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Downtown building will be torn down to make room for apartment parking

BY PAM EGGEMEIER peggemeier@saukvalley.com 815-625-3600, ext. 5570 @pam_eggemeier

STERLING – The city’s nonprofit economic development arm is finalizing plans to demolish a building on First Avenue to create parking space for the Lawrence Lofts project.

Sterling Today is partnering with the Rock Island Economic Growth Corp. to build the

estimated $5.5 million apartment complex above the Whiteside County Courthouse at 101 E. Third St. Plans call for 20 affordable housing units in the long-vacant tower area of the building. The courthouse will remain on the main floor.

Sterling Today is working on plans to knock down the building at 216 First Ave., which most recently was home to Fung Ming restaurant. The organization is hoping to speed along the process so the

vacant space can be used as a staging site for the construction crews.

“We’re expecting demolition bids to come in before our board meeting on Thursday, and the quotes for asbestos remediation should also be coming in soon,” said Janna Groharing, executive director of Sterling Today and Sterling Main Street.

Officials said the Lawrence Lofts project is on schedule.

The staff at Sauk Valley Media has been spending some time the past few weeks with the men and women who are the backbone of our communities – the people who cut your hair, take care of your kids, satisfy your munchies, and help you through the most difficult times in your life, to name just a few. In today’s paper, you’ll see what we’ve been working on – and more importantly, what they’ve been working on.

Our 48-page “A Day in the Life” celebrates the people who get things done in the Sauk Valley, and how they do it.

Section C takes a look at a day in the life of small business owners, firefighters, an accountant, a day care worker, real estate agent, demolition crew, veterinarian, funeral director, and priest.

In Section D, we spend some time with a vending machine operator, apartment manager, bar manager, barber, school IT professional, antique restorer, festival organizers, tattoo artist, and personal trainer.

To accommodate printing and inserting the section, SVM had early deadlines Monday night, which means the late lottery numbers and some news from that night won’t appear in today’s paper, but you can always check saukvalley.com for breaking news and other updates.

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Where there’s smoke, there’s fire – and growth Phil Nagorny of Cary, a member of the Nachusa Grasslands summer work crew, keeps an eye on a fire break Monday afternoon at Nachusa, near Franklin Grove. Norgorny will be working at the grasslands through the summer and fall while he studies at Northern Illinois University. Crew members and volunteers at the grasslands spent the weekend burning off plots of the prairie. The controlled burns help clear invasive species, stimulate new growth, and lessen the risk of a wildfire being triggered by underbrush. Turn to page A2 for more photos of Monday’s burn.

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City official: Upgraded airport could help economy

BY RACHEL RODGERS rrodgers@saukvalley.com 815-625-3600, ext. 5529 @rj_rodgers

DIXON – A feasibility study on the City Council’s radar is part of a plan for the Dixon Municipal Airport that, in the long run, could help the city’s economy.

The council is considering conducting a study to determine what improvements would be needed to upgrade the airport into more of a commercial facility.

City Manager Cole O’Donnell said the city wants to take a look at the long-term feasibility of the airport, which accommodates mostly pleasure aircraft.

“We would like to see what it would take and how much it would cost to modernize and expand the airport to attract more nonpleasure aircraft at the airport,” he said.

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VOLUNTEERS, EMPLOYEES SET FIRE TO THE TERRAIN

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ABOVE: Bernie Buchholz of Oak Park, who’s volunteered at the Nachusa Grasslands for 10 years, uses a mixture of two parts diesel to one part gasoline and a drip torch to create a fire break Monday.

TOP RIGHT: Nachusa Grasslands employee Cody Considine looks over a recently burned area Monday afternoon following the second of three scheduled burns for the day. Volunteers and crew members spent the weekend burning off areas of the grasslands. The burning helps clear out invasive species and stimulate new growth.

MIDDLE RIGHT: Volunteers set the head wind fire for the first of three prescribed burns Monday morning.

After a fire break perimeter is burned off, the main burn is set into motion.

BOTTOM RIGHT: Susan Kleiman moves a hose into place to start the first of three burns. Water is put down as a barrier between the fire break and the rest of the grasslands.

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ERROR? Getting it right We care about accuracy, and we want to correct errors promptly. Please call mistakes to our attention at 815-284-2222 or 815-6253600, ext. 5501 or 5502.

Correction Laura Birr-Brown of Dixon was the featured photographer on Page C3 of the March 19 edition of SV Weekend. Her name was incorrect.

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POLICE Sterling Police

Jimmy L. Devers, 53, of Rock Falls; 9:17 a.m. Sunday at 12th Avenue and East Fourth Street; speeding 44 mph in a 30-mph zone; given state citation.

Auston J. Garrett, 17, of Rock Falls; 10:33 a.m. Sunday at East Third Street and 19th Avenue; driving while license suspended, operating uninsured vehicle, speeding 44 mph in a 30-mph zone; given notice to appear in court.

Dustin T. Miller, 27, of Rock Falls; 11:49 a.m.

Sunday at Locust and 23rd streets; no valid insurance; given state citation.

Cheyenne D. Hines, 19, of Chadwick; 8:04 p.m. Sunday at East Fourth Street and 17th Avenue; Scott’s Law violation; given state citation.

Jace C. Meyer, 22, of Sterling; 10:57 p.m. Sunday at East 14th Street and Fifth Avenue; disobeyed stop sign; given state citation.

Dixon Police

John K. Sandusky, 35, of Dixon; 7:20 p.m. Sunday in the 300 block of Central Place; resisting or obstructing a peace officer; given notice to appear in court.

Benjamin J. Nelson, 27, of Dixon; 1:39 a.m. Monday in the 100 block of West Second Street; driving under the influence, improper parking on the roadway; given notice to appear in court.

Brandon E. Gill, 27, of Rockford; 1:40 p.m. Sunday in the 600 block of East River Street; possession of marijuana (10 to 30 grams); given notice to appear in court.

Mount Morris Police

Kyle J. Deming, 19, of Evansville, Wisconsin; March 15; speeding; given citation.

Lina G. Martin, 58, of Rochelle; 10:35 p.m. March 15; arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol.

Ernest B. Miler, 27, of Mount Morris; 9:45 a.m. Wednesday; arrested on a Whiteside County warrant for failure to appear.

Polo Police

Richard D. Bartnick, 17, of Polo; 11:32 a.m. March 14; speeding 40 mph in a 30-mph zone; given individual bond and released.

Stacey L. Stargle, 38, of Polo; 3:51 p.m. Friday; operat-

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Daniel L. Mull, 44, of Dixon; 1:47 p.m. Sunday; order of commitment; posted bond and given notice to appear in court.

Zachary J. Glazier, 33, of Sterling; 1:19 a.m. Saturday; driving under the influence, speeding 35 mph over the limit; posted bond and given notice to appear in court.

Boy, 16, of Chicago; 9:39 p.m. Friday; battery; released to his parents.

Anthony J. Gerace, 56, of Amboy; 4:57 p.m. Friday; domestic battery; posted bond and given notice to appear in court.

Oscar A. Bosch, 34, of Sterling; 3:07 p.m. Friday; warrant for failure to appear – contempt (non-payment – possession of marijuana 2.5 to 10 grams); posted bond and given notice to appear in court.

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Karl Munda, 33, of Forreston; 8:08 p.m. Sunday in the 16000 block of West Coffman Road; domestic battery, interfering with the reporting of domestic battery; taken to Ogle County Jail and held in lieu of bond.

Brandon Hair, 27, of Chicago; 8:33 p.m. Friday in the 9000 block of North Adeline Road; driving while license suspended, warrant for driving 15 to 20 mph above speed limit; taken to Ogle County Jail, posted bond, and given notice to appear in court.

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Angela Prosise, 41, of Davis Junction; Friday; warrant for failure to appear; posted $306 full cash bond and has no further court appearances.

One hurt Friday in two-vehicle crash

GERMAN VALLEY – A Rockford man suffered multiple injuries Friday in a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of Montague and Rock City roads.

Ogle County Sheriff’s deputies and German Valley fire and ambulance personnel responded at 10:44 a.m.

A Lincoln Town Car driven

by George E. Buck, 86, of Rockford, was westbound on Montague Road when Buck stopped for the stop sign.

He then proceeded into the intersection, where his vehicle was struck by a northbound Dodge Stratus driven by Ned M. Sours, 19, of Lexington.

Buck was extricated from his vehicle by German Valley firefighters, and taken by German Valley ambulance to FHN Memorial Hospital in Freeport, where his condition was unavailable Monday.

Sours and his passenger, Tyler M. Smith, 19, of Savanna, refused medical attention at the scene. The crash remains under investigation.

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Milledgeville police are investigating the incidents.

One vehicle was found on Dutchtown Road just outside of Milledgeville. The second vehicle, a green 1995 Ford Ranger with Illinois registration 18511E, remains missing.

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LOTTERY NUMBERS Due to early press deadlines, late lottery numbers were not available Monday night.

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Program gets the OK to expand, but must wait for funds

BY JERMAINE PIGEE jpigee@saukvalley.com 815-625-3600, ext. 5525 @JPigee84

STERLING – The good news is that state money to give the Whiteside County Public Transportation a new home is back on track.

The bad news: The agency can’t get its hands on the money just yet.

So that means WCPT will stay put for now.

In late 2013, the Illinois Department of Transportation awarded the county $1.2 million to build a new facility, the result of a state initiative to help expand its 11 regional transit systems, especially those in rural areas.

But before things could get started, the bad news came.

As part of the original grant, the program planned to expand to the former Ken Nelson Auto Mall site on the northwest corner of Locust Street/state Route 40 and Lynn Boulevard in Sterling, which has sat idle since August 2010. “Unfortunately, the state deemed that as an nonfeasible option for us,� WCPT Executive Director Tori McDaniel said.

As if that wasn’t enough, McDaniel said that “due to the budget impasse, our building grant was placed on hold� – but not for long. “The state then determined which projects they would continue to fund, and luckily last

month, our grant was moved from the on-hold list. Although our grant was moved from the onhold list, we still cannot move forward until our grant is amended to include the purchase of land.�

Now, WCPT has to wait for the state to amend the existing grant before it can buy a site. “We haven’t even begun to look at that,� McDaniel said, adding that if they begin looking now, by the time they get approval from the state, the land could be gone.

WCPT, which bases its 18-vehicle fleet at the county senior center on West Ninth Street, has until 2021 to spend the grant money, but already, “We kind of have outgrown our space,�

McDaniel said.

STERLING

No charges pending in car vs. police vehicle crash, chief says Officer, other driver identified by police

BY ANGEL SIERRA asierra@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 5695 @_angelsierra

STERLING – City Police Chief Tim Morgan said Monday that he was “unaware� of any pending charges against either driver involved in a crash Wednesday afternoon at East Fourth Street and 19th Avenue.

A northbound police SUV driven by Sterling Police Officer Jason Bielema collided with a westbound Smart Car driven by Linnea K. Koch, 66, of Sterling, the chief said Monday.

Morgan had said Thursday the department would not be releasing the names of the drivers.

He gave no reason why the names were not released previously.

No further details about the crash were made available by Illinois State Police, which investigated at SPD’s request as it involved one of its officers.

State Police District 1 headquarters in Sterling referred calls to Sterling

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t’s nice to get a reprieve from “pancake land.�

The term refers to central Illinois, a region I lived in for nearly 20 years, that is as flat as a pancake.

Among the first things I noticed while traveling up here are the hills, the slight changes in elevation that gave me something to look at that othan than an expanse of flatlands stretching over the horizons scattered with corn and soybean crops.

However, it was much more than the land that led me to the notion “I think I’m going to like it here.�

I began at Sauk Valley Media as the new Dixon reporter 2 weeks ago, a time that has been ripe with introductions to the city’s inner workings.

I am taking over for Jermaine Pigee, who still serves as a staple at the paper and now covers Carroll and Whiteside counties.

I previously worked as the general assignment reporter at the Herald & Review in Decatur, covering a

rachelRODGERS Rodgers is a reporter at Sauk Valley Media.

She can be reached at rrodgers@ saukvalley. com or 815-625-3600, ext. 5529.

bit of everything for about 18 months.

Before then, I worked at The Daily Eastern News student newspaper at Eastern Illinois University, serving in positions ranging from reporter to editor-inchief.

It’s not a terribly long career background, I know, but it’s definitely one I look forward to expanding here.

During the past 2 weeks, I’ve covered several bases in Dixon, writing about City Council meetings, the Lee County state’s attorney debate, the park board, the County Board, Dixon One, the school board and the ongoing hunt for the queen of hearts at the VFW’s fundraiser. I even got a small taste of covering the Rita

Meet Rachel Dixon reporter Rachel Rodgers will hold “office hours� from 1 to 2 p.m. Wednesday at Books On First, 202 W. First St. Feel free to pitch her a story, leave a news tip, or just say hi.

You also can email her at rrodgers@ saukvalley.com or give her a call at 815-6253600, ext. 5529.

Crundwell situation when the final online auction concluded.

There’s plenty of history and background that I need to catch up on with the area, but I’ll get there.

It’s exciting to see the cogs and gears of a new city government turning, and I look forward to establishing a foothold in the community.

Just like the reporters before me, I plan to hold “office hours� so readers can visit with me, whether they want to pitch a story idea or just want to discuss something happening in Dixon. I plan to be at Books on First at 1 p.m. on Wednesdays.

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A Smart Car and Sterling Police Department SUV accident collided Wednesday afternoon at the corner of East Fourth Street and 19th Avenue in Sterling.

Police, citing an agreement with local authorities about which agency should release information.

Both drivers were wearing seat belts, and the police vehicle had its lights and sirens on, Morgan said Thursday.

Bielema was responding to an emergency call about an unresponsive person, Morgan said.

The official account has not been released.

Crash reports are public record; ISP told Sauk Valley Media last week to file a Freedom of Information Act request

to get it. SPD also said a FOIA request was needed. SVM filed that request Thursday. State law requires the agency to respond within 5 business days.

State Police Lt. Matthew Hodgdon, the operations officer for District 1, said Monday that the investigation is done, but did not say when it was completed. He said last week it would take “a day or two.�

Further questions about the crash were referred to the report, which the State Police has not yet provided.

IN BRIEF Free weather spotter training set for Wednesday at Sauk DIXON – Lee County Office of Emergency Management and Ogle County Emergency Management Office will offer free weather spotter training Wednesday.

The National Weather Service will conduct the 2-hour course, which begins at 6:30 p.m. in Room 1K4 at Sauk Valley Community College, 173 state Route 2.

The class will cover severe storm struc-

ture, how to identify cloud features, and environmental clues to identify severe storms and tornadoes.

The class is open to anyone interested in the weather, and to fire, police, and public works staff. Seating is first-come, first-served.

