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Liberty and justice for brunch

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

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First responders enjoy brunch and camaraderie Saturday at Liberty Court Living Center. The senior living center’s staff held the event to thank the men and women of the fire, police and EMT services for their work. The facility also held a kindergarten and first-grade coloring contest, with the winners receiving a ride to school in a fire truck.

Bravest, finest enjoy fine dining, courtesy of senior living center RIGHT: Lee County Sheriff John Simonton and Dixon Rural Assistant Chief Nancy Mercer fill their plates during Liberty Court’s brunch Saturday morning in Dixon.

BELOW: Griffin Magnafici, 6, shows his winning entry in the coloring contest to his dad, Matt. Griffin will receive a ride to school in a fire truck as a prize for winning the contest.

MILLEDGEVILLE – The village is closing in on a deal to sell all 30 acres of its industrial park to a biological agriculture company.

Village president Galen Wirth said officials have been negotiating with Wisconsin-based Midwestern BioAg for a year and a half. The target date for finalizing the contract is March 15, but Wirth said it could take until the end of the month.

The industrial park, near state Route 40, has been vacant since it was established in 2007. The acreage has been rented out as farmland for several years.

“Things haven’t been signed yet, but the holdup is with engineering, so things look very promising,” Wirth said.

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About the company The Wisconsin-based group makes environmentally friendly ag chemicals and consults with farmers to implement its products and methods to improve yields. The Milledgeville site could immediately create 15 jobs, according to Village President Galen Wirth.

ILLINOIS | SMALL BUSINESS

WRESTLING WITH A CAUSE

Bill aims to help fund startups Similar legislation approved in other Midwest states

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

DIXON – A bill making its way through the Illinois General Assembly could make it easier for small businesses or startups to raise capital.

The bill, introduced by state Rep. Tom Demmer, R-Dixon, amends the Illinois Securities Law of 1953 to allow for smaller investments in companies that can’t afford a full public offering.

Similar to using a Kickstarter campaign, business owners can solicit money from individuals for smaller

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There are a lot of entrepreneurs who have great ideas to a start a business, but have no capital.

This bill will give those people the opportunity to bring new and innovative business ideas to Illinois.

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State Rep. Tom Demmer, R-Dixon

amounts. But unlike a Kickstarter drive, which usually solicits donations or a presale of the product, the bill would allow a percentage of the company to be sold.

“Crowdfunding will be the way of the future and is the next step in evolu-

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tion for startups and small businesses,” Demmer said in a statement. “There are a lot of entrepreneurs out there who have great ideas to start a business, but have no capital.”

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MWA wrestler Vash Heartly works the crowd Saturday night at Mills & Petrie gymnasium in Ashton. The professional wrestling outfit put on a fundraising show to help out Matt Heng, an AFC High School senior battling bone cancer. See more photos from the fundraiser on A10.

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PEORIA | LAW ENFORCEMENT

Gunshot detection expanding Council votes to double coverage area of ShotSpotter technology PEORIA (AP) – Peoria police have plans to expand use of a gunshot detection system that officers have said makes them more efficient.

The Peoria Police Department has been using ShotSpotter technology in a 3-squaremile area of South Peoria since November 2013, the Journal Star reported.

The department is pre-

paring to expand coverage into the North Valley, East Bluff and Central Peoria.

The system promises near instantaneous notification of gunfire through communication technology and audio triangulation.

Peoria spent $405,000 on a 3-year contract with ShotSpotter in 2013 for the South Peoria area. This month,

the Peoria City Council approved doubling the coverage area at a cost of $459,000 for 3 years.

Police hope to have equipment installed in the new areas in the next 3 months.

Statistics show that officers have located evidence of gunfire in 71.4 percent of cases when a person has called 911 along with a ShotSpotter alert. With-

out an alert, police confirm gunfire complaints in 8.9 percent of cases.

Numbers are less clear on false positives.

“ShotSpotter is a tool, and it has consistently paid dividends. But like any tool, especially sophisticated electronic equipment, it can fail,” Assistant Chief Mike Eddlemon said. “We’re still no worse off by checking that.”

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POLICE Sterling Police Austin J. Cooper, 20, of Sterling; 1:34 a.m. Saturday at Fifth Avenue and East Seventh Street; Lee County warrant for failure to appear, two Whiteside County warrants for failure to appear – driving while license suspended and possession of marijuana less than 2.5 grams; taken to Whiteside County Jail.

Kyle R. Schultz, 19, of Rock Falls; 11:17 a.m. Saturday at Walmart, 4115 E. Lincolnway; aggravated assault, retail theft; given a notice to appear in court.

Michael D. Doughty, 45, of Sterling; 11:30 a.m. Saturday in the 200 block of Locust Street; improper lane usage; promise to comply.

Timothy J. Filippi, 49, of Sterling; 12:39 p.m. Saturday in the 300 block of 17th Avenue; improper use of cellphone while driving; posted bond.

Najee R. Davis, 23, of Sterling; 12:23 p.m. Saturday at the Sterling Police Department; failure to register as a violent offender against youth, White-

side County warrant for domestic battery, Lee County warrant for contempt of court; taken to Whiteside County Jail.

Adam M. Thiem, 19, of Tampico; 4 p.m. Saturday at Walmart, 4115 E. Lincolnway; retail theft; given notice to appear in court.

Colton W. Schindel, 19, of Tampico; 4:29 p.m. Saturday at Walmart, 4115 E. Lincolnway; retail theft; given notice to appear in court.

Stacie A. Freil, 40, of Chicago; 4:03 p.m. Saturday in the 100 block of East Third Street; driving under the influence, parking too far from the curb; given notice to appear in court.

Willie J. Chattic, 29, of Sterling; 7:58 p.m. Saturday at Locust and East Third streets; aggravated driving under the influence over .08, no valid driver’s license, driving with a suspended license, Lee County warrant for contempt of court, warrant for parole violation, violation of a court order, obstruction of justice; taken to Whiteside County Jail.

David A. Flannagin, 30, of Sterling; 11:43 p.m. Friday at East 12th Street and Third Avenue; domestic battery, resisting arrest; taken to Whiteside County Jail.

Daniel K. Manning, 39, of Franklin Grove; 9:44 a.m.

Friday in the 800 block of First Avenue; suspended registration; given notice to appear in court.

Collin J. McGinn, 19, of Sterling; 9:08 a.m. Friday in the 1600 block of West Third Street; driving too fast for conditions; promise to comply.

Jose A. Moreno, 34, of Sterling; 1:32 p.m. Friday in the 1200 block of West Fourth Street; speeding, no insurance, Lee County warrant for failure to appear; posted bond.

Canaan I. Ross, 18, of Amboy; 2:45 p.m. Friday in the 1100 block of West 23rd Street; speeding in a school zone; given notice to appear in court.

Roy E. Klapprodt, 69, of Sterling; 7:11 p.m. Friday at Polo Road and East Lincolnway; driving under the influence, failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident; given notice to appear in court.

Roderick D. Roby, 39, of Rockford; 9:46 p.m. Friday at East Third Street and 18th Avenue; operating an uninsured vehicle, illegal transporting of alcohol, Lee County warrant for failure to appear; posted bond.

Danielle J. Cornwell, 21, of Sterling; 11:15 p.m. Friday at Sixth Avenue and East Sixth Street; operating an uninsured vehicle; promise to comply.

Dixon Police Joseph L. Battaglia Jr., 27, of Dixon; 1:15 a.m. Saturday in the 1500 block of Lowell Park Road; driving under the influence, speeding, disobeying a traffic signal; given notice to appear in court.

Patricia Helt, 40, of Dixon; 3:45 p.m. Friday in the 200 block of South Hennepin Avenue; Dixon Police warrant for failure to appear; posted bond and given notice to appear in court.

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Michelle R. Holocker, 34, of Kankakee; 2:49 p.m. Friday on Interstate 39 in Lee County; no valid driver’s license, speeding; posted individual bond, and given a notice to appear in court.

Dean K. Ahlstrand, 50, of Mesa, Arizona; 2:41 a.m. Friday at Hoover and Penrose roads; driving under the influence, improper lane usage, stop sign violation, failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident; issued bond and given a notice to appear in court.

John A. Melvin, 34, of DeKalb; 1 a.m. Saturday at state Route 30 and Interstate 39 in Lee County; warrant for nonsupport of dependents; taken to Lee County Jail.

Ogle County Sheriff Jose M. Avila, 41, of Rochelle; 4:30 a.m. Wednesday on Interstate 39; no valid driver’s license; taken to Ogle County Jail and held in lieu of bond.

Amy J. Gann, 37, of Davis Junction; 10:20 a.m. Wednesday in the 13000 block of state Route 72 East; driving while license suspended, operating a motor vehicle with no proof of insurance; taken to Ogle County Jail, posted bond, and given a notice to appear in court.

Heather R. Willis, 29, of Rochelle; 2:05 p.m. Wednesday on state Route 64 East; driving while license suspended; taken to Ogle County Jail, posted bond, and given a notice to appear in court.

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ILLINOIS BUDGET | COURT REPORTERS

AMBOY

Shortfall could see cases delayed Chief judge: Consequences could be serious

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Firefighters work at the scene of a house fire Saturday afternoon at 8 Jones Ave. in Amboy. The call came in at 2:03 p.m., and there were no serious injuries reported – only a minor injury that did not require hospitalization.

Blaze displaces family No one seriously hurt; Red Cross assisting family

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

AMBOY – No one was seriously injured in a fire that broke out in a kitchen Saturday afternoon at 8 N. Jones Ave. in Amboy.

Amboy fire officials said four people quickly escaped from the house owned by Eddie and Becky Pollard. One person sustained a minor injury that didn’t require a trip to the hospital.

Fire Chief Jeff Bryant said the fire call came in at 2:03 p.m., and several departments responded, putting out the blaze in about 30 minutes.

“They were able to get it under control quickly,” Bryant said. “The house isn’t livable right now,

DIXON – Unless legislators in Springfield can figure out an answer before March 31, the state will run out of money to pay court reporters statewide.

A $14.3 million shortfall in funds to pay court reporters is something that affects every county in the state, and it could mean serious delays in felony cases.

It’s a problem that has 15th Judicial Circuit Chief Judge Ron Jacobson anxious.

“I can’t think of a day in the last few weeks that this hasn’t been on my mind,” Jacobson said.

The 15th Circuit includes Lee, Ogle, and Carroll counties, as well as Stephenson and Jo Daviess counties. It employs 12 court reporters: Three in Lee

County, three in Ogle County, one in Carroll County, four in Stephenson County, and one in Jo Daviess County.

As chief judge, the circuit’s court reporters are technically Jacobson’s employees.

“Obviously, the court reporters are an incredibly important part of the court system. Especially if the case gets appealed.” Jacobson said. “There has to be an accurate transcript of what was said, and that’s where the court reporters come in to play.”

Court reporters are required to be in the courtroom during felony cases. If no court reporters are available, court can’t be held, which could affect defendants’ right to a speedy trial, Jacobson said.

A defendant’s demand for speedy trial requires

that a it occur within a certain amount of time.

“If we can’t keep the criminal courts open, an option would be to let people out of jail on a lower bond or no bond or a recognizance bond to make the speedy trial period extend,” the judge said. “There’s one example of how incredibly serious this issue is and would be.”

Still, Jacobson said he remained optimistic that legislators would find a solution.

While the county has no say in the matter, it’s an issue that’s been on the mind of Lee County Circuit Clerk Denise McCaffrey-Ehrmann, too.

“If [the court reporters] aren’t here, we have no record,” she said. “I don’t know what would happen. It would be a big breakdown. The process can’t be done without all of the players.”

and police Superintendent Garry McCarthy announced Friday that 28-year Chicago police veteran Eric Washington was selected for the role.

Washington will oversee the department’s community policing program,

which seeks to build stronger ties with residents and community leaders.

Emanuel used the announcement to tout his efforts to reduce the city’s gang violence, an issue that has figured in the mayoral election.

IN BRIEF Firefighters work the scene on Jones Avenue. The crews had the blaze under control in about 30 minutes and, while the home is no longer livable Amboy Chief Jeff Bryant said the firefighters “did a great job of saving the structure.” but they did a great job of saving the structure.”

Firefighters from Amboy, Sublette, Dixon City, Dixon Rural, Ashton, Franklin Grove, and Harmon were at the fire scene.

Bryant said they were able to pinpoint the origin of the fire, but aren’t

sure how it started.

“The state fire marshal will be here Monday to investigate,” Bryant said.

“We know it started in a pantry area of the kitchen, but right now the cause is unknown.”

The family is receiving assistance from the Red Cross and a local church.

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OBITUARIES Robert A. Brockman ROCK FALLS – Robert A. Brockman, 91, of Rock Falls, died Friday, Feb. 27, 2015, at CGH Medical Center in Sterling.

He was born Dec. 6, 1923, in Clinton, Iowa, the son of Henry and Emma (Hoffman) Brockman.

He was an Army veteran of World War II. He married Audrey Cook on July 31, 1949, at the former Second Avenue Lutheran Church in Sterling.

Bob was one of the original owners of Central Heating and Cooling in Sterling, where he worked as a partner and operator for 30 years.

After his retirement, he worked and volunteered many hours at Christ Lutheran School in Sterling, doing maintenance and construction projects. Bob was an active charter member of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Rock Falls. He had served for 20 years as a volunteer Rock Falls

fireman.

Survivors include his wife, Audrey; two daughters, Judy Brockman of Sterling and Carol (Steve) Tillberg of Marinette, Wisconsin; one grandson, Eric; and two great-grandchildren, Isabelle and Max. He was preceded in death by his parents, five sisters, and four brothers.

Visitation will be from 9 to 10:15 a.m., and the funeral service at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Rock Falls, with the Rev. Daniel Behmlander officiating. Burial will be at Oak Knoll Memorial Park in Sterling.

McDonald Funeral Home handled arrangements.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made to Christ Lutheran School and Good Shepherd Lutheran Church.

James Allen Brubaker OREGON – James Allen Brubaker, 72, of Oregon, died Saturday, Feb. 28, 2015, at Serenity Hospice and Home in Oregon, surrounded by his loving family.

He was born Feb. 11, 1943, in Chicago, the son of Kenneth and Dorothy (Pavlik) Brubaker. He graduated from Lane Tech High School in Chicago. He married Sandra Wodrich on Feb. 8, 1964, in Chicago.

James was a Franklin Park firefighter for 26 years, retiring in 1993.

In 1999, he and his wife, Sandra, moved to the Oregon area. Together they enjoyed vacationing in Fort Myers Beach, Florida, for the past 25 years. He was a member of Messiah Lutheran Church in Sterling, and the Blackhawk Model Railroad Club at Conover Square in Oregon. He loved to fly his model airplanes and fish.

He was preceded in death by his parents.

He is survived by his

wife, Sandra, of Oregon; three children, Judy (Don) Geno of Buffalo Grove, Bill (Kathleen) Brubaker of Sandwich, and Dan (Charlotte) Brubaker of Wauconda; brother, Norm (Maryann) Brubaker of Ruskin, Florida; eight grandchildren, Jason Geno, Timothy, Julie, Brianne, Brian, and Katie Brubaker, and Christian and Haley Brubaker; and many nieces and nephews.

Visitation will be 10 to 11 a.m., and the memorial service at 11 a.m. March 9 at FarrellHolland-Gale Funeral Home in Oregon, with the Rev. David Burge of Messiah Lutheran Church in Sterling officiating.

A memorial fund has been established for the Serenity Hospice and Home in Oregon, and Messiah Lutheran Church in Sterling.

Visit www.farrellhollandgale.com to send condolences.

Charles E. Stomberg SUBLETTE – Charles E. Stomberg, 62, of Sublette, died Thursday, Feb. 26, 2015, at his home.

He was born Jan. 24, 1953, in Oregon, the son of Charles and Donna Jean (Kelser) Stomberg.

He was a longtime maintenance employee at Woodhaven Lakes near Sublette. He served in the Navy.

He is survived by two brothers, Robert “Scott” Stomberg of Austin, Texas, and Doug (Alice) Stomberg of Rochester, Minnesota; four sisters, Jody Burton of Oregon, Mary Rosson of Poplar Bluff, Arkansas, Anna Scott of Wynne, Arkansas, and Terri Hartley of Austin, Texas; and many

nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents, and a sister, Linda.

Visitation will be from noon to 2 p.m.

Tuesday, and the funeral at 2 p.m.

Tuesday, at United First Church in Amboy, with the Rev. Charles Jeanblanc officiating. Military honors will be bestowed by the Amboy American Legion post. Burial of cremains will follow in Lighthouse Cemetery in Oregon.

