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OPIOID ADDICTION | SAUK VALLEY

Going to the MAT Health professionals get behind two-pronged approach to break opioids’ hold

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

ROCK FALLS – As opioid addiction becomes more pervasive, local officials are strengthening their partnerships to fill in the services gaps.

The Whiteside County Health Department is in the early stages of new pro-

gramming elements that, utilized together, could be a game-changer.

Medication-assisted treatment, or MAT, combines behavioral therapy with medications to treat substance abuse.

The health department, with its growing behavioral services program, and the ability to administer a different medication to fight opiate addiction, is now uniquely qualified to take that treatment

approach to a new level.

Dr. Kelley Guthrie, health department medical director, has been licensed to provide Suboxone. Suboxone is supplanting methadone as the drug of choice in fighting heroin addiction. While federal regulators consider the drug safer than methadone, it is difficult to get and carefully monitored.

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Heroin’s grip is tightening on the Sauk Valley, but there are people and programs fighting to break its hold. In our special section today, we’ll look at what’s being done to fight heroin at home.

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A NIGHT IN THE SPOTLIGHT FOR YOUNG AUTHORS IN DIXON

Committee fine tunes trail plan Members will take one more look before sending it to City Council

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

ROCK FALLS – The city’s trails master plan was tweaked a bit Thursday, and will soon be ready to send to the Rock Falls City Council.

The city’s Hennepin Canal and Trails committee made a few late additions to the plan, and will take one last look at the finished product at its June 9 meeting.

“After that meeting, it should be ready for the council to look at,” Committee Chairman Jim Schuneman said.

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ILLINOIS BUDGET

Photos by Michael Krabbenhoeft/mkrabbenhoeft@saukvalley.com

Eighth-grader Devan Welch reads his winning submission, “The Hidden Poetry of a Misfit,” Thursday night during the Young Authors Night at Reagan Middle School in Dixon. Nearly 200 submissions from across the school district, from students in kindergarten through eighth grade, were narrowed down to 24 winning written submissions and one winning piece of cover art for a book that will be printed at a later date.

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MOUNT CARROLL – Magic Owl Children’s Theater presents “The Prince & The Pauper” at Timber Lake Playhouse, 8215 Black Oak Road, at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. today and 10 a.m. Saturday.

The play, based on Mark Twain’s novel about a prince who switches places with a pauper.

Admission is $6. Go to timberlakeplayhouse.org or call 815-244-2035 for tickets or more information.

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Bill would send funds to human services Idea of income tax hike also floated SPRINGFIELD (AP) – Illinois lawmakers approved $700 million Thursday to partially finance cashstrapped human services programs during the state’s historic budget stalemate, even as the governor considered tax increases and cuts that could finally move the state toward a full spending plan.

Lawmakers overwhelmingly approved the shortterm aid, undermining Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner’s idea of a “grand bargain” to pass a whole budget by month’s end instead of another temporary fix during his nearly yearlong standoff with Democrats.

Ken and Deb Hess of Dixon read their granddaughter’s – fifth-grader Karli Janey, 11 – winning submission in the Young Authors writing contest. More than 100 people turned out for Thursday’s event and enjoyed an ice cream social afterwards.

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DIXON – A free presentation on “Firearms That Shaped America” will be offered from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday at Loveland Community House, 513 W. Second St. The history of firearms from the 1800s to the present will be discussed, and firearms will be on display, including one that organizers say is the only one of its kind known to exist.

Call 815-973-8634 for more information.

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AMBOY – The Amboy Depot Museum, 99 E. Main St., is open for the season, from 1 to 4 p.m. Thursdays and Sundays, and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays.

The former division headquarters of the Illinois Central Railroad, features artifacts of the railroad and the town. There’s also a freight house, a one-room country schoolhouse, a retired steam engine and a caboose.

Admission is free, but donations will be accepted. Go to amboydepotmuseum.org or call 815-631-7391 for more information.

MOUNT CARROLL – Nearly 30 of the late John Denver’s songs will be performed in “Almost Heaven: The Songs of John Denver” at Timber Lake Playhouse, 8215 Black Oak Road.

Showtimes are 7:30 p.m. today and Saturday, and at 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

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

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

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

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

In addition, Second Saturdays open mic nights run from 7 p.m. to midnight at Rosbrook Studio, 107 S. Peoria Ave. Doors open at 6.

Admission is a suggested $3 donation.

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CHICAGO | HASTERT HUSH-MONEY CASE

Lawyer: Ex-speaker won’t appeal conviction, sentence Officials still must identify right prison CHICAGO (AP) – Former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert will not appeal his conviction or 15-month prison sentence in a hush-money case that centered on his sexual abuse of students when he was a high school wrestling coach in Illinois decades ago, his lead attorney said Thursday.

That means the next step for the Illinois Republican is to report to prison.

Asked whether his 74-year-old client would appeal his conviction or sentence – or any other aspect of the case – attorney Thomas Green responded in an email to The Associated Press: “No.” The deadline to file an appeal is the end of this week.

As part of a plea deal, Hastert pleaded guilty in October not to sex abuse but to one count of violating banking laws as he sought to pay $3.5 million to one victim referred to in court papers only as “Individual A” to keep him quiet about the sex abuse.

In exchange, the government dropped one

count of lying to the FBI. J u d g e Thomas M. Durkin branded Dennis Hastert “a Hastert serial child molester” at his April 27 sentencing, where Durkin imposed a punishment beyond the federal guidelines of zero to 6 months in prison. Durkin justified the tougher sentence by pointing to Hastert abusing at least four boys at Yorkville High.

An appeal would have been a longshot.

Hastert could have tried to argue Durkin put too much weight on something for which the former GOP leader was not charged – the sex abuse – or that the judge shouldn’t have strayed so far from the guidelines that were spelled out in the written plea agreement, said Chicago attorney Terry Sullivan, who was not part of the case.

“I’m mildly surprised he didn’t appeal the sentence,” he said. “But to go through another year or two of an appeal, at his current age, Hastert would have thought, ‘Let’s just get this over with.’”

Resentencing also would have carried the risk that prosecutors would uncover more abusive behavior – and possibly a longer sentence, said Leonard Goodman, another Chicago-based attorney.

Appealing the conviction itself would have been even more difficult. Defendants can theoretically claim they were forced to plead guilty or weren’t mentally competent, but such arguments rarely persuade appellate panels.

Durkin didn’t set a date by which Hastert must report to prison, saying officials must first identify the right facility. It’s likely to be before year’s end.

One good option, Durkin has said, would be a prison near Rochester, Minnesota, because it currently holds many child molesters, so Hastert would be less likely to be singled out and attacked.

After prison, Hastert must also undergo sex-offender treatment, which would likely include a lie-detector test to determine how many times he sexually abused kids and over what time period.

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Correction The mother of Monica Kalina, who accepted an $800 donation on behalf of survivors of the Jan. 13 Rock Falls house fire, is Kay Adams. Her name was incorrect in a story in Thursday’s editions.

We regret the error.

POLICE Sterling Police

Richard M. Belcher, 44, of Dixon; 8:47 a.m. Wednesday at East Fourth Street and First Avenue; disobeyed red light; given state citation.

Rock Falls Police Brandon P. Dickinson, 24, of Rock Falls; 1:29 p.m.

Wednesday in the 200 block of Avenue C; Whiteside County warrant; bonded out.

Nicholas B. Baker, 20, of Rock Falls; 9:02 p.m. May 6 in the 1400 block of U.S. Route 30 West; driving under the influence of alcohol, driving without headlights when required, operation of an uninsured motor vehicle; given notice to appear in court.

Vanessa M. Garza, 30, of Sterling; 1:40 a.m. Saturday at Fifth Avenue and

West Second Street; driving under the influence of alcohol, operation of uninsured motor vehicle; given notice to appear in court.

Amboy Police

Elizabeth G. Jackson, 26, of Amboy; 5;10 p.m.

Wednesday on West Hawley Street; Lee County warrant for failure to appear; taken to Lee County Jail.

Lee County Sheriff

Elizabeth G. Jackson, 26, of Amboy; 5:34 p.m.

Wednesday; warrants for failure to appear – status hearing (no valid driver’s license, operating uninsured motor vehicle, use of electronic device); posted bond and given notice to appear in court.

Boy, 14, of Nachusa; 11:31 a.m. Wednesday; battery; released to Nachusa Lutheran Home.

Benjamin Y. Breneman, 21, of Franklin Grove; 10:46 a.m. Wednesday; warrants for failure to appear (leaving the scene of an accident, failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident, failure to report, failure to give information); posted bond and given notice to appear in court.

Arthur J. Zacharias, 26, of Dixon; 10:12 a.m.

Wednesday; warrant for aggravated driving under the influence while license suspended or revoked; held at Lee County Jail and given notice to appear in court.

Andre W. Sotelo, 38, of Sterling; 2:12 a.m. Wednesday; possession of drug paraphernalia, unlawful possession of marijuana (2.5 to 10 grams);

posted bond and given notice to appear in court.

Brandon P. Myers, 26, of Amboy; 11:28 a.m. Tuesday; warrant for contempt – non-payment/failure to appear; posted bond and given notice to appear in court.

Ogle County Sheriff

Heather Loso, 22, of Mount Morris; 9:36 p.m.Wednesday in front of 115 Main St. in Leaf River; two counts of battery; taken to Ogle County Jail and held in lieu of bond.

Jeremy D. Bardoner, 40, of Rock Falls; 5:35 p.m.

Wednesday in the 11000 block of state Route 38 East; unlawful defrauding of drug screening test, possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, driving under the influence of drugs, Whiteside County warrant for obstructing a court order; taken to Ogle County Jail and held pending an appearance before a judge.

Ivan Keller, 43, of Roscoe; Wednesday; petition to revoke probation; held at Ogle County Jail and given notice to appear in court.

Anthony McMinn, 50, of Rochelle; Wednesday; warrant for failure to appear; posted bond and given notice to appear in court.

Kyle Middaugh, 47, of Rochelle; Wednesday; warrant for failure to appear; held at Ogle County Jail and given notice to appear in court.

BIRTHDAYS Happy birthday to Daniel Rivera, Clint Davis, Jason Ruiz, and Arlene Crow, all today.

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ILLINOIS

Bill to raise tobacco-purchase age fails

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SPRINGFIELD (AP) – A measure to prohibit tobacco sales to people younger than 21 has failed in the Illinois Senate.

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The proposal failed 23-25 Thursday with three “present” votes.

Opponents argued that 18-year-olds should be able to buy tobacco because they can join the military.

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45 years ago in lowering the drinking age to 18, which is back at 21.

Others argued that there should be criminal provisions for violators like there are for minors who drink. Another complaint was the state was cracking down on tobacco while liberalizing marijuana laws.

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MILLEDGEVILLE

Board might vote Monday on poultry ordinance

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

MILLEDGEVILLE – A revised poultry ordinance will be presented to the Village Board on Monday, and if members like what they hear, a vote is possible.

The new ordinance would require chicken owners to keep their fowl

at least 100 feet away from other homes. A person could own up to four chickens, but roosters and other fowl, such as turkeys, ducks, quail or geese, are prohibited, and owners must pay a yearly fee of $25.

Violators would be fined anywhere between $30 and $500 per offense.

The current ordinance does not limit the size

Next meeting The Milledgeville Village Board next meets at 7:30 p.m. Monday at City Hall, 344 Main Ave. Go to milledgevilleil.net or call City Hall at 815-2257231 for an agenda or more information. of a flock and does not require a fee. Roosters would be banned because they’re too noisy, President Galen Wirth said. He wouldn’t say why they are limit-

ing the size of a flock or charging a fee.

One other board member also had little to say about the proposed ordinance. “We don’t know if we

will even have an ordinance, because we may vote to do away with everything,� Bill Stage said.

Milledgeville resident Tami Diehl said she had to move her seven hens to a farm in Coleta. “They have been on a friend’s farm since May 2,� Diehl said. “I had until May 9 to remove the chickens, or else I

would have been fined $500.�

Diehl plans to fight for her six turkeys, which she’s had since April and which still are on her property. “There was no ordinance for the turkeys when I got them, and there is no one complaining to me about my turkeys. The rest of the town wants me to have them.�

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ILLINOIS

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Workers unload signature petitions out of a truck May 6 at the Illinois State Board of Election office in Springfield. Backers of taking politics out of how the state draws its political districts delivered the petitions to election officials that will allow a measure to be placed on the November ballot. An attorney linked to top Illinois Democrats has filed a legal challenge against the effort. to manipulate elections versus citizens demanding reform.�

Kasper declined to comment, citing pending litigation.

Madigan’s spokesman, Steve Brown, said neither Madigan nor the party was involved, but questioned the intentions of the coalition and blasted their business backgrounds. “They’re making it look like goody two-shoes reform,� he said. “We know better.�

Separately Thursday, the Illinois Senate adopted a plan that would create a uniform interstate pro-

cess for drawing political boundaries that would need to be approved by dozens of other states.

Democrats said the idea answers the call President Barack Obama made in February when he addressed the Illinois General Assembly, saying lawmakers should rethink how congressional districts are drawn as a way to improve the political climate.

First-term Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner supports a redistricting overhaul as part of his agenda.

During the contentious 2014 gubernatorial race with Democratic incum-

bent Pat Quinn, a Cook County judge ruled neither the redistricting question – also fraught with signature issues – nor a Rauner-backed term limits push could be on the ballot.

Boundaries for state legislative districts and the U.S. House are drawn based on new Census data. When Illinois last established political boundaries, Democrats ran the process because they controlled the General Assembly and governor’s office. Current maps were signed into law in 2011, but underwent legal challenges by the GOP.

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MOUNT CARROLL – The City Council is considering asking voters on the Nov. 8 ballot if the city clerk position should be elected, as it is now, or appointed. “Instead of having the discussion with the council, let the people of Mount Carroll tell us what they want to do,�

Mayor Carl Bates said.

The council plans to schedule hearings to get residents’ comments.

After that, members must decide by Aug. 22 if they want to put the question on the Nov. 8 ballot.

Julie Cuckler first was elected in 1984, and has been clerk for 31 years.

Her eighth 4-year term ends in April, and she is thinking about retiring, but hasn’t made up her mind. “The council knows it’s coming in the future,� Cuckler said.

“But nothing is definite right now. They still need to vote on a resolution to put that question on the ballot.� “I’ll be 62 next year,� she said. “If I do this for another 4 years, that would make me 66 when my term ends. I’m getting up there in age.�

Councilman Mike Risko favors making it an appointed position. “If there is one person who is not qualified for the position, but they decide to run and no one runs against then, you are stuck with that person for 4 years,� Risko said. “We want to make it more on a qualified basis, to where the mayor and City Council can create a criteria, job description and hire a person, just like a normal business.�

Bates said he agrees with Risko, but on the other hand, “we have done things this way for 150 years and it has worked,� Bates said. “I could argue either side.�

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CHICAGO (AP) – An attorney linked to top Illinois Democrats has filed a legal challenge against a ballot effort to let voters decide if the power to draw political boundaries should go to an independent commission instead of elected officials.

W e l l Michael known ChiMadigan cago elections attorney Michael Kasper, who successfully fought a similar 2014 ballot initiative, filed the Cook County lawsuit Wednesday on behalf of neighborhood and minority advocacy organizations. Kasper has been general counsel for House Speaker Michael Madigan, who’s also the state Democratic Party leader.

At issue is a potential Nov. 8 constitutional amendment asking voters whether they back an intricate system to give an 11-member commission the once-a-decade political mapmaking power. The Independent Maps coalition, better funded than an effort 2 years ago, delivered more than 550,000 signatures to election officials May 6, saying redistricting shouldn’t be partisan.

The lawsuit alleges the proposed ballot initiative doesn’t meet constitutional requirements, puts together unrelated questions and imposes new duties on the auditor general and Supreme Court members, among other things.

Independent Maps chairman Dennis FitzSimons, former Tribune Co. chairman, dismissed the lawsuit Thursday as the work of “political insiders� and said the coalition of business executives and former elected officials was prepared to go to court. The group has collected $3.7 million in donations and $1 million from a grant. “Plain and simple, this lawsuit is a struggle for power,� FitzSimons said in a statement. “It is Illinois politicians struggling to retain the power

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Website offers to sell gun that killed Trayvon Martin MIAMI (AP) – An online gun auction website yanked George Zimmerman’s ad to sell the pistol he used to kill unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin, saying it wanted no part in the deal, but a second site offered to post it.

A listing for the weapon was removed from the GunBroker.com site Thursday morning, minutes after the auction was to begin, as negative traffic about the sale exploded online.

In a statement posted on GunBroker.com said listings are user generated, and that the company reserved the right to reject listings at its discretion.

Zimmerman never contacted anyone at the site and no one there “has any relationship with Zimmerman,” the company wrote in its statement.

It added, “We want no part in the listing on our web site or in any of the publicity it is receiving.”

Hours later, United Gun Group tweeted that it would post Zimmerman’s ad. The new link was posted, along with a statement from Zimmerman. However, the site apparently went down a few minutes later. The site calls itself

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a “social market place for the firearms community.”

Critics called the planned auction an insensitive move to profit from the slaying.

Zimmerman had told Orlando, Florida, TV station WOFL that the Kel-Tec PF-9 pistol was returned to him by the U.S. Justice Department, which took it after he was acquitted in Martin’s 2012 shooting death.

Zimmerman’s listing said a portion of the proceeds would go toward fighting what Zimmerman calls violence by the Black Lives Matter movement against law enforcement officers, combatting anti-gun rhetoric of Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and ending the career of state attorney Angela Corey, who led Zimmerman’s prosecution.

The listing ended with a Latin phrase that translates as “if you want peace, prepare for war.”

Zimmerman, now 32, has said he was defending himself when he killed Martin, 17, in a gated community near Orlando. Zimmerman was acquitted in Martin’s February 2012 shooting death.

FUNERAL SERVICES FOR THE WEEK Today’s visitation: James H. Shoger of Mount Morris, 5-7 p.m. at Chapel Hill Funeral Home in Dixon.

Today’s funerals: Thomas I. Whelan of Dixon, 10:30 a.m. Mass at St. Anne Catholic Church in Dixon.

Loretta L. Behrens of Dixon, 11 a.m. memorial service at Harvest Time Bible Church in Rock Falls.

Brian D. Hurd of Rock Falls, 2:30 p.m. graveside service at Rock Island National Cemetery.

Saturday visitations: Roman Porembski of Mount Morris, 9-10 a.m. at St. Mary Christian Church in Oregon.

Mary P. Cacciapaglia of Rockford, 10 a.m.-noon at Honquest Funeral Home with Crematory – Mulford Chapel in Loves Park.

Saturday funerals: Mary P. Cacciapaglia of Rockford, noon prayer service at Honquest Funeral Home with Crematory – Mulford Chapel in Loves Park.

Roman Porembski of Mount Morris, 10 a.m. Mass at St. Mary Christian Church in Oregon.

Brian D. Hurd of Rock Falls, gathering of family and friends, 5-8 p.m. at Rock Falls VFW. Sunday visitation: Judith A. Boysen of Paw Paw, memorial visitation, 1-3 p.m. at Torman Funeral Home in Paw Paw. Sunday funeral: Keith E. Edeus, formerly of Rock Falls, 2 p.m. memorial service at First Open Bible Church in Rock Falls.

Judith A. Boysen PAW PAW – Judith Ann Boysen, 74, of Paw Paw, passed away Wednesday, May 11, 2016, at OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center in Rockford.

Judy was born Aug. 23, 1941, in Freeport, the daughter of Charles and Anna (Zellers) Riley.

Judy is survived by her children, Ronnie Lee Boysen, Lisa (Brian) Winkler, and Alan (Susan) Boysen; six grandchildren; one great-grandchild and two on the way; and

two brothers, Dale (Sharon) Riley and Duane (Valdene) Snodgrass.

In addition to her parents, Judy was preceded in death by two sisters, Janice Kay Riley and Marta Lee Snodgrass.

A memorial visitation will be from 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday at Torman Funeral Home, 510 Flagg St., Paw Paw. Private interment will be a later date. Cremation rites have been accorded.

Visit tormanfuneralhome.com to send condolences.

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Fiorini said the program has three stages – “This is a federal clin- initiation, stabilization, ic, and the feds and and maintenance. the Whiteside County “The first phase is Health Department felt when they are just startwe needed a Subox- ing to come down, and one program for opiate we monitor them very addicts,” Guthrie said. carefully,” Fiorini said.

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“It can take 2 years to The health departget off Suboxone, and ment, at this time, isn’t the behavioral health working with anyone on methadone, and is over- piece continues to be seeing only four people a part of the process,” using Suboxone. Federal Fiorini said. “After they clinics are not allowed are stabilized, they can to have both methadone take it on their own.”

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Free naloxone kits will be distributed after the group training is complete, which will take at least 45 minutes.

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Go to www.fda.gov/downloads/Drugs/DrugSafety/ UCM225677.pdf for detailed information about Suboxone from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. done in binding to the brain’s mu-receptors,” Guthrie said. “We tell them not to use Suboxone if you’re still using, because it’s very easy to overdose when their tolerance is gone.”

Suboxone is packaged in child-protective foil pouches, and it comes in the form of a small film strip that looks like a piece of a Band-Aid. The strip is put under the tongue, where it dissolves within 30 seconds, and starts working in a few minutes.

Guthrie said the doctors who go through the certification process are

warned they are likely to have patients die when fighting opiate addiction, but Guthrie believes the chances of winning are better with Suboxone.

“I know I’ll lose some battles, but now I’m in the fight,” she said.

The health department’s behavioral health care services continue to evolve since it received a $130,000 federal grant in November 2014 for expansion in that area. The clinic was actually approached about making Suboxone part of a carefully monitored MAT program.

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“This was driven by a demonstrated need and lack of resources in the community,” Guthrie said.

Guthrie is also a licensed clinical social worker, so she is both medical doctor and counselor.

The drug won’t be given unless the user is dedicated to working the behavioral programs, which include individual and group therapy.

“If you work the steps, this program works, but we can’t provide the medication without the behavioral programs,” Guthrie said.

Ronelle Allen, a licensed clinical professional counselor with Alliances Consulting in Dixon, is helping Fiorini develop the outpatient piece of the process.

Allen is experienced in addiction-related counseling, and is a strong supporter of taking a holistic approach to treatment. She has partnered with Safe Passages, and what she learned from her clients prompted her to approach the health department.

“I was doing family recovery group work, where I work with many different types of addiction,” Allen said. “I was often told that treatment wasn’t addressing certain issues, so I approached Beth about developing this program.”

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“There are very specific requirements – they have to meet so many times a week with the counselors, and do regular drug tests – but we put in services they can manage and handle,” Allen said.

A full mental health assessment is done and the health department professionals meet as a team to do evaluations.

One of the groups focuses on teaching life skills, which includes things like finding a job, finding housing, and even nutrition.

“People in the recovery community struggle with basic things like properly feeding themselves,” Allen said. “It’s very important to get people physically ready so they can handle the intense emotional aspects of recovery.”

In addition to Guthrie, the health department recently hired a second doctor who is there 2 days a week, and could soon be there more.

Guthrie also has three physician assistants, and three nurse practitioners. A psychiatrist oversees the behavioral health programs.

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hen Josh McNitt started working at the old wastewater treatment plant as a summer job in high school, he didn’t think he would be running the department some 20 years later.

At the beginning of this month, the 40-year-old Dixon native was hired as the city’s new wastewater manager to oversee the 80 miles of sewer system that leads to the wastewater treatment facility, which processes an average of 3 million gallons a day.

It’s not the most glamorous job, but it’s one that McNitt has been building up to for the past decade he has worked there as an operator.

“This is a major part of the city, but people don’t usually think about it until something goes wrong,” he said. “There’s a lot more to it than people think.”

For his new role, McNitt said his main goal will be to develop a plan to

perform proactive maintenance on the city’s aging sewer collection system to help prevent back-ups.

The work would include cleaning sections at a time, checking for blockages or trouble spots with a camera on tracks, and cutting away at roots that have grown into the sewer lines.

He also plans to host an open house during the summer, in June or July, for anyone wanting to know how the department operates.

With the transition of city departments being consolidated under the Public Works Department, McNitt said they have started cross-training employees to make operations more efficient, such as showing a street department worker how the department functions.

McNitt was one of four finalists in the city’s interviewing process for the position, which had been filled by former superintendent Dan Mahan for 36 years.

In order to run a waste-

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Dixon native Josh McNitt was hired as the new wastewater manager on May 2.

He has worked at the wastewater treatment plant for 10 years and replaces Dan Mahan, who served as wastewater superintendent for 36 years. there,” Mahan said. “He has done a fine job and will continue to do so.”

Mahan retired at the end of April, but he will stay on at a part-time basis to train McNitt on managerial duties, such as filing reports to the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency.

In his spare time, McNitt coaches a variety of sports teams in the community including T-ball, football and soccer.

Flea market The Park District is looking to put together a flea market that would start June 11, but the event could be stymied by a lack of vendors.

The park board began talks about hosting the flea market in January and charging $5 admission as a fundraiser to help repair Lowell Park Road, but so far, only three vendors have signed up.

Board President Ron Pritchard said they’d like at least 25 vendors.

During their meeting Wednesday, board members discussed nixing the event but decided to wait until their May 25 meeting before making the cancellation final.

The vendor fee is $30.

Those interested in participating in the flea market can contact the park district, 804 Palmyra St., at 815-284-3306.

IN BRIEF Sign-up still open for 5K for Special Olympics DIXON – It’s not too late to sign up for the Torch’s 5K run Saturday to benefit Northwest Illinois Special Olympics.

Registration cost $30 and begins at 7:30 a.m. at Camp Reynoldswood, 621 Reynoldswood Road. Opening ceremonies are at 8:45 a.m., and the race starts at 9. Walkers are welcome, but not pets.

The race is run through wooded areas, so wheelchair and stroller accessibility will be

limited. Awards will be presented immediately after the finish.

A registration and kickoff party will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at That Place on Palmyra Pub and Eatery, 628 Palmyra Road. Prizes will be available.

The Lee County Sheriff’s Department is sponsoring the run.

Find Torch’s 5K on Facebook, go to torchs5k.com or contact David Glessner at dglessner@ county of lee.org or 815-9946219, or Todd Atwell at tatwell@ countyoflee.org or 815-9946209 for more information.

Fundraiser to help family pay for funeral ROCK FALLS – A benefit will be held Sunday to help pay funeral costs for a Sterling man who died unexpectedly April 16.

Walter E. “Boogie” Divers Jr., 28, who was found unresponsive in a cell at Whiteside County Jail, was taken to Morrison Community Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The cause of death is under investigation.

Divers, who had no insurance, is survived by his 7-year-old

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The benefit will run Walter from 1 to 8 p.m. at Divers Jr. the Whiskey Barrel, 399 W. Second St. Cost to play in a bags tournament is $30 for a team of two; register by 2 p.m. Sunday with Lauren Metzler, 815-718-5239, or at the bar the day of the benefit.

There also will be a silent auction, and a live auction at 4 p.m.

Items up for bid include a guitar, a homemade coffee table, and hotel stays. There will be a 50-50 raffle, and tacos, tostadas, enchiladas, and rice and beans for sale.

Music will be provided by Cal Stage, The Catfish Dogs, and other bands, and DJ Zeke Lopez.

Donations also are being taken at gofundme.com/m2zd3wjj.

Call Laurne Metzler, or Rae Lynn Metzler, Divers’ sister, at 815-535-8961 for more information.

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Your access to help in fight vs. heroin I

t is much more likely today that you know someone who is using heroin than it was a few years ago.

The drug’s popularity has soared in the Sauk Valley, just as it has nationwide. Heroin is cheaper and more accessible than it once was. It’s also deadly.

Deaths related to heroin overdoses are spiking across the U.S. Locally, the epidemic has become so troublesome that efforts to combat it have put local law enforcers and health officials on the leading edge nationally.

This past fall, the Dixon Police and Lee County Sheriff’s Department became the first in the state to join the Safe Pas-

What we think “Heroin in the Sauk Valley,” published in today’s edition, is a worthwhile – and potentially life-saving – look at what’s being done in the Sauk Valley to quell the epidemic. sage Initiative, in which law enforcers can help addicts head to recovery instead of jail. Whiteside County departments have since joined the initiative, and those in Bureau County will do so soon.

Safe Passage is not the only local effort to combat heroin abuse. Knowing what’s available, and

then accessing help when it’s necessary, is crucial to quelling the heroin epidemic in the Sauk Valley.

A special section in today’s edition, “Heroin in the Sauk Valley,” details those efforts. It is worth your time to read it, save it, and pass it along to someone who could use the help now.

