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Billing cycle to be longer ‘I am

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Slow mail delivery, resulting late fees cited as reason

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

ROCK FALLS – City utilities customers will have a little more time to pay their combined water, sewer and electric bills.

The city will extend the

utilities billing cycle from 17 days to 22 days. The bills had been due on day 17 of the cycle, and a late fee kicks in on day 18. The new due date will be on the 22nd day after the billing date, and the penalty will kick in on day 23.

The disconnection dates

will change accordingly.

The notice of disconnection will now come out on day 24, and the utility shutoff date will be day 32.

City officials said the change was made in response to customers’ frustrations with longer mail delivery times.

“Mail goes to Carol Stream now, and it can take 10 days for billing statements to get to the customers,” City Administrator Robbin Blackert said.

“We thought that extending the length of the billing cycle could alleviate the problem.”

200 attend, hear stories of redemption

BILLING CONTINUED ON A4

FARMERS MARKETS

BY CHRISTI WARREN cwarren@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 5521 @SeaWarren

Green means go

DIXON – A young, slender girl with long purple hair takes the microphone.

“I’m very grateful that you guys are all here,” she says timidly in front of the audience of 200. “So, here’s my story: My name is Keri Chambers ...”

What followed was a personal history of physical abuse, drug abuse, sexual abuse, homelessness, prostitution, and, finally, thanks to the help of Lee County Drug Court, recovery. She started regular IV heroin use when she was 13, but had previously tried it.

Local markets up and running

PROUD CONTINUED ON A7

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Several of the about 200 people packed into the Elks Lodge in Dixon listen attentively Wednesday during an anti-heroin forum.

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Revisions to budget expected

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Ed Kaminski tends his table Wednesday during the farmers market Wednesday morning at Haymarket Square.

Kaminski and his wife, Mary, sell a wide array of vegetables and seedlings.

BY CHRISTI WARREN cwarren@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 5521 @SeaWarren

DIXON – It’s farmers market season!

Wednesday, a handful of vendors set up shop in Haymarket Square for the Dixon Park District’s second market of the season.

Robin Ackerson, owner of Homegrown Perennials and Stuff, has been driving to the farmers market from Ohio for the past 5 or 6 years, she said.

On this beautiful May morning, she’s already had about 10 people swing by to check out her wares – all organic, all grown in her greenhouse: vegetables, herbs, and flowers galore.

“I don’t use any pesticides,” she says. “No -ides of any kind.”

GREEN CONTINUED ON A5

New council framing it to ‘fit priorities’

BY BRENDEN WEST bwest@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 5529 @BWest_SVM

Robin Ackerson, owner of Homegrown Perennials and Stuff, makes cement bird baths, using leaves as molds.

Local farmers market information Sterling

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The Twin City Market is open from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, year round, in the historic Twin City Produce Building, 106 Ave. A. Find the market on Facebook, go to twincityfarmersmarket.com or call 815-499-7268 for a list of vendors, upcoming events and more information.

The Rock Falls Farmers Market, at Fourth Avenue and Second Street, offers a variety of vendors selling produce, crafts and other wares, from 8 to 11 a.m.

Wednesday, from 3 to 7 p.m. Friday and from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, through October, rain or shine.

Call the Rock Falls Chamber of Commerce, 815-6254500, for more information.

The Dixon Park District’s Farmers Market is open from 7 a.m. to noon Wednesday and Saturday through October in Haymarket Square, 317 W. Third St. downtown.

Call the Dixon Park District, 815-2843306, for more information.

The Dixon City Market is open from 4 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday afternoon, starting May 27. It runs through Sept. 30, with the exception of July 1, when it will be closed for Petunia Festival.

For more information, go to dixonmainstreet.com or call 815-288-2308.

Locally grown, fresh produce is available at the Morrison Farmers’ Market from 8 to 11 a.m. Saturdays, rain or shine, May 23 through Sept. 5 at 204 E. Lincolnway.

Go to morrisonfarmersmarket.com or call 815-772-3757 for more information.

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ABBY ................... A8 BUSINESS ........... A7 COMICS ...............B4

CROSSWORD....B13 LIFESTYLE ........... A8 LOTTERY ............. A2

OBITUARIES ........ A4 OPINION .............. A6 POLICE ................ A2

DIXON – The city is less than a week into its current fiscal year budget, and the city council is days into its new term. Don’t expect either to sit idle.

Council members and Mayor Li Arellano Jr. said during Monday’s city council meeting that they plan to align the city’s budget with their priorities. No one on the council had any input into the fiscal year, since all five members took oaths Monday to replace the outgoing council.

BUDGET CONTINUED ON A4

Today’s weather High 84. Low 63.

More on A3.

Hot pursuit

Ogle deputies led on chase, A3.

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STUDENTS: ‘TAG, YOUR ACTION MATTERS’ Were we in

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

Corrections A caption for a photo on Page A9 in Friday’s editions should have said the three crosses were depicting the crucifixion of Christ. The wrong caption was published with the photo.

We regret the error.

POLICE Rock Falls Police Photos by Michael Krabbenhoeft/mkrabbenhoeft@saukvalley.com

ABOVE: Maryn Palmer, 17, of Sterling, hangs a tag on a liquor bottle Wednesday at The Beverage Store in Rock Falls. The “Your Actions Matter” event gave students from Sterling and Rock Falls high schools the chance to put tags (right) in 18 liquor stores in the Sauk Valley to inform the public about the importance of preventing underage drinking. The Alcohol, Tobacco & Other Drugs Task Force (ATOD) and Brake-thru Driving School sponsored the event.

BELOW: Sauk Valley Community College mascot Slammin’ Sammy the Skyhawk gets into the awareness-raising act at The Beverage Store .

Spencer B. Shuman, 26, of Sterling; 11:30 a.m. Friday in the 100 block of West Second Street; two counts of battery; given notice to appear in court.

Manuel E. Marquez, 49, of Rock Falls; noon April 30 in the 100 block of West Second Street; two counts of battery; given notice to appear in court.

Jose M. Cabassa Pesante, 40, of Sterling; 10:19 a.m.

Monday at First Avenue and West 15th Street; speeding, operation of uninsured motor vehicle, no valid driver’s license, obstructing identification; given notice to appear in court.

Mario A. Chavira, 64, of Rock Falls; 4:54 a.m. Tuesday at Second Street and Eighth Avenue; disobeying a stop sign; given notice to appear in court.

Brandy M. Gallman, 41, of Prophetstown; 1:18 p.m.

Tuesday at First Avenue and U.S. Route 30; failure to wear a properly adjusted seat belt; given notice to appear in court.

Christine L. Bontz, 36, of Rock Falls; 7:31 p.m. Tuesday at Prophetstown Road and U.S. Route 30; disobeying a stop sign; given notice to appear in court.

Kaylen N. Benhoff, 20, of Amboy; 10:02 p.m. Tuesday in the 200 block of Emmons Avenue; Whiteside County warrant; bonded out.

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Pick Four-Evening: 7-5-7-2 Fireball: 4 Lucky Day Lotto Midday: 15-16-31-37-42 Lucky Day Lotto Evening: 9-14-29-30-39 Estimated Lotto

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Michael A. Bear, 22, of Rochelle; 12:08 p.m. Tuesday in the 300 block of Lincoln Statue Drive; driving while license suspended, failure to signal when required, improper starting of vehicle; released with notice to appear in court.

Jason A. Waymire, 38, of Dixon; 2 p.m. Tuesday in the 100 block of West Third Street; Lee County warrant for failure to appear – contempt non-payment (theft); posted bond and given notice to appear in court.

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Ogle County Sheriff John DeClerk, 44, of Rockford; Tuesday; warrant for retail theft of motor fuel; posted bond and given notice to appear in court.

Adrian Gonzalez, 33, of Rockford; Tuesday; petition to revoke probation; held at Ogle County Jail and given notice to appear in court.

Quincy McDivitt, 21, of Prophetstown; Tuesday; warrant for failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident; posted bond and given notice to appear in court.

Autumn Zeisler, 27, of Rockford; Tuesday; warrant for failure to appear; held at Ogle County Jail and given notice to appear in court.

Amy M. Glover, 38, of Chadwick; Tuesday in the 9000 block of state Route 26 N; driving while license suspended; taken to Ogle County Jail and given notice to appear in court.

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Amber Dowd, 27, of Dixon; 1:35 p.m. Tuesday; warrant for contempt; posted bond and given notice to appear in court.

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Anthony E. Breeden, 31, of Oregon; 5 p.m. April 27 in the 500 block of South Fourth Street; dog running at large; given citation.

Boy, 13, from Oregon; 9:29 p.m. April 29 near Jackson Street and Lillimore Lane; criminal trespass to a residence, theft less than $300, criminal damage to property; released to his parent.

Boy, 15, from Oregon; 9:29 p.m. April 29 near Jackson Street and Lillimore Lane; criminal trespass to residence, theft less than $300; released to his parent.

Sara J. Waeffler, 26 of Oregon; 12:50 p.m. Friday in the 800 block of South Second Street; no valid driver’s license; given citation.

Kimberly A. Newhall, 44, of Genoa; 11:38 p.m. Friday in the 100 block of South Fourth Street; driving while license suspended; taken to Ogle County Jail.

Summer R. Gomez, 19, of Beloit, Wisconsin; 8:57 p.m.

Saturday in the 100 block of South Fourth Street; driving while license suspended; taken to Ogle County Jail.

Gary M. Dyer, 60, of Mount Morris; 9:55 p.m.

Sunday in the 600 block of North Fourth Street; speeding, 50 mph in a 30-mph zone; given citation.

Michael J. Freeman, 26, of Freeport; 11:09 a.m. Tuesday; warrant for failure to appear – contempt; posted bond and given notice to appear in court.

Byron E. Diehl, 22, of Sterling; 3:25 p.m. Tuesday; warrant for failure to appear – driving without a license; held at Lee County Jail and given notice to appear in court.

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Ambulance crew members and police tend to Daniel H. Swisher, of Peoria, after a high-speed chase Wednesday through Ogle County. Driving a 2015 Porsche, Swisher led Ogle County deputies and other police on a chase through Oregon and on state Route 64, finally running over a tire-deflation device near the intersection of Route 64 and Daysville Road. Multiple felony charges are pending.

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ROCK FALLS – A fundraiser for Concerns of Police Survivors will be held from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Tuesday at Culver’s, 1901 Harley Davidson Drive.

Ten percent of the day’s proceeds will go directly to the local chapter of COPS, which assists families and coworkers of police officers killed in the line of duty. In addition, local law enforcement officers will be on hand to serve food and chat with diners.

Next week is National Police Week. Go to nationalcops.org or

Registration due for survivor dinner Plant sale Friday at CGH in Sterling ROCK FALLS – Registration is due May 15 for this year’s Whiteside County Relay for Life survivor dinner, which will be held at 6 p.m.

June 2 at Harvest Time Bible Church, 1802 Dixon Road.

The meal is open to any cancer survivor and one guest. American Cancer Society researcher Kathleen Goss will speak.

Advance registration is required at 815-2291287, ext. 3, to guarantee enough food.

Go to relayforlife.org/ whitesideil or call for more information.

STERLING – Distinctive Gardens will sell spring flowers and other plants from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Friday in the CGH Medical Center Ryberg Auditorium, 100 E. LeFevre Road.

Cash and credit will be accepted; CGH employees can use a payroll deduction by bringing their badge.

Call 815-626-5231 for more information.

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Approvals take state’s medical Peoria man facing charges marijuana patients up to 2,300 Sheriff: Vehicle hit several marked squad cars, but no injuries

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OREGON – Multiple felony charges are pending for a Peoria man police say hit several Ogle County Sheriff’s vehicles and tried to hit oncoming traffic during a highspeed chase Wednesday.

In response to a welfare check call, sheriff’s deputies found Daniel H. Swisher in a parked car near Castle Rock State Park about 2:10 p.m.

Wednesday. About 10 minutes later, deputies tried to approach Swisher, who then fled the park area in a 2015 Porsche, heading toward Oregon.

Sheriff Brian VanVickle said Swisher was driving at a high rate of speed and swerving toward oncoming traffic. Deputies pursued him as he traveled east on state Route 64 toward Kings.

The sheriff said, that in an effort to avoid tiredeflation devices, Swisher drove through a field before getting back onto state Route 64.

Swisher finally ran over one of the devices near the intersection of state Route 64 and Daysville Road, flattening a tire.

Several police vehicles chase a 2015 Porsche driven

by Swisher as it travels west on state Route 64.

He continued to drive through nearby yards before again heading west on the highway.

After spotting deputies in his path, he tried to turn around on the Rock River bridge in Oregon.

There he was stopped and taken into custody without further incident.

VanVickle said Swisher’s vehicle hit several marked squad cars dur-

ing the chase, but no one was injured.

The sheriff said Swisher will be charged with felony aggravated fleeing to elude, possession of marijuana between 2.5 and 10 grams, and resisting arrest. Earlier Wednesday, Swisher had been involved in a chase with Jo Daviess County Sheriff’s deputies.

Swisher was taken to KSB Hospital for evaluation.

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Watch for the BIG PINK FLOWERS and build a bouquet for mom.

Visit www.sterlingmainstreet.org for a list of all 22 participating businesses or pick up a map where you see the pink flowers.

We request the honor of your presence at the Twentieth Annual American Cancer Society Relay For Life of Whiteside County on Saturday, June 13, at Hinders Field, Rock Falls High School. We invite you to take part in our SURVIVORS’VICTORY LAP at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday, with registration beginning at 4:30 p.m. All survivors must check-in by 5:30 p.m. to be recognized with a special gift.

In addition, LUMINARIA CEREMONY will be held at 9:00 p.m. to honor those who are winning the battle against cancer and those who have lost their battle to cancer.

We invite all cancer survivors and one guest to attend a Complimentary Survivor Dinner • Tuesday, June 2, 2015 Dr. Kathleen Goss, researcher at the University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center, will be the guest speaker.

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Reservations are required for the Survivor Dinner by Friday, May 15.

Call 815-229-1287 x 3 to make a reservation for the Survivors’ Dinner no later than May 15.

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FUNERAL SERVICES FOR THE WEEK Today’s visitations: Ruth E. Koser of Sterling, 9:30-11 a.m. at Schilling Funeral Home in Sterling.

Robert R. Rudiger of Manlius, 1-2 p.m. at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church in Manlius.

Shirley A. Huffman of Dixon, 5-8 p.m. at PrestonSchilling Funeral Home in Dixon.

Today’s funerals: Ruth E. Koser of Sterling, 11 a.m. at Schilling Funeral Home in Sterling.

Robert R. Rudiger of Manlius, 2 p.m. at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church in Manlius.

Friday visitations: Harold Andreas of Sterling, 9:30-11 a.m. at Liberty Baptist Church in Rock Falls.

Bardell Bowman, formerly of Dixon, 6-8:30 p.m. at Preston-Schilling Funeral Home in Dixon.

Friday funerals: David J. Huffman of Dixon, 10 a.m. memorial service at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Dixon.

Shirley A. Huffman of Dixon, 10:30 a.m. at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Dixon.

Harold Andreas of Sterling, 11 a.m. at Liberty Baptist Church in Rock Falls.

Ned A. Hartman of Morrison, gathering, noon-2 p.m. at Chadwick American Legion.

Saturday visitations: Caroline J. Albee of Amboy, 10 a.m.-noon at Mihm-Jones Funeral Home in Amboy.

Norman C. “Bud” Lubbs of Sterling, gathering of family and friends, 10-11 a.m. at McDonald Funeral Home in Sterling.

Saturday funerals: Bardell Bowman, formerly of Dixon, 11 a.m. at Loveland Community House in Dixon.

Norman C. “Bud” Lubbs of Sterling, 11 a.m. memorial service at McDonald Funeral Home in Sterling.

Caroline J. Albee of Amboy, noon at Mihm-Jones Funeral Home in Amboy.

David J. Huffman DIXON – David Jerome Huffman, 67, who lived most of his life as a Dixon resident, died Monday, May 4, 2015, at Niles Nursing and Rehabilitation Home.

David was born April 4, 1948, at KSB Hospital in Dixon, the son of Donald J. and Willa M. Huffman.

He was a 1966 graduate of Dixon High School. He continued his education at Sauk Valley Community College and was a 1970 graduate of Eureka College. David worked in law enforcement and was an instructor at the Dixon State School. He later was a social worker in several nursing homes in the surrounding area.

David’s interests included theater, dating back to participation in musicals at DHS, and church service. He was a past member of the Masonic

Lodge in Dixon.

Survivors include a daughter, Julie; his mother of Dixon; two brothers, Don (Edith) Huffman of West Columbia, Texas, and Paul (Melinda) Huffman of Monterey, Tennessee; and numerous nieces and nephews living in Texas, Florida, and California.

He was preceded in death by his father.

A memorial service will be at 10 a.m. Friday at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Dixon, with the Rev. Christine Stienstra officiating. Burial of cremains will be at Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens in Dixon. Jones Funeral Home in Dixon is handling arrangements.

A memorial has been established to St. Paul Lutheran Church.

Visit thejonesfh.com to send condolences.

STERLING – Norman C. “Bud” Lubbs, 89, of Sterling, died Friday, May 1, 2015, at Sterling Pavilion.

He was born Oct. 19, 1925, in New Bedford, a son of Gus and Mae (Norman) Lubbs. Bud married Beverly J. Graham. She preceded him in death. Bud married Donna T. Gerber.

She preceded him in death in 2006. Bud was a veteran of the Army, proudly serving in the 344th Transportation Corps Harbor Craft Company. Based out of Camp Gordon Johnston in Florida, he served as skipper, and operated a MTL-127 motor tow launch tug, bringing war ships and supplies into the harbor during World War II in Europe.

He was an entrepreneur, buying and operating a full service gas station in Manlius, then in Sterling. He later began his career with Gear Corp. – Process Gear, becoming a foreman, and retired as assistant plant manager. Bud will be remembered for his zest for life, even in his later years as he faced daily physical challenges. He loved the Lord, his family, his wonderful neighbors, working with his hands, and being outdoors. He was an avid model builder and enjoyed jigsaw puzzles. He could disassemble a motor or a bicycle one day, and when needed, mend his own clothes the next. He never ceased to amaze those who knew him. He attended Coleta United Brethren Church when his health allowed.

Bud is survived by his children, Larry

(Becky) Lubbs of Sterling, Norm (Debbie) Lubbs of Raleigh, North Carolina, Jackie (Marty) Huntley of Sterling, Dave (Cindy) Lubbs of Carterville, and Lori (Tim) Gryder of Siloam Springs, Arkansas; a stepdaughter, Tammy Bass of Sterling; his grandchildren, Bob (Chris) Mann and Bill (Vanessa) Mann, both of Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, Eric (Kimberly) Lubbs of Raleigh, North Carolina, Erin (Mark) Simmons of Holly Springs, North Carolina, Dylan (Carrie) Huntley of Bloomington, Blake (Cyndi) Huntley of Aurora, Matthew Speroni of Carterville, and Clair, Katie, and Will Gryder, all of Siloam Springs; 12 greatgrandchildren; many nieces, nephews, and cousins; and his best friend, Frank Garza.

He was preceded in death by his parents; sisters, Arlene Dir, Leona Boege, Berniece Barnett Johnston, Gladys Whipple, Marguriete Clary, and Verla PipperMcCubbin; and brother, Arnold Lubbs.

A gathering of family and friends will be from 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday and the memorial service at 11 a.m. Saturday at McDonald Funeral Home in Sterling, with Wilmer Houck, pastor, officiating. Cremation rites have been accorded. Burial of cremains with full military honors will be at Oak Knoll Memorial Park in Sterling.

In lieu of flowers, memorials have been established to Meals on Wheels and the COPD Foundation.

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Arellano said there are a number of factors fueling unspecified tweaks desired by the new council. For one, the budget is currently operating $20,000 “in the red,” he said. Dixon is also undergoing a structural shift in government, which will impact finances. And in general, new elected officials have a different approach to streamlining governance.

“Following the election … we own this budget.

We’re responsible for it,” Arellano said Monday.

“We want to make sure the budget we inherited follows the direction of our priorities.”

State law necessitates that city governments finalize their budgets before the fiscal year begins. Fiscal Year 2015-16 started Friday, 3 days before the council took office.

The old council finalized its budget somewhat blindly, as state legislators haven’t finalized their budget. The mayor said tweaks at the state level could impact Dixon and other cities.

However, the last council also made some outgoing tweaks that citizens shouldn’t expect to hold. Primarily, Arellano is against resolutions passed in April that call for Rita Crundwell settlement funds to be used for annual expenses, such as The Next Picture Show and Dixon Tourism.

“In the couple meetings that followed [the April 8 election], they made some adjustments,” Arellano said during a phone interview Wednesday.

He estimated $100,000 in recovery funds were pulled from the remaining $4.1 million. “We shouldn’t use recovery funds for ongoing costs.

They should be used for one-time use only.”

The mayor added there’s “a laundry list” of potential changes the council may pursue.

On Monday, city attorney Robert LeSage presented another wrinkle: The new council has full authority to amend

its budget, but doing so requires a supermajority – four of five votes, as opposed to the traditional three-vote majority. Dixon is in a fairly unique situation, with no incumbents returning to run the city.

“You have the old council setting the budget for the new council, and in this case, we have an entirely new council,” LeSage said Monday. He later added: “What you’re really looking to do is revisit the resolutions that were passed over the last several weeks.”

Arellano said to expect the council to act soon.

He’s hoping to schedule a special session for council members to specifically talk about the budget.

Since this council is faced with aligning Dixon under managerial government, Arellano said new leadership’s budget will accommodate city planning, commissions, advisory boards and potentially some new hires. During Wednesday’s interview, he specifically mentioned the possible addition of a director of public works.

No later than the council’s May 18 regular meeting, Arellano wants to begin talks on a “100-day Agenda,” a potentially formalized document that explains what city government hopes to accomplish in a 4-month span.

“There’s a number of things that occur when there’s a big change, and certainly what happened when the new council came in was a big change,” he said. “When you have a majority of the council changing, the next question people are wondering is ‘What are your plans? What are you going to do?’ “ The 100-day Agenda would state projects the council hopes to finish in the short term and signifies long-term goals.

“They’re projects that we feel are so important that we want to get started within the next 100 days,” Arellano said.

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Blackert said residents will see the billing change soon, but because everyone doesn’t get their bills on the same day, she doesn’t have a date.

Mayor Bill Wescott said the decision was made after the city checked into customers’ claims about not getting their bills in a timely fashion.

“We discovered that bills were sitting on shelves in Carol Stream, and there was nothing the Rock Falls post

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office could do to help us,” Wescott said.

The U.S. Postal Service has closed dozens of its mail processing and distribution centers since 2012, as part of a consolidation plan estimated to bring $750 million in

annual savings. Centers in Rockford and Madison, Wisconsin, were among those affected.

Area mail that had gone to Rockford was then sent to alreadyoverburdened suburban distribution centers in Carol Stream and Palatine.

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Hargadon said the postal service was unaware of any problems with utility billings in Rock Falls.

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Recent service standard changes for first-class mail could be causing shorter delays, Hargadon said. He said first-class mail delivery could be extended from 2 or 3 days to 5 days, but he hasn’t heard complaints about 10-day waits.

