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CARROLL COUNTY | EDUCATION

Districts try to sell the sales tax Leaders says increase would help schools, and go toward tax abatement

BY CHRISTOPHER HEIMERMAN cheimerman@saukvalley.com 815-625-3600, ext. 5523 @CHeimerman_SVM

Superintendents from the three Sauk Valley school districts in Carroll County assure residents they’re gearing up to reduce property taxes. But judging by

the results of previous efforts to pass a 1 percent sales tax referendum – four times on the ballot and four times voted down – skepticism exists.

When ballots are filled out next Tuesday, by and large, the results will come down to a matter of trust.

In a Feb. 24 letter to the editor of the Prairie Advocate, Mount Carroll resident Norman Isenhart wrote the following: “Yet again, we must consider a 1 percent tax increase. The only positive thing supporters can offer is that it could lower our real estate taxes; not

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WOULD, could. Once a taxing body gets money from you, don’t hold your breath until you get it back.”

West Carroll School District Superintendent Craig Mathers, said, should

the referendum pass, one-third of the funds allocated would go to health and safety projects, another third toward tax abatement and the last third to a savings account for long-term, big-ticket projects, such as a new roof or new boiler systems.

Chadwick-Milledgeville Superintendent Tim Schurman said the board would use the increase in funds to pay off debt and knock 47 cents back off the tax rate. The increase is projected to bring about $210,000 to the district.

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NANCY REAGAN: 1921-2016

A BUMPER CROP OF FARM TOYS IN POLO

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Ronald and Nancy Reagan wave to a crowd May 10, 1992 in front of the Dutch Diner in Tampico. The two were in Tampico to visit to the former president’s birthplace. While in town, they had lunch at the diner, which was named for Reagan’s childhood nickname, “Dutch.” This was Reagan’s last visit to the Sauk Valley. In November 1994, he announced he had been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, and withdrew from public appearances.

Recalling a real-life love story

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ABOVE: Peyton Urish (left), 12, and his brother, Jace, 9, look at toy tractors Saturday morning during the Polo Farm Toy Show at Polo High School.

The annual show, sponsored by the Lions Club, returned to Polo for the 31st year and featured nearly 100 tables with new, used and collector farm toys, displays, a 50/50 drawing, and more. RIGHT: Morrie Bronkema of Forreston talks to a customer at the event.

Area residents, lawmakers remember former first lady’s legacy of dedication and devotion

BY CHRISTOPHER HEIMERMAN & THE ASSOCIATED PRESS cheimerman@saukvalley.com 815-625-3600, ext. 5523 @CHeimerman_SVM

DIXON

It’s a line-up that can’t be beat Petunia City Brass bringing in the best of the best for August event

BY CHRISTOPHER HEIMERMAN cheimerman@saukvalley.com 815-625-3600, ext. 5523 @CHeimerman_SVM

DIXON – Tickets for the Aug. 3 Petunia City Brass show go on sale Monday, and the event’s promoters are banging its drum louder than ever.

For the second year, the star-studded competition will be a separate entity from the annual Petunia Festival. The gala used to be a Petunia

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Fest fixture, but had several hiatuses because, as former fest board member Geoff Vanderlin admits, it lost money year after year.

Vanderlin is the executive director of Lee County Council on Aging, and also works with Kreider Services. So when Drum Corps International contacted the lifelong drum corps superfan in fall of 2014 and made him an offer he couldn’t refuse, he came up with a plan.

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Tickets, information To buy tickets for the Aug. 3 Petunia City Brass event, call 317-275-1212, or visit dci.org (click on “Schedule” and scroll down to Aug. 3 to find the link).

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DIXON – In the wake of Nancy Reagan’s death, locals in charge of preserving her memory remember her with utmost fondness, regardless of whether they met her, shook her hand, or merely admired her from afar.

“She was always very protective of Ronald, and was always right beside him and loving,” said Joan Johnson, curator of the Ronald Reagan Birthplace in Tampico.

The former first lady died Sunday morning at her home in the Bel-Air section of Los Angeles of congestive heart failure. She was 94.

Coincidentally, Johnson recently was given a copy of “First Lady: A Portrait of Nancy Reagan,” a collection of interviews and pictures of the former first lady, and began reading it Saturday. Reading about the former first lady stirred memories of her legacy. A talented actress in her own right, she gave up the stage when her beloved “Ronnie” was elected president.

“That showed her dedication,” Johnson said. “She loved being a movie star, but she was dedicated to her husband.”

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POLICE Sterling Police

Girl, 16, of Sterling; 7:42 a.m. Friday at Fifth Avenue and Miller Road; obstructed front windshield (frost); released with promise to comply.

Amber E. Divers, 31, of Sterling; 11:35 a.m.

Friday at Sterling Police Department; Whiteside County warrant for failure to appear – disorderly conduct; posted $300 and was released.

Taylor K. Kohl, 23, of Sterling; 3:21 p.m. Friday at East Second Street and Sixth Avenue; cellphone usage; released with promise to comply.

Joseph Jackson, 22, of Clinton, Iowa; 8:38 p.m.

Friday on Avenue G Bridge; no registration; released with promise to comply.

Dominique M. Davis, 27, of Sterling; 2:16 p.m. Saturday at East Third Street and 11th Avenue; Whiteside County warrant for failure to appear – assault; taken to Whiteside County Jail.

Tabitha J. Hemminger, 35, of Sterling; 4:12 p.m.

Saturday at East Fourth Street and 15th Avenue; speeding; posted $120 bond.

Kyle M. Bradley, 30, of Dixon; 9:07 p.m. Saturday in the 2900 block of East

Lincolnway; expired driver’s license; released with promise to comply.

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Marty Cooper, 50, of Sterling; 7:08 a.m. Friday in the 900 block of Franklin Grove Road; Whiteside County warrant for failure to appear; posted bond and given notice to appear in court.

Amanda Rumley, 27, of Dixon; 11:30 a.m. Friday in the 600 block of Grant Avenue; Lee County warrant for contempt of court; posted bond and given notice to appear in court.

Sharon Kemp, 43, of Dixon; 2:15 p.m. Friday in the 200 block of South Hennepin Avenue; Lee County warrant for failure to appear; posted bond and given notice to appear in court.

Jordan P. Schultz, 21, of Sterling; 1:33 a.m. Saturday in the 600 block of Pine Street; driving under the influence, improper lane usage, failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident, and operating an uninsured vehicle; posted bond and released.

Joseph L. Miller, 69, of Dixon; 7:32 a.m. Saturday in 1400 block of Eustace Drive; Lee County warrant for failure to appear; taken to Lee County Jail.

Naylor L. Rice, 21, of Dixon; 10:08 p.m. Saturday, Monroe Avenue; domestic battery; taken to Lee County Jail.

Rachael L. Cornwell, 26, of Dixon; 11:54 p.m. Saturday in the 300 block of Van Buren Avenue; driving under the influence of alcohol; given notice to appear in court.

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Teen dies in one-car accident Passenger extricated, flown to Rockford hospital after Saturday night crash STAFF REPORT news@saukvalley.com 815-625-3600, ext. 5501

MORRISON – A Morrison teenager died and another is in a Rockford hospital after a single-car accident Saturday night, according to the Whiteside County Sheriff’s Department.

Deputies responded

about 11:42 p.m. to rural Morrison, where Payton J. Cook, 17, was pronounced dead by Whiteside County Coroner Joe McDonald.

Cook was driving a 2009 Chevrolet Impala southbound on Round Grove Road near Hazel Road when he lost control of the vehicle. The vehicle

skidded sideways into the east ditch, went airborne, struck a utility pole, rolled, and came to rest on its side in a field, the department said in a news release.

One of the two passengers, a 16-year-old boy, was extricated and flown to OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center in Rock-

ford. The other passenger, Brooklyn F. Gallentine, 18, was taken to CGH Medical Center, treated and released.

Illinois State Police, Morrison Fire and Ambulance and CGH Ambulance assisted at the scene.

The crash remains under investigation.

ILLINOIS

Lawmakers eye safer school routes Supporters seek funding amid budget impasse SPRINGFIELD (AP) – Amid a drawn-out fight over the budget, two Republicans are among the state legislators calling attention to plans seeking more funding to improve street safety for students walking to school.

It’s an issue that needs attention despite the state’s messy finances, supporters of the idea say, given that nearly five Illinois children are hit by cars every day within a block of a school, according to the Safe Routes to School program.

To highlight the need, Springfield Republican

Reps. Tim Butler and Sara Wojcicki Jimenez walked from the state Capitol to a nearby school in downtown Springfield with about a dozen supporters, including parents, Wednesday.

The Illinois legislation – sponsored by Democratic state Rep. Elaine Nekritz of Northbrook – seeks a $5 million overall for the program, with a combination of state and federal aid. But since the state has been operating without a budget since July 1, it’s unclear where they would get the money. Gov. Bruce Rauner, a first-term Republican, and the Democratcontrolled Legislature remain deadlocked over a spending plan. Were the bill to pass, the state

would foot $2 million of the costs.

The state’s Safe Routes to School program has a goal of promoting improvements to streets and sidewalks to create a safer environment for kids. During the tour participants commented on how difficult some sidewalks were to walk on. Across the state, advocates say street hazards include incomplete sidewalks and broken crosswalk signals.

“They’re uneven and some of the older trees have broken through the concrete, so it creates a walking and biking hazard for the kids or even for parents that might be coming down with strollers,” said Bryan Finn, director of the downtown Springfield YMCA about

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IN BRIEF Public health office to close in Mattoon

Rauner and the majorityDemocrat Legislature.

MATTOON (AP) – A county health department in central Illinois says it will close one of its offices because of the state’s ongoing budget crisis.

The Mattoon JournalGazette reported that the Coles County Health Department plans to close its Mattoon office Tuesday. The department’s main office in Charleston will remain open.

Administrator Diana Stenger says the department is owed $169,000 by the state, primarily from the Illinois Department of Public Health.

Illinois has been without a state budget for the fiscal year that began in July amid an impasse between Republican Gov. Bruce

Madigan to unveil consumer concerns CHICAGO (AP) – Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan is preparing to announce the top consumer complaints her office received in 2015. And once again, consumer debt and identity theft rank near the top.

Madigan plans to discuss consumer concerns this morning at a Chicago news conference. She’ll be joined by officials from the Federal Trade Commission and the Better Business Bureau of Chicago and Northern Illinois.

The attorney general’s office said Sunday that Madigan will also announce new legal action involving a student loan “debt scam.”

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The Safe Routes to School program has paid nearly $50 million since 2005 for 500 projects that improve streets, add bike lanes and address gang violence by enlisting volunteers to accompany students during their walks.

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Educator would rather see tax dollars supporting local schools SALES TAX

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ABOVE: Evan Bushman, 8, a student from St. Mary School in Dixon, sits at a table Saturday morning during the first responders breakfast at Liberty Court.

Bushman was among the student winners of a coloring contest from St. Mary and St. Anne schools in Dixon who got to join the members of the Dixon City and Rural Fire departments and the Lee County Sheriff’s Department for breakfast as well as ride to school in a firetruck. RIGHT: Lee County Sheriff John Simonton scoops up some gravy during the first responders breakfast. BELOW: Dixon Rural Firefighters Matt Hey (left) and Brian Seagren fill their plates during the morning meal

Eastland Superintendent Mark Hansen said the recent 28-cent increase to the property tax levy will result in a projected $100 annual increase to taxes on a $100,000 home, but he said that increase could be halved, should the tax referendum pass.

That said, “we’re in more of an educational role, rather than an advocacy role,” Hansen said.

Eastland buildings are in relatively good shape, and the district’s equalized assessment value trumps that of Chadwick-Milledgeville about $200 million to $60 million, in Schurman’s estimate. The other two districts have a laundry list of pressing needs. For instance, the West Carroll High School stage doubles as the weight room.

Mathers, who is retiring after the school year, assures residents his pledge is true.

“If people understand how it can save them

long-term on their property taxes, it’s a nobrainer,” he said.

The County School Facility Operation Tax measure passed in Whiteside County in November 2014. The closest it came to passing in Carroll County was March 18, 2014, when it fell by 101 votes, 1,462 to 1,361.

Those opposed voiced skepticism that even if current school boards kept their word to abate taxes, future school boards might not follow suit – especially if things don’t shape up in Springfield, where the state still languishes without a budget. The Sterling School District’s commitment to abate $1 million in property taxes over 4 years turned into a pledge to do so over 3 years, starting in 201617, because of the effect of the state’s budget impasse on funding.

Another concern is the effect of a sales tax bump not only on local shoppers’ pocketbooks, but on retailers’ prospects, should shoppers choose to buy from businesses in counties with lower sales taxes.

Schurman said Carroll County residents are already spending money in neighboring counties – which in turn helps their schools, not local ones.

“They’re paying the 1 percent tax to help fund projects in Whiteside County, and they’re doing the same in Clinton, Iowa,” Schurman said. “We’re helping support those schools, like the middle school in Clinton that cost $40 million.”

The state wrote the local option into state law in 2007 to shift the burden of school funding from property taxes.

If Carroll County’s is approved, it would bump the county tax rate from 6.5 percent to 7.5.

The funds generated by the tax may be used only for district building maintenance, renovations and upgrades and paying off bonds sold for such projects. The tax is not assessed on groceries, medication, services, farm equipment, cars, trucks, ATVs, boats, RVs and mobile homes.

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OBITUARIES FUNERAL SERVICES FOR THE WEEK Today’s visitations: James B. Harper of Dixon, 9-10 a.m. at Garland Funeral Home in Walnut.

Kathryn J. Hufford of Sterling, 9-11 a.m. at Schilling Funeral Home & Cremation in Sterling.

Carol J. Fisk, formerly of Prophetstown, 9:30-11 a.m. at Prophetstown United Methodist Church.

Twila G. “Penny” Steffes of Sterling, 5-7 p.m. at McDonald Funeral Home in Sterling.

Today’s funerals: James B. Harper of Dixon, 10 a.m. at Garland Funeral Home in Walnut.

Carol J. Fisk, formerly of Prophetstown, 11 a.m. at Prophetstown United Methodist Church.

Robert Hemminger of Sterling, 11 a.m. at McDonald Funeral Home in Rock Falls.

Kathryn L. Hufford of Sterling, 11 a.m. at Schilling Funeral Home & Cremation in Sterling.

Freddie J. Weidenbach of Bettendorf, Iowa, 11 a.m. at Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory in Moline.

Tuesday visitation: Camilla J. “Cammie” Breed of Sterling, 4-8 p.m. at St. John Lutheran Church in Sterling, Tuesday funeral: Twila G. “Penny” Steffes of Sterling, 10 a.m. at McDonald Funeral Home in Sterling.

Wednesday visitations: Camilla J. “Cammie” Breed of Sterling, 10:15-11:15 a.m. at St. John Lutheran Church in Sterling.

Laurel K. Graham of Sterling, gathering of family and

friends 2-4 p.m. at McDonald Funeral Home in Rock Falls.

Wednesday funeral: Camilla J. “Cammie” Breed of Sterling, 11:30 a.m. at St. John Lutheran Church in Sterling.

Friday visitation: Sharon Schmitt, of Rock Falls, 5-7 p.m. at St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church.

Saturday visitation: Stanley M. “Stan” Adams of Peoria, noon-1 p.m. at Union Church in Brimfield.

Saturday funerals: Sharon Schmitt, of Rock Falls, 10 a.m. at St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church.

Diane K. Fane of Aurora, noon celebration of life luncheon for family and friends at Loveland Community House in Dixon.

Stanley M. “Stan” Adams of Peoria, 1 p.m. celebration of life at Union Church in Brimfield.

Lita Delgado-McCollum of Phoenix, 2:30 p.m. memorial service at Rock River Christian Center in Rock Falls.

Sunday visitation: Michael King of Sterling, 1- 3 p.m. at McDonald Funeral Home in Sterling.

March 14 funeral: Michael King of Sterling, 10:30 a.m. Mass at St. Mary Catholic Church in Sterling.

April 2 visitation: Rena E. Heusinkveld of Morrison, 9:30-11 a.m. at Ebenezer Reformed Church in Morrison.

April 2 funeral: Rena E. Heusinkveld of Morrison, 11 a.m. at Ebenezer Reformed Church in Morrison.

John Ballard DIXON – John Ballard, 81, of Dixon, died Sunday, March 6, 2016, at home.

McDonald Funeral Homes is handling arrangements.

Rachel J. Clark KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Rachel Joy Clark, 39, died Saturday, March 5, 2016, at St. Luke Hospital North in Kansas City, Missouri.

McDonald Funeral Home in Rock Falls is handling arrangements

Laurel K. Graham STERLING – Laurel Kay Graham, 78, of Sterling, died Saturday, March 5, 2016, at Rockford Memorial Hospital.

She was born Feb. 17, 1938, in Sterling, the daughter of Darhal and Effie (Thome) Pollock. She married Wendell Cook. She later married Lloyd Graham on Oct. 2, 1963, in Morrison.

He preceded her in death Jan. 8, 1993. She enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren.

Survivors include her son, Darlow Cook (Michele Baird) of Rock Falls; a sister, Barb Anderson of Sterling; a

brother, Delaine Pollock (Wayne Walters) of Moline; five grandchildren and four greatgrandchildren.

She also was preceded in death by her parents; a daughter, Wendy Taylor; and two brothers, Malcolm and Donald Pollock.

A gathering of family and friends will be from 2 to 4 p.m. Wednesday at McDonald Funeral Home in Rock Falls. Private burial will be at Riverside Cemetery in Sterling. Cremation rites have been accorded.

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Sharon Schmitt ROCK FALLS – Sharon Schmitt, 77, of Rock Falls, died Saturday, March 5, 2016, at CGH Medical Center in Sterling.

Sharon was born Oct. 11, 1938, in Sterling, the daughter of Mabel (Glynn) Ohda. She married Elwin Schmitt on Dec. 28, 1956, in Sterling. He preceded her in death March 5, 2014. Sharon was a member of St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church in Sterling. She was a homemaker and enjoyed bowling and playing golf.

Survivors include four sons, Timothy (Veronica) Schmitt of Harmon and Edwin (Wanda) Schmitt, Kevin (Jamie) Schmitt, and Craig Schmitt, all of Rock Falls; four sisters, Janet Ryan of Harmon, JoAnne (Jack) Hall and Lynn Kinison, both of Sterling, and Margaret “Peg” Weidenbach of Bettendorof, Iowa; 10 grandchildren, Will Aberle,

Andrew Schmitt, Megan (Dave) Catalanotto, Wendy Schmitt, Brittany Schmitt, Bethany Schmitt, Seth Schmitt, Benjamin Schmitt, Kayla Schmitt and Ashley Schmitt; and one great-granddaughter, Sophia Gladwin.

