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City goes around roadblocks Council members move ahead with bonding process for riverfront redevelopment

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

ROCK FALLS – Plans to redevelop the riverfront area in the RB&W District have

encountered some huge roadblocks, but the city is ready to move ahead.

The riverfront centerpiece was secured in May 2014, when the city announced a development deal was secured to build a Holiday Inn Express & Suites at 301 E.

Second St. Several issues delayed construction, but the hotel is set to open its doors to patrons Thursday.

To build on the riverfront momentum, plans were made for an estimated $4.2 million green space project near

the hotel. The plans included an amphitheater, ornate retaining walls, a splash pad or some other type of water feature, a skate park, scenic overlook piers, a bike and walk path, and restrooms.

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WHERE ARE THEY NOW?

EDUCATION

christopher HEIMERMAN Heimerman is the Enterprise and Projects Editor at SVM. He can be reached at cheimerman@saukvalley.com or 815-625-3600, ext. 5523.

A higher education SHS grad honed her leadership skills in the Rocky Mountains Alex T. Paschal/apaschal@saukvalley.com

Dixon High School senior Jazzarae Glown, 17, of Dixon, sells coffee drinks Tuesday afternoon in a mini trade show, part of the CEO program. The Whiteside Area Career Center class teaches teens how to make and market their products. Jazzarae calls her business Jazz & Joe. The sale continues today at Northland Mall in Sterling.

A profit margin of success Business was good – really good – at CEO show

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

STERLING – It was a bad night to be a gourmet grilled cheese sandwich or a turtle at Northland Mall on Tuesday evening. Now, if you were the CEO of a business selling them?

“This has been insane,” Dixon High

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School senior Clara Thorpe said just after 5:30 p.m. at the annual Creating Entrepreneurial Opportunities Trade Show. “I did not expect this much business.”

She prepped enough ingredients for about 200 of her artisan-yet-nostalgic sammies.

“I’m getting a little worried,” the CEO of C’s Cheese said.

Click on this story at saukvalley.com to check out sights and sounds from the CEO Trade Show at Northland Mall. The event will continue from 4 to 8 p.m. today at the mall.

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n instructor was using a frying pan to protect himself from golf-ball-sized hail. It was about 2,000 feet to the top of the drainage in the Dark Canyon Wilderness in southeastern Utah, while flash floods enveloped the base. Wearing 60-pound packs, Kinzie Vogel and her 11 fellow students simply were trying not to slip, or freeze, or ... well, we’ll just leave it there.

Pretty wild to think that it went from sunny and mild to 3 feet of snow during the National Outdoor Leadership School students’ hike to get to their rations.

Wilder yet? Vogel, a 20-year-old member of Sterling High School’s Class of 2013, made the decision to undertake the 89-day fall semester course the day before her crew would set forth in Wyoming.

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MAYOR LI ARELLANO JR. | 1 YEAR IN OFFICE

Looking back, looking ahead A year into office, Dixon’s mayor reflects on city’s success stories, and he looks forward to the next chapter

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

DIXON – Starting his term with a brand-new council and form of government, Mayor Li Arellano Jr. aims to keep the past year’s momentum churning.

Sworn into office a year ago today,

Arellano and the council had to operate on a learning curve, sussing out the balance of power and responsibilities in the newly established managerial form of government.

Although the transition was challenging at times, it allowed them to be at the forefront of a new start for the city, he said.

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RIGHT: Dixon Mayor Li Arellano Jr. listens to speakers during a Latino voting program April 26 in Sterling. Today marks his first anniversary in office, and Arellano recently reflected on the accomplishments, and goals, of the new administration.

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Panel votes against plan to close detention center SPRINGFIELD (AP) – A bipartisan legislative oversight panel opposed Gov. Bruce Rauner’s plan to shutter the youth detention center in Kewanee Tuesday, amid hopes for reprieve, repurposing or at least a plan for disposing of the 15-year-old facility.

The Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability’s 5-6 vote against closure is advisory, but lawmakers’ comments reflected uneasiness with the delicate topic of housing and treating youthful offenders as well as the state’s track record on mothballing obsolete sites.

The Republican governor’s announcement in February that he would close the state’s newest

youth detention center – opened in 2001 – was hailed by civil rights advocates who for years have railed against incarcerating teenagers. And the population is declining.

“We have 1,000 beds in the system and 420 kids,” Department of Juvenile Justice Director Candice Jones told the commission. “I need to provide for those kids because we also have a resource problem in our state.”

Jones was referring to the multibillion-dollar budget deficit exacerbated by a budget standoff between Rauner and legislative Democrats now entering its 11th month.

Jones said half of the state’s young offenders

are from Cook County and detention facilities should be located near family, educational institutions, mental health services, and future job opportunities or skills training.

Peoria Republican Sen. Chuck Weaver and Democratic Rep. Mike Smiddy from Hillsdale urged keeping Kewanee open, saying as the newest youth site, it is the most efficient to operate, along with it being less costly to run per inmate than other facilities in Chicago, Harrisburg, Grafton, St. Charles and Warrenville.

Short of that, Weaver suggested the Department of Corrections appropriate the site for geriatric or chronically ill adult

inmates who have life terms but are no longer a safety threat. Sen. Dave Syverson, R-Rockford, said that idea has been bandied about in recent years.

“I hope you continue to push the Department [of Corrections] on this concept because it wouldn’t be hard to implement and we’d see savings from that immediately,” Syverson said.

Rauner spokeswoman Catherine Kelly said it would be speculative to comment on the facility’s future role, but said “the administration is doing its due diligence to explore the feasibility of alternative uses” for Kewanee, including whether Corrections could use it.

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Correction Raising money for St. Jude Ride, a fundraiser for St. Jude Children’s Hospital in Memphis Tennessee, is easy, according to David Peters, who, along with his wife, are planning their second motorcycle ride in honor of their late daughter, Cora Grace Peters. “It’s hard to tell somebody that’s never done it before that it’s easy,” Peters said in an article in Tuesday’s editions.

The Peters’ fundraising philosophy was mischaracterized in a headline.

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POLICE Sterling Police Destiny N. Adams, 19, of Sterling; 7:35 p.m. Monday at West Fourth Street and Avenue E; no valid driver’s license; given state citation.

Stephanie L. Brown, 27, of Rock Falls; 8:35 p.m. Monday at East Lynn Boulevard and Sixth Avenue; driving while license suspended; given state citation and notice to appear in court.

Rock Falls Police Deziree R. Busharzente,

21, of Rock Falls; 4:01 p.m.

Saturday at First Avenue and 19th Street; failure to yield turning left; given notice to appear in court.

Cody T. Lopeman, 24, of Rock Falls; 12:43 p.m.

Monday in the 100 block of West Second Street; failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident; given notice to appear in court.

Tanya M. Neal, 18, of Rock Falls; 6:22 p.m.

Monday in the 600 block of Fourth Avenue; criminal trespass to state-supported property; given notice to appear in court.

Dixon Police Kellen W. Edmier, 18, of Wheaton; 11 p.m. Monday; city ordinance for possession of drug paraphernalia; given notice to appear in court.

Oregon Police Korey A. Thompson, 27, of McArthur, Ohio; 7:35 p.m. April 18 in the 600 block of North Fourth Street; speeding 46 mph in a 30-mph zone; given citation.

Jarrett Beyer, 22, of Mount Morris; 10:57 p.m.

April 20 in the 300 block of West Washington Street; operating uninsured motor vehicle; given citation.

Christoper S. Knutsen, 24, of Sterling; 9:35 p.m.

April 21 at Daysville Road and East Washington Street; driving while license suspended, possession of drug paraphernalia, disobeying a traffic control signal, failure to signal when required, operating uninsured motor vehicle; given citations and taken to Ogle

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Savannah C. Wetzell, 20, of Oregon; 9:35 p.m. April 21 at Daysville Road and East Washington Street; possession of drug paraphernalia; taken to Ogle County Jail.

Girl, 16, of Oregon; 9:35 p.m. April 21 at Daysville Road and East Washington Street; possession of drug paraphernalia; taken to Ogle County Jail and released to her mother,.

Victor L. Struck, 70, of Mount Morris; 3:02 p.m.

April 22 at 10th and Madison streets; disobeying a stop sign; given citation.

Boy, 15, of Mount Morris; 9:01 a.m. April 27 at Oregon High School; illegal consumption of alcohol as a minor; released to a juvenile probation officer.

Skylar T. Morningstar, 19, of Oregon; 8 p.m.

April 27; domestic battery, resisting or obstructing a peace officer; taken to Ogle County Jail.

Philippa M. Devenney, 47, of Rockford; 9:51 p.m. Thursday in the 700 block of North Fourth Street; speeding 55 mph in a 30-mph zone; given citation.

Steven L. Williams, 24, of Rockford; 6:34 p.m. Friday in the 100 block of North Fourth Street; arrested on a charge of driving while

IN BRIEF license suspended, given a citation for operating uninsured motor vehicle.

Landyn E.H. Montross, 23, of Polo; 10:20 p.m. Friday in the 600 block of Gale Street; illegal transportation of alcohol; given citation.

Lee County Sheriff Verlance D. Hughes, 30, of Sterling; 1:14 a.m. Tuesday; driving under the influence of drugs, possession of marijuana (less than 2.5 grams), operating uninsured motor vehicle; posted bond and given notice to appear in court.

Joe L. Jones, 41, of Dixon; 1:22 p.m. Monday; warrant for failure to appear – speeding, driving while license suspended, no valid registration; held at Lee County Jail and given notice to appear in court.

Ogle County Sheriff Bradley Kasper, 21, of Freeport; 11 p.m. Monday near Walnut and Elm streets in Forreston; unlawful possession of marijuana; held at Ogle County Jail in lieu of bond.

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Reporter to hold office hours today DIXON – Dixon reporter Rachel Rodgers will hold “office hours” from 1 to 2 p.m. today at Books On First, 202 W. First St.

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You also can email her at rrodgers@saukvalley. com or give her a call at 815-625-3600, ext.

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City makes quarterfinals in Main Street contest Push for votes continues through May 29

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

STERLING – Sterling Main Street has made the cut, and now it needs help to bring home the cash from a national contest.

The local Main Street organization has learned it is a quarterfinalist in the America’s Main Street competition sponsored by Independent We Stand, a national small business movement. Members work to educate communities about the importance of buying local.

“The goal of this inaugural Independent We Stand America’s Main Streets contest is to promote the importance and strong economic benefits of Main Streets and the small businesses that help them thrive,” said Bill Brunelle, an Independent We Stand Janna founder.

Groharing Main Street Executive Director Janna Groharing made the announcement during Monday’s Sterling City Council meeting.

“In early March, we entered

limit, however, to how many days people can vote.

Sterling Main Street began organizing in 1999, and received its accreditation from the Illinois Main Street program 10 years later. The organization uses the the National Main Street Center’s four-point approach to downtown revitalization: organization, design, economic vitality, and promotion.

Sterling Main Street and its volunteers also oversee Twin City Farmers Market, the Sterling Mural Society, and the Welcome Center & Gallery.

The organization has awarded more than $276,000 since its downtown facade grant program was launched in 2009.

How to vote Visit sterlingmainstreet.org or mainstreetcontest.com/ profile.php?id=96 to vote. On the page, voters will see the Sterling Main Street profile, with a photo of the Sterling Theater. the Independent We Stand contest, and after 2 months of voting among 253 Main Streets, we have made it to the top 25,” Groharing said.

The voting will continue until May 29, as the quarterfinalists compete for the top prize of $25,000. One vote can be cast from the same network or Wi-Fi in a 24-hour period. There is no

Groharing said the money would help the nonprofit carry out its mission in a year when partnership and sponsorship contributions are down from where they were at this time a year ago.

“Every dollar helps, and $25,000 would be of great benefit to our project list for improvements in the downtown,” Groharing said. “That money would help with our ongoing beautification efforts, and to cover the costs of community programs such as Movies at Grandon.”

Sterling Main Street is one of three Illinois quarterfinalists; the others are in Jacksonville and Libertyville.

CHICAGO

Developer of proposed Lucas museum looking outside city Opposition by parks advocacy group prompts search for different location CHICAGO (AP) – The wife of “Star Wars” creator George Lucas said Tuesday that opposition to a Chicago lakefront museum by a parks advocacy group has prompted a search outside the city for a site.

Friends of the Parks sued last year to stop plans to build the art museum near Soldier Field on a site that is now a parking lot. The nonprofit group says the plans violated laws restricting development along Lake Michigan.

And in a statement Tuesday, the parks group indicated it would be opposed to an alternate site nearby.

Lucas’ wife, financial executive Mellody Hobson, expressed frustration at the organiza-

tion’s opposition, saying she and Lucas worked for 2 years to finalize “what would be the largest philanthropic gift to an American city in the 21st century.”

“We are now seriously pursuing locations outside of Chicago,” Hobson said in a statement. “If the museum is forced to leave, it will be because of the Friends of the Parks and that is no victory for anyone. ... In refusing to accept the extraordinary public benefits of the museum, the Friends of the Parks has proven itself to be no friend of Chicago.”

The latest proposal the parks group opposes calls for demolition of part of McCormick Place, which is also by the lake, and replacing it

“We don’t think it’s appropriate to exchange building on lakefront land for other things – even if it’s park land. It’s inappropriate to build on public trust land,” Friends of the Parks executive director Juanita Irizarry told the Chicago Sun-Times.

“Mr. Lucas may leave.

That is ultimately his decision. But there are many other viable sites.

Chicagoans should not be held hostage to one man’s desires,” she said. “The public trust must be protected and we will continue to fight for our lakefront to remain open, free and clear.”

Lucas chose Chicago over San Francisco for the museum after saying the California city was “doodling around,” while Chicago officials aggressively pursued the project.

Lucas Museum of Narrative Art via AP, File

This file artist rendering released Sept. 17 by the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art shows the proposed museum in Chicago. In a statement Tuesday, the group Friends of the Parks, a nonprofit suing to stop plans by “Star Wars” creator George Lucas for a lakefront museum by the Chicago Bears’ stadium, says it’s not enthusiastic about an alternate site nearby. The statement comes after the city asked a federal judge to stay the litigation for 30 days. with the museum. Hobson said that plan would create 12 additional acres of parkland.

The plan requires the

borrowing of nearly $1.2 billion to replace the demolished structure, extending five taxes beyond their expi-

ration date and state approval. The museum itself would be paid for

by Lucas at a cost of $743 million.

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OBITUARIES Wayne A. Pierce DIXON – Wayne A. Pierce, 82, of Dixon, died Monday, May 2, 2016, at his home. He was a longtime member of Laborer’s Local Union 727.

Wayne was born July 2, 1933, in Hodges Township, Minnesota, the son of Jess and Mildred (Glover) Pierce. He married Patricia Coursey on Feb. 24, 1959. He served in the Marine Corps during the Korean War. Survivors include his wife; two daughters, Kimberly (Rick) Shields of China and Waynette (Jason) Hollinger of Dixon; one sister, Jule Tourtliott of Dixon; five grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in

death by his parents; one grandson; one brother, Gerald Pierce; and one sister June Bueagendaegh.

Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday at Preston-Schilling Funeral Home in Dixon. The funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Greg Duncan, pastor of Bridge Church in Rochelle, officiating. Burial, with full military graveside honors accorded by the Dixon combined veterans organizations, will be at Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens in Dixon.

A memorial has been established.

Visit prestonschillingfuneralhome.com to send condolences.

Wayne A. Stinemyer STERLING – Wayne A. Stinemyer, 93, of Sterling, died Saturday, April 30, 2016, at Sun Valley Terrace in Beloit, Wisconsin.

Wayne was born July 1, 1922, in Galt, the son of Harry and Bertha (Mock) Stinemyer. He married Judith Rudolph on Nov. 16, 1958, in Sterling. She preceded him in death on April 1, 2005. He was employed for 43 years at Frantz Manufacturing in Sterling. Wayne was a sports fan and enjoyed listening to live bluegrass music.

Survivors include two daughters, Nancy (Mark) Stinemyer-Dietz of Beloit, Wisconsin, and Ronda Stinemyer of Houston; one sister, Lois Rabbitt of Sterling; two nephews, Bary Rabbitt and Kim Egan; one niece, Kayla (Rick) Engelkens;

one great-nephew, Corey Barnes; two great-nieces, Kelly (Mike) Rogers and Cendra Engelkens; two great-greatnephews, Corey Barnes Jr. and Bennett Rogers; and one great-greatniece, Lucy Rogers.

He also was preceded in death by his parents; brother-in-law, Bob Rabbitt; and sisterin-law, Rosemary Egan.

A gathering of family and friends will be from 10 to 10:30 a.m. Saturday, and a memorial service at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at McDonald Funeral Home in Rock Falls, with Les Funderburg, pastor of First Open Bible Church in Rock Falls, officiating. Burial will be at Riverside Cemetery in Sterling.

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FUNERAL SERVICES FOR THE WEEK Today’s visitation: Robert H. Hill of Clinton, Iowa, 5-7 p.m. at Law-Jones Funeral Home in Thomson.

Today’s funerals: Victor A. Raines of Dixon, 10 a.m. at McDonald Funeral Home in Rock Falls.

Harry W. Fletcher of Oregon, 11 a.m. at Cornerstone Family Church in Byron.

Donald F. Mathews of Milledgeville, 2 p.m. memorial service at Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home in Morrison.

Thursday visitations: Mary Lavonne Morgan of Sterling, 5-7 p.m. at McDonald Funeral Home in Sterling.

Wayne A. Pierce of Dixon, 5-7 p.m. at Preston-Schilling Funeral Home in Dixon.

Thursday funeral: Robert H. Hill of Clinton, Iowa, 10:30 a.m. at York Baptist Church in Thomson.

Friday visitations: Genevieve I. Covello of Rock Falls, gathering of family and friends, 9-10 a.m. at McDonald Funeral Home in Rock Falls.

Erdeana Craig Tompkins of Franklin Grove, 10-11 a.m. at First Presbyterian Church in Franklin Grove.

Friday funerals: Genevieve I. Covello of Rock Falls, 10 a.m. memorial service at McDonald Funeral Home in Rock Falls.

Mary Lavonne Morgan of Sterling, 10:30 a.m. Mass at St. Mary Catholic Church in Sterling.

Wayne A. Pierce of Dixon, 10:30 a.m. at Preston-Schilling Funeral Home in Dixon.

Erdeana Craig Tompkins of Franklin Grove, 11 a.m. at First Presbyterian Church in Franklin Grove.

Warren C. Long PROPHETSTOWN – Warren C. Long, 70, of Prophetstown, died Sunday, May 1, 2016, at Rush Medical Center in Chicago.

Warren was born Dec. 22, 1945, in Sterling, the son of Leslie and Wilma (Shank) Long. He graduated in 1965 from Sterling High School, and in 1968 from Sauk Valley Community College. He married Beverly Bohm on Dec. 6, 1968, in Sterling. Warren was employed for 33 years as a data processing manager with Penberthy in Prophetstown, retiring in 2001. He most recently was employed with Frary Lumber in Sterling. Warren loved to read, and was an avid golfer, getting his first hole-in-one in 2012. He ran the Tuesday Night Golf League at Prophet Hills Golf Club for 36 years, and was on the Prophetstown City

Council for 10 years.

Survivors include his wife, Beverly Long of Prophetstown; one daughter, Amy (Jay) Anderson of Las Vegas; one son, Greg Long of Prophetstown; three brothers, Leonard (Judy) Long and Vernon (Linda) Long, both of Sterling, and Weldon (Sharon) Long of Sun City, Arizona; and four grandchildren, Steven, Harley, Jessica, and Daimon.

He was preceded in death by his parents.

Visitation will be from 9:30 to 11:15 a.m. Saturday at McDonald Funeral Home in Prophetstown. Graveside service will be at 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Riverside Cemetery in Prophetstown.

In lieu of flowers, a memorial has been established.

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FRANKLIN GROVE – Erdeana Craig Tompkins, 98, of Franklin Grove, passed away Saturday, April 30, 2016, at Franklin Grove Living and Rehabilitation Center.

Erdeana was born March 2, 1918, the daughter of Ethel and Fred Craig, and spent most of her life in Franklin Grove.

She was married to Roland Tompkins, also of Franklin Grove, for 64 years.

She worked at Green River Ordnance Plant during World War II as a line supervisor, making artillery shells and bombs to support the war effort. After the war, she and Rollie owned and operated Tompkins Hardware for many years in Franklin Grove.

She and Rollie also became avid golfers after their retirement. She had a great short game, and won many trophies for her pitching and putting. She and Rollie also spent many winters in Mesa, Arizona. They found golfing there was also enjoyable, as long as they avoided the rattlesnakes. She would say, “We don’t go in the rough to recover our golf balls.”

She was famous for her beautiful, fancy, and delicious cakes that she made for her family.

She always had a theme for each cake.

She was a wonderful and caring mother, motherin-law, and grandmother.

Survivors include her son, Ralph (Kathleen) Tompkins; stepgranddaughter, Allison Peters; stepgrandson, Brian (Jennifer) Peters; her brother, Fred (Katie) Craig; and her sister, Ethel Gallisapth.

She was preceded in death by her parents; grandson, James Roland Tompkins; sisters, Edith Bunger, Emma Laws, and Carrie McCarter; and brother, Daniel Craig.

Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. Friday, and the funeral at 11 a.m.

Friday at First Presbyterian Church in Franklin Grove, followed by a lunch at noon. Interment will be for family only and will be before the visitation.

In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund is being established.

Visit beveragelyonsfamily.com to send condolences.

Genevieve I. Covello

ROCK FALLS – Genevieve I. Covello, 87, of Rock Falls, died Saturday, April 30, 2016, at Sauk Valley Senior Living Center in Rock Falls. She was a nurse for many years.

She was born Feb. 6, 1929, in Sterling, a daughter of Vernon Clyde and Vernice (Newman) PerRussell E. Scholl kins. She married Thomas PALM HARBOR, Fla. – Russell E. Scholl, 96, of Palm Covello in June 1965, in Mary G. ‘Mae’ Robbe Harbor, formerly of Polo, died Thursday, April 28, 2016. Clinton, Iowa. He preceded her in death.

Further arrangements are being completed.

SAVANNA – Mary G. “Mae” Robbe, 101, of Savanna, Survivors include her died Tuesday, May 3, 2016, at Big Meadows Nursing children, Dino Jenerro Walter D. Burk Home in Savanna. of Rock Falls and David Law-Jones Funeral Homes handled arrangements.

SAVANNA – Walter Duane Burk, 71, of Savanna, died (Judy) Jones of Kingman, Saturday, April 30, 2016, at his home.

Elizabeth E. ‘Betty’ Mosher Law-Jones Funeral Homes handled arrangements.

Indiana; sisters, Ila Swenson of Machesney Park and Leila Farris of Michigan; a brother, Richard Perkins of Wyoming; and one grandchild.

She was preceded in death by two brothers, Glenn and Ira Perkins.

A gathering of family and friends will be from 9 to 10 a.m. Friday, and a memorial service at 10 a.m. Friday at McDonald Funeral Home in Rock Falls. Cremation rites have been accorded.

A memorial has been established.

