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DIXON BUDGET

Dedicated dollars will deflect deficit Capital funds will help fill in revenue imbalance; water and sewer rates increase also in the budget

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

DIXON – The City Council will vote on a budget today that will include water and sewer rate hikes and public works revisions. It would also spend more

money than it’s taking in – but what looks like a deficit isn’t really a deficit, says the city manager.

“We are going to be using around $2 million more than we bring in, but the money is going to come from dedicated capital funds,” city manager Cole O’Donnell said Friday. “It exceeds our

revenue, but it’s not a deficit or a shortfall.”

The proposed budget for fiscal year 2017, which begins on May 1, contains about $21.9 million in total revenue and about $23.46 million in total expenses.

The over-budgeted amount – totaling

about $1.56 million, or 14 percent in excess – is being driven by anticipated capital projects and will be supplied from different capital funds.

The bulk of capital improvements will be street overlays and infrastructure repairs, totaling about $1 million.

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EDUCATION | GENDER EQUALITY

Trans ition It’s a word that not only applies to students on their gender journey, but schools who are working to help make that journey safer

His service was as good as gold Polo pilot who flew during World War II was given a long-overdue salute Saturday

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

POLO – A Polo man never got the chance to have a medal pinned on his chest for his war service – but that doesn’t mean he didn’t earn it.

It just took Congress more than 7 decades to salute Melvin Haak. Unfortunately, they were 4 years too late.

Haak died from bone cancer in October 2012 when he was 89. Now, 71 years after he climbed out of the cockpit, Civil Air Patrol Tech. Sgt. Haak was recognized with a Congressional Gold Medal during a ceremony Saturday afternoon.

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Sterling High School sophomore Isaac Badillo, 16, plans to undergo hormone therapy this summer as he transitions from life as a girl. Born Alexis, Isaac said he is one of a “good handful” of transgender students at the high school.

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

STERLING – Safety in schools is a hot-button topic. Safety is also the reason Sterling High School science teacher Elisa Gatz hung a

big rainbow flag in her classroom – to assure students of all gender designations that it’s a safe place.

“I guess I’m honored that they feel comfortable coming to me,” said Gatz, 51, who has taught in the district 28 years and sponsors its Gay Straight Alliance. “That’s

my job, to make the school a safe place for everybody. But it shouldn’t be special for just sponsors. Everyone in the school should get involved with making the school a safe place for all students.”

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As the eldest son in a farm family, Melvin Haak was unable to join the Army because of wartime enlistment rules. Undeterred, he served his country as a civilian volunteer in the Civil Air Patrol.

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Budget battle could leave empty seats in classrooms Educators, recruiters say the standoff in Springfield is driving applicants away from state’s universities Tribune News Service

CHICAGO – As a May 1 deadline looms for high school seniors deciding where to attend college, students are thinking twice about universities in Illinois, where the worst budget crisis in state history has halted funding for higher education.

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Public colleges haven’t received state aid for the year that started July 1 as Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner and Democratic lawmakers fight over a budget. The strain has spurred colleges to furlough staff and cancel projects. State scholarships for low-income students haven’t been paid.

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High school counselors and some state schools say they’re hearing that more students are looking to private, community colleges or out-of-state options because of the funding uncertainty.

“You’re having an upswing in students that just are not going to those schools”

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that are struggling financially, like Chicago State University and Northeastern Illinois, said Amanda Andros, a counselor at Lane Technical College Prep, Chicago’s largest high school. “They’re not sure if the university is going to stay open.”

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SPRINGFIELD (AP) – Illinois drivers could be taxed by the mile under a new proposal that would involve the use of devices to track the distance motorists travel.

The proposal from state Senate President John Cullerton, D-Chicago, is in response to declining fuel tax revenues, which are used to

fix Illinois’ roads.

Cullerton says vehicles getting better mileage still wear on roads and there needs to be a better way for the state to collect taxes and fund repair work, the (Arlington Heights) Daily Herald reported.

“If all the cars were electric, there would be no money for the roads,”

POLICE Walter E. Divers, 28, of Sterling; 11:56 a.m. Friday in the 700 block of Locust Street; Whiteside County Warrant for failure to appear; taken to Whiteside County Jail.

Blake J. Denning, 21, of Sterling; 4:18 p.m. Friday in the 500 block of Seventh Avenue; possession of drug paraphernalia; given notice to appear in court.

Albert I. Villa, 63, of Sterling; 11:46 a.m. Saturday at the corner of LeFevre Road and Johnson Avenue; disobeyed stop sign; state citation issued.

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21, of Erie; 4:04 p.m. Saturday at the corner of East Fourth Street and First Avenue; failure to wear seatbelt; state citation issued.

Chad D. Cannavo, 31, of Tampico; 4:19 p.m. Saturday in the 200 block of West Third Street; talking on cell phone; state citation issued.

WATERLOO, Iowa – Judd Mercurio was tired of seeing litter at every turn.

So the Waterloo man rounded up a handful of volunteers through social media and teamed up with the city’s sanitation department Saturday to clean up along San Marnan Drive through the Crossroads Center area.

“I spend a lot of time out in the woods and on the water, and I noticed a lot of trash accumulating over the last few years,” said Mercurio, who started a Cedar Valley Litter Patrol Facebook site last year to coordinate cleanups.

“But it got expensive after awhile, buying all the bags and gloves,” he said. “So it’s good to see the city stepping up and providing all the resources for us.”

City sanitation officials started a new program this month dubbed Operation Spring Clean, to solicit organizations and volunteers willing to pick up litter around the community.

The city provides safety vests and garbage bags, then collects the rubbish.

“I think there’s plenty of citizens that are willing to volunteer their time,” said Public Works Director Mark Rice. “But we just found nobody really was stepping up to facilitate the effort, so we decided to do it.

“Every year it just seems as though (litter) gets worse, whether it be high winds or

Dixon Police

Zachary Letcher, 20, of Dixon; 6:35 p.m. Friday in the 500 block of Nachusa Avenue; Lee County warrant for failure to appear; taken to Lee County Jail.

Boy, 13, of Dixon; 9:30 a.m. Saturday in the 900 block of Douglas Avenue; runaway; processed and released to a parent.

Kirstyn Lynes, 21, of Dixon; 10 a.m. Saturday in the 200 block of South Hennepin Avenue; Lee County Warrant for unlawful use of debit/credit card; processed and released after posting bond.

Austin M. Olalde, 19, of Sterling; 10 p.m. Saturday in the 1000 block of South Hennepin Avenue; Whiteside County warrant for failure to appear, possession of drug paraphernalia; given notice to appear in court and released after posting bond.

Colton J. Janco, 21, Oregon; 10 p.m. Saturday in the 1000 block of West Fourth Street; possession of drug paraphernalia; given notice to appear.

Dealon J. Gonzales, 37, of Sterling; 5 p.m. Sunday at U.S. Route 30 and Long Road; theft over $10,000, criminal trespass to real property; taken into custody.

BIRTHDAYS Happy birthday to Chris O’Rourke, Andrea Mills, Helen Spencer, Chrystal Hendryx, Ron Bontz, and Bonnie Pyron, all today.

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Or, if drivers have privacy concerns, they could also opt to pay a 1.5-centper-mile tax on a base 30,000 miles traveled annually.

Cullerton said Illinois drivers would receive a refund for costs of gasoline taxes. Those taxes would be paid as usual by drivers not registered in Illinois.

State Sen. Matt Murphy, R-Palatine, said the proposal would bring big change when a stalemate remains over the state budget. He said he understands what Culleton intends and that it could be best to go through testing in a pilot program.

“This one will probably require a thorough vetting,” he said.

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Cullerton said.

Under the plan, drivers could choose one of two ways that a device monitors their mileage. Under one option, the device would specifically track where drivers go and not charge for travel on Illinois toll roads or outside the state. The other option would just track odometer readings.

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illegal dumping or people just being inconsiderate and throwing things out the window,” he said. “Between winter and the snow melt and the high winds we get every spring, it’s just bad.”

Sanitation Operations Supervisor Sam Barrett said Facebook and social media connections have be instrumental in coordinating the volunteer efforts.

The 10,000-member Taking Back Waterloo Facebook group conducted the first Operation Spring Clean effort a week ago, picking up 36 bags of garbage in a three-quarter mile stretch of U.S. Highway 218 south of U.S Highway 20.

Barrett’s been reaching out to the city’s neighborhood associations and local schools to drum up additional support for the program. A group of East High School students are scheduled to clean up along Martin Luther King Jr. Drive next month.

“We were really getting tired of seeing trash, and we came up with an idea to get the public involved

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Democratic Rep. Lou Lang’s measure would levy a 3.5 percent tax for joint filers making $200,000 or less and individuals earning $100,000 or less. The rates would increase gradually by income until reached 9.75 percent for joint filers making more than $1.5 million and individuals earning more than $1 million.

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The current income tax rate for everyone is 3.75 percent.

Lang introduced the proposal Friday.

The state faces of deficit of roughly $5 billion.

Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner’s spokeswoman, Catherine Kelly, says the tax increase “would be the straw that breaks the Illinois economy’s back.”

Getting the question to voters will be difficult.

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Lizzie Martin of Cedar Falls and Kaili Benham of Waterloo were among the volunteers who joined Mercurio on Saturday to pick up litter on San Marnan Drive between Hammond Avenue and La Porte Road.

“We both work for nonprofits so we’re pretty passionate about volunteering and giving back to the community,” Martin said.

Benham added, “If you can complain about it you can get out there and do something about it.”

Wayne and Jean Johnson were also volunteers.

Wayne, who frequently cleans up trash around his Waterloo neighborhood, said the work is a good way to get exercise and make a difference in the community.

Rice said the city expects to run Operation Spring Clean as long as organizations and volunteers step forward to help. In the long run, he hopes it can evolve into a program where organizations adopt a stretch of city right-of-way to clean in regularly.

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Company buys majority stake in Sterling firm STERLING – A Sterling company has grown a lot in the past 4 years, and a deal closed recently could help it grow even more – and that could mean more jobs in the Sauk Valley.

Halo Branded Solutions has been sold to a larger private equity firm and a Halo senior management group.

Boston-based Audax Management Co. has a majority stake in the promotional products distributor. Specific terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Terry McGuire, a Halo spokesman, said the sale had been in the works for several months. Employees were notified of the ownership change when the deal closed Thursday.

The company said no changes in management or operational strategy are planned.

Halo’s corporate headquarters in Sterling employs about 230 people, and about 20 people work at the company’s distribution center in Rock Falls.

McGuire said Audax bought its stake in Halo from PSP Capital, a Chicago investment firm. He said Halo’s growth history, both organically and through acquisition, was the deal driver. PSP had bought its share of the company in May 2012.

“We’ve had great growth the last 4 years, and it got us on the radar of several larger private equity

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Online: halo.com Corporate headquarters: 1980 Industrial Drive, Sterling Distribution center: 809 Antec Road, Rock Falls firms,” McGuire said.

Halo said Audax will give the company access to more capital for future growth, which should translate to more jobs in the Sauk Valley.

“The firm focuses on platform companies, which means they can better help us acquire other companies,” McGuire said.

Audax said the strength of Halo’s sales team, support staff, and management made it an attractive investment.

“We are impressed with Halo’s leadership position in an industry that is positioned for strong growth, and we are eager to invest in their success,” said Timothy Mack, managing director at Audax.

Halo made two significant acquisitions last year.

Halo bought the assets of Newton Manufacturing, after the employee-owned specialty advertising company had filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The Newton deal closed July 1, 2015.

In September 2015, Halo announced it had acquired Harvey-Daco, a promotional products distributor based in Waco, Texas.

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ABOVE: Sage Ryan (left), 7, leaves her handiwork on the sidewalk outside of AirPlay Sports on Saturday in downtown Sterling, while her sister, Finley, 9, draws with some chalk. The coffee/sports store will host a sidewalk chalk decorating party sometime later this spring, though no date has been set yet. BELOW: Finley (left) and Sage decorate sidewalks in downtown Sterling on Saturday.

IN BRIEF Relay for Life kickoff scheduled

path. Funds will be raised in the months leading up to the relay.

Visit relayforlife.org/illee or contact Cassandra Sendra at Cassandra.Sendra@ cancer.org or 815-2291287 (select option 3 when prompted) for more information on the relay.

DIXON – The American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life of Lee County will hold a free kickoff for this year’s relay at 1:30 p.m. Saturday in the Jerry Weston Mathis Theatre at Sauk Valley Community College, 173 state Route 2.

The public is welcome. A family-friendly movie will be shown.

The theme for this year is “Lights, Camera, CURE.” The relay is set for June 24 at the college.

During the fundraiser, teams and individuals will camp out at a school, park, or fairground, and take turns walking or running around a track or

dinner rolls, assorted salads, desserts, and beverages. Royal Neighbors of America Chapter 1570 will match up to $1,000.

Proceeds will go to help pay off the $8,000 balance on the church’s new roof, which was put on last year.

Call Shirley Lester at 815499-4700 for more information.

Meal will help pay for church roof Auction will help TAMPICO – A roast beef Dixon Lionesses dinner to benefit the Tampico First United Methodist Church’s roof fund will be held from 4:30 to 7 p.m.

Wednesday at the church, 202 S. Lincoln St. Cost is by donation.

The menu includes roast beef, mashed potatoes and gravy, green beans,

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DIXON – The Dixon Lioness Club will host a Quartermania event from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at Dixon Elks Club, 1279 Franklin Grove Road.

Doors will open at 5, and dinner will be available until 8 from the Elks.

Men will try on some high heels

DIXON – YWCA of the Sauk Valley and Sauk Valley Community College will hold a Walk a Mile in Her Shoes event at 12:30 p.m.

April 25 at Sauk Valley Community College, 173

state Route 2.

The free event is being held to help raise awareness of gender-based violence.

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

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Baked goods will also be sold.

There will be a 50-50 raffle, with proceeds benefiting the Lioness club.

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OBITUARIES Tony Franklin DIXON – Tony (Anthony Virgil) Franklin passed into the light on Friday April 15, 2016, surrounded by family. Tony will continue to live on in our memories and, sadly, all who knew him will long for the laughter and love Tony gave so freely.

Tony served 9 years in the Wisconsin National Guard and the Army Reserve, was a Boy Scout for years, an avid hunter, appreciated the outdoors and excelled working in his magnificent yard and gardens. Tony worked smart, played hard, honored God, family, and country and is now at rest.

Tony was born in Dixon on Oct. 30, 1959, the second child of Joe and Ida Franklin. Tony is survived by his devoted parents, Joe and Ida Franklin, and life partner Kim Molnar.

Tony’s loss is dearly grieved by his sister, Mary Jo (John) Desmond; his brother, Jason (Deann) Franklin; nephews Camren Desmond and Carter Franklin; and a niece, Bailey Desmond.

The loss of Tony is profoundly felt by his Uncle Gene and Aunt Sissy (Joan) Lemme, Aunt Rita (Durbin) Abdulla, Uncle (George) Mike and Aunt Kitty Durbin, and precious cousins Marie (Bill) Popkin, Eric Lemme and

Kristin (Steve) Carlson; the Molnar children, Cheyenne, Remington, Windsor, Gattlyn, Parker, Angelica and Savannah; life-brothers, Tony Young, Scott Paskey, Dave Kroener, Larry Gebhart; extended family; and countless friends.

Visitation will be from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. Jerome Catholic Church, 1550 Farnham St., Columbus, Wisconsin. Another visitation to celebrate Tony’s life will be from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Cress Funeral Home, 5801 U.S. Hwy. 51, McFarland, Wisconsin. Mass of Christian burial will be at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. Jerome Catholic Church, with the Rev. Steve Kortendick presiding.

A visitation will also be held from 10 to 11 a.m.

Thursday at the Jones Funeral Home, 204 S. Ottawa Ave., Dixon, followed by a funeral service at 11 a.m. at the funeral home. Tony will be laid to rest Thursday in Dixon to join his family who have gone before.

Our tears will fall; it is love that is urging them to rain.

Memorials may be made to St. Jerome School in Columbus, or Agrace HospiceCare, 5395 E. Cheryl Parkway, Fitchburg, Wisconsin.

Rodney L. Scott ROCK FALLS – Rodney L. Scott, 60, of Rock Falls, passed away unexpectedly Thursday, April 14, 2016, at home.

Rod was born Oct. 26, 1955, in Sterling; the son of Raymond F. and Dorothy K. (Harty) Scott.

He graduated from Rock Falls High School in 1974, then received his bachelor’s degree from Western Illinois University, and later received his master’s in education from St. Xavier University.

Rod married Susan Beattie on June 30, 1979 in Rock Falls. He taught driver’s education at Morrison High School, was a detasseling contractor for Monsanto, and was a high school basketball official.

Rod was an avid Fighting Illini fan and enjoyed going to Indianapolis Colts games. He loved spending time with his family and attending his children’s sporting events.

Survivors include his wife, Sue of Rock Falls; son, Riley L. Scott of Chicago; daughter, Haley E. Scott of Champaign; father-inlaw, Richard G. Beattie of Rock Falls; brothers, Kenneth E. (Donna) Scott of

Oregon, Gary L. (Vicky) Scott of Rock Falls and Steve D. (Sandy) Scott of Rock Falls; sister, Marian K. Rosengren of Rock Falls; brother-in-law, Ron Snitchler of Rock Falls; sister-in-law, Sharon (Ken) Miller of Rock Falls; brother-in-law, Tim Beattie of Belvidere; many nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents; sister, Donna R. Olson; brother, Dennis E. Scott; mother-in-law, Alberta M. Beattie; and sister-in-law, Patricia J. Snitchler.

Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at McDonald Funeral Home, 1002 12th Ave., Rock Falls.

Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Rock Falls United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Richard Fassig officiating.

Burial will follow at Oak Knoll Memorial Park in Sterling.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Rock Falls United Methodist Church.

Visit mcdonaldfuneralhomes.com to send condolences.

Vivian E. Bantrup DIXON – Vivian E. Bantrup, 92, of Dixon, died Friday, April 15, 2016, at Serenity Hospice & Home in Oregon.

She worked in the kitchen and central supply at Katherine Shaw Bethea Hospital in Dixon from 1973 to 1980.

Vivian was born July 23, 1923, in Des Moines, Iowa, the daughter of Glade and Bessie (Bellnap) Shaffer.

She married Fred Bantrup on Sept. 12, 1953, in Iowa. She was a member of First Presbyterian Church in Dixon for more than 60 years, Questers Antiques, and Philanthropic Educational Organization (P.E.O). She loved her family and enjoyed the outdoors and camping at Governor Dodge State Park in Wisconsin.

She is survived by her husband, Fred Bantrup of Dixon; one son, Fred (Linda Perry) Bantrup Jr. of Grand Detour; one daughter, Susan (Philip) Salstrom of Oregon; one sister, Glenadine Yeager of Hookerton, North Caro-

lina; six grandchildren, Christopher Bantrup, Aubrey (Jon) Setchell, Alex Bantrup, Christian (Lindsey) Grobe, Philip Salstrom, James Salstrom; and six greatgrandchildren, Jade, Audrina, and Carson Setchell, and Taylor, Nolan, and Hudson Grobe.

She was preceded in death by her parents; and two sisters, Grace Kautzky and Geraldine Kolk.

Visitation will be from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday at Preston-Schilling Funeral Home in Dixon.

Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at First Presbyterian Church in Dixon, with the Rev. David Spaulding, pastor, officiating. Burial will be at Palmyra Cemetery in Dixon following the service.

Memorials have been established to the Dixon YMCA or Heritage Square in Dixon.

Condolences may be sent to prestonschillingfuneralhome.com.

FUNERAL SERVICES FOR THE WEEK Today’s visitation: Gary L. Arjes of West Brooklyn, 4-7 p.m. at Torman Funeral Home in Paw Paw. Today’s funerals: Georgeanne F. Donegan, formerly of Dixon, 10:30 a.m. at Polo Family Funeral Home.

Adeline E. “Addie” Jasper of Franklin Grove, 10:30 a.m. at Church of the Brethren in Franklin Grove.

Elaine H. Carlson of Rockford, 3 p.m. memorial service at Fairhaven Christian Retirement Center in Rockford.

Tuesday visitations: Bobbie N. Hess of Dixon, 10-11 a.m. at Preston-Schilling Funeral Home in Dixon.

Rodney L. Scott of Rock Falls, 4-7 p.m. at McDonald Funeral Home in Rock Falls.

Tuesday funerals: Bobbie N. Hess of Dixon, 10-11 a.m. at Preston-Schilling Funeral Home in Dixon.

Yolanda J. “Jody” Glispie of Sterling, 11 a.m. at Coloma Township Cemetery in Rock Falls.

Vivian C. Burke of Dixon, 4-8 p.m. in the Holloway Center at St. Patrick Catholic

Church in Dixon.

Gary L. Arjes of West Brooklyn, 1 p.m. at Torman Funeral Home in Paw Paw. Wednesday visitations: Vivian E. Bantrup of Dixon, 4-7 p.m. at Preston-Schilling Funeral Home in Dixon.

Wednesday funerals: Rodney L. Scott of Rock Falls, 10 a.m. at Rock Falls United Methodist Church.

Vivian C. Burke of Dixon, 10:30 a.m. at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Dixon.

Thursday visitation: Tony Franklin of Dixon, 10 a.m. at the Jones Funeral Home in Dixon.

Thursday funerals: Vivian E. Bantrup of Dixon, 10 a.m. at First Presbyterian Church in Dixon.

Tony Franklin of Dixon, 11 a.m. at the Jones Funeral Home in Dixon.

Saturday funeral: J. Terry Lich of Dixon, celebration of life, 1 p.m. prayer and remembrance service, then open house until 4 p.m., at Timber Creek Country Club in Dixon.

