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STERLING

Inferno ignites on scrap heap Employee: Explosion happened after shutdown; no one injured

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

STERLING – Emergency responders from three cities battled flames at the Cimco Recycling facility west of Sterling on Tuesday.

An employee on the scene, Richard Ashford, said he believes an explosion in a scrap metal heap occurred

after the plant shut down at 4 p.m.

“We were just finishing up, and all of a sudden there was a big bang,” Ashford said. “It scared us. It would scare anybody.”

Ashford said no injuries were reported.

Emergency personnel from Sterling, Rock Falls and Milledgeville responded to 13509 Galt Road. Nearby,

flames could be seen above treetops east of the Cimco compound.

Thick, black smoke obstructed the sun, casting a shadow over onlookers as far away as a half-mile east of the site.

While authorities have not issued an official statement, Ashford said he believed on-site scrap compressors caused friction with a heap of metal made up of used cars, household metal items, and leftover liquids.

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Local residents watch plumes of smoke, seen Tuesday evening from as far away as Morrison, rise from the scene of a fire at Cimco Recycling on Galt Road west of Sterling.

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DAMS IN THE SAUK VALLEY

Loan for water well project to be pursued Biggest task would be replacing well No. 4

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

Photos by Earleen Hinton/ehinton@shawmedia.com

A pelican comes in for a landing just below the Oregon dam on Friday. The Rock River Valley is a stopping area for the large birds as they migrate back to breeding grounds in Canada. But the dam in Oregon has claimed at least 10 lives, according to recently retired Oregon Fire Chief Don Heller.

Pretty, dangerous

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

OREGON – Kiwanis Park in Oregon is lovely. A set of 18 wooden steps leads to a little beach from which you can watch the great Rock River roll by, as it makes its way toward a low-head dam.

It’s a beautiful place to sit on a sunny afternoon, and watch as the pelicans swoop into the water.

Former chief: At least 10 lives claimed at Oregon dam

The reeds and tree branches along the river bank rustle in the wind. Kids play. People fish.

But downstream from where the river tumbles over the dam, deadly dangers lurk beneath the water.

ROCK FALLS – City officials aren’t sure exactly how much a water well project will cost, but they’re building in a $600,000 cushion for the project, just in case.

An ordinance was presented to the council Tuesday that would allow the city to pursue an IEPA loan for an estimated $612,000 water well project.

The ordinance received a first reading only, and another resolution will be drawn up when the bids are received and the exact cost is determined.

The ordinance allows the city to borrow up to $1.2 million for the project.

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Next meeting

Signs on each bank of the Rock River in Oregon warn swimmers and waders.

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The Rock Falls City Council next meets at 6:30 p.m. June 2 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.

The City Council meeting also airs live on Channel 5.

STERLING

C&E Glass building demolition to begin May 27 EPA inspection finds no environmental obstacles

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

STERLING – The path has been cleared for the demolition of the C&E Glass building at the site of the

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future Lincoln Learning Center.

The Sterling-Rock Falls Historical Society received word Tuesday that there were no environmental problems that could have held up the razing of the building at 611 E. Third St. “We had a meeting this morning,

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and found out that the building has passed the state EPA inspection,” said Bill Abate, historical society president.

The inspections are required before buildings can be demolished, to make sure there are no problems with asbestos or other potentially dangerous materials.

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Abate said the permit has been granted to raze the building, and the work will begin May 27. It should be completed in 5 or 6 days.

In June 2013, the historical society bought the building at 611 E. Third St., next to the Lincoln-Manahan Home.

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appear in court.

Steven M. Ballard, 55, of Rock Falls; 11:44 a.m.

Monday in the 200 block of East Second Street; speeding; given notice to appear in court.

Fallon M. Ballard, 33, of Sterling; 4:31 p.m. Monday at Second and First avenues; driving while license suspended; released with promise to comply.

Shaela N. Long, 22, of Sterling; 6:21 p.m. Monday at Dixon and Emmons avenues; speeding; given notice to appear in court.

Ryan J. Sterling, 31, of Princeton; 4:11 p.m. Monday at U.S. Route 30 and 10th Avenue; unlawful use of a cellphone; given notice to appear in court.

Eugene M. Weigant, 49, of Rock Falls; 4:49 p.m.

Monday at First Avenue and West Second Street; unlawful use of a cellphone; given notice to appear in court.

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POLICE Sterling Police Corriun D. Easley, 25, of Sterling; 9:29 a.m. Monday at West Ninth Street and Oak Avenue; driving while license suspended; given notice to appear in court.

Carrie A. Plata, 36, of Sterling; 9:16 a.m. Monday at East Fourth Street and 12th Avenue; speeding, 42 mph in a 30-mph zone; released with promise to comply.

Brandon M. Mitchell, 18, of Sterling; 9:44 a.m. Monday at East Lynn Boulevard and Freeport Road; speeding, 56 mph in a 35-mph zone; released with promise to comply.

Sean P. Cole, 26, of Sterling; 9:54 a.m. Monday at East Third Street and 14th Avenue; no seat belt; released with promise to comply.

Joy M. Welty, 42, of Dixon; 10:07 a.m. Monday at East Lynn Boulevard and Freeport Road; speeding, 47 mph in a 35-mph zone; released with promise to comply, Patricia J. Cassostis, 62, of Sterling; 5:30 p.m. Monday at 16th Avenue and East Fifth Street; operating uninsured vehicle; released with promise to comply.

Gary L. Tompkins, 22, of Rock Falls; 10:51 p.m.

Monday at First Avenue and East Fifth Street; driving while license suspended; given notice to appear in court.

Rock Falls Police Merianne J. Hardt, 79, of Rock Falls; 10:21 a.m.

Monday in the 700 block of West Second Street; speeding; given notice to

Victoria A.M. Haag, 23, of Rock Falls; 3:38 p.m.

Monday in the 1000 block of Franklin Grove Road; driving while license suspended; given notice to appear in court.

Amboy Police Cruz Martinez II, 34, of Amboy; 8:30 p.m. Monday at Amboy Police Department; domestic battery; taken to Lee County Jail.

Ogle County Sheriff Jacob M. Peters, 31, of Leaf River; 8:17 a.m. Saturday on Main Street in Leaf River; domestic battery, driving on a suspended license, unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia, multiple warrants; held at Ogle County Jail.

Michael S. McCay, 23, of Chana; 5:50 p.m. Monday in the 3000 block of South Chana Road; possession of drug equipment, driving under the influence of drugs, speeding; taken to Ogle County Jail and given notice to appear in court.

Cecil Sexton, 25, of Rockford; Monday; warrant for burglary, warrant for theft; held at Ogle County Jail and given notice to appear in court.

Andrew D. Jones, 27, of Rockford; Monday; attachment for indirect civil contempt – residential burglary; held at Ogle County Jail and given notice to appear in court.

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IN BRIEF Ex-deacon gets 7 years in prison KANKAKEE (AP) – A former Kankakee church deacon has been sentenced to 7 years in prison for impregnating an 18-year-old mentally disabled woman.

Angelo T. Ervin was sentenced by Kankakee County Circuit Judge Kathy Bradshaw Elliott.

The 51-year-old Ervin was arrested in August 2010 after the victim told her parents who got her pregnant.

Her daughter was born in

January 2011 and is now 4.

Under Illinois law, it is illegal to have sex with a mentally disabled person who is unable to understand or give consent to it.

A jury found Ervin guilty on March 13.

During Friday’s hearing, Elliott said she would have handed Ervin a longer sentence, had he not shown remorse.

Assistant State’s Attorney Brenda Claudio asked the judge for a 20-year sentence because the victim was mentally disabled.

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Information sought in Casey’s robbery STAFF REPORT news@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 5501

ASHTON – A robber wearing a T-shirt as a mask took about $100 from the register at Casey’s General Store around 3 Tuesday morning, the Lee County sheriff reported.

According to a news release, the lone male entered the store at 1102 N. First St. with his face covered, told the clerk to open the cash drawer and step away, then reached in and took the

money. He fled on food, heading west, police were told.

The man is thin and about 6 feet tall. He was wearing a white T-shirt over his face, a brown sweatshirt, blue jeans, and blue Nike shoes.

No other information was available this morning.

Anyone with information is asked to call Lee County Sheriff’s Department at 815-284-6631, the Ashton Police Department at 815-453-2344, or Lee/Ogle Crime Stoppers at 888-228-4488.

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The dam, owned by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, was purchased from Commonwealth Edison back in 1956, said Rick Gosch, of the Office of Water Resources at the Illinois Department of Natural Resources.

“The one at Oregon is dangerous because downstream of the dam, there are a lot – it’s not a very consistent base of the river – there are a lot of deep holes,” he said.

“So you can be in kneedeep water and take a step, and then you’re over your head. So if you’re out there in waders or something ...”

Recently retired Oregon Fire Chief Don Heller estimates that more than 10 people – but fewer than 20 – have lost their lives at the dam.

The most recent three deaths occurred in 2006, 2007, and in 2012: Samir Zukanovic, 29, Damian Folwarkow, 15, and Reyes Perez, 37, all of Chicago, all drowned while fishing.

The deaths, Gosch said, while not directly caused by the dam, are definitely associated with it.

“It’s a very good place to fish: downstream of the dam,” Heller said. “If the dam wasn’t there, then the fish wouldn’t congregate there, and then people wouldn’t congregate where it wasn’t safe.”

A recent study conducted by researchers at Brigham Young University shows that since the 1950s, at least 441 people have died at just 235 lowhead dams in the United States, just like the one in Oregon. More than onethird of the deaths have occurred in Iowa, Minnesota and Pennsylvania.

Other top states for lowhead dam deaths include Illinois, California, Maryland, Ohio, Texas and Virginia.

Experts say the number of deaths is undoubtedly higher than the confirmed cases. No government agency tracks the deaths, and it’s unclear how many low-head dams even exist. Estimates range from 3,000 to 5,000.

The dams were installed by cities to be the workhorses of the river, harnessing their power to run grain mills, generate electricity and keep lakes and ponds filled with water as a hedge against drought. But since then, those underwater walls of concrete have outlasted their original purpose.

A spike in deaths has raised the issue of whether the dams should be removed. But that comes with a cost, as much as a million dollars or more.

The low-head dams are so named for their low profiles, profiles that can also be deceiving to the untrained eye – and potentially deadly.

