlroy managed to salvage a tough day by holing a 30-foot birdie putt, and two-putting for birdie on the 18th hole for a 3-over 73. It was his highest opening-round score to par since a 3-over 74 at The Barclays 7 months ago.

And he didn’t seem too bothered.

The world’s No. 1 player was competing for the first time since he won in Dubai a month ago. And he wasn’t alone. He played with Dustin Johnson, who birdied his last two holes for a 77, and Phoenix Open winner Brooks Koepka, who shot a 78.

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5s and the downwind ninth – played under par. Seventeen players had a front-nine score of 40 or higher.

Herman didn’t mind the wind, though he moved to south Florida more than a decade ago and was surprised earlier in the week when there wasn’t hardly any wind at all. Even with a 65, it still wasn’t easy.

He twice saved par from the fairway, and rolled in a 35-foot birdie putt on the 16th hole.

“I don’t mind it blowing,” Herman said. “I feel like I can control the golf ball pretty well with my iron game. So yeah, it was OK that the wind was blowing.”

Brendan Steele pitched in from about 35 yards to save bogey on the 14th hole, a key moment in his round of 66. Martin Flores, Kapalua winner Patrick Reed, and Padraig Harrington were at 67. U.S. Open champion Martin Kaymer was among those at 68.

Harrington would seem to feel at home in these conditions. On a day when the gusts were relentless, they still would be considered a wee breeze in Ireland. Except that the Irishman has spent the last 4 weeks in gorgeous, calm weather on the West Coast.

“If I had come from Ireland, I probably would be thinking it was a nice day,” Harrington said. “But having played the last 4 weeks over here, even I was struggling and questioning and doubting myself out there. I found it very difficult.”

McIlroy found that out immediately.

Women’s basketball 7 p.m.

• Providence at Villanova, FS1

Men’s hockey 5:40 p.m.

• Penn St. at Ohio St., BTN 6:30 p.m.

• Boston College at Notre Dame, NBCSP 8 p.m.

• Michigan St. at Minnesota, BTN

Girls basketball Noon

• IHSA state tournament, Class 1A semifinal, at Normal, CSN 2 p.m.

• IHSA state tournament, Class 1A semifinal, at Normal, CSN 6 p.m.

• IHSA state tournament, Class 2A semifinal, at Normal, CSN+ 8 p.m.

• IHSA state tournament, Class 2A semifinal, at Normal, CSN+

Golf 1 p.m.

• PGA, Honda Classic, second round, TGC

NBA 6 p.m.

• Cavaliers at Pacers, FSN 7 p.m.

• Heat at Pelicans, ESPN 9:30 p.m.

• Thunder at Trail Blazers, ESPN

NHL 6:30 p.m.

• Blackhawks at Lightning, CSN

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SVM SCOUTS CLASS 1A STATE TOURNAMENT FIELD Hardin-Calhoun Warriors (31-2)

Iroquois West Raiders (28-3)

Enrollment: 171 Conference: Western Illinois Valley Coach: Aaron Baalman (6th season, 146-40) Longest winning streak: 27 (active) Longest losing streak: 2 (Nov. 25, Nov. 29 – Southwestern, Quincy Notre Dame) Roster No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. 0 Dana Hayn G 5-6 Jr. 1 Jordan Holland G 5-7 So. 2 Becca Oswald G 5-7 Sr. 3 Rose Wilschetz G 5-4 So. 4 Rayna Zirkelbach F 5-7 So. 10 Sydney White G 5-3 Jr. 11 Emily McBride G 5-5 Fr. 12 Madison Lehr* G 5-5 Jr. 23 Toni Zirkelbach G 5-7 Fr. 24 Emily Baalman G 5-4 Fr. 25 Courtney Holland* G 5-8 Jr. 34 Kassidy Klocke* G 6-0 Jr. 52 Emma Baalman* F 6-1 Jr. 54 Grace Baalman* F 6-2 So. * denotes starter Leaders Scoring – Grace Baalman 599 (19.3) Rebounds – Emma Baalman 282 (8.5) Assists – Kassidy Klocke 106 (3.2) Team scoring For – 2,229 (67.5) Against – 1,239 (37.5)

Enrollment: 269 Conference: Sangamon Valley Coach: Kristy Arie (6th season, 115-64) Longest winning streak: 11 (twice) Longest losing streak: 1 Roster No. Name Pos. Ht. 11 Skylar Small* G 5-5 13 Renee Gerling G 5-4 14 Elena Sanchez* G 5-5 15 Bryana Nambo G 5-8 20 Savannah Mims F 5-8 21 Taylor Cultra* C 6-0 22 Grace Schroeder* G 5-8 30 Ariel Medina G 5-6 31 Meara Tilstra* F 6-0 44 Andrea Fuoss C 6-0 * denotes starter Leaders Scoring – Taylor Cultra 379 (12.6) Rebounds – Andrea Fuoss 213 (6.9) Assists – Ariel Medina 121 (3.9) Team scoring For – 1,916 (61.8) Against – 1,190 (38.4)

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Heather Strike (right) and the rest of the Prophets are looking forward to the challenge of facing last year’s Class 1A fourthplace team. Prophetstown was the 2A runner-up in 2014.

Prophets, Raiders don’t have loss vs. 1A team MIRROR

Prophetstown Prophets (30-3)

Moweaqua Central A&M Raiders (31-1)

Enrollment: 272 Conference: Three Rivers West Coach: Don Robinson (38th season, 704-332) Longest winning streak: 11 Longest losing streak: 1 Roster No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. 10 Kassi Henrekin* G 5-5 Sr. 12 Megan Wetzell G 5-2 Jr. 13 Corrie Reiley* G 5-4 Sr. 14 Heather Strike* G 5-5 Sr. 20 Addison Morse G 5-4 Sr. 22 Calya Crane G 5-4 Sr. 23 Tori Miniel G 5-5 Jr. 24 Caylee Morgan F 5-8 Jr. 30 Shelby Adams* G 5-6 Sr. 33 Olivia DeWitte G 5-6 Jr. 34 Courtney Pierceson G 5-6 Fr. 42 Mikayla Bolton F 5-9 Sr. 44 Clare Kramer* F 5-9 Sr. 50 Addi Glassburn G 5-4 Jr. 52 Ashley Cooney F 5-7 Jr. * denotes starter Leaders Scoring – Corrie Reiley 417 (12.6) Rebounds – Clare Kramer 308 (9.3) Assists – Corrie Reiley 92 (2.8) Team scoring For – 1,667 (50.5) Against – 1,098 (33.3)

Enrollment: 264 Conference: Central Illinois Coach: Tom Dooley (5th season, 128-25) Longest winning streak: 25 (to start season) Longest losing streak: 1 Roster No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. 11 Ryan Dooley* G 5-6 Jr. 12 Taylor Jordan* G 5-7 Sr. 13 Kaylee Collins G 5-7 So. 15 Kaley Hennings* G 5-9 Sr. 22 Kaylan Schinzler G 5-5 So. 23 Kayla Gibson G 5-7 Sr. 24 Jorji Sparrgrove F 5-8 Sr. 25 Olivia Jordan F 5-9 So. 31 Mikah Maples* F 5-8 Jr. 32 Shelby Dailey C 5-11 Jr. 33 Gabby Cole G 5-5 So. 34 Katie Conlin F 5-5 So. 42 Taryn Sams G 5-6 Fr. 43 Morgan Damery F 5-10 Sr. 52 Abigail Hilton* C 5-10 Jr. * denotes starter Leaders Scoring – Ryan Dooley 402 (13.4) Rebounds – Mikah Maples 171 (5.3) Assists – Ryan Dooley 144 (4.5) Team scoring For – 1,942 (60.7) Against – 1,088 (34)

freshman, that’s what I worried about most. I just wanted to play CONTINUED FROM B1 as well as I could on defense.”

Reiley is a double-threat in “It’s really tough to play the helping the team to its second pace of game they do 2 days in straight state tournament. The a row without losing a little bit Prophets finished second to that second day,” Prophetstown Harshbarger’s St. Thomas More coach Don Robinson said. “Plus, team a season ago in Class 2A. you have all the emotions from Reiley leads the team in scorlosing the day before. That’s ing at 12.3 points and assists at tough to come back from.

92 for the season. Kramer, who “They are going to be a tough had a couple big scoring games team. The Dooley girl is the in the sectional, is averaging 9.8 coach’s daughter, and that makes points and 5.8 rebounds. her a very heady player. They The Raiders (31-1) advanced play fast, and we like to play fast.” to the state tournament by beatDooley (5-7) is leading the ing South Fulton 69-51 Monday team in points with 402 (13.4 at the Millikin University Superper game) and assists with 144 sectional. Central pulled away (4.5). Jordan, a sophomore, is in the second half by shooting averaging 11.5 points. Maples a blistering 85.7 percent from (5-8) leads the team with 171 the field – making 12 of 14 shot rebounds (5.3), while averaging attempts. It also made 11 of 12 8 points per game. free throw attempts.