The first-class mail changes are a demanddriven situation that also played into the consolidation plans, Hargadon said.

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STERLING – Sterling High School senior Isaiah Celestino has been cutting grass since he was 8.

Ten years after he first started a lawnmower, he created No Mow Worries, a lawn maintenance service.

“People need their lawns done all the time,” said Celestino, 18. “Some people don’t have the time to cut their grass, or they want to do other things. I’ll do it for them.”

Celestino is one of 13 students enrolled in the Creating Entrepreneurial Opportunities class at Whiteside Area Career Center. Those students participated in a trade show Wednesday evening at Northland Mall.

The class allows juniors and seniors to learn business basics from realworld professionals who are brought in to speak about marketing, customer service, insurance and social media, among other topics.

The goal of the class, funded by local investors, is to create a successful entrepreneur from the ground up.

“This is the biggest project of the class,” said Kim Purvis, director of Whiteside Area Career Center. “Each student had to pick a business for the class. Most of the work they do is outside the class, which is their homework.”

Celestino plans to study business next year at Sauk Valley Community College.

“I want to continue my lawn-cutting services over the summer,” he said.

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Eastland High School senior Farrah Stubbe, 18, talks to a visitor about her business, Farrah Marie Lip Cosmetics, during the CEO trade show Wednesday at Northland Mall in Sterling.

Each student had a booth set up to display their product for curious shoppers. Whether they were excited or nervous, each student displayed the confidence and the enthusiasm needed to run a successful business.

Kyle Decker, 17, a Newman Central Catholic High School junior, used a large bar and popcorn machine to show off his business, Party with De Boyz, a party supply rental service.

“The class taught me how to market my products, and it taught me how to have a business plan,” Decker said.

One of the more colorful booths was run by Nick McGuire, an 18-year-old senior at Sterling High.

He created ConGraduation, which supplies customers with graduation party items such as koozies, color-changing cups and Frisbees.

“I though this would be a great opportunity at this time of year,” McGuire said. “We are getting close to graduation, and people need stuff like this.”

McGuire plans to study business management at the University of Illinois in the fall. He wants to work with the Champaign schools to help students with their graduation parties.

He credits the CEO class with helping him carve out a career.

“This class helped me commit and fall in love with business,” he said.

“When I started this class, I wasn’t sure what I wanted to do.”

With inspiration from Kate Middleton, the Duchess of Cambridge, and Princess Diana, Destiny Pontnack, a 17-yearold junior from Eastland High School, created a business called Royalty.

It features a collection

of blue sapphire jewelry, including pendants and earrings.

“I have rings that mock what Kate Middleton wears and what Princess Diana wore,” Pontnack said.

Pontnack said she credits everything she has learned to the CEO class.

“We toured so many great businesses, and we heard from so many great speakers,” she said. “We learned life lessons and we learned real-world experiences that you don’t learn in the classroom.”

She also makes her own cement bird baths, using large leaves as molds.

At the next booth down were Ed and Mary Kaminski, owners of Swirling Winds, a 3-acre farm in Earlville. This is their fourth year selling plants at the market.

“We produce all heirloom seeds,” from hot peppers to parsley to kale to cabbage, Ed said.

Wednesday, they also had fresh garlic and beautiful maple and hickory cutting boards that Ed makes himself.

They grow berries, too, and have fresh jams (Mary’s favorite is the strawberry lemon) and pickled hot peppers for sale.

Barb Fane, of Dixon, taught art at AFC schools for 25 years. Now she’s just down the road, selling handmade crafts: bracelets and aprons and

necklace holders.

She retired in 2011, and has been crafting since. The farmers market gives her an outlet to sell a few things here and there, she said.

Coming in July, WIC participants will be able to use some of their allowances to buy fresh produce. That month, they will receive vouchers to be used at approved farmers market vendors.

To be approved to receive the WIC vouchers, farmers market vendors must be authorized by the state, said Kathy Schutz, director of maternal child health for the Lee County Health Department.

“We will actually be going down to the farmers market and talking to farmers, because we figure that’s the easiest way to do it,” Schutz said.

“We’re still on target to start July 1. We’re starting to tell our clients about it, and some of them are very excited.”

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Smiddy’s ‘Buy North America’ bill misguided State should buy fleet cars that provide the best value

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Now, focus on luring tourists N

ow that a settlement has been reached over tourism funds, the city of Rock Falls has several reasons for quickly moving ahead with attracting more tourists.

For one thing, tourist season is fast approaching. School will let out soon, summer weather will be upon us, and people will be looking for places to go. Rock Falls needs to effectively put itself out there as a travel destination.

For another thing, a new hotel will be built this summer along the downtown riverfront.

When the Holiday Inn Express and Suites opens, the community stands to benefit if the hotel has plenty of guests. The city will receive additional hotel/

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the city will start its own tourism department – which, we expect, will be Kudos to the city of Rock Falls for the amicable solution reached regarding tourism extremely transparent in how present and future promotion. We encourage a renewed effort funds are managed and to bring more people to town. spent.

From a tourism perspective, Rock Falls has motel tax proceeds, The lack of transparmany things going in its while local businesses ency worried Rock Falls likely will sell more food, Mayor Bill Wescott to the favor – a prime location fuel, goods and services. extent that he pushed for on the beautiful Rock As we wrote last year, cancellation of the city’s River, the Hennepin Canal, easy access to the city was correct to contract with the CVB require greater transpar- and initiated a lawsuit to Interstate 88, the nearby Whiteside County Airency about how new recover the reserves. port, close proximity to hotel/motel tax dollars, For their part, tourism about $160,000 a year, folks expressed the belief Reagan sites, good parks, and more. were being spent by the that they were doing a In 2 years, the city will Rock Falls Convention good job. mark its 150th anniverand Visitors Bureau, as A settlement sary – another opporwell as what had hapannounced recently tunity to create and pened to more than appears to resolve the promote events to attract $660,000 in reserves that matter. The city has the city turned over to dropped the lawsuit, the visitors.

We hope the city can the CVB in 2008 when CVB sent the city a check now focus on touting its the city contracted with for $584,000, the city the group to conduct will receive future hotel/ resources and bringing people to town. tourism promotion. motel tax money, and

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Looters stole more than just items from store LENIE A. ADOLPHSON Rock Falls

On April 27, Americans watched in semi-shock the burning fires, small businesses in poor and black communities, robbed, looted and ransacked.

It was sadly an all-toofamiliar scene played out every time there’s a civil disturbance in a large American city where urban distress is frequent and pervasive.

As a viewer and African-American, I sat in stunned silence, realizing this display was going to reinforce the horrible viewpoint that this is intrinsic and endemic within the nature of the black culture. I knew I had to look in a mirror and see that I will somehow wear the shame, despite being thousands of miles away, of “this is how they act.”

As I considered the looters and enraged, I

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A man carries items from a store as police vehicles burn, after the April 27 funeral of Freddie Gray in Baltimore. Gray died from spinal injuries about a week after he was arrested and transported in a Baltimore Police Department van. Letter writer LeNie Adolphson writes that the Baltimore looters stole much more than simply products from store shelves. realized they were stealing more than whiskey, beer, and goods from the CVS pharmacy. They stole the issue, the real story of all the Freddie Grays, abused and killed by a system that has

come to see unemployed and poor black men as disposable.

They stole the cause of ending police brutality, the root causes of police indifference to those seen as worthless.

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They stole the work of good investigators working tirelessly to learn why Freddie Gray died in police custody and the credibility of the bright, young prosecutor.

The looters stole the reputation of the decent Baltimore citizens. They stole homes from the elderly preparing to move into a new senior center now burned to the ground.

But, more than anything, they stole from the memory of the 111 people killed or injured in police custody. By their actions, they became the story; their actions robbed the peaceful protesters of legitimacy.

Reporters and news pundits were able to focus on the looters instead of systemic poverty, unemployment, educational disparities – almost as sad as the conditions that led to the unfortunate death of Freddie Gray.

Note to readers: LeNie Adolphson is an adjunct instructor of American Ethnic Expressions at Sauk Valley Community College.

SPRINGFIELD – In the parking lots of some union halls, you’ll still see the signs: “No foreign cars allowed.”

The signs almost seem quaint, a vestige of another era.

But it shouldn’t come as a surprise that a state lawmaker from the Quad Cities is sponsoring legislation that would require all vehicles purchased by the state of Illinois be manufactured in “North America” – the U.S. or Canada.

Last time I checked, Mexico was part of North America, but not in state Rep. Mike Smiddy’s bill.

The Democrat from Hillsdale told Illinois News Network his bill does not include Mexico because Mexico does not offer working conditions, standards, and wages on a par with the U.S. and Canada.

But if that is the criteria, why does the bill discriminate against German carmakers? After all, autoworkers in Germany earn on average almost twice as much as their American counterparts.

What this is really about is helping the United Auto Workers, a union that represents many factory workers in the United States and Canada.

The Quad Cities, where Smiddy lives, is a UAW redoubt.

It’s also my favorite part of Illinois. I lived there for many years and grew to love the community.

The region has a rich UAW history as a center for manufacturing farm implements. Even the city librarians in Moline belong to the UAW. OFTEN, WHEN FOLKS talk about “American made” cars, what they really mean is unionmade ones.

For example, I drive a Honda that was made in Alabama.

My wife, on the other hand, drives a Chevy made in Canada.

When I bought my Honda 6 years ago, one of my wife’s co-workers criticized me for driving a “foreign” car.

When I pointed out

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where it was made, his response was, “Yeah, but the money goes back to Japan.”

The problem with that argument is that many Americans own stock in Honda. By the same token, governments such as that of China own large portions of “American” carmakers like General Motors.

In fact, many overseas auto factories use parts made here in Illinois.

THAT’S ONE REASON the Illinois Manufacturers Association opposes Smiddy’s bill, which has passed the House and is pending in the Senate.

The fact of the matter is, the U.S. has two auto State Rep. Mike Smiddy industries.

One comD-Hillsdale posed of Columnist Scott Reeder G e n e r a l Motors, takes issue with Smiddy’s F o r d and “Buy North Chrysler is American” mostly Midvehicles bill, western and which the House has is unionized. approved.

The other American auto industry is mostly Southern and non-union.

The owners of those factories are Japanese, European and Korean companies. But their workers are every bit as American as the ones laboring on assembly lines in Detroit.

Frankly, I couldn’t give a hoot whether the person who built my car paid union dues.

What I care about is whether the car is a good value and will serve my family’s needs.

And that’s the criteria the state should use when making its purchases.

Ultimately, it should be a matter of what provides taxpayers with the best value.

Note to readers: Scott Reeder’s column is underwritten by the Illinois Policy Institute. He can be reached at sreeder@illinoispolicy.org.

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Rauner: State can’t bail out Chicago House Dems Governor gives unprecedented speech to council CHICAGO (AP) – Gov. Bruce Rauner told Chicago aldermen Wednesday that Illinois can’t “bail out” the nation’s third-largest city, and urged cooperation addressing the looming financial challenges during an unprecedented speech by a sitting governor to the City Council.

In a roughly 10-minute speech, the new Republican governor gave dueling takes on the relationship between the state and Chicago, both of which are facing severe budget problems. He said Chicago should have local control on such issues as a potential casino but also told the Democratic body the top suggestion he hears from downstate Illinois residents on improving the state is to secede from Chicago.

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Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner (left) shakes the hand of Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel before Rauner’s address to the city council Wednesday in Chicago.

The historic address, the first by a sitting governor in the council’s chambers, focused on the city’s and state’s financial and economic challenges. people of Chicago, but you must remember there are over 10 million people who live outside the city limits,” Rauner said. “Illinois as a state is in a terrible financial crisis. We don’t have the money to simply bail out the city of Chicago. It’s not an option.”

Rauner has been traveling statewide to promote an agenda that

includes funding cuts and restricting union influence. Many municipalities have embraced it, passing resolutions in support. But that hasn’t been the case in labor-friendly Chicago.

Moments before Rauner spoke, alderman and Mayor Rahm Emanuel used a resolution to oppose Rauner’s push to create “right to work zones” where union

membership is voluntary. Workers in the audience applauded heartily.

“It is the wrong strategy,” Emanuel told the crowd.

The Democrat, who won a second term last month, will need help from Springfield when it comes to getting approval for a revenue-generating casino or further attempts at pension reform. Emanuel applauded Rauner’s request to speak and said he was the first sitting Illinois governor to make such an appearance. He deemed it a sign of cooperation for the coming weeks as lawmakers try to craft a state budget by May 31.

Rauner’s office didn’t offer many clues about what prompted the visit, and the governor shied away from offering details. But the speech offered glimpses of how Illinois’ first Republican governor in over a decade – one who doesn’t live full time in Chicago like his two predecessors – would deal with the city.

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“It was not my drug of choice by mistake,” she says. “Due to PTSD and other mental illnesses, heroin quickly stole my life away ... and gave me a place to hide away the pain in my heart.”

At 16, she had a seizure, and that’s when her family found out about her abuse.

She went into rehab, but when she came out she began using again.

“It was my life,” she says. “It was my job every morning to figure out how to get through my day without going through withdrawals.”

During her years of heavy use, she was homeless. She was a prostitute.

She overdosed and died and was brought back to life multiple times.

“I never thought I would be here in this chair telling my story. ... Change is possible.”

She has been sober for 5 years, and now works at Sinnissippi Centers.

“It’s an amazing feeling to wake up every morning and not want to end my life,” she says.

She was one of three people scheduled to talk about their experiences with heroin as part of the forum put on

by PRISM (Prevention, recovery, and information on substance abuse and mental health) of Lee County, formerly the Lee County AntiHeroin Task Force.

Before the testimonials began, Kevin Buss, senior clinician at Sinnissippi Centers, spoke on the specifics behind heroin addiction and why it is

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Kevin Buss, senior clinician with Sinnissippi Centers, speaks Wednesday evening during an antiheroin conference at Elks Club in Dixon. so addictive. Lee County Sheriff John Simonton talked about the drugs changing from expensive and rare, to not so expensive, and common.

Lee County State’s Attorney Anna SaccoMiller explained the Good Samaritan Act, which offers protection against possession charges for someone calling 911 in an overdose situation. And then Dixon Police Chief Danny Langloss spoke toward the importance of working to fight heroin as a group.

After Keri’s emotional talk, there was Stephanie H., the mother of an addict, who talked about heroin abuse from a parent’s perspective.

“We were the Cleavers, damn it,” she says, talking about the shock and frustration that came upon realizing their “old soul” of a son, the one who was interested in World War II and would listen to his grandfather’s stories, the one who spent his 18th birthday as a guardian on an Honor Flight to Washington D.C., the one who made sergeant

in the Army – that son, was a heroin addict.

Before, she called herself an Army mom. Then, an addict’s mom. Now she calls herself an advocate mom.

“Like any disease, addiction can strike any family at any time,” Stephanie says. “Unfortunately, there’s a stigma that’s attached to it. If you tell people that your child has cancer, they come running. If you tell people your child is an addict, they run like hell.

“It’s time we talk about it. It’s time we all get educated about addiction.

It’s time we break that stigma.”

Next up was Nikki Perez, who talked about her experience with first alcohol, then weed, then acid, mushrooms, pills, ecstasy, cocaine, and finally heroin.

“The first night [of doing heroin] was a real eye-opener,” Nikki says.

“I had been doing so many uppers that the first time I did heroin, I felt totally relaxed. This drug turned my relationship upside-down. Constant arguing. ... Morning noon and night, I

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was looking for that high.

Our bodies needed that high. We were pawning electronics and jewelry, stealing form our jobs.

This was all part of feeding our addiction.

“It wasn’t fun anymore; it became a part of our job.”

That’s when someone called the cops on her, for a possible DUI, and she was arrested for possession of controlled substance, among other things.

“I wish I knew the person who had called in my plates,” she says.

When she was finally released from jail, the first thing she did was call an inpatient treatment facility and get herself a bed.

The next thing she did, and for the remainder of the near future, all she wanted to do, was to gaze at the stars.

“I actually had to feel for once,” she says.

Now she works in the Lee County Public Defenders office, a job she never thought she would get in a million years, given her history with drug abuse.

She was wrong.

The office told her that she was exactly what they needed, someone to reach out to clients, to talk with them, to help them.

“Each time that I get a letter from the jail, or I go to speak to an inmate, I remember that that once was me,” she says. “My family is proud of me. I am proud of me.”

ax plan to trim human services SPRINGFIELD (AP) – Democrats who control the Illinois House sent a clear message Wednesday to GOP Gov. Bruce Rauner that they oppose his proposed cuts to human services in next year’s budget, foreshadowing what could be weeks of tense negotiations before the Legislature’s scheduled May 31 adjournment.

The caucus that controls the chamber with a veto-proof supermajority first moved to vote down an overall human services budget proposed by Rauner in February that would cut Medicaid by $1.5 billion and reduce mental health and addiction treatment programs, among others. Then, dragging out the process long into the afternoon, Democrats voted to spend more than the governor proposed on individual programs and services within the

human service budget.

The votes come on the heels of a lengthy hearing convened by House Speaker Michael Madigan on Tuesday that focused heavily on how Democrats believe the governor’s proposed workers compensation overhaul would hurt workers. Changes to workers compensation, as well as to the state’s unemployment insurance system and to the legal system are key components of Rauner’s probusiness agenda he wants approved by lawmakers in exchange for consenting to new sources of revenue to close a $6 billion budget gap next year. Without that compromise, Rauner has presented a budget that is balanced entirely by slashing spending.

Madigan said the votes were being held to “permit us to have a full and open discussion and debate on this critical question.”

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Diagnosis unlikely to thaw grandmother’s heart Dear Abby, I recently found out my grandmother has been diagnosed with lung cancer and has elected not to treat it. The doctors give her a year at the most.

My dilemma is whether to extend just one more olive branch.

She has never been a “warm and fuzzy” type of grandmother. She was cold and distant when I was in my teens and 20s, and downright mean when I was in my 30s. If I try to talk to her at family functions, she turns away and begins a conversation with someone else, not even acknowledging that I’m standing there. Last year at a family reunion, she took several photos with

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

my mom and sister, and when it was suggested I join them in the photo, she walked away before one could be snapped.

I’m not the only family member or grandchild she behaves this way toward. None of us knows why.

Do I try one more time, suspecting the diagnosis

hasn’t softened her heart and that I’ll again end up with hurt feelings? Or do I assume that nothing I do now will change who she is and that I will have no positive, happy memories of her?

– Invisible in Kansas Dear Invisible, Frankly, the chances of your grandmother transforming into someone warm and accepting don’t look promising, because she appears to be a punitive and unhappy person. However, if you feel you might have regrets if you don’t try once more to connect with her, then make the effort so that when she dies, you’ll know you did everything you could.

Don’t do it for her; do it for yourself.

Dear Abby, Ever since I was young, which was not that long ago, I have known my parents’ marriage wasn’t a healthy one.

But only recently has it begun to affect me emotionally. It isn’t that I blame myself, but that I’m afraid of how my own romantic endeavors will fare.

Recently, I was told about my mother’s infidelity. I was always curious and suspected that one or both of them had affairs. But now more than before, I worry about finding love. Love is something we all seek, and I believe we all need,

but I don’t see myself as able to handle that kind of heartbreak.

I understand why Mom did it – that’s part of what hurts me. I’m angry that they would masquerade a failure “for me,” that failure being their “relationship.” I think my anger is valid. My family has screwed me up emotionally, and it started long before I knew what was going on. What should I do?

– Screwed Up in Oregon Dear Screwed Up, When children are raised in a household where the parents’ words and actions are different, they cope either by believing only what

they are told (even if it contradicts what they see happening) or only what they see. While it can interfere with forming healthy relationships later in life, it’s the way they keep themselves sane.

You are right to be concerned, and I hope you will discuss this with a licensed counselor or therapist because if you do, you will find it helpful.

Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips.

Contact Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.

COMMUNITY EVENTS Thursday, May 7 Open pool, open cards, open Wii games, and computer lab, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230.

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

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

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.

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

Community coffee, 10-11 a.m., The Meadows of Franklin Grove, 510 N. State St., Franklin Grove, 815-456-3000.

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

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

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

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

Lifescape lunch, 11:30 a.m., Lee County Council on Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815288-9236. Sign up by 10 a.m. previous business day.

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

“Hand and Foot” card game, noon, Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230.

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

Crocheting, knitting and crafts, 1 p.m., Lee County Council on Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815-288-9236.

Euchre/500 games, 1-2 p.m., Lee County Council on Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon.

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

Bingo, 1 p.m., Sterling Women

of the Moose, 2601 E. Lincolnway, Sterling.

Euchre, 1 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-8220.

Spelling bee, 1 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230.

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

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 Veterans of Foreign Wars, 217 First Ave. Mexican Train dominoes, 6 p.m., Tampico Area Community Building, 106 W. Market St., Tampico, 815-535-3665.

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

Friday, May 8 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,

SUPPORT GROUPS, CLUBS AND SERVICES Friday, May 8 Women, infants and children clinic; and family planning services, all by appointment only, Lee County Health Department, 309 S. Galena Ave., Suite 100, Dixon, 815-284-3371.

Kelly Hearing Aids, 9 a.m., Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815-5625050.

C.A.F.E., Coffee and Friends etc. group for all bereaved adults, 9-10 a.m., Serenity Hospice & Home, 1658 state Route 2 S, Oregon. Call by 4 p.m. Thursday; if no one calls, the group will not meet.

Mercy Nursing Services free blood pressure clinic, 9:3011:30 a.m., Oliver’s Corner Market, 748 N. Brinton Ave., Dixon.

Bingo, 9:30-11 a.m., Lee County Council on Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815288-9236.

Bible study, 10 a.m., Oregon Living & Rehab Center, 811 S. 10th St. Red Cross pherisis blood drive, 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m., 112 W. Second St., Rock Falls.

Appointment: 815-625-0382.

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

Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, open; 6 p.m., open; 10:30 p.m., open, candlelight, 90-92 S. Hennepin Ave., Dixon.

Sauk Valley Alcoholics Anonymous Group, noon, closed, it’s your meeting; 8 p.m., open, Grapevine, back door, 1503 First Ave., Rock Falls.

Affliction of Addiction Narcotics Anonymous, noon-1 p.m. and 7:30-8:30 p.m., Abiding Word Church, 806 E. Lynn Blvd., Sterling, 779-245-3487.

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; 10 p.m., open, candlelight, Bazaar Americana, 609 W. Third St., Sterling.

Mercy Nursing free blood pressure clinic, noon-1:30 p.m., County Market, 1380 N. Galena Ave., Dixon.

Medicare information class, 1:30-3:30 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230.

Christian ministry with informational DVDs, 5-7 p.m., Rock Falls Seventh-day Adventist Church, 501 W. Second St., 779-861-1086.

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

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

Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., closed, Rochelle Community Hospital, 900 N. Second St. Reformers Unanimous Addiction Abstinence Program, 7-9 p.m., First Baptist Church, 24 N. Mason Ave., Amboy, 815-857-2682.