Contact Lee County at esda@countyoflee.org or 815-284-3365, or Ogle County at trichter@oglecounty.org or 815-5621001 for more information. – SVM staff report

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OBITUARIES FUNERAL SERVICES FOR THE WEEK

Elizabeth E. ‘Betsy’ Bulfer DIXON – Elizabeth E. “Betsy” Bulfer, 78, passed peacefully, surrounded by her family and close friends, Wednesday, March 16, 2016, at Serenity Hospice & Home in Oregon.

Betsy was born July 2, 1937, in LaSalle, to Charles H. and Cora (Rice) Gerrard. She married Dennis W. Bulfer on April 3, 1959, in Varna.

He preceded her in death on Nov. 21, 2004.

Betsy loved life! She loved her family, her friends, and her city with all her heart – these were the things that made her happy – and she was VERY HAPPY! Betsy’s passion for people, laughter, and friendship was fully realized when she discovered Welcome Wagon in 1973; and then in 1998, when she started her own business as the Dixon Greeter. Roughly 6,000 new residents in the Dixon area received a personalized “Welcome” during those 43 years! She not only made fast friends with so many of her “newcomers,” she also wanted them to be friends with each other.

She started the Welcome Wagon Club for that reason, and it evolved into a civic organization aimed at improving community life. The WWC was responsible for countless activities for area children and seniors; and brought Life Alert to Dixon, along with establishing a fund to help offset costs for seniors.

Her community was very important to her.

She was a longtime volunteer for Meals on Wheels, and served as president for 4 years, was a member of the Community Development Council, CASA volunteer, and brought joy to the children for many years as Mrs. Santa Claus. She was honored to be named Dixon’s Citizen of the Month and Goodwill Ambassador by the Lee County Tourism Council.

Betsy’s family would like to thank everyone for your unflinching support and prayers during the last 7 years; and now with your help, we will send Mom off to Heaven on a wave of laughter – the sound she loved the most. This truly was her greatest and final wish, and it is

the very best gift we can give her!!

Mom left us with words of comfort that we would like to share: “If I don’t get a chance to get in touch with you all again, thank you all for being such good friends – we’ve all had a wonderful life together.

I hope I have helped to brighten your lives, with just a smile or two!

I love you all, thank you for your caring, cards, calls, help, prayers, and thoughts! Oh, the joy of going home at last and to be reunited with so many of my loved ones!!

One day, we ALL can be together again – and what a glorious time that will be! My favorite song still is in my heart “Because HE Lives, I Can Face Tomorrow, Because He Lives, All Fear is Gone!” Don’t be surprised if you hear me laughing during my funeral. I always said I wanted to be there for it to hear your funny stories and memories!

And you KNOW I never wanted to miss a good party!!”

She is survived by one son, Tim (Gretchen) Bulfer of Dixon; two daughters, Pam (David) Heilman of Loves Park and Cyndi (Mark) Simon of Rockford; seven grandchildren, Bridgette (Chris) Woodall, Mary Bulfer, Bob Heilman, Josie Heilman, Timothy Bulfer II, Cherith Bulfer, and Kyra Simon; and two great-grandchildren, Camryn Heilman and Grant Woodall.

Betsy also was preceded in death by one son, Dennis C. Bulfer; and one daughter, Cory Ann Bulfer.

Visitation will be from 3 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Preston-Schilling Funeral Home in Dixon. The funeral will be 11 a.m.

Friday at Bethel E.C. Church in Dixon, with the Rev. Vinnie Marrandino, chaplain of KSB Hospital in Dixon, officiating. Cremation rites will be accorded, with burial of cremains at a later date at Oakwood Cemetery in Dixon.

In lieu of flowers, a memorial has been established, in part for the Leukemia-Lymphoma Society.

Visit prestonschillingfuneralhome.com to send condolences.

Wednesday funeral: Robert M. “Bob” McGaffey of Dixon, 11 a.m. graveside service at Oakwood Cemetery in Dixon.

Thursday visitation: Elizabeth E. “Betsy” Bulfer of Dixon, 3 to 7:30 p.m. at Preston-Schilling Funeral Home in Dixon.

Friday funeral: Elizabeth E. “Betsy” Bulfer of Dixon, 11 a.m. at Bethel E.C. Church in Dixon.

Saturday visitations: Lisbeth A. Blackburn, formerly of Dixon, 9:30-11 a.m. at St. Anne Catholic Church in Dixon.

The Rev. James C. Cramgle of Rock Island, 10-11 a.m. at 15th Avenue Christian Church in Rock Island.

Saturday funerals: Manuel Rivera of Rock Falls, 10 a.m. at St. Andrew Catholic Church in Rock Falls.

Lisbeth A. Blackburn, formerly of Dixon, 11 a.m. Mass at St. Anne Catholic Church in Dixon.

The Rev. James C. Crangle of Rock Island, 11 a.m. at 15th Avenue Christian Church in Rock Island.

Gladys B. Ludens of Morrison, 11 a.m. at First Presbyte-

Falls, 11 a.m. burial at Coloma Township Cemetery in Rock Falls.

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

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

April 16 funeral: Thomas A. Russ of Tampico, 10:30 a.m. memorial service at Tampico United Methodist Church.

Obituary information

Robert M. ‘Bob’ McGaffey DIXON – Robert M. “Bob” McGaffey, 87, of Dixon, died Saturday, March 19, 2016, at Dixon Rehabilitation & Health Care Center. He was a chemist at Abbott Laboratory, retiring in 1990.

Robert was born June 4, 1928, in Sublette, the son of Arnold and Eva (Blocher) McGaffey. He was a veteran of the Army.

There are no immediate survivors.

A graveside service will

rian Church in Morrison.

Monday visitations: Donald Rogers of Dixon, 9 to 11 a.m. at Northside Baptist Church in Dixon.

Marion B. “Pete” Middleton of Sterling, 5 to 7 p.m. at Schilling Funeral Home & Cremation in Sterling.

Monday funerals: Marion B. “Pete” Middleton of Sterling, 10 a.m. Tuesday at Schilling Funeral Home & Cremation in Sterling, Donald Rogers of Dixon, 11 a.m. at Northside Baptist Church in Dixon.

Leonard A. Pollock of Rock

be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Oakwood Cemetery in Dixon, with the Rev. Gary DeKoekkoek, pastor of Bethel Reformed Church in Sterling, officiating. PrestonSchilling Funeral Home in Dixon is handling arrangements.

Memorials may be made to Serenity Hospice & Home in Oregon.

Visit prestonschillingfuneralhome.com to send condolences.

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Scott L. Schinderling ROCK FALLS – Scott L. Schinderling, 53, of Rock Falls, died Monday, March 21, 2016, at his home.

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“They are still planning to begin construction before the end of April,” Groharing said.

The parking lot plans call for the building of a street wall so the lot won’t be visible from First Avenue.

“We are working on design concepts for a faux facade that screens the lot and keeps First Avenue aesthetically pleasing,” Groharing said.

The city has been working to establish a new downtown TIF district to facilitate not only the

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Lawrence Lofts project, but also future redevelopment efforts in the East Third Street area. Amendments must be made as the Lawrence Building transitions from the Central Business District TIF that expires next year to the new TIF that covers a 4-block area.

The city has drawn up a resolution that allows the nonprofit to expedite the

demolition for the parking lot.

“This allows Sterling Today to move ahead with the demolition and be reimbursed from the TIF before the completion of the TIF amendment,” City Manager Scott Shumard said.

An amendment must be drawn up to remove the Lawrence Building from the existing TIF before it can become part of the new one.

The Rock Island nonprofit told the city that the

new 23-year TIF was an essential funding element for the completion of the project. The city also received tax credits for the apartment complex.

The project will bring the building back on the city’s tax rolls, Shumard said.

The two stories above the courthouse have been vacant since the 1960s. It is also hoped that bringing a stronger residential element to the downtown will benefit the businesses there.

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PALMYRA (AP) – At least 10 law enforcement agencies in Illinois have turned to the Internet to raise enough money to purchase body cameras for officers.

As of Friday, departments in Palmyra, Benld, South Pekin, East St. Louis and six other municipalities in the state had signed up for free to be listed on the website BodyCameraDonations.com to receive donations for the devices. The website was created by Peter Austin Onruang, founder of Wolfcom, a company that designs, manufactures and sells body cameras to law enforcement, after receiving calls from people who wanted to buy body cameras for police officers.

“It’s true that President [Barack] Obama is allocating $75 million for body cameras, but not every department is getting it. What we found out is that there were many departments that had no money,” he said.

It costs Wolfcom $350 to make a camera, but

the company is offering them to law enforcement agencies through the website for $250 each, Onruang told the State Journal-Register. When a department reaches $250, it can choose to buy a camera or let its fund grow, he said.

Individuals and businesses can make donations to a specific department, or they can contribute to a general fund to be dispersed among the various departments on the website.

The Palmyra Police Department decided to use the website after learning that the two body cameras it purchased for about $450 each don’t meet the criteria of a new state law that took effect in January.

“The city already bought body cameras for us, but they don’t quite meet the specifications for the new law that came out Jan. 1,” Police Chief Wayman Meredith said. “I don’t see them buying us a second set of cameras just a year later.”

If approved, the feasibility study would cost $10,000 to $30,000. The tentative timeline of the study would have a start date in June and completion date in October.

“I think if the airport was made more commercial, it could create more opportunity for certain aircraft to land and could expand economic development recruiting for the area,” O’Donnell said.

To determine the air-

port’s long-term feasibility, the study would evaluate the current facilities and operations to identify improvements needed for an upgrade.

About a year ago, a 7-member task force was created to study comparable airports and see how commercial, retail and airport-related businesses might be attracted through a long-range plan.

Proposed in the plan was a new 5,000-foot runway, the length most insurance companies require as a minimum for

The City Council next meets at 5:30 p.m. April 4 at City Hall, 121 W. Second St. Go to discoverdixon.org or call City Hall at 815288-1485 for an agenda or more information.

corporate jets.

The airport’s current runways are 3,897 feet and 2,803 feet, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.

“In order to fully utilize the facility as more than a pleasure craft airport, we would need to expand the runway,” O’Donnell said. “What we need to do is look at the current

facility and see what the extent of the upgrades would need to be.”

The city is also looking to apply for two FAA grants for improvements to the fencing and runway lights at the airport.

The grants would require that the city own and maintain the improvements for at least 20 years.

ers roughly 6 minutes to put out the flames, which destroyed the vehicle and

carport, but didn’t spread to the home.

CALIFORNIA Headboard sparks fire, destroys car

It wasn’t particularly hot in Fresno, California, on Sunday, but there was enough sunlight to bounce off of a mirrored headboard discarded in the back of a home.

Enter the freak event.

The headboard’s mirror essentially did what children with a mean streak and a magnifying glass have done to ants for years. Except in this situation, the sun’s beam was redirected to

the home’s carport – which went up in flames.

“A mirror is pretty much like a big magnifying glass,” said Hector Vasquez, spokesman for the Fresno Fire Department.

The family who lived in the home had left the headboard out in the back of the home after doing some spring cleaning.

There’s no video evidence to prove this, Vasquez said, but “that was the only thing that makes any logical sense.”

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That 30th ASIST session was something of serendipity. Jeff Hippen of Sterling, another LivingWorks trainer, had heard from a colleague at Northern Illinois University who needed a second trainer for a session over the weekend of March 12 and 13. He told Robinson, she jumped on the opportunity, and a Patrick pledge was Robinson fulfilled.

“It just kind of fell in my lap, and I was thrilled,” she said. “Beyond thrilled.”

Transition can hurt Patrick was sort of between one life and another. He graduated from Sterling in 2004, worked locally, then enlisted in the Army.

While at basic training, he suffered tendinitis, causing him to struggle with the physical demands of training. He grew depressed and attempted suicide a first time during basic training.

He’d been a happy kid – an athlete, a fisherman, and a prankster.

“What you see on the surface isn’t always what was going on the inside,” his mom said. “He struggled with depression and anxiety, starting in high school.”

After the suicide attempt, he returned home and started counseling. He worked a few months.

“We felt that because he was getting help, and because he now had a support system of people who loved him, he would get through it,” Robinson said.

A 19-year-old recent high school graduate, he fell

into a high-risk group his mom was only starting to become aware of: As kids come of age, their identities can change, creating difficult hurdles to clear.

Patrick died Jan. 30, 2005. He left behind his mother, his father, John, and his siblings, Carly, 27, and Daniel, 23.

Robinson is the only bona fide activist of the survivors, but the family has talked about it a great deal to try to come to a sort of understanding.

“Everybody responds to the loss of someone to suicide in different ways,” she said. “A lot of it depends on your personality and how you cope.”

In another example of serendipity, she was looking beyond her own loss in 2006. There’d been a wave of suicides, and fellow administrators such as Janet Freed, K-8 asset coordinator with Sterling Public Schools, helped Robinson pull together community members to address a desperate need.

“We were looking for something to promote education and awareness,” Robinson said.

She encountered the Rev. Ken Zuithoff, who had undergone LivingWorks training as a police chaplain.

“He’s such a wonderful person, and one of so many people who have been part of my healing process over the years,” Robinson said.

She tackled the first of the 30 training sessions in February 2007. The organization’s mission statement was the proverbial salve of her healing process.

“It was so helpful, because the whole basis of LivingWorks is to create a suicide-safer community,” she said. “The message that most resonated with me is that anybody can be trained in ‘suicide CPR.’”

Get educated

For more information about what kind of suicide intervention training is available in the Sauk Valley, email Cheryl Robinson at crobinson@dist13.org, Jeff Hippen at jhippen@sps5.org, or the Rev. Ken Zuithoff at kzuithoff@yahoo.com.

Together, the three train people in suicide awareness and prevention through LivingWorks, a group that provides tools to help community members catch warning signs early on.

They provide three levels of training: • SuicideTALK: A 90-minute exploration in suicide awareness for people 13 and older • SafeTALK: A 3-hour session to help people 15 and older identify people with suicidal thoughts and connect them to resources • The ASIST workshop: A 2-day highly interactive workshop for caregivers who want to feel more comfortable, confident and competent in helping prevent the immediate risk of suicide Go to livingworks.net for more information.

Upcoming ASIST training

A local LivingWorks ASIST training session will be from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 20 and 21 at Rock Falls Middle School, 1701 12th Ave. LivingWorks has been helping communities become suicide-safer for nearly 25 years. Local trainers are Jeff Hippen and the Rev. Ken Zuithoff, of Sterling, and Cheryl Robinson of Morrison.

There are more than 3,000 ASIST trainers around the world, and more than 500,000 people have been trained. For more information on the training, visit livingworks.net.

Registration is $50 and due June 10. Resource materials, breakfast, snacks and lunch will be provided both days. Sessions usually fill up. Checks should be made out to GIFTS, and sent to Roxane Wancket at Rock Falls Middle School, 1701 12th Ave., Rock Falls, IL 61071. For more information, contact Wancket at rwancket@dist13.org or 815-626-2626.