Reiley likes the chance to play The Raiders’ lone loss came against another great guard. to Sullivan – a Class 2A team “I’ve been up against some – 58-54 in the Central Illinois really good ones,” Reiley said. “I Conference tournament. had to guard Sam Lambrigtsen Prophetstown beat defending last year against Oregon, and 1A champion Annawan 50-37 now she’s playing in Division I. at the Illinios Valley SupersecThere was [Randa] Harshbarger tional on Monday in Oglesby. for St. Thomas More, who was The Prophets’ losses came to probably the best player that Mendota (a Class 3A team) at I’ve ever played against. the Oregon tournament, Byron “I like that challenge. We work (2A) at the Polo tournament, and so much on defense, and when Sherrard (2A) in Three Rivers I started playing varsity as a West play.

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on the defensive end, and give up little when they go to their bench players.

Dixon coach Jason Mead That bus ride came late acknowledges that he has at night on Jan. 13, after put a few wrinkles into the the Crusaders outlasted game plan, based on that the Dukes for a 60-55 win first game in Rockford. But in triple overtime. Dixon he also stresses that the played the second half of Crusaders are more than that game without stand- capable of doing the same. out guard Laron Carr, “The good thing about who sat out after receivhaving good players is ing a technical foul at the that you match up pretty end of the first half. well with everybody,” But the Dukes (26-1, Mead said, “and I’m sure 12-1) will be at full Lutheran would say the strength this time around, same thing. I like our and seniors like Carr and matchups against them on Cal Jarrett want to put the both offense and defense, finishing touches on an but I’m sure they feel the impressive legacy. same way about us.

“Every day we walk in “We just have to know the gym and see that their personnel on the banner,” said Jarrett, the floor, and try to take away Dukes’ all-time leading their players’ ability to scorer. “It’s been 48 years do what they do well. We since we won a conferwant to take them out of ence championship, and their comfort zone, and we want to change that. make them do things “It just adds fuel to the they’re not as efficient at.” fire that they got us the Mead expects a lot of first time we played.” man-to-man defense, It will be a battle because both teams are between two talented capable of shooting the teams that match up very other out of any zone well. Both Dixon and looks. He also expects a Lutheran (21-1, 11-1) fea- fast-paced game, as both ture deadly sharpshooters, teams try to take advanfearless penetrators, and tage of their athleticism, physical post presences. and their ability to score Both are also tenacious points in bunches.

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Jarrett, for one, is looking forward to the challenge.

“It’s always fun playing against really good competition,” he said. “Both teams are athletic and tough, and both teams want to take away what the other team does best.

I think it’s a really good matchup, and we’re really looking forward to it.”

Win or lose, Roby and his teammates know that this game won’t make or break their season. There have already been plenty of memorable moments, and they know that they can’t let one game affect how they play in the postseason.

But emotionally, the Dukes are prepared to use tonight’s outcome whichever way they need to in order to keep the season rolling along.

“It’s a huge motivator either way,” he said.

“Either we have even more confidence going into regionals with a win, or we’ll be fired up to come back strong after a loss.

“But these seniors deserve a conference title, and us juniors know this is probably our best chance to do something like this, too. We’re ready to make those countless hours of hard work pay off.”

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Sauk Valley sophomore Jaimie Hurd loves taking on the challenge of defending the Skyhawk opponents’ best players game in and game out.

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Sauk Valley’s Chris Stovall shoots a layup in front of Truman’s Tavion Trimble during their Region IV quarterfinal Thursday night in Dixon. Sauk won 76-57.

Sauk starts on right foot Skyhawks roll to quarterfinal victory at home

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DIXON – Not that the Sauk men’s basketball team was overlooking four-win Harry S. Truman College, but to kick off play in the NJCAA Division I Region IV tournament, the Skyhawks had to enjoy starting off on the right foot.

The Skyhawks came into the quarterfinal wanting to work on execution. After shooting poorly in the first half, improved execution propelled Sauk to a 76-57 win at SVCC. Sauk coach Russ Damhoff had a simple goal in place: Win to practice tomorrow. The next challenge Sauk will face will be Kennedy-King, a 95-66 winner over Richard J. Daley in an earlier quarterfinal, on Saturday at 8 p.m.

“We didn’t play that well,” Damhoff said, “but we got this game out of our system. Obviously we know we’ve got to play a much better game on Saturday.”

Truman (4-27), only dressing five players after injuries and dismissals depleted the squad throughout the year, took to a stall tactic on offense to milk the shot clock. Taking about 20 seconds off of the shot clock by standing just beyond half-court, the Falcons attempted to keep fresh for the second half without needing to exert too much effort early.

In the first half, near-

Star of the game: AJ Dollmeyer, Sauk, 17 points, 6 rebounds Key performers: Tramel Rideout, Sauk, 14 points, 14 rebounds; Jacoby Posley, Sauk, 14 points; Mike Cantre, Truman, 21 points, 11 rebounds Up next: NJCAA Division I Region IV semifinal, Sauk vs.

Kennedy-King, 8 p.m.

Saturday ly 7 minutes were shaved by holding the ball just beyond half-court.

At the same time, the Skyhawks (18-13) struggled with making bunnies, and shot 33.3 percent from the field.

Sauk led 31-16 at halftime.

“They didn’t want to get into an up-and-down game with us,” Skyhawk sophomore Tramel Rideout said of Truman.

“It was important for us to execute. We have been working on that all week, and not to overlook them. We know they are not the best team, but they were still going to give us a run for our money.”

Sauk made 6 of 9 shots from the field in the first 5 minutes of the second half, getting the comfortable cushion needed to keep control of the game.

Sophomore AJ Dollmeyer, held to six points in the first half, hit his stride in the second half by getting better looks, and finished with 17 points and eight

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rebounds. His post bucket with 6:53 to go gave the Skyhawks their first 20-point lead.

“We know we can make the shots,” Dollmeyer said. “If we get it open the first time, it will probably be open the second time. We just needed to keep executing and get better shots.”

Chris Stovall had nine points, with six coming off of steals. Rideout had a double-double with 14 points and 14 rebounds, with two key putbacks in the second half.

The Skyhawks and Statesmen split regular-season meetings, with Sauk winning in Chicago 76-75 on Jan. 17, and falling at home 71-41 on Feb. 7. The loss occurred with a different lineup than in the previous meeting, and the Skyhawks are looking to avenge that loss to keep their season alive.

“We know they are a good team,” Rideout said of the Statesmen. “They beat us pretty handily the last game, but we know we can beat them.”

“Our whole team doesn’t care who scores,” High school: Newman Johnson said. “That’s (2013) the neat thing about our team. [Hurd] just wants College: Sauk Valley to win, and she’s pretty Year: Sophomore smart about that. She’s Ht./Pos.: 5-foot-8 G going to do whatever FYI: 2-year starter for she has to do to be on Sauk women’s basthe floor, and defense ketball team. ... Top is something she’s very defender who avergood at.” ages 4.4 points, 3.9 The Skyhawks are the rebounds, 2.5 steals team to beat as the No. and 1.7 assists.

1 seed in the Region IV Tournament. They own a Sauk Valley will take on 12-0 record at home this Kennedy-King in the season, another thing in championship game their favor. on Monday. King has a “From the beginning, potential Division I player Coach always said, ‘We in Antania Hayes, a 6-1 don’t get beat at home,’” sophomore from Detroit. Hurd said, “and if we Hayes is averaging 21.8 don’t get beat at home, points and 12.8 rebounds we make it to nationals. this season.

Playing here really gives Sauk and Kennedy-King us a big advantage, and split games this season, we’re ready to go.” and if they play again, A year ago, Sauk ValJohnson will put Hurd on ley, as Region IV champs, Hayes. It’s an assignment traveled to the home of Hurd embraces game Region 13 champion, after game.

Lake Region State College “I really enjoy that chal- in Devils Lake, N.D., with lenge,” Hurd said. “When the winner advancing to we get a big stop, it just the national tournament. hypes everyone up. I Lake Region State won enjoy that a lot, and I that game, 82-71. think it helps us on the This year, the Region IV offensive side, too.” champion will host that The Skyhawks average play-in game to get to the 69.3 points per game, national tournament. with Krystal James (20.5), “It’s a good situation for Jordan Giddings (15.2), us on our home floor,” and Aleena Hammelman Johnson said. “It would (13.0) as the main offenbe fun to get it done, sive threats. because then North “We all have our roles,” Dakota has got to come Hurd said, “and I’m OK to us. We haven’t set a with not scoring as much. whole bunch of goals, but I like to pass, and just run one of our goals is to go the offense.” one game further than we That is music to did last year, and hopeJohnson’s ears. fully we’ll get that done.”

Hurd file

Jaimie Hurd isn’t one of those stat stuffers when it comes to basketball.

The Sauk Valley Community College sophomore averages 4.4 points and 3.9 rebounds per game, along with 2.5 steals and 1.7 assists.

Those numbers might suggest the 2013 Newman graduate would have little influence on deciding the outcome of a given game.

Bring up such a notion to SVCC women’s basketball coach Jed Johnson at your own risk.

Hurd has carved out a niche for the Skyhawks (25-5) as a defensive stopper. Whatever the toughest defensive assignment is for a given game, Johnson passes that along to Hurd and lets her do her thing.

“Defensively, she keeps us together,” Johnson said. “If we miss a cover, she’s there to pick it up and cover it. She’s amazing that way. At times, she just makes our defense look really, really good.

Defensively, without her on the floor, you can tell a difference. She’s pretty solid.”

The 5-foot-8 Hurd has a combination of speed, quickness, toughness, and tenacity that Johnson says makes her a “special” on-ball defender.

She guards players with all kinds of skill sets.