People upriver from the dam, heading down in a boat or a kayak, would see what appeared to be only a gentle dip in the river, or they might not notice anything at all. Once they’re swept into the dam, it’s almost impossible to get out. People are pounded by a relentless onslaught of roiling water that forces them to the bottom. If they manage to battle their way to the surface, the recirculating current carries them back to the face of the dam, and the nightmare begins again.

Because of that, the IDNR has started installing buoys and signage to warn people of the pending danger.

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The dams in Dixon, and both the Sinnissippi dam and the lower Sterling dam, are all low-head dams, as well.

No recent deaths have been reported at those dams, though there have been some near misses.

In March 2012, Jack Daehler, was fishing on the river when his boat motor stalled. Then, the auxiliary motor died, and he was swept over the Upper Dam, plunging beneath the water – an almost certain death sentence given the churning currents the dam creates.

But the river’s sentence against Daehler was commuted, and he rose to the surface and swam toward shore, where rescuers were waiting for him.

Sterling Fire Capt. Gary Dettman told Sauk Valley Media at the time that “in the 30 years I’ve been doing this job, he’s

probably the first person that’s gone over the dam and survived.”

The last person who died at the Dixon dam was a child, long before Dixon City Fire Chief Tim Shipman’s time, he said.

“We’ve had some boats go over it, but no recent fatalities,” Shipman said.

“The big thing is that once the water goes over that dam the water gets to spinning so bad, and it can just pull people down.

“I always worry that the cable, the buoys, if that breaks, I always hate that when it’s not there because that is the one safety net if a disabled boat makes its way down to the dam. If those buoys are not there when you’re on the water above the dam, it’s very difficult. It kind of blends together.

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LEE COUNTY BOARD

State’s attorney presents drug court report Board OK’s sheriff’s requests for personnel, radio equipment

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

DIXON – In front of a crowd of about 50 people at the Lee County Board meeting Tuesday night, Tom Lilyman talked about the best 9 months of his life.

Those 9 months, he said, unfolded slowly, day by day, since he first enrolled in Lee County’s drug court and finally got sober. “I’ve lived in this community off and on since 1967,� he said. “I’ve had

an ongoing problem with alcohol.�

Lilyman said that when he walked into the Old Lee County Courthouse on Tuesday night, he recognized the room. “I was in here a long, long time ago,� he said.

The reason? An alcoholrelated charge. “Since then, I’ve struggled with alcohol addiction,� he said. “And tomorrow, I’ll be sober 9 months.�

He’s been enrolled in drug court for 8 of those months. “It’s a reminder that

every day, no matter what I’m doing ‌ keep it up front all the time,â€? he said. “Don’t let it get away from you. ... If you start to get a little shaky, you’ve got people you can call.

You’ve got things you can do internally. “This has been the best 9 months of my life, and I have drug court to thank for that.�

Lee County’s drug court program is entering its 10th year, and its accomplishments have been extraordinary, Lee County State’s Attorney Anna Sacco-Miller said during her report to the board.

The program has grown from just five participants in 2005 to 21 in 2014.

Thirty-three people

have successfully graduated, and of those, just 18 percent have recidivated, with felony or misdemeanor convictions, which means that 82 percent of the graduates have not. “Ladies and gentlemen, that’s huge,� Sacco-Miller said. “Eighty-two percent. That’s amazing.�

Drug court graduation is scheduled for 4 p.m.

June 10 in the Lee County Courthouse in Judge Jacquelyn Ackert’s courtroom on the fourth flour.

The public is welcome to attend.

Judge Ron Jacobson was also in the room Tuesday night. “[If you go to graduation], you will see so

many people from so many areas of the county who are excited about what the drug court provides for our community,� he said. “I just want to applaud them personally.�

In other business With the exception of a single nay, the county board unanimously approved requests from the Lee County Sheriff’s Department to hire two part-time correctional officers, a full-time deputy to fill a vacancy, and also purchase 25 new Starcomm radios.

Starcomm is the system that the entire county – except for Dixon Police

Department – uses.

With this purchase, though – which is being made together with a separate order from the police department – every department in the county will be able to communicate with each another.

Also Tuesday, the Lee County Tourism Council presented its new tourism brochure. Executive Director Diane Nicholson walked the board through the new brochure, which also comes in a digital version. The digital version has multimedia capabilities, including slideshows and videos, and will be posted on the tourism council’s website.

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The Sterling-Rock Falls Historical Society is looking to raise money to purchase the old C&E Glass building next to the Lincoln-Manahan Home in Sterling.

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The organization had wanted the building to be the new home of the learning center, but later decided to put up a new structure rather than renovate the existing building. The learning center will be home to the Junior Historian Program, historical society events, and traveling exhibits.

The historical society plans to formally launch its fundraising campaign to coincide with the demolition, Abate said. “We’re printing up brochures, and working on a PowerPoint presentation,�

Abate said. “As soon as we get our audiovisual materials ready, we’ll start making our pitch to the service organizations.�

The historical society has collected a little more than $100,000 of the esti-

mated $300,000 needed to put up the new building. The organization is still comfortable with that figure. “We think $300,000 will do it, and in fact, it could be considerably less if we can get a large group of volunteers for some of the work,� said Ed Ebersohl, historical society vice president.

Ebersohl said the process should be fun for the community to follow. “This will be exciting for people to watch the work as it progresses,�

Ebersohl said. “Building a new structure allows us to make it look like a Lincoln-era building.�

The historical society has even thought of making the building look like a hardware store. “When Lincoln came to the Manahan home, the first thing he did when he left was visit with the locals at the old hard-

ware store that had been across the street,� Ebersohl said.

The building plans are being revised to reflect the extra green space that would be made available if the city approves a petition that is now with the Plan Commission.

The petition asks the city to vacate a portion of the 100-foot right of way along Seventh Avenue, so the new building can be built as far east as possible. That would provide more land between the learning center and the Manahan Home that could be used for special events.

The Plan Commission will consider the request at its June 18 meeting.

“You never know how much a project will cost, so it’s a good idea to build in contingencies,�

City Attorney Jim Reese said.

The loan would be made through the state Environmental Protection Agency’s Public Water Supply Loan Program. Because the process is just beginning, the interest rate isn’t yet known.

The biggest part of the project would be the replacement of well No. 4, one of three city water wells.

Water Superintendent Ted Padilla said well No. 4 was installed in the late 1980s, well No. 5 in the early 1990s, and well No. 2 dates back to 1962.

Padilla said the well is working inefficiently because iron bacteria is clogging the screen. “Since 1997, we’ve

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Alderman Jim Schuneman expressed concern about the $1.2 million maximum loan amount. “I was shocked when I read that the authorization was for double the cost of the project,�

Schuneman said. “I was told it was for contingencies, but I’m concerned about the ratepayers.�

City Administrator Robbin Blackert said the cost can’t be passed along as a rate increase. “This has to be assessed under rate service – the water debt line item on the bill; it can’t be done as a rate increase,�

Blackert said.

Mayor Bill Wescott said the council can better assess what it’s comfortable with when the exact amount of the project is known. “Another ordinance will come forward later, at the time the bids come in, and you can question the amount and decide if you want to approve it,� Wescott said.

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been trying to rehab well No. 4. We’ve tried three times, and it just hasn’t worked,� Padilla said.

The city has seriously looked at replacing the well for 3 years, hoping to address the problem before it gets worse. “Each year it falls off on production, and eventually it’s going to clog 100 percent,� Padilla said. “We want to get this done before it fails because it’s nice to have three wells.

Padilla said the performance of the wells can be hard to predict. The oldest of the three, well No. 2, has been running great, he said.

The cost estimate from city engineers Willett, Hofmann and Associates, also includes some smaller water department projects. “Some building work and improvements to the roadway at the water plant entrance off Eighth Avenue will also be done,� Padilla said.

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OBITUARIES FUNERAL SERVICES FOR THE WEEK Today’s visitations: Carolyn E. Hicks of Dixon, 5-8 p.m. at Preston-Schilling Funeral Home in Dixon.

Today’s funerals: Timothy J. Feary of Dixon, 10 a.m. Wednesday at Finch Funeral Home.

Eldon F. Wiemken of Dixon, 4 p.m. military graveside service at Chapel Hill Memorial

Gardens in Dixon.

Thursday visitations: Peter G. McKune of Dixon, 5-7:30 p.m., with a Scripture service at 7 p.m., at Jones Funeral Home in Dixon.

Thursday funerals: Carolyn E. Hicks of Dixon, 11 a.m. graveside service at Oakwood Cemetery in Dixon.

Carol J. Wolf of Dixon, 11

a.m. graveside service at Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens in Dixon.

Friday visitations: Bradley E. Spickler of Oregon, 5-8 p.m., with 8 p.m. Masonic service, at Farrell-Holland-Gale Funeral Home in Oregon.

Friday funerals: Peter G. McKune of Dixon, 10 a.m. prayer service at Jones

Peter G. McKune DIXON – Peter G. McKune, 92, of Dixon, died Monday, May 18, 2015, at Heritage Square Health Center in Dixon.

He was born Nov. 8, 1922, in Dixon, the son of Maurice and Adele (Brechon) McKune. He had been employed by Reynolds Wire Co. and BorgWarner Corp., both in Dixon, retiring as plant superintendent in 1984. He was a veteran of the Navy during World War II, serving from May 1943 to December 1945. He was a member of St. Anne Catholic Church in Dixon, Dixon Lions Club, and the Golden K Club. He married Yvonne Rinehart on Feb. 5, 1942, in Dixon.

She preceded him in death April 26, 2006.

He is survived by a son, Daniel J. (Kathleen) McKune of Chicago; a daughter-in-law, Sandy McKune of Dixon; three grandchildren, Kathleen

Sarver, Kelly Santos, and Jason McKune; and seven great-grandchildren.

He also was preceded in death by a son, Michael; one brother, Thomas McKune; and one sister, Agnes Schrock.

Visitation will be from 5 to 7:30 p.m., with a Scripture service at 7 p.m., Thursday at Jones Funeral Home in Dixon.

A prayer service will be at 10 a.m. Friday at the funeral home, followed by the Mass of Christian Burial at 10:30 a.m. Friday at St. Anne Catholic Church in Dixon, with the Rev. Antoni Kretowicz officiating. Burial, with military honors accorded by the Dixon combined veterans groups, will be at Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens in Dixon.

A memorial has been established to the Lee County Alzheimer’s Association.

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Funeral Home in Dixon, followed by 10:30 a.m. Mass at St. Anne Catholic Church in Dixon.

Saturday funerals: Bradley E. Spickler of Oregon, 10 a.m. at Farrell-Holland-Gale Funeral Home in Oregon.