She also was preceded in death by her mother; one sister, Carol Gilroy; two brothers in infancy, Frank Ohda and Fred Ohda; and two brothersin-law, James Ryan and Fred Weidenbach.

Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church in Sterling. A memorial service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the church, with the Rev. Mark Oehlert officiating. Burial will follow at Oak Knoll Memorial Park in Sterling.

In lieu of flowers, a memorial has been established.

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Thomas L. Tyne NEKOOSA, Wis. – Thomas L. Tyne, 74, of Nekoosa, Wisconsin, formerly of Sterling, died Thursday, March 3, 2016, at his home.

Tom was born Dec. 17, 1941, in Sterling to Harold and Virginia Tyne.

He graduated in 1960 from Sterling Township High School.

Tom married Sara D. Sterenberg on June 17, 1962, in Sterling. They moved in 1997 from Elgin to Friendship, Wisconsin. After moving to Friendship, he worked for the Adams County Job Center until his retirement in 2003.

Tom enjoyed traveling, skiing, fishing, and spending time with family and friends. He was a member of the United Methodist Church of Mauston, Wisconsin.

Survivors include his wife, Sara Tyne of Nekoosa; son, Jeffrey (Lameece) Tyne of Nekoosa; daughter, Nicole Heitman of New Lisbon, Wisconsin; grandsons, Justin Tyne of Nekoosa and Austin Heitman of Adams, Wis-

consin; granddaughter, Katrina Tyne of Nekoosa; brothers, Bob (Sue) Tyne of Rockford, Richard (Cindy) Tyne of Milledgeville, and Steve Tyne of Kearney, Missouri; sister, Donna Otto of Lone Tree, Iowa; and sisters-in-law, Janet Tyne of Urbandale, Iowa, and Kris Tyne of Rock Falls.

Tom was preceded in death by his son, Scott Tyne; father, Harold; mother, Virginia TyneOverholser; stepfather, Kenneth Overholser; and brothers, Bill, Terry and David Tyne.

Visitations will be 4 to 7 p.m. today and 10 to 11 a.m. Tuesday at Roseberry’s Funeral Home in Friendship.

The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Wendall Williams, pastor, officiating. Interment will be at Mount Repose Cemetery in Friendship.

Roseberry’s Funeral Home is handling arrangements.

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OBITUARY

Inventor of modern email, Ray Tomlinson, dies The Associated Press

Raymond Tomlinson, the inventor of modern email and a technological leader, died Saturday.

Raytheon Co., his employer, confirmed his death; the details were not immediately available.

Email existed in a limited capacity before Tomlinson in that electronic messages could be shared amid multiple people within a limited framework. But until his invention in 1971 of the first network person-to-person email, there was no way to send something to a specific person at a specific address.

Tomlinson wrote and sent the first email on the ARPANET system, a computer network that was created for the U.S. government that is considered a precursor to the Internet. Tomlinson also contributed to the

network’s development, among numerous other pioneering technologies in the programing world.

At the time, few people had personal computers.

The popularity of personal email wouldn’t take off until years later and would ultimately become an integral part of modern life.

“It wasn’t an assignment at all, he was just fooling around; he was looking for something to do with ARPANET,” Raytheon spokeswoman Joyce Kuzman said.

The first email was sent between two machines that were side-by-side.

Tomlinson said in a company interview that the test messages were “entirely forgettable and I have, therefore, forgotten them.” But when he was satisfied that the program seemed to work, he announced it via his own

invention by sending a message to co-workers explaining how to use it.

“I’m often asked ‘Did I know what I was doing?”

Tomlinson said in his speech when he was inducted into the Internet Hall of Fame. “The answer is: Yeah, I knew exactly what I was doing. I just had no notion whatsoever about what the ultimate impact would be.”

Tomlinson is the one who chose the “@” symbol to connect the username with the destination address, and it has since become a cultural icon.

“It is a symbol that probably would have gone away if not for email,” Kuzman said.

The symbol has become so important in modern culture that MoMA’s Department of Architecture and Design added the symbol into its collec-

tion in 2010, with credits to Tomlinson.

Tomlinson held electrical engineering degrees from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Despite being a recipient of numerous awards and accolades, coworkers say he was humble and modest.

“People just loved to work with him,” Kuzman said.

“He was so patient and generous with his time. ...

He was just a really nice, down-to-earth, good guy.”

Harry Forsdick, who commuted for 15 years with Tomlinson, said he was the best programmer at the company and many younger engineers aspired to be like him. He described him as a “nerdy guy from MIT” who didn’t thrive on the glory that came later in his career but that it was well deserved.

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From the time he first campaigned for president, Reagan visited the city of his birth twice, and four times returned to Dixon, where he had lived from age 9 to 22.

In all four visits, state Sen. Tim Bivins, R-Dixon provided security detail. While he didn’t get to know the first lady well, Bivins, like many, was taken with the presidential couple.

“They set a good example of husband and wife, and they cared for each other,” said Bivins, who served as Lee County sheriff for 2 decades, from 1986 to 2006. “Anytime you saw them together, she looked out for him. Next to his faith, I think she was one of the driving forces in his life, and she kept him stable.

“I don’t think he liked being too far away for too long.”

Reagan’s father, Jack, was an alcoholic, and his mother, Nelle, was a stabilizing force during his childhood, so it only makes sense that he coined the nickname “Mommy” for his wife.

“Later in life, Nancy wasn’t a mother, but a partner who helped him on his way,” Bivins said. “Strong women are at the core of a lot of powerful men.”

Reagan’s presidential campaign made a stop in Tampico in 1976, and when the Reagans made a surprise visit on Mother’s Day in 1992, they dined at Dutch’s Diner, attended a service at Tampico Church of Christ, where he and his mother attended, and visited his boyhood home.

Bertha Driessens, who celebrated her 100th birthday, which falls on March 3, during an open house Saturday in Tampico – “There were lines and lines of people who had to go around the block seven times to find a spot,” she said – attended the 1981 inauguration. She, like Johnson, never shared a chat with Nancy Reagan and they’re both pretty sure they didn’t get the chance to shake her hand.

“Not with all that security,” Driessens said.

Nonetheless, here in Reagan country, the power couple’s legacy resonates with residents and elected officials alike.

“What people think about when they think about Ronald Reagan was the optimism and the uplifting spirit he brought, and that was the case with Nancy, too,” said state Rep. Tom Demmer, R-Dixon. “They were such a vibrant couple and you could tell they had such a true love for each other. They set such a great example for us as a nation, and they helped bring back a positive outlook.”

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Nancy Reagan’s bestknown project as first lady was the “Just Say No” campaign to help kids and teens stay off drugs.

She served as a fulltime caretaker as Alzheimer’s melted away her husband’s memory. After his death in June 2004, she dedicated herself to tending his legacy, especially at his presidential library in California, where he had served as governor.

She also championed Alzheimer’s patients, raising millions of dollars for research and breaking with fellow conservative Republicans to advocate for stem cell studies. Her dignity and perseverance in these postWhite House roles helped smooth over the public’s fickle perceptions of the former first lady.

“She was very humble, despite some of the media’s portrayal of her,” Johnson said, adding that in addition to designer dresses, the former first lady often wore dresses that were as many as 15 years old.

The Reagans’ mutual devotion over 52 years of marriage was legendary. They were forever holding hands. She watched his political speeches with a look of such steady adoration it was dubbed “the gaze.”

He penned a lifetime of gushing love notes.

She saved these letters, published them as a book, and found them a comfort when he could no longer remember her.

In announcing his Alzheimer’s diagnosis in 1994, Reagan wrote, “I only wish there was some way I could spare Nancy from this painful experience.” Ten years later, as his body lay in state in the U.S. Capitol, Mrs. Reagan caressed and gently kissed the flag-draped casket.

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Drum Corps International had offered to send seven Open Class corps – several of which could nearly lock step with World Class corps – for less than half the price the event used to cost. The event became a fundraiser and, whereas sponsorships weren’t an option when it was linked to Petunia Fest, sponsors rolled in for last year’s event. It raised about $5,000, which came out to $2,500 for each agency.

This year’s event at A.C. Bowers Field at Dixon High School will feature the Vanguard Comets, the top-ranked Open Class corps and the feeder for the world-renowned Santa Clara, California, corps; and Blue Devils B, the feeder corps for the Concord, California, group that performed at the Super Bowl a few weeks ago.

“I’m excited about this year’s show like I haven’t been in a long time,” Vanderlin said.

Other corps slated to compete are Genesis from Austin, Texas, and the Spartans from Nashua, New Hampshire, which round out the top four Open Class corps, as well as Gold from San Diego, the second-year corps Louisiana Stars from Lafayette, Louisiana, and Racine Scouts from Racine, Wisconsin.

The four top Open Class corps got a shot at the World Championships last year, and all placed in the top 23.

Tickets are $10 to $20, and discounted group rates are available.

The corps will be in prime form when they arrive in Dixon, as the championships are the following week.

“So the corps are going to be at their highest form,” Vanderlin said. “They’re fine-tuning every night.”

The corps are made up predominantly of musicians in high school and early college. Whereas there were about 700 corps when Vanderlin watched every Madison Scouts show in his hometown, Wisconsin’s capital, there are only about 80 today.

The upshot? Those 80 programs attract the best musicians coast-to-coast.

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Is there an urge to merge?

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DIXON – The city of Dixon and the Dixon Park Board both agree on one thing: The park district could use a partner to help it grow.

But who that partner would be is where the disagreement comes in.

The park board thinks partnering with nonprofits, governments, and other entities would help bring more money to the city’s greenspaces, taking the burden off taxpayers. The city, however, thinks it would be the best partner for progress, and wants to take over the city’s parks.

On March 15, they’ll both find out what voters think.

Dixon Park Board Chairman Ron Pritchard already knows what he thinks. He said if the park district were to merge with the city, it would never be the same “This staff is like family, and it’s a dedicated group of people who love the parks,” Pritchard said. “Many of the staff members could probably make more money if they went elsewhere but they are here to provide the best park district possible. I don’t think you can get the same thing from the city.”

On Tuesday, a pair of questions on the ballot will give voters a chance let leaders know what they think.

The first, which was initiated by city officials, will ask voters whether the ownership, control and financial responsibility of the parks and recreation system should be transferred from the park district to the city.

The second question, crafted by the park district, asks voters if the district should expand its collaboration and create additional partnerships with townships, the city and other entities.

Neither measure is binding; they simply give voters the chance to weigh in on the matter.

Park board members expressed frustration over the city’s referendum.

“They are not taking care of the roads in the city and curbs are missing in different places,” Pritchard said. “There have been lots of complaints that the Oak-

wood Cemetery doesn’t get taken care of. It’s a chore to take care of a community, and if you can’t take care of what you have, why take on 1,130 acres and 30 parks when you don’t know anything about it?”

Mayor Li Arellano Jr. said one of the reasons for considering the merger is reduce redundancies and save taxpayers money.

He also said the park district needs financial help.

“They have to hold fundraisers as a taxing body to pay for roads because they can’t fit it in their budget,” Arellano said. “Meanwhile, the city has engineering agreements every year and we do road resurfacing each year. If they were to fall under the city, our engineering department would have worked on those details.”

Another reason, Arellano said, is that during his campaign for mayor, people kept asking him how to do more for the kids in the area.

“People kept saying, ‘What are we going to do for recreation?’ and ‘Dixon needs more options for kids,’” Arellano said. “I always said, ‘I am not on the park board.’ Under the current set-up, that is not what we are focused on or supposed to be focused on, since they are a separate taxing body.”

If a majority of voters agree a change needs to happen, Arellano said he will listen to what they say and research a possible merger.

City officials will also approach the park district to try and discuss the next steps.

“It’s critical the park district works with us,” Arellano said.

“We will say the citizens who pay for the governments want us to take a look at this.

Let’s work together to start researching the topic.”

That research could include city leaders studying the pros ad cons of merging and how it could help or hurt the region, or possibly creating separate committee to study the issue.

“We could create a commission of people appointed by the city and park district to research this topic,” Arellano said. “When a commission was created to change the city form of govern-

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If the referendum does not pass, Arellano said the merger would be taken off the table.

City Manager Cole O’Donnell, who started working in Dixon after the referendum was approved by the City Council in December, wouldn’t say whether he was for or against the idea.

“If this is approved, we will start going through the background to determine feasibility and how to pay for everything,” O’Donnell said.

He said taking care of a park’s property could become labor intensive.

“We would need to look at what it will take to care for and maintain the parks,” he said.

“We will also have to see what resources are available to us and what steps we will need to take going forward.”

Deb Carey, executive director of the park district, believes that if a merger were to take place, the parks would get lost or the district would not be a priority.

“A city has a lot of different things to provide, such as fire, police, sewer and streets,” she said. “Parks are probably shifted down to the bottom because its not a health-life-safety issue. If you have a certain amount of dollars, they will spend it on the

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Carey said the park district is running Ron fine the Pritchard way it is.

The park district maintains a balanced budget and the district’s tax rate is 49 cents per $100 of taxable valuation.

That means a homeowner with a $60,000 home pays about $98 a year in park taxes.

“We are going along pretty well,” Carey said.

“We have not gotten a huge number of comments from people who feel the are unhappy with the park district.”

Steve Pritchard, also a member of the park board, believes the city would have a hard time taking over the park district operations, especially with five new council members.

“You have five people still learning their jobs,” he said. “Why add something that is completely beyond your scope and try to learn that at the same time?

It doesn’t make sense and they already have enough on their plate.”

Park Board question The park board’s questions on the ballot will ask the public whether the board should create additional partnerships with the city, other governmental entities, private businesses and non-profit organizations.

The district is already involved in a handful of collaborations, such as with the Dixon School District, where it provides sports venues for baseball, tennis, cross country and track. It

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“Does the public want us to create partnerships with businesses and nonprofits?” Carey said. “Does the public want us to go out and make pitch to private entities? If we don’t have more tax income, we have to look for other money, and that is where private businesses or non-profit groups come in.”

Shane Miller, vice president of the park board, said it would be nice to get the public’s opinion, to see what they want.

“We just want to see if they want us to create more partnerships,” Miller said. “We can accomplish a lot of things for the people of Dixon if we can create more outside partnerships. We want to get more proactive as a park board, but that is hard to do without forming partnerships.”

If voters say no, the park district will not go forward with contacting non-profits and private companies.

“It wouldn’t shut us down, but it would impact the opportunities we may have,” Ron Pritchard said. “It would keep us from growing and it would hamper our ability to look for more funds. A yes vote would allow us to grow without raising taxes.”

Steve Pritchard said the board welcomes questions from voters before the vote.

“We want people to come in and ask questions if they want more information,” he said.

“If there are complaints, call us.”

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Elect Klahn state’s attorney

I’m also impressed with her dedication to her campaign, and I believe she will bring this dedicaJASON T. ANDERSON tion to the job for many Dixon years to come. She has Every candidate running a good reputation and is for any office touts their highly spoken of. She has “experience.” However, my vote on March 15. the best candidates have the “right” experience.

Matt Klahn, candidate for Lee County state’s attorney, has the right CHRIS MARTIN experience for the job.

Oregon But don’t just take my I have had the pleasure word for it. Talk to the people who work with of serving the citizens of Matt, and you will hear Ogle County for more over and over how, as than 20 years as Ogle the first assistant to the County treasurer. state’s attorney, he brings In that period of sera tremendous amount of vice, I had the opporknowledge and profes- tunity to observe many sionalism to the state’s county officials as they performed their duties attorney’s office.

In speaking with Rick and interacted with the Ketchum, Lee County public. It is my opinion Board chairman, I have that Laura Cook has the learned Matt has done experience and abilities an excellent job being to provide leadership in-house legal counsel to and to fulfill the responthe county board. I have sibilities as Ogle County met with Sheriff John clerk and recorder in an Simonton and Dixon exemplary manner.

Police Chief Danny Lan- I have known Laura Cook gloss, and they testify that for more than 17 years, Matt Klahn is an excel- and I strongly support her lent prosecutor and is a candidacy for Ogle County valuable and respected clerk and recorder. resource to our local law Join me in casting a vote for Laura Cook on enforcement agencies.

Through Matt’s work March 15. with county agencies, lines of communication have dramatically improved, and as state’s attorney, Matt will be in a position to further advance technology that will allow even LARRY BEARMAN stronger lines of commuDixon nication between all law Historically, primary enforcement agencies. elections have had low The “right” experience voter turnout. This can matters, and that is why result in a higher likelihood I am casting my vote for that propositions will pass.

Matt Klahn.

The Lee County ballot contains local propositions seeking taxpayers’ approval for potential tax increases. Registered voters do not have to declare JON BARNHART a political party to vote Oregon on the propositions.

Simply ask for a nonI’ve been paying attention to the Ogle County partisan ballot when you clerk and recorder’s race. arrive at your precinct I’m impressed with Tif- voting site. You can avoid fany O’Brien’s plan on the precinct environsaving the county money ment by voting early. This and her overall experi- is done in the Election Department of the county ence in the office.

Vote for Cook for county clerk

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Election letters reminder The maximum length for letters to the editor endorsing candidates or discussing issues regarding the March 15 primary is 200 words.

Letter writers may not endorse the same candidate or issue more than once.

The submission deadline is noon Tuesday, March 8. clerk’s office at the Old Lee County Courthouse.

Early voting must be conducted in person Monday through Friday between the hours of 8:15 a.m. and 4:15 p.m. and from 9 a.m. until noon Saturday, March 12.

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Vote Klahn for state’s attorney BRAD SIBLEY Dixon

I have known Matt Klahn for the past 3.5 years in his capacity as a Lee County assistant state’s attorney and consider him a good friend.

Matt is a man of character and has been instrumental in helping form the current partnerships between law enforcement and victim advocacy agencies in Lee County. A few words that come to mind when I think of Matt are dedicated, passionate, hard working, yet empathetic and understanding.

As a law enforcement officer, I may not always agree [with Matt] on matters we are forced to deal with, but Matt Klahn is always a consummate professional and one

who is open to working together to find solutions.

Matt ensures that justice is served in each case. He will be a strong prosecutor who supports law enforcement and victims of crime, while holding defendants accountable.

Please join me in electing Matt Klahn as the next Lee County state’s attorney on March 15.