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COMMENTS ON CONGRESS

Ex-congressmen are just shaking their heads Institution is neither thriving nor succeeding

BY LEE H. HAMILTON Bloomington, Indiana

I had the good fortune last week to spend some time in Washington, D.C., with about a dozen former members of Congress. As you’d expect, we got to talking about the current Congress. Very quickly it turned out that the same question was troubling all of us: Why is it held in such low public esteem?

We represented both parties and a variety of eras, and had a range of experience under our belts. But we all found ourselves chagrined by what we’ve been witnessing.

You have to understand that most former members of Congress believe deeply in the value of the institution for American representative government. We might take opposite sides of particular policy debates, but on one point we all agree: We want the institution itself to succeed and thrive. These days, it’s doing neither.

For starters, we were hard-pressed to come up with any real accomplish-

ments for this Congress.

It did pass a revision to No Child Left Behind, and a controversial expansion of cyber-surveillance capabilities – which it slipped into a must-pass budget bill. It also took the entirely uncontroversial step of broadening sanctions on North Korea. But that’s pretty much it.

In the country at large, people are fretting about Lee H. control of Hamilton our borders, stagnant wages, college expenses, the cost of health care, the opioid addiction crisis, the spread of ISIS, the strengthening effects of climate change.

The administration is trying to keep the Zika virus from gaining a foothold in this country, and congressional inaction has already caused Puerto Rico to default on one set of obligations, with a much bigger default looming – and doomed airline passengers to longer and longer waits as the TSA struggles.

Yet on Capitol Hill, no one seems particularly concerned. Instead, its members left town to campaign.

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This may be unfair, but I can’t help but think about my first year in Congress. We enacted 810 bills, including the passage of Medicare and Medicaid, the Voting Rights Act of 1965, the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, the Water Quality Act, and setting up the Departments of Transportation and of Housing and Urban Development.

NOT EVERY YEAR WAS like that, but the contrast is inescapable.

Among the group of people I was with last week – people who watch Congress closely – there

was unanimity: This will go out as one of the least productive years in congressional history.

Worse, members show little interest in making Congress more productive. Our little group all remembered times when we or our colleagues pushed reform efforts to make the institution work better – and were struck that current members aren’t doing so. Most Americans belong to some group or another that’s trying to accomplish change for the better and improve itself at the same time. Why would Congress be an outlier? But it is.

Some of the observations we shared last week are old hat. Congress is excessively partisan, with too many of its members highly distrustful of the other party and inclined to blame it for Capitol Hill’s ailments.

AS AN INSTITUTION, it seems incapable of ridding itself of the bad habits it’s gotten into: the reliance on omnibus bills and continuing resolutions; timidity in the face of presidential power; a marked reluctance to use the levers of congressional authority – especially control of the federal budget – to prod or check

executive action.

Yet none of us believe this is irreversible. We are all convinced that strong leadership in Congress could make an immense difference. In the past, effective legislators on both sides of the aisle – as committee chairs and as caucus leaders – have left behind them a legacy of great accomplishment.

Democrat Emanuel Celler of New York and Republican William McCullough of Ohio joined forces to craft the Civil Rights Act of 1964; Democrat Wilbur Mills of Arkansas and Republican John Byrnes of Wisconsin together helped shape Medicare.

I won’t waste your time with a list of consummate legislators who were able to get things done. The point is simple: it may be a different time and legislative environment from 50 years ago, but strong leadership can make Congress work.

On that, my former colleagues and I, Republicans and Democrats, found ourselves in full agreement.

Note to readers: Note to readers: Lee Hamilton is a professor, adviser and scholar at Indiana University. He was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives for 34 years.

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Protesters, university care little about free speech rights The News-Gazette Editorial Board, Champaign

University of Illinois officials aren’t taking the assault on campus free speech as seriously as their duties require.

It’s been nearly 2 weeks since the “free speech for me, but not for thee” crowd disrupted a campus appearance by Gov. Bruce Rauner and forced him to cut his visit short.

But nothing has happened in the interim that suggests the participants have learned anything

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about their roles in this thuggish episode or, even more disappointing, that anyone in a position of authority has made an effort to instruct these miscreants about the potential consequences of this kind of behavior writ large.

For those not up to speed on this issue, here’s the background.

On April 28, Gov. Rauner paid a visit to campus to speak at an awards ceremony honoring a student who won the Illinois Inno-

vation Prize. That may not mean much to some people, but it’s a big deal to the engineering students who participated in this competition and someday will use the education they gained here to change the world for the better.

Nonetheless, a group of anti-Rauner protesters agitated about the state’s budget standoff and its impact on higher education decided to make a point.

Essentially, they invaded the meeting, disrupting it

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with vulgar, abusive and demeaning chants that made it impossible for the audience to hear the governor’s message. They brought the proceedings to a premature end.

“He spent like 10 minutes on the second floor while we were all chanting, so I doubt he was able to get his message across, and then he spent like 30 seconds speaking and that was supposed to be his main speech. There’s no way he was planning on spending this little

time here,” one of the disrupters bragged to the Daily Illini reporter afterward.

The ignorance and arrogance reflected by this sorry event is breathtaking. Having never learned from their parents or their K-12 teachers about the most elemental rules of participation in a free society, they really don’t know any better than to take pride in their own foolishness.

Unfortunately, they won’t be learning any-

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thing from the UI either.

In a formal statement, President Timothy Killeen and interim Chancellor Barbara Wilson conceded the event was unfortunate, but said little else.

Is it now open season on campus for hecklers to decide who will and will not be allowed to speak?

Initially, it seemed as if students unaware of their responsibilities as citizens were the problem. But perhaps the problem goes deeper – or higher – than that.

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Landscapers and their clients are thinking outside the fence and going green.

Green fences use trees, bushes and a mixture of plants to create a privacy wall instead of the traditional wooden fence.

While wooden, iron and other metal fences are traditional, green fences appear to be gaining steam at a time when natural and sustainable options are trending.

Green fences also have the extra bonus of requiring little maintenance after the first year of installation, said Ohio landscape designer Nick McCullough.

A wooden fence, on the other hand, can need to be stained or repainted every few years and eventually will need to be replaced.

Green fences also don’t tend to have height restrictions, said Jennifer Hoxsie, design manager at Greenhaven Landscapes Inc. “Wooden fences are often limited by municipal height constraints and are not allowed within certain [homeowners associations],” Hoxsie said.

When considering different types of plants, you should choose those that provide a significant width, so that the fence is dense and hard to penetrate. Height is also important to consider – the fence should contain foliage from top to bottom.

Evergreens offer yearround coverage. For height, juniper and arborvitae are good options, said Tony Butterworth, senior designer with Christy Webber Landscapes and a member of the National Association of Landscapes.

Green fences do have a downside.

“The No. 1 reason to have a fence is to solidify boundaries, and if you put a hedge up, it’s not the most impenetrable fence,” Butterworth said.

“Even if it’s higher, it’s not a great barrier, and if you have kids or dogs, it’s not a great barrier.”

Many of his clients compromise by putting up an iron fence and then placing greenery in front of it to soften or even hide the fence.

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LONG GROVE – The Chocolate Fest in Long Grove is simply sweet – from its music to its delectable desserts – but you don’t need a sweet tooth to enjoy all the sites and sounds of the weekend event, from May 20-22.

“Above all, Chocolate Fest is a celebration of Long Grove’s diverse businesses and the unique personalities behind them,” Mary Ann Ullrich, owner of the historic Village Tavern, said in a news release.

“If you want the full experience, you need to wander into our storefronts and discover who we really are.”

The festival involves a scavenger hunt, several music stages, exhibitors with chocolate goods for sale, and free family activities. Just picture frozen hot chocolate or fried chocolate pudding pies. The list of tasty treats is far from ordinary. Consider the exotic chocolate barbecue sauce for hamburgers and chocolate beer, or stick with the standby favorites: handcrafted fudge and chocolate-dipped fruits.

Businesses represented as vendors include Long Grove Confectionery Co., Mellie’s Chocolate, Smokin’ T’s Bar B Que, Galena Canning, Luke’s of Mundelein Gourmet Goodies, and Great Grapes.

To add some zest to the visit, guests can try their luck on the scavenger hunt designed by the confectionery company, 220 Robert Parker Coffin Road. The $5 tickets, available each day for that day only, are related to four participating businesses, one for each colored category. The hunters head to those locations to look for chocolate tastings. More than 12,000 pieces of chocolate have been spread out over downtown, awaiting to be discovered by participants. Tickets can be purchased in front of the store.

Music is scheduled throughout the 3 days on three stages. The main stage schedule is: May 20 – Noon to 2 p.m., Aryk Crowder Duo; 4 to 6 and 6:30 to 8:30, 97Nine; 9 to 11 p.m. 7th Heaven (a ’70s and ’80s group) May 21 – Noon to 1 p.m., Orange Star; 1:30 to 2:30, Fire the Canon!; 3 to 4:30, Rosie & the Rivets; 5 to 6:30, West Side Winders; 7 to 8:30 Mellencougar; 9 to 11, Infinity May 22 – Noon to 1:30 p.m., The Millinnells; 2 to 3:30 Billy Elton; 4 to 6 American English (Beatles tribute band) The other stage schedules can be found on the website.

So much is going on that it’ll be difficult to choose what to do first. Medieval Times knights will give demonstrations of sword fighting and dueling, and children can jump into the Kid Zone, where there’ll be tug-o-war races, face painters, potato sack races, bubble shows, coloring, and art activities.

Now would be a good time to leave the diet at home for one day and head out to see what’s new in the confectionery world.

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There are plenty of treats to enjoy at Chocolate Fest, like chocolate-covered strawberries (above), but they don’t all involve chocolate. The Kid Zone (left) features bubble shows and face painters, and three stages provide musical variety throughout the festival’s 3 days.

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Avoiding stairs puts workers at risk Dear Abby, I am the building manager of a high-rise office building. Every year, we perform a fire alarm test to determine that all our fire alarm systems work properly. Employees in the building must evacuate in a timely manner.

Two years ago, a very overweight woman told me she had a heart condition and could not make it down the stairs during the drill. I told her to proceed to the stairwell, have one of her co-workers give me her location and in the event of a fire I’d send a fireman up to get her. A year later, another obese woman told me she, too, couldn’t make it down the stairs. Word has gone

see what he/she thinks I should do. Have you any thoughts on this matter?

– Worried Building Manager

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

out in the building. Now 10 other women have asked to be added to the “list” so they won’t have to descend the stairs.

I have nightmares about these women standing in stairwells waiting for firemen to help them during a real fire. I have a call in to my local fire chief to

Ave., Rochelle, 815-562-5050.

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

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

Duplicate bridge, 12:30 p.m., Post House Community Center, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815288-9236.

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

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

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

All-ages open mic night, 5-9 p.m., Triangle-Veterans Memorial Park, Fifth Street and Fifth Avenue, Rock Falls, 815-5908881.

Mexican food, 5-8 p.m., Rock Falls VFW, 217 First Ave. Bingo, 7 p.m. Rock Falls American Legion, 712 Fourth Ave. Saturday, May 14 Farmers Market, 8 a.m.-noon, Twin City Market, indoors, 106 Avenue A, Sterling, 815-6268610.

Bird walk, 8 a.m., Franklin Creek Grist Mill, 1893 Twist Road, Franklin Grove, 815-456-2718.

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

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SUPPORT GROUPS, CLUBS AND SERVICES Saturday, May 14 Alcoholics Anonymous, 9 a.m., closed, Big Book, United Methodist Church, 201 E. Chicago Ave., Davis Junction.

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

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

Parkinson’s Support Group, 10-11 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.

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

Narcotics Anonymous Hope Without Dope, noon, in the back of Lutheran Social Services of Illinois, 1901 First Ave., Sterling, 815-535-3748, 24-hour hotline, 844-678-7684.

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

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

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

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

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Dear Building Manager, Employees who are disabled need to know the evacuation plan in place for their safety. If others are taking advantage of the system set up for people with disabilities in order to avoid going down the stairs, it is unfair to everyone.

I took your question to Austin, Texas, Fire Chief Rhoda Mae Kerr, president of the International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC), and to Allan Fraser, senior building code specialist at the National Fire Protection

for download at nfpa.org/ disabilities. Chief Kerr and Mr. Fraser recommend you get it. I hope you will take them up on the suggestion, and be a stickler for compliance.

Dear Abby, I’m a dad whose children are growing up fast, and our second child will soon be out of diapers.

Before that happens, I need to get clarity on public diaper behavior.

Often I find myself at a restaurant when it smells like it’s time to change the diaper. Instead of running to the bathroom for a false alarm, I (and most parents I know) pull back the back of the diaper to check while we’re in the middle of

the restaurant. Is this bad manners or considered to be practical behavior?

– On the Scent Out West Dear on the Scent, Pulling back the diaper should not be necessary.

Experienced parents know what a clean and empty diaper looks and feels like. Others just pick up their child to determine if he or she passes the “sniff” test. I suggest this is what you do.

Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact Dear Abby at DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.

ENTERTAINMENT

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

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

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

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

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

Bingo, 9:30-11 a.m., Post House Community Center, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815-2889236.

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

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

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

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

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

Movie Day, “The Magic of Ordinary Days,” 12:15 p.m., Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry

Association (NFPA). Both expressed concern that you would create a “list,” because lists can become out-of-date or misplaced and of no use when a fire occurs. People quit, get fired, go on vacation, are home sick, etc. on any given workday.

The late chair of NFPA’s Disability Access Review and Advisory Committee Bill Scott – who was a wheelchair user – often said, “Everyone, regardless of their disability, has some responsibility to ensure his or her own safety.” Being dependent on others for rescue can be a recipe for disaster.

NFPA offers a free Emergency Evacuation Planning Guide for People With Disabilities, available

8 a.m., closed; noon, open; 1 p.m., closed, Spanish; 7 p.m., closed, Bazaar Americana, 609 W. Third St., Sterling.

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

Sauk Valley Alcoholics Anonymous Group, 10 a.m., open, Big Book; 7 p.m. open, veterans, back door, 1503 First Ave., Suite D, Rock Falls.

PFLAG Sauk Valley, 1:30 p.m. support time, 2:30 p.m. meeting, Eels Room, St. Luke Episcopal Church, 221 W. Third St., Dixon, 815-440-2672.

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

Dixon VFW Post 540, 5:30 p.m., 1560 Franklin Grove Road, 815-288-5165.

Compassionate Friends, Death of a Child Support Group, 6 p.m., Church of God, 860 W. Oregon Trail Road, Oregon, 815441-3710.

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

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

Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., closed, clearance required, BAAbble on for Life Prison Group, 815-973-6150.

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

Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., open, Rochelle Community Hospital, 900 N. Second St. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7:30 p.m., closed, 304 Seventh Ave. W, Lyndon.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 8 p.m., closed (4), Mount Morris Senior Center, 9 E. Front St.

What a long trek it’s been Live long and prosper: Shatner has certainly done both MIAMI (AP) – “Star Trek” has always looked to the future (aside from episodes where the crew fought Nazis, Romans and other things the producers could easily get costumes for), but Capt. James T. Kirk himself can’t help but be impressed by the franchise’s half-century of history.

Sporting his gold captain’s uniform, William Shatner first swaggered onto the bridge of the starship Enterprise in 1966. Celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, the original television series has spawned four spin-off series and 13 feature films, including this summer’s “Star Trek Beyond.”

“A unique position for a show that was tremulously hanging on for 3 years,” Shatner recalled Wednesday during an interview with The Associated Press. “Each year, it looked like we were going to be canceled.

And 50 years later, we’re still talking about ‘Star Trek.’”

The show was canceled in 1969, but a dedicated following of Trekkies and Trekkers (depending on the preference of the fan) kept the series alive in popular culture until the first motion picture in 1979. Shatner tended to distance himself from fans in those days and even appeared in a 1986 “Saturday Night Live” sketch where he told a room full of overly enthusiastic convention attendees to “get a life.” But his feelings about conventions have changed, and Shatner has regularly appeared at events in recent years.

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William Shatner, who played Capt. Kirk on the original “Star Trek,” arrives at the NBC Universal Summer Press Day in April 2015, in Pasadena, California.

Celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, the series has spawned four spin-off series and 13 feature films, including this summer’s “Star Trek Beyond.”

Online

MegaCon: megaconvention.com Shatner’s website: williamshatner.com/ws “Some years ago, I made a documentary on the actors who were the captains on ‘Star Trek’ and the qualities that they had in common and what they didn’t have in common,” Shatner said.

“That sparked the five of us appearing at various comic cons to talk about that very subject.”

The documentary, “The Captains,” was released in 2011, and Shatner began making joint appearances in 2012 with the four spin-off captains, Patrick Stewart, Avery Brooks, Kate Mulgrew and Scott Bakula. Shatner continues to attend conventions, the next being MegaCon in Orlando, which runs May 26-29. He’ll be there May 27-28.

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“I make an appearance every so often at these comic cons and answer questions about what people want to hear,” the 85-year-old Shatner said.

“It’s been an interesting experience, a joyful experience.”

Reflecting on his history with “Star Trek,” Shatner is happy to see the franchise move forward on the big screen and the small screen. CBS has plans for a new series on its upcoming video-ondemand service.

“I think it’s wonderful.

I’m looking forward to it,” Shatner said. “Some

of the iterations have been good, and some have been not as good.

But generally it excites the public’s interest.”

Shatner acknowledged that he’d like to appear in one of the new films, similar to the way his original series co-star Leonard Nimoy reprised his role as Spock in the last two films, but Shatner isn’t sure how that would work.

“How do you account for the passage of all this time and what 50 years does to your face and body?” Shatner said. “So it’s a tough one.”

Whether Shatner ever plays Kirk again, he continues to keep busy. He appeared in several episodes last year of the Syfy channel series “Haven.”

He released a book earlier this year about his relationship with the late Nimoy, “Leonard: My Fifty-Year Friendship with a Remarkable Man.” Capt. Kirk has now excited and inspired several generations of fans, and Shatner can’t deny the impact the character has had on his life and career.

“The character’s been around for 50 years, and it’s given me entree into the variety things that I’ve done,” Shatner said. “So as a result of the celebrity acquired by being on ‘Star Trek,’ all these other things flowed. So I know that I owe ‘Star Trek’ a great debt, and I never forget it.”

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sabelle Meister, 18, of Rock Falls, is Rock Falls High School’s March Student of the Month. She is the daughter of Connie and Ronald Meister, and has a brother, Tim, 20.

Favorite class: Art. I get to be creative and express myself in my artwork.

Least-favorite class: Spanish 4. It is difficult learning a new language.

Favorite teacher: Heather Shore, art, because she cares more than the average teacher and she always makes my day better.

School activities: Art Club.

Do you have a job?

Dairy Queen.

What will you do after high school? Attend Sauk Valley Community College. I’m undecided on a major, but as of right now, I’m thinking art.

What is something you learned in high school

What is your favorite ...

App? iFunny Food? Shrimp Game or activity? I love playing Frisbee golf and swimming.

Movie? “Across the Universe” TV show? “Criminal Minds” Sports team? Chicago Blackhawks that you think you will never use? Calculus – finding the area under a curve.

What kind of music are you listening to? I listen to alternative music, including Blink 182.

Do you have a hobby?

I love making art in my free time.

What’s the one thing in your life you can’t do without? Without art, I don’t know how I would express myself.

What is your advice for surviving high

school? Join groups and clubs and find something you are interested in.

What scares you?

Heights, because I don’t like looking down and feeling like I’m falling.

If you could try any job for a day, what would it be? Art teacher, so I could see what teachers go through.

If you could go anywhere in the world for free, where would it be?

Somewhere where I can relax and paint nature landscapes.

What is the last good book you read? “The Perks of Being a Wallflower” by Stephen Chbosky.

What is your proudest moment? When I got the art award from my art teacher, because I look up to her.

Who is your hero/role model? Heather Shore. I would love to be like her when I get older. She is a wonderful person.

ILLINOIS Museum adds copy of Lincoln hearse SPRINGFIELD (AP) – A replica of a hearse that carried Abraham Lincoln to his original tomb is going on display later this month at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum.

The original hearse was destroyed in a fire in 1887. It had taken the 16th president’s body from Springfield’s Old State Capitol to the Oak Ridge Cemetery for burial on May 4, 1865. The remains were later moved to an elaborately designed tomb.

Lincoln was assassinated on April 15, 1865.

The Illinois Historic Preservation Agency said Tuesday that the hearse will be exhibited in the museum plaza from May 20 to June 3.

The recreated hearse was commissioned by Springfield’s Staab family for last year’s 150th anniversary of Lincoln’s funeral.

UI unveils young Lincoln statue SPRINGFIELD (AP) – A statue of Abraham Lincoln as a young man has been dedicated on the campus of the University of Illinois Springfield.

The 6-foot-4 polished bronze statue is titled “The Young Lawyer.” It was unveiled Tuesday on the Quad of the 46-year-old university The (Springfield) State Journal-Register reported that the sculptor is George Lundeen of Loveland, Colorado. He holds an undergraduate degree from the University of Illinois and was a Fulbright-Hayes Scholar studying in Italy.

Funding came from the John N. Chester Estate Fund. It’s an endowed gift used to purchase items that maintain an attractive appearance at the university’s three campuses.

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Isabelle Meister, 18, of Rock Falls, is Rock Falls High School’s March Student of the Month. Although she is undecided on a major, art is her passion, and certainly will figure into her future.

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The master plan is purposely over the top with amenities because it is meant to be a wish list that will be worked on over a long period of time.

Thursday’s meeting focused on filling in a few blank spaces along the trail path from Avenue D to McNeil Road. One of the areas targeted was between Avenue C and Avenue D near Wallingford Park.

“There’s a fair amount of open space we can do something with over there,” Schuneman said.

Rock Falls Tourism Director Janell Loos said it would be a good place to pay tribute to the area’s rail history.

“There is a lot of interest in trains, and a niche market exists for that type of tourism,” Loos said.

Committee member John Larson also said it would be a good place to showcase train history because the school buses

Next meeting

The Rock Falls Hennepin Canal-Trails Committee next meets at noon June 9 at City Hall, 603 W. 10th St. The agendas will be posted at www.rockfalls61071.com and at City Hall.

Call 815-622-1100 for more information. bringing students would be parked in the area.

The committee also decided to add northsouth ramps at Avenue D to get trail users from the canal to Linville Crossing.

Prairie access will be at East 11th Street and Industrial Park Road. A walk bridge that will span the prairie would now include a nearby educational area.

Some kiosks, picnic areas, and pavilions were also penciled in.

Plans call for the trail to come into town from Avenue D to Second Street.

The bike path would then head to Dixon Avenue and Avenue A, where it hits Fifth Street near the railroad bed. Figuring out

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This map shows the area of proposed trail in Rock Falls, running from Avenue D to McNeil Road. The numbers denote different phases of the project. where to go from Fifth Street posed some challenges.

“It’s mostly residential there, so maybe you keep it mowed, and it’s just a nice walk and bike path,” Schuneman said.

City Administrator Robbin Blackert said a different look to the trail in that area might work well for the city’s broad tourism theme of “Urban Crossroads: Where City Life and Nature Meet.”

“It’s a nice transition from the city trail area to the country,” Blackert said. “It’s OK to not have the same feel for the entire trail.”

An extra parking lot at Avenue A is planned, but

the area could be getting lighting immediately.

Schuneman said the area has become a dumping site for residents, and a trouble spot for the police department.

“We’re getting weekly complaints about the area – people call about someone sleeping in their car there, or doing drugs – the area is just so dark,” Police Chief Tammy Nelson said.

A request for putting lights in the area will be sent to the city’s electric committee, Blackert said.

The master plan is largely the product of the committee’s work, but residents have also given input that has been incorporated into the final product. George Bellovics, landscape architect at the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, has been involved in the process, too.

The committee, formed in part to oversee the city’s plans to annex part of the canal, first met Feb. 13, 2014. The IDNR is still finalizing a lease agreement for the annexation.

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The funding bill passed as a bipartisan group of budget-writing lawmakers gave legislative leaders and the governor’s staff recommendations for a full budget like Rauner wants. The group is suggesting raising the income tax from 3.75 percent to 4.85 percent and a salestax expansion to raise $5.4 billion, according to three people familiar with the negotiations who spoke on the condition of anonymity because the plan hasn’t been publicly released.

Among the recommendations are $2.4 billion in cuts, including $400 mil-

lion from Medicaid and $440 million the state won’t pay back to funds it borrowed from, such as the School Infrastructure Fund and the Supplemental Low-Income Energy Assistance Fund.

The group is also suggesting that the state borrow $5 billion to be paid back over 5 years to help with a backlog of bills, and addressing large salary bumps in the final years of state worker’s career which contribute to larger pension benefits.

The state is facing a $5 billion deficit and a backlog of unpaid bills nearing $7 billion.

Republican Rep. David McSweeney bashed the

group’s suggestions, saying raising taxes would be a job killer and that lawmakers should focus on reforming pensions and Medicaid spending.

“I hope this plan is not for real because if it is it’s a complete disaster and I 1,000 percent oppose it,” the suburban Chicago lawmaker said.

Legislative leaders still have to sign off on the recommendations, and the group’s negotiations did not include talks on Rauner’s “Turnaround Agenda,” a set of unionweakening, pro-business demands the governor has said need to be part of a budget agreement and a condition to raising taxes.

Before lawmakers voted on the aid to human services programs, Rauner said he wanted lawmakers to focus on passing a full budget by month’s end.

“Let’s not spend too much time trying to do more bridge deals, shortterm deals when we’ve only got 2.5 weeks left,” Rauner said.

But nearly every Republican joined all 71 Democrats in the House and 39 Democrats in the Senate to approve the $700 million for social services, sending it to Rauner for his signature.

The proposal would fund 46 percent of what human services programs expected to receive had the

state budget taken effect July 1. A fund dedicated to human services would provide $450 million, with other special funds making up the rest of the proposal with $250 million.

The money would go to programs including homelessness prevention, rental assistance, addiction treatment, and veterans’ rehabilitation.

Shortly after the vote, the governor’s office questioned the legality of the measure, saying language in it might prohibit some agencies from funding the programs as the bill intends.

Lawmakers who supported the bill said the programs need the fund-

ing now, even if the measure is not a permanent solution.

Rep. Tom Demmer, R-Dixon, who voted yes on the bill, said he understands “there are many urgent challenges facing the human services safety net,” and that he was “pleased that we could build on the higher education stopgap funding, passed several weeks ago, and shift our focus to providing emergency funding to human services.”

However, Demmer added, “we still need to address some critical emergency funding issues with our state prisons and other human services agencies.”

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Bridge Frank & Ernest by Bob Thaves

Do not lose track of your losers

Grizzwells by Bill Schorr

Robert Orben, a comedian who is also a magician and was a speechwriter for Gerald R. Ford, said, “There are days when it takes all you’ve got just to keep up with the losers.”

That is a good sentence for bridge players to remember.

Especially when in a suit contract, after the dummy comes down, the declarer should pause and count up his potential losers. How many should South see in today’s deal? He is in four hearts, and West has led the club queen.

Well, let’s count them up.

South has one in spades, one in hearts, one in diamonds and one in clubs – one too many.

At this point, it is a good

idea to count winners. (If an opponent complains that you are taking too long, tell him that he has just broken your train of thought and you will have to start all over again.) Here, declarer has

one spade, four hearts, two diamonds and two clubs – a total of nine. Hmm ... things are grim. What should South do?

North, counting three points for the singleton, was well worth his single heart raise.

The spade, heart and diamond losers are theoretically unavoidable. Declarer must eliminate that club loser. After taking the first trick, he must lead a diamond, preferably a sneaky jack. If West is asleep and plays low, suddenly South can collect an overtrick. But let’s assume West wins with his ace and plays another club. Declarer takes the trick, discards dummy’s last club on the diamond king, and starts to draw trumps. Eventually, he will ruff his club six on the board to eliminate his loser and to gain a fifth trump trick. © 2016 UFS

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ADVENTIST SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH 416 Prospect St., Dixon.

Saturday Service 10 a.m.; Worship Service, 11:30 a.m. Saturday.

APOSTOLIC APOSTOLIC ASSEMBLY, 2609 Pine St., Rock Falls. Spanish Spoken, Sunday School, 10 a.m., Sunday Worship Service Noon.

Wednesday Bible Study 6 p.m.. Pastor: Martin Garcia 590-7897.

ASAMBLEA APOSTOLICA, 2609 Pine St., Rock Falls. Se habla español. Escuela Dominical 10 a.m., Servico de Alabanza y Adoraciòn Domingo 12 p.m., Miércoles Estudio Bìblico 6 p.m.

Pastor: Martin Garcia 590-7897.