Marilyn A. Hoover STERLING – Marilyn A. Hoover, 63, of Sterling, died Friday, April 15, 2016, at Sterling Pavilion.

Marilyn was born June 9, 1952, the daughter of Herbert and Elizabeth A. (Spohn) Hoover. She was a member of Abiding Word Church in Sterling.

Survivors include her mother of Dixon; one

sister, Nancy (Jose) Castillo of Dallas; and several aunts, uncles, and cousins.

She was preceded in death by her father.

Cremation rites have been accorded. Services will be at a later date.

Garland Funeral Home in Walnut is handling arrangements.

A memorial has been established.

Yolanda J. “Jody” Glispie STERLING – Yolanda J. “Jody” Glispie, 66, of Sterling, died Saturday April 16, 2016.

Yolanda was born June 8, 1949, in Cullman, Alabama, the daughter of Howard and Thelma (Cunningham) Glispie.

Yolanda was employed by Self Help in Sterling.

Survivors include two brothers, Howard Glispie of Rock Falls and Paul (Diane) Glispie of

LeClaire, Iowa.

Yolanda was preceded in death by her parents; and one sister, Peggy Glispie.

Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Coloma Township Cemetery in Rock Falls.

A memorial has been established to Self Help, and Hospice of the Rock River Valley.

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Vivian C. Burke DIXON – Vivian C. Burke, 85, of Dixon, died Friday, April 15, 2016, surrounded by her family at KSB Hospital in Dixon.

She was born Jan. 1, 1931, in Sublette, the daughter of Arthur and Clara (Sibigtroth) Leffelman.

She married Joseph R. Goy April 14, 1951, at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Maytown. He preceded her in death on Jan. 29, 1993. She then married Daniel J. Burke Jr. on Dec. 2, 1995, at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Ohio. He preceded her in death October 4, 2013.

She had farmed with her husband Joseph for 20 years in the Maytown area, co-owned and operated Goy Hardware for 5 years in Ohio, and worked at LCN Closers in Princeton for 16 years prior to her retirement.

Vivian was a member of St. Patrick Catholic Church in Dixon, and the Green River Saddle Club in Amboy. She enjoyed gardening, adult coloring books, traveling with her husbands, and spending time with her family. She was a devoted and prayerful Catholic.

Vivian also was preceded in death by 3 brothers, Hubert, Delbert,

and Norbert Leffelman; and one sister, Ruby McLaughlin.

Survivors include her two children, Yvonne (Joe) Rakowski of Ohio and Greg (Meg) Goy of Oregon; four step-children.

Mike (Sue) Burke of Chana, Kathy (Larry) Yocum of Franklin Grove, Karen (Ed) Baylor of Ashton, and Janine (Mark) Eykamp of Dixon; five grandchildren; eight step-grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; seven step-great-grandchildren; one brother, Gilbert (Linda) Leffelman; two sisters, Carol (Charles) Koch of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, and Norma (Leo) Bushman of Maytown; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday in the Holloway Center at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Dixon with a scripture service at 7:30 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Patrick Catholic Church, with the Rev. Bernard Sehr officiating.

Burial will follow in St. Mary Cemetery in Ohio.

The Jones Funeral Home in Dixon is in charge of arrangements.

A memorial has been established.

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William Rhodes STERLING – William Rhodes, 62, of Sterling, died Sunday, April 17, 2016, at his home.

McDonald Funeral Home in Rock Falls is handling arrangements.

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The magnitude 7.8 quake, the strongest to hit the country since 1979, was centered on Ecuador’s sparsely populated fishing ports and tourist beaches, 105 miles (170 kilometers) northwest of Quito, the capital.

Vice President Jorge Glas said at a somber news conference that the death toll was likely to rise. Much of the damage occurred in the cities of Manta, Portoviejo and Guayaquil – all several hundred kilometers (miles) from the center of the quake, which struck shortly after nightfall Saturday.

In Pedernales, a town of 40,000 near the quake’s epicenter, dozens of frightened residents prepared to sleep in the streets for a second straight night as power cables were strewn across streets with no prospect of electricity being restored soon.

“We’re trying to do the most we can, but there’s

almost nothing we can do,” said Pedernales Mayor Gabriel Alcivar.

Alcivar pleaded for authorities to send earthmoving machines and rescue workers to help find people in the rubble. He said looting had broken out amid the chaos but authorities were too busy trying to save lives to re-establish order.

“This wasn’t just a house that collapsed. It was an entire town,” he said.

President Rafael Correa, who cut short a trip to Rome to oversee relief efforts, declared a national emergency and urged Ecuadoreans to stay strong.

“Everything can be rebuilt, but what can’t be rebuilt are human lives, and that’s the most painful,” he said in a telephone call to state TV before departing Rome for Manta.

More than 14,000 police and soldiers were sent to towns near the epicenter.

Searchers scrambled through ruins in the provincial capital Portoviejo, digging with their hands trying to find survivors. As officials set up shelters and field hospitals, residents said they felt like the entire town had been flattened.

“For god’s sake help me find my family,” pleaded Manuel Quijije, 27. He said

his older brother, Junior, was trapped under a pile of twisted steel and concrete with two relatives.

“We managed to see his arms and legs. They’re his, they’re buried, but the police kicked us out because they say there’s a risk the rest of the building will collapse,” Quijije said angrily. “We’re not afraid. We’re desperate.

We want to pull out our family.”

More than 3,000 packages of food and nearly 8,000 sleeping kits were being delivered. Electricity mostly remained out in Manabi province, the hardest-hit region, as authorities focused on finding survivors.

“Compatriots: Unity, strength and prayer,” the vice president told a throng of people in Manta as he instructed them on how to look for survivors.

“We need to be quiet so we can hear. We can’t use heavy machinery because it can be very tragic for those who are injured.”

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But the prospect of another night in the streets grew more worrisome for many people after authorities announced that 180 prisoners from a jail near Portoviejo escaped amid the tumult after the quake.

Shantytowns and cheaply constructed brick and concrete homes were reduced to rubble along the quake’s path. In the coastal town of La Esmeralda, authorities estimated than 90 percent of homes had damage, while in Guayaquil a shopping center’s roof fell down and a collapsed highway overpass crushed a car. In Manta, the airport closed after the control tower collapsed, injuring an air traffic control worker and a security guard.

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Rivalry hamstrings progress Rauner, Madigan won’t budge from budget positions SPRINGFIELD (AP) – The rivalry between Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner and Democratic House Speaker Michael Madigan continues to intensify during Illinois’ 10-month budget stalemate, leaving little hope that the state will have a spending plan any time soon.

Neither man has budged from their respective positions in a battle of attrition that has left Illinois as the only state in the country without a budget for the fiscal year that began July 1.

Rauner, a wealthy venture capitalist and firsttime officeholder, promised voters he would shake up state government and wants a series of reforms aimed at curbing the power of unions and

reducing costs for businesses. Madigan, the face of the state Legislature since the 1980s, has maintained solid Democratic majorities by keeping his party’s allies happy, and that includes unions. He says Rauner’s ideas are destructive for the working class.

Tuesday marked the first time they were in the same room since December for negotiations, but the same day they publically maligned the other’s position. Rauner spoke to a group of business leaders in Springfield before their meeting, while Madigan delivered a rare mid-session speech on the House floor afterward as Democrats prepared to pass a $4 billion measure to fund colleges and social service programs – a bill the governor is expected to veto, saying there’s no money for it.

Their remarks show how

far apart they still are – and how far Illinois could be from a resolution of its political paralysis:

Motives Each leader blames the other for using the budget gridlock for political gain.

Rauner – “I’ll tell you what’s going on right now, the General Assembly, the Democrats in the majority are working very aggressively to try to force a big tax hike with no reform.

They are working really hard right now. They’re holding hostage (college student) grants, they’re holding hostage social services funding, and they’re holding hostage our university funding.”

Madigan – “Some of [Rauner’s] remarks in recent years clearly indicate this has been his plan from the very beginning.

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2013, Gov. Rauner said, and I quote, ‘Even if Democrats got a major majority against us, you know what? They can’t stop us. They won’t stop me if I want to dramatically spend less. You need the Legislature if you want to spend more. If you want to spend less, they can’t stop me. And I apologize, we may have to go through a little rough times.”

Give and take Democrats want Rauner to drop his demands for reforms and focus on balancing the budget. Rauner has said he’s willing to support a tax increase to help do that if he gets some of the things he wants.

Madigan – “Over the last 13 months, compromise has been very difficult to achieve. Never before has the state gone this long without a budget. Every other governor that I have worked with has negotiated with the general assembly in good faith to help the people of Illinois and to ensure that the people of our state would not needlessly suffer.”

Rauner – “Let me be clear, I can never, and will never support a tax hike without significant reforms. Just won’t do it.

Just cannot do it. It would be a huge error, massive mistake for the people of Illinois to put in a massive tax hike and no reforms. I won’t do it. End of story.

Period. Won’t do it. Now when they compromise on what reforms we have, I’m willing to work with the General Assembly to find bipartisan compromise, but we need signifi-

cant reforms.”

Holding firm Rauner and Madigan have indicated they’re in the fight for the long haul.

Madigan – “My view of the important role of state government – which I have argued stands in stark contrast with Gov. Rauner’s view of the role of state government, as shown through his comments – has not changed since I first took office.

State government has a vital role to play in working to provide needed services for those who need them the most.”

Rauner – “So we’re going to stay strong, need your support, big battle, this is a critical year. We’re going to stay strong. It’s hand-tohand combat ... we gotta stay persistent, stay true to our principles of freedom and opportunity and growth.”

STATE BUDGET

Pay for officeholders to be delayed due to budget stalemate CHICAGO (AP) – Lawmakers from the governor on down will start waiting for their paychecks like others whose payments from the state have been delayed due to the prolonged budget impasse, Illinois Comptroller Leslie Munger said Sunday.

At a news conference, Munger said it isn’t fair that members of the General Assembly and other statewide office holders – herself included – be paid on time each month

when agencies, vendors and others are having to wait months for money they’re owed or are having to slash programs or shut down due to the lack of funding.

“It is only appropriate that we all wait in line to receive payment,” she said.

Munger said that although the roughly $1.3 million in total pay each month is a tiny fraction of the state’s $7.8 billion bill backlog caused by the budget impasse that

has stretched into its 10th month, it might help prevent layoffs at a non-profit agency, keep a community program afloat or help a small business get the state money it’s owed more quickly.

She said she hopes her announcement will bring lawmakers together to pass a balanced budget.

“I’m hoping this will help everyone understand what it feels like really to be among the group of people who are waiting months for pay-

ment,” she said.

Munger said that before taking this step, she consulted her legal staff to make sure she could do it. But she said she didn’t discuss it with anyone else, including Gov. Bruce Rauner, a fellow Republican who appointed her comptroller last year after the death of Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka.

Rauner’s office and Democratic Senate President John Cullerton’s office declined

to comment. Speaker of the House Michael Madigan’s office did not respond immediately to a request for comment.

In a statement, Susana Mendoza, who is Chicago’s city clerk and Munger’s Democratic challenger in the upcoming election, criticized Munger’s announcement as “10 months late and many dollars short” and chastized Munger for failing to demand that Rauner “end his extreme agenda and pass a budget.”

The failure to pass a budget that should have taken effect last July 1 is the result of a standoff between Rauner and the Democrats who control the General Assembly. The Democrats what Rauner to sign off on a tax increase, but Rauner wants them to agree to some “structural reforms,” such as changes in collective bargaining. The Democrats refuse, saying that such changes would hurt working families.

POLITICS

Mexico doesn’t want to pay for a wall on the border MEXICO CITY – Mexican Finance Minister Luis Videgaray says Donald Trump’s proposal to force the country to pay for a wall along the U.S. border, or face economic consequences if it doesn’t, is a kind of diplomatic harassment that’s doomed to fail.

“Mexico will not pay for that wall, not only because it doesn’t make any sense for either Mexico or the U.S. to enter into that type of threat rhetoric, but it’s also a matter of dignity,” Videgaray said in Wash-

ington. “There’s no way in which Mexico can be bullied into doing such a thing.”

The Republican presidential candidate said in a memo this month that as president, he would block payments that Mexican workers in the U.S. send to their home country, known as remittances, if Mexico’s government refuses to pay for a wall he wants to build along the roughly 2,000-mile border. Trump has said the wall would subdue illegal immigration and cost

$8 billion to $10 billion.

Officials in Mexico have repeatedly said they have no intention of paying for it.

Mexico has taken action to counteract Trump’s anti-immigrant message, including an effort to covert the country’s many permanent residents in the U.S. into citizens, a status that would enable them to vote – presumably against Trump. Officially, Mexico says it respects U.S. sovereignty and has no strategy to influence the result of the presiden-

tial race. Yet diplomats are mobilizing to assist immigrants in gaining U.S. citizenship, hosting free workshops on naturalization.

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Congress has failed to act to help workers

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From our archives: Time to act on downtown renewal Note to readers – Sauk Valley Media reprints editorials and articles from the past as a regular Monday feature. The following items appeared in the Gazette on April 16 and 23, 1991.

What we thought: 25 years ago

Sterling’s decisive moment

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hat are the risks if a new downtown Sterling doesn’t go?

This is the big and very difficult question everyone with a stake in the community must ask themselves.

But with state sales taxes currently available to help fund the project, if the city doesn’t move now and try to do something, the kiss of death surely will befall downtown Sterling.

The city has acted in a prudent and calculated manner in the way it has arranged the development’s financing through formation of the Tax Increment Finance (TIF) district.

Along with municipal sales taxes, the TIF will enable the city to recapture a sizable amount of state sales tax dollars to finance the project.

Thus, should a feasibility study now underway indicate the project to be self-sustaining, what more can the taxpayers ask in light of massive state budget cuts?

Moreover, market studies have been conducted which reveal a significant demand for products within a 35-mile radius of Sterling-Rock Falls. A grocery chain interested in opening a branch here to serve as the downtown anchor estimates it alone will do $18 million in annual sales.

Barring any problems from the feasibility study, the time to act has arrived.

There is no question that if the city’s central business district is not developed now, it will

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A water-stained poster from 1991 trumpets the grand opening of Wolohan Lumber’s new location at 3200 E. Lincolnway, Sterling, an expansion praised in a Gazette editorial on April 23, 1991.

Unfortunately, Wolohan Lumber closed its Sterling store in the late 1990s. The building was remodeled and became Sauk Valley Media’s new home in 2000.

The poster was found in an SVM storage room. deteriorate to a point where eventually there will be nothing but vacant lots – a scenario that will have a detrimental effect on property values and taxes.

There is one element featured in the proposed redevelopment that will also make it work: An abundance of parking.

Unlike other regional downtown projects that made walking malls out of downtown thoroughfares (Chicago’s State Street Mall, Elgin’s Fountain Square Plaza and Oak Park’s Lake Street Mall), Sterling’s downtown plan includes large parking lots to accommodate consumers’ vehicles.

In addition, several businesses – including small retail, restaurants and a “general merchandiser” – all have indicated interest in locating outlets here once the grocery anchor signs its anticipated 15- to 20-year lease.

Yes, the city will be investing generated municipal and state sales taxes in financing the development. But look at what taxpayers will

receive in return: A rejuvenated central business district able to carry itself for 20 years or more.

Therefore, should the study indicate positive feasibility, we feel the project should go ahead. ... – April 16, 1991

Wolohan’s and beyond Wolohan’s Lumber opened its new store on East Lincolnway, Sterling, last week amid the usual grand-opening trappings called for by such an occasion. It is unfortunate that we do not see more of this progressive activity in the Rock River Valley.

The investment in a new building and property is always expensive, but the long-term benefits are clear. We commend Wolohan’s, and feel that the company is investing its resources wisely – the commercial district on Highway 2 between Sterling and Dixon promises to be the center of much shopping activity locally.

But why not get downtown Sterling more involved? A grand opening of a new shopping

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plaza with other accoutrements – such as ample parking and professional office space – would do for the downtown area what Wolohan’s promises to do on Highway 2.

That is why the current first-phase redevelopment project planned for the downtown area must proceed immediately. Companies are already lined up waiting to occupy such a lucrative downtown location.

All they need is clearance from the city and its constituents.

There is a catch. We must act before July 28 in order to receive maximum financial backing from the state.

The current move to get the issue placed before the voters in the form of a referendum will effectively block Sterling from receiving much of that crucial backing. And with the sad condition of state finances, any future funding will probably not be available.

Now is the time to act.

The entire issue of “unmet demand” is at stake here. The “unmet demand” by consumers in this area is being met only by local residents traveling to other areas – Quad Cities, Rockford and even Chicago – to make major purchases of durable goods. Our sales-tax base is not what it should be because of this exodus of money from the region.

Furthermore, younger people are making their plans. Will they stay in Sterling and Rock Falls, or move to other areas which offer better jobs and adequate shopping facilities? If Sterling commits itself to making the downtown redevelopment project work, it will send a clear signal to the young people in this entire region that it is time to settle here, not elsewhere.

Let’s make it happen – together. – April 23, 1991

WASHINGTON – There’s something mesmerizing about a billionaire leading in the GOP presidential race whining in public about not being treated fairly.

“It’s unfair. It’s unfair,” says Donald Trump, whose last name rhymes with a lot of interesting words that could be applied to him. “Our Republican system is absolutely rigged. It’s a phony deal. They wanted to keep people out. This is a dirty trick.”

Oh, the pathos.

The real estate mogul is upset that Ted Cruz is outwitting him when it comes to counting actual delegates in a few states such as Colorado Donald even though Trump he, Trump, The GOP has “millions front-runner complains and millions more votes about unfair treatment; t h a n a n y - columnist Ann body else.”

McFeatters says its Of the 1,237 unfair that delegates Americans needed to have to listen get the GOP to him “spout nomination nonsense.” in July in Cleveland, Trump has 743, Ted Cruz has 545 and John Kasich has 143. There are 854 available in upcoming primaries.

A Trump presidency, pardon the expression, would be exhausting. It’s always, always, always all about Trump. If he’s not the center of attention, the bride at the wedding, the corpse at the funeral, he’s not happy. And he lets everyone know it.

This is what’s unfair, Mr. Trump.

A single mom gets her son a job at her workplace.

They compare paychecks.

He gets a dollar an hour more than she does.

Women who work full time get only 78 cents for every dollar that men earn.

That is $10,600 less every year on average. Eighty percent of all single-parent families are headed by women. Today 1 in 4 children under the age of 18 – a total of about 17.4 million – are being reared without a father and 45 percent live below the poverty line.

Trump’s response: “I love the women.”

HERE’S WHAT UNFAIR, Mr. Trump.

Worried about displaced workers, President Barack Obama proposed the American Jobs Act, a $447 billion package of economic actions, including construction jobs to improve crumbling infrastructure and cuts in payroll taxes. Your Republican Party, Mr. Trump, of which you so desperately want to be the standard-

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bearer, killed it.

The president then proposed help for working parents through higher tax credits for child care.

Republicans killed it. As economist and Wall Street executive Steven Rattner points out, the Republicans then systematically killed plans for expansion of the earned income tax credit, new rules to let retirement plans be portable, tax credits for manufacturing communities and community college investments.

In other words, every proposal the administration came up with to help the struggling middle class was shot down, with venom, by Republicans.

TRUMP PROMISES to be the “best jobs creator that God ever made.”

He does not say how he would do this. Presumably, by deporting 11 million undocumented workers, Trump would assure that skilled welders and mechanics and manufacturing workers who have lost their jobs or seen their pay cut by 25 percent would become lawn care specialists, busboys, day care workers, nursing home attendants, dishwashers and fast food dispensers.

That’s what’s unfair, Mr. Trump – denying citizenship to children born in this country to immigrants here illegally and threatening to blow up the lives of millions of families.

Providing pie-in-thesky promises to frustrated Americans who just want to have good jobs and take care of their families – that’s unfair.

Here’s what unfair, Mr. Trump. You say that wages are too high. You oppose raising the minimum wage to a wage that could support a family.

You won’t recognize the union organized by your Las Vegas hotel workers or give them $3.33 more an hour to make them competitive with other hotels.

You reject the president’s trade deals but buy your campaign tchotchkes from China, not U.S. manufacturers. That’s not fair. Neither is your claim that you are self-financing your campaign – through loans that you expect to have paid back to you.

It’s totally unfair that we have to waste our time listening to Trump spout nonsense and complaining about how unfairly he is being treated by people he despises and who, increasingly, don’t care much for him.

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Wife of critical husband must create her space Dear Abby, My husband is extremely critical of others. He almost never has anything nice to say about anyone. He badmouths his co-workers, friends, family members and strangers. We don’t have friends anymore because he doesn’t want to be around them. I don’t understand his type of personality.

He thinks his way of thinking and doing things is the only right way and everyone else is wrong. He’s always quick to shift the blame when something goes awry. If he accidentally bumps into someone or breaks something, it’s never his fault – the person was in

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

his way, or the broken object was junk, etc.

What makes people this way? Is there any hope that he can change? We are nearing retirement age, and I need my space.

I cannot be his everything.

– Reached the Limit in Indiana

Dear Reached, It appears you married a self-entitled misanthrope.

Not knowing him, I can’t guess why your husband is this way. Change is possible in anyone, if the person recognizes the need for it and wants to change. From your description, he must be a heavy load to carry, and I doubt he will admit the need.

If you want to continue this marriage and save your sanity after he retires, you must create separate time, hobbies and relationships for yourself apart from him, and be prepared in advance for the fact that he won’t like it one bit.