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

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

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

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

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

Parkinson’s Support Group, 10 a.m., board room, Mercy South Medical Center, 638 S. Bluff Blvd., Clinton, Iowa, 563243-5585.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Affliction of Addiction Narcotics Anonymous, 7:30-8:30 p.m., Abiding Word Church, 806 E. Lynn Blvd., Sterling, 779-245-3487.

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

8 a.m.-4 p.m., Lee County Council on Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815-288-9236.

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

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

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

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

Line dancing, 11 a.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230.

Lifescape lunch, 11:30 a.m., Lee County Council on Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815288-9236. Sign up by 10 a.m. previous business day.

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

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

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

Movie Day, 12:15 p.m., Hub

Suicide Prevention Walk set for June 6 PRINCETON – The sixth annual Living Works Community Walk for Suicide Prevention will begin at 10 a.m. June 6 at Darius Miller Park, at state Route 26 and West Long Street.

The 2.3-mile walk ends at Zearing Park, where there will be a speaker, music, a raffle, a balloon launch, and a “signing wall” where friends and family share thoughts of those lost to suicide.

Cost to register is $20 before May 16, and includes a T-shirt and wristband, or $22 for size 2X or 3X shirts.

After that, it’s $25, or $27 for extended sizes. Group registration of three or more is $15 per person. T-shirts also are being sold separately.

Children 10 and younger can walk for free, and will receive a wristband Proceeds benefit local suicide intervention training and grief support.

Find the Living Works Facebook page, go to livingworkssuicidewalk.com, visit the Prouty Building, 435 S. Main St., or call 815-9158122 for a registration form.

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Lee County Sheriff’s Torch’s 5K run/walk to benefit Northwest Illinois Special Olympics, 7:30 a.m. registration, 8:45 a.m. opening ceremonies, 9 a.m. race, Camp Reynoldswood, 621 Reynoldswood Road, Dixon.

Farmers Market, 8 a.m.-noon, Twin City Market, indoors, 106 Avenue A, Sterling, 815-626-8610.

Plant sale, Bureau Valley High School Greenhouse, 8 a.m.noon, 9154 2125 N. Ave., Manlius, 815-445-4004.

Cookout, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Rock Falls Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 5418, 217 First Ave. Carry-outs, 815-626-3513.

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

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

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

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

Spaghetti and meatballs dinner, 5-7 p.m., American Legion Post 12, 1120 W. First St., Dixon, 815-284-2003.

Lee County Sheriff’s Torch’s 5K preregistration and kickoff party, 5-8 p.m., That Place on Palmyra Pub and Eatery, 628 Palmyra Road, Dixon.

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ROCK FALLS | THE COOLER

Nashville singer-songwriter a hot ticket Ray Scott kicks it classic country

Go to the show Ray Scott will play at 10 p.m. Friday at The Cooler in Rock Falls.

Tickets are $5 in advance, and $6 at the door. All reserved tables are sold out, but general admission tickets are available and can be purchased at the bar.

Go to rayscott.com or find Ray Scott on Facebook for more information.

BY LUCAS PAULEY lpauley@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 5576 @LucasJayPauley

ROCK FALLS – It’s no secret.

For better or worse, county music has evolved into something much different from its roots.

Ray Scott, doesn’t necessarily have a problem with that, but he’s “not interested in doing it.”

The Nashville, Tennessee, singer-songwriter – who finds inspiration in artists such as Johnny Cash, Merle Haggard, and Willie Nelson – will play at 10 p.m. Friday at The Cooler, 311 W. Second St. “Country’s demographic has become younger over the last few years, and they’re marketing toward the younger kids,” Scott says. “It is what it is.”

Simply put, the 45-yearold musician prefers the

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Ray Scott, a country singer-songwriter from Nashville, Tennessee, will play at 10 p.m. Friday at The Cooler, 311 W. Second St., in Rock Falls. music he grew up on in North Carolina.

His dad was a local performer, and his biggest influence.

“I think I was 4 years old and I was already harmonizing with him,” Scott says.

The singer-songwriter has been playing music professionally for about 20 years, and has spent much of the past 10 years touring the country and Europe.

During his time in Nashville, Scott has

written songs recorded by artists such as Trace Adkins and Randy Travis.

Scott signed a deal with Warner Bros. in 2005 as a singer, and released the album “My Kind of Music,” which

saw its title track crack Billboard’s Hot County Songs chart.

Because of what Scott describes as “label politics” and differences in views on his music, he parted ways with the label.

Moving on as an independent performer, Scott was allowed to go in the direction he wanted.

In 2014, Scott released a self-titled album that featured the song “Drinking Beer,” deemed by Rolling Stone as No. 18 among

the magazine’s Top 25 County Songs of the year.

His newest single, “I Ain’t Always Thirsty,” is receiving airplay on SiriusXM, Scott said.

“They’ve always been a champion of mine, and I’m seeing a lot more tour dates coming in the U.S.” As for fans of today’s popular county, Scott says his music isn’t so specialized that people who enjoy pop-county heavyweights such as Jason Aldean wouldn’t like it, “it’s just a little more retro.”

Scott has played in Springfield, but hasn’t had a chance to perform in northern Illinois.

He’s excited, because places like The Cooler offer an experience unlike other venues.

“There really is a difference in the energy when it’s a small room and the people are right up against the stage,” Scott says. “It turns into a party and not just a show.”

COMMENTARY | MUSIC REVIEWS Mumford & Sons wield the ax, but swing softly on ‘Wilder Mind’ (Grade: B-minus) By now, you probably know that Mumford & Sons, unofficially adopted as Dixonites after their 2012 Gentlemen of the Road stopover, have changed direction on their new record.

The banjos and kick drum are gone, and electric guitars and keyboards are in. A lot has been said of that change, much of it not favorable.

So, there was much anxiety about how today’s release of Mumford &

Sons’ third record, “Wilder Mind,” would go.

If you worried Mumford & Sons would swing too far toward rock and away from folk, worry not.

Despite the record’s title, “Wilder Mind” still is a pretty laid-back record. And that’s the problem.

Through 12 tracks, “Wilder Mind” really lets

Everclear’s sparkle hasn’t quite faded yet (Grade: A-minus) Sometimes, all a rock band needs to do is return to form. For many artists, that’s easier said than done.

It’s taken Everclear about 18 years to regain a form close to what it had in the mid-1990s when it released one of the best rock records of that decade, “Sparkle and Fade” (1995), and a strong follow-up, “So Much For The Afterglow” (1997).

And while “Black Is The New Black,” released last week, isn’t equal to those records, it’s far closer than anyone could have imagined.

Everclear always has gone as band founder Art Alexakis has gone.

The band’s current lineup features Alexakis and four guys who have been together for only 6 years (though two were also in the band from 2003 to 2009).

And since the turn of

the century, Alexakis and Everclear have been in a creative decline that started with the uneven 2000 double set “Songs From An American Movie.”

Those records at least had songs many rock fans heard. The three albums released by Everclear since then did not.

Whether any of the 11 tracks on “Black Is The New Black” get many listens remains to be seen.

But they should be heard, because Alexakis and his band have found a fountain of youth of sorts, sounding almost as fresh and energetic as Everclear did 2 decades ago.

Actually, “Black Is The New Black” has a harder edge than those records.

It’s loud musically, and

loose only once, on the previously released single “The Wolf.” It’s also the record’s best track, by far.

“Wilder Mind” isn’t a failure, far from it. It just could have been so much better if Mumford & Sons had allowed itself to really change course.

The record starts ominously, with two tracks (“Tompkins Square Park” and “Believe”) that sound far too much like belowaverage Coldplay. In fact, “Believe” actually sounds like Mumford & Sons trying to sound like Coldplay trying to sound like Bon Iver.

“The Wolf” follows, with its anthemic chorus and searing guitars. But just dark lyrically. But the best rock songs have a beauty in the chaos, and vintage Everclear had it with melodic choruses that worked their way into your head. This record has that, particularly in standouts “Complacent,” “The Man Who Broke His Own Heart” and the opener “Sugar Noise.”

“This Is Your Death Song” is a flat-out rocker so good that even the goofball line, “Everything is gonna be OK, but right now everything sucks” doesn’t deter.

The first half of the record is about as good as anything Alexakis has done.

And while the second half of the record lulls a bit, it, too, has its moments. The softer, pretty closer “Safe” is a pleasant departure.

Will this return to form last? Who knows? Fans of classic Everclear can at least rejoice that, for now, that band they loved 20 years ago still exists, almost inexplicably.

– Jeff Rogers SVM managing editor @EditorJeffSir

IN BRIEF Foxx says he sang without earpiece LOS ANGELES (AP) – Jamie Foxx is defending his national anthem performance at the Floyd Mayweather-Manny Pacquiao fight against online criticism.

On “Entertainment Tonight” Tuesday, Foxx

says that his earpiece fell off just before he started to sing “The Star-Spangled Banner.” He said he had to follow the accompanying organ music through arena speakers at Saturday’s fight in Las Vegas.

Despite that, he got an enthusiastic response from the crowd and individual compliments from Denzel

Washington and others, Foxx said.

When he learned that online posts were taking him to task, Foxx said he listened to a playback and realized the song was a bit off. But Foxx said he hadn’t committed, in his words, “a sin against America” and said the anthem sounded “great” in the arena.

as the record seems to be ready to kick into a higher gear, the band ratchets it back on the decent but unremarkable title track, “Just Smoke” and “Monster.”

From there, the record finishes relatively strong, with “Snake Eyes” and “Only Love” as highlights as each builds impressive-

ly from ballads to rockers.

“Only Love,” in fact, would have been a much more effective, and hopeful, closer than the pedestrian “Hot Gates.”

Credit Mumford & Sons for trying something different. Given the popularity of their first two records, it was quite a risk. But the songwriting wasn’t quite

equal to the task. This batch of tunes doesn’t measure up to those on “Sigh No More” and “Babel.” And the band would have been better served to just let it rip instead of playing it safe.

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COMMENTARY | MUSIC REVIEWS Nai Harvest brings back the best of the ’90s (Grade: B-plus) I don’t get out much anymore. Which is why it’s nice to listen to Nai Harvest’s second LP, “Hairball,” and be magically transported to the ’90s, when I spent about as much time at concerts as I did in my seventhhour study hall.

Actually, I was probably at concerts even more: getting beaten up in Face to Face mosh pits and crowd-surfing during Everclear’s (ultra-brief) heyday.

Take the former’s frenetic pace and the latter’s sentimentality, and you have a glimpse of what makes Nai Harvest great.

Ben Thompson’s guitar work is outstandingly crisp, his voice seamlessly slides between singing

and screaming, and Lew Currie is as relentless as he is creative on the drum kit.

But with the group’s tenacity comes a certain amount of monotony. The beats per minute rarely deviate throughout “Hairball,” and vocalist Ben Thompson follows the guitar’s lead more than Rivers Cuomo did in the Green Album.

The album wastes no time grabbing your attention with “Spin” and “Sick on My Heart.” “Buttercup,” which was recorded last

year, is the money track, and when Thompson’s screams deviate from the chord progression (and previous choruses) down the homestretch, he defies my aforementioned criticism. Similarly, in the next track, “Ocean of Madness,” each part seems to make a unique contribution, resulting in a song stronger than the sum of its parts.

Some more of that variety, and this would have been one of my favorites of the year so far. But Thompson and Currie are still just a couple of puppies, and if their metamorphosis continues, they could someday be Dobermans.

In the meantime, this is a must for the summertime rotation.

– Christopher Heimerman SVM night news editor @CHeimerman_SVM

My Morning Jacket offers great ride on ‘The Waterfall’ (Grade: A) My Morning Jacket, one of the more consistent American rock bands of the past 15 years, has done it again.

The band’s latest album, “The Waterfall,” is great.

One of the best of the year so far, actually.

Never afraid to dabble in different genres – with feet tapping back and forth between psychedelic rock and southern-rockinfused country – the band has always been enjoyable, but sometimes hard to fully embrace.

On “The Waterfall,” MMJ finds a way to venture to different heights without losing sight of where they launched.

The album opens with the extremely catchy

“Believe (Nobody Knows),” perfectly suited for huge stages, like the one the band will play on June 13 at Bonnaroo Music Festival in Tennessee.

Singer-songwriter Jim James delivers some of his best hooks yet in “Big Decisions,” and “In Its Infancy (The Waterfall).”

The frontman’s voice can range from a gruff, nasally lower tone, to an impressive, and sometimes bone-chilling, falsetto.

The instrumentation on the album keeps things

interesting. From the acoustic tones of “Get The Point” and “Like A River,” to the classic rockinspired electric guitars on “Compound Fracture” and “Thin Line,” the band’s musicianship is constantly grabbing your attention.

The band closes with its two best tracks, “Tropics (Erase Traces),” and the 7-minute finale “Only Memories Remain.”

Seven minutes? Yeah, but trust me.

With MMJ – and many genre-hopping bands with loose song structures – it’s all about the melodies.

A great melody can hold it all together.

The band makes a living on “wait for it ... wait for it .... BAM.” And, few times have they done it better than on “The Waterfall.”

– Lucas Pauley Plan!t Sauk Valley editor @LucasJayPauley

WHAT’S GOING ON ART EXHIBITS At The Next Picture Show DIXON – Pat Lathe will show her work on the front wall through May 30 at the gallery, 113 W. First St. Art at the Loveland DIXON – The art collection at Loveland Community House and Museum, 513 W. Second St., as well as the museum’s many other exhibits, are available for viewing from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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

Visit lovelandcommunityhouse. org for a virtual tour of the museum, and for more information.

The event is free to the public.

BANDS AND BARS Get listed!

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

At Books on First DIXON – Lowell Harp will play from 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday at the store, 202 W. First St. At The Cooler ROCK FALLS – Ray Scott will play at 10 p.m. Friday, and The Catfish Dogs will play from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Saturday at the bar, 311 W. Second St. At Froggy’s Bar and Grill ROCK FALLS – Double Shot will play from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Friday, and Alborn Theory will play from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Saturday at the bar, 215 W. Second St. Upcoming: May 15, DJ Diggs; May 16, Reflex Blues; May 22, Down 24; May 29, Jay Harris (comedian); and May 30, House Arrest At Val’s Place DIXON – Acoustic open mic is open to the public at 8:30 p.m. every Monday at the bar, 316 W. First St. Musicians also are welcome to join the band Notorious Folk, featuring Steve Catron, at 8 p.m. every Tuesday.

At Whiskey Barrel Saloon ROCK FALLS – Super Red Hot DJ & Karaoke will get things started at 8:30 p.m. today, Drop Dead Dolly will play from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Friday, and Dirt Road Rockers will play, along with special guests, Bottom Shelf Whiskey,

from 8:30 p.m. to 1 a.m. Saturday at the bar, 305 W. Second St. May 16 Lyle Grobe and the Rhythm Ramblers STERLING – Country gentleman Lyle Grobe and the Rhythm Ramblers will play from 7 to 10 p.m. at Sterling Moose, 2601 E. Lincolnway.

Upcoming: 7 to 9 p.m. June 19 at the Mount Morris band shell.

CAR, TRUCK, MOTORCYCLE SHOW May 31 Cars cruise into downtown STERLING – The Sterling Main Street Car Show will return from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. in downtown Sterling. The event will be held rain or shine.

Registration will run from 8 to 11 a.m., with awards presented at 2 p.m. Spectator admission is free.

There will be a 50/50 raffle, awards, goodie bags, and music provided by 3D Sound.

Proceeds benefit Sterling Main Street’s programs and community events.

Go to sterlingmainstreet.org, email info@sterlingmainstreet.org or call 815-626-8610 for more information.

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CONCERTS Saturday Dueling Pianos at TLP MOUNT CARROLL – Felix and Fingers Dueling Pianos Show will perform at 7 p.m. at Timber Lake Playhouse, 8215 Black Oak Road. In the duo are Dave Radford, who was in the Top 20 on Season 5 of “American Idol” in 2006, and Mike Potts, who spent several years playing as a musician on cruise ships.

A cash bar will open at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $20 and are available at timberlakeplayhouse. org or by calling the box office at 815-244-2035. The box office is open from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. today and Friday.

Henry’s Double K, 834 S. Jackson St., will be taking reservations for a pre-show all-you-can-eat buffet for $15 before the show.

The buffet will include roast pork,

chicken breasts, cheesy potatoes, vegetables, salad bar, rolls and coffee. Call 815-244-0810 for more information.

Sievert’s Steaks and Stuff, 121 W. Market St., also will offer 10 percent off pizzas ordered between 4:30 and 5:30 p.m.

Alumni to return for concert FREEPORT – The Freeport School District orchestra program is hosting a 150th anniversary concert at 7 p.m. at Jeannette Lloyd Theatre, 701 W. Empire St. Donations will be accepted.

Tracy Pallesen, orchestra director, plans on having 60 to 70 alumni return to perform with the ensembles. Many of them have gone on to become professional musicians, according to a news release.

Go to https://sites.google.com/ site/fsd145orchestra/ for more information.

Sunday County trio set to rock DIXON – Red Roots will play a free show at 10 a.m. at Turning Point Citi Church, 944 Stony Point Road.

The group of triplet sisters performs music that ranges from Christian to gospel to county music.

Go to tpointchurch.net for more information.

May 15 Blues and Bluegrass FRANKLIN GROVE – If it’s the third Friday of the month, it’s Blues and Bluegrass night at the H.I. Lincoln Building, 136 N. Elm St. Open stage acoustic gospel, folk, country, blues and bluegrass will be performed, beginning at 7 p.m. Admission is free, but donations are accepted to help with the upkeep of the historic building.

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MOUNT MORRIS – The Mount Morris Jamboree Committee has announced this summer’s schedule of performers for free concerts on Friday nights from 7 to 9 p.m. at the band shell downtown.

The schedule includes a blend of American musical

styles from 10 local bands playing 11 different dates.

Five of them are new to the stage, and five are favorites from years past.

This year, the season opens with a special celebration of life concert in memory of Paul Mastny – featuring Archtop Brownie, which played last year as Lance Brown and Friends – from 2 to 4 p.m.

May 31.

Participants can bring a chair or blanket, and bench seating is available. A meal is served by a different local charitable organization at 6 p.m. before every performance.

In the event of inclement weather, the show, with concessions, will be presented at the same time at the Mount Morris Moose Family Center, 101 Moose Drive.

The rest of the season June 5: Crazy For Patsy (a Patsy Cline Tribute Band, country) June 12: Lizzi Neal Band (blues rock) June 19: Lyle Grobe and the Rhythm Ramblers (county) June 26: The Harman’s Family Bluegrass Band (bluegrass) July 3: The Jimmys (blues) July 10: Gaelic Fury (Celtic) July 17: Ernie Hendrickson (Americana, folk, blues and country) July 24: Archtop Brownie (jazz and blues) July 31: Illinois Rail (bluegrass) Aug. 7: Jeff Elbel + Ping (rock)

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returns to downtown Dixon, featuring the art of Dixon native Andrew Holt.

Holt’s artwork will be on display from 5:30 to 8 p.m. at the Dixon Main Street gallery, 115 S. Hennepin Ave. The space also will serve as an information center for Second Saturdays.

More on tap: • The Illinois Watercolor Society’s 31st annual exhibit will be on display at The Next Picture Show, 113 W. First St. There will be a demonstration at 1 p.m. by Sandra Schaffer, and the gallery will be open until 8 p.m.

• Lowell Harp will play from 7 to 9 p.m. at Books on First, 202 W. First St. • Matt Kinnaman will play at Ginkgo Tree Café, 216 W. First St. Reservations are required.

Call 815-677-9144 for more information.

• Linda Von Holton will show her art at an opening reception at The Crystal Cork Wine Shoppe, 219 W. First St., from 6 to 8 p.m.

• Registration will begin at 7 p.m. for an open mic jam, with music beginning at 8, at Rosbrook Studio, 107 S. Peoria Ave. The event has a suggested donation of $3.

• Rounding out the night, Robbie LeBlanc and the Real Live Show will play from 8:30 p.m. to midnight at Val’s Place, 316 W. First St. Go to facebook.com/Second.

Saturdays.Art.Happenings and facebook.com/dixonmainstreet for more information.

Upcoming: June 13

In Dixon Performers needed for project DIXON – Artists of all types are being sought for the Dixon Street Performer Project beginning this summer.

Application forms can be found at Dixon Paint Company, 313 W. First St. Those interested should ask for Mitch or Lane.

All types of talent is needed, including musicians, dancers, comedians, magicians, and more.

Call 802-379-8251 or email myjetta1983@icould.com for more information.

In Sterling Donations sought for mural STERLING – Sterling Mural Society members are seeking donations for the 20th mural, to mark the group’s 20th anniversary.

Plans are for a “Lincoln in Sterling” theme for the mural, to be installed on the south wall of a building at the corner of East Third Street and Seventh Avenue.

Members are working with local artist John Gragert and his sons to develop a design concept for the mural, which the Gragerts will paint this summer.

Donations of $20 are being sought. They may be made in care of Sterling Main Street, P.O. Box 261, Sterling, IL 61081.

Donation forms are available at sterlingmainstreet.org and at the Sterling Welcome Center and Gallery, 318 First Ave., or the Sterling Main Street office, 17 E. Third St. Call Sterling Main Street at 815626-8610 for more information.

FAIRS AND FESTIVALS June 26-27 Summer Splash returns in Rock Falls ROCK FALLS – Summer Splash, presented by the Rock

Saturday Second Saturdays returns DIXON – Second Saturdays

Falls Chamber of Commerce, will take over the riverfront on West First Street.

There will be activities and entertainment for all ages.

More than 5,000 people have attended the festival in the past, and around 50 crafters, businesses and nonprofits have booths each year at the event.

Alligator, buffalo, and elk will be on the menu at the Wild Game Cookout from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days.

Vendors and crafters will be on hand at many booths from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days. Spaces can be rented for $25, or $15 for chamber members.

Kids activities are planned from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days, with a petting zoo, face painting, treats and games set for Saturday.

A cruise-in for cars, trucks, and motorcycles is set for 5 to 8 p.m.

Friday. Also Friday, a pub crawl will run from 8 p.m. to midnight in the uptown bars.

For more information, to volunteer, or to reserve a space, go to www.rockfallschamber.com or call 815-625-4500.

July 1-5 Folk legends to headline festival DIXON – The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band will certainly be close enough to the Rock River this summer, if they feel like “Fishin’ in The Dark.”

The American country/folk band will play at 8:30 p.m. Friday, July 3, on the Bud Light Main Stage at the 51st annual Petunia Festival. Brushville, a country band from Normal, will return to play Thursday, July 2, for the festival’s opening night.

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There also will be a limited number of backstage passes made available to the public. Go to petuniafest.com/event/entertainment/music or find the Petunia Festival on Facebook and Twitter for more updates.

This year’s festival marks the third year that the festival will be in downtown Dixon on River Road, between Peoria and Galena avenues, and on Hennepin Avenue, from First Street to River Road.

Admission to the festival will be $5 per day, or $12 for 3 days in which admission is charged. There will be food vendors throughout the festival grounds.

The carnival will remain across

the river, in front of Dixon High School, 300 Lincoln Statue Drive. There will be no charge for admission to those grounds.

“Back to the Future,” will be shown at 9 p.m. Wednesday, July 1, along the riverfront.