ASSEMBLIES OF GOD BETHESEDA TEMPLE, 1602 13th Ave., Rock Falls, IL 61071.

Phone 535-0423. Pastor Lucio Esquivel. Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Sunday Worship Service 10:30 a.m., Childrens Church. All services in Spanish & English.

ROCK RIVER CHRISTIAN CENTER, 1800 Prophetstown Road, Rock Falls. Phone 815-625-4371.

Rev. Brian Vickers, Pastor, 9:30 a.m.

Sunday School, 10:30 a.m. Morning Worship, 6 p.m. Evening Worship; Wednesday, 10 a.m. bible study, 6:30 p.m. children’s programs: Rainbows, Missionetts, and Royal Rangers, 7 p.m. Crossroads Youth Ministry.

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

BAPTIST BEREAN BAPTIST CHURCH, 1119 10th Ave., Rock Falls, Pastor Roger Carlson, Parsonage and office phone 625-7179, Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Morning Worship 10:30 a.m., Evening Service 6 p.m.

Wednesday evening Bible Study 7:00 p.m.; Wednesday Dynamite Kids Club 6:00 p.m. Nursery provided for all services. Transportation Available. Independent Fundamental Baptist Church. www.bbcrf.com COMO BAPTIST CHURCH, 25059 Como Road. Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Morning Worship, 10:30 a.m., Evening Worship 6 p.m.; Wednesday Evening Service, 6 p.m. Affiliated with Southern Baptist Convention. Phone 625-8492.

COMMUNITY BAPTIST CHURCH, 35021 Illinois Route 40, Milledgeville, Pastor J. Kregg Farmer, Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Morning Worship 10:30 a.m., Afternoon Service 1:00 p.m., Wednesday Evening Prayer and Bible Study 7:00 p.m., Children’s classes during Sunday School, Morning Worship and Wednesday Prayer and Bible Study.

Nursery provided for all services.

Church phone 225-7150. Independent Fundamental Baptist Church.

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

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

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

Crib room and nursery provided. Call for info: Church office phone 625-1288; Air conditioning, easy access for handicapped.

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

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

General Association of Regular Baptist Churches affiliated church.

NEW HOPE BAPTIST, 902 W. 12th St., Rock Falls. Jon Sedwick, Pastor Sunday Morning Worship, 10:30 a.m. Phone: 625-6696. Celebrate Recovery Mon nights at 6pm 815-590-3389. Affiliated with Southern Baptist Convention.

MACEDONIA BAPTIST CHURCH, 1313 Woodburn Ave., Sterling, 625-6473. Johnny Cooper, Pastor. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.

Morning Worship, 11 a.m. Prayer Service & Bible Study Wed., 7 p.m.-8:15 p.m.; Youth Fellowship Hour Mon. 6:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m.

MARANATHA BAPTIST CHURCH, 2103 Walter Street, Rock Falls (Yeowardville). Sunday School (for all ages) 9:30 a.m. Morning Worship 10:40 a.m. (nursery provided) Sunday evening worship service 6:00 p.m. Wednesday night prayer meeting 7:00 p.m.

Phone 625-8978. Affiliated with Southern Baptist Convention.

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

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

HARVEST TIME BIBLE CHURCH, 1802 Dixon Ave., Rock Falls. Phone 626-1234. Pastor Jason Borton.

Children’s Pastor Myles Kukowski, Baptist Doctrine, Aaron Meeks, Minister of Music. Sunday School for all ages, 9:30 a.m., Sunday Worship Services, 8:30 and 10:50 a.m.

www.saukvalley.com

Evening Worship, 6:30 p.m.; High School Youth, 6:30 p.m. Wednesday Services, 6:45 p.m.; Awanas 6:30 p.m. Jr. High Youth 6:30 p.m. Nursery always provided.

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

Sunday Evening Service 6:00 p.m. t o m m y m c m u r t r y. l i b e r t y b c @ g m a i l . c o m TRINITY BAPTIST CHURCH 403 6th Ave. North, Lyndon, Illinois.

Pastor Alan Jahn. Ph.#(563)242-0307 www.trinitybaptistchapel.com Sunday School 9:15 a.m., Morning Worship 10:30 a.m. Evening Worship 6 p.m., Youth Program 6 p.m. Wednesday Prayer Meeting 6:30 p.m.

BRETHREN MILLEDGEVILLE BRETHREN CHURCH, 521 N. Main Ave., Milledgeville. Pastor Jim Black. Fellowship 8:30 a.m.; Sunday School 9:00 a.m.; Worship at 10:00 a.m.

Youth Activities & Evening services announced. 815-225-7814.

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

BRETHREN IN CHRIST The Bridge @ Beans, 121 E. 3rd St., Sterling. 11 a.m. Sunday. Pastors, Rita Wolf and Bruce Johnson. Phone 815-441-0779 CATHOLIC SACRED HEART CATHOLIC, 2224 Ave., J, Sterling. Masses; Saturday, 5:30 p.m.; Sunday, 8:30 and 11 a.m.; Sacrament of Reconciliation, Saturday 4:30-5 p.m. Rev. Bruce Ludeke, Pastor ST. ANDREW CATHOLIC, 708 10th Ave., Rock Falls, Saturday confessions 4:00 p.m. Tuesday confessions 8:45 a.m. Saturday evening Mass 5:00 p.m. Sunday Mass: 7:15 & 9:00 a.m. Daily Mass Mon.Thurs. 8:00 a.m. (Wednesday during school year 8:15 a.m.); Friday 5:30 p.m.; Sat. 8:00 a.m. Msgr.

Thomas Dzielak. Phone: 625-4508.

ST. MARY’S CATHOLIC, corner of Ave. B and W. 6th St., Sterling.

Saturday, 5 p.m.; (Masses of Anticipation); Sunday Masses, 7, 8:30, 10 and 11:30 a.m. in Spanish. Rev. James Keenan, Pastor; Fr. Adalberto Sanchaz Parochial Vicar.

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

Everyone is welcome!

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

MORRISON CHRISTIAN CHURCH, 201 S. Genesee St., Morrison, IL 61270. Phone (815) 772-4928 Worship 10:00 a.m.

Sunday; Sunday School 10:30; Call for Ladies Bible Study COMMUNITY COMMUNITY OF CHRIST, Corner of Reno Rd. and Candlelight Dr., Worship 9:30 a.m. Pastor Kimberly Crump, Phone 815-625-6144.

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

CONGREGATIONAL FIRST CONGREGATIONAL UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST, 905 Dixon Ave., Rock Falls.; Pastor Al Campbell; Sunday Service 10:00 a.m.; Holy Communion first Sunday of the month. No steps or stairs for handicapped for worship. Church phone: 625-3314.

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

Coffee Fellowship to follow worship service. Tuesday nights Prayer Warriors 6:00 p.m.; Bible Study 7:00 p.m. Church Office phone, 625-5112. The church is accessible to people with disabilities.

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

FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH, 3400 N. 6th Ave., Sterling, Rev. Courtney Montgomery Chandler. Sunday School, all ages 9 a.m.; Worship service 10:15 a.m.; Families Welcome.

Nursery provided. Handicapped accessible.

Phone 625-6851.

CHRISTIAN CHURCH, New Bedford, Pastor Brian L. Moore. Sunday: 9 a.m., Sunday School; 10:00 a.m., Sunday Morning Worship 10:30. Christian Children Fellowship Group on first Wednesday at 6:00 p.m., Youth Group on third Sunday at 6:00 p.m. Adult Fellowship Group on first Sunday at 5:00 p.m. at Fellowship Hall, and CWF on fourth Monday at 9:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. 445-4663 Pastor 626-2668 FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF WALNUT, 109 Red Oak Road, Walnut, IL. Pastor Brian L. Moore.

Sunday Morning Worship 9:00 a.m.; Sunday School for all ages 10:45 a.m. Children/Youth Sunday Club will resume on September 14th 10:15 a.m., Youth Group Meeting 6:00 p.m.; Adult Sunday Bible Class 8:00 a.m., Wednesdays Adult Bible Study 8:00 p.m.

Church office phone 815-3792093. Church Kitchen phone 3792083. Email: walnutfirstchristain@ yahoo.com. Also on Facebook (FirstChristianChurchWalnutIl) EPISCOPAL GRACE EPISCOPAL, 707 1st Ave., Sterling, 815-625-0442. Reverend Peg Williams, Rector. 9:00a.m.

Sunday Holy Eucharist. Wednesdays spoken Holy Eucharist Noon, Bible study and soup supper at 5:30. Every Third Friday at 5:30 Younger adults gathering. Pastoral care, confession and reconciliation by appt. gracechurchstg.org

Street, Morrison, Illinois 61270 (815) 772-2818. The Father Andrew Bro, Supply Priest. Schedule of Masses and Services: Sunday 9:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist, low mass with hymns, 10:00 a.m. coffee and fellowship.

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

Crusaders, 6 p.m. Evening Service, 7 p.m. Wednesday Mid-Week Service, 7:30 p.m. nursery facilities available. Phone: 625-5040.

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

CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST LATTER DAY SAINTS THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER DAY SAINTS, 2709 16th Ave., Sterling. William Stocks, Bishop; Sacrament Meeting 9:3010:40 a.m.; Sunday school, 10:4511:25 a.m.; Priesthood, 11:30 a.m.12:30 p.m.; Relief society and Young Women, 11:30 a.m. -12:30 p.m.

LUTHERAN FIRST LUTHERAN CHURCH OF JORDAN (ELCA) Sterling, 6 miles north on Rt. 40. Pastor Jamie Gallagher. Phone 225-7410. Worship, 8:30 a.m.; Church 625-5407.

The church building is air conditioned, and handicap accessible.

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

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

GOOD SHEPHERD LUTHERAN, (LCMS) Dixon Ave., at Martin Road, Rock Falls, Rev. Daniel Behmlander, pastor. Worship Service, 9:00 a.m. Handicap accessible. Air Conditioned. Sunday School and Bible Class 10:15 a.m. Church office: 625-3376.

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

ST. JOHN’S EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN (ELCA), 703 Third Ave., Sterling. Rev. Mark Oehlert. Sunday Worship at 9:30 a.m. Sunday School immediately following worship. Alternative Worship Wed. 6:15 p.m. Facilities air conditioned and equipped for the handicapped, including elevator. Church Office phone: 625-2634, between 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. weekdays.

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

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

ST. PETER LUTHERAN CHURCH (LCMS) 601 N. Jackson St. Morrison. Rev Mark Winkelman, Senoir Pastor; Rev Mike Winkelman, Associate Pastor. Sunday Worship Services at 9:30 A.M. Sunday School & Adult Bible Studies 10:45 A.M. Various Bible Studies during the week. Handicap accessible and air conditioned. Signing for deaf is available upon request. 815-7723386. www.stpetersmorrison.com

CHURCH OF SAINT ANNE (Episcopal), 401 North Cherry

Dick, Mark & Deb Phone 284-2044

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TRINITY EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH (ELCA), Rt. 40 & Stover Ave., Milledgeville. Pastor Jamie Gallagher. September-May 9:00 a.m. Sunday School and Adult Forum; All year 10:15 a.m. Sunday Worship; Handicap accessible; Air conditioned. Phone: 225-7410.

NEW LIFE LUTHERAN CHURCH (LCMC Congregation), 702 W. Lynn Blvd. Sterling, IL. Air conditioned. Pastor Bill Sullivan, Sunday Traditional Service 8:30 a.m.

Contemporary Service 10:45 a.m.

Church Office Phone 499-6552. nursery provided Sat. night service 6:00pm. www.nllutheran. com Handicapped Accessible.

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

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

METHODIST EAST JORDAN UNITED METHODIST, 22027 Polo Rd., Sterling, IL 61081. Jim Miller, Pastor. Fellowship 8:30; Sunday School 8:50; Worship 10:00. Handicap accessible and air conditioned.

Phone: 815-626-0104. Web address: www.EastJordanUMC.org FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, 501 Broadway Ave., Sterling; Rev. Brad Wilson, pastor.

Sunday School, 9:00 a.m. Worship, 10:30 a.m. Nursery provided. Elevator available. Air conditioning.

Handicap accessible. Telephones: Church 815-625-0244 (fax-815564-0302); Annex, 815-626-1734; Loaves & Fishes breakfast, Mon.Fri., 9-11 a.m., FISH Pantry, Mon.Fri., 9-11 a.m., 815-626-1734. Email: admin@sterlingfirstumc.org ROCK FALLS UNITED METHODIST, Home of Bear Necessities 210 4th Ave nue 815-625-0114 Worship 9:00am & Wednesday 5:30pm.

Adult & Children’s Sunday school at 10am Pastor: Rich Fassig - cell 815 751 2290 Christian Ed: Ann Brandt. Handicap accessible & air conditioned. www.rockfallsumc.org Like us on Facebook UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, 321 N. Holcomb Ave., Milledgeville, 225-7511. 9:00 a.m. Sunday School 10:15 a.m. Worship Service. Pastor Andrew Pittman.

TRINITY UNITED METHODIST, 2nd Ave., and E. 10th St., Sterling, Pastor Brad Wilson. Sunday morning worship and Camp Sonshine for children in 5th grade and under at 9:00a.m. Fellowship with coffee and snacks at 10:20a.m.

Nursery provided during 9:00a.m. worship. Phone 1-815626-7777. Trinity Food Pantry: call ‘Good Neighbors’ for voucher at 1-815-625-5111.

WESLEY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, 2200 16th Ave., Sterling, Rev. Wesley Dickson Fellowship 9:30 a.m. Worship 8 a.m. & 10:00 a.m. Fully handicapped accessible and air-conditioned. Nursery provided. Contact Church Office for questions 815-625-1968 TAMPICO FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, (Two blocks west of Casey’s) Welcomes Pastor Leanne Keate.

Church phone 815-438-6105; Sunday School 9:30 a.m. (starting again in Sep); Sunday Church Service 10:30 a.m., Fellowship to follow.

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

COLETA UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, 112 North Main St., Hyewon “Sophia” Hyon, Pastor. Worship Hour: 9:00 a.m.; Fellowship 10:00 a.m.; Sunday School for All ages 10:30 a.m. Fully handicapped acessible and air conditioned.

(Rides available, call 336-2226) NAZARENE FIRST CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE, 13th Ave., and 5th St., Sterling. Senior Pastor: Bob Hasselbring 9:45 a.m. Sunday School, 10:45 a.m. Worship Service; handicapped accessible; nursery provided at all services. Phone: 625-0864.

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

OPEN BIBLE FIRST OPEN BIBLE CHURCH, 2105 E. Rt. 30 Rock Falls. Rev. Les Funderberg, Pastor, Sunday

School, 9:30 a.m., Morning Worship 10:30 a.m.; Super Church 10:30 a.m.; Wednesday, Prayer and Bible Study, 7 p.m. Youth Service - Beyond Belief Wed. 7:00 p.m. Phone: 625-1957 or 625-0414.

UNITED PENTECOSTAL NEW LIFE TABERNACLE, Located on the Corner of E. 10th St. and Avenue D, Rock Falls. Rev. Carl B. Reese, Pastor. Pentecost Sunday, May 15th 6 p.m. Sunday School and Morning Worship 10 a.m., Sunday Evening Worship 6 p.m., Wednesday Prayer 6 p.m.

Church/Pastors Phone: 625-2926 PRESBYTERIAN FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, 410 2nd Ave., A Heart for God in the Heart of Sterling. Pastor Christina Berry: Morning Worship 9:30 a.m. with childcare provided; Fellowship following worship. Choir practice 11 a.m. Building accessible to the handicapped for more information call 815-625-0452 or visit our Facebook & Become A Fan of FPC. www.firstpresbyteriansterling.org FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, 100 East Lincolnway, Morrison, Il. Rev. Michael Selburg. Phone 815772-3510. Sunday School/Choir Rehearsal 9:00 a.m. Worship Service 10:15 a.m. Coffee Hour 11:15 a.m. Monthly Communion. FREE Community Dinner 5:00-6:30 p.m. second and last Thursday of month.

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

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

Call the church office for information and other organizations: 626-1816. www. bethelreformed.com SPRING VALLEY REFORMED CHURCH, 10960 Spring Valley Rd., Fulton, Il. 815-772-3554.

Pastor Ralph Beidler. Worship 9:30am. Sunday School 11:00am.

Outdoor Drive In Worship 7pm Mid May - Mid September.

SALVATION ARMY SALVATION ARMY, 409 Ave. F, Sterling, www.tsasterling.org, 815625-1622. Envoys DeShawn and Christal Johnson, Corps Pastors and Administrators. Social Services: Office Hours M/T/W/F 9am-4pm, Food Pantry T/W/F 1pm-3:30pm.

Weekly Programming: Bible Study Wednesdays 5:30pm, Corps Cadets (Teen Leadership) Wednesdays 5:30pm, Praise Team Practice Wednesdays 7:00pm, Women’s Ministries Thursdays 1:00pm, Youth Group Thursdays 5-7pm, Women’s Night once a month 7pm, Parkway Service 2nd Sunday’s 2pm. Sunday Services: Sunday School 10:15am (all ages), Fellowship Time 11:00am, Worship Service 11:15am (nursery available). Community Services: Disaster Services, Worship Services, Character Building Programs, Summer Camps, Worship Arts, Vacation Bible School, Nursing Home Visits, Pastoral Counseling, Funerals.

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

NONDENOMINATIONAL CHURCH OF CHRIST, 1902 16th Ave., Sterling.

Sunday Morning Bible Study, 9:30 a.m. Worship Services, 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday Evening Bible Study, 7 p.m. Phone: 625-2251.

AMAZING GRACE OF STERLING, 512 Second Avenue, Sterling. Rev. Loren Schlomer, pastor. Saturday evening service 6 p.m., Sunday worship 10 a.m. Midweek service Wednesday 7 p.m. Kids church during Sunday services. Phone 625-9300. www.revivalfires.net FRIENDSHIP TEMPLE OF JESUS CHRIST, 902 Oak Ave., Sterling, IL 61081. Pastor: Lonnie Chattic, phone 815-499-1895. Sunday Morning Worship Service 10:00 a.m.

ABIDING WORD CHURCH, an Associate of RHEMA Bible Church. Corner of 6th Avenue and Lynn Blvd., Sterling. Rev. Scott D. Porter, Sr. Pastor; Saturday Night service 6:00 p.m. Sunday Celebra-

tion service 10:00 a.m. Youth Group 7th thru 12th grade, Sunday 10 a.m. Children’s ministry during all services. Phone 626-1827. Fax 6266065. www.abidingwordchurch.org FULL GOSPEL ASSEMBLY, 3807 E. 23rd, Sterling, Brian Deseno, pastor.

Sunday Services at 9:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. Wednesday Night services at 7:00 p.m.

Home/Office phone, 622-3968.

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

CITY OF GOD, 530 W. Rt. 30, Rock Falls, an “Evangelistic Spirit Filled Ministry”, Larry Harts, Sr., Pastor. Associate Pastor, Marchet Harts. Youth Sundays ages 12-18.

Sunday Worship and Praise 10:30 a.m.; Wednesday “Bible Education Night” 6:45 p.m.; Nursery: birth to 3 yrs.; Children’s Ministry All Services 4 yrs.-11yrs.

Phone 815-716-8057; FAX 716-8058 TABERNACLE CHRISTIAN CHURCH, 1407 Griswold Ave., Sterling. Frank Echebarria, pastor.

Sunday Evening Worship 6:00 p.m.; Thursday night 7:00; Saturday night 7:00 p.m. Phone 625-9377; Home phone 625-3420.

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

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IN THE COURTS | HEALTH CARE LAW

Judge sides with House Republicans against law WASHINGTON (AP) – In a setback for the Obama health care law, a federal judge ruled Thursday that the administration is unconstitutionally subsidizing medical bills for millions of people while ignoring congressional power over government spending.

The ruling from U.S. District Judge Rosemary Collyer was a win for House Republicans who brought the politically charged legal challenge in an effort to undermine the law.

If the decision is upheld, it could roil the

health care law’s insurance markets, which are still struggling for stability after 3 years.

Collyer said her ruling would be put on hold while it is appealed. The White House expressed confidence it would be overturned.

At issue is the $175 billion the government is paying to reimburse health insurers over a decade to reduce deductibles and co-payments for lower-income people.

The House argues that Congress never specifically appropriated that money and has denied an

administration request for it. Collyer agreed that the administration is exceeding its constitutional authority by spending the money anyway. She rejected the administration’s argument that the law authorizes the money automatically because the program is considered an “entitlement” like Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid.

House Republicans launched the lawsuit in 2014 over Democrats’ objections. The GOPled House had already voted dozens of times

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

Abbott ................................. 38.00 AGL ..................................... 65.85 Alcoa .....................................9.44 AltriaCorp ........................... 65.02 American Express .............. 64.34 Apple................................... 90.32 Archer-Daniels................... 38.54 Arris-Group ........................ 22.81 AT&T ................................... 39.55 Autonation ......................... 46.95 Bank of America................. 14.14 Boeing............................... 134.42 BorgWarner ........................ 33.75 BP ........................................ 31.86 Casey’s .............................. 116.41 Caterpillar .......................... 71.70 CenturyLink ....................... 28.46 Chevron ............................ 102.12 Cisco ................................... 26.67 Citigroup ............................ 44.00

CocaCola ............................ 45.83 ConAgra.............................. 46.43 Dean ................................... 18.65 Deere & Co ......................... 84.15 Disney ............................... 101.71 Donaldson.......................... 32.70 DuPont ............................... 64.28 Exelon ................................. 35.46 Exxon .................................. 89.67 FifthThird ........................... 17.55 Ford .................................... 13.35 GE ....................................... 30.09 HawaiianElectric ............... 33.98 Hewlett Packard ................ 11.56 HomeDepot ..................... 134.19 Intel Corp. .......................... 29.76 Intl Bus Mach ................... 148.84 IntlPaper............................. 42.60 JCPenney .............................. 7.80 JohnsonControls................ 41.32 Johnson&Johnson ........... 114.23 JPMorgan Chase ................ 61.77 Kraft-Heinz ........................ 86.34 Kroger ................................. 34.89 Leggett&Platt ..................... 49.43 Manpower .......................... 77.16 McDonald’s ...................... 130.12

Merck&Co .......................... 54.12 Microsoft ............................ 51.51 3M ..................................... 170.15 Monsanto ........................... 97.92 Newell ................................. 48.54 Nike..................................... 57.99 Parker-Han....................... 112.54 Pfizer ................................... 33.19 Pepsico ............................. 106.10 Proctor&Gamble ................ 82.41 RaymondJames.................. 51.29 Republic ............................. 48.84 Sears Hldg .......................... 11.39 SensientTech ..................... 66.56 Sprint .................................... 3.49 Staples .................................. 8.22 TheTravelers .................... 112.64 UnitedContinental ............ 43.78 UnitedTech ...................... 101.46 USBancorp ......................... 41.94 USSteel ............................... 14.81 Verizon ............................... 51.47 Walgreen ............................ 79.87 WalMartMexico ................. 23.95 WalMartStores ................... 66.85 WasteMgt ........................... 61.78 Wendy’s .............................. 10.45

Commodities The following quotations are provided as a community service by Sterling Futures: Corn: May 3.85¼; July 3.89; Dec. 3.96¼ Soybeans: May 10.64¼; July 10.72; Nov. 10.61¼ Soybean oil: May 32.30; Dec. 33.15

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to repeal all or parts of “Obamacare,” but those efforts went nowhere, failing to overcome opposition from Senate Democrats and the president.

So the House turned its focus to tying up money spent on the law. Republican House leaders asserted that the Obama administration couldn’t spend money that lawmakers refused to provide.

House Speaker Paul Ryan called the decision “an historic win for the Constitution and the American people.”

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The HealthCare.gov website, where people can buy health insurance, is displayed Oct. 6 on a laptop screen in Washington. A federal judge ruled Thursday that the Obama administration is unconstitutionally spending federal money to fund the president’s health care law.

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Kohl’s reports 3.7 percent drop in overall sales in first quarter Tribune News Service

MILWAUKEE – Kohl’s Corp. slumped in the first quarter as overall sales dropped 3.7 percent compared with a year ago, and profits plunged by more than half.

The glum news prompted a selloff of Kohl’s shares Thursday and sent the stock down $3.55, or 9.2 percent, to a closing price of $35.15.

The quarterly results marked another disappointment for the Milwaukee-area firm as it continues to try to forge a turnaround in a tough retail environment.

Revenue for the 3 months that ended April 30 totaled $3.97 billion, down from $4.12 billion a year earlier. Sales at stores open at least a year were down 3.9 percent Net income tanked,

coming in at $58 million, excluding one-time costs.

That was down 55 percent from the $127 million Kohl’s earned in the same period a year ago.

Earnings per share – again, excluding the onetime costs – were 31 cents, down from 63 cents in 2015, and short of even the most downbeat Wall Street expectations.

Estimates from 21 analysts reported by Yahoo Finance had ranged from 34 cents a share to 52 cents. The average estimate was 38 cents.

Kohl’s isn’t alone in its woes. On Wednesday, Macy’s said its firstquarter sales were off 7.4 percent while profit plunged by 40 percent.

Earlier this week, Gap Inc. said its comparable-store sales for the quarter would be down 5 percent.

Brick-and-mortar apparel retailers are being hurt by two trends – the growth of online commerce and less spending on clothing in general.

Digital giant Amazon continues to soar, while total spending by Americans on apparel lags categories such as recreation, restaurants and hotels, durable goods such as smartphones and health care.

From 2008 through 2014, consumer spending on clothing and footwear rose 15.4 percent, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

At the same time, spending on health care increased 25.5 percent, while restaurants and accommodations saw a 22.6 percent gain.

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GIRLS HOOPS

Sterling in market again for new coach Carbaugh resigns after job change

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While he never intended to be the guy leading the Sterling Golden Warriors girls basketball program long into the future, Casey Carbaugh also figured he’d have a couple of years while he waited for the next head coach to come along.

Instead, Sterling athletic director Greg King is once again in the market for a new head coach, after Carbaugh’s changing job as an insurance adjuster forced him to resign from the position.

“I knew I wasn’t the long-term solution, just Casey Carbaugh being out of the district,” Sterling basketball C a r b a u g h said, “but I was really hoping to at least bring some continuity to the program for a few years, until somebody was ready to step in and be another Bruce [Scheidegger] or Julie [Schroeder] and run this program for 5 or 10 years.”

Carbaugh coached the Warriors for one season, guiding them to a 14-17 record, including an 8-5 mark in the NIB-12 West, one game behind division champion LaSalle-Peru in the final standings. Sterling lost 45-42 to the host Rockets in the quarterfinals of the Class 3A Rock Falls Regional.

“I don’t want to be getting this much practice at replacing our girls coach,” King said. “I knew with Casey it was only going to be a 3- or 4-year thing, but his job changed, and that’s where he makes his money, so it’s understandable.

“But Casey did a nice job helping this team grow in his 1 year, and we’re sorry to see him go.”

Carbaugh still plans to be active on the bench, just in an assistant role instead of the head man. His work schedule is never set, as he often travels to places that have experienced natural disasters, making it hard for him to give a 100 percent commitment to coaching.

He hopes that his presence even as an assistant will make any transition to another new coach at least a little smoother for the players.

GIRLS TRACK & FIELD | SECTIONAL MEETS 2A ROCHELLE

Busch gets job done Rocket senior joined at state by strong local contingent

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Events qualified for state

ROCHELLE – The sectional meet always got in the way of Michaela Busch’s plans of qualifying for state, as it does for so many.

“It was a mental thing for me,” the Rock Falls senior said. “I would have already gotten state-qualifying jumps and times during the season, but I could never do it again at sectionals. It really bugged me.”

Busch put an end to those previous shortcomings, and won two events at the Class 2A Rochelle Sectional on Thursday. Busch went to state in a relay in 2013, her freshman season, but finally added her first two individual berths.

She turned in a winning high jump mark of 5 feet, 3 inches.

She almost leaped over the bar at 5-7, but clipped it on the way down twice.

She entered the 300 hurdles with the fourth-fastest seed time, and blazed to a personal-best 47.56 to win the title.

Philip Marruffo/pmarruffo@saukvalley.com Busch narrowly edged SterRock Falls senior Michaela Busch high jumps Thursday at ling’s Ashleigh Tira (47.81). the 2A Rochelle Sectional. Busch qualified for state in the Both advanced. event after missing out previously.

“I honestly didn’t think I was

Dixon: 2 Erie-Prophetstown: 2 Sterling: 7 Rock Falls: 2 Up next: 2A state meet, at Eastern Illinois University, Charleston (Friday prelims, Saturday finals) going to win when I came into the race,” Busch said. “I knew it was going to be a challenge, and I went for it. I told myself there’s a lot bigger meets to worry about, and I talked myself into being calm.”