Vote Cook for clerk-recorder BRAD and LISA BRUBAKER Oregon

Laura Cook is a great asset to the Ogle County clerk’s office. She has shown her dedication, with more than 17 years’ experience.

Laura has the qualities that we are looking for. She will work hard for the residents of Ogle County. She is very knowledgable of the position and has been able to quickly answer any questions we have had.

With her experience as chief deputy clerk, it makes her the easy choice for county clerk and recorder. Join us in electing Laura Cook for Ogle County clerk and recorder

Elect O’Brien county clerk TERRY and TAMMY GLENDENNING Davis Junction

Tiffany O’Brien is the one to vote for in the March 15 election. Her experience within both departments far outweighs any other.

She is 100 percent committed to this position and will make the people of Ogle County proud for having elected her. O’Brien is committed to making an imprint in her career and making sure her departments are financially efficient while at the same time providing the people with the very best.

Join us in electing Tiffany O’Brien for Ogle County clerk and recorder.

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WASHINGTON – If you’re drinking coffee, better put it down.

Right now, odds are about 50-50 that Donald Trump will be the next president.

Only a small percentage of America’s 323 million-person population has voted for the crude, misogynistic, xenophobic, racist bully with no serious ideas for bringing people together.

But because Reince Priebus, a Republican apparatchik who’s been party chairman for 6 years, pushed through rule changes governing the early stages of the GOP primaries, Republicans are clueless about how to stop Trump from hijacking their party.

And with Trump polling ahead of Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio in upcoming states with winner-takesall delegates, his supporters will not let the party use tricks to deny him the nomination.

Even evangelicals voting for Trump don’t care that he is trying to buy the presidency using money from licensing his name, founding a scam university and real estate deals, or that his businesses had four bankruptcies, or that he’s had three wives or that he has a record of changing his mind on social issues vital to them.

They don’t care that he has no plans for the nation. Everyone knows a wall will not be built along the entire border with Mexico, which would never pay for it. Everyone knows it is unconstitutional to prevent people from entering the United States out of religious bigotry. (The president takes an oath to defend the Constitution.)

TRUMP SHOUTS HE will “negotiate deals that will make your head spin” and bomb people, so they think he’s tough.

He ridicules anyone who disagrees with him, so they think he’s entertaining. He’s never had elected office, so they think he’s not a politician. He expresses complete disdain for the press, unless he needs media access, so they cheer him.

Hillary Clinton’s campaign briefly was excited at the prospect of running against a bombastic shoot-from-the-hip cartoon figure such as Trump. Not now.

It’s challenging to debate someone who refuses to accept rules, disparages people’s looks, disabilities and vulnerabilities, rants but refuses to answer questions, praises dictators, never gets specific, and thrives on fighting dirty.

Clinton’s supporters are split. Half think she should learn from the also-ran

“The irony with the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, commonly called ‘freedom of speech,’ is that in theory no one is opposed to it, yet it remains under constant siege.”

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Republican candidates who failed to see Trump as a threat and held back from telling voters what he’s really done and what he’s really like. Their message is: Get tough, Hillary.

Take the dude on.

On the other hand, some see how pathetic Rubio looks getting down in the mud with Trump and want her to stay above the fray.

TRUMP WILL USE every weapon he can against Clinton, such as his offthe-wall idea that she will be indicted and prevented from running. Not going to happen, and he knows it. But Clinton has been on the national scene for a quarter of a century and has a railroad car full of baggage. It will be nasty.

In a battle of slogans – “make America great again” versus “make America whole again,” well, Hillary’s just isn’t euphonious. Most Americans believe their country is Donald the greatest Trump in the world, “We have but they had coarse, misogynistic, are worried xenophobic, about the racist bullies acrimonious in the White House before public disand survived,” course, their columnist Ann own finances McFeatters their writes. “But it a n d was painful.” children’s futures.

Trump’s slogan is catchier.

Trump will soon tack to the middle, aiming to seem more centrist – reasonable – to appeal to independents, moderate Republicans and disaffected Democrats.

Republicans desperate to take control of the White House will give him hundreds of millions of dollars. Like the reprehensible Chris Christie, they’ll ignore the venomous things they’ve felt and said about Trump and hail him as their standard bearer. We could easily have a 49-51 election, either way.

WE HAVE HAD coarse, misogynistic, xenophobic, racist bullies in the White House before and survived. But it was painful.

Those who forget the past are doomed to repeat it.

In the modern world, the consequences could be dangerously, uh, huge.

If your coffee is cold, you might want to pour a somewhat stronger drink.

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Husband isn’t the man of her dreams Dear Abby, My husband of 12 years and I have few common interests. I am earthy, nature-loving, people-loving and crave a rural lifestyle.

He’s an introvert, loves everything Western, enjoys his downtime and watches a lot of television. He dislikes animals and is a sports fanatic.

I don’t criticize his interests. I allow him his hobbies. My problem is, our dreams of the future can’t be combined. My off-the-grid homestead and his 70-inch TV don’t exactly fit.

It’s depressing that we don’t appreciate each other’s interests, and doing all of our hobbies separately is lonely.

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– Hippie Jane in Provoh, Utah Dear Hippie Jane, Try doing that by remembering what you had in common with your husband 13 years ago. Is the core of your relationship still a good one? Couples don’t have to be joined at the hip

24/7. Can’t each of you enjoy your hobbies and interests separately?

Many couples do.

However, if the answer is that you have grown increasingly apart in the last 12 years, the only way you can each experience your dreams might be to do it alone or with other like-minded people.

Dear Abby, I am deathly afraid of snakes! My daughter, who lives in Canada, recently informed me that they had acquired one through a teacher at my grandsons’ school. Of course, the three boys are thrilled.

My problem is, we are going to visit my daughter and her family in a few weeks. I am terrified to the point of los-

ing sleep and breaking down crying just thinking about it. What should I do? I want to see my family, but there is no house big enough for me and a snake. Please help.

–Terrified in Cypress, Texas Dear Terrified, If you were planning to stay at your daughter’s, scale back your plans and reserve a room at a nearby hotel or motel.

This will give you 8 or 10 hours a day nowhere near the reptile. If your daughter is unaware of your phobia, put her on notice that the snake is to be confined to its cage in a room with a firmly closed door while you are in the house – and further, you do not wish to make its acquaintance.

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Sterling High School Class of ’41 breakfast, 9 a.m., Kopper Kitchen, Northland Mall, 2900 E. Lincolnway, Sterling, 815-6263164.

Weight Watchers, 9:30 a.m. and 6 p.m., Loveland Community House, 513 W. Second St., Dixon.

Mercy Nursing Services free blood pressure clinic, 9:3011:30 a.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St. Oregon.

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

La Leche League, 10 a.m., Lee County Health Department, 309 S. Galena, Dixon, 815-2883371.

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.

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

Facing the Challenge Cancer Support Group, 11 a.m., Home of Hope Cancer Wellness Center, 1637 Plock Road, Dixon, 815-288-4673.

Alcoholics Anonymous Gratitude Group, noon, open; 6 p.m., women’s, open, lower level, Loveland Community House, 513 W. Second St., Dixon.

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

Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, open; 6 p.m., open, women’s; 7:30 p.m., open, 90-92 Hennepin Ave., Dixon.

Sterling Rotary Club, noon, YWCA of the Sauk Valley, 412 First Ave. Dixon Noon Lions, noon, private dining room, KSB Hospital, 403 E. First St. Public welcome.

Sterling Noon Lions, noon1 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., 815622-9230.

Dealing With Grief, noon, Post House Community Center, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815288-9236.

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Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, closed, 12x12; 3:30 p.m., closed; 7 p.m., closed, Big Book, Bazaar Americana, 609 W. Third St., Sterling.

Free memory clinic, 1 p.m., Post House Community Center, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815288-9236.

American Red Cross blood drive, 1-6 p.m., Robert Fulton Community Center and Transit Facility, 912 Fourth St., Fulton.

Appointments: 800-733-2767.

Volunteer Care Center of Lee County, 2-5 p.m., 101 W. Second St., Dixon. Appointments: 815-284-9555.

Free blood pressure screening, 3:30-5 p.m., The Eureka Inn, 110 E. Third St., Prophetstown.

Dixon TOPS IL617 meeting, 5 p.m., Eells meeting room, St. Luke Episcopal Church, 221 W. Third St., Dixon, 815-288-1328.

Operation Support, 5:30 p.m., Dixon American Legion Post 12, 1120 W. First St. Overeaters Anonymous, 6 p.m., Post House Community Center, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815-379-2293.

TOPS 253, 6-7:30 p.m., Morningside of Sterling, 2705 Avenue E, Sterling, 815-622-2820.

Franklin Grove Public Library Board, 6:30 p.m. 112 S. Elm St., 815-456-2823.

Rock River Valley VietNow, 7 p.m., VFW Post, 1560 Franklin Grove Road, Dixon.

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

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

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.

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

Rock Falls Lodge 936 AF & AM, 7:30 p.m., 117 W. Second St. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7:30 p.m., closed, Village of Progress, 710 S. 13th St., Oregon.

Al-Anon-Alateen, 8 p.m., private dining room, KSB Hospital, 403 E. First St., Dixon.

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

Alcoholics Anonymous, home meeting, call 815-284-2589.

Wednesday, March 9 Women, infants and children clinic; and family planning services, Lee County Health Department, 309 S. Galena Ave., Suite 100, Dixon. Appointments: 815-284-3371.

Dixon Kiwanis Club meeting, 7 a.m., private dining room, KSB Hospital, 403 E. First St..

Rock River Center Board meeting, 7:30 a.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815-732-3252.

Blood pressure screenings, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Whiteside County Health Department, 1300 W.

Second St., Rock Falls, 815626-2230.

Mercy Nursing Services free blood pressure clinic, 9-11 a.m., Northland Mall, 2900 E. Lincolnway, Sterling.

Henry Pratt Retiree breakfast, 9 a.m., Red Apple, 1130 Franklin Grove Road, Dixon.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 9 a.m., women’s group; noon; 3:30 p.m.; 7 p.m., Bazaar Americana, 609 W. Third St., Sterling.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 9 a.m., closed, Church of the Brethren, 215 North Court St., Dixon.

Representative from Rock River Center in Oregon, 9:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815-562-5050.

Blood pressure check, 10-11 a.m., Morningside of Sterling, 2705 Avenue E, 815564-2145.

American Red Cross blood drive, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., 112 W. Second St., Rock Falls. Appointments: 815-625-0382.

Blood pressure checks, 10:30-11:30 a.m., Post House Community Center, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815-288-2117.

Memory tips presentation, 10:30 a.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230.

Blood pressure checks, 10:30-11:30 a.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-6229230.

Mercy Nursing Services free blood pressure clinic, 11 a.m.noon, Dixon Food Center – Red Fox, 500 Chicago Ave. BorgWarner retiree lunch, 11:30 a.m., River’s Edge Inn, 2303 W. First St., Dixon.

Lunch and Learn, noon, Home of Hope Cancer Wellness Center, 1637 Plock Road, Dixon, 815-288-4673.

Alcoholics Anonymous Gratitude Group, noon, Big Book, closed; 6 p.m. Big Book, tradition, closed, lower level, Loveland Community House, 513 W. Second St., Dixon.

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

Lee County Welfare Council, noon, Mr. Tequila, 844 N. Galena Ave., Dixon.

Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, closed, Grapevine; 6 p.m., closed, Spanish; 7 p.m. closed, Bazaar Americana, 609 W. Third St., Sterling.

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Asian-Americans feel the slights of movies focused more on whites LOS ANGELES (AP) – TV’s “Fresh Off the Boat” creator Nahnatchka Khan was reveling in Oscar host Chris Rock’s deft comedic assault on white-fixated Hollywood. Then three Asian-American kids were brought onstage for a gag mocking them as ethnic stereotypes.

“It’s like going on a road trip with your fun friend, and halfway to Vegas he pulls over and shoots you in the leg,” Khan said, recalling her reaction to last weekend’s ceremony. “It was completely shocking and just so unnecessary.”

Rock’s skit ignited an outcry from AsianAmericans and others angered by its stereotyping and, more broadly, frustrated by how nonblack minorities are portrayed – or ignored – by Hollywood, especially movie studios.

The response also has illuminated the gap between African-Americans, who have made some on-screen gains, and the lagging progress by other minorities, including Asian-American, Latinos and Native Americans.

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Book Club, 12:30 p.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815-732-3252.

Free Blood pressure check, 1-3 p.m., Amboy Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, 15 W. Wasson Road, 815-857-2550.

Woodworkers, 1-3 p.m., Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815-562-5050.

Milledgeville Woman’s Club, 1:30 p.m., Milledgeville Public Library, 18 W. Fifth St. Alcoholics Anonymous, 1:30 p.m., open, St. Patrick Community Center, 903 N. Caron Road, Rochelle.

Women’s Support Group, 5-6:30 p.m., Choices Domestic Violence Program office, 114 W. Market St., Mount Carroll.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 5:30 p.m., closed, step, tradition, United Methodist Church, 201 E. Chicago Ave., Davis Junction.

Pearl, a self-esteem support group of the YWCA Domestic Violence Program, 6 p.m., 815-625-0333.

Sauk Valley Gold Wing Riders, 6 p.m. dinner, 7 p.m. meeting, Rock Falls Candlelight, 2200 First Ave., 815-625-6763.

AWANA, 6:30-8 p.m., 3 years through sixth grade, Northside Baptist Church, 598 River Lane, Dixon, 815-288-5212.

AMVETS 123, 7 p.m., VFW Post, 1560 Franklin Grove Road, Dixon.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., open, Immanuel Lutheran Church, 960 U.S. Route 52, Amboy.

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

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

Narcotics Anonymous, 7:15 p.m., open, 406 W. Second St., Dixon, dixonareana@gmail.com.

Northern Illinois Divers Association, 7:30 p.m., Angelo’s II, 2525 E. Lincolnway, Sterling.

Northern Illinois Star Gazers meeting, 7:30 p.m., Room 3G12, biology lab, Sauk Valley Community College, 173 state Route 2, Dixon, 815-288-2852.

Rock River Grange, 7:30 p.m., Masonic Lodge, 1409 N. Galena Ave., Dixon, 815-9731490.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 8 p.m., closed, Polo Town Hall, 117 N. Franklin Ave.

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This is our second week studying the bidding of twosuited hands. Look only at the South hand. With your side vulnerable, you open one heart, West passes, North raises to two hearts, and East intervenes with three diamonds. What would you do now?

As I mentioned last week, when the opponents are out of the bidding, and you hit a fit with your partner, keep your second suit hidden. But when they enter the auction, the dynamic changes. With this South hand, if you jump to four hearts and everyone passes, fine; but what if West goes to five diamonds? What would you do then?

The answer is that you would have no idea. It could

be right to double their sacrifice or to bid on to five hearts. However, your partner will know what to do if you describe your hand to him.

When you have a two-suiter, you find a fit in your first

suit, and the opponents enter the auction, bend over backward to show your second suit. Here, bid three spades.

Then let partner judge what to do over five diamonds.

In this deal from a tournament in Orlando, Florida, North had an easy five-heart bid. He had two magic cards with four-card heart support, and he knew South was very short in diamonds.

But if North had had (nearly) all of his stuff in the minors, he would have doubled five diamonds.

Note that five diamonds doubled would have been down only 500, and five hearts made easily.

One last point: If you jump to four hearts over three diamonds, you assume captaincy; you are telling partner that you know what to do if they bid five diamonds. © 2016 UFS

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Zopp, Harris hope for upset Poll: Duckworth has most support of Democrats CHICAGO (AP) – In the Democrats’ race for a chance to unseat Republican U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk, the question has always been whether U.S. Rep. Tammy Duckworth’s two opponents can overcome her advantages as a sitting congresswoman with name recognition, more funding and a personal war story.

Former Chicago Urban League CEO Andrea Zopp and state Sen. Napoleon Harris will at least try – something other Democratic members of Illinois’ congressional delegation considered but ultimately decided against. And while Duckworth also enters the March 15 primary with party establishment backing, Zopp and Harris say they bring valuable things Duckworth does not.

The primary will make clear what’s expected to be one of the year’s most highly contested U.S. Senate races, with Democrats trying to retake control of the Senate targeting Kirk’s seat in leftleaning Illinois as one of their best prospects.

One of the few polls conducted on the race, by the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute at Southern Illinois University, showed Duckworth with support from 52 percent of self-identified Demo-

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Napoleon Harris (left), Tammy Duckworth, and Andrea Zopp prepare before a Democratic U.S. Senate debate Feb. 19 at ABC7 Chicago. While Duckworth also enters the March 15 primary with party establishment backing, Zopp and Harris say they bring valuable things Duckworth does not. cratic primary voters, while Zopp and Harris were in single digits.

Zopp has stepped up her attacks on Duckworth since that poll was conducted in midFebruary, going after her repeatedly in their lone televised debate. Zopp says Duckworth doesn’t have much to show for her time in office, criticizes her for not participating in more debates and says the congresswoman’s strategy seems to be not to engage with Zopp, instead “running on her [military] service record and her name recognition.”

Zopp, who was recently endorsed by the Chicago Sun-Times, also argues her experience as a federal and state prosecutor and leading a civil rights organization that advocates for minority communities makes her the most qualified to take on Kirk.

“For me, the challenge has always been name

recognition. ... My polls very early on showed that when people know who I am, know my background and what I bring to the table, they move,” she said. “That’s clearly the case, and so we’re excited.”

Duckworth, an Army veteran who lost both legs when her helicopter was shot down in Iraq, agreed to one televised debate and two joint newspaper endorsement sessions that were livestreamed.

Her campaign spokesman, Matt McGrath, laughed at the idea that she might be ducking her challengers, saying she’s focused on talking directly to voters – as evidenced by being the only one to open campaign offices statewide, including the Quad Cities area and near St. Louis.

Even when she’s appearing with her Democratic rivals, Duckworth has squarely focused on Kirk’s foreign policy stances. She wants

to admit 100,000 Syrian refugees to the U.S., while Kirk says the U.S. shouldn’t admit any until the federal government can guarantee they don’t pose a threat. Duckworth says that position “demonizes” Syrians.

Meanwhile, Harris says he’s the kind of leader Illinois needs because he’s uniquely qualified to tackle issues of poverty, education and what it takes to build a successful business. Growing up in the Chicago suburb of Dixmoor, he said his mother struggled to pay the bills but pushed him to do well in school. He played football at Northwestern University and for three NFL teams, and then returned to the south suburbs to open pizza restaurants.