Janice M. Evans Prentice, formerly of Sterling, celebration of life, 1-4 p.m. at Edgewood Golf Course in Polo.

Viola M. Bovey FREEPORT – Viola Mae Bovey, 92, of Freeport, died Tuesday, May 19, 2015, at Lifehouse Liberty Court in Dixon.

She was the clothing manager at Dixon State School before her retirement.

Viola was born June 5, 1922, in Tampico, the daughter of Lester and June (Potts) Ray. She married Ivan Bovey on Dec. 14, 1940, in Iowa. He preceded her in death Aug. 30, 1989.

Viola was a member of First Christian Church Disciples of Christ for 79 years, but was attending Pine Creek Christian Church in Polo. She also was a member of Daughters of the Nile and Widows of the Shrine, both in Rockford.

Viola enjoyed traveling extensively (all over the world), quilting, and crafting.

She is survived by one son, Richard

(Jonee) Bovey of Robstown, Texas; one daughter, Janice Bessert of Woosung; two grandchil dren, Mitchell (Lori) Bessert of Dixon, and Nicole (Abdul) Alhakawati of Anaheim, California; and four greatgrandchildren, Nicolette Bessert of Athens, and Aisha, Zaynab, and Omar Alhakawati of Anaheim.

She also was preceded in death by her parents and her son-in-law, Harold Bessert.

A memorial service will be at a later date.

Cremation rites have been accorded. PrestonSchilling Funeral Home in Dixon is handling arrangements.

Memorials have been established to Shriners Hospitals for Children and Serenity Hospice & Home in Oregon.

Visit prestonschillingfuneralhome.com to send condolences.

DIXON – Carolyn Elizabeth Hicks, 90, of Dixon, died Monday, May 18, 2015, at Franklin Grove Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She worked in the dietary department at Franklin Grove Nursing Home and in housekeeping at Heritage Square in Dixon before her retirement.

Carolyn was born Jan. 24, 1925, in Concord, Massachusetts, the daughter of Luther Howard and Florence Mae (Griffith) Dunham. She married LaVerne G. Hicks on Dec. 4, 1949, in Lee Center. Carolyn was a member at First United Methodist Church in Dixon for 20 years.

She was a beloved mother, grandmother, sister, and friend who touched many lives.

She is survived by five daughters, Sharon (Brian) Brown, Nancy Lohse, Brenda (Roger) Bowers, Joyce Hicks, and Roslyn Hicks, all of Dixon; one brother, Richard (Lois) Dunham of Massachusetts; seven grandchildren, David (Tessa Barber) Lohse, Roy (Kelly) Lohse, Brad (Jennifer)

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Stehl, Rachel (Michael) Little, Tiffany (Brandon) Woodward, Melissa Bowers, and Robert Hicks; and 14 greatgrandchildren, Taylor, Andrew, Matt, Jake, Lauren, Conner, Aubrey, Natalie, Lola, Jackson, Raymond, Amelia, Adaline, and Eli. She was preceded in death by her parents and two brothers, Roger Dunham and Carroll Dunham.

Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. today at Preston-Schilling Funeral Home in Dixon.

A graveside service will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Oakwood Cemetery in Dixon, with the Rev. Jack Briggs, pastor of First Congregational United Church of Christ in Lee Center, officiating.

Our family would like to express a heartfelt thank you to all those who cared for our mother during this difficult time.

A memorial has been established to Serenity Hospice & Home in Oregon.

Visit prestonschillingfuneralhome.com to send condolences.

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‘I was wanting the opportunity’ City installs plan in Council appoints Nord as interim city manager

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

DIXON – In appointing David Nord as its interim city manager Monday night, Dixon ushered in its new form of government.

Nord will be charged David Nord with the full Interim city duties of the manager managerial office, meaning he’s responsible for day-to-day operations and oversees all personnel decisions within the city. The

council extended Nord’s contract 6 months by unanimous decision.

“I was wanting the opportunity,” Nord said Tuesday. “I came in under an unusual form of government. I got a few things straightened out. I’d like the opportunity to continue with that.”

Nord was hired as administrator in November 2013 after an extensive search conducted by the previous city council. He was given an 18-month contract which was set to expire at the end of this month.

Originally, Nord’s contract gave the council two choices when it expired: either extend the contract for 1 year, or terminate the contract and offer a severance package.

Nord said Tuesday he

didn’t feel those choices were fair for the city, given that none of the new council members were part of his hiring process. He proposed that the council approve a 6-month contract.

“I’m here to make sure this thing gets off on a good foot,” Nord said, referring to the change from commissionstyle government to the managerial structure. “I told them that if they’re not comfortable with a year, I’m more than happy to cut it to 6 months. That way they have time to do their search …

“I’m deeply involved in city management agencies in Illinois, and I’m deeply motivated to make sure this goes off well. If they only wanted me for

6 months, that’s fine with me.”

This commences the city’s search for a fulltime replacement. Nord said he will apply for the position, which will leave him out of the hiring process; nor will he recommend a way for the council to conduct the search.

“That part of it is going to be totally outside of my realm,” he said. “You would get nobody to apply if they knew one of the candidates was running the search.”

Nord said the council has a number of options, including hiring a consulting agency. It is the council’s discretion how to handle the search.

“The only involvement I would have is submitting an application,” he said. “Everything else would be a conflict.”

DIXON

More meetings in store for city leaders First session for committee of the whole slated for Tuesday

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

DIXON – There’s a lot to discuss at City Hall – almost too much for twice-monthly meetings, Mayor Li Arellano Jr. said.

In Week 3 of their terms, councilmen are seeking to adjust a budget they didn’t create, establish new plans, set a 100-day agenda, and conduct a city manager search. With such a laundry list, Arellano said he wants to start having weekly meetings, at least for the time being. The alternative is a game of telephone

in which council members meet individually to discuss important issues, and that, said the mayor, skirts transparency.

“There’s a lot going on right now,” Arellano said during Monday’s council meeting. “It wouldn’t be transparent for us to meet one-on-one.”

The council tentatively set its next meeting for Tuesday. That meeting would operate like a special meeting – the council would publicly discuss city business, but no formal voting actions to ratify policy would take place.

Another way to define such meetings is to call

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them committees of the whole, according to city attorney Robert LeSage.

It’s a similar practice for other communities in Illinois – regular public meetings with no actions to take.

“The purpose is transparency,” LeSage said.

“Those types of discussions should happen in an opportunity where the public can hear what’s going on and address their government. … It’s an opportunity for [the council] to flesh things out and have discussions.”

Regularly scheduled meetings allow the city to give proper notice, meeting the criteria for open meetings law.

Councilmen were open to the suggestion.

Mike Venier agreed that there are numerous priorities the council needs to address, and this should probably be done on a more regular basis.

“It’s hard for us to be unified on anything [with the current meeting schedule],” Venier said. “I think the only way we can do it without violating Open Meetings Act is to have these public sessions.”

Although the first committee of the whole is slated for Tuesday, Arellano said he would like to continue having most meetings on Mondays.

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Mayor’s successor determined by age

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

DIXON – In the event Mayor Li Arellano Jr. is ever incapacitated, the city now has a plan in place for his successor.

During Monday’s council meeting, Arellano explained that his mayoral duties wouldn’t subside with his mortality. He was alerted to this during the severe thunderstorm April 9 that resulted in several tornadoes in the region.

Had the mayor somehow been hindered during the storm or other incidents, Dixon previously had no way to delegate mayoral responsibilities. Since the Emergency Interim Executive Succession ordinance passed Monday, for Dixon, that’s no longer the case.

“I was paying a lot of attention to our city’s emergency response procedures,” Arellano said. State statute dictates cities should designate a successor for emergency decisions like natural disasters or attacks. “There are some

decisions that have to be made by the mayor, even in the event he’s incapacitated… There are plans in place; this is just one minor detail.”

If Arellano or subsequent mayors are ever “unavailable” – meaning the office is vacated, or the mayor is unable to fulfill his or her duties – Dixon would institute the Emergency Interim Successor plan. The successor would take oath of office and have interim powers during attacks or disasters.

The successor is determined by which council member has the most experience in office. In Dixon’s case, the city had to bend its own rule, since each elected official has exactly the same number of days in office.

So, until there is another election, for now the successor will be determined by age. Councilman Mike Venier, the most senior member at 55, would fulfill emergency duties.

While Venier said jokingly that age wasn’t the way he imagined obtaining such powers, he accepted the role.

“I appreciate that and own it proudly,” Venier said.

IN BRIEF Drivers asked to look out for turtles GLEN ELLYN (AP) – Illinois motorists are asked to be on the lookout for turtles.

Naturalists say female turtles often cross roads in late spring and early summer as they travel to nesting sites.

Kevin Luby is a naturalist at the Willowbrook Wildlife Center in Glen Ellyn. He told the Chicago Tribune that motorists

who see a turtle should slow down and put on their flashers to alert other drivers. They might be able to position their car so the wheels don’t crush the turtle.

If they can help, they should lift the turtle with one hand on either side of its body and carry it across the road in the direction it was traveling.

Luby says never lift a turtle by the tail, and avoid snapping or softshell turtles, which can bite.

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POLO

Former POW talks of days at ‘Hanoi Hilton’ Experience turned fighter pilot into poet

Borling said, with emotion.

After his release, Borling continued his 37-year career in the Air Force.

He was highly decorated for his service, receiving numerous medals, including a Silver Star, two Bronze Stars with V for Valor, and two Purple Hearts.

After the event, he signed copies of his book and donated a portion of the proceeds to the statue fundraiser.

Earlier in the evening, the sculpture was unveiled by creator Jeff Adams, who cast it at his inBronze Foundry in Mount Morris.

“I can’t tell you how honored I am to be able to do the piece to honor the veterans of Ogle County,” Adams said.

“It’s an honor and a pleasure to be able to work with the American Legion and the VFW.” A live auction that night brought in $3,180.

Oregon VFW Cmdr. Lee Ossman said more than $55,000 has been raised so far; $80,000 is needed for the sculpture and other improvements to the memorial.

Work will begin after Memorial Day; plans call for the sculpture to be dedicated on Veteran’s Day, Nov. 11.

To donate More than $55,000 for improvements to the Veterans Memorial on the Ogle County Courthouse Square has been raised, but $80,000 is needed for the sculpture and other improvements.

Donations may be sent to the Oregon VFW, 1310 W. Washington St., Oregon, IL 61061. Call 815-7326851 for more information.

