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ROCKFORD | POLAR PLUNGE

First Warm hearts raise cold cash female chief at helm Nelson takes lead as retiring Kuelper uses up vacation

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Team Shrinkage runs into Olson Lake on Saturday at Rock Cut State Park in Rockford for the Polar Plunge, a fundraiser for Special Olympics Illinois. Ten men and women from the Dixon Police Department, Dixon Fire Department, Sterling Police Department, and Whiteside County probation made up the team. At Saturday’s event alone, 518 plungers raised $117,019 for the cause. Fundraising ends April 30.

Local teams raise thousands for Special Olympics

ROCK FALLS – Tammy Nelson knows the significance of being the first woman in the Sauk Valley to ascend to the rank of chief of police.

She knows folks are talking about it. But she looks forward to a day when such a feat won’t make conversation.

“I hope the day comes when that question doesn’t even come up,” said Nelson, who succeeded Mike Kuelper as chief of the Rock Falls Police Department on Feb. 27.

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

While some stood on the beach wearing winter coats and hats, others ran into the cold water, wearing shorts and a T-shirt. Sometimes less.

It might seem crazy. But it was for a good cause.

More than 600 people took the Polar Plunge on Saturday in Olson Lake at Rock Cut State Park in Rockford to raise money for Special Olympics Illinois. As of Sunday afternoon, the event had nearly reached its goal of $120,000 – 518 plungers raised $117,019. Fundraising ends April 30.

Among those running into the beach was Dixon Fire Chief Tim Shipman, a member of Team Shrinkage, made up of 10 men and women from the Dixon Police Department, Dixon Fire Department, Sterling Police Department, and Whiteside County probation.

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Cold shows on the face of Brandon Fowler of Team Stables during the Polar Plunge in Rockford. As of Sunday, the team had raised $3,540 toward its $15,000 goal. The team was organized by Debbie Kelly, a bartender at The Stables in Dixon and the director of Central Illinois Special Olympics.

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The retirement of Rock Falls Police Chief Mike Kuelper opened the door for Tammy Nelson to accept a promotion from administrative commander and operations commander to police chief.

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Could threat of prison send message?

Rep wants aggravated offenders to serve about 20 months behind bars ARLINGTON HEIGHTS (AP) – Fatal crashes caused by illegal cellphone use should carry penalties similar to those imposed on drunk drivers who kill, a suburban lawmaker says.

The Daily Herald reported that Rep. Robert Marwick wants aggravated use of an electronic communication device to put an offender in prison for about 20 months, as opposed to a minimal amount of jail time.

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The Norridge Democrat says such distracted driving would then be a Class 2 felony rather than a Class 4.

He predicts a drop in incidents like the one that accompanied stiffer penalties for aggravated driving under the influence.

“We made a huge dent in DUI prosecution when we raised the penalties to send a message to people: ‘Don’t do this – you’ll be sorry if you do,’” said Martwick, a former Cook County assistant state’s attorney.

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He said when people decide “to respond to a text message while going 75 mph on our roads and do so without impairment, they’re making a conscious decision that places the life of others at great peril.”

Last fall, the Daily Herald reported that more than 1,000 people were found breaking the state’s requirement that cellphone usage be hands-free while observing 10 major suburban intersections from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. on a weekday.

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A fist is lit by candlelight Saturday night during a vigil for those who have recently died from drug overdose. See more photos from the event on A3.

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Isaiah J. Buyno, 20, of Rock Falls, 1:57 p.m. Saturday at 18th Avenue and East Fourth Street, no insurance; released with promise to comply.

Andrea J. Walls, 20, of Tampico, 4:54 p.m. Saturday at West Third Street and Avenue C, no insurance; released with promise to comply.

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POLICE Sterling Police Scott D. Moehlis, 47, of Sterling, 12:30 a.m. Friday at 45th Avenue and East Lincolnway, driving under the influence and improper lane usage; given notice to appear in court.

David A. Dobbins, 26, of Sterling, 3 a.m. Friday at East Fourth Street and 11th Avenue, driving while license suspended; given notice to appear in court.

Zachary A. Jensen, 27, of Sterling, 3:14 p.m. Friday in the 3000 block of East Lincolnway, passing school bus with stop arm activated; released with promise to comply.

Andrew J. Sucher, 22, of Sterling, 1:14 p.m. Saturday at Freeport Road and Lynn Boulevard, fleeing or attempting to elude a police officer; given notice to

Margaret H. Jones, 62, of Dixon, 3:22 p.m. Friday in the 600 block of Depot Avenue, Ogle County warrant for failure to appear – possession of drug paraphernalia; taken to Lee County jail.

Russell Hunt, 47, of Dixon, 7:35 p.m. on Friday in the 900 block of West Fourth Street, aggravated domestic battery, unlawful use of weapons, and domestic battery; taken to Lee County jail.

Brandon M. Panozzo, 28, of Dixon, 1:56 a.m.

Saturday in the 500 block of Depot Avenue, Lee County warrant – failure to appear; posted bond.

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IN BRIEF Emanuel stops 50 red-light cameras

questions about one of the nation’s largest redlight camera programs, which has seen legal troubles and scrutiny over safety and effectiveness. Emanuel has largely defended it, touting his moves to make improvements and fire the initial contractor.

His challenger in the April 7 runoff, Cook County Commissioner Jesus Garcia, has vowed to remove all cameras his first day in office.

CHICAGO (AP) – Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced Sunday the removal of 50 red-light cameras from Chicago’s widely criticized program, a move that comes weeks before the former White House chief of staff faces a runoff election for a second term.

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Police looking for armed robber STAFF REPORT news@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 5501

DIXON – Dixon police are looking for an armed robber who held up the Dixon Food Center Friday night.

The robber, a white male, about 6 feet tall and average weight, walked from the south side of building and entered the store, 500 Chicago Ave., about 6:30 p.m. Friday, according to a news release.

Police say the man implied he had a gun but did not show one.

An unknown amount

of money was taken, according to the release.

Police say the robber was wearing blue coveralls, a black stocking cap, glasses, and had an orange or red face mask.

The man had a raspy voice, according to the release.

The police department is asking anyone with information about the robbery to call 815-2884411 or Crimestoppers at 1-888-228-4488.

Information can also be sent to the Dixon Police Department’s Twitter and Facebook accounts.

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Police say an armed robber who held up the Dixon Food Center on Friday night is a white male, about 6 feet tall and average weight. The Dixon Police Department is asking anyone with information about the robbery to call 815-288-4411.

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Shipman has done the Polar Plunge for 5 years and said the temperature this year was perfect compared to last year, when it might not have reached double digits.

With the adrenaline going, running into he water isn’t as bad as one would think, and Shipman said there’s no perfect way to cope with the cold, although some have their own ways.

“I don’t know if there’s a strategy,” he said. “You wing it.”

The worst part of the Polar Plunge, he said, is getting out of the water and running to the warming tent.

The plungers take to the water in waves. Team Shrinkage was the 11th team into the water Saturday, Shipman said, and even though the official rules require plungers to go waist-deep, Team Shrinkage has its own rule: Team members go all the way under.

The momentary cold fades, and the money goes for a good cause, Shipman said, and stays local.

Photos by Philip Marruffo/pmarruffo@saukvalley.com

Numb Nuts team members run into the frigid waters Saturday afternoon at the Polar Plunge for Special Olympics Illinois at Olson Lake at Rock Cut State Park in Rockford.

Team Shrinkage, as of shall. He typically takes said. “It was great weathSunday afternoon, had the plunge, but was out of er for it.” raised $2,516 toward its town over the weekend.

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“This was the first year I plunge to learn more about The Stables, another didn’t plunge, sadly,” he the plunge, and to donate.

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Newman High wins Class 2A scholastic bowl Earns $1,000K for program, repeat state title STAFF REPORT news@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 5501

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ABOVE: Tracie Helfrich embraces Aric Polillo on Saturday during a candlelight vigil along the Dixon riverfront for those who have passed because of drug overdoses.

Three Dixon residents lost their lives to the drug in the past 2 weeks.

BLOOMINGTON – Newman Central Catholic High School has some more hardware to add to its collection.

The school’s scholastic bowl team won the Class 2A state championship at the Illinois Masonic Academic Bowl tournament on Saturday at Bloomington High School.

Newman beat Latin School of Chicago in

the semifinals and then knocked off Macomb High School in the championship. The Comets’ program earned $1,000 from the Masons after netting $400 for winning a sectional title last weekend.

Latin finished third in Class 2A and University Laboratory High School in Urbana finished fourth.

In the sectional, held Feb. 21 at Newman High, Stillman Valley High School finished in second, Oregon High School finished third, and Morrison High School finished fourth, with Newman taking the sectional title and advancing to state.

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ABOVE: Justin Jusufi gets ready to release a lantern during the candlelight vigil.

LEFT: People gather along the Dixon riverfront Saturday night during the candlelight vigil for those who have passed from drug overdoses.

DIXON – Lee County Pheasants Forever Chapter members will have their 26th annual banquet Saturday at Dixon Elks Lodge, 1279 Franklin Grove Road.

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Road to close near hydro plant ROCK FALLS – Rock Falls city employees will close a section of East Second Street from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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MADISON, Wis. (AP) – A community group gathered Sunday to discuss the fatal shooting of an unarmed, black 19-year-old by a white police officer, who authorities say fired his weapon after he was assaulted.

The police chief in the college town acknowledged the anger people may be feeling, and assured demonstrators Saturday that his department would defend their rights as he implored the community to act with restraint.

Tony Robinson died Friday night after being shot in his apartment following a confrontation with Officer Matt Kenny, who had forced his way inside after hearing a disturbance while responding to a call, authorities and neighbors said.

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OBITUARIES Bradley J. Ferris FRANKLIN GROVE – Bradley J. Ferris, 82, of Franklin Grove, formerly of Harmon, passed away Saturday, March 7, 2015, at his home in Franklin Grove, with his family by his side.

Brad was born March 1, 1933, in Dixon, the son of Marie (Jones) Gray. On June 19, 1954, in Sterling, he was united in marriage to Lois Wagner. She preceded him in January 2007.

Bradley was a veteran of the Army and retired after 37 years as crane operator for Northwestern Steel and Wire Co. in Sterling.

Survivors include his five children, Connie (Deb Wolfram) Ferris, Terry (Karla) Ferris, Debbie (Michael) Clark, Tammy (Scott) Strub, Sandie (Nicole Casamassa) Brown; 13 grandchildren, Christie (Marty) Cox, Stepheni (Troy) Chandler, Tiffany

(Nathan) Hummel, Brad (Jennifer) Ferris, Tracy (Dallas) Greenwalt, Cliff (Knosh) O’Keefe, Teresa (Justin) Woolsey, David Woolsey, Shane Strub, Nick Garman, Brookelyn Strub, Kathrine McCard, Elaina Brown; 20 great-grandchildren; sisters, Kay Reyes and Shirley Monteith; and very special friend, Connie Blum.

Brad also was preceded by brothers, John, Jesse and Jim Vernich.

A visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at Polo Family Funeral Home, 110 E. Dixon St. in Polo. Celebration of the Mass Of Christian Burial will be at 10:30 a.m.

Wednesday at St. Flannen Catholic Church, 213 S. Second St., in Harmon.

Burial will follow at Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery in Harmon.

Visit polofamilyfuneralhome.com to send condolences.

Laura Curl STERLING – Laura Curl, 61, of Clinton, Iowa, formerly of Mount Carroll, passed away Friday, March 6, 2015, at Sterling Pavilion.

Laura was born Feb. 1, 1954, the daughter of Donald Keckler and Ila White in Freeport. She was raised by her mother, Ila, and her stepfather, James Dornbush, in Mount Carroll. She attended Mount Carroll High School and graduated with the Class of 1971. After high school, Laura attended Lincoln Barber School in the Quad Cities. In her younger years, Laura worked for Swiss Colony and Betty Mom’s Bar in Savanna. She later worked doing home care, and became a homemaker, where she treasured being able to raise her family.

Laura enjoyed crocheting, crafts, knitting, baking and writing poems.

She was baptized with the Seventh Day Adven-

tists. Most of all, Laura cherished the time she spent surrounded by those she loved.

Laura will be dearly missed by her two daughters, Angela (Michael) Smith of Byron, and Dawn (Todd) Bliefnick of Rock Falls; six grandchildren, Steven, Nicole, and Mellisa Smith, and Marissa, Kirsten, and Ryan Bliefnick; two brothers, Donald Keckler of Lanark, and David Keckler of Savanna; a sister, Vicki Keckler of Freeport.

Laura was preceded in death by her parents; stepfather; one brother, James Keckler; and a sister in-law, Conniann Keckler.

Visitation will be from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday, and a memorial service at 7 p.m. Thursday, at Law-Jones Funeral Home in Mount Carroll.

Cremation rites have been accorded.

Visit lawjonesfuneralhome.com to send condolences.

FUNERAL SERVICES FOR THE WEEK Today’s visitation: James Allen Brubaker of Oregon, 10-11 a.m. at FarrellHolland-Gale Funeral Home in Oregon.

Today’s funerals: Virginia A. Wetzell, formerly of Rock Falls, 10 a.m. at McDonald Funeral Home in Rock Falls.

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

Alan J. Dykstra of Morrison, 11 a.m. at Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home in Morrison.

Tuesday visitations: Robert G. Cheatham of Polo, 10-11 a.m. at Polo Family Funeral Home in Polo.

Bradley J. Ferris of Franklin Grove, formerly of Harmon, 5-7 p.m. at Polo Family Funeral Home in Polo.

Wednesday funeral: Bradley J. Ferris of Franklin Grove, formerly of Harmon, 10:30 a.m. at St. Flannen Catholic Church in Harmon.

Thursday visitations: Thomas L. Vogel of Morrison, 4-7 p.m. at BosmaRenkes Funeral Home in Morrison.