A memorial fund has been established for United First Church in Amboy.

Mihm-Jones Funeral Home in Amboy handled arrangements.

Visit www.thejonesfh. com to send condolences.

Kristopher (Mary) Haak of Byron; three brothers, Michael (Tracey) Durham of Sterling, Charles (Cindy) Durham of Jackson, Michigan, and Daryl (Shannen) Mager of Rock Falls; and three grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents; and her husband, Keith Haak.

A private memorial service will be scheduled at a later date. Cremation rites have been accorded.

Finch Funeral Home and Crematory in Mount Morris handled arrangements.

George R. Hoops PINELLAS PARK, Florida – George R. Hoops, of Pinellas Park, died Sunday, Feb. 22, 2015.

He is survived by his wife, Helen Zbinden Hoops, whom he

married in 1986, in St. Charles, Missouri.

He loved yearly visits to Dixon, and winters in Florida. In 2013, he and Helen moved full time to Florida.

Paula J. Panice

AMBOY – Carl E. Hicks, 74, of Rockford, formerly of Amboy, died Saturday, Feb. 28, 2015, at Aperion Care in Amboy.

Mihm-Jones Funeral Home in Amboy is handling arrangements.

Elizabeth Reuter DIXON – Elizabeth Reuter, 107, of Dixon, died Saturday, Feb. 28, 2015, at Heritage Square in Dixon.

Elizabeth was born Nov. 21, 1907, in Amboy, the daughter of William and Grace (Pfeffer) Reuter. She worked in assembly at Freeman Shoe Factory prior to her retirement.

She is survived by one brother, Warren (Rogene) Reuter of Dixon; and one sister, Catherine Woodyatt of Dixon.

She was preceded in

death by her parents, five brothers, and five sisters.

Visitation will be at 10 a.m., followed by the service at 11 a.m., Tuesday at Preston-Schilling Funeral Home in Dixon, with the Rev. Vinnie Marrandino, director of pastoral care at KSB Hospital in Dixon, officiating. Burial will be at Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens in Dixon.

A memorial fund has been established for Heritage Square in Dixon.

Visit www.prestonschillingfuneralhome.com to send condolences.

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Today’s funerals: Kambri Lynn Folkers, 2 months, of Sterling, 10 a.m. at McDonald Funeral Home in Rock Falls.

Eloise I. Rauser, formerly of Morrison, 2 p.m. at Bethesda Lutheran Church in Morrison.

Tuesday visitations: Duane A. Garkey of Mount Morris, 9:30-11 a.m. at St. Mark Lutheran Church in Polo.

Elizabeth Reuter of Dixon, 10 a.m. at Preston-Schilling Funeral Home in Dixon.

Tuesday funerals: Clyde Rosene of Princeton, 10 a.m. at Red Oak United Methodist Church in Walnut.

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Elizabeth Reuter of Dixon, 11 a.m. at Preston-Schilling Funeral Home in Dixon.

Wednesday visitations: Robert A. Brockman of Rock Falls, 9-10:15 a.m. at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Rock Falls.

Helen V. Naden of Polo, 10-11 a.m. at Polo Family Funeral Home.

Arthur F. Radake of Tampico, 3-8 p.m., prayer service at 7:30 p.m., at St. Mary Catholic Church in Tampico.

Wednesday funerals: Robert A. Brockman of Rock Falls, 10:30 a.m. at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Rock Falls.

Helen V. Naden of Polo, 11 a.m. graveside service at Fairmount Cemetery in Polo.

Thursday funerals: Arthur F. Radake of Tampico, 10:30 a.m. at St. Mary Catholic Church in Tampico.

March 9 visitations: James Allen Brubaker of Oregon, 10-11 a.m. at FarrellHolland-Gale Funeral Home in Oregon.

March 9 funerals: James Allen Brubaker of Oregon, memorial service at 11 a.m. at Farrell-HollandGale Funeral Home in Oregon.

Angela K. Haak DIXON – Angela K. Haak, 53, died Sunday, Feb. 22, 2015, at KSB Hospital in Dixon.

Angela was born April 8, 1961, in Sterling, the daughter of Malcolm Durham and Karolynn (Wright) Mager. Angela married Keith Haak on April 30, 1982, at East Jordan Church in Sterling.

Angela was a homemaker who enjoyed camping, racing, and spending time with her dog, Kasy.

Angela is survived by two sons, Kyle (Brecken) Haak of Cherry Valley, and

Carl E. Hicks

Arthur F. Radake TAMPICO – Arthur F. Radake, 79, of Tampico, died Friday, Feb. 27, 2015, at CGH Medical Center in Sterling.

Art was born Feb. 28, 1935, in Scheller, the son of Joseph and Mary (Glupczynski) Ratajczyk.

He married Donna Bruderon on Oct. 6, 1962, in Tampico. He worked for Frantz Manufacturing for 40 years, and owned and operated Radake Sanitation.

He is survived by his wife, Donna Radake of Tampico; the Radake girls, LeAnn (Kevin) Murk of Monmouth, Mary Jo (Brian) Bender and Lisa Radake Hinrichsen, both of Tampico, and Becki (Brian Strike) Gallentine of Prophetstown; eight grandchildren; one brother, Raymond Ratajczyk

of Columbia; one sister, Francis Witoski of Ashley; and many nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents, two sisters, and two brothers.

Visitation will be from 3 to 8 p.m.

Wednesday at St. Mary Catholic Church in Tampico, with a prayer service at 7:30 p.m.

Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at St. Mary Catholic Church, with Deacon Bill Lemmer officiating. Burial will be at Yorktown Cemetery.

A memorial fund has been established for Illinois School for the Deaf in Jacksonville.

Garland Funeral Home in Tampico is handling arrangements. Visit www. garlandfuneralhome.com to send condolences.

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Duane A. Garkey MOUNT MORRIS – Duane A. Garkey, 85, passed away peacefully on Friday, Feb. 27, 2015, at Pinecrest Manor Nursing Home in Mount Morris, surrounded by his family.

Duane was born in Mount Morris Township on March 21, 1929, and married Carol Jean Kloepping on Nov. 1, 1953, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Mount Morris.

Duane was a longtime farmer, a pressman at Kable Printing (Quebecor), sold Renk seed corn, and mowed the Fairmount Cemetery for many years after he retired.

He served as a radio operator in the Korean War from 1951 to 1953, on Cheju-do Island. The American flag proudly flies in Gark Park.

In his free time, Duane loved playing dominoes and cards with family and friends. Duane and Carol were also part of a 500 Card Club and hosted many parties at the farm. They enjoyed taking Tri-State bus trips across the country, and visited Hawaii in January 1995. Duane also enjoyed cruises to the Caribbean with his son and daughter-in-law.

Duane’s 1929 Model A Ford truck was his most cherished possession.

He frequently entered car shows and won dozens of trophies. He also enjoyed driving the truck in parades, with Carol sitting next to him, and his grandkids sitting in the back throwing out, but mostly eating, candy.

Some of Duane’s favorite things were

watching the “Lawrence Welk Show,” taking Sunday drives after church while forcing the kids to listen to polka music, helping Carol with the Lunch Box at farm sales, and hauling grandkids around in the cart pulled by a lawn mower.

Duane was steadfast in his faith and a member of St. Mark Lutheran Church in Polo. He was loving, caring, genuine, honest, funny, and will be missed by all who knew him.

He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Carol; two daughters, Cindy (Mike) Sullivan of Polo, and Jan of Madison, Wisconsin; two sons, David (Lori) of Winnebago, and Rod (Deb Bryan) of Polo; and special family member, Bob Venier, of Dixon; seven grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and sister, Cheryl Garkey of Polo.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Roy and Esther (Sudenga) Garkey; a daughter, Susan; and grandson, Damon.

Special thanks to Pastor Terry Wilder, Dr. Joseph Welty, and the Pinecrest Manor Nursing Home staff who lovingly cared for Duane and the family.

Visitation will be from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. Mark Lutheran Church in Polo, with funeral services to follow at 11 a.m. Burial will be at Fairmount Cemetery in Polo.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to St. Mark Lutheran Church or Pinecrest Manor Nursing Home.

Juan ‘John’ L. Lira

STERLING – Paula J. Panice, 58, of Sterling, died Sun- WALNUT – Charles Lane, 77, of Walnut, died Sunday, STERLING – Juan “John” L. Lira, 63, died Saturday, day, March 1, 2015, at her home.

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men understand that all state agencies face budget cuts, but he said they trust Rauner will live up to his vow to help the DNR. “Promises were made,” he said.

The Republican is likely to bring a different approach to outdoors issues than his predecessor, former Gov. Pat Quinn. The Chicago Democrat was a gun control advocate and vetoed legislation in his final days in office that would have brought bobcat hunting back to Illinois for the first time in more than 40 years.

Rauner spokeswoman Catherine Kelly declined to comment about the governor’s sympathies toward fellow hunters. She said he will carefully consider any legislation that crosses his desk.

Kelly said the more than $242 million budgeted for the DNR “allows for state parks and campgrounds to remain open and keeps hunting and fishing licensing the same.” Tough decisions were made at every level to help close the state’s $6 billion budget hole, she said.

budget cuts will undermine him

SPRINGFIELD (AP) – Illinois hunters and outdoors enthusiasts see Gov. Bruce Rauner as a potential new ally in Springfield.

Outdoorsmen are eyeing legislation this session that includes measures to ban the use of drones to track wildlife, allow silencers at gun ranges, expand coyote hunting to crossbows and resurrect a bobcat hunting season.

They’re hoping Rauner, a hunter and fisherman who frequently touts his love of the outdoors, will bring a friendly perspective to natural resource issues and dozens of proposed new laws related to guns and hunting.

At the same time, the sportsmen fear the state’s budget crisis will cast a cloud over the management of state parks and agencies that regulate their activities. They are banking on promises

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Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner arrives Jan. 24 at the Executive Mansion in Springfield with his two bird-hunting dogs. Outdoors enthusiasts are hoping Rauner will bring a friendly perspective to their causes. they say Rauner made to for conservation police address problems at the would be reduced by $3 Department of Natural million. Grants that help Resources, encouraged by pay for forest stewardship his appointment of former would drop by $2.1 milstate Rep. Wayne Rosen- lion.

“I don’t think the state thal, a fellow hunter and sportsman from Morri- legislators will accept this sonville, as the new DNR budget proposal the way it is,” said Scott Bryant, preschief.

Under Rauner’s pro- ident of the Illinois Federposed budget for the ation of Outdoor Resourccoming year, the DNR’s es, a nonprofit association operations budget would that represents hundreds be reduced by $8 million, of individual members with most of the savings and organizations with an coming from managing interest in recreation. staffing levels. The budget Bryant said the outdoors-

IN BRIEF Yard waste pick-up will resume soon STERLING – The city’s curbside collection of yard waste will resume March 9.

Yard waste will be collected weekly on residents’ regularly scheduled trash pickup day.

The waste should be placed at the regular collection point before 6 a.m. on pickup day and placed in 30-gallon kraft paper bags, 30-gallon garbage cans marked with an X, or toters marked with an X. Trees and branches should be cut into 4-foot pieces and tied with string or twine in bundles not exceeding 50 pounds.

Yard waste collection pamphlets are available from the city’s Community Services department.

Call Republic Services at 815-625-1000, or Public Works at 815-632-6624, for more information.

Good Neighbor program planned STERLING – A presentation on Good Neighbor Care in Sterling will begin

at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St. The speaker will be Beth Sterk with Good Neighbor Care, who will discuss the facility’s independent and assisted living, as well as a new memory care community that will open this spring. She also will show slides on the progress of the memory care addition.

After the program, an Italian beef lunch with baked beans, chips, a dessert, and drink will be available for $5.

Call the center at 815622-9230 for more information.

Seminar to explore the mind and body DIXON – KSB doctors will offer a program March 10 on the effects the mind-body connection has on personal health.

Doors at the Dixon Elks Lodge, 1279 Franklin Grove Road, will open at 5:15 p.m., with a light soup dinner at 5:30 p.m. and the program at 6 p.m.

Physicians Les Perkowski and Rama Shankar will

discuss topics such as whether the mind can make people sick, signs of stress and depression, and symptoms and steps for a healthy mind-body connection. Several Sauk Valley vendors also will attend.

RSVPs are requested by Thursday to KSB’s community wellness department, at 815-285-5990.

Mary Brokaw and Tara Wagenknecht. Advance registration is required, and class size is limited to 20 people who commit to all 12 weeks.

Call Brokaw at 815-2846417 or Wagenknecht at 815-303-9386 to sign up or for more information.

Mental health the topic of classes

STERLING – A dinner, dance, and auction to raise money for Newman Central Catholic High School will be Saturday at the school, 1101 St. Mary Road.

Doors will open at 4 p.m. Live and silent auctions are planned, along with 50/50 drawings.

The cost is $35 a person or $65 a couple. RSVPs may be mailed to Newman, attention Joy Welty.

Checks should be made out to Newman Central Catholic High School or Newman CCHS. Registration can also be made, and more information obtained, by emailing fundraising@newmancchs.org or calling 815-625-0500, ext. 12.

Event will raise money for Newman

DIXON – Openings remain for a family-tofamily education program for families of adults diagnosed with a serious mental disorder.

NAMI Sauk Area will sponsor the free, 12-week series of classes that will begin Thursday and meet from 6 to 8:30 p.m. at KSB Hospital, 403 E. First St. Among the program topics are schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, major depression, panic disorder, post-traumatic stress syndrome, obsessivecompulsive disorder, problem-solving skills, and recovery and rehabilitation.

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“This would be great news for the village, because they would purchase the entire industrial park,” Wirth said.

A company spokesman said the new Carroll County site would be used primarily for fertilizer production and storage. A separate space for daily operations would include an office and warehouse.

An undetermined number of construction jobs would be created, in addition to the company’s workforce.

“The company’s target is 10 to 15 jobs here to start,” Wirth said. “But there is certainly potential for more down the road.”

The agreement calls for the company to buy the land at $13,500 an acre. Local TIF district incentives would be used to help finance improvements.

The company would at first occupy 10 of the 30 acres and take responsibility for developing the rest, including putting in infrastructure for the other lots.

Wirth said a Midwestern BioAg employee with local ties had played a key role in setting the project in motion. Ben Adolph, who grew up in Chadwick and lives in Morrison, is a sales and agronomy specialist for

the company. Adolph said Milledgeville seemed like a good fit for the company’s plans.

“We were looking to expand in this area because it is such a strong agriculture community,” Adolph said.

“It’s a good piece of property for us because it gives us a place for on-site demonstrations while we determine how we will develop the rest of the land.”

In addition to making environmentally friendly ag chemicals, the company does consulting work to help farmers implement Midwestern BioAg’s products and farming methods to improve yields.

“We have a large research-and-development department,” Adolph said. “This also gives us a place to bring people in and show them what we can do for them.”

Adolph concurred with Wirth’s assessment of the project’s chances for success.

“Financially, this is a very healthy company,” Adolph said of the company, which was established in 1983 and is now in the early stages of a global expansion that has brought an infusion of capital from several private investment firms. “The only issue is how much financing is needed, and that hinges on engineering.”

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Monday, March 2, 2015

WASHINGTON SPOTLIGHT

Wild, wicked winter: We ain’t seen nuthin yet GOP dense when it comes to issue of climate change

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EDITORIALS FROM YESTERYEAR | 1915

From our archives: County farmers need a ‘soil doctor’ Note to readers – Sauk Valley Media reprints editorials and articles from the past as a regular Monday feature. The following items appeared in the Telegraph on March 2-3, 1915.

What we thought: 100 years ago

of the farm lands of the county, for greater efficiency in farming spells advantage to all alike. ...

A “soil doctor” would ‘Soil doctor’ a do a vast amount of good good investment in Lee County. He would he movement to show us how to get a greater dividend from the procure a paid money invested in our farm adviser high-priced land – and for Lee County is again underway, and the farm- when we consider the prices that are being paid ers and businessmen for farm land in this part of this county who are looking for better things of the state, we will realand who have a desire to ize that it is highly necessary that someone show progress, are pleased. us how to make the land The committee which earn more money. ... has been appointed to Scientific methods of work out preliminary farming will make Lee plans for the campaign County farms earn more has found that there is a money and will advance federal fund that provides the value of these farms. for financial aid to counties that desire to employ That much is certain.

Wake up to the facts of a soil expert, and the things, citizens of this committee announces community. Study up on that the federal governthe matter, if you are in ment will donate from $1,200 to $1,500 annually the dark. ...