If the seeding for the upcoming Region IV Tournament holds true,

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SCOREBOARD

SWIMMING

Men’s basketball

Ready for new water wings

Region IV Tournament

at Sauk Valley Community College Today’s games • Highland 71, Malcolm X 64 • Kennedy-King 95, Daley 66 • Sauk Valley 76, Truman 57 Saturday’s games • Kankakee (22-8) vs. Highland (14-17), 6 p.m.

• Kennedy-King (16-13) vs. Sauk (18-13), 8 p.m.

Monday’s game • Championship, 8 p.m.

Olympian Missy Franklin nears collegiate farewell with Cal

Thursday’s box score Region IV Tournament Quarterfinal at Sauk Valley C.C., Dixon

BY JANIE MCCAULEY AP Sports Writer

SAUK VALLEY 76, TRUMAN 57 TRUMAN (4-27) Tevohn Gist 2-7 0-0 5, Gathoon Garmoos 5-10 0-1 13, Taivon Trimble 3-8 2-7 8, Tony Enwiya 4-18 0-0 10, Mike Cantre 9-19 3-5 21. Totals: 23-62 5-13 57.

SAUK VALLEY (18-13) Chris Stovall 4-6 1-2 9, Jansen Hight 3-9 0-0 7, Tramel Rideout 5-8 4-4 14, Jacoby Posley 5-9 0-0 14, A. J. Dollmeyer 8-13 1-1 17, A. J. Sharp 0-3 0-0 0, Marvie Keith 0-2 0-0 0, Carter Ames 0-1 1-2 1, Lamont Hawthorne 2-3 0-0 4, James Trice 2-8 1-2 6, Austin Thomas 0-0 0-0 0, Malik Minor 2-6 0-0 4. Totals: 31-68 8-11 76.

Halftime – Sauk Valley 31-16. 3s – Truman 6-25 (Garmoos 3-6, Enwiya 2-14, Gist 1-4, Cantre 0-1), Sauk 6-20 (Posley 4-7, Hight 1-2, James Trice 1-2, Sharp 0-2, Keith 0-2, Minor 0-2, Ames 0-1, Rideout 0-1).

Rebounds – Truman 34 (Garmoos 12, Enwiya 11), Sauk 16 (Rideout 14, Dollmeyer 6). Assists – Truman 16 (Trimble 5), Sauk 20 (Stovall 5). Steals – Truman 9 (Garmoos 4), Sauk 8 (Keith 3, Stovall 3). Blocks – Truman 2 (Garmoos, Trimble), Sauk 1 (Posley).

Fouls – Truman 9, Sauk 11.

Women’s basketball Region IV Tournament at Sauk Valley Community College Wednesday’s result • Highland 74, Daley 47 Saturday’s games • Sauk Valley (25-5) vs. Highland (13-16), 2 p.m.

• Kennedy-King (21-4) vs. Malcolm X (1015), 4 p.m.

Monday’s game • Championship, 6 p.m.

Boys basketball Postseason pairings

CLASS 3A

Sterling Regional Monday, March 2 • No. 4 Rock Falls vs. No. 5 Alleman, 7 Tuesday, March 3 • No. 1 Dixon vs. Rock Falls/Alleman, 6 • No. 2 Sterling vs. No. 3 Geneseo, 7:30 Friday, March 6 • Championship, 7 * Winner advances to Bradley University Sectional championship vs. Canton Regional winner, 7 p.m. March 10

CLASS 2A Fulton Regional Monday’s results • No. 5 Fulton 60, No. 4 Morrison 53 • No. 3 Princeton 91, No. 6 West Carroll 57 Tuesday’s result • No. 1 Bureau Valley 76, Fulton 62 Wednesday’s result • Princeton 62, No. 2 Newman 44 Today’s game • Championship, Bureau Valley vs. Princeton, 7 Winner advances to Farmington Sectional vs. Winnebago Regional winner, 7 p.m.

March 3 Winnebago Regional Monday’s result • No. 4 North Boone 55, No. 5 Stillman Valley 47 Wednesday’s results • No. 1 Winnebago 76, North Boone 23 • No. 2 Byron 57, No. 3 Oregon 36 Today’s game • Championship, Winnebago vs. Byron, 7 Winner advances to Farmington Sectional vs. Fulton Regional winner, 7 p.m., March 3

CLASS 1A Erie Regional Monday’s result • No. 4 Eastland 53, No. 5 Milledgeville 47 Tuesday’s results • No. 2 Polo 86, No. 7 Annawan 41 • No. 6 Prophetstown 42, No. 3 Erie 34 Wednesday’s results • No. 1 Forreston 74, Eastland 51 • Polo 76, Prophetstown 33 Today’s game • Championship, Forreston vs. Polo, 7 Winner advances to Eastland Sectional vs.

River Ridge Regional winner, 7, March 4 Hinckley-Big Rock Regional Monday’s results • No. 4 Indian Creek 67, No. 5 Paw Paw 48 • No. 3 Somonauk 53, No. 6 Amboy 28 Wednesday’s results • Indian Creek 57, No. 1 Hinckley-Big Rock 43 • No. 2 AFC 63, Somonauk 53 Today’s game • Championship, AFC vs. Indian Creek, 7 Winner advances to Somonauk Sectional vs. Ottawa Marquette Regional winner, 7 p.m., March 4

Girls basketball CLASS 1A State tournament at Redbird Arena, Normal Today’s games • Prophetstown vs. Moweaqua Central A&M, noon • Hardin Calhoun vs. Iroquois West, 2 Saturday’s games • Third place, noon • Championship, 2 AP All-State teams CLASS 1A FIRST TEAM Grace Baalman, Hardin Calhoun so.

Paulina Castro, Harvest Christian jr.

Ashley Schneider, Nokomis sr.

Lexis Macomber, Eastland sr.

Corrie Reiley, Prophetstown sr.

CLASS 1A SECOND TEAM Vanessa Markert, Brown County sr.

Jayde VanHyfte, Annawan fr.

Ryan Dooley, Moweaqua Central A&M jr.

Addison Stoller, Cissna Park jr.

Morgan VanHyfte, Annawan jr.

Honorable mention: Sydney McClintock (Illini Bluffs sr.), Kennedy Dura (Brimfield jr.), Emma Baalman (Hardin Calhoun jr.), Arieal Scott (Schlarman fr.), Abby Lashmett (West Central sr.), Kylee Knox (Harvest Christian sr.), Jordan Myroth (Peoria Christian jr.), Taylor Edwards (Arcola sr.), Clare Kramer (Prophetstown sr.), Rachel Cobert (Erie jr.), Taylor Cultra (Iroquois West jr.), Allison Prestegaard (AFC sr.), Haley Chang (Aquin sr.), Madison Butler (Neoga sr.)

CLASS 2A FIRST TEAM Khadaizha, Bishop McNamara sr.

Kendra Wilken, Breese Central jr.

Brittin Boyer, Sullivan sr.

Lexi Wallen, St. Thomas More sr.

Ellie Lehne, Byron sr.

CLASS 2A SECOND TEAM Madison Greeling, Piasa Southwestern jr.

Jordi Hare, Nashville sr.

Jill Berg, Midwest Central jr.

Megan Axcell, Knoxville jr.

Abby Brockmeyer, Litchfield so.

Honorable mention: Maddie Merritt (TriValley sr.), Morgan Griffith (West Frankfort so.), Maddie Versluys (Westminster Christian jr.), Layne Buzan (Monticello sr.), Destiny Smith (Monmouth-Roseville jr.), Anjella Farmer (IC Catholic jr.), Chelsey Crippen (Sherrard sr.), Beth Daniels (Sangamon Valley sr.), Emily Nordsiek (Athens jr.), Emily Neuhauser (Sullivan sr.), Jill Runyon (Tremont sr.), Cali Carney (Benton sr.)

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Sterling’s Brandon Pillars (left) and Blake Ruiz practice Thursday morning before the Golden Warriors headed to Winnetka for this weekend’s state meet at New Trier High School. Pillars and Ruiz will join Lucas Campbell and Turner Morse on the 400 freestyle relay team.

Warriors work on cutting time even further for Friday DEEP

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While Chavez owns the best 50 time coming into the state meet, most of the rest of the field in the event is grouped within 1 second of Campbell.

A little less than 2 seconds is a large gap in such a short race, so Campbell has been trying a new breathing technique over the short week of practice to help improve his time. He has worked with coach Kyle Ruiz, and the two came up with a strategy to move the one breath he takes during the down-and-back race to the second half of the swim, instead of the first stretch.

“My hope is that if I don’t take a breath during that first 25,” Campbell said, “I can go out faster and get into the 21-[second] range. I was taking my breath before the flags, and now I’ve been working on moving it to a couple strokes after my turn. It’s been a little different, but I think it’ll help me go faster.”

Campbell wasn’t practicing alone this week, as his 400 freestyle relay teammates joined him.

The Warriors’ foursome of Turner Morse, Brandon Pillars, Blake Ruiz and Campbell finished in 3:22.12 last week, and are seeded 34th out of 34 qualifiers.

Blake Ruiz, who swam the third leg on the relay last weekend, was a key component in helping it advance to state.

Throughout the season,

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Dixon freshman Caleb Carlson will swim in four events at the state meet this weekend as a member of the Byron co-op. he turned in 100 freestyle times around 53 seconds, but swam a 50.09 and gave Campbell a lead heading into the final leg.