Participants are encourage to bring a blanket, cushion or seat to enjoy the show. Snacks and drinks will be provided by Liberty Court.

The annual craft show will be held under a new name this year: “Pinky’s Not-so-Forgotten Treasures ‘n’ More.” The event is set for 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. July 4 in the auditorium of Loveland Community House, 513 W. Second St. The cost is $30 per table, and set-up will run from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. July 3. Vendor

applications will be accepted until June 19.

Any crafters and vendors who would like to secure a space can contact Steve Wilson at swilson@ lovelandcommunityhouse.org or 815-284-2741 for more information.

There will be a Petunia Festival 50/50 drawing this year. Tickets will be $1, or 6 for $5. The drawing will be Sunday night at the main stage, prior to the annual fireworks display. Tickets will be on sale at events throughout the festival. Proceeds benefit the organization. The winner will be responsible for all applicable taxes and fees.

Go to petuniafestival.org for more information and a complete schedule of events.

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WHAT’S GOING ON FAIRS AND FESTIVALS Aug. 18-22 Home Free returning to fair MORRISON – Columbia Records recording artists Home Free, an a cappella country group, will return this year to the 145th annual Whiteside County Fair.

Home Free, winner of NBC’s “The Sing-Off,” will play the grandstand Wednesday night during the fair, which will will run from Aug. 18 to 22 at the fairgrounds, 201 W. Winfield St. Grandstand entertainment will begin at 7 p.m. daily, unless otherwise noted in the schedule of highlights below: • Tuesday: Pro-Bull Riding returns to the grandstand.

Other events that day: Western horse show, 8 a.m.; open and junior swine judging, noon and 4:30 p.m.; kids pedal pull, 2 p.m.; rabbit judging, 6 p.m.

• Wednesday: Home Free (homefreevocalband.com) at the grandstand.

Also that day: Western horse speed events, 8 a.m.; dairy judging, 9 a.m.

• Thursday: Monster Truck Madness by Solution Action Sports will perform in front of the grandstand.

Also: Heavy horse hitches judging, 9 a.m. in front of the grandstand; beef cattle, junior heifer and junior steer judging, 9 a.m. in the Beef Show Arena; and at 1 p.m. the heavy horses will return to provide entertainment in front of the grandstand.

• Friday: Antique tractor parade, 5:45 p.m.; truck and tractor pull, 6:30 p.m.

Also: Heavy horse halter classes, 9 a.m. at the grandstand; open beef show judging, 9 a.m. in the Beef Show Arena; harness racing, 1:30 p.m. at the grandstand.

• Saturday: Demolition derby, 6:30 p.m.

Also: Horseshoe tournament, 10 a.m.; kids pedal pull, 11 a.m.; harness racing, 1 p.m.

• All 5 days: In addition to the usual exhibits, vendors and concession stands, Wilson Family Rides will again provide carnival and midway attractions; the Grandpa Cratchet Stage Show returns, along with daily bike giveaways and a cake and pie walk.

Go to whitesidecountyfair.org for a complete schedule, ticket prices, exhibit information, and all other pertinent details.

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tact Todd Mickley, head of fair publicity and advertising, at toddmickley@2cornerstone.com or 815-772-2793.

FARMERS MARKETS In Dixon DIXON – The Dixon Park District farmers market is open from 7 a.m. to noon Wednesdays and Saturdays through October at Haymarket Square, 317 W. Third St. There will be no farmers market on July 4.

The Dixon City Market is open from 4 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays from May 27 to Sept. 30 along the riverfront between Hennepin and Peoria avenues.

In Morrison MORRISON – The Morrison Farmers Market is seeking vendors for its eighth season, which opens May 23.

The market runs from 8 to 11 a.m. every Saturday, rain or shine, through Sept. 26 at 204 E. Lincolnway. An evening market is planned for July 29 in downtown Morrison.

Farmers, entrepreneurs, bakers, and artists are all welcome.

For more information about the market, including rules, regulations, and applications, go to morrisonfarmersmarket.com or call 815-772-4749.

In Rock Falls ROCK FALLS – The official start of the Rock Falls Farmers Market is May 16 during the annual Spring Garage Sales at 400 W. Second St. Those interested in being a vendor can call 815-625-4500 or email hodges@rockfallschamber. com.

In Sterling STERLING – The Twin City Market is open from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday in the historic Twin City Produce Building, 106 Ave. A. Find the market on Facebook, go to www.twincityfarmersmarket.com, or call 815-499-7268 for a list of vendors, upcoming events and more information.

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Corps 3/5 Darkhorse unit in 2010-2011, one of them being Lance Cpl. Alec Catherwood of Byron. A dining facility is to be named after another local veteran, Spc. Timothy Bowman of Polo, Illinois National Guard.

A monetary donation allows entry to the event. The Moose will begin serving a rib dinner at 5 p.m. for $14.99. Hot dogs and bake sale items also will be available all night.

Live music starts at 5:30 p.m., featuring Andy Roadarmel of Tennessee, The Paul Avers Band from Naperville, and local favorites The Merkins. The benefit includes a live auction at 7 p.m., silent auction items, and a 50/50 raffle ending at 11 p.m.

Advance 50/50 raffle tickets can be purchased at This & That Accessories in Oregon, or by calling the Moose Lodge in Mount Morris at 815-734-4161.

Go to darkhorselodge.org or find Darkhorse Lodge fundraiser 2015 on Facebook for more information.

May 27 Groups to play benefit AMBOY – Moonshine Bandits will headline the Rebels on the Run Tour Part 2 set for 7 p.m. at Amboy Community Center, 280 W. Wasson Road.

The event will benefit the fireworks show during Depot Days, and the Lee County AED Fund, which aims to equip squad cars with defibrillators in case of cardiac emergencies.

Tickets are $25 per seat or $200 for a table of 8. Doors open at 6.

Tickets are available at Illinois Fire Store, 243 E. Main St., and Amboy City Hall, 227 E. Main St., or by calling Jeff Bryant at 815857-2000 or Melissa Eisenberg at 815-857-3814.

The Moonshine Bandits play a style that’s described as a hybrid of West Coast rap and country.

They will be joined by the musical acts Redneck Souljers and Crucifix.

May 16 Benefit for veterans retreat center MOUNT MORRIS – Mount Morris Moose, 101 Moose Drive, will host a benefit at 4 p.m. for Darkhorse Lodge, a veterans retreat center to be built in Paris, Tennessee.

Each room of the lodge will be named after one of the 25 men killed in action from the Marine

GARAGE SALES AND ANTIQUE SALES Friday and Saturday Citywide garage sales in Dixon DIXON – There will be garage sales this weekend throughout Dixon. Most will run from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. both days.

Listings will be available in the classifieds section of SVWeekend, with separate listings and maps available at Roxie’s, 302 W. First St., and Books on First, 202 W. First St. May 15 -17 Days set for spring garage sales ROCK FALLS – The Rock Falls Chamber Spring Garage Sale Days will return in May. The recommended times for the sales are from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. More than 100 sales are expected in Rock Falls and Sterling during that weekend.

Maps will be available for free after noon May 14 at Schreiner’s Mobil, 1308 First Ave., Rock Falls; both Rock Falls Shell gas stations, 1111 W. Rock Falls Road, and 220 First Ave.; and both Sterling Shell gas stations, 1801 Locust St., and 2412 E. Lincolnway. They also will be available at rockfallschamber. com.

For more information, call 815625-4500.

HISTORY LOVERS May 17 Program on president STERLING – The Sterling-Rock Falls Historical Society’s monthly meeting is set for 2 p.m. at CGH’s Ryberg Auditorium, 100 E. LeFevre.

Ronald H. Koehn, a graduate of Illinois State University and a retired social studies instructor at Fulton High School, will present “Theodore Roosevelt: Enough for Two Lifetimes,” a free program open to the public.

Refreshments will be served.

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from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. each day in the library at Pinecrest Grove, 500 Evergreen Lane.

The production will be from July 17 to 19 and July 24 to 26 at Pinecrest Grove.

Visit performingartsguild.com or call 815-734-7772 for more information.

Friday and Saturday Party with the James Gang Karaoke with the James Gang from 8 p.m. to midnight Friday at Freeport Moose, 601 E. South St., and 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m.

Saturday at Messie’s Bar and Grill, 117 N. River Road, Oregon.

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AT THE MOVIES May 26 Schedule set in Sterling STERLING – Movies at Grandon will return with “Brave” at Grandon Civic Center in Central Memorial Park in downtown Sterling.

The movies are free and begin around 8:30 p.m. Concessions are available for purchase.

Family activities are held before the movies. Participants can bring a lawn chair or blanket.

The rest of schedule is: • June 9: “Lego Movie” • June 23: “Maleficent” • July 7: “The Polar Express” • July 21: “Planes: Fire & Rescue” • Aug. 4: “Big Hero 6” Go to sterlingmainstreet.org for more information.

OPEN MIC Friday Musicians in the park ROCK FALLS – Musicians of all ages are welcome to perform from 5 to 9 p.m. each Friday through September at Veteran’s Memorial Park on Fifth Street and Fifth Avenue.

Instruments are provided.

THEATER Tuesday and Wednesday Summer show needs actors MOUNT MORRIS – Actors are wanted for the Performing Arts Guild’s summer production of Neil Simon’s “The Odd Couple.”

The cast features six men and two women. Auditions will be

WE ARE YOUR LOCAL EXPERTS!

The Depot is open AMBOY – The Amboy Depot Museum, 99 E. Main St., is open for the season. Admission is free.

Go to www.amboydepotmuseum. org or call 815-631-7391 for appointments or more information.

History at Loveland DIXON – The History Museum has artifacts and displays on local and national history at Loveland Community House and Museum, 513 W. Second St. The art museum also is available for viewing and features works by nationally known local artists.

The museum’s hours are 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday and Friday; and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.

The office is open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Go to www.lovelandcommunityhouse.org for more information.

Lincoln slept here STERLING – The Lincoln-Manahan House, 607 E. Third St., which the Sterling-Rock Falls Historical Society has restored as a museum, is open for free guided tours from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays.

In addition to being a site where Abraham Lincoln slept, it’s also a window into life in the mid-1800s.

Call the historical society, 815-6226215, for more information.

Ronald Reagan Birthplace Museum TAMPICO – The Ronald Reagan Birthplace Museum is now open on weekends.

The museum, 111 S. Main St., will be open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays and 1 to 4 p.m.

Sundays. The museum also is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Monday through Friday.

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ESPN reports that Bulls guard Jimmy Butler will be named NBA’s Most Improved Player. Butler, the final first-round pick of the 2011 draft, averaged 20 points per game this season, up from 13.1 last year.

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Thursday, May 7, 2015 Numbers game Area 1A/2A baseball and softball teams are dispersed to eight different regionals. The IHSA released regional schedules on Wednesday.

Check out the eight regional pairings on B5.

NBA PLAYOFFS TRACK & FIELD 101 | 3,200-METER RUN

James’ brow dons old crown Headband returns for rout of Bulls

BY TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer

Track & Field 101 • This is the ninth story in a spring-long series that will take a closer look at the individual events at a standard track meet.

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While the 3,200 run is a battle of one’s will, having teammates to run with can be key to a successful eight trips around the track. The Newman Comets have an impressive stable of distance runners, including seniors Drew Rosengren (left), Bryson Reyes (center) and Quincy Coomes.

Crazy 8 laps

CLEVELAND – The headband returned. The aggressiveness, dunks, and dazzling plays all came back, too.

LeBron James rarely has two sub-par games in a row, especially in the playoffs.

James attacked from the start and scored 33 points, Kyrie Irving added 21, and the Cleveland Cavaliers evened their semifinal series with Chicago, beating the Bulls 106-91 in Game 2 on Wednesday night.

Donning his signature headband for the first time in 2 months and powering to the basket, James kept the Cavs from falling into a 2-0 hole. He added eight rebounds and five assists for Cleveland, which led by 25 in the third quarter and withstood a charge later in the period by the Bulls.

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It takes a special breed to run the 3,200 Secret to the 3,200 • Really, it’s not psyching yourself out. With eight laps to think about what you’re doing, there are a lot of idle thoughts that can distract you, and strategy and tactics come into play more than in any other event.

Breaking the race into smaller increments, and setting goals for yourself throughout the course of the race helps with focus and concentration.

Pace is the biggest key, as you have to run fast enough to stay with the pack, but not so fast that you don’t have enough left in the tank for the homestretch.

BY TY REYNOLDS treynolds@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 5554 @STyReynolds

It’s a well-known fact in track & field circles that distance runners are, well, kind of their own breed. It’s actually something most of them take pride in.

Take the 3,200-meter run, for instance. Eight laps around the track, four left turns per lap, and a solid 9 minutes or more of the same scenery, the same competitors, the same aches and pains over and over again.

What would possess someone to go through that?

“I think you have to be a little crazy

to run distance races,” Newman senior Quincy Coomes said. “You actually have to like pushing yourself past your limits, and have the mental toughness to talk yourself into building the endurance it takes to be successful.”

“You definitely have to be crazy to actually keep going around and around the track for eight laps,” Sterling sophomore Dewey Landis echoed. “It’s just a different mindset, more thinking about the race than just running your heart out. You have to be mentally prepared to run a 3,200.”

That’s really what sets the 2-milers apart from their teammates.

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LeBron James drives past the Bulls’ Jimmy Butler during the Cavs’ 106-91 win Wednesday in Cleveland.

GIRLS SOCCER | DIXON 2, GENOA-KINGSTON 1

Posting match-winner Chacon scores twice in regular-season finale

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DIXON – It’s entirely possible that the soccer ball realized if it bounced the wrong way in the opposite direction of the net again Wednesday that Lauren Chacon was likely to kick it into the Rock River that runs behind A.C. Bowers Field.

So when the ball crossed in front of the net off Chacon’s Alex T. Paschal/apaschal@saukvalley.com foot and hit the post with 26:46 Dixon’s Katie Provo dribbles the ball through Genoa-Kingston’s left in the Dixon Duchesses’ defense during Wednesday’s match at A.C. Bowers Field. The BNC West finale with GenoaKingston, it bounded to the Duchesses won the Big Northern match 2-1.

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able to place it above everybody and past the goalkeeper. When it hit the post, I thought it might bounce away again, but it dribbled back into the net. I was so happy.”

The score came after a series of close calls fired at the GenoaKingston goal that either were slightly off target, deflected off the post, or were smothered by goalkeeper Kayleigh Engles. ground and spun backward into Five minutes earlier, Chacon the goal. had a free shot on goal from the It was Chacon’s second goal of side after Engles fell down, but the day, and it proved necessary her shot missed and ended up in a 2-1 win over the Cogs. behind the net.

“I was ecstatic when that goal went in,” Chacon said. “I was POSTING CONTINUED ON B3 Star of the match: Lauren Chacon, Dixon, 2 goals Key performers: Ashley Grimm, Genoa-Kingston, 1 goal; Alexis Langloss, Dixon, 1 assist Up next: 1A Genoa-Kingston Regional, Dixon vs.

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Patriots might face penalties An NFL investigation released Wednesday said that New England Patriots employees likely deflated footballs used in the AFC Championship and that quarterback Tom Brady was probably “at least generally aware” of the rules violations.

The NFL began investigating after the Patriots defeated the Colts 45-7 on January 18. The Colts complained that several footballs were under inflated, and the NFL confirmed that 11 of the 12 footballs were under the limit. The investigation started as the Patriots were preparing for the Super Bowl – which they won 2 weeks later.

Bears sign top two draft picks The Chicago Bears continued to work quickly Wednesday to get their entire six-man draft class under contract. First-round receiver Kevin White and second-round nose tackle Eddie Goldman became their fourth and fifth draftees to agree to terms, the team announced.

White’s 4-year contract is expected to be worth approximately $15 million, including a projected signing bonus near $10 million, in accordance with wage scale. The Bears hold an option to guarantee a fifth year of the contract for injury.

Goldman’s 4-year deal is projected to be worth about $5.5 million, with a signing bonus of more than $2 million.

Third-round center Hroniss Grasu is the Bears’ only unsigned draft pick.

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OSU coach Meyer has appendectomy Ohio State coach Urban Meyer has been sidelined with an appendectomy.

Team spokesman Jerry Emig confirmed that Meyer, who led the Buckeyes to the national championship last season, could be held in the hospital overnight Wednesday.

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The Eastland Cougars boys basketball camp will be held at the end of this month, with three sessions on tap.

Boys currently in grades 8-11 will meet from 5 to 7 p.m. on May 28-30. Boys currently in grades 3-6 will meet from 8 to 10 a.m. on May 29-30, and June 1.

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T. PAUL, Minn. – At the end of the first period Tuesday night, Blackhawks fourth-line center Marcus Kruger pummeled Wild forward Jason Pominville.

It was the kind of hit the Wild could have considered cheap if they wanted, a testy exchange that a reeling hockey team might use as an excuse to rally together. But other than defenseman Ryan Suter, who took a cursory step in Kruger’s direction, the Wild left well enough alone and skated off the ice for intermission.

Intimidated much?

No sequence better summed up the Wild’s weak response against a team it officially can call its nemesis after Hawks goalie Corey Crawford made 30 saves in an impressive 1-0 victory in Game 3 at the Xcel Energy Center. Maybe all those waving white towels had a subliminal effect on the Wild.

This wasn’t a team standing up on its home ice to make this a series. This looked more like the beginning of a surrender. Only four teams in NHL history have overcome a 3-0 series deficit, and the Wild appear much too demoralized to become the fifth.

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That’s what the Hawks do. They turn talented teams such as the Wild into tame ones, transforming a euphoric state of hockey into a stunned village of onlookers.

The Hawks entered with a 1-9 record in Game 3s on the road under Joel Quenneville, yet it was the Wild who skated like a team worried about the weight of history.

The Wild might have entered the series as the NHL’s top team since Jan. 15, but they clearly haven’t played that way. The Hawks, on the other hand, keep improving – and not coincidentally as Patrick Kane gets more comfortable after a 7-week layoff.

“He’s got a hot stick,” Quenneville said after Kane’s game-winner.

Kane wields a hockey stick the way a tailor uses a needle, precisely and with purpose, functionally but with

flair. At the 14-minute, 6-second mark of the first period, Kane used a burst of speed to stop a backhanded pass from Andrew Shaw, controlled the puck, and threaded it through the legs of goalie Devan Dubnyk. Then Kane celebrated the game’s only goal like someone at a Cinco de Mayo party.

“I’ve had some good looks in this series where guys have given me good opportunities,” Kane said modestly.

The rest, Kane created himself. His fourth goal of the series gave him as many as the Wild have, remarkable dominance for a player who broke his collarbone exactly 10 weeks ago Tuesday. Consider the original, conservative prognosis called for Kane to return in 2 more weeks, at which time he could be a front-runner for the Conn Smythe Trophy.

Wild fans consider Kane as welcome as winter in these parts.

His goal sucked the electricity out of the building even more than the overnight power outage that caused the ice to begin to melt. Once they dropped the puck, only the Wild skated as if they were in slush.

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The first 10 minutes, identified by both coaches as being so telling, passed without a goal, critical for the Hawks. The Wild fed off the crowd’s frenzy, but after each flurry, Crawford left them starving for a goal.

“We knew they’d be hungry in their building,” Crawford said.

“That was important.”

It was as if the louder the crowd chanted “Craw-ford, Crawford,” the taller he stood. During that early, pivotal stretch, Crawford made at least four quality saves to set the tone and further establish himself as the most outstanding goalie in this series – and Dubnyk is a Vezina Trophy finalist.

Crawford’s second period included even more highlights, the most memorable when he stoned Mikael Granlund on a breakaway.

When Crawford barely stopped a rolling puck inches from the line during a scrum in front of the net midway through the third, you sensed this was his night.

Unmasked in Game 2, Crawford was unflappable 2 nights later.

“A goalie win,” Quenneville said. “Kind of the way he’s been all year.”

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• Sterling at Morris • Dixon at Lutheran • Rock Falls at Stillman Valley • Oregon at Winnebago • Newman at Kewanee • Bureau Valley at Amboy • Fulton at Orion • Erie-Prophetstown at Morrison • AFC at Aquin • Eastland at East Dubuque • Warren-Stockton at West Carroll Girls soccer 4:30 p.m.

• Sterling at Rochelle Softball 4 p.m.

• Milledgeville at ForrestonPolo 4:30 p.m.

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• Sterling at Dixon Girls track 3 p.m.

• Dixon, Rock Falls, Oregon at Big Northern Conference Meet (at Dixon) • Northwest Upstate Illini Conference Meet (at Pecatonica)

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Jordan Spieth is ranked No. 2 in the world behind only Rory McIlroy. Hopes for a long rivalry between the two young golfers has the golf world buzzing.

Next in line to take a shot Spieth latest challenger to McIlroy’s supremacy

BY DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. – Rory McIlroy remembers a 19-year-old Texan who was polished for his age and didn’t appear to have a glaring weakness in his game. That was the Texas Open 2 years ago, the first time he played with Jordan Spieth.

They are together again in The Players Championship under different circumstances.

There is talk of a new rivalry in golf between McIlroy and Spieth, partly because of age, mainly because of recent results.

McIlroy is No. 1 in the world on the strength of winning two of the last three majors and a pair of World Golf Championships. He already has two wins this year. Spieth won that other major – a wire-to-wire victory in the Masters – and moved up to No. 2. He also has two victories this year.

The PGA Tour didn’t let the

World Golf Rankings Player Total points 1. Rory McIlroy 605.98 2. Jordan Spieth 470.71 3. Henrik Stenson 377.02 4. Bubba Watson 329.11 5. Jim Furyk 300.13 opportunity pass to put them together for two rounds in its premier championship, which starts Thursday at the TPC Sawgrass.

Even if it’s a budding rivalry, it’s one-sided. Spieth would be the first to concede that.

“He is as far ahead of me as I am with the next eight guys,” Spieth said, referring to the gap between No. 1 and No. 2 in the world ranking. “So with that being said, it’s kind of anybody’s game to get up and make it interesting with him. I just happen to be the one that occupies No. 2 right now.”

McIlroy responded to all the hype over Spieth and his green jacket by winning the Match

Play Championship last week in San Francisco. He provided another answer to the chatter about a rivalry by practically yawning.

“Last year it was Rickie [Fowler]. This year it’s Jordan, might be someone else, could have been Tiger,” McIlroy said.

“There’s been four or five rivalries over the past year. So it doesn’t really do anything for me.”

He then borrowed a line that Jack Nicklaus once told Tiger Woods. Both had a revolving door of rivals over the years.

“As long as I’m one of them, the other can be whoever it is,” McIlroy said. “I don’t mind.”

He would appear to be the one to chase for years, though McIlroy is prone to go into minislumps. Think back to 1 year ago at The Players Championship, when Woods was still No. 1 in the world. Now he’s at No. 125, from not playing well and not playing much because of injuries.

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• UEFA Europa, semifinals, first leg, Fiorentina at Sevilla, FS1

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LOCAL ROUNDUP

Mustangs take TRAC title Cardinals clinch NUIC East crown; Duchesses win in Rockford

By SVM Sports Staff

Alex T. Paschal/apaschal@saukvalley.com

Dixon’s Lauren Chacon tries to head a ball during Wednesday’s match against Genoa-Kingston at A.C. Bowers Field. Chacon had both of the Duchesses’ goals in a 2-1 victory.

