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SERVING ROCK FALLS, STERLING AND THE SURROUNDING AREA SINCE 1854

2015 ELECTION

Fulrath wins, but board loses a member Dual winner won’t serve on 2 boards, wants to avoid potential conflict of interest with Sauk board

BY JEFF ROGERS jrogers@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, EXT. 5591 @EDITORJEFFSIR

ROCK FALLS – Dennis Fulrath said he wasn’t sure that he’d win one election, let alone two, on Tuesday.

But since he won two races, he

said, he had a decision to make. So, on Thursday he notified Whiteside County Clerk Dana Nelson that he would not serve the term he was elected to on the Rock Falls High School Board.

Instead, he will serve the 6-year term that he won on the Sauk Valley Com-

munity College Board of Trustees.

Fulrath said he had been in contact with the state attorney general’s office about a potential conflict between the two elected positions.

He also said he had conversations with Nelson and the Whiteside County state’s attorney’s office.

The attorney general’s office had previously determined in an opinion that it would be a conflict to serve on two boards in the same taxation district that exchange contracts. Sauk and the Rock Falls High School district contract for dual credit courses.

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SEVERE WEATHER | LEE & OGLE COUNTY

Tornado touchdown Fast and furious: Funnel cloud tears through area towns

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

FLAGG CENTER – As terrifying as Thursday night was, there are no casualties to report in Ogle or Lee counties.

Not even the VanVickle family dog.

Ogle County Sheriff Brian VanVickle addressed media at Flagg and Center Roads northwest of Rochelle about 9:45 p.m., in the wake of tornadoes touching down in the two counties, part of a severe weather system that whipped through northern Illinois and eastern Iowa.

He said 18 to 20 homes were either gone, or completely destroyed. His home was in the latter group.

“My house is gone,” he said during the staging.

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Michael Krabbenhoeft/mkrabbenhoeft@saukvalley.com

Debris from a demolished shed lies in the yard of the home at 2061 Gurler Road in rural Ashton. It was one of many Lee County properties hit by a tornado that passed through the area Thursday evening.

WOMEN OF ACHIEVEMENT

Sauk Valley women shine

Carol Fitzgerald, retiring executive director of YWCA of the Sauk Valley, listens as she is honored Thursday afternoon after the YWCA Women of Achievement Luncheon at the Dixon Elks Club.

Winners celebrated as inspirational at luncheon

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

Philip Marruffo/pmarruffo@saukvalley.com

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Museum hosts Founders Day

DIXON – Dixon Main Street will host the annual Founders’ Day Celebration on Saturday at Loveland Community House and Museum, 513 W. Second St. Lunch will be at 11:30 a.m. for a $5 donation.

The program begins at noon and will include the naming of the Langan and McAlpine award winners.

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Art will celebrate Dixon on Saturday

DIXON – Posters of five original artworks celebrating Dixon by Neal Aspinall will be on display in the gallery space at Dixon Main Street, 115 S. Hennepin Ave., from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Saturday. The display is part of this month’s Second Saturdays event in the city’s downtown.

Many other events are also planned.

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DIXON – “Shining Bright Like A Diamond” was the theme of the 2015 YWCA Women of Achievement Luncheon, and

the room was full of gems.

The annual fundraiser for the YWCA of the Sauk Valley was attended by about 270 people who celebrated the accomplishments of area women Thursday at the Dixon Elks Club.

WOMEN

Hear Sauk’s sounds of spring

Feet will hit the ground for Sauk’s 50th

DIXON – Sauk Valley Community College will present its free spring band concert at 2 p.m. Sunday at Historic Dixon Theatre, 114 S. Galena Ave. The concert’s theme is “East Meets West,” with a special performance of Alfred Reed’s “Twelfth Night” with the school’s theater department.

DIXON – Sauk Valley Community College’s 50th anniversary celebration will continue Saturday with the 5K Sprint and Stroll for Scholarships, an all-ages walk and run. Check-in will start at 7 a.m. and the race will begin at 8. The Sauk Family Safari runs from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. with art, science experiments, technology, and an obstacle course. The Alumni Basketball Classic, featuring current and former Sauk players, has women competing at 4 p.m., and men at 6.

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Relive the mill days in Sterling

STERLING – Dana Fellows will provide a free program on the history of Northwestern Steel & Wire Co. at 2 p.m.

Sunday at the Sterling-Rock Falls Historical Society’s meeting at CGH Medical Center’s Ryberg Auditorium, 100 E. LeFevre. Refreshments will be served, and the public is invited.

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Wednesday in the 1200 block of Villa Avenue; driving under the influence; posted bond and released.

Nicole Wedekind, 32, of Dixon; 11:14 p.m.

Wednesday in the 700 block of Washington Avenue; Lee County warrant for failure to appear – contempt non-payment; posted bond and released.

Lee County Sheriff

POLICE Sterling Police Israel J. Garcia, 35, of Sterling; 12:59 a.m.

Wednesday at Sixth Avenue and East Miller Road; driving under the influence, driving under the influence with blood alcohol content greater than .08, possession of a controlled substance; taken to Whiteside County Jail.

Cheryl L. Rosado, 42, of Sterling; 9:59 a.m.

Wednesday in the 2200 block of East Fourth Street; talking on cellphone; released with promise to comply.

Vanessa J. Villegas, 21, of Sterling; 1:18 p.m.

Wednesday at East Fourth Street and 11th Avenue; speeding, 41 mph in a 30-mph zone; released with promise to comply.

Amiben B. Patel, 25, of Sterling; 1:57 p.m.

Wednesday at East Fourth Street and Ninth Avenue; speeding, 40 mph in a 30-mph zone; released with promise to comply.

Peggy S. Davis, 48, of Sterling; 2:57 p.m.

Wednesday at West 23rd Street and Avenue J; speeding, 44 mph in a 30-mph zone; released with promise to comply.

Elisha E. Eads, 31, of Milledgeville; 3:48 p.m.

Wednesday at Locust and East Ninth streets; disobeyed stop sign, no child restraint device; released with promise to comply.

Rock Falls Police David W. Bender, 44, of Rock Falls; 10:36 p.m.

Wednesday in the 800 block of U.S. Route 30 East; unlawful possession of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia; taken to Whiteside County Jail.

Dixon Police Zachary P. Robins, 27, of Dixon; 2:35 p.m.

Wednesday in the 1200 block of Villa Avenue; Lee County warrant for failure to appear – contempt nonpayment (burglary); taken to Lee County Jail.

Alexandra V. Becker, 27, of Dixon; 2:35 p.m.

Jennifer N. Wood, 19, of West Brooklyn; 6:22 p.m.

Wednesday; driving while license suspended; posted bond and released with notice to appear in court.

Kelly P. Ward, 49, of Dixon; 12:03 p.m.

Wednesday; warrant for violation of probation; held at Lee County Jail and given notice to appear in court.

Ogle County Sheriff Stephen Beckhue, 49, of Polo; Wednesday; violation of bail bond; posted bond and given notice to appear in court.

Petrovaa Porter, 36, of Rochelle; Wednesday; warrant for failure to appear; posted $261 cash bond and has no further court appearances.

Robert L. Widick, 23, of Kings; Wednesday; warrant for failure to appear; posted $2,675 full cash bond and has no further court appearances.

Garrett P. Miller, 21, of Winnebago; 3:17 p.m.

Wednesday in the 6000 block of state Route 2 North; unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia; given notice to appear in court.

Cassandra J. Ferris, 27, of Polo; 1:42 p.m.

Wednesday in the 400 block of East Lightsville Road; driving while license suspended, no insurance; taken to Ogle County Jail, posted bond, and given notice to appear in court.

Heaven S. A. Jackson, 21, of Chicago; 3 p.m.

Wednesday on Interstate 88 in Whiteside County; no valid driver’s license (expired instructional permit), improper lane usage, child restraint violation, no insurance; posted $2,000 and given individual bond, released with notice to appear in court.

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But even though no family members were home – human ones, at least – the dog somehow survived.

The sheriff said, while their were no lives lost, there were many “walking wounded.” He attributed the considerably happy ending to ample advance alerts.

Fourteen people who were trapped inside Grubsteakers restaurant at 14698 state Route 64 in Rochelle have been rescued. The restaurant collapsed during the storm.

One person died in Fairdale, an unincorporated town in DeKalb County, Patti Thompson, a state emergency management spokeswoman reported.

According to the National Weather Service in Chicago, trained storm spotters along Interstate 88 reported that a tornado hit the ground about 2 miles northeast of Franklin Grove at 6:40 p.m.

Storm spotters also saw a tornado touch down about 5 miles southeast of Ashton at 6:43 p.m.

A roof collapsed at the

Michael Krabbenhoeft/mkrabbenhoeft@saukvalley.com

Franklin Grove Fire Department personnel work Thursday night at Crest Foods’ west warehouse, at 1883 state Route 38 West, about 2 miles west of Ashton, where a roof collapsed under the force of a tornado. No serious injuries were reported.

Crest Foods west ware- size hail was also report- situation had calmed house, at 1883 state ed in parts of Lee County. down there, and personRoute 38 West, about Storm chasers were nel were being sent out 2 miles west of Ash- reporting serious damage to help deal with the devton. There were other and injuries from a wedge astation in Ogle County. unspecified reports of tornado that hit Ogle There were no reports of damage in that area.

County, near Rochelle injuries in Lee County at Kevin Lalley, director of and Hillcrest. A wedge that time.

Lee County Emergency tornado is wide instead of At presstime ThursManagement Agency, funnel-shaped, allowing day, Ogle County disconfirmed that there is it to do damage across a patch said they were still some damage in those larger area. Many houses assessing damage, and areas, but he had no spe- were reportedly taken off had no word on injuries cific information yet at the foundations. or possible fatalities.

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At 9 p.m. Thursday, – Earleen Hinton of Ogle Winds of up to 80 miles the Lee County Sheriff’s County News contributed per hour and golf ball- Department said the to this report

Sexual abuse case still awaiting court time

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DIXON – Almost a year and a half after being arrested on sex abuse charges, a Dixon vocal instructor’s case was once again continued Thursday morning in Lee

County Court.

Police say that Robert K. Campbell, 32, of DeKalb, abused a 16-year-old male student from Dixon’s VIVA! Performing Arts School, 113 E. First St., during the summer of 2012.

Two other VIVA! employees, Curt Schmitt and Tim Boles, were also arrested

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on misdemeanor charges for failure to report abuse.

Those charges have since been dropped.

At the time of the abuse, Campbell was employed

by VIVA! as a vocal coach.

Police say the student claims the abuse happened inside the school.

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Campbell was indicted in November 2013 on three counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse.

He will appear in court May 14.

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Fire protection board taking bids for interim ambulance service

BY VINDE WELLS vwells@shawnews.com Shaw Media

OREGON – The Oregon Fire Protection District board will seek bids for an interim ambulance service after voters overwhelmingly approved paying taxes to support one of their own.

Tuesday’s referendum passed 1,251 to 173.

It will add an estimated $175 to the tax bill on a $150,000 house, excluding exemptions, and will raise about $440,000 a year.

The increase won’t appear on tax bills until 2016, meaning the fire district will not get the money to start its own

service until the next year.

The interim service will be needed in the meantime, and, with the referendum’s approval, the district can borrow money to pay for it.

Its passage left fire district board President Jim Egyed jubilant and relieved.

“We’re all very excited, and I guess we’re in the ambulance business,” he said. “I think just the fact that there’s no ambulance service made [voters] understand they had to do something. This is life and death.”

Fire district officials have said the new ambulance service will have full-time paid paramed-

ics and other emergency medical technicians.

Some volunteers with EMT training also will be available from time to time.

The district will offer EMT training this summer to help develop its own crew.

Fire district officials decided to put the referendum on the ballot last year after the private, nonprofit Oregon Ambulance Service Inc. closed its doors in June for financial reasons.

As a stop-gap measure, the district hired ATS Ambulance Service of Loves Park to answer calls.

Since July 1, an ATS ambulance and crew

have been based at the Oregon Fire Station. The company’s 10-month contract ends April 30, but owner and CEO Andy Schultz said Thursday that he expects ATS to be considered during the bid process for an interim service.

In advance of the election, ATS provided the district with the numbers it would need to continue to provide the service, Schultz said.

In one respect, the new ambulance service is a step ahead: When it went out of business, the Oregon Ambulance Service donated two ambulances to the fire district. One was deemed salvageable and refurbished.

Students bring new life to obituaries

BY JAMIE FORSYTHE Belleville News-Democrat Distributed by the Associated Press

BELLEVILLE (AP) – Working in pairs, the fourth-year German students at Belleville East High School had different approaches to the challenging task at hand – translating an obituary from an old-time German newspaper in Belleville into English.

Seniors Colin Creedon and Daniel Jackson chose to translate the old German dialect, known as Fraktur, into German first and then translate the German text they were more familiar with into English.

“We have to translate it and then rearrange it so it makes sense in English,” Colin explained.

In contrast, seniors Meghan Gingrich and Peyton Kaercher chose to translate the old German dialect directly into English.

“Once you know what the words say, it’s really easy,” Peyton said.

The class assignment overseen by teacher Andrew Gaa isn’t just for a grade. It serves a larger purpose and has helped at least one family from California learn more about their ancestry.

Once translated by the German students and proofed by Gaa, obituaries are then posted online by the St. Clair County Genealogical Society.

That’s where Craig Eberhard of San Diego, Calf., found the obituary of his great,-great-grandfather.

Eberhard recently sent an email to Belleville District 201 officials and Gaa thanking them and specifically the two students who translated the obituary – Sam Marek and Scott Williams, Class of 2013.

MOUNT CARROLL – Wednesday is the deadline to register for a an overnight Girl Scouts adventure camp that will be held on May 2 at Camp Benson, 16355 Scenic Palisades Road.

Girls must be in high school and must be accompanied by an adult, but do not have to be Scouts. Participants will rappel off a cliff, ride a three-story zip line, hike through a grotto, and explore a cave.

The cost is $45 for Scouts, $60 for nonScouts, and $26 or $41 for the adults. Meals are included.

The non-Scout fees include Girl Scout membership and event insurance.

Go to girlscoutsni.org and “Click Here to Register.” Contact Stacie Simpson at ssimpson@ girlscoutsni.org or 815235-8777, ext. 7148, for more information.

Gum as you are to cake class

DIXON – An advanced gum-paste flowers cake decoration course is being offered at Sauk Valley Community College, 173 state Route 2, from 6 to 9 p.m. for the next two Thursdays.

During the class students will be taught how to use gum paste, floral wire, and floral tape to create a variety of flowers.

The cost is $40, and there is an additional, optional $30 course kit.

Register at 815-8356212 or stop at Sauk’s admissions office, Room 1J1. Go to svcc.ed/bcc for more information.

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Belleville East High School seniors Peyton Kaercher, left, and Meghan Gingrich work together in February during their German class to translate obituary in Belleville.

Eberhard said the service to people,” who flow of it, it becomes “practical project” Gaa can’t read German and easier,” said senior Madhas his German stu- don’t live locally and can’t elyne Knipp. “A lot of dents complete is “one access the old newspa- times I just use the conto be appreciated and pers on microfilm at the text clues to figure it out.” admired. Without that I Belleville Public Library.

The students don’t have never would have known The in-class assign- to tackle it alone. They that history of my great- ment to translate the work in partners, and Gaa great grandfather,” he obituaries is challenging is available to help as well. said. for the 19 fourth year stu“The challenge is transThe obituary of his dents, according to Gaa. lating it and making it great-great-grandfather, “Old German script is sound like good English,” Eberhard said, allowed hard to read,” he said.

Gaa said. “There’s defihim to “connect some of The students agree. nitely an art to it.” the dots” of his family’s “The letters that they Once the obituaries history. used are not what they are translated into Eng“There was so much would look like now,” said lish by the students, they information in there,” he senior Thomas Carter. type them up and submit said of the obituary. “It “The letters they used them to Gaa for review. gave a little bit of color to back then are obscure.”

Gaa must ensure the my great-great grandfaMeghan said some of obituaries are entirely ther.” the letters in Fraktur look accurate since they will be Gaa said the German exactly the same. placed online and used to students are providing “a “Once you get into the research family history.

Retired teachers group will meet

Well-heeled men to fight sex abuse

DIXON – Real men wear stilettos. That’s why local men are being asked to participate in Walk a Mile in Her Shoes, from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Wednesday in the west mall at Sauk Valley Community College, 173 state Route 2. The event is being held to help raise awareness of sexual assault, child sexual abuse, and sexual harassment.

Men will walk a mile in large-size high heels that will be provided. Women and others are invited to cheer them on.

Contact Josh West at joshua.j.west@svcc.edu or Jill Sander at jsansder@ywsauk.org for more information.

Locally, the walk is sponsored by Sauk student government’s PRIDE and TRiO groups, and by YWCA of the Sauk Valley.

Call 815-625-0333 for more information.

Go to www.walkamileinhershoes.org for more information on the international campaign.

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OBITUARIES Helen K. Duncan STERLING – Helen Kathleen Duncan, 84, of Sterling, died Wednesday, April 8, 2015, at Franklin Grove Living and Rehabilitation Center.

Helen was born April 17, 1930, in Chilhowie, Virginia, the daughter of Coy and Lula (Harris) Porter. She married Charles R. Duncan on Aug. 25, 1951. He preceded her in death on May 12, 2014. Helen was employed by General Electric Co. for 15 years.

Survivors include six daughters, Janet (James) Burnop of League City, Texas, Diana (Richard) Hammer of Dixon, Phyllis (Raul) Garza of Rock Falls, Dreama (Robert) Brainerd of Lost Nation, Bonnie (William) Turner of Florida, and Sarah (Martin) Ramirez of Menifee, California; one son, Jack (Tammy) Duncan of Rock Falls, three sisters, Myrtle Burgess of Madison, Wisconsin, and Sarah Orrender and Mary Tucker, both of Sterling; four brothers, Robert Lee Porter, William Porter, and Clinton Porter, all of Rock Falls, and Harold Porter of Chilhowie; 13 grandchildren, Michelle Reynolds, Spencer Burnop, Aaron

Kobbeman, Nahshon Garza, Kiristie Milne, Joseph Deets, Angela Rice, Timothy Garza, Nichole Devers, Lucas Brainerd, Kenneth Courtright, Caleb Brainerd, and Christopher Duncan; 17 great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.

Honorable mention to Charlotte Brainerd and Willie Gassner; the family is very grateful and thankful for your friendship and love to their parents, Helen and Charles.

She also was preceded in death by her parents; three brothers, Thomas Porter, George Monroe Porter, and James Porter; one sister, Mildred Dowell; and two siblings in infancy.

Visitation will be from 10:30 to 11 a.m. Saturday and the funeral at 11 a.m. Saturday at McDonald Funeral Home, 1002 12th Ave., Rock Falls. with the Rev. Jack Briggs officiating. Burial will be at Riverside Cemetery in Sterling.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may been directed to Unity Hospice.

Visit mcdonaldfuneralhomes.com to send condolences.

FUNERAL SERVICES FOR THE WEEK Today’s visitations: Thomas J. Burgess of Rochelle, 9-10:45 a.m. at Unger-Horner Funeral Home in Rochelle.

Dawn R. Keenan of Neponset, 9-10:45 a.m. at McDonald Funeral Home in Rock Falls.

Ida A. Wink of Sterling, 10-11 a.m. at Messiah Lutheran Church in Sterling.

Helen K. Duncan of Sterling, 10:30-11 a.m. at McDonald Funeral Home in Rock Falls.

Leo G. Duryea of Dixon, 4-7 p.m. at Christ Our Savior Lutheran Church in Dixon.

Today’s funerals: Thomas J. Burgess of Rochelle, 11 a.m. at UngerHorner Funeral Home in Rochelle.

Helen K. Duncan of Sterling, 10:30-11 a.m. at McDonald Funeral Home in Rock Falls.

Dawn R. Keenan of Neponset, 11 a.m. at Immanuel Evangelical

Lutheran Church in Rock Falls.