Laura Curl of Clinton, Iowa, formerly of Mt. Carroll, 4-7 p.m. at Law-Jones Funeral Home in Mt. Carroll.

Thursday funeral: Laura Curl of Clinton, Iowa, formerly of Mt. Carroll, 7 p.m. at Law-Jones Funeral Home in Mt. Carroll.

Friday funeral: Thomas L. Vogel of Morrison, graveside service at 10 a.m. at Grove Hill Cemetery in Morrison.

Judith E. Sponseller SHARPS CHAPEL, Tenn. – Judith E. Sponseller, 69, of Sharps Chapel, formerly of Dixon and Oregon, passed away Thursday morning, March 5, 2015, at Kobacker House in Columbus, Ohio, surrounded by her loving family.

Judith was born April 15, 1945, in Dixon, the daughter of Robert B. and Ruth (Schumacher) Pelsma. She graduated from Oregon High School. Later in life, Judie attended Sauk Valley Community College, where she received her degree as a registered nurse. She loved caring for the patients whom she faithfully served over the years.

On June 18, 1965, Judie was united in marriage to Lester A Sponseller.

Together, they shared nearly 49 years of marriage. Over their years together, Les and Judie called many places home and made many friends along the way.

They lived in five states – Texas, Michigan, Illinois, Tennessee and Ohio – each time building a house that became their home.

Judie had many hobbies that she enjoyed over the years, including gardening, antiquing, and reading.

Volunteerism was a very important part of Judith’s life. She was a strong advocate for

preserving the beauty of nature. She served as a member of Keep Union County Beautiful. Most recently, she volunteered her time at Sharps Chapel Elementary School.

Judie had a great appreciation for music and took pleasure in playing the piano. When her children were young, she was the director of the junior choir in Oregon.

Her proudest achievement was her family. She adored her grandchildren and loved traveling. Among her favorite places were Dollywood, camping and hiking in the Smoky Mountains, and spoiling the grandchildren at Disney World.

She is survived by her husband; her children, Amy (Tony) Bova, Brad (Amy) Sponseller, and Scott Sponseller; grandchildren, Julia and Christian Bova, and Kaylee and Sophia Sponseller; her mother; mother-inlaw, Winnie Sponseller; and a sister, Jodi (Al) Jameson.

She was preceded in death by her father and her father-in-law, George Sponseller.

Services for Judie will be held privately for the family. Denzer-FarisonHottinger & Snyder Funeral Home in is handling arrangements.

Visit snyderfuneralhomes.com to send condolences.

Robert G. Cheatham POLO – Robert G. Cheatham, 92, of Polo, died Friday, March 6, 2015, at the Polo Rehabilitation & Health Care Center.

He was born Aug. 28, 1922, in Odell, to Harve and Alma (Horn) Cheatham.

He grew up in Ottawa and graduated from Ottawa High School in 1940. He entered the Navy in 1942 and became a naval aviator.

He fought in the Pacific Theatre during World War II as a pilot, flying F6F fighters off the carrier USS Randolph.

Robert married Cora Jean Weiler in 1946 and celebrated their 60th anniversary in 2006 with family and friends.

Robert graduated from the University of Wisconsin in Madison, with a bachelors of science degree. After graduation, Robert managed Patterson Lumber Co. in Franklin Grove and Marengo.

In 1960, Robert bought Farmer’s Lumber and Supply Co. in Polo and served as president of the company, as well as starting the Cedar Forest Products Co. He sold the business in 1988 and retired.

Robert served as president of the Illinois Lumber Materials Dealers Association in 1979 and 1980, as well

as a member of the Board of Directors for 10 years. He became a Master Mason in 1951 in Freeport – member of the Freeport Consistory. Robert was a member of Tebala Shrine in Rockford and served as director of the Arabic Patrol, a shrine marching unit, for 17 years. Serving for more than 50 years, Robert was a member of the Polo Lions Club. Robert was also a member of Faith United Methodist Church.

Survivors include a daughter, Nancy (John) Malburg; son, Craig (Julie) Cheatham; and four grandchildren, Susan (Gabe) Wassmer, Julie (Tom) Girardin, Terah Cheatham, and Drew Cheatham; one great grandson; and sister, Dorothy (Bob) Newman. He was preceded in death by his wife, Jean, in March 2008, and sister, Betty (John) Leamy.

Visitation will be 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Tuesday at Polo Family Funeral Home, 110 E. Dixon St. in Polo, with services immediately following.

Burial will be in Fairmont Cemetery.

A memorial has been established to Polo Rehab and Health Care Center and the Polo Lions Club.

Thomas L. Vogel MORRISON – Thomas L. Vogel, 74, of Morrison, died Friday, March 6, 2015, at Mercy Medical Center North in Clinton, Iowa.

He owned and operated Vogel’s Barbershop in Morrison for 52 years.

He was born Nov. 7, 1940, in Clinton, Iowa, to Jay C. and Isabelle M. (Joens) Vogel. He married Janie Platt on Sept.

29, 1962, in Morrison. She preceded him in death Aug. 16, 2014.

Survivors include two sons, Terry (Dawn) Vogel and Bryan Vogel, both of

Morrison; and a granddaughter.

He also was preceded in death by his parents and a grandson in infancy.

Visitation will be 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Thursday at Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home in Morrison.

Graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Friday at the Grove Hill Cemetery in Morrison. Cremation rites have been accorded.

A memorial has been established at the Morrison Little League.

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“Women in law enforcement, in leadership positions, it’s so common that no one will even ask about it anymore because there are so many women in law enforcement,” Nelson said.

The Rock Falls Police Department employs four women officers – soon to be five – and 16 men.

In Sterling, five women and 25 men are officers.

In Dixon, 29 men are officers, and just one woman.

“I know it’s dominated by men, but I look forward to the day when that question won’t even be asked,” Nelson said.

“Honestly, I’m accepted wherever I go. ... I’ve never had any issues in

that department, even as I moved up the ranks and became sergeant, commander. I never had any issues. It never came up. I guess I’m lucky that men are very accepting to have women in this field.”

Nelson started with the department in 1991 as a dispatcher. She had seen an advertisement that the department was hiring, and after talking with her then-husband, decided to take the test.

She passed, and in 1993, her name came up on the list to be hired as an officer.

“I always tell my female officers, the new ones, that females bring a different aspect to this job than the men,” Nelson said. “They’re much more empathetic, and their communications skills are much better than the men’s. They’re very help-

ful, and they just bring a different diversity to the job that I like. I hire as many as I can.”

After becoming an officer, Nelson worked her way through the ranks, from patrol to sergeant to administrative commander and operations commander.

And then, when Chief Mike Kuelper last year announced he would retire in 2015, she was chosen to take his place.

Kuelper’s retirement won’t take effect until May 1. Until then, Nelson is technically acting chief, while Kuelper uses his stored vacation time.

Nelson, 50, grew up in Sterling and worked her way through the public school system, graduating from Sterling High School in 1982. She got married after graduation, and originally had her sights set on becom-

ing a veterinarian, but then she started having children and wanted a career, she said. That’s when she saw the ad of the Rock Falls Police Department.

Nelson’s son, 24-yearold Nick Rodriguez, lives outside of Fort Worth, Texas. Her daughter, 29-year-old Jessica Smith, lives in Sterling.

Jessica’s two daughters, Jayden, 8, and Layla, 1-and-a-half, are Nelson’s whole world, she said, smiling as she showed off a photo of the girls on her cellphone.

With a new chief comes changes in the department. At the top of Nelson’s list is getting mobile computers in the department’s squad cars.

“It boils down to an officer safety issue,” she said. “In the 21st century, we need those in

our officers’ cars. I don’t think people realize how important they are for officer safety. They are a top priority. ... It’s an expensive endeavor, but the city’s working with me.”

Also on her list: continuing to improve the department’s relationship with, and focus on, local schools.

A large number of the department’s officers have less than 2 years on the job, she said, so she wants every one of them to know the schools and administrators like the backs of their hands.

“It has always been one of my top priorities – working closely with the schools,” she said. “Knowing the staff, our officers knowing the schools inside out, doing our training there. ....

Preparing for the worst, which I pray never hap-

pens. Whatever [the schools] need from us, we’re there.”

She also wants to update the interior of the station: equipment, furniture, finger-printing system.

“We still fingerprint with ink,” she said.

The furnishings, too, need an upgrade.

“As one of my sergeants said, they’ve been here since Jesus walked the earth,” she said, laughing.

And, as with any command change, the rest of the ranks are in flux, too.

Detective Sgt. Jay Koett is being promoted to operations commander, and Sgt. Veronica Jaramillo to detective sergeant. Patrol Officer Chad Hermes is being moved to the detective division, and Detective Dave Pilgrim has been named sergeant.

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ILLINOIS LEGISLATURE

Supermajority fissures might play big role Independently voting lawmakers have ability to make life difficult for leaders

BY KERRY LESTER Associated Press

SPRINGFIELD – On paper, the number of Democrats in Illinois’ General Assembly looks formidable, holding “supermajorities” in both chambers that would allow them to override any veto by Gov. Bruce Rauner.

When it comes time to vote, however, that strength is tempered by a number of independent-voting lawmakers, especially in the House, Bruce who have Rauner the ability to make life difficult for party leaders.

The fissures, evident last spring during failed negotiations over extending an income tax increase, could prove problematic at times this year as tense budget negotiations play out between the new

Republican governor and Democrats, led by House Speaker Michael Madigan and Senate President John Cullerton.

Democrats have the numbers, but not the power needed to enforce their agenda. They’ve signaled they want – and might need – Republican votes on any deal to fix the state’s financial crisis.

Rauner, meanwhile, has made overtures to woo independent Democrats to his side and wields a $20 million war chest with which he aims to support lawmakers who back him.

“The term supermajority, it’s a myth,” said Rep. Jack Franks, a Democrat from Marengo. “And it’s probably more of a hindrance than a help. It creates expectations that aren’t realistic.”

Franks is one of several lawmakers who pride themselves as independents. In his case, he’s the only elected Democrat in rock-ribbed

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Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan (left), D-Chicago, and Senate President John Cullerton, D-Chicago talk before Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner delivers his budget address to the General Assembly on Feb. 18 in Springfield. Fissures within Democratic Party’s supermajorities may be on full display this session and prove problematic at times as tense budget negotiations play out between the new Republican governor and Democrats, led by Madigan and Cullerton.

Republican McHenry Franks and fellow County, and therefore Democratic Rep. Scott he’s wary of being seen Drury of Highwood, who toeing any Democratic also crosses party lines line. He describes himself on occasion, opposed as a pro-labor Democrat last spring’s “millionaire endorsed by numerous tax” push by Madigan unions, but also says he’s and other Democrats. never voted for a DemoMadigan withdrew the cratic budget or a tax proposal within weeks, or fee increase in his 16 which would tack a years in the statehouse.

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IN BRIEF Illinois joins group in high court case CHICAGO (AP) – Illinois has joined a group of states filing arguments with the U.S. Supreme Court that the Constitution requires approval of samesex marriage nationwide.

The brief was filed in connection with challenges of state laws in Kentucky,

In the November election, Democrats maintained their 71 seat majority in the 118-seat House, enough to override any Rauner veto.

Democrats lost one Senate seat, but still control 39 of 59 seats, giving them a supermajority with three votes to spare.

“Those of us who have been here for a while are growing annoyed at taking those tough votes [in the Senate],” Democratic state Sen. Michael Noland said. “We know, predictably, those votes won’t be called in the House.”

The cohesiveness of each caucus is complicated by philosophical and regional differences, while some lawmakers in swing districts are vulnerable to re-election challenges. Madigan is renowned for the ability to piece together majorities needed for crucial legislation, but spokesman Steve Brown routinely plays down the importance of the House’s nominal supermajority, noting disagreements in any given session.

ILLINOIS Michigan, Ohio and Tennessee that ban same-sex couples from marrying and refuse to recognize such marriages sanctioned by other states. The high court will hear oral arguments about those cases April 28.

Attorney General Lisa Madigan said Friday that the right of same-sex marriage is to ensure

everyone has equal protection of the laws and to affirm that “all individuals are equal.”

The friend-of-the-court brief the states filed says refusal to recognize samesex marriage harms the couples seeking it and their families. Non-recognition affects their decisions about education, employment, residency and more.

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Report: 1 in every 10 state employees tops $100K pay CHICAGO (AP) – One in every 10 Illinois state employees earned more than $100,000 last year with more than 100 workers doubling their pay with overtime or compensatory time, according to a newspaper report published Sunday.

The employees included judges, prison guards and nurses, according to The Chicago Sun-Times, which cited public records in its report. The newspaper reports that 682 workers made more than former Gov. Pat Quinn’s approximately $177,000 salary in 2014, most were judges.

Nearly $4.8 billion of tax-

income earned over $1 million, because of lack of support, but has re-introduced it this year.

The two also were among about a half-dozen lawmakers who opposed extending the temporary income tax hike increase, which their Democratic colleagues felt was necessary to fund the $35.7 billion budget.

In recent weeks, Rauner has made a point of publicly praising Franks and Drury when issuing executive orders that complement legislative proposals they’ve made, and has invited each of them to be present at the events.

“He looks at my voting record and sees I’m someone willing to consider issues,” Drury said. “I’m willing to reach across party lines and not just say it.”

That friendliness could benefit Rauner, as Madigan and others want to consider new revenue sources considered to offset drastic budget cuts the governor proposed to close an expected $6 billion revenue gap next year.

payer money was given to 82,104 full-time, part-time and contract workers on the state’s payroll.

Among the highest paid was the chief investment officer of the state Teachers Retirement System who earned nearly $450,000. TRS is the pension fund for suburban Chicago and downstate public educators.

TRS spokesman David Urbanek defended the salaries of the agency, saying the employees have “highly specialized skills” that “in the private sector . . . would demand salaries several times higher than what executives earn from TRS.”

The newspaper’s report comes as Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner has blamed part of the state’s fiscal woes – including claims of inflated salaries – on labor unions.