“I’m someone that understands these issues all too well because I’ve lived them, I’ve experienced them,” Harris said during a speech before the City Club of Chicago.

Kirk’s focus on general election challenger CHICAGO (AP) – Seen as one of the U.S. Senate’s most vulnerable Republican incumbents, Mark Kirk has been raising money for his re-election bid and launching attacks for months at his likely general election challenger, Democratic U.S. Rep. Tammy Duckworth.

His approach to his March 15 primary opponent is another story.

Businessman James Marter’s long-shot challenge to Kirk is predicated on his asserting that he’s the true conservative, and was launched after it became clear Illinois’ GOP establishment was discouraging a primary.

Since then, he and Kirk

U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk

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haven’t even been in the same room together; Marter says Kirk sent his campaign manager for the one debate both campaigns participated in.

Kirk’s campaign says he has a “robust” schedule heading into the primary, including parades and other events this week. He has the endorsement of top Republicans such as Gov. Bruce Rauner and

Illinois’ GOP congressional delegation, who see Kirk as the kind of Republican needed to win statewide in a Democratic-leaning state.

While Kirk holds conservative positions on issues such as national security, he deviates from the party on social issues. He supports same-sex marriage and voted against a measure to defund Planned Parenthood. Last week, he said President Barack Obama should appoint a replacement for the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, a position that put him at odds with GOP leaders.

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Illinois, each morning I go to work ready to fight to do right for Illinois all the time,” Kirk said.

The more conservative wing of the state party doesn’t buy what Kirk’s selling. Marter says it’s those people from whom he’s won support for his stances, which he says provide perhaps “the most clear-cut race in Illinois’ primary this year.”

Monday, March 7 Open pool, open cards, Wii games (call ahead), and computer lab, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815622-9230.

Open pool, open cards, open Wii games, and computer lab, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Post House Community Center, 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, 815562-5050.

Kings on Corner cards, 9 a.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230.

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

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

Euchre lessons and games, 10 a.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling. Register: 815-622-9230 or 828-461-7979.

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

Zumba class, 10:30 a.m., Post House Community Center, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815-2889236.

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, Post House Community Center, 100 W. Second St., Dixon.

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., Post House Community Center, 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, 815-2883557. 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.

Sauk Valley Chess Club, 6:308:30 p.m., Northland Mall, 2900 E. Lincolnway, Sterling; 815-6228838.

Tuesday, March 8 Open pool, open cards, Wii games (call ahead), and computer lab, 8 a.m.-4 p.m.,

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

Open pool, open cards, open Wii games, and computer lab, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Post House Community Center, 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.

Kings on Corner cards, 9 a.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230.

Bingo and doughnuts, 9-10 a.m., Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815-562-5050.

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

Boot Scootin’ Seniors, 9:15 a.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815-732-3252.

Sing-a-long with Margo, 9:30 a.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815-732-3252.

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

Line dancing, 10-11 a.m., Post House Community Center, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815-288-9236.

Community coffee, 10 a.m.

Oregon Living & Rehab Center, 811 S. 10th St. Sing-a-long with Margo, 10:30 a.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815732-3252.

GE Retired Ladies Luncheon, 11:30 a.m., Manny’s, 305 11th Ave., Fulton, 815-589-2520.

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

Birthday Potluck Lunch, 11:30 a.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815732-3252.

Organized Wii Bowling games, noon, Post House Community Center, 100 W. Second St., Dixon.

Scrabble, 12:30 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-6229230.

Bingo, 12:30 p.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th Ave., Oregon, 815-732-3252.

Euchre, 12:30 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-6229230.

Pinochle, 1 p.m., Post House Community Center, 100 W. Second St., Dixon.

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

Karaoke, 1-4 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-6229230.

Mini spelling bee, 2 p.m., Post House Community Center, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815-2889236.

Movie, “McFarland,” 2 p.m., Odell Public Library, 307 S. Madison St., Morrison, 815-772-7323.

Ogle County GIS Partnership 15th anniversary open house, 2-5:30 p.m., Memorial Hall, third floor, Historical Ogle County Courthouse, 105 S. Fifth St., Oregon.

Bingo, 7 p.m., Sterling Moose Family Center, 2601 E. Lincolnway, 815-625-0354.

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More tough talk this time Debate a marked shift in tone for Clinton, Sanders FLINT, Mich. (AP) – Ratcheting up the rancor, Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders tangled aggressively in a presidential debate Sunday night over trade and Wall Street influence, with Clinton accusing her challenger of turning his back on a rescue of the auto industry and Sanders countering that Clinton’s friends on Wall Street had “destroyed this economy.”

It was a marked change in tone for the two Democrats, signaling Sanders’ increasingly difficult effort to slow the Democratic front-runner. Both candidates frequently interrupted one another and accused each other of misrepresenting their records.

“Let’s have some facts instead of some rhetoric for a change,” Clinton snapped at Sanders at one point.

“Let me tell my story, you tell yours,” Sanders shot back at another.

“Your story is voting for every disastrous trade amendment and voting for corporate America.”

More than once, Sanders chafed at Clinton’s interruptions, saying, “Excuse me, I’m talking” or “Let me finish, please.”

Their disagreements were clear, but still the debate’s tone was nothing like that of the Republican debate in Detroit just 3 days earlier, a four-way faceoff that was marked by a steady stream of personal attacks, insults and even sexual innuendo.

The Democrats’ faceoff, in comparison, was a more civil if heated affair.

Sanders, who argued

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Republican presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, speaks Saturday during a rally at the Kootenai County Fairgrounds in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho.

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Hillary Clinton argues a point as Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., reacts Sunday during a Democratic presidential primary debate at the University of MichiganFlint. The debate was a marked change in tone for the two Democrats, signaling Sanders’ increasingly difficult effort to slow the Democratic front-runner. with considerably more edge than in past debates, pounced early when Clinton spoke about a need to keep jobs from shifting overseas.

“I am very glad that Secretary Clinton has discovered religion on this issue,” he said, then went on to criticize her past support for trade deals that he maintained had “disastrous” consequences.

Clinton, too, took the offensive early on but more often found herself fending off Sanders’ criticisms.

In her most pointed thrust, she said Sanders had voted against a 2009 bailout of carmakers, adding, “I went with them. You did not.

If everybody had voted the way he did, I believe the auto industry would have collapsed, taking 4 million jobs with it.”

Sanders countered that the money for the auto industry was part of a larger bailout package for Wall Street, adding, “I will be damned if it was the working people of this country who have to bail

out the crooks on Wall Street.” He referred to the overall package as “the Wall Street bailout where some of your friends destroyed this economy.”

Ultimately, President George W. Bush and Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson agreed to a $23.4 billion for the auto industry from the federal bailout money for the financial sector.

Sanders also took direct aim at the former secretary of state’s paid speeches to Wall Street banks and other financial companies. She promised to release transcripts of her private remarks only if all her opponents – Democratic and Republican – did the same.

“I’m your Democratic opponent, I release it,” Sanders said, throwing imaginary speech transcripts into the air. “Here it is. There ain’t nothin’.

I don’t give speeches to Wall street for hundreds of thousands of dollars.”

When Clinton highlighted the economic expansion and job growth accomplished during her husband’s administra-

tion, Sanders made sure to highlight other aspects of that era that he suggested haven’t worn quite as well, including deregulation of Wall Street and welfare overhaul.

“When we talk about the ’90s, you’re right; a lot of good things happened, but a lot of bad things happened,” he said.

The debate started on a more conciliatory note, with Clinton joining Sanders in calling for Michigan’s Republican governor to resign over his handling of the Flint water crisis.

An emotional Sanders said he felt “literally shattered” by the toxic tap water in Flint and renewed his call for Gov. Rick Snyder to resign.

Clinton, who had not previously made that call, added emphatically: “Amen to that,” and then said that Snyder should “resign or be recalled.”

Snyder quickly tweeted that “political candidates” will be leaving Flint and Michigan in a few days after the state’s primary but he is “committed to the people of Flint.”

Some in GOP start seeing Cruz as best alternative to Trump WASHINGTON (AP) – Republican leaders on Sunday grappled with the prospect that the best hope for stopping Donald Trump’s march to the nomination may be Ted Cruz – the only candidate who causes as much heartburn among party elites as the billionaire businessman, if not more.

The Texas senator split contests with Trump in Saturday’s voting, bolstering his argument that only he can defeat the real estate mogul. Trump and Cruz are now significantly outpacing Marco Rubio in the delegate count, further shrinking the Florida senator’s already narrow path to the nomination.

If Rubio’s slide continues, he would be the latest establishment candidate to fall victim to an angry, frustrated electorate that cares little about endorsements from party leaders or newspaper editorial boards. Rubio has rolled out both at warp speed in recent weeks, but his appeal with voters is not keeping pace.

Rubio did pick up a vic-

tory Sunday in Puerto Rico’s primary, his second win of the 2016 cycle.

The wary interest in Cruz from more mainstream Republicans is the latest unexpected twist in a GOP race where talk of a contested convention or third-party candidate is becoming commonplace.

“If Ted’s the alternative to Trump, he’s at least a Republican and conservative,” South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham said. While Graham made sure to note that it’s “not like I prefer Ted Cruz,” he encouraged Rubio and Ohio Gov. John Kasich to “decide among themselves” whether they can be a realistic alternative to Trump.

Mitt Romney, the 2012 GOP presidential nominee, said Cruz is indeed “emerging” as the chief anti-Trump candidate.

“I think a lot of people were surprised by how well Ted Cruz did,” said Romney, who has thrust himself back into the political discussion with a searing takedown of Trump in a speech last week.

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Vote of confidence On the same day he fired football coach Bill Cubit, new Illinois AD Josh Whitman praised basketball coach John Groce’s leadership and made it clear Groce will keep his job – for now.

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Monday, March 7, 2016 Numbers game That’s how many fewer wins the Lakers had than the Warriors entering Sunday’s game; L.A. upset Golden State 112-95 in the biggest win percentage differential in NBA history (.727).

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MEN’S BASKETBALL | NJCAA DISTRICT IV CHAMPIONSHIP | MOBERLY 83, SAUK VALLEY 65

Shots don’t fall for Skyhawks Sauk can’t keep up with Moberly

By SVM Sports Staff

The Sauk Valley men’s basketball team saw its season come to an end one step short of the NJCAA national tournament on Saturday, as the Skyhawks lost 83-65 to Moberly Area Community College in the District IV championship in Moberly, Missouri.

After Sauk (25-7) pulled within 16-13 on Laron Carr’s runner with 10:36 left in the first half, Moberly answered with a 14-2 run to build a 30-15 lead by the 6:31 mark. The Skyhawks never recovered.

“I thought we had a great opportunity early on, played them pretty close,” Sauk coach Russ Damhoff said, “but just could not get our outside shots to drop. We had some good looks early that we couldn’t get to fall, and I think that kind of fueled them a little bit.

“Not only were we not scoring, they were scoring on the other end, and then they turned up the pressure and got some more scores off our unforced

Star of the game: Isaiah Box, Sauk, 20 points, 4 steals Key performers: Malcolm Mabry, Sauk, 13 points, 5 rebounds; A.J. Sharp, Sauk, 6 points, 6 assists; Rashad Lindsey, Moberly, 19 points turnovers. Those two things combined – the missed shots and turnovers – really hurt us.”

Sauk came out after halftime and had the same issues, and watched Moberly pull away. The biggest deficit was 71-45 with 6:58 left in the game, and the Skyhawks ended up losing by 18.

“We came out in the second half and tried to make a couple of mini-runs,” Damhoff said, “but it seemed like every time we got it down to 14 – the point where if we got a couple scores we could get back within single digits and get back in the game – they’d push it back to 18 or 20.

“They’re big inside, that’s their strength, and once their guards started to penetrate, that opened everything up for them. We

tried to fight through the pressure, but we just couldn’t get a sustained attack on offense. It wasn’t for a lack of effort, we just could not get shots to fall when the game was on the line.”

Rashad Lindsey led Moberly with 19 points, with Daniel Dzierzawski scoring 14 and JaRé Glover adding 13. Leonard Harper-Baker (12 points) and Cecil Williams (10 points) also scored in double figures.

Isaiah Box led the Skyhawks with 20 points and four steals, while Malcolm Mabry added 13 points and five rebounds. Garrett Duffin scored eight points, and A.J. Sharp chipped in six points and six assists for Sauk, which was in the running for – but did not receive – one of four at-large spots in the NJCAA nactional tournament.

“It was a frustrating way to end, but wow, what a great season this group of guys put together,” Damhoff said. “We had some really big wins, and just had a great run in conference and in regionals. It was fun to see.”

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Sauk Valley’s Isaiah Box (middle) is fouled by Moberly’s DeMarco Owens (left) on a drive to the basket during Saturday’s District IV championship in Moberly, Missouri. The Skyhawks’ season ended with an 83-65 loss.

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NFL | PEYTON MANNING

New Illini AD fires Cubit

Ride off into sunset official for Manning

On first day, Whitman makes mark on football program

BY SHANNON RYAN Chicago Tribune

On his first official day on the job, Illinois athletic director Josh Whitman made a stunning move Saturday morning when he announced the firing of football coach Bill Cubit, and that almost immediately sparked buzz that former Bears coach Lovie Smith was in line to take Cubit’s place.

Two sources told the Tribune that Smith is a candidate for the position. Additional reports cited more sources claiming Smith is expected to be hired as the next coach.

Smith coached with the Bears from 2004-12, and led the team to three division titles and a Super Bowl appearance. The Buccaneers fired him as head coach after last season; he last coached in college 21 years ago as defensive backs coach for Ohio State.

Efforts to reach Smith for comment through his agent were unsuccessful.

Whitman, a former Illini football player, said the decision to fire Cubit was important for Illinois’ future.

“We’re striving for a standard of excellence,” Whitman said. “The goal for us is a championship standard. Today we took a big step in that direction.”

Coaching carousel Last 6 Illini football coaches • Bill Cubit* (2015) 5-6 • Tim Beckman (2012-14) 12-25 • Vic Koenning* (2011) 1-0 • Ron Zook (2005-11) 34-51 • Ron Turner (19972004) 35-57 • Lou Tepper (1991-96) 25-31-2 * – interim

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On his first day on the job, new Illinois athletic director Josh Whitman fired football coach Bill Cubit (above), who served as the Illini’s interim coach last season after Tim Beckman was fired in August. Cubit had been awarded a 2-year contract after the season by then-interim AD Paul Kowalczyk.

Whitman did not identify candidates, but sounded like he would move quickly to hire a replacement. Spring football practice, which was to start March 11, was postponed until a new coach is named.

“Our hope is, [depending] how this process unfolds, to capture a lot of those weeks [of practice],” Whitman said.

“We have a plan. We’re hopeful to be able to bring this to a conclusion as quickly as possible.”

Whitman said he sees

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the change as an important step in building a future for a program that has seen extensive turnover.

Since 2011, Illinois has had three athletic directors, two men’s basketball coaches and two women’s basketball coaches. It will be hiring its fourth football coach.

Cubit was named the interim coach on Aug. 28, just a week before the season, after former athletic director Mike Thomas fired Tim Beckman following an inves-

tigation into claims of player mistreatment.

Cubit led Illinois to a 5-7 overall record, 2-6 in the Big Ten. Whitman said Cubit’s ties to Beckman’s tenure were not a factor in his dismissal. In the wake of the Beckman allegations, and similar charges involving other sports, Thomas was fired Nov. 9.

“For some people, this might feel like another body blow in a series of body blows,” Whitman said. “We’ve had our challenges. I see it very differently. I see it as the first step of what we ultimately want to build.

This is a question of perspective. This is the first very positive step toward developing that championship culture.”

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Broncos’ star QB to announce retirement after 18-year career

BY ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. – Peyton Manning surveyed the landscape of his brilliant career and called one last audible. He’s retiring a champion.

A month after Denver’s triumph in Super Bowl 50, Manning informed John Elway he is following Elway’s lead and riding off into that sunset, just like the Broncos’ boss did 17 years ago after winning his second Super Bowl.

Just shy of 40, Manning will forgo $19 million and a 19th season in the NFL, where he served as both a throwback and a trans-

former during a glittering career bookmarked by an unprecedented five MVP awards and dozens of passing records.

“Peyton was a player that guys wanted to play with,” Elway said. “That made us better as a team, and I’m thrilled that we were able to win a championship in his final year.”

The Broncos scheduled a news conference for 11 a.m. today.

Manning leaves the league he helped popularize to supersize status as its all-time leading passer and winningest quarterback.

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Broncos QB Peyton Manning waves to fans after throwing 7 TD passes against the Ravens on Sept.

5, 2013. Manning will announce his retirement today after 18 years, in which he set almost every NFL passing record and won two Super Bowls.

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Sigel named to IBCA all-state team Rock Falls sophomore Abbee Sigel was the lone local player to be selected to the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association 3A/4A All-State Team.

Sigel was one of 134 special mention selections, and one of 24 sophomores to make the squad; 11 freshmen were also named all-state.

Morton wins 3A state title The Morton Potters won their second straight Class 3A state championship Saturday,m defeating North Lawndale 58-41 at Redbird Arena in Normal.

Brandi Bisping had 19 points and eight rebounds, and Tenley Dowell scored 11 points for Morton (333), which jumped out to a 12-1 lead and never trailed.

Kia Brooks and DeAsa Almon finished with 13 points apiece for North Lawndale (23-12), and Brooks had nine rebounds.

Highland beat Morgan Park 62-51 in the 3A thirdplace game.

Lisle Benet claims 4A crown Kathleen Doyle poured in 24 points, including nine in the final 5 minutes, to lead Benet Academy to a 42-39 victory over Palatine Fremd in the Class 4A state championship.

It was a rematch of last year’s state title game, which Benet (32-3) won 61-39.

Bryana Hopkins had 18 points, and Grace Tworek added 13 points and 10 rebounds for Fremd (303), which pulled within one point with 20 seconds left, but didn’t score again.

River Forest Trinity took third, beating Whitney Young 63-46.

TRACK & FIELD

Local girls fare well at opening meet The Sterling girls track team won six events in Saturday’s Gold Medal indoor meet at Westwood, led by the distance runners.

Megan Barnhart won the 800 (2:33.95), Maggie McPherson took the 1,600 (5:29.62), and the Warriors also won the 3,200 relay (10:32.58). Samantha Hibbard won the 200 (28.73 seconds), Kallie Zuidema took the pole vault (8 feet, 1 inch), and the 7800 relay team won in 1:55.33.