The key, the Sterling junior said, was knowing he could go that fast because he nearly did so in practice a few days before the sectional meet.

“One day in practice, I had to swim a 55 in my 100,” Blake Ruiz said. “If I missed it, we would all have to do a tough set. I didn’t want to upset any of my teammates and give them extra work, so I went as hard as I could and I finished with a 53.

“I thought to myself that if I could do that in practice, without any sort of rest or a diving start, I could drop some time at the sectional. It helped me be confident that I could help out.”

The Byron co-op team

will also be well-represented at the state meet.

Dixon freshman Caleb Carlson will be swimming the maximum allowable four events. He owns the ninth-best 200 individual medley time at 1:54.51, as well as the 11th-fastest 100 breaststroke time (58.69).

The top six finishers will move on to Saturday’s finals with a chance for a state championship, while those swimmers finishing 7-12 advance to the consolation finals.

Carlson will also swim legs on the Tigers’ two qualifying relay teams.

He will swim the breaststroke leg in the 200 medley relay, as well as a leg on the 200 freestyle relay.

The Tigers’ 200 medley relay (1:37.95) is seeded 31st out of 34 teams, while the 200 free relay (1:28.73) sits at 28th out of 28 teams.

BERKELEY, Calif. – Missy Franklin is downright giddy about her two seasons swimming collegiately for California, even if it meant the delay of big-money endorsement deals that will come in a matter of months as she turns pro and gears up for the 2016 Rio Olympics.

Franklin will soon wrap up her sophomore season in Berkeley with the Pac-12 meet and NCAAs, then quickly turn her attention toward training for this summer’s world championships in Russia and another Olympics after she captured four gold medals in her Olympic debut at the 2012 London Games while just 17.

Now, a couple months shy of turning 20, Franklin insists she wouldn’t change her swimming path, and would choose again to spend 2 years at Cal – and isn’t ruling out sticking around campus to train alongside a talented list of Olympians from not only the U.S., but a handful of other countries.

“It’s awesome. You’re literally surrounded by greatness every time you come to the pool,” Franklin said last Tuesday. “It’s so incredible being in that kind of environment to motivate you and push you.”

Franklin found her niche in Berkeley, despite a high-profile existence that meant she was regularly recognized around campus.

Still, Franklin and coach Teri McKeever believe the process went as smoothly as possible.

They refer to this as Franklin’s “new normal.”

“She’s never going to be the underdog again,” McKeever said. “What makes her exceptional is the desire to be the best.”

Yet Franklin will wait until her college season is done to make any big decisions about what’s next, such as hiring an agent or picking where her home training base will be.

One thing is certain: “I don’t care if it takes me

20 years, I will get my degree from Cal.” She is enjoying every minute with her Golden Bears teammates until it’s time to take the next step. That means dressing up for hip-hop dance classes, or taking pilates and spinning as part of McKeever’s training program to mix things up and avoid athletes getting bored with countless hours in the pool.

Once she turns pro, the pressure will be far more intense. She spoke of saving money for her future family.

“I’ll be able to accept money, have sponsorships, endorsement deals, whereas before I wasn’t able to accept any kind of prize money,” she said. “This way, this will be able to kind of start my professional career having gone through an Olympics already not being able to accept any money in order to stay eligible and compete in college. It’s been so fun, and I would make the same decision 100 times over again. This way, I’ll really be able to start my job and start my career.”

Franklin learned in a hurry after winning four gold medals and a bronze in London that the attention would be relentless – “liferattling” as she describes it.

“Oh my gosh, yeah, absolutely I never would have expected to be in that position,” she said of the attention and frenzy that followed her success. “I’ve always wanted to be an Olympic gold medalist, but I never thought it would be at 17.”

After next month’s NCAAs, Franklin plans to sit down with McKeever to map out a plan for how to seamlessly transition into the next phase of her already-decorated swimming career.

“The main thing is to encourage her to do whatever gives her the greatest confidence,” McKeever said. “Obviously, we’ve got an incredible situation here.”

SCOUTING IHSA BOYS SWIMMING & DIVING FRIDAY & SATURDAY • WINNETKA 200 medley relay (34 entries) 1. Lyons 2. Stagg 3. New Trier 31. Byron co-op

1:33.78 1:34.17 1:34.98 1:37.95

1. Dylan Boyd (Lake Forest) 1:39.42 2. Andrew Loy (Normal Community West) 1:39.69 3. Matt Harrington (Libertyville) 1:40.06

200 individual medley (37) 1:48.71 1:52.91 1:53.62 1:54.51

20.40 30.83 20.83 22.05

Diving (48) 1. Joey Cifelli (Chicago Heights Marian) 2. Aaron Ach (Glenbrook South) 3. Maxim Royzen (Niles North)

603.35 590.75 574.25

4:35.21 4:35.77 4:38.22

200 freestyle relay (28) 1. St. Ignatius 2. Stagg 3. St. Charles North 28. Byron co-op

1:25.14 1:25.46 1:25.57 1:28.73

1. Max St. George (Wheaton North co-op) 49.21 2. Daniel Hein (DeKalb co-op) 49.67 3. Sean Workman (O’Fallon) 50.82

100 breaststroke (39) 1. Matt Salerno (Metea Valley) 2. James Ryan (Brother Rice) 3. Jordan O’Brien (Metea Valley) 11. Caleb Carlson (Byron co-op)

57.37 57.45 57.59 58.69

400 freestyle relay (34)

100 butterfly (40) 1. Matt Harrington (Libertyville) 2. Colin Williams (Elk Grove) 3. Daniel Hein (DeKalb co-op)

1. Sam Lida (Glenbrook South) 2. Ben Hewett (Lyons) 3. Ryan Netzel (Plainfield Central)

100 backstroke (41)

50 freestyle (38) 1. Mossimo Chavez (Whitney Young) 2. Payton Woods (Champaign Central) 3. Jon Salomon (Glenbrook South) 38. Lucas Campbell (Sterling co-op)

45.09 46.04 46.06

500 freestyle (39)

200 freestyle (42)

1. Sean Workman (O’Fallon) 2. Michael Petro (Hersey) 3. Collin O’Brien (Dunlap co-op) 9. Caleb Carlson (Byron co-op)

100 freestyle (43) 1. Mossimo Chavez (Whitney Young) 2. Joe Myhre (St. Charles North) 3. Billy Barth (St. Ignatius)

49.74 49.91 50.13

1. Lyons 2. Stagg 3. St. Ignatius 34. Sterling co-op

3:07.61 3:08.62 3:08.79 3:22.12

AP

Olympic gold medalist Missy Franklin gestures during a news conference last week in Berkeley, Calif. Franklin will soon finish her sophomore year at Cal, and is preparing to turn pro in a few months while preparing for the 2016 Rio Olympics.

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With another card, is it now a finesse?

Grizzwells by Bill Schorr

Helen Mirren said, “I prefer the finesse of French humor.

English humor is more scathing, more cruel ... as illustrated by Monty Python and Little Britain.”

Surely the English have not lost their subtle humor. British understatement cannot be a thing of the past, can it?

This week, we have been looking at some deals that might at first glance appear to involve a finesse, but have in fact required leading twice toward the hand with the two honors.

Is this another example?

South is in three no-trump.

West leads the spade queen.

How should South plan the play? Faites vos jeux.

South starts with seven top tricks: two spades, two

hearts, one diamond and two clubs.

Obviously, he will have to take three diamond tricks to reach nine.

And, it must be admitted, on many deals, starting the

suit by leading a sneaky jack from hand will not hurt.

First, the suit might split 3-2.

Second, that play might gain, when West starts with kingdoubleton and fails to cover an honor with an honor.

But assuming there is no misdefense, it cannot gain to lead the jack first, and it might cost. Imagine West or East has a singleton king. Or look at today’s layout.

This is another case of leading twice toward the hand with the two honors.

After taking the first trick, declarer should lead a diamond to dummy’s ace and return a diamond toward his hand.

Here, East will probably play low. South wins with his queen, notes West’s discard, returns to dummy with a heart, and leads another diamond through East to get home. © 2015 UFS

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WEDNESDAY’S SCOREBOARD Men’s basketball Big Ten Conference W-L Pct. Wisconsin 13-2 .867 Maryland 11-4 .733 Purdue 11-4 .733 Michigan St. 10-5 .667 Iowa 9-6 .600 Ohio St. 9-6 .600 Indiana 9-7 .563 Illinois 7-8 .467 Michigan 7-8 .467 Minnesota 6-10 .375 Nebraska 5-10 .333 Northwestern 5-10 .333 Penn St. 3-12 .200 Rutgers 2-13 .133

Overall W-L Pct. 25-3 .893 23-5 .821 19-9 .679 19-9 .679 18-10 .643 20-8 .714 19-10 .655 17-11 .607 14-13 .519 17-12 .586 13-14 .481 14-14 .500 15-13 .536 10-18 .357

Thursday’s results Minnesota 96, Michigan St. 90, OT Ohio St. 81, Nebraska 57 Purdue 92, Rutgers 85 Saturday’s games Michigan at Maryland, 11 a.m. (ESPN) Iowa at Penn St., 5 p.m. (ESPNU) Northwestern at Illinois, 6 p.m. (BTN) Thursday’s box scores

OHIO STATE 81, NEBRASKA 57 NEBRASKA (13-15) Petteway 4-12 2-4 12, T. Smith 5-6 0-0 13, L. Smith 0-2 0-0 0, Shields 3-8 0-0 6, Pitchford 3-10 1-2 7, Webster 1-3 3-4 5, Rivers 4-5 1-2 10, Parker 0-1 0-0 0, Menke 0-0 0-0 0, Abraham 1-2 0-2 2, Fuller 1-2 0-0 2, Kurkowski 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 22-51 7-14 57.