Dear Abby, Kudos to you for your

advice to “Willing to Do It in West Virginia” (Dec. 10), who asked for advice regarding temporarily adopting her son “Kevin’s” dog while he was away on deployment, which her husband did not want to do. The husband felt that Kevin getting the dog in the first place was a mistake and her son should “learn his lesson.” You advised that they should temporarily take the dog, since there was no way of knowing what might happen during his deployment.

Giving the dog to a shelter would have a high probability of being a death sentence. That’s not humane when there are viable alternatives, and the situation is no fault

of the dog’s. An alternative would be to contact Dogs on Deployment (dogsondeployment.org), a national nonprofit that provides an online network that connects service members with volunteers willing to board their pets during their service commitments.

Dogs on Deployment promotes responsible, lifelong pet ownership by advocating for military pet owner rights, providing educational resources, and granting financial assistance for military pet owners during times of emergency.

– Jennifer from San Diego Dear Jennifer, Thank you for the

information. Other Dear Abby readers mentioned that returning soldiers might have witnessed traumatic things during deployment and, once they return home, need the unconditional love an animal companion provides. Along with Dogs on Deployment, other organizations that can be helpful to military families include PACT for Animals, Guardian Angels for Soldier’s Pet or the local SPCA. Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.

SUPPORT GROUPS, CLUBS AND SERVICES Tuesday, April 19 Childhood immunization clinic; women, infants and children clinic; and family planning services, Lee County Health Department, 309 S. Galena Ave., Suite 100, Dixon. Appointments: 815284-3371.

Kiwanis Club of Sterling, 6:45-7:45 a.m., Ryberg Auditorium, CGH Medical Center, 100 E. LeFevre Road, 815-499-4866.

Blood pressure screenings, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Whiteside County Health Department, 1300 W. Second St., Rock Falls, 815-6262230.

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

Golden K Kiwanis, 9 a.m., Post House Community Center, 100 W. Second St., Dixon.

Gaffey Home Nursing and Hospice blood pressure clinic, 9 a.m.-noon, Kroger, 2301 Locust St., Sterling, 815-626-3467.

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

American Red Cross blood drive, 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., KSB Hospital, 403 E. First St., Dixon.

Appointments: 800-733-2767.

La Leche League, 10 a.m., Lee County Health Department, 309 S. Galena Ave., No. 100, Dixon, 815-284-3371.

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

Free blood pressure clinic, 10-11:30 a.m., Oregon Living & Rehab Center, 811 S. 10th St. Blood pressure checks, 10 a.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815-7323252.

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

Veterans employment representative, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Robert Fulton Community Center and Transit Facility, 912 Fourth St., Fulton, 815-589-3925.

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

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

Sterling Rotary Club, noon to 1 p.m., YWCA of the Sauk Valley, 412 First Ave..

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

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

Lunch N Learn, noon, skin cancer awareness, Hope of Hope Cancer Wellness Center, 1637 Plock Road, Dixon, 815-2884673.

Caregivers Support Group, 1:30 p.m., Franklin Street Room, Polo Area Senior Center, 101 E. Mason St., Polo.

American Red Cross blood drive, 1:30-5:30 p.m., KSB Hospital, 403 E. First St., Dixon.

Appointments: 800-733-2767.

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

Bureau Valley Area Hospice Grief and Loss Support Group, 2:30 p.m., Perry Memorial Hospital chapel, 530 Park Ave. E., No. 201, Princeton, 815-876-4482.

Disabled American Veterans Chapter 88, 2:30 p.m., VFW Post 540, state Route 38, Dixon.

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

Navy League Aurora Council 247 dinner meeting, 5:15 p.m. reception, 6 p.m. dinner, priviate dining room, Grandma’s Table Restaurant, 1700 Douglas Road, Montgomery, 630-554-9386.

Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Support Group, 5:307:30 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230.

Overeaters Anonymous,

6 p.m., Post House Community Center, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815-379-2293.

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

Mothers’ Breast-feeding Group, 6 p.m., lower level conference room, Perry Memorial Hospital, 530 Park Ave., E., Princeton, 815-876-2282.

Parents and Grandparents Grief Support Group, 6 p.m., St. John Lutheran Church, 703 Third Ave., Sterling, 815-9907066 or 815-625-2634.

Sauk Valley Multiple Sclerosis Support Group, 6 p.m., St. Paul Lutheran Church, 421 S. Peoria Ave., Dixon, 815-251-1441.

Group Hope for Depression and Bipolar Disorder, 6-7:30 p.m., Sinnissippi Center, 326 state Route 2, Dixon, 815590-0822.

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

Multiple Myeloma Networking meeting, 6 p.m., CGH Medical Center, 100 E. LeFevre Road, Sterling.

Stroke Support Group, 6:30 p.m., White Oak classroom, Perry Memorial Hospital, 530 Park Ave. E., No. 201, Princeton, 815876-4449.

Big Bureau Creek Watershed, 7 p.m., U.S. Department of Agriculture Service Center meeting room, 312 E. Backbone Road, Princeton, 815-875-8732, ext. 3.

River Cities Quilters Guild, 7 p.m., First Presbyterian Church, 311 N. Ninth St., Fulton, 563-2437621 before noon.

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

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

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

Alcoholics Anonymous Beginners, 7 p.m., closed; 8 p.m.,

closed, First Presbyterian Church, 410 Second Ave., Sterling.

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

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

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

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

Wednesday, April 20 Childhood immunization clinic; women, infants and children clinic; and family planning services, Lee County Health Department, 309 S. Galena Ave., Suite 100, Dixon. Appointments: 815284-3371.

WIC, nutritional, educational, and coupon pick-up, Lee County Health Department, 309 S. Galena Ave., Suite 100, Dixon, 815-284-3371.

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

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

Rules of the Road class, 9 a.m., Post House Community Center, 100 W. Second St., 815288-6563.

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

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

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

Blood pressure checks, 10-11 a.m., Sullivan’s Grocery,

300 N. Madison St., Morrison, 815-622-2800.

Sharing Life’s Memories Program, 10 a.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815-732-3252.

Lee County Health Department blood pressure clinic, 10-11:30 a.m., Amboy Community Center, 280 W. Wasson Road, 815-284-3371.

Blood pressure checks, 10:30-11:30 a.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230.

Mercy Nursing Services free blood pressure clinic, 11 a.m.

-noon, Dixon Food Center – Red Fox, 500 Chicago Ave., Dixon.

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

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

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

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

Mercy Nursing free blood pressure clinic, 12:15-1:15 p.m., Countryside Manor, 625 Countryside Lane, Dixon.

Lee County Health Department blood pressure clinic, 1-2:30 p.m., McReynolds Towers, 1000 Washington Ave., Dixon, 815-284-3371.

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

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

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

American Red Cross blood drive, 2-6 p.m., 112 W. Second St., Rock Falls. Appointments:

800-733-2767.

Free blood pressure clinic, 3:30-4:30 p.m., Community Room, Odell Library, 307 S. Madison, Morrison.

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

Walnut Board of Directors, 5 p.m., Walnut Public Library, 101 Heaton St., 815-379-2159.

YWCA sexual abuse survivors women’s group, 5:30-7 p.m., second floor, 115 W. First St., Dixon, bbraid@ywsauk.or or 815625-0333.

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

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

Safe Harbor Community Recovery Group, 6:30,p.m., Town Square Centre, 101 W. Second St., Dixon, 815-994-1953 or 908-361-7924.

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

American Legion Post 12, 7 p.m., 1120 W. First St., Dixon, 815-284-2003.

Dixon Area Detachment Marine Corps League, 7 p.m., VFW Post, 1560 Franklin Grove Road.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Euchre, scrabble, 12:30 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815622-9230.

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

Euchre 101, 1 p.m., Robert

Fulton Community Center and Transit Facility, 912 Fourth St., Fulton, 815-589-3925.

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

Yoga, 5 p.m., Hope of Hope Cancer Wellness Center, 1637 Plock Road, Dixon, 815-2884673.

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

COMMUNITY EVENTS Monday, April 18 Open pool, open cards, Wii games (call ahead), and computer lab, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815622-9230.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Euchre lessons and games, 10 a.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Ster-

ling. Register: 815-622-9230 or 828-461-7979.

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

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

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

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

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

Pinochle, 12:30-3 p.m., Big Room; and Friendly Mexican Train dominoes, 12:30 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815622-9230.

Duplicate bridge, 12:30 p.m., Post House Community Center, 100 W. Second St., Dixon.

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

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

Bingo, Dixon Elks Lodge No. 779, 4:30 p.m. doors open, 5:30 p.m. kitchen opens and 6:30 p.m. bingo begins, 1279 Franklin Grove Road, 815-288-3557. No computers.

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

Sauk Valley Chess Club, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Northland Mall, 2900 E. Lincolnway, Sterling; 815-622-8838.

Tuesday, April 19 Open pool, open cards, Wii games (call ahead), and computer lab, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815622-9230.

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

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

Bingo and doughnuts, 9-10 a.m., Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815562-5050.

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

Morning Whittle, 9 a.m.; Boot Scootin’ Seniors, 9;15 a.m.; and Cribage, 9;30 a.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815-732-3252.

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

Line dancing, 10-11 a.m., Post House Community Center, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815288-9236.

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

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

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

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For two weeks, we have been looking at the few bidding conventions I believe pairs should employ. But it is no use bidding perfectly if you play imperfectly – although if you are always in the best contract, you will be tough to beat.

In today’s deal, how should the play go in four spades?

West leads the heart two.

East takes the trick with his ace and leads the suit back. West wins, cashes his diamond ace, and shifts to

a club. What next? South’s two-diamond rebid was New Minor Forcing, showing at least game-invitational strength and asking North to describe his hand further.

When North indicated three-

card spade support, South jumped to game in that suit.

Note that in three no-trump, North should immediately lose four hearts and one diamond.

Not that four spades is a walk in the park, since declarer must handle the trump suit without loss. What is the right way to try to do that?

South should win in the dummy and lead the spade jack.

He hopes that East holds the king and either defender has 10-doubleton. When East covers, declarer takes the trick and cashes the spade queen.

Here, this works.

Notice that if South starts with a low spade from the board (a sensible alternative), East can put up his king.

Then South would surely win and lead a spade to dummy’s nine. © 2016 UFS

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Among those who noticed her flag was Isaac Badillo, a 16-year-old sophomore. Born Alexis, he began identifying as a boy last summer.

One of five siblings, Isaac said his family has been tremendously supportive. Shortly after telling his mother, Pamela Harts, that he was thinking of undergoing hormone therapy and surgery this summer, she put some of his anxiety to rest.

“My family was very, very accepting about it,” Isaac said. “And my mom was like, ‘Yeah, I’m down.

We can do it. We can have it all.’ My whole family … I couldn’t thank them enough.”

Accommodations at SHS The district’s superintendent, Tad Everett, said a student’s request for gender-neutral accommodations led to renovations. The high school now has five family-style restrooms, complete with changing tables.

There’s one in the nurse’s office, one in the library, one in the district office entryway from the high school, and two in Musgrove Fieldhouse – those last two converted in

February. Principal Jason Austin said administration had caught some flak on game nights for not having family-friendly restrooms.

Thus, two needs were met with the renovations.

Other districts in the state are embroiled in legal battles with students denied access to facilities of their choosing. Palatine School District was found to have violated Title IX by denying a transgender student access to a locker room corresponding with her gender identity. Consequently, state Rep. Thomas Morrison, R-Palatine, is trying to move a bill that would require students to use facilities whose designations match that of their birth certificates.

The bill flies in the face of another House bill that would allow transgender people to change the gender designation on their birth certificates without first having surgery, a reform that already has been adopted by the federal government and 12 states.

Neither Dixon nor Rock Falls High has had a student make a similar request to the one made in Sterling, according to their districts’ respective superintendents, Margo Empen and Ron McCord.

Gatz said if they think that means there aren’t transgender students in

Support available

For Sterling High School students, the Gay Straight Alliance meets each after school every Friday. For more information, call the group’s sponsor, science teacher Elisa Gatz, at 441-9514.

Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays meets at 2:30 p.m. the third Sunday of every month, including this week, at the Eells Memorial wing of St. Luke Episcopal Church, 221 W. Third St., Dixon. Call 815-4402672 or email pflagsaukvalley@gmail.com for more details. Search PFLAG Sauk Valley on Facebook for more information.

Youth Outlook provides support for people of LGBT orientation weekly at First Presbyterian Church, 410 Second Ave., Sterling. Call the group’s organizer, Karol Teal, at 815-973-1568 for more information. their schools, they might need to think again.

“There are,” she said, adding that concern over their peers’ reception is only part of students’ concern. “For some kids, that would be the end of a family relationship, if they told their parents they were going to go through a transgender transition.

They’re still a little frightened at this stage to come forward. There’s a lot of confusion at this age, even without sexuality.”

Gatz said that her administration has been “very open” to discussing accommodations, and has gotten behind such initiatives as the No Name Calling League, and Day of Silence, which took place Friday – but there’s still work to be done.

“There’s still an issue with locker rooms,” Gatz

said. “Right now, the situation is that they go where they identify and where they’re comfortable. Even if we’re not there with accommodations yet, I think we’re going to get there.”

Isaac uses a separate changing room.

“I just don’t want anybody else to feel uncomfortable around me,” he said. “It’s not that I’m uncomfortable. I just don’t want anyone else feeling uncomfortable.”

He still uses the girls restroom, and hasn’t brought up his transition to counselors yet. He said he’ll likely fill them in on his therapy and surgery plans before the year ends, and let them digest what he’s about to undergo over the summer.

“I’d like to come back and have an answer and a

reason,” he said. “I really do put my education first before anything. But I just want to graduate being who I am.”

at Sauk Valley Community College in the fall.

Surprise

Despite the solace many students find in the Gay Straight Alliance, Gatz said part of the group’s goal is to empower kids to fight their own fights – peacefully. When bullying occurs in her classroom, she gives the bullied student the first opportunity to deal with it.

“I want the student to have the first opportunity to make things right,” she said. “There is bullying, but a lot of our kids in GSA are very capable of standing up for themselves. It’s the kids who are quietly going through life without GSA or help who will get more damaged by bullying.”

Isaac said there are a “good handful” of transgender students at Sterling High – some open, some interested in coming out, and some staunchly private, for fear of their parents’ reaction.

For those on the fence, he has advice: “If you know this is who you want to be, don’t hide it. Don’t let it all build up until you don’t know what to say or do. If you have the shot at the right moment, you should take that shot.

You shouldn’t bite the bullet.”

Isaac was surprised how easy it was to let his friends know who he was, and who he was becoming.

“They thought it would be awesome having a trans friend,” he said, laughing.

“They were very excited.

After I told them, we had a bonfire, and they were excited and had a whole bunch of questions.”

Then they asked what his name would be.

“I froze,” he said. “I didn’t know what to say. I hadn’t figured it out yet.”

On a friend’s recommendation, he went with Isaac, because it means “he laughs.”

Despite how long the transition has been going on, there were a lot of questions he didn’t see coming. Isaac came out as a lesbian in sixth grade.

“It hit during elementary,” he said. “I was just starting to understand everything and how everything works. I’m not going to just wake up one day and think, ‘I’m who I am!’”

He’d like to go into welding or automobiles, and is weighing whether to take either automotive technology at Whiteside Area Career Center or welding

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Pensions, bonds and state employees are getting paid during the impasse, but higher education funds are stuck at zero, leaving public universities and poor students who rely on state aid among the hardest hit by the budget standoff. As more students look elsewhere, Illinois risks a long-term loss of residents, further pressuring the economy of the state that ranked 49 out of 50 in terms of population gains in the past 3 years.

As the state’s leaders bicker, at least one university is running out of time.

If Chicago State University doesn’t receive funding by the end of April, it will exhaust normal operating dollars. Without aid, most of the more than 900 layoff notices it sent out in February will be executed April 30, said Tom Wogan, a school spokesman.

“What we are hearing from recruiters is that high school counselors are increasingly telling students to avoid Illinois public universities,”

Wogan said. “That’s a product of this budget crisis causing a loss of faith in the market for prospective college students.”

The uncertainty isn’t comforting for holders of university debt. Moody’s Investors Service cut the ratings of three universities in February, dropping Eastern Illinois to junk.

“If there’s a perception that the educational system is deteriorating, then I think that will have an impact on potential new employment and on migrants’ decision to move to Illinois,” said Alan Schankel, a managing director at Janney Montgomery Scott in Philadelphia. “It’s a real problem.”

The state is losing students, said Sherri McLaughlin, a counselor in Jacksonville. She’s seeing more students going out of state or opting for junior colleges. McLaughlin, who’s been a counselor for 17 years, said she’s even advising students differently in terms of what to ask schools.

“Instead of saying ‘how many kids go to school here?’ and ‘what’s your graduation rate? – now you’re looking at ask-

ing the school – ‘where is your financial stability?’”

McLaughlin said.

Randy Dunn, president of the Southern Illinois University System, said its Carbondale campus is hearing from admitted students who aren’t ready to commit. SIU has more than 6,000 students who receive need-based state aid. The school covered those grants this year but can’t commit to backstopping them for the coming year, he said.

Illinois’ higher education competitors are taking advantage of the state’s fiscal floundering.

Advertisements and solicitations from universities trying to get into the Illinois market are popping up, Dunn said.

“Some of our more savvy regional competitors see blood in the water, and there is clearly a concerted effort to then try to pick off some of those students in this uncertain environment,” said Dunn.

The budget increase isn’t affecting universities equally. The state’s flagship institution, the University of Illinois, has seen a record number of applications for the year that

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starts in August. President Tim Killeen is projecting at or close to record enrollment. The school’s three campuses serve more than 80,000 students and have “very good liquidity,” according to Moody’s.

Private schools aren’t immune. Last month, the Illinois Institute of Technology sent a letter to students asking them to reimburse the school for

covering the need-based state aid that Illinois should have paid. Students have the option of a 12-month loan through the university. If they don’t pay, they can’t register for classes.

The budget standoff has created a crisis of confidence in Illinois education, said Matt Bierman, budget director and vice president of administra-

tive services at Western Illinois University. As more students go out of state, fewer return, he said.

“We turn out police officers and nurses and teachers and business entrepreneurs,” said Bierman.

The state’s leaders need to “realize they’re causing long-term damage, not just to higher education, but to the entire workforce in the state.”

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The council hosted a public forum for the budget during its meeting on April 4, but the forum lasted less than 1 minute as no community members were present to speak.

Planned projects in the budget include improving the railings on the Galena Street Bridge, engineering work for the construction of a public works building and replacing city water meters.

The budget also includes adjustments and Cole staff changO’Donnell es to the airport, street, traffic, water, sewer, and cemetery and public properties divisions to consolidate the departments under one public works umbrella.

In addition to the budget, the council will also vote on increasing water and sewer rates, each by 6 percent for the next 3 years.

After 3 years, the rates will increase by 2.5 percent each year to keep up with inflation, O’Donnell said.

The rate hikes were recommended to the council during its March 16 meeting.

O’Donnell said the increases are necessary because current rev-

Go to gocivilairpatrol. com to learn more about the Civil Air Patrol enues are not enough to support operational and capital expenses from the water and sewer funds.

About 70 percent of the city’s underground water and sewer systems were installed before 1960, and 85 main breaks occurred between 2013 and 2015.

Capital expenses to improve the systems is estimated at about $1 million annually.

The increase would add about $2.22 to the average resident’s monthly utility bill, totaling an estimated $26.64 increase per year.

The council also plans to …

• Discuss adopting a new pay policy plan containing wage scales for nonunion employees.

• Vote on an ordinance that would allow utility task vehicles to operate on city streets.

• Discuss appointing Diane Nicholson, director of the Lee County Tourism Council, to the Dixon One advisory task force.

• Discuss funding economic development incentives backlogged from 2010 to UPM Raflatac Inc. • Host a retirement reception for wastewater treatment superintendent Dan Mahan.

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City welcomes new police chief today ROCKFORD (AP) – Rockford is about to get a new police chief.

The (Rockford) Register Star reports that Dan O’Shea is scheduled to be sworn in on Monday night during the City Council meeting. O’Shea has spent 27 years in law enforcement and comes to Rockford from Elgin, where he was the police department’s operations commander.

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police department that has been trying to combat a spike in violent crime.

He says his plans to knock down the number of violent crimes that spiked 24 percent last year in the city include working closely with other law enforcement agencies, including the FBI. He says he also hopes to battle street gangs by using the courts to make it illegal for gang members to associate with each other.

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The medal is the highest civilian award given

by Congress. According to the U.S. Senate website, since the days of the American Revolution, Congress has “commissioned gold medals as its highest expression of national appreciation for distinguished achievements and contributions by individuals or institutions.”

His wife, Elaine, 89, and his three children were on hand Saturday to accept the award on his behalf. A small gathering of friends and family joined them at the ceremony at East Jordan United Methodist Church, just outside Sterling – the same church where he married Elaine on Aug. 12, 1945.

“Thank you so much for your husband’s service,” Civil Air Patrol Region Commander Col. Jerry Scherer said as he gave the award to Elaine. “I wish we would have been able to award this to him in person.”

He wasn’t the only one.

Melanie Rude, one of Haak’s two daughters, wished he would have received the award years ago.

“This was overdue,” she said. “The war ended in 1945.”

Still, though, the family was grateful for the belated honor.

“This is awesome and very meaningful to get the award now,” said his other daughter, Melissa Haak.

Melvin Haak served as a pilot in the Civil Air Patrol for 4 years during World War II, from 1941 to 1945.

The patrol was formed in 1941 as a way for volunteers to put their planes and flying skills to use in defense of their country. It was originally under the jurisdiction of the Army Air Corps, until 1948 when Congress established the group as the auxiliary of the then-new Air Force.