Busch was the lone qualifier from Rock Falls. The Rockets finished ninth with 25 points.

Sterling (63) had the best local finish with third place out of 15 schools, followed

by Dixon (sixth, 41) and ErieProphetstown (seventh, 28).

The Duchesses advanced Tayla Schwarz to state in the shot put and discus, while the Panthers sent Rachel Cobert (triple jump) and Alissa DeShane (pole vault). The Golden Warriors qualified seven events.

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Sprinting to the state meet Speedsters Zimmerlein, Waite lead locals to Charleston

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

MANLIUS – Amboy’s Erika Zimmerlein and Milledgeville’s Rebecca Waite love running side-by-side in the short sprints.

At the 1A Bureau Valley Sectional, the two renewed their sprints rivalry and broke even in the two smallest races.

Waite won the second of her two sectional championships on the night with a 12.46 win in the 100 over Zimmerlein (12.51). However, the results flipped in the 200, where Zimmerlein edged Waite 26.48 to 26.49 to take her third sectional championship of the night.

Zimmerlein was also a part of Amboy’s winning 400 and 800 relay teams, leading the Clippers to a second-place finish with 78 points. Annawan-Wethersfield won the sectional for the second year in a row, tallying 86 points.

Last year, Waite beat Zimmerlein in the 100 by .02 seconds as both qualified for the the state meet at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston. It was just as tight once again in this year’s 200.

“It was hard,” Zimmerlein said. “I knew Rebecca was running, so I knew I had to give it my all.”

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Amboy’s Erika Zimmerlein leads the field in the anchor leg of the 400 relay at Thursday’s Class 1A Bureau Valley Sectional in Manlius. Zimmerlein qualified for state in four events, and Amboy won three of the four relay races.

Zimmerlein admitted to wanting to give up at one point during the 200. The northwest wind, which had been a challenge for runners throughout most of the meet, was tough to overcome.

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Stars of the meet: Amboy-LaMoille’s Erika Zimmerlein & MilledgevilleEastland’s Rebecca Waite, qualified for the state meet in 4 events.

Up next: 1A State Meet, at Charleston

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The Magic’s over Scott Skiles Orlando Magic coach resigned Thursday after one season; the Magic improved by 10 wins to go 35-47 under Skiles.

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Clinton, Iowa & Fulton hosting marathons The Heartland Marathon Series will make stops in Fulton June 8 and Clinton, Iowa, June 9.

It is the second time the series has run in Fulton and third time in Clinton.

The series includes seven races in seven states in seven days. Along with full and half marathons, the series is adding a 50K (31 miles).

Runners can register at www.mainlymarathons. com.

NFL

Bears sign offensive lineman Bellard The Chicago Bears announced a pair of minor roster moves Thursday morning, finalizing the signing of undrafted rookie offensive lineman Adrian Bellard and waiving defensive back Anthony Jefferson.

The move comes a day before the team will begin its on-field work at Halas Hall for its three-day rookie minicamp.

Bellard played his college ball at Texas State and started 36 consecutive games for the Bobcats. At 6-foot-5 and 315 pounds, Bellard is best fit to play offensive tackle but has the ability to play guard as well.

FOOTBALL

Teen whose injury boosted safety dies Donnovan Hill, the California teenager whose paralyzing football injury led to increased safety protections for young players after he sued a youth league, has died, a lawyer for his family said Thursday.

Hill died Wednesday. He was 18.

Hill was 13 when he fractured his spine during a 2011 Pop Warner championship game in Laguna Hills, south of Los Angeles.

It left him with minimal use of his arms and no independent movement below his chest.

OLYMPICS

French prosecutors probe Tokyo Games A shell company in Singapore is increasingly emerging at the heart of what French prosecutors believe was an organized web of corruption, with their suspicions now extending to Tokyo’s winning bid for the 2020 Olympics.

In the months immediately before and after the vote, 2.8 million Singapore dollars ($2 million) is thought to have been transferred from a bank in Japan to the account in Singapore of a company called Black Tidings.

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Newest additions are key Cubs, Sox make correct calls about center fielders

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CHICAGO – Dexter Fowler made a dramatic return to the Chicago Cubs when it looked as if he was off the market. Austin Jackson waited until the beginning of March before signing with the Chicago White Sox. Two late deals for veteran center fielders. Two creative moves paying off in a big way.

While the ace pitchers (see Arrieta, Jake and Sale, Chris) and sluggers (hello there, Anthony Rizzo and Todd Frazier) occupy the spotlight in suddenly baseball-crazy Chicago, the contracts for Fowler and Jackson created a crucial domino effect for the Cubs and White Sox. Fowler sets the table for one of baseball’s best lineups, and his addition pushed Jason Heyward over to right, where he is a threetime Gold Glove winner.

Jackson is heating up after a slow start at the plate, and his play in center has sparked a defensive renaissance for the White Sox, one that includes Adam Eaton’s impressive transition to right field.

“Those middle-of-the-field, all-around players can really change the nature of your roster, especially because it moves other players,” said Theo Epstein, the president of baseball operations for the Cubs.

“For us, Jason Heyward got to go to right field, where he’s been an impact defender. Adam Eaton got to go to right field, where he’s been insanely good defensively. So it impacts more than just one out of nine spots on the field when you bring in someone like that.”

Fowler, 30, was acquired by the Cubs in a January 2015 trade with the Astros. He set career highs with 17 homers, 149 hits and 102 runs in his first year with the team, helping the North Siders make it all the way to the NL Championship Series.

Fowler appeared to be on his way to Baltimore before he showed up at the Cubs’ spring camp in Arizona, surprising his teammates after manager Joe Maddon called the players together. He will make $8 million this year, and there is a $9 million mutual option for 2017, with a $5 million buyout.

“We were fortunate; not every team is in a position to do some-

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Austin Jackson makes a catch against the Angels during a game in April. Late deals to add Jackson on the South side and Dexter Fowler on the North side have paid off for the White Sox and Cubs. thing like that,” Epstein said.

“He wanted to be here, which helped us. We had some creative payroll flexibility sitting there, which not every team does. We were lucky.”

Perhaps luckier than he could have known at the time.

Fowler is batting .333 and leads the majors with a .458 on-base percentage, helping the Cubs to a major league-best 25-8 record.

Heyward has already made several great plays in right.

Fowler, who also ranks third on the team with 23 walks, has been a solid on-base guy for much of his career, but it looks as if he might be ready to take it to another level in this year. His career-best on-base percentage for a full year is .389 in 2012 with Colorado.

“I’ve always been a leadoff hitter and always seen a lot of pitches, so it’s not like I’m doing anything different,” he said.

“From the time you start, they tell you to wait for a good pitch to hit and hit it. It’s that easy.”

Jackson, 29, finished last season with the Cubs after an Aug. 31 trade with Seattle. He broke into the majors with Detroit in 2010 and spent four-plus seasons with the Tigers before he was shipped to the Mariners in 2014. Jackson’s search for a new team lasted deep into spring training, and he decided on a $5 million, 1-year contract with the

White Sox because of his familiarity with the AL Central, and the other offseason moves by the team.

“It looked like a team that I wanted to be a part of,” he said.

The White Sox already had a center fielder in Eaton, but he moved to right to make way for Jackson. He is batting .293 and is among baseball’s top right fielders, according to several defensive metrics.

“Austin Jackson’s done a great job, the organization did a great job for putting me in a position to be successful,” Eaton said.

“And [first base coach] Daryl Boston does a great job with scouting reports, making sure I’m in the right position. I think all credit goes to those guys.”

Boosted by Jackson and the additions of Frazier and second baseman Brett Lawrie, the AL Central-leading White Sox are playing much better defense after committing 101 errors last year, third-most in the American League. Jackson is batting .302 in his last 17 games.

“A lot of these games have been close down to the end, and we’ve been able to do whatever it takes, really, to come out on top in those games,” Jackson said before Tuesday’s 13-11 loss at Texas. “I think that’s starting to show the character of this team, and really how much we want to win.”

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Truex new bad luck guy at Kansas

• NASCAR Trucks, Dover 200, at Dover, Del., FS1

With Kyle Busch win, mantle passes to another driver

• NHRA, Summit Racing Equipment Southern Nationals, qualifying, at Commerce, Ga., FS1

BY DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer

KANSAS CITY, Kan. – Martin Truex Jr. needs to look no further than Kyle Busch when he needs to vent about Kansas.

The Furniture Row Racing driver has dominated at the speedway for years, finishing second twice and in the top five on two more occasions. He’s led laps seven times, and twice led the most.

Yet he has never been to victory lane, fate and fuel mileage and all manner of bad luck conspiring against him.

The most recent slap in the face came Saturday night.

Truex had led 172 of the first 211 laps when he headed to pit road for a green-flag stop.

Everything seemed to go flawlessly, and he was back on the track in a blink. But then he started to feel a rattling and knew right away that a wheel was loose, forcing him to come back into the pits.

He lost a lap and didn’t have enough

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NASCAR driver Kyle Busch (18) celebrates after winning a Sprint Cup Series race at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kan., Saturday. time to run down the leaders. He finished 14th.

“I swear, you watch guys win races that don’t have the fastest car or on fuel mileage and all this stuff and it’s like, ‘Damn,’” Truex said. “Someday I’m going to get on one of those.”

Busch understands that feeling all too well.

He was the disciple of doom at Kansas for years, wrecking out of the Chase race twice and failing to finish twice more. But the Joe

Gibbs Racing driver has finally figured things out, finishing in the top five his last three starts – and winning his first Sprint Cup race there Saturday night.

“The 78 was probably the fastest car,” Busch said of Truex, “but we kept ourselves in the game.”

The culprit behind the loose wheel? The head of a bolt holding the brake rotor on was sheared off and got hung up in the wheel when it went on,

leaving the wheel offbalance when Truex hit the track.

“I thought we did everything right.

It’s just bad luck, I guess,” said his crew chief, Cole Pearn. “It had gone so smooth all night. Guess not.

That’s the way it goes.”

Now, Truex heads to Dover, where he’s finished in the top 10 in three of the past four races.

“There’s not much you can do about it,” Pearn said. “That’s just kind of how it goes.”

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THURSDAY’S SCOREBOARD MLB American League East Division W L Pct Baltimore 21 12 .636 Boston 22 13 .629 Toronto 18 18 .500 Tampa Bay 15 17 .469 New York 14 19 .424 Central Division W L Pct Chicago 23 12 .657 Cleveland 16 15 .516 Kansas City 16 18 .471 Detroit 15 19 .441 Minnesota 8 25 .242 West Division W L Pct Seattle 21 13 .618 Texas 20 15 .571 Oakland 14 21 .400 Los Angeles 13 20 .394 Houston 14 22 .389

GB — — 4½ 5½ 7 GB — 5 6½ 7½ 14 GB — 1½ 7½ 7½ 8

Thursday’s results Baltimore 7, Detroit 5 N.Y. Yankees 7, Kansas City 3 Boston 11, Houston 1 St. Louis at L.A. Angels, late Today’s games Chicago White Sox (Sale 7-0) at N.Y. Yankees (Severino 0-5), 6:05 p.m.

Detroit (Verlander 2-3) at Baltimore (Tillman 4-1), 6:05 p.m.

Houston (McCullers 0-0) at Boston (Wright 3-3), 6:10 p.m.

Minnesota (Nolasco 1-1) at Cleveland (Tomlin 5-0), 6:10 p.m.

Oakland (Hill 4-3) at Tampa Bay (Odorizzi 0-1), 6:10 p.m.

Toronto (Dickey 1-4) at Texas (Perez 1-2), 7:05 p.m.

Atlanta (Teheran 0-3) at Kansas City (Volquez 3-3), 7:15 p.m.

L.A. Angels (Tropeano 1-2) at Seattle (Karns 3-1), 9:10 p.m.

Saturday’s games Chicago White Sox at N.Y. Yankees, 12:05 p.m.

Houston at Boston, 12:05 p.m.

Minnesota at Cleveland, 3:10 p.m.

Oakland at Tampa Bay, 5:10 p.m.

Detroit at Baltimore, 6:05 p.m.

Atlanta at Kansas City, 6:15 p.m.

Toronto at Texas, 7:05 p.m.

L.A. Angels at Seattle, 8:10 p.m.

Sunday’s games Chicago White Sox at N.Y. Yankees, 12:05 p.m.

Minnesota at Cleveland, 12:10 p.m.

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

Detroit at Baltimore, 12:35 p.m.

Houston at Boston, 12:35 p.m.

Atlanta at Kansas City, 1:15 p.m.

Toronto at Texas. 2:05 p.m.

L.A. Angels at Seattle, 3:10 p.m.

East Division W L Pct New York 21 13 .618 Washington 21 13 .618 Philadelphia 20 15 .571 Miami 18 15 .545 Atlanta 8 25 .242 Central Division W L Pct Chicago 25 8 .758 Pittsburgh 18 15 .545 St. Louis 18 16 .529 Cincinnati 14 20 .412 Milwaukee 14 21 .400 West Division W L Pct San Francisco 19 18 .514 Los Angeles 18 17 .514 Colorado 16 18 .471 Arizona 17 20 .459 San Diego 16 20 .444

GOLF | THE PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP

Sunday’s games Cincinnati at Philadelphia, 12:35 p.m.

Miami at Washington, 12:35 p.m.

San Diego at Milwaukee, 1:10 p.m.

Atlanta at Kansas City, 1:15 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Chicago Cubs, 1:20 p.m.

N.Y. Mets at Colorado, 3:10 p.m.

San Francisco at Arizona, 3:10 p.m.

St. Louis at L.A. Dodgers, 7:05 p.m.

IndyCar Points Behind 188 — 140 -48 136 -52 118 -70 106 -82 100 -88 94 -94 91 -97 90 -98 87 -101

1. Simon Pagenaud 2. Scott Dixon 3. Juan Pablo Montoya 4. Helio Castroneves 5. Tony Kanaan 6. Graham Rahal 7. Will Power 8. Josef Newgarden 9. Takuma Sato 10. Ryan Hunter-Reay

NBA playoffs

Formula One Points Behind 100 — 57 -43 43 -57 36 -64 33 -67 32 -68 22 -78 21 -79 19 -81 13 -87

CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS

(Best-of-7; x-if necessary) Friday, May 6 Cleveland 121, Atlanta 108 San Antonio 100, Oklahoma City 96 Saturday, May 7 Toronto 95, Miami 91 Portland 120, Golden State 108 Sunday, May 8 Cleveland 100, Atlanta 99, Cleveland wins series 4-0 Oklahoma City 111, San Antonio 97 Monday, May 9 Miami 94, Toronto 87, OT, series tied 2-2 Golden State 132, Portland 125, OT, Golden State leads series 3-1 Tuesday’s result Oklahoma City 95, San Antonio 91 Wednesday’s results Toronto 99, Miami 91, Toronto leads series 3-2 Golden State 125, Portland 121, Golden State wins series 4-1 Thursday’s result Oklahoma City 113, San Antonio 99, Oklahoma City wins series 4-2 Today’s game Toronto at Miami, 7 p.m.

Sunday’s game x-Miami at Toronto, 3:30 p.m.

NHL playoffs

1. Nico Rosberg 2. Lewis Hamilton 3. Kimi Raikkonen 4. Daniel Ricciardo 5. Sebastian Vettel 6. Felipe Massa 7. Romain Grosjean 8. Daniil Kvyat 9. Valtteri Bottas 10. Max Verstappen

NHRA Top Fuel Points Behind 1. Brittany Force 464 — 2. Doug Kalitta 463 -1 3. Antron Brown 445 -19 4. Steve Torrence 417 -47 5. Clay Millican 355 -109 Funny Car Points Behind 1. Courtney Force 439 — (tie) Tim Wilkerson 439 — 3. Ron Capps 417 -22 4. Robert Hight 404 -35 5. John Force 384 -55

Jason Day hits from the sixth tee Thursday during the first round of The Players Championship in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.

Pro Stock Points Behind 1. Jason Line 689 — 2. Greg Anderson 610 -79 3. Bo Butner 508 -181 4. Drew Skillman 399 -290 5. Chris McGaha 339 -350

Day has himself a day

Golf

Top-ranked golfer ties TPC Sawgrass record

SECOND ROUND

(Best-of-7) Sunday, May 8 Tampa Bay 4, NY Islanders 0, Tampa Bay wins series 4-1 Monday, May 9 Dallas 3, St. Louis 2 Nashville 4, San Jose 3, OT Tuesday’s result Pittsburgh 4, Washington 3, OT, Pittsburgh wins series 4-2 Wednesday’s result St. Louis 6, Dallas 1, St. Louis wins series 4-3 Thursday’s result San Jose 5, Nashville 0, San Jose wins series 4-3

CONFERENCE FINALS

National League GB — — 1½ 2½ 12½ GB — 7 7½ 11½ 12 GB — — 1½ 2 2½

Thursday’s results Philadelphia 7, Atlanta 4, 10 innings San Diego 3, Milwaukee 0 San Francisco 4, Arizona 2 L.A. Dodgers 5, N.Y. Mets 0 St. Louis at L.A. Angels, late Today’s games Pittsburgh (Liriano 3-1) at Chicago Cubs (Hammel 4-0), 1:20 p.m.

Cincinnati (Finnegan 1-1) at Philadelphia (Hellickson 2-2), 6:05 p.m.

Miami (Koehler 2-3) at Washington (Gonzalez 2-1), 6:05 p.m.

San Diego (TBA) at Milwaukee (Guerra 1-0), 7:10 p.m.

Atlanta (Teheran 0-3) at Kansas City (Volquez 3-3), 7:15 p.m.

N.Y. Mets (Harvey 3-4) at Colorado (Gray 0-1), 7:40 p.m.

San Francisco (Samardzija 4-2) at Arizona (Miller 1-3), 8:40 p.m.

St. Louis (Wacha 2-3) at L.A. Dodgers (Stripling 0-2), 9:10 p.m.

Saturday’s games Miami at Washington, 12:05 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Chicago Cubs, 1:20 p.m.

Cincinnati at Philadelphia, 6:05 p.m.

Miami at Washington, 6:05 p.m.

San Diego at Milwaukee, 6:10 p.m.

Atlanta at Kansas City, 6:15 p.m.

N.Y. Mets at Colorado, 7:10 p.m.

San Francisco at Arizona, 7:10 p.m.

St. Louis at L.A. Dodgers, 8:10 p.m.

(Best-of-7) Today’s game Tampa Bay at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.

Sunday’s game San Jos at St. Louis, 7 p.m.

Monday’s game Tampa Bay at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.

Tuesday, May 17 San Jose at St. Louis, 7 p.m.

Auto racing Points standings NASCAR Sprint Cup Points Behind 1. Kevin Harvick 390 — 2. Kyle Busch 386 -4 3. Carl Edwards 367 -23 4. Jimmie Johnson 353 -37 5. Kurt Busch 350 -40 6. Brad Keselowski 332 -58 7. Joey Logano 320 -70 8. Austin Dillon 307 -83 9. Dale Eanrhardt Jr. 305 -85 10. Martin Truex Jr. 303 -87 (tie) Chase Elliott 303 -87 12. Jamie McMurray 276 -114 13. Denny Hamlin 273 -117 14. Matt Kenseth 269 -121 15. AJ Allmendinger 265 -125 16. Ryan Blaney 255 -135 17. Ryan Newman 253 -137 18. Kasey Kahne 249 -141 19. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 246 -144 20. Trevor Bayne 244 -146 NASCAR Xfinity Points Behind 314 — 314 — 282 -32 280 -34 279 -35 274 -40 264 -50 251 -63 229 -85 221 -93

1. Elliott Sadler (tie) Daniel Suarez 3. Ty Dillon 4. Justin Allgaier 5. Brendan Gaughan 6. Brandon Jones 7. Erik Jones 8. Brennan Poole 9. Darrell Wallace Jr. 10. Ryan Reed

NASCAR Trucks Points Behind 1. Timothy Peters 103 — 2. Daniel Hemric 95 -8 3. Ryan Truex 93 -10 4. Tyler Young 89 -14 5. John Hunter Nemechek 88 -15 (tie) Matt Crafton 88 -15 7. William Byron 87 -16 8. Spencer Gallagher 85 -18 9. Brandon Brown 83 -20 10. Parker Kligerman 82 -21

The Players Championship Thursday At TPC Sawgrass, Players Stadium Course Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. Purse: $10.5 million Yardage: 7,215; Par 72 (36-36) First Round Jason Day 31-32 — 63 Cameron Tringale 33-32 — 65 Shane Lowry 36-29 — 65 Justin Rose 34-31 — 65 Bill Haas 32-33 — 65 Brendan Steele 32-33 — 65 Francesco Molinari 33-33 — 66 Hudson Swafford 34-32 — 66 Ernie Els 35-31 — 66 Brooks Koepka 34-32 — 66 Daniel Berger 35-31 — 66 Boo Weekley 32-34 — 66 Jerry Kelly 33-34 — 67 Gary Woodland 34-33 — 67 James Hahn 33-34 — 67 Danny Lee 32-35 — 67 Nick Taylor 35-32 — 67 Jhonattan Vegas 33-34 — 67 Jonas Blixt 33-34 — 67 Ryan Palmer 33-34 — 67 Zach Johnson 33-34 — 67 Alex Cejka 33-34 — 67 Will Wilcox 33-35 — 68 Chad Campbell 35-33 — 68 Paul Casey 34-34 — 68 Martin Kaymer 35-33 — 68 Russell Knox 33-35 — 68 Billy Horschel 35-33 — 68 Si Woo Kim 34-34 — 68 Carl Pettersson 36-32 — 68 Hideki Matsuyama 34-34 — 68 Steve Wheatcroft 35-33 — 68

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BASEBALL American League CHICAGO WHITE SOX — Acquired RHP Anthony Ranaudo from Texas for RHP Matt Ball. Optioned RHP Scott Carroll to Charlotte (IL).

KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Recalled LHP Scott Alexander from Omaha (PCL).

Selected the contract of RHP Peter Moylan from Omaha. Placed RHPs Chris Young and Kris Medlen on the 15-day DL, Young retroactive to May 10 and Medlen retroactive to May 11.

National League MILWAUKEE BREWERS — Reinstated 2B Scooter Gennett from the 15-day DL. Optioned INF Yadiel Rivera to Colorado Springs (PCL).

BASKETBALL National Basketball Association ORLANDO MAGIC — Announced the resignation of coach Scott Skiles.

FOOTBALL National Football League CHICAGO BEARS — Signed OL Adrian Bellard. Waived DB Anthony Jefferson.

GREEN BAY PACKERS — Signed LB Kyler Fackrell.

COLLEGE ALABAMA — Dismissed OT Charles Baldwin for a violation of unspecified team rules.

Named Karl Dunbar defensive linemen coach.

TENNESSEE — Announced men’s basketball graduate F Lew Evans has transferred from Utah State.

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PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. – One birdie led to two more before Jason Day even hit his stride, and his round kept getting better until the world’s No. 1 player was in the record book and in the lead Thursday at The Players Championship.

He putted for birdie on every hole. His longest putt for par was 30 inches.

Day was as flawless as the morning conditions – summer heat, surprising calm. When he blasted out of a tiny bunker within inches of the cup on his final hole, he had a 9-under 63, a two-shot lead, and a fresh memory of the TPC Sawgrass.

His most recent round was an 81 last year to miss the cut. This one tied the course record.

“It just kept on building and building, this round, just one after another,” Day said. “It just got better and better.”

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“I hit two fantastic shots,” Spieth said, “and then not really sure after that.”

Masters champion Danny Willett, rusty from a month of being home with a newborn son and a green jacket, opened with a 70.

There were 40 rounds in the 60s and 82 rounds under par, the most at The Players since 1993.

Even so, Day was eight shots better than the average score of the strongest and deepest field in golf.

“Tee to green was pretty decent – was actually really good – and then once I got on the green, I felt like I could hole everything,” he said.

Shane Lowry became the first player to shoot 29 on the back nine. He was in the group at 65 that included Justin Rose and Bill Haas. Ernie Els, who just last month started the Masters with a six-putt quintuple bogey, ran off six birdies and an eagle to lead the group at 66.

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after he finished. The Stadium Course was so vulnerable, mainly because of receptive greens and no wind, that 29 players from the morning group shot in the 60s. A strong breeze finally arrived after Day was done, making it difficult for anyone to catch him.

“I don’t know what the guys were doing out there this morning, but I don’t think we saw the same golf course this afternoon,” Rory McIlroy said after a 72. “It was a little firmer, the wind got up a little bit, and those guys made the course look awfully easy this morning.”

Jordan Spieth couldn’t say the same. He played with Day and couldn’t keep up.

In his first tournament since losing a five-shot lead at the Masters, Spieth dropped three shots over his last five holes and labored to a 72. He ended with a double bogey on the par-5 ninth when it took him five shots to get down from a

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Kale Orman pitched a no-hitter as Erie-Prophetstown beat West Carroll 6-0 on Thursday in Prophetstown. Orman struck out eight and walked just one.

West Carroll starter Jacob Dunk struck out 10 in the loss.

E-P got the offense it needed in a five-run second inning.

Nathan Pierceson had a double and drove in two runs. Bransen Rosenow, Brett Emery and Jordan Chandler also had RBIs. Rochelle 5, Sterling 3: A Tyler Willman home run was not enough as Sterling dropped a NIB-12 game on the road.

Willman was 2-for-3 at the plate and drove in three runs.

Luke Moore took the loss for the Warriors, pitching seven innings and allowing three earned runs on nine hits.

Morrison 13, Wethersfield 1, 5 innings: The Mustangs

scored six in the first inning

and added five in the third to cruise to a home win.

Ethan Fischbach had a triple and drove in two runs. Ben Tegeler doubled. Justin Jensen had three RBIs. On the mound, Ryan VanZuiden went the distance, striking out five.

Eastland 9, Newman 2: The Cougars put up two-run rallies in the second, third and fifth and scored three in the sixth in a nonconference win in Lanark.

Tucker Welch had three hits.

Payton Clouse had two for Eastland. Ethan Christians had a double.

For the Comets, Nate Olson had four hits including a double and an RBI. Zach Randecker earned the win. Ethan Hafner took the loss.

Rockford Lutheran 8, Oregon 1: Lutheran jumped in front

with a three-run rally in the first inning to hand the Hawks

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by LaSalle-Peru Fillies cruise; Yanes, Soltow boost RF

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The Sterling softball team fell 5-4 Thursday against host LaSalle-Peru, the Warriors’ first conference loss of the season.

Lexy Staples pitched three innings and allowed two runs on three hits. Jayme Eilers took the loss in her three innings of work, allowing three runs on five hits.

Erin Stroup went 3-for-3 at the plate and drove in four runs. Eilers was 2-for-3. Staples was 2-for-4.

Rock Falls 9, Oregon 2: The two Rockets pitchers helped their own cause as Natalie Soltow drove in a run and Payton Yanes drove in three in Oregon.

The Rockets also got RBIs from Jordan Clevenger and Taylor Hoefler. Olivia Babcock had two hits.

Aleah Wight and Emily Perkins each had a pair of hits for the Hawks.

Soltow struck out four in her five innings in the circle. Yanes struck out five in two innings.

With the win, Rock Falls finishes conference play in second place.

Morrison 13, Princeton 3, 6 innings: Morrison scored in every inning but one in a home rout of the Tigers.

Emma Sitzmore hit a home run and drove in four runs for the Fillies. Lauren Vos drove in three. Jaeden Workman was 2-for-2. Sitzmore went 3-for-4.

Lauren Pannier earned the win, allowing six hits and striking out six.

Newman 16, Eastland 3, 5 innings: The Comets got four runs in the first and eight more in the third to beat the Cougars in Lanark.

Mady Ferris went 3-for-5 at the plate and drove in two runs. Madison Craft, Lakyn Waldschmidt, Rhyanna Hadden and Maura Harrison each had two hits.

Waldschmidt struck out six in her three innings in the circle for Newman. Hailey Frank pitched two innings in relief.

Liz Kloepping drove in a run for Eastland.

Amboy 10, Serena 0, 5 innings: Karlee Doege pitched a one-hit shutout as the Clippers beat Serena in Amboy.

Nataly Jones hit a home run and drove in four for the Clippers. Vivian O’Laughlin was 2-for-3 with three RBIs. Delaney Wilhelm was 2-for-3. Bailee Highbarger drove in two runs.

Winnebago 8, Dixon 5: Erika Smith took the loss as the Duchesses fell in a BNC West road game.

Ally Jacobsen, Ally Cullen, Phoenix Smith, Jacelyn Rodriguez, Mackenzie Nielsen and Hannah Schlosser all singled for Dixon.