OHIO ST. (20-8) Russell 3-9 3-5 11, Tate 8-9 5-6 22, Scott 5-7 2-4 13, Thompson 6-10 0-0 15, A. Williams 1-2 2-5 4, Loving 2-6 0-0 6, K. Williams 1-4 2-2 5, Bates-Diop 1-3 0-0 3, Lorbach 0-0 0-0 0, McDonald 1-2 0-0 2.

Totals 28-52 14-22 81.

Halftime–Ohio St. 42-24. 3-Point Goals–Nebraska 6-19 (T. Smith 3-3, Petteway 2-6, Rivers 1-1, Parker 0-1, Webster 0-1, Shields 0-2, Pitchford 0-5), Ohio St. 11-19 (Thompson 3-3, Loving 2-3, Russell 2-5, Tate 1-2, Bates-Diop 1-2, Scott 1-2, K. Williams 1-2). Fouled Out–None. Rebounds–Nebraska 27 (Rivers 11), Ohio St. 33 (Tate 7). Assists– Nebraska 10 (Petteway 3), Ohio St. 16 (Russell, Scott 6). Total Fouls–Nebraska 18, Ohio St. 13. A–13,712.

MINNESOTA 96, MICHIGAN STATE 90, OT MINNESOTA (17-12) Hollins 5-9 5-6 17, Mason 3-10 2-4 9, Walker 5-7 5-6 15, Buggs 1-5 0-0 2, King 4-6 8-8 17, Mathieu 2-5 7-10 12, Morris 7-10 2-5 20, Konate 1-2 0-0 2, Diedhiou 1-2 0-1 2. Totals 29-56 29-40 96.

MICHIGAN ST. (19-9) Forbes 1-5 1-2 4, Nairn Jr. 1-4 3-4 5, Dawson 4-8 2-2 10, Schilling 2-3 0-0 4, Valentine 8-14 4-5 27, Clark Jr. 1-3 2-2 5, Bess 0-0 0-0 0, Ellis III 3-3 0-0 7, Costello 3-5 1-1 7, Trice 6-18 6-13 21. Totals 29-63 19-29 90.

Halftime–Michigan St. 41-36. End Of Regulation–Tied 78. 3-Point Goals– Minnesota 9-21 (Morris 4-5, Hollins 2-4, Mathieu 1-1, King 1-2, Mason 1-5, Diedhiou 0-1, Buggs 0-3), Michigan St. 13-32 (Valentine 7-12, Trice 3-12, Ellis III 1-1, Clark Jr. 1-2, Forbes 1-3, Nairn Jr. 0-2).

Fouled Out–Costello, Morris, Nairn Jr., Walker. Rebounds–Minnesota 33 (Walker 8), Michigan St. 37 (Dawson 8). Assists– Minnesota 16 (Mason 5), Michigan St. 24 (Trice 10). Total Fouls–Minnesota 23, Michigan St. 29. A–14,797.

PURDUE 92, RUTGERS 85 RUTGERS (10-19) Etou 1-5 1-2 4, Jack 7-12 3-4 18, Lewis 1-3 0-0 2, Daniels 5-12 7-10 17, Mack 3-13 8-9 15, Kone 0-0 0-0 0, Okoro 0-0 0-0 0, Williams 2-7 4-4 10, Foreman 5-7 5-5 15, Doorson 2-3 0-0 4. Totals 26-62 28-34 85.

PURDUE (19-9) Smotherman 6-7 4-4 17, Hammons 6-10 1-2 13, Octeus 5-6 4-7 14, Mathias 3-5 3-6 11, Davis 5-11 5-6 16, Scott 1-3 0-0 2, Thompson 0-0 0-0 0, Stephens 3-9 2-2 11, Haas 2-5 4-9 8. Totals 31-56 23-36 92.

Halftime–Purdue 46-30. 3-Point Goals–Rutgers 5-16 (Williams 2-6, Etou 1-2, Jack 1-2, Mack 1-5, Daniels 0-1), Purdue 7-15 (Stephens 3-9, Mathias 2-3, Smotherman 1-1, Davis 1-2). Fouled Out–Hammons. Rebounds–Rutgers 34 (Jack 11), Purdue 38 (Davis 10). Assists– Rutgers 12 (Mack 5), Purdue 21 (Davis 7). Total Fouls–Rutgers 26, Purdue 24.

A–11,895.

Associated Press Top 25 Record Pts Prv 1. Kentucky (65) 27-0 1,625 1 2. Virginia 25-1 1,526 2 3. Gonzaga 28-1 1,471 3 4. Duke 24-3 1,448 4 5. Wisconsin 25-2 1,390 5 6. Villanova 25-2 1,306 6 7. Arizona 24-3 1,228 7 8. Kansas 22-5 1,111 8 9. Notre Dame 24-4 1,109 10 10. N. Iowa 26-2 1,032 11 11. Wichita St. 25-3 930 13 12. Iowa St. 20-6 887 14 13. Utah 21-5 876 9 14. Maryland 22-5 695 16 15. North Carolina 19-8 655 15 16. Oklahoma 19-8 622 17 17. Louisville 21-6 613 12 18. Arkansas 22-5 564 18 19. Baylor 20-7 473 20 20. West Virginia 21-6 453 23 21. SMU 22-5 357 21 22. VCU 21-6 182 25 23. Butler 19-8 165 19 24. San Diego St. 22-6 117 — 25. Providence 19-8 72 — Others receiving votes: Georgetown 58, Michigan St. 56, Murray St. 42, Oklahoma St. 25, Ohio St. 12, Valparaiso 10, Texas A&M 8, Rhode Island 3, Stephen F. Austin 2, Oregon 1, Texas 1.

Top 25 schedule Thursday’s results No. 7 Arizona 82, Colorado 54 No. 21 SMU 66, Memphis 57 No. 3 Gonzaga vs. San Diego, late No. 13 Utah vs. Arizona State, late Saturday’s games No. 1 Kentucky vs. No. 18 Arkansas, 3 p.m.

No. 2 Virginia vs. Virginia Tech, 3 p.m.

No. 3 Gonzaga vs. BYU, 9 p.m.

No. 4 Duke vs. Syracuse, 6 p.m.

No. 6 Villanova at Xavier, 1 p.m.

No. 7 Arizona at No. 13 Utah, 8 p.m.

No. 8 Kansas vs. Texas, 4 p.m.

No. 10 N. Iowa at No. 11 Wichita St., 1 p.m.

No. 12 Iowa State at Kansas State, 3 p.m.

No. 14 Maryland vs. Michigan, 11 a.m.

No. 15 North Carolina at Miami, 1 p.m.

No. 16 Oklahoma vs. TCU, 1 p.m.

No. 17 Louisville at Florida State, 11 a.m.

No. 19 Baylor vs. No. 20 West Virginia, 3 p.m.

No. 22 VCU vs. Dayton, 1 p.m.

No. 23 Butler at DePaul, 1 p.m.

No. 24 San Diego St vs. Boise State, 7 p.m.

Northwest Division W L Pct Portland 37 19 .661 Oklahoma City 32 25 .561 Utah 21 35 .375 Denver 20 37 .351 Minnesota 13 43 .232 Pacific Division W L Pct Golden State 44 11 .800 L.A. Clippers 37 21 .638 Phoenix 30 28 .517 Sacramento 20 35 .364 L.A. Lakers 15 41 .268

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Thursday’s results Cleveland 110, Golden State 99 Oklahoma City at Phoenix, late Today’s games Washington at Philadelphia, 6 p.m.

Cleveland at Indiana, 6 p.m.

Orlando at Atlanta, 6:30 p.m.

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

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

Charlotte at Boston, 6:30 p.m.

Miami at New Orleans, 7 p.m.

Minnesota at Chicago, 7 p.m.

Brooklyn at Houston, 7 p.m.

L.A. Clippers at Memphis, 7 p.m.

Utah at Denver, 8 p.m.

San Antonio at Sacramento, 9 p.m.

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

Oklahoma City at Portland, 9:30 p.m.