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MORRISON – Elizabeth E. “Betty” Mosher, 97, of MorJohn N. Broulette rison, died Sunday, May 1, 2016, at Resthave Home in ELIZABETH – Allen A. Heidenreich, 78, of Elizabeth, Morrison.

STERLING – John N. Broulette, 53, of Sterling, died died Sunday, May 1, 2016, at University of Wisconsin Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home in Morrison handled Monday, May 2, 2016, at his home.

Hospital and Clinics in Madison, Wisconsin. arrangements.

McDonald Funeral Homes is handling arrangements. Law-Jones Funeral Homes handled arrangements.

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It was sunny that fateful August morning, and she had just enough time to get her transcripts from Sauk Valley Community College, sneak in a physical at the CGH Medical Center Ready Care clinic, and head west.

“I won ‘most likely to be late’ in high school,” she said. “I’ve made a lot of last-second decisions, but most of them have worked out well.”

As Mother Nature threw everything she had at the students and their instructors during that ascent, she wondered whether her latest kneejerk decision would spell her demise.

“If there was any moment when I thought I might not make it, that was one of the only ones,” Kinzie said. “Even our instructors knew it wasn’t safe.”

She grew up hiking and paddling with her family in national parks in 44 states. Her mother, Melissa, is a master gardener, and her dad, Don, has paddled the length of the Mississippi.

“I grew up with that appreciation for nature’s natural playground,” Kinzie said.

She spent last summer teaching girls to canoe, and hiking and canoeing in the northeast.

None of that prepared her for 23 days of canyo-

neering in Utah. Whereas camping, hiking and subsisting on rations for weeks at a time were a snap, her climbing skills left something to be desired.

“There isn’t much climbing in the Sauk Valley, obviously,” she said.

“Very underrated state, though, Utah – highly recommend it. I plan on going back and exploring more.”

The canyoneering was the tail end of the course that drives home outdoor skills, leadership and environmental ethics – the last of which Kinzie takes particularly seriously.

Before her last-minute commitment, she’d also considered WWOOF, the World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms, a farming movement through which traveling volunteers help farmers in exchange for food, accommodations and education. The National Outdoor Leadership School experience, however, offered college credit.

After a semester at the University of Minnesota and another at Sauk, Kinzie moved to Maine, where she builds kayaks and learns about her passion: outdoor products.

She’s not sure where she’ll go in the fall, but it won’t be to Illinois.

It’s too flat. She’s thinking Appalachian State in Boone, North Carolina,

Kinzie Vogel, a 20-year-old Sterling High School graduate, stands atop Pangora Peak in the Wind River Range’s Cirque of the Towers in Wyoming last fall, during her 89-day fall semester in the Rockies through the National Outdoor Leadership School.

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or somewhere out west.

“My parents love hearing about my experiences, but they’re pretty thrilled that I’ve decided to go back to school,” Kinzie said.

Back to the grueling NOLS course. The students hiked 44 miles, ascending 10,000 feet through Wind River Range in Wyoming.

Then they rock-climbed

17 days at Wild Iris and Lankin Dome before a 25-day, 83-mile trek down the Desolation Canyon section of the Green River. Then, while paddling down that river, they took the reins to self-lead the second half of the expedition on the San Juan River. They traveled 83 miles down the San Juan, braving Class III rapids and all

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Finally, they traveled 134 miles and ascended 12,800 feet over 23 days in Dark Canyon Wilder-

ness, including that daunting aforementioned ascent.

Pulling together was paramount, she said.

“We were all kind of trying to help everyone get up, and keep spirits high,” she said. “It’s a mentality thing at that point, to get to the top.”

Food was one of the most frequent talking points, and one could only imagine how good all those fixings tasted when she arrived at her brother Hank’s home in Casper, Wyoming, for Thanksgiving.

“We’re pretty big chefs, and we made the whole 9 yards,” she said. “My brother asked if I’d wanted to go out for dinner, and I told him, ‘No way.’

I wanted a legit meal after making all these dried foods. Having no perishable foods for 20 days takes its toll.”

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Next meeting

The Rock Falls City Council next meets at 6:30 p.m. May 17, at City Hall, 603 W. 10th St. The agendas will be posted at rockfalls61071.com and at City Hall. Call 815-622-1100 for more information.

The council meeting also airs live on Channel 5.

On Jan. 3, 2015, the city learned it would receive a $400,000 grant from the Open Space Lands Acquisition and Development grant program, which is funded by the state real estate transfer tax.

In addition, the city liked its prospects of getting a $1 million tourism grant through the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity.

“Because of all of the cleanup work we had done in the area, we thought we had a great chance of getting the full amount for tourism,” Mayor Bill Wescott said.

Then came the speed bumps, courtesy of state government. Just 9 days after the OSLAD grant announcement, new Gov. Bruce Rauner froze all nonessential spending, including grant money not yet received.

Sixteen months later, the state is still without a budget, and grants are still on ice.

The Rock Falls City Council gave its OK Tuesday to begin the bonding process, and the city plans to put out bids May 12 for the first phase of the green space project, deviating from the original plan.

“It was our intent in the beginning that the city would do this project all at once, but many things have happened since, including the state freezing our OSLAD grant,” Blackert said. “Now we’re looking at bonds to fund the first phase.”

The first phase would not include the amphitheater, skate park or water feature.

“Phase one would put a concrete road near the hotel where there is gravel, do trail work behind the hotel, landscaping, riprap, lighting, security cameras, and speakers,” Wescott said.

The council approved only sending a preliminary underwriting letter to start gathering information.

The amount of the bond is estimated to be between $2 million and $2.5 million, but the exact amount would be determined later, and a bond resolution would be brought before the council.

Bond payments, as well as the second phase of

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the project, would come from the riverfront tax increment financing district, and hotel-motel tax money generated by the Holiday Inn & Suites.

Wescott said the second phase would include the amphitheater, sidewalks, and retaining walls. The bike and walk path will eventually extend to the Bowman Dam. “We’d still like to have the amphitheater in before the 150th anniversary celebration next year, but the skate park, water feature, and restrooms would come later,” Wescott said.

“We’ll have to gauge how much money we’ll have for the second phase.”

Blackert said the timeline for the first phase is to start work in June, and finish by the end of July. The city hopes to put out bids for the second phase this fall, and have the work completed by spring 2017.

There are several factors that could influence the timeline. The OSLAD grant money could be released, which can be used to reimburse engineering costs, including the $150,000 the city borrowed from the general fund for engineering when the grant was frozen.

The tourism grant is still a possibility at some point, and more development in the riverfront TIF district could also speed up the process.

“We’ll apply for the tourism money again, but we don’t even know which grant to apply for yet, because the same grant isn’t there as an option,” Blackert said.

“We’ll have to wait for the state to get its act together and pass a budget.”

The mayor said there are some development prospects near the hotel, but nothing definitive has materialized yet.

We’d still like to have the amphitheater in before the 150th anniversary celebration next year, but the skate park, water feature, and restrooms would come later.

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Jacobs, 31, a Sterling resident who graduated from Polo High School, attended the University of Illinois and said if it weren’t for his family’s business, Jacobs Bros.

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Curiously, Thorpe’s business doesn’t have a Facebook page. Just comfort food. Behold the power of cheese. Oh, and her dad and cross country coach, Evan Thorpe, blasting it on the program’s Facebook page.

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Rock Falls student Primo Cosileon said he’d sold several dishes from his redux of his father’s business, El Tapatio, but said he wished he’d promoted it on social media.

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• Sigel Hydro Coating, a decorating dip business run by Prophetstown High School juniors Kyle and Kevin Sigel.

• Select Start Customs, a custom video game controller business run by Rock Falls senior Bronson Mintun.

• Small Batch Biscuits, a healthy dog treat business run by Rock Falls student Nicole Arduini.

• Kate’s Turtles, a sweets business run by Rock Falls student Kaitlin Brown.

• Addy Bales Beauty Care, a business run by Rock Falls student Addy Bales.

• Thornton’s DoWhatWeDo Basketball Academy, run by Sterling senior Sterling Thornton.

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Equally concerned was Rock Falls junior Kaitlin Brown, who’d gone through 52 of her 100 baggies of turtles by 5 p.m. – and that doesn’t include the batch she made for orders she took through her Facebook page, Kate’s Turtles.

Sales, however, were only one measure of success. Many of the young entrepreneurs enjoyed the chance to sharpen their sales skills.

“I think closing sales is still out of my comfort zone,” said Newman Central Catholic student Hannah Atherton, CEO of Empire Etc., an accessory line, “but CEO has helped me get more comfortable, and learn to get on the same level with the customer.”

Several students also learned about priorities and how to manage on the fly.

Margaret Johnson helped her granddaughter, Sterling High School student Bree Johnson, who had a track meet, by manning her booth for Brownies by Bree.

“I just love this program,” Johnson said.

“The kids in the program are so much better at communicating with adults, and they’re articulate and outspoken.”

She said sales were booming, especially the cookie brownies.

“The caramel’s coming in second,” she said.

Rock Falls baseball players Bronson Mintun and Nolan Moeller had a ballgame Tuesday night and have another tonight, so their devoted moms helmed their booths.

Christa Moeller said her son’s custom baseball bats had garnered interest, and she can’t wait for her eighth-grader, Lauren, to take CEO. “I had to tell [instructor] Le Hartman, ‘Please, keep it going, keep it going,’” Moeller said.

Marcia Mintun said her son already had sold upward of 10 custom video game remotes through word of mouth and social media, but the personal development is invaluable.

“I never could have imagined a class would have such an impact on his attitude and outlook,” she said, adding that he’s thinking about keeping the business going during college.

Newman junior Maura Harrison plans to keep selling her Dirty Soaps coffee scrubs through her senior year and beyond.

She was out with the flu Tuesday, but hopes to be at her booth today. Her mentor, Nik Jacobs, was happy to fill in.

“This is my first day in the health and beauty business, but for her being out, we’re doing

These student-run companies, among others, have social media pages set up for their businesses: • Follow @BrowniesbyBree on Instagram for more on Brownies By Bree, run by Sterling student Bree Johnson.

• Email Dixon student Sam McCullough at dubsww@gmail.com for more on his college consultation business, Helping Hands.

• Email Prophetstown student Jack Bauer at bauer.restore.refurb@gmail. com for more information on his furniture restoration business, Bauer Restoration & Refurbish.

Search Facebook for: • Don’s Detail, a car detail business run by Prophetstown High School junior Dontae Johnson.

• Dirty Soaps by Maura, a coffee scrub business run by Newman Central Catholic High School junior Maura Harrison, or follow her business on Instagram at @dirty_soaps.

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Time for lawmakers to hunker down Adjournment deadline looms at end of May Strap yourselves in, folks. Things should start to get even more interesting around the Capitol this week.

Both the House and Senate returned to Springfield Tuesday after taking last week off for observance of Passover.

It was the last extended break for the two chambers for this spring session.

Starting Tuesday, the House and Senate were scheduled (for now, anyway) to be in session for 21 of the 29 days left in May. After May 31, legislation can still be passed, but it takes more votes in both chambers to do it.

In other words, the tough stuff, like passing a balanced budget that would likely contain some significant cuts to

programs, and tax hikes that would be needed to avoid even more drastic cuts, becomes even tougher to approve.

Gov. Bruce Rauner said last week he’s optimistic some grand deal can be reached to come up with a budget for the current fiscal year that is almost over, and one for the next fiscal year that starts July 1. He’s basing that on a belief that groups of rankand-file lawmakers from both parties will be able to reach some agreement that has so far eluded the governor and four legislative leaders.

Rauner still wants some of his reforms to be part of the deal. We’ll have to see what sort of accommodations the negotiators can reach on that.

With Democrats at the table, it’s hard to believe any of the stuff they’ve labeled anti-union would be part of any agreement.

Perhaps one positive sign was that Rauner managed to talk about

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a possible end game without bashing House Speaker Michael Madigan. So maybe there’s hope.

Deep pockets During that press availability where he said he hoped an agreement could be reached by the end of May, Rauner also acknowledged that it might not get done. In that case, he said, he’d be willing to cover the cost of special sessions out of his own pocket to keep lawmakers around until they do get the job done.

This was a curious statement, to say the least.

There are expenses connected to having law-

makers come to Springfield for special sessions, but the estimates of those costs aren’t entirely reliable.

One thing that is certain is that legislators are entitled to collect daily expense money (per diems) when they are called back for special sessions. It’s $111 a day, although not everyone takes it.

The thing is, extra session days can be scheduled after May 31 without them necessarily being special sessions. In that case, lawmakers are expected to show up, but they don’t get per diems.

The idea was it would give legislators an extra incentive to get their work finished on time.

It’s not clear whether Rauner fully thought this idea through. Considering that lawmakers are no longer getting their paychecks on a regular basis, some of them may look forward to an overtime session. If Rauner declares special sessions,

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amendments. If lawmakers don’t vote to put them on the ballot this week, they’re dead for this year.

That includes an amendment for a graduated income tax. At this point, it appears the Senate is going to wait and see if it first passes the House, which is iffy at best. That way, senators aren’t on the hook for something that could well be dead by the end of the week.

they can pick up a few extra per diem checks.

Rauner could keep them in special session every day for the rest of the year, cover their per diem expenses, and it would cost him only a little more than $4 million.

He probably wouldn’t even notice.

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CEO Trade Show well worth seeing What we think We encourage the public to turn out for the final day of the CEO Trade Show at Northland Mall in Sterling.

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he CEO (Creating Entrepreneurial Opportunities) class at Whiteside Area Career Center wraps up the final day of its trade show today at Northland Mall, 2900 E. Lincolnway in Sterling.

We encourage the public to head to the mall between 4 and 8 p.m. to meet the 21 participating students from across the Sauk Valley and learn about the businesses they’ve launched.

That’s right.

These students not only learned all about starting their own businesses – we’re talking about area high school juniors and seniors here – but they also created their own functioning businesses.

The CEO Trade Show gives them an opportunity to talk to the public about their businesses, and maybe do a little business as well.

The businesses launched by this year’s CEO class members deal in products and services such as soap scrubs, customized video game controllers, personalized baseball bats, automobile detailing, and hydrocoating, among others.

Students are ready to interact with the public and hope to intrigue people with their products and services, explain the benefits, and even close a sale or two.

We’ve been intrigued with the CEO program since it was launched nearly 3 years ago.

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Its benefits are farreaching. Students acquire the knowledge and skills necessary to own and operate their own businesses. They learn about supply and demand, cost/benefit analysis, competitive advantages, and recognizing opportunities.

Students learn about the extensive thought process behind successful businesses, along with financial strategies, marketing, record keeping, and so forth. From those lessons, they create business plans and turn them into reality.

Frankly, we’re sold on the value of the class.

By exposing students to business leaders and locations throughout the community, the CEO program connects tomorrow’s business leaders with today’s in an innovative and effective way.

We salute the local business community for its crucial support and involvement with the CEO program.

Whiteside Area Career Center deserves credit for turning what was only an idea 3 years ago into a functioning class that is making a positive difference in young lives.

And we tip our hats to the 21 students in the Class of 2016 – the biggest class to date – who applied for the course, were accepted, attended all year, and have taken advantage of all the CEO program has to offer.

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Stop diverting transportation tax dollars now

portation investment. It starts with making sure the dollars intended to fix our infrastructure actually get spent on those projects.

From 2003 to 2015, a whopping $6.4 billion in tax dollars collected for transportation infrastructure was diverted for other purposes, which averages out to more than $500 million each year paid at the gas pump or through other fees drivers paid, only to have them sent to fill other holes in the state budget instead of keeping our road and bridge conditions improved.

Taxpayers want to make sure the money being sent to infrastructure gets spent properly. As co-chairs of the Transportation for Illinois Coalition, we

TODD MAISCH Springfield and MIKE KLEINIK Chicago

Asking Illinois taxpayers to pay more to support investments in the roads and bridges they travel on every day is a real challenge, evidenced by the recent attention given to proposals to increase the state gas tax and ask drivers to pay for miles they travel. The state’s ongoing budget stalemate is doing nothing to ease taxpayer frustration.

But there’s a movement in Springfield we think can start to change the conversation over trans-

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The Illinois House recently overwhelmingly approved HJRCA 36, championed by dozens of Democrats and Republicans alike, guaranteeing the money raised for road and other transportation purposes can be used only that way, creating a “lockbox” for these important infrastructure funds.

The next step is for the Illinois Senate. If approved, the measure will go to the Novem-

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ber ballot – and voters will decide whether this strong protection for infrastructure investment is added to the state Constitution.

Illinois is the nation’s transportation hub, carrying millions of people to and from work and freight and goods from around the world to their destinations to support our economy.

Why can’t Illinois guarantee every dollar of road and bridge funding goes to fixing our roads and bridges?

Note to readers: Todd Maisch, president and CEO of the Illinois Chamber of Commerce, and Mike Kleinik, executive director of the Chicago Laborers District Council-LMCC, are cochairmen of the Transportation for Illinois Coalition.

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School appoints its first female president Former leader fired in October for ‘misconduct and mismanagement’ GLEN ELLYN (AP) – A retired Navy vice admiral is set to become the College of DuPage’s first female president in the suburban Chicago school’s 49-year history.

Board members voted Monday night to appoint Ann Rondeau as the sixth president of the state’s largest community college. She was chosen for the position over Elgin Community College President David Sam and Navarro College District President Barbara Kavalier.

Trustee Charles Bern-

stein said he supports the resolution to name Rondeau the next college president because “she will establish trust, she will listen, and she will form the coalitions that this college needs in order to overcome our current challenges and to achieve excellence in all areas.”

Rondeau currently is a partner and consultant with IBM Watson Group.

She has served as president of the National Defense University in Washington, D.C., and as a vice admiral in the U.S. Navy.

“The depth and breadth of her experience, knowledge and understanding is exactly what we need at College of DuPage at this time,” Bernstein said.

In October, the board fired former College of DuPage President Robert Breuder in the wake of an internal investigation, which found evidence of “misconduct and mismanagement.”

Board Vice Chairman David Olsen said after the vote that Rondeau is someone “who really can focus on restoring the

public trust,” adding that she has emphasized the importance of transparency and accountability.

“Ultimately, the public – and not only the public and the community at large, but our faculty, staff and students – they want that accountability. That’s important to them. So I’m really, really excited about that piece.”

On Monday, the board also voted that Rondeau’s salary wouldn’t exceed $325,000 annually, with an evaluation occurring at the beginning of every December.

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IN BRIEF | ILLINOIS LEGISLATURE Bill to abolish position falls flat

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Student protesters at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale confront a lone Donald Trump supporter Monday at a campus rally. The planned focus of the protest shifted from student debt and primarily economic issues to racism after the release of anonymous online video that called for the lynching of black students. In April, a black student’s complaint that supporters of the Republican presidential candidate used a racial slur and said black students should go “back to Africa” sparked a university inquiry.

University presents plan to boost campus diversity Interim chancellor outlines goals in letter after protests CARBONDALE (AP) – The acting leader of Southern Illinois University pledged Tuesday to ensure the campus remains “free from racism and intimidation,” 1 day after hundreds of students conducted an anti-racism rally.

In a letter to students, faculty and staff members, interim Chancellor Brad Colwell outlined broad goals, but many of the specifics appeared to fall short of the demands voiced by protesters 1 week before final exams.

“Clearly, we have much work to do to build understanding and respect,” Colwell said in the letter.

The Carbondale march was conceived as a 1-day strike to call attention to mounting student debt and the state budget stalemate’s impact on public higher education in Illinois.

But the protest broadened after the public release of an anonymous video that called for the lynching of black students. The video’s online release via YouTube – which later removed it for violating the company’s policies on hate speech

– drew condemnation from university leaders. Late last week, they countered with their own video response, urging the campus community to fight discrimination.

That followed a black student’s complaint that student supporters of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump used a racial slur and said black students should “go back to Africa” at a recent Carbondale campus residence hall forum. Also in April, someone drew a swastika on a residence hall chalkboard next to a message to “Build That Wall,” an apparent reference to Trump’s calls to curtail illegal immigration from Mexico.

“African-American students here have always felt accepted but not welcome,” said Donald Chamberlain, a graduate social work student who also received his undergraduate degree from the school. “You can no longer put a Band-Aid on a bullet wound.”

Among the demands sought by Chamberlain and other protesters was mandatory diversity training for first-year students, similar to required classes on preventing sexual assault. Colwell’s letter outlines plans to “explore

training options” but doesn’t explicitly endorse the protesters’ preference.

The interim chancellor also pledged changes to the employee hiring process, such as mandatory training for search committee members “to ensure that they are aware of their responsibilities for seeking and hiring qualified candidates from a range of backgrounds.”

A review of the student conduct code’s prohibitions on discrimination and intimidation is also underway.

A university history notes that the school’s first class in 1869 included two black students, with minority students currently accounting for nearly one-third of undergraduates at the 17,000-student campus.

But senior Tyler Davis, editor-in-chief of the Daily Egyptian campus newspaper, said that like on many campuses, groups of black and white students alike tend to self-segregate outside of the classroom.

“You get a lot of big clumps of students who never interact with other races unless they have to,” said Davis, who is biracial.

“Equality can’t be legislated. Racial acceptance isn’t top-down.”

SPRINGFIELD (AP) – A bill to ask voters to abolish Illinois’ lieutenant governor’s office failed to advance this year after lawmakers couldn’t agree on who should be the successor to the governor.

The bill easily passed the House but stalled in the Senate on Tuesday.

Republican Sen. William Brady, the sponsor, wanted the governor’s successor to be the highest-ranking member of the governor’s party. He refused to proceed when his amendment failed.

As introduced, the attorney general would be next in line for the governorship.

Republican Rep. David McSweeney, the sponsor in the House, called Brady’s amendment “a poison pill” because if adopted it wouldn’t allow the House enough time to consider it before a Saturday deadline.

Brady says he wanted to address concerns a governor’s successor might be from an opposing party.

Bill calls for more funds for colleges SPRINGFIELD (AP) – A measure to add $453 million for Illinois colleges and universities during the state’s historic budget stalemate is expected

according to the Tennessee Department of Tourism Development.

Citizen Cope will perform live May 23 from the Stax Museum of American Soul Music in Memphis. Jason Isbell will perform live May 24 from Nashville’s Country Music Hall of Fame. Ashley Monroe will perform May 25 at the Tennessee Theatre in her hometown, Knoxville.

The concerts are part of a tourism campaign, “The Soundtrack of America: Made in Tennessee.” Chicago is one of Tennessee’s top tourism markets.

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Redistricting plan clears state House SPRINGFIELD (AP) – A plan to change how legislative districts are drawn in Illinois has cleared the state House.

Lawmakers currently draw district maps. But the measure that passed the House on a 105-7 vote Tuesday would give the job to an independent eight-member panel appointed by two state Supreme Court justices who would represent each party. If the group grid-

locks, the proposal would have justices appoint a tiebreaking ninth member.

The Senate will now consider the measure. If it passes that chamber, voters would be asked in November to approve the changes.

Dems delay bill on taxes for wealthy SPRINGFIELD (AP) – Illinois House Democrats delayed a measure to tax millionaires at higher rates if voters approved the plan in November.

