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

ROCK FALLS – Nearly 2 years to the day from the announcement of plans for a new riverfront hotel, the Holiday

Inn Express & Suites will open its doors to patrons.

Neil Densmore, representing the Rock Falls Hotel Group, said Wednesday the hotel will open May 5.

The date has been confirmed by InterContinental Hotels Group, the

Holiday Inn parent company.

On May 6, 2014, the city revealed plans for the 68-room hotel at 301 E. Second St., touting it as the anchor project for riverfront redevelopment.

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Earning its wings City wants to make airport profitable, more self-sufficient

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

DIXON – Profits haven’t exactly soared at the city’s airport, but officials aren’t ready to give up on it yet.

They’re moving ahead with a study to determine the best course of action and whether there’s more money to be made, they’re prioritizing repair projects, and they’re moving ahead with a plan to save nearly $40,000 on management.

Wednesday, the Municipal Airport Board met with city staff to discuss a management transition and feasibility study that would assess the facility’s operations and provide recommendations to expand economic development.

Officials would also like to make the airport more self-sufficient, as the majority of its expenditures are subsidized by the city. Airport expenditures totaled about $135,000 in 2015, but revenue was only about $42,000.

David Flenner, interim chairman of the airport board, said he hopes the study will identify ways to fully capitalize on the facility’s potential and possibly generate more funding opportunities from the Federal Aviation Administration.

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ABOVE: Dawn Moore, an instructor at the Dixon YMCA, leads a Dixon High School total body fitness P.E. class through a water workout Wednesday afternoon. Health and P.E. teacher Allison Fox brought the class over from the school to work out in the pool. Due to PARCC testing at the school, and thanks to the YMCA, the class was able to have a block of time during the day to utilize the pool.

RIGHT: Fox said all the girls who participated in the water aerobics session gave her a “thumbs up” on the class.

City pushing to wrap up project this year

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Alumni revisit a time in their life Mementoes and missives reignite memories for former students SVCC student council members Katie Williams (left) and Aida Juarez, both of Sterling, look at photos Wednesday that were pulled from a time capsule sealed in 1991.

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

DIXON – Pam Miller doesn’t remember writing herself a letter 25 years ago, but her college flame-turnedhubby, Shane, does. Go figure: The Lee County Sheriff’s Department detective sergeant has a memory like a steel trap.

Pam Miller, 43, was one of several Sauk Valley Community College alumni reunited with letters to themselves during the unsealing of a 25-year-old time capsule Wednesday in the east mall. She tried to read it right away, but decided she’d better wait until she could do so in private.

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

STERLING – Delays and rising costs have forced the Sterling Park District to look at wrapping up its grant-funded schools trail project this year.

The city received two grants, in 2009 and 2012, totaling $527,200 from the federal Safe Routes to School program. The plan was to build a trail from the corner of Sixth Avenue and Lynn Boulevard to Franklin Elementary School. The second phase would extend from Lynn Boulevard to Challand Middle School.

The program is administered through the Illinois Department of Transportation, which handles the bidding process. Everything from road projects to easement issues have delayed the project. Splitting up the project even posed possible problems with the grant because this year’s work wouldn’t have ended at a school.

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STERLING – A Sterling woman who has pleaded not guilty to stealing up to $500,000 from a former employer has been arrested again on a similar charge.

Trisha J. Clemens, 36, was arrested Wednesday and is in Whiteside County Jail on a new charge of

theft of between $100,000 and $500,000, police said in a news release.

Clemens is also accused of taking between $100,000 and $500,000 from Miller, Lancaster & Walker, a Sterling law firm, from Dec. 3, 2007, through May 18, 2015.

She turned herself on those charges in September and faces 4 to 15 years if convicted.

B e f o r e Wednesday’s arrest, she had been free on bond.

The latTrisha J. est arrest Clemens comes as the result of an ongoing investigation involving property stolen between 2010 and 2012, the release said.

A bond hearing will be held today.

Requests for more information, including whether the two charges are related, were not answered.

Clemens’ LinkedIn profile identifies her as a paralegal.

The investigation into the first charge began when police were tipped to the possible misappro-

priation of a “significant sum” of money. Police have declined to specify how much was taken.

The amount could change as the investigation proceeds, and the department does not typically reveal the identity of crime victims, Detective Sgt. Alex Chavira has said.

Her next court appearance in that case is Oct. 28.

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“I started to read it, and I had to quit,” she said.

“This is emotional. I’ll read it later, and Shane wants to read it, too.”

Don Harrison, a 45-year-old member of the Sauk Class of 1992, returned from Globe, Arizona, where he works as an analytical chemist, to see his brainchild unearthed. Back in 1991, he approached Student Senate adviser Tom Breed, who’s since retired, with the idea.

“I wanted to send a message to ourselves,” Harrison said before cracking the duct-tape-sealed lock box. He joked that he printed the description with a dot matrix printer at 1:40 a.m. in his basement lab, then held up his smartphone. “Back then, stuff like this was science fiction.”

The most technologically advanced devices in the box were calculators – including one of Harrison’s. There were old catalogs, magazines and the like, but the most powerful relics were photos and those letters – letters that felt like they were written yesterday.

Karen Voss, marketing director of Hospice of the Rock River Valley, wrote herself about her

Ted Theewen, formerly of Sterling, reacts to a letter written to himself as a student at Sauk Valley College in 1991.

The student council set up the time capsule 25 years ago.

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fondest experiences with Student Senate, such as a trip to a student government conference at the University of Illinois in Champaign, Pow Wow Days and dances the group put on – including the 1991 homecoming dance commemorating the school’s 25th anniversary.

She reminded herself to live life for herself and to enjoy the time she had to the fullest, and also wrote about how she hoped she’d stay in touch with her fellow Senate members.

“I did for a few years, but time and life events happen, and losing that connection is often the result,” she said.

After the event, Shane Miller, 44, held up two

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Click on this story at saukvalley.com to watch the unveiling of the 1991 time capsule, as well as the sealing of a new one by the Sauk Valley Community College student government. photos of the teenaged Pam alongside her face.

“It’s funny, because I remember us thinking we’d open this in 2016, and we laughed at that,” he said. “That still feels like yesterday. You’d be amazed how fast it goes.”

He and Pam met by happenstance when she asked him to sign her signature sheet for her election to Student Senate. He and a friend were

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“Every time we’d come out of a classroom together, they were there,” he said. “They were stalking my friend. It ended up that we hooked up, and her friend and my friend never did.”

They’ll celebrate their 21st anniversary this year and have three children: Valerie, 15, Holli, 12, and Derek, 8.

The Millers said it was surreal to watch members of the current student government go over items they would seal up Thursday afternoon – to be opened in 2041.

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Karina Olivas, 20, the student government secretary, nodded in agreement as she got the box ready to be sealed.

“It’s definitely scary to think of how time flies,” she said. “My 2 years at Sauk have been amazing, but they’ve gone by so quickly. The future is just right around the corner.”

A binder of activities, happenings, current events, and pages cluttered with emojis and pictures of current fashion statements went into the box. Also sealed were items from college clubs signed by members, a selfie stick, newspapers, T-shirts, and a flip phone – not surprisingly, no one took Miller up on her solicitation of an iPhone for the time capsule.

“Hopefully we look this good when we’re older,” Olivas said as she placed a glossy photo of student government members into the box.

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Meeting will be reconvened for budget

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

ROCK FALLS – The clock is running out on the city’s fiscal year, and officials are scrambling to put the new budget in place.

The budget was ready for a vote at Tuesday’s Rock Falls City Council meeting, but there was one problem.

“The clerk forgot to put it on the agenda, so it couldn’t be approved,” City Administrator Robbin Blackert said.

If the 2016-17 fiscal year budget isn’t approved by May 1, the city would have to freeze spending. That scenario, however, will not play out.

City Attorney Jim Reese said the city could reconvene Tuesday’s meeting

in order to put the budget to bed.

That session will continue at 6:30 p.m. Monday in council chambers. Also on the agenda for the council meeting are two tourism-related items.

The city’s tourism committee has recommended

that Rock Falls Tourism contribute $8,000 to the Blackhawk Waterways Convention and Visitor Bureau partner incentive program. Tourism is also looking for approval to sign an agreement with a fireworks vendor.

Prior to the council

meeting, at 5:45 p.m., two issues will be under the microscope during a Committee of the Whole session. The proposed formation of a utilities board, and plans for the county’s consolidation of dispatch services will be discussed.

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Educators protest in Springfield Union president: Governor ‘is the new ISIS recruit’ CHICAGO (AP) – Educators on Wednesday amped up the pressure on Illinois leaders for more school and university funding with protests in Springfield and fierce criticism of Gov. Bruce Rauner by the head of the Chicago Teachers Union.

More than 1,000 people – teachers, retirees, union members and activists from Chicago and elsewhere – marched from the Capitol to highlight a 10-month budget standoff that’s forced higher education layoffs and the anticipated closure of Chicago State University.

They called for support of a proposal to replace Illinois’ flat income tax with one to make the wealthiest residents pay more, saying the revenue will help universities and social services operating without state money.

In Chicago, CTU President Karen Lewis blasted the first-term Republican governor for his role in the standoff and moves to curb union influence,

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A student shows off signs in support of increased funding to education while attending a rally Wednesday near the state Capitol complex in Springfield. The rally was sponsored by the Illinois Coalition to Invest in Higher Education, and was attended by hundreds of other college students from throughout the state. comments that come as the union is locked in contentious contract negotiations with nation’s thirdlargest school district.

“Rauner is the new ISIS recruit,” she said referring to the Islamic State group, during a City Club of Chicago speech. “Because the things he’s doing looks like acts of terror on poor and working-class people.”

Rauner’s office immediately objected to the comments.

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Rauner and legislative Democrats are deadlocked over a budget for the fiscal year that began in July. Rauner wants probusiness reforms. Democrats, who want a tax increase, object to Rauner’s ideas such as collective bargaining changes.

Rauner, who last year approved money for public schools, says his proposed spending plan

would allocate $120 million more for them next year. However, under his blueprint universities are expected to see cuts and CPS could lose $74 million while experiencing a $1 billion deficit, which Chicago district officials rallied against Tuesday.

Meanwhile, lawmakers are also considering Democrat-backed proposals for a graduated income tax and an overhaul of Illinois’ outdated school funding formula.

Lewis said teachers are preparing for a strike as early as May. On Saturday, CTU rejected a neutral arbitrator’s recommendation that it accept a district contract, which started a 30-day clock for when the union can give notice of a strike.

The issues include pension payments and raises.

Chicago schools CEO Forrest Claypool asked Lewis on Wednesday to use binding arbitration in lieu of a strike, which CTU officials dismissed as a “publicity stunt.”

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“I hope they tie economic development to the study and determine how business aircraft could use the airport,” he said.

The airport now serves mostly pleasure aircraft.

To draw in more commercial craft, it would need to extend its runway to 5,000 feet; it’s current runways are 3,897 feet and 2,803 feet.

Though hopeful of the benefits that could result from the study, Flenner said he is concerned about the setbacks caused by it.

In March, City Manager Cole O’Donnell recommended holding off on applying for FAA grants until the study is completed. The grants would provide about $150,000 to improve runway lights and about $66,000 for fencing.

Flenner said the lighting improvements had already been postponed for a year because the Illinois Department of Transportation Division of Aeronautics froze the release of FAA funds to the airport, due to the state’s continuing fiscal difficulties.

Other delayed projects on the airport’s radar include installing a front security fence on the north side of the airport and replacing a hangar.

The city has sent out requests to 10 different agencies to bid on the study, which is estimated to cost between $10,000 and $30,000.

He said having an outside business conduct the study would rule out bias being involved in the process, and they will be able to assess objective evaluations, whether it’s affordable improvements, or determining the airport is not a feasible enterprise.

“The study could go either way, and we don’t know those answers,” he said. “We are proposing the question, and we want someone to help us come up with the answers objectively.”

The study timeline includes evaluating bids in May and having the study completed by the end of October.

Management transition The board is also work-

ing on a plan to have the airport take on new management by July.

Public Works Director Tim Ridder has been in the process of consolidating the airport, street, traffic, water, sewer, and cemetery and public properties divisions under one public works umbrella. Part of that plan includes turning to its fixed-base operator to manage the airport.

After airport manager Larry Haley retires at the end of June, the airport will transition to management under its FBO. Board member Brian Brown, owner of Crystal Aero Services Inc., serves as the airport’s FBO and is in contract negotiations with the city.

Flenner said the airport had been managed by an FBO once before, about 40 years ago.

The city has budgeted for a contract not to exceed $25,000. Haley’s current salary is $61,630, and the money saved by the transition will be allocated to the street department to hire an additional maintenance worker.

“To have a full-time manager, it’s not economical when his salary and retirement takes up half of the budget,” he said.

Meantime maintenance Though more substantial airport improvements have been put on hold pending the study results, some maintenance work can’t wait, such as cracks in the runways that could become problematic if left unattended.

Ridder said he and his staff are reviewing operations at all departments in the midst of the consolidation.

“As we bring everyone into the fold of the public works team, we are taking the time to really look at each operation on a one-on-one basis,” he said.

With the reviews, they are drafting plans to take preventative measures on issues before they become emergencies, including fixing the cracks, which involves a more specialized process than the average road cracks.

“We want to catch the sparks before they turn into fires,” he said.

Thursday, April 21, 2016

OBITUARIES FUNERAL SERVICES FOR THE WEEK Today’s visitations: Walter E. “Boogie” Divers Jr. of Sterling, 10-11 a.m. at McDonald Funeral Home in Rock Falls.

Tony Franklin of Dixon, 10-11 a.m. at Jones Funeral Home in Dixon.

Eugene “Jiggs” Schmidt of Sterling, 10-11 a.m. at St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church in Sterling.

Michelle L. Gonzalez of Nelson, 5-7 p.m. at McDonald Funeral Home in Rock Falls.

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

Betty J. Riley of Morrison, 10 a.m. at McDonald Funeral Home in Fulton.

Walter E. “Boogie” Divers Jr. of Sterling, 11 a.m. at McDonald Funeral Home in Rock Falls.

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

Eugene “Jiggs” Schmidt of Sterling, 11 a.m. at St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church in Sterling.

Friday visitation: Elsie Houck of Sterling, 10-11 a.m. at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Rock Falls.

Friday funerals: Michelle L. Gonzalez of

Margaret Esser PAW PAW – Margaret Esser of Paw Paw, age 80, died peacefully Friday, April 15, 2016, at Prairie Crossing Nursing Home in Shabbona after a recent illness.

She was born Sept. 17, 1935, in Lisle, to Irene Steinhaus Schwartz.

Margaret married Dale Esser on July 30, 1953, in a ceremony officiated by the late Mayor Richard Daley. This devoted mother, wife, grandmother, and sister spent her life nurturing, feeding, bandaging, and rescuing others, and surely she has been welcomed into the loving arms of Jesus. As he says, “Well done, good and faithful servant. It is now time to rest.”

She is survived by her sister, Lynn (Richard) Smith of Waterman; and six children, Peggy Waidley of Maryland, Michael (Chandra) of Florida, Laura (Mark) Suban of New

Nelson, 10 a.m. at McDonald Funeral Home in Rock Falls.

Elsie Houck of Sterling, 11 a.m. at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Rock Falls.

Saturday visitations: Margaret Esser of Paw Paw, memorial visitation, 9-11 a.m. at First Presbyterian Church in Paw Paw. George A. Hallman of Dixon, gathering of family and friends, 9-11 a.m. at McDonald Funeral Home in Rock Falls.

Saturday funerals: Margaret Esser of Paw Paw, 11 a.m. memorial service at First Presbyterian Church in Paw Paw. George A. Hallman of Dixon, 11 a.m. memorial service at McDonald Funeral Home, followed by celebration of life luncheon at 12:30 p.m. at Dixon Elks Lodge.

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.

James L. “Lobo” Reubin of Dixon, 1 p.m. memorial service at Veterans Memorial Park in Dixon, or VFW Hall in Dixon in case of bad weather.

York, Stephanie (Corey) Maves of Dixon, Steven of Paw Paw, and Scott of Arizona. She also is survived by 15 grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her mother, Irene Brown; husband, Dale; sister, Anna; brothers, Dale and Arthur; infant children, Marie and Dale; and son, Alex.

The memorial visitation for Margaret will be from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday, with the memorial service at 11 a.m. Saturday at First Presbyterian Church, 398 Chicago Road, Paw Paw, with the Rev. Anne Hoflen officiating. Interment will follow at Wyoming Cemetery in Paw Paw. A luncheon will be provided at the Presbyterian church after interment.

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Elsie Houck STERLING – Elsie Houck, 90, of Sterling, died Tuesday, April 19, 2016, at Sterling Pavilion.

Elsie was born Oct. 23, 1925, in Kimball, South Dakota, the daughter of John and Louise (Plus) Meier. She married Wilmer Houck on June 22, 1946, in Rock Falls. She was a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Rock Falls.

Survivors include her husband; one daughter, Marilyn (Kent) Stralow of Morrison; two sons, Wilmer and Duane Houck, both of Sterling; five grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.

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She also was preceded in death by her parents; daughter-in-law, Julie Houck; a granddaughter; and two sisters, Francis Manon and Marie Airgood.

Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m.

Friday, and the funeral at 11 a.m. Friday at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Rock Falls, with the Rev. Vickie Sauter, pastor, officiating. Burial will be at Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens in Dixon.

Schilling Funeral Home & Cremation in Sterling is handling arrangements.

A memorial has been established.

Visit schillingfuneralhome.com to send condolences.

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.

A time of sharing will be from 9 to 10 a.m. Wednesday, and the memorial service at 10 a.m.

Wednesday at Abiding Word Church, with the Rev. Scott Porter, pastor, officiating. Cremation rites have been accorded.

Garland Funeral Home in Walnut is handling arrangements.

A memorial has been established.

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Signs going up in May for Sixth Avenue work; road will shift westward TRAILS

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In the construction business, delays are costly, and now the grants probably won’t cover the project. The park district board took action Monday in preparation for that eventuality.

“We passed a resolution that says if the project bids come in over the grant amount, that the park district will make up the difference,” Parks Director Larry Schuldt said.

The park district will know whether it needs to supplement the grant when IDOT announces the bids June 10.

Project inflation had the park district leaning toward splitting the

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work into two phases, and further delaying construction by applying for another federal grant.

The first phase would have ended at Thomas Park, also giving the city time to finish its road and sewer work on Sixth Avenue. The second phase would have been done next year.

City Manager Scott Shumard said the contractor will begin putting up the construction signs for the Sixth Avenue work on May 25. Martin and Co. Excavating of Oregon put in the low bid of $636,066.35 for the job, which was about 22 percent below the engineer’s estimate.

The road reconstruction

Safe Routes to School Stated goals of the grant program: • To enable and encourage children, including those with disabilities, to walk and bicycle to school.

• To make bicycling and walking to school a safer and more appealing transportation alternative, thereby encouraging a healthy and active lifestyle from an early age.

• To facilitate the planning, development, and implementation of projects and activities that will improve safety and reduce traffic, fuel consumption, and air pollution near schools. will move the road slightly west to allow more room in the right-of-way for the trail.

Now the board is projecting that the park district’s contribution would be minimal, and it will forget about applying for the grant.

“Based on estimates, it should be less than $50,000 if it goes over at all,” Schuldt said.

That will also require some tweaking of the Challand part of the trail.

“When the Sixth Avenue roadwork is done, we’ll just take it from there to Lynn Boulevard,” Schuldt said. “It will be the same surface, but we’ll save some money by keeping the sidewalks.”

Schuldt said a couple of projects the park district would have had to do anyway will be knocked of the list when the trail work is done. Both are mandated by IDOT in accordance with the Americans With Disabilities Act. “A new bridge at the Thomas Park creek, and

a path to the playground are things we would have to do anyway, so at least we’re getting more for our money,” Schuldt said.

Once the bids are in hand, the park board will have to approve any specific cost overruns it picks up.

Construction is expected to begin sometime this summer.

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MORRISON – Officials still are uncertain about what killed a 28-year-old Whiteside County Jail inmate, who was found unresponsive in his cell and later died at a hospital less than a day after being arrested.

“The autopsy results are inconclusive at this point, and no cause of death was visibly or physically noted,” Coroner Joe McDonald said in an email Wednesday. “We are submitting toxicology samples at this time.”

Neither Walter suicide nor E. Divers foul play is suspected in the death of Walter E. “Boogie” Divers Jr., of Sterling, who was pronounced dead Saturday at Morrison Community Hospital, Lt. John Booker has said in a news release.

The autopsy was done Tuesday afternoon.

Toxicology results are processed at AIT Laboratories in Indianapolis, Indiana, and can take up to 6 to 8 weeks, McDonald has said.

Divers was found unresponsive and immediately removed from his cell shortly after 11 a.m, and life-saving measures were performed, Booker said in the release. State Police are investigating, which is standard practice when there is a death at the jail.