NHL EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF Montreal 61 40 16 5 85 167 Tampa Bay 62 37 19 6 80 203 Detroit 59 33 15 11 77 173 Boston 60 29 22 9 67 158 Florida 61 26 22 13 65 145 Ottawa 58 25 23 10 60 166 Toronto 61 25 31 5 55 170 Buffalo 62 19 38 5 43 120 Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pts GF N.Y. Rangers 60 38 16 6 82 190 N.Y. Islanders 62 40 20 2 82 200 Pittsburgh 61 35 17 9 79 176 Washington 62 33 19 10 76 184 Philadelphia 62 26 25 11 63 164 New Jersey 61 25 27 9 59 137 Columbus 60 26 30 4 56 157 Carolina 59 22 30 7 51 134

GA 135 167 154 158 172 161 185 207 GA 148 173 152 156 181 161 189 159

WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Nashville 62 41 14 7 89 188 147 St. Louis 61 39 18 4 82 190 152 Chicago 62 37 20 5 79 183 146 Winnipeg 63 31 20 12 74 174 170 Minnesota 61 32 22 7 71 173 160 Dallas 61 27 25 9 63 191 202 Colorado 61 26 24 11 63 161 175 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Anaheim 62 38 17 7 83 182 174 Vancouver 61 35 23 3 73 174 162 Los Angeles 59 29 18 12 70 162 152 Calgary 61 33 24 4 70 174 158 San Jose 61 30 23 8 68 171 174 Arizona 62 20 35 7 47 137 210 Edmonton 62 18 34 10 46 142 206 Note: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

Thursday’s results St. Louis 2, Winnipeg 1, SO Buffalo 6, Vancouver 3 N.Y. Rangers 4, Arizona 3 Montreal 5, Columbus 2 Toronto 3, Philadelphia 2 Chicago 3, Florida 0 Minnesota 4, Nashville 2 Ottawa at Los Angeles, late Detroit at San Jose, late Today’s games Boston at New Jersey, 6 p.m.

Calgary at N.Y. Islanders, 6 p.m.

Washington at Carolina, 6 p.m.

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

Colorado at Dallas, 7:30 p.m.

Los Angeles at Anaheim, 9 p.m.

Thursday’s box score

BLACKHAWKS 3, PANTHERS 0 Chicago 1 1 1 – 3 Florida 0 0 0 – 0 First Period–1, Chicago, Teravainen 3 (A.Shaw, Rundblad), 3:08. Penalties– Erixon, Chi (interference), 16:12; Boyes, Fla (hooking), 17:34; Kulikov, Fla (holding), 17:50.

Second Period–2, Chicago, Saad 19 (Keith, Hossa), 3:07. Penalties–Huberdeau, Fla (tripping), :42; Versteeg, Chi (embellishment), 14:23; Trocheck, Fla (holding), 14:23.

Third Period–3, Chicago, Toews 19 (Hossa, Saad), 19:13 (en). Penalties– Boyes, Fla (goaltender interference), 10:33.

Shots on Goal–Chicago 10-8-11–29.

Florida 4-9-7–20.

Power-play opportunities–Chicago 0 of 4; Florida 0 of 1.

Goalies–Chicago, Crawford 24-14-4 (20 shots-20 saves). Florida, Luongo 22-1611 (28-26).

A–17,387 (17,040). T–2:22.

Golf Thursday PGA – Honda Classic At PGA National Resort and Spa, The Champion Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. Purse: $6.1 million Yardage: 7,140; Par 70 First Round Jim Herman 33-32—65 -5 Brendan Steele 32-34—66 -4 Padraig Harrington 34-33—67 -3 Martin Flores 32-35—67 -3 Patrick Reed 31-36—67 -3 Daniel Berger 35-33—68 -2 Scott Piercy 34-34—68 -2 Martin Kaymer 34-34—68 -2 Rory Sabbatini 36-32—68 -2 S.J. Park 34-34—68 -2 David Lingmerth 34-34—68 -2 Jamie Donaldson 33-35—68 -2 Ben Crane 34-35—69 -1 Zach Johnson 35-34—69 -1 Michael Thompson 35-34—69 -1 Brendon de Jonge 34-35—69 -1 Russell Knox 33-36—69 -1 Luke Donald 36-33—69 -1 Paul Casey 33-36—69 -1 Thomas Bjorn 34-36—70 E Nicholas Thompson 36-34—70 E Sean O’Hair 32-38—70 E Brian Harman 34-36—70 E Rickie Fowler 36-34—70 E Matt Every 35-35—70 E Charles Howell III 36-34—70 E Jason Kokrak 36-34—70 E John Huh 35-35—70 E Robert Garrigus 36-34—70 E David Hearn 34-36—70 E Lucas Glover 35-35—70 E Ben Martin 34-36—70 E Alex Cejka 34-36—70 E Freddie Jacobson 36-34—70 E

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BASEBALL American League OAKLAND ATHLETICS — Claimed RHP Chad Smith off waivers from Detroit. Placed RHP Taylor Thompson on the 60-day DL. TORONTO BLUE JAYS — Agreed to terms with LHP Johan Santana on a minor league contract.

Atlantic Division W L Pct Toronto 37 20 .649 Brooklyn 23 32 .418 Boston 22 33 .400 Philadelphia 12 45 .211 New York 10 46 .179 Southeast Division W L Pct Atlanta 45 12 .789 Washington 33 25 .569 Miami 25 31 .446 Charlotte 23 32 .418 Orlando 19 40 .322 Central Division W L Pct Cleveland 37 22 .627 Chicago 36 22 .621 Milwaukee 32 25 .561 Detroit 23 34 .404 Indiana 23 34 .404

GB — 13 14 25 26½ GB — 12½ 19½ 21 27 GB — ½ 4 13 13

WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest W Memphis 41 Houston 39 Dallas 39 San Antonio 34 New Orleans 30

Division L Pct 15 .732 18 .684 21 .650 23 .596 27 .526

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BASKETBALL National Basketball Association MIAMI HEAT — Signed F Michael Beasley to a 10-day contract.

FOOTBALL National Football League ATLANTA FALCONS — Released RB Steven Jackson.

INDIANAPOLIS COLTS — Agreed to terms with QB Matt Hasselbeck on a one-year contract.

KANSAS CITY CHIEFS — Released TE Anthony Fasano.

HOCKEY National Hockey League CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS — Traded D T.J. Brennan to Toronto for F Spencer Abbott and assigned Abbott to Rockford (AHL).

COLLEGE MISSISSIPPI STATE — Extended the contract of Dan Mullen football coach four years.

AP

Panthers forward Nick Bjugstad (27) pursues Blackhawks forward Ben Smith (28) during their game in Sunrise, Fla., on Thursday. The Blackhawks won 3-0 in their first game without the injured Patrick Kane.

Crow’s nest

Crawford stops 20 shots in win over Panthers

BY PAUL GEREFFI Associated Press

SUNRISE, Fla. – Teuvo Teravainen got off to a quick start in his first game since being recalled from the minor leagues.

Teravainen, taking the roster spot of the injured Patrick Kane, scored on his first shift, and Corey Crawford earned his second shutout of the season in the Chicago Blackhawks’ 3-0 road win over the Florida Panthers on Thursday.

Teravainen got the puck in the right circle and wristed it past a defender and Roberto Luongo’s glove 3:08 in.

It was the first game for Chicago since losing points leading Kane, placed on long-term injured reserve Wednesday with a broken left collarbone suffered in Tuesday’s 3-2 shootout win over the Panthers.

“Everyone needs to step up a little bit,” Teravainen said. “I don’t think too much [about replacing Kane]. I just try to be myself. I’m living my dream right now.”

Teravainen impressed Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville.

“He’s very astute, there’s an awareness to his game. That was a nice play,” Quenneville said.

Brandon Saad also scored a goal

before Jonathan Toews added an empty-netter with 46.8 seconds left.

The Blackhawks won their second consecutive game after previously losing three straight, and beat the Panthers for the seventh straight time. The last time the Blackhawks lost to the Panthers was March 8, 2011.

Crawford stopped 20 shots by a sluggish Florida offense, which took only four shots in the first period, and didn’t take its fifth shot on goal until 10:47 of the second.

“I didn’t see too many pucks,” said Crawford, who had lost his previous three starts. “That’s a big win. We played well defensively, kept them to the outside for the most part, and the score showed it.”

On Saad’s goal, Duncan Keith made a nifty pass from the slot to Saad in the right circle. He shot past Luongo on the glove side early in the second period.

Saad is tied with Toews for the team scoring lead with 19 goals, and tied his career high, set last season.

Luongo made 26 saves for the Panthers, losers of four in a row and seven of their past nine. The

Panthers have scored just four goals in the four straight losses.

“We just weren’t good enough tonight,” Panthers coach Gerard Gallant said.

The Panthers hope to change their offensive woes with the acquisition of 22-year veteran forward Jaromir Jagr, the league’s oldest player.

The Panthers acquired Jagr, who turned 43 earlier this month, from the New Jersey Devils earlier Thursday for two draft picks: a second-rounder this year, and either Florida’s or Minnesota’s third-round selection in 2016. Jagr had 11 goals and 18 assists in 57 games this season for New Jersey.

The Panthers are adding Jagr for an anticipated run at the playoffs, and Jagr can hopefully jump-start their offense.

“We’re in a battle right now for the playoffs,” Luongo said. “If you can bring something to our team, it’s definitely going to be big for us. Hopefully he can add some offense on the power play and 5-on-5. We just want to keep it going and stay in the fight here.”

Jagr is expected to arrive in South Florida today, and to play when Florida hosts Buffalo on Saturday afternoon.

MEN’S BASKETBALL | BIG TEN ROUNDUP

Morris golden for Gophers Minnesota upsets Spartans; Buckeyes, Boilermakers win By the Associated Press

Carlos Morris missed a free throw that could have won the game in stunning fashion – but by that point, the hardest part was already over for Minnesota.

Morris made a tying 3-pointer while being fouled with 2.2 seconds left in regulation, and although he missed the ensuing free throw, the Golden Gophers controlled overtime for a 96-90 win over Michigan State on Thursday night in East Lansing, Mich.