Democratic state Rep. Christian Mitchell, the bill’s sponsor, says he plans to bring up the proposal today. Lawmakers were expected to consider the bill Tuesday but Mitchell says he’s trying to get more support and give absent members a chance to vote.

The proposal would change the Illinois Constitution so people would be taxed based on their earnings. A companion bill would set the rates if voters agree to change the Constitution.

Currently, everyone pays 3.75 percent income tax.

Democrats propose to increase rates to 9.75 percent for those earning more than $1 million.

Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner argues a graduated tax system would make it hard to keep businesses in Illinois.

Retail medical marijuana industry sales reach more than $2M in April CHICAGO (AP) – The Illinois medical marijuana industry saw $2.2 million in retail sales during April, the largest 1-month figure yet.

Program director Joseph Wright said Tuesday the program now includes 36 dispensaries and 6,200 qualified patients.

The average price for dry

flower dropped to $12.88 per gram or about $365 per ounce. That’s significantly lower than when the sales started. Patient advocate and industry analyst Joel Erickson says the price drop might reflect special sales connected to the 4/20 marijuana holiday last month.

Regulated medical

marijuana sales began Nov. 9 in Illinois. Since then, the shops have sold $8.5 million worth of medical marijuana products, including dry flower, concentrates and edibles.

The state allows its use for 39 medical conditions, including cancer, glaucoma and seizures.

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to be considered in the state Senate this week.

A Senate committee gave initial approval to the funding Tuesday.

Lawmakers are proposing to get the money by not repaying various state funds they borrowed from.

Last month, lawmakers approved $600 million in short-term aid for colleges and universities that had not received state aid since July 1. That’s when the current year’s budget should have taken effect.

The additional money being proposed would get higher education institutions to 60 percent of what would have been their current year funding levels.

Colleges have been laying off staff as result of the budget stalemate. Chicago State University laid off 300 employees Friday.

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Three concerts will be live-streamed from Tennessee into high-traffic areas in Chicago later this month in what promoters are calling “the first long-distance concert of its kind.”

Performers in three Tennessee cities and the audience in Chicago will be able to see each other and interact thanks to a 360-degree, panoramic camera angle,

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Retired Navy Vice Adm. Ann Rondeau, a past president of the National Defense University in Washington, speaks April 19 at the College of DuPage during a public forum in Glen Ellyn. On Monday, board members voted to appoint Rondeau as the sixth president of the state’s largest community college.

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Boyfriend needs to confront past abuse Dear Abby, I have been in a serious relationship with my boyfriend for 2 years. He shared with me that he was sexually abused by a cousin for years as a child. He told me he has never disclosed it to anyone but me.

My boyfriend says he has come to terms with the abuse and his abuser, but I’m not sure it’s true.

He became really upset when he spoke about it the one time, and we haven’t discussed it since.

I’m afraid to pry, but I think he might need help. His abuser is still present in his life. I’m not sure what’s stopping him from seeking help. What

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

do you think I should do?

– Only Trying to Help in Ohio Dear Only Trying to Help, Your boyfriend might not have discussed what happened because of fear or embarrassment,

or because his abuser made him feel it was his fault. When someone is abused for years, that person is the victim of a predator.

Talk to him again about this. I agree that he should consult a mental health professional. Not only would it help him, but because therapists are “mandated reporters,” it would also ensure that this cousin doesn’t sexually abuse other children.

Dear Abby, I had an affair years ago, and I recently confessed to my spouse that our child isn’t his. Things are really bad now between the two of us, and I don’t

think we are going to make it. My question is, do I tell my child the truth?

– Imperfect Mom in California Dear Imperfect, At some point, your child will need to know his or her entire medical history. He or she might also wish to meet the biological father.

If your child is young, the news can wait. But if he or she is nearing adulthood, that information could be important in case there are diseases that run in the father’s family – diabetes, heart disease, cancer and Alzheimer’s among them.

Dear Abby, We often go out to dinner with another couple and have done so for several years. It has become increasingly embarrassing because of the demands they place on the servers.

They always want more butter (and often demand it before the rolls or bread are served), they want more sauce, more gravy, more cheese, more dressing, then more bread, butter, syrup – basically more of everything. Then they feel compelled to let the server know what was wrong with the meal after we are finished.

How can my wife and I bow out of dinner

dates with them without canceling all other social activities we do together?

– Desperate at Dinner

House Community Center, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815-288-9236.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

Crafts and quilts, 12:30 p.m., Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815-562-5050.

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

Dear Desperate, I can see how eating with a couple like that could give someone indigestion. You don’t have to cut them off completely, just be less and less available for those dinners.

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.

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

Monthly Birthday Party, 11:45 a.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230.

Monthly Birthday Party, noon, Post House Community Center, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815288-9236.

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

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

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

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

Pinochle, 12:30 p.m., Big Room, Whiteside County Senior

NEW YORK (AP) – “The Blues Brothers” could be coming to TV as a prime-time animated comedy series.

Bento Box Entertainment Tuesday announced the project, co-created by executive producers Dan Aykroyd, former “Saturday Night Live” writer Anne Beatts and Judy Belushi, widow of Blues Brothers co-founder John Belushi.

The series will be based on the musical act formed in 1978 by then-“SNL” cast members Aykroyd and Belushi, which led to a hit record, live appearances and the classic 1980 film, “The Blues Brothers,” as well as the House of Blues chain.

The production company says its new series will chronicle the music, mayhem and comedy adventures of Jake and Elwood Blues and their Chicago blues band.

The company says it plans to shop the project to TV outlets in May.

New Radiohead song released

Radiohead has put out a new song ahead of a world tour that opens later this month.

The alternative rock band put out snippets of “Burn The Witch” on social media Tuesday before posting the full music video to its website and YouTube.

The Claymation-style video has fueled speculation that a new studio album could be forthcoming. It would be its first since 2011’s “The King of Limbs.”

Radiohead begins a world tour May 20 in The Netherlands. The band will visit New York and Chicago in July and California in August.

– Tribune News Service

Thursday, May 5 Open pool, open cards, open Wii games, and computer lab, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230.

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

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

Stump Jumpers, 9 a.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, weather permitting. Register: 815-732-3252 or 800-541-5479.

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, 815-732-3252.

Wii Bowling and cards, 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., 815-456-3000.

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

Zumba class, 10:30 a.m., Post

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

Bingo, 1 p.m., Rock Falls American Legion Hall, 712 Fourth Ave. Wii Bowling, 1 p.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St.., Oregon, 815-732-3253.

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

Skeet shooting, 2 p.m. until no shooters, Coleta Sportsmen’s Club, the corner of Pilgrim and Blue Goose roads, 815-336-2191.

Kings Kids Club, 6 p.m., Liberty Baptist Church, 2002 Ninth Ave., Rock Falls, 815-579-1209 or 815625-4101.

Knit Wits Knitting Circle, 6:308 p.m., Dixon Public Library, 221 S. Hennepin Ave., 815-284-7261.

Thursday, May 5 Childhood immunization clinic; women, infants and children clinic; and family planning services, Lee County Health Department, 309 S. Galena Ave., Suite 100, Dixon. Appointments: 815284-3371.

Abuse Changing team, 815625-0338.

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

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

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

Foot care clinic, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle. Appointments: 815-562-5050.

TOPS IL 825, 9-10 a.m. weighin, meeting at 10 a.m., Coventry Activity Center, 612 St. Mary’s Road, Sterling, 815-626-0034.

Free blood pressure checks, 10-11:30 a.m., Oregon Living & Rehab Center, 811 S. 10th St., Oregon. iPad class, 10:30 a.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-6229230. Registration: 815-622-9230.

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

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

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

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

Volunteer Care Center of Lee County, 2-5 p.m., 101 W. Second St., Dixon. Appointments: 815284-9555.

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

Narcotics Anonymous, 3 p.m., 2611 Woodlawn Road, Sterling, 815-625-0013.

Kids Coping with Cancer Group, 3:30 p.m., Home of Hope Cancer Wellness Center, 1637 Plock Road, Dixon, 815-2884673.

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

Nar-Anon Hope 4 Tomorrow, 5:30-6:30 p.m., open, Town Square Centre, 101 W. Second St., Suite 202, Conference Room 1, Dixon, 815-677-8763, dixonareana@gmail.com.

Lee County Veterans Assistance Commission, 6:30 p.m., Dixon VFW Post 540, 1560 Franklin Grove Road.

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

Al-Anon-Alateen, 7 p.m., St. John Lutheran Church, 703 Third Ave., Sterling.

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

Covered Bridge Quilters Guild, 7 p.m., Harkrader Hall, St. Louis Catholic School, 631 Park Ave. West, Princeton, 815-875-2430.

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

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

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

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

Lee County Sheriff’s Deputy Reserves, 7:30 p.m., Law Enforcement Center, 306 S. Hennepin Ave., Dixon.

AMVETS Post 167 Auxiliary, 7:30 p.m., Sterling American Legion, 601 First Ave. Rock River Valley Barbershop Chorus practice, 7 p.m., Rock Falls Community Building, 603 W. 10th St., 815-626-1574.

Self Help Parents Association, 7:30 p.m., Self Help Enterprises, 2300 W. LeFevre Road, Sterling.

Sterling-Rock River Masonic Lodge 612, 7:30 p.m., 113 1/2 W. Third St., Sterling.

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

Friday, May 6 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.

Whiteside County Genealogists meeting, 9 a.m., Sauk Valley Area Chamber of Commerce meeting room, 211 Locust St., Sterling, 815-626-2700.

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 checks, 11 a.m., Robert Fulton Community Center and Transit Facility, 912 Fourth St., Fulton, 815-589-3925.

Alcoholics Anonymous Grati-

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

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

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

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

American Red Cross blood drive, 2-6 p.m., Heritage Woods, 2205 Oak Grove Ave., Sterling.

Appointments: 800-733-2767.

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.

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

Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., closed, Rochelle Community Hospital, 900 N. Second St. Reformers Unanimous, an 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Lap-sit storytime for preschoolers, 11-11:45 a.m., Franklin Grove Public Library, 112 S. Elm St., 815-456-2823.

Lifescape lunch, 11:30 a.m., Post House Community Center, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815-

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A spring tart for Mother’s Day is filled with asparagus, peas and leeks, all held together with a light custard.

Make your own menu Email these recipes to your kids now for a great Mother’s Day brunch

BY JEANMARIE BROWNSON Tribune News Service

I

t never ceases to amaze me how two children raised together have turned into such different adults. In all ways, including career choices, partying styles, exercise and eating habits, and kitchen preferences. My son, the meateater, enjoys working with pastry dough; my daughter prefers to cook vegetables and fruit. Win, win for this mother. I request they collaborate this Mother’s Day. On the menu? Savory, flakycrusted tarts filled with vegetables and a salad brightened with fruit.

Due to their busy schedules, separate homes and the parental compulsion to teach, I offer tips. Make the whole wheat tart dough up to 5 days in advance. Then shape and pre-bake it the night before. Some of the vegetables can be prepped ahead, too. Ditto for the vinaigrette for a salad and the crisping of the greens.

Spring means peak season for asparagus and fresh peas.

They look beautiful in any dish; they barely need cooking. Shaved or thinly sliced, raw asparagus works beautifully in the tart filling. Fresh peas need only 1 minute of cooking before they’re added. Freshly shucked peas, sold in bags in the produce section of some grocery stores, save time. Otherwise, frozen (thawed) peas make a quick substitute.

The homemade tart dough can be refrigerated for several days or frozen for weeks.

I prefer to combine transfat-free vegetable shortening (for easy dough handling and maximum flakiness) with unsalted butter (for flavor). For savory uses, I

A galette, a rustic tart, features the crust folded over a filling of sauteed mushrooms and onions, topped with crisp bacon and fresh tomatoes. weave in a bit of nutty-tasting whole wheat flour and sesame seeds along with the all-purpose flour.

The tart recipe that follows could be called a quiche, except it’s lighter on the egg custard and heavier on the vegetables. Nearly any kind of vegetable mixture will work in the tart. I like roasted peppers, sauteed onions and mushrooms, grilled zucchini and eggplant. You’ll need two loosely packed cups for a 9-inch tart. That leaves just enough room for a bit of cheese and an egg custard to hold everything together.

A rustic-style galette, sans the egg mixture, provides another way to go. For the free-form treat, simply roll out the dough, layer on thinly sliced vegetables and cheese, fold over the edges and cook it on a baking sheet. I like to add a smear of bacon fat to the dough for luxurious flavor, then top the dough with sau-

teed mushrooms, thinly slice tomatoes and crispy bacon.

For either recipe, there’s no shame in using storebought pie crusts. Look for ones without preservatives.

I like the frozen version sold at Trader Joe’s, but it nearly always has cracks after thawing. A quick roll between the sheets of plastic smooths it out nicely.

Both the tart and the galette taste best eaten the same day they’re baked.

However, in a pinch they can be made the day before and refrigerated covered. Then reheat them in a warm oven before serving.

Whichever tart style you choose, serve it warm with a green salad dressed with homemade grapefruit vinaigrette. Offer mom a grapefruit mimosa, and she’ll be sure to slip you a little something to help with the rent money.

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Prep: 20 minutes Chill: 1 hour Makes: Two 9-inch tart shells 2 cups all-purpose unbleached flour ½ cup whole wheat flour 1 teaspoon salt ½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, very cold ½ cup trans-fat-free (nonhydrogenated) vegetable shortening, frozen 2 to 3 tablespoons sesame seeds, optional 1. Put flours and salt into a food processor. Pulse to mix well. Cut butter and shortening into small pieces; sprinkle them over the flour mixture.

Use on/off pulses with the food processor to blend the fats into the flour. The mixture will look like coarse crumbs. (Alternatively, use your hands or a pastry blender to work the butter and shortening into the flours and salt in a large bowl.)

Spring Veggie Tart Prep: 45 minutes Cook: 65 minutes Makes: 1 tart, serves 6 ½ recipe sesame whole wheat tart dough, see recipe ½ medium leek, tough green ends removed, white section split lengthwise, rinsed 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil ½ cup fresh shelled or thawed frozen peas 2 cloves garlic, crushed ¼ bunch skinny asparagus 2 teaspoons minced fresh cilantro, basil, chives or parsley (or a combination) 1 ⁄8 teaspoon dried or fresh minced thyme ½ cup shredded fontina or brick cheese, shredded 3 large eggs ½ cup heavy (whipping) cream or half-and-half ¼ cup skim milk ¼ teaspoon salt 1 ⁄8 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper MENU CONTINUED ON A10

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2. Put ice cubes into about ½ cup water and let the water chill. Remove the ice cubes, and drizzle about 6 tablespoons of the ice water over the flour mixture. Add the sesame seeds if using. Briefly pulse the machine (or knead with your hands) just until the mixture gathers into a dough.

3. Dump the mixture out onto a sheet of wax paper. Divide the dough in half; gather each into a ball. Flatten the balls into thick disks. Wrap each in plastic; refrigerate until firm, at least 1 hour. (Dough will keep in the refrigerator for several days.)

Nutrition information per serving (for 12 servings): 243 calories, 17 g fat, 7 g saturated fat, 20 mg cholesterol, 20 g carbohydrates, 0 g sugar, 3 g protein, 198 mg sodium, 1 g fiber

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Keep yourself out of harm’s way

BY SHERRY DEWALT CGH Medical Center

“First, do no harm” is a reminder to health care practitioners that every decision related to caring for a patient has the potential to do harm.

How might this apply to what you eat and how you exercise?

People who want to control their weight often concentrate on adding healthy foods or intense exercise.

Maybe more protein, the latest supplement/super food, or insane workout will miraculously improve their waistline.

beyondTRIM Sherry DeWalt is a community health educator at CGH Medical Center in Sterling. Reach her at Sherry.

DeWalt@ cghmc.com

Food-wise, it only makes sense that you can’t just add things to your diet and expect to control your weight.

Something has to come out. Why not focus

first on substances that might actually be harmful? These examples come readily to my mind: Sugar – Excessive sugar in our diet has been linked to obesity, tooth decay, and some cancers, as well as chronic inflammation, which contributes to heart disease, arthritis, etc. Eliminating most of the added sugar from your diet will reduce calorie intake and is a good first step toward improving your weight and your health.

Fat – Saturated fats

and trans fats contribute excess calories and also affect cholesterol levels. Trans fats are especially troubling because they have been shown to both raise bad cholesterol levels and lower good cholesterol levels. Eat less meat, poultry, and dairy (cheese is one of the largest sources of saturated fat in the American diet) to reduce your fat intake. Read the labels on all packaged foods and look for the word(s) “hydrogenated” or “partially hydroge-

nated” to avoid foods that contain trans fats.

Salt – We need a tiny bit of salt to maintain our body’s fluid balance. Too much increases blood pressure and risk for kidney cancer, osteoporosis, and other problems. Preparing your own meals from fresh whole ingredients and eating out less can help to reduce the amount of sodium you consume.

As far as exercise is concerned, study after study shows that while it is important, it cannot be relied upon for weight

loss. Furthermore, people who are not used to exercise often injure themselves by attempting to work longer or harder than they are able.

Being completely inactive is one of the most harmful things you can do for your health. In this case “first, do no harm” means getting up out of your chair and moving more. But don’t cause harm by overdoing it. If you need to move more, gradually increase your activity so that you do not become injured or discouraged.

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1. Have a 9- or 9½-inch tart pan with removable bottom ready. Alternatively, use a shallow 9-inch pie plate.

2. Lightly flour a sheet of wax paper. Put the dough disk onto the paper and cover with another sheet of floured wax paper. Roll gently with a rolling pin, lifting the paper occasionally to loosen the dough and turning the dough over several times, until it is a uniform circle about 12 inches in diameter and ¼-inch thick. Remove the top sheet of wax paper.

Loosen the dough from the bottom sheet of wax paper, then fold the dough in half and gently put into tart pan.

Unfold and gently fit dough over bottom of pan and up the sides. Trim edge. Refrigerate at least 1 hour or up to overnight (cover it well).

3. Heat oven to 400 degrees. Press a piece of foil over bottom of crust.

Fill crust with pie weights or dried beans (this prevents puffing). Bake until crust is nearly opaque,

about 20 minutes. Carefully remove foil and beans. Bake until golden, 3 to 5 minutes. Cool. The crust can be parbaked several hours in advance (or even overnight).

4. Meanwhile, for filling, thinly slice the white portion of the leek and some of the tender green. Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium. Add leek; cook until golden, about 3 minutes. Add peas and garlic, cook and stir 1 minute. Remove from heat.

5. Trim off the asparagus tips and reserve them.

Cut the stems into 1⁄8-inch thick pieces. Stir tips and stems into the cooled leeks along with the herbs.

(Filling can be refrigerated overnight.)

6. To cook the tart, heat the oven to 350 degrees.

Set the tart shell, in its pan, on a baking sheet.

Spread the vegetable mixture over the bottom of the tart crust. Sprinkle cheese over vegetables.

Beat eggs, cream, milk, salt and pepper in a small bowl until smooth. Slowly pour the egg mixture over the vegetables being care-

ful not to get any between the crust and the pan, or you will have sticking later.

7. Carefully put the tart into the oven. Bake until filling is set and golden brown, 35 to 38 minutes.

Cool on wire rack. Unmold from pan (or slice directly in the pan if using a pie plate). Serve warm.

Nutrition information per serving: 444 calories, 34 g fat, 15 g saturated fat, 151 mg cholesterol, 25 g carbohydrates, 3 g sugar, 10 g protein, 515 mg sodium, 2 g fiber

Bacon, Tomato, and Mushroom Galette Prep: 40 minutes Cook: 35 minutes Makes: 2 galettes, serving 6 each Save time by purchasing sliced mushrooms. Shred cheese at home to avoid added cellulose.

4 thick-cut bacon strips, about 6 ounces total, diced 5 ounces (about 2 cups) sliced shiitake mushroom caps (discard stems) 3 ounces (about 1 cup)

sliced button mushroom caps ½ large sweet onion, thinly sliced ½ teaspoon dried basil ¼ teaspoon salt Freshly ground pepper 1 recipe sesame whole wheat tart dough or 1 box (22 ounces) ready pie crust, thawed About 1 cup shredded cheese, such as fontina or brick 3 or 4 small ripe tomatoes, thinly sliced, patted dry 1 tablespoon chopped fresh herbs, such as chives, basil and parsley 1. Cook bacon in a large skillet over medium heat, turning often, until crisp, about 5 minutes. Remove crisp bacon with a slotted spoon to a plate. Pour the bacon drippings into a small dish.

2. Return 2 tablespoons of the drippings to the pan. Add mushrooms and onion to skillet. Cook and stir until golden, 5 to 7 minutes. Remove from heat. Cool. Season with basil, salt and pepper.

Mixture can be refrigerated for up to several days.

3. Heat oven to 400 degrees. Have two parchment-lined baking sheets ready.

4. Roll one dough disk (or one refrigerated pie crust) between sheets of floured wax paper into a 1⁄8-inch thick circle. Remove the wax paper. Carefully transfer dough to a baking sheet.

5. Smear 1 to 2 tablespoons reserved bacon fat over the crust leaving a 2-inch border. Spread half of the mushroom mixture over the crust leaving a 2-inch border. Top the mushrooms with ¼ cup of the cheese, then with half of the crispy bacon, sliced tomatoes and herbs. Top with another ¼ cup of the cheese. Fold the border of the crust up and over the filling. Repeat to build a second galette.

6. Bake galettes, rotating pans occasionally, until crusts are nicely golden, about 25 minutes. Cool a few minutes before cutting into wedges. Serve warm.

Nutrition information per serving: 600 calories, 41 g fat, 18 g saturated fat, 66 mg cholesterol, 44 g carbohydrates, 3 g

sugar, 14 g protein, 714 mg sodium, 4 g fiber

Pink Grapefruit Vinaigrette Prep: 10 minutes Makes: About ½ cup I like this vinaigrette over a salad of artisan lettuces.

Add grapefruit wedges, diced avocado and a sprinkle of cooked peas or beans just before tossing the greens with the dressing.

Grated zest of half a pink grapefruit 1/ cup freshly squeezed 3 pink grapefruit juice ¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil 2 to 3 teaspoons fresh lemon juice 1 teaspoon light agave syrup ¼ teaspoon each: salt, freshly ground black pepper Put everything into a jar with a tight-fitting lid.

Shake well.

Nutrition information per tablespoon: 68 calories, 7 g fat, 1 g saturated fat, 0 mg cholesterol, 2 g carbohydrates, 1 g sugar, 0 g protein, 73 mg sodium, 0 g fiber

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Pension problem tops mayor’s Wisconsin trip list of concerns in coming years turns tragic for DRIVE-BY SHOOTING

“The thought was, we could be day zero and get it done the right way.

It was a huge chance to make an impact, given the transition.�

In the wake of the transition, council members were able to view the city as a whole rather than being segregated by their duties, and the new government promotes more of a “professional culture for the city� with operations being funneled through City Manager Cole O’Donnell, who started in January, Arellano said. “Under the previous form of government, you answered to whoever happened to be elected to that commissioner spot for that particular year, and some of the downsides are you would get a commissioner who wasn’t necessarily wellsuited to that particular specialty,� he said.