Ida A. Wink of Sterling, 11 a.m. at Messiah Lutheran Church in Sterling.

Saturday visitations: Lavonne Byrd Frey of Polo, 9:30-11 a.m. at Faith United Methodist Church in Polo.

Thomas F. Adler of Sterling, 10-11 a.m. gathering of family and friends at Bethel Reformed Church in Sterling.

Saturday funerals: Thomas F. Adler of Sterling, 11 a.m. memorial service at Bethel Reformed Church in Sterling.

Leo G. Duryea of Dixon, 11 a.m. at Christ Our Savior Lutheran Church in Dixon.

Lavonne Byrd Frey of Polo, service to commemorate her life, 11 a.m. at Faith United Methodist Church in Polo.

Doris J. Wallingford of Morrison, 11 a.m. memorial service at First Baptist Church in Morrison.

R. Emmerson “Shorty” Kosher LANARK – R. Emmerson “Shorty” Kosher, 85, of Savanna, formerly of Lanark, died Wednesday, April 8, 2015, at Eagle Point Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Clinton, Iowa.

Law-Jones Funeral Home in Mount Carroll handled arrangements.

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Eight awards were presented, but one of the most brilliant diamonds in the room this year wasn’t a nominee.

Retiring Executive Director Carol Fitzgerald was honored for her nearly 30 years at the helm of the YWCA of the Sauk Valley. Because of her retirement, she spent time reflecting on the Women of Achievement events over which she has presided. She decided the theme perfectly captured her feelings about the luncheon.

“I have been lucky enough to participate in 24 of the Women of Achievement luncheons since they began in 1982,” Fitzgerald said.

“I’ve seen the shining, smiling faces of the winners, those who nominated them, and those who were inspired by the winners.”

Fitzgerald said she has enjoyed watching the awards luncheon evolve in step with the changing roles of women in society.

“We started out with just three awards, and we added more as we saw women nominated from more nontraditional fields,” Fitzgerald said.

“What an honor it is to be recognized with so many amazing women.”

The winner of the Crete Dillon Bowman Award for Community Leadership was Whiteside County State’s Attorney Trish Joyce. Joyce was instrumental in starting a county drug court pro-

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Young Woman of Tomorrow Award winner Emily Spangler smiles as she is introduced Thursday. gram, and she is active in several community programs, including April House and Honor Flight.

Sara Dail, principal at Jefferson Elementary School in Sterling, received the Jane Reid Keefer Award for Professions and Education.

Dail also is the school’s bilingual program director, and she volunteers for United Way of Whiteside County and the CGH Medical Center Foundation.

The L.L. Ely Award for Clerical Excellence went to Jennifer Farrell, longtime executive secretary at the Illinois Department of Transportation District 2 office in Dixon.

Farrell’s managerial skills also earned her IDOT Employee of the Year honors in 2013.

Dawn Olds, senior vice president at HALO Branded Solutions, was

Spirit of Achievement Award Winners: Sue Hohlen and Jean McCue Crete Dillon Bowman Award Winner: Trish Joyce Nominees: Kim Vaessen, Christy Zepezauer Jane Reid Keefer Award Winner: Sara Dail Nominees: Cathy Ferguson, Deb Leroy, Alma Wood L.L. Ely Award Winner: Jennifer Farrell Nominees: Gayle Farny, the winner of the Pearl Woods Award for Business and Industry. Olds has been with HALO since 1988, and now manages several hundred HALO employees nationwide.

Cynthia Weisel, a nurse and 20-year employee of the Whiteside County Health Department, was the recipient of the Louise Bittorf Sullivan Inspirational Woman Award.

Weisel is the health department’s HomeCare coordinator. She also is involved with many humanitarian projects through her church, and works with hospice families.

Two winners were chosen for the Spirit of Achievement Award that recognizes accomplishments posthumously.

Sue Hohlen, a former executive director at United Way of Lee County, and Jean McCue, a 36-year middle school teacher, were the winners.

Emily Spangler, a Ster-

Sheila Geeting, Connie Ruiz Pearl Woods Award Winner: Dawn Olds Nominees: Janna Groharing, Holly Oprian Louise Bittorf Sullivan Award Winner: Cynthia Weisel Nominees: Kim Salentine, Myra Sargent Young Woman of Tomorrow Award Winner: Emily Spangler Nominees: Meghan Clodfelter, Rhyanna Hadden, Kaylie Huizenga, Rachel Humphreys ling High School junior, received the Young Woman of Tomorrow Award. She is the daughter of Dave and Dawn Spangler.

Spangler is a National Honor Society student, president of the GayStraight Alliance at the high school, a music therapy volunteer, and has been recognized nationally for her political activism. While a freshman, she started a Twitter campaign to connect progressive, Democratic women.

Spangler plans to start her college career at Sauk Valley Community College, and study psychology and political science.

Spangler said she was amazed by the accomplishments of the women gathered for the event.

“It’s an honor just to be here with so many women from different generations who do incredible things you don’t even know about until you come to this event,” Spangler said.

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“As innocent as that seems, it still would be a conflict,” Fulrath said. “I didn’t want to create any waves.”

Fulrath called education a “lifelong passion.”

“That’s where my heart is,” he said, adding that he didn’t want either of the boards at Sauk or Rock Falls High School to endure any potential legal challenge to his membership.

Robert Sondgeroth, Whiteside County regional superintendent, said the Rock Falls High School board now has 45 days to appoint someone to the seat Fulrath has declined. If the board does not make an appointment, Sondergeroth will.

Though Fulrath was elected to a 4-year term, his appointed replacement would serve an unexpired 2-year term, meaning the seat would be up for election again in 2017.

Fulrath plans to submit a letter for publication

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thank voters and explain his decision. In it, he said, he will endorse Roger Carlson and Neal Folgers for consideration as his replacement.

Carlson lost to Fulrath by 18 votes in Tuesday’s election. Folgers received the fewest votes among the six candidates for the three contested seats.

The Rock Falls High School board also has another vacancy to fill, a 2-year unexpired term that did not have any candidates on Tuesday’s ballots. The board’s 45-day clock on making an appointment to that seat began Tuesday, Sondgeroth said.

In the meantime, Fulrath said, he is looking forward to serving the taxpayers and students at Sauk Valley Community College. He said he is committed to communicating the value of a community college education to potential students, and also is “very pro-ongoing education for adults.”

– SVM reporter Jermaine Pigee contributed to this story.

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Sidekick in Eastwood films dies at age 79 LOS ANGELES – Geoffrey Lewis, a character actor with hundreds of Hollywood credits who was best known for his roles as a sidekick in Clint Eastwood films, has died. He was 79.

Lewis, whose rugged features and blue eyes made his face more recognizable than his name, had a heart attack Tuesday as he was working out with his son Miles Hochhalter Lewis at the Motion Picture Hospital in Woodland Hills.

He had experienced heart ailments for several years, his son Lightfield Lewis said in an interview.

Geoffrey Lewis appeared in seven Eastwood films, starting with the 1973 Western “High Plains Drifter.”

The following year, he was Eddie Goody, a sort of gentle Montana giant involved in the madcap

thievery and wild chases of “Thunderbolt and Lightfoot.”

“He had the most expressive face,” Eastwood said in a statement Wednesday. “He was a wonderful actor with great expressions that made it so much fun to work with him.”

In “Every Which Way But Loose” (1978), Lewis played a San Fernando Valley tow-truck driver who managed fights for Eastwood’s Philo Beddoe, a bare-knuckles brawler and the proud owner of a pet orangutan. Lewis also acted in the film’s 1980 sequel, “Any Which Way You Can.” Lewis was married four times and had 10 children, including actress Juliette Lewis. In addition to his children, his survivors include his wife, Paula Hochhalter Lewis; two sisters; and nine grandchildren.

‘L.A. Law’ actor dies LOS ANGELES (AP) – Richard Dysart, a veteran stage and screen actor who played senior partner Leland McKenzie in the long-running TV courtroom drama “L.A. Law,” has died after a long illness. He was 86.

Dysart died Sunday at his home in Santa Monica, California, according to his daughter-in-law Jeannine Jacobi.

He created the Broadway role of the Coach in “That Championship Season,” for which he won a Drama Desk Award in 1972, and his many film appearances included Hal Ashby’s “Being There,” Clint Eastwood’s “Pale Rider” and John Carpen-

ter’s “The Thing.”

But his most memorable role was likely that of head Richard man in Dystart the firm of McKenzie, Brackman, Chaney and Kuzak in NBC’s 19861994 series. It was produced by Steven Bochco, who, having scored a hit with the police series “Hill Street Blues,” was casting another multi-character series that would portray the life in a toney Los Angeles law office.

“L.A. Law,” for which Dysart won an Emmy, was the culmination of his long career.

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by The Associated Press.

A year after Americans recoiled at revelations that sick veterans were getting sicker while languishing on waiting lists, VA statistics show that the number of patients facing long waits has not declined, even after Congress gave the department an extra $16.3 billion last summer to shorten waits for care.

Nearly 894,000 appointments completed at VA medical facilities from Aug. 1 to Feb. 28 failed to meet the health system’s timeliness goal, which calls for patients to be seen within 30 days.

More than a quarter of those appointments involved a delay of longer than 60 days.

Since the summer, the number of vets waiting more than 30 or 60 days for non-emergency care has largely stayed flat.

The number of medical appointments that take longer than 90 days to complete has nearly doubled.

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A patient walks down a hallway in March at the Fayetteville Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Fayetteville, N.C. The VA hospital is one of the most backed-up facilities in the country.

Those delays were not spread evenly throughout the VA’s vast network of hospitals and clinics.

Many occurred in a handful of Southern states, often in areas with a strong military presence, a rural population and patient growth that has outpaced the VA’s sluggish planning process.

Of the 75 clinics and hospitals with the highest percentage of patients waiting more than 30 days for care, 12 are in Tennessee or Kentucky, 11 are in eastern North Carolina and the Hampton Roads area of Virginia, 11 are in Georgia or southern Alabama and six are in north Florida.

Seven more were clustered in the region between Albuquerque, New Mexico and Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Those 47 clinics and hospitals represent just a fraction of the more than 1,000 VA facilities nationwide, but they were responsible for more than one in five of the appointments that took longer than 60 days to complete.

The AP examined six months of appointment data at 940 individual VA facilities to gauge changes since a scandal over delays led to the resignation of the VA’s secretary and prompted lawmakers in August to

give the VA an additional $16.3 billion to hire doctors, open more clinics and build the new Choice program that allows patients facing long delays to get private-sector care. Data for individual facilities were not available for August.

VA officials cite numerous efforts to ramp up capacity by building new health centers and hiring more staff. Between April and December, the system added 8,000 employees. In Fayetteville, the VA is finishing a new 250,000-squarefoot health center to help alleviate the delays that frustrated Rosie Noel.

And they say that in one statistical category, the VA has improved: The number of appointments handled by VA facilities between May and February was up 4.5 percent compared to the same period a year earlier.

Referrals to private sector doctors are rising.

But they also acknowledge that in some places, the VA is perpetually behind rising demand.

Total enrollees in the VA system have ballooned from 6.8 million in 2002 to 8.9 million in 2013.

“I think what we are seeing is that as we improve access, more veterans are coming,” Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs Sloan Gibson said.

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Long waits for medi- In August, Congress gave cal care persist for thou- the VA an additional sands of veterans at Illi- $16.3 billion to attack the nois VA hospitals despite problem.

The VA introduced a efforts to hire more doctors, open more clinics new method for measurand allow some patients ing wait times at the end to instead see private of last summer, making comparison of previpractice physicians.

An Associated Press ously released wait times review of government with current statistics data in the wake of last difficult.

Illinois’ other four VA year’s national waiting time scandal found that medical centers have nearly 20,000 medical fared better with delayed appointments completed patient care. Both the at the state’s five major Jesse Brown Center in Department of Veterans Chicago and the MarAffairs’ medical centers ion VA hospital hovfrom September through ered slightly below the February failed to meet national average of 2.8 the health system’s time- percent of appointments liness goal, which calls completed later than for patients to be seen 30 days. The VA Illiana within 30 days. hospital in Danville and Sixty-one percent of the Capt. James A. Lovell those delayed appoint- Federal Health Center ments were in North scheduled at Chicago We’re certainly the Edward both outHines Jr. pace the aware that we VA Hospinational have challenegs tal outside average. in certain area to of Chicago, Eight of provide timely where the the state’s access. [But] care hospital’s 25 outpalong-time tient clinthat is needed director ics met right now is proretired in the VA’s vided right now.

October timeliness Dr. Jack Bulmash amid allestandard Edward Hines Jr. gations of b e t t e r VA hospital misconduct than 99 that Hines percent of officials say the time, were not includsubstantiated during ing those in Charleston, later VA inquiries.

Evanston, McHenry, Officials plan to add Rockford and Carbon168 new positions to dale, where just six Hines’ medical staff appointments out of over the next 2 years and nearly 3,000 weren’t another two dozen sup- completed in time. port workers as part of Retired Marine Jim a $24 million infusion Bivens of Caseyville, a from the VA, said Dr. 79-year-old Korean War Jack Bulmash, its chief of veteran and commander staff. They’ve expanded of the local VFW chapter, evening and weekend said the wide disparities hours at specialty care in on-time performance clinics and are broad- can frustrate veterans ening patient access to who may have favorable telemedicine. experiences at one VA But the gaps persist, facility and difficulties with 2,795 appointments elsewhere. delayed between two “The problem is there’s and three months during n o c o n s i s t e n c y . I t the AP review period. depends on where you “We’re certainly aware go,” said Bivens, charthat we have challenges acterizing the waits for in certain areas to pro- treatment by his fellow vide [timely] access,” veterans, not his own.

Bulmash said. But he and “Maybe this new process other Hines administra- will address it. I hope so.” tors emphasized that Dr. Jeffrey Ryan, asso94 percent of appoint- ciate chief of staff at the ments meet the new Jesse Brown center, said federal guidelines, while the sprawling health those that don’t meet care system must conthe guidelines generally tinue working to regain involve routine care, not the trust of veterans who medical emergencies. remain disillusioned “Care that is needed after the 2014 report that right now is provided dozens of veterans died right now,” he said. while awaiting treatThe AP examined wait- ment at the Phoenix VA ing times at 940 VA hos- hospital amid the use of pitals and outpatient secret waiting lists tied clinics nationwide to to administrator bonus gauge the impact of payments. federal changes since a “It’s going to take time scandal over delays and to win it back,” he said. cover-up attempts led “We have to prove it one to the resignation of VA veteran at a time.”

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Voting for change: What the public ought to expect O

n Election Day, voters can opt for the status quo or choose change.

In a number of instances Tuesday, change ruled the day.

For example, Rock Falls voters signified that they are tired of crumbling streets. They want change. They proved it by voting to approve a half-cent sales tax to fix those streets.

The vote was 55 percent yes to 45 percent no.

The new tax is expected to raise $410,000 a year, which ought to help produce the desired change: better streets.

Oregon voters signified that they don’t want to continue without a tax-supported ambulance service, after the community’s longtime private ambulance service closed last year. They also want change.

The vote was 88 percent in favor of creating a tax-supported

What we think Change was in the air on Election Night. Newly elected officials must ensure that such change brings improvement on many fronts. ambulance service; only 12 percent opposed it.

A new tax of 40 cents per $100 assessed valuation will finance the endeavor.

Oregon joins many other communities that have had tax-supported ambulance services for years.

It’s a change that the Oregon community can live with.

SPEAKING OF Oregon, city voters decided they wanted change in the mayor’s office.

Out went 12-year Mayor Tom Stone.

Voted in was Ken Williams, the city finance commissioner for the past 8 years.

With 51 percent of the vote, Williams actually prevailed against two mayors: current Mayor

Stone, with 40 percent, and former Mayor Mike Arians (1999-2003), with 9 percent.

Voters must have liked Williams’ formula for change: “Now it is time to take a fresh look at how our city leadership can work hand in hand with businesses, citizens, and other governmental bodies to reach our full potential.”

Williams called for the Three C’s – collaboration, communication, and conversation – to help make Oregon a more efficient and vibrant city.

THE RESULTS OF Oregon’s leadership change might not be measurable right away, but if residents see more collaborating, communicating and conversing, they’ll

know change is afoot.

Seismic changes in Dixon city government were addressed in a previous editorial; changes in Rock Falls and Sterling are less significant.

Voters in Rock Falls Ward 3 showed 24-year incumbent Alderman Dave Hand the door; they chose Rod Kleckler to fill Hand’s spot on the city council.

Voters in Sterling Ward 2, upon the retirement of veteran Alderman Barry Cox, chose Christine Wilen to represent them.

Sterling voters re-elected Mayor Skip Lee with no opposition; they also embraced the status quo by turning down a halfcent sales tax to pay for stormwater infrastructure projects.

In a number of decisions made by voters Tuesday, change certainly was in the air.

Now, voters expect results.

It’s up to newly elected officials to deliver them.

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Climate change a dangerous inheritance RACHEL KONOWITZ Chicago

A generation ago, many people thought of global warming as something that would happen “someday, somewhere.” As it turns out, “someday” is now.

The first 2 months of 2015 were the warmest such period ever. And “somewhere” is here.

A new report from Environment Illinois Research and Policy Center examines climate changes at the local level, through the eyes of five

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

generations of Illinoisans.

Millennials in Illinois came of age in a climate 1.6 degrees hotter, with more extreme storms, than did their baby boomer predecessors in the 1970s.

Without action to curb pollution, scientists predict temperatures could rise 5 to 10 degrees by the end of the century, greatly increasing the risks today’s children and their children will face.

To avert this rise in temperature, the U.S. needs to lead the world in making deep cuts in carbon pollution and switch to 100 percent clean renewable energy.

We can start by finalizing and implementing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Power Plan, which requires deep cuts in emissions from coalfired power plants, and represents the most aggressive action ever proposed to tackle global warming.

The plan is broadly supported – across generations and political parties – and Illinoisans have joined Americans across the country in submitting 8 million comments in its favor.

Yet, polluters and their allies in Congress are lobbying hard to maintain the status quo – and the Senate voted just last

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To ensure that the Clean Power Plan is approved and put into place, we need to persuade Sen. Mark Kirk to vote for the plan, in spite of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s insistence on blocking it.

Most of all, we must continue to speak out and advocate climate solutions – not to be enacted somewhere, someday, but here and now.

Note to readers: Rachel Konowitz is a campaign organizer with Environment Illinois Research and Policy Center.

Hillary Clinton has long seemed to be operating under a potentially devastating political handicap, one she apparently hasn’t really recognized, let alone fixed.

The problem: She’s being served by a supremely loyal staff that is strong on favoring and fawning but weak on telling tough truths to the boss.

Recently, we’ve seen the eruption of totally avoidable controversies about her emails as secretary of state, just as she sought to spark public enthusiasm for her long-awaited presidential candidacy announcement.

The solution: What Clinton seems to need most urgently is a top adviser who doesn’t confuse loyalty with making the boss feel good.

What she needs is someone like the adviser who years ago seemed to set the gold standard for White House chiefs of staff by personally delivering painful truths to his president. (No, not Hillary’s husband.)

I’m talking about President Jerry Ford and how well he was served by his unobtrusive but rather extraordinary chief of staff.

I’m talking about Dick Cheney.

(Please do not adjust your newspaper or video screen!)

Yes, the very same Dick Cheney.

In the runup to the 1976 campaign, Ford faced a unique challenge for an incumbent president: He’d never been on a presidential ballot before. Remember, he was appointed vice president (when Spiro Agnew resigned in disgrace) and became president (when Richard Nixon resigned in disgrace).

VOTERS DIDN’T KNOW Ford, and he didn’t know what voters thought of him.

So Cheney handed Ford an unprecedentedly candid 120-page memo saying voters felt Ford was “not smart,” maybe not “competent or intelligent enough to be president,” “not in control of government,” and was a “puppet” of Secretary of State Henry Kissinger and other officials.

Ford and his advisers tailored a campaign that helped him at least close the gap against his Democratic challenger and ultimate victor, Jimmy Carter.