A farm expert would be toward the support of this the most inexpensive, and institution in counties the best paying investwhere one is installed. ment Lee County ever The investigators made, considering the find that about $4,000 good results that would yearly will be required follow. – March 2, 1915 to employ the sort of an expert farm adviser we Hard roads petition should have and pay the was filed today necessary expenses of Insures opportunity for his office. The balance township electors to required to maintain the vote on question office over the amount donated by the governA petition was filed this ment may be raised by morning with the town public subscription or clerk of Dixon Township asking a bond issue appropriated by the of $50,000 to be used in board of supervisors. the building of about It seems to the Telefive miles of permanent graph that the fairest way to handle the propo- roadway on the Lincoln Highway, reaching from sition would be to have the city limits of the east the money taken out of and west entrances of the general tax fund by the appropriation of the Dixon, to the township county board, [because] line on both sides.

The petition asks that the good that will result this proposition be put will be felt by the entire community. Residents of on the ballot at the next cities, towns and villages township election, which comes in April. will be benefited as well The proposition of a as owners and tenants

of the road is installed, more will be added to it rapidly, as people farther along the route each way begin to see the value of the investment.

It is hoped that in the near future, the permanent road may be extended through Palmyra Township, to meet the brick or concrete road that Sterling plans to build from Sterling to the Lee County line. – March 3, 1915

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EDITORIAL BOARD Jennifer Baratta Jim Dunn Sam R Fisher Sheryl Gulbranson Larry Lough Jeff Rogers

Dixon man high up in world of law We have on our desk a neatly bound pamphlet on the outside of which is printed “Argument of Moritz Rosenthal for Investment Bankers’ Association of America, Before the Interstate Commerce Commission, Revenues of Rail Carriers in Official Classification Territory, on Petition for Modification of Order.” brick or concrete highWithin is the argument way along the Lincoln of Moritz Rosenthal for Way inside of Dixon an increase of railroad Township, has many rates within certain enthusiastic backers, who see much advantage areas. It is a masterful appeal and the product in such a road, not only of a brilliant mind. in the way of an adverAttorney Moritz Rosentisement for the tourists, thal is one of Dixon’s thousands of whom will most famous sons. – use the stretch of road March 3, 1915 each year, but great practical use by the Self-denial – farmers who come into and involuntary Dixon from the east and The story comes that west to trade, and by Dixon people who travel European monarchs have sternly banished into the country. needless luxuries from Many cities along the their palaces and that Lincoln Highway are there is no more salad showing their appreciaor whipped cream at the tion of the value of the dinner table. great transcontinental They have confined road to them in this same manner, and if the themselves to plain proposition is carried in soup, fish, one or two vegetables beside potathis township, Dixon’s piece of road will be only toes, and one kind of meat at a meal. one of many which will Such frugality is a good be built this summer. A example to their people, considerable amount but how about the starvof such work was done ing millions who would along the Lincoln Way be glad for a crust of last summer. bread? – March 3, 1915 When Dixon’s section Signs once marked the Lincoln Highway across the United States. On March 3, 1915, the Telegraph reported that Dixon Township residents were to vote on approving bonds to construct 5 miles of Lincoln Highway roadway.

THE FIRST AMENDMENT

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

Don’t read this if you are among the few who have not been affected by this winter’s wild and wicked weather. You wouldn’t understand.

I am in my kitchen surrounded by pots and pans collecting water from leaks from the relatively new roof I recently paid off. The water is a disgusting shade of brown, of course, and can’t even be used for any good purpose.

But I am extremely grateful the roof itself has not caved in, as so many have done in the Northeast.

I can’t drive my car to the grocery store because after I painstakingly dug it out of the snow, the county snowplow finally showed up and pushed the snow from the entire street in front of my carport. AAA cheerfully agrees it may be May before I drive that baby again.

But I am completely grateful that the power has stayed on, for the most part – unlike recent years, and there’s food in the freezer. And after letting water faucets drip through single-digit temperatures for 4 nights in a row, I am truly thrilled no pipes have burst that I know about. (I didn’t find out about last year’s damage until a spring thaw.)

Once again, I am mystified by climate change deniers, most of whom are rich or are paid vast sums to serve in Congress or are running for president. Some of them are so incredibly dense they say such things as, duh, there can’t be global warming when it’s so cold outside.

Thus they tout their complete ignorance that climate change means more extreme weather patterns and long-term changes that will devastate huge populations.

CLIMATE CHANGE doesn’t just mean we’re seeing record warm temperatures year after year.

It also means breadbaskets will become arid deserts, coastal towns will flood, tornadoes and hurricanes and tsunamis will become more intense and dangerous.

The Washington Post had a story the other day about entire Alaskan villages being forced to move because disappearing ice caused by climate change will no longer support their decadesold lifestyles and threatens their existence. Who will pay the huge costs has not been determined.

There’s great consternation that President Obama has “vetoed” the Keystone XL pipeline that would bring oil from Canada to U.S. refiner-

“[Censorship] reverses the chief aim of all real law, which is to protect the weak from the strong, to protect the individual from the brute force of majorities. It changes the jury from defenders of right to inquisitors of opinion.”

Moncure Conway, author, preacher, 1878

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ies. Supporters say this will block the creation of American jobs and thwart the goal of energy independence.

First of all, the veto does not mean the pipeline will never be built. It means that Obama wants the process to play out and doesn’t want Republicans in Congress pushing it through until all the studies have been done.

THOSE MAY WELL conclude the pipeline will not create many permanent jobs, that a potential pipeline rupture could be devastating, that it might contribute to killing the ozone layer that has protected Earth from the Sun. Or they might not.

As for energy independence, the United States is doing better and better on that front.

Not too long ago, climate change was acceptPresident ed science Barack on both Obama According to sides of the columnist Ann aisle. Thanks McFeatters, to the bad Obama insists influence greenhouse of tea pargases, especially tiers, all the from power Republican plants, must candidates be reduced running or future generations, or likely to including our run either children, will clisuffer greatly. d e n y mate change exists, say it’s an unsettled issue, or admit it could be real but it’s too far in the future to change what we do today.

President Obama insists greenhouse gases, especially from power plants, must be reduced or future generations, including our children, will suffer greatly.

His current budget proposal emphasizes fighting climate change, part of his hoped-for legacy, with the argument: “The failure to invest in climate solutions and climate preparedness does not just fly in the face of the overwhelming judgment of science – it is fiscally unwise.”

Republicans declared his budget dead on arrival.

This ongoing winter has been brutal, but as we shovel, mop and repair, a nagging thought occurs: We ain’t seen nuthin yet.

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Woman wonders whether her pet peeve is justified Dear Abby My fiance, “Bubba,” and I have a small disagreement. He constantly complains that he’s too tired, or annoyed or busy, to show me romantic or friendly affection and attention.

But he goes out of his way to snuggle and play with our two dogs and cat.

I get jealous when he kisses our dogs over and over again, or stays up later to play with the cat.

He thinks I’m overreacting.

Am I being petty, or am I justified in thinking that if he has the time and energy to give affection and love to our animals, he should do the same for his fiancee?

– Insulted in Connecticut

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

Dear Insulted: You’re not overreacting or being petty. Perhaps when Bubba is cuddling the animals, you should remind him that humans need to feel loved in the same way they do. Bubba appears to be extremely insensitive. Please recon-

sider your engagement, because if you marry Bubba, you may end up starving for affection for as long as the marriage lasts.

Dear Abby: My mother-in-law is now in a nursing home. When my husband’s birthday came around, he was depressed by the fact that it was the first time in his life he hadn’t gotten a birthday card from her.

So, after struggling to think of a Christmas present for her, I went to the dollar store and bought four Christmas cards and four birthday cards (one for each of her children). I took them to her and had her sign and add a personal note to each one.

I addressed, stamped and mailed the Christmas cards. I will mail the birthday ones at the appropriate times during the year.

It was an inexpensive gift, and kind of fun!

– Sending Love in Cedar Rapids Dear Sending Love: It may have been an inexpensive gift, but I’m sure it was precious not only to her but also for each of the recipients. Your idea was lovely, and thank you for sharing it with my readers. Some of them may want to emulate it for other holidays or special occasions.

Dear Abby: Three years ago, our son, who is in

his 50s, cut off all communication with us and our side of the family. He is self-employed, a hard worker and has three siblings.

He wanted us to co-sign on a loan for a house in another state. The payments would have run us out of money in 3 years, which would have meant putting our own home up for sale.

Our reason for refusing was we didn’t want to risk becoming a burden on our children. My husband and I had to help our own parents, so we have been frugal and never lived above our means.

I send postcards to my son to let him know our love is constant. Should

I stop and just leave him alone, as he has asked?

– Forgotten Mom in Arkansas Dear Mom: Your son should not have expected you to do anything at this stage of your lives that could jeopardize your remaining years. But if it brings you comfort, I see nothing wrong with sending him the occasional postcard.

Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips.

Contact Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.

SUPPORT GROUPS, CLUBS AND SERVICES Tuesday, March 3 Childhood immunization clinic; women, infants and children clinic; and family planning services, all by appointment only, Lee County Health Department, 309 S. Galena Ave., Suite 100, Dixon, 815-284-3371.

Kiwanis Club of Sterling, 6:457:45 a.m., Ryberg Auditorium, CGH Medical Center, 100 E. LeFevre Road, Sterling, 815-499-4866.

Sisters in Christ, 9 a.m., Congregational Church, 1602 13th Ave., Rock Falls.

Golden K Kiwanis, 9 a.m., Dixon Senior Center, 100 W. Second St. Gaffey Home Nursing and Hospice blood pressure clinic, 9 a.m.- noon, Kroger, 2301 Locust St., Sterling, 815-626-3467.

Weight Watchers, 9:30 a.m.

and 6 p.m., Loveland Community House, 513 W. Second St., Dixon.

Free blood pressure clinic, 10-11:30 a.m., Oregon Living & Rehab Center, 811 S. 10th St. Blood pressure checks, 10 a.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815-732-3252.

Commodities, 10 a.m.-noon, Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815622-9230.

Senior Information Services, 10 a.m.-noon, Heritage Center, 106 S. Broad St., Lanark, 800541-5479.

Facing the Challenge Cancer Support Group, 11 a.m., Home of Hope Cancer Wellness Center, 1637 Plock Road, Dixon, 815288-4673.

Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, open; 6 p.m., open, women’s;

7:30 p.m., open, 90-92 Hennepin Ave., Dixon.

Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, closed, St. Paul Lutheran Church, 114 S. Fifth St., Oregon.

Dixon Noon Lions, noon, private dining room, KSB Hospital, 403 E. First St., Dixon. Public welcome.

Sterling Rotary Club, noon1 p.m., YWCA of the Sauk Valley, 412 First Ave., Sterling.

Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, closed, tradition; 3:30 p.m., closed; 7 p.m., closed, Big Book, Bazaar Americana, 609 W. Third St., Sterling.

Reality Check Narcotics Anonymous, noon, 6 p.m., First Christian Church, 506 Fifth Ave., Rock Falls, 779-245-3487. Downstairs, west door.

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Monday, March 2 Open pool, open cards, open Wii games, and computer lab, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230.

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

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

Mexican Train dominoes, 9 a.m., Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815-5625050.

Quilting, 9:30 a.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th Ave., Oregon, 815-732-3252.

Wii Bowling, 10 a.m., Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave, Rochelle, 815-562-5050.

Situation Room, 10 a.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th Ave., Oregon, 815-732-3252.

Zumba class, 10:30 a.m., Lee County Council on Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815-288-9236.

Lifescape lunch, 11: 30 a.m., Lee County Council on Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815-2889236. Sign up by 10 a.m. previous business day.

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

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

Pinochle, noon, Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815-562-5050.

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

Pinochle, 12:30 p.m., Big Room, Whiteside County Senior

Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230.

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

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

Rummy, 1 p.m., Robert Fulton Community Center and Transit Facility, 912 Fourth St., Fulton, 815-589-3925 Tacos, 4-8 p.m., Latin American Social Club, 2708 W. Fourth St., Sterling, 815-625-8290.

Exercise group, 4 p.m., Robert Fulton Community Center and Transit Facility, 912 Fourth St., Fulton, 815-589-3925 Bingo, Dixon Elks Lodge No. 779, 4:30 p.m. doors open, 5:30 p.m. kitchen opens and 6:30 p.m. bingo begins, 1279 Franklin Grove Road, Dixon, 815-288-3557. No computers.

Loaves and Fishes, 5-6 p.m., Holloway Center, St. Patrick Catholic Church, 612 Highland Ave., Dixon, 815-284-7719. A free, hot meal for the needy.

Morning Whittle, 9 a.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St.., Oregon, 815-732-3252.

Line dancing, 9:30 a.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815-732-3252.

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

Community coffee and doughnuts, 10 a.m. Oregon Living & Rehab Center, 811 S. 10th St., 815-732-7994.

Line dancing, 10-11 a.m., Lee County Council on Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815-2889236.

Lifescape lunch, 11:30 a.m., Lee County Council on Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815-2889236. Sign up by 10 a.m. previous business day.

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

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

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

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

Euchre 101, 1 p.m., Robert Fulton Community Center and Transit Facility, 912 Fourth St., Fulton, 815-589-3925.

Dixon Coin Club, coin grading, 6 p.m., and auction, 7 p.m., Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 540, 1560 Franklin Grove Road, Dixon, 815-535-8427.

port Group, 1:30 p.m., Lee County Council on Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815-288-9236.

Low Vision Group, 1:30 p.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815-732-3253.

Kids Coping With Cancer, 3:30 p.m., Home of Hope Cancer Wellness Center, 1637 Plock Road, Dixon, 815-288-4673.

Dixon TOPS IL 617 meeting, 5 p.m., Eells meeting room, St. Luke Episcopal Church, 221 W. Third St., Dixon, 815-284-8321.

Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Support Group, 5:30 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling.

Twin City Educational Scholarship Board meeting, 6 p.m., YWCA of the Sauk Valley, 412 First Ave., Sterling, 815-625-7237.

TOPS 253, 6-7:30 p.m., Good Neighbor Care, 2705 Avenue E, Sterling, 815-622-2820.

School Of Love In Deliverance Substance Abuse Group, 6:30 p.m., closed, The Worship Center, 403 N. Ottawa Ave., Dixon, 815284-1340.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., closed, 606 Brown Ave., Ashton.

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

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

Alcoholics Anonymous Beginners, 7 p.m., closed; 8 p.m., closed, First Presbyterian Church, 410 Second Ave., Sterling.

Alcoholics Anonymous,

7 p.m., open, Rolling Hills Center, 201 state Route 64, Lanark.

Sauk Valley Alcoholics Anonymous Group, 7 p.m., open, As Bill Sees It, back door, 1503 First Ave., Rock Falls.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 7:30 p.m., closed, Village of Progress, 710 S. 13th St., Oregon.

Rock Falls Eastern Star, 8 p.m., 117 Second, Rock Falls.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 8 p.m., home meeting, closed, call 815-284-2589.

Al-Anon and Alateen, 8 p.m., private dining room, KSB Hospital, 102 S. Hennepin Ave., Dixon.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 8 p.m., closed, All Saints Lutheran Church, 624 Luther Drive, Byron.

Volunteer Care Center of Lee County, 403 E. First St., Dixon.

Appointment: 815-284-9555.

ling, 815-622-9230.

Lifescape lunch, 11:30 a.m., Lee County Council on Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815-2889236. Sign up by 10 a.m. previous business day.

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

Monthly Birthday Party, noon, Lee County Council on Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815-2889236.

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

Sewing after lunch, noon, Robert Fulton Community Center and Transit Facility, 912 Fourth St., Fulton, 815-589-3925.

Bingo with the Beukemas, 12:15 p.m., Robert Fulton Community Center and Transit Facility, 912 Fourth St., Fulton, 815-589-3925.

Bridge and bingo, 12:30 p.m.,

Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815622-9230.

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

Bingo, 1 p.m., Rock Falls American Legion Hall, 712 Fourth Ave. Wii Bowling, 1 p.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St.., Oregon, 815-732-3253.

Community cards, 2 p.m., The Meadows of Franklin Grove, 510 N. State St., Franklin Grove, 815456-3000.

Kings Kids Club, 6 p.m., Liberty Baptist Church, 2002 Ninth Ave., Rock Falls, 815-579-1209 or 815-625-4101.

Knit Wits Knitting Circle, 6:308 p.m., Dixon Public Library, 221 S. Hennepin Ave., 815-284-7261.

Sauk Valley Chess Club, 7-9 p.m., Northland Mall, 2900 E. Lincolnway, Sterling, 815-622-8838.

COMMUNITY EVENTS

Tuesday, March 3 Open pool, open cards, open Wii games, and computer lab, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230.