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POLO – Writing poems in his head was part of what kept John Borling going during the 6-plus years he was a prisoner of war in the infamous “Hanoi Hilton.”

Borling, a retired Air Force major general, spoke about his experience, and the book he has written, at an Armed Forces Day celebration for veterans, held Saturday at Barnacopia.

The event also was a fundraiser for a bronze sculpture to be installed at the Veterans Memorial on the Ogle County Courthouse square.

“The essence of the human condition is the ability to create,” Borling told the audience of 175 veterans and their guests.

The sculpture, which depicts a young soldier kneeling before the grave of a comrade, has the ability to inspire, he said.

A fighter pilot during the Vietnam War, then-Capt.

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Air Force Maj. Gen. John Borling speaks at the Armed Forces Day celebration Saturday at Barnacopia in Polo, while the restaurant’s owner, Gary Bocker (center), and T. Richard Day, a Vietnam veteran, listen. The event also was a fundraiser for the Ogle County Veterans Memorial. A new soldier sculpture, to be installed at the memorial, was unveiled at the event.

Borling was shot down by ground fire north of Hanoi in 1966. Seriously injured and barely able to walk, he tried to commandeer a truck. Unfortunately, it was occupied

by North Vietnamese soldiers, and he was taken prisoner.

Borling’s book, “Taps on the Walls: Poems from the Hanoi Hilton,” is a

compilation of the poems he wrote as a POW, time mostly spent in solitary confinement.

“It will make you laugh, make you cry, and make you think,” he said.

U.S. Sen. John McCain, R-Arizona, who met Borling in 1970 while he, too, was a POW at the Hanoi Hilton, wrote the forward.

Portions of the book describe Borling’s experiences and those of his fellow prisoners while they were held captive by the North Vietnamese.

He also devoted a section to the mental anguish his wife, Myrna, suffered for 3 years, when she didn’t know if he had been killed or captured, and in the subsequent

years until his release Feb. 12, 1973.

Borling said he and other prisoners communicated with each by tapping on the wall in a code they created. Along with other messages, he tapped his poems to the other prisoners.

Tapping was not without risk: Prisoners who were caught communicating were severely punished.

“They would hurt you, and they would hurt you bad,” Borling said.

Undaunted, he went so far as to teach his fellow prisoners French through taps on the wall.

“One thing kept us going more than anything else – we wanted you to be proud of us,”

IN BRIEF Yellow Line to be closed for days CHICAGO (AP) – The Chicago Transit Authority say its Yellow Line serving suburban Skokie will be closed for several days as repairs are made to the eroded embankment supporting the line’s track.

CTA officials said Mon-

day the embankment collapsed along McCormick Boulevard in Skokie because of a Metropolitan Water Reclamation District construction project. Spokeswoman Tammy Chase says the district is handling repairs and will update the transit agency on a more exact timeline for service restoration.

While service is disrupted, commuters will be transported by bus from Skokie to the Howard Avenue stop in Chicago’s Rogers Park neighborhood, where commuters transfer to the Purple and Red Lines.

CTA officials say on average about 2,900 people use the Yellow Line daily.

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Firefighters work at the scene of a fire at the Cimco Recycling facility west of Sterling. Responders from Sterling, Rock Falls and Milledgeville were on the scene.

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“Crushed cars, scrap metal, washing machines, dryers, heaters – they all get shredded up,” Ashford said. “It was most likely [caused by] friction. When you’re dealing with empty gas tanks, they’re emptied before they get here, but you’ve got fumes. There’s always that last little bit.

Well, when there’s 900 vehicles sitting in there with that last little bit …”

Ashford said he expects the fire to continue burning for “quite some time.”

A fire was sparked at the facility at a similar time of day Oct. 1, 2010, when strong winds carried sparks generated by steel shearing and processing to a huge pile of shredded tires and car interiors, causing ignition. Emergency personnel responded at 4:15 p.m., and the scene was cleared at 10:30 p.m. The fire was contained at that point, but not out, requiring the pile to be soaked and monitored over the weekend.

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Governor fails to heed pledge of transparency Rauner keeps details secret from the public

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Energy center means more power to the Sauk Valley T

uesday’s story about how Invenergy’s Nelson Energy Center has begun commercial operations is good news for the region.

Nelson Energy Center, which is east of Rock Falls and lies in western Lee County, will generate scads of electricity – 600 megawatts, to be precise.

A combined-cycle plant, it uses two natural gas turbines and two steam turbines to create the power that our 21stcentury society needs.

The plant was a long time coming. Invenergy owned it for 9 years before getting it rehabbed into a working operation.

Along with providing energy, the plant provides jobs – about two dozen at present. During the construction process,

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We shouldn’t forget the CHS Ethanol plant in With the Nelson Energy Center now online, Rochelle.

Come to think of it, Sauk Valley residents can count it among a renewable energy, in the number of energy production facilities in our form of corn supplied to ethanol plants, is grown region. We’re fortunate to have them. in the region. about 350 workers were On the way to Rockford Renewable energy gets on site. is Exelon’s Byron Nucle- its day in the sun every The plant, now that it is ar Generating Station, August when the Illioperational, will provide whose twin cooling tow- nois Renewable Energy more tax revenue to local ers dominate the Rock Association sponsors governments in whose River Valley landscape an annual Renewable territory it is situated. for miles.

Energy and Sustainable Nelson Energy Center On the way to the Quad Lifestyle Fair in Oregon. joins a list of Sauk Valley Cities is the Quad Cities And coincidentally, the electrical plants that is Nuclear Generating Sta- Rock River Open Forum by no means brief. tion at Cordova. will host a speaker on We start with the Wind energy generasolar energy starting at hydroelectric plants on tion is big around here.

6 p.m. Thursday at the the Rock River. Dixon Among the wind farms in Rock Falls Public Library. has one, operated by STS our region are Mendota Everyone needs energy Hydropower Ltd., and Hills, Shady Oaks, Leein one form or another.

Rock Falls has one, oper- DeKalb, GSG, and Big Energy facilities proated by the city.

Sky. vide jobs, tax revenue, We move next to Duke Others are in developand, of course, a steady Energy’s electrical gener- ment in the region where supply of power. ating “peaker plant” not Whiteside, Lee and We’re fortunate to have far from Nachusa.

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Join effort to buy city new defibrillators NAMES WITHHELD Rock Falls

This letter is to the voters of Rock Falls who passed the half-cent sales tax increase for road improvements.

Thank you very much.

We live south of the city and hope that 14th Avenue is on the list of streets to be repaired.

Our parents instilled in us to be an asset to society for the betterment of the community. The citizens who voted for the tax, who will not immediately benefit from the increase, exemplify this.

Our family would like to be an asset also. The Rock Falls first responders are upgrading their AED defibrillators to be compatible with CGH Medical Center’s life-

EDITORIAL BOARD Jennifer Baratta Jim Dunn Sam R Fisher Sheryl Gulbranson Larry Lough Jeff Rogers

support system.

All of our lives have been touched, directly or indirectly, by an acquaintance, relative, co-worker, or neighbor who has had an emergency.

We have made a $1,500 donation to the city, through the Rock Falls Fire Fighters Foundation, for the purchase of a defibrillator. Let’s hope you will not need the use of it, but rest assured, if you do, the first responders will have the best equipment available to help you.

The replaced machine will be given to the Rock Falls Police Department to further serve the community.

The city still needs funds for additional defibrillators. If you would like to help the city purchase more defibrillators, you can make a contribution to the Rock Falls Fire Fighters Foundation, 1013 7th Ave.,

Rock Falls, IL 61071.

For more information, call the fire department’s non-emergency number, 815-622-1136, and ask for Fire Chief Gary Cook.

He is president of the Rock Falls Fire Fighters Foundation.

Note to readers – Sauk Valley Media agreed to omit the donors’ names, at their request, to focus more attention on the voters who approved the half-cent sales tax.

We salute the donors for their generosity, and we encourage others to follow their lead.

Poppy project a worthy cause; please donate SUE MELTON Rock Falls

Last year, this wonderful community contributed to the poppy distribution, and it was

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We have been able to help 78 veterans in our local nursing homes this past year. This year, we are asking that you continue to help our veterans by giving to this worthy cause.

We will be out again this Memorial Day weekend distributing poppies all around the city. When you see our Legion members, please give as generously as you can to this worthwhile project.

Note to readers: Sue Melton is president of Sterling Auxiliary Legion Post 296.

Remember back in January when Gov. Bruce Rauner issued the executive order to put the names of political hires on the Internet? He said it was all a matter of transparency that was sorely needed in Illinois government. His administration was going to be transparent.

Fast forward to now.

Rauner last week was asked whether his administration is transparent, and he insisted it is.

But consider a couple of other things he said during a brief encounter with the news media.

Rauner talked about the secret working groups of lawmakers who are meeting to hash out details of his “turnaround Bruce a g e n d a . ” Gov. Rauner R e m e m The ber, Rauner governor’s said last pledge of month that transparency his agenda clashes with reality h a d b e e n ofthevery few drafted into details being released bills, and he about was waitRauner’s ing only for initiatives, legislative writes columnist leaders to tell him the Doug Finke. right time to introduce them. Guess he never got the message.

Anyway, Rauner said progress is being made on everything from taxes to the budget to workers’ compensation, tort reform, government reform, and the rest.

“My goal is to be able to come meet with all of [the media] here in the nottoo-distant future and walk you through some of the detail of where we are at,” Rauner said. “It’s a little premature here today.

In the very near future, I’d like to give you guys more specifics.”

The scheduled end of the session is in a little less than 2 weeks. So, yes, if Rauner intends to ever talk about specifics, he’s going to have to do it in the not-too-distant future.

The fact is, he’s been using that “premature” line for months to avoid discussing details on all sorts of things. It’s really time for some substance.

Then, Rauner was asked whether he was trying to get too much done all at once.

“We’ve taken a number of things off of the table,” he said. “I’m not ready to

tell which ones yet. We will shortly.”

Oh, so some components of the turnaround agenda are no longer on the table? Remember when the line was that all of that stuff had to pass before there was any discussion of more revenue for the budget? That’s apparently no longer the case, but just what is gone is secret.

And finally: “It’s premature for us to talk specifics on tax policy,” Rauner said.

Naturally. Tax policy is only the thing that will probably affect more people than any other part of the agenda.

After all of that, Rauner said he’s still transparent.

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Voting his district Chalk one up for state Rep. Raymond Poe, R-Springfield. He was the only House Republican to vote against a bill establishing right-to-work zones in the state.