Lifeguards wanted As curriculum director of the Rock Falls Elementary School District, Robinson has endeavored to go from helping meet the socio-emotional needs of sects of kids to spreading that blanket across the masses.

As she’s learned from Patrick’s suicide, you simply can never assume what needs one has until a conversation takes place.

Similarly, she wanted to make sure as much of the Sauk Valley as possible would be prepared, should a loved one, an acquaintance, a co-work-

er, even just someone in line at the grocery store should exhibit warning signs.

“The more lifeguards in our community who understand, the more likely it is that you can intervene early,” she said.

After all, the bulk of heart attacks don’t happen in the doctor’s office.

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in the community doing things,” Robinson said.

The pronoun game Robinson is all too familiar with the stigma that surrounds suicide.

“I was afraid of it, too,” she said. “I still am.”

But perhaps the biggest weapon in the battle against mental illness is communication. During the first 10 minutes of ASIST training, titled Suicide Talk, she uses the term “suicide” in a flurry, to try to break through the ice that so often encases the term.

“It’s to eliminate that barrier,” she said. “People will refer to it as ‘it,’ rather than suicide.”

True to her profession, Robinson is an educator who continuously welcomes her own education. Retired kindergarten teacher Nancy Pitsch brought Robinson to her church, Wesley United Methodist in Sterling, last Sunday.

Pastor Wes Dickson’s sermon keyed on suicide in his sermon, not exactly a typical practice for small-town clergy. His lesson about Judas Iscariot hanging himself with grief for having hung himself before Jesus Christ could redeem him through his crucifixion, has been resonating in Robinson’s mind ever since.

“If Judah had just waited, ... he would’ve seen the resurrection,” she said. “Sometimes hours, just minutes can just make a world of difference.”

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WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court effectively extended the reach of the Second Amendment on Monday, saying the constitutional right to “bear arms” is not limited to handguns and other firearms, and might include an electric stun gun.

In a brief unanimous opinion, the justices set aside a ruling that upheld the criminal conviction of Jaime Caetano, a Massachusetts woman who kept a stun gun to defend herself against an abusive ex-boyfriend.

Monday’s terse decision calls into doubt laws in several states, including New York, New Jersey, Rhode Island and Hawaii as well as cities such as Baltimore and Philadelphia, which forbid keeping or carrying stun guns.

In upholding its law, the Massachusetts high court had described stun guns as “dangerous and unusual weapons” which are quite unlike the muskets and other “weapons of warfare … used by the militia” of the 18th century.

“We hold that a stun gun is not the type of weapon that is eligible for Second Amendment protection,” the state justices said.

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Incumbent fends off hefty attacks State senator defies Rauner, wins anyway

Dave Granlund, GateHouse News Service

EDITORIAL | ‘A DAY IN THE LIFE’

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ewspaper pages are normally filled with stories about people doing things or at events that make the news.

Newsmakers, we call them.

They generally are leaders of their particular corners of the world.

They might be people who could be described as movers and shakers.

Their actions tend to generate, as one dictionary definition puts it, “newly received or noteworthy information, especially about recent or important events.”

Newsmakers get a lot of attention on any typical day in the life of a newspaper.

But today is not your typical day.

It’s the publication day for “A Day in the Life: How things get done in

What we think

Today, Sauk Valley Media presents “A Day in the Life: How things get done in the Sauk Valley.” We invite readers to find out more about people who perform duties that we might not always think about, but that would be pretty hard to live without.

the Sauk Valley.”

Within this special section’s 48 pages, our reporters and photographers have focused their attention on people who are not typical newsmakers – but whose daily jobs nonetheless are quite important to the community’s overall well-being.

Front and center, instead, will be people who occupy their own important niches in our everyday lives.

We’ll focus on day care providers, firefighters, and an apartment manager.

Also, veterinarians, an information technology specialist, and sports bar and grill owner.

THEREFORE, MAYORS, Entrepreneurs, funeral board members, elected directors, a Catholic officials, school superinpriest, and a vending tendents, lawmakers and machine supplier, too. political candidates will Not to mention a real be taking a back seat in estate professional, barthis section. ber, accountant, person-

al trainer, and building demolition expert.

Plus, a tattoo artist, antique restorationist, community festival organizers, and more.

Think about it. When you need their services, they step forward and get things done.

Important things.

Things that contribute directly to the region’s quality of life.

WE ENCOURAGE readers to turn to Sauk Valley Media’s “A Day in the Life” section and find out more about people who perform duties that some people may not always think about, but that they would be pretty hard to live without.

They’re not your typical newsmakers. They’re doers – day in, day out.

Perhaps that makes their stories all the more fascinating.

THE READER’S VOICE

Renovation is best option for Dixon High RICHARD HOPPER Foster City, California

Where else can you find a beautiful high school situated on a beautiful river? The main Dixon High School structure is a building of historical significance in a setting like none other in the region or, for that matter, the entire state.

The high school is a major element in the heart of the city. It is easily within reasonable walking distance of a large portion of the city. Relocating the high school to a new campus on the periphery of the city will make it less accessible by non-vehicular modes (biking, walking) and significantly degrade the economic and social life of the city core.

An environmental impact analysis should be done as part of the alternatives evaluation

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ing organization, the only logical conclusion would be demolition. Once the school is removed from the heart of the city, it will never come back.

Businesses that rely on the high school students and staff for a portion of their income will be negatively impacted, and the social structure will forever be degraded.

From my perspective, the only sound solution is to renovate and expand the existing campus, thereby maintaining and enhancing the social and economic vitality of downtown Dixon.

Note to readers: Richard Hopper was a member of Dixon High School class of 1959.

process. Should a new high school campus be constructed on the outskirts of the city, what would become of the existing structure?

It would take an organization of significant size and monetary worth to utilize the existing high school campus. The only one that comes to mind is Sauk Valley Community College.

Even then, it is doubtful that the college would assume ownership and occupancy of the facilVERA I. HAMILTON ity in light of the need Sterling to bring it up to current Hear the orphaned cry standards. Would the college even need a sec- from Golgotha’s cross.

“Eli, Eli, lama sabachond campus?

Without a new occupy- thani; My God. My God,

The darkness of Good Friday

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.

why have you forsaken me?”

Hear the only begotten Son of God orphaned for our cause, “It is finished,” and the dismissal of his spirit.

Behold, the temple veil torn in two from top to bottom; opening the way for “orphaned humanity” to become sons and daughters of God, the Father, most high God.

Run referendum again; give more information BARBARA FRIEL Dixon

In regard to the new Lee County jail referendum, it should be run again in the general election [on Nov. 8] with the lower tax rate.

Also, with some questions answered, such as where will the new jail be built, does the estimate include the price of land, and what will become of the old facility?

“He was a god in that district,” a high-level Rauner guy told me about state Sen. Sam McCann’s poll numbers from before this year’s Republican primary campaign began.

Benchmark polling taken months ago showed McCann, R-Plainview, had a voter approval rating of about 70 percent.

Sen. McCann “really was everywhere” in the district, attending events all over the place throughout his tenure, the Rauner official admitted.

Looking at those initial numbers, “you’d have to be crazy” to take McCann on, the official said. But the governor had threatened to punish any Republican who voted with AFSCME on a nowinfamous bill that barred a state employee strike and instead forced binding arbitration. McCann was the only Republican to vote against Rauner, so a massive game plan was devised.

What followed was the most expensive Republican legislative primary race in the history of Illinois. In the past, the million dollars or so raised and spent by and on behalf of McCann would have dropped jaws everywhere. But McCann’s million was less than a quarter of the race’s $4.2 million grand total.

Even so, McCann defeated his Rauner-backed opponent, Bryce Benton, by more than 5 points.

Aside from the fact that beating any incumbent who starts off beloved by seven in 10 voters is almost impossible, some folks think McCann’s opposition actually spent too much money. They claim that after the first million dollars or so, the rest was all white noise and may have prompted voters to start wondering just what in the heck was going on.

Sen. McCann never directly rebutted the allegations from the other side’s dogged research into his mileage reimbursements, or his personal financial problems and claimed-but-nonexistent military service, but he did have an answer for voters who wondered why their television screens were filled to the brim with anti-McCann ads: “Chicago.”

“I’M BEING ATTACKED because I did what was right for this district,” McCann said in what became a ubiquitous TV ad at the same time a “Chicago PAC spends $1.5 million against McCann” headline flashed across the screen. The ad started airing weeks before the total climbed to more than double that amount.

Benton, McCann’s opponent, never really established himself with voters as a hometown guy.

“Justice should never be secret.

If it truly is justice, it has to be open to the public.”

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That lack of biographical information probably bolstered McCann’s “Chicago” claim.

The “Chicago” attack worked in another race, Team Rauner admits.

They used it themselves to beat back state Sen. Kyle McCarter’s GOP congressional bid against U.S. Rep. John Shimkus.

McCarter didn’t have more than a few dollars, so most voters had no idea who he was.

Shimkus’ campaign defined him as a Chicagoloving guy.

Shimkus never polled State Sen. 55 Sam McCann a b o v e percent, but The Plainview he wound Republican up with 60. won his constituents’ Raunerite loyalty, and fingers are their votes, by also angrily defying Gov. pointing at Rauner. the “regulars” in the Sangamon County Republican Party who stuck with McCann to the end. McCann actually lost Sangamon by a few votes, but they say he would have lost by more if the party leaders had stuck with Rauner.

THE REASONS THOSE party folks stood with McCann are twofold: 1) He’d built up a lot of good will; and 2) Thousands of unionized state employees in the county are reliable Republican voters.

“If McCann loses, it won’t be due to a lack of volunteers on Election Day,” a union staffer texted me the morning of election day. “I’m not kidding when I say I’ve never seen a campaign have to adapt because of so many volunteers,” he texted a few hours later.

Those Springfield-area state workers have their own informal but vast communications network. They talk politics with co-workers, and then they bring informed opinions to their homes and their social circles. It worked 2 years ago when they thumped Bruce Rauner in Sangamon County, and it worked again this time when they helped carry McCann across the finish line.

Rauner and Proft’s money and effort won numerous primary races around Illinois this year where the opponents were little-known and relatively lightly-funded. Those often hapless opponents could be defined almost at will.

But, like with McCann, Rauner’s top-targeted House Democratic incumbents won’t be so easy to redefine.

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Emotional scars leave physical ones, too Dear Readers, I promised “Heartbroken Mom From Anywhere” (Oct. 5) to print letters from readers offering suggestions about helping her teen daughter, who is a cutter: Dear Abby, I am a 33-year-old woman who has cut for many years, starting early in high school.

What concerns me is the mom doesn’t completely understand what’s going on. Not many people do.

Self-harm is a cry for help from someone who doesn’t know how to voice his or her emotions. I, too, was bullied and didn’t know how to express the pain I was feeling, so I took it out on my body. Over the years it became my coping mechanism, although an unhealthy one.

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

Helping someone who is self-harming requires understanding and a license professional to identify the emotions and suggest better ways to express them. One that worked for me was doing puzzles. It was a way to keep my mind and hands busy.

This teen also needs to know she is not alone.

Parents need to listen. I cannot stress how impor-

tant it is for cutters to know someone is there for them with love and no judgment.

– Knows from Experience in Missouri Dear Abby, I grew up in a dysfunctional household with abusive parents. When I would cut, it was like I could feel all my pentup emotions leaking out through the wounds on my legs. The physical pain was bearable and distracted me from everything that was going on in my life, and I would feel a little bit better about myself and a little less desperate.

Cutting is a powerful addiction. Even now, more than 10 years later, when things get bad I feel a compulsion to just make one small cut.

What helped me to stop

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Book Discussion Group, 6:308 p.m., Dixon Public Library, 221 S. Hennepin Ave., 815-284-7261.

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

Wednesday, March 23 Open pool, open cards,

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

Open pool, open cards, open Wii games and computer lab, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Post House Community Center, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815-288-9236.

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

Wii Bowling, 9 a.m.; and cards, 9 a.m. and noon, Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815-562-5050.

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

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

Canasta, 10 a.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-6229230.

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

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

Lifescape Lunch, 11:30 a.m., Post House Community Center, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815288-9236. Sign up by 10 a.m. previous business day.

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

Big Fashion Show, 11:45 a.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230.

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

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

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

Bingo with the Beukemas, 12:15 p.m., Robert Fulton Community Center and Transit Facility, 912 Fourth St., Fulton, 815-5893925..

Pinochle, 12:30-3 p.m., Big Room, Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230.

Men’s cards, 12:30 p.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815-732-3252.

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

Bingo, 1 p.m., Rock Falls American Legion Hall, 712 Fourth Ave. Wii Bowling, 1 p.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815-732-3252.

Second Wind Entertainers, 1:30 p.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815732-3253.

Community cards, 2 p.m., The Meadows of Franklin Grove, 510 N. State St., 815-456-3000.

Skeet shooting, 2 p.m. until no shooters, Coleta Sportsmen’s Club, the corner of Pilgrim and Blue Goose roads, 815-3362191.

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

Wednesday, March 23 Childhood immunization clinic; women, infants and children clinic; and family planning services, Lee County Health Department, 309 S. Galena Ave., Suite 100, Dixon.

Appointments: 815-284-3371.

Late clinics for family case management, WIC, and immunizations, Lee County Health Department, Lee County Health Department, 309 S. Galena Ave., Suite 100, Dixon. Appointments: 815-284-3371.

Dixon Kiwanis Club meeting, 7 a.m., private dining room, KSB Hospital, 403 E. First St. Blood pressure screenings, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Whiteside County Health Department, 1300 W. Second St., Rock Falls, 815-6262230.

Bi-County Special Education Cooperative preschool screenings for Morrison School District, 8:30-11:30 a.m. and 1-6:30 p.m., Northside Elementary School, 520 N. Genesee St., 815-772-2153.

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

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

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

Blood pressure checks, 10-11 a.m., Morningside of Sterling, 2705 Ave. E, 815-564-2145.

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

Blood pressure checks, 10:3011:30 a.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230.

Mercy Nursing Services free blood pressure clinic, 11 a.m.noon, Dixon Food Center – Red Fox, 500 Chicago Ave. People with Disabilities Support Group, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Civic Plaza I, Rock Falls, 815-625-7860 (voice) or 815-625-7863 (TDD).

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

Coping With New or Chronic Diagnosis, Emphasis on Cancer Diagnosis presentation, noon, Northern Illinois Cancer Treatment Center, 327 state Route 2, Dixon, 815-288-4673.

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

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

Sauk Valley Alcoholics Anonymous Group, noon, open; 7 p.m., open, Big Book, back door, 1503 First Ave., Suite D, Rock Falls.

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

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

Alcoholics Anonymous, 1:30 p.m., open, St. Patrick Community Center, 903 N. Caron Road, Rochelle.