Duchesses control ball against Cogs POSTING

two this time. So that’s improvement.”

Chacon’s first goal came 9 minutes into the match off a pass from Langloss.

The Duchesses controlled the ball in the first half, and did not allow a shot on goal until there was 26:47 left in the match.

“The old soccer adage is if you’re not scoring, then the other team probably is,” Etemadi said. “We kept the ball in the last third of the field for much of the match, and when you do that, you’re going to score eventually.”

The Cogs (7-11-1, 2-81) finished the match on a high note with a goal by Ashley Grimm off a pass from Maggie Bouque with 16.7 seconds left in the match.

The two teams will meet again next Wednesday in a semifinal match of the 1A Genoa-Kingston Regional.

“Hopefully that goal gives us a little confidence,” Tate said.

“We’ve had so many injuries that has left us shorthanded. We had three girls go down with season-ending injuries this year.”

“It’s good to see them right now,” Chacon said.

“We saw them really early in the year, and I don’t think either team was ready. We have a better idea of what to expect next week.”

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“I am not concerned so much about the finishes,” Dixon coach Mahmoud Etemadi said. “We were getting a lot of opportunities, and our combinations were good.

“We were coming off an emotional win Tuesday over Byron to win conference, and I think we saw a little bit of let-up in the first half. I still think we controlled much of the game.”

Three minutes before Chacon’s near miss, Lexy Langloss fired from close range, but Engles deflected it away. The ball bounded in front of the goal, where Kylee Hermeyer drew a bead on it, and shot hard again. Her shot struck the post and bounced away, allowing Engles to smother it.

Dixon (11-3-3, 10-02 BNC West) fired 22 shots, and Engles had six saves. It was good production from the senior, who is a first-year soccer player.

“She’s a basketball player, and we were able to recruit her to come out and play for the first time,” GK coach Randy Tate said. “She’s really picked up the game fast, and done a nice job back there. We allowed six goals the first time we played Dixon, and only

Justin Jensen’s two-run single in the bottom of the fifth lifted Morrison to a 3-2 victory against Rockridge on Wednesday, giving the Mustangs the outright Three Rivers West baseball title.

Rockridge scored two runs in the top of the first, but Morrison (17-4, 8-0) got one back in its half of the first, then made the two-spot in the fifth stand up. Andy Bird went 2-for-2 and scored two runs for the Mustangs.

Ryan VanZuiden (5-1) was the winning pitcher, allowing two earned runs, six hits and one walk, while striking out two.

Mendota 8, Rock Falls 5: The Trojans seized control with a six-run fifth inning on their way to a home win against the Rockets.

James McFadden (4-2) took the loss for Rock Falls (15-9, 6-4 Big Northern West), allowing seven runs (five earned), seven hits and two walks, with five strikeouts.

Reid Akerman, Clay Velazquez, Cooper Kilberg and Nolan Moeller

Robert DeVries and Wyatt Patterson each drove in runs.

Wednesday’s stars Nathan Schneiderman, Forreston-Polo, 3-hitter, 10 SO Justin Jensen, Morrison, 2-run single Michaela Ward, Rock Falls, 2-hitter, 11 SO, 1 BB; RBI

Softball

Rock Falls 2, Rockridge 1: Michae-

each drove in runs for the Rockets.

Rockford Lutheran 10, Dixon 0:

The Dukes allowed four runs in the top of the first and couldn’t catch up in a home loss to the Crusaders.

Cal Jarrett (3-5) took the loss, allowing six runs (two earned), seven hits and four walks in four innings.

Dixon (4-15, 3-7 Big Northern West) had four hits, including two singles by Kris Lahman.

Forreston-Polo 2, Durand-Pecatonica 0: The Cardinals clinched

the NUIC East title with a victory against Durand-Pecatonica in Forreston.

Nathan Schneiderman tossed a three-hitter for Forreston-Polo, with 10 strikeouts and four walks.

la Ward tossed a gem as Rock Falls won a battle of the Rockets in Rock Falls.

Ward (12-6) allowed one earned run, two hits and a walk, while striking out 11. She helped her own cause with an RBI, and Chelsi Blair also knocked in a run.

East Peoria 5, Sterling 2: The Golden Warriors scored two runs in the top of the first, only to have the Raiders answer with five in their half of the second in Sterling.

Erin Stroup had two of Sterling’s five hits. Lexy Staples was the losing pitcher.

Dixon 15, Lutheran 4, 6 inn.: Hannah Schlosser had a two-run double, and Emily Bay had a two-run single to key an eight-run fourth inning and lift the Duchesses past the Crusaders in Rockford.

Schlosser drove in three runs, and was also the winning pitcher.

MLB ROUNDUP

Rizzo slugs Cubs past Cards St. Louis’ streak stopped; White Sox rally past Tigers By the Associated Press

Anthony Rizzo homered with three RBIs, and Jon Lester had a strong outing for the Cubs, who ended the Cardinals’ eight-game winning streak and their own four-game skid with a 6-5 victory on Wednesday night in St. Louis.

Jhonny Peralta hit a 447foot homer, and Yadier Molina had two hits and two RBIs for the Cardinals, who erased deficits of five and three runs the first two games of the four-game series, but couldn’t quite make up a three-run, fifth-inning deficit. Lance Lynn (1-3) allowed five runs in six innings.

St. Louis put runners on the corners with one out in the ninth before Hector Rondon escaped for his sixth save in seven chances.

Lester (2-2) left leading 5-4 after seven innings, but only one of the runs was earned against the team he dominated in St. Louis in Game 5 of the 2013 World Series. The pitcher’s fielding error covering first led to a run in the second, and second baseman Addison Russell missed a liner for a fielding error that led to two more runs in the sixth.

Rizzo hit his fifth homer, and third in five games, in the third, and added a two-run double in the fifth. He also homered in

AP

The Cubs’ Anthony Rizzo (left) rounds the bases after hitting a solo home run off of Cardinals starting pitcher Lance Lynn during Wednesday’s game in St. Louis. It was Rizzo’s third home run in five games, and the Cubs won 6-5. the series opener Monday, and had three hits and a walk on Tuesday.

Two-out RBI singles by Molina and Pete Kozma cut the deficit to 5-4 in the sixth, and pinchhitter Kolten Wong’s RBI single off Pedro Strop in the eighth again shaved it to 6-5.

White Sox 7, Twins 6:

Melky Cabrera homered

and drove in four runs, and the White Sox scored four times in the eighth inning to rally past the Tigers at U.S. Cellular Field.

Avisail Garcia’s two-out single drove in the goahead run on the sixth straight hit off reliever Joba Chamberlain (0-1).

All of them came after he retired the first two

batters in the inning.

Zach Putnam (1-1) worked an inning to get the win, and David Robertson earned his fifth save for the White Sox (10-14), who improved to 8-3 at home this season.

Chicago trailed 6-3 in the eighth after Victor Martinez drove in his fourth run of the night for Detroit.

James more aggressive in Game 2 win over Bulls CROWN

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For the second straight game, the Cavs were without forward Kevin Love (shoulder surgery) and guard J.R. Smith (two-game suspension).

But they had James, and he was more like himself after a sub-par performance in the opener.

“We’re a little banged up, we’re short-handed, so I have to be aggressive,” James said. “Even

more aggressive than my usual self, and I was happy I was able to make a couple of plays to help our team win tonight.”

Jimmy Butler scored 18, and Derrick Rose had 14 points and 10 assists for the Bulls, who host Game 3 on Friday night. Pau Gasol added 11 points – 10 fewer than Game 1, when he destroyed the Cavs on uncontested jumpers.

Iman Shumpert added 15 points, James Jones made five 3-pointers, and

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Thompson started at power forward in Love’s spot, allowing James to move back to his usual role at small forward. On the perimeter is where James is most dangerous, and he made it clear from the outset that he wasn’t going to stand around and wait for the game to come to him.

The Cavs burst to a 13-2 lead, and led by 22 in the first quarter.

“They smashed us,” Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau said.

The Bulls used a 14-0 run to get within 11 in the third quarter, but Jones hit consecutive 3s, and James scored twice near the basket to put Cleveland up by 16 going into the fourth.

Back in his familiar headband after ditching it since March 7, and with an all-business look from the time he took the floor for warmups, James came out as aggressively

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He scored 14 points in the first quarter and got to the free-throw line five times, three more than in Monday’s 99-92 loss. James, who went just 9-for-22 from the field in Game 1, set the tone and his teammates followed.

“That’s what a leader of the team is supposed to do,” Rose said. “Everybody on the team followed right behind him.”

Love visited his teammates in the locker

room before the game, and he joined them on the bench in the second quarter.

Moments after Love, wearing a sling on his left arm, waved to the crowd, James delivered one of those plays only he can make. He burst down the left side of the lane and delivered a right-handed dunk over Butler, who did a marvelous job defending the four-time league MVP in Game 1.

But this wasn’t the same James, or the same Cavs.

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When you know, clue in partner

Grizzwells by Bill Schorr

Anouk Aimee, a French actress, said, “What helps me go forward is that I stay receptive, I feel that anything can happen.”

What may help a bridge defender go forward is information from partner.

In this deal, West is in the dark, but East, whose curtains are open, can throw light upon the situation for partner.

South is in three no-trump after the most common auction of all.

West leads a fourthhighest spade six, which is covered by the two, jack and king.

Declarer plays a club to dummy’s ace and returns a low club. What should happen after that?

As I mentioned a couple of days ago, North should not mention his club suit in the auction. Note that five clubs has no chance.

After trick one, West is wondering who holds the

spade queen. It could be either East or South.

Each would have played the same way with or without that card. However, East knows what is happening.

He applies the Rule of Eleven. Deducting six (West’s lead) from 11 gives five.

So, there are five spades higher than the six in the North, East and South hands combined.

And at trick one, East saw all five: dummy’s seven, his nine, jack and queen, and South’s king. East knows that West’s suit is ready to run.

At trick three, East should discard his spade queen, telling partner exactly what he wants to know. Then three no-trump will go down one. © 2015 UFS

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WEDNESDAY’S SCOREBOARD Baseball Wednesday’s results at Mendota

MENDOTA 8, ROCK FALLS 5 Rock Falls 002 101 1 — 5 8 2 Mendota 100 160 X — 8 10 2 L – James McFadden.

ROCK FALLS (15-9, 6-4 Big Northern West) McFadden (4 1/3 IP, 7 R, 5 ER, 7 H, 5 SO, 2 BB), Logan Pillars (1 2/3 IP, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 H, 3 SO, 1 BB) and Cooper Kilberg. Multi hits – Jake Mammosser 2, Kilberg 3. 2B – Mammosser. 3B – Quinton Matznick.

HR – Kilberg. RBI – Reid Akerman, Clay Velazquez, Kilberg, Nolan Moeller. at Dixon

ROCKFORD LUTHERAN 10, DIXON 0 Lutheran 400 221 1 — 10 12 1 Dixon 000 000 0 — 0 4 2 W – Sanchez. L – Cal Jarrett (3-5) LUTHERAN Sanchez (7 IP, 0 R, 4 H, 8 SO, 1 BB) and West. Multi hits – Sanchez 2, Morgan 3, West 2, Mercer 2. 2B – West. HR – West.

RBI – Sanchez 2, Mercer 2, West.

DIXON (4-15, 3-7 Big Northern West) Jarrett (4 IP, 6 R, 2 ER, 7 H, 4 SO, 4 BB), Riley Mehrens (3 IP, 4 R, 4 ER, 5 H, 1 SO) and Ryan Long. Multi hits – Kris Lahman 2. at Morrison

MORRISON 3, ROCKRIDGE 2 Rockridge 200 000 0 — 2 6 1 Morrison 100 020 X — 3 6 1 W – Ryan VanZuiden (5-1). L – Kistler.

ROCKRIDGE Kistler (6 IP, 3 R, 3 ER, 6 H, 6 SO, 2 BB), Multi hits – Ulfig 2. 2B – Ulfig, Renteria.

RBI – Ulfig, Renteria.

MORRISON (17-4, 8-0 Three Rivers West) VanZuiden (7 IP, 2 R, 2 ER, 6 H, 2 SO, 1 BB). Multi hits – Andy Bird 2. RBI – Justin Jensen 2. at Forreston

FORRESTON-POLO 2, DURAND-PECATONICA 0 Du-Pec 000 000 0 — 0 3 0 Forr.-Polo 000 110 X — 2 6 0 W – Nathan Schneiderman.

FORRESTON-POLO (24-5, 13-0 NUIC East) Schneiderman (7 IP, 0 R, 3 H, 10 SO, 4 BB). 2B – Wyatt Kerchner. RBI – Robert DeVries, Wyatt Patterson.

Postseason pairings CLASS 2A Morrison Regional Wednesday, May 20 • No. 1 Morrison vs. No. 4 Bureau Valley, 5 p.m.

• No. 2 Princeton vs. No. 3 Newman, 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, May 23 • Championship, 10 a.m.

Winner advances to Byron Sectional vs.

Pecatonica Regional winner, 6:30 p.m.

May 27 Oregon Regional Monday, May 18 • No. 5 West Carroll vs. No. 4 Oregon, 4:30 p.m.

Wednesday, May 20 • No. 1 Forreston-Polo vs. West Carroll or Oregon, 4:30 p.m.

Thursday, May 21 • No. 2 Stillman Valley vs. No. 3 Byron, 4:30 p.m.

Saturday, May 23 • Championship, 10 a.m.

Winner advances to Byron Sectional vs.

Aurora Christian Regional winner, 4 p.m.

May 27 CLASS 1A Lena-Winslow Regional Monday, May 18 • No. 5 Pearl City at No. 4 River Ridge, 4:30 p.m.

• No. 6 Galena at No. 3 Eastland, 4:30 p.m.

Wednesday, May 20 • No. 1 East Dubuque vs. Pearl City or River Ridge, 4 p.m.

• No. 2 Lena-Winslow vs. Galena or Eastland, 6:30 p.m.

Saturday, May 23 • Championships, 11 a.m.

Winner advances to Aquin Sectional vs.

Dakota Regional winner, 4 p.m. May 28 at Highland Community College Ashton-Franklin Center Regional Monday, May 18 • No. 5 AFC at No. 4 Milledgeville, 4:30 p.m.

• No. 6 Paw Paw at No. 3 Amboy, 4:30 p.m.

Wednesday, May 20 • No. 1 Indian Creek vs. AFC or Milledgeville, 4:30 p.m.

Thursday, May 21 • No. 2 Fulton vs. Paw Paw or Amboy, 4:30 p.m.

Saturday, May 23 • Championship, 2 p.m.

Winner advances to Aquin Sectional vs.

Elgin Academy Regional winner, 4 p.m.

May 27 at Highland Community College

Softball Wednesday’s results at Rock Falls

ROCK FALLS 2, ROCKRIDGE 1 Rockridge 000 001 0 — 1 2 1 Rock Falls 100 010 X — 2 6 0 W – Michaela Ward (12-6). L – Hayer.

ROCKRIDGE Hayer (6 IP, 2 R, 2 ER, 6 H, 4 SO, 1 BB) and Williams. RBI – Garrett.

ROCK FALLS (18-9) Ward (7 IP, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 H, 11 SO, 1 BB) and Madason Shaw. Multi hits – Ward.

2B – Olivia Babcock. RBI – Chelsi Blair, Ward. at Sterling

EAST PEORIA 5, STERLING 2 E. Peoria 050 000 0 — 5 6 4 Sterling 200 000 0 — 2 5 2 W – Graves. L – Lexy Staples.

EAST PEORIA Graves (7 IP, 2 R, 5 H, 6 SO, 1 BB).

STERLING (18-4) Staples (7 IP, 5 R, 1 ER, 6 H, 10 SO, 4 BB) and Nadia Trujillo. Multi hits – Erin Stroup 2. RBI – Lauren Fritz. at Rockford

DIXON 15, LUTHERAN 4, 6 inn.

Dixon 100 815 — 15 9 2 Lutheran 103 000 — 4 3 2 W – Hannah Schlosser.

DIXON Schlosser (6 IP, 4 R, 3 ER, 3 H, 2 SO, 6 BB). Multi hits – Erika Smith 2, Jacelyn Rodriguez 2. 2B – Schlosser, Haley Fitzsimmons. RBI – Schlosser 3, Emily Bay 2, Smith, Rodriguez, Fitzsimmons.

Postseason pairings CLASS 2A Orion Regional Monday, May 18 • No. 5 Riverdale at No. 4 Bureau Valley, 4:30 p.m.

Tuesday, May 19 • No. 1 Morrison vs. Riverdale or Bureau Valley, 4:30 p.m.

• No. 2 Erie-Prophetstown vs. No. 3 Orion, 7 p.m.

Saturday, May 23 • Championship, 11 a.m.

Winner advances to Morrison Sectional vs. Rockford Lutheran Regional winner, 7 p.m. May 26 Byron Regional Monday, May 18 • No. 5 Forreston-Polo at No. 4 West Carroll, 4:30 p.m.

Tuesday, May 19 • No. 1 Stillman Valley vs. Forreston-Polo or West Carroll, 4:30 p.m.

• No. 2 Byron vs. No. 3 Oregon, 7 p.m.

Saturday, May 23 • Championship, 11 a.m.

Winner advances to Morrison Sectional vs. Princeton Regional winner, 4:30 p.m., May 26

CLASS 1A Fulton Regional Monday, May 18 • No. 5 Eastland at No. 4 Fulton, 4:30 p.m.

Totals 35 610 6 Totals 36 5 9 5 Chicago 201 020 010 — 6 St. Louis 010 102 010 — 5 E–Lester (2), A.Russell (3). DP–Chicago 1, St. Louis 1. LOB–Chicago 5, St. Louis 9. 2B–Rizzo (6), Bryant (6), D.Ross (4), A.Russell (6), Holliday (6), Molina (5). HR– Rizzo (5), Jh.Peralta (3). CS–Bourjos (3).

IP H R ER BB SO Chicago Lester W,2-2 7 7 4 1 2 6 Strop H,4 1 1 1 1 1 0 H.Rondon S,6-7 1 1 0 0 1 1 St. Louis Lynn L,1-3 6 8 5 5 2 6 Choate 1 0 0 0 0 0 Belisle 1 2 1 1 0 0 Villanueva 1 0 0 0 1 1 HBP–by Strop (Heyward). WP–Strop.

T–2:56. A–42,207 (45,399).

Tuesday, May 19 • No. 1 Milledgeville vs. Eastland or Fulton, 4:30 p.m.

Wednesday, May 20 • No. 2 Newman vs. No. 3 AFC, 4:30 p.m.

Saturday, May 23 • Championship, 11 a.m.

Winner advances to Lena-Winslow Sectional vs. Pecatonica Regional winner, 7 p.m., May 26 Earlville Regional Monday, May 18 • No. 5 LaMoille-Ohio at No. 4 Paw Paw, 4:30 p.m.

Tuesday, May 19 • No. 1 Amboy vs. LaMoille-Ohio or Paw Paw, 4:30 p.m.

BREWERS 6, DODGERS 3

Wednesday, May 20 • No. 2 Earlville vs. No. 3 Indian Creek, 4:30 p.m.

Saturday, May 23 • Championship, 11 a.m.

Winner advances to Princeville Sectional vs. Putnam County Regional winner, 4:30 p.m. Tuesday May 26

MLB AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division W L Pct New York 17 11 .607 Tampa Bay 15 13 .536 Toronto 14 15 .483 Baltimore 12 13 .480 Boston 13 15 .464 Central Division W L Pct Kansas City 17 10 .630 Detroit 17 11 .607 Minnesota 15 13 .536 Chicago 10 14 .417 Cleveland 10 16 .385 West Division W L Pct Houston 18 10 .643 Los Angeles 12 15 .444 Oakland 12 17 .414 Seattle 11 16 .407 Texas 11 16 .407

GB — 2 3½ 3½ 4 GB — ½ 2½ 5½ 6½ GB — 5½ 6½ 6½ 6½

NBA playoffs

Wednesday’s results Toronto 5, N.Y. Yankees 1 N.Y. Mets 5, Baltimore 1 Tampa Bay 5, Boston 3 Cleveland 10, Kansas City 3 Chicago White Sox 7, Detroit 6 Minnesota 13, Oakland 0 Texas 11, Houston 3 Seattle at L.A. Angels, late Today’s games Oakland (Pomeranz 1-2) at Minnesota (Nolasco 1-1), 12:10 p.m.

Cleveland (Kluber 0-4) at Kansas City (Volquez 2-3), 1:10 p.m.

Detroit (Lobstein 2-2) at Chicago White Sox (Quintana 1-2), 1:10 p.m.

Baltimore (Tillman 2-3) at N.Y. Yankees (Eovaldi 2-0), 6:05 p.m.

Texas (N.Martinez 2-0) at Tampa Bay (Archer 3-3), 6:10 p.m.

Houston (McHugh 4-0) at L.A. Angels (Santiago 2-2), 9:05 p.m.

Friday’s games Baltimore at N.Y. Yankees, 6:05 p.m.

Boston at Toronto, 6:07 p.m.

Kansas City at Detroit, 6:08 p.m.

Minnesota at Cleveland, 6:10 p.m.

Texas at Tampa Bay, 6:10 p.m.

Cincinnati at White Sox, 7:10 p.m.

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

Oakland at Seattle, 9:10 p.m.

CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS (Best-of-7; x-if necessary) Monday’s results Chicago 99, Cleveland 92 L.A. Clippers 117, Houston 101, L.A. Clippers leads series 1-0 Tuesday’s results Atlanta 106, Washington 90, series tied 1-1 Memphis 97, Golden State 90, series tied 1-1 Wednesday’s results Cleveland 106, Chicago 91, series tied 1-1 L.A. Clippers at Houston, late Friday’s games Cleveland at Chicago, 7 p.m.

Houston at L.A. Clippers, 9:30 p.m.

Saturday’s games Atlanta at Washington, 4 p.m.

Golden State at Memphis, 7 p.m.

Sunday’s games Cleveland at Chicago, 2:30 p.m.

Houston at L.A. Clippers, 7:30 p.m.

Detroit

Chicago ab r h bi ab r h bi RDavis cf 4 2 2 1 Eaton cf 4 1 2 0 Kinsler 2b 2 0 0 0 MeCarr lf 3 1 1 4 MiCarr 1b 3 1 1 1 Abreu 1b 5 2 2 0 VMrtnz dh 4 1 2 4 LaRoch dh 4 0 2 0 Cespds lf 5 0 1 0 AGarci rf 4 0 1 1 JMrtnz rf 2 1 0 0 Gillaspi 3b 3 1 1 1 Cstllns 3b 5 0 1 0 GBck ph-3b 1 0 0 0 Romine pr 0 0 0 0 AlRmrz ss 4 0 1 0 JMcCn c 5 0 3 0 Flowrs c 4 0 0 0 JIglesis ss 4 1 1 0 MJhnsn 2b 4 2 3 0 Totals 34 611 6 Totals 36 7 13 6 Detroit 102 011 010 — 6 Chicago 011 100 04x — 7 DP–Chicago 1. LOB–Detroit 12, Chicago 11. 2B–R.Davis (2), M.Johnson (2). 3B–R. Davis (2). HR–V.Martinez (1), Me.Cabrera (1), Gillaspie (1). SB–Al.Ramirez (1). S–R. Davis. SF–V.Martinez, Me.Cabrera.