Before hiring O’Donnell, some projects had to be delayed, such as some infrastructure work and union negotiations, he said. “Having big decisions go on pause was probably the biggest challenge of the transition,� the mayor said.

Infrastructure Honing in on the city’s largest accomplishments over the past year, Arellano immediately identified the River Street renovation project, an infrastructure overhaul that totaled about $3.4 million, paid for from the Rita Crundwell recovery funds.

It included realigning the street and adding new storm and sewer lines, curbs and gutters, asphalt pavement and lighting, as well as the installation of a bicycle and pedestrian path along the north side of the street.

In addition to planned road improvements, the year also saw emergency repairs, with one instance standing out from the rest: In June, the combination of a flash flood and a longtime deteriorating infrastructure caused part of Seventh Street to collapse, creating a gaping hole about 15 feet in diameter.

The damage also included a broken water main and shutoff valve, a suspended natural gas line, and a collapsed sidewalk adjacent to the cave-in.

The work cost about $700,000 and took about 4 months.

One of his ongoing

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Dixon Mayor Li Arellano Jr., on his goals for his next 3 years in office

More information Call City Hall at 815-288-1485, or go to discoverdixon.org or facebook.com/dixon.il for more information on Mayor Li Arellano Jr. or the City Council.

The mayor can also be contacted atfacebook.com/ ElectArellano where he posts information on city decisions.

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goals is to be more proactive in identifying and fixing problematic infrastructure areas before they become emergencies, Arellano said.

An example of this is allocating about $140,000 in capital funds for engineering and improvements to the Fargo Creek area within the next year. “We want to proactively hunt down other issues that might be happening and try and ramp up infrastructure and maintenance,� he said.

The big problem Arellano’s largest concern, and his key goal while in office, revolves around an issue plaguing municipalities throughout Illinois, one that the state hasn’t been able to fix over the decades: unfunded pension liability.

Because of myriad factors, including inaccurate state projections, the recession, underfunded benefits, inflation, and an increased cost of living, the city’s pension liability has ballooned and requires subsidization from general funds.

The city now allocates an extra $500,000 to fund its pension system, an expense that takes away from possible infrastructure improvements, Arellano said. “As you start to rip money out of the general funds to offset the pension issue, ultimately, it comes from infrastructure funds from capital projects.�

He hopes to at least “stop the bleeding� during his tenure.

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Although the city has kept busy throughout the year, there are a few projects that Arellano said he wished had been completed.

Included on that list is painting the railings on the Galena Avenue Bridge, which turned into a larger-scale project when crews discovered they were rusting internally and structural changes must be made.

Another project unsolved during the year was making improvements to the Lee County Courthouse lawn, where the bordering concrete wall is beginning to crumble because of poor design, he said.

For the next year, Arellano said his goals include finalizing union negotiations, expanding street improvements using recovery funds and continuing to solidify the foundation of the new form of government.

An ongoing goal is also to increase transparency.

Although people’s faith in local government still is bruised by the $54 million scandal orchestrated by former comptroller Crundwell, Arellano said he hopes the current administration’s efforts to bolster transparency are chipping away at the residents’ trust issues. “I think we are in a very good place right now and have a good working relationship with the council and with Cole,� he said. “It’s been a very fulfilling first year, and I look forward to the coming years.�

Consolidation In addition to capitalizing on infrastructure projects, Arellano aims to strengthen consolidation efforts that began during the year, including the public works unification and Dixon One. Since his start in October, Public Works Director Tim Ridder has worked to streamline operations in the airport, street, traffic, water, sewer, and cemetery and public properties divisions. “I think the ongoing consolidation of public works has a potential to be a huge positive for the city moving forward,�

Arellano said. “It’s certainly a work in progress, but it’s a major change that has the potential for more savings and efficiency.�

The council formed the Dixon One advisory task force in December with the goal of bringing a new structure that combines the city’s marketing, tourism and economic development efforts under one roof.

Along with ongoing consolidation efforts, the city also reached out to the community through a nonbinding referendum in the March 15 election, asking whether the

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The family was returning to their home in Buffalo Grove, a Chicago suburb, after spending the weekend in the resort city of Wisconsin Dells when they passed a Chevrolet Blazer on Interstate 90/94. The Blazer’s driver opened fire on their BMW sedan, hitting Czaczkowski in the neck, according to investigators. Police stopped the Blazer with a spike strip and shot the driver after he emerged with a gun.

The Dane County Sheriff’s Office identified the suspect Tuesday as 20-year-old Zachary T. Hays of West Allis, a Milwaukee suburb, and said two of his brothers also were in the Blazer.

No charges have been filed against Hays, and he remained hospitalized at the University of Wisconsin Hospital on Tuesday. His condition hasn’t been released.

Investigators believe Hays killed 42-year-old Gabriel Sanchez in West Allis hours before the interstate shooting.

Hays has not been formally charged in either Sanchez’s or Czaczkowski’s deaths.

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MADISON, Wis. (AP) – An Illinois woman has been declared braindead after being shot during a random driveby shooting along a Wisconsin interstate while traveling home with her husband and children, a coroner said Tuesday.

Tracy Czaczkowski, who was shot Sunday, was declared brain-dead early Monday morning and is being kept on life support only to preserve her organs for donation, said Greg Hahn, the coroner in Wisconsin’s Sauk County, where the shooting took place.

Hahn said her condition is irreversible and that it’s accurate to say she is dead.

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration released a statement earlier Tuesday saying Czaczkowski had died.

Her husband works for the DEA, but investigators believe the shooting was random and that the suspect had killed another person just hours earlier in suburban Milwaukee. “Tracy was a loving wife of 15 years, a mother of two tender age children, daughter and good friend to all,� the

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park district should be absorbed into the city.

The referendum failed with 56 percent of voters against the measure.

Even though the referendum failed, it served as a good “spot-check� of voters’ opinion on the matter and generated an important conversation between community members, Arellano said. “Consolidation has been a big topic in Illinois, but when you get to your own government, people and government officials are a little more leery of it.�

I think the single-biggest thing I could help do during my 4 years is to lay a financial blueprint for success going forward with the city, to solve [the pension] issue or get us on the path to resolution.

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Trump virtually clinches nomination Sanders eeks out win over Clinton

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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) – In a stunning triumph for a political outsider, Donald Trump all but clinched the Republican presidential nomination Tuesday with a resounding victory in Indiana that knocked Bernie Sanders rival Ted Cruz out of the race and cleared Trump’s path to a likely November face-off Hillary with DemoClinton cratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton.

Trump still needs about 200 delegates to formally secure the nomination, but Cruz’s decision to end his campaign removed his last major obstacle.

“Ted Cruz – I don’t know if he likes me or he doesn’t like me – but he is one hell of a competitor,” Trump said of his last fierce competitor whom he had dubbed “lyin’ Ted.” Trump, in a victory speech that was much lower-key than usual, promised victory in November, vowing anew to put “America first.”

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Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks Tuesday during a news conference in New York. Trump all but clinched the Republican presidential nomination Tuesday with a resounding victory in Indiana that knocked rival Ted Cruz out of the race. tory over Clinton in Indiana, but the outcome will not slow the former secretary of state’s march to the Democratic nomination. Heading into Tuesday’s voting, Clinton had 92 percent of the delegates she needs.

“I know that the Clinton campaign thinks this campaign is over.

They’re wrong,” Sanders said defiantly in an interview Tuesday night.

But Clinton already has

turned her attention to the general election.

She and Trump now plunge into a 6-month battle for the presidency, with the future of America’s immigration laws, health care system and military posture around the world at stake. While Clinton heads into the general election with significant advantages with minority voters and women, Democrats have vowed to not underestimate Trump as his

Republican rivals did for too long.

Previewing Clinton’s general election message, top adviser John Podesta said Trump was “simply too big of a risk” to be president.

For months, Republican leaders considered him a fringe candidate and banked on voters shifting toward more traditional contenders.

But Trump tapped into Republicans’ deep anger with party leaders and

outlasted more than a dozen experienced political rivals.

Party Chairman Reince Priebus declared the race over, saying on Twitter that Trump would be the GOP’ s presumptive nominee.

“We all need to unite and focus on defeating @HillaryClinton,” he wrote.

Indeed, Trump’s first challenge will be uniting a Republican Party that has been roiled by his candidacy. While some GOP leaders have warmed to the real estate mogul, others have promised to never vote for him and see him as a threat to their party’s very existence.

Even before the Indiana results were finalized, some conservative leaders were planning on meeting today to assess the viability of launching a third party candidacy to compete with him in the fall.

One outside group trying to stop Trump suggested it would shift its attention to helping Republicans in other races. Rory Cooper, a senior adviser to the Never Trump super PAC, said the group will help protect “Republican incumbents and downballot candidates by distinguishing their values and principles from that of Trump and protecting them from a wave election.”

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Wednesday, May 4, 2016 Numbers game The NBA said Tuesday that officials had 5 incorrect non-calls in the final sequence of the Thunder’s 98-97 win over the Spurs on Monday, including a missed push-off that had already been acknowledged.

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BASEBALL | ROCK FALLS 12, STILLMAN VALLEY 3

SOFTBALL | STERLING 4, OTTAWA 3

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Sterling shows nerves of steel

‘Heart of the order’ lifts Rockets past Stillman

BY ERIC INGLES eingles@saukvalley.com 815-625-3600, ext. 5555 @Eric_Ingles

ROCK FALLS – The Rock Falls baseball team likes to joke that the bottom of the batting lineup is “the heart of the order.”

That “heart of the order” of James McFadden, Nolan Moeller, Noah Junis and Alex Cantu scored eight times on Tuesday, collected eight hits, and set the table for a big second inning that helped the Rockets claim a 12-3 win over Stillman Valley.

The Rockets (20-3, 7-2 BNC West) have been getting that production from the bottom of the order most of the year.

“If it was just the top of the order, I don’t know if we’d have as many wins as we’d have,” Reid Akerman said. “James has been raking, Nolan’s been hitting well, Al – our nine hitter – picked up a couple of hits tonight. The bottom of the order has been coming up clutch.”

The Rockets scored five runs in the second inning, all with two outs, after the bottom of the order loaded the bases. McFadden singled, Moeller drew a walk, and Junis singled.

Rock Falls leadoff hitter Clay Velazquez opened the scoring by drawing a walk.

The Rockets kept the rally going as Akerman hit a grounder that Stillman Valley second baseman Jonah Anderson had to range to his right to grab.

Akerman beat the throw to first, bringing home a run in the process.

“I just got sawed off on that,” Akerman said. “My hands have been getting

Pirates put up fight late, but Warriors pull out victory

BY TY REYNOLDS treynolds@saukvalley.com 815-625-3600, ext. 5554 @STyReynolds

STERLING – There’s just something about the matchup with the No. 3-ranked Sterling Golden Warriors softball team that the Ottawa Pirates seem to like.

It took the Warriors extra innings to beat Pirates in their first meeting this season in Ottawa, and Tuesday’s game at home was a 4-3 victory in which Sterling did just enough offensively to win the game.

After junior Lexy Staples pitched four innings of no-hit ball, freshman Jayme Eilers dug deep during Ottawa’s three-run sixth inning, then pitched around the tying run reaching base with one out in the seventh.

“As a coach, obviously you want to have a 10-run lead after the first inning,” Sterling coach

Star of the game: Nadia Trujillo, Sterling, 3-for-4, 2 RBIs Key performers: Emily Berogan, Sterling, 3-for-4, 2B, 1 run; Erin Stroup, Sterling, 2-for-4, 2 runs; Lexy Staples, Sterling, 4 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 7 Ks, 2 BBs; Sloan Gayan, Ottawa, CG, 4 ER, 13 H, 3 Ks 1 BB, RBI single, run scored Up next: Sterling at Rochelle, 4:30 Thursday Becki Edmondson said with a smile, “but these close games are what we built our schedule for. We struggled in these games last year, but we’re performing a lot better in them this year.

“That’s a young pitcher who was able to pull through late in this game, and that’s good experience for us as a team to get wins like these.”

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Rock Falls’ Jonathan Ross (right) is doubled off at first base on a fly ball to right field during Tuesday’s home game against Stillman Valley. The Rockets beat the Cardinals 12-3. out lately on at-bats, and they got out again on that. I guess I’m just lucky that I didn’t hit it hard enough, or else he would have thrown me out.”

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Star of the game: Logan Pillars, Rock Falls, 5 RBIs Key performers: Quinton Matznick, Rock Falls, 3 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 6 Ks; Noah Junis, Rock Falls, 3-for-4; Alex Cantu, Rock Falls, 2-for-3 Up next: Rock Falls at Stillman Valley, 4:30 p.m.

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Sterling’s Hannah Escamilla (5) slides safely into third base as Ottawa’s Lauren Walker catches the ball Tuesday in Sterling. The Golden Warriors won 4-3.

BASEBALL | ROCKFORD LUTHERAN 4, DIXON 3, 9 INN.

Dukes let one get away against Lutheran Late breaks go Crusaders’ way in Dixon

BY CODY CUTTER ccutter@saukvalley.com 815-625-3600, ext. 5552 @CodyCutter35

DIXON – Baseball can be a game of inches, and Ryan Long now knows that all too well.

The Dixon Dukes’ starting pitcher admitted to making a bad pitch in the bottom of the seventh inning. A better one could have given his team a big BNC West win against visiting Rockford Lutheran.

Ahead by two with two outs and two on base, Long’s 0-2 pitch that was Philip Marruffo/pmarruffo@saukvalley.com supposed to force Brady Dixon first baseman Brock Burgess (left) stretches for the throw to force out West to make a golf swing instead crept in toward Lutheran’s Justin Mercer during Tuesday’s game at Veterans Memorial Field.

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The game went into extra innings, and Justin Woolbright’s two-strike, two-out single off Kris Lahman in the ninth sent the Dukes to a 4-3 loss at Veterans Memorial Field.

“If I didn’t throw [West] a pitch down the middle in the seventh, it’s a different game,” Long said.

“I was trying to throw him an outside fastball, because he’s a big pull hitter. If I threw it down there, he would chase it. I just missed my spot a little bit. Knowing that he’s the middle. West clubbed their No. 3 hitter, I knew I the ball to center field to messed up.” drive in both runs and tie the score.

GET AWAY CONTINUED ON B2 Star of the game: Justin Woolbright, Lutheran, game-winning RBI single Key performers: Ryan Long, Dixon, 7 IP, 2 ER, 5 H, 6 K; Brady West, Lutheran, 2-for-4, 2 RBIs; Johnny Sanchez, Lutheran, 2 1/3 IP, 0 H, 6 K; Owen Van Horn, Dixon, 3-for-5 Up next: Dixon at Lutheran, 4:30 p.m.

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Duchesses roll past Tigers at home, B2.

Rochelle wins Ogle County titles, B3.

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Morrison hosting boys hoops camp Morrison boys basketball coach Dave Peugh and his varsity players will host a camp for players in grades 3-12, May 31-June 3 at Morrison High School.

Players who will be in grades 3-4 next school year will be in the first session from 8-9:15 a.m., the second session will be 9:30-10:45 a.m. for players in grades 5-6, the third session will be for players in grades 7-8 from 11 a.m.-12:15 p.m. and the session for high school players will be 1-2:45 p.m.

The camp costs $30 and will cover fundamentals, defense and team play.

For more information, call 815-499-7009.

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BFA hosting Golf Playday The Byron Firefighters Association is hosting the 21st annual Scholarship Golf Playday on Saturday at Prairie View Golf Club.

Registration begins at 7 a.m. and there will be a shotgun start at 8 a.m. It is a scramble format and there will be door prizes and a raffle.

Proceeds will help fund scholarships at Byron High School.

For more information, call 815-234-4911.

COLLEGE SPORTS

Illinois picking new mascot Having banned Chief Illiniwek in 2007 amid protests and in response to an NCAA edict, Illinois will select a new mascot for the university, interim Chancellor Barbara Wilson announced Monday.

The university is not changing the Fighting Illini nickname for its sports teams.

Wilson said in a statement she plans to appoint a steering committee of 10 to 12 people, including representatives from “various stakeholder groups,” to begin the selection process.

NHL

Flames fire Bob Hartley The Calgary Flames fired Bob Hartley on Tuesday, a season after he was voted the NHL’s coach of the year.

Calgary took a big step backward this year after reaching the playoffs last season. The Flames finished 35-40-7, with only Vancouver and Edmonton posting fewer wins in the rugged Western Conference.

SWIMMING

Phelps skipping Olympic prep meet Awaiting the birth of his first child, Michael Phelps has decided to skip an Olympic prep meet in Atlanta next week.

Organizers of Atlanta Classic say they received word from Phelps that he wouldn’t be competing.

The meet is set for May 13-15 at Georgia Tech’s aquatic center, site of the 1996 Olympic swimming competition.

MLB

Dodger pitcher suspended 80 games Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Josh Ravin was suspended Monday for 80 games following a positive test under Major League Baseball’s drug program.

Ravin is the eighth player suspended this year under the big league program, and the fourth in 3 weeks.

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He’s out John Danks Pitcher’s 10-year run with the White Sox ended Tuesday as he was cut; Erik Johnson was promoted and will start Thursday.

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GIRLS SOCCER | DIXON 6, BYRON 0

Like a broken record Chacon, Provo increase season goal, assist marks

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ABOVE: Dixon’s Kylee Hermeyer (22) fires a shot against Byron goalkeeper Britany McCarty during Tuesday’s Big Northern West match at A.C. Bowers Field. The Duchesses won 6-0.

BELOW: Dixon’s Lexy Langloss shoots against Byron’s Emma Duffield.

Star of the game: Lauren Chacon, Dixon, 2 goals, broke own single-season goals record Key performers: Katie Provo, Dixon, 3 assists, extends own single-season assists record; Ellie Provo, Dixon, 6th straight shutout Up next: Dixon at Genoa-Kingston, 4:30 p.m. Thursday Dixon needed less than 2 minutes to get on the scoreboard, as Laura Pollom drove one in from about 15 yards. Provo assisted on the play.

With 32:19 left in the first half, Lexy Langloss scored unassisted to put the Duchesses ahead 2-0.

The second half was scoreless until Olivia Dennison scored off her own rebound at the 16:09 mark for a 5-0 lead.

Britney Pitzer concluded the scoring with 9:23 to play in the game, with an assist from Provo. The assist gave her 17 on the season, increasing her own single-season mark; she had 13 last year.

“I’d rather take the better shot than my shot,” Provo said.

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Ellie Provo didn’t have much action in goal, but she recorded her sixth consecutive shutout.

She now has nine for the season.

Byron (10-6, 6-5) had lost to Dixon 2-1 earlier this season, though Langloss did not play in that game due to a hamstring injury. The Duchesses were expecting another tough game, but it turned out to be one-sided.

“We maintained possession, we dominated in the midfield, and we created a lot of good opportunities for our players to score,” Dixon coach Mahmoud

Etemadi said. “We played a very good game.”

Byron coach Andy Stavnem was not displeased with his team overall, but the Tigers were unable to overcome the early deficit they faced.

“We came out a little intimidated the first 15 minutes, and then settled in,” Stavnem said.

“We battled for the next 65. [Dixon] is a great team. They’ve got a lot of great players, a quality coaching staff, they’re really strong through the middle – they’re going to give 2A opponents in the playoffs a run for their money.”

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Lutheran reliever Johnny Sanchez kept the Dukes (5-11, 2-9 BNC West) at bay in the extra frames, striking out six in 2-plus innings of work. Woolbright’s clutch hit made Sanchez the winning pitcher, making up for an otherwise hitless game at the plate. Sanchez scored on Woolbright’s hit, reaching base after being beaned, and then stole second to get into scoring position.

“I just wanted that next at-bat,” Woolbright said.

“I was looking for something to drive. We never really felt out of it.”

Dixon coach Jason Burgess has been tough on his pitchers to try to be more precise with their pitches, especially during certain game situations. However, West and Woolbright made good on key mistakes.

“Ryan and Kris threw tremendous,” Burgess said, “but it comes down to this – we had an 0-2 count on [West] and we wanted the ball up and away, and threw it down

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DIXON – Years from now, when the tale is told and re-told of Lauren Chacon’s goal that broke her own single-season scoring record, it may grow into a Pele-style bicycle kick through a small army of defenders.

Thanks to teammate Katie Provo, however, the goal was actually as easy as pie. It helped the Dixon girls soccer team to a 6-0 victory against Byron on Tuesday at A.C. Bowers Field.

Chacon, a junior forward, scored 32 goals as a freshman to set the program’s single-season mark. Her first goal on Tuesday, with an assist from Kylee Hermeyer, gave Dixon (13-1, 11-0 Big Northern West) a 3-0 lead with 26 minutes, 27 seconds remaining in the first half.

With 8:48 remaining until halftime, Chacon struck again – but she had the easy part on the play. Provo was on the left wing, with possession of the ball, and deked a Tiger defender to get a one-on-one opportunity with goalkeeper Britany McCarty.

As Provo closed in, she drew McCarty away from the goal, then hit Chacon with a pass right in front of the net. Chacon poked the ball home for her 33rd goal, and the Duchesses were ahead 4-0.

“I had maybe a 65 percent chance to score, but Lauren had a 100 percent chance,” Provo said. “I’m obviously going to take the 100.”

“I can’t thank Katie enough for giving me that opportunity,” Chacon said. “She’s completely unselfish, and it just shows her leadership in the field. I can’t put it into words how happy I am to break the record, let alone to score a goal like that to put it away. I owe it to her.”

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Dixon’s Ryan Long pitches Tuesday in a 4-3 loss to Rockford Lutheran.

Long allowed two earned runs in seven innings. the middle. Next thing you know, he hits a rod to center.

“And again late, I’m asking for a pitch in a certain spot and [Woolbright] hits one up the middle. It’s been our plan all year, trying to keep the ball in the strike zone, and when we are ahead, making them fish or chase.”

Long instead received a tough-luck no-decision after throwing seven

innings and allowing two earned runs and striking out six by keeping the Crusaders off balance. Ryan Troutman and Jack Doane logged RBI hits to provide run support, and Lahman put a pop fly in play which was misfielded, leading to another Dukes run.

Lutheran (14-4, 5-3) scored a run in the fourth inning, as Woolbright came around

to score after two wild pitches and a passed ball.

“My kids deserve a lot better than what’s happened to them lately,” Burgess said. “We had a lead coming into the seventh. It’s just real hard to see these guys work their butts off and have nothing fall their way. Other guys are getting balls to fall, and we just haven’t found that break yet.”

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BOYS ROUNDUP

Morrison gets fast start in win

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TRACK AND FIELD | OGLE COUNTY MEET

Field events pace Rochelle win

Cardinals cruise; Polo-Forreston second, can’t overcome injuries to key runners at bigger meets. Those points Clippers lose add up,” Oregon coach Jim Spratt said.

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Morrison got off to a hot start and never trailed in a 15-4 nonconference home win over Milledgeville.

The Mustangs scored 11 runs in the first two innings, then added four in the fourth.

Ben Tegeler and Justin Jensen each had a triple, while Joey Brackemyer, Justin Rodriguez and Merik Kennedy had a double apiece for Morrison. Jensen and Ryan Van Zuiden knocked in two runs apiece.