The Sun-Times found that more than 80 percent of the highest-paid employees weren’t union members. Less than half of 8,854 state workers making $100,000 were union workers in state agencies that Rauner now overseas. Those making more than $100,000 included plumbers, child-welfare workers, court-reporting supervisors and highway maintenance workers.

Lawmaker seeks to lift ban on Sunday car sales Simply a matter of over-regulation, Sen. Oberweis says CHICAGO (AP) – Legislation to lift a 32-year-old ban on Sunday car sales in Illinois is under consideration again in the state Senate.

But opposition still comes from the dealers themselves. Some of them have a 60-year history of wanting a mandated day off to spend with their families without worrying that competitors would steal sales.

Republican Sen. Jim Oberweis of Sugar Grove, the measure’s sponsor, says it’s a simple matter of over-regulation by the government.

“Government has no business telling people when they can or when they can’t sell cars,” Oberweis said.

In a modern, competitive world, some dealers are itching to open the doors on Sundays.

“We do lose a lot of business because people don’t have time these

USA in Morton Grove. “A lot of hours and one more day of that grind would be rough on our people.”

But there are other reasons. Demand, for one, said Colin Wickstrom of Wickstrom Auto Group in Barrington.

“If our customers were asking for it, we’d want it,” he said.

Additionally, lenders are generally unavailable on the seventh day to OK financing. Loans are required to buy four of five cars, Wickstrom said.

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EDITORIALS FROM YESTERYEAR | 1865

From our archives: Lincoln embarks on his second term Note to readers – Sauk Valley Media reprints editorials and articles from the past as a regular Monday feature. The following items appeared in the Gazette on March 11, 1865.

What we thought: 150 years ago

Sheridan’s victory

Dispatches of the 8th reiterate the statement of the capture of Gen. Early pated that the cause of extremely disorderly, and his entire force of the conflict might cease and seemed to have been 1,800 men by Sheridan, even before the conflict drinking freely. Clemens on Friday of last week. itself should cease. Each in particularly was very The report is based on looked for an easier triabusive, using gross and the concurrent testiThe President’s umph, and profane language. That mony of deserters and Inaugural Address a result he came here to kill the refugees.

[President Abraham less fundaPresident; that he was There is no doubt that Lincoln delivered his Secmental and late by about one-half Sheridan gave the rebels ond Inaugural Address astounding. hour, and that his Sava severe whipping, and is on March 4, 1865.]

Both read iour would never forgive having all his own way, the same him for failing to do so; in the neighborhood of ellow countryBible and that he would do it that Staunton and Charlottesmen: At this Abraham pray to the night, 5th of March, and ville, Va. His force numsecond appearLincoln same God, that he came expressly to bers about 15,000 well ing to take the oath of 1809-1865 and each do it, and he would do it mounted cavalry, and the Presidential office, invoke his before he left town.

Lincoln gave he is pushing on toward there is less occasion his second aid against Lynchburg and the Cenfor an extended address Inaugural A good move the other. It tral road, on which Lee’s Address 150 than there was at the may seem Adj. Gen. Haynie has army is now dependent years ago. first. Then a statement, strange that published an order Six weeks for supplies. somewhat in detail, of later, he was any man appointing agents to the course to be purkilled by John Kerosene vs. health should care look after the interests sued, seemed very fitting Wilkes Booth. to ask a just of sick and wounded IlliIt is told that the pracand proper. Now, at the God’s assis- nois soldiers in hospitals. tice of burning kerosene expiration of four years, tance in wringing their An agent is to be sent oil, with the wick turned during which the public bread from the sweat of to each of the following down, is very injurious declarations have been other men’s faces. places: Memphis, New to the health, and that it constantly called forth But let us judge not that York, Louisville, Nashis one of the prominent on every point and phase we be not judged. ... ville and New Orleans. causes of diphtheria, and of the great contest With malice toward This is a just and is also productive of the which still absorbs the none, with charity for humane move, and due disease known as “spotattention and engrosses all, with firmness in the to the brave men who ted fever.” the energies of the right, as God gives us to are suffering in military Of the latter statement nation, little that is new see the right, let us strive hospitals. we know nothing, but could be presented. on to finish the work we Illinois soldiers will ever who that has slept in a The progress of our are in, to bind up the hold our state authorities room with a burning lamp arms, upon which all else nation’s wounds, and in grateful remembrance wick nearly turned down, chiefly depends, is as care for him who shall for this looking after and will not endorse the statewell known to the public have borne the battle, attending to them and ment that it is unhealthy as to myself, and it is, I and for his widow and their interests. and disagreeable? trust, reasonably encourhis orphans – to do all The best and safest way aging to all. which may achieve and St. Patrick’s Ball is to put out the light on With high hope for the cherish a just and lasting retiring, leaving matches A ball is to be given at future, no prediction in peace among ourselves handy.

Union Hall, in Dixon, regard to it is ventured. and with all nations. on next Friday evening, On the occasion corCool passenger 17th, under the auspices responding to this, four Attempt to of the Fenian BrotherA good story is told of years ago, all thoughts assassinate hood, the proceeds of a recent smash-up on were anxiously directed the president which are to go into the to an impending civil the C. & R.I. Railroad.

A man named Thomas war. ...

Irish National Fund.

A soldier who had met Both parties deprecated Clemens was arrested in Wagner furnishes the with four accidents while Washington on Monday, war; but one of them music, and a cordial invi- coming from Baltimore by the military, on the would make war rather tation is extended to all. to Rock Island, was on charge of attempting to than let the nation surWe acknowledge the this occasion in the car vive, and the other would assassinate President Lin- receipt of a “complimenthat was completely coln. He was turned over accept war rather than tary,” for which Mr. Kenturned over. let it perish; and the war to the civil authorities, nedy will please accept our Making his way and is in jail awaiting trial. thanks and lowest bow. came. ... through a window, and A Washington disNeither party expected Old age will probably gaining an upright posipatch says: Clemens and prevent our attendance, tion, he looked around for the war the maganother person came nitude or the duration but much obliged to you, and coolly inquired, from Alexandria on Satwhich it has already “Mike,” nevertheless.

“What station do you attained. Neither antici- urday. They were both Call again. call this?”

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

THE FIRST AMENDMENT

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

WASHINGTON – The man who said his name was Danny arrived at my door with a huge floral box. Inside was one of the most beautiful bouquets I’d ever seen.

Danny was with the Maryland highway department, supervising a crew installing new curbs on my street.

He was also a Vietnam veteran who had seen the small blue star in my window, indicating two family members were serving in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Danny came from a generation that provided 9.2 million people who served in the military during the Vietnam era, many of whom came home from war reviled, not thanked for what they gave their country.

Like most of his fellow veterans, Danny vowed to show only gratitude to those in military service, no matter what the politics of any current war that service members are called on to fight. Flowers to a stranger were to thank my family.

THIS MONTH MARKS the 50th anniversary of the arrival of 3,500 Marines in Da Nang, South Vietnam, beginning 10 years of a terrible conflict that would sear and scar this nation.

In the “lessons learned” department, perhaps the most important is to separate the warrior from the war.

Today, Americans of all political stripes express sincere appreciation for what the men and women of the armed forces are called on to do for their country, whether the mission is popular or not.

The Vietnam Memorial on the Mall in the nation’s capital, with its awesome Wall designed by Maya Lin, engraved with the names of 58,300 people who gave their lives in the jungles of Southeast Asia, was meant as one way toward healing a divided, bitter country.

It has worked. The 3-acre memorial with its gardens, Wall, Vietnam Women’s Memorial, and Three Soldiers statue, is visited by 4.5 million people a year. Its website, with photos and information on veterans and messages from their friends and families, draws 4 million virtual visitors a year.

The veteran behind the memorial, Jan Scruggs, a man of enormous personality and drive who raised the $8 million needed to begin implementation of it, is retiring this year.

One way the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund plans to honor him and all the war’s veterans is to raise money for a $116

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million underground education center to display some of the 400,000 personal items left at the Wall by visitors, a unique occurrence that stunned the memorial’s founders.

From teddy bears to tearstained letters, the items, stored in boxes maintained by the National Park Service, which owns the memorial, tell powerful stories.

Approved by Congress with no funding, the education center needs donations from the public if it is to be ready for a ribboncutting ceremony in 2020.

Most of all, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund wants future generations to learn about the Vietnam era, how decisions were made, and what they meant to the nation.

Tomorrow’s fifth-graders must learn they owe a debt to those who came before them and that they, too, must leave a legacy of service, however best they are able. Technology will give them access to such things as digital oral histories from veterans and TV footage of the first war played out in the nation’s living rooms.

The goal of conveying to visitors the importance of community service and volunteerism seems particularly meaningful because the Vietnam War resulted in an end to the military draft.

There are 7 million living Vietnam War veterans.

Beyond those who died or went missing there (their names are read aloud every 5 years), Vietnam veterans are still dying of injuries sustained in the war, such as exposure to Agent Orange and posttraumatic stress.

THE FUND’S CEO, Jim Knotts, a Desert Storm veteran, stresses these veterans must be honored as well as the service of all military personnel, and that good health care for all veterans must be a national priority.

Because of space restrictions, the education center will be the last major memorial built on the National Mall. Fifty years after the start of the Vietnam War, it is time to take the next step in honoring those who fought it, whether they wanted to or not.

Here’s to you, Danny, and all those like you.

Note to readers: Ann McFeatters is an op-ed columnist for Tribune News Service. Readers may send her email at amcfeatters@ nationalpress.com.

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Kidney disease often goes undetected Dear Abby, Hypertension runs in my family, but as a pretty healthy 49-year-old, I didn’t think much about it. I never realized that my pounding headaches were a direct result of high blood pressure. To make matters worse, the same high blood pressure that was causing my head to throb was also destroying my kidneys.

I wish I had known about my high blood pressure sooner and taken it seriously. When I finally learned about my kidney damage, it was too late to save them.

More than 73 million people are at risk for developing kidney disease, and I sincerely want to help them avoid this

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

fate. My battle with kidney disease has turned me into an advocate for patients and those who are at risk. In honor of National Kidney Month in March and World Kidney Day on Thursday, will you please help me spread the word?

– Lance Taylor in Minnesota

Dear Lance, I’m pleased to help you in this worthwhile effort. According to the National Kidney Foundation, one in three American adults is at risk for kidney disease. Major risk factors for kidney disease include diabetes, high blood pressure, a family history of kidney failure and being age 60 or older. Additional risk factors include kidney stones, smoking, obesity and cardiovascular disease.

Kidney disease often goes undetected because it lacks physical symptoms until the very late stages. By then the organs have already failed. But early detection, healthy lifestyle

changes and proper treatment can slow the progress of kidney disease. Those at risk should have simple blood and urine tests to check if their kidneys are working properly.

Readers, if you are at risk, during your next physical examination, ask your health care practitioner to check your kidneys. To learn more about prevention, visit kidney.org. You will also find information about free kidney screenings in your area.

Dear Abby, My 17-year-old son told me he has finally had his first kiss, and it was with another boy. I’m not sure what to think.

When he was in eighth grade, he had a crush on a girl named “Lisa.” She rejected him because she had a girlfriend.

Then he dated a girl, “Annie,” but it didn’t last because he said he felt only friendship for her.

Then he became friends with this boy “Joey” in high school, who spent the night several times. He told me from the start this boy was gay (this is the boy he kissed). Now Joey has a girlfriend.

To say the least, I’m confused. I know that in this generation, everything is acceptable. I have no problem if my son is gay, and I will love him no matter what, but I honestly

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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., Lee County Council on Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon.

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

Movie, “North by Northwest,” 2 p.m., program room, Odell Public Library, 307 S. Madison St., Morrison, 815772- 7323.

Bingo, 7 p.m., Sterling Moose Family Center, 2601 E. Lincolnway, Sterling, 815-6250354.

Police: Man had gun in his suitcase CHICAGO (AP) – Authorities in Chicago say a Florida man was arrested for having a loaded gun in his briefcase at Midway International Airport.

Chicago police say 46-year-old Kurt Young of Tampa, Florida, faces a misdemeanor count of carrying a concealed firearm at an airport. Bail was set at $15,000.

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SUPPORT GROUPS, CLUBS AND SERVICES Tuesday, March 10 Childhood immunization clinic; women, infants and children clinic; and family planning services, all by appointment only, Lee County Health Department, 309 S. Galena Ave., Suite 100, Dixon, 815-284-3371.

Kiwanis Club of Sterling, 6:45-7:45 a.m., Ryberg Auditorium, CGH Medical Center, 100 E. LeFevre Road, Sterling, 815499-4866.

Sauk Valley Community College retiree breakfast, 9 a.m., River’s Edge Inn, 2303 W. First St., Dixon, 815-626-3787.

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

Golden K Kiwanis, 9 a.m., Dixon Senior Center, 100 W. Second St., Dixon.

Gaffey Home Nursing and Hospice blood pressure clinic, 9-11 a.m., Northland Mall, 2900 E. Lincolnway, Sterling, 815-6263467.

Sterling High School Class of ’41 breakfast, 9 a.m., The Spot Restaurant, 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.

Commodities, 10-11 a.m., 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 check, 10 a.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815-732-3253.

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

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., Sterling.

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

Sterling Noon Lions, noon-1 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230.

Dealing With Grief, noon, Lee County Council on Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815-2889236.

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

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

Appointments: 800-733-2767.

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, 815-2848321.

Operation Support, 5:30 p.m., Dixon American Legion Post 12, 1120 W. First St. Affliction of Addiction Narcotics Anonymous, 6 p.m., First Christian Church, 506 Fifth Ave., Rock Falls, 779-245-3487.

Downstairs, west door.

Breast Cancer Networking Group, 6 p.m., Home of Hope Cancer Wellness Center, 1637 Plock Road, Dixon, 815-2884673.