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

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

Bingo and doughnuts, 9 to 10 a.m., Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815-5625050.

Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230.

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

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

Crafting, 9 a.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815-732-3252.

Mexican Train dominoes, 9:30 a.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815-732-3252.

Wii Bowling and 313 card game, 10 a.m., Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815-562-5050.

Preschool lap-sit, 10-11 a.m., Franklin Grove Public Library, 112 S. Elm St. Monthly Birthday Party, 11:25 a.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Ster-

Wednesday, March 4 Open pool, open cards, open Wii games, and computer lab, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Whiteside County

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Mathematics helps on some deals

Grizzwells by Bill Schorr

Vannevar Bush, an engineer who, inter alia, founded Raytheon, said, “If scientific reasoning were limited to the logical processes of arithmetic, we should not get very far in our understanding of the physical world.

One might as well attempt to grasp the game of poker entirely by the use of the mathematics of probability.”

Or bridge.

Experts remember the bridge odds that arise on a regular basis. Knowledge of two of the more common ones would have helped declarer in this deal.

How should South have planned the play in four spades? West led the heart queen.

East overtook with his king

and shifted to a trump.

South started with nine top tricks: six spades, one diamond and two clubs. His first thought was to ruff his third heart in the dummy, but East’s defense had killed that

plan. Declarer’s second idea did not work either. He drew trumps, played a club to dummy’s ace, and returned a club to his jack. However, the finesse lost, and the defenders cashed two more heart tricks to defeat the contract.

The winning line was to duck (lose) a club at trick three. Now the defenders would have been powerless.

They could not have done better than to cash a second heart trick and play another trump. But then South would have drawn trumps, cashed his club king (the honor from the shorter side first), overtaken the club jack with dummy’s ace, and discarded his last heart on the club six.

This line requires a 3-2 club break, which is 67.8 percent a priori, much better than a 50 percent finesse. The mathematics have spoken. © 2015 UFS

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ILLINOIS

EDUCATION

Budget might not cover our tracks

Putting the work into schoolwork

Funding cut while Amtrak ticket sales grow SPRINGFIELD (AP) – Gov. Bruce Rauner’s proposed state budget would cut 40 percent from Illinois’ funding for Amtrak trains during a time when ridership has been climbing.

Passenger numbers and ticket revenues have grown during the past 5 years, according to an analysis by The State Journal-Register.

The Lincoln Service train between St. Louis and Chicago, for example, saw more than 633,000 passengers during the most recent federal fiscal year. That’s a 25 percent increase from five years earlier.

Ridership on the Illini-Saluki line between Carbondale and Chicago went up 22 percent to nearly 316,000 passengers during the same period. The Illinois Zephyr between Quincy and Chicago saw nearly 215,000 riders in the most recent year, up 6.2 percent from 5 years earlier.

Rauner’s budget proposes $26 million in spending for Amtrak, a cut of $16 million from the previous year’s appropriation.

Frequency of passenger trains will depend on the final funding approved by the Legislature, but an Amtrak spokesman said the Rauner budget would likely lead to service reductions.

Students get a head start on college, and their careers BLOOMINGTON (AP) – Anthony Vinson might be the only high school senior in central Illinois who’s already found his second calling.

“I’ve wanted to be at least a volunteer [firefighter] as long as I can remember,” said Vinson, of Secor. “I’m a probationary firefighter for Secor, [but] I switched from wanting to be a volunteer only to wanting to get into full-time.”

Vinson, a student at El Paso-Gridley High School, plans to go to Illinois Central College to study fire science, thanks to the Bloomington Area Career Center.

Vinson is one of about 450 BACC students from 16 local high schools getting a head start on college or a career across a dozen vocations, with more on tap.

Bloomington Area Career Center student Jacob Rodgers lifts an extension ladder in the fire science class in November 2014 in Normal.

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An increasingly large part of those programs are local professionals who serve as mentors and partners to students, said BACC Director Tom Frazier.

“My goal is to keep things relevant for students so we’re preparing them for today’s and tomorrow’s jobs, and partnerships are a huge part,” he said.

With their help, he said, the center is for many students not just an alternative path to college but a better one.

Learning to design For Mike and Susan Temple of Bloomington, the question isn’t why to help BACC but why not.

Mike was in vocational training when he was in high school, so it’s near and dear to his heart, Susan Temple said. “It’s important to help and provide opportunities for [students].”

The Temples helped BACC’s Civil Engineering and Architecture program by offering a real-life place to design.

Students have visited, measured and mocked up new layouts for a property the Temples coown.

Bloomington High School senior Miles Riley said working with the space has taken the architectural design lessons he’s learned in class to a new level.

“This is the closest thing to real-world experience you can get without getting paid,” he said.

WORLD

Silence speaks volumes in Russian memorial march MOSCOW (AP) – For the tens of thousands bearing flowers and tying black ribbons to railings in honor of slain Russian opposition politician Boris Nemtsov, the solemn march through the Moscow drizzle on Sunday was a time for silence, not slogans.

The marchers occasionally broke into chants of “Russia without Putin,” or “Say no to war,” but often the only sound was the steady thwack of police helicopters overhead or the hum

of police boats patrolling the shores of the Moscow River.

While the killing of Nemtsov has shaken the Russian opposition, which sees the Kremlin as responsible, it is unclear whether his death will be enough to invigorate the beleaguered movement.

Despite the Ukraine conflict and Russia’s economic crisis, support for President Vladimir Putin has been above 80 percent in the past year.

Since mass anti-Putin

WORLD

Kerry downplays fuss over PM’s speech WASHINGTON (AP) – Secretary of State John Kerry on Sunday tried to calm tensions with Israel before Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s congressional address, yet insisted the Obama administration’s diplomatic record with Iran entitles the U.S. to “the benefit of the doubt” as negotiators work toward a long-term nuclear deal.

Health field While fire science students practice techniques to help them should an emergency arise, Nurse Assistant and Advanced CNA students do even more: get in the trenches of the health field.

The McLean County Nursing Home and Westminster Village retirement community offer the center’s CNA students chances to interact with their patients, reinforcing medical skills and developing their

bedside manner.

Cathy Scanlon-Still, director of nurses at McLean County Nursing Home, said visits from students doing clinical training don’t allow the home to assign staff any differently but do offer fresh energy to the nurses on hand.

“For my staff, it’s really rewarding to see [students] growing through the year,” she said. “The benefit for me is you might recognize students who do well and remember them when

they come looking for a job.”

On a mission to warn of the dangers of a nucleararmed Iran, the prime minister arrived in Washington for the speech the White House didn’t want him to give.

Kerry said in an interview broadcast before he arrived in Switzerland for talks with Iran’s foreign minister that Netanyahu was welcome to speak in the U.S. and that the

MOVING?

administration did not want the event “turned into some great political football.”

The invitation to speak to Congress extended

by House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, and Netanyahu’s acceptance have caused an uproar that has exposed tensions between Israel and the U.S., its most important ally.

protests brought hundreds of thousands to the streets of Moscow in 2011 Boris and 2012, Putin has Nemtsov marginalized and intimidated his political opponents.

The 55-year-old Nemtsov was among the few prominent opposition figures who refused to be cowed.

But while many at the

march expressed respect for his long political career and grief at his loss, few believed that his death would spark major change in Russia because of the Kremlin’s control over national television, where a vast majority of Russians get their news.

Nemtsov was gunned down shortly before midnight Friday as he walked across a bridge near the Kremlin. The killing came just hours after a radio interview in which he denounced

Putin’s “mad, aggressive policy” in Ukraine.

At the time of his death, Nemtsov was working on a report that he believed proved that Russian troops were fighting alongside the separatists in Ukraine, despite the official denials.

No one has been arrested in the killing. Investigators said they were looking into several possible motives and have offered 3 million rubles (nearly $50,000) for information about the shooting.

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AN ANIMAL’S BEST FRIEND

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“Alex the Great” check himself out in the mirror Saturday night before his MWA professional wrestling bout with Vash Heartly. The pro wrestling outfit thrilled the crowd in Ashton during “Headlocks for Heng,” a seven-match event to help raise funds for AFC High School senior Matt Heng, who is battling bone cancer.

A crowd of about 50 people showed up at Mills & Petrie gymnasium to watch the pro wrestling action and help out Matt Heng. More than 20 percent of the ticket sales, as well as cash raised by a 50/50 raffle and concessions, went to the Heng family.

Matt, 18, plays basketball for the school, and is a member of FFA and National Honor Society, among many other activities.

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“This bill will give those people the opportunity to bring new and innovative business ideas to Illinois,” Demmer said.

In an interview Friday, Demmer said buying a percentage of the company could entice investors to give more than the $50 they might donate to a Kickstarter campaign.

She’s a Prince among animals Rescuers provide loving home to disabled feathered and furry friends

Capital would be raised online BILL

Dawn Prince cares for June Bug, a duck suffering from porosis, on Jan. 27 at her animal sanctuary in Makanda. Dawn and her husband, Rhys, have taken in a motley menagerie of disabled animals.

The Midway Drive-In, which tried for years to make the switch to a digital projector, unsuccessfully tried a Kickstarter campaign.

Demmer said this bill could create more viable options for the drive-in, going beyond asking for donations and instead seeking investors.

There will be caps for how much can be invested or raised to protect against scams, Demmer said, adding that those

caps are still being negotiated but will likely be “relatively modest” – a few thousand dollars.

Demmer filed the bill Tuesday and was referred to a committee the next day. On Thursday, state Rep. David McSweeney, R-Cary, was added as a co-sponsor.

Similar legislation has been passed in Michigan, Wisconsin and Indiana.

Crowdfunding legislation has been introduced in several other states as well.

Illinois is allowed to regulate intrastate business only. As a result, Demmer’s bill allows for Illinois-based small business or startups to raise money from Illinois residents through Illinois banks.

The capital would be raised on certified websites, similar in concept to Kickstarter.

Demmer said similar federal legislation has stalled, leaving states on their own.

MAKANDA (AP) – Disabled animals are finding love, affection and a second chance at life on a 1-acre animal sanctuary in Makanda.

Beginning with a couple of Pomeranian dogs rescued from puppy mills, Dawn and Rhys Prince have taken in a crippled duck, a blind mini-horse and a hobbled sheep, along with an assortment of other animals that include rabbits, chickens and a pig that was being starved.

Dawn has always loved animals and has practiced animal rescue for 30 years, working at the Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle in their veterinary department. She also worked with Jane Goodall.

“I did a lot of traveling around the world and worked with apes all over the place and just thought I wanted to do something for the animals that aren’t as sexy – the opossums, the dogs and specifically the disabled ones that nobody wants,” Dawn said.

Since then, her days have been anything but normal, and that’s just

how she likes it.

The 51-year-old doesn’t need an alarm to wake up. Her blind horse Whinny takes care of that, knocking with his hoof on the back door until she comes out to feed her.

Feeding the animals is about a 2-hour process that is repeated twice a day. After feeding the animals, she gives a bath to June Bug, a duck who suffers from porosis, which causes her legs and feet to curl up over her back.

Caring for disabled animals can be an expensive proposition. One veterinary bill for one of their dogs totaled $4,000 last year.

But Dawn and Rhys, who got married in Canada 4 years ago, would rather see their animals eat than having something special like pizza themselves.

“We just go without,” Dawn said. “The animals come first. We need a car. There are lots of things we need, but the animals come first. It’s just the right thing to do. They’re like family.”

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DIXON – Dewan White has always felt comfortable playing on the Kennedy-King men’s basketball team.

White, a 6-foot-4 guard, also felt comfortable on Sauk Valley Community College’s home court Saturday night. White led a balanced scoring attack and provided some lateAJ Dollmeyer game heroics Sauk as the Statesfreshman m e n took down the Skyhawks 79-76 in a semifinal of the Region IV tournament.

“That’s just us,” White said. “Our team is really good at scoring. We can dribble, drive and dish, and we just have fun and play to win.”

White had a pedestrian first half, scoring five of his team-high 22 points, but he didn’t need to provide the offense as his teammates took care of that.

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Star of the game: Dewan White, KennedyKing, 22 points, 7 rebounds, 5 steals Key performers: Jacoby Posley, Sauk, 25 points, 5 3-pointers; Tramel Rideout, Sauk, 18 points, 5 rebounds; Kenneth Lockhart, Kennedy-King, 15 points Up next: Kennedy-King vs. Kankakee, 8 p.m. today

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Prophetstown’s Heather Strike (14) and Clare Kramer embrace after winning the third-place game Saturday over Iroquois West at Redbird Arena in Normal. The Prophets won 45-28 to finish the season with a 31-4 record. Check out SVM’s full coverage on B4 & B5.

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Not so fast, Skyhawks Highland’s late comeback falls short at Region IV tourney

BY ROB LAIRD Special to SVM

DIXON – Ahead by 14 points with less than 7 minutes remaining in its NJCAA Region IV semifinal game against Highland, the Sauk Valley Community College women’s basketball team looked poised to cruise into the championship game.

But as is the nature of postAlex T. Paschal/apaschal@saukvalley.com season basketball in February Sauk Valley’s Jaimie Hurd shoots during Saturday’s Region IV and March, things are rarely as game against Highland in Dixon. The Skyhawks advanced to the easy as they seem, and the Skytournament championship game with a 74-71 win. hawks had to cling to their lead,

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Star of the game: Jordan Giddings, Sauk Valley, 21 points, 14 rebounds Up next: Region IV tournament championship, Sauk Valley vs. Malcolm X, 6 p.m. today settling for a 74-71 victory that kept their national tournament aspirations alive.

Sauk sophomore Jordan Giddings was a member of last year’s region champion team, which finished one win shy of

the 24-team national tournament; she now has her eyes set on that next step.

“For me, this is redemption for last year,” said Giddings, who had 21 points and 14 rebounds, both team highs. “We want to win the region again and then win our inter-region game so we can go one step further than we did last year.”

Against Highland on Saturday, the Skyhawks were able to work the ball inside to Giddings almost at will.

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Locals shine over weekend Cornell freshman Karlie Mellott continued her hot start to the softball season with a strong showing at the plate for the Big Red. The Sterling grad went 4-for-6 with two doubles and two runs scored in losses to Bucknell and Army on Saturday.

It didn’t take long for Grand Valley State freshman Lexy Duncan to make an impact.

The Dixon grad and 2014 long jump 2A state champion won the long jump event at the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Championships.

Duncan helped Grand Valley State to its 16th consecutive conference crown.

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Illinois lives by 3-pointers Northwestern came to Illinois’ home court Saturday night riding a four-game win streak while the Illini had lost three straight.

Within minutes of the tipoff, both of those streaks were done – buried under a wave of 3-pointers.

Illinois (18-11, 8-8 Big Ten) hit 14 3-pointers and Rayvonte Rice scored 19 points in his return to the starting lineup to handle Northwestern, 86-60.

Iowa survives overtime scare Iowa’s Aaron White scored 21 points, including six free throws in overtime, and the Hawkeyes were able to scrape past Penn State 81-77 on Saturday night.

Mike Gesell (14), Gabriel Olaseni (12), Josh Oglesby (12) and Jarrod Uthoff (11) also scored in double figures for the Hawkeyes (19-10, 10-6 Big Ten), who were 25 of 27 from the free-throw line.

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Rain suspends Honda Classic play Ian Poulter had a share of the Honda Classic lead with Paul Casey heading into the finish at soggy PGA National.

Poulter was practically flawless in the rain-delayed third round Sunday morning for a 4-under 66. It was the first time Poulter has had a 54-hole lead on the PGA Tour.

The third round was washed out Saturday because of nearly 5 inches of rain that toppled a few trees, flooded bunkers and even created mounds of air bubbles on one green.

Round 4 will begin today.

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Blackhawks add second-line center The Chicago Blackhawks acquired center Antoine Vermette from the Arizona Coyotes on Saturday night for a first-round pick in 2015 and defensive prospect Klas Dahlbeck.

The 32-year-old Vermette will be an unrestricted free agent after the season.

He has 13 goals and 22 assists in 62 games this season.

Blackhawks’ Sharp ponders legal action Patrick Sharp stood in the dressing room of the Blackhawks’ practice facility and spoke of that rumors on the Internet.

Sharp said he is considering legal action to stop the spread of the rumors that have ranged from infidelity to rifts with teammates.

Local events

Today Men’s basketball 8 p.m.

• Region IV tournament, championship, KennedyKing vs. Highland Women’s basketball 6 p.m.

• Region IV tournament, championship, Sauk Valley vs. Malcolm X Boys basketball 7 p.m.

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White Sox legend Orestes “Minnie” Minoso signs autographs prior to the Sox’ home opener in 2001 at Comiskey Park in Chicago. Major League Baseball’s first Cuban black player died Sunday.