Divers was arrested about noon Friday in the 700 block of Locust Street in Sterling for failure to appear in court in a 2013 case in which he was convicted for driving with a revoked licensed and resisting a peace officer.

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City ‘shocked’ restaurant hasn’t followed hotel yet HOTEL

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The most recent amendment to the redevelopment agreement between the city and Rock Falls Hotel Group called for the project to be completed by May 15, but the developers had expected things to wrap up sooner.

Construction was supposed to begin in summer 2014, but the developers were beset with delays.

A special council meeting was called for Sept.

29, 2014, to make the first amendment to the project pact. Because of limited space at the site, four easements were granted to accommodate the foundation and retaining wall, a driveway, and stormwater sewer drainage.

At that time, Densmore had said the team was shooting for a July 2015 opening.

In June 2015, the city approved a new agreement that accounted for new financing brought to the project. At that time, construction delays had bumped the cost from $6.1 million to about $7.5 million. The developers were able to secure $1.5 million in tax credits, and an additional $190,000 loan.

In November, the construction crew learned it must adhere to design plan changes for new and existing sites that were instituted by the parent company.

Then, in December, the city learned Fitchburg, Wisconsin-based Landgraf Construction was ceasing operations and the lead contractor would be unable to finish its work at the site.

The developers then had to request another amendment to its agreement with the city.

Mayor Bill Wescott said work was nearing completion last week when he had taken a tour of the hotel.

“The construction team was finishing the first

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After a series of delays, the Holiday Inn Express in Rock Falls is just about ready to hang out the “open” sign. It was announced this week that the hotel – one of the higher-end Holiday Inns in the region, and a cornerstone in the city’s riverfront redevelopment plans – will open May 5. floor, mattresses were delivered, and landscapers were hard at work,” Wescott said.

The blacktop might even be done before the opening, which had been in doubt. The latest redevelopment agreement included language that allowed the hotel to open before the parking lot was finished.

Despite the delays, the end product gives Rock Falls one of the higherend Holiday Inns in the region at a price point that appeals to budgetconscious travelers, the hotel group said.

The hotel opening comes as other development plans are gaining traction. The city hired an Oklahoma economic development firm Tuesday to develop a master plan and find a developer.

Retail Attractions will work on projects citywide and beyond, but the newly acquired interstate properties and the riverfront will be the top priorities.

The city wants to see the dominoes start dropping around the new hotel.

“We’re shocked that we haven’t had a restaurant come into the

Hotel amenities • Outdoor patio overlooking the river • Free hot breakfast • 24-hour sundry shop with beer and wine • Fitness center • Indoor pool area south of the hotel,” City Administrator Robbin Blackert said. “We were told that certain chains follow each other.”

During a presentation Tuesday, Tim Reddock

• 24-hour business center • High-speed Internet • Guest laundry • Refrigerators and microwaves in every room of Retail Attractions told city officials that having one master developer is the key to the process.

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a chain of retailers that follow them.”

The consulting deal with Retail Attractions is for 1 year, but the contract can be rolled over for up to 3 years.

Also Tuesday, a public hearing was set for the city’s planned annexation of the Wayne Schmitt land, part of the interstate property to be marketed by the consultants. The hearing will be at 6:30 p.m. May 17 in council chambers at 603 W. 10th St.

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Manufacturing hampered by government High cost of doing business prods forklift factory to pick up and move AUSTIN BERG Illinois Policy Institute

When Marty Flaska moved his forklift-manufacturing business to Illinois 18 years ago, he didn’t think to look at the cost of operating in other states. In 2014, out of curiosity, his son ran the numbers.

“I didn’t believe him,” said the elder Flaska. His son told him that a short drive east would save the business $2 million a year.

Thus began the journey of Hoist Liftruck to greener pastures in Indiana; a move that resulted from policy mistakes that have made the Land of Lincoln a laggard state when it comes to forging well-paying manufacturing jobs.

On March 31, Flaska cut the ribbon on a massive facility in East Chicago,

Indiana, the new home of Hoist. The Indiana factory will house nearly 300 manufacturing jobs transplanted from Bedford Park as well as 200 new jobs Flaska plans to create. The Austin average salBerg ary for one of those positions is $55,000.

While tax credits from Indiana made Flaska’s decision even easier, he says Hoist never would have considered moving if not for the punishingly high workers’ compensation costs and soaring property-tax bills he faced in Illinois.

Illinois is home to the steepest workers’ compensation costs in the Midwest, according to a nationwide study

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conducted by the state of Oregon. Illinois is also home to some of the highest property taxes in the nation, according to the nonpartisan Tax Foundation. These factors make Illinois an unfriendly state for businesses such as Hoist, which need lots of manual labor and a substantial amount of space to succeed.

FLASKA’S EXIT mirrors a troubling trend in Illinois, one that has hit the state’s middle class squarely in the jaw: Good manufacturing jobs that disappeared during the Great Recession aren’t returning.

It took until February for Illinois to finally recover the total number of jobs it lost during the recession, according to state employment data.

That stands as one of the slowest comebacks in the nation.

Many of those returning jobs are at corner

stores, restaurants and hotels, not in steady middle-class occupations where workers bend, forge and assemble. Compared with prerecession levels in January 2008, Illinois has 90,000 fewer manufacturing jobs and 54,000 more jobs in leisure and hospitality. Illinoisans who are lucky enough to find production work take home the lowest average pay in the Midwest, according to the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Since the state’s recession bottom, Illinois has regained less than 5 percent of its manufacturing jobs – the worst rate of recovery among all neighboring states.

Meanwhile, Michigan has roared back to pass Illinois for total manufacturing jobs. Indiana is outpacing Illinois in creating manufacturing jobs, even with a work force half the size of Illinois’.

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Rauner is pushing a property-tax freeze and workers’ compensation reform to bring costs in line with those in peer states.

But Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan has repeatedly dismissed these calls for reform as “non-budgetary,” and thus not worthy of discussion.

Madigan need only look in his backyard for the result of such indifference.

Just a 10-minute drive from Madigan’s district office sits the Hoist warehouse where hundreds of workers once made world-class forklifts. They now go to Indiana to do that work.

Note to readers: Austin Berg is a Chicagobased writer for the Illinois Policy Institute. He wrote this column for the Illinois News Network, a project of IPI. Austin can be reached at aberg@illinoispolicy. org.

The common chorus for policy reform among Illinois manufacturers has been to address major cost drivers such as workers’ compensation and property taxes.

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Across the state, manufacturing growth has become a rarity. Most manufacturers are treading water or performing triage.

THE COMMON chorus for policy reform among Illinois manufacturers has been to address major cost drivers such as workers’ compensation and property taxes.

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Nelson School now history, but memories remain What we think We bid farewell to Nelson’s 1920s-era school building, which was demolished Tuesday.

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he village of Nelson doesn’t look the same after the town’s 1922 school building, closed for nearly 3 years, was torn down Tuesday.

It’s not a happy event when a community loses its school building, although Nelson students have become well accustomed to attending East Coloma School since the fall of 2013.

So we thought we’d recall a happy event at the beginning of the school’s existence – its dedication on Dec. 28, 1922.

The two-room brick school, constructed in the fall of 1922, cost $15,000, according to Mrs. M.C. Stitzel, Gazette correspondent, who attended the evening ceremonies.

Stitzel wrote that the school was “beautiful” and “is a structure of which the community may well feel proud.”

She declared, “The heating and ventilation was perfect,” but “the seating capacity was taxed, some being obliged to stand.”

Three singers – Jane Ward, Rilla Webster and Emil Magneficci – performed, as did the Ukelele Club of Rock Falls.

Then-state Rep. John H. Byers of the 35th District launched into his oration for the evening. He “gave a good talk on the schools and environments of the past and present, and praised our fine school and the ones who gave it their close supervision,”

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Stitzel wrote.

The audience then headed downstairs to the “spacious basement” for sandwiches, pickles, ice cream, cake and coffee.

Afterward, it was back upstairs for a couple of hours of dancing in the school’s two classrooms – lit for this special occasion by “the Matthew’s lighting system.”

Students would begin attending classes there on Jan. 2, 1923, Stitzel wrote.

They, along with teachers Mrs. John Nelson and Miss Hanna Deitz, “will greatly appreciate the change of quarters as they have been greatly handicapped in the old building, with a curtain separating the two rooms.”

For 9 decades, Nelson students spent the formative years of their lives in that building and a later addition.

Declining enrollment and financial concerns, however, brought an end to the Nelson School District, which was annexed to the East Coloma School District. Nearly 3 years after the Nelson School’s final open house on May 18, 2013, the building is no more.

“Lots of good people came from this place,” a Nelson alum remarked at the school’s last official event.

Indeed.

Tuesday’s demolition brings an end to the building, but not the memories associated with it.

Farewell, Nelson School.

THE READER’S VOICE

Allegiance to Constitution will swing vote TOM SLOTHOWER Sterling

I am appalled and disgusted with the behaviors of Messrs. Trump and Cruz, both candidates for president. I’ve always voted, but this time am contemplating not voting in November.

The Constitution of the United States is a marvelous instrument, written by men inspired by God: so great it should never be tampered with or “watered down.”

THE FIRST AMENDMENT

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

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Let us know. Write your own letter to the editor and send it to: letters@saukvalley. com Messrs. Trump and Cruz have avowed their undivided allegiances to our Constitution. On the other hand, Hillary Clinton would, as is the proclivity of liberal Democrats, not be constrained by any allegiances to the Constitution.

Indeed, she has not referred to the Constitution once during this campaign, and would follow in the footsteps of President Obama,

attempting sneaky ways to get around and/or reduce the effectiveness of the Constitution.

I will reluctantly vote for Ted Cruz because of his avowed allegiance to our Constitution.

Receive his gift for eternal life RANDY JOHNSON Sterling

Last month we had Easter with the eggs and bunnies. This week we have Passover.

Moses and God’s people sacrificed a lamb and put its blood over the doors so the death angel would pass over

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“The First Amendment guarantees you many things, but it doesn’t guarantee that you won’t be offended.”

Editorials represent the opinions of the Sauk Valley Media Editorial Board.

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them. (Exodus 12) Later, the “Lamb of God” [Jesus] would be sacrificed, crucified and shed his blood. (John 1:29) Those who receive this gift can have his blood wash away their sins, have eternal death pass over them, and receive eternal life. He freely gave his life because he loves us. He rose from the grave to show his power even over death.

(Matthew 28:18) Time is short. Repent of your sins. Ask Jesus into your life and live for him before it’s too late, so you can live with him forever.

Shalom. God bless. without a state budget for the fiscal year that started July 1.

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United first quarter profit descends 38 percent despite cheaper jet fuel DALLAS (AP) – United Airlines reported a 38 percent drop in first-quarter profit as higher taxes offset some of the gains from cheaper jet fuel.

Revenue fell 5 percent partly due to a slump in business travel during the weeks around Easter and spring break.

United continues to find it hard to boost revenue, even heading into the peak summer months.

United said that a key figure – revenue for each seat flown 1 mile – fell 7.4 percent in the first quarter. It expects the figure to drop a similar amount – between 6.5 and 8.5 percent – in the

second quarter compared with a year earlier. Analysts expected a decline of about 5.4 percent for the second quarter, according to a survey by FactSet. Besides the drop in lastminute business travel, United blamed the revenue challenges on the strong U.S. dollar and lower oil prices, which forced airlines to cut fuel surcharges on international tickets.

Parent Chicago-based United Continental Holdings Inc. said Wednesday that first-quarter net income of $313 million fell from $508 million a year ago. The decline was partly because the company paid

$181 million in income taxes compared with $3 million in the same quarter last year, when it was able to reduce taxes because of heavy losses in prior years.

Net income was 88 cents per share. Excluding what United considers nonrepeating items, the airline said that it earned $1.23 per share, beating Wall Street expectations. Analysts surveyed by FactSet expected $1.18 per share.

Revenue slipped about $400 million, to $8.2 billion, matching the analysts’ consensus prediction.

Fuel spending dropped 35 percent, a savings of $646 million.

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WASHINGTON

Hamilton remains on $10 bill; Tubman goes on $20 WASHINGTON (AP) – Harriet Tubman, an African-American abolitionist who was born a slave, will stand with George Washington, Abraham Lincoln and Benjamin Franklin among the iconic faces of U.S. currency.

The $20 bill will be redesigned with Tubman’s portrait on the front, marking two historic milestones, Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew announced Wednesday.

Tubman will become the first African-American on U.S. paper money and the first woman to be depicted on currency in 100 years.

The leader of the Underground Railroad will replace the portrait of Andrew Jackson, the nation’s seventh president and a slave owner, who will be pushed to the back of the bill.

Lew also settled a backlash that had erupted after he had announced an initial plan to remove Alexander Hamilton, the

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This image provided by the Library of Congress shows Harriet Tubman, sometime between 1860 and 1875. A Treasury official said Wednesday that Secretary Jacob Lew has decided to put Tubman on the $20 bill. nation’s first Treasury tured suffragette leaders secretary, from the $10 Lucretia Mott, Sojourner bill in order to honor a Truth, Susan B. Anthony, woman on the bill.

Elizabeth Cady Stanton Hamilton will remain and Alice Paul. on the $10 note, Lew The back of the $20, said. Instead, the Trea- which now shows the sury building on the back White House, will be of the bill will be changed redesigned to include to commemorate a 1913 the White House and march that ended on Jackson, whose statue the steps of the Trea- stands across the street sury building that fea- in Lafayette Park.

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She said ‘hello’ and her friend said ‘good-bye’ Dear Abby, When my friend became pregnant, her boyfriend didn’t stick around to be in the baby’s life. The three of us had gone to school together, and they started dating years later.

When she asked me to be the child’s godmother, I said yes. The baby is 5 months old now.

While I was out at a bar recently, I ran into the boyfriend. My friend is now mad at me because I said hello to him. She thinks I should have ignored him, given him a dirty look or had words with him in public, but that’s not me.

She’s now saying she never wants to talk to me or see me again. She told me to have a good

you do as I suggest, there will be far less turmoil and drama in your life.

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Dear Abby, My girlfriend and I each own our homes and have about the same mortgage payment. She ends up staying with me most of the time because I live closer to where we both work.

I recently found out that she has been renting out her condo through Airbnb a lot of the weekends when she stays with me.

I feel taken advantage of, even though it doesn’t really affect me whether her place is empty or she’s getting rent.

What is the etiquette on such an arrangement?

Should I be getting a cut? I

feel if I told her I wanted to stay at her place and rent out mine, she would want some of the money.

– Weekend Roomies Dear Weekend Roomies, There is no rule of etiquette governing whether you’re entitled to some of the income she receives from renting out her place while she’s visiting you.

Discuss this with your entrepreneurial girlfriend and see how she feels about sharing the wealth.

Her reaction will give insight into her character.

Dear Abby, I am an elementary school teacher, and I have noticed that many of my colleagues come to work when they’re sick. Taking

time away from work to recover from an illness seems to be viewed as weakness. We have sick days, but they are proud of the fact that they don’t use them.

These coworkers wear their illnesses like badges of honor – as if coming to work sick somehow shows their dedication. I feel it is inconsiderate to the children and to other staff members who are forced to spend hours with them in enclosed spaces exposed to their germs.

I’m not sure how to express my feelings without causing a rift because one of the worst offenders is the principal. Any suggestions?

– Sick and Tired in California

Dear Sick and Tired, Just this: You are entitled to air your feelings about this with other staff members in the teachers’ lounge.

However, if you think your principal might retaliate if you complain about his/her lack of consideration, make a point of keeping your distance when your boss shows any symptoms of something contagious.

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

Bingo, 9:30-10:30 a.m., Post House Community Center, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815-2889236.

Intermediate line dancing, 10 a.m., call Whiteside County Senior Center at 815-622-9230 for location.

Line dancing, 11 a.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 6815-622-9230.

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, 815-622-9230.

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

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

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

Pinochle, 12:30-3 p.m., Big

Room,Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230.

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

Duplicate bridge, 12:30 p.m., Post House Community Center, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815288-2117.

Pinochle, 1 p.m., Post House Community Center, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815-288-2117.

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

Meat loaf dinner, 5-7 p.m., American Legion Post 12, 1120 W. First St., Dixon, 815-2842003.

All-ages open mic night, 5-9 p.m., Triangle-Veterans Memorial Park, Fifth Street and Fifth Avenue, Rock Falls, 815590-8881.

Mexican food, 5-8 p.m., Rock Falls VFW, 217 First Ave. Open mic night, 6:30 p.m., Post House Community Center, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815288-9236.

Bingo, 7 p.m. Rock Falls American Legion, 712 Fourth Ave.

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 DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.

COMMUNITY EVENTS Cards and Wii Bowling, 10 a.m., Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815562-5050.

Community coffee, 10-11 a.m., The Meadows of Franklin Grove, 510 N. State St., 815456-3000.

Zumba class, 10:30 a.m., Post House Community Center, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815288-9236.

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

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.

‘57 Girls, 11:30 a.m., White Pines Inn, 6712 W. White Pines Road, Mount Morris.

Lunch, 11:30 a.m-12:30 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230.

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

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

Hand and Foot cards, 12:15 p.m., Rock River Center, 810 S.

TELEVISION Ripa ‘blindsided’ by ‘Live’ host’s news

Michael Strahan confirmed Wednesday morning that he would be leaving “Live With Kelly and Michael” in September to join “Good Morning America” full time. But cohost Kelly Ripa wasn’t sitting at his side when he made the announcement.

Ripa, 45, was mysteriously absent from Wednesday’s show, with Strahan, 44, quickly telling the audience, “Kelly’s off today,” while introducing guest host Ana Gasteyer.

TMZ and Entertainment Tonight cited sources close to the show as saying Ripa was “blindsided” by the news of Strahan’s departure, and that she had not been told of his move before ABC announced the news Tuesday morning.

– Tribune News Service

Friday, April 22 Women, infants and children clinic; and family planning services, Lee County Health Department, 309 S. Galena Ave., Suite 100, Dixon. Appointments: 815284-3371.

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, 9:3011:30 a.m., Oliver’s Corner Market, 748 N. Brinton Ave., Dixon.

Bible study, 10 a.m., Oregon Living & Rehab Center, 811 S. 10th St. Blood pressure check, 11 a.m., Robert Fulton Community Center, 912 Fourth St., Fulton, 815-589-3925.

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

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

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

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

Mexican food, 5-8 p.m., Rock Falls VFW, 217 First Ave. Mexican Train dominoes, 6 p.m., Tampico Area Community Building, 106 W. Market St., 815-535-3665.

Bingo, 7 p.m., Latin American Social Club, 2708 W. Fourth St., Sterling, 815-625-8290.

Friday, April 22 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, 815-622-9230.

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, 815-2889236.

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

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

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Hand and Foot cards, 12:30 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230.

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

Euchre/500 games, 1-2 p.m., Post House Community Center, 100 W. Second St., Dixon.

Euchre, 1 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 6815-6229230.

Bingo, 1 p.m. Sterling Women of the Moose, 2601 E. Lincolnway.

Crocheting, knitting and crafts, 1 p.m., Post House Community Center, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815-288-9236.

Euchre, 1 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-6228220.

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

Adult coloring, 2-4 p.m., program room, Odell Public Library, 307 S. Madison St., Morrison, 815-772-7323.

Trap shooting, 2 p.m. until no shooters, Coleta Sportsmen’s

Anonymous Group, noon, closed, this is your meeting; 7 p.m., Grapevine, back door, 1503 First Ave., Rock Falls.

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

Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., women’s, closed, back door, Reformed Church Parsonage, 703 14th Ave., Fulton.

Al-Anon-Alateen, 7 p.m., Immanuel Lutheran Church, 960 U.S. Route 52, Amboy.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., closed, Rochelle Community Hospital, 900 N. Second St. Reformers Unanimous Addiction Abstinence Program, 7-9 p.m., First Baptist Church, 24 N. Mason Ave., Amboy, 815857-2682.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 7:30 p.m., closed, First Congregational Church, 218 E. Third St., Prophetstown.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 8 p.m., closed (6), Church of God, 816 S. Clay St., Mount Carroll.

Saturday, April 23 Alcoholics Anonymous, 9 a.m., closed, Big Book, United Methodist Church, 201 E. Chicago Ave., Davis Junction.

Alcoholics Anonymous Gratitude Group, 9 a.m., open; noon, open; 6 p.m., open, lower level, Loveland Community House, 513 W. Second St., Dixon.

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

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

Sauk Valley Alcoholics Anonymous Group, noon, open, Old Timers; 7 p.m., open, family fun night, bring a friend, back door, 1503 First Ave., Suite D, Rock Falls.

Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, closed; 7 p.m. closed (5), Bazaar Americana, 609 W. Third St., Sterling.

Narcotics Anonymous Hope Without Dope, noon, in the back of Lutheran Social Services of Illinois, 1901 First Ave., Sterling, 815-535-3748.