IP H R ER BB SO Detroit Simon 5 5 3 3 4 2 Alburquerque H,3 2/3 1 0 0 1 0 Gorzelanny H,2 2/3 1 0 0 0 0 Nesbitt H,1 2/3 0 0 0 0 1 Chamberlain L,0-1 2/3 6 4 4 0 0 B.Hardy 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 Chicago Sale 5 1/3 7 5 5 5 6 Petricka 1 2/3 1 0 0 2 2 Putnam W,1-1 1 1 1 1 1 2 Robertson S,5-5 1 2 0 0 0 1 HBP–by Putnam (J.Iglesias). WP–Simon, Sale, Petricka.

T–3:41. A–18,268 (40,615).

NATIONAL LEAGUE GB — 4 4½ 5 8½ GB — 5½ 6 8 11½ GB — 3 3½ 4½ 5½

Wednesday’s results Washington 7, Miami 5 Arizona 13, Colorado 7, 1st game San Diego 9, San Francisco 1 Arizona 5, Colorado 1, 2nd game Cincinnati 3, Pittsburgh 0 N.Y. Mets 5, Baltimore 1 Atlanta 7, Philadelphia 5 Milwaukee 6, L.A. Dodgers 3 Chicago Cubs 6, St. Louis 5 Today’s games L.A. Dodgers (Frias 2-0) at Milwaukee (Fiers 1-3), 12:40 p.m.

Chicago Cubs (Arrieta 3-2) at St. Louis (Lackey 1-1), 12:45 p.m.

Cincinnati (DeSclafani 2-2) at Pittsburgh (Burnett 0-1), 6:05 p.m.

San Diego (Despaigne 2-0) at Arizona (R.De La Rosa 2-2), 8:40 p.m.

Miami (Haren 3-1) at San Francisco (T.Hudson 1-2), 9:15 p.m.

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

N.Y. Mets at Philadelphia, 6:05 p.m.

St. Louis at Pittsburgh, 6:05 p.m.

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

Cincinnati at White Sox, 7:10 p.m.

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

San Diego at Arizona, 8:40 p.m.

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

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Totals 32-79 20-25 91.

CLEVELAND (106) James 13-29 7-9 33, Thompson 2-5 1-2 5, Mozgov 3-8 0-0 6, Irving 5-9 10-12 21, Shumpert 5-11 1-2 15, Miller 0-0 0-0 0, Jones 6-10 0-0 17, Perkins 0-0 0-2 0, Dellavedova 3-8 1-2 9, Marion 0-2 0-0 0, Harris 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 37-83 20-29 106.

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Total Fouls–Chicago 20, Cleveland 23.

Technicals–Perkins. A–20,562 (20,562).

NHL playoffs SECOND ROUND (Best-of-7) Tuesday’s results Chicago 1, Minnesota 0, Chicago leads series 3-0 Calgary 4, Anaheim 3, OT, Anaheim leads series 2-1 Wednesday’s results Tampa Bay 2, Montreal 1, Tampa Bay leads series 3-0 Washington 2, N.Y. Rangers 1, Washington leads series 3-1 Today’s games Montreal at Tampa Bay, 6 p.m.

Chicago at Minnesota, 8:30 p.m.

Friday’s games Washington at N.Y. Rangers, 6 p.m.

Anaheim at Calgary, 8:30 p.m.

Transactions BASEBALL American League CHICAGO WHITE SOX — Activated RHP Javy Guerra from the 15-day DL and designated him for assignment. Announced RHP Jeff Samardzija has dropped his appeal of a five-game suspension for his involvement in a bench-clearing brawl against Kansas City on April 23.

KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Activated RHP Greg Holland from the 15-day DL. Optioned RHP Yohan Pino to Omaha (PCL).

NEW YORK YANKEES — Activated INF Jose Pirela from the 15-day DL. Placed INF Gregorio Petit on the 15-day DL. OAKLAND ATHLETICS — Activated OF Coco Crisp from the 15-day DL. Optioned OF Craig Gentry to Nashville.

National League ATLANTA BRAVES — Optioned RHP Michael Kohn to Gwinnett (IL). Recalled RHP Williams Perez from Gwinnett.

CHICAGO CUBS — Activated RHP Justin Grimm from the 15-day DL. Recalled OF Matt Szczur from Iowa (PCL). Optioned OF Junior Lake to Iowa. Designated RHP Anthony Varvaro for assignment.

LOS ANGELES DODGERS — Recalled RHP Joe Wieland from Oklahoma City (PCL). Optioned LHP Daniel Coulombe to Oklahoma City.

PITTSBURGH PIRATES — Selected the contract of INF/OF Steve Lombardozzi from Indianapolis (IL). Placed OF Andrew Lambo on the 15-day D.L.

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COLLEGE DUQUESNE — Announced freshman basketball G Tarin Smith is transferring from Nebraska.

KENTUCKY — Suspended sophomore G Makayla Epps from the basketball team for being cited on alcohol-related charges.

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Thursday, May 7, 2015

SAUK VALLEY TRACK & FIELD HONOR ROLL Boys 100 State qualifying: 1A 11.14; 2A 11.04 Brooks Grobe, Polo-Forreston 11.11 Jason Osborn, Fulton 11.14 Easton Bianchi, Newman 11.32 Nathan Stukenberg, Polo-Forreston 11.36 Tyler Dotson, Milledgeville 11.55 Aaron Shelton, Polo-Forreston 11.56

200 State qualifying: 1A 22.94; 2A 22.54 Brooks Grobe, Polo-Forreston 22.76 Nathan Stukenberg, Polo-Forreston 23.17 Nyrel Sullivan, Dixon 23.24 Easton Bianchi, Newman 23.3 Jason Osborn, Fulton 23.32 Rodney Gossard, Fulton 23.65

400 State qualifying: 1A 51.74; 2A 50.84 Nathan Stukenberg, Polo-Forreston 51.25 Michael Eastwood, Bureau Valley 51.7 Matt Coffey, Dixon 51.74 Michael Eastwood, Bureau Valley 51.96 Terrence Bruce, Sterling 52.77 Kevin Cheeseman, Polo-Forreston 52.88

800 State qualifying: 1A 2:01.24; 2A 1:59.04 Evan Grady, Dixon 2:00.0 Brayden Hamblen, Rock Falls 2:02.66 Seth Williams, Rock Falls 2:05.25 Ethan Rocha, Sterling 2:05.72 Bryson Reyes, Newman 2:05.82 Logan Cheshire, Sterling 2:06.43

1,600 State qualifying: 1A 4:37.24; 2A 4:30.44 Seth Williams, Rock Falls 4:25.05 Chris Ahlers, Newman 4:27.2 Evan Grady, Dixon 4:35.09 Jonathon Landis, Sterling 4:36.24 Brayden Hamblen, Rock Falls 4:37.2 Jacob Gebhardt, Sterling 4:38.14

3,200 State qualifying: 1A 10:04.00; 2A 9:49.24 Brayden Hamblen, Rock Falls 9:45.5 Dewey Landis, Sterling 9:51.85 Seth Williams, Rock Falls 9:59.34 Chris Ahlers, Newman 10:02 Jacob Gebhardt, Sterling 10:22.44 Romeo Blackburn, Amboy 10:29.5

110 hurdles State qualifying: 1A 15.54; 2A 15.24 Regan Todhunter, Newman 14.98 Bobby Tribble, Sterling 15.96 Zach Schmidt, Milledgeville 15.97 Konner Wilson, Oregon 16.25 Jared Harrison, Dixon 16.42 A.J. Christensen, Polo-Forreston 16.64

300 hurdles State qualifying: 1A 42.00; 2A 40.44 Regan Todhunter, Newman 40.54 Konner Wilson, Oregon 41.44 Quinton Douglas, Dixon 41.81 Zach Schmidt, Milledgeville 42.20 A.J. Christensen, Polo-Forreston 42.24 Bobby Tribble, Sterling 42.41

400 relay State qualifying: 1A 44.54; 2A 43.54 Polo-Forreston 43.95 Newman 44.64 Fulton 44.84 Sterling 45.6 Amboy 45.9 Bureau Valley 46.87

800 relay State qualifying: 1A 1:33.74; 2A 1:31.74 Polo-Forreston 1:32.29 Fulton 1:32.4 Oregon 1:35.3 Sterling 1:35.71 Milledgeville 1:35.94 Bureau Valley 1:36.18

1,600 relay State qualifying: 1A 3:31.74; 2A 3:27.44 Polo-Forreston 3:28.67 Sterling 3:30.04 Bureau Valley 3:32.82 Oregon 3:34.7 Amboy 3:36.9 Milledgeville 3:38.35

3,200 relay State qualifying: 1A 8:26.24; 2A 8:15.24 Newman 8:10.3 Sterling 8:23.13 Oregon 8:39.65 Polo-Forreston 8:45.63 Bureau Valley 8:59.73 Morrison 9:03

Pole vault State qualifying: 1A 13-0; 2A 13-6 David Villa, Rock Falls Braden Jacobs, Dixon Hunter Schoff, Bureau Valley Bobby Tribble, Sterling Breu Knox, Rock Falls Mike Parcus, Dixon

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High jump State qualifying: 1A 6-3; 2A 6-3 Isaiah Roby, Dixon Kyle Matthews, Fulton Kyle LeBlanc, Dixon Brad Cavanaugh, Polo-Forreston Michael Dixon, Fulton Brandon Boyer, Rock Falls

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Long jump State qualifying: 1A 21-0; 2A 21-8 Nyrel Sullivan, Dixon 21-6 Joe Gennaro, Milledgeville 20-4 Regan Todhunter, Newman 20-3 Eric Kull, Morrison 20-0 Gailen Gibson, Bureau Valley 19-11 Brooks Grobe, Polo-Forreston 19-9 Troy Litwiller, Milledgeville 19-6

Triple jump State qualifying: 1A 42-0; 2A 43-10 Laron Carr, Dixon 42-5 1/2 Rodney Gossard, Fulton 41-8 Nolan McGinn, Newman 41-2 Kandris Martin, Dixon 40-8 Gailen Gibson, Bureau Valley 39-6 1/2 Javi Quiroz, Sterling 39-4 Zach Kirchhoff, Sterling 39-4

Shot put State qualifying: 1A 48-0; 2A 50-11 Joe Brouilette, Sterling 47-11 1/2 Kyle McLuckie, Fulton 44-10 John Ghibellini, Oregon 44-7 Chris Wilson, Newman 44-1 Cole Stewart, Amboy 43-11 Colton Pohl, Amboy 43-7 1/2 Clay Stuepfert, Amboy 43-6 Sam Barkalow, Polo-Forreston 42-0

Discus State qualifying: 1A 143-0; 2A 149-0 John Ghibellini, Oregon 144-0 Keegan North, Fulton 130-11 Tanner Jensen, Sterling 130-3 Joe Brouilette, Sterling 125-6 Luke Becker, Amboy 123-7 Juan Dominguez, Polo-Forreston 123-0 Kyle McLuckie, Fulton 120-0

Girls 100 State qualifying: 1A 13.04; 2A 12.74 Rebecca Waite, Milledgeville 12.79 Sabrina Chamberlain, Sterling 12.93 Erika Zimmerlein, Amboy 13.06 Rachel Cobert, Erie-Prophetstown 13.11 Lindsey Hoffert, Bureau Valley 13.12 Bryana Johnson, Sterling 13.15

200 State qualifying: 1A 27.04; 2A 26.64 Rebecca Waite, Milledgeville 25.58 Erika Zimmerlein, Amboy 26.56 Rachel Cobert, Erie-Prophetstown 26.88 Sabrina Chamberlain, Sterling 27.15 Lindsey Hoffert, Bureau Valley 27.02 Katelynn Pankhurst, Amboy 27.24

400 State qualifying: 1A 1:02.04; 2A 59.90 Rachel Cobert, Erie-Prophetstown 59.24 Lindsey Hoffert, Bureau Valley 1:00.26 Dallas Clevenger, Rock Falls 1:00.21 Tiana Kennedy, Bureau Valley 1:00.89 Rebecca Waite, Milledgeville 1:01.79 Heather Strike, Erie-Prophetstown 1:02.00

800 State qualifying: 1A 2:26.64; 2A 2:23.34 Dallas Clevenger, Rock Falls 2:22.01 Corrie Reiley, Erie-Prophetstown 2:23.05 Maggie McPherson, Sterling 2:26.23 Maggie Bushman, Dixon 2:29.99 Jordan Price, Fulton 2:30.63 Courtney Seagren, Dixon 2:31.00

1,600 State qualifying: 1A 5:35.14; 2A 5:25.24 Regan Weidner, Bureau Valley 5:23.11 Maggie McPherson, Sterling 5:24.26 Mercedes Sanchez, Sterling 5:29.98 Averi Leitzen, Fulton 5:37.15 Megan Barnhart, Sterling 5:37.99 Haley Weidner, Bureau Valley 5:39.01

3,200 State qualifying: 1A 12:12.24; 2A 11:40.04 Maggie McPherson, Sterling 11:43.38 Regan Weidner, Bureau Valley 11:44.48 Megan Grady, Amboy 12:06.41 Averi Leitzen, Fulton 12:18.29 Haley Weidner, Bureau Valley 12:13.42 Katie Lawton, Dixon 12:43.62

100 hurdles State qualifying: 1A 16.64; 2A 15.94 Courtney Boyer, West Carroll 17.09 Hailey Long, Oregon 17.57 Kassidee Church, Morrison 17.65 Brittani Sohn, Dixon 17.99 Maya Miller, Sterling 18.07 Breanna Eissens, Fulton 18.11

300 hurdles State qualifying: 1A 49.04; 2A 47.84 Mikayla Bolton, Erie-Prophetstown 48.05 Breanna Eissens, Fulton 50.17 Courtney Boyer, West Carroll 51.09 Maya Miller, Sterling 51.54 Brittani Sohn, Dixon 52.98 Kaylee Towne, Bureau Valley 53.85

400 relay State qualifying: 1A 51.94; 2A 50.84 Sterling 50.60 Erie-Prophetstown 51.45 Bureau Valley 51.95 Oregon 52.16 Amboy 52.42 Newman 52.56

800 relay State qualifying: 1A 1:50.34; 2A 1:48.04 Bureau Valley 1:47.54 Erie-Prophetstown 1:47.56 Sterling 1:49.22 Amboy 1:49.80 Newman 1:51.10 Dixon 1:51.10

1,600 relay State qualifying: 1A 4:14.34; 2A 4:10.04 Erie-Prophetstown 4:04.07 Sterling 4:11.33 Milledgeville 4:12.38 Bureau Valley 4:13.60 Dixon 4:14.07 Rock Falls 4:16.38

3,200 relay State qualifying: 1A 10:22.24; 2A 9:58.04 Sterling 9:51.09 Erie-Prophetstown 9:54.95 Dixon 10:10.22 Rock Falls 10:15.99 Bureau Valley 10:31.21

Photos by Philip Marruffo/pmarruffo@saukvalley.com

Pole vault State qualifying: 1A 9-3; 2A 9-9 Alissa DeShane, Erie-Prophetstown Carolynn Hammelman, Sterling Kallie Zuidema, Sterling Jessica Loudenberg, Bureau Valley Ashlynn Steel, Erie-Prophetstown Whitney Bramm, Erie-Prophestown Kelsey Pudlas, Oregon Megan Cooper, Dixon

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High jump State qualifying: 1A 5-2; 2A 5-2 Michaela Busch, Rock Falls Betsy Leonard, Fulton Lindsey Hoffert, Bureau Valley Morgan Zuidema, Sterling Mikayla Bolton, Erie-Prophetstown

ABOVE: Rock Falls junior David Villa clears the bar in the pole vault Friday during the Sterling Night Relays. Villa is the area’s leading vaulter with a season best of 11 feet, 1 inch.

BELOW: Sterling junior Bryana Johnson competes in the long jump Friday during the Sterling Night Relays. Johnson’s season best in the event is 15 feet, 8 1/2 inches, good for fifth in the area.

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Long jump State qualifying: 1A 16-4; 2A 16-11 Lindsey Hoffert, Bureau Valley 17-1 3/4 Katelynn Pankhurst, Amboy 16-3 1/4 Courtney Kruthoff, Erie-P’town 16-1 1/2 Rebecca Waite, Milledgeville 15-10 1/2 Bryana Johnson, Sterling 15-8 1/2 Sarah Lauer, Oregon 15-8 1/2

Triple jump State qualifying: 1A 33-8; 2A 34-8 Rachel Cobert, Erie-Prophetstown 35-6 Sarah Lauer, Oregon 35-2 Maggie Bushman, Dixon 34-1 3/4 Addison Moreland, BV 32-8 3/4 Olivia Medina, Milledgeville 32-4 Brittani Sohn, Dixon 32-4

Shot put State qualifying: 1A 35-6; 2A 37-0 Tayla Schwarz, Dixon 42-7 1/2 Chelsea Lesniewski, Fulton 39-8 Sydney Lebahn, Bureau Valley 36-10 Carly Stephens, Oregon 35-2 3/4 Lexie Jacobs, Bureau Valley 34-3 Kenzie Heinz, Polo 34-3 Sarah Stegbauer, Dixon 34-0 1/2

Discus State qualifying: 1A 108-0; 2A 112-3 Tayla Schwarz, Dixon 125-8 1/2 Sydney Lebahn, Bureau Valley 117-8 Sam Johnson, Milledgeville 101-6 Kenzie Heinz, Polo 99-5 Chelsea Lesniewski, Fulton 98-3 Carly Stevens, Oregon 96-9 Sarah Stegbauer, Dixon 96-1 Kacey Koch, Dixon 95-5

Mental conditioning big part of success in 3,200 LAPS

Sauk Valley All-time Top 10 3,200 Boys

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With so much time to think throughout the course of that one race, you have to be able to focus and concentrate for extended periods of time on what you’re doing.

The easiest way to do that is to break up the race into smaller increments. While keeping the end of the race in the back of their minds, 3,200 runners will often run mini-races during the course of the eight laps.

“In a long race, you definitely have to give yourself little goals during the race if you want to do well,” Newman sophomore Chris Ahlers said. “Maybe you stay with one pack through the first two laps, set a time where you want to be after 800 meters or a mile, figure out where you want to be place-wise after six laps, then work off the guys in front of you or next to you as things spread out.

“Breaking things down into shorter distances and times is a good way to run the 3,200.”

Pack running is often the key, especially for teams that have a veritable stable of distance runners like the Comets. It’s a lot easier to keep pace when you’re running with someone, as opposed to keeping that pace when you’re all by yourself.

“You definitely lean on the people you’re running with,” Newman senior Drew Rosengren said. “They’re opponents, but they’re struggling with the same thing in their head and their body as you are as everybody’s going around and around. You kind of feed off each other until the end, and that’s when the competitiveness comes out.”

It’s no surprise, therefore, that in a sport where camaraderie often carries past team and school affiliations, that distance runners seem to be the most friendly and supportive with the competitors they just spent the last several minutes trying to beat.

“You make a lot of new friends at every track meet, and that’s why I love it,” Coomes said.

“We all just experienced the same kind of hell, the same kind of pain, and we all finished. That’s a fun accomplishment to share.”

The draw to the 3,200 is different for everybody who does it. Most of the distance runners in track are also cross country

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Editor’s note: Times and dates provided by coaches and school officials. Any missing records can be submitted to the sports department at sports@saukvalley.com

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Sterling sophomore Dewey Landis, seen here running the 3,200 meters at last year’s state meet in Charleston, is from a family of distance runners. He goes into every 3,200 with a strategy, depending on the conditions and the makeup of the field, but knows that the tactics can change during the race depending on the pace. He also likes to good-naturedly “rub it in his brothers’ faces” when he runs a time better than them. runners, and many actually prefer the challenge and terrain of the 5K races to taking eight laps around a track.

It’s also a chance for kids who may not be naturally as fast to make a name for themselves on a track team.

“Some kids are speed, some are more endurance,” Newman senior Bryson Reyes said, “but to do a 3,200, that’s mainly just the people who really like the longer cross-country length race. I find myself as more of an endurance kind of guy, and the longer races are a lot more to my comfort.”

There’s also a lot of “self reward,” as Ahlers calls it, in the distance races. Unlike the shorter races where time can usually only be shaved off in seconds or tenths of seconds, it’s a lot easier to see the improvements when times can

drop by 10, 20, even 30 or more seconds every time a runner takes the track.

“I like the fact that you really get to see how you improve over the season, and the years,” Coomes said. “You can really see the times coming down, sometimes in a big way, and you start to know your potential and see where you can go with it.”

The mental aspect seems to be the biggest draw to the 3,200. While it’s tough physically to run at top speed for so long, it’s even harder to keep your mind from wandering.

“Sometimes you get to look up at the crowd, and you see about the same person, watch what they’re doing every lap you go by,” Rosengren joked.

“It kind of breaks the monotony of left turn-run, left turnrun.”

All joking aside, the mental toughness it takes to gut out 3,200 meters is what drives distance runners more than anything else.

The thought of posting a personal-best time, or winning the next race, or beating a rival who seems to get you every time, that’s what pushes runners to continually pound the pavement and find that little something extra in themselves.

“When you’re tired in the middle of the race, the third quarter of the race, that’s just when you’ve got to tell yourself you can do it,” Reyes said. “If you’ve trained properly, your body can handle it, and it’s just being able to mentally tell yourself that you can take it.”

Seems the key to running a 3,200 is to not panic. No matter how you’re feeling going into a particular race, or how poorly a planned strategy might be working, there’s plenty of time to figure out something new and adjust on the fly.

“It’s nice to have so much time to make up for a bad start or a bad early stretch,” Landis said. “In the sprints, if you get out of the blocks bad, your whole entire race is ruined. But in the 3,200, you put together a plan, and even if it’s not working for that race, you have plenty of time to find the little secrets of that specific race that

will help you beat the other runners.”

Still, even though each race is its own entity – and sometimes one race can take on different styles on different laps – it always helps to have a game plan. While every runner has a different preference – some go to the front, others stay back a bit and bide their time – there is still that final stretch that looms in the back of the runners’ minds.

The generalization when it comes to strategy in the 3,200: discretion the better part of valor.

“It’s going out at the right pace, not super-fast, but fast enough to stay with the pack,” Ahlers said. “A lot of people misjudge how long the race is and how fast they have to go early on, and get to the mile mark tired – and still have half the race left. You have to be conservative and tactical, and not drain yourself mentally or physically so you can have that kick at the end.”

As with any event, it’s an everevolving process of learning how to be your best. It’s just that in the 3,200, eight laps is a long time to pinpoint one specific secret to success.

“I don’t know what the secret is,” Rosengren said with a wide smile, “but when I find out, I’ll tell you.”