TOPS 253, 6-7:30 p.m., Good Neighbor Care, 2705 Avenue E, Sterling, 815-6222820.

School Of Love In Deliverance Substance Abuse Group,

6:30 p.m., closed, The Worship Center, 403 N. Ottawa, Dixon, 815-284-1340.

Franklin Grove Public Library Board, 6:30 p.m., library, 112 S. Elm St., Franklin Grove, 815456-2823.

Rock River Valley VietNow, 7 p.m., Veterans of Foreign Wars Post, 1560 Franklin Grove Road, Dixon.

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

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

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

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

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

Sauk Valley Alcoholics Anonymous Group, 7 p.m., open, As Bill Sees It, back door, 1503 First Ave., 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 815-2842589.

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

Appointment: 815-284-9555.

Wednesday, March 11 Women, infants and children clinic; and family planning services, all by appointment only, Lee County Health Department, 309 S. Galena Ave., Suite 100,

VINYL REVIVAL

Kansas company acquires 13 vintage record presses SALINA, Kan. (AP) – A Salina company that presses vinyl records is hoping the acquisition of 13 vintage presses will allow it to double production to help keep up with exploding demand for albums.

Quality Record Pressings owner Chad Kassem said the presses, which have missing parts and were rusted, were still a big find because vinyl-pressing companies are searching desperately for any such machines. He found the owner in Chicago, persuaded him

to sell and the presses arrived in late February.

“People all over the world are freaking out, trying to locate presses anywhere,” Kassem said.

Quality Record Pressings already produced about one million records a year. If the production is doubled, the company will be the secondor third-largest vinylpressing company in the United States, The Salina Journal reported.

About 9.2 million vinyl albums were sold in the U.S. last year, up from 6.1 million in 2013, according to Nielsen

Music. Kassem recently expanded his plant to three shifts and still can’t keep up with the increasing demand for vinyl records, estimating his order backlog is 3 to 4 months.

The presses, which are from three different manufacturers, will take some time to restore. The machines were made in the late 1960s and early 1970s and had last been used in the mid-1990s to press “bootleg” records for sale in India. The previous owner, Joell Hays, bought them in the early 2000s.

Dixon, 815-284-3371.

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

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

Whiteside County Health Department free blood pressure clinic, 730-8:30 a.m., J.J.’s Restaurant, 337 N. Main Ave., Milledgeville, 815-7724213.

Whiteside County Health Department free blood pressure clinic, 8:30-9:30 a.m., The Eureka Inn, 110 E. Third St., Prophetstown, 815-772-4213.

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.

Foot clinic for senior citizens 60 years and older, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling. Appointments: 815-7724213.

Mercy Nursing free blood pressure check, 9-10:30 a.m., Polo Senior Center, 101 E. Mason St. Nurturing Program, 9:15 a.m., Sinnissippi Centers Inc., 2611 Woodlawn Road, Sterling, 815625-0013 or 800-782-1584.

Representative from Rock River Center in Oregon, 9:3011 a.m., Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815562-5050.

American Red Cross blood drive, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., 112 W. Second St., Rock Falls. Appointment: 800.733-2767.

Blood pressure check, 10:30-

11:30 a.m., Lee County Council On Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815-288-2117.

Mercy Nursing Services free blood pressure clinic, 11 a.m.-noon, Dixon Food Center – Red Fox, 500 Chicago Ave., Dixon.

Blood pressure check, 11 a.m.-noon, Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230.

Lunch and Learn, noon, Home of Hope Cancer Wellness Center, 1637 Plock Road, Dixon, 815288-4673.

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

Bi-County Special Education Cooperative preschool screening for Erie schools, noon-3:30 p.m., Erie Elementary School annex building, 616 Sixth Ave. Appointments: 309-659-2239, ext. 2512.

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

Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, closed, Big Book; 6 p.m., closed, Big Book, tradition, 90-92 S. Hennepin Ave., Dixon.

Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, closed, Grapevine; 3:30 p.m. closed; 6 p.m., closed, Spanish; 7 p.m. closed, Bazaar Americana, 609 W. Third St., Sterling.

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

Sauk Valley Alcoholics Anonymous Group, noon, open, Big Book; 8 p.m., open, Big Book, back door, 1503 First Ave., Rock Falls.

Free blood pressure check, 1-3 p.m., Amboy Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, 15 W. Wasson Road, Amboy, 815-8572550.

Woodworkers, 1-3 p.m., Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815562-5050.

Milledgeville Woman’s Club, 1:30 p.m., Milledgeville library, 18 W. Fifth St. Alcoholics Anonymous, 1:30 p.m., closed, Rochelle Community Hospital, 900 N. Second St. 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., 815625-0333.

Sauk Valley Gold Wing Riders, 6 p.m. dinner, 7 p.m. meeting, Rock Falls Candlelight, 2200 First Ave., 815-6256763.

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., Veterans of Foreign Wars 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.

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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Alfred Nobel, he of the eponymous prizes, made this surprising observation: “Second to agriculture, humbug is the biggest industry of our age.”

Last week we looked at deals that gave the declarer a second chance to make his contract – no humbug.

Sometimes, he had to choose the better approach; on others, he could try both options if he planned the play correctly. Here is one more.

South is in three no-trump.

What should he do after West leads the heart queen?

South, with so many aces and kings, might have upgraded his hand and opened two clubs. That may have persuaded North to look for a high-level club contract.

Here, five clubs would have made. Six clubs would have been a fair but unsuccessful contract. Declarer would have needed clubs 3-2 and either diamonds 4-3 or spades 3-3, which I make

just over 51 percent. (Plus a fraction for an opponent being squeezed when he holds four-plus spades and fiveplus diamonds.)

South has eight top tricks: two spades, two hearts, one diamond and three clubs.

The immediate reaction is to assume a 3-2 club split and expect to roll home with two overtricks. But if clubs are 4-1 or 5-0, is there any chance?

Yes – perhaps the spades are 3-3.

Declarer should win the first trick and lead his low spade (or play three rounds of the suit). South takes the next heart and cashes his two top spades.

Here, they break 3-3, and the contract is assured. And when clubs do not divide favorably, declarer and dummy are happy. © 2015 UFS

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ayyab Sohail Hanif, 18, of Dixon, is Dixon High School’s January Student of the Month. She is the daughter of Sohail and Sarwat Hanif, and has a sister, Mariam, 11.

Favorite class: My favorite class would have to be English, due to the fact that I’ve always enjoyed reading novels and being able to express my opinions and thoughts on some of the greatest works ever written.

Least-favorite class: I’ve never really had a least-favorite class, simply because I find that all areas of study that I’ve participated in always tend to spark an area of interest with me.

I have had classes that I have found more challenging than others, and since I am still taking classes in this field, I will plead the Fifth.

Favorite teacher: Over the course of my years in school I’ve been privileged to have had several amazing teachers who have helped me become who I am today. The teachers who influenced me the most were the ones who gave me the confidence to believe in myself, because they were so vocal about how much they believed in me. That is a lesson that goes beyond the classroom. Therefore, it would be unfair to choose just one, due to the fact that all of them have contributed to my life in their own unique ways.

School activities in which you participate: Peer jury, Building Lasting Impressions that

What is your favorite: App: I love the game Dots. It’s quite addictive.

Food: I’m a big fan of Latin food or anything with a lot of spice.

Game or activity: I love to play tennis.

Actor: Johnny Depp Movie: “The King’s Speech” TV show: “Chopped” Sports team: The Chicago Bulls

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Nayyab Sohail Hanif, 18, of Dixon, is Dixon High School’s January Student of the Month. She has done volunteer work in Polio vaccine camps and helped rebuild earthquake-ravaged schools in Pakistan. She plans to become a physician.

Never Die, girls tennis team Do you have a job? I have volunteered for KSB Hospital and am the first high school member of the auxiliary board.

I have volunteered for polio vaccine camps in Balochistan, Pakistan, and for a company called CDM Smith in Islamabad that helped to rebuild earthquake-ravaged schools in underprivileged areas.

What will you do after high school? After high school, I intend to pursue a major in biology and a minor in philosophy and to ultimately achieve my dream of becoming a physician.

What is something you learned in high school that you think you will never use? I think every

experience that I have had has the potential to be useful to me at some point in my life, even if it is to remind that me that I would not like to engage in a particular activity. So I believe that every experience carries weight.

What kind of music are you listening to? I am an avid listener of music. I love all types of genres including R&B, pop, rap, and classical. I personally love R&B music as well as rap. Another type of music that I primarily listen to stems from my cultural lineage and it is Pakistani music which has a very unique tone to it as well.

Do you have a hobby? I love to listen to music as well as spend time with my friends.

Is there a celebrity whom you look like/ act like/feel like? I don’t think I look like any particular celebrity, nor would I wish to. I am glad to say that everyone says I am a good mix of my mom and dad. That’s good enough for me.

What’s the one thing in your life you can’t do without? My family, because they have always been my support.

What is your advice for surviving high school? Always work hard, be involved, and make the best of the four years of your high school career. Also, be open to making new friends.

What scares you? The thought of losing anyone close to me. It is a very sad and scary thought, because it is nearly

impossible to imagine your life without someone you love or are very close to.

What’s something about you that nobody knows? I am a good cook.

If you could ask President Obama any question, what would it be?

Looking back on his 8 years, what would he have done differently, and what is his proudest accomplishment?

If you could try any job for a day, what would it be? I would try being a music producer.

If you could go anywhere in the world for free, where would it be?

I would love to go to the Maldives because it is a beautiful place in which one can simply relax and be enamored by the pure natural beauty.

What is the last good book you read? “The Book Thief” by Marcus Zusak. I loved this book because of the unique storyline in which Death was the main narrator explaining his insights during the dark time of

the Holocaust. It was a truly memorable book with a timeless story.

What is your proudest moment? I have been blessed to have many proud moments. Some of these include tutoring kids with handicaps and watching them suddenly understand a concept that was causing them difficulty. I really felt proud when I was able to convince some mothers to allow their children to be given a polio vaccine when they were otherwise reluctant to do so.

There is not one specific moment, I would classify all of them as very special to me.

Who is your hero/role model? My grandfather.

He has always believed that I am the brightest, most intelligent person he knows. More importantly he has always made me believe that I can achieve anything. I have spent much of my life trying to live up to that standard.

Is there anything else you would want people to know about you? I would say that my best quality is that I really want to make a positive impact on the world. If I can even make a difference in one person’s life, then I would say that I accomplished what I sought out to do.

Is there someone you’d like to send a shout out to? I would like to send a big shout out to my parents for being the main contributors to any success I have achieved up until this point. Without them, none of this would be possible.

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College of DuPage officials’ dining funded by Illinois taxpayers GLEN ELLYN (AP) – College of DuPage officials ran up big tabs at the school’s fine-dining restaurant at taxpayer expense, according to a published report.

The Chicago Tribune reported college President Robert Breuder and other senior managers hosted meals on nearly 500 occasions since 2011,

when the 130-seat Waterleaf restaurant opened.

The college picked up the bills. One meal cost nearly $200 per person.

Breuder has defended the restaurant, which was his idea, as a marketing tool. The newspaper’s report says Breuder expensed about 250 Waterleaf bills during the past 3 years. For

one “agenda planning” meeting with senior staff, Breuder’s group ate lobster, scallops, rabbit and filet mignon.

Waterleaf has lost nearly $2 million since it opened, according to financial records the Tribune obtained through a public records request. State law says the restaurant should be self-sustaining.

Trustees at the Glen Ellyn community college awarded Breuder a hefty severance package in January in exchange for him leaving 3 years before his contract ends. College of DuPage is the state’s largest community college.

The Associated Press requested comment about the newspaper’s report from College of DuPage

spokesman Joseph Moore.

Emails and phone messages to Moore were not immediately returned.

The Tribune analyzed financial records, finding that $1 in every $16 collected by the restaurant came from the publiclyfunded college through expense accounts.

Breuder spoke about Waterleaf, according to

the minutes of a 2012 board meeting: “Hundreds of people who come in and experience Waterleaf have spoken superlatives about the campus, the environment,” Breuder said.

“This facility is first of all a learning environment.”

Students run the restaurant on Mondays and Tuesdays.

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This spectacular warranty stays with the car regardless of the number of owners, and there’s no deductible. To add the equivalent protection to the average used car would cost around $2500.

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Loss may leave Illini outside of NCAAs looking in

BY SHANNON RYAN Chicago Tribune

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – As much as March is about madness, it’s also about momentum.

Illinois got a lesson in lost forward motion Saturday, losing a significant lead and falling 63-58 at Purdue in a regularseason finale heavy with NCAA tournament implications for both teams.

The lost momentum from an early first-half jump on the Boilermakers likely will keep the Illini out of the tournament without a strong performance in the Big Ten tourney. “[We could have] put ourselves in good position going into the postseason,” senior center Nnanna Egwu said. “We had a chance [for] a three-game winning streak [for] momentum to catch fire.”

With the loss, Illinois (19-12, 9-9) fell to a No. 8 conference seed, and will face No. 9 Michigan on Thursday at the United Center. The teams split their games this season, with each winning at home.

The victory put Purdue (20-11, 12-6) in stronger contention for an NCAA bid. The Illini did not play like they understood what was at stake in the regularseason finale. The team needs to grasp that before the Big Ten tournament.

Egwu said they will.

“This is survive and advance,” he said. “It’s just going to take an extra bit of motivation. Ain’t no looking back right now.

There’s no point in that.”

The Illini will have to withstand another pressure-packed sceAP nario better than they did SaturIllinois guard Rayvonte Rice (24) takes the ball to the basket for a slam dunk during the first half of day against the Boilermakers.

Saturday’s game against Purdue. The Illini saw a big first-half lead evaporate in a 63-58 loss that hurts their NCAA Tournament chances.

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hey made up the first basketball starting lineup I memorized as a 7-yearold boy growing up in small-town Indiana: forwards Scott May and Tom Abernethy, guards Quinn Buckner and Bobby Wilkerson, and center Kent Benson.