Poe said he was only voting his district. Which is true. His district may have more state workers in it than any other House district. The vast majority of those workers belong to unions and aren’t necessarily enamored with Rauner’s idea to create right-to-work zones.

(We’ll acknowledge that there may be some who like the idea of being able to enjoy union-negotiated pay and benefits without having to pay the union for its services.)

There were seven House GOP members who took a walk on the bill. In other words, they attended the session that day but didn’t cast a vote on the bill. Poe, though, cast a vote, even though it wasn’t the way the Republican governor wanted members of his party to vote.

Knowing the vote was for show, Rauner called for Republicans to vote “present.”

Rauner, of course, has his $20 million campaign fund that he says he will use to reward lawmakers who help him pass his agenda and punish those who don’t go along with the program.

We’ll have to see whether Poe has bought himself some long-term grief with the governor.

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Court hears Phillip Morris appeal Psychologist to head Justices to decide fate of $10 billion class-action verdict CHICAGO (AP) – The fate of a $10.1 billion class-action judgment against the nation’s largest cigarette-maker is in the hands of justices at the Illinois Supreme Court, who heard oral arguments Tuesday in Phillip Morris USA’s appeal to have the onagain, off-again verdict struck down.

The more than decadeold lawsuit – one of the nation’s first to accuse a tobacco company of consumer fraud – claimed that Phillip Morris deceptively marketed “light” and “low-tar” cigarettes as a healthier alternative.

The initial Madison County trial ended in 2003 with the multibillion dollar verdict against Phillip Morris, a subsidiary of Virginiabased Altria Group Inc. The state’s high court threw it out in 2005 only to have Illinois’ 5th District Appellate Court reinstate the verdict last year.

An attorney representing the hundreds of thousands of Illinois smokers asked the

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A smoker takes a drag from his cigarette in April 2004 on the west side of Chicago. The Illinois Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday about whether to let a $10 billion class-action verdict against a major cigarette maker stand. panel Tuesday to reject Phillip Morris’ appeal and let the judgment stand. David Frederick said the cigarette giant had carried out a “massive fraud” that “light” cigarettes “were safer or healthier.”

But former Illinois Gov. Jim Thompson, one of two lawyers representing Phillip Morris during the 50-minute hearing, argued that the Illinois Supreme Court got it right 10 years ago when it decided to jettison the trial court’s verdict.

“And that judgment is correct today,” he said.

The core dispute has

been whether the Federal Trade Commission allowed cigarette makers to label cigarettes “light” and “low-tar,” effectively shielding Phillip Morris from such suits. Phillip Morris says the FTC did give it permission to label cigarettes that way.

But plaintiffs argued FTC didn’t give its OK, and it alleges that an agency decision in recent years confirmed that interpretation.

Thompson, though, said plaintiffs shouldn’t be allowed to offer up new evidence of federal regulators’ intent so many years later.

“Surely this is not a game of musical chairs depending on who sits in the chair of the FTC at any time,” he said at the hearing.

The lawsuit sought compensation, not for damage to a smoker’s health, but for the money they paid for what they thought were safer cigarettes based on the Phillip Morris advertising.

The hearing was held in Springfield and also broadcast live online. A ruling is likely to take at least several weeks.

Lloyd Karmeier was among the justices on Tuesday’s panel. The plaintiffs had asked him to recuse himself because they say there could be a perception of bias in favor of Phillip Morris, based on reports the company gave money to groups backing his election to the bench.

In a 16-page explanation last year for why he wouldn’t take himself off the case, Karmeier said the plaintiffs’ attorneys had offered no evidence to support a view he couldn’t be even-handed.

“Rumor, speculation, belief, conclusion, suspicion, opinion or similar non-factual matter are not sufficient,” he wrote.

Cook County Jail Complex houses 1,900 mentally ill A 37-year-old clinical psychologist will head the Cook County Jail, the massive West Side complex that county officials have long said effectively serves as the state’s largest mental hospital.

Dr. Nneka Jones Tapia has been first assistant executive director running the jail’s four divisions that house mentally ill inmates since she was hired by Sheriff Tom Dart in 2013.

While the jail’s total population has dropped – thanks in part to better evaluation of new defendants by pretrial services and more frequent use of electronic monitoring – its percentage of mentally ill inmates has not, according to Jones Tapia.

Out of the approximately 8,000 detainees, some 1,900 have been identified as mentally ill, nearly a fourth of the jail, she said.

Like predecessor Cara Smith, who the office said is being promoted into a newly created position as chief strategist, Jones

Tapia said the problems can’t be solved by the jail alone.

“It’s a Nneka social epiJones Tapia demic that I think psychology can help put a light on,” Jones Tapia said Monday in an interview in her current office in the jail’s mental health transition center across the street from the main jail compound. “Not to take anything away from my correctional partners, but when we have tunnel vision, sometimes we miss certain aspects.”

Jones Tapia, who is married to a correctional officer at the jail and who is stepmother to three sons, said a priority will be to improve communications with jail staff. She plans to set up an “advisory council” made of correctional staff to help her make decisions and wants to work to improve “quality of life” for officers and inmates.

“I don’t think anyone is better prepared to tell us how to handle [problems] than the people who are on the front lines,” she said.

jury has convicted two Illinois residents in a $4.5 million Medicare fraud scheme that involved billing the government for services to people who were dead.

Two employees of Medicall Physicians Group in Schaumburg were each found guilty last week of one count of conspiracy to commit health care fraud and related charges.

Rick E. Brown of Rockford ran the in-home visiting doctors group. Mary C.

Talaga of Elmwood Park was the company’s biller.

Prosecutors said Brown and Talaga falsely billed Medicare for services never provided to patients, some of whom had died.

Faked bills included those for services supposedly provided by people after they had left the company and by medical professionals who worked more than 24 hours a day.

Sentencing has been set for dates in August.

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IN BRIEF Officials investigate theft of rare prints UNION (AP) – Authorities in northern Illinois are investigating the theft of about $75,000 worth of Grateful Dead prints waiting to be sent to their new owner following an auction last month.

McHenry County Sheriff’s officials say four rare posters featured in the Grateful Dead Family Jubilee Auction were stolen sometime between April 25 and 26 from Donley’s Auction Services in Union. More than 700 pieces of memorabilia were sold in the auction

celebrating the jam band’s 50th anniversary.

Two of the stolen items date back to 1966, while the other two are from 1986. The most valuable is a hand-painted, 1966 original Stanley Mouse/ Alton Kelley Family Dog skeleton with roses, which was listed in the auction for $25,000.

The man who purchased the print collection is offering a reward for its return.

Woman sentenced in bank holdups EAST ST. LOUIS (AP) – A St. Louis woman has been

ordered to spend nearly 6 years in federal prison for her role in two southern Illinois bank holdups in 2013.

Annalise McGhee, 28, was sentenced Monday in East St. Louis on two counts of bank robbery and one count of conspiracy to commit bank robbery.

Authorities say McGhee served as Altonio Graves’ getaway driver when that St. Louis man robbed the Laclede Community Credit Union in Alton and a People’s Bank and Trust branch in Altamont. Shortly after the Altamont holdup, Graves and McGhee were arrested

COMMUNITY EVENTS Wednesday, May 20 Farmers Market, 7 a.m.-noon, Haymarket Square, 317 W. Third St., Dixon, 815-284-3306.

Farmers Market, 8-11 a.m., 400 W. Second St., Rock Falls, 815-625-4500.

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

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

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

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

Mexican Train dominoes, 9:30 a.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815732-3252.

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

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

Monthly birthday party, 10 a.m., Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815562-5050.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Bingo with the Beukemas, 12:15 p.m., Robert Fulton Community Center and Transit Facility, 912 Fourth St., Fulton, 815589-3925.

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

ling, 6815-622-9230.

Bridge, 12:30 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-6229230.

Bingo, 1 p.m., Rock Falls American Legion Hall, 712 Fourth Ave. Wii Bowling, 1 p.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815-732-3252.

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

Bridge, 1 p.m., Mount Morris Senior Center, 9 E. Front St., 815-734-6335.

Community cards, 2 p.m., The Meadows of Franklin Grove, 510 N. State St., Franklin Grove, 815456-3000.

Farmers Market, 4-7 p.m., Riverfront, downtown Dixon.

Kings Kids Club, 6 p.m., Liberty Baptist Church, 2002 Ninth Ave., Rock Falls, 815-579-1209 or 815-625-4101.

Sauk Valley Chess Club, 7-9 p.m., Northland Mall, 2900 E. Lincolnway, Sterling, 815-6228838.

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

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

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

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

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

Join Us 4 Java, 9:15-10 a.m., Good Neighbor Care of Sterling, 2705 Avenue E, Sterling, 815564-2145.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Hand & Foot cards, 12:15 p.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815-7323252.

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

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

Crafts and quilts, 12:30 p.m., Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815-5625050.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

after a police chase that involved speeds exceeding 120 mph.

Graves, 39, pleaded guilty in April and is serving a 10-year prison sentence.

Graves’ background includes a 1998 conviction of second-degree murder.

Jury convicts two for Medicare fraud CHICAGO (AP) – A federal

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Mom fears news of ex’s abuse will cause split Dear Abby, My daughter, “Meg,” was sexually abused at the age of 3 by her father 25 years ago. “Emile” and I were divorced, but he had every other weekend visitation. After returning from one visit, she said, “Daddy put his finger in there. It hurt. I cried.” Her words forever changed my life.

After we made countless trips to the children’s hospital and numerous therapists, a judge allowed supervised visitation. It happened again, but Emile told the judge he was “putting medicine on her.” He remarried shortly after and lost interest in Meg and her brother, “Ian,” which was a blessing to me, but he’d visit with

ing the subject with Meg, but she won’t discuss it.

I’m afraid if I tell Ian, it will cause a breach in our relationship and I’m not sure he would believe me. But how do I not tell him? Please advise me.

– Worried Sick in Louisiana

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

them occasionally.

Emile spent years belittling me and telling lies to the kids about me, but I stayed busy with two jobs and raised them by myself. Meg has no relationship with her father, but her brother does.

Ian is now expecting a child and knows nothing about the abuse his sister suffered. I have tried rais-

Dear Worried Sick, Sit your son and his spouse down and tell them everything. They need to know what Grandpa-to-be is capable of. Because it has been kept a secret for so long, it’s sure to be a shock, so don’t be surprised if they react with disbelief.