Fast forward into the 21st century. As Clinton has tried to generate good vibes for her campaign announcement, she has been hit with respun con-

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troversies she needlessly helped energize about emails she wrote, or didn’t write, as secretary of state.

Clinton gave her Republican adversaries ammunition they needed to raise old accusations anew about what she may have done or not done before, during and after the tragedy of Hillary the attacks Rodham Clinton on the U.S. diplomatic What she needs, writes c o m p o u n d columnist in Benghazi, Martin Libya.

Schram, is She had the same kind of adviser chosen to that Dick write all her Cheney was official emails to President on her perGerald Ford. sonal, unofficial email server, bypassing the state department’s email system.

Later she decided to send 30,000 of her emails to the State Department to be archived and 300 emails to congressional Benghazi probers.

And she chose to have all the rest wiped from her private server, without any independent reviewer to authenticate her decisions.

WE’VE SEEN NO indication that Clinton ever got the gutsy advice she needed to hear: she’d regret using only her private email system; it was a foolish way to try to control access to public documents; it made her look like a control freak who was trying to hide documents (whether she was or not).

Also, that she was fueling the familiar criticism that the Clintons both act as though they alone can operate according to special rules that apply to no one else.

But instead of gutsy straight talk, all we’ve seen is that Clinton got advice that was softened and shaped to make her feel good.

Ironically, what Hillary Clinton really needed was a Dick Cheney-styled adviser (circa 1976) – someone gutsy enough to warn her she could end up raising needless concerns among swing voters who can and should be hers: independent-voting women in America’s suburbs.

She may well have made herself look unnecessarily suspicious in the eyes of the voters who are key to her presidential prospects.

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Spanish River High School senior Jackie Coleman, 18, hugs her friend, Ari Levin, 17, after he asked her to prom by having his friends dressed in suits take her out of class and escort her through a series of different male friends until she got to her final destination. That’s where Ari was waiting with flowers.

Jackie said yes to Ari’s invitation.

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Inside the Albanese Candy Factory in Merrillville, Indiana, towers of candy decorate the area. Chocolate and gummies in many varieties are ready to go home with customers.

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BOCA RATON, Fla. – The pressure mounts each year: Can the average prom-going boy ask a girl to the big event in the most elaborate, attention-getting, ready-for-YouTube way, besting last year’s seniors in ingenuity and spunk?

This season, South Florida boys are embracing the challenge. One posted his proposal on the Jumbotron at a Miami Heat game; another filled his girlfriend’s locker with pink ping-pong balls that spelled “PROM?” Others are enlisting friends to wear coordinated outfits, from fancy suits to swimsuits, to help them ask the girls.

“There is no question the proposals are getting more extravagant and creative,” said Elyce Singer, a Boca Raton High School teacher and prom coordinator.

“There is a lot of plotting and a lot of organizing that goes on behind the scenes.”

The proposals must proceed flawlessly, since the scenes will be posted on Facebook, Twitter and other social media for their peers to see and add comments. To ensure maximum exposure, students at Pine Crest School in Fort Lauderdale also created Instagram accounts, such as “PCPromProposals,” for posting their over-thetop overtures.

Parents and teachers are often essential ingredients in the planning, as are the girls, who appear taken aback by the fuss but usually

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MERRILLVILLE, Ind. – A chance to see new sites is almost always sweet, but a trip to the Albanese Candy Factory is the sweetest.

The factory has been in operation for more than 30 years, producing chocolates and gummies with ingredients from European and American producers, including peanuts from Virginia and cherries from Michigan. And there’s a sense of humor ... as mentioned on its website regarding its ingredients, “Sorry China.”

Albanese offers its guests an opportunity to see a working candy factory. The visits are designed for all ages, and are accessible to wheelchairs.

The self-guided tours for individuals focus on videos, which can be viewed at leisure. At the end, samples of gummies and chocolates are available. The tour can take between 5 and 15 min-

utes, so it’s good for those with only a short time to look around.

Guided tours, on the other hand, take about 30 minutes.

They’re designed for groups of 12 or more, large families and bus tours. A guide will talk about the machinery and the company, and will hand out gummies and chocolate. Guided tours need to be arranged at least 2 weeks ahead of time at 855-272-3227, ext. 241.

Before or after the factory tour, the sweet treats can be bought at the factory’s store. Just what do they have? Gummies in different shapes and flavors: bears, worms, bear cubs, butterflies, blossoms, frogs, and a giant rattlesnake, as well as military heroes and jet fighters. Some of the flavors are black cherry, banana, green apple, strawberry-banana, pineapple, mango, and red hot cinnamon. Sugarfree choices are also available.

Albanese also sells nuts. Look for milk chocolate peanut butter peanuts or hot Cajun mixed nuts.

And then there’s the chocolates, also with sugar-free varieties. Listed as the top sellers are yogurt pretzels, milk chocolate triple-dipped malt balls, and dark chocolate espresso beans.

Some of the treats are yogurt covered: animal crackers, dried cranberries, malt balls, and peanut butter pretzels.

It’s not all about milk chocolate, either. The factory has dark chocolate lemon creams, raspberry creams, and coconut haystacks, just to name a few.

Think sugar-free means boring? Think again. Try the milk chocolate raspberry jellies, milk chocolate peanut butter meltaway, or the white-frosted almond bark.

For those who can’t choose between chocolate and gummies, the gummi bears come in a combination form. Choosing between the two isn’t a problem – but wanting to try everything is, so plan on treating yourself to a return visit.

If you go ...

What: Albanese Candy Factory Where: 5441 E. Lincoln Highway, Merrillville, Indiana Cost: Free Hours: 9 a.m.-8 p.m. Monday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday; no tours November-December and March-April More information: albanesecandy.com or 855-272-3227 The Albanese Candy Factory offers public tours of its operation and a chance to purchase a variety of candy treats. To arrange a guided tour, call 855-272-3277 at least 2 weeks in advance.

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are in the loop that a “prom-posal,” or fancy ask, is brewing, and let it be known they would say yes, avoiding public humiliation for both parties.

Paige Sterrenberg, 17, a senior at Boca Raton High, is waiting patiently for a proposal from her boyfriend for the school’s May 1 prom at the Boca Raton Resort & Club. She said he knows she has high expectations.

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I want everyone to be jealous.”

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Mother of 5 tests cousin’s ability to help Dear Abby, My cousin, “Opal,” and I grew up together. We were always close. She has gone through some rough times, and I have been trying to help her out.

She has five children (ages 2 to 10), and I have one child who is 13. The fathers of her children are not helpful. I recently completed my education and am looking for work, so money is tight.

Opal doesn’t feed her kids before bringing them over or provide diapers for the little one. She promises to reimburse me, but rarely does. Most of the time I keep my mouth shut, because I know she doesn’t make much as a server. How

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can I make her understand that even though I have only one child that doesn’t mean I have the money to help her out with her five?

Also, when I baby-sit her children, they are rowdy and destructive. But if I try to raise the subject, it creates tension between us.

I love Opal. I want to help her. But when is it enough? I don’t want to withdraw my help completely, but it has become more than my household can bear.

– Caring Cousin in Missouri Dear Caring Cousin, Nothing will change until you are ready to tell Cousin Opal enough is enough and set some strict rules. That she has had five children with different deadbeat boyfriends is not your fault. One accidental pregnancy – or even two – can happen. But five should be a clue that your cousin is irresponsible.

COMMUNITY EVENTS Friday, April 10 Open pool, open cards, open Wii games, and computer lab, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230.

Open pool, open cards, open Wii games, and computer lab, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Lee County Council on Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815288-9236.

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

Bridge, 8:45 a.m., Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815-562-5050.

Bingo, 9:30-11 a.m., Lee County Council on Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon.

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

Wii Bowling and card games, 10 a.m., Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815562-5050.

Storytime for children 3-5 years, “Fox in Socks,” 10-10:30 a.m., Sterling Public Library, 102 W. Third St., 815625-1370.

Lifescape lunch, 11:30 a.m., Lee County Council on Aging, 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.

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

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

Movie Day, 12:15 p.m., Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815-562-5050.

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

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

Duplicate bridge, 12:30 p.m., Lee County Council on Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815288-9236.

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

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

Roast beet and mashed potatoes dinner, 5-7 p.m., American Legion Post 12, 1120 W. First St., Dixon, 815-2842003.

Mexican food, 5-8 p.m., Rock Falls Veterans of Foreign Wars, 217 First Ave. Father-Daughter Dance, 6:30-9 p.m., St. Mary Parish Hall, 13220 Garden Plain Road, Morrison.

Bingo, 7 p.m. Rock Falls American Legion, 712 Fourth Ave. Saturday, April 11 Farmers Market, 8 a.m.-noon, Twin City Market, indoors, 106 Avenue A, Sterling, 815-6268610.

Community coffee with state Rep. Tom Demmer, 8-9 a.m., Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815-5625050.

Sauk Valley Computer Users, 1 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling.

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Spaghetti dinner, 4:30-6:30 p.m., Trinity United Methodist Church, 205 E. 10th St., Sterling. Carry-outs: 815-6267777.

Mexican food, 5-8 p.m., Rock Falls Veterans of Foreign Wars, 217 First Ave. Sunday, April 12 Memorial euchre tournament for Ron Wolber, 1 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815622-9230.

Monday, April 13 Open pool, open cards, open Wii games, and computer lab, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230.

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

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

Mexican Train dominoes, 9 a.m., Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815562-5050.

Scrapbooking, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Rock Falls Pubic Library, 1007 Seventh Ave., Rock Falls, 815626-3958.

Quilting, 9:30 a.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815-732-3251.

Wii Bowling and card games, 10 a.m., Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave, Rochelle, 815562-5050.

Zumba class, 10:30 a.m., Lee County Council on Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815-2889236.

Scrabble, 10:30 a.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-6229230.

Lifescape lunch, 11:30 a.m., Lee County Council on Aging, 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.

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

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

Hand & Foot cards, 12:15 p.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815-7323252.

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

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

Friendly Mexican Train dominoes, 12:30 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-6229230.

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

Exercise group, 4 p.m., Robert Fulton Community Center and Transit Facility, 912 Fourth St., Fulton, 815-589-3925.

Tacos, 4-8 p.m., Latin American Social Club, 2708 W. Fourth St., Sterling, 815-625-8290.

Loaves and Fishes, 5-6 p.m., Holloway Center, St. Patrick Catholic Church, 612 Highland Ave., Dixon, 815-2847719. A free, hot meal for the needy.

Tell Opal that unless her children are fed before they arrive and she provides diapers, you will no longer baby-sit for her. (It wouldn’t be a bad idea to tell her to include some snacks as well.) Tell her that before her children come over she is to instruct them to be on their best behavior.

Her household may be chaotic because there are no rules – so don’t blame those children for their bad behavior.

When they arrive, tell them that in your house there are rules. Explain clearly what they are and that there are rewards for good behavior. Make clear that if they can’t be good, they won’t be

welcomed back without their mother.

If the penalty for drawing the line is that there is tension between you and your cousin, the upside will be that you will be taken advantage of less often.

Dear Abby, I’m a 49-year-old gay man who has been in a relationship with my partner, “Alex,” for almost 25 years. We plan to have a silver anniversary party in July. When I mentioned it to my two sisters, both had similar reactions – it’s not “appropriate” and “silver anniversaries are for married couples and you’re not married.”

Abby, is it wrong to

celebrate a silver anniversary with Alex? If not, should I send invitations to my two sisters?

– Long-term in Long Beach Dear Long-term, Of course it’s not wrong! The option of marriage wasn’t available to gay people 25 years ago. A quarter of a century together is something to celebrate.

Knowing your sisters’ feelings, you’d be justified in excluding them from your guest list.

However, consider taking the high road and inviting them anyway. Then, whether they attend or not becomes their decision.

SUPPORT GROUPS, CLUBS AND SERVICES Saturday, April 11 Alcoholics Anonymous, 9 a.m., closed, Big Book, United Methodist Church, 201 E. Chicago Ave., Davis Junction.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 9 a.m., open, women’s; noon, open; 6 p.m., open, 90-92 S. Hennepin Ave., Dixon.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 9 a.m., open, tradition; 12:30 p.m., closed; 7 p.m., closed (5), Bazaar Americana, 609 W. Third St., Sterling.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 9:30 a.m., former St. Anne Grade School, 32 N. Jones Ave., Amboy, 815-857-2315.

Parkinson’s Support Group, 10 a.m., board room, Mercy South Medical Center, 638 S. Bluff Blvd., Clinton, Iowa, 563-243-5585.

Women’s Alcoholics Anonymous, 10:30 a.m., closed; 7 p.m., closed, 808 Freeport Road, Sterling.

The Kick-It Ticket Narcotics Anonymous, 11 a.m., basement, Fellows Street door, The Worship Center, 403 N. Ottawa Ave., Dixon, 815-440-7992.

Mercy Nursing Services free blood pressure clinic, 11 a.m.-noon, Walmart, 1901 First Ave., Rock Falls.

Affliction of Addition Narcotics Anonymous, noon and 6 p.m., First Christian Church, 506 Fifth Ave., Rock Falls, 779-245-3487. Downstairs, west door.

Sauk Valley Alcoholics Anonymous Group, noon, open, Old School; 8 p.m., open, fun night, bring a friend, back door, 1503 First Ave., Rock Falls.

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

Sauk Computer User Group, 1-4 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling.

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

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

Sunday, April 12 Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 a.m., closed; 7 p.m., open, Rochelle Community Hospital, 900 N. Second St. Alcoholics Anonymous, 8 a.m., closed; 11 a.m., open; 1 p.m., closed, Spanish; 7 p.m., closed, Bazaar Americana, 609 W. Third St., Sterling.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 9 a.m., closed; noon, open; 6 p.m., closed, step, 90-92 S. Hennepin Ave., Dixon.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 10 a.m., open, barn, Horizon View Farm, 2422 N. River Road, Oregon.

Sauk Valley Alcoholics Anonymous Group, 10 a.m., open, Big Book, back door, 1503 First Ave., Rock Falls.

Sterling-Rock Falls Historical Society, 2 p.m., Ryberg Auditorium, CGH Medical Center, 100 E. LeFevre Road, Sterling.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 6 p.m., closed, Church of St. Anne, 401 N. Cherry St., Morrison.

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

Sauk Valley Alcoholics Anonymous Group, noon, open, Sunshine meeting, back door, 1503 First Ave., Rock Falls.

Crochet-Knitting Club, 12:30 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling.

Senior Information Services, 1-3:30 p.m., Carroll County Family Health Center, 1120 Healthcare Drive, Mount Carroll, 800-541-5479.

Mercy Nursing free blood pressure clinic, 2:30-3:30 p.m., Green Castle of Sterling, 15 E. 23rd St., No. 1, Sterling.

Mercy Nursing free blood pressure clinic, 3:30-4:30 p.m., Parkway Apartments, 710 W. LeFevre Road, Sterling.

TOPS, 4 p.m. weigh-in, 4:30 p.m. meeting; 5:30 p.m. weigh-in, 6 p.m. meeting, Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle.

TOPS Chapter IL 634 meeting, 4:30 p.m., 205 S. Walnut St., Franklin Grove.

Mercy Nursing free blood pressure clinic, 4:30-5:30 p.m., Arrowwood, 430 Martin Road, Rock Falls.

TOPS, 5 p.m. weigh-in, 5:30 p.m. meeting, Polo Church of the Brethren, 401 S. Congress Ave., Polo, 815-9463638.

The Kick-It Ticket Narcotics Anonymous, 6 p.m., basement, Fellows Street door, The Worship Center, 403 N. Ottawa Ave., Dixon, 815-440-7992.

Celebrate Recovery, 6-8 p.m., 201 W. Market St., Morrison, 815-590-8929.

Celebrate Recovery, 6-8 p.m., Revive Community Church, 8 E. Front St., Mount Morris, 815-994-0428.

Life Prison Group, 815-9736150.

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

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

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

Alcoholics Anonymous, 8 p.m., closed (4), Mount Morris Senior Center, 9 E. Front St. Monday, April 13 Childhood immunization clinic; women, infants and children clinic; and family planning services, all by appointment only, Lee County Health Department, 309 S. Galena Ave., Suite 100, Dixon, 815-284-3371.

Abuse Changing team, 815-625-0338.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 8 a.m., open, Methodist church, 402 First Ave., Forreston.

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

American Red Cross blood drive, 11:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m., Prophetstown-Lyndon-Tampico School District 3, 79 Grove St., Prophetstown. Appointments: 800-733-2767.

Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, closed (1), St. Paul Lutheran Church, 114 S. Fifth St., Oregon.

Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, closed, step; 6 p.m., open, 90-92 S. Hennepin Ave., Dixon.

Dixon Rotary Club, noon, lower level, St. Luke Episcopal Church, 221 W. Third St., Dixon.

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

Affliction of Addition Nar-

Epilepsy-Seizure Support Group, 6-8 p.m., Classroom 1, CGH Medical Center, 100 E. LeFevre Road, Sterling, 309-373-0377.

Rock Falls Rotary, 6 p.m., Beelendorf’s, 200 W. 10th St., Rock Falls.

Rock Falls Optimist Club, 6:30 p.m., Candlelight Inn, 2200 First Ave., Rock Falls.

Rock Falls Boy Scout Troop 306, 6:30 to 8 p.m., fellowship hall, Harvest Time Bible Church, 1802 Dixon Ave., Rock Falls.

Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 5418, 7 p.m., 217 First Ave., Rock Falls, 815-6263513.

Mount Carroll Monday Night Al-Anon-Alateen, 7 p.m., Church of God, 816 Clay St., Mount Carroll.

Survivors of Suicide Support Group, 7-9 p.m., Second Reformed Church, 703 14th Ave., Fulton, 815-5893425.

Tampico Lions Club, 7 p.m., Good Times, 106 N. Main St., Tampico, 815-4382789.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., closed, step study, New Hope Fellowship Church, 113 state Route 64, Kings.

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

Samuel H. Davis Masonic Lodge 96, 7:30 p.m., 105 W. Lincoln St., Mount Morris, 815-734-4085.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 7:30 p.m., closed, St. Luke Episcopal Church, 207 W. Third St., Dixon.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 8 p.m., closed (3), First Presbyterian Church, 502 Third St., Savanna.

Sauk Valley Al-Anon Group-Alateen, 8 p.m., open, back door, 1503 First Ave., Rock Falls.

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AIR TRAVEL

Perimeter breaches detailed At least 268 incidents since 2004 at hubs that handle three-fourths of U.S. traffic

BY MARTHA MENDOZA AND JUSTIN PRITCHARD The Associated Press

Several hundred times over the last decade, intruders have hopped fences, slipped past guardhouses, crashed their cars through gates or otherwise breached perimeter security at the nation’s busiest airports – sometimes even managing to climb aboard jets.

One man tossed his bike over a fence and pedaled across a runway at Chicago O’Hare, stopping to knock on a terminal door. Another rammed a sports-utility vehicle through a security gate at Philadelphia International and sped down a runway as a plane was about to land.

At Los Angeles International, a mentally ill man hopped the fence eight times in less than a year – twice reaching stairs that led to jets.

An Associated Press investigation found 268 perimeter breaches since 2004 at airports that together handle threequarters of U.S. commercial passenger traffic. And that’s an undercount, because two airports among the 31 that AP surveyed didn’t have data for all years. Boston’s Logan refused to release any information, citing security concerns.

Until now, few of the incidents have been publicly reported. Most involved intruders who wanted to take a shortcut, were lost, disoriented, drunk or mentally unstable but seemingly harmless. A few had knives, and another was caught with a loaded handgun.

None of the incidents involved a terrorist plot, according to airport officials.

The lapses nevertheless highlight gaps in airport security in a post-9/11 world where passengers inside terminals face rigorous screening and even unsuccessful plots – such as the would-be shoe bomber – have prompted new procedures.

flights arriving on time

Year-over-year, airlines stick closer to schedule in month of February

BY GREGORY KARP Tribune News Service

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A passenger jet flies Jan. 23, 2015, over the perimeter fence at the Los Angeles International Airport. In the U.S., officials said there is neither the appetite nor funding to create fortress-like perimeters. And no solution is foolproof, according to airport security experts.