Parkinson’s Support Group, 2-3 p.m., Morningside of Sterling, 2705 Ave. E, 815-622-2800.

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., step, tradition, closed, United Methodist Church, 201 E. Chicago Ave., Davis Junction.

Caregiver Support Group, 6 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling.

Pearl, a self-esteem support group of the YWCA Domestic Violence Program, 6 p.m., 815625-0333.

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

Whiteside County Democratic Party, 6:30-7:30 p.m., Carpenters Local Union No. 790, 1008 Seventh Ave., Rock Falls, 815-625-4657, public welcome.

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

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

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

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

Rock River Grange, 7:30 p.m., Masonic Lodge, 1409 N. Galena Ave., Dixon, 815-973-1490.

Alcoholics Anonymous 8 p.m., closed, Polo Town Hall, 117 N. Franklin Ave. Thursday, March 24 Childhood immunization clinic; women, infants and children clinic; and family planning services, Lee County Health Department, 309 S. Galena Ave., Suite 100, Dixon.

Appointments: 815-284-3371.

Abuse Changing team, 815625-0338.

Twin City Sunrise Rotary, 7 a.m., Ryberg Auditorium, CGH Medical Center, 100 E. LeFevre Road, Sterling.

Blood pressure screenings, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Whiteside County Health Department, 1300 W. Second St., Rock Falls, 815-626-2230.

TOPS IL 1426, 8:30-9 a.m. weigh-in, meeting at 9 a.m., Coloma Homes, 401 W. 18th St., Rock Falls.

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

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Parents need to show the child they will look into the allegation. We should be a safe place for our kids to offload all their fears and insecurities, because we have a

duty to protect them from abuse.

– In the Field in Brooklyn, New York Dear Abby, I have been a cutter from age 9 to the present – age 22 – though now it’s less frequent. The biggest mistake my parents and friends made when I was really destructive was forcing me to commit to ultimatums. It turned my cutting into a shameful thing, isolated me and made it impossible to talk about it.

I advise “Heartbroken” to keep talking to her daughter (not nagging) about cutting, bullying, school and things the girl likes. Share activities with her. Take her hiking, bicycling, to museums or movies. Spending time with her is important for distraction and bonding.

Physical activity can help depressed individuals feel better.

And she should understand that recovery is never a straight line.

There will be hiccups, setbacks and days when it doesn’t seem like it will get better. Eventually, with therapy (via counselors, bonding with friends/ family, connection with nature/animals) and learning better coping habits, she will improve.

Patience and support are imperative.

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Regional Transportation Committee Region 1 meeting, 10 a.m., Freeport Public Library, 100 E. Douglas St., 815-433-5830.

Free blood pressure check, 10-11:30 a.m., Oregon Living & Rehab Center, 811 S. 10th St. Caregiver Support and Education Group, noon, St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church, 703 Third Ave., Sterling, 815626-7333, ext. 317.

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

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

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

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

Sauk Valley Alcoholics Anonymous Group, noon, open, 12x12; 7 p.m., closed, 12x12, back door, 1503 First Ave., Suite D, Rock Falls.

Chair exercises, 1 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815622-9230.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 2:30 p.m., clearance required, BAAbble on for Life Prison Group, 815-973-6150.

Narcotics Anonymous, 3 p.m., 2611 Woodlawn Road,

Sterling, 815-625-0013.

Facing the Challenge Support Group, 3 p.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815-288-4673.

Al-Anon-Alateen, 4 p.m., Wesley Chapel Annex, 200 S. Hickory St., Shannon.

Nar-Anon, 5:30 p.m., open, 406 W. Second St., Dixon, dixonareana@gmail.com.

Speak Boldly Toastmasters, 6 p.m., Sterling Public Library, 102 W. Third St., 815-626-7650.

TOPS, 6:30 p.m., Rock Falls United Methodist Church, 210 Fourth Ave., 815-625-0431.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., back door, 707 First Ave., Suite A, Rock Falls.

Sterling Optimist Club, 7 p.m., Candlelight Inn, 2907 N. Locust St. Al-Anon-Alateen, 7 p.m., St. John Lutheran Church, 703 Third Ave., Sterling.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., closed, and Al-Anon-Alateen, 7 p.m., United Methodist Church, 709 Fourth Ave., Rochelle.

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

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

Alcoholics Anonymous, 7:30 p.m., closed, Church of St. Anne, 401 N. Cherry St., Morrison.

Rock River Valley Barbershop Chorus practice, 7 p.m., Rock Falls Community Building, 603 W. 10th St., 815-626-1574.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 8 p.m., closed, United Steelworkers, 502 Woodburn Ave., Sterling.

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In which suit do you try for game?

Grizzwells by Bill Schorr

Greg Norman said, “Setting goals for your game is an art.

The trick is in setting them at the right level, neither too low nor too high.”

When trying to get to game in a major after partner has raised your one-of-a-major opening to two, you must move with a hand at the right level ... strength.

You should have six losers.

Also, if you rebid three of a minor, you may do that with only a three-card suit because it is forcing to three of your major.

In today’s deal, note that South’s hand has six losers: one heart, two diamonds and three clubs.

When opener has a choice of suits, he should, strange as it sounds, bid his weaker

minor. Here, South should rebid three clubs.

Opposite that, North has the worst possible club holding: three low. So he signs off in three spades.

West leads the club jack.

East takes three tricks in the suit, then exits safely with a spade. How should South proceed after drawing trumps?

Declarer can afford only one more loser. His two main chances to get home are the heart ace with West or the diamond queen with East.

Which should he try first?

The rule is: Play initially the suit with the higher missing card; here, hearts. South leads his heart toward dummy’s king.

When West has the ace, the king sets up for a diamond discard. But if East had the heart ace, the diamond finesse would still be on the back burner.

Finally, note that if South had rebid three diamonds, North might have jumped to the hopeless four-spade contract. © 2016 UFS

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ILLINOIS LEGISLATURE

Bill proposes raising age to buy tobacco to 21 SPRINGFIELD (AP) – Legislation has been introduced in the Illinois Senate to raise the age to purchase tobacco products in the state from 18 to 21.

Democratic state Sen. John Mulroe of Chicago hopes the bill he’s sponsoring will decrease the number of young people who start smoking and eventually help the state save money on treatment for smoking-related illnesses.

“In addition to the costs

of the individual, [smoking] costs our state, privately and publicly, over $5 billion annually to treat smoking-related illnesses,” Mulroe said.

“Specifically to the state, $2 billion in Medicaid is spent annually on illnesses related to smoking, and obviously we could use those dollars for other services that aren’t getting supported right now.”

If the bill is passed, Mulroe anticipates an immediate reduction in tobac-

co use among minors, because he believes a 21-year-old is less likely than an 18-year-old to interact with high school students.

A study conducted last year by the Institute of Medicine estimated that raising the age to 21 would lead to a 25 percent reduction in smoking among 15- to 17-yearolds and a 15 percent reduction among 18- to 20-year-olds.

But other research suggests that restricting

minors’ access to cigarettes might have little to no effect, The State Journal-Register reported.

Shortly after a group of Massachusetts communities implemented an enforcement campaign against under-

age tobacco sales in 1997, the Food and Drug Administration established 18 as the national minimum age to purchase tobacco. A 2-year case study showed that teen smoking prevalence and accessibility in the affected communities

didn’t change despite the law.

Illinois Retail Merchants Association spokeswoman Tanya Triche argues that those affected by smoking restrictions or cigarette taxes will continue to find ways to get tobacco products.

NEW STUDY

Want to quit smoking? Cold turkey approach works best, scientists say Tribune News Service

Quitting cold turkey is the best way to quit smoking, British scientists have reported.

British scientists studied nearly 700 adults who smoked a minimum of 15 cigarettes a day and were planning to quit soon.

Their findings were published this week in the journal Annals of Internal Medicine.

All of the participants were given a 2-week deadline to kick the habit.

Half were allowed to smoke as usual and then quit suddenly on the day of the deadline. The other half gradually weaned themselves off cigarettes during the 2 weeks leading up to the deadline, before stopping.

Everyone in the study received support such as behavioral counseling from nurses, nicotine patches, gum, and other products to replace the nicotine. Researchers from the University of Oxford followed up, checking in with

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Quitting cold turkey is the best way to quit smoking, British scientists have reported. British scientists studied nearly 700 adults who smoked a minimum of 15 cigarettes a day and were planning to quit soon.

Their findings were published this week in the journal Annals of Internal Medicine. the former smokers for a month after their quit day and then again 6 months later to see if they were still tobacco-free.

The clear winners: those who took the cold turkey approach.

After 4 weeks, 49 percent of the people who abruptly stopped smoking stuck with it. Of those who grad-

ually cut down their smoking before the deadline, only 39 percent were still abstinent 4 weeks later.

“Quitting smoking abruptly is more likely to lead to lasting abstinence than cutting down first,” the study authors wrote, “even for smokers who initially prefer to quit by gradual reduction.”

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O’Hare falls out of rankings of world’s 100 best airports Tribune News Service

O’Hare International Airport might be the nation’s second-busiest airport, but passengers no longer rank it one of the world’s 100 best.

Previously ranked 92nd, Chicago’s main airport fell out of the rankings of the 2016 World Airport Awards, which were voted for by 13.25 million air travelers.

Singapore Changi retained its top spot, while Denver’s airport was rated the best U.S. airport and the world’s 28th-best. Midway remained unranked.

Airports are rated in 39 areas, from ease of access via public transport, through cleanliness and wait times to food choices.

While air industry research firm Skytrax, which has compiled the ranking since 2000, did not detail the reasons O’Hare slipped out of the top 100, reviews left by

passengers on its website show that O’Hare scores particularly poorly for wait times, and only moderately for cleanliness and available seating.

The slip in the ratings comes little more than a month after Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Aviation Commissioner Ginger Evans unveiled a $1.3 billion plan to build a sixth runway at O’Hare, add de-icing pads and build new taxiways in a bid to increase capacity and reduce delays.

Emanuel said at the time that he was more interested in improving customer experience than flight numbers.

“One way in the past to measure O’Hare was busiest,” Emanuel said in January. “That’s one measure. My goal is best.

And that’s ‘O’Hare 21,’ which is what I’m naming this, but everything we’re going to do is preparing O’Hare to be the

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economic engine, jobgrowth engine for the 21st century. It played a central role in Chicago’s ability to be a world-class city in the last 40 years, but if we don’t invest in it – we can’t rest on our laurels.”

O’Hare in 2015 was overtaken by HartsfieldJackson Atlanta International Airport as the busiest U.S. airport. Until the mid-2000s, O’Hare for decades consistently had been the nation’s busiest airport.

Critics of City Hall’s plans for O’Hare say that there is an urgent need for more gates.

While Evans last month announced the addition of five gates for American Airlines, taking the total number of gates to 194, competition between airlines at O’Hare has been hampered by the iron grip that American and United airlines have over the vast majority of gates.

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Abbott................................40.75 AGL....................................64.33 Alcoa....................................9.89 AltriaCorp..........................61.72 American Express.............61.21 Apple...............................105.91 Archer-Daniels.................38.17 Arris-Group.......................22.68 AT&T.................................38.92 Autonation........................49.16 Bank of America................13.84 Boeing..............................135.86 BorgWarner.......................37.79 BP......................................31.12 Casey’s.............................109.36 Caterpillar.........................75.89 CenturyLink......................31.70 Chevron.............................96.44 Cisco..................................28.19 Citigroup...........................43.60

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MLB | WHITE SOX

White Sox moving on from saga LaRoche talk ends with gag order

BY PAUL SKRBINA Chicago Tribune

LaRoche jerseys still clung to hangers on either side of Chris Sale’s stall inside the White Sox locker room at Camelback Ranch on Tuesday morning.

A silent red radio sat on a shelf in Drake LaRoche’s old spot, his name still etched on a plate above his former, now mostly empty, space in the corner, next to where Adam Eaton keeps his belongings.

A day after White Sox chairman Jerry Reinsdorf declared a gag order on White Sox employees concerning the sudden retirement of designated hitter Adam LaRoche, chatter among most players revolved around the team’s NCAA tournament bracket standings.

In fact, more attention was paid to White Sox’s NCAA pool standings on a white piece of paper taped to a wall than to the goings-on of the last few days concerning LaRoche and his son.

Sox manager Robin Ventura danced around a question Sunday about whether he was upset that executive vice president Ken Williams, and not Ventura himself, initially brought up any potential problems the team had with LaRoche’s son being around the team so much.

“As a manager, you get criticized for a lot of stuff,” Ventura said. “I’m not worrying about stuff on the outside. It matters what goes on inside. I can get criticized for pinch-hitting a guy. That comes with the territory.

I know what’s going on in there right now, and that’s the important stuff.

“Right now I’m looking more at what’s going on in the clubhouse. We’ve got bigger things going on as far as getting ready for the season. That’s the biggest challenge. They’re headed in that direction.”

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A week removed from Adam LaRoche’s abrupt retirement over limiting his son’s time in the clubhouse, the Sox are moving on and focusing again on baseball.

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Newman junior co-captains Eli Leffelman (left) and Jake Neisewander will lead a Comet tennis team without much varsity experience this season, but both are pleased with the eager attitude displayed by their young teammates.

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Newman enters 2016 with young lineup

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Numbers aren’t an issue for the Newman tennis team entering the 2016 season, but the Comets are somewhat short on experience.

They come into the season with two players who were on the varsity squad last year, and six others who played junior varsity. Eight players are new to the program,

including some who have never played tennis before at any level.

“We have a lot of new players this year, athletic kids, but they just don’t know all the basics of tennis yet,” junior captain Eli Leffelman said. “A lot of it is teaching them, and then when they get the fundamentals down, they’ll be good players.”

All of the new players mean it is a large group overall for the Comets, and a group that junior captain Jake Neisewander said is ready and eager to learn the game.

“Everyone’s just excited to be out here and ready to have some fun,” he said.

“That’s what helps make me look forward to it, everyone’s excited.”

Some of the newcomers are not entirely new to the sport. Freshmen Jacob Terveer and Isaac Blaney have had tennis lessons before, but Newman coach Ann Propheter said she does not plan to bring them along too quickly.

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MLB | CUBS

Lester unconcerned about elbow Cubs left-hander doesn’t believe bone chip is a serious issue

BY MARK GONZALES Chicago Tribune

Jon Lester knows he’s pitching with a chip in his prized left elbow.

It was discovered during an MRI recommended by his agents before his free-agent sweepstakes in November of 2014, and revealed in “The Arm,” a book to be released next month in which author Jeff Passan of Yahoo! Sports devotes a chapter to the behind-the-scenes negotiations of Lester and the celebration after he signed with the Cubs the following month.

“If it was a serious issue, the contract I signed wouldn’t be what it was,” said Lester who enters the second season of a 6-year, $155 million contract.