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

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

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Thursday, April 21 Biscuits and gravy, 7 a.m., Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815-5625050.

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, 815288-9236.

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

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

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

Boot Scootin’ Seniors, 9:15 a.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815732-3252.

Join Us for Java community coffee, 9:15-10 a.m., Morningside of Sterling, 2705 Ave. E, 815-622-2800.

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DIXON | ART AND MUSIC FESTIVAL

CLINTON, IOWA | CONCERT

Female artists to team up

Clinton Symphony Orchestra to round out its 62nd season

STAFF REPORT news@saukvalley.com 815-625-3600, ext. 5501

DIXON – Talented women are teaming up in the Sauk Valley.

An all-female art and music festival will run from 6 p.m. to midnight April 30 at Rosbrook Studio, 107 S. Peoria Ave. The event kicks off at 6 p.m., with an open mic at 8 p.m. featuring Melanie Devaney, Kendra Swanson and Gina Venier.

Organizers are looking for art vendors. Spaces are $20.

Tickets are $8 until the day of the event or $10 at the door.

Email amy8403@gmail. com for information on reserving a space as a vendor or sponsoring the event.

STAFF REPORT news@saukvalley.com 815-625-3600, ext. 5501

CLINTON, Iowa – The Clinton Symphony Orchestra’s final program of its 62nd concert season will begin at 7:30 p.m.

April 30 at Vernon Cook Theater in Clinton High School, 817 Eighth Ave. The orchestra joined with a consortium of other orchestras to commission a new work by composer Christopher Theofanidis of Yale University, “Dreamtime Ancestors,” and will present the Iowa premier of that work.

Lucas Pauley/lpauley@saukvalley.com

Kendra Swanson, shown picking her banjo during an interview and video shoot with Sauk Valley Media on May 28 near the Black Hawk statue at Lowden State Park outside of Oregon, is one of the artists set to play April 30 at Rosbrook Studio, 107 S. Peoria Ave., Dixon.

Conductor Brian Dollinger will open the program with a fanfare from a French ballet, featuring the symphony’s brass section, and will include the triumphant Second Symphony of Finnish composer Jean Sibelius.

Tickets, which cost $15 for adults or $5 for students, are available at Grummert’s Hardware, 424 Locust St., Sterling, and Fitzgerald’s Pharmacy, 124 E. Main St., Morrison, and at the door.

Go to clintonsymphony. org for complete program notes or more information.

WHAT’S GOING ON

ART EXHIBITS At Conover Square OREGON – The Eagle’s Nest Art Group will present its free annual spring membership art show from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, and April 30 and May 1 at the art gallery on the second floor at Conover Square, 201 N. Third St. Represented in the show are the works of more than 50 members, hailing from Oregon, Mount Morris, Chana, Rochelle, Byron, Stillman Valley, Dixon, Rock Falls, Polo, Grand Detour, Leaf River, Winnebago, and Pecatonica.

New this year is a Hands On Oregon fundraising art sale.

Original works have been donated by members and proceeds will benefit Hands on Oregon and its effort to repair Conover Square.

There will be a silent auction of a watercolor painting by former member Carol Godee, who passed away in 2006. She left behind many paintings of the area. The painting is on display at the gallery. Bids will be taken through June 11.

This year’s show will feature a display of original gourd art, created in a workshop taught by Carrie Lay. Conover Square’s shops will be open during show hours. A special springtime local vendor

market of crafts and other materials will be held during the first weekend of the show.

At Distinctive Gardens DIXON – “Transform,” a shop story, is available for viewing at Distinctive Gardens, 2020 Lowell Park Road.

The new concept focuses on plants, art, community activities and gardening related to the theme. The shop stories will switch like art shows.

Artists made specific products for the story.

The story “emphasizes a curated selection of local artists, educational gardening displays and highlighted plants,” said Lisa LeFevre in a news release.

She owns the shop with her husband, Bud. Call 815-285-0014, find Distinctive Gardens on Facebook, or go to diggersdelight.com for more information.

Art at Loveland DIXON – The art collection at Loveland Community House and Museum, 513 W. Second St., as well as the museum’s many other exhibits, are available for viewing from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Monday through Friday or by appointment. Guided group tours can be scheduled by contacting Steve Wilson at swilson@ lovelandcommunityhouse.org or 815-284-2741.

Visit lovelandcommunityhouse. org for a virtual tour of the museum, and for more information. The event is free to the public.

Art around Dixon Brian Strock’s work is on display through May 29 at The Crystal Cork, 219 W. First St. The work of Bob Logsdon is

on view at Sauk Valley Bank, 300 Walton Drive.

Jan Harvey’s work is on display at First National Bank in Amboy, 1314 N. Galena Ave. The work of Beverly Garcia is on view at the offices of Ward, Murray, Pace and Johnson, 226 W. River St. At River Arts Center CLINTON, Iowa – An exhibition featuring the art of Gin Lammert, a professional painter, will be on display until May 22 at the gallery, 2229 Fifth Ave. South.

Lammert works with pastels, oil and acrylic. The exhibit is available for viewing form 1 to 4 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday.

Lammert will teach a paint party from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, with a reception from 1:30 to 2:30.

The cost of the party is $40, which includes all supplies and a light lunch.

Participants will paint a landscape and barn in acrylics. Register by calling 563-243-3300 or stopping at the gallery.

At Woodlawn Arts Academy STERLING – Woodlawn Arts Academy’s Student-Teacher Art Exhibit is now open at the Academy, 3807 Woodlawn Road.

Student and teacher artwork will be on display in the halls and lounge through May 6.

The exhibit features more than 100 works from students and teachers from more than 10 area schools.

The top four pieces from each category will be featured in the 2016 Summer Arts Program Guide, which is mailed to 24,000 homes in the area.

Select winning pieces from the exhibit will be displayed on the First Avenue bridge between Sterling and Rock Falls through the Bridge the Community organization.

Go to woodlawnartsacademy. com or call 815-626-4278 for more information.

BANDS AND BARS Get listed!

Are you in a band that would like to be listed in Plan!t Sauk Valley’s free entertainment calendar? Are you a bar that offers live entertainment? Send an email with the band’s name, booking number and website or Facebook page, and gig or event schedule, or the bar’s event schedule, to Lucas Pauley at lpauley@saukvalley.com.

At The Cooler ROCK FALLS – DJ Hollywood Karaoke will provide entertainment from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. today, Ray Scott will play from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Friday, and Chasin’ Crazy will play from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Saturday at the bar, 311 W. Second St. Tickets are $7 for the Ray Scott performance.

Upcoming: April 29, Cal Stage; and April 30, Pablo and The Rhythmix At Cragel’s PROPHETSTOWN – 3 On The Tree will play from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.

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Saturday at the bar, 345 Washington St. At Grapevine Wine & Martini Bar ROCK FALLS – Richard Johnson will play from 7:30 to 11:30 p.m. Saturday at the bar, 205 W. Second St. At Whiskey Barrel Saloon ROCK FALLS – Super Red Hot Karaoke & DJ will provide entertainment from 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. today, Problem Child will play with special guest Bloody Gulch from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Friday, and Thirsty Jones will play from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.

Saturday at the bar, 305 W. Second St. Upcoming: April 29, Trippin Molly; and April 30, Slick Trigger Saturday Lyle Grobe and the Rhythm Ramblers MOUNT MORRIS – Lyle Grobe and the Rhythm Ramblers will play from 6 to 9 p.m. at Mount Morris Moose Family Center, 101 Moose Drive.

Upcoming: 7-10 p.m. May 21 at Sterling Moose Family Center, 2601 E. Lincolnway

BEER AND WINE TASTINGS May 7 Chamber to host tasting OREGON – The Oregon Chamber of Commerce will host a spring wine tasting from 5 to 8 p.m. at Oak Lane of Oregon, 3261 S. Daysville Road.

Tickets are $20 and are available at the chamber office, 124 N. Fourth St. Call 815-732-2100 for more information.

CAR SHOWS Sunday Vehicles, vendors at event STERLING – Registration for a car, truck, tractor and bike show will be open from 9 a.m. to noon at Sterling Moose Family Center, 2601 E. Lincolnway.

Awards will be presented at 3:30 p.m.

Registration is $15.

Call 815-625-4150 or 815-4414072 for more information.

May 20-22 Chevy Show set to roll in CORDOVA – The third event in the annual Super Chevy Show will be held at Cordova International Raceway, 19425 state Route 84 North.

The event will run from 6 to 11 p.m. Friday, May 20; 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday, May 21; and 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, May 22.

There will be drag racing in multiple classes with cash purses and a professionally judged car show. The event will also feature a swap meet.

Midwest Super Stock Mafia, Nostalgia Gassers, Nostalgia Pro Stock and the Chevy Rebellion are among the groups that will perform a professional drag race show.

Tickets are $10 for adults for Friday, and $20 per day for Saturday and Sunday. A 3-day pass is $45. Tickets are $5 per day for children age 6 through 12, or $15 for a weekend pass. Children 5 and under get in free.

Go to racecir.com for a full event schedule or more information. Go to superchevy.com for more information about the series.

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WHAT’S GOING ON

CONCERTS Friday Music, more at Post House DIXON – Fourth Fridays Open Mic will begin at 7 p.m. at the Post House Community Center, 100 W. Second St. Each musician or band performs four songs, and a jam session will follow.

Instruments are acoustic, a sound system is provided, and many different styles of music are featured. Poets and short-story writers are welcome.

A donation is required for admission to help cover utility costs.

Call 815-288-9263 for more information.

Upcoming: May 27 Christian band to perform ROCKFORD – Newsboys, a Grammy-nominated Christian pop rock band, will bring its “We Believe ... God’s Not Dead” tour to the stage at 7 p.m. at BMO Harris Bank Center, 300 Elm St. General admission tickets are $25; premium tickets are $45 and include early entry and an artist Q&A. Groups of 10 or more can purchase tickets at $18.50 per person and receive one free ticket.

Tickets are available at BMO Harris Bank Center, Ticketmaster.com and all Ticketmaster locations, and at 800-745-3000.

Go to newsboys.com for more information.

Saturday Barbershoppers in Polo POLO – The Rock River Valley Barbershop Chorus will perform at 7 p.m. at the Polo Senior Center, 101 E. Mason St. The public is welcome, and light refreshments will be served.

Call 815-946-3818 for more information.

Barbershop blast from past DAVENPORT, Iowa – Chordbuster Barbershop Chorus will present “Something Good – from 60’s Rock to 70’s Pop” at 7 p.m. at Galvin Fine Arts Center on the St. Ambrose University campus, 518 W. Locust St. The show will also feature Bend of the River Chorus, Blackhawk College A Cappella, QCCS Eagles, and Four Voices, the 2002 World Quartet Champion.

Tickets for adults are $17 in

advance and $20 at the door, and $5 for children through age 12.

Call 563-381-2294 or go to thechordbusters.com for tickets or more information.

Singers to shine in show ROCKFORD – Five artists from the Ryan Center at the Lyric Opera of Chicago will perform in the Rockford Coronado Concert Association’s final show of its season at 7:30 p.m. at Coronado Performing Arts Center, 314 N. Main St. The ensemble’s 90-minute performance will include many well-known operatic arias, along with classical, contemporary and Broadway selections.

Tickets range from $30 to $40 and are available at coronadopac. org or by calling 815-968-0595.

Student tickets are $10 and group rates are available.

Go to rccaconcerts.org or contact Beth Howard at bhoward@ coronadopac.org or 815-8476314 for more information.

April 29 Wolber to play two shows FRANKLIN GROVE – Jim Wolber of Franklin Grove, now featured with The Lariat band, will perform two Fifth Friday shows at 7 and 9 p.m. at H.I. Lincoln Building, 136 N. Elm St. The group’s style is a mix of country and rock ‘n’ roll.

Tickets are $10 and are available by calling 815-456-3030 or visiting the building from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily, and noon to 4 p.m. Sunday.

nine of John Denver’s song – including “Rocky Mountain High,” “Sunshine on My Shoulders,” “Annie’s Song,” and “Leaving on a Jet Plane” – will be featured in “Almost Heaven: The Songs of John Denver” at Timber Lake Playhouse, 8215 Black Oak Road.

Showtimes are set for 7:30 p.m.

May 6, 7, 13 and 14, and at 2 p.m.

May 7, 8, 14 and 15.

In the music revue, Denver’s songs “are rediscovered and reinvented, performed against a backdrop of stunning visual images of America in the late ‘60s and early ‘70s.”

The show runs approximately 2 hours.

Tickets are $25 for adults, $23 for seniors, $17 for students with ID, $17 for active duty military, and $20 each for groups of 10 or more.

Go to timberlakeplayhouse.org or call 815-244-2035 for tickets or more information.

May 20 Blues and Bluegrass FRANKLIN GROVE – If it’s the third Friday of the month, it’s Blues and Bluegrass night at the H.I. Lincoln Building, 136 N. Elm St. Open-stage acoustic gospel, folk, country, blues and bluegrass will be performed, beginning at 7 p.m. Admission is free, but donations are accepted to help with the upkeep of the historic building.

Go to franklingroveil.org for more information.

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May 6 First Fridays in Mount Morris MOUNT MORRIS – The First Fridays Open Stage music show is back at its new location at Pinecrest Grove Community Center and Theater, just off McKendrie Street at 500 Evergreen Lane.

Registration begins at 5:30 p.m., with the show at 6. Food and beverages can be purchased from the McKendrie Street Cafe.

Each musician or band performs for 15 minutes. Instruments are acoustic, and a professional sound system is provided. The music will include country, bluegrass, blues, gospel, folk, soft rock, and eclectic mixes of the different styles.

Admission is by donation. All musicians and spectators are welcome. Call 815-973-0942 for more information.

Upcoming: June 3

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

Participants can buy bidding paddles for $5 each, two for $8, or three for $10 and bid one to four quarters on items from local crafters and vendors. Vendors also will sell items outright.

Baked goods will also be available for purchase.

There will be a 50-50 raffle.

Proceeds will benefit the Dixon Lioness.

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

Go to dixonillioness.org for more information.

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“Last year was a huge success, and we’re looking to grow it even bigger this year,” organizer Steve Wilson said.

Call 815-284-2741, or email at swilson@lovelandcommunityhouse.org to register and for more details.

DOWNTOWN EVENTS Through Sunday Sterling Main Street in contest STERLING – Residents can vote to help Sterling Main Street win $25,000 toward revitalization efforts through the America’s Main Street contest, promoted by the Independent We Stand group.

Independent We Stand is a movement of independently owned businesses dedicated to educating communities about the importance and benefits of buying local.

The preliminary round of online voting continues through Sunday.

Votes can be made once every 24 hours per internet protocol address. The top 25 vote-getters will move to a semifinal round of voting from May 2 to 29. A panel of judges will then review the top 10 communities, and announce the winner June 3.

Visit sterlingmainstreet.org to vote and for more information. A link to vote can also be found on Sterling Main Street’s Facebook page.

Visit mainstreetcontest.com for more information on the contest.

May 14 Second Saturdays returns DIXON – Second Saturdays Art Happenings will return to downtown Dixon. Most of the happenings run from 6 to 8 p.m. at various venues between First and Second streets and Peoria and Galena avenues. Second Saturdays features art, music and other cultural events.

Find the event on Facebook for a complete schedule and more details.

The Second Saturdays open mic nights run from 7 p.m. to midnight at Rosbrook Studio, 107 S. Peoria Ave. Solo and duet acts will play for 15 minutes, full bands will play for 30.

Doors will open at 6, and registration will take place at and after that time. After 6, acts also can message Rosbrook Studio

May 6 Mommy-Son Date Night STERLING – Moms and sons can again enjoy some time together from 6 to 7:30 p.m. in the J. Mark Beaty Performance Center at Woodlawn Arts Academy, 3807 Woodlawn Road.

Boys from ages 3 to 18 can take their moms out for an evening of dinner, dancing, fun and games.

Tuition is $20 per couple and includes dinner. Reservations are due by May 3, and can be made at apm.activecommunities.com/ woodlawnarts, by calling 815-6264278, or visiting the main office.

Financial assistance is available to those who qualify.

Go to woodlawnartsacademy. com or visit the main office for an application.

on Facebook or call or text 815973-7824.

Admission is a suggested $3 donation.

Upcoming: June 11

FAMILY FUN Saturday Kids fair back for 32nd year DIXON – “A Day at the Movies” is the theme of the 32nd annual Child Fair set for 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Sauk Valley Community College, 173 state Route 2.

Kids can attend dressed up as their favorite movie character and walk the red carpet.

Activities will include Miller’s Petting Zoo, caricaturist Kevin Berg, a bounce house and inflatable obstacle course, barrel rides, car seat safety checks, emergency vehicles, interactive booths, and exhibit displays.

Admission is free. Some activities will have a fee and a few exhibitors will be selling items.

Caricature fees will be donated to FLORISSA to support Autism awareness.

Call Brenda Helms at 815-8356212 for more information about the event.

Sponsors of the event include ABC AmeriCorps, KSB Wellness, Midland State Bank, CGH Medical Center, Sterling Optimist Club, and Sauk Valley Community College.

FARMERS MARKETS In Rock Falls ROCK FALLS – Vendors are being sought for this summer’s Rock Falls farmers market, which will run from June to October at 400 W. Second St. Hours will be 8 to 11 a.m.

Wednesdays and 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Saturdays. Produce, crafts, and merchandise can be sold.

The cost is $10 for the season.

Applications can be downloaded at rockfallschamber.com or picked up at the chamber office, 601 W. 10th St. Call the chamber at 815-6254500 for more information.

In Sterling STERLING – The Twin City Market is open from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday in the historical Twin City Produce Building, 106 Ave. A. An Earth Day Bash will run form 8 a.m. to noon Saturday at the market.

A variety of activities for all ages will be available, including games for the kids and face painting.

The public can learn how to “greenhouse in a bag” with Master Gardeners from the University of Illinois Extension, paint T-shirts and make seed bombs.

Participants can sign up to win a goodie basket.

Chef Myra will offer a special menu in the Scarecrow Cafe.

Find the market on Facebook, go to twincityfarmersmarket.com, or call 815-499-7268 for a list of vendors, upcoming events and more information.

Sunday Worship, music at event STERLING – The public is welcome to a free praise and worship music night at 6 p.m. at First Baptist Church of Sterling, 1705 Sixth Ave. The event is put on by First Baptist Church of Sterling and Dixon.

Cookies and punch will be offered after the program.

Attendees are encouraged to bring canned food or nonperishable food items to donate to the FISH Food Pantry.

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WHAT’S GOING ON FUN FOR A CAUSE Through Friday Fundraiser returns in Dixon DIXON – The 12th annual Expressions Art Sale and Reception is running through Friday at The Next Picture Show, 113 W. First St. Art donated by nearly 30 artists and silent auction items donated by local businesses and organizations are available to view from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Art can be purchased and bids can be placed on more than 50 silent auction items during those times.

The show concludes with a reception from 5 to 9 p.m. Friday at the gallery.

The silent auction items include Disney World FastPass+ tickets, hotel and cabin stays, fresh baked goods, and tickets to theater performances, the Shedd Aquarium, and major and minor league baseball games.

Proceeds will help Sinnissippi Foundation continue its mission to meet the urgent needs of individuals and families in the Sinnissippi community, such as: allowing Sinnissippi clients to afford treatment, keeping families in their homes or helping them obtain safe housing, keeping the heat on during the winter, providing holiday food baskets, and supporting events that promote and celebrate recovery and wellness.

Call 815-284-9380 for more information. Go to sinnissippi. org and click the Expressions link for more information and event details, and to view photo galleries of the art and silent auction items. The items can also be viewed by finding Sinnissippi Foundation on Facebook.

Through Friday Events to celebrate Earth DIXON – This week, Friends of the Prairie is hosting a series of events in celebration of Earth Day on Friday at Sauk Valley Community College, 173 state Route 2.

The Sauk Prairie was founded in the mid-1980s and dedicated to former employee Zollie Hall. It contains biodiversity – both fauna and flora – important to maintaining the area’s ecology.

The new group will continue to restore and grow the current site while providing education opportunities for the campus and communities.

A free showing of the Emmywinning film “Green Fire” is set for at 7 p.m. today in the Mathis Theater. Doors open at 6:30.

The public can meet at 1:30 p.m.

Friday at the West Mall entrance to walk to the prairie and plant seeds.

Find SVCC Prairie or email Rachel Brunner at rachel.d.brunner@svcc.edu for more information.

Saturday Fundraiser set to kick off 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. in the 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 path. Funds will be raised in the months leading up to the relay.

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Visit relayforlife.org/leeil or contact Cassandra Sendra at Cassandra.Sendra@cancer.org or 815-229-1287 (select option 3 when prompted) for more information on the relay.

Monday Celebrate 5 years of meals STERLING – The public is invited to celebrate the 5-year anniversary of Loaves and Fishes with a community breakfast from 9 to 11 a.m. at 900 E. Fifth St. Loaves and Fishes is a program that provides free meals for people in need. It’s run by many volunteers from Wesley United Methodist Church, Trinity United Methodist Church, along with other churches and groups in the community.