A snapshot of perimeter breaches at major US airports Intoxicated in Seattle: In October 2014, a 22-year-old woman drove an Acura through a guarded gate at Seattle-Tacoma International, striking an exiting airport vehicle. She then drove to a terminal gate, near taxiing planes with passengers. Authorities said she and her passenger were visibly intoxicated. “I am so dumb! My mom is going to kill me,” she told officers.

Dead battery in D.C.: In July 2008, a Potomac River boater’s battery failed, so he paddled to shore and jumped fencing at Washington’s Reagan National to go through a secure area and reach his vehicle to charge the battery. He went back over the fencing and reinstalled the battery.

Charlotte Stowaway: In November 2010, a 16-year-old reached a parked airplane at Charlotte Douglas International in North Carolina and hid in the wheel well. He fell when the landing gear opened on approach to Boston and his body was found in a suburb. Authorities never determined how he reached the secure area, but many investigators believed he climbed a tree with a branch that hung over a perimeter fence.

Ticketless in Atlanta: In August 2012, a man who ran past a security guard near a cargo area at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International dashed across two runways before tug drivers spotted him. He told authorities he was supposed to be catching a flight to Detroit, but he had no ticket – just $3.50 and a phone charger.

Stowaway survivor: In April 2014, a 15-year-old boy who hid in the wheel well of a Hawaiian Airlines jet and survived a flight from California to Hawaii told police that he had scaled a security fence at Mineta San Jose International. Police couldn’t find where he had done so, and video cameras did not capture the breach.

Florida fence-digger: In September 2014, a man dug under a fence at Orlando International, crossed a tarmac and climbed into a JetBlue plane’s wheel well, where he remained for hours.

Since the Sept. 11 attacks, hundreds of millions of dollars have been spent to upgrade perimeter fencing, cameras and detection technology.

Many airports have dozens of miles of fencing, but not all of that is frequently patrolled or always in view of security cameras.

Airport officials insist perimeters are secure, and that an intruder being caught is proof their systems work. They declined to outline specific measures, other than to say they have layers that include fences, cameras and patrols.

Employees are required to ask for proof of security clearance

if a badge is not obvious.

Authorities said it is neither financially nor physically feasible to keep all intruders out.

“There is nothing that can’t be penetrated,” said LAX Police Chief Patrick Gannon, noting that even the White House has struggled with fence jumpers.

Domestic airlines in February were more on time than a year ago, according to data released Thursday by the U.S. Department of Transportation.

And the Transportation Department said it received about 15,000 complaints about United Airlines, which refused to honor mistakenly low fares that savvy consumers tried to book through the carrier’s Denmark website Feb. 11. The department said United did not have to honor the fares, partly because those consumers lied about where they lived, claiming billing addresses in Denmark to game the system and trigger the erroneous fares.

Meanwhile, far more than usual excessive tarmac delays were reported for February. Of the 24 cases, nine were due to a Feb. 27 snowstorm in Texas.

Overall, airlines arrived on time 72.8 percent of the time in February, up from 70.7 percent in February 2014.

The most on-time airlines were Alaska Airlines, 85.1 percent; Hawaiian Airlines, 82.2 percent; and Delta Air Lines, 78 percent. Worst were American Airlines’ regional jet service Envoy Air, 53.3 percent; Frontier Airlines, 58.8 percent; and JetBlue Airways, 59.7 percent.

At Chicago O’Hare International Airport, 57.7 percent of departures were on time. Only LaGuardia was worse, at 56.5 percent among large U.S. ports.

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

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

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

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

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

All services in Spanish & English.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Wednesday Prayer Meeting 6:30 p.m.

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

UNITED BRETHREN IN CHRIST, 210 East Grove Street, Coleta, IL. Wilmer (Bill) Houch, Pastor. Sunday Worship Celebration 9:30 a.m.; Sunday School 11:00 a.m. For more information, call 815-441-3774.

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

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

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

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

Everyone is welcome!

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

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

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

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

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

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

Tuesday nights Prayer Warriors 6:00

p.m.; Bible Study 7:00 p.m. Church Office phone, 625-5112. The church is accessible to people with disabilities.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

IMMANUEL EVANGELICAL LU-

What’s Your Story?

“Blessed is the one who perseveres under trial because, having stood the test, that person will receive the crown of life that the Lord has promised to those who love him.

James 1:12

You often hear it said that only you can define what success means to you.

While this is certainly true, it doesn’t go far enough. That is, the story of our life is something that only we can properly tell. We certainly rely on others to help us with the details, since no one remembers their own birth, or can know what happened while they were under anesthesia or otherwise unconscious, but it’s up to us to create the guiding narrative of our own life story. And don’t we all want there to be a story worth telling when it comes to our own life? While we are alive the story is necessarily unfinished, but as we get older we begin to see certain themes coming together. Whatever your life story is about, make sure that the way you live makes you a hero and not a villain. And like any good story, the parts that tell us the most are the trials and the struggles we go through. It’s easy to be calm, cool and collected when everything is going smoothly. The real question is whether you can maintain your composure, and your values, when things start to fall apart?

– Christopher Simon

THERAN (ELCA), corner of 8th Ave. and W. 5th, Rock Falls. Henrietta J. Milner, Pastor; Worship: Sunday Worship at 9:00 a.m. and Sunday School at 10:15 a.m. Sept. thru May; Thursday evenings 6:30. Elevator and facilities for disabled persons. Air Conditioned. Church office: 625-3575.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Nursery provided. Elevator available.

Air conditioning. Handicap accessible.

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

E-mail: admin@sterlingfirstumc.org ROCK FALLS UNITED METHODIST, home of Bear Necessities 210 4th Ave 815 625 0114 Worship 9:00 Adult and Children’s Education 10:00 Pastor: Rich Fassig - cell 815 751 2290 Christian Ed: Ann Brandt. See us on Facebook UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, 321 N. Holcomb Ave., Milledgeville, 225-7511. 9:00 a.m. Sunday School 10:15 a.m. Worship Service. Pastor Rosa Yeonshin Lee. TRINITY UNITED METHODIST, 2nd Ave., and E. 10th St., Sterling, Pastor Paul Judd. Sunday morning worship and Camp Sonshine for children in 5th grade and under at 9:00a.m. Fellowship with coffee and snacks at 10:20a.m.

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

WESLEY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, 2200 16th Ave., Sterling, Rev. Wesley Dickson Fellowship 9:30 a.m. Worship 10:00 a.m. Fully handicapped accessible and air-conditioned.

Nursery provided. Contact Church

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Transportation disponible. 626-8419.

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

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

Midweek service Wednesday 7 p.m.

Kids church during Sunday services.

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

Sunday Morning Worship Service 10:00 a.m.

ABIDING WORD CHURCH, an Associate of RHEMA Bible Church.

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

Sunday Celebration service 10:00 a.m.

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

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

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

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

Phone 625-9377; Home phone 625-3420.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Fade ‘diet’?

“that diet beverages are an effective tool as part of an overall weight management plan.”

Only last fall, the beverage association, Coca-Cola, PepsiCo and the Dr Pepper Snapple Group joined in an alliance with the Bill, Hillary and Chelsea Clinton Foundation for a program to fight obesity by decreasing beverage calories in the American diet. As part of the effort, the soft drink makers agreed to step up the sales of lower-calorie drinks.

The petitions filed Thursday call for sweeping inquiries into the marketing of products that contain any artificial sweeteners, not just those with the most popular sugar substitute, aspartame, which is used in more than 5,000 products.

Diet Coke and Diet Pepsi contain aspartame, which has been mainly sold under the brand name NutraSweet and is consumed worldwide. Last year, Diet Coke and Diet Pepsi ranked third and seventh, respectively, in U.S. carbonated soft drink sales, according to Beverage Digest.

Safety controversies have clouded the use of a number of artificial sweeteners for decades, especially NutraSweet and its predecessor, saccharin. But Gary Ruskin, Right to Know’s executive director and

BY GREG GORDON Tribune News Service

WASHINGTON – Citing research suggesting that diet soft drinks and other artificially sweetened products actually contribute to weight gain, a new advocacy group is asking federal regulators to investigate whether manufacturers including Coca-Cola and PepsiCo have engaged in false or misleading advertising.

The California-based group, U.S. Right to Know, filed citizen petitions Thursday calling on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Federal Trade Commission to stop those companies from branding artificially sweetened products with the word “diet.”

McClatchy obtained copies of the petitions.

“Consumers are using products – Diet Coke and Diet Pepsi – that are advertised to make us think they assist in weight loss, when in fact ample scientific evidence suggests that this is not true, and the opposite may well be true,” says the petition to the Food and Drug Administration.

The American Beverage Association, speaking for the Coca-Cola Co., PepsiCo Inc. and other soft drink-makers, strongly disputed the assertions in the petition. It said numerous studies showed

Peanut allergy patch pushed

Advocacy group: Soda shouldn’t be called ‘diet’ a longtime associate of consumer advocate Ralph Nader, said he thought his group was the first to call for investigations into possible deceptive marketing.

It’s unclear whether conflicting research on the sweeteners’ effect on weight is sufficiently settled for the regulators to take action.

The petitions point to a number of studies in recent years that have challenged the belief that ingesting noncaloric sweeteners helps with weight loss.

Among them: • A 2010 review of scientific literature, published in the Yale Journal of Biology and Medicine, that concluded “research studies suggest that artificial sweeteners may contribute to weight gain.”

• A 2010 review in the International Journal of Pediatric Obesity that found large epidemiological studies “support the existence of an association between artificially sweetened beverage consumption and weight gain in children.”

• A 2-year study of 164 children, published in 2005 in the Journal of the American College of Nutrition, that found overweight kids and others who gained weight drank more diet sodas than normal-weight children.

• A nationwide study, called Growing Up Today, of more than 10,000 children ages 9 to 14 that found that, for boys, intakes of diet soda “were significantly associated with weight gains.”

Also of particular note is an Israeli study published last fall in the journal Nature. It found that mice given the three most popular sweeteners developed bacterial changes in their guts that caused glucose intolerance, which in humans raises the risk of diabetes.

The researchers at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot, Israel, found similar effects in a number of people who ate artificially sweetened foods for a week.

James O. Hill, executive director of the University of Colorado Anschutz Health and Wellness Center, said he accepted the findings in the mice portion of the study but disputed the methodologies of the one-week human trial.

“When it comes to weight, I am absolutely convinced that there’s no way they [artificial sweeteners] are causing weight gain,” he said in a phone interview. “Drinking diet sodas or using noncaloric sweeteners, in my opinion based on my review of the literature and my research, is not something people should worry about.”

It will get expedited review from FDA Tribune News Service

SEATTLE – A medical skin patch tested by Seattle-area doctors and families to treat dangerous peanut allergies in children will receive accelerated regulatory review, officials said Thursday.

The Viaskin Peanut patch made by the French biotech firm DBV Technologies was granted a breakthrough therapy designation by the federal Food and Drug Administration.

That status is granted to expedite development and review of drugs or biological products that demonstrate substantial improvement over other therapies in treating serious or lifethreatening diseases or conditions. Further study is pending before the FDA’s final review.

TECHNOLOGY

Smart money says kids go online on smartphones Report: Specific groups on phone ‘almost constantly’

BY DAVID PIERSON Tribune News Service

Think teenagers are always glued to their phones? A new research report says you’re right.

A survey of more than 1,000 teens found 92 percent of them go online

daily and 24 percent of them go online “almost constantly.”

The preferred method was smartphones. Ninety-one percent of teens went online at least occasionally using the handheld devices.

The findings come from a Pew Research Center report released Thursday that examines the relationship between teens,

social media and technology.

The study, which was conducted online, polled teens ages 13 to 17.

The study also looked at connectivity and usage among ethnic groups and different household incomes.

Included in the findings was that black and Latino teens report more frequent Internet use. Thir-

ty-four percent of black teens and 32 percent of Latino teens reported going online “almost constantly.” By comparison, only 19 percent of white teens said they went online as much.

Meanwhile, 85 percent of black teens said they had access to a smartphone compared with 71 percent for Latino and white teens.

“American teens, especially African-American youth, have embraced smartphones and the 24/7 access to people and information that they offer,” said Amanda Lenhart, associate director for research at the Pew Research Center and the lead author on the report.

Facebook was the most popular social media platform among the

teens polled with 71 percent of them indicating they used the service.

Second was Instagram at 52 percent, followed by Snapchat at 41 percent.

Twitter and Google+ came in at 33 percent.

Teens from lowerincome families leaned toward Facebook, while wealthier teens reported higher usage of Snapchat and Twitter.

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Chain to close about 200 stores But plans to open about 200 others

17 hours on average.

Major drugstore chains once focused mainly on growing by adding locations. Now, theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re trying to squeeze more revenue out of each store by expanding and improving the services they offer and making them more competitive with the grocery chains and big retailers like Wal-Mart that have muscled into the prescription business.

Walgreens also announced the closing of 76 stores last year. The latest round comes as the company expands on a $1 billion, three-year cost reduction plan it announced in August.

The company hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t finalized the list of stores it will close, but Walgreen Co. President Alex Gourlay told analysts it was looking at locations where the population seemed to be moving away. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This really is just getting the right stores in the right places,â&#x20AC;? he said.

Walgreens also said it will reorganize its corporate operations and streamline its information technology and other functions. It expects these moves to add $500 million to its cost reduction goal.

The Associated Press

Walgreens will shutter about 200 U.S. stores as part of an expanded cost reduction push, but the nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s largest drugstore chain has no plans to shrink in the wake of its combination with European health and beauty retailer Alliance Boots.

The Deerfield, Illinois, company expects to open roughly the same number of stores and will consider more mergers and acquisitions, even as it continues to digest a nearly $16 billion deal that finalized its combination with Alliance Boots, which runs the United Kingdomâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s largest pharmacy chain.

The store closings that Walgreens announced Thursday amount to only about 2 percent of the 8,232 drugstores the company runs in the United States, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Nevertheless, the closings are the latest example of a strategy shift for a company that was opening about 500 stores a year a decade ago. Walgreens once estimated that it was opening a new store every

IN BRIEF Workforce doubled at St. Elmo plant

The plant manufactures salad dressings, syrups and barbecue sauces.

Pinnacle broke ground on the expansion project in April 2014. The company received an incentives package from the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity that included tax credits and grant money.

St. Elmo Mayor Ernie Meyers says â&#x20AC;&#x153;any time you can add 90 jobs in a community like St. Elmo and all of the little towns in between itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s huge.â&#x20AC;?

ST. ELMO (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201C; A food manufacturer says it plans to double its workforce in the south-central Illinois town of St. Elmo.

New Jersey-based Pinnacle Foods Inc. has completed a $50 million expansion at its plant in the Fayette County town.

On Wednesday company officials announced they were adding 90 jobs at the facility. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s more than twice the current 85 employees.

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

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Sandoval to play on NBA court Sterling senior set for Bucks Senior Classic

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Sterling senior Gabby Sandoval will have another chance to wear her Golden Warriors basketball jersey as part of the Bucks Senior Classic on Sunday.

Joining Sandoval will be three more local players in Eastland Cougars Lexis Macomber, Annie Forster and Ryan Bubby Doubler.

Vasquez “It’s nice to be able Sterling to wear my jersey coach one more time,” Sandoval said. “I’m just looking forward to playing in my uniform and being on the court with other good players.”

The Sunday event includes a girls and boys all-star game, which follow an NBA matchup between the Bucks and Brooklyn Nets in the Bradley Center.

Sterling girls basketball coach Ryan Vasquez will coach the away team, which Sandoval will play for.

Joining Sandoval on the away team will be two players from Harvard, one apiece from Kaneland, Sycamore, Johnsburg, Rockford East, and Milwaukee Dominican, as well as three Rockford Auburn players and Ellie Lehne, a Wichita State recruit from Byron.

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Young gun shooting straight Spieth stays hot through first round

BY PAUL NEWBERRY AP National Writer

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AUGUSTA, Ga. – Jordan Spieth was already the hottest player on the PGA Tour.

He kept right on going at the Masters.

The 21-year-old Texan turned in a brilliant opening round at Augusta National, challenging the major championship scoring record on the way to an 8-under 64 Thursday.

Spieth birdied eight of the first 14 holes, his shots so precise that he often had nothing more than tap-ins with the putter. He rolled in a 6-footer AP at the 12th, a 2-footer at the Jordan Spieth watches his tee shot on the 15th hole during 13th, then nearly holed out the first round of the Masters on Thursday in Augusta, Ga. from behind a tree along the Spieth leads the field by three shots after the first round.

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the flagstick before settling about 2 feet away for another easy birdie.

He went to the par-5 15th with a shot at the scoring record for any major, which is 63. But he picked the wrong club, and muscled his second shot through the green, leading to his only bogey.

Spieth finished with a flourish, rolling in a 20-foot birdie putt at the 18th.

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Don Schuldt loves golf, but he just doesn’t need to play. Schuldt, 77, is the superintendent at Deer Valley and Green Valley country clubs. The two jobs keep him pretty busy throughout the year.

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Schuldt, 77, loves golf, but doesn’t need to play it much. He’s the head superintendent at Deer Valley Country Club, south of Rock Falls, and at Green River Country Club, just outside of Walnut. @BrianWeidman When not tending to those courses, Some might say Don Schuldt is missing chances are he’s watching his daughter, the best part when it comes to golf, but he Ember, play golf. Ember is a former doesn’t see it that way.

Sterling High School and University of The Sterling resident was once an avid Illinois standout, and is currently taking a player, but now rarely touches a club. whack at becoming a professional golfer, He’s played three times in the last 8 years on mini tours in Arizona and Florida.

– in a couple of scrambles, and a family It’s golf, golf, and more golf for Don outing that was shortened from 18 holes Schuldt – just not the kind most people to nine due to rain. crave.

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Sterling’s Gabby Sandoval shoots a jumper during a game against Geneseo last winter.

Sandoval will play in the Bucks Senior Classic on Sunday in Milwaukee.

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Schuldt’s golf interests • Currently superintendent at Deer Valley and Green River country clubs • Previously worked at Rock River C.C. and Emerald Hill • Former golf coach at Sterling and Newman high schools • Owned the Golf Annex, where he repaired and built custom clubs • His daughter, Ember, was standout golfer at Sterling H.S. and University of Illinois. She now plays mini tours in Arizona and Florida.

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Changing animals Charles Tillman Former Bears two-time Pro Bowl cornerback agreed to a 1-year deal with Panthers, where he will reunite with coach Ron Rivera.

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Steelers’ Bell handed suspension Pittsburgh Steelers running back Le’Veon Bell is facing a three-game suspension following his arrest on DUI and marijuana charges last August.

Bell is expected to appeal.

Bell was arrested last August following a traffic stop in a northern Pittsburgh suburb along with then-teammate LeGarrette Blount. The 23-year-old Pro Bowler ended up pleading no contest and was sentenced to 15 months of probation.

Blount, now a running back with New England, received a one-game suspension from the league last week.

Steelers’ Polamalu set to retire The eight-time Pro-Bowler and five-time All-Pro Pittsburgh Steelers defensive back Troy Polamalu told the team he will retire.

The 33-year-old safety was a fixture on the Steelers during wins in Super Bowl XL and XLIII.

Cameraman banned from Hernandez trial A cameraman for a Boston TV station has been banned from the murder trial of former New England Patriots player Aaron Hernandez for following jurors.

Superior Court Judge Susan Garsh on Thursday banned Robert Cusanelli of WHDH-TV from the courthouse after he testified under oath that he had followed jurors to their parking spots a day earlier.

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Pacers’ Copeland issues apology Indiana Pacers forward Chris Copeland apologized Thursday for making a “bad choice” by staying out too late before a game, and promised to work hard to make a full recovery after he was stabbed outside a New York nightclub.

The team said Copeland is in stable condition following surgery on his abdomen and left elbow.

The Pacers say there is no timetable for Copeland to be released.