“If you stick anybody my age with the innings I’ve been able to throw in a tube, you’re most

likely going to find something that you can put a finger on and say, ‘We really don’t like that.’”

Lester, 32, admitted he has pitched with inflammation at times in his career. But he pointed to his durability (31 starts or more during the last eight seasons) and President Theo Epstein’s knowledge of his workout routine and medical history dating to their days with the Red Sox. “I’ve had time [on the disabled list] for two things – cancer and a lat strain,” Lester said. “No elbow problems. I don’t think it was a huge issue for those guys.”

Passan’s account described the chip as “a little grenade floated near his ligament, and at some point it would warrant surgery.”

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Cubs starting pitcher Jon Lester, seen here pitching against the Royals in Sunday’s spring training game in Mesa, Ariz., knows there is a loose bone chip floating in his left elbow, but doesn’t think it will cause any problems this season.

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Jets waiting on pilot Ryan Fitzpatrick Jets owner Woody Johnson asked the QB to “come back to the Jets.”

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One and done Ben Simmons LSU freshman, who led Tigers in scoring, rebounds and assists, said he is turning pro. Simmons is projected as a top overall pick.

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The Bulls gained 15 percent in value from last season to become worth $2.3 billion, good for third on Forbes’ list of most valuable NBA teams.

Forbes measured each team’s value based on gate receipts, media market, branding and other factors and found that the Bulls trailed only the New York Knicks ($3 billion) and Los Angeles Lakers ($2.7 billion) in value.

The Bulls saw a 58 percent jump in average rating on CSN from 2013-14 and also made $228 million in revenue, up from $201 million.

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Patriots ask for draft pick back New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft said Monday he wrote to Commissioner Roger Goodell over a month ago asking to have the team’s first-round pick in next month’s NFL draft reinstated.

The NFL stripped the Patriots of their firstround choice as part of the Deflategate penalties imposed on the franchise last year.

Kraft would not comment on what reply, if any, he received from Goodell about his letter.

League could play games in China soon The NFL could be headed to China in a couple of years for a regular-season game.

The league is looking into playing a game in China as early as the 2018 season.

A detailed analysis of how much interest there would be in such a game in the world’s most populous country is underway, and is being discussed this week at the owners’ meetings.

This year, the NFL will stage three games in London and return to Mexico for a regular-season game in November.

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The deal struck between Attorney General Eric Schneiderman and the companies, DraftKings and FanDuel, essentially takes the dispute out of the courts and into the capitol, where legislation regulating the industry could pass by mid-May.

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Newman’s Eli Leffelman (left) and Jake Neisewander will serve as co-captains for the Newman tennis team this spring. Leffelman is one of two returning varsity players, while Neisewander is moving up from junior varsity to varsity this season.

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“They both know how to hit their ground strokes, they just are both a little overpowered,” Propheter said.

“Neither one of them are big kids … Once they’ve played a couple matches and if they can get a couple nice wins, that’s going to do a world of good.”

Leffelman and sophomore Quentin Larson are the players who are back from last year’s varsity squad. Both got work in on the courts over the offseason, and Propheter expects them to either pair up as the No. 1 doubles team or to play No. 1 and No. 2 singles.

As he makes the move from junior varsity to varsity, Neisewander knows he will need a lot more practice, especially on his serve.

“I’m still not really where I want to be, but I’m working on it, so it’s getting there,” he said.

The young team can keep at least one eye

splitting tennis into two classes next season, so this will be the last year Newman will have to go through schools like Moline to qualify for state.

“Generally Moline has at least two and sometimes four players going to state,” Propheter said. “That’s going to open up a lot of places for some of the smaller schools, with players who don’t play all the time like they do at Moline.”

But for this year, the Comets still have to go through the single class to get to state. To help her players prepare for that tougher road through the postseason, the Comets will face a tough regular season schedule.

Newman opens the season with the Rock Island Invitational, on the same courts where they will play the sectional.

“The outlook is to take Philip Marruffo/pmarruffo@saukvalley.com every match and every Sophomore Quentin Larson is one of only two point like it’s our last, Newman tennis players with varsity experience and try to do as well coming into this season. as we can every game, on the future – and the new postseason format every match and every point,” Leffelman said. future will include a for 2017. The IHSA is

SVM SCOUTS 2016 BOYS TENNIS Newman Comets

Sterling Warriors

Dixon Dukes

Coach: Ann Propheter (12th year) 2015 postseason: Fifth at the Moline Sectional Roster Kyle Decker sr.

Victor Francque sr.

Boss Rungsisingpipat sr.

Hunter Schultz sr.

Chen Zheng sr.

Caleb Ardis jr.

Eli Leffelman jr.

Merlin Li jr.

Jake Neisewander jr.

James Phelps jr.

Eli Blaney so.

Cody Bonnell so.

Sam Jungerman so.

Quentin Larson so.

Lucas Velasquez so.

Clayton Yde so. saac Blaney fr.

Ethan Partington fr.

Jacob Terveer fr.

Outlook: Newman has two returning varsity players and a lot of players who are new to the program or new to tennis altogether. The Comets have Eli Leffelman and Quentin Larson back, and they will either play No. 1 and No. 2 singles or will pair up as Newman’s No. 1 doubles team.

Coach: Dan Young (1st year) 2015 postseason: Tied for 6th at Moline Sectional, Jack Nitz qualified for state Roster Brandon Colmark sr.

Alex Gallardo sr.

Saul Juarez sr.

Jonah Khuntangta sr.

Makinley Klingenberg sr.

Nicholas Mattox sr.

Jack Nitz sr.

Brandon Pillars sr.

Collin Zollinger sr.

Jonathan Abele jr.

Nick Gray jr.

Andrew Valentino jr.

Henry Steinhagen so.

Andrew Ivarson fr.

Luke Steinke fr.

Outlook: Sterling comes in with high expectations after Jack Nitz qualified for state in 2015.

The Warriors have nine seniors, and coach Dan Young expects several underclassmen to contribute as well.

Coach: Steve Boll (10th year) 2015 postseason: Tied for 8th at Moline Sectional Roster Devin Attig sr.

Jacob Fane sr.

Michael Gale sr.

Chase Glenn sr.

Zach Healy sr.

Baily McClain sr.

Josh Payne sr.

Bryce Stanley sr.

Connor Carolson sr.

Thaison Somsri-Betts sr.

Sam Bratt jr.

Ander Duenas jr.

Patrick Johnson jr.

Thailer Somsri-Betts jr.

Tyler Adcock so.

Abe Baramoski so.

Nicholas Clemens so.

Luke Stees so.

Daniel Ferguson fr.

Quinten Hoyle fr.

Ethan Lesage fr.

Blake Pillar fr.

Jonathan Rivera fr.

Tyler VanQuathem fr.

Outlook: Dixon hopes to improve on its 9-5 record from 2015. Sam Bratt is back after playing No. 1 singles the past 2 years, but Boll said every position is open, as Dixon has 27 players. The Dukes also return their No. 2 singles player and No. 1 doubles team.

Girls soccer 6 p.m.

• Princeton at Sterling • Dixon at Lutheran

Boys track 4 p.m.

• Erie-Prophetstown, Freeport at Sterling (at Westwood)

Girls track 4 p.m.

• Erie-Prophetstown, Freeport at Sterling (at Westwood)

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Today Men’s basketball 6 p.m.

• NIT, quarterfinals, teams TBD, ESPN 8 p.m.

• NIT, quarterfinals, teams TBD, ESPN

MLB Noon

• Spring training, Braves vs. Astros, at Kissimmee, Fla., MLB 1 p.m.

• Exhibition, Rays vs.

Cuba, at Havana, ESPN 3 p.m.

• Spring training, Rangers vs. Padres, at Peoria, Ariz., MLB • Spring training, White Sox vs. Giants, CSN 8 p.m.

• Spring training, Dodgers vs. Royals, at Surprise, Ariz., MLB 11 p.m.

• Spring training, Giants (ss) vs. Diamondbacks, at Scottsdale, Ariz. (same-day tape), MLB 2 a.m. (Wednesday)

• Spring training, Giants (ss) vs. White Sox, at Glendale, Ariz. (same-day tape), MLB

NBA 7 p.m.

• Rockets at Thunder, TNT 9:30 p.m.

• Grizzlies at Lakers, TNT

NHL 7:30 p.m.

• Kings at Wild, NBCSN • Stars at Blackhawks, CSN

Soccer 2 p.m.

• FA Cup, quarterfinal, Manchester United at West Ham United, FS1

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MLB | CUBA RELATIONS

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NHL | BLACKHAWKS

Obama visits once high-profile baseball country MLB trying to make game more accessible to Cubans

BY PETER ORSI Associated Press

became the first big star to go overseas in the HAVANA – When prime of his career with President Barack Obama the island’s full blesswatches the Tampa ing, in 2014. He made Bay Rays play Cuba’s $1 million in Japan with national team Tuesday, the Yokohama Dena it will come at the deepBaystars and paid 10 est moment of crisis in percent of that to the more than 50 years for the federation – a huge payisland’s famed state-run off for a country where baseball league. take-home salaries for A flood of high-profile Cubans average about defections to the U.S. $25 a month. has gutted the country’s But last season he ended teams. Stadiums and up back in Cuba after the fields are run down, and club canceled his conexperts and fans say tract. quality of play is too. The Then last month he and national team hasn’t won younger brother Lourdes a major international – also considered a promtournament in nearly a ising prospect – slipped decade. out of their hotel at the “It’s going through a Caribbean Series in the bad period,” said Ismael Dominican Republic, Sene, a Cuban baseball joining the likes of Yasiel historian.

Puig and Yoenis Cespedes Now authorities are in a string of high-profile considering oncedefections. unimaginable changes Photos posted on Twitto save the socialist ter in early March showed country’s national game – Gourriel at the Miami reforms partly prompted airport.

by Obama’s detente.

At the time he left, Major League BaseGourriel was batting ball is in talks with both around .500 for Havana’s nations’ governments powerhouse club Induson a potential deal that triales and was on pace could make it easier for to shatter multiple hitCuban ballplayers to play ting records. Some of that in the United States with- was surely skewed by a out having to sneak away decline in local pitching, at international tournabut Gourriel is widely ments or risk high-seas considered to be the findefections with human est Cuban player of his smugglers. generation.

Last week the Obama “That was a symbolic administration impleblow,” said Peter C. Bjarkmented a policy to let man, author of the forthCubans earn salaries in coming book “Cuba’s the U.S. as long as they Baseball Defectors: The don’t pay special taxes Inside Story.” back home. Those regulaBjarkman interpreted it tions specifically mention as a sign that no MLB deal athletes, along with artists was imminent, because and performers. otherwise Gourriel probVictor Mesa, a retired ably would have stayed: Cuban baseball legend “Running out of time as he was [at age 31], he who’s managing the felt he had to go now or team facing the Rays, never.” said he has dreamed of Another problem is a day when Cuban playthat Cuba plays in the ers could compete in the winter. That means playUnited States without ers who also compete in abandoning their homeJapan or elsewhere get land. precious little offseason.

“They could go work there, they would give us Senior players like Gourwork permits, the money riel would risk exhaustion and potentially serious can be brought back to injury.

Cuba – that is what we Sene said authorities want, for our baseball already are talking of players to be able to play shifting to a May-Septhere,” Mesa said. tember league that would One key sticking point operate without players is that while Cuba now who sign with the Majors. allows some players A second, six-team league to compete in foreign could run from October leagues, they are legally to December when they on loan from the Cuban would be available to play Baseball Federation, which takes a cut of their back home after the U.S. season ends. salaries. Paying money “I hope that can hapdirectly to the Cuban govpen,” Sene said. “For me ernment would violate it is the solution to the the U.S. embargo under general quality” of play in its current form.

Cuba.

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The Blackhawks’ Richard Panik (14) scores a goal against the Wild on Sunday in Chicago. The forward has rotated in and out of the final forward spot of the lineup for most of this season, and is hoping is recent strong play earns him more playing time.

Players skating thin line Blackhawks’ forwards scramble for playing time

BY CHRIS HINE Chicago Tribune

On Sunday against the Wild, winger Richard Panik played like a man who did not want to leave the lineup.

He scored on a gritty and pretty wraparound play to tie the game in the second period while he, along with Andrew Desjardins and Andrew Shaw, combined to form what coach Joel Quenneville called the Hawks’ “most dangerous line” in a 3-2 shootout loss.

With a performance like that, it figures Panik is likely to see more ice time today when the Hawks take on the Stars.

And the time is getting thin for those on the margins of the lineup, especially for the Hawks forwards, as Marcus Kruger is expected back on their upcoming road trip.

If you do a little roster math, it’s easy to see that playing time could become scarce for Panik, Dennis Rasmussen and Brandon Mashinter, who have combined to play 101 games for the Hawks this season.

When Kruger comes back, it gives Quenneville the opportunity to re-unite the fourth line of Desjardins, Kruger and Shaw that was so effective in last season’s playoffs. Tomas Fleischmann has fit in seamlessly with the Hawks since coming from the Canadiens.

He and his linemates – center Teuvo Teravainen and fellow former Hab Dale Weise – have put in some quality time on the third line and no personnel figures to change from the top two lines so long as everyone remains healthy.

Where would Panik, Mashinter and Rasmussen fit in this scenario? Likely in the press box watching the games, but Quenneville is not trying to look too far ahead.

“If everybody is healthy we like [making] tough decisions,” Quenneville said. “But you can’t forecast too much, you don’t want to get too far ahead of yourself in seeing exactly who’s going to be available. A lot of nights you have to deal with who’s ready.”

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Blackhawks left wing Brandon Mashinter (53) is one of several Chicago forwards who could see less playing time down the stretch as others like Marcus Kruger return from injury.

Rasmussen is already feeling the roster pinch – he has not played since March 9 while Mashinter and Panik have rotated in the final forward spot of the lineup.

“Competition is good for the team,” Panik said. “We have to try harder to get in the lineup and when the games come we have to play 100 percent to improve every shift and push for a spot for the playoffs. I think that’s what everybody is trying to do.”

Panik said nobody takes it personally when one guy is in the lineup and the other two sit.

“Everybody has been in that situation before,” Panik said. “It’s

the sport, competition. We’re teammates. You can’t look bad at the guy next to you because he’s playing and not you. You’re one team and the team is before you.”

Competition is not just limited to the forwards. Along the blue line Erik Gustafsson and Christian Ehrhoff have been toggling in and out of the lineup. Quenneville said he would prefer if he could count on one player to grab the spot.

“I want everybody to seize the opportunity,” Quenneville said.

But in the case of some players, there might not be a lot of opportunity to seize.