Funding for the meals comes from donations. Some food is donated by Sauk Valley Food Bank, some is purchased at a low cost, and some is also donated by people in the community.

To help with the program, call Lois at 815-499-1706.

April 30 Tournaments to help center MORRISON – Registration is open for a Texas hold’em and euchre tournament to raise money for White Oaks Therapeutic Equestrian Center.

The competition starts at 5 p.m. at Cross Creek Golf Course, 15523 Henry Road. Food and beverages will be available.

Seating is limited to 50 for Texas hold’em, hosted by Dave Duncan and Doug Wiebenga, and 48 seats (24 teams) for euchre, hosted by “Pood” King and Dave Kirk.

The top five to six winners of Texas hold’em will split half the pot, while the winning euchre team will receive half the euchre pot. The remaining money will go to WHOA. The cost is $50 per person.

Players must be 21 or older, and advance payment is required.

Checks can be made payable to White Oaks Therapeutic Equestrian Center.

To sign up, stop at the golf course or call 815-772-7966.

May 6 Plant sale to support group STERLING – A plant sale to support the CGH Auxiliary will run from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Ryberg Auditorium at CGH Medical Center, 100 E. LeFevre Road.

Products will be from Distinctive Gardens of Dixon, and will include hanging baskets, annuals, perennials, container gardens will be available for purchase.

Call 815-625-0400 for more information.

Hilarious help for Happy Tails ROCK FALLS – Professional comedians Mike Brody, Angela Vescio and Ben Katzner will headline “Raise the Woof,” a comedy show fundraiser for Happy Tails Humane Society,

set for 6 p.m. at Days Inn, 2105 First Ave. Tickets are $25. Purchasing a table of eight for $200 comes with VIP passes for an exclusive professional magic show before the comedy show.

There will be an auction featuring desserts, cocktails and other items.

All proceeds will go to Happy Tails.

Go to happytailsanimalshelter. org or call 815-626-2994 for tickets and more information.

May 8 Fundraiser features performer STERLING – The Whiteside County Senior Center will welcome “The Patty Waszak Show” at 2 p.m. at Centennial Auditorium in Sterling High School, 1608 Fourth Ave. The show will offer a wide variety of music, from big band to hits of the ‘80s and ‘90s.

Also featured will be some of Waszak’s original songs.

The family-friendly show will also include comedy, audience participation, sing-alongs and music trivia. Waszak performs regularly at Country Tonite Theatre in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee.

Tickets will be $17 at the door.

In advance, two tickets are $30, three or more are $12 each, and 16 or more are $10 each. A family pass is $40.

Proceeds will support the senior center. Call 815-622-9230 or 888-622-9230 for tickets. Go to pattywaszak.com for more information.

May 14 Run for Make-a-Wish DIXON – The Dixon Make-aWish Foundation 5K race will be from 8 to 10:30 a.m. at Washington School, 703 E. Morgan St. The race begins and ends at the school, and features a fast, flat course on Lowell Park Trail, with a water station.

Awards will be given in multiple age categories immediately after the race. The overall male and female finishers will receive an award as well.

The race will be held rain or shine.

Shirts are guaranteed with early registration.

The cost is $20 by April 29 and $25 from then until the day of the race.

Go to makeawish5k.webs.com to register or for more information.

Lunch returns to garden OREGON – The public is invited to attend the fifth annual Garden Luncheon at noon at Serenity Hospice and Home, 1658 state Route 2 South.

A gourmet meal will be provided

by Michael and Susan Maddox. A live auction will follow the meal.

Many items, including designer purses, jewelry, garden-related items and more, will also be sold at the silent auction.

The theme for the event is “Hats off to Hospice,” and guests are encouraged to wear a hat.

There will be live music and the Crystal Cork provide a cash bar.

Tickets are $40 each or a table of eight for $300.

Go to serenityhospiceandhome.org or call 815-732-2499 for tickets or more information.

HISTORY LOVERS Saturday Dinner, program on tap FRANKLIN GROVE – Sara Grady of Chicago will present “Water, Wonder, Words: Language, Stories, and the Cradle of Life” for an “Evening at the Mill” dinner and program at Franklin Creek Grist Mill, 1893 Twist Road.

According to a news release, “Grady’s interests in the connections between science and culture have led to her work at Northwestern University and her desire to be a writer and educator.”

The program, which will follow the dinner at 6 p.m., will look at the importance of water from a variety of angles: “the fact that every living thing on Earth needs water to survive, and the myths and stories of water, from ancient Mesopotamia to our modern metropolises.”

Tickets are $25. Today is the last day to buy tickets.

Go to franklincreekgristmill.com or call 815-456-2718 to purchase tickets or for more information.

All proceeds from the event will go to the maintenance and operation of the Franklin Creek Grist Mill.

The facility will be open all afternoon for tours prior to the event.

Sunday Morrison icons to know MORRISON – The Morrison Music Theater Association will present “People To Be Remembered,” featuring stories of notable people who lived in Morrison, at 1:30 p.m. at Morrison’s Heritage Museum, 202 E. Lincolnway.

Speakers will include Anna Buis Huisingh, Tina Klimstra, Lydia A. Pollard Hulett, Charles Bent, Phoebe Vennum and more.

Light refreshments will be served at the Morrison Historical Society event.

Call 815-772-8889 for more information.

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KARAOKE April 29-30 Party with the James Gang DIXON – Karaoke with the James Gang from 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. April 29 at PatiO’s, 222 W. First St., and 8 p.m. to midnight April 30 at Bogey’s Bar & Grill, 729 Timber Creek Road.

Email jamesgang1996@gmail. com for more information.

THEATER Today through Saturday and April 28-30 Two-woman comedy in Dixon DIXON – “A Coupla White Chicks Sitting Around Talking,” a two-woman dark comedy starring Monique Elmendorf and Suzie Branch, will be performed at 7:30 p.m. today through Saturday and April 28-30 at Dixon Stage Left, 306 W. First St. The comedy takes place in the suburban Westchester County, New York, kitchen of Maude Mix, who is having a tough day. Her husband is off on a weekend spree with his secretary and she can’t get rid of the pesky neighbor who has just moved up from Texas.

Hannah Mae Bindler badgers Maude into friendship and the two eventually join forces against their errant and erring husbands.

Tickets are $20 and available at dixonstageleft.ticketleap.com, Trein’s Jewelry, 201 W. First St., or The Crystal Cork, 219 W. First St.

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May 10-11 and 12-14 Twain adaptation at TLP MOUNT CARROLL – Magic Owl Children’s Theater will present “The Prince & The Pauper” at Timber Lake Playhouse, 8215 Black Oak Road.

Shows are scheduled for 10 a.m. May 11-14 and 1 p.m.

May 10-13. The show will run for approximately 1 hour.

According to a news release, “the newest title in Lane Riosley’s acclaimed Commedia series, brings to stage Mark Twain’s novel for young people about a prince who switches places with a pauper, and the lessons they both learn.”

The show is “rife with physical comedy, clowning, antics, and sight gags.”

All tickets are $6.

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The cast features six local women.

Tickets are $7 in advance or $9 at the door for adults; $7 for seniors; and $5 for children 12 and under. The play contains some adult themes and is not recommended for younger children.

Tickets are available at polotheatre.org or Polo Sub Stop, 109 W. Mason St., Polo Public Library, 302 W. Mason St., and First State Bank, 211 S. Division Ave. They are also available by mail at PACT Tickets, PO Box 36, Polo, IL 61064.

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Brethren’s 25th annual and final spring garden bazaar will be from 7 a.m. to noon at the church, 215 North Court St. A breakfast of buttermilk pancakes, sausage, and beverages will be served from 7 to 11 a.m.

Tickets, which will be sold at the door, cost $5 for adults and $2.50 for children younger than 12.

The theme of the indoor garden sale is “In the Bulb There Is a Flower.” Perennial plants, trees, and garden decor will be sold.

The craft corner will feature homemade items and needlework. Also available for purchase will be cookbooks and bake sale items, such as cakes, cookies, pies, candies and breads.

The site is accessible to wheelchairs.

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SOFTBALL | SPOTLIGHT ON STERLING’S LEXY STAPLES

Playing memory games Sterling’s Staples finds success with adjustments

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Lexy Staples has found herself locked in many battles from her spot in the pitcher’s circle. The Sterling junior’s job is to win them. Most of the work Staples does comes before a pitch is thrown, as her ever-expanding mental list of batters-faced grows daily.

Alleman’s Jessica Pauley has been in the batter’s box for many of these duels, and Pauley often ended them with a hit. The history between the two is extensive. They met countless times in various summer tournaments and, over the past 2 years, a few times during the high school season.

When the Golden Warriors played the Pioneers in a game last season, Sterling coach Becki Edmondson learned of the mini-rivalry between Staples and the promising Alleman freshman.

“I remember playing Alleman and Eric [Staples] said she hits Lexy every time in the summer,” Edmondson recalled Lexy’s father and Sterling assistant saying. “We made it a goal to not let her get on base.

She did, but she didn’t have any big hits.

Lexy is able to make those adjustments.”

Pauley went 4-for-8 off Staples over two meetings in 2015 and this season, but only one went for an extra-base hit.

Staples verbally committed to the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay this past fall, and it’s her willingness to make adjustments and learn more about the game that makes Edmondson think Philip Marruffo/pmarruffo@saukvalley.com Staples will have a solid college career at Sterling junior pitcher Lexy Staples is already in her third year on the varsity level, and the Division-I level. has maintained her effectiveness in the circle by studying hitters’ habits – and her own – and tweaking her approach and pitching style.

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NFL DRAFT | CHICAGO BEARS

These guys look good at No. 11 Bears likely looking at defensive side of ball with first-round pick Shaw Media

play press or zone equally well.

He gets and keeps good posiWho will the Bears take with tion, and plays the ball equally the 11th overall pick? Mock well. He has excellent hands and drafts have a wide variety of the ability to track the ball. He players who could be wearing is very willing in run support, the navy and orange next season. Below is our guess at the 10 can shed blocks, and is a good most likely targets for the Bears tackler. He’s very sure of his ability, and plays the game with with former director of college a cockiness that is a good thing. scouting Greg Gabriel’s Pro Football Weekly scouting report. He will challenge receivers and Oregon DE DeForest Buckner has fun playing the game. He (6-foot-7, 291 pounds) – This is a will be a high pick, and should player who has shown improve- come in and start as a rookie. ment every year he has been Clemson DE Shaq Lawson at Oregon. He has the natural (6-foot-3, 269 pounds) – He will physical traits to be a dominant be one of the better defensive defensive lineman in the NFL. linemen in this draft. He plays While he played in a 3-4 scheme both on his feet and in a threeat Oregon, he can play in any point stance. Lawson flashes scheme at the next level. He has dominating ability with his really come on as a pass rusher strength, power, instincts and this year, and learned how to set skill set. He is very good player up opponents and put moves versus the run, and as a pass together. He will no doubt be a rusher. He’s scheme versatile, top-10 pick, and could very well can play end in a 4-3 or 3-4; he be the first or second defensive just needs to get a little bigger lineman drafted. He should to play in a 3-4. Lawson has come in and start right away, excellent overall athleticism. and as good as he is, he still has He will come in and start right unlimited upside. away for just about any NFL Tribune News Service Florida CB Vernon Hargreaves team. He is young and still has Florida defensive back Vernon Hargreaves III will likely be one of III (5-foot-10, 204 pounds) – He tremendous upside. the top targets for the Bears with the 11th pick of the NFL Draft has the traits needed to be a top next week in Chicago. cover corner in the NFL. He can NO. 11 CONTINUED ON B4

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chris HINE Chicago Tribune sports reporter.

He can be reached at chine@ tribpub.com.

Words actually can hurt A

lmost every sportswriter I know loves to romanticize about the old days – when being a beat writer allowed you to get to know the people you covered on a meaningful level. You developed a good working relationship, a give and take. Maybe the player would get angry with you for something you wrote, but you would talk it out and move on.

I’m 29 and I have no idea what that era of sportswriting was like. The access we have to athletes is limited.

Teams control everything.

They shut down interviews that go long, micromanage the image of their franchise, and coach players on what to say.

Rarely do you get to have a real conversation.

Andrew Shaw and I had one Wednesday.

It came after Shaw, visibly shaken, apologized for using a homophobic slur in the penalty box late in the Hawks’ 4-3 loss to the Blues in Game 4 of their playoff series Thursday.

“I’m not that kind of guy,” Shaw said in a broken voice.

“I’ll never use that word again. It’s a hurtful word.”

It was raw and heartfelt.

Even with all the restrictions in place in the modern sports media landscape, I have a bead on what kind of guy Shaw is after covering the Hawks for a full season.

He doesn’t hide when the media enters the dressing room. He will stick around and talk for a few minutes, and seems to enjoy the interaction. A number of times this season, I’ve gone to him just to talk and see how he’s doing. I always look forward to seeing him in the room and chatting.

Certainly, I was disappointed when I saw video surface of Shaw using the slur. He was vilified on social media, but I don’t want to cast stones. He has a reputation around the league for being an irritant on the ice, but I don’t think he’s a bad guy. I also don’t think he hates gay people.

I just want to help him understand why what he said packs such a devastating emotional wallop.

Shaw is not the problem.

The fact he felt he could use that word like it was another four-letter word – and not remember saying it after the game – is the problem.

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Testing waters Nigel Hayes Wisconsin F is submitting his name for the NBA Draft, but will not sign with an agent.

Hayes averaged 15.7 points and 5.9 rebounds per game.

Thibs is back at it Tom Thibodeau Timberwolves have agreed to terms with former Bulls coach to be the team’s coach and president of basketball operations.

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Blackburn receives Summit League honor Western Illinois golfer Andrew Blackburn, a 2013 Sterling graduate, was named the Summit League’s golfer of the week.

Blackburn finished third out of 68 golfers at the Beu/Mussatto invitational with a 54-hole score of 217. He carded rounds of 70, 72 and 75.

NFL

Panthers cut ties with Norman Josh Norman, one of the league’s top corners, became an unrestricted free agent Wednesday after the Carolina Panthers surprisingly rescinded their non-exclusive franchise tag offer to the All-Pro. Norman, 28, elected not to sign the franchise tag offer from the Panthers, which would have paid him $13.9 million in 2016 while holding out for a long-term contract.

Eagles trade for No. 2 overall pick The Eagles acquired the No. 2 overall pick in next week’s draft from Cleveland in exchange for five picks on Wednesday. The Browns are getting Philadelphia’s first-round pick this year (No. 8), a thirdround pick (No. 77) and fourth-rounder (No. 100), plus a first-rounder in 2017 and a second-rounder in 2018.

Cleveland also sends a fourth-round pick in 2017 to the Eagles.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

Illini RB Brown tears ACL An Illinois football player has suffered a seasonending knee injury that will sideline him for a second straight season.

Redshirt freshman runningback Dre Brown tweeted Tuesday night that he tore his ACL in a spring practice Monday. Brown tore the ACL in his right knee last spring during a non-contact drill.

His latest injury was to his left knee.

Wide receiver Mikey Dudek suffered a second straight season-ending ACL tear in his right knee 2 weeks ago.

Iowa cornerback Felming to transfer Senior Maurice Fleming will leave the Hawkeyes via the graduate transfer rule, the university announced.

Fleming, a 3-year letterwinner at cornerback, as been stuck behind 4-year starter Desmond King – a consensus All-American last season – and 3-year starter Greg Mabin.

Fleming can play next season wherever he wants, as Iowa didn’t issue restrictions on his transfer.

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Thursday, April 21, 2016

St. Louis avoids sweep; Sale picks up fourth win

College softball 3 p.m.

• Carl Sandburg at Sauk

Baseball

By the Associated Press

Matt Holliday homered, Carlos Martinez threw seven strong innings, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Chicago Cubs 5-3 on Wednesday in St. Louis to avoid a three-game sweep to their NL Central rival.

The Cardinals scored twice in each of the first two innings against Kyle Hendricks (1-2). Chicago, the first team in the majors to 11 wins, had won three of its previous four.

Anthony Rizzo hit his fourth homer of the season in the fourth, and added an RBI single in the eighth for Chicago. Rizzo was robbed of a home run in the first

by Randal Grichuk, who reached over the wall in center.

Martinez (3-0) allowed a run and three hits. Trevor Rosenthal got his fourth save by striking out the side in the ninth. It was his 100th career save.

The game was delayed 3 hours, 21 minutes by rain in the middle of the seventh.

Holliday hit a two-run shot in the first off Hendricks, who gave up four runs and seven hits over 5 1/3 innings.

Cubs starters had gotten through the sixth inning in 14 straight games to begin the season, a streak that matched the 1910 team for the franchise record.

Martinez struck out five, walked three and also drove in a run with a bloop hit in the second. He has allowed three runs or fewer in all three starts.

Yadier Molina pushed the lead to a 5-3 with an RBI single in the eighth off reliever Adam Warren.

The Cubs are 7-2 on the road and have outscored their opponents by 43 runs this season, the largest differential in the majors.

White Sox 2, Angels 1: Chris Sale became the major league’s first four-game winner, allowing two hits in seven innings to lead the White Sox over the Angels in Chicago.

Sale (4-0) allowed a pair of

4 p.m.

• Milledgeville at AFC 4:30 p.m.

• Sterling at Ottawa • Dixon at Byron • Rock Falls at Oregon • Amboy at Princeton • Erie-P’town at Sherrard • Morrison at Fulton • St. Bede at Bureau Valley • Newman at Riverdale • Eastland at River Ridge • Galena at West Carroll • Aquin at Forreston-Polo

Softball 4 p.m.

• Milledgeville at AFC 4:30 p.m.

AP

Cardinals center fielder Randal Grichuk reaches over the wall to rob a home run from Cubs slugger Anthony Rizzo to end the top of the first inning on Wednesday in St. Louis. The Cardinals won 5-3.

Today’s games • Angels at White Sox, 1:10 p.m.

TV/Radio: CSN/890 AM • Cubs at Cardinals, 6:10 p.m.

TV/Radio: CSN+/670 AM singles by Mike Trout, and an unearned run. He left after hitting Kole Calhoun with a pitch leading off the eighth.

Two years ago, Sale won his first five decisions.

David Robertson got four outs for his sixth save in as many attempts, allowing Trout’s third hit while completing a four-hitter.

Chicago improved to 10-5. Last season, the White Sox began 10-14 and didn’t reach doubledigits in victories until May 26.

Tyler Saladino homered in the first off Garrett Richards (0-3),

who gave up two runs – one earned – and four hits in 6 1/3 innings. The Angels have scored just six runs in his four starts.

Chicago doubled its lead in the fifth when Alex Avila led off with a double and came home after Austin Jackson sacrificed and Richards threw the ball into foul territory down the right-field line for an error.

Nate Jones, who had pitched two innings in recording his first big-league save Tuesday night, followed Sale and retired the next two hitters, but advanced Calhoun with a wild pitch. Jonny Giavotella grounded to third baseman Todd Frazier, who bounced his throw, which first baseman Jerry Sands trapped under his right arm. First base umpire Paul Nauert called Giavotella safe, the call was upheld on video review, and Frazier was given an error.

One word that should never be used HINE

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Last month, I wrote a column for the Tribune in which I criticized Falcons assistant Marquand Manuel for opening an interview at the NFL scouting combine with prospect Eli Apple by asking Apple: “Do you like men?” I said such words promote an atmosphere of intolerance and homophobia that make it very difficult for a closeted gay athlete to feel like he can come out and thrive in professional sports. In the column, I also informed readers I am gay.

No word causes that feeling in closeted gay men more than what Shaw apparently said Tuesday night. It is the word gay men fear and despise the most. Shaw using it out of anger is no excuse.

I was called that growing up before I even realized I was gay. When you’re closeted and thinking about coming out, you have nightmares about friends or family members using that word and making you feel like an outcast. It hurts when your friends use that word in a teasing manner. It’s a whole different feeling to have people direct that word at you with contempt.

I’ve had that feeling.

Now put yourself in the shoes of a closeted gay athlete. You’re in a locker room or on a playing field, and you

Today

AP

Blackhawks forward Andrew Shaw apologized Wednesday for yelling an anti-gay slur at another player after he was sent to the penalty box late in Tuesday’s Game 4 against the Blues. hear your teammates use that word. You start thinking, “Is this how they really feel about gay people? Is that what they would call me if I came out to them?

Would I still be a member of this team? Would my career be over?”

That word is why gay athletes everywhere hide their sexual identity and often live lives of torment. It’s why some contemplate suicide and develop emotional and psychological issues they might never rectify.

That word needs to be eliminated from sports.

I’m not naïve enough to think it will vanish quickly. Like a lot of athletes, Shaw likely doesn’t realize what he’s saying when he uses it.

He isn’t the first professional athlete to use it, nor will he be the last.