Thousands of volunteers like Hawk stepped up and performed critical wartime missions. During the war, every county in Illinois had a Civil Air Patrol group. Sterling and Rock Falls were in Group 4, in which Haak served.

“Here is a 22-year-old giving himself to his country at a time when the country was not as friendly toward Civil Air Patrol,” Scherer said.

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“The members had to perform missions and they had to perform them in a very professional manner because they were under the scrutiny of the U.S. Army at that time.”

Even though it has taken several decades for Haak to be recognized, Scherer said his service has not been forgotten.

“His efforts at a young age have not gone unrecognized,” Scherer said.

“It may have taken some time, but we believe our members that did serve need to be recognized.

This was an effort from the Civil Air Patrol and Congress to get the medal instituted.”

Because a lot of the work the Civil Air Patrol did was taken for grant-

ed, Scherer said, it took a while for the patrolmen to be recognized.

“Congress has recognized the sacrifice for the personnel involved,” Scherer said. “Congress finally came around after a lot of nudging from the Civil Air Patrol and from the Air Force saying ‘Here are these individuals who gave service to the country but were never recognized.’”

Before World War II started, Haak had planned to enlist in the Army, but because he was the oldest son in a family of farmers, he was not allowed to enlist.

There were 11 siblings in his family, which included six older sisters. Undaunted in his

desire to serve his country, he joined the Civil Air Patrol.

“During World War II, they needed people to produce food for everyone,” said Martin Haak, Melvin’s son. “The oldest son on a farm family had to stay on the farm and produce the food.

Because the Civil Air Patrol is a civilian organization, that was the only way he could serve.”

After the war, Haak spent 52 years as an auctioneer. He was also an instructor at the Reisch American School of Auctioneering in Mason City, Iowa.

“He was an auctioneer on his own,” Melissa Haak said. “He did it all on his own.”

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McFadden mows down Royal Lions Rockets roll past 2A state champs

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ROCK FALLS – James McFadden was on target all morning.

He didn’t throw a single pitch called for a ball in the first inning, didn’t walk a batter until the seventh, and didn’t allow a baserunner until the fifth Saturday as Rock Falls beat defending Class 2A state champion Rockford Christian 8-1.

“Me and [Rock Falls coach] Don [ChapJames pell] have talkMcFadden Rock Falls ed about what senior we could do if we got all four pitches working, and [Saturday] we got all four working and it felt really good out there on the mound,” McFadden said.

McFadden mixed in his fastball, curveball, slider and changeup, needing only nine pitches to get through the first inning and just nine more in the second.

The fastball and slider were especially effective, and McFadden said he did not need the changeup much.

“The fastball and slider were the best they’ve felt all year,” he said.

From the final out of the first inning through the final out of the fourth, he struck out eight of the 10 Lions he faced.

“He was unbelievable,” catcher Logan Pillars said.

“His stuff has been good for the last 3 weeks. He’s pretty untouchable right now. His fastball is breaking 6 inches, his two-seam. He’s mixing it up and pitching well.”

Alec Powell broke up the bid for a perfect game with a leadoff single in the fifth.

Rockford Christian pitcher Jake Gugle followed with a double on a ball Chappell felt could have been caught. “[McFadden] kept a really good hitting team in check for seven innings,” Chappell said. “You might call that an earned run, but they shouldn’t have scored the run, we should’ve caught the ball.”

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Rock Falls 8, Rockford Christian 1 Star of the game: James McFadden, Rock Falls, 7 IP, 2 H, 13 K Key performers: Quinton Matznick, RF, 2-run 3B; Reid Akerman, RF, 2 RBIs; Jake Gugle, RC, 4+ IP, 2 R, 2 H Up next: Oregon at Rock Falls, 4:30 p.m. Tuesday

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SOFTBALL | ERIE-PROPHETSTOWN 12, AMBOY 2, 6 INN.

Lowering the boom Panthers offense in top gear against Clippers

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AMBOY – Each time an ErieProphetstown softball player belts a home run, she is greeted at home plate by teammates shouting out “Boom.”

The Panthers lowered the boom three times in the first game of a doubleheader on Saturday against Amboy, and rolled to a 12-2, six-inning victory.

Erie-Prophetstown later made it a sweep by taking the second game 16-12 in eight innings.

Kylie Ackerman, Alicia Stout and Emily Cox each slugged two-run homers for the Panthers in the opener, part of a 14-hit attack. Stout also had an RBI single to drive in three runs, Ackerman singled twice, and all but one E-P starter collected at least one hit.

“I feel like we have one of the best offensive teams around,” Ackerman said. “We rely on our offense to get those runs, and when we play with a lead, we’re a lot more comfortable.”

Ackerman (6-2) quieted a normally potent Amboy attack, holding the Clippers to one earned run and three hits in six innings. Kylie Highbarger’s RBI Alex T. Paschal/apaschal@saukvalley.com double knocked in Delaney WilErie-Prophetstown’s Emily Cox crosses home plate to score a run as Clippers catcher Shannon helm in the bottom of the third Lytle collects the throw during their Three Rivers doubleheader Saturday in Amboy. The Panthers inning to slice the deficit to 6-2, picked up the sweep, winning 12-2 in six innings & 16-12 in eight innings. but Amboy managed just two hits the rest of the way.

It was a comfortable outing for Star of Game 1: Kylie Ackerman, Erie-Prophetstown, 6 IP, 1 ER, 3 H, 5 K; 3-for-4, HR, 2 RBIs Ackerman, pitching with a such Key performers: Alicia Stout, E-P, 2-for-4, HR, 3 RBIs; Delaney Wilhelm, Amboy, 2-for-3, 1 run a big cushion.

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Back-to-back OK with Dukes Dixon gains experience with tough competition in less than 24 hours

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ROCHELLE – In a demanding 24-hour stretch, the Dixon boys track & field team traveled 260 miles to two different sites and got a taste of what it will take to compete in both days at the state meet.

Bright and early Saturday morning, the Dukes were off to Rochelle for the Hub Relays, where they finished fourth out of out seven teams – this time in a strictly relay format. Friday night, Dixon was at Galesburg and took fourth out of seven teams in an A-B-C meet.

“It gives the guys an idea of what’s it like to go back-toback at state,” Dixon coach Kel Bond said. “Without having the chance the experience it, it’s easy for guys to tank downstate.”

At Galesburg, sprinters Kyle LeBlanc and Nyrel Sullivan had Earleen Hinton/Shaw Media the chance to run against not Dixon’s Mikey Parcus (right) runs ahead of Oregon’s Konner just one of the best in the state, Wilson after a handoff in the 1,600-meter relay Saturday at the but one of the best in the counHub Relays in Rochelle. try in Josh Eiker, a defending

2A state sprint champ who ran 10.76 in the 100 meters and 21.03 in the 200.

In the 200, LeBlanc (22.5) was an impressive second to Eiker, and was able to come back Saturday and lead Dixon to first place in the 400-meter relay. Running anchor, LeBlanc got the baton 5 meters behind Rockford Jefferson’s Ahmad Washington, but burst to the finish ahead. Dixon ran 44.23 seconds to 44.51 for Jefferson.

Dixon’s only other first place Saturday was in an event rarely contested – the 4 x 1,600-meter relay. Collin Grady, Blain and Sean Masterson, and Jonah Fulton were the only unit to break 20 minutes, clocking a 19:34, besting Harlem by a half-minute.

Defending champ Harlem won the team title of the 40th annual Hub Relays with 141 points. Rochelle was next with 105, followed by Oregon with 93 and Dixon with 72, two points ahead of Princeton.

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Grace rallies to win at Harbour Town Branden Grace shot a 5-under 66 to overtake Luke Donald and win the RBC Heritage on Sunday for his first PGA Tour title, and 11th worldwide victory.

Three shots behind Donald entering the day, Grace moved to the top with four birdies on his first six holes.

The South African pulled three shots in front of Donald after birdies on the 12th and 13 holes.

Grace finished at 9-under 275, two shots ahead of Donald and Russell Knox.

Donald shot a 71, and Knox had a 67. Donald has finished second four times and third twice in the past eight events at the Hilton Head Island course.

Bryson DeChambeau, the former SMU star who won the NCAA and U.S. Amateur last year, tied for fourth in his first event since turning pro, four shots behind Grace after a 68.

Top-ranked Jason Day rebounded from a seasonworst 79 on Saturday with a 68 to tie for 23rd at 1 under.

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Pagenaud picks up first Penske win After failing to win a race in his first season with Team Penske last year, Simon Pagenaud earned his first victory by holding off Scott Dixon to win the caution-free Grand Prix of Long Beach on Sunday.

It was a controversial win, though, as Dixon and his Chip Ganassi Racing team believed Pagenaud should have been penalized for crossing a blend line as he returned to the track following a pit stop. The Dixon camp interpreted the rule as a clear violation, but IndyCar only gave points leader Pagenaud a warning.

Rosberg still perfect in 2016 Nico Rosberg of Mercedes captured the Chinese Grand Prix with ease on Sunday to extend his perfect start to the Formula One season, and become just the fourth driver in history to win six straight races.

Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel, who collided with teammate Kimi Raikkonen at the first corner, finished second, 37.7 seconds behind Rosberg, while Red Bull’s Daniil Kvyat used an aggressive race strategy to take third – only the second podium of the 21-year-old’s career.

Rosberg started on pole position and led nearly the entire race by a wide margin to win his third race to start this season, and his sixth consecutive dating back to last year. Every driver who has started an F1 season with three straight wins went on to win the title that year.

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Fillies off and running Morrison softball has banner day with 3 wins at Fulton

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Morrison won three games and got two no-hitters at the Fulton tournament on Saturday.

Brooke Stralow pitched a nohitter and issued no walks in Morrison’s 10-0 win over Durand, but a Fillies’ error prevented a perfect game.

Lauren Pannier then came on to face Fulton in the following game and no-hit the Steamers in a 16-0 win. The Fillies weren’t done, as they completed the sweep by beating Dixon 11-0.

Emma Sitzmore chipped in on offense with a home run against Durand. Lauren Vos had four RBIs. Emma Melton went 3-for-4 at the plate.

Morrison then beat Fulton behind Pannier’s six strikeouts.

Vos homered and drove in four runs. Jaeden Workman also drove in four.

Against Dixon, Morrison scored five in the second and five more in the third. Stralow and Pannier combined pitching duties in the circle and earned the shutout.

Workman and Szabo each drove in two runs.

Sterling wins twice: The Golden Warriors won a pair of games at Rockton, beating Rochelle 9-0 before handing host Hononegah a 2-0 loss.

Lexy Staples won both games, pitching a total of seven innings.

She allowed no runs, no hits, walked four and struck out eight.

Jayme Eilers pitched in relief and was just as dominant, racking up 12 strikeouts and walking one while allowing four hits over seven innings.

Erin Stroup had three RBIs on the day, while Shannon Long and Abri Hale each had two.

Rock Falls sweeps: Natalie Soltow had a big day to lead Rock Falls to a doubleheader sweep at Rockford Boylan, 13-1 in the opener and 6-5 in the nightcap.

Soltow (6-3) went the distance in the first game, allowing one unearned run and two hits in five innings. She helped her own cause with two hits and three runs batted in. Miranda Long also knocked in three runs, while Payton Yanes added two.

In the second game, the Rockets (9-6) scored single runs in each inning but the second to hold off the Titans. Soltow had two hits, including a double, and drove in two runs, and Oliva Babcock chipped in with three hits. Yanes

Saturday’s stars Brooke Stralow & Lauren Pannier, Morrison softball, each threw a no-hitter at Fulton tournament Natalie Soltow, RF softball, 4 hits, 5 RBIs in doubleheader; CG win in Game 1 Haley Weidner, BV track, won 1,600 & 3,200 at Spring Valley (3-3) was the winning pitcher.

Newman 7, Leland-Earlville 4: The Comets spotted Leland-

Earlville an early lead, but roared back with three runs in the second, another in the third, two in the fifth and one in the sixth.

Mady Ferris went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI, while Lauren Wilson drove in two runs. Rhyanna Hadden went 2-for-3 with a double, and Lakyn Waldschmidt was 2-for-3 and drove in a run.

Trinity Martinez had two RBIs, and Madison Craft and Haley Frank also drove in runs.

In the circle, Waldschmidt allowed three hits, no earned runs and a walk while striking out eight.

AFC 10, Indian Creek 0, 5 inn.:

AFC jumped out to a quick lead, scoring three in the first and four more in the second, in a win at Indian Creek.

Laci Meurer went 2-for-3 and drove in a run. Lexi Meurer was 2-for-3 and drove in two runs.

Cassidy Koning pitched five innings and allowed no runs and three hits, striking out three.

Track & field Warriors 6th at Rock Island:

Sterling amassed 104 points to place sixth in a loaded field at the 15-team Rock Island A-B-C invitational.

The Golden Warriors finished behind Rock Island (238), Harlem (221), Homewood-Flossmoor (144), Palatine Fremd (129.5) and Peoria Notre Dame (116.5).

Third-place finishers, all in the A Flight, were Maggie McPherson in the 1,600 (5:30.98), Ashleigh Tira in the 100 hurdles (16.26) and 300 hurdles (49.75), and Kallie Zuidema in the pole vault (8-3).

Sterling also was third in the 400 relay (51.0) and 3,200 relay (10:13.27).

Bureau Valley wins at Hall: The Storm used five victories to win the Rollie Morris invite in Spring Valley.

Bureau Valley had 136 points

to edge the host Red Devils (129) and third-place Mendota (50) at the 12-team meet.

Haley Weidner swept the distance races for the Storm, winning the 1,600 in 5:48.81, and the 3,200 (12:33.97). Tiana Kennedy won the 200 (27.52), and was narrolwy beaten in the 100. Kennedy’s time of 13.24 was outdone by Hall’s Madi Quinn, who posted a 13.03.

Kennedy also ran a leg on the winning 400 relay (52.09), along with Marissa Endress, Addison Moreland and Marissa Mungia.

The 800 relay team of Endress, Kaitlin Mungia, Katelyn Splitt and Marissa Mungia won in 1:53.93.

Soccer Moline 2, Dixon 1: The Duchesses dropped a nonconference match in Moline after allowing a late goal in each half.

Moline scored first on a penalty kick with about 6 minutes remaining in the opening half.

Dixon answered 10 minutes into the second half, as Lauren Pollum beat two defenders and fed Lexy Langloss for the equalizing goal.

Moline, however, added its second goal late in the second half to hand the Duchesses (7-1) their first loss this season.

College softball Sauk Valley sweeps Harper, swept by DuPage: The Skyhawks

scored a combined 27 runs in two wins against Harper College in Palatine on Saturday.

Sauk won 16-3 in the first game, then held on for an 11-8 win in Game 2. Erin Newbury had three hits and two RBIs, while Molly Johnson and Lindsey Costliow each had two RBIs in the opener.

Jenny Lawson had a team-high three RBIs in Game 2 for the Skyhawks, Riley Lanham had three hits, and Leah Gorham earned the win.

On Sunday, the Skyhawks were swept at home by the College of DuPage, falling 8-1 and 8-3.

Sauk was no-hit in the opener by DuPage freshman Delaney Pelsor, scoring an unearned run in the bottom of the sixth. DuPage took the lead with a three-run fourth inning, then put the game away with a five-run sixth. Taylor Wagler went the distance for the Skyhawks.

In Game 2, a six-run fifth broke open the game for DuPage, after the Skyhawks had tied it at 1-1 in the bottom of the fourth. Jenny Lawson took the loss.

Both teams get bats going in Game 2

On the calendar Local events

Today College tennis 3 p.m.

• Waubonsee at Sauk Valley

Baseball 4:30 p.m.

• Sterling at Ottawa • Oregon at Burlington Central • Princeton at Amboy • Sherrard at Erie-Prophetstown • Fulton at Morrison • Bureau Valley at St. Bede • Aquin at Newman • West Carroll at Dakota • Warren-Stockton at Eastland Softball 4:30 p.m.

• Stillman Valley at Sterling • Princeton at Amboy • Sherrard at Erie-Prophetstown • Fulton at Morrison • Bureau Valley at St. Bede • Dakota at West Carroll • Pearl City at Forreston-Polo

Girls soccer 6 p.m.

• Dixon at Mendota

Boys tennis 4:30 p.m.

• Alleman at Sterling • Dixon at Marengo

Boys track 4 p.m.

• Oregon, Amboy, AFC, S. Beloit at Polo-Forreston • Erie-Prophetstown, Newman, Orion at Rockridge 4:15 p.m.

• Fulton at Lena-Winslow Jamboree 4:30 p.m.

• Rock Falls at Princeton Invite Girls track 4:30 p.m.

• Rock Falls at Princeton Invite

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• Blue Jays at Red Sox, MLB 7 p.m.

“It’s definitely nice pitching with a lead,” Ackerman said. “You don’t feel stressed, like you’ve got to make this one play or you’ve got to get this one strike. It allows me to just throw the game I know I can throw.”

“She’s a well-seasoned veteran, and she knows what she’s doing out there,” E-P coach Roger Ellerbrock said of Ackerman. “She puts a lot on herself, and we just let her do her thing.”

Amboy starter Karlee Doege (3-3) allowed 12 runs, eight of which were earned, and 14 hits. She was chased after Cox’s two-run shot in the top of the sixth inning.

Combined with some shaky defense and a lack of offense, it was a rough day for the Clippers.

“They started out with some bloopers that we didn’t handle defensively,” Amboy coach Kelly Whitman said, “and you can’t give a good-hitting team extra outs. I think those errors kind of set the tone for the whole game.”

• Cubs at Cardinals, ESPN • Angels at White Sox, CSN

NBA playoffs 6 p.m.

• First round, Eastern Conference, Game 2, Pacers at Raptors, NBA 7 p.m.

• First round, Western Conference, Game 2, Mavericks at Thunder, TNT 9:30 p.m.

• First round, Western Conference, Game 2, Rockets at Warriors, TNT

NHL 6 p.m.

• First round, Eastern Conference Game 3, Capitals at Flyers, NBCSN 7:30 p.m.

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Amboy’s Karlee Doege (left) is hit by the throw to first from Erie-Prophetstown third baseman Addie Glassburn on Saturday in Amboy. The Panthers swept the Clippers in a Three Rivers doubleheader.

The Clippers (9-4, 3-3 Three Rivers) looked to be in good position to gain a split, as they raced out to a 9-1 lead after three innings of the second game.

But the Panthers (112, 5-2), roared back with three runs in the fourth, five more in the fifth, and two in the

sixth to knot the score at 11-11.

Each team scored one in the seventh to make it 12-12, then E-P took charge with a four-run eighth inning.

Ackerman was once again the hitting star for the Panthers with a home run, a double, two singles, a walk, five runs

scored and three driven in. Cox and Calisa Steel also drove in three runs in the game.

Kylie Highbarger and Haley Varga each went deep for Amboy. Bailey Highbarger and Kylie Highbarger each had three hits, while Varga and Doege added two each.

• First round, Western Conference, Game 3, Stars at Wild, CNBC 9:30 p.m.

• First round, Western Conference, Game 3, Kings at Sharks, NBCSN

Running 7:30 a.m.

• Boston Marathon, NBCSN

Soccer 2 p.m.

• Tottenham at Stoke City, NBCSN

Monday, April 18, 2016

LOCAL SPORTS

SATURDAY’S SCOREBOARD College tennis at Moraine Valley

MORAINE VALLEY 9, SAUK VALLEY 0 Singles No. 1 - Greg Illner (MV) def. Alex Knack 7-6 (7-5), 6-0 No. 2- Miquel Segovia (MV) def. Lane Martells 6-2, 6-2 No. 3 - Jesse Myles (MV) def. Trevor Sisson 6-0, 6-0 No. 4 - Eddie Young (MV) def. Gage Bright 6-1, 6-1 No. 5- Steve Leavy (MV) def. Peter DeLaFuente 6-0, 6-1 No. 6 Casey Case (MV) def. Alex Soriano 6-3, 6-1 Doubles No. 1 - Illner, Segovia (MV) def. Knack, Martells 6-4, 6-3 No. 2 - Myles, Young (MV) def. Sisson, Soriano 6-2, 6-1 No. 3- Leavy, Eric Smith (MV) def. Bright, DeLaFuente 6-0, 6-0

Baseball at Rock Falls

ROCK FALLS 8, ROCKFORD CHRISTIAN 1 Rckfd Christian000 010 0 – 1 2 2 Rock Falls 200 006 x – 8 6 0 W-James McFadden (4-1). L- Jake Gugle (at bats- runs-hits) ROCKFORD CHRISTIAN (9-3) Dave Prisby lf 3-0-0, Jake McClellen c 3-00, Nolan Gazouski ss 3-0-0, Alec Powell rf 2-1-1, Jake Gugle p 3-0-1, Luke Jointer 3b 2-0-0, Neal Thomas cf 2-0-0, Braxton Santolino 2b 2-0-0, Colin Truit 1b 2-0-0.

Totals 22-1-2 Gugle (4+ IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER 3 K, 6 BB) and Peyton Gustafson (2 IP, 6 R, 5 ER, 4 H, 3 K, 0 BB). 2B-Gugle. RBI- Gugle. LOB- 2 ROCK FALLS (14-2) Clay Velazquez cf 2-1-0, Reid Akerman rf 4-1-1, Logan Pillars c 2-0-0, Cooper Kilberg 1b 2-1-1, Quinton Matznick 3b 2-1-1, Bronson Mintun dh 2-1-1, Noah Junis 2-11, James McFadden p 2-0-1, Davis lf 1-00, Jonathan Ross cr 0-2-0. Totals 20-8-6 McFadden (7 IP, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 H, 13 K, 1 BB). 2B- Kilberg. 3B- Matznick.