Ethan Fischbach picked up the win, allowing four runs (three earned) in five innings.

Harrison Schmidt and Blake Kappes each had an RBI for Milledgeville. Kyle Ottens took the loss.

St. Bede 12, Amboy 2: Jordan Hochstatter and Max Lucas each had a pair of hits for the Clippers in a five-inning road loss to the Bruins.

Hochstatter also drove in one run.

Justin Hart was the losing pitcher.

Winnebago 14, Oregon 0: The Hawks had one hit and made seven errors in a home BNC West loss.

Trey Wilson had a single for Oregon. Jared Pottorff took the loss, allowing 11 runs (eight earned) in 4 1/3 innings.

Forreston-Polo 15, Orangeville 1:

The Cardinals scored all 15 runs in four innings, and cruised to an NUIC East win in Forreston.

Wyatt Patterson earned the win, allowing a hit and an earned run over five innings. Patterson struck out six and walked five, while also hitting a home run and picking up four RBIs for the Cardinals (16-7, 12-1).

Dakota 4, AFC 0: The Raiders collected four hits but couldn’t find a way to score in an NUIC loss in Ashton.

Jacob Hilliker took the loss for AFC 8-9, 4-8), allowing four runs (three earned) in 6 2/3 innings. Hilliker struck out five, walked one and hit two batters.

Track & field Sycamore 95, Sterling 88: The Golden Warriors lost a close NIB-12 crossover dual at DuWayne Dietz Track, as the Spartans took all eight points in the 1,600 relay.

Sterling won nine of 17 events.

Terrance Bruce was the lone double-winner for the Warriors, winning the 200 in 23.69, and the 400 in 51.57.

Amboy wins at home: The Clippers won six events and cruised to a win in a five-team meet in Amboy.

Amboy finished with 131 points, follwed by Milledgeville (77), PoloForreston (76), AFC (37) and Hinckley-Big Rock (32).

Clippers distance runner Romeo Blackburn won the 3,200 by nearly 2 minutes, finishing in 10:28.

Thomas Molln won the 1,600 in 5:33.12, Josh Gross won the 800 (2:11.99), and Clay Stuepfert and Austin Lundquist won the shot put and discus, 42-3 and 114-10, respectively. Amboy also won the 3,200 relay in 9:28.

Milledgeville won the 400 (47.42), 800 (1:34.95) and 1,600 (3:38.24) relays. Also for the Missiles, Troy Litwiller won the 200 (23.99), and Nick DeVito won the 100 (11.77).

James Talley picked up the lone win for AFC, winning the 400 in 54.61. Mason Wright won the high jump (5-5) for the Marcos.

Tennis St. Bede 6, Newman 3: The Comets split singles matches but got swept in doubles play in a loss at Sauk Valley Community College.

Three of Newman’s losses came in a third set. Victor Francque dropped the first set of his No. 4 singles match before winning the second; he lost the third. Hunter Schultz and Luke Furr took the second set of their No. 2 doubles match before dropping the third.

At No. 3 doubles, Boss Rungsisingpipat and Chen Zheng took the first set 7-5 before dropping the next two.

The Comets won a third set at No. 5 singles, where Schultz rallied and won 4-6, 6-4, 10-4. Eli Leffelman pulled out a straight sets win at No. 2 singles and Jake Neiesewander won his No. 3 singles match after claiming a tiebreaker to win the first set.

Tuesday’s stars Wyatt Patterson, F-P baseball, 5 IP, 1 H, 1 R; 2 hits, HR, 4 RBIs Terrance Bruce, Sterling track, won 200 & 400 Justin Jensen, Morrison baseball, 3B, 2 RBIs

ROCHELLE – After finishing behind Polo-Forreston at the Hawk Classic, Rochelle coach John Dobbs felt his team’s best chance to win the Ogle County track meet would be in the field events.

The Hubs handily outscored P-F there, but also got a break with the absence of three key scorers for P-F. Seniors Brooks Grobe, Preston Stapleton and Brad Cavanuagh, potentially good for around 50 points, were not in the scoring column, all nursing injuries.

Rochelle won the meet with 125.33 points. P-F edged Oregon for second place, 81-80.66. In the 44-year history of the meet, neither Polo nor Forreston has ever won the boys title, and hopes were high for a 2016 championship.

Grobe came in expecting to continue his domination in the sprints, but felt tightness in his knees while warming up.

“We went on the side of caution with Brooks,” P-F coach Ryan Deets said. “Preston has a groin injury, and Brad is only 80 percent.”

P-F also had some of its competitors at Amboy in a makeup meet. With a first-ever entry at the Geneseo Invite on Friday in a beefed-up 2016 schedule, Deets wanted his team as fresh possible.

“The Geneseo meet is our main focus this week,” Deets said. “We need to be as healthy as possible to compete with so many good teams.”

With P-F shorthanded, Rochelle swept all the relays.

P-F’s AJ Christensen and Oregon’s Konner Wilson renewed their season-long rivalry in the

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Polo-Forreston’s Brady Webb competes in the long jump at Tuesday’s Ogle County Meet in Rochelle. hurdles, and it was Christensen coming out on top in both races. He ran 16.13 in the 110meter highs to 16.21 for Wilson.

In the 300 hurdles, the margin was wider – 40.94 to 42.24.

P-F got two other firsts. Gavin Fuchs won the 100 meters in 11.5, and Juan Dominguez bested Kole Mowry and John Ghibellini in the shot put with a 45-0½ effort.

Mowry came back to win the discus with a toss of 147-3, with Ghibellini second.

The only meet record set

was in the long jump by Jake Heitter of Byron. His mark of 22-0½ bested Brady Webb of P-F by 2 feet. Fuchs also had a tough task in the 400, falling to Colfay Pointer of Rochelle, 50.52 to 51.19.

In the 1,600 relay, Oregon (Carson Buck, Caleb Mennen, Mitchell Nehrkorn, Andrew Newman) had its best time of the year, 3:32, finishing second to the 3:28 by Rochelle.

“As it has been all year, we keep plugging away picking up a lot of seconds and thirds

In very competitive 800 and 1,600 races, Ian Hussung of Oregon finished behind Chase Sarver of Byron.

In the girls meet, Rochelle scored 134.5 points to reclaim the county title from defending champ Byron. Oregon was third with 57 points, and PoloForreston had 37 for fourth.

Abigail Hopkins of Oregon had a big night with wins in the 100 hurdles (17.09) and triple jump (32-3).

“She’s one of the hardest workers on the team,” Oregon coach Nick Schneiderman said. “Abi’s trying to become a 3-step hurdler. If she can do that, she has a legitimate chance at the sectional.”

A nice surprise for the Lady Hawks was a first place in the discus for Ellen Reckamp, who beat shot put champ Avery Tucker of Byron 93-9 to 93-3. Seconds for Oregon came from Kenzie Skoumal in the 100, and Grace Mongan and Kelsey Handschuh in the pole vault.

Meredith Gelander had a pair of fourths in the throws.

P-F’s best finish was a personal best 4-10 in the high jump by Rilley Peterson, good for second. Naeva Groenewold was third in the triple jump (31-5), and Courtney Wolf took third in the high jump (4-8).

On the track, Cassie Bushman was fourth in the 200, Justine Gorzny fourth in the 300 hurdles, and Lena Baumann fourth in the 3,200.

“We competed hard,” P-F coach Terry Jenkins said. “All three triple jumpers had PRs, and the relays ran well.”

BASEBALL

Sterling mistakes prove costly in loss to Sycamore

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Rock Falls shortstop Noah Junis tries to tag Stillman Valley’s Brian Schmidt (32) at second base Tuesday in Rock Falls. Schmidt was safe on the play.

Rockets sloppy, but still victorious BOTTOM

CONTINUED FROM B1 After Akerman extended the inning, Logan Pillars cashed in, clearing the bases with a double to the fence in right.

“I was just trying to fight off a high pitch,” said Pillars, Rock Falls’ catcher. “[The umpire] had called it [a strike] once for a kid on the other team, so I thought I had better try to fight it off and I ended up hitting it. More of a luck thing than anything.”

Matznick started the game and pitched three perfect innings. With the Rockets holding a 7-0 lead after three, Rock Falls coach Donnie Chappell pulled Matznick to save him for later in the week.

“He was hitting his spots,” Pillars said. “His curveball was good. His changeup was good.

When you can throw

both your offspeeds for strikes and locate with your fastball, you’re sitting pretty good.”

Matznick needed just 37 pitches to get through three innings. After a fly ball to left and pop-up to second for the first two outs of the first inning, Matznick struck out six of the next seven batters he faced.

“Everything felt good,” Matznick said. “From the get-go, I was able to hit my spots. The wind was blowing right in my face, so everything had a little bit more movement.”

Rock Falls added a pair of runs in the third, as Cantu scored on a single by Akerman, and Velazquez scored on an error. The Rockets added two in the fifth and three in the sixth.

The Rockets gave back some of that 7-0 lead with several mistakes.

“Those are the kinds of things that in a close

game will get you beat,” Chappell said. “I think it’s a focus thing for us. I think if it’s 0-0, we don’t make those mistakes.

As soon as it becomes 5-0 or something, we decide the game’s over and let our guard down.

We don’t have that killer instinct.”

Two of those mistakes allowed the Cardinals to score a pair of runs in the fourth. Andrew Wilhite led off the inning by doubling off Moeller, then scored on a wild pitch. Moments later, Pillars tried to pick off Kane VanBriesen at third, but the throw sailed high, allowing VanBriesen to score.

Stillman Valley added another run in the fifth to cut the lead to 7-3 before Moeller and Junis closed the door on the mound, retiring the Cardinals in order in the sixth and seventh, allowing Rock Falls to extend the lead.

SYCAMORE – Jack Mizgalski’s command on the mound led the way for the Spartans in their 3-1 victory over Sterling on Tuesday.

Mizgalski’s effort in the complete game kept Sterling at bay when the offense of Sycamore (12-8, 4-5 NIB-12 East) was lacking.

Mizgalski allowed six hits while striking out nine during his outing.

“I think my cutter was working really well for me today,” Mizgalski said. “If you can’t get your breaking ball over for a strike, the batters will be waiting for the fastball all day. I was able to locate both of those pitches, but even more importantly, my cutter.”

The Spartans managed just three hits on the day, but four batters reached base off of errors in the field. Offensively, the bright spot came from first baseman Jacob Cavanaugh, who hit a two-run home run in the bottom of the fourth inning to put Sycamore ahead for good.

“We just have to keep the same energy we had today,” Mizgalski said. “We recently got swept [by Kaneland], and we were down after that, but it’s a new day every single day, and if we take it one game at a time, the wins will start piling up.”

The win on Tuesday snaps the Spartans’ four-game losing streak heading into a final game against Sterling (13-12, 4-5 NIB-12 West) on Thursday. Sycamore coach Jason Cavanaugh spoke to his team before the game about shaking off those recent losses.

“It’s never going to be easy with this group, and you have to start somewhere,” coach Cavanaugh said. “Sometimes we try to make up for the past games when we haven’t played very well, and we try to make up for it in every at-bat. You have to start somewhere, and I think it starts with a well-pitched game, and that’s what we got today.”

The Golden Warriors limited the Sycamore hitters, but couldn’t do enough to bring themselves back in the game. A handful of errors in the field opened the window just enough for Sycamore to take advantage.

Sterling starter Tyler Willman went the distance, striking out eight.

“I think Tyler pitched a great game as well, but we just couldn’t do enough to win,” Sterling coach Nick Pepper said. “We only gave up a few hits, and one of those was the home run after an error. I think we could’ve had some better at-bats, but they just took advantage of more mistakes than we did. The great thing about baseball is we get to turn around and play them again Thursday.”

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Yanes deals for Rockets Duchesses win in Rockford; Clippers, Fillies fall

By SVM Sports Staff

Payton Yanes shined in the circle and was a force at the plate, leading Rock Falls to a 12-0 win over Big Northern West host Mendota.

Yanes tossed a one-hitter and struck out eight batters as the Rockets rolled to a run-rule victory. She helped her own cause with three hits, including a double, and three RBIs. Also for Rock Falls (14-9, 8-1 Big Northern West), Olivia Babcock doubled twice, singled, and drove in two runs.

Dixon 7, Lutheran 2:

Mallory Newman earned the win as the Duchesses beat the Crusaders in a BNC West game in Rockford.

Phoenix Smith had a double for Dixon, and Ally Jacobsen recorded two singles in the win.

St. Bede 6, Amboy 4:

The Clippers scored four runs in the top of the fifth to take a 4-2 lead, then allowed four in the bottom of the inning to drop a road game to the Bruins.

Tuesday’s stars Payton Yanes, RF softball, 1-hit shutout, 8 Ks; 3 hits, 2B, 3 RBIs Sam Johnson, Milledgeville-Eastland track, won shot put & discus Erin Long & Akira Tanton, Sterling track, won 2 events each Bailee Highbarger took the loss for Amboy (12-6, 6-4 Three Rivers).

Moline 7, Morrison 3:

The Fillies fought back to tie the score, then gave up a pair of runs in the fifth and two more in the sixth in a nonconference road loss.

Emma Sitzmore went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI for Morrison.

Brooke Stralow drove in two runs, but also took the loss in the circle, allowing seven earned runs in six innings.

Soccer

Track & field Clippers win quad at home: The Clippers swept

the relays on their way to taking first place in a fourteam meet in Amboy.

Amboy-LaMoille finished with 109 points, ahead of Milledgeville (76), Hinckley-Big Rock (51) and AFC (5).

Relay wins were in the 400 (51.88), 800 (1:50.31), 1,600 (4:33.31) and 3,200 (10:48).

Milledgeville was paced

by Sam Johnson, who won the shot put (32-9) and discus (103-8).

Sterling 111, Sycamore 65: The Golden Warriors

won all but two events as they cruised to a dual win over the Spartans at DuWayne Dietz Track.

Erin Long and Akira Tanton were double winners for Sterling. Long won the 200 in 27.53 seconds, and the long jump with a leap of 16 feet, 2 inches. Tanton swept the Geneseo 5, Sterling throws with a 29-foot, 0: The Golden Warriors 4½-inch heave in the were shut out in a NIB-12 shot put, and a toss of West loss in Geneseo.

83-6 in the discus.

Baseball Tuesday’s results at Rock Falls

ROCK FALLS 12, STILLMAN VALLEY 3 Stillman Valley 000 210 0 — 3 3 2 Rock Falls 052 023 x — 12 14 1 W- Quinton Matznick (5-1). L- Andrew Wilhite.

(At bats-runs-hits) STILLMAN VALLEY (11-9, 4-4) Andrew Wilhite p 3-2-1, Evan Wenberg cf 3-0-1, Kane VanBriesen rf 3-1-1, Ethan Roberts c 3-0-0, Brian Schmidt 1b 2-0-0, Jack Riley 3b 2-0-0, Jonah Anderson 2b 3-0-0, Izaac Herebia dh 3-0-0, Brennan Showers lf 1-0-0, Hayden McCammon ph 0-0-0. Totals: 23-3-3 Andrew Wilhite (1 2/3 IP, 5 R, 5 ER, 5 H, 1 K, 3 BB), Evan Wenberg (4 IP, 7 R, 9 H, 2 K, 3 BB) and Andrew Rogers (1/3 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 0 K, 0 BB). 2B- Wilhite. RBI- Wenberg.

LOB- 3 ROCK FALLS (20-3, 7-2 BNC West) Clay Velazquez cf 3-2-1, Reid Akerman rf 4-2-3, Logan Pillars c 2-0-2, Quinton Matznick p 2-0-0, Cooper Kilberg 1b 2-0-0, James McFadden 3b 4-2-2, Nolan Moeller dh 3-1-1, Noah Junis ss 4-2-3, Alex Cantu 2b 3-3-2. Totals: 28-12-14 Quinton Matznick (3 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 6 K, 0 BB), Nollan Moeller (3 IP, 3 R, 1 ER, 3 H, 1 K, 3 BB) and Noah Junis (1 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 0 K, 0 BB). 2B- Pillars, McFadden, Junis, Cantu. RBI- Pillars 5, Akerman 2, Velazquez 2, Junis. LOB- 8 at Veterans Memorial Field, Dixon

LUTHERAN 4, DIXON 3, 9 inn.

Lutheran 000 100 301 — 4 8 2 Dixon 011 100 000 — 3 10 2 W — Johnny Sanchez. L — Kris Lahman.

(At bats-runs-hits) LUTHERAN (14-4, 5-3 BNC West) Justin Mercer p/1b 5-0-0, Johnny Sanchez 3b/p 4-2-0, Brady West c 4-0-2, Justin Woolbright 1b/3b 5-1-1, Nick Todaro 2b 5-0-2, Nick Brigham cf 4-0-2, Reed Butz lf 2-0-0, Equavion Dismuke lf 2-0-0, Caleb Ziehr rf 4-0-0, Carson Morgan ss 2-1-1.

Totals: 35-4-8.

Mercer (6 2/3 IP, 2 R, 0 ER, 10 H, 1 BB, 1K), Sanchez (2 1/3 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 1 BB, 5 K) and West. 2B — Brigham, West. RBI — West 2, Woolbright 1. SB — Sanchez 2.

CS — Mercer (by Long). LOB — 12.

DIXON (5-11, 2-9) Riley Mehrens ss 5-0-0, Owen Van Horn lf 5-0-3, Ryan Long p/3b 4-0-0, Kris Lahman 3b/p 4-0-0, Devrick Sayles cf 3-1-0, Evan Munson 2b 3-0-1, Ryan Troutman 1b 2-00, Brock Burgess 1b 1-0-0, Kyle Crawford c 4-0-2, Trenton Anderson cr 0-1-0, Jack Doane lf/p 4-0-2. Totals: 35-3-10.

Long (7 IP, 3 R, 2 ER, 5 H, 4 BB, 6 K, 3 WP), Lahman (1 2/3 IP, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 H, 2 BB, 1 K, 1 HBP), Doane (1/3 IP, 0 R, 0 H) and Crawford (1 PB). 2B — Crawford 2.

RBI — Troutman, Doane. SAC — Munson. SB — Sayles. LOB — 7. at Oregon

WINNEBAGO 14, OREGON 0 Winnebago 403 07 — 14 13 0 Oregon 000 00 — 0 1 7 W – Jess Smith. L – Jared Pottorff.

WINNEBAGO Smith (5 IP, H, 0 R, 2 BB, 6 K). Multi hits – Jace Warkentien 3, Dan Rosenstiel 2, Trevan Lowtharp 2, Jacob Finley 2. 2B – Lowtharp.

OREGON Pottorff (4 1/3 IP, 11 H, 11 R, 8 ER, 3 BB, 3 K), Trey Wilson (2/3 IP, 2 H, 3 R, ER, BB, 0 K). at Sycamore

SYCAMORE 3, STERLING 1

Photos by Michael Krabbenhoeft/mkrabbenhoeft@saukvalley.com

ABOVE: Sterling’s Abri Hale takes a swing Tuesday against Ottawa during their NIB-12 West game in Sterling. The Golden Warriors won 4-3.

BELOW: Sterling’s Lexy Staples pitches against Ottawa on Tuesday.

Warriors find way to win at home STEEL

Sterling 000 100 0 — 1 4 4 Sycamore 000 201 x — 3 2 1 W- Mizgalski. L - Tyler Willman.

STERLING Multi hits- Trey Morse 2-3. 2B- Trey Morse. LOB- 5 Tyler Willman (6 IP, 3 R, 1 ER, 2 H, 8 K, 3 BB) SYCAMORE 2B- Beaudoin. HR- Cavanaugh. RBICavanaugh 2, Wittenberg. LOB- 7 Mizgalski (7 IP, 1 R, 1 ER, 4 H, 11 K, 2 BB) at Morrison

MORRISON 15, MILLEDGEVILLE 4, 5 inn.

Milledgeville 013 00 — 4 6 3 Morrison 560 4x — 15 13 2 W – Ethan Fischbach. L – Kyle Ottens.

MILLEDGEVILLE Ottens (1 1/3 IP, 7 H, 10 R, 6 ER, BB, K), Harrison Schmidt (2 2/3 IP, 6 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, K). RBI – Schmidt, Blake Kappes.

MORRISON Fischbach (5 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 3 ER, BB, 2 K).

Multi hits – Ben Tegeler 2, Joey Brackemyer 2, Justin Jensen 2, Ryan Van Zuiden 2, Andy Bird 2, Justin Rodriguez 2. 2B – Brackemyer, Rodriguez, Merik Kennedy.

3B – Tegeler, Jensen. RBI – Jensen 2, Van Zuiden 2, Tegeler, Fischbach, Brackemyer, Kennedy, Bird.

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Despite not taking full advantage of its opportunities like usual, Sterling (20-2, 8-0 NIB-12 West) still seemed to be on cruise control for most of the game. Gretchen Gould’s RBI single drove in Hannah Escamilla for a 1-0 lead in the second inning, then Nadia Trujillo’s base hit in the third knocked in Erin Stroup for a 2-0 edge.

Stroup then started a two-out rally in the fourth, as she and Emily Berogan singled, then Trujillo and Abri Hale drove them in with bloop singles.

But the third inning could’ve been so much better, as the Warriors led off with three straight singles from the top of the order, and the fourth frame featured five consecutive two-out hits, but courtesy runner Cheyenne Harrington was thrown out at home plate on Escamilla’s single after the RBI base hits by Trujillo and Hale.

“I felt like we left a lot of runners on base, and we didn’t hit that ball as solid as we usually do,” Edmondson said.

“But we played smart and made the right plays to get just enough, and our defense was solid and able to make it stand up.”

Ottawa pitcher Sloan Gayan kept the Warriors from making solid contact, and when they did hit it hard, her defense made plays. She struck out three and walked one, scattering 13 hits.

“She really limited them to a run here and a run there, and we made plays to keep them from pulling away,” Ottawa coach Jeff Davis said. “Then we were able to string some hits together and bring in some runs later on, we just didn’t quite get enough of them.

“I’m just pleased and proud of our effort as a team; a lot of teams get down 4-0 to Sterling and it gets out of hand pretty quick, and we didn’t let that happen today.”

Staples (16-4) struck out seven and walked two, and the hardest-hit ball was a grounder to Stroup at short, who charged hard and made an off-balance throw that pulled Gould off the bag in the fourth inning. At one point from the second through fourth innings, Staples struck out five straight Ottawa hitters, and six out of seven.

Eilers got three pop-ups in her first inning of work, but the sixth was a bit more problematic. Molly Harris led off with a single, then Bailey Simpson put two on with a one-out bloop single behind first base. Gayan singled home Harris, then Simpson scored on Lauren

Wednesday, May 4, 2016

at Forreston

FORRESTON-POLO 15, ORANGEVILLE 1, 5 inn.

Orangeville 001 00 — 1 1 5 Forr.-Polo 172 5x — 15 14 1 W – Wyatt Patterson. L – Guy. ORANGEVILLE Guy (2 IP, 6 H, 8 R, 3 BB, 2 K), Edler (2 IP, 8 H, 7 R, 2 BB, K).