Flyers center Wayne Simmonds allegedly used it in 2011. Bulls

center Joakim Noah was fined for using that word the same year. So was Kobe Bryant. NFL players reportedly directed it at Giants receiver Odell Beckham Jr. throughout last season because Beckham likes to dance with male friends in Instagram videos.

The word cuts deeply across all sports. If you’re serious about eliminating it, suspensions are likely to get players’ attention more than fines; the NBA recently suspended Kings guard Rajon Rondo one game for using the slur.

The NHL, which has a good track record working with groups that support gay athletes, did so with Shaw for an elimination playoff game for the Hawks.

The punishment was an important step for the league if it is serious about promoting

an atmosphere of tolerance for its gay fans and those players who one day may come out of the closet.

I never spoke with Shaw about my NFL column after it ran until Wednesday. Previously, I spoke to only one Hawks player who stopped me at the United Center one day to tell me he had read it and enjoyed it. I spoke to members of the Hawks staff who were nothing but supportive and encouraging. I’ve been able to do my job since I wrote that column the way I did my job before it ran, and that’s what I wanted and would expect in the future.

Shaw and I talked things over after his apology.

He was heartfelt in his pledge to learn from this, to stop using the word no matter how riled up he gets on the ice. I told him I didn’t view him any differently Wednesday than I did Monday.

I’m still going to see how he’s doing when he’s in the locker room, and still will pester him with hockey questions.

If he ever wants to ask me more about the word and what kind of an effect it has, I’ll be there to answer – after every practice and before and after every game, as long as the Hawks find a way to re-sign him after the season.

I like Andrew Shaw. I like talking to him, and this won’t change that.

I just hope this small part of him does.

• Sterling at Geneseo • Dixon at Stillman Valley • Byron at Oregon • Rock Falls at Lutheran • Amboy at Princeton • Erie-P’town at Sherrard • Morrison at Fulton • St. Bede at Bureau Valley • Newman at Riverdale • Milledgeville at AFC • Galena at West Carroll • Aquin at Forreston-Polo • River Ridge at Eastland

Girls soccer 4:30 p.m.

• Dixon at Winnebago 6 p.m.

• Kaneland at Sterling

Boys tennis 4 p.m.

• Newman at St. Bede 4:30 p.m.

• Sterling at Rochelle

Boys track 4 p.m.

• Polo-Forreston at Gordon Mool Invite, Amboy 4:15 p.m.

• Christian Life, North Boone at Oregon Girls track 4 p.m.

• AFC at Gordon Mool Invite, Amboy 4:15 p.m.

• Christian Life, North Boone at Oregon • Polo-Forreston at Byron Invite

On the tube TV listings

Today Golf 2 p.m.

• PGA, Valero Texas Open, first round, GOLF 5 p.m.

• LPGA, Swinging Skirts Classic, first round, GOLF

MLB 11 a.m.

• Dodgers at Braves or Mariners at Indians, MLB 1 p.m.

• Angels at White Sox, CSN 6 p.m.

• Tigers at Royals, FS1 Cubs at Reds, CSN 7 p.m.

• Astros at Rangers or Pirates at Padres, MLB

NBA playoffs 6 p.m.

• Western Conference, first round, Game 3, Thunder at Mavericks, TNT 6:30 p.m.

• Eastern Conference, first round, Game 3, Raptors at Pacers, NBA 8:30 p.m.

• Western Conference, first round, Game 3, Warriors at Rockets, TNT

NHL playoffs 6 p.m.

• Eastern Conference, first round, Game 5, Red Wings at Lightning, NBCSN • Eastern Conference, first round, Game 4, Penguins at Rangers, CNBC 7 p.m.

• Western Conference, first round, Game 4, Ducks at Predators, NHL 8:30 p.m.

• Western Conference, first round, Game 5, Blackhawks at Blues, NBCSN

Thursday, April 21, 2016

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WEDNESDAY’S SCOREBOARD Baseball Wednesday’s results at Rockford

LUTHERAN 4, FORRESTON-POLO 0 Forr.-Polo 000 000 0 — 0 4 0 Lutheran 001 030 x — 4 8 1 W – Bringham. L – Mitchell Bratina.

FORRESTON-POLO (9-6) Bratina (4 2/3 IP, 4 R, 8 H, 1 SO, 6 BB), Cameron Timm (1 1/3 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 2 SO, 0 BB).

LUTHERAN Bringham (4 2/3 IP, 0 R, 3 H, 6 SO, 2 BB), Sanchez (2 1/3 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 6 SO, 1 BB).

Softball Wednesday’s results at Sherrard

SHERRARD 3, ROCK FALLS 2, 8 inn.

RF 000 101 00 — 2 3 0 Sherrard 100 000 11 — 3 6 0 W – Randolph. L – Payton Yanes (3-4).

ROCK FALLS (9-7) Yanes (7 1/3 IP, 3 ER, 6 H, 5 SO, 0 BB) and Jordan Clevenger. Multi hits – Madason Shaw 2. 2B – Shaw. HR – Shaw. RBI – Shaw, Natalie Soltow.

SHERRARD Behn (5 IP, 1 R, 2 H, 3 SO, 1 BB), Randolph (3 IP, 1 R, 1 H, 1 SO, 0 BB). Multi hits – Maere 2. 2B – Maere 2. RBI – Anderson, Minch, Randolph.

GB — 1 2 2 3½

Wednesday’s results Cincinnati 6, Colorado 5 St. Louis 5, Chicago Cubs 3 Philadelphia 5, N.Y. Mets 4, 11 innings L.A. Dodgers 5, Atlanta 3, 10 innings Washington 3, Miami 1 Milwaukee 10, Minnesota 5 Pittsburgh at San Diego, late Arizona at San Francisco, late Today’s games L.A. Dodgers (Kershaw 2-0) at Atlanta (Wisler 0-1), 11:10 a.m.

Washington (Scherzer 2-0) at Miami (Koehler 0-2), 12:10 p.m.

Minnesota (Nolasco 0-0) at Milwaukee (Jungmann 0-2), 12:40 p.m.

Arizona (S.Miller 0-1) at San Francisco (Cueto 3-0), 2:45 p.m.

Chicago Cubs (Arrieta 3-0) at Cincinnati (Finnegan 1-0), 6:10 p.m.

Pittsburgh (Cole 0-2) at San Diego (Shields 0-2), 8:10 p.m.

Friday’s games Minnesota at Washington, 6:05 p.m.

Chicago Cubs at Cincinnati, 6:10 p.m.

N.Y. Mets at Atlanta, 6:35 p.m.

Philadelphia at Milwaukee, 7:10 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers at Colorado, 7:40 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Arizona, 8:40 p.m.

Miami at San Francisco, 9:15 p.m.

St. Louis at San Diego, 9:40 p.m.

CARDINALS 5, CUBS 3

FORRESTON-POLO 8, WEST CARROLL 2

Chicago

Forr.-Polo 000 120 5 — 8 11 1 West Carroll 000 100 1 — 2 5 3 W – Abby Peterson (5-1). L – Bailey Durward (0-1).

FORRESTON-POLO (10-2) A.Peterson (4 IP, 1 ER, 2 H, 3 SO, 1 BB), Sydney Gunder (3 IP, 1 ER, 1 H, 4 SO, 2 BB). Multi hits – A.Peterson 2, Destiny Darmon 2, Katie Person 2, Courtney Timm 2. RBI – Paige Peterson 2, Timm, Aubrey Ingram, C.J. Gray.

WEST CARROLL (5-8) Durward (7 IP, 8 R, 5 ER, 11 H, 3 SO, 4 BB). Multi hits – Emma Aljets 2. RBI – Abbie Kosier, Emily Suiter. at Orangeville

ORANGEVILLE 15, AFC 4, 5 inn.

AFC 301 00 — 4 6 3 Orangeville 205 62 — 15 12 0 L – Kendall Sanford.

AFC Sanford (3 2/3 IP, 13 R, 5 ER, 11 H, 2 SO, 3 BB, 1 HBP), Laci Meurer (1 IP, 2 R, 1 ER, 1 H, 2 SO, 2 BB). Multi hits – Lexi Meurer 3, Cassidy Koning 2. 2B – Le.Meurer 2, Koning, Addison Wetzel. RBI – Le.Meurer 2, Wetzel 2. at Lanark

EASTLAND 12, WARREN-STOCKTON 2, 6 inn.

Warren-Stockton 200 000 — 2 3 x Eastland 030 054 — 12 11 x W – Makenzie Fink. L – Heidenreich.

EASTLAND Fink (6 IP, 2 R, 3 H, 5 SO, 3 BB) and Drew Preston. Multi hits – Sammy Sohl 3, Hannah Kempel 3, Erica Dambman 2.

2B – Dambman. RBI – Dambman 2, Sohl 2, Kempel 2, Preston, Jordan Miller, Liz Kloepping.

MLB American League GB — 2½ 2½ 3½ 4 GB — ½ 1 2½ 6 GB — 1 2½ 3 4

Wednesday’s results Chicago White Sox 2, L.A. Angels 1 Seattle 2, Cleveland 1 Oakland 5, N.Y. Yankees 2 Baltimore 4, Toronto 3, 10 innings Boston 7, Tampa Bay 3 Detroit 3, Kansas City 2 Texas 2, Houston 1 Milwaukee 10, Minnesota 5 Today’s games Seattle (Karns 1-1) at Cleveland (Co.Anderson 0-1), 11:10 a.m.

Tampa Bay (Odorizzi 0-1) at Boston (Price 2-0), 12:35 p.m.

Minnesota (Nolasco 0-0) at Milwaukee (Jungmann 0-2), 12:40 p.m.

L.A. Angels (Weaver 1-0) at Chicago White Sox (Danks 0-2), 1:10 p.m.

Oakland (R.Hill 1-2) at N.Y. Yankees (Severino 0-2), 6:05 p.m.

Toronto (Estrada 1-1) at Baltimore (Tillman 1-1), 6:05 p.m.

Detroit (Pelfrey 0-2) at Kansas City (Volquez 2-0), 6:15 p.m.

Houston (Keuchel 2-1) at Texas (Griffin 1-0), 7:05 p.m.

Friday’s games Minnesota at Washington, 6:05 p.m.

Tampa Bay at N.Y. Yankees, 6:05 p.m.

Oakland at Toronto, 6:07 p.m.

Cleveland at Detroit, 6:10 p.m.

Boston at Houston, 7:10 p.m.

Texas at Chicago White Sox, 7:10 p.m.

Baltimore at Kansas City, 7:15 p.m.

Seattle at L.A. Angels, 9:05 p.m.

Wednesday’s box score

WHITE SOX 2, ANGELS 1 Los Angeles Chicago ab r h bi ab r h bi YEscor 3b 4 0 0 0 Eaton rf 3 0 1 0 ASmns ss 4 0 0 0 Saladin ss 4 1 1 1 Trout cf 4 0 3 0 Abreu dh 4 0 0 0 Pujols dh 4 0 0 0 Frazier 3b 4 0 1 0 Calhon rf 2 1 0 0 MeCarr lf 3 0 0 0 Soto c 3 0 0 0 Lawrie 2b 0 0 0 0 Cron 1b 3 0 0 0 Sands 1b 3 0 1 0 Giavtll 2b 3 0 0 0 Avila c 3 1 1 0 Gentry lf 2 0 0 0 AJcksn cf 2 0 0 0 Ortega ph-lf 1 0 1 1 Totals 30 1 4 1 Totals 26 2 5 1 Los Angeles 000 000 010 — 1 Chicago 100 010 00x — 2 E–Richards (1), Frazier (2). DP–Los Angeles 2. LOB–Los Angeles 3, Chicago 6. 2B– Avila (1). HR–Saladino (1). SB–Eaton (1), Frazier (2), Lawrie (1). CS–Trout (1), Lawrie (2). S–Me.Cabrera, A.Jackson.

IP H R ER BB SO Los Angeles Richards L,0-3 6 1/3 4 2 1 4 6 Mahle 2/3 1 0 0 0 0 Morin 1 0 0 0 0 1 Chicago Sale W,4-0 7 2 1 0 0 3 N.Jones H,6 2/3 0 0 0 0 1 Robertson S,6-6 1 1/3 2 0 0 0 0 Sale pitched to 1 batter in the 8th.

HBP–by Sale (Calhoun). WP–Richards, N.Jones.

National League East Division W L Pct Washington 11 3 .786 New York 7 7 .500 Philadelphia 7 9 .438 Miami 4 9 .308 Atlanta 4 10 .286 Central Division W L Pct Chicago 11 4 .733 Cincinnati 8 7 .533 St. Louis 8 7 .533 Pittsburgh 7 7 .500 Milwaukee 7 8 .467

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Wednesday’s box score

at Thomson

East Division W L Pct Baltimore 9 4 .692 Toronto 8 8 .500 Boston 7 7 .500 Tampa Bay 6 8 .429 New York 5 8 .385 Central Division W L Pct Chicago 10 5 .667 Kansas City 9 5 .643 Detroit 8 5 .615 Cleveland 6 6 .500 Minnesota 4 11 .267 West Division W L Pct Texas 9 6 .600 Oakland 8 7 .533 Seattle 6 8 .429 Los Angeles 6 9 .400 Houston 5 10 .333

West Division W L Pct Los Angeles 9 6 .600 Colorado 8 7 .533 Arizona 7 8 .467 San Francisco 7 8 .467 San Diego 5 9 .357

GB — 4 5 6½ 7 GB — 3 3 3½ 4

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St. Louis ab r h bi ab r h bi Fowler cf 3 1 2 0 Carpntr 3b 4 0 0 0 Heywrd rf 3 1 1 0 Pisctty rf 4 1 2 0 Zobrist 2b 3 0 0 0 Hollidy lf 4 1 1 2 Rizzo 1b 4 1 2 2 Tejada ss 0 0 0 0 Bryant lf-3b 4 0 0 1 Adams 1b 4 0 1 0 LaStell 3b 3 0 0 0 Rosnthl p 0 0 0 0 Warren p 0 0 0 0 Grichk cf 3 1 0 0 MMntr c 4 0 0 0 Molina c 3 1 2 1 J.Baez ss 4 0 0 0 Wong 2b 3 1 1 0 Hndrck p 2 0 0 0 A.Diaz ss 3 0 1 0 Richrd p 0 0 0 0 Oh p 0 0 0 0 NRmrz p 0 0 0 0 Moss ph-1b 1 0 0 0 Szczur ph 1 0 0 0 CMrtnz p 2 0 1 1 Cahill p 0 0 0 0 Hazelkr ph-lf 1 0 0 0 Soler lf 1 0 0 0 Totals 32 3 5 3 Totals 32 5 9 4 Chicago 000 100 020 — 3 St. Louis 220 000 01x — 5 E–Warren (1). DP–Chicago 1. LOB–Chicago 6, St. Louis 6. 2B–Piscotty (3), Adams (2), Molina (5). HR–Rizzo (4), Holliday (3).

SB–Wong (2).

IP H R ER BB SO Chicago Hendricks L,1-2 5 1/3 7 4 4 2 5 Richard 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 Ne.Ramirez 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 Cahill 1 1 0 0 0 0 Warren 1 1 1 0 1 2 St. Louis C.Martinez W,3-0 7 3 1 1 3 5 Oh H,1 1 2 2 2 1 0 Rosenthal S,4-4 1 0 0 0 0 3 WP–Hendricks, C.Martinez.

NBA playoffs FIRST ROUND (Best-of-7) (x-if necessary) Saturday, April 16 Indiana 100, Toronto 90 Golden State 104, Houston 78 Atlanta 102, Boston 101 Oklahoma City 108, Dallas 70 Sunday, April 17 Cleveland 106, Detroit 101 Miami 123, Charlotte 91 San Antonio 106, Memphis 101 L.A. Clippers 115, Portland 95, L.A. Clippers lead series 1-0 Monday’s results Toronto 98, Indiana 87, series tied 1-1 Dallas 85, Oklahoma City 84, series tied 1-1 Golden State 115, Houston 106, Golden State leads series 2-0 Tuesday’s results Atlanta 89, Boston 72, Atlanta leads series 2-0 San Antonio 94, Memphis 68, San Antonio leads series 2-0 Wednesday’s results Miami 115, Charlotte 103, Miami leads series 2-0 Cleveland 107, Detroit 90, Cleveland leads series 2-0 Portland at L.A. Clippers, late Today’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’s games 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’s games 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.

NHL playoffs FIRST ROUND (Best-of-7) (x-if necessary) Wednesday, April 13 Tampa Bay 3, Detroit 2 Pittsburgh 5, N.Y. Rangers 2 St. Louis 1, Chicago 0, OT Thursday, April 14 Washington 2, Philadelphia 0 N.Y. Islanders 5, Florida 4 Dallas 4, Minnesota 0 San Jose 4, Los Angeles 3 Friday, April 15 Tampa Bay 5, Detroit 2 Florida 3, N.Y. Islanders 1 Chicago 3, St. Louis 2 Nashville 3, Anaheim 2 Saturday, April 16 N.Y. Rangers 4, Pittsburgh 2 Washington 4, Philadelphia 1 Dallas 2, Minnesota 1 San Jose 2, Los Angeles 1 Sunday, April 17 St. Louis 3, Chicago 2 Detroit 2, Tampa Bay 0 N.Y. Islanders 4, Florida 3, OT Nashville 3, Anaheim 2 Monday’s results Washington 6, Philadelphia 1 Minnesota 5, Dallas 3, Dallas leads series 2-1 Los Angeles 2, San Jose 1, OT, San Jose leads series 2-1 Tuesday’s results Tampa Bay 3, Detroit 2, Tampa Bay leads series 3-1 Pittsburgh 3, N.Y. Rangers 1, Pittsburgh leads series 2-1 St. Louis 4, Chicago 3, St. Louis leads series 3-1 Anaheim 3, Nashville 0, Nashville leads series 2-1 Wednesday’s results Philadelphia 2, Washington 1, Washington leads series 3-1 Florida 2, N.Y. Islanders 1, series tied 2-2 Dallas at Minnesota, late Los Angeles at San Jose, late Today’s games Pittsburgh at N.Y. Rangers, 6 p.m.

Detroit at Tampa Bay, 6 p.m.

Anaheim at Nashville, 7 p.m.

Chicago at St. Louis, 8:30 p.m.

Transactions BASKETBALL National Basketball Association MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES — Named Tom Thibodeau as coach and president of basketball operations and Scott Layden general manager.

FOOTBALL National Football League CAROLINA PANTHERS — Rescinded their non-exclusive franchise tag offer to CB Josh Norman, making him an unrestricted free agent.

Rockets fall on road in extras

By SVM Sports Staff

The Rock Falls Rockets saw a late lead disappear in a 3-2 loss to Sherrard in eight innings in a nonconference road game Wednesday.

Leading 2-1 going into the bottom of the seventh, the Rockets gave up a run in that frame, then the Tigers scored a one-out run in the bottom of the eighth to win it.

Madason Shaw doubled and homered for Rock Falls (9-7), and Natalie Soltow also drove in a run. Payton Yanes (3-4) allowed three earned runs and six hits in 7 1/3 innings, striking out five without a walk.

Forreston-Polo 8, West Carroll 2:

and picked up the win in the circle after allowing one run and two hits over the first four innings, while Sydney Gunder gave up one run and one hit in three innings of relief.

Abbie Kosier and Emily Suiter drove in runs for the Thunder (5-8), and Emma Aljets had two hits. Bailey Duraward went the distance in the loss.

Orangeville 15, AFC 4, 5 inn.: The Raiders took a 3-0 lead in the top of the first, but a five-run third and six-run fourth sparked the Broncos to an NUIC East win in Orangeville.

Lexi Meurer singled, doubled twice and drove in two runs for AFC, Addison Wetzel doubled and had two RBIs, and Cassidy Koning had two hits and scored twice. Kendal Sanford took the loss, but only five of the 13 runs she allowed were earned.

A five-run seventh inning gave the Cardinals some breathing room in an NUIC crossover win in Thomson.

Paige Peterson had two RBIs for Forreston-Polo (10-2), and Courtney Timm added two hits and an Eastland 12, Warren-Stockton RBI. Abby Peterson had two hits 2, 6 inn.: The Cougars pounded

out 11 hits and scored nine runs in their final two at-bats to win an NUIC West contest in Lanark.

Sammy Sohl and Hannah Kempel each had three hits and two RBIs for Eastland, and Erica Dambman added a single, a double and two RBIs. Makenzie Fink struck out five and walked three while allowing two runs and three hits in six innings.

Baseball Lutheran 4, Forreston-Polo 0: The Cardinals were shut out in a nonconference road game in Rockford.

Mitchell Bratina gave up four runs and eight hits while walking six in 4 2/3 innings for Forreston-Polo (9-6).

The Cardinals managed just four singles from four different players.

Rockridge 13, West Carroll 2, 6 inn.: The Thunder dropped a non-

conference game in Thomson, as the Rockets finished it off early with a five-run sixth inning.