RBI- Akerman 2, Kilberg 2, Matznick 2, Velazquez, Pillars. LOB- 6 at Dixon Game 1

ROCKFORD AUBURN 9, DIXON 6 W – Hallberg. L – Aramis Hussung (0-2).

Auburn 113 110 2 — 9 13 1 Dixon 130 011 0 — 6 5 5 AUBURN Hallberg (4 IP, H, 2 R, ER, 4 BB, 4 K), Zimmerman (2 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 4 ER, BB, 0 K), Westin (IP, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K). Multi hits – Wallace 4, Madix 3. 2B – Madix, Wallace. RBI – Butler 2, Andrews, Madix, Orput, Wallace, Hallberg.

DIXON Hussung (6 IP, 12 H, 9 R, 5 ER, 5 BB, 3 K), Kris Lahman (IP, H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K). 2B – Devrick Sayles. RBI – Riley Mehrens, Evan Munson, Sayles, Jack Doane, Garrison Thimmesch.

Game 2

DIXON 12, ROCKFORD AUBURN 5 W – Owen VanHorn (1-1). L – Thomas.

Auburn 001 040 0 — 5 6 7 Dixon 512 301 x — 12 8 6 AUBURN Thomas (3 IP, 4 H, 8 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 2 K), Andrews (2/3 IP, 2 H, 3 R, ER, BB, 0 K), Butler (2 1/3 IP, 2 H, R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K).

Multi hits – Orput 2, Hayes 2, Thomas 2.

RBI – Hallberg, Thomas.

DIXON (5-6) VanHorn (3 IP, 2 H, R, ER, 5 BB, 5 K), Jack Doane (2 IP, 3 H, 4 R, ER, BB, 4 K), Kris Lahman (2 IP, H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K). Multi hits – Evan Munson 2. 2B – Lahman, Ryan Troutman, Munson. 3B – Munson.

RBI – Lahman 3, Munson 3, Devrick Sayles 2, Ryan Long, Troutman, Kyle Crawford. at Sterling Game 1

STERLING 8, FREEPORT 5 Freeport 000 112 1 — 5 4 5 Sterling 033 200 x — 8 5 1 W – Nolan Sullivan.

STERLING Sullivan (6 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 6 BB, 6 K), Camden Bailey (IP, 0 H, R, 0 ER, 2 BB, K).

Multi hits – Sam Wike 2, Tyler Willman 2.

2B – Wike, Willman. RBI – Willman 3, Wike 2, Nick Olds, Dylan Bryant, Reilly Hay. Game 2

STERLING 16, FREEPORT 3, 5 inn.

Freeport 000 03 — 3 4 4 Sterling 024 (10)X — 16 14 2 W – Sam Wike.

STERLING Wike (4 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, BB, K), Tyler Willman (IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3 ER, BB, 0 K). Multi hits – Wike 4, Nolan Sullivan 3, Tyler Willman 2, Camden Bailey 2. 2B – Wike, Sullivan. HR – Willman. RBI – Bailey 5, Willman 3, Sullivan 2, Reilly Hay, Wike. at Newman

NEWMAN 19, LELAND-EARLVILLE 6, 5 innings Leland-Earlville 004 02 — 6 6 3 Newman (10)24 3x — 19 15 1 W- Zach Rice NEWMAN (8-3) Multi hits- Luke Olson 3, Gehrig Koerner 2, Nate Olson 2, Vesley 2, Chase Graham 2. 2B- L. Olson, Landen Vesley. RBI- L. Olson 2, Koerner, N. Olson 3, Vesley 3, Ricky Rank 2, Graham 3 Travis Williams (2 IP 3 R, 3 ER, 5 K, 4 BB, 2 HBP, 0 H) and Rice (3 IP, 3 R, 2 ER, 4 H, 2 K, 0 BB) at Byron

FORRESTON-POLO 7, EASTLAND 1 Forr.-Polo 130 300 — 7 11 0 Eastland 000 001 — 1 5 2 W- Wyatt Patterson. L-Zach Randecker FORRESTON-POLO (8-4) Multi hits- Braxton Stamm 2-2, Brandon Schneiderman 2-4, Richie Bartnick 2-3, Austin Groshans 2-3. 2B- Schneiderman.

3B- Brody Grobe. RBI- Groshans 2, Bartnick, Stamm, Schneiderman, Patterson Patterson (4 IP, 0 R, 3 H, 2 K, 4 BB) and Cameron Timm (2 IP, 1 R, 2 H, 1 K, 2 BB) EASTLAND Randecker (6 IP, 7 R, 11 H, 4 K, 4 BB)

BOYS ROUNDUP

BYRON 15, FORRESTON-POLO 1 Byron 100 68 — 15 10 1 Forr.-Polo 000 01 — 1 3 4 W- Sheffler. L- Caleb Poffenberger FORRESTON-POLO 2B- Brandon Schneiderman. RBI- Michael Singley Poffenberger (3 2/3 IP, 7 R, 4 H, 3 K, 7 BB), Cameron Timm (1 IP, 8 R, 6 H, 0 K, 2 BB) and Josh Flick (1/3 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 1 K, 1 BB) BYRON Sheffler (5 IP, 1 R, 3 H, 6 K, 0 BB) at Amboy Game 1

AMBOY 6, ERIE-PROPHETSTOWN 5

MORRISON Multi hits- Brooke Stralow 2-3, Emily Szabo 2-4. 2B- Emma Sitzmore, Szabo, Stralow. RBI- Jaeden Workman 2, Szabo 2, Sarah Ostrander, Madison Steines, Lauren Pannier, Emma Melton.

Brooke Stralow (3 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 5 K) and Lauren Pannier (2 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 0 K) DIXON Erika Smith (2 2/3 IP, 5 H, 10 R, 2 ER, 6 BB, 0 K) and Hannah Schlosser (2 1/3 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K) at Rockford Game 1

ROCK FALLS 13, BOYLAN 1, 5 innings

E-P 000 320 0 — 5 8 Amboy 010 000 5 — 6 6 W- Hunter Zimmerly. L- Brandon Howell ERIE-PROPHETSTOWN Multi hits- Jordan Chandler 2, Brandon Howell 2. 2B- Howell, Nathan Pierceson.

3B- Jordan Chandler. RBI- Chandler 2, Ian Wirt 2, Pierceson Ian Wirt (6 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 2 ER, 5 K) AMBOY 2B- Nick Shafer. RBI- Shafer 2, Jordan Hochstatter, Carter Shaw, Cain Powers, Zimmerly (7 IP, 8 H, 5 R, 8 K)

Rock Falls 613 03 — 13 13 1 Boylan 100 00 — 1 2 2 W – Natalie Soltow (6-3) ROCK FALLS Soltow (5 IP, 1 R, 0 ER, 2 H, 3 SO, 1 BB) and Jordan Clevenger. Multiple hits – Clevenger 2, Soltow 2, Payton Yanes 2, Miranda Long 3. 2B – Long. RBI – Taylor Hoefler, Soltow 3, Yanes 2, Long 3, Sydnie Nailor, Brooke Nelson.

game 2

Rock Falls 101 111 1 — 6 8 2 Boylan 040 000 1 — 5 6 4 W – Yanes (3-3) ROCK FALLS (9-6) Yanes (7 IP, 5 R, 4 ER, 6 H, 10 SO, 3 BB) and Clevenger. Multiple hits – Clevenger 2, Olivia Babcock 3, Soltow 2. 2B – Soltow. RBI – Clevenger, Soltow 2.

ERIE-PROPHETSTOWN 13, AMBOY 2, 5 innings E-P 070 33 — 13 7 0 Amboy 200 00 — 2 1 5 W- Owen Behrens. L- Alex Gutierrez E-P Multi hits- Grady Todd 2, Nathan Pierceson 2. 2B- Ross Cady. RBI- Todd 2, Pierceson 2, Cady 2, Brandon Howell, Justice Cole Behrens ( 4 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 7 BB, 5 K) AMBOY RBI- Shafer at Indian Creek

INDIAN CREEK 8, AFC 6 AFC 220 100 1 — 6 10 6 Indian Creek 100 241 x — 8 9 1 W- Simpson. L-Ryan Rod (1-1) AFC (7-5) Multi hits- Ryan Rod 2, David Atkinson 2, Adam Mairs 2. 2B- Atkinson, Jacob Hilliker, Rod. RBI- Rod, Hilliker, Atkinson 2, Garrett Sanford Dylan Pitzer (3 2/3 IP, 3 R, 2 ER, 4 H, 6 K, 1 BB) Ryan Rod (2 1/3 IP. 5 R, 3 ER, 5 H, 1 K, 1 BB) INDIAN CREEK (5-4) Multi hits- Drendel 2, Summerfeld 2, Guerra 2. 2B- Guerra. RBI- Summerfeld, Morris 2, Simpson, Drendel Summerfeld (4 IP, 5 R, 4 ER, 8 H, 5 K, 1 HBP) Simpson ( 1 IP, 1 K, 1 BB) Morris (2 IP, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 H, 1 K)

Softball Saturday’s results at Amboy Game 1

ERIE-PROPHETSTOWN 12, AMBOY 2, 6 innings E-P 123 204 — 12 14 5 Amboy 011 000 — 2 3 4 W – Kylie Ackerman (5-2). L – Karlee Doege (3-3) ERIE-PROPHETSTOWN Stephanie Thulen ss 4-2-2, Alicia Stout 2b 4-1-2, Ashley Davis c 4-1-2, Kylie Ackerman p 4-1-3, Emily Cox lf 4-2-2, Addie Glassburn 3b 4-1-0, Dena Johnson rf 3-11, Delaney Tegeler 1b 3-1-1, Calissa Steel cf 3-1-1, Olivia Franks cr 0-1-0. Totals: 33-12-14.

Ackerman (6 IP, 2 R, 1 ER, 3 H, 5 SO) and Davis. 2B – Davis. HR – Stout, Ackerman, Cox. RBI – Stout 3, Ackerman 2, Cox 2, Davis, Tegeler. SB – Thulen. E – Stout 2, Glassburn, Ackerman, Davis. LOB – 3.

AMBOY Delaney Wilhelm ss 3-1-2, Bailee Highbarger 3b/p 3-0-0, Kylie Highbarger 2b 3-0-1, Karlee Doege p/3b 3-1-0, Shannon Lytle c 3-0-0, Haley Varga dp 3-0-0, Emma Lindenmeyer cf 3-0-1, Nataly Jones 1b 2-0-0, Marison Murphy lf 2-0-0, Kensie Payne flex/rf 0-0-0. Totals: 25-2-3.

Doege (5 2/3 IP, 12 R, 8 ER, 14 H, 7 SO), B.Highbarger 91/3 IP, 1 SO) and Lytle. 2B – K.Highbarger. RBI – Varga, K.Highbarger. SB – Wilhelm. E – Doege, Lytle, Wilhelm, Jones. LOB – 5.

Game 2

ERIE-PROPHETSTOWN 16, AMBOY 12, 8 innings E-P 010 352 14 — 16 20 Amboy 009 110 10 — 12 13 ERIE-PROPHETSTOWN (11-2, 5-2 Three Rivers) Multiple hits – Ackerman 4, Stout 2, Glassburn 2, Tegeler 2, Steel 2. 2B – Stout, Ackerman, Tegeler. HR – Ackerman, Cox, Thulen. RBI – Ackerman 3, Cox 3, Steel 3, Tegeler 2, Glassburn, Thulen.

AMBOY (9-4, 3-3) Multiple hits – Bailee Highbarger 3, Kylie Highbarger 3, Varga 2, Doege 2.

2B – B.Highbarger, K.Highbarger. HR – K.Highbarger, Varga. RBI – K.Highbarger 5, Varga, Lindenmeyer, Jones. at Fulton

MORRISON 10, DURAND 0, 5 innings Durand 000 00 — 0 0 1 Morrison 103 24 — 10 11 2 W- Brooke Stralow. L- Smith MORRISON Multi hits- Emma Melton 3-4, Brooke Stralow 2-3, Emma Sitzmore 2-3. 2BStralow. 3B- Lauren Vos, Emma Melton.

HR- Emma Sitzmore. RBI- Vos 4, Sitzmore 3, Jaeden Workman, Stralow, Melton Stralow (5 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 8 K) DURAND Smith (3 1/3 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 3 BB, 3 K) and Asche (1 IP, 5 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 3 BB, 1 K)

MORRISON 16, FULTON 0, 3 innings Fulton 000 — 0 0 2 Morrison 682 — 16 11 0 W- Lauren Pannier. L- Abby Willing FULTON Willing (2 IP, 11 H, 16 R, 12 ER, 7 BB, 1 K) MORRISON Multi hits- Lauren Vos 2-3, Brooke Stralow 2-3, Jaeden Workman 2-3, Emma Sitzmore 2-3. 2B- Workman, Sitzmore, Emily Szabo. HR- Vos. RBI- Vos 4, Workman 4, Szabo 3, Sitzmore 2, Melton, Madison Steines, Eryn Young Lauren Pannier (3 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 6 K)

MORRISON 11, DIXON 0, 5 innings.

Morrison 055 10 — 11 8 Dixon 000 00 — 0 4 W- Brooke Stralow. L- Erika Smith

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at Indian Creek

AFC 10, INDIAN CREEK 0 AFC 340 30 — 10 11 0 Indian Creek 000 00 — 0 3 4 W- Cassidy Koning. L-Nolan AFC (7-5) Multi hits- Laci Meurer 2-3, Bryce Gittleson 2-3, Lexi Meurer 2-3. 2B- Lexi Meurer.

RBI- Maley Fike 2, Lexi Meurer 2, Addison Wetzel 2, Bryce Gittleson, Laci Meurer.

Koning (5 IP. 0 R, 3 H, 3 K, 1 BB) INDIAN CREEK 2B- Cowan.

Nolan (5 IP, 10 R, 7 ER, 11 H, 3 K, 0 BB) at Newman

NEWMAN 7, LELAND-EARLVILLE 4 Leland 220 000 0 — 4 3 3 Newman 031 021 x — 7 11 4 W- Lakyn Waldschmidt (8-1). L- Haley Michael LELAND Multi hits- Skyler Brue 2-4.

Michael (6 IP, 11 H, 7 R, 7 ER, 1 K, 1 BB) NEWMAN (8-1) Multi hits- Mady Ferris 2-4, Waldschmidt 2-3, Rhyanna Hadden 2-3, Lauren Wilson 2-3 2B- Ferris, Hadden, Wilson RBI- Wilson 2, Waldschmidt, Trinity Martinez 2, Madison Craft, Haley Frank Waldschmidt (7 IP, 3 H, 4 R, 0 ER, 8 K, 1 BB)

Boys track & field Hub Relays at Rochelle Team scores 1. Harlem 141, 2. Rochelle 105, 3. Oregon 93, 4. Dixon 72, 5. Princeton 70, 6. Jefferson 46 High jump – 1. Lucas Sisler (Pri) 6-2, 2.

Kyle LeBlanc (Dixon) 6-0, 3. Matt Drendel (Roc) 5-10 Pole vault – 1. Jose Marquez (Har) 11-6, 2. Kyler Ackland (Roc) 11-0, 3. Brendan Jacobs (DIX) 10-6, Mike Parcus (Dixon) 10-6, Jake Mennen (Oregon) 10-6 Long jump – Nyrel Sullivan (Dixon) 21-3, 2. Kyle Bean (Har) 21-1, 3. Lenny Mead (Pri) 19-11 Triple jump – 1. Kyle Behan (Har) 41-1, 2.

Kandras Martin (Dixon) 40-7, 3. Josh Dallas (Dixon) 39-1 Shot put – 1. Josh Black (Har) 58-11, 2.

Josh Kowalski (Har) 54-4, 3. Anthony McKinney (Har) 47-6 Discus – 1. McKinney (Har) 162-7, 2.

John Ghibellini (Oregon) 151-0, 3. Colton Youngren (Pri) 141-3 3,200 relay – 1. Harlem 22:07, 2.

Rochelle 22:57, 3. Oregon 23:04 Fresh-soph 400 relay – 1. Harlem 46.10, 2. Jefferson 47.94, 3. Rochelle 48.24 Varsity 400 relay – 1. Dixon 44.23, 2.

Jefferson 44.51, 3. Rochelle 44.73 Fresh-soph 800 relay – 1. Harlem 1:38.51, 2. Jefferson 1:42.70, 3. Oregon 1:43.80 Varsity 800 relay – 1. Harlem 1:32.67, 2.

Jefferson 1:33.59, 3. Oregon 1:33.71 Fresh-soph 1,600 relay – 1. Harlem 3:48.33, 2. Oregon 3:55.10, 3. Princeton 3;56.57 Varsity 1,600 relay – 1. Rochelle 3:27.43, 2. Harlem 3:32.99, 3. Jefferson 3:33.69 3,200 relay – 1. Rochelle 8:36.08, 2.

Oregon 8:40.34, 3. Harlem 9:03.33 6,400 relay – 1. Dixon 19:34.34, 2. Harlem 20:06.68, 3. Rochelle 20.25.43 1,600 sprint medley - 1. Rochelle 3:43.98, 2. Princeton 3:49.48, 3. Harlem 3:51.45 4,000 distance medley – 1. Oregon 11:42.01, 2. Dixon 11:51.24, 3. Harlem 12:11.36 440 hurdle shuttle – 1. Princeton 1:09.84, 2. Oregon 1:12.32, 3. Rochelle 1:12.62

Girls track & field Rollie Morris invite at Spring Valley Team scores 1. Bureau Valley 136, 2. Hall 129, 3. Mendota 50, 4. Putnam County 48, 5. St. Bede 39, 6. Princeton 32, 7. Streator 28, 8. Fieldcrest 26, 9. Henry-Midland 24, 10.

Aurora Christian 22, 11. Stillman Valley 11, 12. Newark 6 100 – 1. Madi Quinn (Hall) 13:03; 200 – 1. Tiana Kennedy (BV) 27.52; 400 – 1.

Lindsey DiazDeleon (PC) 1:00.97; 800 – 1.

Claire Weers (Fieldcrest); 1,600 – 1. Haley Weidner (BV) 5:48.81; 3,200 – 1. Haley Weidner (BV) 12:33.97; 100 hurdles – 1. Madi Quinn (Hall); 300 hurdles – 1.

Liv Lawley (PC) 49:06; 400 relay – 1.

Bureau Valley (Marissa Endress, Addison Moreland, Marissa Mungia, Tiana Kennedy) 52:09; 800 relay – 1. Bureau Valley (Marissa Endress, Kaitlin Mungia, Katelyn Splitt, Marissa Mungia) 1:53.93; 1,600 relay – 1. Putnam County 4:20.53; 3,200 relay – 1. Hall 10:43.59; High jump – 1.

Zoe Postula (St. Bede) 5-1; Pole vault – 1. Madi Quinn (Hall) 10-6; Long jump – 1. Hailey Schultz (Princeton) 16-4; Triple jump – 1. Kaelyn Hamalle (Hall) 34-0; Shot put – 1. Terry Kaylynne (Streator) 37-7; Discus – 1. Elizabeth Willis (Mendota) 114-9

Split down the middle Amboy, E-P both win in baseball doubleheader

By SVM Sports Staff

The Amboy and ErieProphetstown baseball teams split a doubleheader Saturday in Amboy.

The Clippers rallied to earn a 6-5 win in the first game, before dropping the second 13-2 in five innings.

E-P led 5-1 heading into the bottom of the seventh of Game 1 before a Nick Shafer two-run double ignited a five-run Amboy rally. Hunter Zimmerly struck out eight in the win for the Clippers, while Brandon Howell took the loss in relief for E-P. Erie-Prophetstown drew six walks and had seven hits in the Game 2 win, scoring seven runs in the second and adding to the total with three in the fourth and three more in the fifth. Owen Behrens earned the win for E-P. Sterling sweeps Freeport: The Golden War-

riors cruised to a doubleheader sweep of the Pretzels at home behind Sam Wike and Tyler Willman.

Willman (three) and Wike (two) combined for five RBIs in Sterling’s 8-5 win in Game 1. In the second game, a five-inning, 16-3 win, Wike tossed four no-hit innings and added a double at the plate. Willman homered and drove in three runs.

The Warriors blew open the second game with a 10-run fourth inning, and Wike didn’t return to the mound after the large lead. Nolan Sullivan earned the win in the opener, striking out six and allowing four runs (three earned) and four hits in four innings.

Dixon 1-1 vs. Auburn:

The Dukes held a lead in Game 1 before Rockford Auburn came back to win 9-6. In Game 2, however, the Dukes took an early lead and never gave it back in a 12-5 win at Veterans Memorial Field.

Evan Munson powered the Dixon offense in the second game with three hits, including a double

Saturday’s stars Sam Wike, Sterling baseball, win, 0 H allowed, 2 2Bs, 3 RBIs in 2 games Tyler Willman, Sterling baseball, 2 2B, HR, 6 RBIs in 2 games Evan Munson, Dixon baseball, 3 hits, 2B, 3B, 3 RBIs in Game 2 Terrance Bruce, Sterling track, won ‘A’ 400 & 1,600 relay in Freeport and a triple, and knocked in three runs. Kris Lahman added three RBIs and tossed three scoreless innings for Dixon (5-6).

Newman 19, LelandEarlville 6, 5 inn.: The

Comets scored 10 runs in the first and kept it going in the next three innings in a win at home.

Luke Olson and Landen Vesley each hit doubles for Newman. Vesley, Chase Graham and Nate Olson drove in three runs apiece.

Cardinals split at Byron tourney: Forreston-Polo

scored three in the second and added three more in the fourth to beat Eastland 7-1 in Saturday’s first game at the Byron tournament.