If they want proof, show them any court records or other documents you may have. Whatever happens after that, your

conscience should be clear, because you will have done your duty as a mother, and they will have been given fair warning.

Dear Abby, Six months ago I ran across an ad from a woman in prison who was looking for a pen pal. Having served time in the past, I know how it feels to be locked up and wanting contact with the outside world, be it friends, family, etc. I wrote her and she wrote back, and we exchanged pictures.

I am twice her age. I tried to get permission to visit her but was denied because I had served prior jail time. Our communication has been

emails, letters and phone calls. I buy her things, and she is appreciative of everything I have done for her.

She says she wants to be with me when she gets out, which is not far off, and I’d love for it to happen, but I don’t know how my daughters will react because she’s their age. Right now it’s friendship, but I know it could quickly evolve into love. I have prayed about it. All the signs keep saying we are good for each other.

Abby, what to do?

– A Generation Older Dear G.O., If you can, find out from the warden what the woman is incarcerated for. (Could it have been for conning people?

SUPPORT GROUPS, CLUBS AND SERVICES Thursday, May 21 Childhood immunization clinic; women, infants and children clinic; and family planning services, all by appointment only, Lee County Health Department, 309 S. Galena Ave., Suite 100, Dixon, 815-284-3371.

Abuse Changing team, 815625-0338.

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

AARP driver safety class, 8 a.m.-noon, Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling.

Registration: 815-622-9230.

Free blood sugar screening, 8-9 a.m., Community Health Services Department, Mendota Community Hospital, 1401 E. 12th St., Mendota. 815-539-7461, ext.

3291, weekdays. Tests can be fasting or 2 hours after eating.

North Central Illinois Logistics Council, 8-9:30 a.m., Room C316, Illinois Valley Community College, 815 N. Orlando Smith Ave., Oglesby, 815-220-3425.

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

Golden K Kiwanis, 9:30 a.m., YMCA, 2505 YMCA Way, Sterling.

Free blood pressure check, 10-11:30 a.m., Oregon Living & Rehab Center, 811 S. 10th St. Prairie State Legal representative, 10 a.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815-732-3252.

Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, closed, Big Book; 6 p.m., closed, Big Book, 90-92 S. Hennepin Ave., Dixon.

Alcoholics Anonymous,

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

Parish Nurse Networking meeting, noon, CGH Professional Building, 15 W. Third St., Sterling, 815-625-0400, ext. 5425.

American Red Cross blood drive, noon-6 p.m., United Methodist Church, 200 W. Lincolnway, Morrison. Appointments: 800-733-2767.

Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, closed; 5:30, open, beginners; 7 p.m., closed, step, Bazaar Americana, 609 W. Third St., Sterling.

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

Sauk Valley Alcoholics Anonymous Group, noon, open, 12 and 12; 8 p.m., closed, 12 and 12, back door, 1503 First Ave., Rock Falls.

Chair exercises, 1 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815622-9230.

Healthy Lifestyles Club, 1 and 7 p.m., ground-floor conference room, Mendota Community Hospital, 1401 E. 12th St., Mendota, 815-539-7461, ext. 5319.

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

Narcotics Anonymous, 4-5 p.m., Sinnissippi Centers, 2611 Woodlawn Road, Sterling, 815625-0013.

Narcotics Anonymous, N.A. Road to Recovery, 5 p.m., The Worshop Center, 403 N. Ottawa Ave., Dixon.

Overeaters Anonymous,

5:30 p.m., Lee County Council on Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815-379-2293.

Fibromyalgia Support Group, 6 p.m., Suite 215, Positive Changes Acupuncture, 609 W. Third St., Sterling, 815-499-5425.

Lee County Democratic Central Committee meeting, 6:30 p.m., Long Branch Saloon, 55 Southeast Ave., Amboy, 815-440-5749.

Garden Club, 6:30 p.m., Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815-562-5050.

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

River Cities Quilters Guild, 7 p.m., Fulton Presbyterian Church, 311 N. Ninth St., 815-499-5618.

Dixon Veterans of Foreign Wars, 7 p.m., VFW Post, 1560 Franklin Grove Road, Dixon.

Dixon Area Garden Club, 7 p.m., Plum Creek Garden, 626 Palmyra Road, Dixon.

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

Marine Corps League, 7 p.m., Rock Falls American Legion, 712 Fourth Ave, 815-622-4629.

Sauk Valley Landlord Association meeting, 7 p.m., Coventry Living Center, 612 W. St. Mary’s Road, Sterling.

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

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

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

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p.m., closed, St. Anne Church, 401 N. Cherry St., Morrison.

Rock River Valley Barbershop Chorus practice, 7 p.m., Rock Falls Community Building, 603 W. 10th St., 815-441-5327.

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

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

Volunteer Care Center of Lee County, 403 E. First St., Dixon.

Appointment: 815-284-9555.

Friday, May 22 Women, infants and children clinic; and family planning services, all by appointment only, Lee County Health Department, 309 S. Galena Ave., Suite 100, Dixon, 815-284-3371.

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

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

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

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

Mercy Nursing free blood pressure clinic, noon-1:30 p.m., County Market, 1380 N. Galena Ave., Dixon Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, closed; 3:30 p.m. closed; 7 p.m.,

Armed robbery?) Close your wallet and see how your “pen” pal reacts, because you may not be her only benefactor.

After she has been released, there’s no guarantee your relationship will evolve into love. In fact, she could have a change of heart about committing to someone who’s old enough to be her father. Please stop and look both ways before proceeding further.

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

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

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

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

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

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

H.U.G.S. (Helping Understand Grief for Survivors) bereavement group for adults, 5:30-6:30 p.m., Serenity Hospice & Home, 1658 state Route 2 S, Oregon. Call 815-732-4111 by noon Thursday; if no one calls, the group will not meet.

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

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

Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., closed, Rochelle Community Hospital, 900 N. Second St. Reformers Unanimous Addiction Abstinence Program, 7-9 p.m., First Baptist Church, 24 N. Mason Ave., Amboy, 815-8572682.

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

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

‘Mad Men’ finale sets series record Here’s something for Don Draper to meditate on: The finale of “Mad Men” drew the show’s highest numbers in 2 years and a series record in a key audience segment.

An average of 3.3 million total viewers tuned in Sunday to say farewell to ad man Draper and his colleagues in AMC’s 1960s-’70s period drama, according to Nielsen. The finale – which found Draper sitting peacefully in lotus pose on the sunny California coast – also featured a famous Coke ad from the early 1970s.

Those are the highest numbers since the 2013 season opener, which drew 3.4 million.

“Mad Men” hit an overall series high with 3.5 million for the 2012 season premiere.

The finale also notched a record in the key demographic of adults aged 25 to 54, with 1.7 million viewers in that group.

– Tribune News Service

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Right time for rhubarb Super-tart vegetable adds splash of flavor and color to spring, summer dishes the remaining rhubarb syrup.

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f youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve never indulged in rhubarb, this year you should: High in vitamins C and K (which plays an important role in bone health), and a good source of dietary fiber, it provides a pretty nutritious bang for your buck. Rhubarb also is one of natureâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s top plant sources of bonebuilding calcium and is extremely low in calories (less than 30 calories per cup raw) â&#x20AC;&#x201C; though youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll probably end up using at least some sugar (and in some cases A LOT of sweetener) when cooking with it.

Rhubarb has long been known as â&#x20AC;&#x153;pie plantâ&#x20AC;? for a reason. Too sour to eat out of hand, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s typically paired with fruits such as strawberries or raspberries and lots of sugar to make sweet treats such as cakes, pies, breads, ice cream and jam.

But rhubarb lends itself pretty deliciously to savory dishes, too, as the chicken and shrimp recipes below confirm.

If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re the kind of person who loves veggies preserved in brine, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be delighted to learn rhubarb tastes great pickled.

And donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t forget about cocktails. Tart and sweet, rhubarb makes for a good shrub or simple syrup.

Because only rhubarb stalks can be eaten (its heart-shaped leaves are poisonous), the veggie comes stripped naked of any greenery. It can be either red or green, and prices vary.

Look for firm, crispylooking and well-colored stalks â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the redder the rhubarb, the sweeter the flesh.

Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t worry about peeling it or having to cook it immediately. Stored in a plastic bag, rhubarb will stay fresh in the refrigerator for up to 3 weeks; it also can be cut up and frozen for up to a year.

(Freeze individual pieces separately on a tray before placing them in a bag to keep them loose.)

Rhubarb Cocktail Serves: 4 This sweet-tart, prettyin-pink drink just tastes like spring. The syrup also can be used to flavor granita, to sweeten tea

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Shrimp with rhubarb glaze promises to be a summer staple. or lemonade or even as a glaze for chicken.

For the syrup 3 â &#x201E;4 cup sugar 2 pounds rhubarb, trimmed and chopped For the cocktails Ice cubes 8 ounces vodka (½ cup) 32 ounces seltzer (2 cups)

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Pull pan off heat and allow rhubarb to cool in covered pot. Mash rhubarb, then strain juice through a double layer of cheesecloth into a small saucepan. Bring juice to boil over medium-high heat, then reduce until juice is concentrated and syrupy and you are left with about 2 cups. Taste syrup and

adjust sugar if necessary.

Cool syrup in pan. Transfer to a container and refrigerate until well chilled.

Make cocktails. Pour a generous tablespoon chilled rhubarb syrup into each of 4 chilled glasses.

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Lemon peel, pith removed, cut into strips Make rhubarb syrup.

Combine sugar and 2 cups water in large pot and bring to a boil over high heat. Add rhubarb and stir to make sure sugar dissolves. Cover pot, lower heat just a little and boil until rhubarb softens, about 5 minutes.

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20-ounce can juicepacked crushed pineapple, drained 1½ cups chopped rhubarb (1/4-inch pieces, about 3 stalks) 1½ cups crushed strawberries (about 2 pints whole) 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice 1 tablespoon finely grated lemon zest 2-ounce box fruit pectin ½ teaspoon unsalted butter 6½ cups granulated sugar ½ cups chopped pecans or walnuts 1/ cup golden raisins 3 In 8-quart stainless steel stockpot, combine pineapple juice, rhubarb, strawberries, lemon juice and lemon zest. Stir in pectin and add butter.

Bring mixture to full rolling boil over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally.

Add sugar and stir until completely dissolved, then stir in pecans and raisins.

Return mixture to a full rolling boil, stirring constantly. Boil for 1 minute, stirring constantly. Remove pot from heat and skim any foam.