Pearl City 7, West Carroll 0: West Carroll allowed two runs in the first inning and could never get them back in an NUIC home loss.

Kendra Melville held West Carroll to one hit.

Soccer Sterling 7, LaSalle-Peru 0: Zoe Ward and

Rosa Sanchez each scored twice in Sterling’s shut out NIB-12 road win. Stephanie Abarca, Mima Barrientos and Maddie Gasso also found the back of the net. Tiara Munoz, Fatima Gallardo, Maura Scanlan and Ward all added assists.

The Golden Warriors finish the regular season 8-10-1 overall, 5-3 in the NIB-12 West.

Thursday’s stars Erin Stroup, Sterling softball, 3-3, 4 RBIs Karlee Doege, Amboy softball, 1-hitter Mady Ferris, Newman softball, 3-5, 2 RBIs Zoe Ward, Sterling soccer, 2 goals, 1 assist

a BNC West home loss.

Trey Wilson, Anthony Marchetti and Jared Pottorff had hits for Oregon.

Track & field Marcos won NUIC title: Polo-

Forreston won the NUIC championship in Forreston, scoring 166 points to easily beat runner-up PecatonicaDurand (114) and third-place Lena-Winslow (112).

Milledgeville-Eastland placed fifth with 24 points, West Carroll tied for sixth with 22 points, and AFC was 11th with 2 points.

Juan Dominguez was the lone double-winner for the Marcos, taking the discus (127 feet, 11 inches) and the shot put (46-7 3/4). AJ Christensen won the 300 hurdles (41.57 seconds) and was runner-up in the 110 hurdles (16.62). Preston Stapleton won the triple jump (41-3 1/2) and took third in the long jump (19-1 1/2).

Thursday’s stars Kale Orman, E-P baseball, no-hitter Juan Dominguez, F-P track, won the discus and shot put Ethan Fischbach, Morrison baseball, triple, 2 RBIs Ethan Cain (10-6) and Jesse Ditzler (10-0) went 1-2 in the pole vault for Polo-Forreston, and Mason Wright (40-6 1/2) added a second place in the triple jump behind Stapleton.

Brad Cavanaugh added a win in the 400 (54.12).

Milledgeville-Eastland won the 1,600 relay (3:43.93), and placed second in the 800 relay (1:34.85). West Carroll got a second place from Daniel Hartman in the 200 (24.51), and he also ran on the third-place 3,200 relay team (9:12.16).

AFC’s points came from James Talley’s fifth-place finish in the 400 (55.05).

Tennis Dixon 5, Mendota 0: The

Dukes got straight sets wins in four of the five matches to win in Mendota In the lone mach to go three sets, Dixon’s No. 1 doubles team of Bryce Stanley and Zach Healy beat Ethan Gudde and Paco Romero 4-6, 6-4, 10-8.

At No. 2 doubles, Jason Rugh and Baily McClain won 6-0, 6-0 and at No. 2 singles, Michael Gale dropped just one game in his 6-0, 6-1 win.

Sterling 3, LaSalle-Peru 2: A pair of three-set wins helped Sterling beat LaSalle-Peru in a NIB-12 matchup in Sterling.

Jack Nitz dropped a set for just the second time this season but pulled out a 2-6, 6-1, 6-0 win over Aaron Pellican at No. 1 singles.

At No. 2 doubles, Andrew Ivarson and Luke Steinke dropped the second set before bouncing back to win 6-3, 5-7, 6-2.

Henry Steinhagen won in straight sets at No. 2 singles.

THURSDAY’S SCOREBOARD Baseball Thursday’s results at Rock Falls

ROCK FALLS 9, DIXON 0 Dixon 000 000 0 — 0 3 7 Rock Falls 140 103 x — 9 4 0 W- Nolan Moeller (7-0). L- Jack Doane (1-3) (at bats-runs-hits) DIXON (5-16, 2-11 BNC West) Riley Mehrens cf 3-0-0, Owen VanHorn lf 2-01, Ryan Long 3b 3-0-1, Kris Lahman 1b 2-0-0, Evan Munson 3-0-0, Jack Doane p 1-0-0, Aramis Hussung rp 1-0-0, Anton Halla ph 1-0-0, Kyle Crawford dh 1-0-0, Ryan Troutman ph 1-0-0, Andrew Long c 3-0-1, Tucker Cole ss 3-0-0. Totals 24-0-3 Jack Doane (2 IP, 5 R, 0 ER, 1 H, 0 K, 3 BB, 2 HBP) and Aramis Hussung (4 IP, 4 R, 2 ER, 3 H, 5 K, 1 BB). 2B- VanHorn. LOB- 6 ROCK FALLS (26-4, 11-3 BNC West) Clay Velazquez cf 1-3-0, Reid Akerman rf 2-21, Logan Pillars c 4-0-2, Jonathan Ross cr 0-1-0, Quinton Matznick dh 2-0-0, Cam Davis ph 0-1-0, Cooper Kilberg 1b 4-0-1, James McFadden 3b 3-1-0, Nolan Moeller p 2-0-0, Bronson Mintun ph 0-0-0, Roger Carlson cr 0-1-0, Noah Junis ss 1-0-0, Alex Cantu 2b 1-0-0. Totals 19-9-4 Moeller (6 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 2 K, 1 BB) and Noah Junis (1 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 0 K, 0 BB). 2B- Akerman.

RBI- Pillars 4, Matznick 2, Cantu. LOB- 7 at Prophetstown

ERIE-PROPHETSTOWN 6, WEST CARROLL 0 West Carroll 000 000 0 — 0 0 0 E-P 150 000 x — 6 3 0 W- Kale Orman (6-1). L- Jacob Dunk WEST CARROLL Dunk (6 IP 3 H, 10 K, 8 BB, 6 R) ERIE-PROPHETSTOWN Orman (7 IP, 0 H, 8 K, 1 BB, 1 HBP, 0 R) 2B- Nathan Pierceson. RBI- Pierceson 2, Bransen Rosenow, Brett Emery, Jordan Chandler at Rochelle

ROCHELLE 5, STERLING 3 Sterling 200 001 0 — 3 11 1 Rochelle 200 111 x — 5 9 0 W- Gould. L- Luke Moore STERLING (15-14) Moore (6 IP, 5 R, 3 ER, 9 H, 2 K, 3 BB) Multiple hits- Tyler Willman 2-3, Trey Morse 2-3. HR- Willman. RBI- Willman 3. LOB- 6 ROCHELLE Gould (7 IP, 3 R, 3 ER, 11 H, 5 K, 2 BB) Multiple hits- Gould 3-4, Beach 2-4, Suebach 2-3. 2B- Gould 2, Beach. RBI- Beach, Suebach, Griffith at Morrison

MORRISON 13, WETHERSFIELD 1, 5 innings Wethersfield 000 10 — 1 3 1 Morrison 615 1x — 13 10 1 W- Ryan VanZuiden (3-4). L- Cheeseman WETHERSFIELD Cheeseman (3 IP, 12 R, 10 ER, 10 H, 0 K, 2 BB) and VanWassenhove (1 IP, 1 R, 0 H, 1 K, 0 BB) RBI- Hicks.

MORRISON VanZuiden (5 IP, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 H, 5 K, 2 BB) Multiple hits- Ben Tegeler 2-3, Ethan Fishbach 2-4, Justin Jensen 2-3. 2B- Tegeler.

3B- Fischbach. RBI- Jensen 3, Justin Rodriguez 2, Fischbach 2, Cody Southern, Joey Brackemyer at Eastland

EASTLAND 9, NEWMAN 2 Newman 000 011 0 — 2 7 1 Eastland 022 023 0 — 9 9 1 W- Zach Randecker. L- Ethan Hafner NEWMAN (15-8) Multiple hits- Nate Olson 4. 2B- Nate Olson. RBI- N. Olson, Ricky Rank EASTLAND Multiple hits- Tucker Welch 2, Brighton Haverland 2, Payton Clouse 2. 2B- Ethan Christians at Oregon

LUTHERAN 8, OREGON 1 Lutheran 300 004 1 — 8 Oregon 000 010 0 — 1 W- Woolbright. L- Jensen Melville LUTHERAN Woolbright (3 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 1 BB, 7 K) and Butz (4 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 4 K) Multiple hits- Sanchez 2-4, West 2-5, Woolbright 2-3, Todaro 3-4, Ziehr 2-3. 3B- Woolbright. HR- Sanchez OREGON Melville (4 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 3 K) and Zach Stromberg (3 IP, 8 H, 5 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 K) 2B- Jared Pottorff

Postseason pairings Class 3A Sterling Regional Monday, May 23 • No. 9 Dixon at No. 7 Rochelle, 4:30 p.m.

Wednesday, May 25 • No. 1 Rock Falls vs. Dixon/Rochelle, 4:30 p.m.

• No. 4 Sterling vs. No. 5 Freeport, 7 p.m.

Saturday, May 28 • Championship, 11 a.m.

Winner advances to Rochelle Sectional, vs. Sycamore Regional winner, 4 p.m.

Thursday, June 2 Class 2A Bureau Valley Regional Wednesday, May 18 • No. 2 Forreston-Polo vs. No. 8 Bureau Valley, 4:30 p.m.

Thursday, May 19 • No. 3 Warren-Stockton vs. No. 5 Erie-Prophetstown, 4:30 p.m.

Saturday, May 21 • Championship, 1 p.m.

Winner advances to Morrison Sectional, vs. Stillman Valley Regional winner, 7 p.m.

Wednesday, May 25 Fulton Regional Monday, May 16 • No. 9 Riverdale at No. 7 West Carroll, 4:30 p.m.

Wednesday, May 18 • No. 1 Princeton vs. Riverdale/West Carroll, 4 p.m.

• No. 4 Fulton vs. No. 6 Morrison, 6 p.m.

Saturday, May 21 • Championship, 10 a.m.

Winner advances to Morrison Sectional, vs. Stillman Valley Regional winner, 7 p.m.

Wednesday, May 25 Class 1A AFC Regional Monday, May 16 • No. 10 Paw Paw at No. 8 Earlville, 4:30 p.m.

Wednesday, May 18 • No. 1 Newman vs. Paw Paw/Earlville, 4 p.m.

• No. 4 Milledgeville vs. No. 5 AFC, 6:30 p.m.

Saturday, May 21 • Championship, 2 p.m.

Winner advances to River Ridge Sectional, vs.

Aquin Regional winner, 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 25 Eastland Regional Monday, May 16 • No. 9 Pearl City at No. 7 Amboy, 4:30 p.m.

Wednesday, May 18 • No. 2 Eastland vs. Pearl City/Amboy, 4:30 p.m.

Thursday, May 19 • No. 3 Indian Creek vs. No. 6 Hiawatha, 4:30 p.m.

Saturday, May 21 • Championship, 11 a.m.

Winner advances to River Ridge Sectional, vs. Orangeville Regional winner, 4:30 p.m.

Wednesday, May 25

Softball Thursday’s results at Oregon

ROCK FALLS 9, OREGON 2 Rock Falls 040 023 0 — 9 12 0 Oregon 100 010 0 — 2 5 2 W- Natalie Soltow (12-6). L- Hailey White ROCK FALLS (20-12, 12-2 BNC West) Natalie Soltow (5 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 4 K) and Payton Yanes (2 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 BB, 5 K) Multiple hits- Olivia Babcock 2, Yanes 3, Jordan Clevenger 3. 2B- Clevenger. RBIYanes 3, Soltow, Clevenger, Taylor Hoefler OREGON White (7 IP, 0 K, 1 BB, 12 H) Multiple hits- Aleah Wight 2, Emily Perkins 2. 2B- Wight. RBI- Perkins 2 at LaSalle-Peru

LaSALLE-PERU 5, STERLING 4 Sterling 000 400 0 — 4 11 4 LaSalle-Peru 200 030 x — 5 8 1 L- Jayme Eilers STERLING (24-3) Lexy Staples (3 IP, 2 R, 0 ER, 3 H, 1 BB, 1 K) and Eilers (3 IP, 3 R, 3 ER, 5 H, 3 K) Multiple hits- Erin Stroup 3-3, Eilers 2-3, Staples 2-4. 2B- Abri Hale. RBI- Stroup 4, Shannon Long, Eilers. at Morrison

MORRISON 13, PRINCETON 3, 6 innings Princeton 000 003 — 3 Morrison 233 104 — 13 W- Lauren Pannier. L- Snethen PRINCETON Snethen (2 IP, 3 H, 5 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 2 K) and Vergamini (3 IP, 8 H, 8 R, 8 ER, 3 BB, 1 K) 2B- Holmbeck, Camp. RBI- Camp 2, Oeder.

MORRISON Lauren Pannier (6 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 9 K) Multiple hits- Jaeden Workman 2-2, Emma Sitzmore 3-4. 2B- Madison Steines, Workman. HR- Sitzmore. RBI- Sitzmore 4, Lauren Vos 3, Workman, Lauren Pannier, Alliey Mitchell, Steines. at Eastland

NEWMAN 16, EASTLAND 3, 5 innings Newman 408 22 — 16 12 3 Eastland 001 20 — 3 2 12 W- Lakyn Waldschmidt (15-4). L- Mackenzie Fink NEWMAN (15-5) Waldschmidt (3 IP, 6 K, 1 BB, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER) and Hailey Frank (2 IP, 2 ER, 3 BB, 2 H) Multiple hits- Mady Ferris 3-5, Madison Craft 2-5, Waldschmidt 2-3, Rhyanna Hadden 2-3, Maura Harrison 2-3. RBI- Waldschmidt 3, Hadden 2, Harrison 2, Ferris 2, Craft.

EASTLAND Fink (5 IP, 1 K, 4 BB). RBI- Liz Kloepping at Amboy

AMBOY 10, SERENA 0, 5 innings Serena 000 00 — 0 Amboy 136 0x — 10 W- Karlee Doege. L- Maxine Green AMBOY Doege (9 K, 0 BB, 1 H) Multiple hits- Nataly Jones 2-2, Vivian Olaughlin 2-3, Delaney Wilhelm 2-3. 2B- Wilhelm, Bailee Highbarger, Olaughlin. HRJones. RBI- Jones 4, Olaughlin 3, B. Highbarger 2.

Postseason pairings Class 3A Rochelle Regional Monday, May 23 • No. 10 Dixon at No 9 Rochelle, 4:30 p.m.

Tuesday, May 24 • No 1 Sterling vs. Dixon/Rochelle, 4 p.m.

Wednesday, May 25 • No. 4 Rock Falls vs. No. 7 Mendota, 4 p.m.

Saturday, May 28 • Championship, 1 p.m.

Winner advances to Genoa-Kingston Sectional, vs. Hampshire Regional winner, 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 1

Girls soccer Postseason pairings Class 2A Sterling Regional Tuesday, May 17 • No. 2 Kaneland vs. No. 8 Rochelle, 4:30 p.m.

• No. 3 Dixon vs. No. 6 Sterling, 6:30 p.m.

Friday, May 20 • Championship, 6 p.m.

Boys tennis Thursday’s results at Mendota

DIXON 5, MENDOTA 0 Singles No. 1 - Sam Bratt (D) def. Blake Stamberger 6-3, 6-4 No. 2 - Michael Gale (D) def. Jose Diaz 6-0, 6-1 Doubles No. 1 - Bryce Stanley, Zach Healy (D) def.

Ethan Gudde, Paco Romero 4-6, 6-4, 10-8 No. 2 - Jason Rugh, Daniel Ferguson (D) def.

Victor Diaz, Logan Eppard 6-0, 6-0 No. 3 - Baily McClain, Jonathan Rivera (D) def.

Preston Lewis, Jake Eutis 6-4, 6-2 at Sterling

STERLING 3, LASALLE-PERU 2 Singles No. 1 - Jack Nitz (S) def. Aaron Pellican 2-6, 6-1, 6-0 No. 2 - Henry Steinhagen (S) def. Matt Adams 6-4, 6-0 Doubles No. 1 - Mason Clark, Jace Hardy (LP) def.

Jonah Khuntangta, Alex Gallardo 6-3, 6-3 No. 2 - Andrew Ivarson, Luke Steinke (S) def.

Tony Bacidore, Jake Temple 6-3, 5-7, 6-2 No. 3 - Dylan Hunt, Kevin Stachowicz (LP) def.

Saul Juarez, Andrew Valentino 6-3, 6-3 at Rochelle

ROCHELLE 4, NEWMAN 1 Singles No. 1 - Griffith (R) def. Eli Leffelman 6-2, 6-3 No. 2 - Zheng (R) def. Victor Francque 6-2, 6-2 Doubles No. 1 - Helser, Jones (R) def. Isaac Blaney, Jake Terveer 6-3, 7-5 No. 2 - Garcia, Duval (R) def. Hunter Schultz, Luke Furr 6-1, 6-1 No. 3 - Jacob Neisewander, Caleb Ardis (N) def. Porter, Rojas 6-2, 6-2

Boys track & field Thursday’s results

Big Northern West Meet at A.C. Bowers Field, Dixon Team scores 1. Dixon 162; 2. Oregon 115.5; 3. Rock Falls 81.5; 4. Byron 80; 5. Winnebago 78; 6. Mendota 18.5; 6. Stillman Valley 15; 8. Rockford Lutheran 7.5 3,200 relay – 1. Byron 8:15.91; 2. Dixon (Lukas Wedekind, Sean Masterson, Blain Masterson, Jonah Fulton) 8:20.16; 3. Oregon (Michael Bower, Arne Wendler, Isidoro Marcos, Ian Hussung) 8:21.39 3,200 – 1. Brayden Hamblen (RF) 10:44.23; 2. Seth Williams (RF) 10:44.71; 3. Andrew Lohse (Dix) 10:50.80 400 relay – 1. Dixon (Josh Dallas, Nyrel Sullivan, Arthur Cox, Kyle LeBlanc) 44.21; 2.

Oregon (Konner Wilson, Carson Buck, Mitchell Nehrkorn, Brayton Finch) 44.25; 3. Winnebago 44.82 110 hurdles – 1. Jared Harrison (Dix) 15.58; 2. Wilson (Ore) 16.05; 3. Wyatt Galster (Byr) 16.20 100 – 1. Sullivan (Dix) 11.25; 2. LeBlanc (Dix) 11.30; 3. Spencer Lindgren (Winn)11.35 800 – 1. Hamblen (RF) 2:02.31; Chase Sarver (Byr) 2:04.39; 3. Hussung (Ore) 2:06.43 800 relay – 1. Winnebago 1:33.57; 2. Oregon (Buck, Andrew Newman, Nehrkorn, Finch) 1:34.41; 3. Dixon (Diandre Wilson, Matt Milby, Harrison, Cox) 1:34.43 400 – 1. Dallas (Dix) 51.38; 2. Jake Heitter (Byr) 51.65; 3. Connor Lewin (SV) 51.77 300 hurdles – 1. Wilson (Ore) 40.54; 2. Bryce Otterbach (Men) 41.49; 3. Zack Fortener (Byr) 41.74 1,600 – 1. Hamblen (RF) 4:35.22; 2. Williams (RF) 4:36.97; 3. Hussung (Ore) 4:37.83 200 – 1. Sullivan (Dix) 22.81; 2. LeBlanc (Dix) 23.08; 3. Wilson (Ore) 23.13 1,600 relay – 1. Oregon (Buck, Caleb Mennen, Nehrkorn, Newman) 3:31.43; 2. Winnebago 3:32.57; 3. Dixon (Nate Gascoigne, Bryson Forrest, Harrison, Dallas) 3:33.62 Pole vault – 1. Jake Blaser (Winn) 11-7; 2.

David Villa (RF) 11-7; 3. Jake Mennen (Ore) 11-7 High jump – 1. Alex Bolhous (Winn) 6-8; 2.

LeBlanc (Dix) 6-6; 3. Isaiah Roby (Dix) 6-4 Long jump – 1. Sullivan (Dix) 21-2 1/2; 2. Heitter (Byr) 20-6; 3. Michael Austin (RF) 20-4 Triple jump – 1. Kandras Martin (Dix) 40-10; 2. Galster (Byr) 39-0; 3. Dallas (Dix) 38-11 3/4 Discus – 1. Billy Trosper (Byr) 152-10; 2. John Ghibellini (Ore) 149-0; 3. Kole Mowry (Ore) 121-1 Shot put – 1. Mowry (Ore) 47-3 1/2; 2. Ghibellini (Ore) 46-9; 3. Bryan Kirby (Winn) 42-2

NUIC Meet at Forreston Team scores 1. Polo-Forreston 166; 2. Pecatonica-Durand 114; 3. Lena-Winslow 112; 4. Galena-East Dubuque-River Ridge 62; 5. MilledgevilleEastland 24; 6. (tie) Dakota, West Carroll 22; 8. Stockton-Warren 15; 9. Pearl City 13; 10.

South Beloit 3; 11. AFC 2 Winners & local in top 3 Discus – 1. Juan Dominguez (PF) 127-11 High jump – 1. Christian Sutter (LW) 5-8; 2.

Christian Groenewold (PF) 5-8; Long jump – 1. Caleb Flack (GEDRR) 20-6 1/2; 2. Brady Webb (PF) 19-5 1/2; 3. Preston Stapleton (PF) 19-1 1/2 Pole vault – 1. Ethan Cain (PF) 10-6; 2. Jesse Ditzler (PF) 10-0 Shot put – 1. Dominguez (PF) 46-7 3/4 Triple jump – 1. Stapleton (PF) 41-3 1/2; 2.

Mason Wright (PF) 40-6 1/2 3,200 relay – 1. Pec-Durand 8:57.81; 2 PoloForreston (Ditzler, Christopher Rademacher, Evan Kelsey, Jake Simpson) 9:06.27; 3. West Carroll (Daniel Hartman, Carlos Rodriguez, Salvador Magana, Jacob Casey) 9:12.16 400 relay – 1. Lena-Winslow 44.28; 2. PoloForreston (Brooks Grobe, Joe Bowers, AJ Christensen, Cailean Davids) 44.50 3,200 – 1. Kade Lobdell (LW) 10:21.60 110 hurdles – 1. Flack (GEDRR) 16.19; 2.

Christensen (PF) 16.62 100 – 1. Rahveon Valentine (LW) 11.70; 3.

Grobe (PF) 11.74 800 – 1. Max Sager (PD) 2:06.49; 2. Matthew Cheeseman (PF) 2:06.93

800 relay – 1. Lena-Winslow 1:34.50; 2.

Milledgeville-Eastland 1:34.85 400 – 1. Brad Cavanaugh (PF) 54.12; 3.

Grobe (PF) 54.18 300 hurdles – 1. Christensen (PF) 41.57 1,600 – 1. Lobdell (LW) 4:53.06 200 – 1. Dennis Lunde (PD) 23.55; 2. Hartman (WC) 24.51 1,600 relay – 1. Milledgeville-Eastland 3:34.93; 3. Polo-Forreston (Cavanaugh, Dakota Meyer, Sam Barkalow, Christensen) 3:39.86

Girls track & field Thursday’s results

1A Bureau Valley Sectional at Ken Bourquin Field, Manlius Team scores 1. Annawan-Wethersfield 86, 2. Amboy 78, 3. Fulton 57, 4. Bureau Valley 56, 5. Hall 53, 6. (tie) Newman, Milledgeville-Eastland 40, 8. Putnam County 33, 9. Alleman 32, 10. St. Bede 27, 11. River dale 23, 12. Polo-Forreston 15, 13. (tie) Henry-Senachwine, Morrison 8, 15. Ohio 2.

State qualifiers 100 (SQ 12.97) — 1. Rebecca Waite (M-E) 12.46, 2. Erika Zimmerlein (Amb) 12.51, 3.

Mary Jensen (N) 12.81.

200 (SQ 26.94) — 1. Erika Zimmerlein (Amb) 26.48, 2. Rebecca Waite (M-E) 26.49.

400 (SQ 1:01.84) — 1. Darcie Pilon (R) 1:01.65, 2. Kaelyn Hamalle (H) 1:02.38.

800 (SQ 2:27.52) — 1. Erin Hosto (Amb) 2:27.61, 2. Olivia Draminski (AW) 2:28.70.

1,600 (SQ 5:33.69) — 1. Kirstie Ramsey (AW) 5:28.87, 2. Ronna Pettis (H-S) 5:34.91.

3,200 (SQ 12:10.37) — 1. Haley Weidner (BV) 11:49.54, 2. Megan Grady (Amb) 11:52.53, 3. Averi Leitzen (F) 12:00.87.

100 hurdles (SQ 16.62) — 1. Lindsey Brown (AW) 16.47, 2. Madi Quinn (H) 16.54.

300 hurdles (SQ 48.81) — 1. Olivia Lawley (PC) 48.97, 2. Tanja Acamovic (H) 49.75.

400 relay (SQ 51.99) — 1. Amboy (Kaitlin Boers, Cassidy Corcoran, Katelynn Pankhurst, Erika Zimmerlein) 50.95, 2. Newman (Delaney Hinrichs, Breann Rosengren, Maddie Jacobs, Mary Jensen) 51.37, 3. Annawan-Wethersfield 51.66, 4. Bureau Valley (Marissa Endress, Addison Moreland, Marissa Mungia, Tiana Kennedy) 51.89.

800 relay (SQ 1:51.33) — 1. Amboy (Boers, Corcoran, Pankhurst, Zimmerlein) 1:46.93, 2.

Newman (Hinrichs, Kelsey Simpson, Kirsten Tunink, Jensen) 1:48.94, 3. Milledgeville-Eastland (Cassidy Logemann, Elivia Medina, Grace Norton, Sage Walrath) 1:50.28, 4. Bureau Valley (Endress, Moreland, Mungia, Kennedy) 1:50.56.

1,600 relay (SQ 4:16.89) — 1. Amboy (Boers, Corcoran, Madeline Foster, Hosto) 4:16.62, 2. Annawan-Wethersfield 4:17.45.

3,200 relay (SQ 10:20.72) — 1. AnnawanWethersfield 10:10.41, 2. Alleman 10:14.50.

Pole vault (SQ 9-4) — 1. Madi Quinn (H) 10-4, 2. Lindsey Brown (AW) 9-4.

High jump (SQ 5-1) — 1. Kiah O’Neal (All) 5-5, 2 (tie). Betsy Leonard (F) 5-1, Zoe Postula (SB) 5-1.

Long jump (SQ 16-3) — 1. Rebecca Waite (M-E) 16-5 3/4, 2. Kayla DeMay (AW) 16-4.

Triple jump (SQ 33-6) — 1. Naeva Groenewold (Polo) 33-11 1/4, 2. Daekota Knott (F) 33-11, 3. Addison Moreland (BV) 33-7.

Shot put (SQ 35-7) — 1. Chloe Lindeman (F) 43-6, 2. Saige Barnett (BV) 38-10, 3. Emma Jacobs (F) 36-4, 4. Carrie Ferguson (R) 36-1.

Discus (SQ 107-6) — 1. Chloe Lindeman (F) 112-8, 2. Emma Jacobs (F) 111-6, 3. Peyton Tegeler (Morr) 108-0, 4. Samanatha Johnson (M-E) 107-10, 5. Saige Barnett (BV) 107-9.

Class 2A Rochelle Sectional Team scores 1. Kaneland 115; 2. Boylan Catholic 73.5; 3. Steerling 63; 4. Geneseo 47; 5. Freeport 46; 6. Dixon 41; 7. Erie-Prophetstown 28; 8.

IMSSA 26; 9. Rock Falls 25; 10. Galena 19; 11. Rochelle 18; 11. Geneseo 18; 13. Burlington Central 14; 14. Sycamore 11.5; 15.