Austin Groshans went 2-for-3 with a run scored and two RBIs. Brody Grobe tripled, and Brandon Schneiderman doubled.

The Cardinals dropped the final game of the tournament, 15-1 to Byron in five innings. Michael Singley drove in the Cardinals’ run in that game.

Indian Creek 8, AFC 6:

The Raiders jumped into an early lead but could not hold it in a loss in Shabbona.

AFC scored two in the first and two more in the second before Indian Creek rallied with a fourrun fifth inning. Ryan Rod took the loss in relief for AFC. Rod, David Atkinson and Adam Mairs all had

two hits. Rod, Atkinson, Jacob Hilliker and Garrett Sanford drove in runs.

West Carroll 8, Fulton Unity 2: The Thunder

broke a 2-2 tie with four runs in the fourth to win a nonconference game in Thomson.

Kaleb Plattenberger and Cory Simpson had two RBIs apiece for West Carroll. Jacob Dunk struck out five in four innings to earn the win.

Track & field

Sterling wins at Freeport: The Golden War-

riors cruised to a win at the nine-team A-B-C meet in Freeport.

Sterling won with 380 points, followed by Belvidere (288) and Freeport (266). Rock Falls (183) was sixth.

Sterling’s Terrance Bruce won the ‘A’ 400-meters in 52.82.

He also ran a leg on the winnning 1,600 relay that finished in 3:36.98, along with Orlando Ramos, Reid Blackburn and Bobby Tribble. The Warriors’ 3,200 relay team also took first, as Cody Lund, Jacob Gebhardt, Jon Landis and Jalen Hart finished in 8:44.88, as the only team to break 9 minutes.

Also for the Warriors, Marcus Shetter’s 126-10 toss earned him an ‘A’ discus win. In the ‘B’ division, Myles Williams won the triple jump (41-0 3/4) and Leon Ramos won the shot put (38-5 1/2).

For Fock Falls, Brayden Hamblen earned a win in the ‘A’ 800 (2:00.71), and Seth Williams took the ‘B’ race in 2:06.46. Brandon Boyer won the ‘A’ high jump for the Rockets with a leap of 6 feet, 3 inches.

College tennis

Moraine Valley 9, Sauk Valley 0: The Skyhawks

were shut out on the road Saturday.

The No. 1 singles match between Moraine Valley’s Greg Illner and Sauk’s Alex Knack featured a close first set, but Illner came out with the 7-6 (7-5), 6-0 win.

RF gets breathing room late MOWS

CONTINUED FROM B1

Rock Falls (14-2) gave McFadden all the runs he would need in the first inning. Pillars drew a two-out walk and Cooper Kilberg was hit by a pitch.

Up next came Quinton Matznick, who hit a ball sharply to center.

Rockford Christian center fielder Neal Thomas dove for it but couldn’t quite get there, and the ball rolled to the fence as both runners scored and Matznick wound up on third.

Gugle settled in after that, working out of jams in the second and fourth around retiring the Rockets in order in the third.

“He did a good job,” Rockford Christian coach Mike McClellen said.

“He’s a senior. He knows what he’s doing. The only time he got in trouble the whole game was when he walked guys. He battled.”

He got into trouble in the fifth, loading the bases with no one out, and McClellen went to reliever Peyton Gustafson – who got out of that jam, but found himself in another in the sixth.

Rock Falls again loaded the bases with no one out after the Lions failed to field a popped up bunt.

Clay Velazquez drew a bases-loaded walk to score one run, and Reid Akerman followed with a single up the middle to score two more.

Velazquez then scored on an error, and Kilberg doubled to left to drive in Akerman and courtesy runner Jonathan Ross.

“These guys can swing

the bats – we knew that – and if you give them extra outs, eventually great teams break through and that’s what they did,” McClellen said. “I don’t know if we’d have won it anyway. That was a mow job. We got mowed. And that’s OK. We are playing 3A at tournament time, so we’re going to see some better pitching.”

“At the beginning of the game, we were all being timid and not attacking the first-pitch fastball,” Pillars said. “The last inning, we started to be more aggressive and hit the ball the first pitch.”

The Rockets come away with a win against a team who ended last season with the Class 2A state title and, after moving up to Class 3A this spring, could be waiting for Rock Falls in the postseason.

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Besides the back-toback meets, Dixon did not have the luxury of much rest at Rochelle, as the running events are contested in less than 2 hours.

“It’s a quick turnaround,” Bond said. “And, there are a lot of distance races, making it tough to fill all the events. We’re stretching out kids pretty thin.”

In the distance medley (400-800-1,200-1,600),

Forrest Bryson, Nate Gascoigne and Grady built up a 100-meter lead going into the 1,600. That’s when Ian Hussung of Oregon, in his own words, “turned the switch on”.

By the second lap, Hussung passed two other runners and caught up with Andrew Lohse of Dixon. From that point on, he ran away from the field in a personal best of 4:40 to lead the Hawks to first place. Other runners were Arne Wendler, Isidoro Marcos and Mike Bowers.

What was more impressive about the sophomore Hussung’s time was the he ran a PR 2:02 in an 800 meter leg just 50 minutes earlier.

“It’s pretty evident his future is bright,” Oregon coach Jim Spratt said.

“Barring injury, he will be one of the best we’ve ever had at Oregon.”

Another young standout for Oregon was the freshman Bowers, filling in for an injured Caleb Mennen on the varsity 400 legs.

In the field events, all scored relay style,

Sullivan had the best long jump at 21-3, LeBlanc had the second-best high jump at 6 feet, and Kandras Martin (40-7) and Josh Dallas (39-1) went 2-3 individually in the triple jump for Dixon.

The highlight for Oregon was a 151-foot personal best in the discus by John Ghibellini. His previous best was 144 feet.

“That was outstanding,” Spratt said. “Things are starting to fall in place, Earleen Hinton/Shaw Media and he’s ready to really excel. He’s such a com- Oregon’s Devin DeHaan (left) takes the baton from Vitor Braga during the Hub Relays on Saturday. petitor for us.”

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MLB ROUNDUP

Monday, April 18, 2016

NHL PLAYOFFFS | FIRST ROUND | GAME 3 | BLUES 3, BLACKHAWKS 2

Breaks go Blues’ way Unlucky bounces, late Kane penalty sink Blackhawks

BY JAY COHEN AP Sports Writer

AP

Cubs pitcher Jon Lester (34) throws out the Rockies’ Brandon Barnes (1) at first base during the eighth inning Sunday at Wrigley Field. The Cubs lost 2-0.

Cubs just can’t solve Rockies White Sox slowed by Rays; Cards pull out win over Reds By the Associated Press

Nolan Arenado hit two home runs, Tyler Chatwood threw seven shutout innings, and the Colorado Rockies beat the Chicago Cubs 2-0 on Sunday at Wrigley Field.

Chatwood, Miguel Castro and Jake McGee combined to hold the Cubs to three hits.

The Cubs tried to come back in the ninth. After Dexter Fowler was robbed of a base hit by Rockies shortstop Trevor, Jason Heyward doubled with one out and Anthony Rizzo was hit by a pitch with two outs. But McGee struck out Bryant swinging for his third save.

The Rockies took two of three for their first series win at Wrigley Field since 2011. The Cubs were trying to reach 10 wins in the first 12 games for the first time since 1969.

Chatwood (2-1), who missed all of 2015 and most of 2014 after undergoing his second Tommy John surgery, struck out seven and allowed two hits and a walk. He retired the first 14 hitters, striking out six, until Jorge Soler drew a two-out walk in the fifth.

Javier Baez followed with a single for the Cubs’ first hit, but David Ross grounded into a forceout to end the inning.

Arenado hit a two-out homer into the left-field basket off Jon Lester (1-1) in the fourth, and another two-out drive off Justin Grimm in the ninth. He has six home runs this season, and seven career multihomer games.

The Rockies had just four hits against Lester, who struck out 10 in 7 1/3 innings. He also led off the sixth with a double to make him 5-for-100 at the plate in his career.

Lester, who has had trouble throwing to bases, bounced a toss to first but still got the out on Brandon Barnes’ dribbler in the eighth.

Carlos Gonzalez went 0-for-4, ending an 11-game hitting streak this season and a careerhigh 21-game hitting string dating to 2015.

Rays 3, White Sox 2:

Matt Moore struck out 10 over 6 1/3 innings, Brandon Guyer tied a career high with four hits, and Tampa Bay won at home.

Moore (1-0) allowed two runs and five hits, and improved to 4-1 in five career starts against the White Sox. After Enny Romero worked a perfect inning, Alex Colome got the final five outs for the Rays’ first save this season.

Jose Quintana (1-1) gave up three runs and seven hits, and had six strikeouts in six innings for Chicago, which has lost two straight after winning five in a row. The left-hander entered with a four-game winning streak dating to last season.

AP

White Sox starter Jose Quintana rubs a baseball after giving up a single Sunday against the Rays in St. Petersburg, Fla.

Up Next • Cubs (Lackey 2-0) at Cardinals (Leake 0-1), 7:09 p.m. today (ESPN/670 AM) • Angels (Santiago 0-0) at White Sox (Rodon 1-1), 7:10 p.m. today (CSN/890 AM) Logan Forsythe hit a leadoff double in the third, went to third on a wild pitch, and scored on Guyer’s single. Guyer scored to make it 3-1 when Quintana was charged with an error after missing first base with his foot while covering the bag on Logan Morrison’s two-out grounder.

Avisail Garcia ended Moore’s day with an RBI single in the seventh that cut Chicago’s deficit to 3-2.

Steve Pearce put the Rays up 1-0 on an RBI double in the first. Austin Jackson, hitless in his previous 12 at-bats, tied it at 1 with a single in the third.

Cardinals 4, Reds 3:

Eric Fryer had three hits, including the go-ahead double with two outs in the eighth inning at Busch Stadium.

A backup to All-Star catcher Yadier Molina, Fryer got his first start this season. He is now 6-for-6 at the plate.

Matt Carpenter and Jedd Gyorko hit solo homers for St. Louis, which has won three of last four. Ten of the Cardinals’ 21 homers this season were hit in the three-game series against the Reds.

Kevin Siegrist (2-0) entered with a runner at second and two outs in the seventh and struck out Zack Cozart, then pitched a 1-2-3 eighth, fanning two more. Trevor Rosenthal struck out his last two batters in a perfect ninth for his third save in as many chances.

St. Louis starter Michael Wacha allowed three runs – one earned – and seven hits in six innings.

Cincinnati’s Jon Maso gave up three runs and six hits in 5 2/3 innings in his first start this season. He had been on the disabled list due to a strained left intercostal muscle.

CHICAGO – The St. Louis Blues kept pushing and pushing until a costly play by Patrick Kane provided an opening. And there was nothing for the Chicago Blackhawks to challenge.

Jaden Schwartz scored at 13:32 of the third period with Kane in the penalty box for high-sticking, and the Blues beat the Blackhawks 3-2 on Sunday for a 2-1 lead in their first-round playoff series.

Patrik Berglund and rookie Colton Parayko also scored as St. Louis rallied after a difficult 3-2 loss in Game 2 that included two key coach’s challenges that went against the Blues – one of them wiping out a tiebreaking goal.

Brian Elliott made 44 saves Sunday, keeping St. Louis in the game during Chicago’s strong second period, in which it outshot the Blues 24-13.

“No one said it was going to be a short series, and even with them getting the win in Game 2, that didn’t affect us,” Schwartz said. “We came out and executed again today and we did a good job of that.”

It was Chicago’s first regulation loss when leading after two periods since Game 2 of the 2014 Western Conference finals against the Los Angeles Kings. The Blackhawks had been 70-0-4 since the start of last season when they had the lead at the beginning of the third, according to STATS. “That was a tough loss,” Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville said. “Let’s get back into it. But it was a pretty competitive game, kind of comparable to what we saw in the first two.”

AP

Blackhawks goalie Corey Crawford can’t stop a shot by the Blues’ Jaden Schwartz during the third period in Game 3 of their first-round playoff series Sunday in Chicago. The shot gave the Blues a 3-2 win, and a 2-1 series lead.

Star of the game: Jaden Schwartz, Blues, winning goal with 6:28 left in 3rd period Key performers: Brian Elliott, Blues, 44 saves; Corey Crawford, Blackhawks, 33 saves Up next: Game 4, Blues at Blackhawks, 8:30 p.m.

Tuesday (NBCSN/720 AM) Kane, the NHL’s leading scorer this season and one of the favorites for league MVP, got 4 minutes for a high stick on defenseman Alex Pietrangelo, and St. Louis made Chicago pay for the mistake.

“I’ve got to be smarter in that situation,” Kane said.

“Obviously I can’t take a penalty at that time of the game, especially when the score’s 2-2. I take responsibility on that one.”

Tarasenko passed down low to David Backes, who sent it right to Schwartz in the slot. Schwartz then beat Corey Crawford low on the glove side for his third career playoff goal and a 3-2 lead.

“We’ve got home ice back again,” Blues coach Ken Hitchcock said. “To

me, that’s the whole thing. We’ve got to find a way to keep it now.”

Brent Seabrook and Artem Anisimov scored for the Blackhawks, who dropped to 28-7 in home playoff games since the 2013 postseason.

Anisimov’s fluttering shot past Elliott at 1:04 of the second put Chicago in front, and Crawford’s stellar play helped preserve the 2-1 lead for a while.

First, Crawford stuffed Carl Gunnarsson on a nice look in front. Then Blackhawks defenseman Michal Rozsival had an ugly turnover, and Crawford made an outstanding glove save on Jori Lehtera at 5:31.

The sellout crowd of 22,207 responded with

cheers of “Co-rey! Co-rey!” and then resumed the chants after the goaltender turned away Lehtera again and Tarasenko on a couple more prime opportunities. He finished with 33 saves.

“It’s tough. You lose momentum when you give up a power-play goal late,” Crawford said.

“We did play well in this game. We have a lot of chances, had some good looks. It’s a tough one.”

Elliott had his own series of impressive stops on a Blackhawks power play in the second. He also caught a break when Andrew Ladd’s shot bounced off the left post and then the right one with about 6:20 to go.

Berglund tied it at 5:15 of the third when his shot from the middle went off the inside of Rozsival’s right leg and skipped over Crawford’s glove.

“It’s a lucky bounce, but you know we deserve some luck bounces, too, I think,” Berglund said.

NASCAR SPRINT CUP | FOOD CITY 500

Edwards rolls to worry-free victory JGR driver avoids tire troubles of teammates to win at Bristol

BY GARY B. GRAVES AP Sports Writer

BRISTOL, Tenn. – Carl Edwards took his first celebratory back flip of the season and easily stuck the landing.

“I considered not doing it,” he said. “I haven’t done one for a while.”

He earned that acrobatic moment because his No. 19 Toyota gripped Bristol Motor Speedway much better than his fellow Joe Gibbs Racing drivers Sunday.

Edwards avoided tire issues that plagued his teammates and took off on the final restart to win the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series on the half-mile bullring. In fact, he made it look easy.

Starting on the pole for the second straight week, Edwards’ Camry led eight times for 276 of 500 laps en route to his first victory since September at Darlington, and his fourth win at Bristol.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. was second, followed by Kurt Busch, Chase Elliott and Trevor Bayne.

“We didn’t have any trouble, and that’s just a testament to everyone at the shop and whole team,” said Edwards, who now trails new points leader Kevin Harvick – who finished seventh – by one point. “It’s really awesome to have a win, so we can really have fun and focus on the championship.”

Edwards’ flawless day contrasted the right-front tire problems endured by teammates Kyle Busch, Matt Kenseth and Denny Hamlin after all of them

Top 5 finishers 1. Carl Edwards 2. Dale Earnhardt Jr. 3. Kurt Busch 4. Chase Elliott 5. Trevor Bayne

Top 5 in points 1. Kevin Harvick 2. Carl Edwards 3. Jimmie Johnson 4. Joey Logano 5. Kyle Busch

AP

Carl Edwards celebrates after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race Sunday in Bristol, Tenn. started in the top five.

Busch, the defending series champion and points leader coming in, had trouble throughout the race. He finally exited after his car smacked the wall on Lap 259 and sustained heavy damage, failing to finish a race for the first time since June at Michigan.

“I just kept getting tighter in the long run, not sure why that was,” said Busch, who had two other tire failures and was penalized for speeding off pit road. “I guess it wasn’t meant to be.”

Kenseth led three times for 142 laps and seemed

to be one of the few drivers capable of challenging Edwards before his day ended early after he cut a right front tire a second time and hit the wall.

Hamlin had problems too, enough to cause Goodyear to announce it would examine all of those tires from Busch and Kenseth to determine if the failures were due to the tire makeup or the aggressive setups drivers use at the highbanked track.

“Because all of them had the same problem, we wanted to take a look,” Goodyear racing director Greg Stucker said.

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Earnhardt, meanwhile, had to overcome a dead battery that stalled his No. 88 Chevy at the start and initially left him two laps down. He battled back to get on the lead lap by Lap 200, and eventually dueled Kurt Busch hard late with insideoutside moves by both to create some drama.

None of it ultimately mattered with Edwards out front.

“We didn’t have a good enough car to run in the top five today, but [crew chief] Greg [Ives] and those guys did a great job getting our laps back,” Earnhardt said. “We were just lucky on those restarts as to where we lined up, and that really helped us.”

Edwards stayed above the fray and was strong on long and short runs.

That was evident on two restarts in the final 10 laps, when he jumped out and wasn’t challenged in earning his 26th career win.

“I’m sure it looked better than it felt for me,” Edwards said. “You can’t be far enough ahead of these guys.”

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WEEKEND SCOREBOARD MLB American League

East Division W L Pct Baltimore 8 3 .727 Boston 6 5 .545 Toronto 6 7 .462 New York 5 6 .455 Tampa Bay 5 7 .417 Central Division W L Pct Chicago 8 4 .667 Kansas City 8 4 .667 Detroit 7 4 .636 Cleveland 5 5 .500 Minnesota 3 9 .250 West Division W L Pct Texas 7 6 .538 Oakland 6 7 .462 Los Angeles 5 7 .417 Seattle 5 7 .417 Houston 5 8 .385

GB — 2 3 3 3½ GB — — ½ 2 5 GB — 1 1½ 1½ 2

Saturday’s results Seattle 3, N.Y. Yankees 2 Minnesota 6, L.A. Angels 4 Oakland 5, Kansas City 3 Boston 4, Toronto 2 Cleveland 7, N.Y. Mets 5 Tampa Bay 7, Chicago White Sox 2 Detroit 5, Houston 3 Texas 8, Baltimore 4 Sunday’s results N.Y. Yankees 4, Seattle 3 Tampa Bay 3, Chicago White Sox 2 N.Y. Mets 6, Cleveland 0 Toronto 5, Boston 3 Houston 5, Detroit 4 Minnesota 3, L.A. Angels 2, 12 innings Oakland 3, Kansas City 2 Baltimore at Texas, ppd., rain Today’s games Toronto (Happ 1-0) at Boston (Buchholz 0-1), 10:05 a.m.

L.A. Angels (Santiago 0-0) at Chicago White Sox (Rodon 1-1), 7:10 p.m.

Milwaukee (Ch.Anderson 1-0) at Minnesota (Hughes 0-2), 7:10 p.m.

Tuesday’s games Milwaukee at Minnesota, 12:10 p.m.

Seattle at Cleveland, 5:10 p.m.

Oakland at N.Y. Yankees, 6:05 p.m.

Toronto at Baltimore, 6:05 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Boston, 6:10 p.m.

Detroit at Kansas City, 6:15 p.m.

Houston at Texas, 7:05 p.m.

L.A. Angels at Chicago White Sox, 7:10 p.m.

Sunday’s box score

RAYS 3, WHITE SOX 2 Chicago

Tampa Bay ab r h bi ab r h bi Eaton lf 4 0 1 0 Forsyth 2b 4 1 1 0 AJcksn cf 4 0 1 1 Guyer rf 4 2 4 1 Abreu 1b 4 0 0 0 Longori 3b 4 0 1 0 Frazier 3b 4 0 0 0 Pearce 1b 3 0 1 1 Sands dh 3 0 0 0 DJnngs lf 3 0 0 0 MeCarr ph 0 0 0 0 Morrsn dh 3 0 0 0 Lawrie 2b 4 1 2 0 Casali c 3 0 0 0 AvGarc rf 3 1 1 1 Kiermr cf 3 0 1 0 Navarr c 3 0 0 0 BMiller ss 3 0 0 0 Saladin ss 3 0 0 0 Totals 32 2 5 2 Totals 30 3 8 2 Chicago 001 000 100 — 2 Tampa Bay 102 000 00x — 3 E–Quintana (1). DP–Chicago 1. LOB– Chicago 5, Tampa Bay 3. 2B–Lawrie (3), Forsythe (2), Pearce (1), Kiermaier (1). CS– Guyer (1).

IP H R ER BB SO Chicago Quintana L,1-1 6 7 3 2 0 6 Duke 1 0 0 0 0 2 Albers 1 1 0 0 0 1 Tampa Bay Moore W,1-0 6 1/3 5 2 2 0 10 Romero H,1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Colome S,1-1 1 2/3 0 0 0 1 2 HBP–by Moore (Av.Garcia). WP–Quintana.