Despite elbow, Lester sure he can be effective ELBOW

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Dodgers outfielder Yasiel Puig (66) signed a lucrative contract with Los Angeles after defecting from Cuba in June of 2012.

and we all know there are partial tears and CONTINUED FROM B1 ligament weaknesses and bone chips and any Cubs ace Jake Arrieta other thing that’s wrong underwent season-end- with it,” Lester said. “But ing surgery in August of it’s all about what you 2011 with the Orioles to can do effectively on the remove a bone spur the mound.” size of a peanut, accordExtra innings: In the ing to the Baltimore Sun. wake of the Adam Arrieta earned the OriLaRoche controversy oles’ opening-day start with the White Sox, the following season, Cubs manager Joe Madand won 2015 National don said kids would be League Cy Young Award allowed in the clubhouse honors with the Cubs. up until 3 hours before White Sox slugger Paul the game, with excepKonerko coped with tions for family emera bone chip in his left gencies. Maddon also wrist for several seasons frowned on rules from before requiring surgery decades ago forbidding after 2012. non-collared shirts. “If “There’s stuff that every you think you look hot, AP other pitcher in this wear it,” Maddon said.

Cubs starting pitcher Jon Lester is unconcerned game has to manage, “That’s the dress code.” about a bone spur in his elbow.

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15-075776 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 14TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WHITESIDE COUNTY, MORRISON, ILLINOIS NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC PLAINTIFF, -vsVICTORIA M. REYES; DEFENDANTS

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15 CH 78 NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE Public Notice is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment entered in the above entitled matter on November 4, 2015; Kelly C. Wilhelmi, Sheriff, 400 N. Cherry Street, Morrison, IL 61270, will on April 7, 2016 at 10:00 AM, at Whiteside County Courthouse, 200 East Knox Street, 3rd Floor Lobby, Morrison, IL 61270, sell to the highest bidder for cash (ten percent (10%) at the time of sale and the balance within twenty-four (24) hours, the following described premises situated in Whiteside County, Illinois.

Said sale shall be subject to general taxes, special assessments or special taxes levied against said real estate and any prior liens or 1st Mortgages. The subject property is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title or recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition.

Upon the sale being held and the purchaser tendering said bid in cash or certified funds, a receipt of Sale will be issued and/or a Certificate of Sale as required, which will entitle the purchaser to a deed upon confirmation of said sale by the Court.

Said property is legally described as follows: Commonly known as 3205 C Street, Rock Falls, IL 61071 Permanent Index No.: 11-31-228-015 Improvements: Single Family Residential The property will NOT be open for inspection prior to the sale and Plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property.

The judgment amount was $61,209.57.

Prospective purchasers are admonished to check the court file and title records to verify this information. IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701 (C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For Bid Amount contact: Sale Clerk Shapiro Kreisman & Associates, LLC 2121 Waukegan Road, Suite 301 Bannockburn, IL 60015 ILNOTICES@logs.com (847) 291-1717 THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT IF YOUR PERSONAL LIABILITY FOR THIS DEBT HAS BEEN EXTINGUISHED BY A DISCHARGE IN BANKRUPTCY OR BY AN ORDER GRANTING IN REM RELIEF FROM STAY, THIS NOTICE IS PROVIDED SOLELY TO FORECLOSE THE MORTGAGE REMAINING ON YOUR PROPERTY AND IS NOT AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT THE DISCHARGED PERSONAL OBLIGATION. I687096 March 8, 15, 22, 2016

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DEFENDANTS 15 CH 00106 NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on 11/25/2015, the Sheriff of Whiteside County, Illinois will on 5/5/16 at the hour of 10:00AM at Whiteside County Courthouse 200 E. Knox St, 3rd Floor Lobby Morrison, IL 61270, or in a place otherwise designated at the time of sale, County of Whiteside and State of Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described real estate: PIN 11-15-426-004 Improved with Single Family Home COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 2108 20th Avenue, Sterling, IL 61081 Sale terms: 10% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the auction; The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

If the property is a condominium and the foreclosure takes place after 1/1/2007, purchasers other than the mortgagees will be required to pay any assessment and legal fees due under The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4).

If the property is located in a common interest community, purchasers other than mortgagees will be required to pay any assessment and legal fees due under the Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).

If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee's attorney.

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser shall receive a Certificate of Sale, which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the real estate after Confirmation of the sale.

The successful purchaser has the sole responsibility/expense of evicting any tenants or other individuals presently in possession of the subject premises.

The property will NOT be open for inspection and Plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the Court file to verify all information.

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information: Examine the court file or contact Plaintiff's attorney: Codilis & Associates, P.C., 15W030 North Frontage Road, Suite 100, Burr Ridge, IL 60527, (630) 7949876. Please refer to file number 14-1513400.

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NOTICE OF SALE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF LEE-DIXON, ILLINOIS DITECH FINANCIAL LLC, Plaintiff, vs.

GARY M. BEARMAN AKA GARY BEARMAN and CAPITAL ONE BANK (USA), N.A., Defendants.

15CH 36 PROPERTY ADDRESS:526 MAIN ST. AMBOY, IL 61310

PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of the above Court entered in the above entitled cause on February 9, 2016, the following described real estate, to-wit: Permanent Index Number: 02-15-15-481-012 Commonly known as: 526 Main St., Amboy, IL 61310 will be offered for sale and sold at public vendue on April 21, 2016 at 10:00 AM, at the Old Lee County Courthouse, 112 E. 2nd Street, Dixon, IL 61021.

The Judgment amount is $190,211.23.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Sheriff of Lee County. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the mortgaged real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments or special taxes levied against said real estate, and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to the Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition. The Sale is further subject to confirmation by the Court.

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser shall receive a Certificate of Sale, which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale.

The property will NOT be open for inspection. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the Court file to verify all information.

For information, contact the Plaintiff's Attorney: Heavner, Beyers & Mihlar, LLC, 111 East Main Street, Decatur, IL 62523, (217) 422-1719.

The purchaser of a condominium unit at a judicial foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, who takes possession of a condominium unit pursuant to a court order or a purchaser who acquires title from a mortgagee shall have the duty to pay the proportionate share, if any, of the common expenses for the unit which would have become due in the absence of any assessment acceleration during the 6 months immediately preceding institution of an action to enforce the collection of assessments, and which remain unpaid by the owner during whose possession the assessments accrued. If the outstanding assessments are paid at any time during any action to enforce the collection of assessments, the purchaser shall have no obligation to pay any assessments which accrued before he or she acquired title. If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by the Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5 (g-1).

If the sale is not confirmed for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the purchase price paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee's attorney.

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 151701 (c) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. Note: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act you are advised that the Law Firm of Heavner, Beyers & Mihlar, LLC, is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt, and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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SUPPLEMENTAL PUBLICATION NOTICE Public Notice is hereby given that on March 4th, 2016 a certificate was filed in the Office of the County Clerk of Whiteside County, Illinois, concerning the business known as Always Armed located at 806 West 12th Street Sterling, IL 61081which certificate sets forth the following changes in the operation thereof: 1315 Bradley Court Sterling, IL 61081.

Dated this 4th day of March.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS

CARRINGTON MORTGAGE SERVICES, LLC PLAINTIFF, -vs-

Estate of: E. ELISE MATTHEWS, Deceased.

No. 2016 P 27 CLAIM NOTICE Notice is given of the death of E. ELISE MATTHEWS. Letters of Office were issued to SARA BLESSENT 1706 Keybridge Way, Bloomington, IL 61704,, as Independent Representative, whose attorneys are WARD, MURRAY, PACE & JOHNSON, P.C., 202 E. 5th Street, Sterling, Illinois 61081.

Claims against the estate may be filed in the office of the Clerk of Court, Whiteside County Courthouse, 200 E. Knox Street, Morrison, IL 61270, or with the Representative, or both, on or before September 12, 2016, and any claim not filed within that period is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the Clerk must be mailed or delivered to the Representative and to the attorney within ten (10) days after it has been filed.

Dated: March 2, 2016

Sara Blessent, Independent Representative Kyle G. Carlock WARD, MURRAY, PACE & JOHNSON, P.C. Attorneys for Estate 202 E. 5th Street | P.O. Box 400 Sterling, IL 61081 P: 815.625.8200 carlock@wmpj.com March 8, 15, 22, 2016 NOTICE OF SALE

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF LEE-DIXON, ILLINOIS DITECH FINANCIAL LLC, Plaintiff, vs.

GARY M. BEARMAN AKA GARY BEARMAN and CAPITAL ONE BANK (USA), N.A., Defendants.

15-076239 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 14TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WHITESIDE COUNTY, MORRISON, ILLINOIS

15CH 36 PROPERTY ADDRESS:526 MAIN ST. AMBOY, IL 61310

PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of the above Court entered in the above entitled cause on February 9, 2016, the following described real estate, to-wit: LOTS 1, 4, 5, 8, 9, 12, AND 13, IN BLOCK 27, IN WYMAN'S ADDITION TO THE TOWN (NOW CITY) OF AMBOY, ALL IN LEE COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Permanent Index Number: 02-15-15-481-012 Commonly known as: 526 Main St., Amboy, IL 61310 will be offered for sale and sold at public vendue on April 21, 2016 at 10:00 AM, at the Old Lee County Courthouse, 112 E. 2nd Street, Dixon, IL 61021.

The Judgment amount is $190,211.23.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Sheriff of Lee County. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the mortgaged real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments or special taxes levied against said real estate, and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to the Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition. The Sale is further subject to confirmation by the Court.

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser shall receive a Certificate of Sale, which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale.

LYNN M. CLARK A/K/A LYNN CLARK; DEFENDANTS 15 CH 82 NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE Public Notice is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment entered in the above entitled matter on December 9, 2015; Kelly C. Wilhelmi, Sheriff, 400 N. Cherry Street, Morrison, IL 61270, will on April 7, 2016 at 10:00 AM, at Whiteside County Courthouse, 200 East Knox Street, 3rd Floor Lobby, Morrison, IL 61270, sell to the highest bidder for cash (ten percent (10%) at the time of sale and the balance within twenty-four (24) hours, the following described premises situated in Whiteside County, Illinois.

Said sale shall be subject to general taxes, special assessments or special taxes levied against said real estate and any prior liens or 1st Mortgages. The subject property is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title or recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition.

Upon the sale being held and the purchaser tendering said bid in cash or certified funds, a receipt of Sale will be issued and/or a Certificate of Sale as required, which will entitle the purchaser to a deed upon confirmation of said sale by the Court.

Said property is legally described as follows: LOT 4 IN BLOCK 2 IN BRINK'S ADDITION TO THE CITY OF STERLING, IN WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN BOOK 1 OF PLAT, AT PAGE 3; SITUATED IN WHITESIDE COUNTY ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 712 East 12th Street, Sterling, IL 61081 Permanent Index No.: 11-22-155-007 Improvements: Single Family Residential The property will NOT be open for inspection prior to the sale and Plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property.

The judgment amount was $56,711.45.

Prospective purchasers are admonished to check the court file and title records to verify this information. IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701 (C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For Bid Amount contact: Sale Clerk Shapiro Kreisman & Associates, LLC 2121 Waukegan Road, Suite 301 Bannockburn, IL 60015 ILNOTICES@logs.com (847) 291-1717 THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT IF YOUR PERSONAL LIABILITY FOR THIS DEBT HAS BEEN EXTINGUISHED

BY A DISCHARGE IN BANKRUPTCY OR BY AN ORDER GRANTING IN REM RELIEF FROM STAY, THIS NOTICE IS PROVIDED SOLELY TO FORECLOSE THE MORTGAGE REMAINING ON YOUR PROPERTY AND IS NOT AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT THE DISCHARGED PERSONAL OBLIGATION. I687071 March 8, 15, 22, 2016 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 14TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WHITESIDE COUNTY-MORRISON, ILLINOIS AMOS FINANCIAL, LLC, PLAINTIFF vs.

MARILYN E. SMITH, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS HEIR OF GARY E. SMITH; CITY OF ROCK FALLS; CAPITAL ONE BANK, N.A.; UNKNOWN HEIRS AT LAW AND LEGATEES OF GARY E. SMITH; MARK A. JACKSON, AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF GARY E. SMITH; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, DEFENDANT 15CH 108 Property Address: 800 E. 2nd Street Rock Falls, Illinois 61071

The property will NOT be open for inspection. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the Court file to verify all information.

For information, contact the Plaintiff's Attorney: Heavner, Beyers & Mihlar, LLC, 111 East Main Street, Decatur, IL 62523, (217) 422-1719.

The purchaser of a condominium unit at a judicial foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, who takes possession of a condominium unit pursuant to a court order or a purchaser who acquires title from a mortgagee shall have the duty to pay the proportionate share, if any, of the common expenses for the unit which would have become due in the absence of any assessment acceleration during the 6 months immediately preceding institution of an action to enforce the collection of assessments, and which remain unpaid by the owner during whose possession the assessments accrued. If the outstanding assessments are paid at any time during any action to enforce the collection of assessments, the purchaser shall have no obligation to pay any assessments which accrued before he or she acquired title. If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by the Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5 (g-1).

If the sale is not confirmed for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the purchase price paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee's attorney.

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701 (c) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. Note: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act you are advised that the Law Firm of Heavner, Beyers & Mihlar, LLC, is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt, and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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PUBLICATION NOTICE The requisite affidavit for publication having been filed, notice is hereby given to you, UNKNOWN HEIRS AT LAW AND LEGATEES OF GARY E. SMITH and UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendant in the above entitled suit, that the said suit has been commenced in the Circuit Court of Whiteside County, Illinois by the plaintiff against you and other defendant, praying for the foreclosure of a certain mortgage conveying the premises described as follows to wit: LOT ONE, EXCEPT THE SOUTHERLY 30 FEET THEREOF, IN THOME'S RESUBDIVISION OF PART OF LOT THREE IN ALICE EUGENIA COOK'S SUBDIVISION OF THE NORTH PART OF THE WEST HALF OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 27, TOWNSHIP 21 NORTH, RANGE 7 EAST OF THE FOURTH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN THE CITY OF ROCK FALLS, WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS. COMMON ADDRESS: 800 E. 2ND STREET, ROCK FALLS, ILLINOIS 61071 P.I.N.: 11-27-201-001 and which said mortgage was signed by Gary E. Smith and Marilyn E. Smith, mortgagor, to American General Finance, Inc., as Mortgagee, and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Whiteside County as Document No. 9178-2001; and for such other relief prayed; that summons was duly issued out of the Circuit Court of Whiteside County against you as provided by law, and that the said suit is now pending.

NOW THEREFORE, UNLESS YOU, the said above defendant, file your answer to the Complaint in said suit or otherwise make your appearance therein, in the Office of the Clerk of this Court in Whiteside County, 200 East Knox Street, Morrison, IL 61270 on or before the April 14, 2016, default may be entered against you at any time after that day and a judgment entered in accordance with the prayer of said complaint.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT LEE COUNTY, ILLINOIS

IN THE ESTATE OF: BARBARA A. DAYTON Deceased NO. 2016 P 10 NOTICE OF CLAIM Notice is given of the death of Barbara A. Dayton who died on January 9, 2016.