Belvidere 6 3,200 relay (9:52.80) – 1. Kaneland 9:48.81; 2. Sterling (Katelyn Grell, Megan Barnhart, Katelyn Everett, Maggie McPherson) 10:06.55 400 relay (50.40) – 1. Kaneland 49.23; 2. Sterling (Erin Long, Samantha Hibbard, Ashleigh Tira, Sabrina Chamberlain) 50.73 800 relay (1:47.50) – 1. Kaneeland 1:46.98; 2. Sterling (Erin Long, Samantha Hibbard, Kallie Zuidema, Sabrina Chamberlain) 1:47.91 1,600 relay (4:09.10) – 1. Kaneland 4:02.80; 2. Rochelle 4:08.00; 3. Boylan 4:08.30 Long jump (16-11 1/2) – 1. Erika Furbeck (Geneseo) 18-1 3/4; 2. Erin Long (Sterling) 16-7 1/4 Pole vault (9-7) – 1. Sydney Davidson (Kaneland) 10-1; 2 (tie). Alissa DeShane (E-P), Lexi Guerra (Kaneland), Kallie Zuidema (Sterling) 9-7 High jump (5-1) – 1. Michaela Busch (Rock Falls) 5-3; 2 (tie). Maddie Keifer (Kaneland), Rachel Schilling (Geneseo) 5-1 Triple jump (34-9) – 1. Dominique (IMSA) 37-8; 2. Rachel Cobert (E-P) 37-4; 3. Zarria Walker (Freeport) 35-10; 4. Bailee Alderman (Freeport) 35-7; 5. Maddie Keifer (Kaneland) 35-0 1/2 Shot put (37-11) – 1. Tayla Schwarz (Dixon) 44-6; 2. Bridget Bishop (Boylan) 40-2; 3. Alivia Busch (Belvidere) 39-1 Discus (112-2) – 1. Tayla Schwarz (Dixon) 120-7; 2. carly Fischer (G-K) 117-1; 3. Alyssa Feuerbach (Sycamore) 116-2 3,200 (11:37.20) – 1. Grace McLaughlin (Boylan) 11:19.53; 2. Megan Safranski (Burlington Central) 11:34.59 100 hurdles (15.90) – 1. Paige Christopher (Galena) 15.13; 2. Shaunise Reese (Freeport) 15.74; 3. Reece Bodeen (Geneseo) 15.84 800 (2:23.30) – 1. Delaney Appino (Boylan) 2:18.06; 2. Noelle Espino (Kaneland) 2:20.71; 3. Becca Richtman (Kaneland) 2:22.65 100 (12.80) – 1. Nicole Sreenan (Kaneland) 12.23; 2. Erika Furbeck (Geneseo) 12.61 400 (1:00.00) – 1. Nicole Sreenan (Kaneland) 56.66; 2. Gabby Noland (Boylan) 59.57 300 hurdles (47.70) – 1. Michaela Busch (Rock Falls) 47.56; 2. Ashleigh Tira (Sterling) 47.81 1,600 (5:20.90) – 1. Delaney Appino (Boylan) 5:06.20; 2. Maggie McPherson (Sterling) 5:21.28 200 (26.30) – 1. Allie Heinzer (Kaneland) 25.91; 2. Gabby Noland (Boylan) 26.48

Friday, May 13, 2016

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BASEBALL | ROCK FALLS 9, DIXON 0

DIXON HIGH SCHOOL

Rockets clinch conference

Area native is Dixon’s new AD

Rock Falls takes BNC West title with shutout victory

Prophetstown grad Shaner happy to find right fit at DHS

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

ROCK FALLS – The Rockets claimed yet another BNC West title with a 9-0 win over Dixon on Thursday.

“It was something that we talked about from Day One,” junior catcher Logan Pillars said.

“It’s somewhere that we thought we should be this season, somewhere that was expected of us when we came to practice every day and worked.”

Dixon (5-16, 2-11 BNC West) has had to reconfigure its lineup in recent games after Devrick Sayles was injured last week in a game against Stillman Valley. The newlook Dukes defense was guilty of seven errors, including four in the sixth inning alone.

“It is what it is right now,” Dixon coach Jason Burgess said. “I’ve tried to move guys around, tried to make some adjustments and put people in different positions to see if that will trigger something, and that hasn’t helped. … It’s frustrating, because this team is better than what they’re playing.”

The Rockets (26-4, 11-3 BNC West) took full advantage of those mistakes. In the second inning, an error on what might have been a double-play ball put two on with no one out; Rock Falls scored four in the inning, all with two outs.

A throwing error on a double-steal attempt in the sixth allowed Jonathan Ross to score from third, and moments later a wild pitch brought in Cam Davis.

“We didn’t swing the bats really well, but we got a lead early and kind of coasted a little bit,” Rock Falls coach Donnie Chappell said. “We took advantage of their mistakes, which you do what you can this time of the year.”

On the mound, Dixon starter Jack Doane allowed just one hit in his two innings of work, but also walked three and hit two.

The one hit came in the second, as Pillars hit a bases-loaded double to drive in three runs.

“I was just trying to get something up in the zone

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

Photos by Michael Krabbenhoeft/mkrabbenhoeft@saukvalley.com

ABOVE: Rock Falls’ Cooper Kilberg hits the ball during Thursday’s game against Dixon in Rock Falls. The Rockets won the BNC West title with a 9-0 win.

BELOW: Dixon’s Kris Lahman waits for the ball while Rock Falls’ James McFadden gets back to first safely Thursday in Rock Falls.

Star of the game: Logan Pillars, RF, 2B, 4 RBIs Key performers: Clay Velazquez, RF, 8 putouts; Reid Akerman, RF, 2B; Aramis Hussung, Dixon, 4 IP, 5 Ks Up next: Byron at Dixon, 4:30 p.m. today; Galesburg at Rock Falls, 4:30 Tuesday that I could hit hard and try to score a run,” he said.

Aramis Hussung came on in relief and pitched the last four innings, allowing three hits.

For the Rockets, Nolan Moeller struck out two in his six innings on the mound, counting on his defense to back him up – and they did. At one point, Dixon hit five consecutive fly balls to Clay Velazquez in center. Of the 21 outs Rock Falls needed, eight were fly balls to Velazquez. Two others were fly balls to Reid Akerman in right.

“I’m usually trying to get ground balls, but today I was leaving the ball up there,” Moeller said. “Outfield was great for me. Clay and Reid have been good outfielders this year. Clay made a lot of running plays. He did a great job covering ground.”

He covered just enough ground with two outs in the sixth, making a sliding catch to end the inning and leave two

Dukes stranded on base.

“Offensively, we need to do a much better job mentally in preparing to face certain pitchers,” Burgess said. “You’ve got a soft-tosser like Moeller, and he throws the ball well and he locates, our guys have got to learn to stay back on a pitcher like that and drive the ball through. Instead, we looped too much.”

Moeller retired 12 in a row at one point, working around a one-out walk in the second and setting the Dukes down in order in the third, fourth and fifth before Owen VanHorn broke up the streak with a double in the sixth.

“I wouldn’t say I was feeling it at all today,” Moeller said. “My curveball wasn’t as sharp, my

changeup I couldn’t get across, but I was able to throw my fastball where I wanted it and I was able to get some weak contact, which is what I want with my fastball since I don’t overpower hitters.”

Rock Falls got a run in the first off a sacrifice fly

by Quinton Matznick.

Matznick got another RBI in the fourth with a groundout to score Akerman.

The win checks off one of the Rockets’ goals for the season – another conference title – and comes on the heels of Wednesday’s win which put them at 25 for the year. They are still hungry for more in the postseason.

“The bigger goals are ahead of us if we can start hitting the ball a bit better,” Chappell said.

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“I just feel so bad for the girls still in the program,” Carbaugh said.

“The seniors next year will be playing for their fourth varsity coach in 4 years, and that’s tough to do.

“But we have some great girls in the program, we have plenty of talent, and there’s definitely a lot to

look forward to for the new coach.

Hopefully I can still be a part of it and be able to keep working with the girls and watch them develop.”

Without many teaching positions opening up this summer, the search for Carbaugh’s replacement may take King outside the district once again. While that’s not ideal, King cites the success Carbaugh had in that same situ-

ation as proof that there’s no reason to think they can’t find a good coach outside the school district.

“In a perfect world, you love to look at teachers as coaches,” King said. “But in today’s world, with tight budgets and people not leaving, that’s not necessarily possible. We’re just going to look for the best candidate that’s the best fit for our program.”

The lure to return closer to home was too much for Jared Shaner to resist.

The people he’s met since then made his decision pretty easy.

The Prophetstown native was hired as Dixon High School’s new athletic director at Wednesday’s school board meeting, just 48 hours after he interviewed for the position in person. He replaces Karen Price, who is retiring at the end of the school year.

“There are a lot lot of happy people in our family, especially grandparents,” Shaner said. “The last couple of days have been a whirlwind for me, but I’m extremely excited to get to Dixon and get to work.”

Shaner is a 1995 graduate of Prophetstown High School, and a 2000 graduate of Illinois State University. He has been teaching and coaching ever since, serving as a PE teacher and the head football coach at Mount Vernon High School the past 5 years, as well as an assistant boys basketball coach.

He was also the head football coach at Lincoln High School for 5 years (2006-10) and head boys track coach for 2 years (2010-11), as well as an assistant boys basketball coach. Prior to that, he coached football, boys basketball and boys track for 4 years while teaching special education at Olympia High School in Stanford, Illinois.

“We felt like we hit the jackpot,” Dixon Schools Superintendent Margo Empen said. “He’s got an outstanding personality, and he’s committed to the kids and the athletic programs. He’s had several coaching positions, and will really understand what needs to be done with players and coaches and teams and programs.

“He really brings in a lot of energy, enthusiasm and organization skills. He’s the whole package, and we feel very lucky to have somebody who’s committed to being here, raising a family here, and looking at the long-term picture here.”

Empen said the search committee didn’t even know of his ties to the area until the interview process, and that made the fit even better all the way around.

“It’s actually the one thing that really drew me to the interview process initially,” Shaner said, “and it was important to my family and I to take advantage of this opportunity after being out of the area for quite a while now.”

After that initial interest due to location, Shaner said he quickly discovered that Dixon was the place he wanted to be.

Shaner file High school: Prophetstown (Class of 1995) College: Illinois State (Class of 2000, also Master’s degree) Family: Wife Erinne, daughter Jozie (going into 9th grade), sons Tyler (5th grade) & Cullen (4th grade) Career stops Stanford Olympia, 2000-04: taught special education; coached football, boys basketball & boys track Lincoln, 2004-11: taught special education and PE; football coach (head coach 5 years), assistant boys basketball coach, boys track coach (head coach 2 years) Mt. Vernon, 2011-16: taught PE; head football coach, assistant boys basketball coach (3 years) “Dixon’s athletic and extracurricular history was a selling point for sure, and the fact that sevJared eral teams Shaner – both boys New Dixon AD and girls – are on the upswing made it an intriguing position,” Shaner said. “As soon as I talked to [Dixon principal] Dr. [Mike] Grady, I realized he and I have a lot of similar philosophies when it comes to athletics and education, and when I got further into the interview process with Dr. Grady, Mrs. Empen and few other administrators, you could tell they were very professional, but also easy to talk to and work with.

“I knew very early on that Dixon High School was a place I wanted to be, and a community we really wanted to be a part of.”

Shaner drove the 5 hours from Mount Vernon to Dixon for an in-person interview Monday evening, and was offered the job a few hours later. He went back to work Tuesday, then took Wednesday afternoon off to drive back to Dixon for the school board meeting.

Since the hiring became official, Shaner has spent his time receiving congratulatory texts, phone calls and Facebook messages, and making phone calls to “personally tell the people who have been significant in our lives.”

“There are a lot of people who we can be closer to again now, and the grandparents can much more easily make it to our kids’ games and events,” Shaner said. “We’re just very happy to find such a good fit for myself and our whole family.”

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BOYS TRACK & FIELD | BIG NORTHERN WEST MEET

Locals big at Big Northern Dixon, Oregon, Rock Falls go 1-2-3 at A.C. Bowers

BY ANDY COLBERT Shaw Media

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Milledgeville’s Rebecca Waite lands in the long jump pit Thursday at the Class 1A Bureau Valley Sectional in Manlius. Waite won the event.

1A state meet to have local flavor SPRINTING

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“It’s exhausting,” Zimmerlein said. “I’m not only fighting her, but also the wind at the same time.”

Waite started in the fifth lane, which meant she couldn’t see Zimmerlein at the start.

However, as they rounded the final corner, the black and red came within her sight.

“Normally I don’t see anyone behind me,” Waite said. “She’s always right there by my shoulder.

“It’s really fun because she pushes me and I push her. It’s good to have someone like that every few meets.”

Waite didn’t wait long to get her first sectional title, qualifying for state on her first try in the long jump, where she made a winning leap of 16 feet, 5 3/4 feet. She was seeded in the 400, but opted to run in the 800 relay. She anchored that team to a thirdplace finish of 1:50.28, good enough to qualify.

“We threw it back and forth,” Milledgeville coach Jason Wroble said.

“She doesn’t really like the 400 all that much, because it’s a really grueling race. [The 4x2] was the right choice.”

Amboy took three of four relay events. The team of Kaitlin Boers, Cassidy Corcoran, Katelynn Pankhurst and Zimmerlein won the 400 in 50.95, and the same quartet teamed for a win in the 800 in 1:46.93.

In the meet’s final race, the team of Boers, Corcoran, Madeline Foster and Erin Hosto led most of the way and finished the 1,600 relay with a winning time of 4:16.62.

“Our relays did very well today,” Zimmerlein said. “Our girls have really gotten better, each one of them have over the season. We’re just pulling it out now.

I’m excited for state.”

Fulton’s Chloe Lindeman made an impressive sectional debut by sweeping both of the throwing events.

The Steamer freshman improved on her performances while dancing

through the same rings she threw in during the Three Rivers Conference meet last week. Lindeman hurled the disc 112 feet, 8 inches during the finals, and wasted little time achieving her shot put hopes with a toss of 43-6 in the prelims.

Steamer junior teammate Emma Jacobs wasn’t too far behind the underclassman, placing second in the discus (111-6) and third in the shot (36-4). Lindeman wished that her and Jacobs could have gone 1-2 in both events.

“It helped that last time when I was here for conference, it helped with being familiar with the rings,” Lindeman said.

“I know what to expect.”

Bureau Valley’s Saige Barnett will also be performing double throwing duty at state, heaving the shot in 38-10 and tossing the disc in 107-9.

The Fulton throwers will make the trip to Charleston together, along with three of their teammates. Averi Leitzen advanced in the 3,200 (12:00.87), Betsy Leonard made it in the high jump (5-1), and Daekota Knott in the triple jump (33-11).

Amboy’s Hosto was also an individual sectional champion, beating Annawan-Wethersfield’s Olivia Draminski 2:27.61 to 2:28.70 in the 800; Draminski beat Hosto in last year’s sectional by nearly 3 seconds. Bureau Valley’s Hailey Weidner also took sectional gold, winning the 3,200 in 11:49.54.

Polo-Forreston’s lone sectional championship came from Naeva Groenewold in the triple jump, edging Knott by a quarter-foot in a season-best 33-11 1/4.

Annawan-Wethersfield denied Amboy a relays sweep, as its only win came in the 3,200 (10:10.41). The runnerup sectional finish is the best in the history of Amboy’s girls track program.

“We had some outside hopes of winning it,” Amboy coach Bob Halberg said, “but Annawan-Wethersfield has so much depth, and we don’t have a lot in the field events.”

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Fulton freshman Chloe Lindeman throws the shot put Thursday at the 1A Bureau Valley Sectional.

Lindeman won both the shot put and the discus.

DIXON – Coaches from Dixon, Oregon and Rock Falls all had good reason to smile Thursday night as they left A.C. Bowers Field at the conclusion of the boys Big Northern track and field meet.

For Dixon’s Kel Bond, it was a second straight conference title for a program destined to be better in the years to come. Jim Spratt of Oregon had the pleasure of seeing three of his relays beat state-qualifying marks, and Eric Bontz of Rock Falls rode two distance-running horses to a surprise third-place finish with some genuine coaching chutzpah.

The Dukes scored 162 points to win the meet with Oregon a distant second at 115.5. Behind 50 combined points from Brayden Hamblen and Seth Williams, Rock Falls had 81.5 points, edging Byron (80) and Winnebago (78).

What made Dixon’s win more impressive was the fact that of its six individual first-place finishes, five came from sophomores.

And, in the winning 400meter relay, it was three sophomores and a senior.

“We have a hard-working group of sophomores and figure to be pretty good,” said four-event winner Nyrel Sullivan.

Sullivan started his day winning the long jump with a leap of 21 feet, 2 inches. Then he outran Kyle LeBlanc 11.25 to 11.30 in the 100 meters, tying Nate Davidson’s 2001 sophomore school record.

It was the same result in the 200, with Sullivan besting his teammate LeBlanc 22.81 to 23.08.

In the 400 relay, the two sprinters teamed up with Josh Dallas and Arthur Cox to beat Oregon 44.21 to 44.25.

Running anchor, LeBlanc needed to come from 5 meters behind to nip Brayton Finch of Oregon in a photo finish, with Finch somersaulting to the track at the end.

“That’s probably the closest race I’ve ever had,” said LeBlanc, the lone senior relay runner. “Oregon got us on the handoffs. They’re good.”

In another Dixon-Oregon showdown, Dukes sophomore Jared Harrison beat Konner Wilson

Photos by Earleen Hinton/Shaw Media

ABOVE: Dixon’s Nyrel Sullivan (second from left) and Kyle LeBlanc (second from right) finished first and second in the 100-meter dash Thursday at the Big Northern West Meet at A.C. Bowers Field. The Dukes won the team title.

BELOW: Rock Falls’ Seth Williams (left) and Brayden Hamblen (center) run with Dixon’s Andrew Lohse during the 3,200-meter run Thursday. Hamblen and Williams combined to score 50 of their team’s 81.5 points as the Rockets took third.

in the 110 high hurdles, 15.58 to 16.05. The time broke JD Gieson’s sophomore record of 15.68.

The other sophomore win was by Dallas in the 400 in 51.38. Dixon also got a win in the triple jump from Kandras Martin at 40-10.

“It was good competition pushing us,” Bond said. “We’re only losing four senior scorers from tonight. We have a lot of coming back. We’ve just got to execute.”

LeBlanc and Isaiah Roby went 6-6 and 6-4 in the high jump to finish second and third to the 6-8 made by Alex Bolhous of Winnebago.

“That was the event of the meet,” Bond said.

In an Ironman-like performance, Hamblen won the 800, 1,600 and 3,200 runs for Rock Falls. Williams added two seconds and a fourth in the same races.

“This is the first time all year we’ve tripled them,”

Bontz said. “Its all about points today. Next week [at sectional], it will be individual instead of team. But today, they passed their test with flying colors.”

None of the times were noteworthy, with the pair doing just enough to hold their places and save their energy for the subsequent races.

“It felt good to do it for the team,” said Hamblen, who’s opting out of the 3,200 to concentrate on the 800 and 1,600 at the sectional. “I felt strong in the 800. If someone pushes me, maybe I could go 1:55.”

Oregon got wins from Wilson in the 300 hurdles (40.54), Kole Mowry in the shot put (47-3), and the 1,600 relay of Carson Buck, Caleb Mennen, Mitchell Nehrkorn and Andrew Newman.

Behind difference-maker Nehrkorn on the third leg, the Hawks held off Winnebago and Dixon.

Their time of 3:31.43 bested the 1A state qualifying time, as did Oregon’s 400 and 3,200 relays.

“We keep building on what’s been a very good year,” Spratt said. “We PR’d in a lot of events.

Konner had a great meet again for us in four events.

The throws, Kole and John Ghibellini came through with big points (32). And, we had a freshman (Jake Mennen) almost win the pole vault.”

Sterling sends 7 to state; Dixon, EP 2 each JOB DONE

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Cobert qualified in one event this season after having multiple events on her state schedule last season.

The Erie senior took third in the 400 (1:00.45), after entering the sectional with a qualifying time.

Schwarz won both throwing events, posting a season-best 44-6 in the shot put, and winning the discus with a throw of 120-7. The sophomore medaled in both events at state last season, and was able to get back with little trouble.

“Once that I got that first mark, everything settled in,” Schwarz said. “It was all about getting back.

I’ll be more comfortable in that environment, and I’m hoping to throw some personal bests. I just have to replicate my throws.”

Sterling sophomore Erin Long qualified in three events, while Tira, Kallie Zuidema, Maggie McPherson and Samantha Hibbard all qualified in two.

Zuidema kicked off the meet by advanding in the pole vault with a 9-7. That height was good for a three-way tie for second, and 6 inches higher than she had gone this season. Zuidema also made it in the 800 relay.

“It was one of those things where everything came together on the right day,” Zuidema said. “I could feel things starting to click in meets leading up to this, and today it worked.

Philip Marruffo/pmarruffo@saukvalley.com

Sterling’ Erin Long lands in the long jump pit Thursday during the 2A Rochelle Sectional. Long qualified for state in three events.

“I never really feel how high I am, but when I was in the air on that [9-7], I could tell it was a pretty good one.”

Long, who led off the qualifying 400 and 800 relays, matched her personal best with a 16-7 1/4 long jump that put her in second place.

Dixon’s Shannon Lahey narrowly missed state, taking third (16-6 1/4).

Long said she would watch for the leaderboards each week looking for Lahey’s name. The two had a friendly competition throughout the season, and Long knew the Duchesses’ jumper would be in the hunt.

Heading into the flight, Long

realized her seed distance was third. Two athletes ahead of her had already jumped over 17 feet, including E-P’s Courtney Kruthoff.

She figured beating those girls would be tough, and wanted to hit 17 feet herself.

It didn’t happen, but she outjumped Kruthoff (14-8 3/4) and earned a spot at state.

“After every jump I’d run over and look to see what [Lahey] got,” said Long, Sterling’s first long jump qualifier since 2009. “Shannon really pushed me today, and I’ve got to thank her for that. Everything just went right for me.”

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CERTIFICATE NO. 2012-00331 TO: Richard E. Clark Jr. Geni A. Clark Occupant Clark's Sharpening Service Persons in occupancy or actual possession of said property; Unknown owners or parties interested in said land or lots.

A Petition for Tax Deed on premise described below has been filed with the Circuit Clerk of WHITESIDE County, Ill. as Case No. 16 TX 3

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NOTICE

CERTIFICATE NO. 2013-00011 TO: Corinne D. Alleven Spouse of Corinne D. Alleven Occupant Financial Plus Credit Union Leanna Altamore Kailyn Alleven Jack McLeam

The Property is located at: 1504 7th Ave., Rock Falls, IL

A Petition for Tax Deed on premise described below has been filed with the Circuit Clerk of LEE County, Ill. as Case No. 16 TX 17

Permanent Index Number: 11-33-254015

The Property is located at: 245 N. Jefferson Ave., Amboy, IL

Said Property was sold on 11/1/2013 for Delinquent Real Estate Taxes and/or Special Assessments for the year 2012.

Permanent 430-009

The period of redemption will expire on 9/16/2016. On 12/06/16 at 09:00 am the Petitioner will make application to such Court in said County for an Order for Issuance of a Tax Deed.

Realtax Developers, Ltd, Petitioner May 11, 12, 13, 2016 TAKE NOTICE CERTIFICATE NO. 2012-00350 TO: James Johnson US Bank, NA as Trustee Theresa Johnson Occupant Dustin Hollenbach Jared Wetzel CitiMortgage, Inc. Persons in occupancy or actual possession of said property; Unknown owners or parties interested in said land or lots.

A Petition for Tax Deed on premise described below has been filed with the Circuit Clerk of WHITESIDE County, Ill. as Case No. 16 TX 4 The Property is located at: 209 W. 18th St., Rock Falls, IL Permanent Index Number: 11-33-428002 Said Property was sold on 11/1/2013 for Delinquent Real Estate Taxes and/or Special Assessments for the year 2012.

The period of redemption will expire on 9/16/2016. On 12/06/16 at 09:00 am the Petitioner will make application to such Court in said County for an Order for Issuance of a Tax Deed.

Realtax Developers, Ltd, Petitioner May 11, 12, 13, 2016 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT LEE COUNTY, ILLINOIS COMMUNITY STATE BANK OF ROCK FALLS, Plaintiff, v.

BRIAN L. BUCKERT, UNKNOWN OWNERS, and NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants.

No. 16 CH 32 NOTICE BY PUBLICATION NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU: Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants That this case has been commenced in this Court against you and other defendants, praying for the foreclosure of the following Mortgages regarding the following described premises: Lot 5 in Shoreline Heights Subdivision, located in the Northwest Quarter of Section 17, Township 21 North, Range 8 East of the 4th Principal Meridian, according to the plat thereof recorded March 10, 1958 in Book “F” of Plats at pages 40 and 41 as Document 306313 in Lee County, Illinois.

COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 2410 Shoreline Heights, Sterling, Illinois 61081 which said First Mortgage was made by: Brian L. Buckert, to Community State Bank of Rock Falls (Dixon Branch), as Mortgagee, and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Lee County, Illinois, as Document No. 2012005986; and for other relief; that summons was duly issued out of said Court against you as provided by law and that the said suit is now pending. which said Second Mortgage was made by: Brian L. Buckert, to Community State Bank of Rock Falls, as Mortgagee, and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Lee County, Illinois, as Document No. 2012005986; and for other relief; that summons was duly issued out of said Court against you as provided by law and that the said suit is now pending.

NOW, THEREFORE, UNLESS YOU file your answer or otherwise file your appearance in this case in the Office of the Clerk of this Court: Clerk of the Circuit Court Lee County Court Facility 309 S. Galena Ave. Dixon, IL 61021 on or before June 10, 2016, A DEFAULT MAY BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU AT ANY TIME AFTER THAT DAY AND A JUDGMENT MAY BE ENTERED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRAYER OF SAID COMPLAINT. Dated: April 26, 2016.

Denise A. McCaffrey Clerk of the Circuit Court Lee County, Illinois

Douglas E. Lee Ehrmann Gehlbach Badger Lee & Considine, LLC Attorneys for Plaintiff 215 E. First St., Suite 100 P.O. Box 447 Dixon, Illinois 61021 (815) 288-4949 April 29, May 6, 13, 2016

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Said Property was sold on 11/5/2013 for Delinquent Real Estate Taxes and/or Special Assessments for the year 2012.

The period of redemption will expire on 9/16/2016. On 10/19/16 at 11:00 am the Petitioner will make application to such Court in said County for an Order for Issuance of a Tax Deed.

Realtax Developers, Ltd, Petitioner May 11, 12, 13, 2016 TAKE

NOTICE

CERTIFICATE NO. 2012-00193 TO: Colleen D. Cox Bruce Kelly Occupant

Persons in occupancy or actual possession of said property; Unknown owners or parties interested in said land or lots.

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TAKE

NOTICE

CERTIFICATE NO. 2013-00022 TO: Joseph Bautista Sandra I. Bautista Occupant Persons in occupancy or actual possession of said property; Unknown owners or parties interested in said land or lots.

A Petition for Tax Deed on premise described below has been filed with the Circuit Clerk of LEE County, Ill. as Case No. 16 TX 18

Persons in occupancy or actual possession of said property; Unknown owners or parties interested in said land or lots.

A Petition for Tax Deed on premise described below has been filed with the Circuit Clerk of WHITESIDE County, Ill. as Case No. 16 TX 7 The Property is located at: 609 West 6th Street, Sterling, IL Property Index Number: 11-21-313-005 Said Property was sold on 11/1/2013 for Delinquent Real Estate Taxes and/or Special Assessments for the year 2012.

The period of redemption will expire on 9/14/2016. On 12/06/16 at 09:00 am the Petitioner will make application to such Court in said County for an Order for Issuance of a Tax Deed.

MS INVESTMENT GROUP, INC., Petitioner May 11, 12, 13, 2016 TAKE

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CERTIFICATE NO. 2012-00311 TO: Patti J. Mock Spouse of Patti J. Mock Richard L. Burns Donald E. Smith Occupant Ronald G. Gerken Karol Gerken Allied Business Accounts, Inc. Spouse of Richard L. Burns Persons in occupancy or actual possession of said property; Unknown owners or parties interested in said land or lots.

The Property is located at: 330 S. Madison Ave., Amboy, IL

A Petition for Tax Deed on premise described below has been filed with the Circuit Clerk of WHITESIDE County, Ill. as Case No. 16 TX 2

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The Property is located at: 1403 Bennett Dr., Rock Falls, IL

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02-15-22-

Said Property was sold on 11/5/2013 for Delinquent Real Estate Taxes and/or Special Assessments for the year 2012.

The period of redemption will expire on 9/16/2016. On 10/19/16 at 11:00 am the Petitioner will make application to such Court in said County for an Order for Issuance of a Tax Deed.

Realtax Developers, Ltd, Petitioner May 11, 12, 13, 2016 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS ESTATE OF Cheryl Sue Chappell, Deceased.

No. 16 P 59 CLAIM NOTICE Notice is given to creditors of the death of Cheryl Sue Chappell. Letters of Office were issued on May 3, 2016 to Jenny L. Hemminger, 210 E. 10th St., Rock Falls, IL 61071 as independent executor, and whose attorney of record is John E. Miller, of MILLER & LANCASTER, P.C., 15 East Third Street, P.O. Box 535, Sterling, Illinois, 61081. Claims against the estate may be filed in the Circuit Clerk's office, Whiteside County Courthouse, Morrison, Illinois 61270, or with the representative, or both, on or before November 14, 2016, or if mailing or delivery of a notice from the representative is required by Sec. 18-3 of the Probate Act of 1975, the date stated in that notice.