They played the game the way they taught it to kids at basketball camps across a state that revered the sport: making the extra pass on offense and the extra effort on defense, executing boxouts and bounce passes like guys majoring in Basketball Fundamentals, winning battles for loose balls and ball games.

They were the 1975-76 Indiana Hoosiers, the best college basketball team of my boyhood – and perhaps all-time, certainly a team worthier of being considered the greatest ever than this year’s Kentucky Wildcats.

The unbeaten Wildcats, so deep and dangerous, are athletic wonders. The 32-0 Hoosiers, equally skilled and smart, were aesthetic marvels.

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Redbirds’ roll slowed in 2nd half by UNI Northern Iowa rallies from halftime deficit to top Illinois State for MVC tourney title

BY R.B. FALLSTROM AP Sports Writer

ST. LOUIS – The Missouri Valley player of the year looked the part when it counted. His Northern Iowa teammates stepped up, too, when the game looked hopeless.

Seth Tuttle had 15 points, nine rebounds and three assists, leading the 11th-ranked Panthers back from an 18-point first-half deficit to beat Illinois State 69-60 in the Missouri Valley Conference tournament championship game on Sunday.

“I knew we weren’t out of it,” said forward Nate Buss, who had 15 points with two blocks. “We’re AP not ranked 11th in the Illinois State’s MiKyle McIntosh (11) and Reggie Lynch (left) wrestle Northern country for nothing.

Iowa’s Deon Mitchell for a loose ball during the Missouri Valley Conference We’re not just going to lay tournament championship Sunday in St. Louis. ISU led early but lost 69-60. down and die.

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“We knew we were going to come back.”

The Panthers (30-3) took control with a 25-4 run that erased a 36-22 halftime deficit. Jeremy Morgan had three 3-pointers in the run, and Tuttle, the Valley player of the year and tournament MVP, added eight points, often getting loose from constant double-teaming.

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we were in zone, they got it in to Tuttle; when we went man, they got it in to Tuttle.”

Daishon Knight had 16 points, six rebounds and four assists for fourthseeded Illinois State (2112), which needed a win to make the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1998. Knight had 25 points in the Redbirds’ semifinal upset of top seed Wichita State on Saturday.

In that game, ISU rallied from an eight-point halftime deficit thanks to a 14-0 run early in the second half; the Redbirds shot 63 percent in the second half. Knight hit the 3-pointer that put them ahead to stay with 2:20 to go, then hit two clutch free throws in the closing secSLOWED CONTINUED ON B3

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Duke’s Jahlil Okafor is the first freshman in Atlantic Coast Conference history to win the league’s player of the year award.

Okafor on Sunday also was announced as a unanimous selection both as ACC rookie of the year, and to the all-conference first team.

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Notre Dame wins ACC tournament Jewell Loyd scored 18 points, and No. 2 Notre Dame earned its second straight Atlantic Coast Conference tournament championship, beating No. 7 Florida State 71-58 in the title game on Sunday.

Taya Reimer added 16 points for the top-seeded Fighting Irish (31-2), who shot 52 percent and led by 22 points while claiming their 17th straight win, and third consecutive conference tournament title.

Notre Dame won the Big East tournament in 2013.

NFL

Johnson wounded in drive-by shooting Former New York Jets running back Chris Johnson was shot in the shoulder in a drive-by shooting Sunday morning that left one man dead and another injured.

The shooting took place at about 4:09 a.m., several blocks north of the Florida Mall, the Orange County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement.

Johnson, 29, said an unknown vehicle pulled up beside them at a red light and opened fire into the Jeep he was in.

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Vonn wins World Cup Super-G Lindsey Vonn won a World Cup Super-G race in Germany on Sunday to regain the lead in the discipline with one race remaining.

Vonn is chasing her fifth Super-G World Cup title, and stretched her record with a 23rd race win in the event.

Vonn put together a winning time of 1 minute, 16.65 seconds.

MLB

Lee has elbow problems again The Phillies announced that Cliff Lee is experiencing elbow soreness again, something that limited him to just 13 starts last season.

Lee made his first scheduled start of the spring Thursday against the Houston Astros, and after throwing two scoreless innings of two-hit baseball, felt discomfort on Friday.

SOCCER

Messi sets hat-trick record Lionel Messi scored a record-setting hat trick to help Barcelona rout Rayo Vallecano 6-1 on Sunday, and take the lead of the Spanish league.

Messi’s three second-half goals completed his 32nd career treble in all competitions for Barcelona, breaking a Spanish record held by former Athletic Bilbao great Telmo Zarra with 31. Messi also became the all-time leader in hat tricks scored in the league with 24, one more than rival Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo.

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Kevin Harvick, who already had two second-place finishes this season, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup race in Las Vegas.

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Keeping pedal to metal Defending champ Harvick grabs 1st win of season

BY JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer

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LAS VEGAS – Defending NASCAR champion Kevin Harvick raced to his first victory of the season Sunday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

The win came in just the third race of the season, and Harvick has been inching toward victory lane since he began his title defense. He finished second in the season-opening Daytona 500, was second last week at Atlanta and, dating back to last season, has six consecutive toptwo finishes. He also has won three of the last six races dating to last season.

Harvick isn’t looking too far ahead, though.

“We just have to keep our heads down and keep doing everything that we’ve been doing,” he said.

“This isn’t a bunch of guys that are just going to go out and brag.

We’re going to race every week like we have never won a race before. That’s the kind of determination that you need when you are going to do this stuff.”

Harvick now has a win that gives him a near-certain berth in the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship, where he’d be guaranteed a shot to defend his title. The Chase format awards slots into the playoff via

1. Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet 2. Martin Truex Jr., Chevrolet 3. Ryan Newman, Chevrolet 4. Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet 5. Denny Hamlin, Toyota regular-season wins.

“It feels pretty good. I’m pretty excited about it,” Harvick said.

“This whole Chase thing, there is a lot of strategy to get in to it. The best strategy is to go out and win races.”

Next up for Harvick? A stop at Phoenix, where Harvick has won four of the last five races. His November win pushed him into the championship race.

Harvick led 142 of the 267 laps Sunday, and he beat Martin Truex Jr. to the finish. He did it while battling a vibration that developed after his final pit stop.

“It got to be a handful there at the end,” Harvick said. “For whatever reason, we got really, really loose the last run. Tires started vibrating, and we were just kind of hanging on. Glad the race is over for our own good.”

Truex was second, and now has three top-eight finishes to open the season. He only had one topfive finish last year, his first with Furniture Row Racing.

Ryan Newman, runner-up to Harvick in the championship finale, finished third, and was followed by Dale Earnhardt Jr. in a Chevrolet sweep of the top four spots.

Denny Hamlin was fifth in a Toyota, and was followed by AJ Allmendinger, a Chase qualifier last year.

Brad Keselowski was sixth, followed by Kyle Larson, Matt Kenseth, Joey Logano, and Jamie McMurray.

The race had several small incidents, including one on lap 194 when Carl Edwards squeezed Kasey Kahne into an outside wall. Kahne then drove down the track and seemed to hit Edwards, sending him into a spin.

Edwards had to take his car to the garage, and took the blame for the initial contact.

“Completely my fault,” he said.

Jimmie Johnson, the winner last week at Atlanta, had a strong car, but his day was ruined by two different tire failures.

“The first one, they said the bead blew on it ... that’s kind of a freak deal,” Johnson said. “The second one, it went soft. So there could have been some damage that caused it, or some rub or something like that, and it went soft going into Turn 3 and I hit the wall, unfortunately.”

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Back to golf, back to winning Dustin Johnson returns, overtakes Holmes to win title

BY DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer

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Dustin Johnson follows his ball as he makes birdie in the 15th hole during the final round of the Cadillac Championship on Sunday in Doral, Fla. Johnson shot a 3-under 69 to win the tournament.

30-year-old Johnson was never gone.

He returned just 5 weeks ago from a 6-month leave of absence to seek professional help, for what he described only as personal challenge.

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DORAL, Fla. – A month after he returned from his curious leave of absence, Dustin Johnson was posing with another big trophy.

In a power show Sunday on the Blue Monster, Johnson was flawless on the back nine and blasted two big drives to finish off a 3-under 69 and win the Cadillac Championship for his second World Golf Championship title.

Johnson took advantage of a collapse by J.B. Holmes, who lost a fiveshot lead and closed with a 75 to finish one shot behind. Masters champion Bubba Watson opened with four birdies in seven holes to lead by two shots, only to make three bogeys in a four-hole stretch on the back nine. He shot 71 and finished two behind.

Johnson won for the ninth time in his PGA Tour career, and moved to No. 7 in the world.

It looked as though the

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reported that Johnson had failed a cocaine test for the second time, and that he previously was suspended in 2012 under similar circumstances.

Johnson only said, “No,” when asked if he failed a drug test in an

interview before his return.

The swagger was back at Trump National Doral, especially on the finishing holes. But when he tapped in for par, it was clear this victory meant more than the others. He walked off with fiancee Paulina Gretzky – the daughter of hockey great Wayne Gretzky – and their son, Tatum, who was born in January.

“I knew I was really good,” Johnson said. “I knew there was something I was missing that could make me great.

I was working hard on that, and I think it’s showing right now. ...

It’s tough. I’m so excited right now, I can’t hardly talk. It feels great. This one definitely, by far, is the best one.”

One day after Johnson made a hole-in-one on the par-3 fourth hole, he nearly did it again, missing the cup by an inch. That was his first birdie, and two birdies on the par 5s around the turn drew him closer as Watson began to slip.

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Hawkeyes handle Wildcats Badgers beat up Buckeyes; Hoosiers’ rally comes up short By the Associated Press

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Northern Iowa’s Jeremy Morgan (center) shoots a reverse layup past Illinois State’s DeVaughn Akoon-Purcell (44) during the Missouri Valley Conference tournament final Sunday in St. Louis.

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Sunday, it was UNI who bounced back with a big second half. The Panthers shot 23 percent in the first half and 54 percent the rest of the way, and held Illinois State to 33 percent in the second half.

“We were the ones on our heels and we just told each other ‘That’s what we’ve got to do, we’ve got to reverse it,’” Tuttle said. “It was a lot of fun to be a part of that.”

Northern Iowa won the title for the third time in seven years and has won 19 of 20 games.

“That was different than just about every game I’ve been a part of,” coach Ben Jacobson said. “We had more than our hands full at halftime.”

Deontae Hawkins added 14 points with four 3-pointers for Illinois State, which did much of the scoring on transition in the first

half, but couldn’t capitalize on early chances in the second.

“We missed three layups in the first 4 minutes,” Muller said. “If we make those, we keep the lead even though they’re scoring.”

Illinois State made eight of its first 12 shots, four of them 3-pointers, and led 33-15 with 2:44 to go in the half. Reserve Justin McCloud made all three of his 3-point attempts. The 18-point bulge was four points more than Northern Iowa’s largest margin of defeat, in a loss at Wichita State that decided the Valley title in the regular season finale.

“We went on a nice little run,” Tuttle said.

“You could feel it turn, and it was turning there for a quite a while.”

Northern Iowa began the game just 5 for 27 from the field, with three of the shots swatted back by Reggie Lynch, who also had nine points and five rebounds.

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Kentucky may have talented individual players, but they can’t match the 1975-76 Indiana Hoosiers in terms of playing as one cohesive unit.

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respective opponents matters, especially considering Indiana beat four top-10 teams Whereas the Wildon its way to the title. cats have established All four of those teams themselves as the class included contributing of a college basketball upperclassmen who season, the Hoosiers set simply aren’t as easy to a standard of how the find these days on elite game should be played teams. for a generation.

Will Kentucky’s path Kentucky might boast be as challenging? The better individual talent, question cannot be with at least four NBA answered until April 6, first-round draft picks, but I doubt it. but Indiana defined In today’s diluted colwhat team play was lege game, the toughest supposed to look like – team Kentucky might with three players taken have to overcome is among the first 11 in the itself – and with due 1976 NBA draft running respect to coach John the patented motion Calipari’s fine group, offense. the Wildcats remain Individually, Kentucky young enough to warlikely gets the edge in rant such fears. overall depth. CollecIndiana never had that tively, it’s Indiana. problem. The veteran The early migraHoosiers possessed too tion of college players much savvy to suffer to the NBA cannot letdowns coach Bob be overlooked when Knight simply wouldn’t evaluating Kentucky’s tolerate, and they never dominance now disappointed The Genagainst Indiana’s 39 eral – or all the Hooyears ago. The differsier kids like me who ences in the ages of the watched in awe.

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Last season, Iowa was defined by its late collapse. This year’s Hawkeyes are finishing a lot better than they started.

Senior Aaron White scored 25 points, and Iowa pounded Northwestern 69-52 on Saturday for its first six-game Big Ten winning streak in 28 years.

White also passed Acie Earl for the second-most points in school history for the Hawkeyes (21-10, 12-6 Big Ten), who never trailed in their final home game of the year.

Iowa turned a six-point halftime lead into a 52-35 advantage midway through the second half, and finished its conference slate with identical 6-3 home and road records.

The Hawkeyes are also playing their best basketball a year after closing out the regular season on a 1-5 slide.

“I thought, from an energy level standpoint, from the beginning, we were really locked in,” Coach Fran McCaffery said.

White now has 1,793 points.

He’s also the only active player in the country with more than 1,700 points, 850 rebounds, 175 assists, and 125 steals.

“It’s pretty amazing when you look at all the different categories that he has impacted, and most importantly, how that affects our ability to win and how it affects his teammates’ ability to be successful.

That, to me, is the true measure of greatness,” McCaffery said.

Jarrod Uthoff had 16 points, and Adam Woodbury scored 13 for Iowa.

Tre Demps had 15 points for Northwestern (15-16, 6-12), which lost for just the second time in seven games. The Wildcats accounted for Iowa’s last loss, an overtime win in Evanson on Feb. 15.