Ladle conserve into hot jars, leaving Âź-inch headspace. Remove any air bubbles. Wipe jar rims and threads with a clean, damp paper towel. Apply hot lids and screw bands.

Process 4-ounce, 8-ounce and pint jars in a water bath canner for 10 minutes.

Remove from water bath canner and let cool for 12 to 24 hours. Check seals and remove screw bands. Store jars in a cool, dry dark place for up to 1 year.

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y family doesn’t really do breakfast.

I’ve never been a breakfast person. My mom isn’t a breakfast person.

My dad isn’t a breakfast person. My sister snacks on cereal like there’s no tomorrow, but, no, I wouldn’t necessarily call her a breakfast person.

As of late, though, I’ve really been trying to do better. After all, it is the “most important meal of the day,” or something, right?

My efforts toward being a breakfast person have been hesitant.

I bought granola bars.

I bought these quasiastronaut-food, no-needto-refrigerate, sameamount-of-protein-astwo-eggs Kellogg’s breakfast shake things.

Progress.

Then, I found avocado toast, and my mind was blown.

Toast.

Avocado.

Toppings.

Genius.

Many of you, likely, have already heard of avocado toast. In fact, I thought most everyone

already had, but then, as I was buying 49-cent avocados at Aldi one day, a woman in line asked me what I use avocados for.

All she knew to do with them was put them on tacos.

Mind blown. Again.

Everything, I said, you can put avocados on everything.

Avocado on burgers.

Avocado on eggs. Avocado on toast.

Avocado plain with a grind of salt, pepper, and a splash of hot sauce.

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Roasted Rhubarb Salad Serves: 6 Roasting rhubarb preserves its brilliant red color while retaining its shape. It also mellows its tangy bite, which is a good thing for those who might be scared off by the super-tart veggie. “It’s an outstanding alternative to more conventional pears or apples in a crisp salad,” writes Brian Nicholson and Sarah Huck in “Fruitful.” They suggest drizzling any extra syrup over ice cream, Greek yogurt or waffles.

8 ounces cut into ½-inch pieces 3 tablespoons maple syrup, or to taste 3 tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon teaspoon extravirgin olive oil, divided 1½ tablespoons sherry vinegar ¼ teaspoon kosher salt 2 tablespoon thinly sliced shallot 2 teaspoons minced tarragon 1 pound watercress, tough stems removed ¼ cup toasted chopped walnut 3 ounces soft goat cheese, crumbled (about 3 ⁄4 cup) Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Line a rimmed baking sheet with aluminum foil. Toss together the rhubarb, syrup and 1 teaspoon of oil. Spread mixture on prepared baking sheet and roast until rhubarb is tender, 7 to 10 minutes. Remove baking sheet from oven and set aside to cool.

In a small bowl, whisk together the vinegar, salt, shallot and tarragon.

Whisk in remaining 3 tablespoons of oil.

In large bowl, combine watercress, walnuts and rhubarb. Gently toss in goat cheese and dressing.

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Skillet Chicken with Rhubarb Serves: 4 Don’t let the greenish tint of this savory chicken dish dissuade you from trying it – it is so, so good. Good enough, in fact, to serve to company.

5½-pound whole chicken, cut into 8 pieces 1 tablespoon plus ½ teaspoon kosher salt, more as needed 1 teaspoon black pepper, more as needed 5 sprigs thyme, preferably lemon thyme 2 tablespoons extravirgin olive oil 1 bunch spring onions or scallions, white and light-green stalks thinly sliced (slice and reserve greens for garnish) 2 stalks green garlic, thinly sliced, or 2 garlic cloves, minced ½ cup dry white wine 3 ⁄4 pound fresh rhubarb, cut into ½-inch dice (3 cups) 1 tablespoon honey, or to taste 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into pieces Pat chicken dry and season with 1 tablespoon salt and 1 teaspoon pepper.

Place in a bowl with the thyme sprigs and cover with plastic wrap; refrigerate at least 1 hour or overnight.

Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.

Remove thyme from bowl with chicken, reserving thyme. Add chicken pieces to skillet and sear, turning occasionally, until golden brown all over, about 10 minutes. Transfer pieces to a platter.

Reduce heat to medium.

Stir in onion (white and lightgreen parts) and cook until softened, about 5 minutes.

Add garlic and reserved thyme; cook 1 minute more. Stir in wine and bring to a simmer, scraping up any browned bits in the bottom of pan. Add rhubarb, honey, ½ teaspoon salt and a few grinds of pepper.

Return chicken pieces to pot in a single layer.

Cover and reduce heat to medium-low. Simmer until

chicken is cooked through, 15 to 20 minutes for breasts and 20 to 25 minutes for legs and thighs, transferring chicken pieces to a platter as they finish cooking.

Whisk butter into rhubarb sauce. Taste and adjust seasoning if necessary.

Spoon sauce over chicken and garnish with sliced onion greens.

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Rhubarb-Glazed Shrimp Serves: 6 “Don’t stop with shrimp” in this recipe, advise the editors of Sunset. “This sweet-and-sour barbecue sauce promises to be a summer staple, since it’s great on grilled pork chops and chicken, too.” ½ cup chopped rhubarb (preferably red rather than green) 1 tablespoon chopped fresh ginger 1 tablespoon chopped garlic 1 tablespoon hoisin sauce ¼ cup sugar 1 teaspoon reducedsodium soy sauce 1 pound peeled and deveined medium shrimp (36 to 42 per pound) 1 green onion, thinly sliced diagonally Heat a grill to high (450 to 550 degrees). In a medium saucepan over medium heat, cook rhubarb, ginger, garlic, hoisin, sugar, and ¼ cup water. When rhubarb starts to break apart, about 3 minutes, whisk in soy sauce and transfer half the glaze to a small bowl.

Thread shrimp onto 4 metal skewers. Brush both sides of shrimp with glaze from pan. Grill shrimp, turning and basting generously as you go, until they’re opaque and grill marks appear, about 8 minutes total.

Transfer to a serving plate and brush with glaze from bowl. Sprinkle with onion.

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Lawsuit: Denver businessman has controlling interests in three centers CHICAGO (AP) – A colorful Denver businessman and unsuccessful city council candidate schemed to monopolize the new medical marijuana industry in Illinois, according to a lawsuit that has joined a parade of legal challenges from competing marijuana business applicants in the state.

Medponics Illinois filed the lawsuit Monday in Lake County. It claims Kayvan Khalatbari and his Denver companies have controlling interests in more than three Illinois cultivation centers.

If true, that would violate Illinois regulations.

But some industry insiders say Khalatbari has played by the rules and, while he’s an owner in one Illinois company, he’s merely a contract consultant for another – a much lower level of involvement.

“That’s not gaming the system. That’s staying within the letter of the law,” said Kris Krane, a cannabis consultant who is familiar with the Illinois industry and is not involved in the lawsuit.

Messages seeking comment on the lawsuit from Khalatbari and Denver Relief Consulting were not immediately returned.

Khalatbari founded a Denver pizza chain called Sexy Pizza and has been an outspoken advocate for legal and regulated marijuana. Earlier this month, he lost an election for an at-large Denver city council seat.

The new lawsuit alleges Denver Relief Consulting and founding partner Khalatbari entered into agreements with two Illinois companies – Cresco Labs and Progressive Treatment Solutions –

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Kayvan Khalatbari (right), Denver Relief Consulting co-owner, talks with his employee, Jeff Botkin, on Aug. 25 at his medical and recreational marijuana shop in Denver. A new lawsuit has been filed involving Illinois medical marijuana, this one claiming Khalatbari schemed to monopolize the state’s new industry. “in a scheme to control and profit from more than three different cannabis cultivation centers,” said attorney Kathleen McDonough, who represents Waukegan-based Medponics.

Between them, Cresco and Progressive hold four cultivation permits and are in the running for a fifth.

“He calls himself different things,” McDonough said. “He was the front man for Progressive ... much more than an adviser. And he’s the CEO of Cresco Labs, which has three permits.”

Progressive won one permit and plans to build a cultivation center in East St. Louis.

It’s in the running for another permit in a region that includes Lake County.

The Illinois Department of Agriculture is

still reviewing applications in the Lake County region. The plaintiff in the lawsuit, Medponics, applied to grow marijuana in the Lake County city of Zion.

“Medponics wants the license in Lake County,” McDonough said. “They put an enormous amount of effort into that process.”

Khalatbari is a principal officer and part owner in Cresco, which now holds three Illinois cultivation permits after another challenger on Monday dismissed legal claims that had tied up one of the permits. Khalatbari is also a part owner of a Denverbased cannabis consulting company.

Out-of-state consultants like Khalatbari helped with many of the Illinois companies’ applications, said Krane, a managing partner in

4front Advisors, a cannabis consulting company with offices in Phoenix and Boston.

“The only expertise in Illinois is going to be from the black market,” Krane said. It would make sense, he said, for an inexperienced Illinois operator to get help from a consultant in a state with a legal market like Colorado.

What’s more, with only a few qualified consultants, prohibiting companies from using the same advisers “would be like saying no more than three operators could use AT&T for telecommunications,” Krane said.

Charles Bachtell, a founder and principal of Cresco, said Khalatbari’s involvement in the Illinois industry complies with the law. Of the allegations in the lawsuit, Bachtell said, “It’s just not true.”

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The Illinois Senate approved the bipartisan measure Tuesday with a 55-0 vote. It passed the House last month with a vote of 114-1.

The “Right to Try” measure opens up the possibility for qualifying patients to ask companies for investigational drugs, biological prod-

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SPRINGFIELD (AP) – Amtrak rail service reductions that would follow proposed cuts in next year’s state budget will hurt businesses and impact students, Illinois university officials and mayors told a state Senate committee on Tuesday.

“Amtrak’s frequent and convenient economical service and its close proximity to campus make it an important feature for students, faculty and staff,” said Larry Dietz, president of Illinois State University in Normal.

More than $165 million in private investment has been made in the blocks surrounding that city’s Amtrak station, which sees more traffic than any other one in Illinois outside of Chicago.

Amtrak officials warned at the same hearing that any service reduction will be expensive to restore, even if the state’s fiscal situation improves after next year. Eliminated routes and times would be absorbed for use by freight train companies, which own the vast majority of tracks Amtrak uses.

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by the 40 percent cut Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner has proposed to the state Larry Dietz c o n t r i b u president of t i o n for Illinois State Amtrak to University help close a $6 billion gap in next year’s budget.

The publicly funded rail service says reductions likely are unavoidable if the cut is approved.