Baseball was life White Sox legend Minoso’s love of game never waned

• 3A Sterling Regional, Rock Falls vs. Alleman

Tuesday Boys basketball 6 p.m.

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• 2A Farmington Sectional, Bureau Valley vs. Winnebago 7:30 p.m.

BY PAUL SULLIVAN Chicago Tribune

Minnie Minoso

GLENDALE, Ariz. – In his first at-bat in a White Sox uniform, on May 1, 1951 at Comiskey Park, Minnie Minoso homered off Yankees pitcher Vic Raschi.

It was the start of a beautiful relationship between Minoso and Sox fans, one that continued for 64 years until his death Sunday morning.

Every player insists he loves to play the game. But no one loved it enough to keep playing at 70, as Minoso did for one at-bat as DH in 1993 with the St. Paul Saints of the Northern League.

He famously played in the majors for parts of five decades, which may be his legacy, and perhaps hurt his chances of being voted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.

But that never could wipe the smile off Minoso’s face.

“Rarely do you run across somebody like Minnie,” White Sox Chairman Jerry Reinsdorf said. “There’s an old expression that’s been used when people die – ‘When they made this guy they threw away the mold.’

“I don’t think there was a mold for Minnie. Minnie was really a unique individual. There was nothing bad about him.”

Minoso had a way of making everyone feel as though they were his friend. When Bill Veeck sold the Sox in ‘61 and moved to Easton, Md., he and his wife, Mary Frances, held a dinner party for the neighbors. Veeck told former Tribune sports writer Jerome Holtzman that Minoso showed up to visit without knowing about the party.

“A special guest from Chicago will be joining us for dinner,” Veeck announced as Minoso made his entrance.

MLB debut: April 29, 1949 ... played in 1,835 games Career highlights: .298 avg., 186 HR, 83 triples, 7 All-Star games, 3 Gold Gloves “What was really wonderful was that Minnie had them enthralled,” Veeck said. “He was the star of the evening.”

The news of Minoso’s passing shook White Sox camp on Sunday.

Cuban-born shortstop Alexei Ramirez said Minoso was “like a father” to him, while fellow Cuban Jose Abreu was too distraught to talk.

“Very tough,” Sox infielder Gordon Beckham said. “You see a guy you’ve seen for the last 6 years come in and every day kind of brighten you up with a smile and encouragement. Definitely going to be missed. It’s a blow because he’s such a special guy in this organization and so fun to be around.

“He’d always tell me he wouldn’t change his clothes as long as we were winning. So a couple years ago we had a couple of 10-game win streaks, and he told me the only thing he started changing was his underwear and his socks. He cares about everything you do.”

Minoso had been retired for 11-plus seasons when Veeck brought him back in 1976 at 53 to have a career that spanned four decades. The only non-pitchers who had done that were Ted Williams and Mickey Vernon.

Minoso was hitless in his first game against Frank Tanana on Sept. 11, with a strikeout, a pop to second and a fly to right. But

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he singled off Sid Monge in his first at-bat the next day, lining a pitch to left to become the oldest player in history to get a hit.

Sox fans began chanting “Go, go, go!” echoing the ubiquitous cheer of the 1950s.

“It was one of the most beautiful sounds I ever heard,” Minoso recalled in his memoirs. “Second base was occupied, much to my relief, and I couldn’t go.”

Veeck brought Minoso back in October of 1980 to break the record with a fifth decade. Once again he faced Tanana, who tipped his cap to Minoso as the 57-year-old swung two bats in the on-deck circle. Minoso went hitless in two games, but a decade later he was ready to do it again at 67.

By September, the idea of Minoso returning to send off old Comiskey Park during its final homestand was getting closer to reality. He began working out and taking batting practice.

“I’m ready to play,” Minoso told the Tribune’s Bill Jauss. “I was born ready, and I’m going to die ready.”

But before the Sox could set a date, Commissioner Fay Vincent ruled on Sept. 21 that Minoso’s return was not “in the best interests of baseball,” canceling the Sox’s plan. “Maybe the commissioner will let me play in the year 2000,” Minoso joked.

Minoso’s career was no joke, and it’s a shame if the publicity stunts overshadowed what he did on the field during his prime.

But in the end, loving your job enough to want to do it forever isn’t such a bad thing to be remembered for, no matter what profession you’re in.

No one can really be like Mike.

But we all can be like Minnie.

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Jordan continues Pressure-easing defensive tear win in Atlanta Clippers surge past Bulls By the Associated Press

CHICAGO – DeAndre Jordan’s rebounding was too much for the short-handed Chicago Bulls.

Jordan continued his recent tear with 26 rebounds and Chris Paul had 28 points 12 assists, and the Clippers earned a 96-86 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Sunday.

Jordan had 17 rebounds in the first two periods, the most by an NBA player in one half this season.

In his 300th straight game, the longest active streak in the league, the league’s top rebounder also

blocked two shots and altered several more.

“You look at the stat sheet, you don’t see how many times [an opponent] didn’t drive because D.J. was there, how many guys went up, but didn’t shoot because he was there,” Paul said. “He should be considered for MVP, but that’s now how the league works. It’s an offensive league.”

“What he’s doing defensively, if he was doing that offensively, he would be recognized as the MVP or one of them,” coach Doc Rivers said. “But because it’s defensively, no one notices.”

Johnson lock for Chase

BY PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Writer

HAMPTON, Ga. – Likely locking up a run at his record-tying seventh championship before it even turns to spring, Jimmie Johnson pulled away after the final restart with 13 laps to go Sunday, winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Atlanta Motor Speedway.

Johnson started near the back after failing to get in a qualifying run because of inspection issues. But the No. 48 Chevrolet was the fastest car on the track at the end of the weekend, cruising across the finish line a com-

fortable 1.803 seconds ahead of Kevin Harvick.

It was the 71st victory of Johnson’s career, and his fourth at the 1.54-mile trioval south of Atlanta. It also gives him an almost-certain spot in the season-ending Chase, going for a title that would tie him with Richard Petty and the late Dale Earnhardt.

“It’s pretty much a lock,” Johnson said.

“That takes a ton of pressure off.”

Dale Earnhardt Jr. was third, followed by Daytona 500 winner Joey Logano, who started from the pole and led 84 laps early in the race.

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Today Men’s basketball 6 p.m.

• Virginia at Syracuse, ESPN • Baylor at Texas, ESPNU • George Mason at St. Louis, FSN 8 p.m.

• Oklahoma at Iowa St., ESPN • Boston College at Virginia Tech, ESPNU • Butler at Creighton, FS1

Women’s basketball 6 p.m.

• UConn at S. Florida, ESPN2

Women’s gymnastics 6 p.m.

• Oklahoma at Illinois, BTN

College swimming 3 p.m. & 4:30 p.m.

• Men & women, SEC Championships, ESPNU

NHL 7:30 p.m.

• Hurricanes at Blackhawks, CSN

On this date February 19 1962 • Wilt Chamberlain scores an NBA-record 100 points to lead the Philadelphia Warriors to a 169-147 triumph over the New York Knicks.

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

All 10-3 18-9 8-4 15-11 5-7 13-12 3-9 9-17 1-11 2-21 Today’s game 3A Belvidere Regional • First round, Rochelle vs. Rockford Christian, 7 Tuesday’s games 3A Sterling Regional • Semifinal, Sterling vs. Geneseo, 7:30 3A Mendota Regional • Semifinal, LaSalle-Peru vs. Mendota, 7:30 4A Moline Regional • Semifinal, Ottawa vs. Moline, 7:30 Ottawa Geneseo LaSalle-Peru Sterling Rochelle

BNC West Conf.

All Dixon 13-1 27-1 Rockford Lutheran 11-2 21-2 Winnebago 12-3 21-8 Byron 6-6 20-8 Mendota 6-7 17-10 Oregon 3-11 10-19 Rock Falls 2-11 5-20 Stillman Valley 0-11 2-19 Today’s game 3A Sterling Regional • First round, Rock Falls vs. Alleman, 7 Tuesday’s games 2A Farmington Sectional • Semifinal, Winnebago vs. Bureau Valley, 7 3A Sterling Regional • Semifinal, Dixon vs. Rock Falls/Alleman, 6 3A Mendota Regional • Semifinal, Mendota vs. LaSalle-Peru, 7:30 3A Belvidere Regional • Semifinal, Lutheran vs. Rochelle/Rockford Christian, 6

Three Rivers East Conf.

All Kewanee 11-1 21-9 Bureau Valley 9-3 27-3 Newman 8-4 17-12 St. Bede 6-6 15-12 Princeton 5-7 16-11 Hall 3-9 13-18 Amboy 0-12 0-28 Tuesday’s game 2A Farmington Sectional • Semifinal, Bureau Valley vs. Winnebago, 7

Three Rivers West Rockridge Fulton Riverdale Morrison Erie Orion Sherrard Prophetstown

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15-0 7-6 6-6 6-7 6-9 6-8 5-7 4-11

All 26-1 18-13 14-10 16-13 11-20 14-17 11-14 8-23

Wednesday’s game 2A Farmington Sectional • Semifinal, Rockridge vs. MonmouthRoseville, 7

NUIC East Conf.

All Aquin 11-2 24-6 Forreston 11-2 20-5 AFC 9-4 22-9 Polo 8-5 22-10 Pecatonica 6-5 11-12 South Beloit 6-7 10-16 Dakota 4-9 7-18 Milledgeville 4-9 9-18 Durand 2-10 5-19 Orangeville 1-9 2-21 Tuesday’s game 1A Eastland Sectional • Semifinal, Aquin vs. Williamsfield, 7 Wednesday’s games 1A Eastland Sectional • Semifinal, Forreston vs. East Dubuque, 7 1A Somonauk Sectional • Semifinal, AFC vs. Newark, 7 Postseason pairings

CLASS 3A

Sterling Regional Today • No. 4 Rock Falls vs. No. 5 Alleman, 7 Tuesday’s games • No. 1 Dixon vs. Rock Falls/Alleman, 6 • No. 2 Sterling vs. No. 3 Geneseo, 7:30 Friday’s games • Championship, 7 Winner advances to Bradley University Sectional championship vs. Canton Regional winner, 7 p.m. March 10

CLASS 2A Farmington Sectional Tuesday’s game • Semifinal, Bureau Valley vs. Winnebago, 7 Wednesday’s game • Semifinal, Rockridge vs. MonmouthRoseville, 7 Friday’s game • Championship, 7 Winner advances to DeKalb Supersectional vs. El Paso-Gridley Sectional winner, 7:30 p.m. March 10

CLASS 1A Somonauk Sectional Tuesday’s game • Semifinal, Flanagan-Cornell vs. Dwight, 7 Wednesday’s game • Semifinal, Newark vs. AFC, 7 Friday’s game • Championship, 7 Winner advances to Normal Supersectional vs. winner of Danville Schlarman Sectional, 7 p.m. March 10

Women’s basketball Region IV Tournament at Sauk Valley Community College Wednesday’s result • Highland 74, Daley 47 Saturday’s results • Sauk Valley 74, Highland 71 • Malcolm X 66, Kennedy-King 62 Today’s game • Championship, Sauk Valley (26-5) vs.

Malcolm X (11-15), 6 p.m.

Saturday’s box score NJCAA Region IV semifinal at Sauk Valley Community College

SAUK VALLEY 74, HIGHLAND 71 HIGHLAND (12-17) Ja’keya Horton 3-5 1-2 10, Elizabeth Hilby 3-8 5-6 14, Courtney Walker 0-2 0-0 0, Kameron Phillips 0-2 0-0 0, Sherry Calhoun 11-16 0-0 22, Miranda Grisham 0-0 0-0 0, Alysha Justice 7-13 11-12 25. Totals 24-46 17-20 71.

SAUK VALLEY (26-5) Aleena Hammelman 5-12 0-0 10, Jaimie Hurd 2-6 2-5 6, Morgan Shank 0-1 2-2 2, Jordan Giddings 10-17 1-1 21, Kiarra Harris 5-13 2-4 13, Kayleen Terrock 6-12 5-7 20, Autumn Smith 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 29-63 12-19 74.

Halftime score – Sauk Valley, 40, Highland 32. 3s – Highland 6-14 (Horton 3-4, Hilby 3-6, Walker 0-2, Justice 0-1, Phillips 0-1), Sauk Valley 4-14 (Terrock 3-6, Harris 1-3, Giddings 0-2, Hurd 0-2, Hammelman 0-1). Rebounds – Highland 24 (Calhoun 8, Justice 6), Sauk Valley 36 (Giddings 14, Harris 5). Turnovers – Highland 13, Sauk Valley 11. Team fouls – Highland 17, Sauk Valley 14.

Men’s basketball Region IV Tournament at Sauk Valley Community College Thursday’s results • Highland 71, Malcolm X 64 • Kennedy-King 95, Daley 66 • Sauk Valley 76, Truman 57 Saturday’s results • Kankakee 75, Highland 59 • Kennedy-King 79, Sauk Valley 76 Today’s game • Championship, Kankakee (23-8) vs. Kennedy-King (17-13), 8 p.m.

Saturday’s box score NJCAA Region IV semifinal at Sauk Valley Community College

KENNEDY-KING 79, SAUK VALLEY 76 KENNEDY-KING (17-13) Kenneth Lockhart 4-10 6-6 15. Avery Busch 3-8 0-0 6, Damarcus Richardson 1-3 3-5 5, Derrick Nocholas 2-4 0-0 4, Dewan White 8-10 4-5 22, Karon Linton 3-8 0-0 8, Josh Joiner 2-8 4-4 9, Romeo Smith 1-3 1-2 3, Charles Godspower 2-5 3-4 7. Totals: 26-59 21-26 79.

SAUK VALLEY (18-14) CHris Stovall 3-3 1-2 7, AJ Sharp 3-7 0-0 7, Jansen Hight 1-4 1-1 3, Marvie Keith Jr. 1-1 0-0 3, Tramel Rideout 7-9 3-5 18, Jacoby Posley 8-14 4-4 25, Malik Minor 0-0 0-1 0, AJ Dollmeyer 5-11 3-7 13.

Totals: 28-49 12-20 76.

Halftime – Kennedy-King 45-41. 3s – Kennedy-King 6-19 (White 2, Linton 2, Joiner, Lockhart). Sauk Valley 8-19 (Posley 5, Rideout, Keith Jr. Sharp). Rebounds – Kennedy-King 34 (White 7, Godspower 5).

Sauk Valley 29 (Dollmeyer 6, Rideout 5).

Turnovers – Kennedy-King 9, Sauk Valley 13. Team fouls – Kennedy-King 18, Sauk Valley 17.