Rock Falls got wins from Sydney Arickx in the 60 (8.32) and Michaela Busch in the high jump (5-2). Dixon winners were Shannon Lahey in the 400 (1:07.38) and Tayla Schwarz in the shot put (38-4 1/2).

On the boys side, Rock Falls’ Seth Williams won the 1,600 (4:33.19), and the Rockets also took the 3,200 relay (8:34.53). Oregon’s Ian Hussung won the 800 (2:12.02).

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Bo Ryan cleared in affair investigation The University of Wisconsin has cleared former basketball coach Bo Ryan of allegations that he had misused school resources while having an “improper personal relationship” with a woman, the school said.

Chancellor Rebecca Blank said in a statement Friday that Ryan was cleared in May following an investigation by athletics and the Office of Legal Affairs.

The investigation was triggered by allegations the school received in February 2015 from the woman.

Ryan, who is married, retired abruptly following a game on Dec. 15, 2015.

His departure “was entirely his decision,” Blank said.

Adam LaRoche Back spasms Sox slugger suffered during Saturday’s game weren’t deemed serious enough for MRI, and there’s no nerve damage.

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Never wrong time for right move I n a shocker out of Champaign, Illinois athletic director Josh Whitman – on his first official day on the job – fired football coach Bill Cubit.

Maybe the most shocking part was Illinois finally did something right, with the big picture taking priority over so much minutiae.

The mistake was giving Cubit a 2-year contract extension at the completion of a season in which he did a commendable job as the interim coach replacing Tim Beckman – but not this move. This was strong and bold and, yes, clumsy in the method the news was delivered to players.

But overall, this was progress for an athletic department that hasn’t experienced much in recent years, an encouraging start that hiring surprise candidate Lovie Smith would help finish.

Cubit, a fine man and good coach, was the right man for the moment when Beckman was fired in disgrace.

But Cubit was not the right man for the future of Illinois. Even after he received a contract extension, some board members voiced concerns about the decision and the direction of the program, a source said.

The safe choice isn’t always the smart one, and there is never a wrong time to make the right move. Yes, Cubit calmed a chaotic situation, but Illinois bringing him back always felt like a program settling.

It bodes well for everybody interested in Illinois athletics that Whitman realized this and reacted so quickly to oppose mediocrity.

Whitman wasted no time making clear he will make the unpopular decision if he believes in it.

Critics will rip the timing of a move that comes less than 1 week before spring practice was to begin, and point out that this will be the fourth Illinois football coach in the last 5 years.

Both are embarrassing

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Just hours after new Illinois athletic director Josh Whitman fired football coach Bill Cubit, former Bears and Buccaneers head coach Lovie Smith’s named surfaced as the leading candidate to replace Cubit. realities, but Whitman firing Cubit was inevitable, and Saturday’s news coming 9 months sooner than anticipated makes it unexpected but not necessarily unwelcome.

Any criticism of Whitman’s rookie mistake in sharing the news is warranted. In failing to call a mandatory team meeting to break the news to players moments after Cubit learned his fate, Whitman showed his age.

No players or recruits should find out via social media that the coach they had formed a personal relationship with had been fired. The clumsiness underscored that Whitman remains as inexperienced as he is intrepid.

It also reminded everybody how backward it was for Illinois to hire Beckman’s replacement before they hired former athletic director Mike Thomas’ replacement.

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Alas, a university mired in dysfunction did, and the result was one more sloppy sequence of events. The end didn’t necessarily justify the means, but it was the right result.

The Illini football program needed a reboot.

In pressing the button now, on a Saturday in early March, Whitman put tremendous pressure on himself to hire a coach who represents hope and change the way he did after being introduced last month. Another name that comes to mind is P.J. Fleck, the Western

Michigan coach with in-state ties who turned down overtures from Syracuse and Rutgers last offseason.

The inclusion of Smith raised eyebrows, but makes sense. Smith, fired from his last two NFL employers, offers many of the things Illinois seeks in its next coach: football credibility and proven leadership qualities – not to mention how significant it would be for the school to hire its first African-American head football coach. Smith possesses experience as a college assistant and, well, has plenty of time on his hands. He loves developing young men, which is his strength.

One source believed talks with Smith could intensify as early as today.

Stranger things have happened. When it comes to Illinois athletics, that’s practically the mission statement.

Cubit will receive $985,000 buyout

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Interim athletic director Paul Kowalczyk awarded Cubit an unconventional 2-year contract extension, which Whitman said was a factor in his decision. The timing again is “non-traditional,” as Whitman said.

“It really is about putting ourselves in position to develop that championship culture,” Whitman said.

He praised Cubit for bringing “continuity” to the program during a “tumultuous” time.

On Twitter, players criticized Whitman’s decision to inform the public before meeting with the team.

“Haven’t Even Been On Campus A Full Year & Have Had 2 Head Coaches,” running back Ke’Shawn Vaughn tweeted. “Now Going On Number 3.”

Whitman said he did not want news to leak before he had a chance to talk to Cubit directly. His first meeting

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Illinois football coach Bill Cubit (left) and his son, offensive coordinator Ryan Cubit (right), were both fired Saturday by new Illinois athletic director Josh Whitman – on Whitman’s first official day on the job. with the players was to deliver the news shortly before an afternoon news conference.

Cubit will receive about $985,000 as part of a buyout. Cubit’s son Ryan, who served as offensive coordina-

tor, also was dismissed.

Other coaches on staff will be given the opportunity to interview for positions with the new coach, Whitman said.

Whitman said he was unsure if Illinois would use a search firm to

locate the next coach.

Whitman, who played tight end at Illinois from 1997-2000, was announced as the Illinois athletic director on Feb. 17 out Division III Washington University in St. Louis.

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Hawks offense special in win Chicago gets early lead, cruises past Detroit at U.C.

BY JAY COHEN AP Sports Writer

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Illinois’ Jalen Coleman-Lands looks to pass against Penn State during Sunday’s game in State College, Pa.

Illini rally late, but lose in double-OT By the Associated Press

Shep Garner scored 22 points, and Penn State hung on through two overtimes to beat Illinois 86-79 on Sunday in State College.

Brandon Taylor added 21 points and 11 rebounds for the Nittany Lions, who secured a first-round bye in the Big Ten tournament for the first time in program history. The win snapped a two-game losing streak, and marked Penn State’s most conference wins under head coach Patrick Chambers.

Malcolm Hill scored 24 of his 39 points in the second half and added 13 rebounds for the Fighting Illini, who faced a 10-point deficit with just over 12 minutes to play.

Ten champion Hoosiers finished 17-0 at home and completed their first perfect season at Assembly Hall since 2006-07.

No. 15 Purdue 91, Wisconsin 80: Freshman

Caleb Swanigan scored a career-high 27 points, and sophomore P.J. Thompson also set a career best with 22 to lead the Boilermakers in West Lafayette.

A.J. Hammons added 16 points, and Vince Edwards had 11 for Purdue, which forced a fourway tie for third place in the Big Ten with Maryland, Iowa and Wisconsin.

Nigel Hayes led Wisconsin with 30 points, including 18 in the second half.

Saturday’s games

No. 16 Iowa 71, MichiNorthwestern 6 5 , gan 61: Jarrod Uthoff Nebraska 54: Alex Olah scored 16 of his 29 points

scored 19 points and grabbed eight rebounds, and Tre Demps added 17 points for the Wildcats, who secured the ninth seed and a first-round bye in the Big Ten tournament.

Northwestern has won three straight and four of six to set a school record for victories in a regular season. The Wildcats won 20 overall games in 200910 and 2010-11. The Wildcats have never made the NCAA Tournament, and appear headed to the NIT.

in the first half, and the Hawkeyes held on after taking a 15-point lead with 10:13 to play to snap a four-game losing streak with a win in Ann Arbor.

“Yogi” Ferrell had 17 points in his final home game, while Troy Williams matched his career high with 23 points as the Big

the Big Ten Conference and a 17-game overall skid by beating the undermanned Golden Gophers in Piscataway, N.J.

No. 2 Michigan St. 91, Ohio St. 76: Denzel Val-

entine had 27 points and matched a career high with 13 assists in the last home game, helping the Spartans win for the 10th time in their last 11 games.

Rutgers 75, Minnesota 52: Mike Williams scored

a career-high 29 points as

No. 12 Indiana 80, No. the Scarlet Knights ended 14 Maryland 62: Kevin a 32-game losing streak in

CHICAGO – The special teams were quite special once again. Patrick Kane got the Chicago Blackhawks off to a fast start, and Corey Crawford stepped up when they struggled in the second period.

Not a bad little tune-up for a crucial two-game trip.

Kane scored his 38th goal on the first shot of the game and Crawford made 33 saves, helping the Blackhawks beat the Detroit Red Wings 4-1 on Sunday at the United Center.

“That was another fast game against them,” Crawford said.

“They’ve got a lot of speed. I thought we got better as the game went on. A big [penalty] kill to start the third, and some big insurance goals after that.”

Artem Anisimov and Duncan Keith each had a power-play goal as Chicago won for the third time in four games, including a 5-2 victory at Detroit on Wednesday. The Blackhawks went 2-for-3 with the man advantage, and have at least one power-play goal in each of their last four games.

Next up for the defending Stanley Cup champions is St. Louis on Wednesday night, and then a visit to Dallas on Friday night. The Blackhawks (41-21-5) and Stars

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Blackhawks goalie Corey Crawford (50) blocks a shot by Red Wings center Darren Helm during the second period Sunday in Chicago. are on top of the Western Confer- The season-high crowd had just ence with 87 points apiece, and started its usual derisive Detroit the Blues also are in the mix for chant when Kane beat Petr Mrazek with a wrist shot under the goalthe Central Division title.

“We’ve got a lot of division games tender’s glove just 21 seconds into coming up,” said captain Jonathan the game. Kane’s eighth goal in his Toews, who tacked on his 24th goal last 13 games ran his NHL-best in the third. “Those aren’t going to point total to a career-high 89.

The Red Wings (32-22-11) played be easy ones. It’ll be good preparation for the end of the year. We without center Pavel Datsyuk, who was scratched due to an illness. don’t want to look too far ahead.”

NBA | BULLS 108, ROCKETS 100

Bulls snap four-game losing skid Gasol gets 35th double-double; Butler scores 24 in his return

BY ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer

CHICAGO – Deep down, Jimmy Butler insists he still thinks the Chicago Bulls can do something big.

Maybe this is a start.

Pau Gasol finished with 28 points and 17 rebounds, Butler scored 24 points in his return from a strained left knee, and the Bulls snapped a four-game losing streak with a 108-100 victory over the Houston Rockets on Saturday.

Gasol hit four free throws after Patrick Beverley nailed a 3-pointer to cut it to 104-100 with 34.8 seconds remaining. And Chicago withstood a late rally to avoid matching its longest skid, even though James Harden scored 36 for Houston.

The Bulls also moved a half-game ahead of Detroit for eighth place in the Eastern Conference.

“I don’t ever think that we’re gonna lose,” Butler said.

Gasol delivered his 35th

double-double, and Butler added 11 rebounds after missing the previous 11 games.

An aggressive Derrick Rose contributed 17 points and nine assists, although he did commit six of his team’s season-high 26 turnovers.

Mike Dunleavy Jr. added 12 points.

“Twenty one games left. We have a quarter of the season,” Gasol said. “That’s a lot of games.”

While Harden went off in a big way, he was about the only one scoring for the Rockets.

Dwight Howard was non-factor down low with eight points and 12 rebounds, and Houston once again struggled in a big way from the outside.

The Rockets were just 9-for-35 on 3-pointers, with Chicago basically daring them to shoot. And that came on the heels of a 3-for35 meltdown that ranked among the worst performances in NBA history during Wednesday’s win over New Orleans.

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The Bulls’ Jimmy Butler (21) shoots over the Rockets’ Patrick Beverley (2) and Montrezl Harrell on Saturday in Chicago.

Preparation, football IQ were main reasons for Manning’s success MANNING

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He’s the only QB in NFL history to win Super Bowls with two franchises.

His first came in 2007 with the Indianapolis Colts, who drafted him No. 1 overall in 1998. The Colts gave up on him after a series of neck surgeries forced Manning to miss all of the 2011 season and left him without feeling in the fingertips of his right hand.

A rare superstar quarterback on the open market in 2012, Manning resettled in Denver, where, despite a right arm weakened by nerve damage, he went 50-15 with his fifth MVP award and two trips to the Super Bowl in four seasons.

So, defensive coordinators, you can breathe a little easier today: Manning will no longer be on the docket to wreck your game plans and ruin your designs on a title.

There will be no more showdowns matching skills with Tom Brady or wits with Bill Belichick – against whom he was just 6-11, but 3-2 in AFC championships.

With no more defenses to dissect, the face of the league since the turn of this century no longer has to be buried in an iPad all day, nor will he have to submerge his battered body for hours in a cold tub in a labor of love.

“I get asked a lot about my legacy,” Manning said before the Super Bowl. “For me, it’s being a good teammate, having the respect of my teammates, having the respect of the coaches and players. That’s important to me. I am not taking this for granted. I just love football.”

The 18th season for No. 18 was by far his most trying on the field. He had to adjust to new coach Gary Kubiak’s run-based offense, to unrelenting health issues, and to questions about his character on his way to winning his second Super Bowl.

Manning, whose dry wit and star power has made him a staple of commercials and late-night television for nearly two decades, saw his squeaky-clean image take a beating as the final pages were flipped on his storied career.

The NFL is investigating allegations that human growth hormone was shipped to his home in his wife’s name following an Al Jazeera report that Manning dismissed as “garbage.” And in a new lawsuit filed last month.

Manning was cited as an example of a hostile environment for women at the University of Tennessee for his alleged harassment of a female trainer in 1996.

A torn ligament in his left foot hampered Manning all the way back to August. It led to his worst statistical season and

AP

Peyton Manning, seen here against the Seahawks in Super Bowl XLVIII on Feb. 2, 2014, will retire as the only NFL quarterback with 200 career victories. sidelined him for 6 weeks before that fairy tale finish in Santa Clara, California, when his defense carried him across the finish line.

Constantly harassed, never quite comfortable – sort of the way the whole season played out – Manning walked away with his second NFL title after Denver’s defense, with seven sacks and four takeaways, all but handed him the Lombardi Trophy in a 24-10 victory over the Carolina Panthers.

“He had to do several things different this year,” said his dad, Archie, a former star quarterback himself. “Had to take off during the season, which he’d never done before.

He ran the scout team, which I don’t think he’d ever done, and he dressed

out as a backup, which he’d never done.”

Manning also had to play the role of game manager for the first time during Denver’s defense-fueled run to the title.

“I’m just glad I was on the same team as our defense,” he said.

Although his teammates said his speech on the eve of the game felt very much like a goodbye, Manning didn’t call it his “last rodeo” right away, saying he needed time to reflect.

Manning, who revealed at the Super Bowl that he faces a hip replacement in retirement, finished in a tie with Brett Favre for most regular-season wins with 186. His victory in Super Bowl 50 was his 14th in the postseason, one more than Favre,

making him the NFL’s only 200-win quarterback.

“There’s no question that his work ethic is what made him into one of the great quarterbacks of all time,” Elway said. “All the film study Peyton did, and the process that he went through with game planning and understanding what the other teams did was second to none.”

Almost from his pro debut in 1998, Manning was a pioneer in the way he deciphered defenses and directed play at the line of scrimmage. Envision him pacing from tackle to tackle, pointing and hollering, as he became a model for every quarterback who’s come along since. Manning not only was at the vanguard of the aerial fireworks shows that light up today’s scoreboards and big-screen TVs, he was the mastermind of it.

“I think from the sense of quarterbacks, he’s been fast-paced, no-huddle, dynamic offense, score a lot of points, and score quickly,” said his brother, Eli Manning, a two-time Super Bowl winner himself for the Giants. “Now you see that more. More teams are doing it. The Colts kind of started that trend, and did it well for a long time.”

So did the Broncos, for whom Manning threw 140 of his NFL-high 539 TD passes, including a record 55 in 2013.

Manning was never the

best athlete, but his offthe-charts preparation and other-worldly memory recall made him rise above the rest, suggested teammate DeMarcus Ware.

“He beat you mentally,” said Ware, who came to Denver 2 years ago for the chance to play with Manning. “That was his guide: Physically you might be faster than me, you might be more athletic than me, but I’m going to outsmart you every time.”

Manning’s retirement allows the Broncos to focus on re-signing his longtime backup, Brock Osweiler, who went 5-2 in his place.

“There’s not a day that’s gone by since I’ve been in the league,” Osweiler said, “that I haven’t learned something from Peyton.”

Manning relinquishes the game he loves secure in having left an indelible imprint on America’s most popular sport.

“He was on the forefront of basically a revolution in the way offenses are run in the National Football League,” Joe Theismann said recently. “His footprint was bigger than just the cities he played in. He transformed the position.

The style of offense that he ran in Indianapolis was revolutionary, and nobody ever figured out how to stop it there – or in Denver.

“The only thing that’s basically slowed Peyton Manning down was Father Time.”

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NASCAR SPRINT CUP

Boys basketball NIB-12 West Conf.

LaSalle-Peru 9-4 Sterling 9-4 Ottawa 9-4 Geneseo 3-10 Rochelle 0-13 Tuesday’s game 3A Peoria Sectional • LaSalle-Peru vs. Bloomington, 7

All 23-4 19-8 18-10 9-18 5-23

Three Rivers

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Brad Keselowski (2) leads Kyle Busch (18) during the final laps of Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup race in Las Vegas.

Drought over for Keselowski

Penske driver snaps 34-race skid

BY GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer

LAS VEGAS – Brad Keselowski spent nearly a full year winless and watching while Team Penske teammate Joey Logano went to Victory Lane five times.

Keselowski had to drive through wind, rain, sand, and Logano himself to finally hit it big in Vegas again.

Keselowski passed Kyle Busch with five laps to go Sunday and surged to his second win in 3 years in the NASCAR race at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway under weird and windy conditions.

After getting past Logano and tracking down Busch, whose right front wheel vibrated and struggled down the stretch, Keselowski drove his Ford to his first Sprint Cup Series victory since Fontana in March 2015.

“For Team Penske, it’s our 50th anniversary,” Keselowski said. “To get the first win of the year, it feels real good.”

Keselowski had to gamble on fuel late, and he thought he had blown the race earlier with a speeding penalty. The risks paid off for the 2012

series champion, who claimed he hadn’t been dwelling on his winless skid over the past year.