Saturday’s box score

RAYS 7, WHITE SOX 2 Chicago Eaton rf Rollins ss Abreu 1b Frazier 3b MeCarr lf Lawrie 2b AvGarc dh Avila c Sands ph Navarr c AJcksn cf Totals

ab 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 2 1 0 3 33

r 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2

h 2 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 7

bi 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2

Tampa Bay ab Guyer cf 2 Pearce 1b 5 Longori 3b 4 Dickrsn dh 4 DJnngs lf 3 SouzJr rf 4 BMiller ss 4 TBckh 2b 3 Casali c 3 Totals

r 1 0 1 0 1 2 1 1 0

h 1 0 2 0 2 2 2 1 0

bi 1 0 1 0 1 1 3 0 0

32 7 10 7

Chicago 000 000 200 — 2 Tampa Bay 001 300 12x — 7 DP–Chicago 1, Tampa Bay 1. LOB–Chicago 5, Tampa Bay 7. 2B–Frazier (2), B.Miller (2). HR–Lawrie (1), Guyer (1), De.Jennings (1), B.Miller (1). SB–T.Beckham (1).

IP H R ER BB SO Chicago Danks L,0-2 6 1/3 6 5 5 3 4 Petricka 1/3 1 0 0 2 0 Putnam 1/3 2 2 2 0 0 Da.Jennings 1 1 0 0 0 1 Tampa Bay E.Ramirez W,2-0 5 2/3 3 0 0 0 4 Geltz 1 2 2 2 0 0 Cedeno H,1 1 1/3 1 0 0 0 1 Farquhar 1 1 0 0 0 1 Putnam pitched to 2 batters in the 8th.

H BP –by Da.Jennings (Guyer), by E.Ramirez (Abreu). WP–Danks, Geltz.

National League

East Division W L Pct Washington 9 2 .818 Philadelphia 6 7 .462 New York 5 6 .455 Miami 3 7 .300 Atlanta 3 9 .250 Central Division W L Pct Chicago 9 3 .750 St. Louis 7 5 .583 Pittsburgh 7 6 .538 Cincinnati 6 6 .500 Milwaukee 5 7 .417 West Division W L Pct Los Angeles 8 5 .615 Colorado 7 5 .583 San Francisco 7 6 .538 Arizona 5 8 .385 San Diego 4 9 .308

GB — 4 4 5½ 6½ GB — 2 2½ 3 4 GB — ½ 1 3 4

Saturday’s results Cincinnati 9, St. Louis 8 Chicago Cubs 6, Colorado 2 Cleveland 7, N.Y. Mets 5 Pittsburgh 5, Milwaukee 0 Washington 8, Philadelphia 1 Atlanta 6, Miami 4 San Diego 5, Arizona 3, 14 innings San Francisco 4, L.A. Dodgers 3 Sunday’s results Atlanta 6, Miami 5, 10 innings N.Y. Mets 6, Cleveland 0 Pittsburgh 9, Milwaukee 3 Philadelphia 3, Washington 2, 10 innings St. Louis 4, Cincinnati 3 Colorado 2, Chicago Cubs 0 Arizona 7, San Diego 3 L.A. Dodgers 3, San Francisco 1 Today’s games N.Y. Mets (Syndergaard 1-0) at Philadelphia (Eickhoff 1-1), 6:05 p.m.

Colorado (Lyles 0-1) at Cincinnati (Simon 0-1), 6:10 p.m.

Washington (Roark 1-1) at Miami (Fernandez 0-1), 6:10 p.m.

Chicago Cubs (Lackey 2-0) at St. Louis (Leake 0-1), 7:09 p.m.

Milwaukee (Ch.Anderson 1-0) at Minnesota (Hughes 0-2), 7:10 p.m.

Arizona (R.De La Rosa 0-3) at San Francisco (Peavy 0-1), 9:15 p.m.

Tuesday’s games Milwaukee at Minnesota, 12:10 p.m.

N.Y. Mets at Philadelphia, 6:05 p.m.

Colorado at Cincinnati, 6:10 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers at Atlanta, 6:10 p.m.

Washington at Miami, 6:10 p.m.

Chicago Cubs at St. Louis, 7:15 p.m.

Pittsburgh at San Diego, 9:10 p.m.

Arizona at San Francisco, 9:15 p.m.

ab 4 3 4 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 0 0

r 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

h 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0

bi 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Cincinnati

r 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

h 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0

bi 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

St. Louis

ab r h bi Crpntr 3b-1b 3 1 1 1 Pisctty rf 4 0 0 0 Moss lf 4 0 0 0 Grichk cf 4 0 0 0 Adams 1b 3 0 0 0 A.Diaz ph-ss 0 1 0 0 Gyrko 2b-3b 4 1 1 1 GGarci ss-2b 3 1 2 0 Fryer c 3 0 3 2 Molina c 0 0 0 0 Wacha p 2 0 0 0 Hazelkr ph 1 0 0 0 Bowmn p 0 0 0 0 Siegrist p 0 0 0 0 Hollidy ph 1 0 0 0 Rosnthl p 0 0 0 0 Totals 32 3 8 2 Totals 32 4 7 4 Cincinnati 100 200 000 — 3 St. Louis 020 010 01x — 4 E–Phillips (2), G.Garcia (1), Wacha (1). DP– St. Louis 1. LOB–Cincinnati 4, St. Louis 8. 2B–Cozart (5), Duvall (5), Pacheco (2), Fryer 2 (2). HR–Carpenter (2), Gyorko (2).

CS–Phillips (1). SF–Votto.

IP H R ER BB SO Cincinnati Moscot 5 2/3 6 3 3 1 2 B.Wood 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 Cingrani 1 0 0 0 1 0 Ohlendorf L,2-1 1 1 1 1 1 1 St. Louis Wacha 6 7 3 1 1 5 Bowman 2/3 1 0 0 0 0 Siegrist W,2-0 1 1/3 0 0 0 0 3 Rosenthal S,3-3 1 0 0 0 0 2 HBP–by Moscot (G.Garcia).

Cozart ss Suarez 3b Votto 1b Phillips 2b Bruce rf Mesorc c Duvall lf Scheler cf Moscot p B.Wood p Pachec ph Cingrn p Ohlndrf p

ab 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 2 2 0 1 0 0

Saturday’s box scores Colorado

Chicago

ab r h bi Fowler cf 4 0 0 0 Heywrd rf 4 0 1 0 Zobrist 2b 4 0 0 0 Rizzo 1b 3 0 0 0 Szczur pr 0 0 0 0 Bryant 3b 4 0 0 0 Soler lf 2 0 0 0 J.Baez ss 3 0 1 0 D.Ross c 2 0 0 0 MMntr ph-c 1 0 0 0 Lester p 2 0 1 0 Warren p 0 0 0 0 LaStell ph 1 0 0 0 Grimm p 0 0 0 0 Totals 30 2 5 2 Totals 30 0 3 0 Colorado 000 100 001 — 2 Chicago 000 000 000 — 0 E–Rizzo (1). DP–Chicago 1. LOB–Colorado 3, Chicago 5. 2B–Heyward (2), Lester (1). HR–Arenado 2 (6). SB–Story (1). CS– Story (1), Parra (1).

ab 4 4 4 4 4 3 0 2 3 1 1 0 1 31

r 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2

h 0 1 2 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 7

bi 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2

Chicago

ab r h bi Adams 2b Fowler cf 3 1 1 3 Story ss Bryant 3b 4 0 1 0 CGnzlz rf Rizzo 1b 3 1 1 1 Arenad 3b Soler lf 4 1 2 1 Parra cf Heywrd rf 0 0 0 0 Rynlds 1b J.Baez 2b 4 1 2 0 Gurka p ARussll ss 3 0 0 0 Raburn lf Szczur rf-lf 3 1 1 0 Garnea c D.Ross c 2 1 0 1 Brgmn p Arrieta p 4 0 0 0 BBarns ph T.Wood p 0 0 0 0 Hale p Strop p 0 0 0 0 Paulsn 1b Totals Totals 30 6 8 6 Colorado 000 000 002 — 2 Chicago 000 200 31x — 6 E–Gurka (1). DP–Colorado 1, Chicago 2.

LOB–Colorado 3, Chicago 6. 2B–Story (1), Garneau (1), J.Baez (1). HR–C.Gonzalez (4), Fowler (2), Rizzo (3), Soler (2). SB–Parra (3), Rizzo (1), Szczur (1). CS–C.Gonzalez (1). SF–D.Ross.

IP H R ER BB SO Colorado Bergman L,0-2 5 4 2 2 1 7 Hale 1 2/3 3 3 3 2 1 Gurka 1 1/3 1 1 1 2 2 Chicago Arrieta W,3-0 8 5 0 0 1 8 T.Wood 1/3 2 2 2 0 0 Strop 2/3 0 0 0 0 1

Sunday’s box scores

LeMahi 2b Story ss CGnzlz rf Arenad 3b Parra lf Rynlds 1b BBarns cf Wolters c Chatwd p Raburn ph MCastr p McGee p

CARDINALS 4, REDS 3

CUBS 6, ROCKIES 2

ROCKIES 2, CUBS 0 Colorado

IP H R ER BB SO Colorado Chatwood W,2-1 7 2 0 0 1 7 M.Castro H,4 1 0 0 0 0 1 McGee S,3-3 1 1 0 0 0 1 Chicago Lester L,1-1 7 1/3 4 1 1 2 10 Warren 2/3 0 0 0 0 1 Grimm 1 1 1 1 0 3 HBP–by McGee (Rizzo).

REDS 9, CARDINALS 8 Cincinnati

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E–Cotham (1), Schebler (1). LOB–Cincinnati 8, St. Louis 9. 2B–Cozart 2 (4), Suarez (1), Votto (1), Phillips 2 (2), Mesoraco (1), T.Holt (1), Finnegan (1), Holliday (5).

HR–Bruce (3), Piscotty (2), Moss (4). CS– Mesoraco (1). SF–Cozart.

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Today’s games Washington at Philadelphia, 6 p.m.

Dallas at Minnesota, 7:30 p.m.

Los Angeles at San Jose, 9:30 p.m.

Tuesday’s games Tampa Bay at Detroit, 6 p.m.

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

St. Louis at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.

Anaheim at Nashville, 8:30 p.m.

Wednesday’s games Washington at Philadelphia, 6 p.m.

Florida at N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m.

Dallas at Minnesota, 8:30 p.m.

Los Angeles at San Jose, 9:30 p.m.

Thursday’s games Pittsburgh at N.Y. Rangers, 6 p.m. x-Detroit at Tampa Bay, 6 p.m.

Anaheim at Nashville, 7 p.m.

Chicago at St. Louis, 8:30 p.m.

NBA playoffs

Sunday’s box score

FIRST ROUND

BLUES 3, BLACKHAWKS 2

(Best-of-7) (x-if necessary) Saturday’s results Indiana 100, Toronto 90, Indiana leads series 1-0 Golden State 104, Houston 78, Golden State leads series 1-0 Atlanta 102, Boston 101, Atlanta leads series 1-0 Oklahoma City 108, Dallas 70, Oklahoma City leads series 1-0 Sunday’s results Cleveland 106, Detroit 101, Cleveland leads series 1-0 Miami 123, Charlotte 91, Miami leads series 1-0 San Antonio 106, Memphis 101, San Antonio leads series 1-0 Portland at L.A. Clippers, late Today’s games Dallas at Oklahoma City, 5 p.m.

Indiana at Toronto, 6 p.m.

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

Tuesday’s games Boston at Atlanta, 6 p.m.

Memphis at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.

Wednesday’s games Charlotte at Miami, 6 p.m.

Detroit at Cleveland, 7 p.m.

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

Thursday’s games Oklahoma City at Dallas, 6 p.m.

Toronto at Indiana, 6:30 p.m.

Golden State at Houston, 8:30 p.m.

Friday’s games Cleveland at Detroit, 6 p.m.

Atlanta at Boston, 7 p.m.

San Antonio at Memphis, 8:30 p.m.

Saturday, April 23 Toronto at Indiana, 2 p.m.

Miami at Charlotte, 4:30 p.m.

Oklahoma City at Dallas, 7 p.m.

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

Sunday, April 24 San Antonio at Memphis, noon Golden State at Houston, 2:30 p.m.

Atlanta at Boston, 5 p.m.

Cleveland at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.

St. Louis 1 0 2 — 3 Chicago 1 1 0 — 2 First Period–1, Chicago, Seabrook 1 (Toews, Kane), 2:18 (pp). 2, St. Louis, Parayko 1 (Pietrangelo, Fabbri), 12:11 (pp).

Penalties–Brodziak, StL, served by Fabbri, double minor (roughing), 1:49; Svedberg, Chi (roughing), 1:49; Bouwmeester, StL (hooking), 3:41; Bouwmeester, StL (interference), 5:46; Svedberg, Chi (high-sticking), 12:04; Edmundson, StL (cross-checking), 19:31; Shaw, Chi (slashing), 19:31.

Second Period–3, Chicago, Anisimov 1 (Panarin), 1:04. Penalties–Upshall, StL (tripping), 9:38.

Third Period–4, St. Louis, Berglund 1 (Shattenkirk, Fabbri), 5:15. 5, St. Louis, Schwartz 1 (Backes, Tarasenko), 13:22 (pp). Penalties–Kane, Chi, double minor (high-sticking), 11:51.

Shots on Goal–St. Louis 9-13-14–36.

Chicago 10-24-12–46.

Power-play chances–St. Louis 2 of 3; Chicago 1 of 4.

Goalies–St. Louis, Elliott 2-1-0 (46 shots44 saves). Chicago, Crawford 1-2-0 (36-33).

Auto racing NASCAR Sprint Cup Food City 500 Results Sunday At Bristol Motor Speedway Bristol, Tenn.

Lap length: .533 miles (Start position in parentheses) 1. (1) Carl Edwards, Toyota, 500 laps, 45 points.

2. (20) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 500, 39.

3. (26) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, 500, 39.

4. (19) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet, 500, 37.

5. (10) Trevor Bayne, Ford, 500, 36.

6. (30) Matt DiBenedetto, Toyota, 500, 35.

7. (7) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 500, 35.

8. (36) Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet, 500, 33.

9. (17) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 500, 32.

10. (3) Joey Logano, Ford, 500, 32.

11. (18) Ryan Blaney, Ford, 500, 30.

12. (23) Greg Biffle, Ford, 500, 29.

13. (13) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 500, 28.

14. (8) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota, 500, 27.

15. (14) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 500, 27.

16. (32) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, 500, 25.

17. (11) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 500, 24.

18. (12) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 500, 23.

19. (9) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet, 500, 22.

20. (4) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 500, 21.

21. (21) Chris Buescher, Ford, 500, 20.

22. (28) Landon Cassill, Ford, 500, 20.

23. (6) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 499, 18.

24. (16) Casey Mears, Chevrolet, 499, 17.

25. (34) Ty Dillon, Chevrolet, 499, 0.

26. (15) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 498, 15.

27. (33) Danica Patrick, Chevrolet, 498, 14.

28. (39) Cole Whitt, Chevrolet, 496, 13.

29. (31) Michael McDowell, Chevrolet, 495, 12.

30. (27) Brian Scott, Ford, 493, 11.

31. (40) Michael Annett, Chevrolet, 492, 10.

32. (37) Jeffrey Earnhardt, Ford, 488, 9.

33. (35) Josh Wise, Chevrolet, 482, 8.

34. (22) Aric Almirola, Ford, 479, 7.

35. (25) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 462, 6.

36. (2) Matt Kenseth, Toyota, 460, 6.

37. (29) Regan Smith, Chevrolet, accident, 451, 4.

38. (5) Kyle Busch, Toyota, accident, 258, 3.

39. (24) David Ragan, Toyota, engine, 211, 2.

40. (38) Reed Sorenson, Chevrolet, suspension, 169, 1.

NHL playoffs FIRST ROUND

(Best-of-7) (x-if necessary) Wednesday’s results Tampa Bay 3, Detroit 2 Pittsburgh 5, N.Y. Rangers 2 St. Louis 1, Chicago 0, OT Thursday’s results Washington 2, Philadelphia 0 N.Y. Islanders 5, Florida 4 Dallas 4, Minnesota 0 San Jose 4, Los Angeles 3 Friday’s results Tampa Bay 5, Detroit 2 Florida 3, N.Y. Islanders 1 Chicago 3, St. Louis 2 Nashville 3, Anaheim 2, Nashville leads series 1-0 Saturday’s results N.Y. Rangers 4, Pittsburgh 2, series tied 1-1 Washington 4, Philadelphia 1, Washington leads series 2-0 Dallas 2, Minnesota 1, Dallas leads series 2-0 San Jose 2, Los Angeles 1, San Jose leads series 2-0 Sunday’s results St. Louis 3, Chicago 2, St. Louis leads series 2-1 Detroit 2, Tampa Bay 0, Tampa Bay leads series 2-1 N.Y. Islanders 4, Florida 3, OT, N.Y. Islanders lead series 2-1 Nashville at Anaheim, late

Race Statistics Winner’s Average Speed: 81.637 mph.

Time: 3 hours, 15 minutes, 52 seconds.

Margin of Victory: 0.766 seconds.

Caution Flags: 15 for 102 laps.

Lead Changes: 16 among 7 drivers.

Lap Leaders: C.Edwards 1-36; J.Logano 37-39; C.Edwards 40-42; M.Kenseth 43-53; J.Logano 54; M.Kenseth 55-117; C.Edwards 118; M.Kenseth 119-186; C.Edwards 187-189; P.Menard 190-193; C.Edwards 194-261; L.Cassill 262-281; C.Edwards 282-318; K.Harvick 319-331; C.Edwards 332-355; Ku.Busch 356-396; C.Edwards 397-500.

Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Led, Laps Led): C.Edwards, 8 times for 276 laps; M.Kenseth, 3 times for 142 laps; Ku.Busch, 1 time for 41 laps; L.Cassill, 1 time for 20 laps; K.Harvick, 1 time for 13 laps; J.Logano, 2 times for 4 laps; P.Menard, 1 time for 4 laps.

Wins: Ky.Busch, 2; J.Johnson, 2; C.Edwards, 1; D.Hamlin, 1; K.Harvick, 1; B.Keselowski, 1.

Top 16 in Points: 1. K.Harvick, 287; 2. C.Edwards, 286; 3. J.Johnson, 271; 4. J.Logano, 266; 5. Ky.Busch, 262; 6.

D.Earnhardt Jr., 250; 7. Ku.Busch, 247; 8. B.Keselowski, 224; 9. D.Hamlin, 222; 10. M.Truex Jr., 214; 11. A.Dillon, 213; 12.

C.Elliott, 205; 13. J.McMurray, 199; 14.

A.Allmendinger, 188; 15. K.Kahne, 185; 16. R.Newman, 182.

Golf PGA – RBC Heritage Sunday At Harbour Town Golf Links Hilton Head Island, S.C. Purse: $5.9 million Yardage: 7,099; Par: 71 Final Branden Grace 66-74-69-66 — 275 Luke Donald 66-71-69-71 — 277 Russell Knox 72-65-73-67 — 277 Bryson DeChambeau 70-69-72-68 — 279 Kevin Na 73-71-66-69 — 279 Whee Kim 71-72-68-69 — 280 Jason Kokrak 71-68-68-73 — 280 Bryce Molder 70-70-73-67 — 280 Aaron Baddeley 71-69-73-68 — 281 Ricky Barnes 71-68-74-68 — 281 Kevin Chappell 68-68-75-70 — 281 Matt Kuchar 67-71-72-71 — 281 William McGirt 69-71-72-69 — 281 Ernie Els 72-71-73-66 — 282 Tyler Aldridge 71-73-67-71 — 282 Graham DeLaet 69-70-72-71 — 282 Bill Haas 69-72-69-72 — 282 Charley Hoffman 68-68-71-75 — 282 Si Woo Kim 68-72-71-71 — 282 Patton Kizzire 69-68-71-74 — 282 Colt Knost 73-70-70-69 — 282 David Toms 69-73-71-69 — 282

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Champions Tour Mitsubishi Electric Classic Sunday At HTPC Sugarloaf Duluth, Ga. Purse: $1.8 million Yardage: 7,179; Par: 72 Final (x-won on second playoff hole) x-Woody Austin 72-69-64 — 205 Wes Short, Jr. 70-67-68 — 205 Paul Goydos 71-68-67 — 206 Miguel Angel Jimenez 72-67-68 — 207 Tom Lehman 73-67-67 — 207 Colin Montgomerie 72-66-69 — 207 Joey Sindelar 70-70-67 — 207 Billy Andrade 70-69-69 — 208 Roger Chapman 74-66-69 — 209 Kevin Sutherland 72-70-67 — 209

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LPGA-Lotte Championship Saturday At Ko Olina Golf Club Course Kapolei, Hawaii Purse: $1.8 million Yardage: 6,397; Par: 72 Final Round Minjee Lee 68-66-74-64 — 272 In Gee Chun 74-67-65-67 — 273 Katie Burnett 70-66-67-70 — 273 Moriya Jutanugarn 68-70-68-68 — 274 Su-Yeon Jang 71-66-67-71 — 275 Joanna Klatten 71-70-67-68 — 276 Megan Khang 76-64-70-67 — 277 Mo Martin 72-71-66-68 — 277 Sei Young Kim 69-69-69-70 — 277 Nontaya Srisawang 70-71-71-66 — 278 Shanshan Feng 73-68-69-68 — 278 Brooke M. Henderson 69-70-71-68 — 278 Pernilla Lindberg 70-72-67-69 — 278 Lexi Thompson 75-66-68-69 — 278

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Supplemental Publication Notice Public Notice is hereby given that on April 11, 2016, a certificate was filed in the Office of the County Clerk of Whiteside County, Illinois, concerning the business known as The Crafter's Mill located at 1512 Prophet Rd., Rock Falls, IL 61071. which certificate sets forth the following changes in the operation thereof: Address changed from 1512 Prophet Rd., Rock Falls, IL, to 1305 First Avenue, Rock Falls, IL 61071.