Big Ten Conference Overall W-L Pct. W-L Pct. Wisconsin 14-2 .875 26-3 .897 Maryland 12-4 .750 24-5 .828 Purdue 11-4 .733 19-9 .679 Michigan St. 10-6 .625 19-10 .655 Iowa 10-6 .625 19-10 .655 Ohio St. 10-6 .625 21-8 .724 Indiana 9-7 .563 19-10 .655 Illinois 8-8 .500 18-11 .621 Michigan 7-9 .438 14-14 .500 Minnesota 6-10 .375 17-12 .586 Northwestern 5-11 .313 14-15 .483 Nebraska 5-11 .313 13-15 .464 Penn St. 3-13 .188 15-14 .517 Rutgers 2-14 .125 10-19 .345 Saturday’s results Maryland 66, Michigan 56 Iowa 81, Penn St. 77, OT Illinois 86, Northwestern 60 Sunday’s results Wisconsin 68, Michigan St. 61 Ohio St. 65, Purdue 61 Associated Press Top 25 Record Pts Prv 1. Kentucky (65) 29-0 1,625 1 2. Virginia 27-1 1,526 2 3. Gonzaga 29-2 1,471 3 4. Duke 26-3 1,448 4 5. Wisconsin 26-3 1,390 5 6. Villanova 27-2 1,306 6 7. Arizona 26-3 1,228 7 8. Kansas 23-6 1,111 8 9. Notre Dame 24-4 1,109 10 10. N. Iowa 27-3 1,032 11 11. Wichita St. 27-3 930 13 12. Iowa St. 20-8 887 14 13. Utah 21-5 876 9 14. Maryland 24-5 695 16 15. North Carolina 20-9 655 15 16. Oklahoma 20-8 622 17 17. Louisville 23-6 613 12 18. Arkansas 22-5 564 18 19. Baylor 22-7 473 20 20. West Virginia 21-6 453 23 21. SMU 23-6 357 21 22. VCU 21-8 182 25 23. Butler 21-8 165 19 24. San Diego St. 22-7 117 — 25. Providence 20-9 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 Saturday’s results No. 1 Kentucky 84, No. 18 Arkansas 67 No. 2 Virginia 69, Virginia Tech 57 BYU 73, No. 3 Gonzaga 70 No. 4 Duke 73, Syracuse 54 No. 6 Villanova 78, Xavier 66 No. 7 Arizona 63, No. 13 Utah 57 No. 8 Kansas 69, Texas 64 No. 11 Wichita St. 74, No. 10 N. Iowa 60 Kansas State 70, No. 12 Iowa State 69 No. 14 Maryland 66, Michigan 56 No. 15 North Carolina 73, Miami 64 No. 16 Oklahoma 67, TCU 60 No. 17 Louisville 81, Florida State 59 No. 19 Baylor 78, No. 20 West Virginia 66 Dayton 59, No. 22 VCU 55 No. 23 Butler 67, DePaul 53 Boise State 56, No. 24 San Diego St 46 Sunday’s games No. 5 Wisconsin 68, Michigan State 61 UConn 81, No. 21 SMU 73 No. 25 Providence 77, Marquette 66

NBA EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct Toronto 37 22 .627 Brooklyn 24 33 .421 Boston 23 34 .404 Philadelphia 13 46 .220 New York 12 46 .207 Southeast Division W L Pct Atlanta 47 12 .797 Washington 34 26 .567 Miami 25 33 .431 Charlotte 24 33 .421 Orlando 19 42 .311 Central Division W L Pct Chicago 37 23 .617 Cleveland 37 24 .607 Milwaukee 32 27 .542 Indiana 25 34 .424 Detroit 23 36 .390

GB — 12 13 24 24½ GB — 13½ 21½ 22 29 GB — ½ 4½ 11½ 13½

WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct Memphis 42 16 .724 Houston 41 18 .695 Dallas 39 22 .639 San Antonio 36 23 .610 New Orleans 32 27 .542 Northwest Division W L Pct Portland 39 19 .672 Oklahoma City 33 27 .550 Utah 23 35 .397 Denver 20 39 .339 Minnesota 13 45 .224 Pacific Division W L Pct Golden State 46 11 .807 L.A. Clippers 39 21 .650 Phoenix 31 29 .517 Sacramento 20 37 .351 L.A. Lakers 16 42 .276

GB — 1½ 4½ 6½ 10½ GB — 7 16 19½ 26 GB — 8½ 16½ 26 30½

Saturday’s results Washington 99, Detroit 95 Atlanta 93, Miami 91 New York 103, Toronto 98 Memphis 101, Minnesota 97 Brooklyn 104, Dallas 94 San Antonio 101, Phoenix 74 Utah 82, Milwaukee 75 Sunday’s results L.A. Clippers 96, Chicago 86 Houston 105, Cleveland 103, OT Portland 110, Sacramento 99 Charlotte 98, Orlando 83 Indiana 94, Philadelphia 74 Golden State 106, Boston 101 Oklahoma City 108, L.A. Lakers 101 New Orleans 99, Denver 92 Today’s games Toronto at Philadelphia, 6 p.m.

Phoenix at Miami, 6:30 p.m.

Golden State at Brooklyn, 6:30 p.m.

L.A. Clippers at Minnesota, 7 p.m.

New Orleans at Dallas, 7:30 p.m.

Sunday’s box score

CLIPPERS 96, BULLS 86 L.A. CLIPPERS (96) Barnes 2-9 1-2 6, Hawes 6-12 0-0 14, Jordan 2-3 5-12 9, Paul 12-19 4-6 28, Redick 5-14 0-0 12, Crawford 6-18 3-4 16, Davis 2-3 0-0 4, Rivers 1-6 0-0 2, Hamilton 0-0 0-0 0, Turkoglu 2-3 0-0 5. Totals 38-87 13-24 96.

CHICAGO (86) Dunleavy 1-3 0-0 3, Gasol 2-13 0-0 4, Noah 2-8 9-14 13, Brooks 5-17 2-2 14, Butler 3-9 2-2 10, Hinrich 0-7 0-0 0, Mirotic 11-23 5-8 29, Snell 3-7 4-4 13, Moore 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 27-87 22-30 86.

L.A. Clippers 26 17 26 27 – 96 Chicago 18 23 28 17 – 86

3-Point Goals–L.A. Clippers 7-27 (Hawes 2-5, Redick 2-7, Turkoglu 1-2, Barnes 1-3, Crawford 1-6, Paul 0-4), Chicago 10-26 (Snell 3-5, Butler 2-4, Brooks 2-6, Mirotic 2-7, Dunleavy 1-1, Hinrich 0-3). Fouled Out–None. Rebounds–L.A. Clippers 67 (Jordan 26), Chicago 61 (Gasol 15).

Assists–L.A. Clippers 15 (Paul 12), Chicago 18 (Noah 6). Total Fouls–L.A. Clippers 23, Chicago 17. A–21,680 (20,917).

NHL EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Montreal 62 41 16 5 87 171 135 Tampa Bay 64 38 20 6 82 210 171 Detroit 61 35 15 11 81 180 159 Boston 62 31 22 9 71 165 161 Florida 63 28 22 13 69 154 178 Ottawa 60 27 23 10 64 171 163 Toronto 63 25 33 5 55 170 193 Buffalo 63 19 39 5 43 123 212 Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA N.Y. Islanders 64 41 21 2 84 205 179 N.Y. Rangers 61 38 17 6 82 192 152 Pittsburgh 62 36 17 9 81 181 155 Washington 64 34 20 10 78 188 159 Philadelphia 63 27 25 11 65 168 183 New Jersey 63 26 27 10 62 141 164 Columbus 62 26 32 4 56 160 196 Carolina 61 24 30 7 55 142 162

WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Nashville 63 41 15 7 89 191 151 St. Louis 62 40 18 4 84 192 153 Chicago 63 37 21 5 79 183 150 Winnipeg 64 32 20 12 76 179 172 Minnesota 62 33 22 7 73 176 161 Colorado 63 27 25 11 65 167 182 Dallas 63 27 26 10 64 196 210 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Anaheim 64 40 17 7 87 189 177 Vancouver 61 35 23 3 73 174 162 Calgary 62 33 25 4 70 175 160 Los Angeles 62 29 21 12 70 166 162 San Jose 63 30 25 8 68 175 181 Arizona 63 20 36 7 47 138 214 Edmonton 63 18 35 10 46 143 208 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

Saturday’s results Florida 5, Buffalo 3 Detroit 4, Nashville 3 Carolina 5, N.Y. Islanders 3 New Jersey 2, Columbus 0 Boston 4, Arizona 1 Montreal 4, Toronto 0 Philadelphia 4, N.Y. Rangers 2 Minnesota 3, Colorado 1 St. Louis 2, Edmonton 1 Ottawa 4, San Jose 2 Sunday’s results Winnipeg 5, Los Angeles 2 Florida 4, Tampa Bay 3 Pittsburgh 5, Columbus 3 Washington 4, Toronto 0 Anaheim 3, Dallas 1 St. Louis at Vancouver, late Today’s games Nashville at N.Y. Rangers, 6 p.m.

Carolina at Chicago, 7:30 p.m.

Montreal at San Jose, 9 p.m.

Auto racing Sunday At Atlanta Motor Speedway Hampton, Ga. Lap length: 1.54 miles (Start position in parentheses) Top 20 1. (37) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 325 laps, 126.7 rating, 47 points, $335,901.

2. (2) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 325, 131.2, 44, $284,080.

3. (9) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 325, 120.4, 42, $184,755.

4. (1) Joey Logano, Ford, 325, 126.9, 41, $198,838.

5. (36) Matt Kenseth, Toyota, 325, 97.6, 40, $170,891.

6. (14) Martin Truex Jr., Chevrolet, 325, 103.2, 38, $150,615.

7. (11) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet, 325, 86.6, 37, $152,278.

8. (22) Brett Moffitt, Toyota, 325, 77.5, 37, $144,284.

9. (12) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 325, 96, 36, $159,261.

10. (7) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 325, 93.9, 34, $144,720.

11. (23) Aric Almirola, Ford, 325, 82.1, 33, $148,746.

12. (5) Carl Edwards, Toyota, 325, 105.7, 32, $107,285.

13. (13) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 325, 79, 31, $118,085.

14. (10) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 324, 99.1, 30, $122,985.

15. (21) Casey Mears, Chevrolet, 324, 74.5, 29, $132,943.

16. (18) Danica Patrick, Chevrolet, 324, 70.4, 28, $115,760.

17. (38) Regan Smith, Chevrolet, 324, 61, 0, $120,460.

18. (17) David Ragan, Toyota, 323, 78.1, 26, $146,651.

19. (29) Trevor Bayne, Ford, 323, 63.4, 25, $145,510.

20. (16) Justin Allgaier, Chevrolet, 323, 63.2, 24, $126,593.

Race Statistics Average Speed of Race Winner: 131.078 mph.

Time of Race: 3 hours, 49 minutes, 6 seconds.

Margin of Victory: 1.802 seconds.

Caution Flags: 10 for 54 laps.

Lead Changes: 28 among 12 drivers.

Golf PGA – Honda Classic Sunday At PGA National (Champion Course) Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. Purse: $6.1 million Yardage: 7,140; Par: 70 Third Round Ian Poulter 71-64-66—201-9 Padraig Harrington 67-66-71—204-6 Patrick Reed 67-67-70—204-6 Paul Casey 69-70-68—207-4 Brendan Steele 66-69-71—206-4 Phil Mickelson 71-67-69—207-3 Russell Knox 69-68-70—207-3 Jeff Overton 71-68-69—208-2 Jim Herman 65-72-71—208-2 George McNeill 72-70-68—210-1 Scott Piercy 68-73-69—210-1 Daniel Berger 68-71-71—210-1 Daniel Summerhays 71-68-70—209-1 Jamie Lovemark 72-70-69—211E Jason Dufner 71-69-70—210 E John Huh 70-73-68—211E Jamie Donaldson 68-71-71—210E Luke Donald 69-67-74—210E LPGA – Thailand Sunday At Siam Country Club (Pattaya Old Course) Chonburi, Thailand Purse: $1.5 million Yardage: 6,568; Par: 72 Final Amy Yang 67-66-71-69—273-15 Yani Tseng 66-72-70-67—275-13 Mirim Lee 67-69-70-69—275-13 Stacy Lewis 66-64-73-72—275-13 Beatriz Recari 72-71-70-63—276-12 Sei Young Kim 70-73-68-65—276-12 Inbee Park 70-74-68-65—277-11 Suzann Pettersen 67-75-68-67—277-11 Sandra Gal 71-66-68-72—277-11 Shanshan Feng 70-69-71-68—278-10 Karrie Webb 72-69-71-67—279-9 Azahara Munoz 69-70-71-69—279-9

Transactions BASKETBALL National Basketball Association NBA — Suspended Golden State C Festus Ezeli one game for initiating an altercation with Toronto F-C Tyler Hansbrough by grabbing his throat during a Feb. 27 game.

HOCKEY National Hockey League CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS — Acquired F Antoine Vermette from Arizona for D Klas Dahlbeck and a 2015 first-round draft pick.

Reassigned D Kyle Cumiskey to Rockford

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SVM SCOUTS BOYS BASKETBALL REGIONALS/SECTIONALS 3A Sterling Regional

2A Farmington Sectional

1A Somonauk Sectional

When: Today, Tuesday, Friday Where: Musgrove Fieldhouse, Sterling Teams: No. 1 Dixon (271), No. 2 Sterling (9-17), No. 3 Geneseo (15-11), No. 4 Rock Falls (5-20), No. 5 Alleman (4-22) Players to watch: Will Daniels, Geneseo jr. G; Tanner Dean, Rock Falls sr. G; Juan Gomez, Sterling so. G; Drew Himmelman, Geneseo sr. C; Cal Jarrett, Dixon sr. G; Jacob Mammosser, Rock Falls sr. F; Isaiah Roby, Dixon jr. F; Luke Saskowski, Alleman sr. F: Sterling Thornton, Sterling jr. F Outlook: The Dukes are coming off a thrashing of 3A’s No. 3 ranked team Lutheran on Friday, and they have their eyes on back-to-back regional titles. While Sterling is the No. 2 seed, the Warriors have struggled down the stretch. They’ve beat the Maple Leafs twice, but a third time will be tough with 6-foot-9 center Drew Himmelman hitting his stride late in the season.

Favorite: Dixon Darkhorse: Geneseo Winner to: Bradley University Sectional championship vs. Canton Regional winner, 7 p.m. March 10 SVM prediction: Dixon

When: Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday Where: Farmington High School Teams: Bureau Valley (27-3), Monmouth-Roseville (19-9), Rockridge (261), Winnebago (21-8) Players to watch: Dee Coleman, MonmouthRoseville jr. G; ; Bryan Heath, Rockridge sr. G; Luke Johnson, Rockridge sr. G: Tommy Johnston, Bureau Valley sr. G; Dalton Menke, Winnebago sr. G; Parker Neuhalfen, Bureau Valley sr. G; Brandon Suggs, Winnebago jr. F; Braeden Wollbrink, Monmouth-Roseville sr. F Outlook: Rockridge enters the sectional ranked No. 2 in 2A, and Bureau Valley is No. 9. Winnebago, which played strong in a loaded BNC West division, was receiving votes.

Any of those three teams could challenge for a title, and would be a favorite to stamp a ticket to the state tournament at the supersectional. Containing Rockridge’s Byran Heath will be a big key.

Favorite: Rockridge Darkhorse: Bureau Valley Winner to: NIU Supersectional vs. El Paso-Gridley Sectional, 7:30 p.m.

March 10 SVM prediction: Rockridge

When: Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday Where: Somonauk High School Teams: Ashton-Franklin Center (22-9), Dwight (264), Flanagan-Cornell (219), Newark (20-10) Players to watch: Jonathan Barth, FlanaganCornell jr. G; Keegan Bertsche, FlanaganCornell jr. C; Caleb Boma, Dwight sr. G; Will Clausel, Newark so. G: Justin Fox, Dwight sr. G: Jacob Hilliker, AFC jr. G; Bret Gittleson, AFC sr. G; Evan Schomer, Newark jr. F Outlook: Dwight comes in ranked No. 5 in 1A, and it has beaten semifinal opponent FlanaganCornell twice already this season. Dwight upset St. Anne in the regional final with a last-second 3-pointer from Justin Fox. AFC’s frenetic pace can be tough on the most talented of teams if the Raiders come out shooting hot. The Raiders will need exactly that in both games to reach the supersectional.

Favorite: Dwight Darkhorse: AFC Winner to: ISU Supersectional vs. Schlarman Sectional winner, 7 p.m.

March 10 SVM prediction: Dwight

Skyhawks fend off late charge FAST

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Sauk played Highland twice in the regular season, and coach Jedidiah Johnson came prepared for the Cougars’ zone defense.

“This week, we put in three new offensive sets against the zone,” said Johnson, whose team will battle Kennedy-King at home tonight at 6 p.m. in a rematch of last year’s championship game. “We got some great looks on them; they did a great job executing the plays.”

The result of those plays were huge gulfs of open lane, either from entry passes to Giddings, from penetration from guard Kayleen Terrock. Terrock finished with 20 points.

Still, for as efficient as their offense was, the Hawks couldn’t completely shake Highland, which scored 11 straight points late in the game to turn a 69-55 deficit to just 69-66 with 2 minutes remaining.

“We just had to relax. Our anxiety kicked in a little bit, our nerves,” Terrock said. “At that point, you just have to play with your head a little more than your heart.”

Highland made 24 of its 46 field-goal attempts (52.2 percent) and 17 of its 20 free throws (85.0 percent), and the hot shooting kept the game closer than the Skyhawks were wanting. Still, Johnson said he was proud of his team for taking Highland’s best punch and surviving to play at least one more game.

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Sauk Valley’s Aleena Hammelman scores during the Skyhawks’ 74-71 win over Highland on Saturday in a Region IV semifinal at Sauk.

“They played much better tonight than they did the first two times we saw them,” he said. “We kind of expect that this time of the year.”

Terrock’s former Sterling teammate, Kiarra Harris, was pivotal in the second half, scoring 11 of her 13 points after halftime. The third member of Sauk’s Sterling contingent, Aleena Hammelman, had the hot hand in the first half, when she scored all of her 10 points.

Rideout thrives in Sauk men’s loss HOST

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Point guard Kenneth Lockhart seemingly couldn’t miss, and it was contagious as the Statesmen (17-13) got off to a blistering pace by shooting 13 of 15 to open the game.