FORRESTON-POLO Patterson (5 IP, H, R, 5 BB, 6 K). Multi hits – Jaron Groshans 3, Brandon Schneiderman 3, Patterson 2, Mitchell Bratina 2.

2B – Groshans, Caleb Poffenberger. HR – Patterson. RBI – Patterson 4, Schneiderman, Cameron Timm, Groshans, Poffenberger.

Walker’s groundout to second. Kimee Johnson followed with a single to drive in Gayan, but was thrown out trying to go to second on the throw to home plate to end the inning.

“It got close and that put a lot of pressure on us, but I think that’s good for us sometimes,” Berogan said. “It’s not a place you obviously want to be in a lot, but we got through it. We want to win games as a team, not just rely on one or two people, and we did a good job of that today.”

Stroup led off the bottom of the sixth with a line shot, but it went right to the Ottawa center fielder. Berogan then smacked a double off the wall in leftcenter, and Trujillo sneaked a grounder through the left side of the infield to put runners on the corners. But Berogan was thrown out at home on an all-or-nothing play by Ottawa shortstop Teegan Guerrero on a Hale grounder, and Escamilla flew out to right field to end that threat.

Ottawa kept the momentum going in the seventh, as pinch hitter Lexi Lawry got a second life after a groundout was ruled to have hit her foot in the batter’s box. She singled with one out, but was stuck at first as Eilers got a strikeout and Escamilla snagged a hard line drive off Harris’ bat in left field to close out the game.

“Those close games are scary, but they’re also a lot of fun and make things more intense,” Trujillo said. “We didn’t score as many runs in some situations as we usually do, but our pitchers made adjustments and we stuck with it. I mean, whatever works, we’ll take it.”

at Ashton

DAKOTA 4, AFC 0 Dakota 001 001 2 — 4 8 1 AFC 000 000 0 — 0 4 1 W – Cade Meier. L – Jacob Hilliker.

DAKOTA (14-6, 8-2 NUIC EAST) Meier (7 IP, 4 H, 10 K). Multi hits – Brok Hausen 2, Wenger 2. RBI – Meier, Hausen, Wenger.

AFC (8-9, 4-8) Hilliker (6 1/3 IP, 8 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 5 K, BB, 2 HBP), Dylan Pitzer (2/3 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, K).

Softball Tuesday’s results at Sterling

STERLING 4, OTTAWA 3 Ottawa 000 003 0 — 3 5 1 Sterling 011 200 x — 4 13 1 W – Lexy Staples (16-2). L – Sloan Gayan.

(At bats-runs-hits) OTTAWA (9-7, 2-7 NIB-12 West) Molly Harris 2b 3-1-1, Jazzy Bowman cf 2-0-0, Bailey Simpson c 3-1-1, Sloan Gayan p 2-1-1, Lauren Walker 3b 3-00, Kimee Johnson dp-1b 3-0-1, Teegan Guerrero ss 3-0-0, Maddi Carpenter lf 2-0-0, Lexi Lawry ph 1-0-1, Emily Despain 1b-dp 3-0-0, Miranda Carpenter rf (flex) 0-0-0. Totals: 25-3-5.

Gayan (6 IP, 4 ER, 13 H, 3 SO, 1 BB, 1 WP) and Simpson. RBI – Gayan, Walker, Johnson. SAC – Bowman. LOB – 4. E – Walker.

STERLING (20-2, 8-0) Erin Stroup ss 4-2-2, Emily Berogan 2b 4-1-3, Nadia Trujillo c 4-0-3, Cheyenne Harrington cr 0-0-0, Abri Hale rf 4-0-1, Hannah Escamilla lf 4-1-2, Lexy Staples p-dp 2-0-1, Mackenzie Garza cr-ph 1-0-0, Gretchen Gould 1b 3-0-1, Jayme Eilers dp-p 2-0-0, Shannon Long cf 3-00, Gabby Garza 3b (flex) 0-0-0. Totals: 31-4-13.

Staples (4 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 7 SO, 2 BB), Eilers (3 IP, 3 ER, 5 H, 2 SO, 0 BB) and Trujillo. 2B – Berogan. RBI – Trujillo 2, Hale, Gould. LOB – 9. E – Stroup. at Moline

MOLINE 7, MORRISON 3 Morrison 001 020 0 — 3 8 0 Moline 300 022 x — 7 11 1 W- Adams. L- Brooke Stralow.

MORRISON Multi hits- Emma Sitzmore 2-3.2BBrooke Stralow. RBI- 2, Sitzmore Stralow (6 IP, 7 R, 7 ER, 11 H, 4 K, 2 BB) MOLINE Multi hits- Ealy 2-4, Youdts 2-3, Biscontire 2-3. 2B- Youdts. 3B- Ealy. HRYoudts. RBI- Youdts 3, Ritchie, Medinger, Ealy Adams (4 IP, 2 R, 1 ER, 4 H, 3 K, 1 BB) and Specht (3 IP, 1 R, 1 ER, 4 H, 2 K, 0 BB) at Mendota

ROCK FALLS 12, MENDOTA 0, 5 inn.

Rock Falls 025 32 — 12 14 0 Mendota 000 00 — 0 1 2 W – Payton Yanes (6-5). L – Avery.

ROCK FALLS (14-9, 8-1 Big Northern West) Yanes (5 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 8 SO) and Jordan Clevenger. Multiple hits – Olivia Babcock 3, Yanes 3, Natalie Soltow 2, Brooke Nelson 2, Sydnie Nailor 2. 2B – Babcock 2, Soltow, Yanes. RBI – Yanes 3, Babcock 2, Nailor, Miranda Long.

MENDOTA Avery (5 IP, 12 R, 10 ER, 14 H, 1 SO, 1 BB) and Marquis. at Peru

ST. BEDE 6, AMBOY 4 Amboy 000 040 0 — 4 St. Bede 002 040 X — 6 W – May. L – Bailee Highbarger.

AMBOY (12-6, 6-4 Three Rivers) ST. BEDE Multiple hits – Maggie Sens 2. 2B – Sens. at Ashton

DAKOTA 12, AFC 1 Dakota 301 400 4 — 12 13 1 AFC 001 000 0 — 1 4 3 L – Cassidy Koning.

AFC Koning (7 IP, 13 H, 12 R, 8 ER, BB, 4 K).

Multi hits – Koning 2.

Boys track Tuesday’s results Ogle County Meet at Rochelle Team scores 1. Rochelle 125.3, 2. Polo-Forreston 81, 3. Oregon 80.6, 4. Byron 72, 5. Stillman Valley 15 Triple jump – 1. Donivyn Harms (ROCH) 41-8 1/2, 2. Wyatt Galster (BYR) 41-2 1/2, 3. Reid Taylor (PF) 39-7 Pole vault – 1. Michael Drendel (ROCH) 11-6, 2. Jake Mennen (ORE) 11-0, 3. Kyler Ackland (ROCH) 11-0 Shot put – 1. Juan Dominguez (PF) 45-0 1/2, 2. Kole Mowry (ORE) 43-5, 3. John Ghibellini (ORE) 43-3 Discus – 1. Mowry (ORE) 147-3, 2. Ghibellini (ORE) 138-9, 3. Billy Trosper (BYR) 137-2 Long jump – 1. Jake Heitter (BYR) 22-0 1/2, 2. Brady Webb (PF) 20-0 1/2, 3. Tyler Ryan (ROCH) 19-1 High jump – 1. Andrew Myers (ROCH) 6-0, 2. Dwayne Goner (BYR) 5-10, 3. Dylan Beers (PF) 5-10 3,200 relay – 1. Rochelle 8:23.54, 2.

Byron 8:29.18, 3. Oregon (Isidoro Marcos, Andrew Nelson, Arne Wendler, Ian Hussung) 8:54.51 400 relay – 1. Rochelle 44.39, 2. PoloForreston (Brooks Grobe, Brady Webb, A.J. Christensen, Gavin Fuchs) 44.62 3,200 – 1. Julian Hernandez (ROCH) 11:14.08, 2. Brendan Kalala (ROCH) 11:20.77, 3. Spencer DiSimoni (ROCH) 11:25.39 110 hurdles – 1. Christensen (PF) 16.13, 2. Konner Wilson (ORE) 16.21, 3. Galster (BYR) 16.43 100 – 1. Fuchs (PF) 11.5, 2. Justin Richmond (ROCH) 11.76, 3. Nathan Ross (SV) 11.85 800 – 1. Chase Sarver (BYR) 2:02.89, 2.

Harms (ROCH) 2:05.03, 3. Hussung (ORE) 2:05.36 800 relay – 1. Rochelle 1:33.45, 2. PoloForreston (Joe Bowers, Cailean Davids, Preston Stapleton, Dakota Meyer) 1:34.43, 3. Oregon (Carson Buck, Mitchell Nehrkorn, Andrew Newman, Brayton Finch) 1:34.46 400 – 1. Colfay Pointer (ROCH) 50.52, 2.

Fuchs (PF) 51.19, 3. Heitter (BYR) 52.25 300 hurdles – 1. Christensen (PF) 40.94, 2. Wilson (ORE) 42.24, 3. Levi Johnson (ROCH) 42.39 1,600 – 1. Sarver (BYR) 4:37.93, 2. Hussung (ORE) 4:40.45, 3. Hernandez (ROCH) 4:51.09 200 – 1. Connor Lewis (SV) 23.59, 2.

Richmond (ROCH) 23.74, 3. Wilson (ORE) 23.79 1,600 relay – 1. Rochelle 3:28.05, 2. Oregon (Buck, Caleb Mennen, Nehrkorn, Newman) 3:32.86, 3. Polo-Forreston (Fuchs, Christensen, Lucas Hammond, Davids) 3:38.34 at Sterling

SYCAMORE 95, STERLING 88 100 — 1. Artimus Cunningham (Syc) 11.93; 200 — 1. Terrance Bruce (Ster) 23.69; 400 — 1. Bruce (Ster) 51.57; 800 — 1. Jalen Hart (Ster) 2:03.74; 1,600 — 1.

Mikio Martinez (Ster) 4:59.20; 3,200 — 1.

Jake Carani (Syc) 10:44.32; 110 hurdles — 1. Bobby Tribble (Ster) 16.46; 300 hurdles — 1. Zach Kirchoff (Ster) 44.69; 400 relay — 1. Sycamore 45.29; 800 relay — 1. Sterling 1:35.29; 1,600 relay — 1. Sycamore 3:40.50; 3,200 relay — 1. Sycamore 9:21.26; High jump — 1.

Reid Blackburn (Ster) 6-0; Pole vault — 1. Bryce Hansen (Syc) 11-0; Long jump — 1. Nick Niemann (Syc) 18-4 1/2; Triple jump — 1. Myles Williams (Ster) 39-4; Shot put — 1. Ryan Grant (Syc) 42-11 1/2; Discus — 1. Grant (Syc) 131-7.

at Amboy Team scores 1. Amboy 131; 2. Milledgeville 77; 3. PoloForreston 76; 4. AFC 37; 5. Hinckley-Big Rock 32 100 – 1. Nick DeVito (milledgeville) 11.77; 200 – 1. Troy Litwiller (Milledgeville) 23.99; 400 – 1. James Talley (AFC) 54.61; 800 – 1. Josh Gross (Amboy) 2:11.99; 1,600 – 1.

Thomas Molin (Amboy) 5:33.12; 3,200 – 1. Romeo Blackburn (Amboy) 10:28; 110 hurdles – 1. McNanna (H-BR) 17.76; 300 hurdles – 1. McNanna (H-BR) 43.09; 400 relay – 1. Milledgeville 47.42; 800 relay – 1. Milledgeville 1:34.95; 1,600 relay – 1. Milledgeville 3:38.24; 3,200 relay – 1. Amboy 9:28; Long jump – 1.

McNanna (H-BR) 20-8 1/2; Triple jump – 1. McNanna (H-BR) 40-2; High jump – 1. Mason Wright (P-F) 5-5; Shot put – 1.

Clay Stuepfert (Amboy) 42-3; Discus – 1.

Austin Lundquist (Amboy) 114-10

Girls track Tuesday’s results at Sterling

STERLING 111, SYCAMORE 25 100 — 1. Samantha Hibbard (Ster) 13.14; 200 — 1. Erin Long (Ster) 27.53; 400 — 1.

Megan Barnhart (Ster) 1:03.90; 800 — 1.

Maggie McPherson (Ster) 2:28.56; 1,600 — 1. Carly Hansen (Ster) 6:23.67; 100 hurdles — 1. Ashleigh Tira (Ster) 16.85; 300 hurdles — 1. Megan Renwick (Syc) 53.85; 400 relay — 1. Sycamore 53.04; 800 relay — 1. Sterling 1:58.15; 1,600 relay — 1. Sterling 4:21.98; 3,200 relay — 1. Sterling 11:15.82; High jump — 1.

Megan Geiger (Ster) 4-10; Pole vault — 1. Kallie Zuidema (Ster) 8-6; Long jump — 1. Long (Ster) 16-2; Triple jump — 1.

Gabriella Celestino (Ster) 29-7; Shot put — 1. Akira Tanton (Ster) 29-4 1/2; Discus — 1. Tanton (Ster) 83-6.

Ogle County Meet at Rochelle Team scores 1. Rochelle 134.5, 2. Byron 118.5, 3. Oregon 57, 4. Polo-Forreston 37, 5. Stillman Valley 23 Triple jump – 1. Abigail Hopkins (ORE) 32-3, 2. Paige Holloway (BYR) 31-6, 3.

Naeva Groenewold (PF) 31-5 Pole vault – 1. Faith Stoddard (BYR) 8-0, 2. Grace Mongan (ORE) 6-6, 3. Kelsey Handschuh (ORE) 6-6 Shot put – 1. Avery Tucker (BYR) 35-7 1/2, 2. Allysa Harding (ROCH) 31-3, 3.

Arynn Mathieu (BYR) 31-3 Discus – 1. Ellen Reckamp (ORE) 93-9, 2. Tucker (BYR) 93-3, 3. Harding (ROCH) 86-10 Long jump – 1. Morgan Baker (ROCH) 16-3, 2. Ralee Corkran (BYR) 14-4 1/2, 3.

Mattelyn Cancilliere (BYR) 14-1 1/2 High jump – 1. Holloway (BYR) 5-1, 2.

Rilley Peterson (PF) 4-10, 3. Courtney Wolf (PF) 4-8 3,200 relay – 1. Byron 10:50.06, 2. Stillman Valley 11:20.64, 3. Oregon (Abby Newman, Handschuh, Mayra Nava-Moyotl, Alessia Matters) 11:23.06 400 relay – 1. Rochelle 52.00, 2. Byron 52.68, 3. Polo-Forreston (Kitlyn Mateika, Wolf, Makayla Henneman, Cassie Bushman) 54.97 3,200 – 1. Emma Hildreth (BYR) 12:08.04, 2. Claire Plapp (ROCH) 14:09.88, 3. Itzel Garcia (ROCH) 14:32.34 100 hurdles – 1. Hopkins (ORE) 17.09, 2. Tamya Vautonburg (BYR) 17.17, 3. Holloway (BYR) 18.31 100 – 1. Jacie Wyatt (ROCH) 13.19, 2.

Mackenzie Skoumal (ORE) 13.27, 3. Challen Jackson (BYR) 13.39 800 – 1. Baker (ROCH) 2:30.84, 2. Tia Sims (BYR) 2:35.02, 3. Katherine Bakken (ROCH) 2:35.54 800 relay – 1. Rochelle 1:54.34, 2. Oregon (Christina Tranchina, Jessica Brink, Mongan, Katelyn Byerley) 1:59.28, 3. Stillman Valley 2:26.61 400 – 1. Wyatt (ROCH) 59.95, 2. Franny Vardman (ROCH) 1:02.42, 3. Holly Fortener (BYR) 1:07.27 300 hurdles – 1. Abby Lundquist (ROCH) 51.5, 2. Makenna Ferrari (ROCH) 52.17, 3.

Holloway (BYR) 53.97 1,600 – 1. Baker (ROCH) 5:42, 2. Hildreth (BYR) 5:42.17, 3. Bakken (ROCH) 5:50.54 200 – 1. Wyatt (ROCH) 27.45, 2. Jackson (BYR) 27.77, 3. Vardman (ROCH) 28.15 1,600 relay – 1. Rochelle 4:29.4, 2. Stillman Valley 4:34.31, 3. Polo-Forreston (Hope Stapleton, Kassidi Cheeseman, Tylor Behrens, Sierra Reining) 4:45.77 at Amboy 1. Amboy 109, 2. Milledgeville 76, 3. Hinckley-Big Rock 51, 4. AFC 5 Shot put – 1. Sam Johnson (MIL) 32-9; Discus – 1. Johnson (MIL) 103-8; Long jump – 1. Katelin Pankhurst (AMB) 16-4; Triple jump – 1. Carls (HBR) 34-3; High jump – 1. Miller (HBR) 4-4; 3,200 relay – 1. Amboy 10:48; 400 relay – 1. Amboy 51.88; 3,200 – 1. Kelynn Boyle (AMB) 13:50; 100 hurdles – 1. Peters (HBR) 18.32; 100 – 1. Rebecca Waite (MIL) 12.54; 800 – 1. Harrod (HBR) 2:23.64; 800 relay – 1. Amboy 1:50.31; 400 – 1.

Harrod (HBR) 1:01.69; 1,600 relay – 1.

Amboy 4:33.31; 300 hurdles – 1. Cassidy Logemann (MIL) 55.31; 1,600 – 1.

Megan Grady (AMB) 5:45; 200 – 1. Erika Zimmerlein (AMB) 25.67

Boys tennis Tuesday’s results at Sauk Valley

ST. BEDE 6, NEWMAN 3 Singles No. 1 - Moskalewicz (SB) def. Cody Bonnell 6-0, 6-0 No. 2 - Eli Leffelman (N) def. Hockings 6-1, 6-4 No. 3 - Jake Neisewander (N) def. Pysszka 7-6 (7-5), 6-4 No. 4 - Nawa (SB) def. Victor Francque 6-2, 2-6, 10-3 No. 5 - Hunter Schultz (N) def. Lu 4-6, 6-4, 10-4 No. 6 - Cote (SB) def. Kyle Decker 6-2, 6-0 Doubles No. 1 - Lucas, Kunkel (SB) def. Isaac Blaney, jake Terveer 6-3, 4-6, 10-7 No. 2 - Needs, Peruba (SB) def. Schultz, Luke Furr 6-3, 4-6, 10-7 No. 3 - Doda, Dose (SB) def. Boss Rungsisingpipat, Chen Zheng 5-7, 6-3, 10-6

Local golf Tuesday’s results Emerald Hill Women’s Association Play of the Day: Guess your score Winner: Maxine Stern Runner-up: Carolyn Heuck Closest to the pin: Stern Low gross: Connie Wolber Low putts: Sue Nestor

Polo-Forreston senior Naeva Groenewold lands in the sand during the triple jump competition at the Ogle County Meet on Tuesday afternoon in Rochelle.

Groenewold took third with a leap of 31 feet, 5 inches, and the Marcos were fourth as a team.

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TUESDAY’S SCOREBOARD MLB American League East Division W L Pct Baltimore 15 10 .600 Boston 15 11 .577 Toronto 13 15 .464 Tampa Bay 11 14 .440 New York 8 16 .333 Central Division W L Pct Chicago 19 8 .704 Detroit 14 11 .560 Kansas City 13 12 .520 Cleveland 11 12 .478 Minnesota 8 19 .296 West Division W L Pct Seattle 14 11 .560 Texas 15 12 .556 Oakland 13 14 .481 Los Angeles 12 15 .444 Houston 9 18 .333

GB — ½ 3½ 4 6½ GB — 4 5 6 11 GB — — 2 3 6

Tuesday’s results Cleveland 7, Detroit 3 Baltimore 4, N.Y. Yankees 1 Toronto 3, Texas 1, 10 innings L.A. Dodgers 10, Tampa Bay 5 Chicago White Sox 4, Boston 1 Houston 6, Minnesota 4 Milwaukee 5, L.A. Angels 4 Kansas City 7, Washington 6 Seattle at Oakland, late Today’s games L.A. Angels at Milwaukee, 12:40 p.m.

Washington at Kansas City, 1:15 p.m.

Seattle at Oakland, 2:35 p.m.

Detroit at Cleveland, 5:10 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees at Baltimore, 6:05 p.m.

Texas at Toronto, 6:07 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers at Tampa Bay, 6:10 p.m.

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

Minnesota at Houston, 7:10 p.m.

Thursday’s games Detroit at Cleveland, 5:10 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees at Baltimore, 6:05 p.m.

Texas at Toronto, 6:07 p.m.

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

Seattle at Houston, 7:10 p.m.

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HR–Han.Ramirez (2).

IP H R ER BB SO Boston Wright L,2-3 6 3 2 2 3 6 Smith 1 0 0 0 0 1 Tazawa 1/3 2 2 2 2 0 Barnes 2/3 0 0 0 1 1 Chicago Quintana W,4-1 8 4 1 1 0 5 Robertson S,9-10 1 0 0 0 0 1 WP–Tazawa.

Umpires–Home, Mike Everitt; First, Tim Timmons; Second, Paul Emmel; Third, Jordan Baker.

T–2:53. A–15,025 (40,615).

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ROYALS 7, NATIONALS 6 Washington

Kansas City ab r h bi A.Escbr ss 5 2 4 1 L.Cain cf 5 0 2 1 Hosmer 1b 4 0 1 3 K.Mrles dh 4 0 0 0 A.Grdon lf 4 1 1 0 S.Perez c 4 0 1 0 Gore pr 0 1 0 0 Infante 2b 3 1 0 0 C.Colon 3b 3 0 1 0 Mstakas ph 1 1 1 2 J.Dyson rf 2 1 0 0 Totals 39 612 6 Totals 35 7 11 7 Washington 100 103 010 — 6 Kansas City 003 000 013 — 7 DP–Washington 1. LOB–Washington 7, Kansas City 5. 2B–Zimmerman (6), W.Ramos 2 (6). 3B–Heisey (1). HR–Rendon (1), D.Murphy (3), Werth (5). SB–A. Escobar (7), Gore (2). S–J.Dyson (2).

IP H R ER BB SO Washington Roark 7 1/3 6 4 3 2 4 Rivero H,3 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 Papelbon L,0-2 2/3 5 3 3 0 1 Kansas City Young 4 2/3 5 2 2 1 3 Hochevar 1 4 3 3 0 0 Soria 1 1/3 1 0 0 0 1 Gee 1 2 1 1 0 1 Wang W,1-0 1 0 0 0 0 2 PB–Ramos.

T–3:05. A–33,729 (37,903). ab M.Tylor cf 5 Rendon 3b 4 Harper rf 5 Zmmrman 1b 5 D.Mrphy 2b 4 Werth dh 4 W.Ramos c 4 Espnosa ss 4 Heisey lf 4

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GB — 1½ 2½ 4½ 11 GB — 5 7 8½ 10 GB — ½ 1½ 3 4

Tuesday’s results Chicago Cubs 7, Pittsburgh 1 Atlanta 3, N.Y. Mets 0 Miami 7, Arizona 4 San Francisco 3, Cincinnati 1 L.A. Dodgers 10, Tampa Bay 5 Milwaukee 5, L.A. Angels 4 Kansas City 7, Washington 6 Philadelphia 1, St. Louis 0 Colorado at San Diego, late Today’s games Chicago Cubs (Lester 2-1) at Pittsburgh (Nicasio 3-2), 11:35 a.m.