Hard work paying off for Staples MEMORY

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“I have a good memory,” Staples said. “I’ve faced a lot of different girls since I’ve been [on varsity] as a freshman, and I focus and try to learn about each one.”

Edmondson doesn’t worry about overloading her 3-year varsity starter with too much information, because it might not be possible. Staples is always thinking, and it’s rare she’ll get beat on the same pitch in the same spot more than once.

“She’s very in tune with the game,” Edmondson said. “We can say, ‘This girl took a double down the left-field line last time, let’s figure something else out.’ She’s not overwhelmed with it, because she already knew.”

Staples found success at the varsity level right away. She led the Warriors to state as a freshman, and has been one of the area’s top pitchers ever since. She can throw at least six pitches for strikes, which has helped her to a 12-2 record this season through 17 games.

And while her physical tools – good movement and velocity – are apparent, she has been able to stay effective because she is always trying to stay ahead of opponents.

Alex T. Paschal/apaschal@saukvalley.com

Sterling junior Lexy Staples has verbally committed to the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. Just as a batter can get a better feel for a pitcher working through the lineup for a third or fourth time, teams, too, can start to pick up on tendencies of pitchers over the years.

Staples is not immune.

In her third season as Sterling’s starting pitcher, she has worked with coaches to come up with different ways to stay ahead of opponents.

One has been how the pitches are being relayed to catcher Nadia Trujillo.

Recently, Edmondson thought some teams were figuring out the signs, so during Tuesday’s nonconference game against Stillman Valley, the Warriors switched to a numerical system.

It forced Staples to slow down in the circle, as she

would often check her cheat sheet attached to her left wrist. The system took Staples out of her normal rhythm, and Sterling figures to try something else in upcoming games.

From a stuff standpoint, however, Staples has tweaked her pitches. She’s throwing stuff that batters haven’t seen from her.

Over the offseason, Staples met with UW-Green Bay coach Beth Spoehr.

Spoehr helped the Warriors junior develop more spin on her pitches.

Spoehr pitched at the University of Maine for 4 years, and was named to the America East allrookie team in 2010.

Spoehr is currently in her second season coaching at UW-Green Bay. With Spoehr being a former

pitcher, Staples was drawn to the program, figuring it would provide the best opportunity for her to continue to develop.

“I really wanted to perfect my game because I’m going to a D-I school,” Staples said. “It was really cool working with [Spoehr]. We worked on pushing off [the rubber] more and having more spin on my pitches. It’s OK to maybe not throw some pitches as fast if they’re going to be moving all over the place instead.”

Staples explained that in previous seasons, she didn’t have as much movement on her pitches. She even said her dad called her curveball “an outside fastball.”

To put more spin on the ball, she is trying new grips and release points, which forced her to re-develop her command. It was almost like an experiment of testing pitches and noting how they would move.

“It took me a while to figure out where the pitches would end up,” Staples said. “I realized that I just had to trust it and keep working at it. I can see my screwball is going inside a lot farther, and my riseball just hops over bats at the last second.

“To be successful you have to keep working on what you’re doing, and I love coming up with ways I can be better.”

SAUK VALLEY TRACK & FIELD HONOR ROLL Boys 100 State qualifying: 1A 11.32; 2A 11.10 Nyrel Sullivan, Dixon 11.33 Brooks Grobe, Polo-Forreston 11.36 Kyle LeBlanc, Dixon 11.41 Gavin Fuchs, Polo-Forreston 11.41 Brady Rude, Newman 11.42

200 State qualifying: 1A 22.50; 2A 23.09 Kyle LeBlanc, Dixon 22.55 Brady Rude, Newman 22.99 Will Konneck, Bureau Valley 23.03 Konner Wilson, Oregon 23.20 Nyrel Sullivan, Dixon 23.24

400 State qualifying: 1A 51.68; 2A 51.00 Terrance Bruce, Sterling 51.32 Josh Dallas, Dixon 51.57 Brooks Grobe, Polo-Forreston 53.28 Jack Bauer, Erie-Prophetstown 53.44 Brad Cavanaugh, Polo-Forreston 53.80

800 State qualifying: 1A 2:02.26; 2A 1:59.20 Chris Ahlers, Newman 2:00.18 Brayden Hamblen, Rock Falls 2:00.71 Ian Hussung, Oregon 2:02.81 Kerrick Cameron, Erie-P’town 2:04.18 Jalen Hart, Sterling 2:04.72

1,600 State qualifying: 1A 4:38.49; 2A 4:27.70 Seth Williams, Rock Falls 4:26.05 Chris Ahlers, Newman 4:27.83 Jacob Gebhardt, Sterling 4:31.20 Brayden Hamblen, Rock Falls 4:31.44 Ian Hussung, Oregon 4:38.40

800 relay State qualifying: 1A 1:33.24; 2A 1:30.90 Dixon 1:32.70 Polo-Forreston 1:33.03 Fulton 1:33.61 Oregon 1:33.71 Sterling 1:36.44

1,600 relay State qualifying: 1A 3:31.52; 2A 3:27.50 Sterling 3:34.21 Erie-Prophetstown 3:34.30 Oregon 3:36.30 Milledgeville 3:36.68 Dixon 3:36.94

3,200 relay State qualifying: 1A 8:32.45; 2A 8:11.20 Dixon 8:35.78 Rock Falls 8:40.25 Oregon 8:40.34 Erie-Prophetstown 8:43.89 Sterling 8:44.12

Pole vault State qualifying: 1A 12-7; 2A 13-1 Tyler Naftzger, Erie-Prophetstown Kyle Kruthoff, Erie-Prophetstown David Villa, Rock Falls Hunter Schoff, Bureau Valley Braden Jacobs, Dixon

13-7 11-6 11-7 11-0 10-7

High jump State qualifying: 1A 6-2; 2A 6-3 Brandon Boyer, Rock Falls Kyle LeBlanc, Dixon Reid Blackburn, Sterling Drew Misfeldt, Erie-Prophetstown 6-0 Brad Cavanaugh, Polo-Forreston Ellis Roby, Oregon Michael Dixon, Fulton

6-6 6-4 6-2

Girls 100 State qualifying: 1A 12.97; 2A 12.80 Rebecca Waite, Milledgeville 12.39 Erika Zimmerlein, Amboy 12.55 Rachel Cobert, Erie-Prophetstown 12.92 Erin Kong, Sterling 13.01 Mary Jensen, Newman 13.05

200 State qualifying: 1A 26.94; 2A 26.30 Erika Zimmerlein, Amboy 25.56 Rebecca Waite, Milledgeville 25.76 Rachel Cobert, Erie-Prophetstown 26.68 Sabrina Chamberlain, Sterling 27.22 Mary Jensen, Newman 27.35

400 State qualifying: 1A 1:01.84; 2A 1:00.00 Rachel Cobert, Erie-Prophetstown 59.50 Daekota Knott, Fulton 1:03.23 Megan Barnhart, Sterling 1:03.61 Tiana Kennedy, Bureau Valley 1:03.77 Shannon Lahey, Dixon 1:03.98

800 State qualifying: 1A 2:27.52; 2A 2:23.30 Maggie McPherson, Sterling 2:28.20 Erin Hosto, Amboy 2:29.76 Megan Barnhart, Sterling 2:31.11 Haley Weidner, Bureau Valley 2:35.55 Katelyn Everett, Sterling 2:38.05

1,600

6-0 6-0 6-0

State qualifying: 1A 5:33.69; 2A 5:20.90 Maggie McPherson, Sterling 5:24.62 Sydney Young, Rock Falls 5:37.93 Megan Grady, Amboy 5:43.36 Erin Hosto, Amboy 5:44.25 Averi Leitzen, Fulton 5:46.38

3,200

Long jump

3,200

State qualifying: 1A 10:11.70; 2A 9:44.80 Brayden Hamblen, Rock Falls 9:37.05 Jacob Gebhardt, Sterling 9:53.01 Dewey Landis, Sterling 9:58.21 Blain Masterson, Dixon 10:20.65 Sean Masterson, Dixon 10:22.09

State qualifying: 1A 20-11; 2A 21-5 Brady Rude, Newman 22-5 Nyrel Sullivan, Dixon 21-11 Preston Stapleton, Polo-Forreston 20-5 Brady Webb, Polo-Forreston 20-4 Josh Gross, Amboy 20-1 1/4

State qualifying: 1A 12:10.37; 2A 11:37.20 Maggie McPherson, Sterling 11:50.22 Megan Grady, Amboy 11:53.00 Averi Leitzen, Fulton 12:02.00 Haley Weidner, Bureau Valley 12:25.02 Kira Goral, Dixon 12:32.24

110 hurdles

Triple jump

100 hurdles

State qualifying: 1A 15.84; 2A 15.30 Dylan Binion, Erie-Prophetstown, 15.25 Konner Wilson, Oregon 15.80 Jared Harrison, Dixon 15.89 A.J. Christensen, Polo-Forreston 15.96 Bobby Tribble, Sterling 15.98

State qualifying: 1A 41-7; 2A 43-4 Kandras Martin, Dixon 43-0 1/2 Rodney Gossard, Fulton 42-5 Preston Stapleton, Polo-Forreston 41-2 Myles Williams, Sterling 41-0 3/4 Zach Kirchoff, Sterling 41-0 1/2

State qualifying: 1A 16.62; 2A 15.90 Sam Hibbard, Sterling 16.27 Ashleigh Tira, Sterling 16.98 Abigail Hopkins, Oregon 17.67 Lexi Loftus, Ohio 17.56 Tayler Lippens, Morrison 18.08

300 hurdles

Shot put

300 hurdles

State qualifying: 1A 41.57; 2A 40.20 A.J. Christensen, Polo-Forreston 40.62 Dylan Binion, Erie-Prophetstown 41.13 Konner Wilson, Oregon 41.41 Jared Harrison, Dixon 42.18 Bobby Tribble, Sterling 42.23

State qualifying: 1A 47-8; 2A 50-11 Jack Heflin, Erie-Prophetstown 50-8 Kole Mowry, Oregon 46-8 Kyle McLuckie, Fulton 46-5 Juan Dominguez, Polo-Forreston 46-0 1/2 John Ghibellini, Oregon 45-10

State qualifying: 1A 48.81; 2A 47.70 Michaela Busch, Rock Falls 48.43 Ashleigh Tira, Sterling 48.68 Sam Hibbard, Sterling 49.75 Kylie Gieson, Dixon 53.37 Emily Lynch, Dixon 54.31

800 relay State qualifying: 1A 1:51.33; 2A 1:47.50 Amboy 1:50.03 Bureau Valley 1:50.70 Sterling 1:50.94 Newman 1:51.30 Erie-Prophetstown 1:52.50

1,600 relay State qualifying: 1A 4:16.89; 2A 4:90.10 Bureau Valley 4:21.89 Erie-Prophetstown 4:22.81 Sterling 4:22.89 Amboy 4:24.81 Rock Falls 4:29.08

3,200 relay State qualifying: 1A 10:20.72; 2A 9:52.80 Sterling 10:13.27 Fulton 10:44.14 Dixon 10:56.85 Amboy 10:57.36 Newman 10:57.71

Pole vault State qualifying: 1A 9-4; 2A 9-7 Alissa DeShane, Erie-Prophetstown Whitney Bramm, Erie-Prophetstown Kallie Zuidema, Sterling Jessica Loudenberg, Bureau Valley Zaina Rumbolz, Sterling

9-7 9-6 9-1 8-6 8-3

High jump State qualifying: 1A 5-1; 2A 5-1 Courtney Kruthoff, Erie-Prophetstown 5-2 Michaela Busch, Rock Falls 5-2 Destiny Smith, Erie-Prophetstown 5-0 Megan Geiger, Sterling 5-0 Betsy Leonard, Fulton 4-10

Long jump State qualifying: 1A 16-3; 2A 16-11 1/2 Rebecca Waite, Milledgeville 16-4 Erin Long, Sterling 16-1 1/2 Katelynn Pankhurst, Amboy 16-0 1/2 Courtney Kruthoff, Erie-P’town 15-9 1/2 Bryana Johnson, Sterling 15-9

Triple jump State qualifying: 1A 33-6; 2A 34-9 Rachel Cobert, Erie-Prophetstown 36-3 Daekota Knott, Fulton 33-8 Addison Moreland, BV 32-11 1/2 Katelynn Pankhurst, Amboy 32-6 1/2 Megan Loos, Sterling 32-3

Shot put State qualifying: 1A 35-7; 2A 37-11 Chloe Lindman, Fulton 42-4 Tayla Schwarz, Dixon 41-2 Saige Burnett, Bureau Valley 36-8 Lexie Jacobs, Bureau Valley 36-7 Emma Jacobs, Fulton 35-9 1/2

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State qualifying: 1A 44.29; 2A 43.30 Polo-Forreston 44.06 Dixon 44.23 Oregon 44.92 Fulton 45.02 Sterling 45.39

State qualifying: 1A 143-2; 2A 145-11 John Ghibellini, Oregon 151-0 Kole Mowry, Oregon 147-10 Juan Dominguez, Polo-Forreston 138-2 Kyle McLuckie, Fulton 136-10 Sawyer Foss, Oregon 134-6

State qualifying: 1A 51.99; 2A 50.40 Sterling 50.93 Amboy 51.04 Milledgeville 51.14 Bureau Valley 52.09 Newman 53.11

State qualifying: 1A 107-6; 2A 112-2 Tayla Schwarz, Dixon 126-0 Emma Jacobs, Fulton 115-1 Chloe Lindman, Fulton 108-5 Sam Johnson, Milledgeville 107-5 3/4 Lexie Jacobs, Bureau Valley 102-2

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Sticking with script Packers draft focused on best player available By the Associated Press

GREEN BAY, Wis. – How the Green Bay Packers proceed with their first-round pick in the NFL draft could be a sign of the team’s comfort level with the young inside linebackers on their roster.

Or not. General manager Ted Thompson has never been one to drop big hints.

Thompson stayed true to form Wednesday. He said picking the best player available is always the preference. He offered few clues about how moving linebacker Clay Matthews back to the outside could impact his decision when the Packers pick 27th overall on April 28.

Mathews spent much of the last two seasons on the inside, helping shore up the run defense. And while he made the Pro Bowl as an inside linebacker last season, Matthews is at his best rushing the passer and wreaking havoc in the backfield.

“Yeah, it’s a coaching decision. We’ve had a little bit of fortune with him playing outside backer, too,” Thompson said wryly.

Assuming Green Bay sticks with the plan, two less-experienced players would likely take over.

Jake Ryan started the last seven games of his rookie season, including the two playoff games.

Sam Barrington played well when he took over as a starter alongside Matthews in November 2014. But Barrington missed most of last season after hurting his right foot in the opener.

Joe Thomas, a former practice squad player, played on passing downs

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Elliott lone skill player near top NO. 11

CONTINUED FROM B1 Alabama DT A’Shawn Robinson (6-foot-4, 307 pounds) – When you fac-

tor in his age, you can see that he has unlimited upside as a player. He won’t turn 21 until March 21st. He is versatile in that he can play in any scheme, and plays just about any defensive line position. He is best suited to be either a 3-technique in a 4-3 or a 5-technique in a 3-man front. He is excellent as a run-down player, and is still developing as a pass rusher.

He has all the physical tools to become a very good NFL defensive lineman. He is strong and athletic and just beginning to come into his own. He will start and be a contributor as a rookie.

High pick!

Michigan State OT Jack Conklin (6-foot-6, 308 pounds) – A consistent AP

Packers inside linebacker Clay Matthews (right) and his position-mates may factor into how the Packers use their first-round draft pick. when the Packers used six defensive backs and Matthews as a pass rusher.

“They’ve been able to get some experience, and Sam’s experience got thwarted a little bit with the injury,” Thompson said. “But we think we’ve got a pretty good group.”

One that could be bolstered if Alabama linebacker Reggie Ragland was available when the Packers picked in the first round. That seems unlikely at No. 27.

Or Thompson could elect to replenish the defensive line after veteran B.J. Raji announced this offseason he was taking a “hiatus” from the game. Baylor’s Andrew Billings, or a pair of Alabama products – A’Shawn Robinson or Jarran Reed – might be

tempting if available.

Maybe the Packers give quarterback Aaron Rodgers another weapon and take Arkansas tight end Hunter Henry.

Or it could be none of the above. With Thompson, you never know.

“Well, we try to draft the best player available.

I say this every year and everybody says, ‘Yeah, right.’ We think it’s important to stay focused and try to take the best player,” Thompson said.

He does have a track record to prove that the plan works. The Packers have been to the playoffs seven straight seasons.

A run of four straight division titles ended last season when Green Bay was leapfrogged by the Minnesota Vikings.

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Clemson’s Shaq Lawson (left) sacks Miami QB Brad Kaaya in a game last season. Lawson is one of the best defensive linemen in the draft.

player at left tackle for Michigan State. He is big, strong and physical, and plays an aggressive brand of football. He’s a consistent run and pass blocker, and a top competitor. He’s a punishing run blocker who looks to finish, and sets quickly in pass protection and does a good job mirroring opponents and anchoring. Overall, like most rookies, he will most likely start off on the right side. While he can play left tackle in the NFL, he may find a home at right tackle and be a 10-year fixture. I have no doubt he will be a winning player at the next level.

Clemson DE Kevin Dodd (6-foot-5, 277 pounds) – He had a very strong

2015 with 63 total tackles, including 23.5 tackles for loss and 12.0 sacks. He was a late bloomer who really came on. He has the physical tools to be a very good NFL player, and has very good size and

Some question his mental toughness. His strength is good enough, but if he wants to be among the best, he needs to get stronger in both the upper and lower body. He almost came out last year and he did himself a favor staying in school. When he is on his game he is Ohio State RB Ezeoutstanding, but he can kiel Elliott (6-foot, 225 pounds) – Elliott has been get a little lazy with his the bell cow at Ohio State, technique. There is some risk to him, but all the and has a running style tools are there. conducive to success in the NFL. He’s strong and Alabama DT Jarran powerful inside, with cre- Reed (6-foot-3, 307 ativity and cutback abilpounds) – Usually plays ity, and he consistently inside, but he will get gets yards after contact. some snaps at the 5-techHe’s very quick-footed, nique. He is big, strong with quick change of and powerful, and a very direction and a burst. good run-down player.

He’s also reliable as a He is quick to find the receiver, with soft hands ball, has good anticipaand run-after skills, and tion, and makes plays in is an excellent blocker, the run game. He lacks especially in the pass the speed, top quickness game. He’s better than and burst to be a top Melvin Gordon last year, pass rusher, but he can and he’ll start right away. provide inside pressure – the type that is good at Notre Dame OT Ronnie pushing the pocket. He Stanley (6-foot-6, 312 can play in a 3- or 4-man pounds) – Athletically, he front, and will start as a may be the best tackle in rookie – but unless he this draft. He has all the develops his pass-rush physical traits to be an technique, he will be limoutstanding pro, but he ited to being a run-down needs to become a more player. intense, physical player. the frame to get to 290+.

Dodd plays the run and pass very well, has good instincts, and is seldom fooled. With his size and athleticism, he can play end in a 3-4 or a 4-3. He can be a rookie starter and be a strong contributor, and still has an upside.

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SPRINT CUP Toyota Owners 400

NASCAR Sprint Cup 1. Kevin Harvick 2. Carl Edwards 3. Jimmie Johnson 4. Joey Logano 5. Kyle Busch 6. Dale Earnhardt Jr. 7. Kurt Busch 8. Brad Keselowski 9. Denny Hamlin 10. Martin Truex Jr. 11. Austin Dillon 12. Chase Elliott 13. Jamie McMurray 14. AJ Allmendinger 15. Kasey Kahne 16. Ryan Newman 17. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 18. Matt Kenseth 19. Ryan Blaney 20. Trevor Bayne

Site: Richmond, Virginia Schedule: Friday, practice (FS1, 10 a.m.); qualifying (FS1, 3 p.m.); Saturday, practice (FS1, 7:30 a.m. & 10 a.m.); Sunday, race, noon (Fox) Track: Richmond International Raceway (oval, 0.75 miles) Race distance: 300 miles, 400 laps Last week: Carl Edwards took the lead on the final restart in Bristol for his first win since September. It was the fourth win at Bristol for Edwards, who led the race eight times.

Next race: Geico 500, May 1, Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega, Alabama

XFINITY Toyotacare 250 Site: Richmond, Virginia Schedule: Friday, practice (FS1, 11:30 a.m. & 2 p.m.); Saturday, qualifying, (FS1, 8:30 a.m.) race, 11:30 a.m. (FS1) Track: Richmond International Raceway (oval, 0.75 miles) Race distance: 2 heat races, 26.25 miles (35 laps); main race, 105 miles (140 laps) Next race: Xfinity May Dover Race, May 14, Dover International Speedway, Dover, Delaware

CAMPING WORLD TRUCKS Last race: Kyle Busch began his Martinsville sweep by leading 123 laps and holding off John Hunter Nemechek for the win on April 2.