Sauk sophomore guard Tramel Rideout, who had one of his best games in a Skyhawks uniform, kept pace with the Statesmen by scoring six straight points. But the rest of the offense wasn’t clicking, and Kennedy-King used that strong shooting to go on a 17-8 run that nearly buried the Skyhawks, who faced a 33-21 deficit with 8:44 to play in the first half.

White tacked on his five first-half points at the end of the run, before Sauk coach Russ Damhoff called a timeout.

“King played real hard, and we got off to a slow start,” Damhoff said.

“We had to play better, and once our guys settled in, we started making plays.”

Sauk (18-14) found its footing and roared back after the timeout, and used a 12-3 run to draw within 36-33, and managed to end the half down 45-41. The resurgence was keyed by Skyhawks center AJ Dollmeyer, who muscled his way into the paint and started to attack the basket more efficiently. Dollmeyer’s inside presence allowed Jacoby Posley to get hot.

Posley shot the Skyhawks back into the game with his game-high 25 points, highlighted by five 3s.

“It was fun out there,” Posley said. “Once we got going, I feel like our offense was finally clicking all on cylinders.”

Added Rideout, who finished with 18 points and five rebounds: “I think that’s how we envisioned our offense to perform all season. It

was very exciting to be a part of our best effort all year.”

Rideout had the first seven points on Sauk’s 9-4 run to open the second half, as the Skyhawks grabbed their first lead. Sauk would tie the score at 73 with 4:10 to play, after Posley completed a four-point play after being fouled at the top of the key on a 3-pointer.

But White ended Sauk’s hopes at a trip to the Region IV final by going on a tear. He made six consecutive shots in the final 2 minutes, totaling 16 points. His run included two 3s, and converted both and-1 opportunities.

“It’s something I learned right away,” said White, a Westinghouse product. “It’s my first year here and we have [seven] sophomores, and I’m just a freshman and these guys made me feel at home and trust me out there.”

Numbers game 705 That’s how many wins Prophetstown coach Don Robinson has after the Prophets won the thirdplace game on Saturday.

1AstateEXTRA Third-place game at Redbird Arena on campus of Illinos State University

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Half dozen Third-place teams The Prophets earned the sixth girls hoops third-place trophy in the Sauk Valley, joining Newman (2), Dixon, Eastland and Sterling.

Monday, March 2, 2015

THIRD-PLACE GAME | PROPHESTOWN 45, IROQUOIS WEST 28

SCOREBOARD Girls basketball CLASS 1A State tournament at Redbird Arena, Normal Friday’s results • Moweaqua Central A&M 56, Prophetstown 52 • Hardin Calhoun 49, Iroquois West 36 Saturday’s results • Third place, Prophetstown 45, Iroquois West 28 • Championship, Moweaqua Central A&M 51, Hardin Calhoun 41 Saturday’s results Class 1A State Tournament at Redbird Arena, Normal Third-place game

PROPHETSTOWN 45, IROQUOIS WEST 28

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The Prophetstown Prophets raise the 1A third-place trophy Saturday at Redbird Arena in Normal after beating Iroquois West 45-28. It is the Prophets second consecutive state trophy, after taking second place in 2A in 2014.

POSITIVE THINKING

Prophets put loss behind them in third-place victory

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

NORMAL – As the Prophetstown girls basketball team suffered through the sting of Friday’s Class 1A state semifinal loss, slowly there appeared a glimmer of hope.

Maybe it’s because its coach, a 38-year veteran, is never anything but positive. Maybe it’s because this group of Prophets has been through this kind of thing before. Maybe it’s because they’re just competitors to the core.

Whatever the reason, by the time the 1A third-place game rolled around at noon Saturday, the Prophets were back to their normal selves, using a suffocating defense and smooth offense to beat Iroquois West 45-28 at Redbird Arena.

“It didn’t take too long for that sting to wear off,” senior Corrie Reiley said. “We were definitely upset, but after we watched the other semifinal, and thought about what we could do [Saturday], we were ready to get back out there and get a win.”

Reiley and Heather Strike hounded the Raider guards all game long, and that helped Clare Kramer, Shelby Adams, and Kassi Henrekin clamp down on the Iroquois West post players.

“We wanted to come back stronger than ever,” Strike said.

“We knew it was our last game, and we wanted to end on that win so badly that we were doing whatever it took to get it.”

Prophetstown (31-4) is close to automatic with the lead late, and it started early in this one. After Iroquois West (28-5) scored on its first two possessions for a 5-3 lead, the Prophets scored 13 of the next 18 points to take a a 16-10 lead late in the first quarter.

After Iroquois West scored the final basket of the opening period with 16 seconds left, it didn’t score again until the 2:18 mark of the second – and those were its only two points of the quarter.

Reiley’s three-point play after she took the ball the length of the court and shredded the Raider defense all the way to the hoop kick-started a 17-7 Prophetstown run over the second quarter and first half of the third.

“I think after the first quarter, when we had the lead, it definitely felt better [than Friday],” said Reiley, who had 11 points, seven steals, four rebounds,

IROQUOIS WEST (28-5) Skylar Small 3-8 0-0 6, Elena Sanchez 3-10 0-0 9, Taylor Cultra 1-5 0-0 2, Grace Schroeder 2-13 0-0 4, Meara Tilstra 0-0 1-2 1, Andrea Fuoss 3-4 0-0 6, Savannah Mims 0-3 0-2 0, Ariel Medina 0-0 0-0 0, Renee Gerling 0-0 0-0 0, Bryana Nambo 0-0 0-0 0. Totals: 12-43 1-4 28.

PROPHETSTOWN (31-4) Kassi Henrekin 4-8 1-2 11, Corrie Reiley 4-11 3-5 11, Heather Strike 1-5 1-2 3, Shelby Adams 2-5 0-0 5, Clare Kramer 5-9 3-4 13, Courtney Pierceson 1-1 0-0 2, Mikayla Bolton 0-0 0-0 0, Addison Morse 0-0 0-0 0, Tori Miniel 0-0 0-0 0, Calya Crane 0-0 0-0 0, Caylee Morgan 0-0 0-0 0, Addi Glassburn 0-0 0-0 0. Totals: 17-39 8-13 45.

Iroquois West 12 2 9 5 — 28 Prophetstown 16 8 13 8 — 45 3s – Iroquois West 3-9 (Sanchez 3-6, Schroeder 0-2, Small 0-1), Prophetstown 3-11 (Henrekin 2-4, Adams 1-2, Strike 0-3, Reiley 0-1, Kramer 0-1). Rebounds – Iroquois West 28 (Cultra 7, Schroeder 5), Prophetstown 28 (Kramer 9, Reiley 4, Adams 4). Assists – Iroquois West 4, Prophetstown 11 (Kramer 5, Reiley 3, Strike 2). Steals – Iroquois West 4, Prophetstown 13 (Reiley 7, Strike 2, Kramer 2). Blocks – Iroquois West 2 (Cultra 2), Prophetstown 2 (Reiley, Adams). Turnovers – Iroquois West 18, Prophetstown 12. Fouls – Iroquois West 14 (Medina out), Prophetstown 6.

Championship

MOWEAQUA CENTRAL A&M 51, HARDIN CALHOUN 41 CALHOUN (32-3) Emma Baalman 6-11 4-4 16, Grace Baalman 1-8 4-4 6, Madison Lehr 0-4 0-0 0, Courtney Holland 0-3 1-2 1, Kassidy Klocke 4-18 1-2 11, Jordan Holland 0-2 0-0 0, Becca Oswald 1-3 0-0 2, Rose Wilschetz 0-0 0-0 0, Rayna Zirkelbach 0-0 0-0 0, Sydney White 2-6 1-3 5, Emily McBride 0-0 0-0 0, Toni Zirkelbach 0-0 0-0 0, Emily Baalman 0-0 0-0 0. Totals: 14-55 11-15 41.

CENTRAL A&M (33-1) Ryan Dooley 3-11 2-3 8, Mikah Maples 0-0 1-2 1, Abigail Hilton 3-3 0-0 6, Taylor Jordan 7-13 4-7 21, Kaley Hennings 4-10 6-7 14, Kaylee Collins 0-0 0-0 0, Kaylan Schinzler 0-0 0-0 0, Kayla Gibson 0-2 0-0 0, Jorji Sparrgrove 0-0 0-0 0, Olivia Jordan 0-2 1-2 1, Shelby Dailey 0-0 0-0 0, Gabby Cole 0-0 0-0 0, Katie Conlin 0-0 0-0 0, Morgan Damery 0-0 0-0 0. Totals: 17-41 14-21 51.

Calhoun 17 10 9 5 — 41 Central A&M 17 8 11 15 — 51 3s – Calhoun 2-15 (Klocke 2-10, Lehr 0-2, G.Baalman 0-1, C.Holland 0-1, White 0-1), Central A&M 3-12 (T.Jordan 3-6, Dooley 0-4, Hennings 0-1, Gibson 0-1).

Rebounds – Calhoun 43 (Emma Baalman 11, G.Baalman 9, Klocke 6, C.Holland 5), Central A&M 31 (Dooley 9, T.Jordan 6). Assists – Calhoun 6 (Emma Baalman 2, White 2), Central A&M 5 (Dooley 2, T.Jordan 2). Steals – Calhoun 3, Central A&M 6 (T.Jordan 4). Blocks – Calhoun 2 (Lehr, J.Holland). Turnovers – Calhoun 20, Central A&M 14. Fouls – Calhoun 21 (G.Baalman, White out), Central A&M 17.

2014-15 Prophetstown Prophets Results Nov. 19 Nov. 21 Nov. 22 Nov. 22

Oregon tournament Prophets 44, Milledgeville 29 Prophets 45, Genoa-Kingston 33 Mendota 43, Prophets 36 Prophets 57, Ottawa Marquette 40

Nov. 25 Dec. 1 Dec. 4 Dec. 8 Dec. 10 Dec. 11

Regular season Prophets 52, Ridgewood 42 Prophets 54, Riverdale 25* Prophets 56, Erie 31* Prophets 51, Rockridge 34* Prophets 58, Annawan 35 Prophets 42, Fulton 22*

Dec. 13 Dec. 15 Dec. 17 Dec. 18

Polo tournament Prophets 49, Milledgeville 12 Prophets 53, West Carroll 18 Prophets 62, Oregon 41 Byron 46, Prophets 44

Prophetstown tournament Dec. 27 Prophets 67, Orion 23 Dec. 27 Prophets 50, Hall 21 Dec. 29 Prophets 69, Riverdale 16 Dec. 30 Prophets 50, Rockford Christian 31

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Prophetstown’s Shelby Adams drives the lane past Iroquois West’s Meara Tilstra during Saturday’s 1A third-place game at Redbird Arena in Normal. The Prophets won 45-28.

Star of the game: Clare Kramer, Prophetstown, 13 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals Key performers: Corrie Reiley, P’town, 11 points, 7 steals, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 block; Kassi Henrekin, P’town, 11 points; Shelby Adams, P’town, 5 points, 4 rebounds, 1 block; Elena Sanchez, Iroquois West, 9 points, 3 3-pointers three assists and a blocked shot.

“Once we had the lead, we knew we could keep it by controlling the game more. That’s a big advantage for us with the way we play.”

In typical Prophetstown style, it was unselfish play and aggressiveness that won the day. The Prophets assisted on 11 of 17 field goals, and forced 18 Raider turnovers, coming up with 13 steals. Prophetstown outscored Iroquois West 10-0 on the fast break, and turned 13 offensive rebounds into nine second-

chance points.

“I felt a lot better out there today, and I think the rest of the team would agree with me,” said Kramer, who led the way with 13 points, nine rebounds and five assists. “[Friday] felt like the state championship, with No. 1 vs. No. 2, and I think we felt more relaxed today – but we had more fire in our bellies to actually get that win [Saturday], because of that loss.

“We definitely bounced back, and I’m proud of my team for that.”

Leading 35-23 with 28 seconds left in the third, the Prophets put the finishing touches on their win. Reiley went coast-tocoast after a steal to close the third, then Henrekin scored on a back-door cut off Kramer’s pass from the high post to open the fourth.

Kramer put things out of reach with a pretty spin move in the lane with 2:36 to play, then a putback with 1:33 left to reach the final score.

“Last year, the score wasn’t too pretty at the end of that [Class

2A] state championship game, so I think we wanted to prove ourselves this year,” Strike said.

“We wanted to show everyone what we can do, and that it wasn’t just luck that got us back here … and I think we definitely showed everyone that.”

Henrekin matched Reiley’s 11 points, while Adams added five points and four rebounds. Strike finished with three points, two assists and two steals.

“I’m extremely proud of the way these girls bounced back,” an emotional Don Robinson said. “They played so well, and believed in me.

“I told them [Friday] that life isn’t about the ups all the time; it’s about how you recover from the downs. That’s when you learn and grow and get better.

I told the girls we could be one of two 1A teams to go out on a winning note, and they went out and did it.”

Elena Sanchez led Iroquois West with nine points, on three 3-pointers. Skylar Small and Andrea Fuoss both finished with six points and four rebounds.

Jan. 12 Jan. 15 Jan. 17 Jan. 19 Jan. 21 Jan. 22 Jan. 26 Jan. 29 Feb. 4 Feb. 5

Regular season Prophets 60, Orion 47* Prophets 54, Riverdale 32* Prophets 53, Sherrard 45* Prophets 34, Erie 27* Prophets 43, Morrison 27* Prophets 54, Rockridge 42* Prophets 50, Fulton 36* Sherrard 48, Prophets 46* Prophets 58, Morrison 43* Prophets 63, Orion 47*

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Polo Regional Prophets 40, Erie 24 Prophets 47, AFC 32

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Pecatonica Sectional Prophets 42, Aquin 39 Prophets 34, Galena 30

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IVCC Supersectional Prophets 50, Annawan 37

State tournament Feb. 27 Moweaqua Central A&M 56, Prophetstown 52 Feb. 28 Prophetstown 45, Iroquois West 28 * Denotes Three Rivers West game

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Prophetstown’s Heather Strike scores on a layup over Iroquois West’s Elena Sanchez during Saturday’s win.

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1A champions Moweaqua Central A&M The Raiders beat Hardin Calhoun 51-41 in the 1A title game Saturday behind 21 points by senior guard Taylor Jordan.

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Prophetstown’s Clare Kramer, Kassi Henrekin, and Shelby Adams fight for a rebound with Iroquois West’s Grace Schroeder during Saturday’s game.

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Prophetstown’s Corrie Reiley goes up for a layup during Saturday’s game. Reiley scored 13 points in the 45-28 win over Iroquois West.

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Prophet seniors deserved ‘W’ N ORMAL – Don Robinson looked to his right, then to his left. All he saw were seniors.

He had yet to be asked a question at Saturday’s postgame press conference following Prophetstown’s 45-28 win in the Class 1A third-place game, but his voice still cracked as he started talking.

After two hesitant words, the 38-year veteran coach stopped for 5 full seconds to try and compose himself.

It didn’t work … well, at least not at first.

“I’m forever grateful for what these girls have done the past few years,” said Robinson, dabbing his eyes with tissue provided by his wife, Deb. “I’m not sure if I’ve ever had eight seniors stick with it until the end – that’s pretty neat, if you think about it – and I thank them for that … and I’m proud of them.”

It shouldn’t be surprising to anybody who knows Don Robinson that he’s probably prouder of his seniors for putting forth the effort than actually winning the game.

But there’s little question by anyone who has seen these Prophets play over the last few seasons that this octet of girls deserved no less than a win to close out their careers.

“Not a lot of players get to end their senior season with a win,” senior Corrie Reiley said. “That’s really what we all wanted. It’s going to be special to look back and say we ended with a win.”

It was in typical Prophetstown fashion, too: aggressive, relentless defense in the backcourt; patient, well-executed offensive sets; and positive feedback coming from the longtime coach in the orange shirt and black necktie adorned in basketballs.

“He’s a great coach because he will not yell at you,” senior Heather Strike said, eliciting laughs from her class-

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Prophetstown’s Addison Morse plays defense on Iroquois West’s Grace Schroeder during Saturday’s 1A third-place game in Normal. Morse was one of eight seniors on the Prophets’ roster. mates. “His impact on us is because he was guiding us, not trying to control us. I feel so fortunate that he was my coach.”

“He’s the biggest role model for all of us,” senior Kassi Henrekin said, “and anybody who’s ever played for him probably feels the same way.”

That sentiment couldn’t be echoed fast enough by her teammates.

“I learned something from him everyday,” senior Shelby Adams added, “and I’m really going to miss playing for him.”

“He taught us not only how to be good players, but how to be good people,” classmate Clare Kramer chimed in. “The unselfishness that we have, and how humble this team is, that reflects back on Coach Robinson.”