Any claim not filed on or before that date is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the clerk must be mailed or delivered by the claimant to the representative and to the attorney within ten (10) days after it has been filed.

Jenny L. Hemminger Independent Representative for the Estate MILLER & LANCASTER, P.C. Attorneys for the Representative 15 E. Third Street, P. O. Box 535 Sterling, IL 61081 (815) 625-0600 May 13, 20, 27, 2016 TAKE

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CERTIFICATE NO. 2013-00077 TO: Stephen C. Clark Margaret E. Clark Occupant Discover Bank Patrick Clark Connor Clark Christian Clark Persons in occupancy or actual possession of said property; Unknown owners or parties interested in said land or lots.

A Petition for Tax Deed on premise described below has been filed with the Circuit Clerk of LEE County, Ill. as Case No. 16 TX 20 The Property is located at: 832 N. Ottawa Ave., Dixon, IL Permanent 207-004

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07-02-32-

Said Property was sold on 11/5/2013 for Delinquent Real Estate Taxes and/or Special Assessments for the year 2012.

The period of redemption will expire on 9/16/2016. On 10/19/16 at 11:00 am the Petitioner will make application to such Court in said County for an Order for Issuance of a Tax Deed.

Realtax Developers, Ltd, Petitioner May 11, 12, 13, 2016

Permanent Index Number: 11-32-228012 Said Property was sold on 11/1/2013 for Delinquent Real Estate Taxes and/or Special Assessments for the year 2012.

The period of redemption will expire on 9/16/2016. On 12/06/16 at 09:00 am the Petitioner will make application to such Court in said County for an Order for Issuance of a Tax Deed.

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Public Notice is hereby given that on May 02, A.D. 2016, a certificate was filed in the office of the County Clerk of Whiteside County, Illinois, setting forth the names and postoffice addresses of all of the persons owning, conducting and transacting the business known as Elite Auto Sales, located at 815 1St Avenue, Rock Falls IL 61071. nd Dated this 2 day of May, A.D. 2016 Dana Nelson County Clerk May 6, 13, 20, 2016

Notice is hereby given that a Tentative Budget and Appropriation Ordinance for the Town of Palmyra Township in the County of Lee, State of Illinois for the fiscal year beginning April 1, 2016 and ending March 31, 2017, will be on file and available to public inspection at 214 Palmyra Road, Dixon, Illinois from and after 9:00 A.M., Wednesday May 11, 2016.

Notice is further given that a public hearing on said Budget and Appropriation Ordinance will at 7:00 P.M. Tuesday, June 14, 2016 at 214 Palmyra Road, Dixon, IL. And that final action on this Ordinance will be taken by the Board of Town Trustees at the meeting to be held at 7:00 P.M. om then 14th day of June, 2016.

Dated this 11th day of May, 2016 Vern Gottel, Supervisor Kathryn A. Todd, Clerk May 13, 2016

ASSUMED NAME PUBLICATION NOTICE Public Notice is hereby given that on May 2 A.D. 2016 a certificate was filed in the Office of the County Clerk of Lee County, Illinois, setting forth the names and post-office addresses of all of the persons owning, conducting and transacting the business known as The Asterisk Boutique located at 203 W. 1st Street, Dixon, IL 61021.

Dated this 2nd day of May A.D. 2016.

Cathy Myers County Clerk

by Gerianne Knack Deputy May 6, 13, 20, 2016

ASSUMED NAME PUBLICATION NOTICE Public Notice is hereby that on March 1 A.D. 2016 a certificate was filed in the Office of the County Clerk of Lee County, Illinois, setting forth the names and post-office addresses of all the persons owning, conducting and transacting the business known as Bohn Mobile Home Service and Trasport located at 519 IL Rt 2 Lot 59 Dixon, IL. 61021.

Dated this 1st day of March A.D. 2016.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ROAD DISTRICT BUDGET Notice is hereby given that a Tentative Budget and Appropriation Ordinance for Road purposes of the Palmyra Township Road District in the County of Lee, State of Illinois for the fiscal year beginning April 1, 2016 and ending March 31, 2017, will be on file and available to public inspection at 214 Palmyra Road, Dixon, Illinois from and after 9:00 A.M., Wednesday, May 11, 2016.

Notice is further given that a public hearing on said Budget and Appropriation Ordinance will be at 7:15 P.M. Tuesday, June 14, 2016 at 214 Palmyra Road, Dixon, IL. And that final action on this ordinance will be taken by the Board of Town Trustees at the meeting to be held at 7:15 P.M. on the 14th day of June 2016.

Dated this 11th day of May, 2016 Vern Gottel, Supervisor Kathryn A. Todd, Clerk May 13, 2016 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 14TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS Estate of DORIS M. KIMMEL, Deceased.

No. 16 P 55 CLAIM NOTICE Notice is given of the death of DORIS M. KIMMEL. Letters of Office were issued to JAMES C. KIMMEL, 28930 Bertha Drive, Rock Falls, IL 61071, as Independent Representative, whose attorneys are WARD, MURRAY, PACE & JOHNSON, P.C., 202 E. 5th Street, Sterling, Illinois 61081.

Claims against the estate may be filed in the office of the Clerk of Court, Whiteside County Courthouse, 200 E. Knox Street, Morrison, IL 61270, or with the Representative, or both, on or before November, 2, 2016, and any claim not filed within that period is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the Clerk must be mailed or delivered to the Representative and to the attorney within ten (10) days after it has been filed.

Dated this 26th day of April, 2016 James C. Kimmel, Independent Representative Daniel C. Hawkins WARD, MURRAY, PACE & JOHNSON, P.C. Attorneys for Estate 202 E. 5th Street Sterling, IL 61081-0400 815-625-8200 April 29, May 6, 13, 2016

Cathy Meyers COUNTY CLERK

by Gerianne Knack Deputy April 29, May 6, May 13 2016.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, LEE COUNTY, ILLINOIS EUREKA SAVINGS BANK, a corporation organized and doing business under and by virtue of the Illinois Savings Bank Act, Plaintiff, vs.

DAVID J. GARLAND, ILLINOIS HEALTHCARE and FAMILY SERVICES, J.W. OSSOLA CO. INC, Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants, Defendants.

No. 16 CH 27 NOTICE OF PENDENCY OF ACTION NOTICE is hereby given to UNKNOWN OWNERS and NONRECORD CLAIMANTS of the Complaint for Foreclosure filed in the above entitled case on April 13, 2016, and that they are named Defendants in the above entitled case, and that the above entitled mortgage foreclosure suit is now pending in said Court and the day on or after which a default may be entered against said Defendants is June 7, 2016, and that the following information applies to said foreclosure proceeding: 1. The name of the Plaintiff and the case number are identified above.

2. The Court in which said action is brought is identified above.

3. The name of the title holder of record is: DAVID J. GARLAND 4. A legal description of the real estate sufficient to identify it with reasonable certainty is as follows: A part of the Southeast Quarter of Section 22, Township 19 North, Range 8 East of the Fourth Principal Meridian, Lee County, Illinois, bounded and described as follows: Commencing at the Southeast corner of Section 22; thence Westerly along South line of Section 22, 834.13 feet for Point of Beginning; thence continue along aforementioned line 286.74 feet; thence Northerly at an angle of 90 degrees 00 minutes measured counterclockwise, 307.41 feet; thence Easterly at an angle of 90 degrees 00 minutes measured counterclockwise, 286.74 feet; thence Southerly at an angle of 90 degrees 00 minutes measured counterclockwise, 307.41 feet to the Point of Beginning, containing 2.024 acres of land, more or less.

P.I.N.: 09-19-22-400-003 5. A common address or description of the location of the real estate is as follows: 382 Keigwin Rd., Walnut, IL 61376-9608 An identification of the mortgage sought to be foreclosed is as follows: Name of mortgagor: DAVID J. GARLAND Name of mortgagee: EUREKA SAVINGS BANK Date of mortgage: March 10, 2006 Date of recording: March 13, 2006 County where recorded: LEE COUNTY, ILLINOIS Recording document identification: No. 2006001654 Nancy Nelson, Clerk of the Circuit Court Attorney for Plaintiff: TODD L. MARTIN, Attorney at Law 812 Washington Street, P. O. Box 177 Mendota, IL 61342 Phone: (815) 539-3711 May 6, 13, 20, 2016

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CERTIFICATE NO. 2012-00103 TO: Michael G. Schutt Susan M. Schutt Occupant Select Employees Credit Union Luke Schutt

TO: Sylvia J. Myers Occupant Francis Sword JoEllia Sword Persons in occupancy or actual possession of said property; Unknown owners or parties interested in said land or lots.

A Petition for Tax Deed on premise described below has been filed with the Circuit Clerk of LEE County, Ill. as Case No. 16 TX 21 The Property is located at: 810 Jackson Ave., Dixon, IL Permanent Index 376-003

Number: 07-08-05-

The period of redemption will expire on 9/16/2016. On 10/19/16 at 11:00 am the Petitioner will make application to such Court in said County for an Order for Issuance of a Tax Deed.

Realtax Developers, Ltd, Petitioner May 11, 12, 13, 2016

A Petition for Tax Deed on premise described below has been filed with the Circuit Clerk of WHITESIDE County, Ill. as Case No. 16 TX 1

Permanent Index Number: 10-24-229005 Said Property was sold on 11/1/2013 for Delinquent Real Estate Taxes and/or Special Assessments for the year 2012.

The period of redemption will expire on 9/16/2016. On 12/06/16 at 09:00 am the Petitioner will make application to such Court in said County for an Order for Issuance of a Tax Deed.

Realtax Developers, Ltd, Petitioner May 11, 12, 13, 2016 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FOURTEENETH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS

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CERTIFICATE NO. 2012-00401 TO: Shane Hunter Obra '93 Trust Spouse of Shane M. Hunter Occupant Shane Hunter Brian Hunter Spouse of Shane Hunter Shane M. Hunter Persons in occupancy or actual possession of said property; Unknown owners or parties interested in said land or lots.

A Petition for Tax Deed on premise described below has been filed with the Circuit Clerk of WHITESIDE County, Ill. as Case No. 16 TX 6 The Property is located at: 27889 Buena Vista Dr., Rock Falls, IL Permanent Index Number: 17-08-480011 Said Property was sold on 11/1/2013 for Delinquent Real Estate Taxes and/or Special Assessments for the year 2012.

The period of redemption will expire on 9/16/2016. On 12/06/16 at 09:00 am the Petitioner will make application to such Court in said County for an Order for Issuance of a Tax Deed.

Realtax Developers, Ltd, Petitioner May 11, 12, 13, 2016

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Persons in occupancy or actual possession of said property; Unknown owners or parties interested in said land or lots.

The Property is located at: 1516 Fisher St., Sterling, IL

Said Property was sold on 11/5/2013 for Delinquent Real Estate Taxes and/or Special Assessments for the year 2012.

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IN RE THE ESTATE OF KATHRYN C. SCHAFER, Deceased, No. 16- P-48 CLAIM NOTICE Notice is given to creditors of the death of Kathryn C. Schafer. Letters of Office were issued on April 13, 2016, to Thomas J. Potter, as Independent Executor, whose attorneys of record are shown below.

The estate will be administered without court supervision, unless under Section 28-4 of the Probate Act (755 ILCS 5/28-4) any interested person terminates independent administration at any time by mailing or delivering a petition to terminate to the clerk.

Claims against the estate may be filed in the office of the Circuit Clerk of Whiteside, 200 East Knox Street, Morrison, Illinois 61270, or with the representative, or both, on or before November 7, 2016, or, if mailing or delivery of a notice from the representative is required by Section 183 of the Probate Act (755 ILCS 5/18-3), the date stated in that notice. Any claim not filed on or before that date is barred.

Copies of a claim filed with the clerk must be mailed or delivered by the claimant to the representative and to the attorneys within 10 days after it has been filed.

Thomas J. Potter Ludens Potter & Melton 600 W. Lincolnway P.O. Box 360 Morrison, Illinois 61270-0360 Telephone: (815)772-2161 Fax: (815) 772-7440 E-mail: tjpotter@lincolnwaylaw.com May 6, 13, 20, 2016

RETURN WITH BID County Whiteside Local Public Agency City of Sterling Section Number N/A Route 1st Avenue

Sealed proposals for the improvement described below will be received at the office of City of Sterling City Clerk, 212 Third Avenue, Sterling, IL 61081 until 10:00 AM, on May 24th, 2016 Sealed proposals will be opened and read publicly at the office of City of Sterling City, Clerk, 212 Third Avenue, Sterling, IL 61081 at 10:00 A.M. on May 24th, 2016.

DESCRIPTION OF WORK Name 1st Avenue Length: 90' feet (0.02 miles) rd th Location 3 Street to 4 Street Proposed Improvement Sidewalk Improvements 1. Plans and proposal forms will be available in the office of Willett, Hofmann & Associates (Dixon Office) 809 E. 2nd St. Dixon IL, See attached information sheet for more details (Quest eBidDoc 4477364) 2. ✕Prequalification If checked, the 2 low bidders must filed within 24 hours after the letting an “Affidavit of Availability” (Form BC 57), in duplicate, showing all uncompleted contracts awarded to them and all low bids pending award for Federal, State, County, Municipal and private work. One original shall be filed with the Awarding Authority and one original with the IDOT District Office.

3. The Awarding Authority reserves the right to waive technicalities and to reject or all proposals as provided in BLRS Special Provision for Bidding Requirements and Conditions for Contract Proposals.

4. The following BLR Forms shall be returned by the bidder to the Awarding Authority: a. BLR 12200: Local Public Agency Formal Contract Proposal b. BLR 12200: Schedule of Prices c. BLR 12230: Proposal Bid Bond (if applicable) d. BLR 12325: Apprenticeship or Training Program Certification (do not use federally funded projects) e. BLR 12326: Affidavit of Illinois Business Office RETURN WITH BIDDER 5. The quantities in the bid schedule are approximate and are prepared for the comparison of bids. Payment to the Contractor will be made only for the actual quantities of work performed and accepted or materials furnished according to the contract. The scheduled quantities.

6. Submission of a bid shall be conclusive assurance and warranty the bidder has examined the plans and understands all requirements for the performance of work. The bidder will be responsible for all errors in the proposal resulting from failure or neglect to conduct an in depth examination. The Awarding Authority will, in no case be responsible for any costs, expenses, losses or changes in anticipated profits resulting from such failure or neglect of the bidder.

7. The bidder shall take no advantage of any error or omission in the proposal and advertised contract.

8. If a special envelope is supplied by the Awarding Authority, each proposal should be submitted in that envelope furnished by the Awarding Agency and the blank spaces on the envelope shall in correctly to clearly indicate its contents. When an envelope other than the special one furnished by the Awarding Authority is used, it shall be marked to clearly indicate its contents. When sent by mail, the sealed proposals shall be addressed to the Award Authority at the address and in care of the official in whose office the bids are to be received. All proposals shall be filed prior to the time and at the place specified in the Notice to Bidders. Proposals received after the time specified will be returned to the bidder unopened.

9. Permission will be given to a bidder to withdraw a proposal if the bidder makes the request in the writing or in person before the time for opening proposals.

By Order of Sterling City Council (Awarding Authority) Marie Rombouts Note: All proposal documents, including Proposal Guaranty Checks or Proposal Bid Binds, should be stapled together to prevent loss when bids are processed.

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Persons in occupancy or actual possession of said property; Unknown owners or parties interested in said land or lots.

2016-2017 Budget Review The Prophetstown Fire Protection District tentative Budget is on display for review by the public at the office of the Prophetstown Fire Department, 104 West 2nd Street, Prophet stown, IL until June 13, 2016 at 6:45 p.m. at which time the budget will be brought to a vote for adoption.

Mike Fisk Treasurer May 13, 2016

A Petition for Tax Deed on premise described below has been filed with the Circuit Clerk of LEE County, Ill. as Case No. 16 TX 16 The Property is located at: 220 W. Hubbard St., Amboy, IL Permanent 357-012

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02-15-15-

Said Property was sold on 11/5/2013 for Delinquent Real Estate Taxes and/or Special Assessments for the year 2012.

The period of redemption will expire on 9/16/2016. On 10/19/16 at 11:00 am the Petitioner will make application to such Court in said County for an Order for Issuance of a Tax Deed.

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STATE OF ILLINOIS, IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, LEE COUNTY NOTICE OF FILING A REQUEST FOR NAME CHANGE (ADULT) NO. 2016MR54 Request of: Luke RavlinMikus There will be a court hearing on my request to change my name from: Luke RavlinMikus to the new name of: Luke Nicholas Ravlin.

The court hearing will be held on August 5th at 9:00 am at 309 S. Galena, Dixon, Lee County in Courtroom #420.

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CERTIFICATE NO. 2013-00445 TO: Charles A. Sporluck Spouse of Charles A. Sporluck Occupant Fifth Third Bank Persons in occupancy or actual possession of said property; Unknown owners or parties interested in said land or lots.

A Petition for Tax Deed on premise described below has been filed with the Circuit Clerk of LEE County, Ill. as Case No. 16 TX 23 The Property is located at: 1563 Chicago St., Dixon, IL Permanent 254-034

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15-07-15-

Said Property was sold on 11/5/2013 for Delinquent Real Estate Taxes and/or Special Assessments for the year 2012.

Luke Ravlin-Mikus Petitioner Dated this 10th day of May, 2016 Denise A. McCaffrey Clerk of the Circuit Court May 13, 20, 27, 2016

The period of redemption will expire on 9/16/2016. On 10/19/16 at 11:00 am the Petitioner will make application to such Court in said County for an Order for Issuance of a Tax Deed.

Realtax Developers, Ltd, Petitioner May 11, 12, 13, 2016

STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 15TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF LEE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF ROCHELLE, Plaintiff, vs.

BARRY K. OGDEN and CITIFINANCIAL SERVICES, INC., Defendants.

NO. 15 CH 75 NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered by the Court in the above entitled cause the property hereinafter described or so much thereof as shall be sufficient to satisfy said judgment, will be sold to the highest bidder.

A. The name, address and telephone number of the person to contact for information regarding the real estate is: Hewitt & Wagner, Attorneys for Plaintiff,. 1124 Lincoln Highway, Rochelle, Illinois, 61068, 815-562-2704.

B. The common address and other common description, if any, of the real estate is: 802 Paddock, Ashton, Lee County, Illinois.

C. The legal description of the real estate is: Lot Three (3) in Block One (1), in Paddock and Williams Addition to the Village of Ashton, all situated in County of Lee and State of Illinois.

Tax Code No.: 03-04-27-154-004.

D. A description of the improvements on the real estate is: A single family residence.

E. The real estate may not be inspected prior to sale.

F. The time and place of the sale is: June 9, 2016, at 10:00 a.m. at the Lee County Courthouse, Original Court Building, 112 E. 2nd Street, 1st Floor, Dixon, Illinois.

G. The terms of the sale are: 20 percent day of sale with balance due by noon on the next business day after the sale.

H. The Judgment of Foreclosure amount is $959,537.52.

FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF ROCHELLE, Plaintiff,

By HEWITT & WAGNER, Its Attorneys By /s/ Brent A. Wagner

HEWITT & WAGNER 1124 Lincoln Highway Rochelle IL 61068 Telephone 815-562-2704 Attorneys for Plaintiff.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 14TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS Estate of SHARON I. SCHMITT, Deceased.

No. 16 P 56 CLAIM NOTICE Notice is given of the death of SHARON I. SCHMITT. Letters of Office were issued to TIMOTHY R. SCHMITT, 3005 Star Toad, Rock Falls, Illinois 61071, as Independent Representative, whose attorneys are WARD, MURRAY, PACE & JOHNSON, P.C., 202 E. 5th Street, Sterling, Illinois 61081.

Claims against the estate may be filed in the office of the Clerk of Court, Whiteside County Courthouse, 200 E. Knox Street, Morrison, IL 61270, or with the Representative, or both, on or before November, 17, 2016, and any claim not filed within that period is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the Clerk must be mailed or delivered to the Representative and to the attorney within ten (10) days after it has been filed.

Dated May 10, 2016

Timothy R. Schmitt, Independent Representative

Kyle G. Carlock WARD, MURRAY, PACE & JOHNSON, P.C. Attorneys for Estate 202 E. 5th Street | P.O. Box 40 Sterling, IL 61081 P: 815.625.8200 carlock@wmpj.com May 13, 20, 27 , 2016 TAKE

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CERTIFICATE NO. 2013-00472 TO: Jeffrey Spencer Forreston State Bank Sharon Spencer Occupant Persons in occupancy or actual possession of said property; Unknown owners or parties interested in said land or lots.

A Petition for Tax Deed on premise described below has been filed with the Circuit Clerk of LEE County, Ill. as Case No. 16 TX 24 The Property is located at: 1153 S. Eldena Rd., Eldena, IL Permanent 200-001

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18-08-36-

Said Property was sold on 11/5/2013 for Delinquent Real Estate Taxes and/or Special Assessments for the year 2012.

The period of redemption will expire on 9/16/2016. On 10/19/16 at 11:00 am the Petitioner will make application to such Court in said County for an Order for Issuance of a Tax Deed.

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CERTIFICATE NO. 2012-00363 TO: Rick A. Stover Spouse of Rick A. Stover Occupant United States Attorney General United States Attorney Internal Revenue Service Department of the Treasury Rhett Stover Persons in occupancy or actual possession of said property; Unknown owners or parties interested in said land or lots.

A Petition for Tax Deed on premise described below has been filed with the Circuit Clerk of WHITESIDE County, Ill. as Case No. 16 TX 5 The Property is located at: 1763 Gaulrapp Rd., Albany, IL Permanent Index Number: 12-24-200002 Said Property was sold on 11/1/2013 for Delinquent Real Estate Taxes and/or Special Assessments for the year 2012.

The period of redemption will expire on 9/16/2016. On 12/06/16 at 09:00 am the Petitioner will make application to such Court in said County for an Order for Issuance of a Tax Deed.

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CAN YOU QUALIFY FOR A CAREER AS A ROCK FALLS FIREFIGHTER? The Rock Falls Board of Fire and Police Commissioners are seeking candidates for the position of firefighter and will conduct entrance examinations at the IL National Guard Armory located at 716 6th Ave. Rock Falls IL on Saturday June 18, 2016. Physical agility examination will be administered at 9:00 a.m. and the written exam will follow.

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1) Resident of the State of Illinois.

2) Valid driver’s license 3) Must be 21 years of age and not reached your 35th birthday 4) Have a high school diploma or equivalent.

5) Must pass physical exam, skills evaluation, and written examination Fringe benefits include: Good pension plan, hospital insurance, paid vacation, overtime pay and uni form allowance.

Application forms may be obtained at the Rock Falls Fire or Police Department located at 603 W. 10th Street, Rock Falls IL and must be completed by Friday, June 17, 2016, on or before 5:00 p.m.

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The Polo School District #222 announces the following position: Polo Technology Director/ Specialist Position will be available July 1, 2016.

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The Whiteside Area Career Center has an opening for an Auto Service Instructor Candidates must have completed a minimum of 60 hours of college credit and a minimum of 2000 hours employment in Auto Service. Send letter of application and resume to: Paula Rademacher; Whiteside Area Career Center; 1608 Fifth Avenue; Sterling, IL 61081; Phone: (815) 6265810.

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Deputy Circuit Clerk-Primarily Sterling, IL location Full time - 35 hrs/ wk. 8:30 am - 4:30 pm, $11.40/ hr.

File court cases & documents, Clerk in the courtroom Bilingual in Spanish beneficial but not required. www.whiteside.org for complete job description & application Deadline - Fri. June 3, 2016 at 4:30 pm

Housekeepers wanted June 1.

Exp. & no exp. Reliable transport or live-on site. Call or 815-284-6979 apply online www. reynoldswood.org/ jobs/

GENERAL CLEANER POSITIONS DIXON PT, M-F EVENINGS, $9.50/HOUR APPLY ONLINE

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Grain Elevator Operator/Millwright Tettens Grain Inc. accepting applications with agricultural experience with elevators.

Weld, repair, fabricate, load/unload grain trucks and bins.

See Gunnar @ 3201 Science Ridge Rd Sterling, IL 61081.

HVAC Top Wages & Benefits, send resume to P.O. Box 925 Rock Falls, or HVACSM@ hotmail.com

Lifeguards wanted June 1. Reliable transport or live-on site. Call 815-2846979 or apply online www.reynolds wood.org/jobs/ Mr. Nifty Cleaners Stlg. IL needs Presser, & Counter Person Please apply in person, 1102 E. 4th St., Sterling.

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Job Opportunity: Maintenance Mechanic We are seeking a team member that is mechanical, pneumatics, hydraulics, and electrical systems. Our team welcomes a mechanic that can offer support for all areas of operation within our Mt. Morris meat processing facility.

• Works with a safety 1st attitude while trouble shooting/solving mechanical and electrical issues • Clean and lubricate shafts, bearings, gears, and other needed parts • Rebuild/repair drive, pneumatic, hydraulic and electrical components • Knowledge of blueprints, schematics, diagrams & technical manuals • Install, program, and troubleshoot programmable controllers Requirements: • Previous mechanical experience with an industrial environment • Capable to write routine reports and correspondences • Able to lift/move up to 75 pounds • Demonstrated commitment to safety and quality is a must • Effective communications kills with desire to work in a team environment If interested in this position or have any questions contact: Ashley at 815-946-3816 or ashleyrude@spectrumpreferredmeats.com

Immediate day shift positions available.

Flexible Schedule Monday – Friday

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Do it Best Corp. proudly serves over 3,800 member-owned locations in the United States and 50 countries and is currently seeking candidates for distribution center work. The ideal candidate will be a self-motivated team player with a solid work history. Candidates must pass a written basic math test plus a drug screen. 60-lb. lifting requirement. Willing to train. Pay is $10.75/hr.

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As the world’s largest food producer, Nestle knows success well. As an industry leader, we offer a competitive wage and benefits package. We currently have an opening for Production Operators at our Nestle Purina facility in Clinton, IA.

Basic Responsibilities:

• Safely operates packing lines/ palletizer/ spin wrap • Perform proper Lock Out/Tag Out Procedures on Palletizers.

• Perform designated mechanical work on packing lines as needed using approved tools.

• Make proper adjustments on packing lines to make operation run at an efficient and timely pace.

• Ensure packing line has proper amount of packing supplies to meet production needs.

• Monitor jug/pail usage and assure quantities are staying compliant with production demand.

• Monitor lid and corrugate levels and replace as necessary.

• Performs sanitation duties and material handling • Maintain a sanitary and clean packing line.

• Perform proper clean up duties in Dry Pet Production Department (Processing or Packing) during plant-wide cleanups.

• Clean shakers on packing line as necessary.

• Performs packing line/ palletizer/ spin wrap troubleshooting and quality assurance checks • Must be able to recognize problems with the packing line and address as necessary (through personal involvement, Team Leader involvement, or Maintenance involvement dependent on situation.)

• Perform quality assurance checks according to company/plant standards.

• Performs changeovers packing lines/ palletizer/ spin wrap • Adjust mechanical settings on packing line as necessary to complete a changeover.

• Change out packing supplies, including bags, bundler film, tape, and corrugate as necessary.

• Operate hoist to move large packing supplies.

• Physically change out mechanical parts as necessary.

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• Computer proficient.

• Must be able to work any shift, overtime, weekends & holidays.

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• Education: High School diploma or GED. • Experience: Two years factory/operation experience preferred.

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Now Hiring Customer Service for insurance agency, full-time. Must have experience.

Basic accounting skills required. Insurance license a plus. Please send resume to: Box #1335, c/o Sauk Valley Classifieds, P.O. Box 498, Sterling, IL 61081 Openings for P/T Drivers CDL class B & class D immediately. Must pass security and drug test for employment.

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NEW TODAY Physical Therapist Full time PT for outpatient ortho clinics. Must have 1yr. exp. in outpatient ortho. Full benefits, excellent work environment, generous CEUS. Visit ostipt.com for more information.

Send resumes to dearly@ostipt.com Sedona Staffing now hiring for Data Entry Clerical, CDL Class B Forklift, Basic Labor, PT Janitor Welding & Laser operator Please stop into our Rock Falls location 1515A W Rt. 30 ServiceMaster has immediate multiple positions open for Warehouse Labor Associates in Dixon, Illinois.

Positions are daytime shifts, Monday through Thursday (6am 11am), (11am-4pm) and (Noon -4 PM).