Michigan St. 74, Indiana 72: Travis Trice scored 18 of his 21 points in the second half Saturday as the Spartans barely staved off the Hoosiers’ frantic rally in Bloomington, Ind. The Spartans (21-10, 11-6) have won two straight, and six of eight as they earned the No. 3 seed in the Big Ten tournament. They led 67-56 with 3:42 to go before the Hoosiers roared back.

Indiana (19-12, 9-9) continued its recent swoon by losing its third in a row. Yogi Ferrell had 21 points, but missed a free throw that would have tied the score with 2 seconds left. James Blackmon Jr. added 17.

Michigan 79, Rutgers 69: Aubrey Dawkins scored a career-high 31 points Saturday, and Peoria Notre Dame product Max Bielfeldt added 14 points and a career-high 11 rebounds on his Senior Day to lead the Wolverines.

Michigan (15-15, 8-10 Big Ten), which won for only the second time in its last nine games, led 47-28 at halftime. Dawkins made eight shots from 3-point range, falling one short of Garde Thompson’s school record from 1987.

Rutgers (10-21, 2-16) finished last in its first season in the Big Ten. The Scarlet Knights have not won since upsetting Wisconsin on Jan. 11.

No. 6 Wisconsin 71, No. 23 Ohio St. 48: Frank Kaminsky scored 20

points, and Bronson Koenig touched off a 16-0 second-half run with two 3-pointers to lead the Badgers in a rout Sunday in Columbus, Ohio.

Wisconsin (28-3, 16-2), which had already clinched the Big Ten regular-season title and top seed in the conference tournament, tied a school record for league wins while extending the best start in school history. Koenig had 15 points, and

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Iowa forward Aaron White (30) goes in for a dunk over Northwestern’s Scottie Lindsey (20) and Alex Olah during the teams’ regular-season finale Saturday in Iowa City. White scored 25 points on his Senior Day, leading the Hawkeyes to a 69-52 win.

Big Ten Tournament schedule at the United Center, Chicago Wednesday’s games No. 12 Nebraska vs. No. 13 Penn State, 3:30 pm. (ESPN2) No. 11 Minnesota vs. No. 14 Rutgers, 6 p.m. (BTN) Thursday’s games No. 8 Illinois vs. No. 9 Michigan, 11 a.m. (BTN) No. 5 Iowa vs. Nebraska/Penn State, 1:30 p.m. (BTN) No. 7 Indiana vs. No. 10 Northwestern, 5:30 p.m. (ESPN2) No. 6 Ohio State vs. Minnesota/Rutgers, 8 p.m. (ESPN2) Friday’s games No. 1 Wisconsin vs. Illinois/Michigan, 11 a.m. (ESPN) No. 4 Purdue vs. Iowa/Nebraska/Penn State, 1:30 p.m. (ESPN) No. 2 Maryland vs. Indiana/Northwestern, 5:30 p.m. (BTN) No. 3 Michigan State vs. Ohio State/Minnesota/Rutgers, 8 p.m. (BTN) Saturday’s games Semifinals, noon & 2:30 p.m. (CBS) Sunday’s game Championship, 2:30 p.m. (CBS) Nigel Hayes scored 10 in the Badgers’ 13th win in their last 14 games.

D’Angelo Russell had 17 points for the Buckeyes (22-9, 11-7), who had a three-game win streak ended.

No. 10 Maryland 64, Nebraska 61:

Melo Trimble scored 21 points, and Dez Wells made a big shot with 8.8 seconds left Sunday as the Terrapins avoided the upset in Lincoln, Neb. Wells had 18 points and 12 rebounds, and Jake Layman added 11 points as Maryland (26-5, 14-4) won its seventh straight game.

Shavon Shields had 26 points, including a three-pojnt play with 43 seconds left to pull the Cornhuskers (13-17, 5-13) within one point at 62-61. Terran Petteway added 19 for Nebraska, which lost its eighth straight.

Penn St. 79, Minnesota 76: D.J. Newbill pulled up and calmly swished a 3-pointer at the buzzer Sunday, giving him 31 points, to lift the Nittany Lions past the Golden Gophers in Minneapolis.

The Big Ten’s leading scorer went 11-for-22 from the field, including 5-for-11 from 3-point range, to snap a six-game losing streak by Penn State (16-15, 4-14) with his dramatic finish. The senior guard also knocked down a one-handed floater from the lane with 22 seconds left to give the Lions a one-point lead.

Joey King, who scored 19 points on a career-high five 3-pointers for Minnesota (17-14, 6-12), pumpfaked Jordan Dickerson in the air to draw a foul with 14 seconds remaining, and he split the two free throws.

Reserve’s energy sparks Boilermakers SHIFT

The Boilermakers cut the Illini lead to 26-21 at halftime. They opened the second half with a After Purdue’s first field 13-0 run, and put goal of the game, Illinois together a 24-4 run to used a 15-0 run to set a lead 37-30 with 14:09 tone. Purdue didn’t score remaining. its 10th point of the game Illinois never recovered. until more than 14 min“We had some guys jogutes had passed. The Illini ging to start the second led 26-13 with 2 minutes, half,” Groce said. “We got 25 seconds remaining in beat on some transition the first half. buckets. By the time we Then things unraveled figured that out, they had quickly. the lead.”

Illinois coach John Rayvonte Rice led the Groce credits guard P.J. Illini with 25 points Thompson’s insertion on 9-for-16 shooting, into the game as the difwhile Egwu added nine ference, as he stole the rebounds and four steals. ball from Jaylon Tate to Otherwise, Groce was AP start an 8-0 run. disappointed in the Illinois’ Kendrick Nunn (25) and Malcolm Hill (21), and “He changed the energy team’s performance, Purdue’s Dakota Mathias (31) and A.J. Hammons (20) level of the building,” which included 23.3 all watch as a rebound flies out of bounds during the Groce said. “Changed the percent shooting in the first half of Saturday’s game in West Lafayette, Ind. energy level of his team.” second half.

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NBA | SPURS 116, BULLS 105

Stuck in park Parker leads Spurs over Bulls

BY RAUL DOMINGUEZ JR. Associated Press

SAN ANTONIO – Tim Duncan went without a basket, ending a recordsetting streak that lasted 1,310 games.

Good thing for the San Antonio Spurs that Tony Parker delivered his best game of the season.

Parker had a seasonhigh 32 points and just one turnover in leading Spurs to their fifth straight victory, 116-105 over the Chicago Bulls on Sunday.

“Tony is playing at a high level again, that makes a big difference for them,” Chicago center Pau Gasol said. “It’s tough to beat them that way.”

Duncan failed to make a basket for the first time in his 18-year career, going 0-for-8 while finishing with just three points. But his struggles were lessened by balanced scoring and Parker’s brilliance.

Parker is returning to his All-Star form after being hindered much of the season by a strained hamstring that forced him to miss 13 games.

He is again driving hard to the lane for his usual array of spins, layups, floaters, and quick passes to teammates for corner 3-pointers.

“I’m still dealing with some stuff, but I’m going to fight through it,” Parker said. “I’m tired of talking about it.

I kept saying I’m going to fight through it, and

Monday, March 9, 2015

College baseball Ripken Experience at Myrtle Beach, S.C

SAUK VALLEY 13, MONTGOMERY 3, 5 inn.

Sauk Valley 160 25 – 14 7 3 Montgomery 000 12 – 3 3 2 W – Fabian Del Real 1-0. L – Persson SAUK VALLEY (1-0) Del Real (5IP, 3H, 3R, ER, 6K, 0BB). Multi hits – Angel Vega 2, Derek Kennell 2. 3B – Wyatt Nale. RBI – Vega 3, Kennell 2, Bryant Lilly 2.

MONTGOMERY Persson (2IP, 3H, 7R, 4ER, 2K, BB, HBP), Goldblum (2IP, 4H, 2R, 2ER, 2K, BB), Wachsmuth (1IP, 0H, 5R, 4ER, 0K, 3BB, HBP).

Boys track Gold medal indoor meet at Westwood, Sterling 60-meter – 1. Quinton Douglas (Dixon) 7.30; 200 – 1. Matt Coffey (Dixon) 23.90; 400 – 1. Adam Deyoung (Geneseo) 56.6; 800 – 1. Evan Grady (Dixon) 2:06.00; 1,600 – 1. Brayden Hamblen (Rock Falls) 4:37.20; 60 hurdles – 1. Vanderheyden (Geneseo) 8.60; 800 relay – 1.

Geneseo 1:38.1; 1,600 relay – 1. Geneseo 3:39.80; 3,200 relay – 1. Sterling 8:36.80; High jump – 1. Brandon Boyer (Rock Falls) 6-0; Pole Vault – T1. Bobby Tribble (Sterling) 10-6, Brendon Jacobs (Dixon) 10-6; Long jump – 1. Josh Beard (Geneseo) 19-0; Triple jump – 1. Josh Beard (Geneseo) 41-7.50; Shot put – 1.

Tanner Jensen (Sterling) 43-8.25

Girls track AP

Bulls forwards Pau Gasol (16) and Nikola Mirotic block Spurs forward Kawhi Leonard on Sunday in San Antonio. The Spurs won 116-105.

Star of the game: Tony Parker, Spurs, 32 points, 1 turnover Up next: Grizzlies at Bulls, 7 p.m. today TV/Radio: CSN/1000 AM I would rather play than stay out.”

Parker, averaging 25 points in his past three games, shot 13-for-19 and had two assists in 30 minutes.

Kawhi Leonard added 20 points, Patty Mills had 15, and Manu Ginobili had 14 for the Spurs.

Chicago had 22 turnovers, which resulted in 32 points for San Antonio. The Spurs had 15 steals, including three each by Leonard and

Ginobili.

“They are very active with their hands, and they got a lot of steals,” Bulls power forward Joakim Noah said. “They got them into the open floor, and we had no answer for that.”

Parker stole a soft pass from Nazr Mohammed to E’Twaun Moore near midcourt and sprinted down court for an uncontested layup.

“He’s been in that mode for the last two or three games, and feeling pretty confident about his health,” Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said. “He was very explosive today, and played a decent number of minutes, too.

I think he’s where we would like him to be.”

Gold medal indoor meet at Westwood, Sterling 60-meter – 1. Sydney Arickx (Rock Falls) 8.10; 200 – 1. Ashleigh Tira (Sterling) 27.50; 400 – 1. Katie Puls (Geneseo); 800 – 1. Katie Puls (Geneseo) 2:30.10; 1,600 – 1. Maggie McPherson (Sterling) 5:41.70; 60 hurdles – 1. Vanderheyden (Geneseo) 9.80; 800 relay – 1. Rock Falls 1:55.20; 1,600 relay – 1. Geneseo 4:28.60; 3,200 relay – 1. Dixon 10:45.50; High jump – 1. Chantel Kyler (Indian Creek) 5-2; Pole Vault – 1. Kallie Zuidema (Sterling) 8-0; Long jump – 1. Brittani Sohn (Dixon) 14-11.5; Triple jump – 1. Brittani Sohn (Dixon) 32-1.75; Shot put – 1. Latesha Lee (Rock Falls) 30-3

Girls basketball IHSA State Tournament at Redbird Arena, Normal CLASS 3A Friday’s results Semifinals • Morton 58, Montini 44 • Rochester 71, Bogan 60 Saturday’s results Third place • Montini 63, Bogan 40 Championship • Morton 47, Rochester 37 CLASS 4A Friday’s results Semifinals • Lisle Benet 77, Homewood-Flossmoor 71 • Fremd 57, New Trier 28 Saturday’s games Third place • New Trier 43, Homewood-Flossmoor 41 Championship • Lisle Benet 61, Fremd 39

Men’s basketball Big Ten Conference Overall W-L Pct. W-L Pct. Wisconsin 16-2 .889 28-3 .903 Maryland 14-4 .778 26-5 .839 Michigan St. 12-6 .667 21-10 .677 Purdue 12-6 .667 20-11 .645 Iowa 12-6 .667 21-10 .677 Ohio St. 11-7 .611 22-9 .710 Illinois 9-9 .500 19-12 .613 Indiana 9-9 .500 19-12 .613 Michigan 8-10 .444 15-15 .500 Minnesota 6-12 .333 17-14 .548 Northwestern 6-12 .333 15-16 .484 Nebraska 5-13 .278 13-17 .433 Penn St. 4-14 .222 16-15 .533 Rutgers 2-16 .111 10-21 .323 Saturday’s results Michigan St. 74, Indiana 72 Iowa 69, Northwestern 52 Michigan 79, Rutgers 69 Purdue 63, Illinois 58 Sunday’s results Penn St. 79, Minnesota 76 Wisconsin 72, Ohio St. 48 Maryland 64, Nebraska 61

NHL | RANGERS 1, BLACKHAWKS 0, OT

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Blackhawks goalie Corey Crawford makes a save during Sunday’s game against the Rangers at the United Center. The Rangers won 1-0 in overtime.

Blackhawks blanked at U.C. Brassard’s overtime goal sinks Chicago

BY MATT CARLSON Associated Press

CHICAGO – Derick Brassard snapped out of a goal drought when it really mattered.

Brassard connected 32 seconds into overtime to end a 14-game streak without a goal, and Cam Talbot made 29 saves for his fifth shutout of the season in the New York Rangers’ 1-0 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Sunday night.

Brassard swooped in from the left wing and fired a shot past Corey Crawford on the stick side, after taking a crossice feed from Mats Zuccarello. That moved the Rangers within a point of the first-place New York Islanders in the Metropolitan Division.

Brassard had 13 assists since his last goal, on Feb. 4 against Boston, but he said beating Crawford just inside the left post, was sweet – and went according to plan.

“There’s no way I could score on the glove side there, so I just

Star of the game: Derick Brassard, Rangers, game-winning goal Up next: Blackhawks at Coyotes, 9 p.m.