“It’s hard to believe it’s been 34 races,” Keselowski said. “We’ve led a lot of races in that time span. Probably deserved to win a few more races than that. ... There was a lot of misfortune, and then there was a lot of self-inflicted things that I could have done better and beyond. But I can’t sit here and dwell on that.”

Logano finished second, and Jimmie Johnson came in third in the opener of NASCAR’s 3-week Southwest swing. Busch finished fourth, falling a few laps shy of completing a weekend sweep after dominating the Xfinity Series race Saturday.

Logano fought Keselowski tenaciously for position, but they were smiling after the duel.

“It took a long time to get

by Joey,” Keselowski said.

“He put up a heck of a fight. If anyone ever wants to say that your teammates just lay over and give it to you, that’s not how we are at Team Penske. We race each other hard, but clean. That was really something to see.”

Rockridge Newman Kewanee St. Bede Morrison Princeton Hall Erie Sherrard Orion Fulton Riverdale Prophetstown Amboy Bureau Valley

Conf.

12-2 12-2 11-3 10-4 10-4 9-5 8-6 7-7 7-7 6-8 6-8 3-11 2-12 1-13 1-13

All 26-4 26-5 19-10 19-9 14-12 18-11 16-13 15-14 11-14 15-13 13-18 11-18 9-20 4-24 4-24

Tuesday’s game 2A DeKalb Supersectional • Rockridge vs. Aurora Christian, 7:30

Girls basketball IHSA State Tournament at Redbird Arena, Normal CLASS 3A Friday’s semifinals • Chicago North Lawndale 59, Highland 57, 2OT • Morton 54, Chicago Morgan Park 39 Saturday’s results Third place • Highland 62, Morgan Park 51 Championship • Morton 58, North Lawndale 41 CLASS 4A Friday’s semifinals • Palatine Fremd 47, Chicago Whitney Young 40, OT • Lisle Benet 68, River Forest Trinity 51 Saturday’s results Third place • Trinity 63, Whitney Young 46 Championship • Benet 42, Fremd 39

Track & field Gold Medal Meet at Westwood, Sterling No team scores were kept BOYS 60-meter dash – 1. Quinn Singbush (Gen) 7.29; 200 – 1. Singbush (Gen) 23.45; 400 – 1. Adam DeYoung (Gen) 56.69; 800 – 1. Ian Hussung (Ore) 2:12.02; 1,600 – 1. Seth Williams (RF) 4:33.19; 60 hurdles – 1. Andrew Pischke (Gen) 8.55; 800 relay – 1. Geneseo 1:34.23; 1,600 relay – 1. Geneseo 3:36.64; 3,200 relay – 1. Sterling 8:34.53; High jump – 1. Will Daniels (Gen) 6-6; Pole vault – 1. Arthur Atwell (Gen) 13-7; Long jump – 1. Daniels (Gen) 19-10 1/2; Triple jump – 1. Ben Cosgrave (Gen) 38-2; Shot put – 1. Sam Thomas (Gen) 48-6 1/4 GIRLS 60-meter dash – 1. Sydney Arickx (RF) 8.32; 200 – 1. Samantha Hibbard (Ster) 28.73; 400 – 1. Shannon Lahey (Dix) 1:07.38; 800 – 1. Megan Barnhart (Ster) 2:33.95; 1,600 – 1. Maggie McPherson (Ster) 5:29.62; 60 hurdles – 1. Reece Bodeen (Gen) 10.08; 800 relay – 1.

Sterling 1:55.33; 1,600 relay – 1. Geneseo 4:31.36; 3,200 relay – 1. Sterling 10:32.58; High jump – 1. Michaela Busch (RF) 5-2; Pole vault – 1. Kallie Zuidema (Ster) 8-1; Long jump – 1. Erika Furbeck (Gen) 16-7; Triple jump – 1. Rebekah Beard (Gen) 30-5 1/2; Shot put – 1. Tayla Schwarz (Dix) 38-4 1/2

Men’s basketball NJCAA District IV Championship at Moberly, Mo. Saturday’s result • Moberly 83, Sauk Valley 65 Saturday’s box score

GOLF | WGC

MOBERLY 83, SAUK VALLEY 65

Scott picks up 2nd straight victory

BY TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer

DORAL, Fla. – Adam Scott faced a daunting challenge, a six-shot deficit with 13 holes remaining on a course that was playing tougher than it had at any point this week.

And after overcoming that, he needed to survive two brushes with big trouble on the final hole to finish the job.

Scott won for the second straight week, shooting a final-round 69 to win the Cadillac Championship by one shot over Bubba Watson. It’s the second win for Scott in a World Golf Championships event, his 13th career win on the PGA Tour, and he now hasn’t finished lower than second in any of his last three starts.

“Everything fell the right way for me today,” Scott said.

Scott finished the week at 12-under 276. Watson (68) was alone in second, and Danny Willett (69) and Rory McIlroy (74) were tied for third, two shots back. Phil Mickelson (70) was alone in fifth at 9 under, and Jimmy Walker shot the round of the day, a 6-under 66 to finish alone in sixth at 8 under.

Two double-bogeys in a three-hole span on the front side seemed to send Scott’s round into a tailspin. That is, until he got hot at just the right time with birdies on six of his next nine holes after the second double.

“It was such a challenge out there today,” Scott said. “I knew if I could just get a couple before the turn, maybe I’ll have a chance.”

Monday, March 7, 2016

SAUK VALLEY (25-7) Jordan Harris 0 0-0 0, Chris Ellis 0 2-4 2, A.J. Sharp 2 0-0 6, Montel Brown 2 0-0 4, Devin Johnson 1 0-0 2, Isaiah Box 7 3-5 20, Laron Carr 2 0-0 4, Austen Lee 1 0-0 2, Garrett Duffin 2 2-2 8, Lamar Upshaw 1 2-2 4, Cody Edgeston 0 0-0 0, Malcolm Mabry 5 3-4 13. Totals: 23 12-17 65.

MOBERLY Clark 1 1-2 3, Lindsey 6 5-6 19, Dzierzawski 6 2-3 14, David 4 3-6 13, Harper-Baker 4 4-7 12, Glover 0 0-0 0, Lee 0 0-0 0, Dama 2 2-4 6, Williams 2 6-6 10, Owens 1 2-2 4, Nosakhare 1 0-0 2. Totals: 27 25-36 83.

Halftime – Moberly 42-24. 3s – Sauk 7 (Box 3, Sharp 2, Duffin 2), Moberly 4 (Lindsey 2, David 2).

Big Ten

AP

Adam Scott hits onto the 18th green during the final round of the Cadillac Championship on Sunday in Doral, Fla. Scott saved par on the par-4 16th, after his drive went over the green and nestled in a bunker and his second shot found a patch of greenside rough.

His tee ball on 17 found a bunker while Watson, on the green ahead, made birdie to get within one. Scott eventually saved par, headed to the final hole with that one-shot lead – and put his tee shot in the right rough, a skinny palm tree impeding his path to the green. So he went left, around the tree but toward the water, and that shot somehow caught enough thick grass on a sharp slope to stop before getting wet.

“I was so lucky for it to stay up inside the hazard line,” Scott said. “When you’re that lucky, you better get them up and down.”

That’s exactly what he did, chipping to 6 feet and making the par putt.

Conference Overall W-L Pct. W-L Pct. Indiana 15-3 .833 25-6 .806 Michigan St. 13-5 .722 26-5 .839 Maryland 12-6 .667 24-7 .774 Purdue 12-6 .667 24-7 .774 Iowa 12-6 .667 21-9 .700 Wisconsin 12-6 .667 20-11 .645 Ohio St. 11-7 .611 19-12 .613 Michigan 10-8 .556 20-11 .645 Northwestern 8-10 .444 20-11 .645 Penn St. 7-11 .389 16-15 .516 Nebraska 6-12 .333 14-17 .452 Illinois 5-13 .278 13-18 .419 Minnesota 2-16 .111 8-22 .267 Rutgers 1-17 .056 7-24 .226 Saturday’s results Iowa 71, Michigan 61 Michigan St. 91, Ohio St. 76 Rutgers 75, Minnesota 52 Sunday’s games Indiana 80, Maryland 62 Northwestern 65, Nebraska 54 Penn St. 86, Illinois 79, 2OT Purdue 91, Wisconsin 80 Sunday’s box scores

PENN ST. 86, ILLINOIS 79, 2OT ILLINOIS (13-18) Lewis 3-4 3-4 10, Coleman-Lands 4-8 0-0 9, Hill 12-21 14-16 39, Morgan 3-14 2-2 8, Nunn 3-15 2-2 9, Williams 2-3 0-0 4, Tate 0-1 0-0 0, Finke 0-1 0-0 0, Austin 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 27-67 21-24 79.

PENN ST. (16-15) Banks 3-4 0-0 8, Taylor 6-16 8-8 21, Reaves 5-11 3-5 13, Dickerson 1-4 2-2 4, Garner 6-14 6-9 22, Foster 1-2 0-0 2, Jack 2-2 5-6 10, Washington 2-4 0-0 6, Moore 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 26-58 24-30 86.

Halftime–Penn St. 37-36. End Of Regulation–Tied 67. End Of 1st Overtime– Tied 72. 3s–Illinois 4-16 (Lewis 1-1, Hill 1-3, Coleman-Lands 1-4, Nunn 1-6, Finke 0-1, Tate 0-1), Penn St. 10-23 (Garner 4-7, Banks 2-3, Washington 2-4, Jack 1-1, Taylor 1-7, Reaves 0-1). Rebounds–Illinois 40 (Hill 13), Penn St. 36 (Taylor 11).

Assists–Illinois 6 (Williams 2), Penn St. 11 (Garner 6). Fouls–Illinois 23 (Lewis out), Penn St. 20.

NORTHWESTERN 65, NEBRASKA 54 NEBRASKA (14-17) Jacobson 1-2 0-0 2, Shields 2-12 6-8 11, Webster 4-9 3-3 13, White III 5-12 1-2 13, Parker 3-7 0-0 7, McVeigh 0-0 0-0 0, Hammond 0-0 0-0 0, Morrow Jr. 3-4 0-0 6, Watson Jr. 1-6 0-0 2. Totals 19-52 10-13 54.

NORTHWESTERN (20-11) Lumpkin 2-2 2-2 7, Falzon 0-3 4-4 4, Olah 7-10 5-6 19, Demps 7-18 1-3 17, McIntosh 3-10 2-3 8, Lindsey 2-6 0-0 4, Skelly 0-1 0-0 0, Pardon 3-3 0-0 6. Totals 24-53 14-18 65.

Halftime–Northwestern 37-22. 3s– Nebraska 6-21 (Webster 2-4, White III 2-5, Parker 1-4, Shields 1-6, Watson Jr. 0-2), Northwestern 3-14 (Demps 2-6, Lumpkin 1-1, Lindsey 0-1, Falzon 0-2, McIntosh 0-4). Rebounds–Nebraska 26 (Jacobson 7), Northwestern 40 (Lindsey, Olah 8).

Assists–Nebraska 11 (Parker, Webster 3), Northwestern 15 (McIntosh 7). Fouls– Nebraska 18, Northwestern 18 (Lindsey out). Technical–Nebraska Bench.

Saturday’s box score

No. 16 IOWA 71, MICHIGAN 61 IOWA (21-9) Clemmons 4-7 2-4 12, Gesell 3-7 0-0 6, Jok 4-14 0-0 10, Uthoff 11-19 3-3 29, Woodbury 4-7 1-2 9, Wagner 1-1 0-0 2, Williams 1-3 1-1 3, Uhl 0-2 0-0 0, Baer 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 28-62 7-10 71.

MICHIGAN (20-11) Donnal 4-10 0-0 9, Walton Jr. 5-11 0-0 14, Abdur-Rahkman 4-13 2-3 10, Irvin 4-13 2-4 11, Robinson 2-9 3-4 8, Chatman 2-3 0-0 5, Wilson 0-0 0-0 0, Dakich 0-1 0-0 0, Dawkins 1-3 0-0 2, Doyle 1-1 0-1 2.

Totals 23-64 7-12 61.

Halftime–Iowa 36-30. 3s–Iowa 8-28 (Uthoff 4-10, Clemmons 2-3, Jok 2-10, Uhl 0-1, Baer 0-2, Gesell 0-2), Michigan 8-34 (Walton Jr. 4-9, Chatman 1-2, Donnal 1-3, Robinson 1-6, Irvin 1-6, Dakich 0-1, Dawkins 0-1, Abdur-Rahkman 0-6).

Rebounds–Iowa 35 (Woodbury 11), Michigan 43 (Donnal 10). Assists–Iowa 19 (Gesell 11), Michigan 13 (Walton Jr. 6).

Fouls–Iowa 15, Michigan 13.

State schedule Saturday’s results Seton Hall 80, DePaul 66 UMKC 82, Chicago St. 53 Top 25 schedule Saturday’s results No. 1 Kansas 85, No. 21 Iowa State 78 No. 2 Michigan State 91, Ohio State 76 No. 3 Villanova 84, Georgetown 71 No. 4 Virginia 68, No. 11 Louisville 46 No. 5 Xavier 98, Creighton 93 No. 6 Oklahoma 75, TCU 67 Virginia Tech 77, No. 7 Miami 62 No. 8 North Carolina 76, No. 17 Duke 72 No. 9 Oregon 76, Southern Cal 66 No. 10 West Virginia 69, No. 19 Baylor 58 No. 13 Utah 57, Colorado 55 No. 16 Iowa 71, Michigan 61 No. 18 Arizona 94, Stanford 62 No. 20 Texas A&M 76, Vanderbilt 67 No. 22 Kentucky 94, LSU 77 No. 25 California 68, Arizona State 65 Sunday’s results No. 12 Indiana 80, No. 14 Maryland 62 No. 15 Purdue 91, Wisconsin 80 Cincinnati 61, No. 24 SMU 54 Conference Tournaments Big Ten Conference At Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis First Round Wednesday’s games Illinois vs. Minnesota, 3:30 p.m. (ESPN2) Nebraska vs. Rutgers, 6 p.m. (BTN) Second Round Thursday’s games Michigan vs. Northwestern, 11 a.m. (BTN) Iowa vs. Illinois/Minnesota, 1:30 p.m. (BTN) Ohio State vs. Penn State, 5:30 p.m. (ESPN2) Wisconsin vs. Nebraska/Rutgers, 8 p.m.

(ESPN2) Quarterfinals Friday’s games Indiana vs. Michigan/Northwestern, 11 a.m.

(ESPN) Purdue vs. Iowa/Illinois/Minnesota, 1:30 p.m.

(ESPN) Michigan State vs. Ohio State/Penn State, 5:30 p.m. (BTN) Maryland vs. Wisconsin/Nebraska/Rutgers, 8 p.m. (BTN) Semifinals Saturday’s games Indiana/Michigan/Northwestern vs.

Purdue/Iowa/Illinois/Minnesota, noon (CBS) Michigan State/Ohio State/Penn State vs.

Maryland/Wisconsin/Nebraska/Rutgers, 2:30 p.m. (CBS) Championship Sunday’s game Semifinal winners, 2 p.m. (CBS) Big East Conference At Madison Square Garden, New York First Round Wednesday’s games Georgetown vs. DePaul, 6 p.m.

Marquette vs. St. John’s, 8:30 p.m.

Quarterfinals Thursday’s games Villanova vs. Georgetown-DePaul winner, 11 a.m.

Providence vs. Butler, 1:30 p.m.

Xavier vs. Marquette-St. John’s winner, 6 p.m.

Seton Hall vs. Creighton, 8:30 p.m.

Horizon League At Joe Louis Arena, Detroit First Round Saturday’s results Green Bay 65, Cleveland State 53 Milwaukee 86, Northern Kentucky 69 Wright State 74, Illinois-Chicago 43 Detroit 92, Youngstown State 79 Second Round Sunday’s results Green Bay 70, Milwaukee 61 Wright State 82, Detroit 72 Semifinals Today’s games Valparaiso vs. Green Bay, 6 p.m.

Oakland vs. Wright State, 8:30 p.m.

Championship Tuesday’s game Semifinal winners, 6 p.m.

Mid-American Conference First Round Today’s games Bowling Green at Kent State, 6 p.m.

Miami (Ohio) at Ball State, 6 p.m.

Toledo at Eastern Michigan, 6:30 p.m.

Western Michigan at Northern Illinois, 7 p.m.

At Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland Quarterfinals Thursday’s games Akron vs. Eastern Michigan-Toledo winner, 11 a.m.

Central Michigan vs. Kent State-Bowling Green winner, 1:30 p.m.

Ohio vs. Northern Illinois-Western Michigan winner, 5:30 p.m.

Buffalo vs. Ball State-Miami (Ohio) winner, 8 p.m.

Missouri Valley Conference At Scottrade Center St. Louis First Round Thursday, March 3 Loyola of Chicago 74, Bradley 66 Missouri State 69, Drake 67 Quarterfinals Friday, March 4 Wichita State 66, Loyola of Chicago 58 Northern Iowa 66, Southern Illinois 60 Evansville 66, Missouri State 56 Indiana State 65, Illinois State 57 Semifinals Saturday’s results Northern Iowa 57, Wichita State 52, OT Evansville 68, Indiana State 42 Championship Sunday’s result Northern Iowa 56, Evansville 54 Ohio Valley Conference At Municipal Auditorium Nashville, Tenn.

First Round Wednesday, March 2 Austin Peay 92, Tennessee Tech 72 Murray State 78, Eastern Illinois 62 Second Round Thursday, March 3 Austin Peay 74, Tennessee State 73 Morehead State 75, Murray State 66 Semifinals Friday, March 4 Austin Peay 97, Belmont 96, OT UT Martin 83, Morehead State 70 Championship Saturday’s result Austin Peay 83, UT Martin 73 Western Athletic Conference At Orleans Arena Las Vegas First Round Thursday’s games Utah Valley vs. UMKC, 4 p.m.

Cal State Bakersfield vs. Chicago State, 6:30 p.m.

Seattle vs. Texas Rio Grande Valley, 9 p.m.

Semifinals Friday’s games New Mexico State vs. Utah Valley-UMKC winner, 8 p.m.

Cal State Bakersfield-Chicago State winner vs. Seattle-Texas Rio Grande Valley winner, 10:30 p.m.

Championship Saturday, March 12 Semifinal winners, 10 p.m.