It may be the last senior class to graduate under Robinson’s tutelage.

Asked point-blank if he had coached his final game, Robinson gave what has become his standard answer.

“I’ve got a couple more months to decide, and I’m really going to think about it,” he said. “Family is big to me, and sometimes I think it’s time to step back and enjoy my grandkids.”

But after adding that

he’ll still coach the seventh-grade team even if he retires as varsity coach, Robinson did what he has become so adept at doing throughout four decades and 705 wins.

He turned the focus right back on his players.

“All eight of these seniors were valuable,” Robinson said, “and I don’t think I could’ve wanted anything more from them or for them.”

As the five senior starters filed out of the press room and into the hallway to do a few more interviews, the other three 12thgraders – Mikayla Bolton, Calya Crane and Addison Morse – were brought out of the locker room (per this reporter’s request) by Deb Robinson to take their turn.

Crane was the consummate Robinson player, never complaining about playing time while providing whatever spark she could off the bench. She got the chance to finish her career on the court, as Robinson subbed out his five starters so they could get a well-deserved round of applause from the Prophetstown faithful.

“To be on the court, watching the clock go down as your last game is finishing …. it’s sad,” Crane said, “but at the same time, it’s such a great feeling. To finish at

state 2 years in a row, it’s just amazing.”

Morse only got to make one trip to Normal, but she cherished every minute of it. After hearing her best friends’ stories of last year’s state tournament, she was eager to make her own memories this year.

She wasn’t the least bit disappointed.

“It’s my first time here, and it was so much fun being on this big stage, with so many fans rooting us on,” Morse said. “I wouldn’t want to experience it with anybody else.”

Nor could the eight seniors imagine it any differently. After going through everything as a group for nearly half of their lives, it was probably inconceivable to these eight girls that they all wouldn’t be there sharing in this moment.

Since Kramer and Reiley came up to varsity as freshmen – most of the others moved up as sophomores – the Prophets are 111-22, with four regional titles, two sectional crowns, and two top-3 finishes at the state tournament. They have three straight seasons with just four losses, and back-toback 31-win campaigns.

“There’s not even words … I really don’t know what to say,” Bolton said.

“Growing up together, and then knowing that any game throughout the entire state series could have been our last, we just tried to keep it going and make it last as long as we could.

“Fifth grade to the last possible day of our senior year … we definitely didn’t want to stop before this.”

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NORMAL – From the first time she stepped on the basketball court as a varsity player, Corrie Reiley knew exactly what her role was for the Prophetstown Prophets: defensive stopper.

And though the firstteam AP all-state selection has picked up her scoring average from her freshman season, the now-senior never lost her defensive prowess.

After losing to a very similar-styled squad in Moweaqua Central A&M in Friday’s Class 1A state semifinal, Reiley and her Prophet teammates got right back down to business in Saturday’s thirdplace game … especially on the defensive end.

Prophetstown (31-4) harassed the Iroquois West guards all afternoon, nabbing 13 steals and forcing 17 turnovers in a 45-28 victory.

“Coach [Don] Robinson always tells us that if we pressure the guards, then the pass into the post is going to be really hard,”

By the numbers 5: That’s how many shots the Prophets allowed to Iroquois West all-state honorable mention center Taylor Cultra; she made just one of them.

10: That’s how many points Prophetstown scored off of 13 steals.

17: That’s how many turnovers the Raiders committed against the Prophets’ aggressive guards.

28: That’s Iroquois West’s field goal percentage (12for-43) for the game.

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Prophetstown’s Corrie Reiley knocks the ball away from Iroquois West’s Skylar Small during Saturday’s 45-28 win in the 1A state third-place game at Redbird Arena in Normal. Reiley had seven steals in the game. said Reiley, who had seven steals and a blocked shot. “The guards aren’t going to want to make the difficult pass when you’re up on them, and it’s tough for them to even see the post players when your hands are in their face.”

As has been the case all season long – in fact, for Robinson’s entire 38-year tenure – the Prophets’ defensive pressure was the key factor in the vic-

tory.

Playing against a taller team (as usual), Prophetstown matched the Raiders’ 28 rebounds – including 13 on the offensive glass – and limited Iroquois West all-state honorable mention center Taylor Cultra to two points on 1-for-5 shooting.

“We’re a guard-based team, and our guards played outstanding

defense,” center Clare Kramer said. “I think the guards’ defense picks up our post defense, and then they can also convert that defense into offense.

It was just a well-rounded game.”

While the Raiders pulled down 16 offensive rebounds, none of their putbacks were easy. The Prophets used their quick hands to strip at the ball in the scrums under the

hoop, and limited Iroquois West to 11 points off those 16 boards.

Prophetstown, meanwhile, scored nine points off its 13 offensive rebounds, and turned its 13 steals into 10 fastbreak points.

“Our defense was the key, especially after we got the lead,” senior Shelby Adams said. “We got to control the tempo because we were ahead, and were able to do what we normally do on both ends of the court.”

The Prophets limited Iroquois West to 28 percent shooting (12-for-43), thanks mostly to denying just about every open look the Raiders thought they were going to have. Elena Sanchez hit two wideopen 3-pointers in the first quarter, but she also

missed a pair that looked to be open before Prophetstown defenders closed out strong.

After a 12-point first period, Iroquois West scored just 11 points in the next two quarters combined.

What was most impressive about the Prophets’ D was the fact that their pressure on the Raider ballhandlers and shooters netted them just six fouls for the game. Iroquois West didn’t shoot a free throw until the fourth quarter, and finished 1-for-4 at the foul line.

“My mentor, Doug Earl, still talks to myself and my assistant, Troy Ottens, all about defense,” Robinson said. “He said if we pressure the guards, you don’t have to worry about the post. He sure was right.”

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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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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, enthusiastic individual who can handle a fast-paced small office environment. Duties include handling circulation subscription and delivery issues, classified and display advertising sales, phone sales and processing editorial submissions.

Candidates should possess multi-tasking abilities with a strong customer service commitment. Typing 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:

CAREER TRAINING / MISC AIRLINE MECHANIC CAREERS START HERE GET FAA CERTIFICATION TRAINING. FINANCIAL AID IF QUALIFIED. JOB PLACEMENT ASSISTANCE. GET STARTED BY CALLING AIM 800-481-8312

Established Daycare looking for caring Teachers and Aides. Teachers must have at least 2yrs of college (or a min. of 60hrs in early childhood education). Competitive pay, paid holidays and personal time and opportunities for a bonus. Send cover letter and resume to: morrisondc@ frontier.com or Morrison Community Daycare Center, 100 E. Lincolnway, Morrison, IL 61270.

Questions call 815772-3707

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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

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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 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 CDL CLASS A Drivers needed for part time work, April-Oct. Most all work would be on Mon, some work could be SunWeds. Also need Drivers with passports for 6 trips in to Canada. Good pay plus hotels paid.

Call Phil 815-973-4054 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.

NOW HIRING at Messie's Bar & Grill for all positions.

Please apply in person at 117 N. River Rd., Oregon, IL 61061

Sales Position Knie Appliance & TV Inc./ Ashley Furniture HomeStore has an immediate full time opening for someone with a passion for selling. Previous sales experience is preferred but not mandatory and we are willing to train. Must be neat, organized and have basic computer skills. Benefits package included.

Apply in person to: Knie Appliance & TV Inc. 3614 E. Lincolnway, Sterling, IL. EOE

EXPERIENCED MAINTENANCE OPPORTUNITY

Ed Bushman • ebushman@saukvalley.com The Telegraph 113 S Peoria Ave Dixon, IL 61021

Computer Imaging Coordinator Sauk Valley Media is seeking an individual to serve as Imaging Coordinator within our plateroom department.

Responsibilities include assembling newspaper pages via computer files, imaging those files to press plates, and the maintenance and repair of related equipment.

This individual must possess basic computer skills, a strong mechanical aptitude, and be a self-starter with the ability to meet deadlines and communicate clearly.

This is a full-time position of 37.5 hours per week.

The shift hours vary some but will be primarily from 9:00 PM to 4:30 AM. A complete benefits package of medical, vacation, sick time, and 401K program is available.

The chosen candidate will be subject to pre-employment background & driving record checks, drug screening and fitness testing.

Dixon Direct has an immediate opening for the following full-time position. This position requires 3-5 years of experience or 2 years with certification. Experience with printing equipment is a plus.

INDUSTRIAL MAINTENANCE ELECTRICIAN Must have strong knowledge of electronic circuitry: troubleshooting; industrial controls; variable frequency drives; electrical codes; the ability to work from schematics and circuit diagrams; knowledge of PLCs, and be able to operate electronic testing equipment.

Must be able to work any shift plus overtime. We offer competitive wages and an excellent benefits package.

Send resumes to:

To apply, complete an application at our Sterling office: 3200 E. Lincolnway, for the position “imaging coordinator.”

Or send your resume to vwilliams@saukvalley.com.

Sauk Valley Media is an equal opportunity employer and a drug-free workplace.

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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 fast-paced small office environment.

Duties include handling circulation subscription and delivery issues, classified and disadvertising play sales, phone sales and processing editorial submissions.

Candidates should possess multitasking abilities with a strong customer service commitment.

Typing 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:

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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 supervisory experience in a human services setting.

Benefits include excellent retirement plan, paid leave, and insurance. Diverse applicants welcome.

Equal Opportunity Employer.

Apply at YWCA of the Sauk Valley, 412 First Avenue, Sterling

NEW TODAY 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.

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Housing Manager: for 125 units, Rock Falls, IL., 40 hrs. a week. Benefits include: health insurance, retirement, vacation, sick leave & 14 paid holidays. Skills required: basic typing/ computer data entry, basic math, supervise and work with residents, personnel and the public in positive manner. Must have a GED or high school diploma at minimum. Previous experience preferred & strong communication skills. Please provide resume and business references by March 9, 2015, email to: wcha@wcopha.org or mail to: W.C.H.A 401 W 18th St., Rock Falls, IL, 61071- Equal Opportunity Employer

Kitchen Staff & Cooking Staff Needed busy restaurant in Dixon area. Must be a motivated employee and have a flexible schedule.

Background check and drug screen.

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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.

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Interestted candid dates may submitt a cover letter an nd resu ume’ to Human Re esources Manager, Ro ochellle Food ds, LLC, 100 01 S. Main St. Rochellle, IL 61068 8 or fa ax to (815 5) 562-713 36 or e-mail sllelliottt@ho ormell.com.. You u may y also o apply at Jo ob Service in Rockfo ord or Sterlin ng.

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ROUTE DELIVERY DRIVER – ClassAor Class B CDL license required. Paid holidays and uniforms. Long-term employment, full-time. Overtime opportunities during peak season. Four day work week during off season, if desired. Health insurance, profit sharing, and variable year-end bonuses. Delivery area 80 miles from Ohio, IL. Home daily. Requires good work ethic and clean driving record. Bring current copy of MVR.

Apply in person Mon-Fri 8am-4pm at: SISLER’S ICE & ICE CREAM 102 South Grove Street, Ohio, IL 61349 Applications are available.

Program Developer 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.

DRIVER: Quality Transport Company is looking for a full-time OTR CDL-A driver.

Must be 23 years of age with clean MVR. Paid Holidays, 401K and health insurance available.

The Program Developer assists in developing new programs, acquisition integration, and overall evaluation of each program’s performance by preparing sales materials & Power Point presentations & completing RFPs for prospective clients.

Strong Excel & Power Point knowledge; outgoing personality; and creative thinking ability. Indirect Sales, Marketing or Project Management experience & AA in Marketing or Business preferred.

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Heritage Woods of Sterling is accepting applications for a Nursing Director to join our management team. The ideal candidate will be an RN with a strong passion for working with people and the ability to manage the facility’s clinical operations, including staff supervision, assessments, care plans and oversight of medication assistance program. Three years management experience preferred. Background in long term care or home health preferred.

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We offer a competitive compensation and benefits program. EOE

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Spectrum Preferred Meats is accepting applications for full-time employment, 1st shift positions as experienced butcher/meat cutter.

Job includes, but not limited to, cutting, trimming and boning carcass sections.

Must have previous experience. Applicant must be dependable and willing to work overtime.

Send resume to, or apply in person at 6194 W. Pines Rd., Mt.Morris, IL 61054.

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Contact Mary at: 815-235-6149 Production Data Coordinator

As the world’s largest food producer, Nestlé knows success well. As an industry leader, we offer a competitive wage and benefits package. We currently have an opportunity for a Production Data Coordinator at our Nestlé Purina facility in Clinton, Iowa.

Job Duties: • Analyzes and corrects failed material usage and declared production process errors.

• Analyzes and corrects machine hours and produced quantity transactions in support of costing and manufacturing efficiency.

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Basic Qualifications: High School diploma or GED required; 2 year Accounting degree or equivalent preferred.

Minimum 1 year materials accounting and production systems experience preferred or equivalent preferred.

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Strong communication skills and organizational skills.

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All interested applicants must apply online at: www.nestlepurinacareers.com no later than Monday 3/16/15 under job number 15001403 EOE/ Minority/Female/Disabled/Protected Veterans

WE NEED PEOPLE WHO CAN CARE FOR OTHERS Davis Junction, Dekalb, Sycamore, Cortland, Genoa Dietary Assistant (M-F), Scheduler (staff scheduling for 18 homes), Direct Support Personnel (some M-F positions at DT program), DT Trainer (human service degree preferred), Nurses for PRN injections and Transportation positions available.

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Love a good challenge? Thrive on change?

Sales Professional Sauk Valley Media is seeking a full-time outside sales professional who can prospect, negotiate and has the ability to open new accounts as well as maintain, grow and serve existing accounts. As Sauk Valley’s premier provider of print and digital news and information, we rely on ground-breaking and innovative thinking to connect our audiences and advertisers. Our rapidly expanding portfolio of publications and websites has created new opportunities for professionals who share our passion for serving our customers.

The successful candidate will possess the ability to work with minimal supervision while maintaining focus and productivity to meet deadlines. This person will have experience creating and presenting client proposals as well as experience developing and maintaining client relationships. Our Multi-Media Account Executive must have the ability to strategically and creatively think in a fast-ppaced environment. Microsoft Office proficiency and a Bachelor’s degree or relevant experience required. Must have a valid drivers license, dependable transportation and proof of insurance.

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.

Pre-employment drug screen and background check required.

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NO INDIVIDUAL, unless licensed or holding a permit as a childcare facility, may cause to be published any advertisement soliciting a child care service.* A childcare facility that is licensed or operating under a permit issued by the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services may publish advertisements of the services for which it is lispecifically censed or issued a permit. Sauk Valley Media strongly urges any parent or guardian to verify the validity of the license of any facility before placing a child in it's care. *Family homes that care for no more than three (3) children under the age of twelve or which receive only children from a single household, for less than 24 hours per day, are exempt from licensure as day care homes.

The three children to whom this exemption applies includes the family's natural or adopted children and any other persons under the age of 12 whether related or unrelated to the operator of the day care home. (DCFS Rule, Part 377.3 (c))

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ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- A great deal or job opportunity is apparent. Don’t hesitate to promote your ideas to as many people as possible.

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TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- Look at the big picture.

Putting too much emphasis on unimportant details will obstruct your vision and hinder your ability to get ahead. Devise a realistic plan and move forward.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- Don’t try to follow the crowd.

Your uniqueness will be more

visible if you stand on your own.

Concentrate on the goals that matter to you.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- Don’t be gullible. If you rely on others to supply the facts, you will be intentionally misled.

Research and interrogation will put you in a good position.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -Your intuition is strong. You will come across a rare opportunity.

Don’t hesitate. Make your plans and prepare to celebrate. Add a little romance to the mix if you’d like to enhance your personal life.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -Be careful not to jeopardize your position at work by spending too much time worrying about personal matters. Get your responsibilities out of the way first.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) -Education and communication are highlighted. The more information you gather, the more marketable you will become.

Neighbors and friends will turn out to be valuable networking contacts.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov.

22) -- Unleash your freespirited nature and engage in creative pursuits. Joint ventures or partnerships will not run smoothly. Realizing that you can accomplish your goals independently will lead to bigger and better opportunities.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) -- You will be intrigued by a joint venture. Offer your services, not your money.

Delays will wreak havoc on your plans if you aren’t organized. Put less-important tasks on hold.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- You will be disappointed by someone close to you. Being judgmental or critical won’t help.

The more understanding you are, the easier it will be to fix any dilemma you face.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) -- Resiliency and courage will help you overcome adversity.

Regardless of the roadblocks, if you keep moving forward you will make significant strides toward your goals.

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