San Francisco (Peavy 1-2) at Cincinnati (Straily 0-1), 11:35 a.m.

Atlanta (Chacin 1-1) at N.Y. Mets (Matz 3-1), 12:10 p.m.

L.A. Angels (Santiago 2-1) at Milwaukee (Davies 0-3), 12:40 p.m.

Washington (Strasburg 4-0) at Kansas City (Medlen 1-2), 1:15 p.m.

Colorado (Chatwood 3-2) at San Diego (Vargas 0-0), 2:40 p.m.

Arizona (De La Rosa 3-3) at Miami (Fernandez 2-2), 6:10 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers (Wood 1-2) at Tampa Bay (Smyly 1-3), 6:10 p.m.

Philadelphia (Morgan 0-0) at St. Louis (Leake 0-3), 7:15 p.m.

Thursday’s games Philadelphia at St. Louis, 12:45 p.m.

Arizona at Miami, 6:10 p.m.

Milwaukee at Cincinnati, 6:10 p.m.

Washington at Chicago Cubs, 7:05 p.m.

N.Y. Mets at San Diego, 9:10 p.m.

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

Tuesday’s box scores

CUBS 7, PIRATES 1 Chicago

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Totals 36 7 11 6 Chicago Pittsburgh

SECOND ROUND Monday’s results Cleveland 104, Atlanta 93, Cleveland leads series 1-0 Oklahoma City 98, San Antonio 97, series tied 1-1 Tuesday’s results Miami 102, Toronto 96 OT, Miami leads series 1-0 Portland at Golden State, late, Golden State leads series 1-0 Today’s game Atlanta at Cleveland, 7 p.m.

Thursday’s game Miami at Toronto, 7 p.m.

Friday’s games Cleveland at Atlanta, 6 p.m.

San Antonio at Oklahoma City, 8:30 p.m.

Saturday’s games Toronto at Miami, 4 p.m.

Golden State at Portland, 7:30 p.m.

Sunday’s games Cleveland at Atlanta, 2:30 p.m.

San Antonio at Oklahoma City, 7 p.m.

Tuesday’s box score

HEAT 102, RAPTORS 96 OT MIAMI (102) J.Johnson 7-19 2-3 16, Deng 4-9 0-0 10, Whiteside 3-7 3-6 9, Dragic 10-20 3-5 26, Wade 10-21 3-3 24, Winslow 0-2 0-0 0, Haslem 1-1 0-0 2, Stoudemire 2-2 0-0 4, Richardson 3-6 3-4 11, Green 0-2 0-0 0.

Totals 40-89 14-21 102.

TORONTO (96) Carroll 4-7 0-0 10, Valanciunas 10-16 4-4 24, Lowry 3-13 0-0 7, DeRozan 9-22 4-6 22, Powell 1-5 0-0 2, Ross 7-13 3-5 19, Patterson 1-4 0-0 2, Biyombo 0-0 0-0 0, Joseph 5-9 0-0 10. Totals 40-89 11-15 96.

Miami 18 23 27 22 12—102 Toronto 18 25 20 27 6 — 96 3-Point Goals–Miami 8-11 (Dragic 3-4, Richardson 2-2, Deng 2-2, Wade 1-1, J.Johnson 0-2), Toronto 5-21 (Carroll 2-4, Ross 2-7, Lowry 1-7, Powell 0-1, Patterson 0-2). Fouled Out–None. Rebounds– Miami 62 (Whiteside 17), Toronto 47 (Valanciunas 14). Assists–Miami 12 (Wade 4), Toronto 19 (Lowry 6). Total Fouls– Miami 17, Toronto 25. Technicals–Toronto defensive three second 2. A–19,800 (19,800).

NHL playoffs

SECOND ROUND Monday’s results Pittsburgh 3, Washington 2, Pittsburgh leads series 2-1 Tuesday’s results Tampa Bay 5, NY Islanders 4, OT, Tampa Bay leads series 2-1 Nashville 4, San Jose 1, San Jose leads series 2-1 St. Louis 6, Dallas 1, St. Louis leads 2-1 Today’s game Washington at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.

National League

East Division W L Pct Washington 18 8 .692 New York 16 9 .640 Philadelphia 16 11 .593 Miami 13 12 .520 Atlanta 7 19 .269 Central Division W L Pct Chicago 19 6 .760 Pittsburgh 15 12 .556 St. Louis 13 14 .481 Milwaukee 11 15 .423 Cincinnati 10 17 .370 West Division W L Pct San Francisco 15 13 .536 Los Angeles 14 13 .519 Colorado 12 13 .480 Arizona 12 16 .429 San Diego 10 16 .385

PHILLIES 1, CARDINALS 0 Philadelphia St. Louis ab r h bi ab r h bi O.Hrrra cf 3 0 1 0 Crpnter 3b 4 0 1 0 Galvis ss 4 0 0 0 Pscotty rf 4 0 1 0 Franco 3b 4 0 1 0 Hlliday lf 4 0 0 0 Howard 1b 3 1 1 1 Hzlbker pr 0 0 0 0 Rupp c 3 0 0 0 M.Adam 1b 4 0 0 0 Ruf lf 4 0 0 0 Molina c 3 0 1 0 J.Gomez p 0 0 0 0 Grichuk cf 3 0 0 0 C.Hrnnd 2b 3 0 1 0 Wong 2b 2 0 0 0 Nola p 3 0 1 0 A.Diaz ss 3 0 0 0 Neris p 0 0 0 0 Wacha p 2 0 0 0 Lough lf 0 0 0 0 Moss ph 1 0 0 0 Bourjos rf 3 0 0 0 J.Brxtn p 0 0 0 0 Totals 30 1 5 1 Totals 30 0 3 0 Philadelphia 000 001 000 — 1 St. Louis 000 000 000 — 0 DP–St. Louis 1. LOB–Philadelphia 5, St. Louis 4. 2B–Franco (4), C.Hernandez (4), Nola (1), Carpenter (5). HR–Howard (6).

CS–O.Herrera (2).

IP H R ER BB SO Philadelphia Nola W,2-2 7 2 0 0 1 7 Neris H,6 1 0 0 0 0 3 Gomez S,9-9 1 1 0 0 0 1 St. Louis Wacha L,2-2 8 5 1 1 3 8 Broxton 1 0 0 0 0 1 Umpires–Home, Ryan Blakney; First, Quinn Wolcott; Second, Mark Carlson; Third, Mike DiMuro.

T–2:31. A–40,087 (43,975).

NBA playoffs

Tuesday’s box score

WHITE SOX 4, RED SOX 1 Boston

E–Russell (4). DP–Chicago 1, Pittsburgh 1.

LOB–Chicago 9, Pittsburgh 5. 2B–Rizzo 2 (6), Zobrist (5), Federowicz (1). SF–Zobrist (3).

IP H R ER BB SO Chicago Arrieta W,6-0 7 2 0 0 2 5 Cahill 2 1 1 0 1 2 Pittsburgh Niese L,3-1 5 9 6 6 5 3 Schugel 3 0 0 0 0 3 Hughes 1 2 1 1 0 1 HBP–by Niese (Rizzo). WP–Niese 2, Hughes.

Umpires–Home, Ben May; First, Jeff Nelson; Second, Doug Eddings; Third, Laz Diaz.

T–2:31. A–22,195 (38,362).

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Thursday’s games Dallas at St. Louis, 8:30 p.m.

San Jose at Nashville, 8 p.m.

Friday’s game Tampa Bay at NY Islanders, 6 p.m.

Saturday’s games St. Louis at Dallas, noon Pittsburgh at Washington, 6:15 p.m.

Nashville at San Jose, 9 p.m.

Sunday’s game NY Islanders at Tampa Bay, 2 p.m.

Transactions

BASEBALL American League BALTIMORE ORIOLES — Placed SS J.J. Hardy on the 15-day DL. Recalled INF Ryan Flaherty from Norfolk (IL).

BOSTON RED SOX — Activated RHP Carson Smith from the 15-day DL. Optioned INF Marco Hernandez to Pawtucket (IL).

MINNESOTA TWINS — Optioned INF Jorge Polanco to Rochester (IL). Activated 3B Trevor Plouffe from the 15-day DL. SEATTLE MARINERS — Selected RHP Steve Johnson from Tacoma (PCL). Placed RHP Tony Zych on the 15-day DL, retroactive to May 2.

TEXAS RANGERS — Acquired C Bobby Wilson from Detroit for LHP Chad Bell.

Activated C Chris Gimenez from 15-day DL and designated him for assignment.

National League CHICAGO CUBS — Placed OF Matt Szczur on the 15-day DL. Selected the contract of OF Ryan Kalish from Iowa.

Transferred INF Christian Villanueva to the 60-day DL. CINCINNATI REDS — Activated LHP John Lamb from the 15-day DL. Optioned RHP Drew Hayes to Louisville (IL). Agreed to terms with C Raffy Lopez on a minor league contract.

MIAMI MARLINS — Recalled Nefi Ogando from New Orleans (PCL).

MILWAUKEE BREWERS — Recalled RHP Junior Guerra from Colorado Springs (PCL). Designated LHP Sam Freeman for assignment.

FOOTBALL National Football League BUFFALO BILLS — Agreed to terms with OT Cordy Glenn on a contract extension.

DETROIT LIONS — Waived C Braxston Cave and TE Casey Pierce.

KANSAS CITY CHIEFS — Waived S Jimmy Wilson and LB Cameron Gordon.

MINNESOTA VIKINGS — Signed WR Moritz Boehringer.

NEW ORLEANS SAINTS — Agreed to terms with OT Terron Armstead on a fiveyear extension through the 2021 season.

HOCKEY National Hockey League NHL — Suspended Pittsburgh D Kris Letang one game for an illegal hit on Washington’s Marcus Johansson during a May 2 game.

CALGARY FLAMES — Fired coach Bob Hartley and associate coach Jacques Cloutier.

COLLEGE MICHIGAN — Released junior G-F Kameron Chatman from the men’s basketball program, allowing him to transfer.

VILLANOVA — Announced junior F Kris Jenkins has withdrawn his name from NBA draft consideration.

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NFL | CHICAGO BEARS

Pace sending mixed signals D

uring his victory lap Saturday after the NFL draft, Bears general manager Ryan Pace reveled in revealing how coach John Fox urged him to find tough, “throwback players.”

One day later, Pace cut starting guard Matt Slauson, the guy teammates considered the toughest player in the locker room, a veteran who could not have epitomized a throwback player any more without wearing a leather helmet.

Anybody else confused by the message?

Word quickly spread that the Bears sought more athleticism from the guard position, as if offensive linemen carried batons and crossed finish lines. Yet nobody at Halas Hall complained publicly or privately last year about Slauson’s ability to function when he was, at worst, the Bears’ secondmost reliable lineman and, at best, their most consistent.

The other convenient truth being spun involved age and how Pace prefers to go younger, which would sound plausible if the Bears hadn’t signed 33-yearold free-agent Manny Ramirez in March to compete for the center spot. Slauson is 3 years younger than Ramirez.

Let no one exaggerate Slauson’s stature by comparing his plight to Bears legends such as center Olin Kreutz or linebacker Brian Urlacher, who also were forced to leave. Slauson is not even at Roberto Garza’s level after 3 years in town. That said, Slauson likely has more football left in him than those proud former Bears did at the times of their unplanned exits.

Pace expects us to believe, as he obviously does, that Slauson demonstrated in 2015 that he no longer can play at a level the Bears find acceptable. Maybe that will prove true. But it would be easier to understand if the Bears had an alternative that represented an obvious upgrade and, so far, nothing looks obvious about Slauson’s successor.

It might be secondround draft pick Cody

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Bears guard Matt Slauson (68) yells something after Bears quarterback Jay Cutler (6) was sacked in a game against the Panthers in October. The Bears released Slauson on Sunday, a move that was a bit of a head-scratcher. universally liked and respected, so a rift with coaches seems unlikely.

Chicago It baffles some of us Tribune that the Bears would sports columnist. rather sacrifice Slauson’s He can be leadership value than reached at salvage what’s left of his dhaugh@ diminished skills, espetribune.com cially until second-year center Hroniss Grasu develops. Sometimes the hidden value of a player Whitehair, the most likely in the locker room can be option. It might be newly just as hard for an executive to see as a decline in signed free-agent Ted Larsen, a part-time starter play can be for an outfor the Cardinals last year. sider to spot.

We often hear that the Maybe it will be Ramirez, Bears hope to beat teams who can play two posiup in the trenches. Lostions. Whoever starts at left guard, rest assured the ing Slauson makes them Bears will tout his athleti- less of a bully. We hear all the time how the Bears cism and ability to block offensive line seeks cohedownfield “in space.” siveness and chemistry.

Those are nebulous Losing Slauson runs terms, things you hear contrary to that idea, and thrown out when footmakes such a goal trickiball people try to sound convincing. If the unath- er to reach.

When the Bears lost vetletic Slauson declined so eran center Will Montmuch last season blocking in space, nobody told gomery early last season, Slauson stepped in at Pro Bowl lineman Kyle Long, who called his for- center and continued mer teammate a “model to make line calls even after returning to guard. of consistency and The Bears easily could toughness,” in an Instagram post after receiving start their season Sept. 11 the news. Another league against the Texans and J.J. Watt with left tackle source who evaluated Charles Leno, with 13 every Bears game from career starts, lined up 2015 left no doubt Slaunext to Whitehair at left son still could play. guard, next to Grasu, The Bears only saved making his ninth NFL $2.87 million in cutting start. Think the Bears Slauson, so critics can might miss Slauson’s hardly blame financial motivation. The recipient experience in Houston?

The Bears went 6-10 last of the 2015 Good Guy year, yet many presume Award, Slauson was

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to give Pace the benefit of the doubt. Experience says until a Bears front office actually assembles a playoff team, skepticism not only is appropriate, but encouraged. The Pace regime, which includes Fox, can’t talk about the desire to have leaders in their organization and then discard them without raising eyebrows.

Matt Forte was too expensive. Matt Slauson was too slow. Winning justifies every decision but, until that actually happens again in Chicago, it remains fair to question why a GM who identifies certain favorable traits in players keeps ridding his roster of those who embody them.

At some point, it affects credibility. A day after Pace expressed the desire to create competition on the offensive line, he cut his starting guard.

Suddenly, the positive momentum generated by a good overall draft stopped and the spinning started.

The Slauson news came a day before exBears safety Antrel Rolle blamed the condition of the practice fields at Halas Hall for the injury that eventually led to his release, a situation Pace needs to fully investigate.

Nobody said the job was easy. But Pace just made it harder for himself by cutting a player who offers everything he says he wants in a Bear.

MLB ROUNDUP

Chicago wins battles of Soxes Quintana mows down Red Sox; Arrieta moves to 6-0 By the Associated Press

Jose Quintana pitched eight crisp innings for his third straight win, and the AL-leading Chicago White Sox cooled off the Red Sox with a 4-1 victory on Tuesday night in Chicago.

Jose Abreu had two hits and three RBIs as Chicago ran its record to 19-8 with its third straight win. It has won nine of 11 overall to keep up with the major league-leading Cubs, revving up the anticipation for an intriguing summer in the Windy City.

Hanley Ramirez’s one-out homer in the fifth halted Quintana’s scoreless streak at 20 1/3 innings, but the left-hander bounced back by retiring Travis Shaw and Chris Young on a pair of grounders.

Quintana (4-1) allowed four hits, struck out five and walked none while lowering his ERA to 1.40.

David Robertson finished for his ninth save in 10 chances.

Cubs 7, Pirates 1: Jake Arrieta dominated the Pirates yet again, scattering two hits in seven shutout innings as Chicago won in Pittsburgh.

Seven months after shutting the Pirates down in the NL wild card playoff, Arrieta allowed only singles to Sean Rodriguez in the second and Francisco Cervelli in the seventh. Arrieta (6-0) struck out five and walked two while lowering his ERA to 0.84. He became the second six-game winner in the major leagues after Chris Sale of

AP

The White Sox’s Jose Abreu (79) steps into a two-run double off Boston Red Sox relief pitcher Junichi Tazawa during the eighth inning of Tuesday’s game in Chicago. The White Sox won 4-1. the White Sox. Kris Bryant had three hits for the Cubs, who have won seven of eight and moved five games ahead of Pittsburgh in the NL Central.

Phillies 1, Cardinals 0: Aaron Nola threw seven innings and Ryan Howard homered to lead Philadelphia to a victory in St. Louis.

Philadelphia has won seven of eight while St. Louis has lost five of six.

Jeanmar Gomez recorded his ninth save in as many opportunities after Hector Neris struck out the side in the eighth inning.

Nola (2-2) allowed two hits and struck out seven in an 111-pitch stint. He has a string of 20 consecutive scoreless innings dating to April 22. Nola, who retired the last 10 batters, has given up one run or fewer in four of six starts this season.

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Another deal with two faces

Grizzwells by Bill Schorr

Abraham Lincoln said, “If I were two-faced, would I be wearing this one?”

Last week, we had a deal with two faces; the result rested on West’s decision as dealer – to open or not to open. Here is another, today for declarer and tomorrow for a defender.

South is in four hearts. West leads the spade king. East overtakes with the ace and returns the suit. West takes that trick, cashes the club ace, and plays another club.

How should South continue?

After West’s one-spade opening bid was passed around to South, he might have jumped to three hearts.

In this balancing position, it would have been an intermediate jump overcall (not

weak), showing at least a six-card suit and some 15-17 points. But it would typically have indicated a stronger suit than this one.

North’s three-heart raise was no thing of beauty, with

a 10-loser hand, but with four-card heart support, it was hard to pass.

Declarer has surrendered three tricks, so must play the trump suit without loss.

Whenever an opponent opens the bidding, declarer should always count the high-card points. In this deal, South can concentrate on either defender. First, East.

He passed over one spade, denying six points. But he has already produced the spade ace; he cannot have the heart king. Next, West. There are only 17 points missing, and East has shown up with four.

West must have the heart king.

So, instead of taking the finesse (the right play in isolation), declarer cashes the heart ace and hopes that the king drops. It’s South’s lucky day. © 2016 UFS

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CASA 15th Judicial Circuit (Lee/ Carroll/Ogle Counties) is seeking volunteers to advocate for children in the court system involved in abuse and neglect cases.

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REAL ESTATE 202 SERVICES PUBLISHER'S NOTICE All real estate advertising in this newspaper subject to the Fair Housing Act which makes it illegal to advertise “any preference , limitation or discrimination based on race, color,religion, sex, handicap, familial status or national origin, or an intention, to make any such preference, limitation or discrimination.” Familial status includes children under the age of 18 living with parents or legal custodians pregnant women and people securing custody of children under 18.

This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law.

Our readers are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised in this newspaper are available on an equal opportunity basis. To complain of discrimination call HUD toll-free at 1-800-669-9777.

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LYNDON Rustic 1900 Sq. ft 2 story home on 1.5 acres that includes 320ft. Rock River Frontage. No flood ins. Needed here. 3BR, 1.5 BA, loft, F/P, 4 car detached garage.

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DIXON Nice home on the outskirts of Dixon 3 bedroom, 2 bath, 1,357 square feet, built in 2007. Master bedroom with full bathroom, double sinks, large walk-in closet.

Bonus room in the basement.

Appliances included. Call 815618-8584

4BR Farmette 9009 County Line Rd. $150,000 815-535-1076

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DIXON NEW TODAY 1BR Upper w/ lg. eat-in kitchen, water incl., $425/mo. + dep.,No smoking. No pets. 847372-0817 or 815973-3281.

1Br. Lower w/garage stall. NE Dixon. Water & garbage furnished. $425 mo. Call 815-440-3663

NEW TODAY Cozy 1BR Efficiency, garbage incl., coin laundry, $425/mo. + dep.

No Smoking. No Pets 847-372-0817 or 815-973-3281 Dixon Manor Apts- 1 & 2BR, 1 ba. opening. Heat, water, garbage included. Hardwood floors, onsite laundry, security building. Walk to downtown. Clean and Quiet :) Call for information: Erick: 815-739-5806

HARMON ½ off 1st month's rent! Large 2 BR Utilities incl. except electric, $475 Pets OK. Harmon, IL 815-562-7368

LANARK Condo, walk out basement, 2BR, 2BA, $550/mo.

Agent Owned 815-291-8256

ROCK FALLS 1 & 2 BR Hampton Apts.

815-625-7043 1BR $425/mo.

No Pets. Includes utilities. E. Rt. 30 815-508-2345 Call between 9-5 Sat. & Sun 2BR Duplex, No pets. No smokers.

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NEW TODAY 2BR stove, refrig A/C, garage, no smoking, no pets, $500/mo. + dep.

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Newer 2 Bedroom $640.00 Applcs., Fireplaces 2002 3rd Ave. 1836 First Ave.

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606 W. Lefevre 2 BR $535.00 1 BR $465.00 1 Studio $390.00 Partial Heat, Water, Sewer, Refuse Removal, Laundry Facilities, Satellite

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1BR, $400 815-562-7368 Rochelle Realty 2 bedroom, great Sterling location, $495/mo. No SECURITY DEPOSIT REQUIRED (with 1 year lease).

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Call Diana: 630-327-7046 2BR upper 309 5 Ave. Stove, refrig.

Water, sewer, garbage incl. $450/ mo. $450 dep. No pets.815-499-7253 th

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Prime Farm Land for rent in Dixon area. Interested parties send letter of introduction and you will be contacted.

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15-077113 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 14TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WHITESIDE COUNTY, MORRISON, ILLINOIS WELLS FARGO BANK, NA. PLAINTIFF, -vsLYNDSEY STEVENS; INLAND BANK AND TRUST; DEFENDANTS 15 CH 136 NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE Public Notice is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment entered in the above entitled matter on April 6, 2016; Kelly C. Wilhelmi, Sheriff, 400 N. Cherry Street, Morrison, IL 61270, will on June 2, 2016 at 10:00 AM, at Whiteside County Courthouse, 200 East Knox Street 3rd Floor Lobby, Morrison, IL 61270, sell to the highest bidder for cash (ten percent (10%) at the time of sale and the balance within twenty-four (24) hours, the following described premises situated in Whiteside County, Illinois.

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

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

Said property is legally described as follows: Commonly known as 502 West 6th Street, Sterling, IL 61081 Permanent Index No.: 11-21-334-010 Improvements: FARMLAND 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 $52,895.71.

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. I692170 May 4, 11, 18, 2016

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THE CLASSIFIED Advertising Department of Sauk Valley Media does not have the opportunity to fully investigate the credibility of each advertiser appearing within these columns. If an offer sounds “too good to be true” it probably is.