Letters of Office were issued on February 29 2016 to Deborah Edwards, Independent Executor and whose address is 510 E. Provost Street, Amboy, Illinois 61310, and whose attorney is Kelly L. Flessner of Dixon & Giesen Law Offices, 121 East First Street, Dixon, Illinois 61021.

The estate will be administered without court supervision unless under Chapter 755 ILCS 5/28-4 of the probate act, any interested person terminates independent administration at any time by mailing or delivering a petition to terminate to the Circuit Clerk of the Lee County Court.

Claims against the estate may be filed in the office of the Clerk, or with the representative, or both within six months from the date of the first publication, no later than September 8, 2016 and any claim not filed within that period is barred.

Copies of a claim filed with the clerk must be mailed or delivered to the representative and to the attorney within ten days after it has been filed.

Kelly L. Flessner, Attorney for Independent Administrator Prepared by: Ms. Kelly L. Flessner Dixon & Giesen Law Offices 121 East First Street – P.O. Box 389 Dixon, Illinois 61021 Telephone: 815-284-2288 Fax: 815-284-1338 March 18, 15, 22, 2016 ANNUAL TOWN MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN To the legal voters, residents of the Town of Palmyra in the County of Lee and State of Illinois, that the Annual Town Meeting of said Town will take place on Tuesday, April 12, 2016 being the second Tuesday of said month at the hour of 7 o'clock P.M. at Cooper Hall, 214 Palmyra Road, Dixon for the transaction of the miscellaneous business of the said town; and after a Moderator having been elected, will proceed to hear and consider reports of officers, and decide on such measures as may, in pursuance of law, come before the meeting; and especially to consider and decide the following: 1. Ballot Initiative to approve a higher limiting rate for the Road & Bridge Fund effective for 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 tax years (35 ILCS 200/18-190) 2. Transfer of Surplus Town Funds to the Road District (60 ILCS 1/30-185) Dated March 12, 2016 Kathryn A. Todd Clerk – Palmyra Township March 22, 2016 15-075776 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 14TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WHITESIDE COUNTY, MORRISON, ILLINOIS NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC PLAINTIFF, -vsVICTORIA M. REYES A/K/A VICTORIA REYES; DEFENDANTS 15 CH 78 NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE Public Notice is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment entered in the above entitled matter on November 4, 2015; Kelly C. Wilhelmi, Sheriff, 400 N. Cherry Street, Morrison, IL 61270, will on April 7, 2016 at 10:00 AM, at Whiteside County Courthouse, 200 East Knox Street, 3rd Floor Lobby, Morrison, IL 61270, sell to the highest bidder for cash (ten percent (10%) at the time of sale and the balance within twenty-four (24) hours, the following described premises situated in Whiteside County, Illinois.

Said sale shall be subject to general taxes, special assessments or special taxes levied against said real estate and any prior liens or 1st Mortgages. The subject property is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title or recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition.

Upon the sale being held and the purchaser tendering said bid in cash or certified funds, a receipt of Sale will be issued and/or a Certificate of Sale as required, which will entitle the purchaser to a deed upon confirmation of said sale by the Court.

Said property is legally described as follows: THE EAST 75 FEET OF THE WEST 135 FEET OF THE SOUTH HALF OF THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED PROPERTY: PART OF THE EAST HALF OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 31, TOWNSHIP 21 NORTH, RANGE 7 EAST OF THE 4TH P.M. IN WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS, TO WIT: BEGINNING AT A POINT 1011 FEET SOUTH OF THE SOUTH LINE OF U.S. ROUTE 30 AND 66 FEET WEST OF THE EAST LINE OF SAID SECTION 31; THENCE WEST PARALLEL WITH SOUTH LINE OF SAID U.S. ROUTE 30, 234 FEET; THENCE SOUTH PARALLEL WITH THE EAST LINE OF SAID SECTION 235 FEET; THENCE EAST PARALLEL WITH THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID U.S. ROUTE 30, 234 FEET; THENCE NORTH PARALLEL WITH THE EAST LINE OF SAID SECTION, 235 FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING. Commonly known as 3205 C Street, Rock Falls, IL 61071 Permanent Index No.: 11-31-228-015 Improvements: Single Family Residential The property will NOT be open for inspection prior to the sale and Plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property.

The judgment amount was $61,209.57.

Prospective purchasers are admonished to check the court file and title records to verify this information. IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701 (C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For Bid Amount contact: Sale Clerk Shapiro Kreisman & Associates, LLC 2121 Waukegan Road, Suite 301 Bannockburn, IL 60015 ILNOTICES@logs.com (847) 291-1717 THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT IF YOUR PERSONAL LIABILITY FOR THIS DEBT HAS BEEN EXTINGUISHED

BY A DISCHARGE IN BANKRUPTCY OR BY AN ORDER GRANTING IN REM RELIEF FROM STAY, THIS NOTICE IS PROVIDED SOLELY TO FORECLOSE THE MORTGAGE REMAINING ON YOUR PROPERTY AND IS NOT AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT THE DISCHARGED PERSONAL OBLIGATION. I687096 March 8, 15, 22, 2016

PUBLIC NOTICE

The City of Dixon, Illinois will hold a public Budget Hearing, Monday April 4, 2016 at 5:30 p.m. in the City Council Chambers, 121 West 2nd Street, Dixon, Illinois.

All interested citizens will be given an opportunity to ask questions concerning the entire Budget as well to express their views either verbally or in writing.

The proposed Budget may be examined online at www.discoverdixon.org or on weekdays in the Administrative Office in City Hall (Second Floor) from March 22, 2016 until its passage on Monday April 18, 2016, between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.

March 22, 2016

City Council City of Dixon, Illinois

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE UNDER POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT DATED AS OF DECEMBER 1, 2006 MASTR ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES TRUST 2006-NC3 MORTGAGE PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006NC3, Plaintiff, Vs. JOHN PARSONS; VERONICA PARSONS; PORTFOLIO RECOVERY ASSOCIATES, L.L.C.; THE B.F. SHAW PRINTING COMPANY; FULRATH CONSTRUCTION, INC; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants.

15 CH 150 NOTICE BY PUBLICATION NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU: JOHN PARSONS VERONICA PARSONS UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS That this case has been commenced in this Court against you and other defendants, praying for the foreclosure of a certain Mortgage conveying the premises described as follows, to-wit: LOT 5 IN THE SUBDIVISION OF BLOCK 44, WALLACE'S ADDITION TO THE CITY OF STERLING, WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS. COMMONLY KNOWN AS 801 B Avenue, Sterling, IL 61081 PIN # 11-21-329-010 and which said Mortgage was made by: JOHN PARSONS AND VERONICA PARSONS, HUSBAND AND WIFE, the Mortgagor(s), to MERS, Inc. as nominee for New Century Mortgage Corporation as Mortgagee, and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Whiteside County, Illinois, as Document No. 71432006; and for other relief; that summons was duly issued out of said Court against you as provided by law and that the said suit is now pending.

NOW, THEREFORE, UNLESS YOU file your answer or otherwise file your appearance in this case in the Office of the Clerk of this Court, Dana Nelson Clerk of the Circuit Court 200 E Knox Street, Morrison, IL 60170 on or before April 7, 2016, A DEFAULT MAY BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU AT ANY TIME AFTER THAT DAY AND A JUDGMENT MAY BE ENTERED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRAYER OF SAID COMPLAINT. Potestivo & Associates, P.C. 223 W. Jackson Boulevard, Ste. 610 Chicago, IL 60606 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act you are advised that this law firm is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

Our File No.: C13-82920 I687079 March 8, 15, 22, 2016 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 14TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WHITESIDE COUNTY - MORRISON, ILLINOIS CitiMortgage, Inc. PLAINTIFF

Vs.

Bradley W. Whistler; et. al.

DEFENDANTS 15 CH 00106 NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on 11/25/2015, the Sheriff of Whiteside County, Illinois will on 5/5/16 at the hour of 10:00AM at Whiteside County Courthouse 200 E. Knox St, 3rd Floor Lobby Morrison, IL 61270, or in a place otherwise designated at the time of sale, County of Whiteside and State of Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described real estate: LOT 18 IN COACHLIGHT MANOR SUBDIVISION LOCATED IN PART OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 15, TOWNSHIP 21 NORTH, RANGE 7 EAST OF THE 4TH P.M., ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED JULY 25, 1972 AS DOCUMENT NO. 4064-72 IN WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS. PIN 11-15-426-004 Improved with Single Family Home COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 2108 20th Avenue, Sterling, IL 61081 Sale terms: 10% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the auction; The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds, is due within twentyfour (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

If the property is a condominium and the foreclosure takes place after 1/1/2007, purchasers other than the mortgagees will be required to pay any assessment and legal fees due under The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4).

If the property is located in a common interest community, purchasers other than mortgagees will be required to pay any assessment and legal fees due under the Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).

If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee's attorney.

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser shall receive a Certificate of Sale, which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the real estate after Confirmation of the sale. The successful purchaser has the sole responsibility/expense of evicting any tenants or other individuals presently in possession of the subject premises.

The property will NOT be open for inspection and Plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the Court file to verify all information.

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information: Examine the court file or contact Plaintiff's attorney: Codilis & Associates, P.C., 15W030 North Frontage Road, Suite 100, Burr Ridge, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876. Please refer to file number 14-15-13400.

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Bids are requested by the Board of Education of Rock Falls Twp. High School District No. 301, 101 12th Avenue, Rock Falls, Illinois 61071 for 2016 Life Safety Work at Rock Falls High School, 101 12th Avenue, Rock Falls, Illinois. Work is to be carried out in accordance with Bidding Documents prepared by Basalay, Cary & Alstadt Architects, Ltd., 620 W. Lafayette Street, Ottawa, Illinois 61350.

Project Description: The work consists of miscellaneous interior remodeling, faculty restrooms, a PE classroom and associated locker room restoration, tuck pointing and replacement of approximately 17,000 S.F. of EPDM roofing at Rock Falls High School 101 12th Avenue, Rock Falls, Illinois 61071.

Contract Type: Single prime lump sum contract.

Submission of Bids: Bids will be accepted until 10:00 A.M., April 13, 2016 at Rock Falls High School, 101 12th Avenue, Rock Falls, Illinois 61071. Bids will be publicly opened at that time.

Pre-Bid Conference: March 24, 2016, 11:30 A.M. at Rock Falls High School, 101 12th Avenue, Rock Falls, Illinois. Sign in at the Main Office. The facility will be available for viewing at this date. Owner reserves the right to disqualify bidders that do not complete a site visit. Additional visits will be at the convenience of the Owner.

Contact Bryan Berogan, Head of Maintenance, Rock Falls High School (815-4999553) to schedule visits other than pre-bid conference. Site visits that are not pre-arranged with the school district representative will not be permitted. The site will not be available for visits after April 11, 2016.

Availability of Bidding Documents: Bidding Documents will be available on and after March 16, 2016 and may be examined at the office of the Architect; at the office of the Board of Education, Rock Falls Twp. High School District No. 301; at the office of Northern Illinois Building Contractors Association, 1111 S Alpine St., Rockford, Illinois; McGraw-Hill Construction Dodge, www.dodge.construction.com; www.cmdgroup.com; and at Illinois Valley Contractor's Association, 1120 First St., LaSalle, IL. Prospective prime contract bidders may obtain Bidding Documents at the office of the Architect on or after above stated date by request, and by depositing $100.00 per set in the form of cash or check made payable to the Architect. Bidders will be limited to two (2) sets. Requests for mailed sets of Bidding Documents must be accompanied by a non-refundable remittance of $15.00 per set to cover mailing and handling costs. Such remittance must be in the form of a separate check made payable to the Architect. Deposits will be refunded upon return of the Bidding Documents in good condition, without markings, notations or other defacings, within ten (10) days after bid opening date.

Bid security in the amount of five percent (5%) of the Base Bid amount proposed, in the form of a certified check or cashier's check made payable to the Owner, or a Bid Bond, must accompany bids.

Selected bidder is required to provide a satisfactory performance bond and labor & material payment bond covering the full performance of the contract, irrevocable letter of credit or other security. The costs of the bonds are to be included in each contractor's bid proposal.

Selected Bidders must assure that all persons employed by Bidder, and all applicants for such employment, will not be discriminated against because of their race, creed, color, sex, age or national origin.

The successful bidder will be required to pay prevailing rates of wages to all employees engaged in the project work. Such prevailing rates to be as determined by the Illinois Department of Labor to all laborers, workmen and mechanics performing work under this contract , for the area in which the project is located, and shall comply with the requirements of the Illinois Prevailing Wage Act (820 ILCS 130/1-12). All Contractors' Bonds shall include a provision as will guarantee the faithful performance of such prevailing wage clause as provided by the bid specification or contract.

Owner reserves the right to reject any and all Bids, to waive any irregularities in the Bidding, and to award contract in Owner's best interests.

BC&A #1540A March 21 & 22, 2016

The Sterling City Council will hold a public hearing at the regular City Council meeting on Monday, April 4, 2016, in the City Council Chambers regarding the proposed 2016-2017 City Budget.

Copies of the city budget are available for public inspection at the Sterling Public Library, Library Plaza, 102 West Third Street, Sterling, Illinois, Monday - Thursday, 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., Friday 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Saturday 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and City Hall, 212 Third Avenue, Sterling, Illinois, Monday - Friday 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Marie Rombouts City Clerk March 22, 2016 NOTICE TO BIDDERS SEALED BIDS will be received by the City of Dixon, Illinois until 10:00 a.m., Monday, April 4, 2016, for the purchase of the following items: (1) Between 500-750 gallons of yellow Street Marking Paint (2) Between 200-400 gallons of white Street Marking Paint SPESIFICATIONS may be obtained at the Office of the City Clerk, City Hall, 121 West 2nd Street, 2nd Floor, Dixon, Illinois.

ALL BIDS will be publicly opened and read aloud at a bid opening at 10:00 a.m., Monday, April 4, 2016, in the Public Works Director's office at City Hall (Lower Level), 121 West 2nd Street, Dixon, Illinois.

THE CITY OF DIXON is an equal opportunity employer.

A CONTRACT may be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder whose bid is found to be in the best interests of the City of Dixon. The City of Dixon reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive any informalities or irregularities in the bidding. The City Council further reserves the right to review and study any and all bids and to make a contract award within sixty (60) days after the bids have been opened and publicly read.

A Fair Employment Practices Affidavit of Compliance and an Anti-Collusion Affidavit of Compliance must be submitted with each bid. The City of Dixon does not discriminate om the basis of handicapped status in the admission or access to, or treatment or employment in, its programs or activities.