Copeland’s girlfriend and another woman were also stabbed early Wednesday morning. A 22-year-old suspect was in custody.

Hawks’ Sefolosha out for season Atlanta forward Thabo Sefolosha will miss the Hawks’ final four regularseason games and the postseason because of a fractured right fibula and ligament damage suffered when he and teammate Pero Antic were arrested early Wednesday in New York.

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ith due respect to the port-a-potties the Cubs installed at Wrigley Field, no Chicago team produced more relief this week than the Bulls and Blackhawks.

Derrick Rose returned to playing games Wednesday night in Orlando, Fla., a day after Patrick Kane swatted slap shots at practice. Both superstars confronted injuries Feb. 24 within hours of each other; Rose announced surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his right knee, and Kane broke his left collarbone. The White Sox should have hidden the keys to Chris Sale’s truck that night.

Fate was the culprit in Rose’s case, but Chicagoans forever will blame Alex Petrovic of the Panthers for Kane’s cross-check into the boards. The confluence of sports calamity marked the city’s coldest day of winter, regardless of temperature.

With April arrived the warmth of anticipation created by the pending availability of both players for the playoffs – Rose resumed play with a minutes limit, and Kane could come back as early as the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs. Their presence dramatically alters Chicago’s postseason landscape.

From this seat in the press box, where opinions are plenty and the food is free, one big-picture observation about the teams’ respective postseasons sounds illogical but really makes perfect sense.

The Blackhawks have a better chance of winning a championship than the Bulls do. But the Bulls have a better chance of going deeper in the playoffs than the Blackhawks. Both statements have as much to do with the NHL’s Western Conference and the NBA’s Eastern Conference as they do with the Blackhawks or Bulls.

Whose postseason will last longer?

First, examine the Hawks.

Something significant happened Tuesday night bigger than their 2-1 loss to the Wild. Minnesota’s Jason Zucker played, and scored, 57 days after breaking his collarbone. Zucker’s injury occurred Feb. 9 – 15 days before Kane’s.

If Kane heals at a similarly fast pace, then April 22 would be 57 days post-injury. On April 22, 2014, the Hawks beat the Blues in Game 3 of their first-round playoff series. That timetable encourages Hawks fans, and coach Joel Quenneville’s comments have done little to quell the enthusiasm.

The Hawks cannot exhale when Kane returns, waiting for him to don a cape. But if Kane scores and sets up others with his usual flair, the Hawks likely will regain the offense they have lacked.

Past layoffs suggest Kane’s assimilation into the mix figures to go smoother than Rose’s.

Before the injury, Kane was playing at an MVP level, and reinserting a winger that dangerous into the second line makes the Hawks as deep as anybody.

Yet the overall depth of the

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• Waubonsee at Sauk Valley College softball 2 p.m.

• Kirkwood at Sauk Valley Men’s tennis 3 p.m.

• Oakton at Sauk Valley Baseball 4 p.m.

• Erie-Prophetstown at West Carroll • Morrison at Princeton • Milledgeville at River Rdge Girls soccer 4:30 p.m.

• Byron at Dixon 5 p.m.

• Sterling at Princeton Invitational Softball 4 p.m.

• Milledgeville at River Ridge 4:30 p.m.

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Bulls guard Derrick Rose (1) shoots against the Magic on Wednesday during his first game in 6 weeks after having knee surgery. The return of Rose, and the impending return of the Blackhawks’ Patrick Kane, brews optimism with the playoffs looming.

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Western Conference, combined with the flukiness of hockey, makes a first-round exit for the Hawks as conceivable as a Stanley Cup championship. The Blues, Predators and Wild – all possibilities – are all capable.

Parity is more than a concept in the NHL; it’s the reason winning the Cup represents the toughest tournament in pro sports.

That said, forget about worrying where the Hawks finish and home ice. You need a study guide and a tutor to understand the NHL’s playoff system, but the Hawks, when focused and healthy, can beat any opponent anywhere. That’s proven. Home ice matters, in theory, to give teams an advantage in case of a Game 7. That so-called edge rendered itself moot in Game 7 of last year’s Western Conference finals at the United Center against the Kings.

Speaking of the Kings, if they fail to make the playoffs as now appears likely, that also will establish the Hawks as the team with the best combination of

postseason experience and talent.

As for the Bulls, everybody needs to maintain realistic expectations for Rose, who should worry more about facilitating than firing 3-point shots.

Nikola Mirotic emerged as a closer while Rose was gone.

Jimmy Butler can take the big shots. Pau Gasol never stopped being the team’s MVP. Psychologically, Rose’s return provides confidence, even if consistency initially will elude him.

They were a .500 team without Rose, but remain the East’s most legitimate threat to the Cavaliers with him, even in a diminished state, as long as the Bulls, um, do their jobs.

If the Bulls remain the No. 3 seed, the Bucks look beatable in an opening round no matter how much rust Rose accumulated.

That would set up a secondround matchup with a Cavs team the Bulls would like to avoid as long as possible, because LeBron James has ended too many of their seasons. If the Bulls somehow slip into the No. 4 seed – unlikely with the Raptors struggling – then it’s easier to imagine them beating the Wizards and Hawks in successive series than any scenario involving James and the Cavs.

That recent history makes it difficult to envision the Bulls making the NBA Finals. And the Blackhawks’ history makes it hard to rule out a return to the Cup final. It all could depend on what’s in the stars.

• Sterling at DeKalb • Stillman Valley at Oregon • Erie-Prophetstown at Bureau Valley • Eastland at Galena (2) • Fulton at St. Bede • Morrison at Princeton Boy tennis 4:30 p.m.

• DeKalb at Sterling Girls track 4:30 p.m.

• Rock Falls at Galesburg Invitational • Newman, Oregon, ErieProphetstown, Fulton, West Carroll at Morrison Relays

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Today Auto racing 10:30 a.m. & 1 p.m.

• NASCAR Sprint Cup, practice for Duck Commander 500, FS1 3:30 p.m.

• NASCAR Xfinity, pole qualifying for O’Reilly Auto Parts 300, FS1 5:30 p.m.

• NASCAR Sprint Cup, pole qualifying for Duck Commander 500, at Fort Worth, Texas, FS1 7:30 p.m.

Three Eastland players in all-star game

• NASCAR Xfinity, O’Reilly Auto Parts 300, at Fort Worth, Texas, FS1 2 a.m. (Sat.)

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The trio of Cougars players will play for the home team, along with two players from Dakota, two from Hononegah, three from Aquin, and another from Milwaukee North Division.

The girls game will begin directly after the NBA game concludes, as the players will take the court.

“It’s going to be a new experience,” Sandoval said. “It’s going to be nice seeing some familiar people. This is the first I’ve heard of this Classic. It should be fun.”

The players will head to Milwaukee on Sunday to watch the Bucks

and Nets, who tip at 2 p.m. There is a special section reserved for the all-star game players, friends and family.

The opportunity arose through the Bucks Senior Classic, which selects basketball players from the area based on statistics from the high school basketball season. Vasquez put Sandoval’s name into the list, and the committee selected the North Park recruit.

“It’s going to be a pretty cool event,” Vasquez said. “It’s just another opportunity for the girls to play, and this time they’ll be on an NBA floor and arena.”

Vasquez, who was asked to coach through a friend, plans on bringing several staff members to the unique event.

• Formula One, qualifying for Chinese Grand Prix, NBCSP

College baseball 4 p.m.

• Michigan at Penn St., BTN 6:30 p.m.

• N.C. State at N. Carolina, ESPNU 7 p.m.

• Minnesota at Nebraska, BTN 9:30 p.m.

• Oregon St. at Oregon, ESPNU Golf 2 p.m.

• The Masters, second round, at Augusta, Ga., ESPN

MLB 3 p.m.

• Twins at White Sox, CSN Philip Marruffo/pmarruffo@saukvalley.com

Eastland’s Annie Forster (right) will play in the Bucks Senior Classic on Sunday with two teammates, and Sterling’s Gabby Sandoval.

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Tiger Woods reacts to his shot on the 14th hole during the first round of the Masters on Thursday in Augusta, Ga. Woods shot a 73.

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“Eight under here is nothing to complain about,” Spieth said.

“Just in the zone and hitting some shots. I saw the scoreboard and tried to make a push.”

Australia’s Jason Day also made quite a push, ripping off five straight birdies to get to 6 under before a bogey at the 17th ended his hopes of catching Spieth.

Playing the Masters for the first time since 2011, Charley Hoffman went out in the first group of the day and shot 67, a score that was matched by a resurgent Ernie Els and 2013 U.S. Open champion Justin Rose.

Plenty of others took advantage of prime scoring conditions on a sunny spring day, the greens a bit soft even as the temperatures climbed into the upper 80s, with barely a hint of the breeze that can cause so much havoc.

Rory McIlroy, trying to complete a career Grand Slam after winning the final two majors of 2014, had a couple of sloppy shots but still shot 71. So did defending champion Bubba Watson, even though he admittedly tired down the stretch and lost focus.

Russell Henley, a Georgia native with plenty of fans in the gallery, turned in a 68. Bill Haas, Webb Simpson, Paul Casey, and Ryan Palmer were at 69. Sergio Garcia was also in

the mix at 4 under.

Spieth was thinking big when he put his tee shot in the middle of the fairway at the 15th, giving him a good shot at a birdie and maybe even an eagle.

“I was in between hybrid and 4-iron,” he said. “I knew if I could birdie there, I could get to 10 [under] on the day, and I’ve never shot 10 under in a professional round in my life. Obviously here, that would be pretty special. Unfortunately, I took the wrong club.”

That was about the only thing that went wrong all day.

Then again, this is hardly a surprise.

Spieth had a shot at becoming the youngest Masters champion ever a year ago, before fading on the final day.

He arrived at Augusta having won, finished second, and lost in a playoff in his last three tournaments.

Then there’s Tiger Woods, returning to competitive golf for the first time since he walked off the course at Torrey Pines in early February, saying he needed to improve his game before he played again.

Woods clearly improved during the time away, but doesn’t yet seem capable of making a serious run at his 15th major championship. He struggled to a 73, leaving him nine shots behind Spieth going to Friday, and more concerned with making the cut than contending for the lead.

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Arnold Palmer (left to right), Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player shared the lead going into the weekend at the Masters 50 years ago. On Thursday, the three reunited to hit the ceremonial first drives to kick off the 2015 installment of the tournament.

Familiar faces start tourney Nicklaus, Palmer, Player rivals & friends for decades

BY DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer

And with love comes plenty of banter.

Jack Nicklaus – 6 (1963, ’65, It was in 1965 when the Big Three AUGUSTA, Ga. – They shared the ’66, ’72, ’75, ’86) were tied at 6-under 138 after two lead going into the weekend 50 rounds of the Masters. They were Arnold Palmer – 4 (1958, ’60, years ago at Augusta National. asked their recollections. ’62, ’64) Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus and “I remember what the third round Gary Player have been together Gary Player – 3 (1961, ’74, ’78) was,” Nicklaus said with a grin. ever since, as rivals through the FYI: Nicklaus has won more MasHe matched the Masters record better part of two decades, and ters than anyone else, and is also with a 64 that day to pull away, and friends for even longer. They the oldest to win the tournament, he wound up beating Palmer and reunited again Thursday morning at 46 years & 82 days in 1986. ...

Player by nine shots. in a familiar role when each hit a They were the only three golfers to “I remember it,” Player quipped. drive off the first tee to start the win the Masters for a 7-year span “The wrong man won.”

Masters. from 1960-66. ... The trio comPalmer struggles with his hearing, Palmer slipped on carpet in his bined for 34 major wins (Nicklaus but not his delivery. He leaned into home last December and dislocat18, Player 9, Palmer 7), with Nickthe microphone and said, “I don’t ed his right shoulder, keeping him laus & Player winning the career remember anything.” from the Par 3 Tournament. But he grand slam (Palmer never won the They talked about equipment, and wasn’t going to miss that honorPGA Championship, finishing as how Palmer used to change his own ary tee shot, which he has hit every runner-up 3 times). grips, bend the shaft with his hand, year since 2007. and re-whip the hosel of his driver Stooping to tee it up, the 85-year- receive the Congressional Gold with a nylon string. That doesn’t old Palmer said, “Oh! I got it on Medal. Player often stayed with happen anymore. Drivers are made the tee. Wow!” And then before Nicklaus and his wife Barbara, stepping up to the ball, he turned including one time when they were of titanium, not wood. Players carry screwdrivers to make adjustments. to his army of fans and said, “Now tied for the lead in Florida going “It was all guesswork by all of us when it goes out of sight, don’t be into the final round. in those days,” Nicklaus said. “And surprised.”

“Now, Barbara is giving the if you found one, then you try and Getting it in the air was all that breakfast, and I’m thinking, ‘Hell, really mattered.

I’m a bit worried about this. We’re stay with it. I had a driver that I really liked, and I broke it playing They are known as the “Big tied.’ So when she put the eggs with Gary in South Africa in 1966, Three,” a phrase coined when all on the table and she went to the and that was the one I played the were represented by the late Mark kitchen, I swapped them around,” McCormack at IMG, and they Player said laughing. “But it didn’t first 5 or 6 years on tour. And then I combined to win the Masters 13 help, because he beat me anyway.” used a driver from then until 1978.

That was a 42¾-inch driver with times. They were the only Masters Player said he was on a radio 11½ degrees of loft, made in 1945.” champions for 7 straight years in show with Nick Faldo when the He won nine of his 18 majors with the early 1960s. topic of rivals and relationships But when they convened in the came up. He said Faldo mentioned that driver.

They spoke for about 20 minutes, press center for laughs and stoa rivalry in his prime with Seve and Palmer wrapped up the press ries, it was clear the relationship Ballesteros and another player – conference as only the King can. extended beyond golf. presumably Greg Norman – that “OK, I’m ready to go home,” he Player told a story of the time had the trappings of a “Big Three” said.

Palmer was with him in South Afri- for that era. But they were never ca and was challenged to pick up a that close off the golf course.

But not before Player got in one gold bar with one hand. Palmer has more word.

“Nick Faldo really got me thinksome of the biggest hands in golf, “You can have love for a woman, ing,” Player said. “Never in the hisstrengthened by turning the steel and you can have love for a friend, tory of golf have there been three wheels on the tractor at Latrobe and I think the greatest word that people that have basically lived Country Club. with each other all these years, and exists in any book of note is love,” Palmer flew to Washington 2 have such respect and love for each he said. “And I think this is what weeks ago to watch Nicklaus other.” we’ve had for each other.”

Big 3 Masters victories

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“I love the game,” he said, “but now my focus is in different areas than it used to be.”

Seven days a week, especially this time of the year, he spends time at Deer Valley, where he is entering his fourth year as superintendent, and Green River, where he has been in charge for 6 years.

At Deer Valley, he has a staff of 10 that he sends out at about 6 a.m. 3 days a week to mow fairways and tees. The rough gets clipped 4 days a week, and greens are mowed every day.

The earlier the mowing gets done, the better, as to interfere as little as possible with the golfers on the course on a given day. Increased play at Deer Valley is making that more of a challenge.

“My theory is I like to hire guys to come in and do their job, and get out of there,” Schuldt said.

Schuldt doesn’t get on

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Don Schuldt has spent his life taking care of golf courses around the Sauk Valley. At 77, he knows that his work days at the course might not last much longer, but he still enjoys a hard day’s work. the mowers too much at Deer Valley, with the staff he has to work with. He concentrates his efforts on keeping the equipment in working order, and making sure chemicals and fertilizers are mixed and applied properly.

That’s a crucial part

of being a superintendent. He was in charge at the former Rock River Country Club (now Rock River Golf and Pool) in Rock Falls for 20 years, and recalled using some chemicals that he thought would kill weeds on the tees. The chemicals were

left over from a previous grounds crew, and ended up killing everything on the tees, including the grass.

“I learned my lesson there,” said Schuldt, who noted he won’t use any chemical or fertilizer unless he opened it and mixed it himself.

The main difference between the courses he works for now, beside the number of holes (Deer Valley is 18 and Green River is nine), are the greens. Deer Valley’s are sand-based and require more water, chemicals, and fertilizer to remain in top condition, while Green River’s have more soil mixed in, and require less maintenance. Schuldt is the main tender of the greens at the Walnut course.

Between the two courses, he often works from sunrise to almost sunset, and any traditional 8-hour workday, like many people have, is rare.

“The only problem I have is there’s a lot of things I’d like to do,”

Schuldt said, “but I just don’t have the time to do it.”

Pride in his work, and yes, a bit of an ego, play a part in Schuldt making sure his courses are groomed the best they can be each day.

“There’s nothing greater than getting a compliment about the golf course,” Schuldt said. “That’s what guys work for.

When you get done and somebody says, ‘That course is really coming along’ or ‘That course is really nice now,’ it puffs you right up.”

Schuldt has seen golf courses all across the country, from his time following Ember. Either he or his wife, Lou Ann, would be with her for junior tournaments across the Midwest.

Once Ember entered high school, Don witnessed every single round she played, in Sterling and on the road. He did the same thing when his daughter was in the starting lineup for 4 years at Illinois.

It required some effective time management.

“I just made sure I got everything done that I had to do ahead of time,” Schuldt said, “and planned it out.”

The question now is, when is enough enough?

Schuldt, who will turn 77 on April 28, plans to be the superintendent at Deer Valley the rest of this season and likely in 2016, but he’s already grooming a replacement in current top assistant Alan Moore.

“When you’re 77, it’s a day-by-day thing. I only buy three bananas at a time now,” Schuldt said with a laugh.

Schuldt isn’t sure what his involvement will be at Green River down the road. Lou Ann has mentioned she would like her husband to slow down a bit, but Don keeps chugging along.

“I can tell I’m not as spry as I used to be,” Schuldt said, “but I like the challenge. People say, ‘How can you work 7 days a week?’ I don’t mind going out there. I enjoy it.”

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THURSDAY’S SCOREBOARD

NBA | BULLS 89, HEAT 78

Bulls bounce back Chicago pulls off huge comeback in Miami

BY TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer

MIAMI – Up by 19 at halftime, the Miami Heat were rolling.

By game’s end, they were reeling.

And their playoff hopes are now, at best, ailing.

Miami’s trying season is now on the brink, after Chicago not only pulled off a staggering comeback, but made it look easy.

Pau Gasol had 16 points and 15 rebounds, Aaron Brooks and Taj Gibson each added 14 points, and the Bulls beat the Heat 89-78 on Thursday night – dealing Miami’s postseason chances a major blow.

“Once we started getting into them, getting rebounds, containing them to one shot, things turned around,” Gasol said.

Oh, they turned around, and in a hurry. Miami led 51-32 at the half, winning the second quarter 33-12 after Chicago’s worst-shooting opening 24 minutes of the season.

“It was embarrassing,” Bulls center Joakim Noah said.

So was the second half – albeit for the other team. Chicago outscored the Heat 57-27 after the intermission, scoring 39 of the first 47 points in the second half. Miami’s huge lead was gone in less than 10 minutes, as the Heat missed their first 12 shots of the third quarter – and the freefall never ceased.

“We’re all frustrated,” Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said. “We’re all embarrassed when you’re in those situations and you can’t stop an avalanche like that.”

Mike Dunleavy and Derrick Rose each had 12 for Chicago, which moved back into the

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The Bulls’ Tony Snell (20) goes to the basket against the Heat’s Chris Andersen (11) during the second half Thursday in Miami. The Bulls rallied from a 19-point halftime deficit to win 89-78.

Star of the game: Pau Gasol, Bulls, 16 points, 15 rebounds Up next: 76ers at Bulls, 7 p.m. Saturday TV/Radio: CSN/1000 AM No. 3 spot in the Eastern Conference standings and won despite Jimmy Butler being held out with a calf injury.

Hassan Whiteside had 19 points and 16 rebounds for the Heat.

Dwyane Wade scored nine points, shooting just 4-for-20. Goran Dragic

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had 15 points for Miami, and Michael Beasley scored 13.

The Bulls scored the first 11 points of the second half, then went on a 24-3 run over another 7-minute stretch bridging the third and fourth quarters.