NBA

Sunday’s box score

BLACKHAWKS 4, RED WINGS 1

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division W L Pct GB Toronto 41 20 .672 — Boston 38 26 .594 4½ New York 26 38 .406 16½ Brooklyn 18 45 .286 24 Philadelphia 8 55 .127 34 Southeast Division W L Pct GB Miami 37 26 .587 — Atlanta 35 28 .556 2 Charlotte 33 28 .541 3 Washington 30 32 .484 6½ Orlando 27 34 .443 9 Central Division W L Pct GB Cleveland 44 17 .721 — Indiana 33 30 .524 12 Chicago 31 30 .508 13 Detroit 32 31 .508 13 Milwaukee 26 37 .413 19

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Southwest Division W L Pct GB x-San Antonio 53 9 .855 — Memphis 37 25 .597 16 Dallas 33 30 .524 20½ Houston 31 32 .492 22½ New Orleans 23 38 .377 29½ Northwest Division W L Pct GB Oklahoma City 43 20 .683 — Portland 33 31 .516 10½ Utah 29 33 .468 13½ Denver 25 38 .397 18 Minnesota 20 43 .317 23 Pacific Division W L Pct GB x-Golden State 55 6 .902 — L.A. Clippers 40 21 .656 15 Sacramento 25 36 .410 30 Phoenix 17 46 .270 39 L.A. Lakers 13 51 .203 43½ x-clinched playoff spot Saturday’s results Utah 106, New Orleans 94 Cleveland 120, Boston 103 Indiana 100, Washington 99 New York 102, Detroit 89 Minnesota 132, Brooklyn 118 Chicago 108, Houston 100 San Antonio 104, Sacramento 94 Atlanta 107, L.A. Clippers 97 Sunday’s results L.A. Lakers 112, Golden State 95 Oklahoma City 104, Milwaukee 96 Phoenix 109, Memphis 100 Denver 116, Dallas 114, OT Miami 103, Philadelphia 98 Detroit 123, Portland 103 Houston 113, Toronto 107 Today’s games Memphis at Cleveland, 6 p.m.

San Antonio at Indiana, 6 p.m.

Minnesota at Charlotte, 6 p.m.

Milwaukee at Chicago, 7 p.m.

Sacramento at New Orleans, 7 p.m.

L.A. Clippers at Dallas, 7:30 p.m.

Orlando at Golden State, 9:30 p.m.

Tuesday’s games Brooklyn at Toronto, 6:30 p.m.

San Antonio at Minnesota, 7 p.m.

Atlanta at Utah, 8 p.m.

New York at Denver, 8 p.m.

Washington at Portland, 9 p.m.

Orlando at L.A. Lakers, 9:30 p.m.

Wednesday’s games New Orleans at Charlotte, 6 p.m.

Houston at Philadelphia, 6 p.m.

Memphis at Boston, 6 p.m.

Miami at Milwaukee, 7 p.m.

Detroit at Dallas, 7:30 p.m.

New York at Phoenix, 8 p.m.

L.A. Clippers at Oklahoma City, 8:30 p.m.

Cleveland at Sacramento, 9 p.m.

Utah at Golden State, 9:30 p.m.

Saturday’s box score

BULLS 108, ROCKETS 100 HOUSTON (100) Ariza 4-13 2-2 11, Motiejunas 2-4 2-2 6, Howard 3-9 2-6 8, Beverley 4-8 0-0 10, Harden 10-26 12-14 36, Terry 1-5 0-0 2, Smith 2-6 0-0 4, Brewer 4-5 2-4 12, Capela 3-4 0-0 6, Beasley 1-5 0-0 2, Harrell 1-2 1-2 3. Totals 35-87 21-30 100.

CHICAGO (108) Dunleavy 4-7 2-2 12, Gibson 2-7 0-0 4, Gasol 9-18 10-14 28, Rose 6-10 3-4 17, Butler 6-13 11-12 24, Moore 4-8 0-0 9, Mirotic 2-5 1-2 7, McDermott 3-9 0-0 7, Holiday 0-0 0-0 0, Portis 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 36-79 27-34 108.

Houston 23 20 32 25 — 100 Chicago 29 26 28 25 — 108 3s–Houston 9-35 (Harden 4-12, Brewer 2-3, Beverley 2-4, Ariza 1-8, Motiejunas 0-1, Smith 0-3, Terry 0-4), Chicago 9-21 (Mirotic 2-3, Dunleavy 2-4, Rose 2-4, Butler 1-2, Moore 1-2, McDermott 1-3, Portis 0-1, Gasol 0-2). Rebounds–Houston 48 (Howard 12), Chicago 63 (Gasol 17).

Assists–Houston 22 (Harden 8), Chicago 28 (Rose 9). Fouls–Houston 27 (Howard out), Chicago 21 (Butler out). Technicals– Beverley, Rose, Chicago Bench.

NHL EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF Tampa Bay 65 39 22 4 82 183 Florida 65 36 21 8 80 177 Boston 66 36 23 7 79 202 Detroit 65 32 22 11 75 164 Ottawa 67 31 29 7 69 193 Montreal 66 30 30 6 66 179 Buffalo 66 26 31 9 61 156 Toronto 64 21 33 10 52 152 Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pts GF Washington 65 48 13 4 100 212 N.Y. Rangers 66 38 22 6 82 188 N.Y. Islanders 63 36 20 7 79 184 Pittsburgh 65 34 23 8 76 179 Philadelphia 64 30 23 11 71 163 Carolina 66 29 26 11 69 161 New Jersey 67 31 29 7 69 148 Columbus 66 27 31 8 62 173

GA 155 156 180 172 208 185 178 190 GA 150 171 158 166 172 178 170 205

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Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF Chicago 67 41 21 5 87 191 Dallas 67 40 20 7 87 215 St. Louis 67 38 20 9 85 170 Nashville 66 33 21 12 78 181 Minnesota 67 31 26 10 72 177 Colorado 67 33 30 4 70 180 Winnipeg 65 27 33 5 59 169 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF Anaheim 64 37 19 8 82 164 Los Angeles 64 38 22 4 80 170 San Jose 64 35 23 6 76 193 Vancouver 64 25 27 12 62 156 Arizona 65 28 31 6 62 174 Edmonton 68 26 35 7 59 167 Calgary 65 27 34 4 58 177 Note: Two points for a win, one point overtime loss.

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

Buffalo at Toronto, 6:30 p.m.

Boston at Florida, 6:30 p.m.

Arizona at Colorado, 8 p.m.

San Jose at Calgary, 8 p.m.

Washington at Anaheim, 9 p.m.

Vancouver at Los Angeles, 9:30 p.m.

Tuesday’s games N.Y. Rangers at Buffalo, 6 p.m.

Pittsburgh at N.Y. Islanders, 6 p.m.

Ottawa at Carolina, 6 p.m.

Detroit at Columbus, 6 p.m.

Dallas at Montreal, 6:30 p.m.

Boston at Tampa Bay, 6:30 p.m.

Nashville at Winnipeg, 7 p.m.

San Jose at Edmonton, 8 p.m.

Wednesday’s games N.Y. Islanders at Toronto, 6 p.m.

Chicago at St. Louis, 7 p.m.

Nashville at Calgary, 8:30 p.m.

Anaheim at Colorado, 9 p.m.

Arizona at Vancouver, 9 p.m.

Washington at Los Angeles, 9:30 p.m.

GA 160 192 164 168 169 194 194 GA 149 148 173 183 204 201 205 for

Detroit 1 0 0 — 1 Chicago 2 0 2 — 4 First Period–1, Chicago, Kane 38 (Rozsival), :21. 2, Chicago, Keith 9 (Panarin, Anisimov), 6:19 (pp). 3, Detroit, Nyquist 16 (DeKeyser), 8:34. Penalties–Jurco, Det (cross-checking), 2:26; Keith, Chi (roughing), 2:26; Smith, Det (tripping), 4:32; Kronwall, Det (interference), 19:11.

Second Period–None. Penalties–Panik, Chi (tripping), 3:48; Chicago bench, served

by Panarin (too many men), 8:53; Toews, Chi (slashing), 19:59.

Third Period–4, Chicago, Anisimov 19 (Panarin, Seabrook), 11:15 (pp). 5, Chicago, Toews 24 (Desjardins, Rozsival), 12:23.

Penalties–Green, Det (hooking), 10:54.

Shots on Goal–Detroit 8-13-13–34. Chicago 11-3-12–26.

Power-play opportunities–Detroit 0 of 3; Chicago 2 of 3.

Goalies–Detroit, Mrazek 24-13-6 (5 shots3 saves), Howard (13:41 first, 21-19). Chicago, Crawford 35-16-3 (34-33).

Auto racing NASCAR Sprint Cup Kobalt 400 Results Sunday At Las Vegas Motor Speedway Las Vegas, Nev. Lap length: 1.5 miles (Start position in parentheses) 1. (4) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 267 laps, 44 points.

2. (2) Joey Logano, Ford, 267, 40.

3. (11) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 267, 40.

4. (23) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 267, 38.

5. (5) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 267, 37.

6. (14) Ryan Blaney, Ford, 267, 35.

7. (6) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 267, 35.

8. (20) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 267, 33.

9. (1) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, 267, 33.

10. (8) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 267, 31.

11. (10) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota, 267, 30.

12. (16) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, 267, 29.

13. (21) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 267, 28.

14. (12) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet, 267, 27.

15. (15) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 267, 26.

16. (29) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 267, 25.

17. (28) Trevor Bayne, Ford, 267, 24.

18. (24) Carl Edwards, Toyota, 267, 23.

19. (9) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 267, 23.

20. (26) Greg Biffle, Ford, 267, 21.

21. (18) Danica Patrick, Chevrolet, 267, 20.

22. (35) Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet, 267, 19.

23. (22) Casey Mears, Chevrolet, 267, 18.

24. (7) Aric Almirola, Ford, 266, 17.

25. (33) Regan Smith, Chevrolet, 266, 17.

26. (25) Chris Buescher, Ford, 266, 15.

27. (32) Brian Scott, Ford, 266, 14.

28. (27) Landon Cassill, Ford, 266, 13.

29. (30) Michael McDowell, Chevrolet, 266, 12.

30. (37) Michael Annett, Chevrolet, 265, 11.

31. (34) Matt DiBenedetto, Toyota, 263, 10.

32. (31) David Ragan, Toyota, 262, 9.

33. (38) Jeffrey Earnhardt, Ford, 262, 8.

34. (17) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 262, 7.

35. (39) Josh Wise, Chevrolet, 259, 6.

36. (19) Brian Vickers, Chevrolet, 257, 5.

37. (3) Matt Kenseth, Toyota, accident, 224, 5.

38. (13) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet, accident, 224, 3.

39. (36) Cole Whitt, Chevrolet, vibration, 115, 2.

Race Statistics Winner’s Average Speed: 138.170 mph.

Time: 2 hours, 53 minutes, 55 seconds.

Margin of Victory: 0.675 seconds.

Caution Flags: 6 for 36 laps.

Lead Changes: 20 among 10 drivers.

Lap Leaders: Ku.Busch 1-31; J.Logano 32; R.Smith 33; D.Hamlin 34-43; J.Logano 44-82; K.Harvick 83; A.Dillon 84-85; B.Keselowski 86-99; J.Logano 100; J.Johnson 101-131; J.Logano 132; J.Johnson 133-148; J.Logano 149-150; B.Keselowski 151-154; J.Johnson 155-176; J.Logano 177-200; M.Kenseth 201-209; J.Johnson 210-216; J.Logano 217-223; Ky.Busch 224-261; B.Keselowski 262-267.

Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Led, Laps Led): J.Johnson, 4 times for 76 laps; J.Logano, 7 times for 75 laps; Ky.Busch, 1 time for 38 laps; Ku.Busch, 1 time for 31 laps; B.Keselowski, 3 times for 24 laps; D.Hamlin, 1 time for 10 laps; M.Kenseth, 1 time for 9 laps; A.Dillon, 1 time for 2 laps; K.Harvick, 1 time for 1 lap; R.Smith, 1 time for 1 lap.

Wins: D.Hamlin, 1; J.Johnson, 1; B.Keselowski, 1.

Top 16 in Points: 1. Ky.Busch, 116; 2. J.Johnson, 110; 3. K.Harvick, 109; 4. J.Logano, 104; 5. Ku.Busch, 102; 6.

B.Keselowski, 98; 7. C.Edwards, 96; 8. D.Hamlin, 93; 9. M.Truex Jr., 90; 10.

A.Dillon, 90; 11. R.Stenhouse Jr., 79; 12.

D.Earnhardt Jr., 78; 13. K.Kahne, 77; 14. R.Blaney, 73; 15. A.Almirola, 72; 16.

J.McMurray, 69.

Golf WGC – Cadillac Championship Sunday At Trump National Doral (Blue Monster) Doral, Fla. Purse: $9.5 million Yardage: 7,543; Par: 72 Final Adam Scott 68-66-73-69 — 276 -12 Bubba Watson 69-69-71-68 — 277 -11 Rory McIlroy 71-65-68-74 — 278 -10 Danny Willett 68-69-72-69 — 278 -10 Phil Mickelson 67-72-70-70 — 279 -9 Jimmy Walker 69-72-73-66 — 280 -8 Paul Casey 71-68-75-68 — 282 -6 Rickie Fowler 70-71-71-71 — 283 -5 Smylie Kaufman 71-70-71-71 — 283 -5 Harris English 71-70-71-72 — 284 -4 Rafa Cabrera Bello 73-71-67-74 — 285 -3 Jason Dufner 68-72-77-68 — 285 -3 Sergio Garcia 73-71-67-74 — 285 -3 Dustin Johnson 72-64-71-79 — 286 -2 Louis Oosthuizen 74-70-69-73 — 286 -2 Bernd Wiesberger 72-69-74-71 — 286 -2 Scott Piercy 66-77-70-74 — 287 -1 Justin Rose 75-73-72-67 — 287 -1 Jordan Spieth 69-72-73-73 — 287 -1 Andy Sullivan 71-70-73-73 — 287 -1 Charley Hoffman 68-70-74-75 — 287 -1 Charl Schwartzel 73-67-72-75 — 287 -1 Jason Day 72-74-71-71 — 288 E Branden Grace 73-73-74-68 — 288 E Kevin Kisner 75-69-72-72 — 288 E Brooks Koepka 71-71-74-72 — 288 E Russell Knox 71-71-72-75 — 289 +1 Henrik Stenson 71-71-76-72 — 290 +2 Daniel Berger 75-71-70-74 — 290 +2 Soren Kjeldsen 72-72-74-72 — 290 +2 Matt Kuchar 70-78-70-72 — 290 +2 Anirban Lahiri 70-70-71-79 — 290 +2 Marc Leishman 73-73-69-75 — 290 +2 Graeme McDowell 74-71-70-75 — 290 +2 Jamie Donaldson 70-72-76-74 — 292 +4 Matthew Fitzpatrick 76-71-72-73 — 292 +4 Shane Lowry 71-73-75-73 — 292 +4 Hideki Matsuyama 70-81-68-73 — 292 +4 Kevin Na 72-72-75-73 — 292 +4 Justin Thomas 75-66-78-73 — 292 +4 Billy Horschel 72-71-75-75 — 293 +5 Ross Fisher 76-70-72-76 — 294 +6 Martin Kaymer 76-71-71-76 — 294 +6 K.T. Kim 71-74-75-74 — 294 +6 Danny Lee 71-71-72-80 — 294 +6 Chris Wood 72-69-79-74 — 294 +6 Emiliano Grillo 76-72-72-75 — 295 +7 Zach Johnson 71-73-71-80 — 295 +7 K. Aphibarnrat 75-71-71-79 — 296 +8 Bill Haas 74-74-72-76 — 296 +8 David Lingmerth 74-72-75-75 — 296 +8 Byeong-Hun An 74-73-75-75 — 297 +9 Victor Dubuisson 73-72-80-72 — 297 +9 Patrick Reed 77-74-74-72 — 297 +9 Robert Streb 72-73-73-79 — 297 +9 Nathan Holman 82-70-73-73 — 298 +10 George Coetzee 72-76-76-75 — 299 +11 Fabian Gomez 75-72-78-75 — 300 +12 J.B. Holmes 77-72-72-80 — 301 +13 Marcus Fraser 66-77-80-79 — 302 +14 Yusaku Miyazato 76-73-74-80 — 303 +15 Jordan Zunic 75-74-75-79 — 303 +15 Scott Hend 75-76-80-79 — 310 +22 Kristoffer Broberg 83-73-80-75 — 311 +23 Steven Bowditch 81-80-80-84 — 325 +37

Transactions BASEBALL National League MILWAUKEE BREWERS — Agreed to terms with LHP Franklin Morales on a minor league contract.

BASKETBALL National Basketball Association HOUSTON ROCKETS — Recalled Fs Sam Dekker and Montrezl Harrell and G/F K.J. McDaniels from Rio Grande Valley (NBADL).

INDIANA PACERS — Waived F Chase Budinger.

OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER — Signed C Nazr Mohammed.

FOOTBALL National Football League MIAMI DOLPHINS — Restructured the contracts of DT Ndamukong Suh and LB Koa Misi. Released WR Greg Jennings.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 14TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WHITESIDE COUNTYMORRISON, ILLINOIS Household Finance Corp III Plaintiff, vs.

Karyn R. Hollenbach aka Karyn Hallenbach; Dustin J. Hollenbach aka Dustin Hollenbach; Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants Defendants.

CASE NO. 15 CH 61 Property Address: 24576 Star Road, Tampico, Illinois 61283 NOTICE OF SHERIFF SALE Public notice is hereby given that in pursuance of a judgment of said Court entered in the above-entitled cause on November 4, 2015, I, Sheriff, Kelly C. Wilhelmi of Whiteside County, Illinois, will hold a sale on April 7, 2016, commencing at 10am, at The Whiteside County Courthouse, 200 E. Knox Street, Morrison, IL 61270, to sell to the highest bidder or bidders the following described real estate, or so much thereof as may be sufficient to satisfy said decree, to-wit: Commonly known as: 24576 Star Road, Tampico, Illinois 61283 P.I.N.: 16-26-400-005 First Lien Position; Single-Family Residence; Judgment Amount $216072.33 IN ACCORDANCE WITH 735 ILCS 5/15-1507 (c)(1)(H-1) AND (H-2), 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(5), AND 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1), YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE PURCHASER OF THE PROPERTY, OTHER THAN A MORTGAGEE, SHALL PAY THE ASSESSMENTS AND LEGAL FEES REQUIRED BY SUBSECTIONS (g)(1) AND (g)(4) OF SECTION 9 AND THE ASSESSMENTS AND COURT COSTS REQUIRED BY SUBSECTION (g-1) OF SECTION 18.5 OF THE ILLINOIS CONDOMINIUM PROPERTY ACT. Terms of Sale: CASH - 10% down at the time of sale and the balance due within 24 hours of the sale. All payments for the amount bid shall be in certified funds payable to the Sheriff of Whiteside County. The person to contact for information regarding this property is: Sales Department at ANSELMO LINDBERG OLIVER LLC 1771 West Diehl Road, Suite 120, Naperville, IL 60563 (866) 402-8661.