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ASHTON GARAGE SALES 624 Thurs. May 5: 4-7pm (Preview Sale, $2 donation admission) Fri. May 6: 8am4pm, Sat. May 7: 8am-1pm HUGE Indoor Rummage Sale/ Bake Sale/Garden Center Reynolds Church, 2496 Reynolds Rd, Ashton (815)7510979

15-077353 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 14TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WHITESIDE COUNTY, MORRISON, ILLINOIS NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC PLAINTIFF, -vsMICHAEL N SPENCER; DEFENDANTS 15CH 143 NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE Public Notice is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment entered in the above entitled matter on February 17, 2016; Kelly C. Wilhelmi, Sheriff, 400 N. Cherry Street, Morrison, IL 61270, will on June 2, 2016 at 10:00 AM, at Whiteside County Courthouse, 200 East Knox Street, 3rd Floor Lobby, Morrison, IL 61270, sell to the highest bidder for cash (ten percent (10%) at the time of sale and the balance within twenty-four (24) hours, the following described premises situated in Whiteside County, Illinois.

Said sale shall be subject to general taxes, special assessments or special taxes levied against said real estate and any prior liens or 1st Mortgages.

The subject property is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title or recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition.

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

Said property is legally described as follows: Commonly known as 2304 Spring Street, Sterling, IL 61081-3036 Permanent Index No.: 11-14-354-014 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 $51,866.52. 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. I692249 May 4, 11, 18, 2016

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT LEE COUNTY - DIXON, ILLINOIS THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON FKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK AS TRUSTEE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF THE CWABS INC., ASSETBACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-SD4 Plaintiff, -v.DAVID A. KATNER, et al Defendant 15 CH 57 NOTICE OF SHERIFF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on March 1, 2016, the Sheriff of Lee County will at 10:00 AM on June 2, 2016, at the Lee County Courthouse, 112 E. Second Street, DIXON, IL, 61021, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 1515 W. 4TH STREET, Dixon, IL 61021 Property Index No. 07-08-06-431-017 The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $110,682.98.

Sale terms: 10% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the auction; the balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in AS IS condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property.

Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information.

If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information, contact Plaintiff s attorney: RANDALL S. MILLER & ASSOCIATES , 120 N. LASALLE STREET, SUITE 1140, Chicago, IL 60602, (312) 239-3432. Please refer to file number 13IL00198-1. E-Mail: il.pleadings@rsmalaw.com May 4, 11 & 18 2016

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PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF FILING NORTHERN ILLINOIS GAS COMPANY d/b/a Nicor Gas Company hereby gives notice to the public that it has filed with the Illinois Commerce Commission on April 22, 2016, testimony and exhibits in Docket No. 16-0090 setting forth a reconciliation of the Company’s Environmental revenues and incurred costs for 2015.

Further information with respect thereto may be obtained either directly from this Company or by addressing the Chief Clerk of the Illinois Commerce Commission at Springfield, Illinois 62701. A copy of this filing may be inspected by an interested party at any business office of this Company.

Northern Illinois Gas Company d/b/a Nicor Gas Company Melvin D. Williams, President, Nicor Gas

Industrial Park Storage 905 E 17th St. Rock Falls IL 61071 815-564-9551 Will hold a public sale to enforce a lien(s).

Date of Sale Saturday May 21, 2016 at 12:00 P.M. (noon) Customer Name: James Moore III #203 Emily Fortune #103 May 4 & 11, 2016

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625-3600 284-2222 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 14TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS PROBATE DIVISION Estate of THOMAS L. KELLER, Deceased.

No. 16 P 51 CLAIM NOTICE Notice is given of the death of THOMAS L. KELLER. Letters of Office were issued to SUSAN V. TOWNSEND, 1540 S. Sunset Dr., Tacoma, Washington 98465, as Independent Representative, whose attorneys are WARD, MURRAY, PACE & JOHNSON, P.C., 202 E. 5th Street, Sterling, Illinois 61081.

Claims against the estate may be filed in the office of the Clerk of Court, Whiteside County Courthouse, 200 E. Knox Street, Morrison, IL 61270, or with the Representative, or both, on or before November, 7, 2016, and any claim not filed within that period is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the Clerk must be mailed or delivered to the Representative and to the attorney within ten (10) days after it has been filed.

Dated this 29th day of April, 2016 Susan V. Townsend, Independent Representative Amanda J. Beveroth WARD, MURRAY, PACE & JOHNSON, P.C. Attorneys for Estate 202 E. 5th Street Sterling, IL 61081-0400 815-625-8200 May 4, 11, 18, 2016 ADOPTION NOTICE STATE OF ILLINOIS ) ) COUNTY OF LEE )

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IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION FOR THE ADOPTION OF DEREK A. PRIETO CASE NO. 16 AD 2 TO: RICARDO N. PRIETO SANTIAGO, 6919 N. County Road, 225, Gainesville, FL 32609-5532 and ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: Take notice that a Petition was filed in the Circuit Court of Lee County, Illinois, for the adoption of a child named Derek A. Prieto. NOW THEREFORE, unless you, RICARDO N. PRIETO SANTIAGO, and ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, file your answer to the Petition in the action or otherwise file your appearance therein, in the said Circuit Court of Lee County, 309 South Galena, Dixon, Illinois 61021, on or before May 21, 2016, a default may be entered against you at any time after that day and a Judgment entered in accordance with the prayer of said Petition.

DATED: April 18, 2016, at Dixon, Illinois. /s/ Denise A. McCaffrey Circuit Clerk Lisa A. Gabriel - ARDC#6196272 WARD, MURRAY, PACE & JOHNSON, P.C., Attorney for Petitioners 202 East Fifth Street P.O. Box 400 Sterling, IL 61081 (815) 625-8200 gabriel@wmpj.com April 20, 27, May 4, 2016

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CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS ESTATE OF DANIEL MICHAEL MILLER, Deceased.

NO. 16 P 54 CLAIM NOTICE Notice is given to creditors of the death of Daniel Michael Miller. Letters of Office were issued to Michael K. Miller, P.O. Box 13151, Springfield, IL 62791, as Independent Representative, whose attorney is KELLI D. WALKER, ATTORNEY AT LAW, P.C., 1202 E. 4th Street, Sterling, IL 61081.

Claims against the estate may be filed in the office of the Clerk of Court, Whiteside County Courthouse, Morrison, Illinois 61270, or with the Representative, or both, on or before November1, 2016, and any claim not filed within that period is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the Clerk must be mailed or delivered by the Claimant to the Representative and to the attorney within 10 days after it has been filed.

Dated this 25th day of April 2016.

KELLI D. WALKER, ATTORNEY AT LAW, P.C. Attorney for Estate 1202 E. 4th Street Sterling, IL 61081 815-535-0808 April 27, May 4, 11, 2016 15-077353 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 14TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WHITESIDE COUNTY, MORRISON, ILLINOIS NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC PLAINTIFF, -vsMICHAEL N SPENCER; DEFENDANTS 15CH 143 NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE Public Notice is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment entered in the above entitled matter on February 17, 2016; Kelly C. Wilhelmi, Sheriff, 400 N. Cherry Street, Morrison, IL 61270, will on June 2, 2016 at 10:00 AM, at Whiteside County Courthouse, 200 East Knox Street, 3rd Floor Lobby, Morrison, IL 61270, sell to the highest bidder for cash (ten percent (10%) at the time of sale and the balance within twenty-four (24) hours, the following described premises situated in Whiteside County, Illinois.

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

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

Said property is legally described as follows: LOTS ONE, TWO AND THREE IN BLOCK TWO IN HIGHLAND PARK SUBDIVISION IN THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION FOURTEEN AND IN THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION TWENTY-THREE, ALL IN TOWNSHIP TWENTY-ONE NORTH, RANGE SEVEN EAST OF THE FOURTH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, SITUATED IN WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 2304 Spring Street, Sterling, IL 61081-3036 Permanent Index No.: 11-14-354-014 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 $51,866.52.

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. I692249 May 4, 11, 18, 2016

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NOTICE The Dixon Park District is accepting competitive bids for refinishing the entire surface of the Emma Hubbs Tennis Courts located in Page Park, Dixon, IL. Sealed bids will be received and accepted at the Dixon Park District Office, 804 Palmyra Street, Dixon, IL 61021 until 10:00 am prevailing time on Tuesday 17 May 2016 at which time all bids received will be publicly opened and read aloud.

All bids must comply with Section 4 and 4A of the Illinois Fair Employment Practice Act (IL Rev. Stat. Ch. #48, S. 854 and 854A).

This is a prevailing wage job.

Complete information including specifications for the bidding may be obtained from James Berle, Staff Architect, Dixon Park District, 804 Palmyra Street, Dixon, IL 61021 (815) 284-3306.

The Dixon Park District reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive any informality in the bids received whenever the rejection or waiver is in the best interest of the Dixon Park District.

Dixon Park District Dated 4 May 2016 Debra Carey, Executive Director May 4, 2016 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, ILLINOIS WHITESIDE COUNTY, IN PROBATE IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF No. 2016 P 45 CHRISTOPHER J. STRENGE, Deceased.

CLAIM NOTICE Notice is given to creditors of the death of Christopher J. Strenge of 601 Rita Ct., Prophetstown, Illinois 61277. Letters of office were issued to Michelle, L. Gray, of 3427 Minnesota Drive Rockford, IL 61108, as Independent Administrator, whose attorney of record is David W. Badger, Ehrmann Gehlbach Badger Lee & Considine, LLC, 215 E. First Street, Dixon, Illinois 61021.

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

Claims against the estate may be filed in the office of the Clerk of the Court at 200 East Knox Street, Morrison, IL 61270, or with the representative, or both on or before the date which is six (6) months after the date of the first publication of this Claim Notice, or, if mailing or delivering of a notice from the representative is required by section 18-3 of the Probate Act of 1975, the date stated in that notice. Any claim not filed on or before that date is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the clerk must be mailed or delivered to the representative and to the attorney within 10 days after it has been filed.

By: Michelle L. Gray Administrator David W. Badger Ehrmann Gehlbach Badger Lee & Considine, LLC 215 E. First Street P.O. Box 447 Dixon, IL 61021 (815) 288-4949 (815) 288-3068 (FAX) April 20th, 27 & May 4th 2016 15-077113 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 14TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WHITESIDE COUNTY, MORRISON, ILLINOIS WELLS FARGO BANK, NA. PLAINTIFF, -vsLYNDSEY STEVENS; INLAND BANK TRUST; DEFENDANTS 15 CH 136 NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE

Public Notice is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment entered in the above entitled matter on April 6, 2016; Kelly C. Wilhelmi, Sheriff, 400 N. Cherry Street, Morrison, IL 61270, will on June 2, 2016 at 10:00 AM, at Whiteside County Courthouse, 200 East Knox Street 3rd Floor Lobby, Morrison, IL 61270, sell to the highest bidder for cash (ten percent (10%) at the time of sale and the balance within twenty-four (24) hours, the following described premises situated in Whiteside County, Illinois.

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

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

Said property is legally described as follows: THE WEST 20 FEET OF LOT 10 AND THE EAST 20 FEET OF LOT 9 IN BLOCK 27 OF WALLACE'S ADDITION TO THE TOWN OF STERLING, WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED OCTOBER 1, 1856 IN PLAT BOOK 1, PAGE 28.

Commonly known as 502 West 6th Street, Sterling, IL 61081 Permanent Index No.: 11-21-334-010 Improvements: FARMLAND 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 $52,895.71.

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

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT LEE COUNTY - DIXON, ILLINOIS THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON FKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK AS TRUSTEE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF THE CWABS INC., ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-SD4 Plaintiff, -v.DAVID A. KATNER, et al Defendant 15 CH 57 NOTICE OF SHERIFF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on March 1, 2016, the Sheriff of Lee County will at 10:00 AM on June 2, 2016, at the Lee County Courthouse, 112 E. Second Street, DIXON, IL, 61021, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Part of Lot Two (2) in Block Sixty-two (62) in the Town of West Dixon, (now a part of the City of Dixon) and also part of vacated Stiles Street, bounded and described as follows, to wit: Commencing at the Northwest corner of Lot 2 in said Block 62 and running Northerly on an extension of the Westerly line of said Lot 2 a distance of 12 feet; thence Easterly parallel with the Northerly line of said Lot 2 a distance of 75 feet; thence Southerly parallel with the Westerly line of said Lot 2 to the Northerly line of the Rock Island Road; thence Westerly along the Northerly line of said Rock Island Road to the Westerly line of said Lot 2 and thence Northerly in a direct line to the place of beginning, situated in the County of Lee, in the State of Illinois Commonly known as 1515 W. 4TH STREET, Dixon, IL 61021 Property Index No. 07-08-06-431-017 The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $110,682.98.

Sale terms: 10% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the auction; the balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in AS IS condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property.

Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information.

If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information, contact Plaintiff s attorney: RANDALL S. MILLER & ASSOCIATES , 120 N. LASALLE STREET, SUITE 1140, Chicago, IL 60602, (312) 239-3432. Please refer to file number 13IL00198-1. E-Mail: il.pleadings@rsmalaw.com May 4, 11 & 18 2016 PUBLIC NOTICE CITY OF STERLING, ILLINOIS EAST CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT TAX INCREMENT FINANCING REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT AREA REGISTRATION FORM FOR TIF INTERESTED PARTIES REGISTRY Pursuant to Section 11-74.4-4.2 of the Tax Increment Allocation Redevelopment Act, 65 ILCS 5/11-74.4-1 et seq. (the “Act”), the City of Sterling (the “City”) is required to establish an interested parties registry (“Registry” or “Registries”) for each tax increment financing redevelopment project area created pursuant to the Act (a “Redevelopment Project Area”).

On March 15, 2010, the City adopted an ordinance authorizing the establishment of Registries by the City Clerk (“Clerk”) and adopting registration rules for such Registries. The purpose of this notice is to inform the public of the Registries and the registration rules for the Registries and to invite Interested Parties (as defined below) to register in the Registry for any Redevelopment Project Area.

The City has previously adopted the West Central Business District Redevelopment Project Area, the Rock River Redevelopment Project Area and Lincolnway-Lynn Redevelopment Project Area. The City has now identified the East Central Business District Redevelopment Project Area as an area for study and possible designation as a Redevelopment Project Area. Any organization active within the City and any resident of the City (an “Interested Party”) is entitled to register in the Registry for any Redevelopment Project Area. Organizations include, but are not limited to, businesses, business organizations, civic groups, not-for-profit corporations and community organizations. Individuals must be residents of the City at the time of registration. An Interested Party seeking to register in the Registry for any Redevelopment Project Area must complete and submit a registration form to the Clerk. Organizations must also submit a one-page statement describing their current operations in the City. Residents must also submit a copy of a current driver's license, lease, voter registration card, utility bill, financial statement or such other evidence as may be acceptable to the Clerk to establish current residency in the City.

All organizations and residents whose registration form and supporting documentation comply with the registration rules and who submit such documentation, either in person or by mail, to the City of Sterling, c/o City Clerk, 212 Third Avenue, Sterling, Illinois 61081, will be registered in the applicable Registry within ten (10) business days of the Clerk's receipt of all required submissions. The Clerk will provide written notice to the registrant confirming such registration. Upon registration, Interested Parties will be entitled to receive all notices and documents required to be delivered under the Act with respect to the applicable Redevelopment Project Area. If the Clerk determines that a registrant's registration form and/or supporting documentation is incomplete or does not comply with the registration rules, the Clerk will give written notice to the registrant specifying the defects. The registrant will be entitled to correct any defects and resubmit a new registration form and supporting documentation. An Interested Party's registration will remain effective for a period of three years. Rules for the renewal or amendment of an Interested Party's registration may be obtained from the Clerk.

Each Registry will be available for public inspection at the office of the Clerk during normal City business hours. The Registry will include the name, address and telephone number of each Interested Party and, for organizations, the name and telephone number of a designated contact person.

Registration forms can be obtained at the office of the City of Sterling, Office of the City Clerk, 212 Third Avenue, Sterling, Illinois 61081.

Registration forms will not be mailed or faxed. The general business hours of the Office of the City Clerk are 8:30 A.M. to 5:00 P.M., Monday through Friday, however, the office is closed from 12:00 P.M. to 1:00 P.M. Marie Rombouts, MMC Sterling City Clerk (815) 632-6629

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Skid loader in any condition 563-212-7699

People are moving out of state, must sell! Beds, elec. & gas stoves, side by side refrig., dryer, washer, gun cabinet, table & chairs, recliners, sofa, dresser, BR set, refrig., curio cabinet, dorm refrig., freezer, new sofa & recliner $299/ea., coffee & end tables, microwave, elec. Lift chair, elec. twin/full lift beds. 815-7184385

ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES 705 I Buy: Antiques, collectibles, toys, post cards, etc.

815-445-6151.

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CLOVER HILLS LEASE TO OWN APPLIANCES TV’S MATTRESSES

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FURNITURE

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Mattress sets: Twin $99, Full $129, Queen $159, King $199. Will deliver! Bunk Bed $298. Call 309451-7477

HEALTH & FITNESS

761

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New GoGo Scooter Excellent condition.

With rechargeable batteries. $850 815-625-2422

Bush Hog ES2052 zero turn lawnmower, 144 Hrs 815-288$3600 0830 MTD Garden Tractor, 18HP, 2 cyl., 42” deck, 7 speed, new battery, $425 815-625-1606

LAWN & GARDEN

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John Deere, Model 300 Tractor w/ 42” deck, 7 cu. ft. bagger, 500 hrs. on machine, serviced twice per year, garage kept, exc. cond. $1995. Call 815-499-6100

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

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

1991 Sea Nymph 16' fishing boat w/ 68 Evinrude motor easy load yacht club trailer, trolling motor and depth finder inc. $3900 815-275-7311

NEW TODAY 2 motorized bicycles, $500/ea. obo. 815-213-4849 3 Oak high back swivel bar stools, $150 each new/ will sell all 3 $150 815-288-9601 Diamond Wedding Ring set. ½ ct. Size 6. 14K Y.G. $499. Call 815-456-3716 FREE 240 Volt Montgomery Ward Elect. One room heater.

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815-628-7008.

Free braided rope fence, electric enough for 3 acre pasture. You haul.

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Hot Water Heater, used, 40 gallon Natural Gas Power $295 815Vent, 631-6678

Pull behind fertilizer spreader. $35 815-625-4607 Rock Memorabilia Billy Joel, Value $95. Sell $25. Call 815-732-1492 See More Online Photos, Commerce, Expanded Text ➛Look for WEB ID ➛Log on to: www.saukvalley. com classifieds ➛Enter the WEB ID in the WEB ID Box ➛View Photos, Expanded Text BUY ONLINE!! saukvalley.com CLASSIFIEDS

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2000 Ford F150 Lariat 4x4, 190K mi Runs great! $2500/ obo. 815-677-5667

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2003 Magnum 330 4x4, runs exc. & exc cond. $3,000 OBO. 815-994-3339

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1998 Chevy Malibu good work car.

Asking $1500/ obo.

815-499-6440.

Used 10x10 Beige carpet. $35 Exc. cond. 815-499-5942

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Remote start.

815-535-6526

Television choice of 3. $20. Call 815-732-1492

1998 two door red Cadillac Eldorado Coupe. One owner.

136K miles. Heated seats. $5,000 obo 815-734-6405

MOTORCYCLES

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1995 Harley Springer soft tail, exc. cond. Low mi. $7500/obo. Call 815-915-3206.

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

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1996 Mitsubishi Eclipse race car. $4,500 or with trade for smaller asymmetrical car.

815-994-3339

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HP color printer. $20. Call 815-732-1492

Mother's Day locket.18K-gold over silver.

(New) $15. Call 815-440-3785

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Sedan.

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815-275-8884 ask for Dave.

2008 Pontiac Torrent. V6. White.

Rm start.

Clean car. Call 815-288-4330

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2000 HD Electra Glide Twin Cam. Lots of Chrome & extras. $7,500. Call 815-440-2171 2007 Harley Davidson. 163K mi. 1584 engine. $15,000 815-716-0014

TRAILERS/RVS

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2008 Montana 5th Wheel, 34' long. 4 slide outs, upstairs bathroom and BR, rear living room.

815-973$23K 9830 815-9735330

AUTOS WANTED 2007 Yamaha VStar Classic, 6K mi., exc. cond., many extras $4500 815-590-3315

TRAILERS/RVS

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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.

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SATURDAY, MAY 14, 2016 – 10:00 A.M. 335 HILLSIDE DRIVE, FRANKLIN GROVE, IL (Bad Weather Date: May 15, 2016 – 11:00 A.M.) Directions from Dixon: Rt 38 east to Franklin Grove, turn right on main street, turn right on Spring Street, State street turn left, Hillside drive turn right watch for signs.

Furniture & Appliances: Two 32 inch flat screen TVs, oak 3 drawer chest, console piano, nice love seat, 2 matching sitting chairs, nice couch with hid-a-bed, Frigidaire microwave, 6 drawer chest of drawers, 4 piece bedroom set - double bed - very nice, 4 drawer file cabinet, linens, household of cooking ware very nice items; Antiques & Collectables: brass standing ash tray, Carnival glass, statue collection, Kiensle 6 ft Grandfather clock, glass oil lamps, glass paper weights, several Indian sculptures and artifacts, iron base floor lamps, old coffee grinders, old tea pots, and kettles, very old heavily carved dresser, very nice settee couch and chair, 3 drawer wooden night stand, 2 door old pie safe, Hoosier cabinet, old buggy seat, several old crocks, lots of very nice old dishes and glassware pieces, old camel back trunk, drop leaf smoking stand, old wanes coat 6 ft cupboard, old decoys, old medicine bottles, several old rocking chairs, old advertisement signs, old snow shoes, several old wooden tables many more items; Hunting & Tools: 22 pistol, 2 door glass gun cabinet, hunting coats and clothing, many boxes of ammunition, chop saw, Waterloo tool cabinet, boxes of wood clamps, Rockwell 9” table saw, Rockwell 10” band saw, 1 hp dust collector, Dremel on stand, several flats of wrenches and different hand power tools, Remington 16 “ bar chain saw, 2 wheel lawn trailer, yard machine rototiller, garden tools. THIS IS A VERY LARGE SALE. TWO RINGS MAY BE RAN AT THE SAME TIME. TERMS: CASH OR GOOD CHECK HAVE POSITIVE ID NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ITEMS AFTER SOLD ESTATE OF JAMES M. KRACHT AUCTIONEERS: Lyle Dirks, IL440000128, phone 815-626-3358 Rob Young, IL441000593, phone 815-632-8000 CASHIER: Dianne Behrens; CLERK: Cheri Lockhart auctionzip.com – ID#43915

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MEDICAL SUPPLIES

20 HP Craftsmen riding lawnmower w/ wheel weights and chains. $500 OBO. 815-994-3339

1500 gallon plastic Water Tank, like new, $800/obo 815-631-5071

Perennial Flowers Call 815-751-4673

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IF YOU HAD HIP OR KNEE REPLACEMENT SURGERY AND SUFFERED AN INFECTION between 2010 and the present time, you may be entitled to compensation.

Call Attorney Charles H. Johnson 1-800-535-5727

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2005 VW new Beetle GLS conv.

Gray, red leather int. Auto trans., full power 113K. Fun car! $6400/obo.

515-745-0994

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International H for sale, good cond. $1600. 815499-9483

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