By then, the game was over. So, perhaps, is the season, as Miami remained in the No. 10 spot in the Eastern Conference race with three games left, but now almost certainly needs to win out and get plenty of help to get back to the postseason.

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NBA

AMERICAN LEAGUE

EASTERN CONFERENCE

East Division W L Pct GB Baltimore 2 1 .667 — Boston 2 1 .667 — Toronto 2 1 .667 — New York 1 2 .333 1 Tampa Bay 1 2 .333 1 Central Division W L Pct GB Detroit 3 0 1.000 — Kansas City 3 0 1.000 — Cleveland 2 1 .667 1 Chicago 0 3 .000 3 Minnesota 0 3 .000 3 West Division W L Pct GB Los Angeles 2 1 .667 — Oakland 2 2 .500 ½ Texas 2 2 .500 ½ Houston 1 2 .333 1 Seattle 1 2 .333 1 Thursday’s results Detroit 7, Minnesota 1 Kansas City 4, Chicago White Sox 1 Cleveland 5, Houston 1 Texas 10, Oakland 1 Boston 6, Philadelphia 2 Toronto 6, N.Y. Yankees 3 Today’s games Toronto (Buehrle 0-0) at Baltimore (B.Norris 0-0), 2:05 p.m.

Houston (McHugh 0-0) at Texas (D.Holland 0-0), 3:05 p.m.

Detroit (Simon 0-0) at Cleveland (McAllister 0-0), 3:10 p.m.

Minnesota (Milone 0-0) at Chicago White Sox (Noesi 0-0), 3:10 p.m.

Boston (Miley 0-0) at N.Y. Yankees (Eovaldi 0-0), 6:05 p.m.

Tampa Bay (Andriese 0-0) at Miami (Haren 0-0), 6:10 p.m.

Kansas City (J.Vargas 0-0) at L.A. Angels (Santiago 0-0), 9:05 p.m.

Seattle (T.Walker 0-0) at Oakland (Pomeranz 0-0), 9:05 p.m.

Saturday’s games Boston at N.Y. Yankees, 12:05 p.m.

Minnesota at Chicago White Sox, 1:10 p.m.

Seattle at Oakland, 3:05 p.m.

Detroit at Cleveland, 3:10 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Miami, 3:10 p.m.

Toronto at Baltimore, 6:05 p.m.

Houston at Texas, 7:05 p.m.

Kansas City at L.A. Angels, 8:05 p.m.

Sunday’s games Detroit at Cleveland, 12:10 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Miami, 12:10 p.m.

Toronto at Baltimore, 12:35 p.m.

Minnesota at Chicago White Sox, 1:10 p.m.

Houston at Texas, 2:05 p.m.

Kansas City at L.A. Angels, 2:35 p.m.

Seattle at Oakland, 3:05 p.m.

Boston at N.Y. Yankees, 7:05 p.m.

Thursday’s box scores

ROYALS 4, WHITE SOX 1 Chicago

Kansas City ab r h bi ab r h bi Eaton cf 4 0 0 0 AEscor ss 3 1 1 0 MeCarr lf 4 0 1 0 Mostks 3b 3 0 0 0 Abreu 1b 4 0 1 0 L.Cain cf 4 1 1 1 LaRoch dh 3 1 0 0 Hosmer 1b 4 0 2 0 AGarci rf 3 0 0 0 KMorls dh 4 1 1 1 AlRmrz ss 3 0 1 1 Rios rf 4 0 0 0 Gillaspi 3b 3 0 0 0 S.Perez c 3 1 1 2 Soto c 2 0 0 0 Orland lf 3 0 1 0 Bonifac ph 1 0 0 0 Infante 2b 3 0 1 0 Flowrs c 0 0 0 0 MJhnsn 2b 3 0 1 0 Totals 30 1 4 1 Totals 31 4 8 4 Chicago 000 000 100 — 1 Kansas City 100 003 00x — 4 E–Gillaspie (1). DP–Kansas City 1. LOB– Chicago 4, Kansas City 7. 2B–Abreu (2), M.Johnson (1), A.Escobar (2), L.Cain (1), K.Morales (2). 3B–Orlando (1). HR–S. Perez (1). SB–Hosmer (1), Rios (2). S–A. Escobar, Moustakas.

IP H R ER BB SO Chicago Danks L,0-1 5 2/3 7 4 4 1 1 Guerra 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 Albers 1 0 0 0 0 0 Robertson 1 1 0 0 1 1 Kansas City Volquez W,1-0 8 4 1 1 1 5 G.Holland S,2-2 1 0 0 0 0 2 HBP–by Volquez (LaRoche). WP–Robertson.

TIGERS 7, TWINS 1 Minnesota

NHL | BLUES 2, BLACKHAWKS 1

Another close loss for Hawks Blues claim division title with win over Chicago

BY STEVE OVERBEY Associated Press

ST. LOUIS – St. Louis trailed first-place Nashville by nine points in the Central Division on Feb. 24. On Thursday night, the Blues celebrated their first division title since 2011-12.

Paul Stastny scored the clincher, Dmitrij Jaskin broke a 16-game scoreless string, and Jake Allen made 21 saves in the Blues 2-1 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday night.

The Blues wrapped up the division title and home-ice advantage for the first two rounds of the playoffs when Nashville lost to Minnesota later Thursday night.

“We’ve had that focus all year, and it’s led to a lot of success,” captain David Backes said. “A division championship in this division means a lot.”

Stastny, who put the game away with a thirdperiod goal that pushed the lead to 2-0, said the comeback was the result of hard work.

“We went through some ups and downs, and now we’re playing good hockey,” Stastny said. “We’re peaking at the right time, and that’s the most important thing for us.”

St. Louis has 107 points, tied with Anaheim for the Western Conference lead, though Anaheim holds the tiebreaker. On Saturday in their final regular-season games, St. Louis has a home game against Minnesota, and Anaheim is at Arizona.

“We’ve come a long ways

Detroit ab r h bi ab r h bi DSantn ss 4 0 0 0 Gose cf 5 3 3 0 Dozier 2b 4 0 0 0 Kinsler 2b 3 2 0 0 Mauer 1b 3 1 1 0 MiCarr 1b 3 0 0 0 TrHntr rf 4 0 1 0 VMrtnz dh 3 0 1 1 KVargs dh 4 0 1 0 JMrtnz rf 4 1 2 3 Plouffe 3b 3 0 1 0 Cespds lf 4 0 2 1 EdEscr lf 3 0 1 0 Cstllns 3b 3 1 1 0 Hrmnn c 0 0 0 0 Avila c 4 0 1 1 KSuzuk ph-c 3 0 0 0 JIglesis ss 4 0 0 0 JSchafr cf 3 0 0 0 Totals 31 1 5 0 Totals 33 7 10 6 Minnesota 000 000 100 — 1 Detroit 210 310 00x — 7 E–K.Suzuki (1), Cespedes (1). DP–Minnesota 1, Detroit 1. LOB–Minnesota 4, Detroit 8. 2B–K.Vargas (1), Gose (2). 3B– Castellanos (1). HR–J.Martinez (2). SB– Gose (1).

IP H R ER BB SO Minnesota Gibson L,0-1 3 2/3 8 6 6 5 0 Boyer 1 1/3 2 1 1 0 1 Fien 1 0 0 0 0 0 Duensing 1 0 0 0 1 0 Perkins 1 0 0 0 0 2 Detroit Greene W,1-0 8 4 1 0 1 5 Gorzelanny 1 1 0 0 0 0

NATIONAL LEAGUE

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The Blackhawks’ Andrew Shaw (left) and the Blues’ Jori Lehtera chase the puck during the first period Thursday in St. Louis. The Blues won 2-1.

Star of the game: Paul Statsny, Blues, clinching goal in 3rd period Up next: Blackhawks at Avalanche, 8 p.m.

Saturday Radio: 720 AM back to catch Nashville in what looks to be the toughest division in hockey,” St. Louis coach Ken Hitchcock said. “Winning the division, getting home ice, any advantage you can get is going to be really important.”

Jaskin poked in a rebound of a shot by Alex Pietrangelo at 17:10 of the second period to break a scoreless tie. It was the Blues’ first goal in 121 minutes, 58 seconds, and Jaskin’s first tally since March 1.

The power-play tally was set up when Chicago defenseman David Rundblad took a doubleminor for high-sticking Jori Lehtera.

“Nice job by [Pietrangelo] getting the shot on net, and it was a lucky bounce right to me,” Jaskin said.

“I’ve been waiting for a lucky bounce like that for a long while.”

Andrew Shaw scored for Chicago, which has lost three in a row and will finish third in the division, guaranteeing it will open the playoffs on the road.

“There seems to be breakdowns at certain points in the third period that are hurting us,” Chicago center Jonathan Toews said. “That was the case tonight when we were down a goal.”

East Division W L Pct GB Atlanta 3 0 1.000 — New York 2 1 .667 1 Philadelphia 1 2 .333 2 Washington 1 2 .333 2 Miami 0 3 .000 3 Central Division W L Pct GB Cincinnati 3 0 1.000 — Chicago 1 1 .500 1½ St. Louis 1 1 .500 1½ Milwaukee 0 3 .000 3 Pittsburgh 0 3 .000 3 West Division W L Pct GB Colorado 3 0 1.000 — San Francisco 3 1 .750 ½ Los Angeles 2 1 .667 1 Arizona 1 2 .333 2 San Diego 1 3 .250 2½ Thursday’s results Cincinnati 3, Pittsburgh 2 N.Y. Mets 6, Washington 3 San Francisco 1, San Diego 0, 12 innings Boston 6, Philadelphia 2 Today’s games Chicago Cubs (T.Wood 0-0) at Colorado (Matzek 0-0), 3:10 p.m.

Washington (G.Gonzalez 0-0) at Philadelphia (Williams 0-0), 6:05 p.m.

St. Louis (Lackey 0-0) at Cincinnati (Marquis 0-0), 6:10 p.m.

Tampa Bay (Andriese 0-0) at Miami (Haren 0-0), 6:10 p.m.

N.Y. Mets (Niese 0-0) at Atlanta (Stults 0-0), 6:35 p.m.

Pittsburgh (Locke 0-0) at Milwaukee (Fiers 0-0), 7:10 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers (Anderson 0-0) at Arizona (Anderson 0-0), 8:40 p.m.

San Francisco (Lincecum 0-0) at San Diego (Morrow 0-0), 9:10 p.m.

Saturday’s games St. Louis at Cincinnati, 12:10 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Miami, 3:10 p.m.

Washington at Philadelphia, 6:05 p.m.

N.Y. Mets at Atlanta, 6:10 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Milwaukee, 6:10 p.m.

Chicago Cubs at Colorado, 7:10 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers at Arizona, 7:10 p.m.

San Francisco at San Diego, 7:40 p.m.

Sunday’s games St. Louis at Cincinnati, 12:10 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Miami, 12:10 p.m.

N.Y. Mets at Atlanta, 12:35 p.m.

Washington at Philadelphia, 12:35 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Milwaukee, 1:10 p.m.

Chicago Cubs at Colorado, 3:10 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers at Arizona, 3:10 p.m.

San Francisco at San Diego, 3:10 p.m.

z-Atlanta y-Cleveland x-Chicago y-Toronto x-Washington Milwaukee Boston Brooklyn Indiana Miami Charlotte Detroit Orlando Philadelphia New York

W 59 51 47 46 45 38 36 36 35 35 33 30 25 18 15

L 19 27 32 32 33 40 42 42 43 44 45 48 53 61 63

Masters Tee Times Pct GB .756 — .654 8 .595 12½ .590 13 .577 14 .487 21 .462 23 .462 23 .449 24 .443 24½ .423 26 .385 29 .321 34 .228 41½ .192 44

WESTERN CONFERENCE

W L Pct GB z-Golden State 63 15 .808 — x-Memphis 53 25 .679 10 x-Houston 53 25 .679 10 y-Portland 51 27 .654 12 x-L.A. Clippers 53 26 .671 10½ x-San Antonio 53 26 .671 10½ x-Dallas 47 31 .603 16 New Orleans 42 36 .538 21 Oklahoma City 42 36 .538 21 Phoenix 39 40 .494 24½ Utah 36 42 .462 27 Denver 29 49 .372 34 Sacramento 27 51 .346 36 L.A. Lakers 20 58 .256 43 Minnesota 16 62 .205 47 x-clinched playoff spot; y-clinched division; z-clinched conference Thursday’s results Chicago 89, Miami 78 Portland at Golden State, late Today’s games Toronto at Orlando, 6 p.m.

Charlotte at Atlanta, 6:30 p.m.

Indiana at Detroit, 6:30 p.m.

Boston at Cleveland, 6:30 p.m.

Washington at Brooklyn, 6:30 p.m.

Milwaukee at New York, 6:30 p.m.

Phoenix at New Orleans, 7 p.m.

Sacramento at Oklahoma City, 7 p.m.

San Antonio at Houston, 7 p.m.

Dallas at Denver, 8 p.m.

Memphis at Utah, 8 p.m.

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

Saturday’s games New York at Orlando, 6 p.m.

Toronto at Miami, 6:30 p.m.

Philadelphia at Chicago, 7 p.m.

Memphis at L.A. Clippers, 9 p.m.

Utah at Portland, 9 p.m.

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

Sunday’s games Brooklyn at Milwaukee, 2 p.m.

Cleveland at Boston, 2 p.m.

Charlotte at Detroit, 2:30 p.m.

Sacramento at Denver, 4 p.m.

Oklahoma City at Indiana, 5 p.m.

Atlanta at Washington, 5 p.m.

New Orleans at Houston, 6 p.m.

Phoenix at San Antonio, 6 p.m.

Dallas at L.A. Lakers, 8:30 p.m.

At Augusta National Golf Club Augusta, Ga. a-amateur Friday 6:45 a.m. — Ian Woosnam, Erik Compton, Marc Leishman 6:56 a.m. — Trevor Immelman, Kevin Stadler, a-Scott Harvey 7:07 a.m. — Ben Martin, Robert Streb, Cameron Tringale 7:18 a.m. — Sandy Lyle, Seung-Yul Noh, a-Bradley Neil 7:29 a.m. — Bernhard Langer, Bernd Wiesberger, Geoff Ogilvy 7:40 a.m. — Zach Johnson, Jim Furyk, Ernie Els 7:51 a.m. — Angel Cabrera, Louis Oosthuizen, a-Matias Dominguez 8:02 a.m. — Mark O’Meara, Chris Kirk, Shane Lowry 8:13 a.m. — Padraig Harrington, Ryan Palmer, Thomas Bjorn 8:24 a.m. — James Hahn, Mikko Ilonen, Hunter Mahan 8:35 a.m. — Matt Kuchar, Brooks Koepka, Graeme McDowell 8:57 a.m. — Jordan Spieth, Henrik Stenson, Billy Horschel 9:08 a.m. — Fred Couples, Branden Grace, Thongchai Jaidee 9:19 a.m. — Luke Donald, Victor Dubuisson, John Senden 9:30 a.m. — Tiger Woods, Jamie Donaldson, Jimmy Walker 9:41 a.m. — Jason Day, Sergio Garcia, Rickie Fowler 9:52 a.m. — Charley Hoffman, Brian Harman 10:03 a.m. — Larry Mize, Danny Willett, a-Byron Meth 10:14 a.m. — Tom Watson, Gary Woodland, Camilo Villegas 10:25 a.m. — Mike Weir, Ben Crane, a-Corey Conners 10:36 a.m. — Vijay Singh, Russell Henley, Darren Clarke 10:47 a.m. — Jose Maria Olazabal, Brendon Todd, Kevin Na 11:09 a.m. — Jonas Blixt, Kevin Streelman, Stephen Gallacher 11:20 a.m. — Patrick Reed, Keegan Bradley, Ian Poulter 11:31 a.m. — Miguel Angel Jimenez, Lee Westwood, Anirban Lahiri 11:42 a.m. — Bubba Watson, Justin Rose, a-Gunn Yang 11:53 a.m. — Adam Scott, Dustin Johnson, a-Antonio Murdaca 12:04 p.m. — Morgan Hoffmann, Steve Stricker, Matt Every 12:15 p.m. — Ben Crenshaw, Bill Haas, Jason Dufner 12:26 p.m. — Webb Simpson, Hideki Matsuyama, Paul Casey 12:37 p.m. — Charl Schwartzel, Joost Luiten, Sangmoon Bae 12:48 p.m. — Phil Mickelson, Rory McIlroy, Ryan Moore 12:59 p.m. — J. B. Holmes, Martin Kaymer, Brandt Snedeker

Wednesday’s box score

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BULLS 89, HEAT 78 CHICAGO (89) Dunleavy 5-12 1-1 12, Gasol 8-17 0-0 16, Noah 1-6 1-4 3, Rose 5-15 2-2 12, Snell 2-8 2-2 7, Brooks 5-12 2-2 14, Gibson 6-12 2-2 14, Hinrich 1-2 0-0 2, Mirotic 2-7 3-4 9. Totals 35-91 13-17 89.

MIAMI (78) Deng 3-13 2-2 8, Haslem 1-4 0-0 2, Whiteside 9-15 1-2 19, G.Dragic 7-16 0-0 15, Wade 4-20 0-0 9, Chalmers 1-6 0-0 2, Andersen 2-3 0-0 4, Ennis 2-3 2-3 6, Beasley 5-8 0-0 13. Totals 34-88 5-7 78.

Chicago 20 12 33 24 — 89 Miami 18 33 8 19 — 78 3s–Chicago 6-23 (Brooks 2-6, Mirotic 2-7, Snell 1-3, Dunleavy 1-4, Rose 0-3), Miami 5-18 (Beasley 3-4, Wade 1-3, G.Dragic 1-4, Andersen 0-1, Ennis 0-1, Chalmers 0-2, Deng 0-3). Rebounds–Chicago 63 (Gasol 15), Miami 53 (Whiteside 16).

Assists–Chicago 17 (Noah 4), Miami 14 (Deng 4). Fouls–Chicago 11, Miami 17.