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This communication is an attempt to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

ANSELMO LINDBERG OLIVER LLC 1771 W. Diehl Rd., Ste 120 Naperville, IL 60563-4947 630-453-6960 | 866-402-8661 | 630-428-4620 (fax) Attorney No. Cook 58852, DuPage 293191, Kane 031-26104, Peoria 1794, Winnebago 3802, IL 03126232 foreclosure@ALOLawGroup.com THIS LAW FIRM IS DEEMED TO BE A DEBT COLLECTOR. R410 Feb. 22, 29, March 7, 2016 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT LEE COUNTY - DIXON, ILLINOIS DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR AMERIQUEST MORTGAGE SECURITIES INC, ASSETBACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2003-13 Plaintiff, -v.THE ESTATE OF CHERYL C. TALLEY BY INDEPENDENT ADMINISTRATOR CHRISTOPHER R. TALLEY, et al Defendant 14 CH 37 NOTICE OF SHERIFF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on January 5, 2016, the Sheriff of Lee County will at 10:00 AM on April 7, 2016, at the Lee County Courthouse, 112 E. Second Street, DIXON, IL, 61021, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 1577 DEER PATH LANE, Franklin Grove, IL 61031 Property Index No. 06-03-34-400-015 The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $583,980.16.

Sale terms: 10% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the auction; the balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds, is due within twenty-four (24) hours.

The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in AS IS condition.

The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information.

If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9 (g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information, contact Plaintiff s attorney: POTESTIVO & ASSOCIATES, P.C. , 223 WEST JACKSON BLVD, STE 610, Chicago, IL 60606, (312) 263-0003. Please refer to file number C13-85198.

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Karyn R. Hollenbach aka Karyn Hallenbach; Dustin J. Hollenbach aka Dustin Hollenbach; Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants Defendants.

CASE NO. 15 CH 61 Property Address: 24576 Star Road, Tampico, Illinois 61283 NOTICE OF SHERIFF SALE Public notice is hereby given that in pursuance of a judgment of said Court entered in the above-entitled cause on November 4, 2015, I, Sheriff, Kelly C. Wilhelmi of Whiteside County, Illinois, will hold a sale on April 7, 2016, commencing at 10am, at The Whiteside County Courthouse, 200 E. Knox Street, Morrison, IL 61270, to sell to the highest bidder or bidders the following described real estate, or so much thereof as may be sufficient to satisfy said decree, to-wit: A PART OF THE SOUTH HALF OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 26, TOWNSHIP 20 NORTH, RANGE 6 EAST OF THE 4TH P.M., WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: COMMENCING AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 26, TOWNSHIP 20 NORTH, RANGE 6 EAST OF THE 4TH P.M.; THENCE EAST ON THE SOUTH LINE OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 26, A DISTANCE OF 1319.91 FEET TO THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 26; THENCE NORTHERLY, AT AN ANGLE OF 90 DEGREES 35 MINUTES 20 SECONDS MEASURED IN A CLOCKWISE DIRECTION FROM THE SOUTH LINE OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 26, A DISTANCE OF 330 FEET TO A STEEL ROD; THENCE WEST PARALLEL WITH THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID SECTION 26, A DISTANCE OF 1319.91 FEET TO A STEEL ROD; THENCE SOUTHERLY, AT AN ANGLE OF 90 DEGREES 35 MINUTES 20 SECONDS MEASURED IN A CLOCKWISE DIRECTION FROM THE LAST DESCRIBED COURSE, A DISTANCE OF 330 FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING EXCEPT THE WESTERLY 264 FEET THEREOF. Commonly known as: 24576 Star Road, Tampico, Illinois 61283 P.I.N.: 16-26-400-005 First Lien Position; Single-Family Residence; Judgment Amount $216072.33 IN ACCORDANCE WITH 735 ILCS 5/15-1507(c) (1)(H-1) AND (H-2), 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(5), AND 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1), YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE PURCHASER OF THE PROPERTY, OTHER THAN A MORTGAGEE, SHALL PAY THE ASSESSMENTS AND LEGAL FEES REQUIRED BY SUBSECTIONS (g)(1) AND (g)(4) OF SECTION 9 AND THE ASSESSMENTS AND COURT COSTS REQUIRED BY SUBSECTION (g-1) OF SECTION 18.5 OF THE ILLINOIS CONDOMINIUM PROPERTY ACT. Terms of Sale: CASH - 10% down at the time of sale and the balance due within 24 hours of the sale. All payments for the amount bid shall be in certified funds payable to the Sheriff of Whiteside County. The person to contact for information regarding this property is: Sales Department at ANSELMO LINDBERG OLIVER LLC 1771 West Diehl Road, Suite 120, Naperville, IL 60563 (866)402-8661. For bidding instructions, visit www.alolawgroup.com 24 hours prior to sale.

This communication is an attempt to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

ANSELMO LINDBERG OLIVER LLC 1771 W. Diehl Rd., Ste 120 Naperville, IL 60563-4947 630-453-6960 | 866-402-8661 | 630-428-4620 Cook 58852, DuPage (fax) Attorney No. 293191, Kane 031-26104, Peoria 1794, Winnebago 3802, IL 03126232 foreclosure@ ALOLawGroup.com THIS LAW FIRM IS DEEMED TO BE A DEBT COLLECTOR. R410 Feb. 22, 29, March 7, 2016

NOTICE TO BID SIDEWALK AND CURB MAINTENANCE PROGRAM Bid #B-2016-03-03 The City of Sterling will accept bids for the 2016 Sidewalk and Curb Maintenance Programs until 10:00 a.m., Central Time, Thursday, March 31, 2016. Bids will be accepted by the office of the City Clerk in the City Council Conference Room, Sterling Coliseum, 212 Third Avenue, Sterling, Illinois.

The 2016 Maintenance Programs will consist of the removal and replacement of approximately 10,000 square feet of p.c.c. sidewalk and point curb repair and replacement. The most current prevailing wages for the types of work bid will apply. The City reserves the right to waive all technicalities and to reject any and all bids. Specifications are available from the Code Enforcement office at 212 Third Avenue, Sterling, Illinois 61081.

Marie Rombouts City Clerk March 4, 5 & 7 2016

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT LEE COUNTY - DIXON, ILLINOIS

RE: State of Illinois Downstate Area Programs Section 5311 (f) The Combined Application of Non-Metro Public Transportation Capital/Operating Assistance and Intercity Bus Applications Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held by Lee County on:

DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR AMERIQUEST MORTGAGE SECURITIES INC, ASSET-BACKED PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2003-13 Plaintiff, -v.-

March 17th, 2016 at 9:00am Where: Lee County Old Courts Building 112 East Second Street Dixon, IL 61021 1. For the purpose of considering a project for which financial assistance is being sought from the Illinois Department of Transportation, pursuant to the Illinois Department of Transportation's general authority to make such Grants and which is generally described as follows: A. Description of Project (To provide general public transportation as required by the application) Undertaken by the State of Illinois on behalf of Lee County with State and Federal Funds B. Relocation Assistance will not be required.

C. Environment: This project is being implemented to minimize environmental impact.

D. Comprehensive Planning: This project is in conformance with comprehensive planning area.

E. Elderly & Disabled: All new equipment included in this project will meet ADA accessibility rules for the elderly and persons with disabilities.

II. At the hearing the Lee County will afford an opportunity for interested persons or agencies respect to the social, economic and environmental aspects of the project. Interested parties may submit orally or in writing, evidence and recommendations with respect to said project.

III. A copy of the application for the proposed project for the intended service area will be made available for public inspection at the Reagan Transit Center: Contact Person: Jaime L. Blatti, Executive Director Lee County Old Courts Building 112 East Second Street Dixon, IL 61021 815-288-5676 March 7, 2016 KOZENY & MCCUBBIN ILLINOIS, LLC. (6315218) Attorneys 105 W. Adams, Suite 1850 Chicago, Illinois 60603 STATE OF ILLINOIS, COUNTY OF Lee, ss IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 15TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT LEE COUNTY DIXON, ILLINOIS, BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., Plaintiff, vs.

AMY S. KETCHUM, KARL E. KETCHUM, MIDLAND FUNDING, LLC, UNKNOWN OWNERSTENANTS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, et. al., Defendants, Case No. 16 CH 1 The requisite affidavit for publication having been filed, notice is hereby given to you: UNKNOWN OWNERS-TENANTS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, defendants in the above entitled suit has been commenced in the IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 15TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT LEE COUNTY DIXON, ILLINOIS, by the said plaintiff against you and other defendants, praying for the foreclosure of a certain Mortgage conveying the premises described as follows, to-wit: LOTS FIVE (5) AND SIX (6) IN BLOCK NINETEEN (19), IN WEST END ADDITION TO THE CITY OF DIXON, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT OF SAID ADDITION RECORDED IN THE RECORDER`S OFFICE, SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF LEE, IN THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. PIN: 07-08-06-483-023.

Commonly known as: 1618 Factory Street, Dixon, IL 61021, and which said Mortgage was made by AMY S. KETCHUM, KARL E. KETCHUM, as Mortgagor (s) to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Vision Mortgage Group, as Mortgagee, and recorded as document number 2010006005, and the present owner(s) of the property being AMY S. KETCHUM, KARL E. KETCHUM, and for other relief: that summons was duly issued out of said Court against you as provided by law, and that the said suit is now pending. Now, therefore, unless you, the said above named defendants, file your answer to the Complaint in the said suit or otherwise make your appearance therein, IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 15TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT LEE COUNTY DIXON, ILLINOIS, 309 South Galena Avenue, Dixon, IL 61021 on or before APRIL 6, 2016, default may be entered against you at any time after that day and a Judgment entered in accordance with the prayer of said Complaint.

Dated, Dixon, Illinois.

Clerk of the Lee County Circuit Court.

THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT PURSUANT TO THE FAIR DEBT COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT, AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Last known addresses: Defendant Address: 1618 Factory Street, Dixon, IL 61021 March 7, 14, 21, 2016

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THE ESTATE OF CHERYL C. TALLEY BY INDEPENDENT ADMINISTRATOR CHRISTOPHER R. TALLEY, et al Defendant 14 CH 37 NOTICE OF SHERIFF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on January 5, 2016, the Sheriff of Lee County will at 10:00 AM on April 7, 2016, at the Lee County Courthouse, 112 E. Second Street, DIXON, IL, 61021, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described real estate: PARCEL F FEE SIMPLE ABSOLUTE IN THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED REAL ESTATE: PART OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER (SE 1/4) OF SECTION THIRTY-FOUR (34), TOWNSHIP TWENTY-TWO (22) NORTH, RANGE TEN (10) EAST OF THE FOURTH (4TH) PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, LEE COUNTY, ILLINOIS, DESCRIBED MORE PARTICULARLY AS FOLLOWS, TO-WIT: COMMENCING AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SAID SOUTHEAST QUARTER (SE 1/4), THENCE SOUTHERLY, ALONG THE EASTERLY LINE OF SAID SOUTHEAST QUARTER (SE 1/4), A DISTANCE OF 177.25 FEET; THENCE WESTERLY, AT AN ANGLE OF 90 DEGREES 52 MINUTES 10 SECONDS AS MEASURED COUNTERCLOCKWISE FROM THE LAST DESCRIBED COURSE, A DISTANCE OF 645.10 FEET; THENCE SOUTHERLY, AT AN ANGLE OF 95 DEGREES 52 MINUTES 10 SECONDS AS MEASURED CLOCKWISE FROM THE LAST DESCRIBED COURSE, A DISTANCE OF 916.38 FEET; THENCE WESTERLY, AT AN ANGLE OF 90 DEGREES 16 MINUTES 53 SECONDS AS MEASURED COUNTERCLOCKWISE FROM THE LAST DESCRIBED COURSE, A DISTANCE OF 657.20 FEET; THENCE SOUTHERLY, AT AN ANGLE OF 88 DEGREES 59 MINUTES 33 SECONDS AS MEASURED CLOCKWISE FROM THE LAST DESCRIBED COURSE, A DISTANCE OF 66.01 FEET; THENCE WESTERLY, AT AN ANGLE OF 88 DEGREES 59 MINUTES 33 SECONDS AS MEASURED COUNTERCLOCKWISE FROM THE LAST DESCRIBED COURSE, A DISTANCE OF 451.33 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING OF THE HEREINAFTER DESCRIBED PARCEL; THENCE SOUTHERLY, AT AN ANGLE OF 88 DEGREES 59 MINUTES 33 SECONDS AS MEASURED CLOCKWISE FROM THE LAST DESCRIBED COURSE, A DISTANCE OF 307.38 FEET; THENCE EASTERLY, AT AN ANGLE OF 90 DEGREES 00 MINUTES 00 SECONDS AS MEASURED CLOCKWISE FROM THE LAST DESCRIBED COURSE, A DISTANCE OF 100.00 FEET; THENCE SOUTHERLY, AT AN ANGLE OF 87 DEGREES 39 MINUTES 48 SECONDS AS MEASURED COUNTERCLOCKWISE FROM THE LAST DESCRIBED COURSE, A DISTANCE OF 375.00 FEET; THENCE EASTERLY, AT AN ANGLE OF 88 DEGREES 40 MINUTES 15 SECONDS AS MEASURED CLOCKWISE FROM THE LAST DESCRIBED COURSE, A DISTANCE OF 439.88 FEET; THENCE NORTHERLY, AT AN ANGLE OF 90 DEGREES 02 MINUTES 41 SECONDS AS MEASURED CLOCKWISE FROM THE LAST DESCRIBED COURSE, A DISTANCE OF 680.48 FEET; THENCE WESTERLY, AT AN ANGLE OF 89 DEGREES 57 MINUTES 19 SECONDS AS MEASURED CLOCKWISE FROM THE LAST DESCRIBED COURSE, A DISTANCE OF 537.12 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, CONTAINING 7.5 ACRES, MORE OR LESS. PARCEL A A ONE-EIGHTH (1/8) INTEREST IN THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED REAL ESTATE: PART OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER (SE 1/4) OF SECTION THIRTY-FOUR (34), TOWNSHIP TWENTY-TWO (22) NORTH, RANGE TEN (10) EAST OF THE FOURTH (4TH) PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, LEE COUNTY, ILLINOIS, DESCRIBED MORE PARTICULARLY AS FOLLOWS, TO WIT: BEGINNING AT A POINT OF THE EAST LINE OF SAID SOUTHEAST QUARTER (SE 1/4), SAID POINT BEING 177.25 FEET SOUTH OF THE NORTHEAST CORNER THEREOF; THENCE SOUTHERLY, ALONG SAID EASTERLY LINE, A DISTANCE OF 75.00 FEET; THENCE WESTERLY, AT AN ANGLE OF 90 DEGREES 52 MINUTES 10 SECONDS AS MEASURED COUNTERCLOCKWISE FROM THE LAST DESCRIBED COURSE, A DISTANCE OF 579.09 FEET; THENCE SOUTHERLY, AT AN ANGLE OF 90 DEGREES 52 MINUTES 10 SECONDS AS MEASURED CLOCKWISE FROM THE LAST DESCRIBED COURSE, A DISTANCE OF 908.04 FEET; THENCE WESTERLY, AT AN ANGLE OF 90 DEGREES 16 MINUTES 53 SECONDS AS MEASURED COUNTERCLOCKWISE FROM THE LAST DESCRIBED COURSE, A DISTANCE OF 721.72 FEET; THENCE NORTHERLY, AT AN ANGLE OF 91 DEGREES 00 MINUTES 27 SECONDS AS MEASURED COUNTERCLOCKWISE FROM THE LAST DESCRIBED COURSE, A DISTANCE OF 66.01 FEET; THENCE EASTERLY, AT AN ANGLE OF 88 DEGREES 59 MINUTES 33 SECONDS AS MEASURED COUNTERCLOCKWISE FROM THE LAST DESCRIBED COURSE, A DISTANCE OF 657.20 FEET; THENCE NORTHERLY, AT AN ANGLE OF 90 DEGREES 16 MINUTES 53 SECONDS AS MEASURED CLOCKWISE FROM THE LAST DESCRIBED COURSE, A DISTANCE OF 916.38 FEET; THENCE EASTERLY, AT AN ANGLE OF 90 DEGREES 52 MINUTES 10 SECONDS AS MEASURED COUNTERCLOCKWISE FROM THE LAST DESCRIBED COURSE, A DISTANCE OF 645.10 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, CONTAINING 3.481 ACRES, MORE OR LESS. ALL SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF LEE, IN THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, HEREBY RELEASING AND WAIVING ALL RIGHTS UNDER AND BY VIRTUE OF THE HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION LAWS OF THIS STATE. Commonly known as 1577 DEER PATH LANE, Franklin Grove, IL 61031 Property Index No. 06-03-34-400-015 The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $583,980.16.

Sale terms: 10% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the auction; the balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in AS IS condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information.

If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 151701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information, contact Plaintiff s attorney: POTESTIVO & ASSOCIATES, P.C. , 223 WEST JACKSON BLVD, STE 610, Chicago, IL 60606, (312) 263-0003. Please refer to file number C13-85198.

E-Mail: ilpleadings@potestivolaw.com Feb. 22, 29, March 7, 2016

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1999 Chevy Silverado, ext. cab, Z71 pkg. Brand new tires & rotors. 181K mi. Locally owned and bought. $5500 815-564-7380.

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138K mi. $4000.

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Over 20 gold coins, twenty’s, ten’s, fives, two and a half & 1 dollar gold coins, approx 15 slabbed Carson city Morgans, complete Peace dollar book, many early Indian pennies, some great type coins 1942 over 41 Merc 10¢, 1875 seated 1/2 dol, 1823 bust 1/2 dol, 1901-S Barber 25¢, 1893 CC dol. MS60,1865 &1868 two cent coins, 1847 Lg. cent, many silver dollar, Eagles.999, lots of proof sets, 1921-S walker, 1921 & 21-D merc.dimes, 1922-D & 1924-D 1cent, 1828 1/2 cent slabbed, buffalo 5 cent & 1938 D over D, scrap silver. Good sale with lots of everything!

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