Dated this 11th day of April 2016.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 14TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WHITESIDE COUNTY - MORRISON, ILLINOIS WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. PLAINTIFF VS LOIS M MUSSELMAN A/K/A LOIS MUSSELMAN; SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; DEFENDANTS 15 CH 134 2203 GENESEE STREET STERLING, IL 61081 NOTICE OF SALE PURSUANT TO JUDGMENT OF FORECLOSURE UNDER ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE ACT ***THIS DOCUMENT IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT ON A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE*** PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered by said Court in the above entitled cause on March 3, 2016, WHITESIDE COUNTY SHERIFF in WHITESIDE County, Illinois, will on June 2, 2016, in Whiteside County Courthouse, Third Floor Lobby 200 E. Knox Street, Morrison, IL 61270, at 10:00 AM, sell at public auction and sale to the highest bidder for cash, all and singular, the following described real estate mentioned in said Judgment, situated in the County of WHITESIDE, State of Illinois, or so much thereof as shall be sufficient to satisfy said Judgment: LOT NUMBER SIX IN KOSTER SUBDIVISION AS PER RECORDED PLAT THEREOF FILED MAY 27, 1960 AS DOCUMENT #280689 IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS, ALL SITUATED IN WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS. TAX NO. 10-13-302-009 COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 2203 GENESEE STREET STERLING, IL 61081 Description of Improvements: SINGLE FAMILY HOME WITH DETACHED 1 CAR GARAGE. The Judgment amount was $96,927.04.

Sale Terms: This is an \"AS IS\" sale for \"CASH\".

The successful bidder must deposit 25% down by certified funds; balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. NO REFUNDS. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments or special taxes levied against said real estate, water bills, etc., and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to plaintiff. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the bid amount, the purchaser shall receive a Certificate of Sale, which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale.

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The purpose for this modification is to transfer $60,000 from Dislocated Workers program to the Adult program. The modification also includes an internal policy change to the On-the-Job Training program.

This plan was developed on behalf of the Chief Elected Officials for LWA#4 and Northwest Central Illinois Works (NCI Works). Workforce training and services are provided to an 8-county area which includes: Bureau, Carroll, Jo Daviess, LaSalle, Lee, Ogle, Putnam & Whiteside.

Detailed copies of the plan are available for public review Monday through Friday during regular business hours (8:30a.m.-4:30p.m.) at the following locations: 3691 Cougar Drive, Unit B, Peru, IL (815-224-7930), 1680 S. Galena Avenue, Dixon, IL (815-994-4169) and Posted to the NCI Works (www.nci works.org) and Business Employment Skills Team, Inc. (www.best-inc.org) websites. EOE April 18, 2016 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, ILLINOIS WHITESIDE COUNTY, IN PROBATE IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF HARRY P. BLUM, Deceased.

No. 2016 P 46 CLAIM NOTICE Notice is given to creditors of the death of Harry P. Blum of 1205 Weaver Road, Sterling, IL. Letters of office were issued to Carol Ranken, of 1205 Weaver Road, Sterling, IL 61081, as Independent Executor, whose attorney of record is David W. Badger, Ehrmann Gehlbach Badger Lee & Considine, LLC, 215 E. First Street, Dixon, Illinois 61021.

The estate will be administered without court supervision, unless under section 28-4 of the Probate Act (755 ILCS 5/284) any interested person terminates independent administration at any time by mailing or delivering a petition to terminate to the clerk.

Claims against the estate may be filed in the office of the Clerk of the Court at 200 East Knox Street, Morrison, IL 61270, or with the representative, or both, on or before the date which is six (6) months after the date of the first publication of this Claim Notice, or, if mailing or delivering of a notice from the representative is required by section 18-3 of the Probate Act of 1975, the date stated in that notice. Any claim not filed on or before that date is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the clerk must be mailed or delivered to the representative and to the attorney within 10 days after it has been filed.

By: Carol Ranken, Independent Executor David W. Badger Ehrmann Gehlbach Badger Lee & Considine, LLC 215 E. First Street P.O. Box 447 Dixon, IL 61021 (815) 288-4949 (815) 288-3068 FAX badger@egblc.com April 18, 25, May 2, 2016

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 14TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WHITESIDE COUNTY MORRISON, ILLINOIS WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. PLAINTIFF VS LOIS M MUSSELMAN A/K/A LOIS MUSSELMAN; SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; DEFENDANTS 15 CH 134 2203 GENESEE STREET STERLING, IL 61081 NOTICE OF SALE PURSUANT TO JUDGMENT OF FORECLOSURE UNDER ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE ACT ***THIS DOCUMENT IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT ON A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE*** PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered by said Court in the above entitled cause on March 3, 2016, WHITESIDE COUNTY SHERIFF in WHITESIDE County, Illinois, will on June 2, 2016, in Whiteside County Courthouse, Third Floor Lobby 200 E. Knox Street, Morrison, IL 61270, at 10:00 AM, sell at public auction and sale to the highest bidder for cash, all and singular, the following described real estate mentioned in said Judgment, situated in the County of WHITESIDE, State of Illinois, or so much thereof as shall be sufficient to satisfy said Judgment: TAX NO. 10-13-302-009 COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 2203 GENESEE STREET STERLING, IL 61081 Description of Improvements: SINGLE FAMILY HOME WITH DETACHED 1 CAR GARAGE. The Judgment amount was $96,927.04.

Sale Terms: This is an \"AS IS\" sale for \"CASH\".

The successful bidder must deposit 25% down by certified funds; balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. NO REFUNDS. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments or special taxes levied against said real estate, water bills, etc., and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to plaintiff. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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

The property will NOT be open for inspection.

Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information.

The successful purchaser has the sole responsibility/expense of evicting any tenants or other individuals presently in possession of the subject premises. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4).

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DYAS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For Information: Visit our website at http:\\\\ service.atty-pierce.com. Between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. only - Pierce & Associates, Plaintiff's Attorneys, 1 North Dearborn, Chicago, Illinois 60602. Tel. No. (312) 372-2060. Please refer to file #PA1507185 Plaintiff's attorney is not required to provide additional information other than that set forth in this notice of sale.

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Freezer Engine Room Maintenance Mechanic This position is responsible for troubleshooting, maintaining, and repairing all equipment and company assets while maintaining a safe work environment and adhering to Tyson policies and procedures.

Monitoring, Operating, Maintaining and Repairing the Freezer Refrigeration System. Applicant will be required to pass HAZMAT physical and participate in HAZMAT team and must be willing to stand, walk, bend, stretch, climb, push, pull, lift and reach. This position will work in extremely hot, humid or extremely cold environments, both inside and outside the plant.

Applicant must have a working knowledge of refrigeration systems. Applicant must have experience with electrical troubleshooting and repairs, experience with hydraulic troubleshooting and repair is a plus. HVAC experience is a plus. Applicant must be able to communicate effectively to all employees and management to resolve mechanical failures as well as be able to read manuals in order to repair equipment safely.

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Apply in person at the Northland Mall Management office or send resume to Northland Mall Management office 2900 E. Lincolnway Sterling, IL 61081 or email: kbrouilette@ jherzog.com EOE ServiceMaster has immediate openings in the Sterling, Rock Falls & Dixon area. Multiple day and night part time positions.

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BIG SPRING AUCTION Now taking consigned items: Trucks, cars, boats, campers, farm equipment, household items.

Sale held April 23, 2016 at 11:00 AM 5505 Anne St., Galt Clean out your garage or basement!

Harvey Auction Service 815-213-0193 LOOKING FOR LOCAL AUCTIONS? www.illinoisauc tioncalendar.com Your Source For Illinois Auctions!

AREA GARAGE SALES 624 ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES 705 I Buy: Antiques, collectibles, toys, post cards, etc.

815-445-6151.

Maintenance Mechanics This position is responsible for troubleshooting, maintaining, and repairing all equipment and company assets while maintaining a safe work environment and adhering to Tyson policies and procedures.

Maintenance Mechanic positions are responsible for keeping machinery running to maintain continuous production. This includes repairing and maintaining the operating conditions of the machinery and equipment, troubleshooting problems that occur in the day-to-day operation of the facility.

The position requires performing work involving hydraulics, pneumatics, electricity and mechanics in general as well as some welding. The Team Member will also set up, adjust and break down production line machinery and complete daily documentation that is required. The Team Member must be willing to lift 75 Ibs. and work while standing or walking on hard floors for a period of 10-12 hours. The Team Member must be willing to complete all required training for the job and perform any other duties as assigned.

Must have 1 year of Maintenance experience and also need to be able to become HAZMAT certified. Must be willing to work all shifts, including weekends, and available for overtime. Must be able to communicate effectively to all employees and management to resolve mechanical failures as well as be able to read manuals in order to repair equipment safely. Must be willing to work in hot and cold environments.

Tyson Foods, Inc. (Tyson) voluntarily participates in the E-Verify system and uses all tools made available by the federal government to confirm the employment eligibility of all team members. Person offered employment with Tyson are required to provide documentation proving their employment eligibility, and all offers of employment are contingent upon successful completion of the E-Verify process.

Tyson is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, national origin, color, religion, age, genetics, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or veteran status.

Please apply online: Go to: Tysonfoodscareers.com, go to Production, click on Search for work, Facility name: search for Joslin Plant.

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A positive attitude will go a long way.

Monday April 18, 2016 ARIES (March 21-April 19) -Take care of your responsibilities and move on to projects or activities that you enjoy doing.

A physical update will lead to compliments. Romance will lead to a life-changing promise.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- Socialize with people who have experiences to share that will encourage you to follow through with your own plans. A kind gesture will bring results and an opportunity you cannot refuse.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- Being helpful is honorable, but don’t offer too much of your time or money. Approach each situation with a suggestion or solution. Don’t commit to take on someone else’s responsibilities.

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Need Household Help?

I clean floors, walls, windows, bathrooms, & more.

Also do light yard work.

Contact Cindy 815-284-4587

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CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- Changes at home should make you more comfortable or give you more space to work on a project that excites you.

Someone you encounter will reveal interesting information.

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for an alternative way to bring in more cash. Romance will improve your life.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept.

22) -- Think out loud. Sharing your ideas will put you in a leadership position. Business trips or networking functions will help secure a better future.

A partnership proposal looks promising.

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You’ll be able to bring peace to a situation that is festering.

A change of heart will improve your life.

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is on the rise, and nighttime romance looks promising.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- An unexpected turn of events will leave you reeling.

Take one step at a time, while taking practical steps to ensure you don’t suffer a loss due to someone else’s poor judgment.

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PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) -- You’ll have opportunities galore if you are intent on following through with your creative dreams. Don’t let someone’s negativity stifle your plans. Follow your instincts and forge ahead.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) -- Stick close to home and take care of your residence and the ones you love. Be careful while operating equipment or machinery. Love ©2016 UFS

B10 APPLIANCES

710

CLOVER HILLS LEASE TO OWN APPLIANCES TV’S MATTRESSES

815.625.8529

QUALITY VEHICLES

1707 East 4th St., Sterling

815-625-9600

UNDER

$11,999* 2005 CHEVY COLORADO

FURNITURE

755

Entertainment Center, holds 32” TV, glass doors, good shape, $100 obo. 815-548-9409 Large Blue couch, like new. Large 4 drawer wooden, chester dresser. All in excel. cond. Call 815-288-3956 Mattress sets: $99, Full Twin $129, Queen $159, King $199. Will deliver! Bunk Bed $298. Call 309451-7477 New furniture & wholesale beds also used: Twin, full, queen, king beds. Elec. & gas stoves, bunk beds, dryer, washer, table & chairs, recliners, sofa, dresser, full/queen BR set, 3pc. L/R set, refrig.

815-718-4385.

MEDICAL SUPPLIES

762

$9,999* 2006 DODGE DAKOTA

New GoGo Scooter Excellent condition.

With rechargeable batteries. $850 815-625-2422

MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS 765 Baby Grand piano Adam Schaaf 1920's, muted-blk.

Good cond. $1500.

815-677-4548

$11,999* 2003 PONTIAC VIBE

PETS & PET SUPPLIES 775 2 young outdoor farmhouse cats, that would feed & care for them, I will fix and vaccinate prior to delivery.

815-499-9923

PETS & PET SUPPLIES 775

TICKETS / TRAVEL 787 & EVENTS

MISCELLANEOUS 796 FOR SALE

AKC Shihtzu males and female Yorkie.

815-677-2624 Free to good mature indoor home male cat, neutered, declawed, all shots.

815-499-9923 PLEASE HELP rescue our cats and kittens!

Need a good indoor home!

815-590-7625 Wanted: Tea Cup size F Chihuahua, adult, short hair, reasonably priced or free. 815-5649022 after 2:00.

POSTAGE STAMP SHOW Free Admission Country Inn & Suites 610 N Milwaukee, Prospect Hgts, IL April 23 and 24 Hours 10am - 4pm Buy, Sell, Appraise

Exc. Cond.-Kirby Sentria vacuum cleaner & carpet sha. $1,000obo.

Call 815-288-4945

WARNING ADS FOR FREE PETS Your beloved pet deserves a loving, caring home. The ad for your free pet may draw response from individuals who will sell your animal for research or breeding purposes.

Please screen respondents carefully when giving an animal away.

Your pet will thank you!

$6,999* 2008 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY

$8,999* 2010 CHEVY COBALT

Heavy Duty Two Speed Milwaukee Sawzall w/ case $100 Like new 12 ½” planter w/ stand $125 815-285-3898

Men's 2X-3X shirts Like new, $1 - $2 815-288-6867

Have a Old Motorcycle to sell?

630-235-7617

Pillow Topper, queen, exc. cond., $25 815-590-1154

I Pay Cash 4 Gold, Silver, Coins & Antiques 24/7 779-245-2950

Queen Mattress pad, like new $20 815-590-1154

Skid loader in any condition 563-212-7699

MISCELLANEOUS 796 FOR SALE

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

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

For complete listing go to: www.auctionzip.com, auctioneer ID 19068, if you would like to receive our full listing by email let us know!

Auction City Sales Heated Auctioneer: Lee Hollingsworth Building Phone 815-288-5814 IL. License #40000730

2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM

Hotsy Model 95 Pressure Washer pump pressure head 1,000 PSI vol.

Pump head, 2.1 GPM, real mount 50ft. hose on port. wall mount $199, exc. cond. Call 815-499-6100

WANT TO BUY 795

10' round offset umbrella, new still in box. $60 815-631-5495 1500 gallon plastic Water Tank, like new, $800/obo 815-631-5071 1977 Jubilee motor home, very nice, $2500. 12' alum. Boat with oars, $150. 14' speed & fishing boat, 4cyl. Chevy motor, runs great, $850. New chicken house w/ 2mo. old $650, chickens, easy to move. Big burning wood stove for garage, $150. Wood burning stove, 16' of 6” pipe, 75 bricks & firewood some $150. Call 815994-3339.

2 Large tractor ties for sand boxes. $50 for both.

815-284-2097 3 large cast iron sinks. $60 for all 3.

815-284-2097 36” Simplicity mower deck. $25 no rust.

815-626-8624 4,000 oak kitchen cabinets in stock.

Builder Discount 815-626-4561 •40 gal. LP hot water heater, 4 stair.

•GMC 5 Lug chrome rims.

•Golf clubs Callaway Diablo edge graphite flex. Full set. 815-622-8855 500 bags of crabgrass preventer and fertilizer.

Builders Discount 815-626-4561 Admiral Heavy Duty Washer & Dryer, super capacity, 8 cycle 2 sp. combination, 5 cycle temp., $425 815-499-1839

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Top Dollar Paid!

$9,999*

792

TICKETS / TRAVEL 787 & EVENTS

779

* Collection of retro sports cards 60-70 years players Like Frank + Brooks Robinson, Al Kaline, Don Sulton, GaylordPerry,ErineBanks,Stargell,P.Rose,J.Marichac, B.Clemente, H.Aaron, D.Drysdale, B.Gibson, M.Jordan.

Jabbar, M.Mantle, N.Ryan, Fran Tarkenton, Terry Bradshaw, Gale Sayers, John Unitas, Joe Namath, Bart Starr, O.J Simpson, etc. Great single cards. * Mr. Robert Heinze is selling his large ranch home and moving to smaller quarters - we will be selling many items from his home - All the furniture in clean good condition - plus lots of tools + garage supplies. Also many hand made wooden wall clock cases + dec. pc’s made by Mr. Heinze. * Nice auto washer & 220 v. dryer both white, antique oak china cabinet (1920’s), hide-a-bed, bedroom group, recliner, oak stand up jewelry case, vacuum cleaners, sentry floor safe, desk, 5pc. oak dinette set, many lamps, heaters, wall pictures - Nice set china, lots of collectibles - Garage items: 3 H.P. air comp, 550 watt (New) port. generator, Alum. Ext. Ladder, Keller Step Ladder, bird bath. Lost of hand + power tools. Lots of household + garage items. Big Sale!

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NEW TODAY

Bush Hog ES2052 zero turn lawnmower, 144 Hrs $3600 815-2880830

LAWN MOWERS

Auction City Sales 2505 W. 4th St. Dixon, IL 61021 Tuesday, April 19, 2016 3:00 p.m. Start

2008 FORD FUSION

TOOLS & MACHINERY

Wanted to Buy: OLD COINS, PAPER MONEY, GOLD & SILVER JEWELRY. Littleton Coin Company trusted since 1945.

Call 1-877-8577850 or E-mail CoinBuy@Little ton Coin.com Mention code B9E805

PUBLIC AUCTION

$5,999*

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Feinwerkbau Air Rifle, Krieghoff drilling, 10 ft. garage door 779245-4996

WE BUY CARS!

Radios and cameras for sale: Antique radios from the 1930's-1960's for sale. Floor as well as table top models.

Approx.

45 in collection. Interested in selling as a lot. Old film cameras, a Polaroid and access. from equip.

1940's-1960's for sale. Best offer.

Pictures avail. upon request.

248-865-7257.

See More Online Photos, Commerce, Expanded Text ➛Look for WEB ID ➛Log on to: www.saukvalley. com classifieds ➛Enter the WEB ID in the WEB ID Box ➛View Photos, Expanded Text BUY ONLINE!! saukvalley.com CLASSIFIEDS Set of Encylcopedias/The American Educator, 10 vol., 1947, good cond. & dictionary $10 / obo 815-626-0838 Women's 1X – 2X shirts; like new, $2 to $5 815-2886867

HAY & STRAW

825

8 Big Round Bales of grass hay net wrap. $360 815-225-7824

HORSES & SUPPLIES

835

2 reg. Quarter horses for sale.

Out of World Champion Stud.

815-535-3444

LIVESTOCK / SUPPLIES

840

Beef Pasture Calves, 2 heifers, 4 steers; around 400-600 lbs. each, $850/head. Call 815-631-4716

CLASSIC CARS

904

Antique car: comrestored pletely 1949 Ford 2dr.

Beautiful Sedan. shape! $18,000.

815-275-8884 ask for Dave.

AUTOMOBILES

905

NEW REAL DEAL FOR ITEMS OVER $300

A 5 Line REAL DEAL ad runs for 30 days in Sauk Valley Classifieds, 4 Ogle County Papers, The Review and saukvalley.com all for only $38!

Special must be mentioned at time of ad placement.

Offer expires 12/31/16 No Commercial Advertising, Pets, Garage Sales, Wood/ Fuel, Tickets/ Travel or Real Estate

NEW TODAY 1998 Chevy Malibu good work car.

Asking $1500/ obo.

815-499-3355 1998 two door red Cadillac Eldorado Coupe. One owner.

136K miles. Heated seats. $5,000 obo 815-734-6405

AUTOMOBILES

905

2007 Toyota Camry LE, 1 owner, very clean, 77,000 mi, 4 cyl., FWD, auto, pwr. doors-windowsdriver's seatmirrors, CD player.

New brakes & battery 2015. NADA value $9,800, asking $9,300.

Oregon. 815-7327795. creditautosales dixon.com Always over 100+ vehicles to choose from.

HAVING TROUBLE wording your ad? Call our classified department today. We'll be glad to help you. 626SOLD or 284SOLD.

TRUCKS

910

2000 Chevy S10.

Chevy plow truck.

Tools & automotive parts. Call 815-973-5674

VANS

911

2007 Town & Country 192K on van, 90k on engine, new tires. Very good cond. $2200 815-440-2419

MOTORCYCLES

935

1995 Harley Springer soft tail, exc. cond. Low mi. $7500/obo. Call 815-915-3206.

2007 Yamaha VStar Classic, 6K mi., exc. cond., many extras $4500 815-590-3315 2008 Harley Electra Glide Classic, 10,400 mi, Exc. cond. $11,800.

815-626-3248.

BOATS/MOTORS

940

2008 Four Winns H210SS w/ trailer.

21 ft open bow, 350hp I/O, 305 hrs, one owner. Exc. cond., stored inside, toys inc. $20,000. Call 805660-5323.

2008 Malibu Vride, 21ft 320hp inboard. Only 112 hrs. Excellent condition. Kept indoors. Many extras: speed control, interior heat, built in depth finder/air and water temp gauges. 3 in-hull automatic ballasts, wedge, bimini top, large built in cooler, rear sundeck, lots of storage room. 10 person capacity. 815-9733677

TRAILERS/RVS

945

2005 Jayco, Jay Feather Lgt. 25Z, Excellent Cond., full kitchen, bath, queen bed, 1 slide out sofa. Sleeps 6.

Many options. $6500. 815-2257798 before 9 P.M. 2008 Montana 5th Wheel, 34' long. 4 slide outs, upstairs bathroom and BR, rear living room. $23K 815-9739830 815-9735330

AUTOS WANTED

960

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