“We’ve got a long way to go, but that was big,” Minnesota coach Richard Pitino said. “If [Morris] hits a free throw, I might have cut down the nets, but that’s OK.” The Gophers (17-12, 6-10 Big Ten) were down 75-69 when Morris connected from 3-point range near the top of the key with 28 seconds left in the regulation. Denzel Valentine pushed the lead to five with a pair of free throws, but Minnesota’s Joey King leaned into contact and drew a three-shot foul, converting each free throw to make it 77-75.

Valentine made only one of two free throws at the other end, and when Minnesota inbounded with 12.8 seconds on the clock, Michigan State

in conference history.

Painter is in his 10th season at Purdue, his alma mater.

During the first half, Smotherman was 4-for4 from the field, including a 3-pointer, and was 2-for-2 from the line, helping the Boilermakers build a 46-30 lead through 20 minutes.

Ohio St. 81, Nebraska 57: Jae’Sean Tate scored

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Minnesota’s Carlos Morris (11) reacts after hitting a tying 3-pointer with seconds remaining in regulation during the Gophers’ game against Michigan State on Thursday in East Lansing, Mich.

Minnesota won 96-90 in overtime.

(19-9, 10-5) decided not to foul intentionally with a three-point lead.

“I didn’t want to foul with that much time left, the way that we weren’t shooting free throws very good down the stretch,” Spartans coach Tom Izzo said. “It’s a choice I made, and a choice I’ll live with. If guys would do their damn job and do what they’re supposed to do, we wouldn’t have been in that position anyway.”

Purdue 92, Rutgers 85: Basil Smotherman

scored a career-best

17 points, and Rapheal Davis had 16 points and 10 rebounds, leading Purdue to a 92-85 victory against slumping Rutgers in West Lafayette, Ind. Jon Octeus had 14 points, A.J. Hammons scored 13, and Dakota Mathias and Kendall Stephens each added 11 for Purdue. Kadeem Jack led Rutgers with 18 points and 11 rebounds.

It was Boilermaker coach Matt Painter’s 100th Big Ten victory, becoming the 20th man to achieve that milestone

a career-high 22 points, Sam Thompson added 15, and Shannon Scott chipped in 13 to lead Ohio State past Nebraska 81-57 in Columbus, Ohio, the Cornhuskers’ sixth loss in a row.

D’Angelo Russell had 11 points and six assists before leaving with leg cramps for the Buckeyes (20-8, 9-6 Big Ten), who had lost their last two.

Tarin Smith had 13 points, Terran Petteway scored 12, and David Rivers added 10 for Nebraska (13-15, 5-11), which fell to 0-8 in conference road games. The Cornhuskers haven’t won since beating Northwestern 76-60 on Feb. 3.

Tate, who also had seven rebounds, ended up 8-for-9 from the field, missing one of his two 3-point attempts.

The freshman’s previous career high was 20 against Rutgers.

Scott also had six assists.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS

COMMUNITY STATE BANK OF ROCK FALLS, Plaintiff, v.

ROBERT V. CHARLESTON, JULIE L. CHARLESTON, UNKNOWN OWNERS, and NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants.

No. 14 CH 140 ST NOTICE BY PUBLICATION NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU: Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants That this case has been commenced in this Court against you and other defendants, praying for the foreclosure of the following Mortgages regarding the following described premises: Lot 8 in Block 5, in David L. and John W. Martin's Addition to Rock Falls, Whiteside County, Illinois COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 516 14th Avenue, Rock Falls, Illinois 61071 which said Mortgage was made by: Community state Bank of Rock Falls to Robert V. Charleston and Julie L. Charleston, as Mortgagees, and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Whiteside County, Illinois, as Document No. 2012-05996; and for other relief; that summons was duly issued out of said Court against you as provided by law and that the said suit is now pending.

NOW, THEREFORE, UNLESS YOU file your appearance in this case in the Office of the Clerk of this Court: Clerk of the Circuit Court Whiteside County Courts Facility, Eastern Division 101 E. Third St. Sterling, IL 61081 on or before January 26, 2015, A DEFAULT MAY BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU AT ANY TIME AFTER THAT DAY AND A JUDGMENT MAY BE ENTERED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRAYER OF SAID COMPLAINT. DATED: DECEMBER 26, 2014.

Susan E. Ottens Clerk of the Circuit Court Whiteside County, Illinois Douglas E. Lee Ehrmann Gehlbach Badger Lee & Considine, LLC Attorneys for Plaintiff 215 E. First St., Suite 100 P.O. Box 447 Dixon, Illinois 61021 (815) 288-4949 (815) 288-3068 (FAX) lee@egblc.com NOTE: This law firm is deemed to be a debt collector.

February 13, 20, 27, 2015 CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS ESTATE OF WILLIAM C. WEAVER Deceased.

No. 15 P 20 CLAIM NOTICE Notice is given of the death of WILLIAM C. WEAVER. Letters of Office were issued to MARY RACHEL WEAVER, 9180 Mineral Road, Fenton, Illinois 61251, and WILLIAM TRAVIS WEAVER, 16750 East 50th, Blandinsville, Illinois 61420, as independent CoExecutors, whose attorneys are WARD, MURRAY, PACE & JOHNSON, P.C., 202 E. 5th Street, Sterling, Illinois 61081.

Claims against the estate may be filed in the office of the Clerk of Court, Whiteside County Courthouse, 200 East Knox Street, Morrison, Illinois 61270, or with the Representative, or both, on or before August 31, 2015, and any claim not filed within that period is barred.

Copies of a claim filed with the Clerk must be mailed or delivered to the Representative and to the attorney within ten (10) days after it has been filed.

Dated this 23rd day of February, 2015.

Mary Rachel Weaver and William Travis Weaver, Independent Co-Executors

By order of the City of Sterling Marie Rombouts City Clerk February 27, 2015

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Notice is given of the death of PATRICIA A. HUBBARD. Letters of Office were issued to JOHN R. HUBBARD, JR., 807 E. Fairview, Peoria, Illinois, 61615, as Independent Representative, whose attorneys are WARD, MURRAY, PACE & JOHNSON, P.C., 202 E. 5th Street, Sterling, Illinois 61081.

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Claims against the estate may be filed in the office of the Clerk of Court, Whiteside County Courthouse, 200 East Knox Street, Morrison, Illinois 61270, or with the Representative, or both, on or before July 24, 2015, and any claim not filed within that period is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the Clerk must be mailed or delivered to the Representative and to the attorney within ten (10) days after it has been filed.

John R. Hubbard, Jr. Independent Representative Kyle G. Carlock WARD, MURRAY, PACE & JOHNSON, P.C. Attorneys for Estate 202 E. 5th Street, Sterling, IL 61081-0400 (815) 625-8200 February 20, 27, March 6, 2015 STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 14TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WHITESIDE COUNTY IN RE THE MATTER OF: JENNIFER LYN MCEVOY NO. 15 MR 21 5T CHANGE OF NAME TO: JD DELGADO NOTICE OF FILING OF PETITION FOR CHANGE OF NAME Notice is given you, the public, that on June 8, 2015, a hearing will be held on a Petition for Change of Name asking the Court to change my present name of Jennifer Lyn McEvoy to the name of JD Delgado. The hearing will take place at Whiteside County Court House 101 E 3rd St. in Sterling Illinois.

Date 2/18/2015 Plaintiff Jennifer Lyn McEvoy February 20, 27 & March 6 2015 ASSUMED NAME PUBLICATION NOTICE Public Notice is hereby given that on February 10 A.D. 2015 a certificate was filed in the Office of the County Clerk of Lee County, Illinois, setting forth the names and post-office addresses of all of the persons ownconducting ing, and transacting the business known as J.H. Auto Transport located at 622 Cherry St. Compton, IL 61318. Dated this 10th day of February A.D. 2015.

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ESTATE OF PATRICIA A. HUBBARD Deceased.

No. 15 P 14 CLAIM NOTICE

Daniel C. Hawkins WARD, MURRAY, PACE & JOHNSON, P.C. Attorneys for Estate 202 E. 5th Street, Sterling, IL 61081-0400 (815) 625-8200 February 27, March 6, 13, 2015 NOTICE TO QUOTE CITY OF STERLING Community Service Department 2015 Sidewalk/ Curb Program The City of Sterling will receive quotes to provide concrete for our 2015 Sidewalk/Curb maintenance program. If you would like to submit a quote for this material, please place your quote in a sealed envelope and deliver to the: City Clerk, City of Sterling, 212 Third Avenue, Sterling, IL 61081.

Quotes should be submitted on your Company letterhead, be signed by an authorized representative and clearly state the cost per yard, delivered, for the various types of material requested. Information may be picked up in the Code Enforcement Department, 212 Third Avenue, Sterling. The envelope should be marked 2015 Sidewalk/Curb Program Quote.

All quotes must be received by the City Clerk by 11:30 am CDST Wednesday, All quotes will be March 25, 2015. opened and read aloud at that time.

These quotes will be for a one-year period beginning May 1, 2015 and ending April 30, 2016.

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NEW TODAY A Sauk Valley banquet facility is looking for a full time Banquet Manager.

You should be sales focused with excellent attention to detail. Along with event bookings and marketing, you will also be responsible to oversee all aspects of an event. Computer skills are a plus.

Applicant must be self motivated, demonstrate strong leadership skills, and be available on weekends as events require.

Please send your resume to: managerneeded4 @gmail.com Agricultural Construction Company seeking Service Techs and Millwright Crew Members Positions will be seasonal with the potential for full time employment.