Next race: Toyota Tundra 250, May 6, Kansas Speedway, Kansas City, Kansas

INDYCAR Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama Site: Birmingham, Alabama Schedule: Friday, practice (NBCSN, 11 a.m.), practice (3 p.m.); Saturday, practice (11 a.m.), qualifying (NBCSN, 3 p.m.); Sunday, practice (10:30 a.m.), race, 2:30 p.m.

(NBCSN) Track: Road (2.38 miles) Race distance: 90 laps, 214.2 miles Next race: Angie’s List Grand Prix of Indianapolis, May 14, Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course

NASCAR Xfinity 1. Daniel Suarez 2. Erik Jones 3. Justin Allgaier 4. Elliott Sadler 5. Brandon Jones 6. Ty Dillon 7. Brendan Gaughan 8. Brennan Poole (tie) Ryan Reed 10. Darrell Wallace Jr. 11. Ryan Sieg 12. Jeb Burton 13. Ross Chastain 14. Dakoda Armstrong 15. Blake Koch 16. Jeremy Clements 17. Ryan Preece 18. David Starr 19. Ray Black Jr. (tie) Garrett Smithley

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Matt DiBenedetto raced to a sixth-place finish on Sunday in the NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Bristol, Tennessee. For an underfunded, overlooked team, it felt like winning the championship.

Small success DiBenedetto thrilled with 6th place whatever resources the He ran in the K&N Pro team owner can afford.

Series East in 2011, then As Carl Edwards celFor BK Racing, DiBenewas a start-and-park ebrated his victory at detto’s finish was just the driver for seven Xfinity Bristol with a backflip, second in the top 10 for Series races in 2012. He Matt DiBenedetto was an organization that’s made six starts in 2013, near tears on pit road. been racing in the Sprint then attempted to run The little-known racer Cup Series since 2012. all of 2014, although he was celebrating a sixthDiBenedetto had mini- parked in most of the place finish, which to mal expectations for races.

DiBenedetto and his Bristol.

“I thought my career tiny team was equiva“We’re like, ‘Man, if we was over countless lent to winning the can run top 20, that’s a times,” he said. “I got championship. great day,’” he said. “A down, but I kept on “That’s probably top 15 is like a win. Sixth? digging deep. I said, ‘If tougher than what we I can’t even fathom it.”

I don’t give this everydid,” Edwards said of DiBenedetto’s parents thing I have, I’ll regret DiBenedetto’s improba- moved the family to this the rest of my life.’ I ble finish Sunday on the North Carolina so their don’t ever want to think Tennessee short track. teenage son could purback and say, ‘I wonder “That’s a real testament sue real opportunities if I could have been racto them. He seems like in NASCAR. He landed a ing with those guys.’” a really great guy. That’s development deal with He showed Sunday he neat.”

Gibbs in 2009 when can race with NASCAR’s DiBenedetto is in his he was 17, and it led stars second season driving to seven Xfinity Series Penske to drive pace for BK Racing, a small, races. But when the car: Chevrolet officials underfunded team that sponsorship dried up, have picked Roger races each week behind so did DiBenedetto’s Penske to drive the pace NASCAR’s heavyweights. chance with Gibbs. car in next month’s No one expects the 24-year-old to be in contention for anything, because teams like BK Racing aren’t on the same level as Joe Gibbs Racing or Hendrick Motorsports.

Before Bristol, DiBenedetto’s best career finish was 20th at Phoenix in March.

It was the only top-20 finish of his career, and DiBenedetto’s average finish last year was 32nd.

But those numbers aren’t always indicative of talent, and a driver (ETF or remaining device balance.) must make do with

BY JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer

100th running of the Indianapolis 500.

Penske is celebrating his 50th year as a team owner, and Chevrolet will use a unique version of the new 2017 Camaro SS 50th Anniversary Edition to pace the field in the historic running of “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing.”

It will be the ninth time a Camaro has been used as the pace car, and the 27th time for Chevrolet in a relationship that dates back to 1948.

Penske won his record 16th Indianapolis 500 last year when Juan Pablo Montoya took the checkered flag. Penske drivers started their roll of winning at Indy in 1972 with Mark Donohue’s victory. It came 5 years after Penske had transitioned from driver to team owner.

1. John H. Nemechek 2. Parker Kligerman 3. Timothy Peters 4. Tyler Young 5. Cameron Hayley (tie) Ryan Truex 7. Daniel Hemric 8. Brandon Brown (tie) Spencer Gallagher 10. Ben Rhodes 11. Matt Crafton 12. William Byron 13. Ben Kennedy 14. Rico Abreu (tie) Austin Wayne Self

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Jacob Bronowski, the mastermind behind the extraordinary “Ascent of Man” series, said, “Knowledge is an unending adventure at the edge of uncertainty.”

In bridge, though, sometimes knowledge will allow someone to play with certainty – as in this deal. How should South play in three no-trump after West leads the spade queen?

South saw that he had seven top tricks: two spades, two diamonds and three clubs. It looked so easy to establish the extra two winners in diamonds. So, after winning the first trick with his spade king, he cashed the diamond ace ... and suddenly the contract was unmakable.

Declarer did the best he

could by crossing to the dummy with a club to the 10 and leading a low heart toward his hand, but East had seen this position before. He rose with his king and, when he won the trick, returned a spade to es-

tablish his partner’s suit while West still had an entry in the heart ace.

That was well defended, but South had a safety play to make his contract a certainty.

At trick two, he leads the diamond three from his hand, planning to cover West’s card with dummy’s 10 (or taking the queen with the king). Here, though, West would discard a club. Now declarer still finesses the 10. East takes the trick and returns a spade, but South wins, plays a club to dummy’s 10, leads a diamond to his eight, and can claim these nine tricks: two spades, four diamonds and three clubs.

Finally, note that if declarer immediately goes to dummy with a club and plays a diamond to his eight, he wins here, but will fail when West has the singleton nine. © 2016 UFS

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15-077140 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 15TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT LEE COUNTY, DIXON, ILLINOIS CARRINGTON MORTGAGE SERVICES, LLC PLAINTIFF, -vsDARRYL S. RICHARDSON; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS; UNKNOWN OCCUPANTS DEFENDANTS 15 CH 82 NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE Public Notice is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment entered in the above entitled matter on April 5, 2016; John Simonton, Sheriff, 316 South Hennepin Ave, Dixon, IL 61021, will on May 12, 2016 at 10:00 AM, at Old Lee County Courthouse, 112 East Second Street, Dixon, IL 61021, sell to the highest bidder for cash (ten percent (10%) at the time of sale and the balance within twentyfour (24) hours, the following described premises situated in Lee County, Illinois.

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

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

Said property is legally described as follows: Commonly known as 222 Steel Avenue, Dixon, IL 61021 Permanent Index No.: 07-08-04-129-016 Improvements: SINGLE FAMILY Residential The property will NOT be open for inspection prior to the sale and Plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property.

The judgment amount was $81,554.97.

Prospective purchasers are admonished to check the court file and title records to verify this information. IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701 (C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For Bid Amount contact: Sale Clerk Shapiro Kreisman & Associates, LLC 2121 Waukegan Road, Suite 301 Bannockburn, IL 60015 ILNOTICES@logs.com (847) 291-1717 THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT IF YOUR PERSONAL LIABILITY FOR THIS DEBT HAS BEEN EXTINGUISHED BY A DISCHARGE IN BANKRUPTCY OR BY AN ORDER GRANTING IN REM RELIEF FROM STAY, THIS NOTICE IS PROVIDED SOLELY TO FORECLOSE THE MORTGAGE REMAINING ON YOUR PROPERTY AND IS NOT AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT THE DISCHARGED PERSONAL OBLIGATION. I690595 April 14, 21, 28, 2016

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ASSUMED NAME PUBLIC NOTICE Public Notice is hereby given that on April 1 A. D. 2016 a certificate was filed in the Office of the County Clerk of Lee County, Illinois, setting forth the names and post-office addresses of all of the persons owning, conducting and transacting the business known as OSO NEGRO Transportation located at 862 Briggs Ave., Dixon, IL 61021 Dated this 1st day of April A.D. 2016 Cathy Myers County Clerk

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RESOLUTION LISTING SCHEDULED MEETINGS OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DIXON, ILLINOIS Whereas, Chapter 5, Section 120/2, of the Illinois Revised Statutes provide that each governmental body subject to the provisions of “An Act in Relations to Meetings”, must at the beginning of each calendar or fiscal year, prepare and make available a schedule of all its regular meetings for each year, listing the time and place of such meetings; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Dixon, Illinois, that the following scheduled meetings for the year 2016-2017 be and they are hereby designated as follows: All meetings shall convene at 5:30 p.m. In the Council Chambers in the City Hall in the City of Dixon, Illinois on the following dates: Monday, May 2, 2016.....................................Regular Monday, May 16, 2016...................................Regular Monday, June 6, 2016....................................Regular Monday, June 20, 2016..................................Regular Tuesday, July 5, 2016 ....................................Regular Monday July 18, 2016....................................Regular Monday August 1, 2016 .................................Regular Monday August 15, 2016................................Regular Tuesday, September 6, 2016.........................Regular Monday, September 19, 2016........................Regular Monday October 3, 2016. ..............................Regular Monday, October 17, 2016 ............................Regular Monday, November 7, 2016...........................Regular Monday November 21, 2016 .........................Regular Monday December 5, 2016 ...........................Regular Monday December 19, 2016 .........................Regular Tuesday January 3, 2017 ...............................Regular Tuesday, January 17, 2017 ............................Regular Monday February 6, 2017 ..............................Regular Tuesday, February 21, 2017 ..........................Regular Monday, March 6, 2017 .................................Regular Monday March 20, 2017 ................................Regular Monday April 3, 2017 ....................................Regular Monday April 17, 2017 ...................................Regular

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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that public notice of any change in the above scheduled regular meeting dates, or public notice of any special meeting or of any rescheduled regular meeting or of any reconvened meeting shall be given as provided by law.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the city Clerk of the City of Dixon shall publish this Resolution in the Dixon Telegraph and that copies of the schedule of meetings as herein adopted shall be made available to the news media persons requesting same.

This Resolution read an adopted this 18th day of April 2016.

ATTEST: Kathe A. Swanson /s/ City Clerk

/s/ Liandro Arellano, Jr., Mayor

April 21, 2016

15-077140 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 15TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT LEE COUNTY, DIXON, ILLINOIS CARRINGTON MORTGAGE SERVICES, LLC PLAINTIFF, -vsDARRYL S. RICHARDSON; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS; UNKNOWN OCCUPANTS DEFENDANTS 15 CH 82 NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE Public Notice is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment entered in the above entitled matter on April 5, 2016; John Simonton, Sheriff, 316 South Hennepin Ave, Dixon, IL 61021, will on May 12, 2016 at 10:00 AM, at Old Lee County Courthouse, 112 East Second Street, Dixon, IL 61021, sell to the highest bidder for cash (ten percent (10%) at the time of sale and the balance within twenty-four (24) hours, the following described premises situated in Lee County, Illinois.

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

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

We are seeking experienced dedicated individuals to join our team FT and PT positions available

Said property is legally described as follows: THE SOUTH 3 FEET OF LOT ONE (1) AND ALL OF LOT TWO (2) OF WORSLEY'S SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER (NE 1/4) OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER (NW 1/4) OF SECTION FOUR (4), TOWNSHIP TWENTY-ONE (21) NORTH, RANGE NINE (9) EAST OF THE FOURTH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, REFERENCE BEING HAD TO THE PLAT OF SAID WORSLEY'S SUBDIVISION RECORDED IN THE RECORDER'S OFFICE OF LEE COUNTY IN BOOK A OF PLATS, PAGE 34 1/2; AND ALSO, PART OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER (NE 1/4) OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER (NW 1/4) OF SECTION 4, TOWNSHIP 21 NORTH, RANGE 9 EAST OF THE FOURTH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, CITY OF DIXON, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF LOT 2 IN WORSLEY'S SUBDIVISION IN SAID CITY OF DIXON, THENCE NORTHERLY ON THE EAST LINE OF LOTS 2 AND 1 IN SAID WORSLEY'S SUBDIVISION 65.0 FEET TO A POINT ON THE EAST LINE OF SAID LOT 1 5.0 FEET NORTH OF THE SOUTHEAST CORNER THEREOF; THENCE EASTERLY PARALLEL WITH THE EASTERLY EXTENSION OF THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID LOT 1, 78 FEET MORE OR LESS, TO THE INTERSECTION WITH THE WESTERLY LINE OF IDLE OAK RUN IN SAID CITY OF DIXON; THENCE SOUTHERLY PARALLEL WITH SAID EAST LINE OF LOT 3, 65.0 FEET TO THE INTERSECTION WITH THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID LOT 2 AS EXTENDED EASTERLY; THENCE WESTERLY ON SAID EASTERLY EXTENSION 73.0 FEET TO SAID POINT OF BEGINNING, SITUATED IN LEE COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 222 Steel Avenue, Dixon, IL 61021 Permanent Index No.: 07-08-04-129-016 Improvements: SINGLE FAMILY Residential The property will NOT be open for inspection prior to the sale and Plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property.

The judgment amount was $81,554.97. Prospective purchasers are admonished to check the court file and title records to verify this information. IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 151701 (C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For Bid Amount contact: Sale Clerk Shapiro Kreisman & Associates, LLC 2121 Waukegan Road, Suite 301 Bannockburn, IL 60015 ILNOTICES@logs.com (847) 291-1717 THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT IF YOUR PERSONAL LIABILITY FOR THIS DEBT HAS BEEN EXTINGUISHED BY A DISCHARGE IN BANKRUPTCY OR BY AN ORDER GRANTING IN REM RELIEF FROM STAY, THIS NOTICE IS PROVIDED SOLELY TO FORECLOSE THE MORTGAGE REMAINING ON YOUR PROPERTY AND IS NOT AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT THE DISCHARGED PERSONAL OBLIGATION. I690595 April 14, 21, 28, 2016

Bids for “Asbestos Abatement” at Montmorency school, Montmorency CCSD #145, 9415 Hoover Road, in Rock Falls, Illinois will be received by the Montmorency CCSD #145, 9415 Hoover Road, Rock Falls, Illinois, 61071, until 2:00 P.M. local time, May 12, 2016 at which time bids will be opened and read aloud. Electronic submittals of bids will not be accepted. Bids will be held good and may not be withdrawn for a period of 60 calendar days from date of opening. A pre-bid meeting will be conducted on April 28, 2016, at 3:30 P.M. All work shall be performed in accordance with all of the current and latest requirements of all regulations.

Bids shall be submitted on forms supplied by the Architect. No bid shall be withdrawn for a period of 60 days subsequent to the opening of bids.

Bidders must conform to the Illinois department of Human Rights Requirements and furnish Federal Employer's Identification Number.

The Owner reserves the right to waive any irregularities and to accept any or reject all bids when in the opinion of the Owner, such action will serve the best interest of the Owner.

The Owner prefers that work on this project be performed insofar as practical by local labor and assurance of same will be considered in the award of the contract. Potential bidders are advised of Illinois Revised Statutes, Chapter 48, Section 2201-2207, Public Act 83-1472.

Wage rates on this work shall not be less than prescribed scale of wages as determined by the Illinois Department of labor pursuant to the provisions of Illinois Revised Statutes, Chapter 48, Sec. 39S-1 et. seq. and as required by Federal Wage Rate standards.

Plans and specifications may be obtained from L. E. Vaughn, 225 Edgewood Drive, East Peoria, Illinois 61611. Contact: Laurence Vaughn at (309)4536741.

April 21, 2016 NOTICE TO BIDDERS SEALED BIDS will be received by the City of Dixon, Illinois until 4:30 p.m., on May 27, 2016, for the demolition of structures and removal of all debris at 1010 W. 3rd Street, Dixon, Illinois.

SPESIFICATIONS and bid packets may be obtained at the City of Dixon Building Department at City Hall, 121 West 2nd Street, 2nd Floor, Dixon, Illinois.

ALL BIDS will be publicly opened and read aloud at a bid opening at 10:00 a.m., June 6, 2016, in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 121 West 2nd Street, Dixon, Illinois.

THE CITY OF DIXON is an equal opportunity employer.

A CONTRACT may be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder whose bid is found to be in the best interests of the City. The City of Dixon reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive any informalities or irregularities in the bidding. The City further reserves the right to review and study any and all bids and to make a contract award within thirty (30) days after the bids have been opened and publicly read. The requirements of the Prevailing Wage Act apply to this project. The City has adopted the prevailing rate of wages in the area as determined by the Illinois Department of Labor.

ALL BIDS must be accompanied by a certified check for 10% of the amount of the bid to serve as a performance bond with the bid document forms with specifications attached – contained in a sealed envelope clearly marked on the outside “Bid for City of Dixon Demolition and Removal of all Debris at 1010 W. 3rd Street, Dixon, Illinois”, and the name and address of the bidder. Performance bond checks from unsuccessful bidders ill be returned. All bids should be addressed to the City Council, c/o City Clerk, 121 W. Second Street, Dixon, IL 61021.

May 21, 2016

/s/ Kathe A. Swanson City Clerk, City of Dixon

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS MARY RASMUSSEN, Petitioner,

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JASON S. CHANCE, Respondent.

NO. 15 OP 227 NOTICE OF PETITION FOR PLENARY ORDER OF PROTECTION The requisite affidavit for publication has been filed. Notice is given to you, Jason C. Chance, that a petition has been filed in the Circuit Court of the Fourteenth Judicial Circuit, Whiteside County, Illinois, General Division, by the petitioner, Mary Rasmussen, against you for a Plenary Order of Protection. Notice has been duly served against you as provided by law.

Now, therefore, unless you, Jason C. Chance, file your answer to the complaint in the suit or otherwise make your appearance therein, in the Circuit Court of the Fourteenth Judicial Circuit, Whiteside County, Illinois, General Division, held in the courthouse, in the city of Sterling, Illinois 9:00 a.m., on or before May 20, 2016, default may be entered against you at any time after that day, and a decree entered in accordance with the prayer of the complaint.

DATED: 4-7-16

NOTICEPURSUANT to the Business Opportunity Sales Law of 1995, every business opportunity must be registered with the Illinois Securities Department. Protect yourself and get the facts before you hand over your hard earned money by contacting the Illinois Secretary of State's Securities Department at 1800-628-7937. This notice provided as a public service by Sauk Valley Classifieds.

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NEW TODAY Wanted 2 nd Shift C.N.A. & 3rd Shift Nurse Please apply at: Heritage Square 620 N. Ottawa Ave., Dixon, IL EOE NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE

EMPLOYMENT

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Call about open routes in Milledgeville and Morrison area Sauk Valley Media 3200 E. Lincolnway Sterling, IL 61081

Telegraph 113 S. Peoria Dixon, IL 61021

815-625-3600 ext. 5301

PERMANENT, FULL-TIME POSITION available immediately in agricultural office in Lee County. Salary range $13-$15 per hour plus benefits. A copy of the vacancy announcement is available at 319 South Mason Ave in Amboy.

Application packages and supporting documentation as requested must be completed online through www.USAJOBS.govby COB Friday, April 25, 2016.

We recognize and appreciate the benefits of diversity in the workplace. People who share this belief and reflect a diverse background are encouraged to apply. FSA is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. Relocation expenses not authorized.

FT C.N.A – 2nd shift PT C.N.A – 1st and 2nd shift PT R.N/L.P.N – 2nd and 3rd shift - $3000 bonus PT Dietary Aide Good Samaritan Society; Prophets Riverview is accepting applications for C.N.A’s, L.P.N & RN’s. Please go and apply online at www.good-sam.com.

AA/EOE, M/F/Vet/Handicap, Drug Free Workplace.

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Caseys General Store in Rock Falls, Dixon Ave. Store Manager Position is full time and offer benefits. Must be Flexible to work variety of hours including weekends, holidays, as well as day and night shifts.

Please apply online at www.caseys.com

or send application to Raylene Wright P.O. Box 836 Sterling, IL 61081

NEW TODAY CDL Drivers FT Seasonal Help Wanted CDL class B min.

Paid overtime.

Local delivery.

Apply in person or call Crop Production Services 1793 Steward Rd, Steward, IL 60553 815-396-2248.

NEW TODAY Experienced Custom Applicators Ag background a plus.

FT positions available. Paid Benefits. Apply: Crop Production Services 1793 Steward Rd. Steward, IL 60553 815-396-2248 Full-Time Opening for cleaning of female residential facility in Dixon area Wed. -Sunday, day/evening hours. Criminal background check required.

Call Denny at 815-732-2126 between 7:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. EOE. Harbor Crest Home An 84-bed skilled nursing care facility in Fulton IL, 61252 (815)589-3411 Is seeking qualified nurses licensed to work in Illinois to join our team, full-time RN 1st shift, Part-time RN 2nd shift and 2 Full-time LPN's 2nd and 3rd shifts Competitive salaries Apply in person or submit resumes to harborcrest2@ mchsi.com EOE HELP WANTED to help remodel house.