ALL BIDS must be accompanied by the bid document forms with specifications attached – contained in a sealed envelope clearly marked on the outside “Bid for City of Dixon's 2016 Street Marking Paint Bid” and the name and address of the bidder. All bids should be addressed to the City of Dixon, % City Clerk Kathe Swanson, 121 W. Second Street, Dixon, IL 61021.

March 22, 2016

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Customers 37 66 57 75

For motor route availability call David Sheets 815-625-3600 ext. 5311

LEGAL ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT Part-time administrative assistant position to provide administrative support to legal staff; individual will perform a wide variety of duties, including typing legal documents and correspondence, filing, maintaining case files, and other job-related duties as assigned.

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

Knowledge of legal terminology and procedures; ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, ability to maintain confidentiality of records and information; proficient in the use of personal computers and related word processing and database software applications.

Starting salary $ 10 per hour with the possibility of becoming full time in the near future.

Submit resumes to Lee County State’s Attorney’s Office, Attn: A. Sacco-Miller, 309 S. Galena Avenue Dixon, IL 61021. Deadline for acceptance of resumes is 4/1/16.

2nd and 3rd Shift Electronic Production Support Techinicians Work for a GROWING, dynamic, innovative World-Class automotive supplier! BorgWarner is currently accepting resumes for the following: Hourly 2nd and 3rd shift Electronic Production Support Technicians.

If you are self-motivated and are committed to continuous learning, professional growth and success, please read on…

Our Electronic Technicians set-up, trouble shoot, re-fit and maintain equipment on our production lines and manufacturing operations.

Successful candidates will possess strong knowledge and abilities in the following: equipment and machine troubleshooting, PLC’s, electromechanical devices, machine guarding, automation, instrumentation and mechanics. A related Associate’s Degree or equivalency along with communication, problem-solving, organizational and team-work abilities are also required.

Our work environment values learning, team work, innovation and continuous improvement. Professional development is supported through a generous educational assistance policy. We offer a very competitive compensation and benefits package, including a savings and investment plan with company match. For immediate consideration please submit your resume to….

BorgWarner Emissions Systems Attention: Human Resources awolcott@borgwarner.com 1350 Franklin Grove Road, Dixon, IL 61021 Fax: (815) 288-7613 EEOC

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Serenity Hospice & Home is seeking caring, compassionate Certified Nurse Assistants (CNA) to join our team. Full time position with benefits. Previous experience in hospice or home care and computer-based charting preferred.

Applications are available at www.serenityhospiceandhome.org or at the Serenity Home, 1658 S. IL Route 2 in Oregon, Illinois.

Call 815-732-2499 for more information.

Attention Job Seekers We have multiple entry level jobs available. Seeking motivated individuals with a good work ethic.

• Full-Time Positions • Full Benefits Package • 1st & 2nd Shifts Apply online at etnyre.com

E. D. ETNYRE & CO. 1333 S. Daysville Road, Oregon, Illinois M/F Disabled and Vet EEO/AA Employer

Davidson Farms

is looking for CDL-A drivers for Flatbed, Hopper and Dump work to join our family.

We offer daily home time.

Benefits:

• 401K • Paid Vacation • Home Time Daily • Excellent Pay • Driver Referral Bonuses • Assigned Trucks

• Newer Equipment • On Site Mechanics • Unmatched Respect For Drivers

3BR 1BA Ref. & credit check req. 1 yr. lease w/ mo. to mo. option after that. Rent + dep. $850 /mo.

No Pets.

Text/e-mail day or call after 5 p.m. 815-988-2494 Now available, Sm. 2BR, 1ba, CA, stove, refrig with garage. No pets, non smoking. $550 plus 1 mo. deposit required.

815-600-1151

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Nice 2BR Ranch, bsmt., garage. No pets. $675/mo.

Call Vickie 815973-4444.

Small 1BR, w/ garage, no pets.

1112 Steinmann $485/mo + $485 dep. 815-284-7609

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SECTION 00 10 00 - REQUEST FOR BIDS

Board of Education Rock Falls Twp. High School District No. 301 101 12th Avenue Rock Falls, Illinois 61071 2016 RFHS Remodel-Masonry-Roofing 00 10 00 – 1

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5960 S. Woodlawn Road, Creston, IL

Phone: 815-384-3208

DIRECTOR OF INDEPENDENT LIVING SALES

Full time position responsible for sales of Pinecrest Village and Pinecrest Grove independent living units and the daily management of Pinecrest Village facilities.

Winning Wheels has openings for RN/LPN nurses, and are offering a $1,500 Retention Bonus!

College degree preferred. Prior experience in sales, marketing or hospitality. Real estate sales experience a plus. Successful supervisory or management experience beneficial.

Now Hiring!

Please submit application to Victoria L. Marshall at Pinecrest Community 414 S. Wesley Avenue, Mt. Morris, IL 61054

Full Time: ( 6p.m. - 6 a.m.)

Full Time: (6 a.m. - 6 p.m.)

Tri-County Opportunities Council

We offer competitive wages, benefits, and bonuses.

Position Openings

Apply online at: www.winningwheels.com Or in person at: 701 E. 3rd St. Prophetstown, IL 61277

Pre-K Teacher Assistant: Dixon 30hrs./wk. school-year minimum of AAS in Early Childhood Education, Child Development or related degree with a minimum of 18 credit hours in ECE. Pre-K Teacher: Rochelle/Sterling 40hrs./wk.; school year.

Minimum of Bachelor's Degree in Early Childhood Education, Child Development or closely related degree with a minimum of 21 credit hours in ECE. Infant Toddler Teacher: Sterling 40hrs./wk.; full year. Minimum of a Bachelor's Degree in Early Childhood Education, Child Development, or closely related degree with a minimum of 21 credit hours in ECE. Infant-Toddler Support Teacher: Sterling 30hrs./wk. full year; Minimum of AAS in early childhood education, child development, or closely related degree with a minimum of 21 credit hours in ECE. Bus Monitor: Sterling and Dixon 20 hrs./wk.. school year; Minimum of high school diplomas of GED and excellent driving record. Must have held a valid drivers license for a minimum of three (3) consecutive years prior to hire.

For information and application contact Tri-County Opportunities Council at 815/625-7830 or visit or website at www.tcohelps.oeg T.C.O.C. is an Equal Opportunity Employer an a United Way Partner

Are you made for Aldi?

HIRING EVENT We are looking for Store Associates, Casual Store Associates, Shift Managers, and Manager Trainees for our Dixon location.

Casual and Store Associate — $11.50/HR Shift Manager — $16/HR when acting as a Shift Manager Manager Trainee — $40,500/YR* with an opportunity to earn $75,000 - $85,000/YR as a Store Manager $19.50/HR (average 40 hrs/week) Please visit the following location on

March 28, 2016

7:00AM - 11:00AM, and 1:00PM - 7:00PM to complete an application ALDI 1760 S. Galena Ave. Dixon, IL 61021

Applicants must complete pre-employment drug screen and background check.

Hiring for entry level assembly positions on 1 st and 2 nd shift.

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F u l l - Ti m e Fixed Schedule- Monday thru Friday Group Insurance Benefits Va c a t i o n B e n e f i t s Attendance Incentives Retirement Benefits

APPLY IN PERSON OR ON-LINE AT www.pncinc.com PNC, INC. 11 7 E . M A S O N S T R E E T POLO, IL 61064

Applications taken on-site Monday through Friday 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.

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The Dixon YMCA is looking for a Head Swim Team Coach Must be available evenings and weekends and must have a strong swimming background or prior coaching experience. Please call 815-288-9622 and ask for the Aquatic Director with any questions Applications can be picked up at the Dixon YMCA.

HEALTH / MEDICAL

Looking for a change?

We are looking for experienced and dedicated professionals to assume key positions on our nursing team.

CNA/LPN/RN We offer an excellent starting wage, 401K, vacation, Potential SIGN ON BONUSES and much more!

For an immediate interview, apply in person or call Lynette at (815) 284-3393.

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Amboy Depot Museum needs a host/hostess to greet visitors Thursday – Sunday $9/hr. Pick up applications at City Hall or call 815-857-4700 for more information Class A CDL Driver needed Local hauling, late model equip. furnished. Call Humphrey Trucking, 815-973-1825.

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Automotive Experienced Detailer Wanted for successful used car business. Full time with benefits.

Please apply in person at: Credit Auto Sales, 601 IL Route 2 Dixon.

AZZ Inc. Is currently looking to fill multiple full-time positions at our Dixon facility.

Apply at: AZZ Galvanizing, 310 E. Progress Drive Dixon, IL 61021 We offer: Competitive Wages/Incentive program/401K/ Excellent benefits

NEW TODAY Business Manager Local school seeking full-time, year round, business manager.

Qualifications: 2 yrs. of college accounting & 5 yrs. experience with Quickbooks Please send replies to Box #:1325 ,c/o Sauk Valley Classifieds, P.O. Box 498, Sterling, IL 61081

Grain Farm Help wanted. Class A CDL required. Experience preferred.

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TICKETS / TRAVEL 787 & EVENTS No person or business, unless properly licensed by the Illinois Secretary of State, may sell ticket(s) for any sporting event or otherwise, for more than the price printed upon the face of the said ticket(s).

Only licensed ticket brokers may legally advertise, negotiate and execute the sale of ticket(s) for any amount over what is printed upon the face of ticket.

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Air Cond./Heating

Dumpster Rental

Eikenberry Sheet Metal 412 E. 3rd Sterling Service work heating & cooling; gas, electric. Free estimates. Accept Visa & MC on all new installations.

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FARLEY'S APPLIANCE Heating & Cooling Sale & Service Free Estimates New & Replacement Units We service all brands!

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Over 25 Years Asphalt Exp. Fully Insured

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Bicycles GREEN RIVER CYCLERY

We Take Your Fun Seriously!

Dumpster Rental for Clean-ups & Construction Small & Large containers avail.

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Excavating

A&M Excavating & Demolition Dirt (Black) BEAT MOST BIDS Gravel Loader & Dump Truck Work Rock & Sand, Lot Clearing, Backhoe Work, Driveways & Lots,

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Excavating Complete Septic Work Septic Tank Pumping Drain field Backhoe/ Skidloader Materials Hauled 815-973-5298 815-878-9917

Active Const.

(815) 499-1871 Kitchen & Bath Remodels Additions, Garages Siding, Windows, Handicap, Ramps Concrete Work WE DO IT ALL! Anything Interior Exterior 35 year experience FREE Estimates And We Will Call You Back!

Golf Instruction Jim Stewart “Dr Golf”

205 E. 1st St. Dixon, IL 61021 (815)622-8180

Cleaning Service

ADVANCED CLEANERS

Golf Instruction •35 Years Exp. •Pro-Swing Private & Small group lessons •Re-Gripping & Club Repair FREE GOLF TIPS Mon. & Wed. 5:30-7:30 P.M. Emerald Hill Range Starting April 4th 815-631-1028 or Emerald Hill 815-622-6204

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GUTTERS & THEN SOME Gutter Cleaning & Repair Service Miscellaneous Jobs FREE ESTIMATES 815-535-0911 Bonded & Insured If you have gutter problems, call the Gutter Guys!!

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Construction

Mobil Pressure Wash Service • Commercial, • Residential & • Semis You name it.... we clean it!

Call Ben 815-590-2694

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American Energy Savers “Sauk Valley's Oldest & Best Seamless Gutter Company” Always Flow Seamless Gutters Call Dan Maloney 815-288-4525

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Landscaping Falling Meadows Land-Care Is now accepting new clients for your landscape maintenance needs. SPRING is here! Let us clean your yard of debris. One time or weekly service is available.

Call Mike at (815)590-9491

Serving the Sauk Valley Areas for over 15 years •On the Job Manufactured • Expert Installation •Competitive prices •Best Quality Materials, Guaranteed •5” and 6” Seamless Gutters for Residential, Industrial & Commercial Needs •Leaf Free Gutter Protection Systems •Licensed •Bonded •Insured FREE Estimates 815-213-0704

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Tree Service

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The Softener Man

DALE COLLIN STUMP GRINDING 815-564-7892 Insured FREE Estimates Clean Up Available All stumps ground out 8-10 inches below ground 20 Yrs. Experience

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Power Washing

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Certified pesticide & herbicide applicator & line clearance tree trimming .

Land clearing: CRP, Hunter game trails, Right of way, Mowing/brush cutting.

Skid loader services available.

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Want Pasture Land to rent 2016 and beyond.

Would be willing to repair / build fence.

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Astrograph Communicate your ideas Tuesday March 22, 2016 ARIES (March 21-April 19) -Professional changes are within reach. Pursue your goals instead of just dreaming about them.

Call in favors and connect with people you have worked with in the past.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- Personal adjustments will eliminate stress. Update your resume so it fits current trends and shows off your versatility.

Do whatever it takes to improve your relationships with peers and family members.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- Communicate your ideas and collaborate with people who share your concerns. Get personal obligations out of the way before taking on more responsibility.

If something confuses you, ask questions.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- Ask for favors and offer incentives. Do whatever is necessary to improve your living conditions. Love is highlighted, and greater security will result if you nurture an important relationship.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -Protect your status, position and reputation. Taking on additional

responsibilities will show off your attributes. Don’t let a personal relationship interfere with your professional dreams.

Call in favors.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Share your intentions with people who have something to offer. A business trip will help you get what you want.

Follow through with your plans regardless of what others do.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) -- Do your own thing. Avoid pressure by making it clear what you will and will not do. Keep your assets and plans a secret until you have worked out a flawless presentation.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) -- If you offer help, you will get something unusual in return. A partnership will bring you closer to your goals. Change how or where you live. Negotiations will lead to success.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Deal with domestic matters and personal investments. An important relationship will need to be nurtured to avoid discord.

Added responsibility will lead to benefits. Expand your interests.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) -- Tend to your obligations and listen to complaints being made. Don’t give problems you face with a friend or relative time to fester. Offering a fair solution will make you look good.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) -- Money, legal and health issues will crop up if you are indulgent or take on too much. Negotiations will turn in your favor if you suggest a counteroffer with incentives or perks.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) -- Keep busy and don’t let anyone railroad you into taking on responsibilities that don’t belong to you. An unusual idea of yours will put you in a good position. ©2016 UFS

CELEBRITY CIPHER

by Luis Campos Celebrity Cipher cryptograms are created from quotations by famous people, past and present.

Each letter in the cipher stands for another.

TODAY’S CLUE: J equals G “OHC XLZ, ICK WHYK HN GFBK OHC F B E Z B M M C W C T B K Z X G LT T S H K I Z THYK; OHC BUZ TZBELSJ B WZYYBJZ LS B IHKKTZ.” -- CWIZUKH ZMH Previous Solution: “Happiness comes from being who you actually are instead of who you think you are supposed to be.”

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