Must be able to lift 80 lbs, use hand tools, and work Saturdays. Welding experience is a plus but not a requirement. All applicants are subject to background check.

Please email resumes to: Mbrady@apgrain systems.com Or apply within at 100 Roosevelt St., Hooppole, IL 61258 All American Bar & Grill Now Hiring all Positions. Servers, cooks and dish washers. Come in and apply at: 2105 1st Ave. Rock Falls IL. 61071 Amboy C.U.S.D. #272 is seeking applicants for the following position: HEAD CUSTODIAN To apply go to www.leeogle.org and complete the application.

Automotive Experienced Mechanic wanted must have own tools. Full time benefits, pay equal to experience.

Please apply in person at: Credit Auto Sales, 601 IL Route 2 Dixon Local Grain Elevator taking applications for FT position for Outside Operations.

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Call Phil 815-973-4054 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 Concrete labor work: Now hiring for spring! Must be 21 & over with a valid driver's license. MUST be a serious caller! Contact Jerry Williams Concrete, Inc. of Ashton. 815-4532372. If not available to take your call please leave your name & phone number.

Customer Service/ Inside Sales Representative

The Telegraph is accepting resumes for a Customer Service/ Inside Sales Representative in our Dixon office. This is a part time position offering approximately 25 hours per week. We are looking for a highly motivated, enthusiindividual astic who can handle a small fast-paced office environment.

Duties include handling circulation subscription and issues, delivery classified and disadvertising play sales, phone sales and processing editorial submissions.

Candidates should possess multitasking abilities with a strong customer service comTyping mitment. and computer skills are required with good grammar and spelling, along with dependability, flexibility and a teamwork mindset. Successful completion of pre-employment drug screen and background check required. If you are interested in joining our team, send your resume to:

Ed Bushman ebushman@ saukvalley.com The Telegraph 113 S Peoria Ave Dixon, IL 61021

DIRECTOR OF CRISIS SERVICES: Make a difference every day, helping to transform people's lives. This position leads a staff of 21 serving survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault. Position includes grant writing, policy development, and work with community and funders.

Requirements: Bachelor's Degree in human service field, significant suexperipervisory ence in a human setting. services Benefits include retireexcellent ment plan, paid leave, and insurance. Diverse applicants welcome.

Equal Opportunity Employer.

Apply at YWCA of the Sauk Valley, 412 First Avenue, Sterling Focus Services Come see us at our new location in Sterling at 2214 E 4th St Suite B. We are hiring for A.M. and P.M. training. 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.

Local Furniture store looking for 1 reliable person to strip/refinish furniture. Will train, must have valid drivers license. Apply in person at Yesterdays Furniture. 316 S. Lincoln Ave, Dixon.

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NOW HIRING at Messie's Bar & Grill for all positions.

Please apply in person at 117 N. River Rd., Oregon, IL 61061

Now hiring full time production assistant for wean to finish hog operation. Duties will include day to day pig care, sorting, placing and giving vaccinations knowledge of these duties are highly desired but would not exclude highly motivated eager to learn candidates.

Offering competitive pay and performance based bonus all interested parties e-mail oinkincpork@yahoo.com

Resthave Home is looking to fill positions for a parttime Cook and fulltime and part-time Dietary Aides.

Applicants interested please send resumes to: 408 Maple Avenue, Morrison, IL 61270 attention Human Resources or stop in to fill out an application.

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NO INDIVIDUAL, unless licensed or holding a permit as a childcare facility, may cause to be published any advertisement soliciting a child care service.* A childcare facility that is licensed or operating under a permit issued by the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services may publish advertisements of the services for which it is specifically licensed or issued a permit. Sauk Valley Media strongly urges any parent or guardian to verify the validity of the license of any facility before placing a child in it's care. *Family homes that care for no more than three (3) children under the age of twelve or which receive only children from a single household, for less than 24 hours per day, are exempt from licensure as day care homes.

The three children to whom this exemption applies includes the family's natural or adopted children and any other persons under the age of 12 whether related or unrelated to the operator of the day care home. (DCFS Rule, Part 377.3 (c))

AUCTIONS RN's Wanted in Dixon, Sterling & Oregon areas.

Contact Peak Medical Home Care 815-677-9223

ServiceMaster has openimmediate ings in Dixon, Sterling & Amboy area.

Multiple day and night part time positions. 15-20/hrs. per week. Apply in person at 205 6th Ave., Sterling.

TO OUR

READERS:

Sauk Valley Media does not knowingly accept advertising which is in violation of the law. Likewise, we do not knowingly accept advertising which is fraudulent or has intent. malicious While we attempt to screen advertising with potential fraud, it is impossible to screen all potential We problems. strongly encourage our readers to exercise caution and common sense, when particularly dealing with companies with which you are not familiar.

Tree Trimmer, climber preferred but not necessary.

Must have 3 years experience as a trimmer. CDL with clean driving record. Drug test required. Top wages paid.

Kobbeman Tree Service. To apply call 815-626-8171

Vintage Mechanical Works is looking for full time a mechanic/ body/ painter.

To apply go to 806 Prosperity Dr. Sterling. 61081 815-626-1690

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794 LEE STREET DES PLAINES, IL COLLECTABLES: Lladro's, Swarovski, RS Prussia, Barbie's, Dolls, Paperweights, Stoneware, MORE! FURNITURE,TOYS, PAINTINGS,MORE! 847-296-0773 paceantiquesandauction.com

AREA GARAGE SALES 624 DIXON GARAGE SALES 624 Saturday 8-12 513 W. 2nd Street Loveland Bldg.

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ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES 705 I Buy: Antiques, collectibles, toys, post cards, etc.

815-445-6151.

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815.625.8529 Fisher Paykel gas dryer from Prescotts. $100.00 815-441-7051

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755

All Mattress Sets New in plastic.

Twin $99, Full $129, qu. $159, King $259. W/ Warr. Can deliver.

815-703-3688 High quality tan leather sofa by Century. Comfortable, exc. condition. $1,400. Call 815-973-0890 Mattress sets: Twin $99, Full $129, Queen $159, King $199. Will deliver! Kern Mattress Outlet, call 309452-7477.

FURNITURE

755

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Solid oak Amish hand crafted country hutch, exc. cond., $2000 815499-4140

Competitor weight bench with bars & dumbbells, weights $40 815-494-4591

PETS & PET SUPPLIES 775

Corn fed beef.

Buy ¼ or ½. Dave Stuart, 815-7724759.

10 mo. old kitten neutered, vaccinated, free to good 815-499home, 9923 3 adult cats, to good homes only 2 are brothers would like to keep together. 815-718-2986 6 mo. old Bobtail female kitten. Free to good home.

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Wanted: Tea Cup size Chihuahua, adult, short hair, reasonably priced or free 815-5649022 after 2:00.

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Please screen respondents carefully when giving an animal away.

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Qualified candidates should send cover letter and resume to: Contact Jennifer Baratta Sauk Valley Media 3200 E. Lincolnway, P.O. Box 498, Sterling, IL 61081 jbaratta@saukvalley.com Sauk Valley Media is an equal opportunity employer and a drugfree workplace.

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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.

Midland States Bank is seeking a part time Teller for our Dixon Main branch. Must be available 25-28 hours per week and be willing to work Saturdays. The ability to float between branches as needed, previous customer service and cash handling experience is required.

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2014 IMPALAPALOOZA

14 Chevrolet Captiva

Hurry In! Won’t Last!

Stock #R867

*

24,988*

$

12 Chevrolet Equinox LT

Incredible Value

Stock #R905

Stock #1981A

1-Owner, Very Clean

13 Dodge Ram Tradesmen

Under 35,000 Miles

Under 30K Miles

Stock #R911

18,988

$

32,988*

$

11 Chevrolet Silverado LT

09 Chevrolet Silverado LT

12 Dodge Journey SXT Stock #R918

*

12 Ford Taurus Limited

Leather

Stock #R937

22,375

$

Stock #2001A

Loaded, 4x4

14 Chevrolet Malibu LTZ

Save Thousands

2 Years Free Maintenance

$

*

12 Jeep Compass LTD

11 Chevrolet Silverado LT

Stock #R744

35,988

$

11 Chevrolet Silverado LTZ

1-Owner, Certified

Loaded with 22’s

Truck Of The Year!

Stock #2351A

12 Chevrolet Silverado LT

09 Chevrolet Tahoe LTZ

15 Chevrolet Colorado Z71 Stock #R929

ValleSauk y Trus’s Most N ted Autoame in mob iles

6,988*

$

10 Chevrolet HHR LS WOW, What a Buy!

Stock #R854A

9,365*

$

05 Harley Davidson Sportster 1200 Summer Closeout

Stock #R777A

4,988*

$

10 Hyundai Sonata GLS

Lots Of Car For Your Money!

Stock #R881A

8,988*

$

93 Toyota Camry LE V6 Tremendous Value

Stock #R870B

3,450*

$

(815)625.2700 *Prices do not include tax, title, license & doc fees. All sale prices after all available rebates. New Silverado price requires a 1999 or newer trade in. See dealer for complete details. †APR for well qualified applicants through ALLY. Not everyone will qualify Dealer not liable for errors in this ad. AOn Select Models. See dealer for details. All pricing ends 02/28/2015. Photos for illustration only.