Background check, valid driver's license, and reliability a must. Starting pay rate is $9 per hour. Interested parties, call (815) 626-2511 or apply at 205 6th Ave Sterling IL TO OUR

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Wanted Housekeeper 8am-4pm Must pass background check Apply at: Heritage Square 620 N. Ottawa Ave Dixon, IL EOE NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE. White Pines Ranch is hiring for summer camp! We need lifeguards 2 (male or female), 18 years old and older. Also need camp counselors (male and female), 18 years old and older.

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The three children to whom this exemption applies includes the family's natural or adopted children and any other persons under the age of 12 whether related or unrelated to the operator of the day care home. (DCFS Rule, Part 377.3 (c))

AREA GARAGE SALES 624 AREA GARAGE SALES 624 COMPTON VILLAGE SALES MAY 14th & MAY 15th, 8-4 PM

DIXON GARAGE SALES 624 Fri 9-3pm Sat. 8-12pm 624 Reynoldswood Rd. Humidifier, sink, smoker, faucets, garden & bird stuff, swing, carseat, boys & girls clothes, carpet cleaner, vanity..much more.

Fri. & Sat. 8 - 5 1410 Park Lane Qn bedspread set, curtain rods, colonial village houses, lamps, lights, tools, weed trimmer, bike rack, cook books and much more!

Fri. & Sat. 8 -2 608 Garden Walk Multi Family Sale Newer Yardman 17 hp rider, LOTS of big Electronics, screen TV, power tools, kids clothing 2T -10, men's & women's clothing, new baking equipment, cigar & bar items. A must see!

Fri. 5:30-8pm Sat. & Sun., 8-5 317 Wild Cherry Dr. (Lost Nation) Moving Sale everything must go!

Friday 8 – 6 Saturday 8 – 2 231 Keul Rd (by Wal-mart) Clothing thru 3XL, washer & dryer, new kitchen appliances & cabinets, kitchen island, furniture, dishes, floor exercise lamp, bike, kids picnic tables, Toro zero turn, collectibles.

Lots of Misc!

FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, MAY 13 AND 14 8 am to 2 pm 308 Fox Trot Priced to Move!

Loads of books and old paper items. Also collectibles, free standing hammock, vintage Budweiser billboard, golf clubs, DVDs and CDs, art work, and lots of other neat stuff.

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ROCK FALLS GARAGE SALES 624

Saturday Only 7am-11am 1019 Ann Ave. Family Rummage Sale Clothing(Adult and children), toddler toys, oak table w/leaf and 4 chairs, portable elliptical, fishing poles, reels, tackle, troweling motor with battery, freezer, black and decker lawn trimmer, women's bike (like new), TV stand, safety first air car seat, fans, and house items.

Fri. & Sat. 8-1 28106, 28107 & 28079 Knief Rd. Addition, Montmorency School District 3 Family Garage & Arts & Crafts Sale Kids clothes (lots of girl's), up to 2X adults (lots of women's clothes & shoes), changer, crib, toys (some John Deere & WWE Wrestling), Kids VHS & DVD videos, Xbox & games, Electric Razor scooter & helmet, bike, Humidifier, dehumidifier, dethatcher, aerator, Brinly Aerator seeder, home décor, Thirty One bags, Proform Treadmill, size 7 Lacrosse hunting boots.

Thurs. 3-5 Fri. 8-2 174 Deer Chase (Idle Oak Subdiv.)

3 Family Sale Household goods, kitchen table, men's women's boy's & girl's clothing, & lots of misc.

Thursday thu Saturday 8 to 3 534 Palmyra Rd. 1 ½ miles from Dixon) Jr's & mens clothing, Aero, AE, more, jewelry, DVD's, paperbacks & old books, home décor, couch, qu. sz. bed, rototiller, saw horses, wheel barrel, lawn roller, trim gun, nails & screws, new 21 speed bike

GRAND DETOUR GARAGE SALES 624 Friday Noon- 5pm Saturday 8 – noon 5410 IL Rt 2 South (between Grand Detour & Oregon just past Penn Corner Rd on left side) Assorted furniture, household items, dishes, linens, etc. All very good condition.

MORRISON GARAGE SALES 624 AUCTION! May 14, 8am-2pm, residential fixtures, appliances, woodwork, etc. by sealed bids at 308 N. Genesee St., Morrison IL. Call 815-772-8254 for info.

MT. MORRIS GARAGE SALES 624 Thursday, May 19th & Friday, May 20th from 9am – 5pm. Saturday, May 21st 9am - Noon 3630 W. Rt 64, Mt. Morris - across from the Motel 2 Sales rolled into one. Honey Bee Quilters are offering the quilting estate of a dear friend. Over 50 scrap bags, much yardage (Thimbleberries in great supply), gently used books and patterns, notions, kits purchased with good intentions and so much more.

Additional quilting items will be offered by our members as well as other household items. Lamps, bikes, vintage “this and that”, purses, Boyd's Bear collection and whatever else we can dig out before the 19th! Please park in the lot adjacent to the house.

ROCK FALLS GARAGE SALES 624 Fri. & Sat. 7-5 513 W 11th St. Misses & mens clothing, Longaberger baskets & pottery, vertical blinds, pots & pans, kitchenware, VCR, Purses, rugs.

Linens, vacuum, kid games, fish tanks & stands, golf bag & lots misc.

Sat. 9-3 Sun. 9-1 403 Ada St. Tools, Furniture, household items, & other misc.

Fri. & Sat. 8-3 305 E. 9th Multi- Family Sale Girl's, ladies & men's clothes, men's jeans, health & beauty products, glassware, entertainment center, printer, books, & lots of misc.

Fri. & Sat. 8-5 602 W 13th St. Early Birds Welcome Huge Sale!

Everything baby, stroller, high chair, bassinet, car seat w/ 2 bases, breast pump, walker, Jumper Roo, girls 6mo.-2T, boys NB24mo. Both all season Name Brand, womens, mens & maternity L-XL, HD gear, L womens riding jacket.

Priced to sell!

Fri. 8-5 & Sat. 8-2 612 & 629 Marsha Lane 2 Houses 5 Families Rain or Shine Wooden Table with 4 chairs & 3 leaves, TV, Dbl Stroller, Little Tike Basketball Hoop, Potty Training Potties, Pool Floats, 3T & 4T Girls & 5T Boys clothes, Teen & Adult clothes, Shoes, Holiday & Home décor, Clocks, Ceiling Fan, 12" x 12" Vinyl Tiles, James Bond DVDS & VHS. Linen Tablecloths & Bed Sheets, photo albums Tons of Books, DVD's & VHS Tapes, Healthy Cookbooks, Kids toys, stuffed animals & misc.

Fri. 8-5 2608 East Hill Dr. (½ mi. East of East Coloma School) Watch for Signs!

Group Garage Sale LOTS OF STUFF!!

Friday 1-5:30 Saturday 8-1 28174 W. Thome Road, Rock Falls Clothes, Lots of misc.

Friday – Sunday 8-5 Garage Sale Rain or Shine!

Tools, weight bench, ladders.

Sat. only, 8-2 820 Ave. A Adult clothes, household, 1950's tea cart, tools, motor stand.

Saturday 8-2 902 Marty Ave. Girls 3-4T, car seat, play kitchen, toddler bikes, lots of toys, womens XL clothes, kitchen items & lots of misc.

Saturday 8-3 503 Wiker Dr. 4 Family Sale dog cage, new hammock, VHS tapes & DVDs, baskets, household, & lots of misc.

ROCK FALLS GARAGE SALES 624 Saturday only 8-2 28418 Knief Rd. Counter height table & 4 chairs, 42” tv, 3 window air conditioners, cherry wood kitchen cabinets & drawers. Bedspreads, country items, curtains, toss pillows, designer purses, jewelry, boat seat, spoon collection, clothing & misc.

Saturday only, 8am-2pm 1306 5th Ave. Clothing: Womens up to 4X, mens, scrub tops.

Longaberger, Thirty One, Boyds, lots of home décor, holiday items, new intext pool pump, hand made craft items, lots of misc & baked goods.

Thurs. & Fri. 3-7 Sat. 4-7 & Sunday 3-7 220 Ave D. Baby boy 0-12 mo.

Ladies plus size clothing, men's clothing & tools.

Rain or Shine!

Thurs., Fri., Sat. 8am-?

701 Marsha Lane Antiques: 7' couch eggshell w/blue, cabinet, hoosier dining rm. Table w/ 6 cane back chairs & extra leaf. Eliptical Octane 247 machine & misc.

Good fortune will result if you have a healthy relationship with your family.

Friday, May 13, 2016 TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -Don’t let your emotions cause problems. An impulsive move will result in regret, especially if it has to do with making a personal change. Make romance a priority.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -Don’t let domestic problems cloud your vision. Look at the end result, not at what it takes to get there, and base your next move on what’s best for you.

Romance is highlighted.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- Listen to what others are saying, assess their words and refrain from sharing personal information. A false sense of security will take you in a precarious direction. Avoid temptation and excess. Keep the peace, but don’t fold under pressure.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) -- Personal investments are favored. Draw up agreements and get any documentation in place. Preparation will make the difference when you are ready to take action.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- Let your intuition guide you.

An unusual position will have more to offer than you realize.

Consider making a change based on the information that someone trustworthy offers.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- You may yearn for change, but consider who will be affected by the choices you make. Get approval from those you love first. Sharing your plan will alleviate doubt.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) -Partnerships will have an impact on the way you move forward.

Getting involved in group efforts or doing things with friends, a loved one or children will encourage positive change.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) -- Stick close to home and avoid people who propose unrealistic schemes. Problems while traveling or dealing with institutions will be costly. Learn from past mistakes and focus on your best interest.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Take the initiative and get your plans up and running. Share your thoughts and let the people you care about know how you feel.

Romance will improve your life.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) -- Don’t be too quick to agree to something that doesn’t suit your needs. You may have to go it alone in order to get what you want. Don’t fold under pressure.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) -- Take another look at old ideas and plans that you never developed. Refuse to let the demands of others stop you from doing what you need to do.

Follow your heart.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) -It’s up to you to bring about change. Don’t wait for others to make the first move. Getting involved in the action and showing what you have to offer will turn heads.

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CELEBRITY CIPHER

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Each letter in the cipher stands for another.

STERLING GARAGE SALES 624

TODAY’S CLUE: G equals C

Fri. 12- ? & Sat. 8-?

Indian Ridge Garage Sales!

Lots of tools, fishing supplies & poles, sofa & end tables, TV stand, sump pump and lots of misc.

“ V S X B W W C M N E D C K S Z S K M P, G C E -

Fri. 8-3, Sat. 8-12 1558 Mound Hill Rd. (Moonlight Bay area) Rain or shine Washer, patio swing, jewelry, furniture, Green Machine Big Wheel, home décor, radial arm saw, 1/2” impact wrench, emergency flares, Kindle Fire, wagons, 32” exterior door frame, baseball stuff.

Friday, 8-5 2010 Avenue D Little Tikes slide, stroller, car seat, sandbox, baby toys, antiques, seasonal items, books, lots of misc. décor, decorations and house wares.

Too much to list--don't miss this one!

Sat. 8-1 1806 Oak Grove Ave. Mostly boy newborn to young men, name brand.

Sat. only, 7-1 2614 Clover Lane Exc. cond. ladies clothes, tops, jeans, caprissome new, designer belts, boots, purses. Lamps, kitchenware & table, much misc.

Sat. only, 8-4 404 W. 13th St. Multi-Family, Free Coffee! Children to adult clothing, child's books, toys, bikes, wireless router, Apple TV, VW Jetta parts, sandbox, dog house, planer & household.

Saturday 8-2 1506 5th Avenue Women's XL clothfurniture, ing, porcelain figurines, CDs, DVDs, Avon holiday jewelry, décor & gift items.

Too many items to list!!

Friday only 6:30 -1 615 Palmyra Rd Baby boy clothes 24 mths to 3T changing table, many baby items Sat. May 14th, 8-5 709 Harriett St. Big Sale!

Worth the stop!

Saturday 8-1pm 812 E. Chamberlin Oak lamp table, books, knickknacks, lots of stuff. Cash Only.

Saturday 8-2 1111 W. 6th St. Womens sm.- 2x clothes, boys 6/7, some baby boy 0-6mo., clothes pictures, home décor, TV stand, stove, desk, live plants, mens clothes, toys, bears & misc.

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B13 Saturday 8-3 2011 15th Ave. Stroller, A/C, toys, pit, misc. fire household, clothes -girl's toddler, women's plus, M scrubs, dresser, shelves, & misc.

Thurs. 4-8 Fri. 8-4 Sat. 8-noon 25579 Front St. (Indian Ridge) HUGE SALE RAIN OR SHINE! Stihl weed eater, Master Paws 4'x8' dog kennel, vintage glass minnow trap, lots of fishing stuff...depth finders, trolling motors, vintage, new and used...lures, rods, reels, fly rods, tackle boxes, ice fishing equipment, camping items, some tools, cowboy books, including Johnstone.

Way too much stuff to list!!

815-718-5703

Experienced piano teacher accepting new students. Call 815284-3674 (Dixon).

PETS & PET SUPPLIES 775 4 Healthy Kittens, 1 M, 3 F, 3 colors to pick from. FREE to good homes only. 815-719-9716 Female 8 week old kittens for indoor homes. 2 gray tiger (1 polydactyl) and 1 black tiger. Litter trained. 779-2451596.

I Buy: Antiques, collectibles, toys, post cards, etc.

815-445-6151.

NEW TODAY Tosa Inu male & female born 6/1/15 champion bloodline.

All shots, housebroke.

Call 815-626-6382 after 7pm.

710

CLOVER HILLS

Wanted: Tea Cup size F Chihuahua, adult, short hair, reasonably priced or free. 815-5649022 after 2:00.

LEASE TO OWN APPLIANCES TV’S MATTRESSES

815.625.8529

NEW TODAY Magic Chef elec. almond. stove, Works great. $175 815-590-6409 Whirlpool refrig. 4 years old, 2dr., black texture. Exc. cond. Asking $400.

815-632-3809 755

Mattress sets: $99, Full Twin $129, Queen $159, King $199. Will deliver! Bunk Bed $298. Call 309451-7477

WARNING ADS FOR FREE PETS Your beloved pet deserves a loving, caring home. The ad for your free pet may draw response from individuals who will sell your animal for research or breeding purposes.

Please screen respondents carefully when giving an animal away.

Your pet will thank you!

LAWN & GARDEN

781

John Deere, Model 300 Tractor w/ 42” deck, 7 cu. ft. bagger, 500 hrs. on machine, serviced twice per year, garage kept, exc. cond. $1995. Call 815-499-6100

TICKETS / TRAVEL 787 & EVENTS No person or business, unless properly licensed by the Illinois Secretary of State, may sell ticket(s) for any sporting event or otherwise, for more than the price printed upon the face of the said ticket(s).

Only licensed ticket brokers may legally advertise, negotiate and execute the sale of ticket(s) for any amount over what is printed upon the face of ticket.

TOOLS & MACHINERY

792

Welding machine Lincoln 225 AMP AC/DC with cable $350 815-4405978

WANT TO BUY 795 I Pay Cash 4 Gold, Silver, Coins & Antiques 24/7 779-245-2950 Skid loader in any condition Call or text 563212-7699

MISCELLANEOUS 796 FOR SALE NEW TODAY -Whirlpool side by side refrig. w. water & ice desp. $100 OBO -Electric Whirlpool wall oven and smooth counter top burner unit. $75 OBO All in like new cond 815-225-5345 18 cubic ft. chest freezer. $70. Cash only. 815-288-6294 18” REEL Mover. exercise.

Good $30. 815-284-2374 2-Pier 1 stools.

Silver and wicker seat. $50.

815-440-3769

MISCELLANEOUS 796 FOR SALE

MISCELLANEOUS 796 FOR SALE

1991 Sea Nymph 16' fishing boat w/ 68 Evinrude motor easy load yacht club trailer, trolling motor and depth finder inc. $3900 815-275-7311

Strawberry Rhubarb. $2Ib. Call 815-677-0896

21' x 48 Round Doughboy pool and acces. Heater, sand filter & pump, cover, ladybug, vacuum, ladder, poles & skimmer.

Needs liner. You take down. $900 OBO 815-626-8188 21spd Mongoose girls bike, 2yrs old, ridden very little $75. 815-590-1489 Calendar towels linen cloth- (12mo.)

(80) various. $50 815-946-2822.

Double Dutch siding 50x50 building, Anderson picture window 8 ft., 36” wide entrance doors (3), 36” wide storm doors (2), large steel tables w/ vice chipper / spreader, self-propelled mower, sanding deck on stand, wire concrete mesh, one roll, lots of power tools, drills, Skill saws, Upright freezer. Call 815438-3721 Hinterburg Large Quilting Frame, exc. cond., $250 815-626-7123 Moving Sale! Everything Must Go! Builder Discount

NEW TODAY Oak Knoll Sterling, 2 spaces East side by flag pole. $725/ Negotiable. ea.

815-994-1635.

Queen size- Bed frame. Black metal. $20. 815-440-3769 See More Online Photos, Commerce, Expanded Text ➛Look for WEB ID ➛Log on to: www.saukvalley. com classifieds ➛Enter the WEB ID in the WEB ID Box ➛View Photos, Expanded Text BUY ONLINE!! saukvalley.com CLASSIFIEDS

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2014 Chevy 1500 4x4 LTZ, Double Cab Silver.................................... $34,500* 2014 Chevy Impala 2LT, Blue...................................... $21,500* 2014 Chevy 1500 Crew Cab LTZ, Maroon ................................ $33,900* 2014 Chevy Equinox LT FWD, White.................................... $18,900* 2013 Chevy Equinox LTZ AWD, Red ...................................... $19,700* 2013 Chevy Equinox FWD 2LT, Green ..................................... $17,900 2013 Chevy k3500 Reg, Cab, LT, Gas, Black .................................... $28,500* 2013 Chevy 1500 Crew Cab 4x4 LT Maroon .................................. $27,500 2012 Chevy Impalen LT Tan ......................................... $14,500 2012 GMC Yukon XL SLT 4WD, Silver.................................... $29,900* 2012 Chevy 1500 EXT Cab LT 4x4 Z71, Blue...................................... $26,500*

2010 Chevy 3500 Crew Cab 4x4

Diesel, White ..................... $31,500* 2010 Chevy 1500 LT EXT Cab 4x4 Blue...........................................22,500 2010 GMC Yukon XL SLT White.......................................$25,900 2007 GMC Denali Crew Cab 4x4, Black ................................. $16,900*

OR AFTER 6PM

(815) 849-5251

“Great Deals, Great Service, Since 1926”

HIGHWAY 52 • SUBLETTE, IL

www.vaessenbrothers.com

VAESSEN BROTHERS CHEVROLET

815-849-5232 1-800-227-5203

VAESSEN BROTHERS CHEVROLET

2013 Chevy 2500 Ext. Cab LT 4x4, Diesel, White ..................... $34,500* 2012 Chevy Traverse AWD LTZ, Sunroof, White Diamond.......$20,500* 2011 Chevy 1500 Crew Cab Z71 4x4, Silver .............................$24,900*

VAESSEN BROTHERS CHEVROLET

QUALITY USED CARS, TRUCKS, SUV’S & VANS

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2015 GMC Yukon XL SLT Red ........................................ $52,900

GMAC FINANCING OR LEASING AVAILABLE

*Plus tax, title, license & doc fee. Rebates applied. Subject to credit approval.

SM-ST1379-0517

VAESSEN BROTHERS CHEVROLET

VAESSEN BROTHERS CHEVROLET

VAESSEN BROTHERS CHEVROLET

VAESSEN BROTHERS CHEVROLET

NEW TODAY Sweetheart Rose Haviland China.

140 pieces. 16 place settings, exc. cond. $250 815-440-6908 Wooden Shed 12x20, barn shaped, 3 yrs. old, asking $2200 Made in USA 815-622-9622

HOGS & SUPPLIES

VAESSEN BROTHERS

838

Locally raised corn fed Angus beef.

Halves and quarters available.

815-499-2271

FARM EQUIPMENT

855

Ford 4000 tractor N.F., P.S. Selecto-Shift, 8 sp. 5 ft. king kutter mower. $5,500. Call 815626-8491 International H for sale, good cond. $1600. 815499-9483

CLASSIC CARS

904

Antique car: completely restored 1949 Ford 2dr.

Sedan.

Beautiful shape! $18,000.

815-275-8884 ask for Dave.

AUTOMOBILES

905

NEW REAL DEAL

FOR ITEMS OVER $300

A 5 Line REAL DEAL

ad runs for 30 days in Sauk Valley Classifieds, 4 Ogle County Papers, The Review and saukvalley.com all for only $42!

Special must be mentioned at time of ad placement.

Offer expires 12/31/16 No Commercial Advertising, Pets, Garage Sales, Wood/ Fuel, Tickets/ Travel or Real Estate

1998 Chevy Malibu good work car.

Asking $1500/ obo.

815-499-6440.

1998 two door red Cadillac Eldorado Coupe. One owner.

136K miles. Heated seats. $5,000 obo 815-734-6405 2005 VW new Beetle GLS conv.

Gray, red leather int. Auto trans., full power 113K. Fun car! $6400/obo.

515-745-0994 2008 Pontiac Torrent. V6. White.

Rm start.

Clean car. Call 815-288-4330 creditautosales dixon.com Always over 100+ vehicles to choose from.

HAVING TROUBLE wording your ad? Call our classified department today. We'll be glad to help you. 626SOLD or 284SOLD. We Buy Junk Cars, Equipment, Fork Lifts, & Farm Equip., running or not. Ask for Will 815-213-4071 Sterling, Dixon, & surrounding areas.

TRUCKS

TRAILERS/RVS

910

1993 ½ Ton GMC Sierra, 2 w/d, 101K mi.,1 owner, $2000 815-6315071 90 F150 XL, 302, AOD, 2WD - very good heat & A/C, Good phys. cond.Very good – mech cond. $3,800.

815-684-9997

4X4S

2008 Montana 5th Wheel, 34' long. 4 slide outs, upstairs bathroom and BR, rear living room.

815-973$23K 9830 815-9735330

912

1999 Jeep Wrangler Sahara, only 83K mi. Hard & soft top. $12,000/obo.

815-994-2009.

1999 Jeep Wrangler Saraha, 83K mi. Hard & soft top. $12,000/obo. Call 815-994-2009

HEAVY DUTY TRUCKS

Colman's RV We Buy/Consign Used Campers & RV's!

217-787-8653

www.colmansrv.com

914

AUTOS WANTED

1987 Dodge Ram 4X4, 160K miles, Clean! Runs Well! $4,000 obo 815973-5378

MOTORCYCLES

CASH 4-CARS

935

We are licensed & insured to buy vehicles. Running or non running, scrap, Ect. 7 days a week.

All Calls Answered!

(815)499-3543 $$$$$$$$$$$$$

SM-ST144924-0607

CARS/TRUCKS WANTED!!!

Sell Your Used or Damaged 2000-2016 Vehicle Fast! Running or Not. Nationwide FREE Towing.

Same Day Pick-up And Pay Available.

Call 888-896-5412

2000 HD Electra Glide Twin Cam. Lots of Chrome & extras. $7,500. Call 815-440-2171 2007 Yamaha VStar Classic, 6K mi., exc. cond., many extras $4500 815-590-3315

NEW TODAY Fortune Cycle's Spring BIKE RIDE ✰ Sat. May 21 ✰ Sign In 10a.m.-noon at Fortune Cycle 901 W. 4th St. Sterling Last Bike in at 5 p.m. ✰ Free Food ✰ ✰ Door Prizes✰

Sat., May 14th Who Else Fun Run and Memorial Ride Come sign up at Shamrock in Dixon between 10 am12pm.

Ends at Who Else land with Live Music, Food and Door Prizes!

BOATS/MOTORS

940

*** THE BOAT DOCK *** We Buy & Consign Used Boats!

217-793-7300 theboatdock.com *** THE BOAT DOCK *** Extra Wide Jet Ski Lift $750 815-625-1713 Gemini Ski Boat 16' V-haul, windshield, lay down seats with trailer.

115 HP Merc. overhaul.

Fresh New prop. Very Nice $3500 815938-2218 945

2005 Jayco, Jay Feather Lgt. 25Z, Excellent Cond., full kitchen, bath, queen bed, 1 slide out sofa. Sleeps 6.

Many options. $6500. 815-2257798 before 9 P.M.

960

$$$$$$$$$$$$$ 815-499-3543

2000 Harley Davidson FX STD, 11k. mi. new tires, battery, fresh tune up, 10,000 mi. service complete. Mikuni Carbs. Some extras windshield etc.

Luxury Rich Red in color. $7,500 FIRM 815-732-7526

TRAILERS/RVS

945

2003 Keystone Cougar, 29.5ft Super Slide out. Front BR, garden shower & tub, C/A & heat, built in stereo, micro , refrig. & stove.

New tires, rims, awning. Everything works great! Must see! $10,000 firm.

815-677-1533

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YOUR 1ST AND 2ND CHANCE DEALER!

LOCATIONS! DEALER FINANCING AVAILABLE

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2016 Chevy Traverse AWD LT, Red ...................................... $30,900* 2016 Chevy 3500 Reg Cab LT 4x4 Blue ....................................... $42,500 2015 Chevy Cruze LT, Red ...................................... $16,500* 2015 Chevy Impala Limited LT, Red ...................................... $17,500* 2015 Chevy 3500 Crew Cab LTZ Z71, Deisel, Black......................... $52,000* 2015 GMC Acadia AWD SLT, Sunroof, Tungsten .............................. $35,900* 2015 Chevy Equinox FWD 2LT, Sunroof, Black...................... $24,500* 2015 Chevy Traverse 2LT AWD, Sunroof, DVD, Tungsten ....... $34,900* 2015 Chevy 2500 Double Cab LTZ 4x4, Diesel, Gray.......................... $51,900* 2015 Chevy Malibu LTZ, White $20,500*2015 Chevy Cruze LTZ, Blue...................................... $18,900* 2015 Chevy Malibu LT, Gray ..................................... $18,900* 2015 Buick Lacrosse CXL White ................................... $529,000 2015 Chevy Traverse AWD LTZ White...................................... $34,900

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1-owner local trade Navigation, DVD, sunrooof, & more!

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$52,000*

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2015 CHEVY 2500 4X4 CREW CAB LTZ DIESEL BLACK

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FURNITURE

New & used furniture & all size beds wholesale Washer, dryer, recliner, sofa, table & chairs, refrig., gun & curio cabinets, elec, & gas stoves, dressers, storage cab. 815-718-4385

MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS 765

ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES 705

APPLIANCES

755

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Majeski Motors

QUALITY VEHICLES

815-625-9600

1701 E. 4th St., Sterling, IL 61081 | www.majeskimotors.com

WE’VE GOT THE LOW MILES VEHICLE YOU’VE BEEN WAITING FOR... ON SALE NOW!

2015

2015

2015 ONLY 1,000 MILES!

FORD FOCUS

CHEVY CRUZE

VW JETTA

ONLY 1,000 MILES!

$12,999 OR $14100 PER MONTH*! $13,999 OR $155 00 PER MONTH*! $14,999 OR $16900 PER MONTH*! $6,999*

$12,999*

2006 BUICK LUCERNE $11,999*

$9,999*

$10,999*

2007 NISSAN ALTIMA

RED

$11,999*

LOW MILES, NEW TIRES

$13,999*

$11,999*

2014 FORD FOCUS SE

2011 CHEVY MALIBU

2013 VW JETTA

8,000 MILES!

TAN

$10,999*

31K MILES

$12,999*

2014 CHEVY SONIC

$13,999*

2012 CHEVY IMPALA LT

44K MILES

2011 FORD ESCAPE XLT

ONLY 28,000 MILES

2011 CHEVY MALIBU 50K MILES

V6, SUNROOF

$13,999*

2015 CHEVY CRUZE LT $14,999*

2014 TOYOTA COROLLA $10,999*

2009 NISSAN ALTIMA LOW MILES

$11,999*

2007 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE 4X4

$10,999*

2011 CHEVY MALIBU 48K MILES

$12,999*

2013 NISSAN ALTIMA 50K MILES

*78 months @ 2.99% with $3,000 down + tax, title & license-with approved credit

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2010 CHEVY COBALT LT

$11,999*

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2014 FORD FIESTA

$8,999*

2014 FORD FOCUS

2013 NISSAN SENTRA SV

$10,999*

2014 CHEVY SONIC

$12,999*

LEATHER

$12,999*

$9,999*

2013 FORD FOCUS

2009 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE

2015 FORD FOCUS

SILVER

SUNROOF

2012 BUICK REGAL

$13,999*

2012 NISSAN SENTRA

2013 CHEVY IMPALA LTZ

2014 FORD FOCUS $14,999*

$9,999*

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