Thursday TV/Radio: WGN/720 AM tried to go short side, and it worked,” Brassard said. “It felt pretty good. I hadn’t scored in decades. I’m just happy we came here and won the game. We know they’re a power team in the West.”

Talbot was sharp in his 15th start in 16 games since No. 1 goalie Henrik Lundqvist has been sidelined with a neck injury.

Talbot has eight career shutouts and, on Sunday, backstopped the Rangers first blanking of the Blackhawks since Jan. 25, 1969, when Ed Giacomin was in nets.

“I didn’t know that until right now,” Talbot said. “That says a lot about how we played tonight, coming into a

tough building against one of the best teams, and really doing a good job in our zone, shutting them down, not giving them the second and third opportunities that they thrive on.”

Crawford finished with 35 saves after stopping a career-high 46 shots Friday night in a 2-1 shootout win over Edmonton. “[Crawford] made some key saves at the end,” Chicago coach Joel Quenneville said.

“We’ve had some success over the year in the overtime, not tonight.

“I thought, as far as the chances go, both ways it was a pretty even game.

But [Brassard’s goal] was the game.”

Chicago dropped to 12-6 in games decided in overtime, while New York improved to 8-7.

In earning a point, the Blackhawks closed to within five of first-place Nashville, and within three of second-place St. Louis in the Central Division.

Saturday’s results No. 1 Kentucky 67, Florida 50 No. 16 Louisville 59, No. 2 Virginia 57 No. 3 Duke 84, No. 19 N. Carolina 77 No. 4 Villanova 105, St. John’s 68 No. 5 Arizona 91, Stanford 69 No. 7 Gonzaga 81, San Francisco 72 Illinois State 65, No. 8 Wichita State 62 No. 15 Oklahoma 75, No. 9 Kansas 73 No. 11 Northern Iowa 63, Loyola 49 No. 12 Notre Dame 81, Clemson 67 Washington 77, No. 13 Utah 68 No. 17 Iowa State 89, TCU 76 LSU 81, No. 18 Arkansas 78 No. 20 West Virginia 81, Oklahoma St. 72 No. 21 Butler 68, No. 24 Providence 64 Belmont 88, No. 25 Murray State 87 Sunday’s results No. 6 Wisconsin 72, No. 23 Ohio State 48 No. 10 Maryland 64, Nebraska 61 No. 11 Northern Iowa 69, Illinois State 60 No. 22 SMU 67, Tulsa 62

NBA EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct Toronto 38 25 .603 Boston 25 36 .410 Brooklyn 25 36 .410 Philadelphia 14 49 .222 New York 12 49 .197 Southeast Division W L Pct x-Atlanta 49 13 .790 Washington 35 28 .556 Charlotte 28 33 .459 Miami 28 34 .452 Orlando 21 43 .328 Central Division W L Pct Cleveland 40 25 .615 Chicago 39 25 .609 Milwaukee 33 29 .532 Indiana 28 34 .452 Detroit 23 39 .371

GB — 12 12 24 25 GB — 14½ 20½ 21 29 GB — ½ 5½ 10½ 15½

WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct Memphis 44 18 .710 Houston 43 20 .683 San Antonio 39 23 .629 Dallas 40 24 .625 New Orleans 34 29 .540 Northwest Division W L Pct Portland 41 20 .672 Oklahoma City 35 28 .556 Utah 26 36 .419 Denver 22 41 .349 Minnesota 14 47 .230 Pacific Division W L Pct Golden State 49 12 .803 L.A. Clippers 40 23 .635 Phoenix 33 31 .516 Sacramento 21 40 .344 L.A. Lakers 16 45 .262 x-clinched playoff spot Saturday’s results New Orleans 95, Memphis 89 Philadelphia 92, Atlanta 84 Miami 114, Sacramento 109, OT Cleveland 89, Phoenix 79 Indiana 92, New York 86 Minnesota 121, Portland 113 Milwaukee 91, Washington 85 Houston 114, Denver 100

GB — 1½ 5 5 10½ GB — 7 15½ 20 27 GB — 10 17½ 28 33

Sunday’s results San Antonio 116, Chicago 105 Golden State 106, L.A. Clippers 98 Orlando 103, Boston 98 Charlotte 108, Detroit 101 Utah 95, Brooklyn 88 Oklahoma City 108, Toronto 104 Dallas at L.A. Lakers, late Today’s games Washington at Charlotte, 6 p.m.

Sacramento at Atlanta, 6:30 p.m.

Boston at Miami, 6:30 p.m.

Memphis at Chicago, 7 p.m.

New Orleans at Milwaukee, 7 p.m.

New York at Denver, 8 p.m.

Golden State at Phoenix, 9 p.m.

Minnesota at L.A. Clippers, 9:30 p.m.

Tuesday’s games Orlando at Indiana, 6 p.m.

New Orleans at Brooklyn, 6:30 p.m.

Cleveland at Dallas, 7:30 p.m.

Toronto at San Antonio, 7:30 p.m.

New York at Utah, 8 p.m.

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

Sunday’s box score

SPURS 116, BULLS 105 CHICAGO (105) Dunleavy 3-5 4-4 12, Gasol 9-16 5-6 23, Noah 2-3 0-0 4, Brooks 7-12 7-8 22, Snell 0-6 0-0 0, Mohammed 4-4 0-0 8, Hinrich 2-6 1-2 6, Mirotic 5-10 9-9 19, Moore 4-6 0-0 8, McDermott 1-5 0-0 3. Totals 37-73 26-29 105.

SAN ANTONIO (116) Leonard 9-20 2-2 20, Duncan 0-8 3-4 3, Splitter 4-7 0-0 8, Parker 13-19 5-8 32, Green 4-8 0-0 11, Ginobili 5-8 5-6 16, Baynes 1-3 0-0 2, Mills 6-9 0-0 15, Diaw 1-1 0-0 2, Bonner 0-2 2-2 2, Belinelli 1-4 2-2 5, Joseph 0-1 0-0 0, Ayres 0-0 0-0 0.

Totals 44-90 19-24 116.

Chicago 19 20 38 28 –105 San Antonio 25 32 30 29 –116 3-Point Goals–Chicago 5-15 (Dunleavy 2-4, McDermott 1-1, Hinrich 1-2, Brooks 1-3, Mirotic 0-2, Snell 0-3), San Antonio 9-22 (Mills 3-4, Green 3-6, Parker 1-1, Belinelli 1-3, Ginobili 1-3, Duncan 0-1, Leonard 0-4). Fouled Out–None. Rebounds– Chicago 49 (Gasol 15), San Antonio 41 (Duncan, Leonard 8). Assists–Chicago 20 (Noah 9), San Antonio 14 (Duncan, Belinelli 3). Total Fouls–Chicago 24, San Antonio 22. A–18,581 (18,797).

NHL EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF Montreal 66 42 18 6 90 177 Tampa Bay 67 41 20 6 88 222 Detroit 64 36 17 11 83 187 Boston 65 33 22 10 76 176 Florida 66 29 23 14 72 163 Ottawa 64 30 23 11 71 184 Toronto 66 26 35 5 57 176 Buffalo 66 19 42 5 43 126 Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pts GF N.Y. Islanders 67 42 21 4 88 214 N.Y. Rangers 64 40 17 7 87 198 Pittsburgh 65 38 18 9 85 188 Washington 67 36 21 10 82 200 Philadelphia 67 28 26 13 69 177 New Jersey 66 28 28 10 66 151 Columbus 65 27 34 4 58 166 Carolina 64 25 32 7 57 152

GA 146 177 170 170 188 173 205 224 GA 189 155 160 165 195 170 207 174

WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA 67 41 19 7 89 197 165 65 41 19 5 87 204 163 66 39 21 6 84 190 154 66 36 23 7 79 186 168 66 33 21 12 78 183 176 66 30 25 11 71 177 185 66 29 27 10 68 207 220 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Anaheim 67 42 18 7 91 198 184 Vancouver 65 37 24 4 78 187 178 Calgary 66 36 25 5 77 191 172 Los Angeles 65 31 21 13 75 175 168 San Jose 66 32 26 8 72 187 186 Arizona 66 21 38 7 49 142 222 Edmonton 66 18 37 11 47 150 222 Note: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

Nashville St. Louis Chicago Minnesota Winnipeg Colorado Dallas

Saturday’s results Florida 4, N.Y. Islanders 3, SO Boston 3, Philadelphia 2, OT St. Louis 6, Toronto 1 Tampa Bay 5, Dallas 4 Washington 6, Buffalo 1 Colorado 4, Columbus 0 Winnipeg 3, Nashville 1 Montreal 2, Arizona 0 Pittsburgh 1, Los Angeles 0, OT Vancouver 3, San Jose 2 Sunday’s results Ottawa 5, Calgary 4, SO Boston 5, Detroit 3 Carolina 7, Edmonton 4 New Jersey 5, Philadelphia 2 Colorado 3, Minnesota 2 N.Y. Rangers 1, Chicago 0, OT Today’s games N.Y. Islanders at Toronto, 6:30 p.m.

Edmonton at Detroit, 6:30 p.m.

Anaheim at Vancouver, 9 p.m.

Nashville at Arizona, 9 p.m.

Pittsburgh at San Jose, 9 p.m.

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

Dallas at Philadelphia, 6 p.m.

Columbus at Carolina, 6 p.m.

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

Boston at Ottawa, 6:30 p.m.

Winnipeg at St. Louis, 7 p.m.

New Jersey at Minnesota, 7 p.m.

Los Angeles at Colorado, 8 p.m.

Sunday’s box score

RANGERS 1, BLACKHAWKS 0, OT N.Y. Rangers 0 0 0 1 – 1 Chicago 0 0 0 0 – 0 First Period–None. Penalties–Staal, NYR (hooking), 3:12; Kreider, NYR (hooking), 15:33.

Second Period–None. Penalties–New York bench, served by Miller (too many men), 6:19; Shaw, Chi (hooking), 10:44; Moore, NYR (interference), 17:21.

Third Period–None. Penalties–Chicago bench, served by Shaw (too many men), 17:22.

Overtime–1, N.Y. Rangers, Brassard 14 (Zuccarello, McDonagh), :32. Penalties– None.

Shots on Goal–N.Y. Rangers 16-5-141–36. Chicago 8-12-8-1–29.

Power-play opportunities–N.Y. Rangers 0 of 2; Chicago 0 of 4.

Goalies–N.Y. Rangers, Talbot 14-6-4 (29 shots-29 saves). Chicago, Crawford 26-14-5 (36-35). A–22,160. T–2:24.

MLB AMERICAN LEAGUE Kansas City Oakland New York Boston Detroit Houston Los Angeles Minnesota Seattle Texas Toronto Chicago Cleveland Tampa Bay Baltimore

W 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 3 2 2 1 2

L 0 1 2 2 3 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 2 5

Pct 1.000 .800 .667 .600 .500 .500 .500 .500 .500 .500 .500 .400 .400 .333 .286

NATIONAL LEAGUE W L Pct Arizona 5 1 .833 Los Angeles 4 1 .800 St. Louis 3 1 .750 Washington 3 1 .750 Pittsburgh 3 2 .600 Cincinnati 3 3 .500 Miami 2 2 .500 New York 3 3 .500 Colorado 2 3 .400 Philadelphia 2 3 .400 San Diego 2 3 .400 San Francisco 2 5 .286 Atlanta 1 4 .200 Chicago 0 4 .000 Milwaukee 0 4 .000 Note: Split-squad games count in the standings; games against non-major league teams do not.

Sunday’s results Minnesota 2, Baltimore 1 Philadelphia 5, Tampa Bay 4 Houston (ss) 14, Detroit 9 N.Y. Yankees 3, Washington 2 St. Louis 5, Miami 2 Houston (ss) 2, Atlanta 2, tie, 10 innings Pittsburgh 1, Toronto 0 Boston 6, N.Y. Mets 3 L.A. Dodgers 4, Milwaukee 3 Chicago White Sox 10, Oakland 4 Texas (ss) 6, Chicago Cubs 4 Colorado 7, San Diego 5 Cincinnati 10, Seattle 1 Texas (ss) 8, Cleveland 7 Arizona 12, San Francisco 2 Kansas City 6, L.A. Angels 4 Arizona 10, San Francisco 5 Today’s games Minnesota vs. Pittsburgh at Bradenton, Fla., 12:05 p.m.

Toronto (ss) vs. Detroit at Lakeland, Fla., 12:05 p.m.

Philadelphia vs. Baltimore at Sarasota, Fla., 12:05 p.m.

Boston vs. St. Louis at Jupiter, Fla., 12:05 p.m.

Tampa Bay vs. N.Y. Yankees at Tampa, Fla., 12:05 p.m.

Atlanta vs. Washington at Viera, Fla., 12:05 p.m.

Houston vs. Toronto (ss) at Dunedin, Fla., 12:07 p.m.

Miami vs. N.Y. Mets at Port St. Lucie, Fla., 12:10 p.m.

Kansas City vs. Milwaukee at Phoenix, 3:05 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers vs. San Francisco at Scottsdale, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.

Cleveland vs. Seattle at Peoria, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.

Oakland vs. Texas at Surprise, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.

Arizona vs. Chicago White Sox at Glendale, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.

L.A. Angels vs. Cincinnati (ss) at Goodyear, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.

San Diego vs. Chicago Cubs at Mesa, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.

Cincinnati (ss) vs. Colorado at Scottsdale, Ariz., 3:10 p.m.

Auto racing Sunday NASCAR Sprint Cup-Kobalt 400 At Las Vegas Motor Speedway Las Vegas, Nev. Lap length: 1.5 miles (Start position in parentheses) 1. (18) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 267 laps, 141.5 rating, 48 points, $431,815.

2. (8) Martin Truex Jr., Chevrolet, 267, 117.1, 43, $268,950.

3. (7) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 267, 103.4, 42, $236,980.

4. (4) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 267, 123.5, 41, $184,455.

5. (19) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 267, 108.7, 39, $162,380.