Call 815-625-4701 Local Contractor looking for an individual with minimum 3 years, concrete/framing experience.

Call for application 815-626-9026 Rock Falls business now hiring Inside Sales person.

45-50 Full-time, hours/week. Starting pay $12/hr + commission. Great benefits, including company paid health and life insurance, paid vacation and personal time off and a company matching IRA. Interested parties please contact Mary McCormick 815.564.1714 or mmccormick@ rotaryairlock.com WANTED Experienced Painters 2 or more years experience with brush/roll and spray.

MUST HAVE valid driver license 815-626-5289

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District Sales Manager Sauk Valley Media is interviewing for a district sales manager in the circulation department. Responsibilities include recruitment, selection and training of contracted carriers to provide sales growth, prompt delivery service and collections within Sauk Valley Media communities.

The successful candidate will be self-directed and communicate effectively with subscribers and carriers. Subscriber solicitation is required. Ability to manage time, organize duties and operate as a team member is critical to performance.

Must possess and maintain a valid driver’s license, proof of insurance, reliable transportation and acceptable motor vehicle record. Pre-employment drug screen, physical agility test and background check required.

Sauk Valley Media offers a comprehensive benefits package.

Submit your resume to: recruitment@shawmedia.com Or Contact: Sheryl Gulbranson, Circulation Director Sauk Valley Media 3200 E. Lincolnway P.O. Box 498 Sterling, IL 61081 Phone: 815-625-3600 x5300

EMPLOYMENT

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Northland Mall has an opportunity for a self-motivated Facilities Manager Responsibilities include: managing and scheduling staff, inventory control, tenant relations, multi tasking in a fast paced environment.

Must have general knowledge of HVAC, sprinkler system, electric, plumbing and general maintenance repairs.

Must be computer literate in Excel, Outlook and Word.

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

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

This posting may not include all duties of the position.

EMPLOYMENT

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School Nurse needed for the 2016-2017 school year at Rock Falls Township High School.

Must have an RN degree.

Competitive Salary and Benefits.

Send a letter of interest and resume to Mr. Mike Berentes, 101 12th Avenue, Rock Falls, IL 61071 by Friday, May 6, 2016

Summer Help Wanted Nurse/EMT/ Paramedic Provide basic first aid to field crews. Potential work during June and July.

Pre-employment drug screen required.

To apply contact Sherry at Monsanto Seed Production 815-264-8122

TIRED OF WORKING IN A NURSING HOME? It’s time to join our team of qualified individuals providing residential support to individuals with developmental disabilities! We are hiring, 2nd and 3rd shift positions. CNA is not required.

Benefits Include: Health insurance, 401K, flexible benefits plan, paid holidays, paid training and more!

Apply in person at Casa Willis 910 Woodburn Ave. Sterling IL, 61081

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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.

Tyson Foods, Inc. (Tyson) voluntarily participates in theE-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 Freezer.

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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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NEW TODAY Seasonal Part Time Summer Hires: The City of Sterling is looking for students currently enrolled, or planning to be enrolled, in college or graduate studies for Seasonal Part Time Summer help to conduct maintenance of municipal buildings and grounds, including road maintenance. Use of lawn care equipment and small machinery.

Valid Illinois Driver's License and proof of enrollment required.

Apply to City of Sterling for the Public Works Department, in Coliseum Building 212 Third Avenue, Sterling OR www.ci.sterling.il.us

for application and email to: mfarmer @sterling-il.gov

EEO Employer.

All applications must be received by 4:30 pm (CDST) on Friday, May 6, 2016.

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Sauk Valley Media does not knowingly accept advertising which is in violation of the law. Likewise, we do not knowingly accept advertising which is fraudulent or has intent. malicious While we attempt to screen advertising with potential fraud, it is impossible to screen all potential problems.

We strongly encourage our readers to exercise caution and common sense, when particularly dealing with companies with which you are not familiar.

WANTED: Qualified individual who has knowledge and experience in the area of general construction and/ or electrical.

Full-time 40 hr/week position with excellent benefits. $15.00$17.00 starting wage dependent upon experience and training.

Please send a resume to: Box #:1332, c/o Sauk Valley Classifieds, P.O. Box 498, Sterling, IL 61081

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Mom/Teacher's Assistant would like to babysit in my home over the summer. I am in Dixon. Call 779861-2608.

NO INDIVIDUAL, unless licensed or holding a permit as a childcare facility, may cause to be published any advertisement soliciting a child care service.* A childcare facility that is licensed or operating under a permit issued by the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services may publish advertisements of the services for which it is lispecifically censed or issued a permit. Sauk Valley Media strongly urges any parent or guardian to verify the validity of the license of any facility before placing a child in it's care. *Family homes that care for no more than three (3) children under the age of twelve or which receive only children from a single household, for less than 24 hours per day, are exempt from licensure as day care homes.

The three children to whom this exemption applies includes the family's natural or adopted children and any other persons under the age of 12 whether related or unrelated to the operator of the day care home. (DCFS Rule, Part 377.3 (c))

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Friday & Sat. 8-4 Church Garage Sale 1874 Wildcat Court Something for everyone!

Friday 7am-3pm Sat. 7am-Noon 1205 Robin Rd. Name brand girl clothes(6-18mo) (2T-4T), indoor & outdoor baby toys, pack 'n play, highchair, pub table w/ chairs, assorted books. Much more.

Friday 8 - 5, Saturday 8-noon 1957 Larod Dr. (just N of Dixon off Rt. 26) Boys' clothes 9 mos-5T, Women's and Men's clothing, LOTS of toys (including ride-ons) kitchen/household items, 7 piece dining table/chairs, white faux wood blinds, high chairs, all-in-one printer, soaker hoses, and lots of other items.

Sat., 8-2 401 E. 3rd St. Multi Family Sale Clothes, toys games, sports memorabilia, misc.

FRANKLIN GROVE GARAGE SALES 624 Thur. April 21 8-4 Fri. April 22 8-4 Sat. April 23 8-12 Church of the Brethren 121 W. North Street Antiques, housewares, books, church related material, vintage toys, sewing machine, quilting items, too many things to list!

Thurs. & Fri. 8 – 4 Saturday 8- 1 Presbyterian Church Basement 106 S. Walnut Men's, Woman's clothing (many with tags), household, crafts & patterns, kids books & toys, computer armoire, and much more!

Bake Sale Refreshments available

MILLEDGEVILLE GARAGE SALES 624 Fri. - Sat. 8-4 501 Meyers Ave. Lg. drill press, air compressor, table lamps, comb radio, tape & CD, pocket knives, ratchet tie downs, log chain, chain saw, leaf blower, Ceiling lights, trowels, VHS Movies, Electric counter top white cook top, wood 2Dr, file on wheels, Pliers, hammers, handsaws. Crowbars.

Wrenches, hand braces, levels, nail pullers, intercom 3-station, pulleys, horse shoe set, come along, stamping set, measuring tapes, hinges, sprinkler, old grinder, like new tree trimmer, Pneumatic stapler, Elec Sabre saw, sm. electric drill, poker chips, clock drill bits, curtain rods, table umbrella, many additional items at rock bottom prices!

ROCK FALLS GARAGE SALES 624 Fri. 9-3 Sat. 9-1 28118 Logan Rd. (off Buell Rd.) “Big” Sale!

Rain or Shine!

Too much to sell in one day!

Baby clothes, kid's clothes, too.

All very “CLEAN”!

Ladies clothing, all sizes, plus sizes, too 1x-3x. LOTS of “BEAUTIFUL” Jewelry, over 50 pieces!

Earrings, necklaces, rings, bracelets,-priced to sell!

Lighted makeup mirror, never used! Chest for clothes, purses, Men's clothes, jeans, sweats, athletic pants, shirts, great hats. Good day for men to shop! Table saw$50-LOTS of kitchen stuff, Anchor ware baking dishes, griddle, cookbooks.

Too much to list. Great misc. Country décor.

STERLING GARAGE SALES 624

TICKETS / TRAVEL 787 & EVENTS

Annual Capp Rd. Rummage Sale 3 Houses April 22-23 8 a.m.-? 4.5 mi.

North of Sterling On Rt. 40 Clothing for all, Tupperware, printer, lots of misc. perennials, craft supplies, exercise bike, coffee table, entertainment center, patio table, recliner, C.B. Equipment 36” storm door, jewelry, purses, old comic books, VHS, old eye glasses, linens, frames, mirrors, sport cards, Christmas tree & books.

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.

Fri. & Sat. 8-? ¾ mi. N. of Oak Knoll Cemetery on Route 40 aluminum ladders, 3000 watt generator, tools, hand sprayers, weed eaters, patio set, Schwinn mountain bike, books, Christmas items, lots of misc.

ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES 705 I Buy: Antiques, collectibles, toys, post cards, etc.

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FURNITURE

755

3 pc. Basset Bedroom Set, 60” mirrored dresser, 3 dr. chest, bed $100 815-499-0576 or 815-336-2382 Mattress sets: Twin $99, Full $129, Queen $159, King $199. Will deliver! Bunk Bed $298. Call 309451-7477 New furniture & beds wholesale 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.

Pine old white corner cabinet, $100.

Call 815-622-5078

MEDICAL SUPPLIES

762

New GoGo Scooter Excellent condition.

With rechargeable batteries. $850 815-625-2422

PETS & PET SUPPLIES 775 Wanted: Tea Cup size F Chihuahua, adult, short hair, reasonably priced or free. 815-5649022 after 2:00.

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!

LAWN MOWERS

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Bush Hog ES2052 zero turn lawnmower, 144 Hrs 815-288$3600 0830

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WANT TO BUY 795 I Pay Cash 4 Gold, Silver, Coins & Antiques 24/7 779-245-2950 Skid loader in any condition 563-212-7699 Wanted to Buy: OLD COINS, PAPER MONEY, GOLD & SILVER JEWELRY. Littleton Coin Company trusted since 1945.

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MISCELLANEOUS 796 FOR SALE 1500 gallon plastic Water Tank, like new, $800/obo 815-631-5071 1963 copy of Treasure Island in very good cond.. $10.

Call 815/288-6310.

2006 Toro Workman utility dump cart 1110.

New seats. $2,000. 815622-5078.

3 wheel push golf cart. Hand brake. $50 815-625-9264 36” Heavy gauge steel lawn roller. $75 815-288-4566 •40 gal. LP hot water heater, 4 stair.

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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 Beaded Ornaments book for crafters, brand new $6.50 815-288-6310.

Clean matched pair of 1954 IL license plates. $20 815-275-3131 Doughboy pool New skimmer. $225. Make offer.

Call 815-288-3063 Exc. Cond.-Kirby Sentria vacuum cleaner & carpet sha. $1,000obo.

Call 815-288-4945 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 Pedestal sink $40; 3 light bar $25; oval mirror $20; Mikita drill $25; satellite radio $20; Sony & tape radio $20; Sony am/fm/ tv weather radio $10. 715-558-1098 Pro-Form 535x exc.

Treadmill, shape, Call 815Leave 625-7926. message.

Radios and cameras for sale: Antique radios from the 1930's-1960's for sale. Floor as well as table top Approx. models.

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.

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

815-590-1677

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

(815)631-4122 www.mullerslane farm.com

Haul/Clean Service A-1 Hauling Big or Small Trucks Hauling/Roofing/ Garage Real Estate Clean-Ups Seasoned Firewood for Sale Concrete Removal/ Demolition Materials Hauled 815-626-1956 JOHN'S CLEANUP & REMOVAL Anything goes!!

Estate Cleanups PHONE 815-622-0240

Home Improvement Morris Handyman ** 30 Years Plus ** ** Experience ** -Kitchen & Bath Remodeling -Flooring, Siding, Sewer Roding 779-861-2509

Property Maintenance ★★★★★★★★ Ask about year round no hassle property maintenance package

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Storage

TV Repair

TELEVISION STORAGE UNITS Multiple Sizes Starting at $35 No appt. needed Located inside MOORE TIRES 2411 E. Rt 30 Rock Falls (815)625-3764

Quality Work Fair Rates!

------------•High Quality Lawn Care •Deck Repair/ Refinishing •Pressure Washing •Mulch delivery and spreading •Landscaping Projects •Hedge trimming •Painting •Dry Wall/Plaster Repair •Water Damage Repair •Sale/Rental Prep •General Labor •Hauling •Friendly Service •Small jobs welcome ------------Serving Whiteside County References Available

Senior Discount

Call Jamie & Jeanine Richards for a FREE quote!

815-213-3383

Remodeling

www.allsafe center.com High-Security Storage Solutions and Much More!

•Climate Controlled Storage •Low-Cost Moving Truck Rental •Confidential Document Shredding •We Ship FedEx & UPS! •Expert Packaging Services •Value Boxes & Packaging Supplies •EBAY and EMOTORS Internet Auction Sales Over 15,000 Sales •Office Hours: Mon-Fri. ☛ 8:306, Sat. ☛ 8:30noon 690 Timber Creek Rd. Dixon, (815)285-2212

Stump Removal CLARK'S

• Stump Grinding • Small Trees • Clean Up • Bush Removal 815-718-2663 or 815-590-0423

•Mowing (trimmed/blown off) •Spring/Fall Clean Up •Carpentry Work •Gutter Cleaning •Landscaping •Mulching •Tree Planting ★★★★★★★ Servicing LEE, OGLE, and WHITESIDE

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

• Lawn Mowing & Rototilling 20 Yrs. Experience

*free estimates* -Commercial-Residential-

Call Dave at 815-677-8763 Dale Collin 815-564-7892 • Lawn Mowing • Rototilling • Stump Grinding All stumps ground 8-10” below ground.

20 years Experience Green River Lawn Service Large Lawn Specialist Mowing, Trimming, Clean Up. Commercial & Rural Residential Call Dave for free Estimate 815-973-0021 Lawn Service Commercial & Residential Call Ethan 815-441-6812 No Mow Worries Lawn Maintenance *Spring Clean-Up* Mowing rimming dging Removal & etc.

Call or text for a free estimate today!

815-441-8612

PRATER Paint & Waterproofing Specializing in •Residential •Commercial •Farm & •Industrial Call for your FREE painting or sandblasting estimate 815-626-5165

Power Washing

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

Call Ben 815-590-2694

SELL

those unwanted items with the help of a Sauk Valley Classified Ad

625-3600 284-2222

Tree Service

70 ft.

Roofing

A&M TREE SERVICES Lowest Prices Guaranteed!

Tree Removal, Trimming, Stump Grinding Licensed/ Insured.

Whiteside Area 815-590-1677 “Area's #1 Roofing Contractor IL Lic# 104-015191 Licensed, Bonded & Insured •Roofing •Siding •Windows •Decks •Additions •Garages & More Residential & Commercial Call now to schedule your FREE Estimate!

Will beat any leading competitor price 815-590-2677

Roofing/Siding

Illinois License #104.016127 Bonded/Insured •Roofing •Siding • Windows •Doors •Additions• •Garages •Drywall •Decks and more Free Estimates 815-213-0556

Serving the Sauk Valley Area for over 15 years.

•Garages •Additions •Roofing •Siding •Windows •Gutters •Interior/Exterior •New Construction & Re-Construction Residential, Industrial, Commercial •Licensed •Bonded •Insured FREE Estimates 815-213-0704

IN HOME REPAIR 30 YEARS EXPERIENCE! Work on all Brands & Models Old or New Serving the Sauk Valley and More Call Ron for a free quote at 815-561-0011 Dixon, IL

Water Softeners

COMPLETE LAWN CARE

Painting

PAUL’S HANDYMAN SERVICE “Anything Your Husband Won’t Do!” •Experience On All Manner of Home Repairs & Maintenance since 1986

Property Maint.

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BRAD'S TREE SERVICE A division of Timber Industries, LLC. Tree & Limb Removal Stump Removal Storm Clean-up Mulch & Firewood •Free Estimates •Fully Insured 815-857-3674 Cole's Complete Tree Service Tree Trimming Stump Removal Licensed and Insured *Free Estimates* 25HR Emergency Service Will meet or beat any written tree estimates.

Call 815-718-2997 Now accepting credit/debit cards Donnie Cole colestree service@outlook.com

MEISTER TREE CARE SERVICE Specializing in all of your tree care needs.

Certified pesticide & herbicide applicator & line clearance tree trimming .

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

Skid loader services available.

Will haul rock, gravel, mulch, etc.

Land/forest management logging available.

Storm clean up & specialty work.

CONTRACTORS WELCOME Free Estimates Licensed, Bonded Insured Safety and your satisfaction is my #1 goal!

815-994-1750

The Softener Man 815-323-1622

Repairr on all makes & models Servicce Call Special

QUALITY VEHICLES

1707 East 4th St., Sterling

815-625-9600 Quality without the High Price!

SAVE $$$ TODAY!

UNDER $10,999* 2009 VW BEETLE

Super Clean, Low Miles, Automatic!

$19.95!

Over 30 years of experience

$8,999* 2010 CHEVY CRUZE LT

Sunroof, Low Miles!

Windows

$8,999*

2002 FORD EXPLORER “Area's #1 Roofing Contractor IL Lic# 104-015191 Licensed, Bonded & Insured •Roofing •Siding •Windows •Decks •Additions •Garages & More Residential & Commercial Call now to schedule your FREE Estimate!

Will beat any leading competitor price 815-590-2677

SAUKVALLEY.COM

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

Call Today (815)284-2052

Cleaning Service

VISIT

Air Cond./Heating

www.majeskimotors.com

4x4, Sharp!

$4,999* 2010 KIA SEDONA VAN

Toyota Quality!, Affordable Price!

Quad Seats, DVD!

$5,999*

2007 NISSAN ALTIMA

Low Miles, Clean Ride!

$8,999*

2010 CHEVY MALIBU LT

$9,999* 2012 FORD FOCUS 4DR SE

$10,999* 2012 CHEVY CRUZE

$10,999* 2012 CHEVY SONIC

$8,999* 2012 FORD FIESTA

$9,999* Mon.-Thur. 9-7 • Fri. 9-6 • Sat. 8:30am-4pm *Plus tax,title,license & doc fee.Payments based on 3.99% APR financing for 75 months with approved credit with vehicles up to $10,000 - $1,000 down, vehicles $10,000-$20,000 - $2,000 down, vehicles $20,000+ $3,000 down. Photos for illustration only. Dealer not liable for errors.

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FARM LAND WANTED

815

Our Hunters will Pay Top $$$ to hunt your land. Call for a Free Base Camp Leasing info packet & Quote.

1-866-309-1507 www.BaseCam pLeasing.com

HAY & STRAW

8 Big Round Bales of grass hay net wrap. $360 815-225-7824

HORSES & SUPPLIES

Read to see why so many local folks like you are choosing Majeski Motors.

GREAT CUSTOMER SERVICE!

O MY NEW AnVCaEllo way

By Nancy and Do IL from Sterling,

staff I have The most wonderful car dealership! ever dealt with at a with Recommend dealing NE!!!

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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

FARM EQUIPMENT

855

NEW TODAY International H for sale, good cond. $1600. 815499-9483

CLASSIC CARS

BLACK F-15 0

By BigA from

Deer Grove, IL

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904

Antique car: completely restored 1949 Ford 2dr.

Sedan.

Beautiful 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

1998 Chevy Malibu good work car.

Asking $1500/ obo.

815-499-3355

MY NEW ESCAPE!!

By Lisa Bell from Rock Falls, IL

This is my 2nd new car from Majeski’s and I couldn’t be happier! Brent was great to work with, and got me in the car I wanted while still keeping me close to budget. Thanks again!!

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By Shauna P IA arso from Oregon ns , IL

AUTOMOBILES

905

1998 two door red Cadillac Eldorado Coupe. One owner.

136K miles. Heated seats. $5,000 obo 815-734-6405

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

4X4S

912

2000 Ford F150 Lariat 4x4, 190K mi Runs great! $2500/ obo. 815-677-5667

PARTS & ACC.

925

General Grabber UHP Tires 305/45R22 $350 / obo 815-716-6934 Set if 4 GM Splash Guards for 2015 / 2016 Chevy Colorado. Like new $50. 815-535-7078

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

MOTORCYCLES

935

2000 Harley Davidson FX STD, 11k. mi. new tires, battery, fresh tune up, 10,000 mi. service complete. Mikuni Carbs. Some extras windshield etc.

Luxury Rich Red in color. $7,500 FIRM 815-732-7526

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.

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 815-973815-9739830 5330

AUTOS WANTED

960

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CASH 4-CARS

We are licensed & insured to buy vehicles. Running or non running, scrap, Ect. 7 days a week.

All Calls Answered!

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Sell Your Used or Damaged 2000-2016 Vehicle Fast! Running or Not. Nationwide FREE Towing.

Same Day Pick-up And Pay Available.

Call 888-896-5412

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