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This week’s racing schedules

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SPRINT CUP SpongeBob SquarePants 400

NASCAR Sprint Cup

Site: Kansas City, Kan. Schedule: Friday, practice (FS1, 11 a.m., 1:30 p.m.), qualifying (FS1, 5:30 p.m.); Saturday, race, 6:30 p.m. (Fox) Track: Kansas Speedway (oval, 1.5 miles) Race distance: 267 laps, 400.5 miles Last year: Jeff Gordon raced to the first of his four 2014 victories.

Next race: NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race, May 16, Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, N.C.

XFINITY Last race: Joey Logano won at Talladega for his third series victory of the season.

Next race: Iowa 250, May 17, Iowa Speedway, Newton, Iowa

CAMPING WORLD TRUCKS Toyota Tundra 250 Site: Kansas City, Kan. Schedule: Thursday, practice; Friday, qualifying (FS1, 3:30 p.m.), race, 7:30 p.m.

(FS1) Track: Kansas Speedway (oval, 1.5 miles) Race distance: 167 laps, 250.5 miles Next race: North Carolina Education Lottery 200, May 15, Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, N.C.

INDYCAR Grand Prix of Indianapolis Site: Indianapolis Schedule: Friday, practice; Saturday, practice, qualifying; Sunday, race, 2:50 p.m.

(ABC) Track: Indianapolis Motor Speedway (road course, 2.439 miles) Race distance: 82 laps, 200 miles Next race: Indianapolis 500, May 24, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis

FORMULA ONE Spanish Grand Prix Site: Barcelona Schedule: Thursday (NBCSN, 7 a.m.); Saturday, practice, qualifying (NBCSN, 2:30 p.m.); Sunday, race, 7 a.m. (NBCSN) Track: Circuit de Catalunya (road course, 2.89 miles) Race distance: 66 laps, 190.8 miles Next race: Monaco Grand Prix, May 24, Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo

NHRA Next race: NHRA Southern Nationals, May 15-17, Atlanta Dragway, Commerce, Ga.

1. Kevin Harvick 2. Martin Truex Jr. 3. Jimmie Johnson 4. Joey Logano 5. Dale Earnhardt Jr. 6. Brad Keselowski 7. Jamie McMurray 8. Matt Kenseth 9. Kasey Kahne 10. Denny Hamlin 11. Paul Menard 12. Aric Almirola 13. Jeff Gordon 14. Ryan Newman 15. Kurt Busch 16. Danica Patrick 17. Clint Bowyer 18. Carl Edwards 19. A.J. Allmendinger 20. David Ragan AP

Dale Earnhardt Jr. (left) talks with Jimmie Johnson in Victory Lane after Sunday’s race at Talladega Superspeedway in Talladega, Ala. Earnhardt beat his Hendrick Motorsports teammate, but Johnson insists it wasn’t payback for Earnhardt helping him to a 2011 win at the same track.

Earnhardt earned it Johnson claims he didn’t let Dale Jr. win else in line to execute a pass.

“I knew he would wait ’til the CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Fans of end, because that was his best Most career wins on track Dale Earnhardt Jr. have spent the chance to win and not ruin the 10: Dale Earnhardt last 4 years believing that Jimmie race for both of us,” Earnhardt 6: Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jeff Gordon Johnson owed his teammate a said. “When he started to put 4: Bobby Allison, Buddy Baker, favor for pushing Johnson to the things together, the guys behind Darrell Waltrip win at Talladega Superspeedway him wanted to pass him instead 3: Davey Allison, Brad in 2011. of push him.”

Keselowski, David Pearson, Some felt the payback finally He also downplayed the idea Cale Yarborough came Sunday, when Johnson was that Johnson has ever owed accused of “letting” Earnhardt Earnhardt anything, and praised what your driver did. He won the the six-time champion for being win Talladega. The notion grew out of the final 20-plus laps of the race. You’re acting like I just let the consummate teammate, prohim win the race,’” Johnson said. fessional, and friend. race, run mostly as a single-file Johnson remained adamant parade with Earnhardt leading “I don’t think we owe each other and Johnson following in second. that he was determined to win anything, other than to treat each Johnson never pulled out of line the race for himself, and had other like men and professionals,” planned to make his move exitto attempt to pass his Hendrick Earnhardt said. “I don’t know how Motorsports teammate, and Earn- ing the final turn. But he needed many times I’ve actually pushed hardt collected his sixth career win either help from the cars behind him to a win – my fans maybe him, or a second lane on the bot- feel like it’s three or four times, at the Alabama superspeedway. tom of the track to push him, “It’s the most ridiculous thing but I think it was really only once. ever,” Johnson said, noting most and neither scenario developed. They are very critical of Jimmie.

“I gave it my all, but it just wasn’t He takes it in stride, he does really of the conversation about his in the cards,” Johnson said. alleged deliberate attempt to well with that criticism.

Earnhardt has maintained all allow Earnhardt to win was on “I think I’m fortunate to be along that he knew any move from his teammate, because I’ve cersocial media, where fans told Johnson wouldn’t come before him “’You owed us, thanks for tainly become a better driver the final lap, and that he saw in letting Junior win.’” being around him, learning from him. He’s certainly helped me “I’m like, ‘For one, I didn’t owe his rearview mirror that Johnson improve.” didn’t get any help from anyone you. Two, you’re taking away

BY JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer

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Helio happy to be hitting milestone Castroneves elated that 300th career race is at Indianapolis

BY TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer

SAO PAULO – Indianapolis Motor Speedway will feel more special than usual to Helio Castroneves this weekend.

The three-time Indy 500 winner is at the track to participate in his 300th IndyCar race, joining a group that includes some of the sport’s greatest names. He will reach the milestone at the Indianapolis Grand Prix on Saturday, a day before turning 40.

“Not even in my greatest dreams I could imagine a birthday gift so special,” Castroneves said. “God reserved me the honor of completing 300 races in Indianapolis, and on the eve of my 40th birthday.

“I can still recall that first race at Homestead in 1998. I was just hoping to make it to 50 starts or 100 starts. To have this type of longevity means

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Helio Castroneves will drive in his 300th career race this weekend in Indianapolis, becoming just the seventh IndyCar driver to reach the milestone. that I’ve been fortunate to have a great team around me.”

By starting in this weekend’s road race, he will become only the seventh driver with 300 starts.

“The greatest thing about it all is that I’ll be achieving this with the family by my side, with the same [Penske] team that has been so good

to me since 2000 and, more importantly, still being able to remain competitive,” Castroneves said. “I’m still fighting for victories and going after the title with the same enthusiasm that I’ve always had.”

Castroneves will be trying to win his 30th career race, which would allow him to move one ahead

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NASCAR Xfinity 1. Ty Dillon 2. Chris Buescher 3. Chase Elliott (tie) Darrell Wallace Jr. 5. Regan Smith 6. Brian Scott 7. Elliott Sadler 8. Ryan Reed 9. Daniel Suarez 10. Brendan Gaughan 11. Jeremy Clements 12. David Starr 13. J.J. Yeley 14. Ross Chastain 15. Landon Cassill

NASCAR Trucks 1. Matt Crafton 2. Tyler Reddick 3. Erik Jones 4. Johnny Sauter 5. James Buescher 6. John Wes Townley 7. Ray Black Jr. 8. Cameron Hayley (tie) Spencer Gallagher 10. Ben Kennedy

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IndyCar 1. Juan Pablo Montoya 136 2. Helio Castroneves 133 3. Scott Dixon 123 4. Josef Newgarden 119 5. Will Power 112 6. James Hinchcliffe 110 (tie) Tony Kanaan 110 8. Graham Rahal 103 T8. Simon Pagenaud 96 10. Sebastien Bourdais 91 11. Carlos Munoz 84 12. Ryan Hunter-Reay 81 (tie) Marco Andretti 81 14. Luca Filippi 69 15. James Jakes 62

Formula One 1. Lewis Hamilton 2. Nico Rosberg 3. Sebastian Vettel 4. Kimi Raikkonen 5. Felipe Massa 6. Valtteri Bottas 7. Daniel Ricciardo 8. Felipe Nasr 9. Romain Grosjean 10. Niko Hulkenberg (tie) Max Verstappen (tie) Carlos Sainz Jr.

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Top Fuel 1. Tony Schumacher 474 2. Spencer Massey 441 3. Antron Brown 437 4. Shawn Langdon 406 5. Doug Kalitta 390 Funny Car 1. Ron Capps 431 2. Matt Hagan 425 3. Del Worsham 401 4. Robert Hight 397 5. Tommy Johnson Jr. 369 Pro Stock 1. Erica-Enders-Stevens 510 2. Jason Line 495 3. Greg Anderson 458 4. Chris McGaha 432 385 5. Rodger Brogdon Pro Stock Motorcycle 1. Eddie Krawiec 192 2. Andrew Hines 180 3. Karen Stoffer 148 4. LE Tonglet 128 5. Hector Arana Jr. 116

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of Rick Mears for 11th place on the all-time list of open-wheel winners in America. And if he wins the Indy 500 later in the month, the Brazilian driver will join Mears, Foyt and Unser as the only four-time winners in the prestigious event.

“It’s an honor to be able to do this job that I love so much for the 300th time,” Castroneves said. “I’m very happy because of all of this, and I’ll be even happier if I can celebrate this 300th race by getting my 30th win.”

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W0801178 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE THE 14TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS BANKERS TRUST COMPANY AS TRUSTEE UNDER THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT DATED AS OF SEPTEMBER 1, 2001 FOR HOME EQUITY MORTGAGE ASSET-BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES 2001-KS3 Plaintiff, v.

THAD J. MCGINN; et al.

Defendants.

CASE NO. 08 CH 244 Property Address: 1302 Garfield Street, Rock Falls, IL 61071 NOTICE OF SHERIFF SALE Public notice is hereby given that in pursuance of a judgment of said Court entered in the above-entitled cause on July 16, 2014, I, Sheriff, Kelly C. Wilhelmi of Whiteside County, Illinois, will hold a sale on June 4, 2015, 2015, commencing at 10 AM, at the Whiteside County Courthouse, 200 E. Knox Street, Morrison, IL 61270 to sell to the highest bidder or bidders the following described real estate, or so much thereof as may be sufficient to satisfy said decree, to-wit: Commonly known as: 1302 Garfield Street, Rock Falls, IL 61071 P.I.N.: 11-26-107-002 First Lien Position; Single-Family Residence; Judgment Amount $88,179.84 IN ACCORDANCE WITH 735 ILCS 5/15-1507 (c)(1)(H-1) AND (H-2), 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(5), AND 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1), YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE PURCHASER OF THE PROPERTY, OTHER THAN A MORTGAGEE, SHALL PAY THE ASSESSMENTS AND LEGAL FEES REQUIRED BY SUBSECTIONS (g)(1) AND (g)(4) OF SECTION 9 AND THE ASSESSMENTS REQUIRED BY SUBSECTION (g-1) OF SECTION 18.5 OF THE ILLINOIS CONDOMINIUM PROPERTY ACT. Terms of Sale: CASH - 10% down at the time of sale and the balance due within 24 hours of the sale. All payments for the amount bid shall be in certified funds payable to the Sheriff of Whiteside County. The person to contact for information regarding this property is: Steven J. Lindberg at FREEDMAN ANSELMO LINDBERG LLC 1771 West Diehl Road, Suite 120, Naperville, IL 60563 (866)402-8661. For bidding instructions, visit www.fal-illinois.com 24 hours prior to sale.

This communication is an attempt to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

FREEDMAN ANSELMO LINDBERG LLC 1771 W. Diehl Rd., Ste 150 Naperville, IL 605634947 630-453-6960 866-402-8661 630428-4620 (fax) Attorney No. Cook 26122, DuPage 293191, Kane 031-26104, Peoria 1794, Winnebago 3802, IL 03126232 R410 April 23, May 1 & 7, 2015 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 14TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT WHITESIDE COUNTY - MORRISON, ILLINOIS THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, F/K/A, THE BANK OF NEW YORK AS SUCCESSOR TO JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR RENAISSANCE HOME EQUITY LOAN TRUST, SERIES 2003-2 Plaintiff, v.GEORGIA ZARECOR, et al Defendant 14 CH 51 NOTICE OF SHERIFF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on February 20, 2015, the Sheriff of Whiteside County will at 10:00 AM on June 4, 2015, at the Whiteside County Courthouse, 200 E. Knox Street, 3rd floor lobby of the Whiteside County Courthouse, Morrison, IL, 61270, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 603 6TH AVENUE, Rock Falls, IL 61071 Property Index No. 11-28-453-002 The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $59,695.33.

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: POTESTIVO & ASSOCIATES, P.C. , 223 WEST JACKSON BLVD, STE 610, Chicago, IL 60606, (312) 263-0003. Please refer to file number C13-83779.

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C NOTICES IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 14TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT WHITESIDE COUNTY MORRISON, ILLINOIS THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, F/K/A, THE BANK OF NEW YORK AS SUCCESSOR TO JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR RENAISSANCE HOME EQUITY LOAN TRUST, SERIES 2003-2 Plaintiff, v.GEORGIA ZARECOR, et al Defendant 14 CH 51 NOTICE OF SHERIFF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on February 20, 2015, the Sheriff of Whiteside County will at 10:00 AM on June 4, 2015, at the Whiteside County Courthouse, 200 E. Knox Street, 3rd floor lobby of the Whiteside County Courthouse, Morrison, IL, 61270, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described real estate: LOT 15 IN BLOCK 1 IN DAVID L. AND JOHN W. MARTIN'S SECOND ADDITION TO THE CITY OF ROCK FALLS, WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 603 6TH AVENUE, Rock Falls, IL 61071 Property Index No. 11-28-453-002 The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $59,695.33.

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: POTESTIVO & ASSOCIATES, P.C. , 223 WEST JACKSON BLVD, STE 610, Chicago, IL 60606, (312) 263-0003. Please refer to file number C1383779.

April 23, May 1 & 7, 2015 W0801178 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE THE 14TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS BANKERS TRUST COMPANY AS TRUSTEE UNDER THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT DATED AS OF SEPTEMBER 1, 2001 FOR HOME EQUITY MORTGAGE ASSET-BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES 2001-KS3 Plaintiff, v.

THAD J. MCGINN; et al.

Defendants.

CASE NO. 08 CH 244 Property Address: 1302 Garfield Street, Rock Falls, IL 61071 NOTICE OF SHERIFF SALE Public notice is hereby given that in pursuance of a judgment of said Court entered in the above-entitled cause on July 16, 2014, I, Sheriff, Kelly C. Wilhelmi of Whiteside County, Illinois, will hold a sale on June 4, 2015, 2015, commencing at 10 AM, at the Whiteside County Courthouse, 200 E. Knox Street, Morrison, IL 61270 to sell to the highest bidder or bidders the following described real estate, or so much thereof as may be sufficient to satisfy said decree, to-wit: LOT 39 IN HAMPTON SUBDIVISION NO. 4, BEING PART OF LOT M-39 OF MARTIN ESTATES SUBDIVISION, LOCATED IN PART OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 26, TOWNSHIP 21 NORTH, RANGE 7 EAST OF THE 4TH P.M., ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED MAY 5, 1971, AS DOCUMENT NO. 234-71, IN THE CITY OF ROCK FALLS, WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS, SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF WHITESIDE AND STATE OF ILLINOIS. Commonly known as: 1302 Garfield Street, Rock Falls, IL 61071 P.I.N.: 11-26-107-002 First Lien Position; Single-Family Residence; Judgment Amount $88,179.84 IN ACCORDANCE WITH 735 ILCS 5/15-1507(c) (1)(H-1) AND (H-2), 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(5), AND 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1), YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE PURCHASER OF THE PROPERTY, OTHER THAN A MORTGAGEE, SHALL PAY THE ASSESSMENTS AND LEGAL FEES REQUIRED BY SUBSECTIONS (g)(1) AND (g)(4) OF SECTION 9 AND THE ASSESSMENTS REQUIRED BY SUBSECTION (g-1) OF SECTION 18.5 OF THE ILLINOIS CONDOMINIUM PROPERTY ACT. Terms of Sale: CASH - 10% down at the time of sale and the balance due within 24 hours of the sale. All payments for the amount bid shall be in certified funds payable to the Sheriff of Whiteside County. The person to contact for information regarding this property is: Steven J. Lindberg at FREEDMAN ANSELMO LINDBERG LLC 1771 West Diehl Road, Suite 120, Naperville, IL 60563 (866)402-8661. For bidding instructions, visit www.fal-illinois.com 24 hours prior to sale.

This communication is an attempt to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

FREEDMAN ANSELMO LINDBERG LLC 1771 W. Diehl Rd., Ste 150 Naperville, IL 60563-4947 630-453-6960 866-402-8661 630-428-4620 (fax) Attorney No. Cook 26122, DuPage 293191, Kane 031-26104, Peoria 1794, Winnebago 3802, IL 03126232 R410 April 23, May 1 & 7, 2015

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS ESTATE OF DENNIS L. BONNETTE, Deceased.

No. 15 P 39 Notice to Heirs and Legatees Notice is given to Brett Bonnette, heir and legatee; Justin Bonnette, heir; Jay Bonnette, heir, who are heirs or legatees in the above proceeding to probate a will and whose name or address is not stated in the petition to admit the will to probate, that an order was entered by the court on April 15, 2015 admitting the will to probate.

Within 42 days after the effective date of the original order of admission you may file a petition with the court to require proof of the will by testimony of the witnesses to the will in open court or other evidence, as provided in section 6-21 of the Probate Act of 1975 (755 ILCS 5/621).

You also have the right under section 8-1 of the Probate Act of 1975 (755 ILCS 5/8-1) to contest the validity of the will by filing a petition with the court within 6 months after admission of the will to probate.

Circuit Clerk, Fourteenth Judicial Circuit Whiteside County, Illinois Morrison, Illinois 61270 Attorney John E. Miller MILLER, LANCASTER & WALKER, P.C. Attorneys for the Representatives 15 East Third Street, P.O. Box 535 Sterling, IL 61081 (815) 625-0600 May 7, 14, 21, 2015 CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS ESTATE OF LEONA L. BLUM, Deceased.

No. 15 P 44 CLAIM NOTICE Notice is given of the death of LEONA L. BLUHM. Letters of Office were issued to THOMAS A. BLUHM, 805 Garfield Street, Rock Falls, Illinois, 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 East Knox Street, Morrison, Illinois 61270, or with the Representative, or both, on or before November 9, 2015, 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.

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Dated this 1st day of May, 2015.

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Job requirements for this position include: excellent phone skills, good written communication, basic math skills and the willingness to learn our product line. Computer knowledge preferred.

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Larger Plants & shrubs available Many Proven Winners Limited Quantities May 7 -May 10 Thurs. & Fri. 11-5 Sat. & Sun. 11-3 6154 S. Daysville Rd., Oregon Just North of Flagg Rd. Extremely Important-No Early birds Please!

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AREA GARAGE SALES 624 AREA GARAGE SALES 624 Compton Townwide Garage Sales Sat. May 9 8am-4pm

DIXON GARAGE SALES 624 DIXON GARAGE SALES May 8th & 9th 8:00 AM-4:00 PM Maps available at Roxie's 302 W. 1st St. Dixon Fri. & Sat. 8-5pm 1323 Woodlawn Jewelry, chairs, pictures, ceramic pieces, mens & womens clothing and more Fri. 7-3 and Sat. 7-Noon 1957 Larod Dr Just north of Dixon off of Rt. 26 HUGE SALE! Tons of baby clothes and items, lots of maternity clothes, women's and men's clothing, curio cabinet, buffet hutch, dining table and chairs, antique desk, antique end tables, filing cabinet, lamps, push lawn mower, snow blower, misc. household items Fri. 7-5 Sat. 8-?

803 4th Ave (across from Jefferson School) Recliner chair, pie safe, Westerns, Plants, Dish towels, Camp Supplies, Clothing/all sizes, Appliances, Old Records & much more Fri. 8-4 & Sat. 8-12 1635 US Rt. 52 Heading To Amboy Young adult name brand clothes, S, M & Lg. boys 4T & womens plus sz., mens clothing, furniture, baby items, flooring, tile, & misc.

Garage Sale Fri & Sat 8-2pm 802 Sheridan Ave Multi Family Sale Girls 3t-6, Womens xL-2x, Mens 2x, Furniture, Toys, lots of misc.

MOVING SALE 2177 RT 26 N Thurs May 7th

DIXON GARAGE SALES 624

DIXON GARAGE SALES 624

PROPHETSTOWN GARAGE SALES 624

STERLING GARAGE SALES 624

SUBLETTE GARAGE SALES 624

PETS & PET SUPPLIES 775

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Friday 3-5 and Saturday 8 'till items are gone!

2088 Blackhawk Lane, Near Grand Detour Come on for incredible bargains at our garage sale.

Mens clothing size M/L. Jrs. clothes size S/M/L, girls 8-14, misses M/L. Some clothing still with tags!! Comforters, shower curtains, window panels. Books (hard/soft cover).

Christmas dishes, rope lights, girls bikes, car bike rack, white dresser, lots of shoes, purses, back packs, toys, mirror vanity, bean bag, Stanley roller container, plastic Sterilite drawer containers, Behr Deck Over Paint (never used), stuffed animals.

Zhu Zhu Pets, Barbies, dolls. DON'T MISS THIS SALE!!!!

Saturday 7-3 918 Hemlock Multi-Family Sale household, antiques, baskets, golf balls, lefthanded putter, sports cards, & other misc.

Prophetstown's Spring City Wide Garage Sales are Saturday, May 9th You can pick up your map at Prophet Family Restaurant, Prophet Mini-Mart and Caseys.

Fri. 8-5 & Sat. 8-?

502 E 19th St. Clean closets & garage, small kitchen gadgets, microwave, HP printer, carpet remnant, aquarium, baseball bats, snow board, fishing poles, outdoor lights, stereo system, Playstation & games, nice clothes & much more!

May 8th 8-4 & May 9th 8-3 1549 Maytown Rd. Pre Moving Sale Snow blower, Crocks, bird houses, oil lanterns, love seat sofa bed, tables, yard ornaments & tools, Lots of household décor, Weber gas grill, trailer, bedroom furn. set. Too much to mention.

WARNING ADS FOR FREE PETS Your beloved pet deserves a loving, caring home. The ad for your free pet may draw response from individuals who will sell your animal for research or breeding purposes.

Please screen respondents carefully when giving an animal away.

Your pet will thank you!

PaceMaster treadmill - $300.

815-973-8071

NEW TODAY Gingerbread House Open 109 W. 1st St. Fri. & Sat., May 8th & 9th 10:00am-4:00pm Many items for sale- 2 floors and street sale.

Antiques, furniture & more!

Multiple Garage Sales Grand Detour Rd. Fri. & Sat 8-3pm Oak table & chairs, built-in microwave (like new), singer sewing machine, small appliances, linens, depression glassware & other antiques, infant/toddler equipment, childrens' toys, books, games & puzzles, CD's, DVD's & tapes, home décor, holiday items & train, adult clothing, shoes & purses, boys clothing all sizes (lots of size 4 J. Deere), girls infant to 3T (name brand many with tags), and girls junior sizes. Large clump hostas and other plants. Lots of misc. items.