Golf The Masters Thursday At Augusta National Golf Club Augusta, Ga. Purse: TBA Yardage: 7,435; Par: 72 (36-36) First Round a-denotes amateur Jordan Spieth 32-32 — 64 -8 Charley Hoffman 34-33 — 67 -5 Justin Rose 33-34 — 67 -5 Ernie Els 34-33 — 67 -5 Jason Day 34-33 — 67 -5 Russ Henley 33-35 — 68 -4 Sergio Garcia 34-34 — 68 -4 Bill Haas 33-36 — 69 -3 Webb Simpson 33-36 — 69 -3 Paul Casey 33-36 — 69 -3 Ryan Palmer 32-37 — 69 -3 Kevin Streelman 35-35 — 70 -2 Patrick Reed 36-34 — 70 -2 Dustin Johnson 36-34 — 70 -2 Phil Mickelson 34-36 — 70 -2 Seung-Yul Noh 35-35 — 70 -2 Billy Horschel 36-34 — 70 -2 Danny Willett 35-36 — 71 -1 Tom Watson 36-35 — 71 -1 Gary Woodland 34-37 — 71 -1 Stephen Gallacher 36-35 — 71 -1 Keegan Bradley 35-36 — 71 -1 Anirban Lahiri 36-35 — 71 -1 Bubba Watson 34-37 — 71 -1 Hideki Matsuyama 34-37 — 71 -1 Charl Schwartzel 33-38 — 71 -1 Rory McIlroy 36-35 — 71 -1 Cameron Tringale 35-36 — 71 -1 Graeme McDowell 35-36 — 71 -1 John Senden 35-36 — 71 -1 Camilo Villegas 36-36 — 72 E Jonas Blixt 38-34 — 72 E Adam Scott 35-37 — 72 E Zach Johnson 36-36 — 72 E Angel Cabrera 34-38 — 72 E Louis Oosthuizen 37-35 — 72 E Chris Kirk 37-35 — 72 E Padraig Harrington 35-37 — 72 E Thomas Bjorn 36-36 — 72 E Matt Kuchar 37-35 — 72 E Ian Poulter 34-39 — 73 +1 Lee Westwood 36-37 — 73 +1 Morgan Hoffman 36-37 — 73 +1 Steve Stricker 36-37 — 73 +1 Matt Every 35-38 — 73 +1 Erik Compton 36-37 — 73 +1 Bernhard Langer 36-37 — 73 +1 Mark O’Meara 35-38 — 73 +1 James Hahn 36-37 — 73 +1 Henrik Stenson 38-35 — 73 +1 Tiger Woods 37-36 — 73 +1 Jimmy Walker 38-35 — 73 +1 Rickie Fowler 37-36 — 73 +1 a-Byron Meth 36-38 — 74 +2 Darren Clarke 39-35 — 74 +2 Kevin Na 36-38 — 74 +2 Jason Dufner 35-39 — 74 +2 Sangmoon Bae 36-38 — 74 +2 Ryan Moore 38-36 — 74 +2 Brandt Snedeker 34-40 — 74 +2 Ben Martin 39-35 — 74 +2 Sandy Lyle 37-37 — 74 +2 Geoff Ogilvy 36-38 — 74 +2 Jim Furyk 36-38 — 74 +2 Mikko Ilonen 39-35 — 74 +2 Brooks Koepka 33-41 — 74 +2 Victor Dubisson 37-37 — 74 +2 Jamie Donaldson 38-36 — 74 +2 Vijay Singh 37-38 — 75 +3 Ian Woosnam 36-39 — 75 +3 Bernd Wiesberger 37-38 — 75 +3 Shane Lowry 36-39 — 75 +3 Hunter Mahan 35-40 — 75 +3 Branden Grace 36-39 — 75 +3 Thongchai Jaidee 36-39 — 75 +3 Luke Donald 38-37 — 75 +3 Brian Harman 38-38 — 76 +4 Joost Luiten 38-38 — 76 +4 JB Holmes 37-39 — 76 +4 Martin Kaymer 37-39 — 76 +4 Trevor Immelman 37-39 — 76 +4 Scott Harvey 39-37 — 76 +4 a-Matias Dominguez 38-38 — 76 +4 Kevin Stadler 38-39 — 77 +5 Larry Mize 37-41 — 78 +6 Miguel Angel Jimenez 36-42 — 78 +6 a-Antonio Murdaca 37-41 — 78 +6 a-Bradley Neil 38-40 — 78 +6 Ben Crane 38-41 — 79 +7 Jose Maria Olazabal 40-39 — 79 +7 Fred Couples 37-42 — 79 +7 a-Corey Conners 41-39 — 80 +8 Brendon Todd 38-42 — 80 +8 Robert Streb 39-41 — 80 +8 Mike Weir 41-41 — 82 +10 a-Gunn Yang 42-43 — 85 +13 Ben Crenshaw 43-48 — 91 +19

EASTERN CONFERENCE z-N.Y. Rangers x-Montreal x-Tampa Bay x-Washington x-N.Y. Islanders x-Detroit Ottawa Pittsburgh Boston Florida Columbus Philadelphia New Jersey Carolina Toronto Buffalo

W 52 49 49 45 46 42 42 42 41 37 40 33 32 30 30 23

L 22 22 24 25 28 25 26 26 27 29 35 30 35 40 44 49

OT 7 10 8 11 6 14 13 12 13 15 5 18 14 11 7 8

Pts 111 108 106 101 98 98 97 96 95 89 85 84 78 71 67 54

GF 248 217 259 240 245 233 235 218 211 203 227 214 179 188 208 159

GA 190 186 209 199 224 221 214 207 208 221 244 231 213 224 258 268

WESTERN CONFERENCE

W L OT Pts GF GA y-Anaheim 50 24 7 107 234 225 y-St. Louis 50 24 7 107 244 199 x-Nashville 47 24 10 104 231 204 x-Vancouver 46 29 5 97 231 217 x-Chicago 48 27 6 102 227 186 x-Calgary 45 29 7 97 240 211 x-Minnesota 46 27 8 100 229 197 x-Winnipeg 42 26 13 97 225 209 Los Angeles 39 27 15 93 216 204 Dallas 40 31 10 90 257 259 Colorado 38 31 12 88 216 225 San Jose 39 32 9 87 224 227 Edmonton 24 43 13 61 192 274 Arizona 24 48 8 56 169 265 Note: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. x-clinched playoff spot; y-clinched division; z-clinched conference Thursday’s results Ottawa 3, N.Y. Rangers 0 Carolina 3, Philadelphia 1 Montreal 4, Detroit 3, OT Tampa Bay 4, New Jersey 3, OT Florida 4, Boston 2 St. Louis 2, Chicago 1 Minnesota 4, Nashville 2 Colorado 1, Winnipeg 0, SO Calgary 3, Los Angeles 1 San Jose at Edmonton, late Arizona at Vancouver, late Today’s games N.Y. Islanders at Pittsburgh, 6 p.m.

Buffalo at Columbus, 6 p.m.

Saturday’s games Ottawa at Philadelphia, 11:30 a.m.

N.Y. Rangers at Washington, 11:30 a.m.

Calgary at Winnipeg, 2 p.m.

San Jose at Los Angeles, 2 p.m.

Minnesota at St. Louis, 2 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Buffalo, 6 p.m.

Montreal at Toronto, 6 p.m.

New Jersey at Florida, 6 p.m.

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

Detroit at Carolina, 6 p.m.

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

Nashville at Dallas, 7 p.m.

Chicago at Colorado, 8 p.m.

Anaheim at Arizona, 8 p.m.

Edmonton at Vancouver, 9 p.m.

End of regular season Wednesday’s box score

BLUES 2, BLACKHAWKS 1 Chicago 0 0 1 — 1 St. Louis 0 1 1 — 2 First Period–None. Penalties–Shattenkirk, StL (slashing), 17:26; Versteeg, Chi (illegal check to head minor), 19:23.

Second Period–1, St. Louis, Jaskin 12 (Backes, Pietrangelo), 17:10 (pp). Penalties–Michalek, StL (hooking), 3:22; Bickell, Chi (tripping), 8:42; Rundblad, Chi, double minor (high-sticking), 16:21.

Third Period–2, St. Louis, Stastny 16 (Schwartz, Shattenkirk), 14:05. 3, Chicago, Shaw 15 (Teravainen, Rozsival), 17:21.

Penalties–Crawford, Chi, served by Baun (high-sticking), 9:33; Versteeg, Chi (roughing), 15:29; Ott, StL (roughing), 15:29.

Shots on Goal–Chicago 8-7-7–22. St. Louis 7-11-7–25.

Power-play opportunities–Chicago 0 of 2; St. Louis 1 of 5.

Goalies–Chicago, Crawford 32-20-5 (25 shots-23 saves). St. Louis, Allen 22-7-4 (22-21).

Transactions BASEBALL OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF BASEBALL — Suspended San Francisco minor league OF Chuckie Jones 50 games, without pay, after a second positive test for a drug of abuse in violation of the Minor League Drug Prevention and Treatment Program.

American League TEXAS RANGERS — Claimed OF Alex Hassan off waivers from Oakland and assigned him to Round Rock (PCL). Transferred LHP Matt Harrison from the 15- to the 60-day DL. FOOTBALL National Football League CINCINNATI BENGALS — Signed RB Cedric Peerman.

CLEVELAND BROWNS — Signed TE Rob Housler.

INDIANAPOLIS COLTS — Exercised the team’s fifth-year option on the contract of QB Andrew Luck.

COLLEGE ARIZONA STATE — Named Bobby Hurley men’s basketball coach.

OREGON STATE — Announced sophomore QB Luke Del Rio is leaving the program.

TEXAS — Named David Cason, Mike Morrell and Darrin Horn men’s assistant basketball coaches.

VANDERBILT — Announced sophomore basketball G Shelton Mitchell is transferring.

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“I’m not comparing us to the Cavs,” outfielder Adam Eaton said after Chicago’s 4-1 loss to the Kansas City Royals on Thursday. “But everyone was freaking out when LeBron [James] and all of them were not meshing correctly, and then all of a sudden they win 12 in a row.”

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• The game was delayed nearly 5 minutes in the first inning when Kauffman Stadium’s phone system went down. With no communication to their replay officials, the managers would have had to challenge plays only on their own observations. with all the new faces we have. You hope we can be a little like them, and mesh at the right time, and get hot and play good baseball.”

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SPRINT CUP Duck Commander 500

NASCAR Sprint Cup 1. Kevin Harvick 2. Joey Logano 3. Martin Truex Jr. 4. Brad Keselowski 5. Kasey Kahne 6. Paul Menard 7. Denny Hamlin (tie) Dale Earnhardt Jr. 9. Aric Almirola 10. Jimmie Johnson (tie) Matt Kenseth 12. David Ragan 13. Casey Mears 14. Jamie McMurray 15. Danica Patrick (tie) Jeff Gordon (tie) Carl Edwards 18. Clint Bowyer 19. AJ Allmendinger (tie) Greg Biffle

Site: Fort Worth, Texas Schedule: Today, practice (FS1, 10:30 a.m.), qualifying (FS1, 5:30); Saturday, race, 6:30 p.m. (Fox).

Track: Texas Motor Speedway (oval, 1.5 miles) Race distance: 501 miles, 334 laps Next race: Food City 500, April 19, Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, Tenn.

XFINITY O’Reilly Auto Parts 300 Site: Fort Worth, Texas Schedule: Today, qualifying (FS1, 3:30 p.m.), race, 7:30 p.m.

(FS1) Track: Texas Motor Speedway (oval, 1.5 miles).

Race distance: 300 miles, 200 laps Next race: Drive To Stop Diabetes 300, April 18, Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, Tennessee

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Nicky Hayden holds the United States flag after winning the world championship in 2006. The title is the last for an American, but a new series is hoping to bring back the glory days of American motorcycle racing.

National ride

US motorcycle racing seeks to rebuild pipeline to top flight

BY ERIK SCHELZIG Associated Press

CAMPING WORLD TRUCKS Last race: Daytona 500 champion Joey Logano won at Martinsville on March 28 to become the 26th driver to win in all three of NASCAR’s top series.

Next race: Kansas 250, May 8, Kansas Speedway, Kansas City, Kansas

INDYCAR Indy Grand Prix of Louisiana Site: Avondale, Louisiana Schedule: Today, practice, Saturday, practice, qualifying (NBCSN, 4 p.m.); Sunday, race, 2:30 p.m.

(NBCSN) Track: NOLA Motorsports Park (road course, 2.74 miles) Race distance: 205.5 miles, 75 laps Next race: Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach, April 19, Streets of Long Beach, California

FORMULA ONE Chinese Grand Prix Site: Shanghai Schedule: Today, practice (NBCSN, 1 a.m.); Saturday, practice, qualifying (NBCSN, 2 a.m.); Sunday, race, 1 a.m. (NBCSN) Track: Shanghai International Circuit (road course, 3.39 miles) Race distance: 189.7 miles, 56 laps Next race: Bahrain Grand Prix, April 19, Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir, Bahrain

NHRA Summitracing.com NHRA Nationals Site: Las Vegas Schedule: Today, qualifying; Saturday, qualifying (ESPN2, 5 p.m.); Sunday, final eliminations (ESPN2, 7 p.m.)

Track: The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway Next race: O’Reilly Auto Parts NHRA SpringNationals, April 24-26, Royal Purple Raceway, Baytown, Texas

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When the MotoGP grid lines up at the Circuit of the Americas race this weekend, former champion Nicky Hayden will be the lone American in the field, and he will not be aboard one of the factory bikes expected to challenge for the win.

It’s a far cry from the golden era of America motorcycle racing, when U.S. riders won 13 of 16 world championships between 1978 and 1993.

“The question wasn’t if an American was going to win, it was which American was going to win,” said Kevin Schwantz, who won the title in 1993. “This was a breeding ground for world champions.”

Since then, Americans have won only two championships, and none since Hayden’s title in 2006.

“I feel some pride and responsibility to keep carrying the flag and representing our country until we’re ready to develop some young talent to come in and take my place,” Hayden said from his family’s hometown of Owensboro, Kentucky.

Hayden and Schwantz hope a new series kicking off in support of the MotoGP races this weekend in Austin, Texas, will help rebuild the pipeline for U.S. riders to reach the top flight of motorcycle racing. The series, called MotoAmerica, is headed by three-time world champion Wayne Rainey, who is working to align its rules with international series, bring back regular TV coverage, and restore the involvement of major manufacturers still recovering from a collapse in motorcycle sales during the recession.

Hayden’s younger brother, Roger, is racing in the top class

of the MotoAmerica series, and is serving as a roommate and mentor to 19-year-old teammate Jake Lewis of Princeton, Kentucky.

“I want to be positive,” said Nicky Hayden, who made the jump directly from the old AMA series to MotoGP in 2003.

“They’ve definitely made a splash, and obviously Wayne’s a really big name to lead the charge.”

Hayden said he is encouraged

by MotoAmerica’s initial nine-race schedule – up from six under the previous rights holders last year – and the full 3-day race weekends that will give young riders on-track experience.

“It doesn’t matter if you’re racing motorcycles or playing golf – if you have less time to practice your sport, and it’s against less competition, you’re just not going to develop as fast,” Hayden said.

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Penske ahead of the curve Organiztion leading pack in NASCAR, IndyCar early in year

BY STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer

FORT WORTH, Texas – The top of the U.S. racing world is crowded with Roger Penske’s drivers, whether in open-wheel or stock cars.

When Juan Pablo Montoya took the checkered flag to win the IndyCar season opener, he was followed immediately across the line by his pole-sitting teammate, defending series champion Will Power.

Only one car was between them and Team Penske’s other two drivers, with Helio Castroneves finishing fourth and Simon Pagenaud fifth in his team debut at St. Petersburg, Florida.

“When I look at the IndyCar side, we’ve got four very strong drivers. ... We keep finding little things, and it just works together. It’s the same on the NASCAR side,” Power said.

“That comes from the top. That’s how Roger runs his businesses, and that’s how the racing teams are run as well.”

On the same day in Martinsville Speedway in Virginia, Brad Keselowski finished second, just ahead of polesitter and teammate Joey

1. Ty Dillon 2. Chris Buescher 3. Chase Elliott 4. Ryan Reed 5. Darrell Wallace Jr. 6. Brendan Gaughan 7. Regan Smith 8. Elliott Sadler 9. David Starr 10. Brian Scott (tie) Daniel Suarez 12. Ross Chastain 13. Jeremy Clements 14. J.J. Yeley 15. Dakoda Armstrong 16. Ryan Sieg 17. Blake Koch 18. Landon Cassill 19. Cale Conley 20. Eric McClure

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NASCAR Trucks 1. Matt Crafton 2. Tyler Reddick 3. Erik Jones 4. Johnny Sauter 5. James Buescher 6. John Wes Townley 7. Ray Black Jr. 8. Cameron Hayley (tie) Spencer Gallagher 10. Ben Kennedy 11. Timothy Peters 12. Tyler Young 13. Justin Boston (tie) Korbin Forrister 15. Daniel Hemric

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IndyCar 1. Juan Pablo Montoya 2. Will Power 3. Tony Kanaan 4. Helio Castroneves 5. Simon Pagenaud 6. Sebastien Bourdais 7. Ryan Hunter-Reay 8. Jack Hawksworth 9. Luca Filippi 10. Marco Andretti 11. Graham Rahal 12. Josef Newgarden 13. Takuma Sato 14. Carlos Munoz 15. Scott Dixon 16. James Hinchcliffe 17. Gabby Chaves 18. Simona de Silvestro 19. Sage Karam 20. Stefano Coletti

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Sprint Cup driver Joey Logano (left) celebrates winning the pole for the March 29 race at the Martinsville Speedway. Logano is one of the many members of Penske Racing in both NASCAR and IndyCar to get off to a hot start early this season.

Logano in the Sprint Cup race.

So in two races over a span of hours more than 700 miles apart, Team Penske had two polesitters, one win, and top-five finishes for all six of his drivers.

“That’s stuff that we’ve never done before,” Logano said. “For Team Penske to be able to do that, that was a big deal. ... Hopefully, we just continue that momentum throughout the season.”

Six races into the season for NASCAR’s toptier series, Logano is second in points and Keselowski fourth – and both have already won a race, pretty much ensuring them a spot

in the season-ending championship Chase.

After both series were off last weekend, the Sprint Cup drivers get back at Texas, where Logano is the defending champion of the track’s spring race, and has an average finish of 6.4 over his last five starts.

Keselowski’s average finish in that span is seventh, including third last fall.

IndyCar is in New Orleans for its inaugural race there, and second race this season. The open-wheel series’ last four debuts at new tracks were won by current Penske drivers.

Power was three times the IndyCar season runner-up before

winning the championship last year, when Castroneves was second for the fourth time in his career. They expect Team Penske to contend for another title in 2015.

“I have a feeling the championship is going to come down between the four of us. It’s a good problem to have,” Power said, then chuckling when asked about the collective IndyCar group. “It’s quite funny when a Frenchman, an Aussie, Colombian, Brazilian – a lot of miscommunication, all the different accents. ... It’s fun, they’re all really good drivers, and Roger seems to only employ people with heaps and heaps of experience.”

1. Lewis Hamilton 2. Sebastian Vettel 3. Nico Rosberg 4. Felipe Massa 5. Kimi Raikkonen 6. Felipe Nasr (tie) Valtteri Bottas 8. Daniel Ricciardo 9. Max Verstappen (tie) Niko Hulkenberg (tie) Carlos Sainz Jr.

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NHRA Top Fuel 1. Antron Brown 354 2. Tony Schumacher 328 3. Shawn Langdon 312 4. Spencer Massey 286 5. Doug Kalitta 238 Funny Car 1. Del Worsham 305 2. Matt Hagan 303 3. Ron Capps 279 4. Tommy Johnson Jr. 239 5. Robert Hight 230 Pro Stock 1. Jason Line 359 2. Rodger Brogdon 316 3. Greg Anderson 299 4. Chris McGaha 283 5. Erica-Enders-Stevens 268 Pro Stock Motorcycle 1. Eddie Krawiec 192 2. Andrew Hines 180 3. Karen Stoffer 148 4. LE Tonglet 128 5. Hector Arana Jr. 116

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Ogden Nash said, “A family is a unit composed not only of children but of men, women, an occasional animal and the common cold.”

A bridge contract is a unit composed not only of tricks but also bidding, declarer play, defense, winners and losers.

In today’s deal, South is in four spades. What happens after West leads the spade king?

Note that North might raise one heart to two hearts with only three-card support. If he has a minimum opening with 1-3-5-4 distribution, a rebid of two hearts is preferable to two clubs. So South’s jump to four hearts promises at least a five-card suit. With only four hearts, he should

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South must first count his losers. Here, he has four:

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He can see 11: one spade, four hearts, four diamonds and two clubs. So, declarer can make his contract as long as he does not lose those four tricks first. Since he cannot avoid losing tricks to the rounded-suit aces, he must eliminate a spade loser.

Before leading a trump, South must play a diamond to his queen, overtake the diamond jack with dummy’s king, and discard a spade on the diamond ace. Now, with his loser count down to three, he should draw trumps as quickly as possible.

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Move-In Ready, 2 story Sterling Home, 3BR, 1½ BA, 1,300 sq. ft. garage, deck & lg. yard. All new roof, kitchen, baths, H/W floors, furnace Plus finished basement w/ family/ 4th BR & ½ BA. 1110 5th Ave. $114,900.

Call 815-626-9472 Open House Saturday 12-2

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

815-562-7368

Sinnissippi Townhomes First Mo. Free!

Spacious 2 BR. 2 story townhomes.

Central air, good location. Laundry hookup. (815)6261130.

INVESTMENT PROPERTY

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

815-718-5488

ROCK FALLS 220

INVESTOR WANTED 3 Rentals/$178K Monthly Income $2,045 815-626-8790

MOBILE HOMES 230

MOBILE HOMES

MILLEDGEVILLE

230

Mobile Homes for Sale Dixon, Mt. Morris, Lyndon, Freeport, Davis Junction

Need Help With Financing?