6. (22) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet, 267, 94.1, 38, $162,703.

7. (11) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 267, 102.8, 38, $170,461.

8. (5) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 267, 102.3, 36, $156,078.

9. (6) Matt Kenseth, Toyota, 267, 92.4, 36, $157,206.

10. (2) Joey Logano, Ford, 267, 102.6, 35, $165,853.

11. (10) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 267, 86.9, 33, $144,426.

12. (24) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 267, 80.8, 32, $121,010.

13. (23) Brian Scott, Chevrolet, 267, 74.6, 0, $128,068.

14. (16) Greg Biffle, Ford, 267, 77.5, 30, $141,793.

15. (28) Brian Vickers, Toyota, 266, 70.3, 29, $137,274.

16. (34) Regan Smith, Chevrolet, 266, 70.3, 0, $123,160.

17. (3) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 266, 102, 27, $121,660.

18. (1) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 266, 76.4, 26, $157,196.

19. (30) Ryan Blaney, Ford, 266, 63, 0, $101,660.

20. (25) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 265, 75.2, 24, $146,796.

21. (20) Clint Bowyer, Toyota, 265, 62, 23, $137,418.

22. (13) David Ragan, Toyota, 265, 53.8, 22, $143,651.

Race Statistics Average Speed of Race Winner: 143.677 mph.

Time of Race: 2 hours, 47 minutes, 15 seconds.

Margin of Victory: 1.640 seconds.

Caution Flags: 6 for 28 laps.

Lead Changes: 18 among 9 drivers.

Lap Leaders: J.Logano 1-27; D.Earnhardt Jr. 28-29; J.Logano 30-42; J.Johnson 43-76; C.Edwards 77-78; M.Kenseth 79; J.Johnson 80-90; K.Harvick 91-130; B.Keselowski 131-132; J.Logano 133-139; K.Harvick 140-144; M.Truex Jr. 145-147; K.Harvick 148-198; D.Earnhardt Jr. 199-200; K.Harvick 201-230; R.Newman 231-244; B.Keselowski 245251; K.Harvick 252-267.

Wins: K.Harvick, 1; J.Johnson, 1; J.Logano, 1.

Golf PGA – Cadillac Championship Sunday At Trump National Doral Doral, Fla. Purse: $9.25 million Yardage: 7,528; Par: 72 Final Dustin Johnson 68-73-69-69—279 J.B. Holmes 62-73-70-75—280 Bubba Watson 71-69-70-71—281 Adam Scott 70-68-75-71—284 Henrik Stenson 69-71-72-72—284 Louis Oosthuizen 71-74-67-73—285 Bill Haas 74-73-65-74—286 Webb Simpson 74-69-70-73—286 Kevin Na 74-71-71-71—287 Rory McIlroy 73-70-72-72—287 Ryan Moore 66-71-74-76—287 Rickie Fowler 68-77-71-72—288 Jim Furyk 70-73-76-69—288 Ryan Palmer 71-70-74-73—288 Lee Westwood 71-72-70-75—288 Danny Willett 73-76-71-68—288 Morgan Hoffmann 73-71-71-74—289 Brooks Koepka 69-74-73-73—289 Shane Lowry 71-74-70-74—289 Brandt Snedeker 74-73-70-72—289 Jordan Spieth 75-69-73-72—289 Marc Warren 73-75-69-72—289

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LPGA – HSBC Champions Sunday At Sentosa Golf Club (Serapong Course) Singapore Purse: $1.4 million Yardage: 6,553; Par: 72 Final a-amateur Inbee Park 66-69-68-70—273 Lydia Ko 68-70-67-70—275 Stacy Lewis 69-69-67-72—277 Shanshan Feng 70-71-68-69—278 So Yeon Ryu 70-69-69-70—278 Azahara Munoz 70-67-70-71—278 Caroline Masson 71-68-72-68—279 Ilhee Lee 72-72-71-65—280 Hyo Joo Kim 70-74-69-67—280 Carlota Ciganda 69-66-74-71—280 Anna Nordqvist 69-70-68-73—280 Lexi Thompson 69-75-70-67—281 Na Yeon Choi 71-74-67-69—281 Lizette Salas 70-72-69-70—281 Suzann Pettersen 71-68-68-74—281 Sei Young Kim 73-73-70-67—283 Mo Martin 68-72-73-70—283 Brittany Lincicome 74-71-67-72—284 Jenny Shin 68-70-73-73—284 Jessica Korda 72-67-70-75—284

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Transactions BASKETBALL National Basketball Association MIAMI HEAT — Signed F Michael Beasley to a second 10-day contract.

LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS — Signed G Nate Robinson to a 10-day contract.

FOOTBALL National Football League INDIANAPOLIS COLTS — Agreed to terms with G Todd Herremans.

TENNESSEE TITANS — Agreed to terms with LS Beau Brinkley and with P Brett Kern on a five-year contract.

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HARMON 2 BR 1 BA apt. for rent: 952 Harmon Rd. Harmon, IL. $475/mo. Country setting. Walk-in closets. Car port parking available.

815-562-7368

MILLEDGEVILLE 1BR, w/ applcs. $400/mo. svla.org.

815-718-5488

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TRAMEC HILL FASTENER, Rock Falls, IL Tool Room attendant needed at our TRAMEC Hill Fastener cold heading division of TRAMEC LLC (www.tramec.com). Must have experience with cold heading tooling including assembly, modifications, fabrication and fitting to high speed steel and carbide dies used in the fastener industry.

Must be competently experienced with operation of Hydraulic press, die assembly, lathe, grinding and deckle tool room equipment. Great salary, matching 401K, major medical insurance,. Great team in place, with excellent growth potential.

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ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS A. Qualified bidders may submit bids to Dixon Public School District #170 for 2015 WASHINGTON ROOF REPAIRS for work to be done at Washington Elementary School, 703 East Morgan Street, Dixon Illinois, 61021.

B. Owner will receive sealed lump sum bids until the bid time and date at the location given below. The sealed bid must be submitted in duplicate on the form provided, Project Name, Date and Time of Bid, clearly marked on the outside of the envelope to prevent premature opening. Bid forms can be downloaded at www.greenassociates.com.

1. Bid Date: March 26, 2015.

2. Bid Time: 2:00 p.m., local time.

3. Location: Dixon Public School District 170 Administration Offices, 1335 Franklin Grove Road, Dixon, Illinois, 61021 C. A Pre-bid meeting for all bidders will be held at Washington Elementary School, 703 East Morgan Street, Dixon, Illinois 61021 on March 19, 2015 at 3:00 p.m., local time. Prospective prime bidders are urged to attend.

1. Additional visits to the site may be arranged by contacting Mr. Kevin Schultz, Director of Buildings and Grounds, 815-849-5145, kschultz@dixonschools.org.

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D. Bidding Documents: Obtain access after March 9, 2015 by going to the Architect?s website, www.greenassociates.com and registering.

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IN THE CIRCUIT OF THE FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT LEE COUNTY, ILLINOIS, IN PROBATE IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF Sylvia M. Blanchette, Deceased.

NO. 2015 P 7 CLAIM NOTICE Notice is given to creditors of the death of Sylvia M. Blanchette of Dixon, Lee County, Illinois. Letters of office were issued to Trisha Shuck, Dixon, Lee County, Illinois, as Independent Executor, whose attorney of record is Gary R. Gehlbach, Ehrmann Gehlbach Badfger Lee & Considine, LLC, 215 E. First Street, Ste. 100, Dixon, Illinois 61021.

The estate will be administered without court supervision, unless under section 28-4 of the Probate Act (755 ILCS 5/28-4) any interested person terminates independent administration at any time by mailing or delivering a petition to terminate to the clerk.

Claims against the Estate may be filed in the office of the Clerk of the Court at 309 S. Galena Avenue, Dixon, Illinois 61021, or with the representative, or both, on or before the date which is six (6) months after the date of the first publication of this Claim Notice, or, if mailing or delivering of a notice from the representative is required by section 18-3 of the Probate Act of 1975, the date is stated in that notice. Any claim not filed on or before that date is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the clerk must be mailed or delivered to the representative and to the attorney within 10 days after it has been filed.

By: Trisha Shuck Independent Executor

Gary R. Gehlbach Ehrmann Gehlbach Badger & Lee, LLC Attorneys for Independent Administrator 215 E. First Street, Ste. 100 P.O. Box 447 Dixon, IL 61021 (815) 288-4949 (815) 288-3068 (FAX) March 9, 16, 23, 2015

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The successful bidder will be required to furnish a Performance Bond and a Payment Bond, in the amount of one hundred and twenty five percent (125%) of the contract sum, on AIA Document A312, as issued by the American Institute of Architects.

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Hospice of the Rock River Valley has an opening for a Registered Nurse.

You’ll find more than a job at Hospice of the Rock River Valley; you’ll find a family of dedicated professionals providing care in the communities we serve. You can become a part of our team of compassionate and dedicated nurses providing care and improving the quality of life of hospice patients. Nurses are responsible for direct patient care and participate with the interdisciplinary team to coordinate patient care and services. Individual must be able to work on-call schedule one week (including weekend) per month. Competitive benefits and salary. EOE Resumes may be sent to: Carolyn J. Spencer, Executive Director, Hospice of the Rock River Valley, 264 IL Route 2, Dixon, IL 61021 or email to carolyn@hospicerockriver.org Consider the rewards of hospice nursing!

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You should be sales focused with excellent attention to detail. Along with event bookings and marketing, you will also be responsible to oversee all aspects of an event. Computer skills are a plus.

Applicant must be self motivated, demonstrate strong leadership skills, and be available on weekends as events require.

Please send your resume to: managerneeded4 @gmail.com

The Telegraph is accepting resumes for a Customer Service/Inside Sales Representative in our Dixon office. This is a part time position offering approximately 25 hours per week.

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

Candidates should possess multi-tasking abilities with a strong customer service commitment. Typing and computer skills are required with good grammar and spelling, along with dependability, flexibility and a teamwork mindset.

Successful completion of pre-employment drug screen and background check required.

If you are interested in joining our team, send your resume to: Ed Bushman • ebushman@saukvalley.com The Telegraph 113 S Peoria Ave Dixon, IL 61021

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Or send your resume to vwilliams@saukvalley.com.

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

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Responsibilities Include: • Performing preventative, troubleshooting and day-to-day maintenance repairs on all machinery and equipment in a fast paced, high output production environment.

• Flexibility to work 40+ hours per week, weekends included • Availability to be on-call for repairs and assistance Skills Required: • Strong industrial, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, pneumatic, hydraulic skills including troubleshooting in an industrial environment.

• Strong working knowledge of AC and DC motors and drives with basic PLC troubleshooting knowledge (Allen Bradley and Automation Direct preferred brands).

PERMANENT, FULL-TIME POSITION AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY IN AGRICULTURAL OFFICE: Salary range $15-$25 per hour plus benefits. A copy of the vacancy announcement is available at 213 W. Pines Road Oregon, IL 61061.

Application packages must be submitted through www.USAJobs.gov, see Job Announcement Number: FSA-15-0332-IL-MJ, by March 16, 2015.

We recognize and appreciate the benefits of diversity in the workplace. People who share this belief and reflect a diverse background are encouraged to apply. FSA is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.

What we offer: • Competitive salary - $21.00 per hour and up, depending on experience • Comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental and vision benefits • Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) • Positive work environment and drug free workplace

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

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

Qualified candidates should send cover letter and resume to: Contact Jennifer Baratta Sauk Valley Media 3200 E. Lincolnway, P.O. Box 498, Sterling, IL 61081 jbaratta@saukvalley.com Sauk Valley Media is an equal opportunity employer and a drugfree workplace.

Pre-employment drug screen and background check required.

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DIRECTOR OF CRISIS SERVICES: Make a difference every day, helping to transform people's lives. This position leads a staff of 21 serving survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault. Position includes grant writing, policy development, and work with community and funders.

Requirements: Bachelor's Degree in human service field, significant supervisory experience in a human services setting.

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

Equal Opportunity Employer.

Apply at YWCA of the Sauk Valley, 412 First Avenue, Sterling Looking for 1 FT/ 1 PT Truck Driver Class A Licensed.

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Customer Service/ Inside Sales Representative

The Telegraph is accepting resumes for a Customer Service/ Inside Sales Representative in our Dixon office. This is a part time position offering approximately 25 hours per week. We are looking for a highly motivated, enthusiindividual astic who can handle a fast-paced small office environment.

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

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

Typing and computer skills are required with good grammar and spelling, along with dependability, flexibility and a teamwork mindset. Successful completion of pre-employment drug screen and background check required. If you are interested in joining our team, send your resume to:

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

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Focus Services Come see us at our new location in Sterling at 2214 E 4th St Suite B. We are hiring for A.M. and P.M. training. Ask us about our shift differentials.

Please come fill out an application or go online to: focus. iapplicants.com You can call and speak with Heather Hiatt at (815)622-4900.

Harbor Crest Home An 84-bed skilled care facility in Fulton IL, is in need of •CNA's: 2nd & 3rd shift •Restorative Nurse Must be able to practice in Illinois and pass Background test. Apply online or in person at: harborcrest2 @mchsi.com 817 17th St, Fulton IL. EOE Local remodeling contractor seeking experienced PT help with possibility of FT. Drug screen, D.L, transportation, & own tools required. Fax resumes with references to: 815-6520106

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

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Now Hiring for Spring General Labor, must be 21 or over with valid drivers license. Serious inquiries only!!

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Flexible hours.

To apply call 815-622-3525 ServiceMaster has immediate openings in Dixon, Sterling & Amboy area.

Multiple day and night part time positions. 15-20/hrs. per week. Apply in person at 205 6th Ave., Sterling.

The City Rebar, Inc. is looking for highly motivated and reliable individuals for work in the construction industry. Positions to be filled include full time rebar estimators and detailers.

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TRUCK DRIVERS Part Time for our Steward and Kirkland, IL locations.

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