Thurs 7-5pm 534 Palmyra Rd (1½ mi from Shell) NAMEBRAND Jrs. Jewelry, home décor, curio cabinet, DVD's, paper backs, Xbox games, garden items, much more

GRAND DETOUR GARAGE SALES 624 Fri. & Sat. 7:30-3 Huge 6 Family Sale 4125 W Timberlane Name brand clothing (girls nb-6, boys to 12) double stroller, crib, lots of baby equipt. & childrens toys. Antique claw foot tub, old mirrors & doors, salt water pool pump w/ filter, 4wheeler, air rifle & tools & misc household items Village Wide Grand Detour Garage Sales Sales Open, Friday, May 8th Many Additional Sales Open Saturday, May 9th 7:30 a.m.

Many multi-family sales. Something for everyone. 4-H Bake Sale on Delaware Street Maps Available

MILLEDGEVILLE GARAGE SALES 624 Friday 4-7 & Saturday 8-?, 1263 Sunshine Rd. Girls newborn 5T Longaberger, patio lounger, snowmobile gear, NikonD40 camera body, TOYS,double stroller, twin doll house bed w/ mattress, bedding & decor, household items, junior girls NAME brand clothes

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ROCK FALLS GARAGE SALES 624 Fri. & Sat., 9-4 West on Rt. 30 to Lenore Garage Sale Clothes, perennials, Christmas trees, shoes, purses & lots more!

Fri. 8-5 Sat. 8-3 1809 McNeil Rd. Pop up camper, log splitter, 2 antique Victorian high back beds, twin & queen bed, dresser, end tables, kid's desk, tools, fishing stuff, saxophone, stereo, kids-adult clothes, shoes, cowboy boots, mixer, glassware, lots of new items and misc. Rain or Shine Friday 7:30-5 Saturday 8-noon 30001 Duden Rd. Multi-Family Sale boy's/girl's clothes 3mo.- 6 yrs., & women's, crib mattresses, home décor, Vera Bradley bags, bedding, dining rm. table & lots more.

Thurs. & Fri., 7am until dark 407 Smith Court (off E. 4th St.) Garage Sale Clothes and misc. items.

STERLING GARAGE SALES 624 Fri. 8-2 & Sat. 8-12

25579 Front St. (Indian Ridge) -Double garage BEHIND houseHUGE SALE Tons of fishing stuff, boat, motor and trailer, depth finders, trolling motors, vintage, new and used, lures, reels, fly rods, rods, tackle boxes etc. camping equ., some tools, cowbooks inc. boy Johnstone, FREE KITTENS, way too much to list.

815-718-5703

Fri. 8-5 and Sat., 8-?

25630 Indian Ridge Road Toddler bed, girls clothes up to 3T, boys clothes 6-8.

Lots of toys including Teenage Mutant Ninja toys, lots of misc. items.

Thurs. 2-7 & Fri. 9-6,

1808 5 Ave. Retired Bank professional is kicking off the high heels & relaxing. Beautiful name brand women's clothes, shoes, purses, belts & scarves.

Household misc.

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Thurs. and Fri. 1-6 Sat. 8:30-12 1412 E. 14 th St. Garage Sale Men XL, ladies ML, XL, girls 7/8, boys 10/12 and 6 months.

Picture frames, floral ribbon, silk flowers, craft items, floral containers, much misc. Most priced $1 or less.

Thurs., Fri., Sat. 7am-7pm. 13030 Galt Rd. Antiques.

Vintage tractors.

Trailers.

No clothes. Will Trade.

Thursday 7-6 1807 21 Ave. Full racks of Gymboree Baby boy & girl clothing brand new w. orig. tags.

(All Gymboree $1 & $2) walkers, womens & jrs. swim ware new w/ tags most $2. some plus sz. Clothing and misc items.

ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES 705 I Buy: Antiques, collectibles, toys, post cards, etc.

815-445-6151.

APPLIANCES

710

GE Spectra gas stove with XL self cleaning oven. Almond. $150. 815626-8689.

Reliable, LIKE NEW used appliances, cmsappliance.net (815)626-1003

FURNITURE

755

King size adjustable bed by Leggett & Platt, 2 remotes (1 wireless). As is. Smoke free home. $1800.

815-590-0383.

Mattress sets: Twin $99, Full $129, Queen $159, King $199. Will deliver! Kern Mattress Outlet, call 309452-7477.

PETS & PET SUPPLIES 775 Free 6 wk. old kittens to good home only. Unusual color ing. Call 815-4382708 Free cats to good homes, all colors.

Call 815-548-9433.

Sweet & lovable cats and kittens free to good homes only. Call 815-590-7625.

Wanted: Tea Cup Chihuahua, size adult, short hair, reasonably priced or free 815-5649022 after 2:00.

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LAWN MOWERS

779

785

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

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

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718 Grasshopper Z-turn, 52” cut.

18HP B&S V twin, dual tail wheel. 925 hrs.

Very good cond. $2650. 815973-3223.

2003 Buick Park Avenue, clean and low mi. No dealers.

Maurice 563-2422933

NEW TODAY AGS 2160 Cub Cadet, 48” cut, 6 speed, shaft dr., foot forw/rev. 16HP B&S V twin. Very good cond. $475.

815-973-3223.

NEW TODAY LX 423 Toro rider, 19HP Kohler. Variable spd. foot pedal, 42” cut. 284 hrs.

Exc. cond. $575.

815-973-3223

LAWN & GARDEN

781

15HP Yard Machine tractor, 42” deck, hydro drive, w/snowplow. $400.

815-625-1606.

Craftsman 42” riding mower w/ grass bagger, & engine, Kohler good cond., $425 /obo 815-625-5588 Lawn Boy mower, self. Prop. 21”, 3 spd. Exc. cond. $85. 815-772-3224 Simplicity – Allis Lawn mower rear wheel weights $75 firm 815-973-4872

POOLS & SUPPLIES

784

Brand new filter, pump & access. for above ground pool.

815-499$150.

2130

I Pay Cash 4 Gold, Silver, Coins & Antiques 24/7 815-564-9061 Looking to buy older Skid Loader.

563-212-7699

MISCELLANEOUS 796 FOR SALE 3 ton chain hoist come a long. $50 815-441-0467 4 FOOT WHITE PINE TREES Delivered/planted/ mulched $69.50 N of I-80 $79.50 per tree Buy 10/get 1 free Norway Spruce $84.50 217-886-2316 4,000 oak kitchen cabinets in stock.

Builder Discount 815-626-4561 5,000 Bags of fertilizer, mulch, lawn care.

Crabgrass preventer $20.

Builder Discount 626-4561 8 Person Poker Table like new, wood w/ padded leather top-8 cup holders $100 815535-0568 Air tools, 10 piece mechanics set.

New in case. $50 815-441-0467 Baby car seat, hardly used. Like new. $40 Call 815625-0355

MISCELLANEOUS 796 FOR SALE Black dirt for sale, 6 tons $135 delivered. Call 815-590-2181.

Brand new swimming pools in box sizes from 10 ft 30” to 20 ft 48”. Prices from $50 to $425 Call: 815-440-0448 Driveway sealing Call Shawn VonHolten, Fritz Asphalt Service, 815-499-29408 Free Char Broil gas grill w/side burner, stainless.

Call 815-652-4894.

Free nice moving boxes, all sizes.

815-625-0355 Little Tikes outdoor playset. 2 slides, tunnel. $50 815-440-2532 New Wood Handles for walking plow $30 cash 815-973-4872 Nice Matched Pair of 1930 IL License plates $45 815-275-3131 See More Online Photos, Commerce, Expanded Text ➛Look for WEB ID ➛Log on to: www.saukvalley. com classifieds ➛Enter the WEB ID in the WEB ID Box ➛View Photos, Expanded Text BUY ONLINE!! saukvalley.com CLASSIFIEDS Set (4) Scaffolds Caster Wheels $100 Cash 815-973-4872 Tandem bicycle rack. Clamps to R.V. Bumper, used once. $45 815-441-0467 Twin sz. Hospital bed with memory foam mattress. $700 815-336-2317 or 815-590-6295 Twin, full, queen, king beds. Washer & dryer, blk. dbl. reclining sofa, recliner, side by side table & refrig, chairs, sofa, dresser. 815-718-4385.

Very Large swing set, 5 units. Good condition. $100 815-456-2175 Victoria Secret 34D-34DD. bra $35. 815-288-2040 after noon.

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MISCELLANEOUS 796 FOR SALE NEW TODAY Wicker Set, loveseat, 2 chairs, 1 table, $200/obo 815-284-4514

HAY & STRAW

825

Mixed Hay for sale, 1st & 2nd cutting, $3.50/bale Call anytime 815343-2309 Round bales alfalfa & grass mixed $40/ea. Grass hay, small square bales, $3/ea. Alfalfa sm. sq. bales $3.50/ea.

815-946-2568.

FARM EQUIPMENT

John Deere 510 backhoe loader, 80hp JD diesel 4 10,000lb. cycle.

Lift, 1-1/2 yard bucket. $14,000.

815-379-2679 904

1950 Chevy Deluxe, 4 door. $9500/ obo. Many extra parts. Call 815-625-4364 1967 Mustang, 6 cyl. Auto, runs & drives, good project car $4500 815-622-8176 1979 Ford Ranchero Broughm ps-pb-ps-cc - factory a/c- 302 great show vehicle, looks & runs great $5300 815-501-7252 1987 Ford Mustang GT convertible, runs & drives good. $3,500 815631-1534

AUTOMOBILES

905

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1993 Pontiac Grand Am. New tires, runs great.

Maintains mechanically 174k. mi. $2,000 obo. Dixon Area.815-501-5935 1999 Pontiac Grand AM $1,000 obo 815-284-4179

NEW TODAY 2007 Buick Lucerne CXL, gray.

Exc. cond. w/30K mi. $11,700. 815772-2528.

2007 Saturn Ion 4dr. Sedan. 5Spd. Manual, A/C, well maintained. Great gas mi. $5,000 815-632-0780

NEW TODAY 2008 Chevy Aveo in Dixon white, $2,000 815-2886231 2011 Camero 2LT convertible, black, mint cond., only 2300 mi., $25,000 815-535-1958 2012 Chevy Impala LTZ, silver, leather, 24,000 mi. $14,000 815-3792089 or 815-3256069 2012 Honda Accord 4DR, EXL, V6, loaded & mint condition $18,500 815-946-3572 Credit Problems?

Bad Credit? No Credit? We might be able to help! If you're looking to buy a vehicle we have many financing options available through qualified lenders. Call Brett Simpson today at 815-2855313. Ken Nelson Auto Plaza. creditautosales dixon.com Always over 100+ vehicles to choose from.

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S.U.V.S

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2003 Pontiac Aztek, 146K mi., 3.4 l. motor, $4800 815-622-8176

4X4S

925

912

2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee, 152,000 miles, $2500 obo 815-440-2202

We Buy Cars To!

Diamond plated truck tool box. $65 815-631-1534 Pair P275/60 R17, Goodyear white letter 40% tread, $65 815-590-0457

MOTORCYCLES

935

1996 Harley Sportster, APE hangers. Custom paint. Bobber style. 12,000 mi. $3,990.

815-499-2109

855

J D Von Brunt 12' Seeder $450. Oliver 4R Pipe Cultivator complete $450.

Lindsay 14' Harrow $100. DMI dual 18.4-34 Oliver 1800 series $30.

815-857-2688 before 8am

CLASSIC CARS

PARTS & ACC.

2005 HarleyDavidson Softail Deluxe. $9,750.

Great Sounding pipes, well cared for bike.

16,141 miles. You will not find a better deal.

(563) 343-2897 2006 Honda Goldwing 1800, dark cherry, with helmets & 2012 Country trailer. 16,200 mi., trailer has less than 1,000 mi. $26,000. Interested parties only call 815-718-5337.

2007 Honda Shadow Sabre, 1100cc 8,913 mi. $4250/ obo. Call 815-4383185.

2008 Harley Electric Glide Ultra Classic pearl gray, new battery, good tires, custom pipes, chrome goodies.

All servicing done

by Joe Fortune.

25K mi. $13,000 815-441-2627 2010 HD Electra Glide Classic, red, exc, cond., 15k mi., $13,500/obo 815-440-0416 2013 Ninja 650, black, brand new, 900 mi., no damage, just serviced $6,200 815-6315165 Fortune Cycle's SPRING BIKE RUN Sat. May 16 Sign In 10a.m.-noon at Fortune Cycle 901 W. 4th St. Sterling Last Bike in at 5 p.m.

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REAL ESTATE AUCTION Operating Marina & Single Family Home

We will offer the following Commercial Real Estate (Marina) and Single Family Home located at 1409 Shore Acres Rd., Rock Falls IL 61071 at Public Auction. This auction will be held on site at 1409 Shore Acres Rd., Rock Falls IL 61071. Watch for Bearrows Real Estate& Auction signs from Rt. 30 and McNeil Rd. (South East part) Rock Falls IL. Contact Auctioneer John Bearrows at 815-562-5113 / 815-739-9150 or visit our web site at [ http://www.bearrows.com for further information & pictures.

Saturday, May 30th, 2015 / 10:00 AM

AUCTIONEERS NOTE: This is an operating Marina which includes a single family home, and will be offered as one parcel. This is the chance to own your own business and live next door!! Broker participation welcomed, contact Auctioneer John Bearrows for details prior to auction day. Plan now on attending!!!!

DESCRIPTION OF REAL ESTATE: This is an approx. 11000 sq. ft. marina/storage building with shop area, parts area and cold storage for boats. There is also an attached 1800 sq. ft. clubhouse/rec. room facing the river. The property features its own private boat ramp, above ground fuel tank and pump to sell fuel riverfront. Currently, the owner has been renting out winter storage, creating some great positive cash flow. The zoning is R-2 Special Use. Another feature of this property is a large (1900 sq. ft.) single family home facing the river as well. Within it, you find the master bedroom upstairs with full bath, 2 bedrooms downstairs with another full bath. Large family room with plenty of glass facing the river.

The garage portion has also been turned into a 4 season rec. room. The entire parcel will be offered as a single unit. The lot is slightly over 1.08 acres with approx. 161 feet of Rock River frontage. This is a very unique property with all kinds of potential. Call John Bearrows at 815-562-5113 or 815-739-9150 for more information or to view.

REAL ESTATE TERMS: $10,000.00 down the day of the auction, with the balance due on or before June 30th, 2015, at which time full possession will be given. Seller is to provide a stamped Deed as well as a Title Policy in the amount of the purchase price. The Real Estate, all fixtures, equipment and improvements are sold “As-Is” with no warranties or representation of any nature. Buyer will execute contract for purchase and sale at time of sale, a copy of which is available from Auctioneer or Seller’s Attorney. This contract has no contingencies with regards to financing and/or the sale of another piece of property. All announcements made the day of auction take precedence over all prior advertising. Note: Broker participation welcomed, contact Auctioneer John Bearrows for full details.

PERSONAL PROPERTY: 1993 2250 Bayliner Cuddy w/galvanized tandem axle trailer, surge brakes, 270HP V8, Closed system for saltwater, Lowrance GPS, boat is absolutely loaded with extra’s, very clean and water ready. ; New Holland 1520 tractor w/7308 loader, diesel (very clean); Fuel transfer tank; Pontoon trailer; Picnic tables; Pepsi vending machine; Several display cabinets; John Deere pressure washer; Assorted lawn & garden tools; Battery charger; Assorted ladders; 12” electric snow thrower; Troy Bilt walk behind mower; Old marina lighted sign; Shop Vac; 20 gal air compressor; Some usual shop items including new lubricants, oil & others; Assorted misc. display cases and related items; Some new and used parts from inventory; Some heating and cooling supplies (duct work etc.). Many other misc. items not listed.

CELEBRITY CIPHER

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

Each letter in the cipher stands for another.

H equals L “ X ’ I T AT T G S H B Z T Y B AT Y Y T F M I X Z N B L Y K X LY V- T X E K Y V T M L Z - - M G F X K M I T Y K T S X E M LT Y Y T A P L G Z Y B R L B I T X Y. ” - - K T G LV N B G F M Previous Solution: “I sent my flowers across the hall to Mrs. Nixon but her husband remembered what a Democrat I am and sent them back.” -- Bette Davis (c) 2015 by NEA, Inc., dist. by Universal Uclick 5-7

Astrograph Make a point to get out and socialize Thursday, May 7, 2015 You are in a high-energy cycle. Put your skills to good use and aim high. New doors will open for you, so make sure you are ready to take advantage of the opportunities that arise.

Focus and stamina will be your strengths. Personal relationships will take a turn for the better.

not an observer.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- This is not the time to lend or borrow money or possessions.

Make your cash go further by cutting out unnecessary purchases. Look into high-yield savings possibilities.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) -- Plan to broaden your circle of friends. Join a group, organization or club that appeals to your senses. You will meet compatible people who will have a positive impact on your future.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- If emotions are running too high at home, plan to do some socializing away from the people you live with. An old friend is likely to resurface, causing some jealousy.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) -- Modernize your living space or wardrobe. You can make lots of enhancements without going over budget. Feeling attractive is an important aspect of building confidence.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- You will be able to meet any challenge. Your hard work will be appreciated, but that doesn’t mean you should shoulder someone else’s responsibilities.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) -- Make a point to get out and socialize. Host a party or a friendly sporting or intellectual competition with close friends or relatives. The expenses will be minimized if everyone pitches in.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Get out and experience something you have never done before. You don’t know what you are capable of until you try. Be a participant,

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- There will be plenty going on around you. Don’t let all the chaos distract you from accomplishing your goal. Prioritize and stick to your schedule in order to reach your destination.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Deception is apparent.

Rumors, gossip or lies will

circulate. Don’t allow anyone to take advantage of your good nature. Protect yourself and your reputation by being up-front and honest.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) -- A new business venture will evolve from one of your creative ideas. Your helpful attitude is admirable, but if you are doing too much for others, you won’t reach your goals.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) -- A calm and composed attitude will help you get through your day. A loss of control would sap your energy and postpone your plans. Show some discipline and ride out any storm.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- Unleash your adventurous spirit. Experiencing new cultures, traditions and subjects that inspire and enlighten you will lead you in a promising direction. Romance is in the stars.

©2015 UFS

South Shore Marina, Inc. Attorney David Badger, 815-288-4949 215 E First Street, Suite 100, Dixon Illinois 61021

Auctioneer John Bearrows

RE/MAX HUB CITY Bearrows Real Estate & Auction Co. 361 IL Rt# 38. PO Box 420, Rochelle Illinois 61068 815-739-9150 - Fax 815-562-8453

936

2 Arctic Cat ATVs, 400 & 500 w/ trailer, used, excellent condition, $10,500 630-514-4235

BOATS/MOTORS

940

14' Aluminum Boat/Trailer 50 Elec. Motor Good Condition $600 815-762-1336 16' Love fishing boat back troller, w/ trailer w/ 40 hp Johnson motor, Too many extras to list. Have to see! $2,000 815-6258402 18 ft. Ranger 150 hp motor, good cond., asking $6800/obo 815494-7309

TRAILERS/RVS

945

1988 Jayco 5th wheel in excellent condition especially for it's age. Asking $2500. Call 815-631-2359.

2011 Keystone Laredo camper 291TG, sleeps 9, outdoor kitchen, glacier pkg. $20,500, www.face book.com/laredo camper. Call 815-

440-1935

Trailer permanently set up at Lake LaDonna w/ lg. deck $2500 815440-5200 Utility trailer 5x8, new wood & wiring w/ title. $450 OBO 815-441-7567 or 815-441-3109

AUTOS WANTED

960

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MSRP $34,775 STK#2342

19,650 or 252/mo *

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NEW 2015 CHEVROLET EQUINOX MSRP $27,670 STK#2452

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NEW 2015 CHEVROLET MALIBU

22,965*or$302/mo* $19,375*or $248/mo* 2013 CHEVROLET 2500HD

LT Model, Ultra Low Miles, Duramax Diesel, Allison Transmission, 4WD STK#R934A

2014 CHEVROLET CRUZE LT Automatic, Turbo, Keyless Entry, Factory Warranty, 1-Owner, STK#R953

39,988*or $560/mo

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2014 CHEVROLET IMPALA LT

V6, Automatic, Power Seat, Remote Start, Alloy Wheels, Sunroof, STK#R866

Low Miles!

2011 NISSAN ALTIMA 2.5S

4cyl, FWD, Automatic, Nice Equipment, Clean CarFax, STK#R986A

13,988*or $166/mo* 2009 PONTIAC G6

FWD, Automatic, Good Miles, XM Radio, Power Locks and Windows, STK#2096A

10,988*or $121/mo*

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2007 DODGE NITRO SXT

Automatic, V6, Alloy Wheels, Power Door Locks, Remote Start! STK#2086A

Sharp Car!

7,488* or $140/mo**

14,775*or$178/mo*

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2014 FORD EXPLORER XLT

V6, Automatic, Power Seat, FWD, Cruise Control, Power Windows & Locks STK#R940A

6,988* or $129/mo**

28,988*or$393/mo*

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2012 GMC ACADIA

FWD, V6, 3rd Row Seating, Power Windows and Locks, Cruise Control, 1-Owner! STK#R980

Very Low Miles!

Ultra Low Miles

29,988* or $408/mo

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2014 CHEVROLET SONIC LT

Automatic, Keyless Entry, Great MPG, Factory Warranty, 1-Owner, STK#R957

22,988*or $302/mo*

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2013 FORD FIESTA SE

Low Miles, FWD, Keyless Entry, Great Gas Mileage, Nice Options, STK#R910A

WOW!

11,988* or $136/mo*

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2010 CHEVROLET COBALT LS FWD, 4Cyl, 4 door, Low Miles, Lots Of Extras STK#A131

1 Owner

11,988*or $136/mo*

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2005 TOYOTA CAMRY XLE Automatic, Cruise Control, Power Seat, ABS, FWD, Low Miles STK#R890A

Reliab le!

WOW!

8,988* or $172/mo**

7,988*or $150/mo

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2007 DODGE CALIBER SXT

4Cyl, FWD, A/C, Power locks and windows, Alloy Wheels, STK#A126B

6,988* or $129/mo**

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2006 CHEVROLET UPLANDER LT FWD, V6, Local Trade, DVD Player, Remote Starter STK#R928A

Low MIles!

4WD!

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Value!

5,988* or $107/mo**

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2005 LINCOLN LS

Sport Model, Leather Seats, Automatic, Fog Lights, Power Seat, STK#1906C

8,988* or $179/mo**

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MSRP $35,825 STK#1961

1 at this Price!

Great Value!

Nice Car!

NEW 2014 CHEVROLET IMPALA LTZ

MSRP $18,070 STK#2375

1-Owner!

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13,988*or $166/mo*

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28,950 or$393/mo*

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Dur ama x

Only 6,00 Mile 0 s

32,988*or $454/mo

MSRP $35,340 STK#2389

NEW 2015 CHEVROLET SONIC

MSRP $24,060 STK#2324

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AllStar Package, Z71, V8, 4WD, Loaded with equipment and warranty STK#A124

NEW 2015 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE ON THIS E AT PRIC E!

28,975 or 393/mo

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2014 CHEVROLET SILVERADO LT

31,988*or$439/mo*

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ON THIS E AT PRIC E!

WOW!

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NEW 2014 CHEVROLET CAMARO CONVERTIBLE

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