We May Be Able To Help Hauck Homes 815-284-2000 Advertise your mobile homes for sale here!!

1 BR $375 Hampton Apts.

815-625-7043 1BR, stove & refrig. furnished, no pets 815-625-0624 2BR, $500mo., Edon Apts.

815-441-3999

Attractive 1 & 2 BR. apts. with some utilities. Sterling & Rock Falls.

No pets, no parties.

Refs. req.

815-336-2305.

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ASHTON ★★ 1&2 BR., Ashton/ F.G. 815-7512712/562-5075.★

DIXON WELCOME HOME TO

DIXON RIVER APARTMENTS 2 BR, 1 BA Starting at $530

INCLUDES: • Appliances •Large Closets • Carpet & Window Treatments * Garages Available * ** On Site Laundry Favilities **

815-284-6782

2BR, 1 ba., single story townhouse, attached garage, lawn/snow removal incl., desirable NW Dixon location, laundry, no pets/no smoking, $760/mo.

815-440-3932 XL Studio- $400 XL 1BR- $450 Free water, garbage & heat.

Pets welcome.

815-751-3295

DIXON

3 BR on the river, no smoking or pets $1000 mo. 815973-2729

STERLING

RIVER RIDGE APARTMENTS

2 Bedroom Great Location Garages Available

$

495

PER MONTH

1st Month’s Rent

FREE

Upper efficiency apartment for rent. $320 per month plus electric. Water, sewer, trash included. Off road parking. Call 815378-2151.

MILLEDGEVILLE 4BR, new flooring.

Refs. required. No pets.

Appliances included. $550/mo.

815-499-1793.

*with 1 year lease

3 Months

FREE

Garage Rental*

*Only Valid while garages last. New applicants only.

Next to

NORTHLAND PARK APARTMENTS

APARTMENTS UNFURNISHED 306

3BR home, new siding, windows & roof.

No pets. $550/mo.

815499-1793

THICKSTEN APTS. 1 & 2 BR houses 815-499-4217

POLO

A room w/ kitchenette. All util. No pets. $390 mo. + dep. Non-smoking.

815-718-3500.

CHADWICK

Lg. 1BR. + appl.

No pets. $425 + dep. 815-718-1784.

ALDI in Sterling

STERLING

310

2BR Newly renovated home 1308 W. 6th $575 + dep.

No dogs. 815-4404817 or 815-4402912

APARTMENTSFURNISHED 305

Lower 2BR, applcs. Furn. A/C, att. garage. Ref. & dep.

Req. $495/mo.

815-946-3191

HOMES FOR RENT

LOANS

1-815-414-2288

Studio, 1 & 2 Bedroom Washer & Dryer Units Fitness Center Balconies / Patios Open House Daily Garages Available Pet Friendly

1st Month FREE! Call Me 2-Rent 815)632-7368 (Located Behind Northland Mall)

Sterling Rentals Newer 2 Bedroom $599.00 & Up Applcs., Fireplaces 2002 3rd Ave. 1836 First Ave. 606 W. Lefevre 2 BR $535.00 1 BR $465.00 1 Studio $390.00 Partial Heat, Water, Sewer, Refuse Removal, Laundry Facilities, Satellite

(815)626-1431

ROCK FALLS 2 bed house Rock Falls $555/mo.

815-622-2725 SNLRentals.com 2 BR fenced yard.

No Pets. Ref. required $550/mo. + dep. 815-622-0532 2BR, 708 W. 2nd St., 1 car garage.

W&D hookups, no pets.815-625-1900 2BR, stove & refig.

Furnished.

Full basement, $575 + dep. 563-880-8622 505 W. 5th St. 1BR 1BA. Spacious loft. $450/mo. + utilities 815-440-0007 Cute 2BR, yard, C/A, Why Rent?™ 604 Avenue D $570/mo.

815-878-7399

STERLING 2BR 1BA 1 car garage, lg. fenced yard.

No Pets. $550/mo. + dep.

815-622-6991 RTO 2BR $49,900 $5,000 down.4413515.Agent owned.

COMMERCIAL RENTAL

311

600 sq. feet Office N. Galena Ave., Dixon Available Now. 815-652-7470 Secured 3 acre w/ high bays and office, 3818 River Rd., Sterling.

815-626-8790

1 BR Apts. No pets. No Exceptions! Call 815716-0367.

MOBILE HOMES

1BR stove, refrig, No Pets. $385 + dep. 815-631-6678

ASHTON

1BR stove, refrig., gas, heat, water, & garbage furnished, no pets, no parties, need references, $450/mo. + dep.

815-631-0896.

1BR, w/ applcs. $395 + dep.

No Pets.

815-622-8829 ★★1BR, W/D in unit, D/W. Woodlawn Rd. $500/mo.

815-535-7077.★★ Ground Level 2BR 609 ½ E. 19th St. Sterling. Recently air, remodeled, garage, stove & refrig. Lease, dep. + ref. $510/mo. 815626-3930 LG. 1BR apt. $450/ mo + dep.

773-319-0059.

Visit Sauk Valley Classifieds at saukvalley.com

FOR RENT

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2BR, clean, no $395/mo. pets.

847-809-6828.

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those unwanted items with the help of a Sauk Valley Classified Ad 625-3600 284-2222

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If you have a concern about an advertiser, please contact the Better Business Bureau 330 N. Wabash, Chicago, IL 60611.

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EMPLOYMENT

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Avonlea Cottage of Dixon Memory Care Is seeking LPN or RN Part time Day shift every other weekend.

Apply in person 503 Country Side Lane in Dixon or call 815-288-6044 Busy dental office seeking full-time Dental Assistant and part-time dental Receptionist.

Experience preferred. Please send replies to Box# 1277, c/o Sauk Valley Classifieds, P.O. Box 498, Sterling, IL 61081 Butler Transport Your Partner in Excellence.

CDL Class A Drivers Needed.

Sign on Bonus.

All miles paid.

1-800-528-7825 or

www.butlertransport.com

Director Qualified Toddler Teacher full time 35-40 hrs./ week. Competitive salary based on experience.

Rock Falls Day Care Center 729 W Rt. 30 Rock Falls IL. 815-625-0106 Drivers Exp. CDL Drivers.

Immediate full time position. Local hauling with some Saturdays.

Competitive wage. EOE. Call 815-772-2514 and leave information.

Perfect for retired drivers!

Experienced Custom Applicators Full Time positions available. Paid Benefits. Apply: Crop Production Services 1793 Steward Rd. Steward, IL 60553 815-396-2248 Full Time Mower needed.

Please send replies to Box # 1276, c/o Sauk Valley Classifieds, P.O. Box 498, Sterling, IL 61081

EMPLOYMENT

505

Farm Production Manager for egg production in Forreston, IL. Duties included but not limited to employee scheduling, equipment maintenance, feed mill operation, flock scheduling, off-site pullet rearing, FDA, USDA audits.

College degree preferred or comparable level of practical experience. Send resume to: hr@pveggs. com FT Delivery/ Warehouse Must have valid driver's license.

Involves delivery and installation of appliances.

Apply in person with resume to: Farley's Appliance 1245 N. Galena Ave., Dixon Full Time Office Must have knowledge in AP/AR, Quickbooks, Excel, Spreadsheets, Purchasing & must be able to multi-task.

Serious inquiries ONLY! Please send replies to Box #1275, c/o Sauk Valley Classifieds, P.O. Box 498, Sterling, IL 61081 Home Care Assistant needed for adult female, part time but full time preferred.

Referrequired. ences Call 815-994-1010

Illinois Bank & Trust Personal Banker Part Time Position Process customer transactions, offer financial products/ services, provide extraordinary level of customer service.

Provide backup for all Personal Banking positions. Learn more about the banking industry, grow your career!

Requirements: HS Diploma/GED, customer service experience.

EOE/AA Employer M/F/Disabled/Vet www.illinois bank.com/careers

Local chemical and fertilizer company has openings for seasonal truck drivers.

Applicants must have a current medical card and a minimum of Class B CDL. Interested candidates can call 815-537-2630 or inquire at: 5502 Lyndon Road, Prophetstown, IL 61277.

LOCAL ROUTE DRIVER NEEDED. Home every night. Class A preferred but Class B considered.

Up to $15.50 per hour to start. 401K, health insurance, credit union, etc.

Apply in person, 147 East 2nd Avenue, Rochelle, IL Part Time Help Wanted Outdoor Painting/Indoor Cleaning/ Grounds. Please send letter of interest to: PO Box 196 Galt, IL 61037

EMPLOYMENT

505

Northwestern Title, Inc. is seeking qualified applicants for the position of researcher/administrative assistant in our Morrison Office. This position will perform duties related to Real Estate Transactions.

The position requires creative problem solving skills and ability to analyze real estate documentation.

Applicants must possess excellent communication skills, verbal and written, ability to multitask, prioritize and interact successfully with both internal and external customers.

Applicants should be proficient in Microsoft Office Suite including Word, Excel and Outlook. This 35 hour/week position is MondayFriday, hours varying between 8:30 am - 5:00 pm.

Interested applicants should send resume and cover letter to: Human Resource Officer, Northwestern Title, Inc., PO Box 405, 308 North Cherry Street, Morrison, IL 61270 or email to: morrison@ nwtitle.net

S & S Cartage located in Loves Park, IL, serving the industry since 1961, is recruiting new owner/operators with semi dumps to cover the truck shortage in the local construction industry. The 5 year market outlook is strong. If you already have a tractor or have $20K to invest in a truck tractor with or without a dump trailer, and don't know where to get started; Contact Gary at 815-2989411 for more information.

Sedona Staffing Searching for Administrative assistant & Secretary FT & PT General labor, MIG Welders, Press Break, 1st & 2nd shift. 1515A W Rt. 30 Rock Falls, IL 61071 815-716-8901

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TO OUR

READERS:

Sauk Valley Media does not knowingly accept advertising which is in violation of the law. Likewise, we do not knowingly accept advertising which is fraudulent or has malicious intent.

While we attempt to screen advertising with potential fraud, it is impossible to screen all potential problems.

We strongly encourage our readers to exercise caution and common sense, particularly when dealing with companies with which you are not familiar.

CHILD CARE

512

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

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

Please call to reserve you spot.

Refs. available.

Daily, weekly & monthly rates Lisa 815-973-6197

POSITION WANTED

515

Will do housecleaning, have references.

Call 815-590-1245.

AREA GARAGE SALES 624

Store Manager Join the team at your neighborhood store.

1000 S. Seventh St., Rochelle, IL Previous convenience store manexperiagement ence required.

Competitive starting pay; bonus program; extensive package; benefit Vacation; 401k and more!

Please send a resume and cover letter to sfelson@ stop-n-go.com Equal opportunity employer

Seasonal Class A Driver Medical Card Required Apply in person at Blue Freedom 1829 Locust St. Sterling IL. 61081 9AM-5PM M-F

Need to place an ad?

Looking for the perfect home?

Read Sauk Valley

Call us 625-3600 284-2222

estate section and Real Estate Weekly on Thursdays.

EMPLOYMENT

AREA GARAGE SALES 624 PRINCETON Estate Sale Thurs., 3-8, Fri. 9-5, Sat. 9-2 American Legion Hall, 1549 W. Peru St. This is not a kid friendly sale, too many breakables.

Collections of a life time! Sports cards, huge doll collection: original Barbie, 2nd Ken, Jill, Jinny, Muffy, lots of Kewpies. Many old toys, rare Steiff Turkey, jewelry, watches, jewelry boxes, some furniture, old coins, very nice ladies XL clothing, sturdy plastic swimming pool w/access.

Prices are from 25¢ to $3,000.

DIXON GARAGE SALES 624 Sat. & Sun., 8-4 751 Bloody Gulch Road Household items, furniture, appliances, pictures, knick knacks, lots of misc., some children's items.

Thursday, Friday, Saturday 9-5 641 Palmyra Rd. “The Old White House”

DIXON GARAGE SALES 624 Saturday only! 8noon 1019 Ann Ave (off Prescott St) Fishing gear, Lawn mower, Snow Blower, All household items, Clothing, Jewelry, Books

ROCK FALLS GARAGE SALES 624 Fri. 3-6, Sat. 7-12 306 2Nd Ave. Moving Sale! Lots of boys and girls clothes NB-sz. 6.

High chair, pack-nplay, stroller, bassinet, small desk, toys, books, chair, flat screen computer monitor, lots of kids and household misc.

Fri. 7:30-2 Sat. 7:30-Noon 10150 Riverdale Rd., last house before dead end.

Large garage sale!

Solid oak youth chair, bar stools, under counter TV and disc player, Correlle dishes, area rug, pictures, fruit jars, baskets, flower arrangements, books galore, sheets, pans, glassware, lots of isc.

RUMMAGE SALE Rock Falls United Methodist Church 210 4th Ave. Fri. April 10th 8-4 Saturday April 11th 8-12 Toys, household items, pictures and frames, holiday items, furniture, jewelry and more available!

STERLING GARAGE SALES 624 Fri. & Sat., April 17th & 18th 8am to 3pm MULTI-FAMILY BAKE SALE & RUMMAGE SALE Woodlawn Arts Academy 3807 Woodlawn Rd., Sterling CASH ONLY! Women's, men's, girls, boys & baby clothes in most sizes, many new with tags; shoes; maternity wear; scrubs sizes large-XL; purses; jewelry; home & holiday décor; kitchen items; toys & puzzles; electric dryer; corner hutch; twin bedding; boys toddler bed & mattress; bassinet; DVDs; Ariat & Tony Lama cowboy boots, work boots, belts & clothing, all priced to sell at around 90% off retail.

All proceeds support the 2014-15 Woodlawn Dance Academy Competition Team for their trip to Nationals in July.

Fri. 8-2 Sat. 8-12 1807 21st Avenue Tons of brand new with tags, Gymboree baby girl & boy clothing-Jr. & Misses swimwear, canes, walking walkers, rolling walker w/ seat, shower chair, lots of kitchen stuff, new coffee makers, Sunbeam tabletop mixer, vintage kitchen table w/ 4 chairs, lighted waterfall moving picture, many misc. items.

Fri. 9-5 & Sat. 8-4 1201 E. 15th St. Moving Sale!

Dishes, tools, snowmen collec(collector's tion dream!).

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14 Ford Focus SE

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07 Saturn Outlook

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C NOTICES ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS City of Rochelle Owner 420 N. 6th St. Address Rochelle,IL 61068 Separate sealed BIDS for the conservation of (briefly describe nature, scope, and major elements of the work): Steward Road And Hayes Road Water Main Improvements will be received by: City of Rochelle, 420 N. 6th St, Rochelle IL 61068 at the office of City Clerk until: 11:00 a.m., (Standard Time-Daylight Savings Time) May 27, 2015, and then at said office publicly opened and read aloud.

“Any contract of contracts awarded under this invitation for bids are expected to be funded in part by a loan from the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (Illinois EPA). Neither the State of Illinois nor any of its departments, agencies, or employees is or will be a party to this invitation for bids or any resulting contract. The procurement will be subject to regulations contained in the Procedures for Issuing Loans from the Public Water Supply Loan Program (35 IAC Part 662), the Davis-Bacon Act (40 USC 276a through 276a-5) as defined by the United States Department of Labor, the Employment of Illinois Workers on Public Works Act (30 ILCS 570), and the “Use of American Iron and Steel” requirements as contained in Section 436 of H.R. 3547, The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014.

This procurement is also subject to the loan recipient's policy requires all bidders to undertake specified affirmative efforts at least sixteen (16) days prior to bid opening. The policy is contained in the specifications. Bidders are also required to comply with the President's Executive Order No. 11246, as amended. The requirements for bidders and contractors under this order are explained in 41 CFR 60-4” The CONTRACT DOCUMENTS may be examined at the following locations: Fehr Graham, 515 Lincoln Highway, Rochelle, IL 61068 Copies of the CONTRACT DOCUMENTS may be obtained electronically at www.fehr-graham.com or at www.quest cdn.com. Download the digital plan documents for a non-refundable $25 fee by inputting the Quest Project Number 3837732 on the websites project search page. Please contact QuestCDN.com at (952)233-1632 or info@questcdn.com for assistance in free membership registration. downloading, and working with this digital project information. Hard copies may be obtained at the Office of: Fehr Graham, located at: 515 Lincoln Highway, Rochelle, IL 61068 upon payment of $100.00 for each set. (non-refundable).

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April 10, 11, 13, 2015 Annual Town Meeting Notice is Hereby Given To the residents of the Township of Marion in the County of Lee and State of Illinois, that the Annual Meeting of said Town will take place on Tuesday, April 14, 2015, being the second Tuesday of said month.

The Town Meeting for the transaction of miscellaneous business and receiving new scheduled meeting times will be held at the hour of 6:00 o'clock P.M. Regular Town Meeting at 5:00 P.M. and Budget Meeting for Road & Town at 5:30 P.M. on said day at Marion Township Building and 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: any matter presented at that time.

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ASSUMED NAME PUBLICATION NOTICE Public Notice is hereby given that on March 31 A.D. 2015 a certificate was filed in the Office of the County Clerk of Lee County, Illinois, setting forth the names and post-office addresses of all of the persons owning conducting and transacting the business known as Trucking Yocum located at 1137 Inlet Rd. Amboy, IL 61310. Dated this 31 day of March A.D. 2015.

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by Gerianne Knack Deputy County Clerk April 3, 10,17, 2015

ASSUMED NAME PUBLICATION NOTICE Public Notice is hereby given that on April 7, A.D. 2015, a certificate was filed in the office if the County Clerk of Whiteside Illinois, County, setting forth the names and postoffice addresses of all of the persons owning, conducting and transacting the business known as iBlair Repair located at PO Box 62 Rock Falls, IL 61071.

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ASSUMED NAME PUBLICATION NOTICE Public Notice is hereby given that on March 24, A.D. 2015, a certificate was filed in the office of the County Clerk of Whiteside Illinois, County, setting forth the names and postoffice addresses of all of the persons owning, conducting and transacting the business known as Froggy's Bar & Grill, located at 215 W. 2nd Street, Rock Falls, IL 61071.

Dated this 24th day of March, A.D. 2015.

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Astrograph Be Assertive Friday, April 10, 2015 Your willingness to help others and your insight into trends will bring you rewards and opportunities. Others will be inspired by your adventurous and exciting nature. Getting involved in charitable or benevolent organizations will spark new ideas and motivate you to start something new.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- A joint venture will work in your favor. Property investments look promising. Do your homework and discuss your plans with the people who can offer you relevant advice.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Trim your expenses and keep an eye on your assets. A thorough scrutiny of your personal documents can reveal ways to improve your financial status.

A family member will try your patience.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- Look for ways to meet new people. Your desire to travel will stretch your finances. Find venues closer to home that are cost-efficient and could inspire your ambition.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- Business meetings or seminars

will introduce you to like-minded individuals. Mixing business with pleasure will lead to a social opportunity. Co-workers will be impressed by your humor and friendliness.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Get your work out of the way so you can spend more time with friends and family. Children and elders will appreciate any effort you make to include them in your plans.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- A new partnership will entice you, but don’t move too fast.

Take the time to get to know each other before you decide to dive head-first into a joint venture.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) -Boredom or stress will surface.

Get out and do things you enjoy.

The people you usually hang out with will not be interested in joining you, but don’t let that hold you back.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) -- Physical activity will help keep your mind off of your personal struggles. Be mindful of your budget. Working out at home can have just as many benefits as a high-priced gym.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) -- Don’t be tempted to gamble or lend money. Be wary of anyone who tries to involve you in a dubious venture.

Any financial decisions should be made with caution.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Work on your own personal issues before offering advice to others. Remaining neutral and keeping your opinions to yourself will be the best course of action.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) -- Do whatever it takes to improve your self-confidence.

You have a lot to offer, so don’t sell yourself short. Focus on your attributes, and avoid comparing yourself to other people.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) -- Be assertive if someone tries to entangle you in something that goes against your principles. If you damage your reputation, it will be difficult to repair.

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