Sen. John Sullivan said Tuesday that the contribution is paid for by the state’s road fund and not come from general revenue.

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Illinois contributes $42 million a year as their share to fund service to the state’s three downstate and the Chicagoto-Milwaukee lines.

Rauner’s cut would drop that contribution to $26 million.

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Kurt Vonnegut, an author who died in 2007, said, “The telling of jokes is an art of its own, and it always rises from some emotional threat. The best jokes are dangerous, and dangerous because they are in some way truthful.”

When a bridge defender is threatening to do something dangerous to your contract, you should try to find a way to defend yourself. In this deal, South is in four hearts.

West leads the spade jack.

East wins with his ace and returns the spade two. How should declarer continue?

West did not have the greatest one-spade overcall, because his suit was not that robust.

But it pays to bid spades.

If you find a fit with your

partner, the opponents have to go up to the next level to outbid you.

Over two hearts, South might have rebid three notrump. Then North would have been in a quandary.

With four trumps, it would be normal to choose the majorsuit game.

But the three low spades suggest no-trump because maybe East can get a spade ruff or two. How can three no-trump by South be defeated?

In four hearts, South should realize that East is now out of spades. If East gains a ruff, that and the three missing aces will defeat the contract.

The only way to avoid the spade ruff is for South to take his three club tricks, discarding his last spade on the third. Then he can overruff East.

Against three no-trump, if West leads the spade jack, East must win and shift to a diamond; not easy to find.

Use the bidding to work out the distributions of the opponents’ hands. © 2015 UFS

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Sick leave a luxury for many Obama calling for federal legislation to require benefit NEW YORK (AP) – For Shannon Henderson, getting a cold or flu could be the difference between putting food on the table and going hungry.

As a part-time customer service representative at a Wal-Mart in Sacramento, California, Henderson is one of an estimated 40 million American workers for who calling in sick is a luxury.

If they don’t work, they don’t get paid.

“I’m super afraid of getting sick,” said Henderson, 29, who slathers on hand sanitizer at work in hopes of fending off illness.

Paid sick leave is the next frontier in the fight for the country’s lowest earners. Some of the same workers’ rights groups that grabbed headlines recently by pushing companies for wage hikes are steering the conversation toward paid sick leave.

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Shannon Henderson buckles her son, Justin, 1, into his car seat for the ride to his father’s house May 15 before she goes to her job as a part-time customer service representative at Wal-Mart in Sacramento, California. Henderson is one of an estimated 40 million American workers for who calling in sick is a luxury. If they don’t work, they don’t get paid. the attention of governments and companies alike.

President Barack Obama is calling for federal legislation that would require companies to guarantee workers paid sick days. And since San Francisco started requiring that in 2007, nearly 20 cities and three states – Con-

necticut, Massachusetts and California – have passed similar measures. New York, Maryland and other states are considering laws too. And McDonald’s Corp. and Wal-Mart Stores Inc., which have announced wage hikes recently, are making changes to their paid sick leave policies.

“Paid sick days are a job issue,” said Ellen Bravo, executive director for Family Values @ Work, a network of coalitions fighting to pass paid sick days and family leave policies. “When you don’t have sick pay, you get docked.”

The new focus comes a mi d wi d e d i sp a ri ties between the benefits received by the top and bottom rungs of the corporate ladder. Sixty-one percent of U.S. workers get at least one paid sick day, according to a national compensation survey of employee benefits conducted last year by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

But only 20 percent of workers whose wages are at the bottom 10 percent get paid sick leave, compared with 87 percent in the top 10 percent. There’s also a difference when comparing part-time and full-time employees: Seventy-four percent of full-time workers get paid sick leave, while 24 percent of part-time workers do, according to BLS.

IN BRIEF Officials set to consider $6.9B Exelon-Pepco deal DOVER, Del. (AP) – Delaware regulators are set to consider the proposed $6.8 billion acquisition of Delmarva Power and Light Co.’s parent company by Chicago-based Exelon Corp.

The state Public Service Commission was scheduled to meet Tuesday to begin final deliberations on the proposed merger of Exelon and Pepco Holdings Inc. Delaware regulators agreed last month to delay action until their counterparts in Maryland ruled.

Maryland regulators signed off on the deal Friday, but they imposed more

than 40 conditions, including giving some residential customers a $100 credit and setting aside $43 million for energy efficiency programs.

The two companies said Monday that they will work to meet the 46 conditions set by Maryland regulators.

The proposed merger concessions in Delaware include a $40 million, one-time customer bill credit for Delmarva Power residential customers.

Chicago museum opens Philippines collection CHICAGO (AP) – A popular Chicago museum is throwing open its collection of artifacts from the

Philippines to area artists.

The Field Museum is giving five Filipino-American artists access to the items. They’ll use the objects as inspiration to create paintings.

It’s all part of a project called, “Art and Anthropology: Portrait of the Object as Filipino.” The artwork will be exhibited this coming fall.

A Monday statement from The Field Museum says it has more than 10,000 objects from the Philippines.

Many are more than a century old.

The project is a partnership between the museum and the Filipino-American community in the Chicago area. Artists from both the United States and the Philippines are involved.

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Wednesday, May 20, 2015 Numbers game For just the fourth time in the last 22 years, the NBA team with the best odds won the draft lottery on Tuesday. The Timberwolves became first team since 2004 to win lottery after going in with best odds.

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TRACK & FIELD 101 | THE RELAYS

Newman sprinter eyeing state trip

BY BRIAN WEIDMAN bweidman@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 5551 @BrianWeidman

A few hearty souls at the wind-swept Three Rivers boys track and field meet on Monday in Sherrard were treated to a business-asusual performance from Brady Rude.

The Newman junior powered Brady his way to wins Rude Newman in the 100 and junior 200 dashes, and caught and passed some fellow speedsters on the anchor leg of the 400 relay. There was too big of a deficit to make up for the final 200 of the 800 relay, but Rude was still making up ground in a hurry at the end.

All is not quite well with Rude, but it is much better than it was a little more than 4 months ago.

The 5-foot-8, 175-pound Rude does some sort of workout literally every single day, and on Thursday, Jan. 8, he was in his home away from home – the Newman High School weight room.

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Rude file High school: Newman Class: Junior FYI: Earned four medals at state track meet as a sophomore. ... SVM football player of the year as a junior. ... Suffered torn pectoral muscle lifting weights in January, causing him to miss bulk of track season.

Track & Field 101 • This is the 14th and final story in a springlong series that took a closer look at the individual events at a standard track meet.

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Sterling’s Bryana Johnson (right) hands the baton off to Kallie Zuidema during the 800-meter relay last Friday at the 2A Galena Sectional in Hanover. Handoffs and ordering runners properly are paramount to the success of relay teams.

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The secret to the relays • Quick handoffs are required, and each one becomes more important the shorter the race. The goal is to get the baton to the next runner as quickly and as efficiently as possible. The baton must exchange hands within a 20-meter zone that is marked on the track. For shorter relays, runners use this space to get up to near top speed.

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When it’s run smoothly, a relay can resemble a caterpillar.

In preparation for its next step, the caterpillar scrunches. In a relay, it’s when an athlete enters the exchange zone. The uncoiling of the leaf eater for its next step happens when the next runner grabs the baton and bursts into top speed.

The relay events at a track meet have like a caterpillar using its whole body many moving parts. Just about every aspect of the race has to go right for the to move.

On Monday, Bureau Valley runners four runners to be successful, much

raced around the track, baton in hand, looking to get rid of it.

The Storm were working on the most important aspect of a relay – exchanges. Perfecting the art of running at top speed with a metal tube in hand, and transferring it into a teammate’s outstretched hand is the key that unlocks success in relay races.

“You have to trust that your teammate is going to get it to you as you’re starting to run,” Bureau Valley senior Lindsey Hoffert said. “It’s not too hard now, but you have to work at it.”

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GIRLS SOCCER | STERLING 3, OTTAWA 0

History booked by Warriors Sterling girls notch program’s first regional victory

BY CODY CUTTER ccutter@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 5555 @CodyCutter35

GENESEO – Something had to give.

Both Sterling and Ottawa entered Tuesday’s 2A Geneseo Regional semifinal round having never won a postseason match.

The Golden Warriors’ streak was three times as long as the Pirates.

However, the key rewriters of history turned out to be a pair of freshmen that stopped their Michael Krabbenhoeft/mkrabbenhoeft@saukvalley.com team’s streak at 13 with a 3-0 win.

Sterling’s Fatima Gallardo kicks the ball away from Two goals from Zoe Ward, and Ottawa’s Hannah Schilling during Tuesday’s 2A Geneseo the game’s first goal by Sierra Regional semifinal match. Sterling won 3-0.

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Stars of the match: Zoe Ward, Sterling, 2 goals; Sierra Sotelo, Sterling, goal Up next: 3A Geneseo Regional final, Sterling vs. Geneseo, 5 p.m. Friday Warriors into Friday’s regional championship match against Geneseo – an 8-0 winner over LaSallePeru in the day’s earlier match.

“For all of the freshmen that came up, for us to make history, we really came together as a team,” Ward said.

Ward wreaked havoc for Pirate ballhandlers on defense, stopping several one-on-one balls along the right sideline on scoring advances.

After leading 2-0 at halftime, Sterling witnessed a tougher Ottawa offensive attack. However, the Pirates could post only two on-target tries on goal, one in each half.

“They came out a lot stronger, and with a lot more intensity,” Ward said of the Pirates. “Our defense works really well together. Just for us to see what plays are setting up, we found out who to shut down.”

Sotelo redeemed herself after missing on Sterling’s best shot in the first 10 minutes. With 25 minutes, 36 seconds gone, Sotelo successfully weaved past a Pirate defender with a sliding left-side sweep from 20 yards out.

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Hippen cards 73 at national tournament Sauk Valley Community College sophomore Jarred Hippen carded a first-round 1-over-par 73 on Tuesday at the NJCAA Division II national championship being held at Goose Pond Colony – Lake Course in Scottsboro, Alabama.

Hippen was one of 14 players to shoot a 73. He is seven shots behind five golfers who fired 66s.

The tournament continues through Friday.

GIRLS HOOPS

Amboy camp begins on May 2 The Amboy girls basketball camp will be held June 2-5, and June 8-12 at Amboy High School.

Players entering grades 4-6 will meet from 1 to 2:30 p.m., and players entering grade 7-9 will meet from 2:30 to 4 p.m.

Any second or third graders are welcome as well, if they can get the ball to the basket.

Cost is $40 for a single camper, $60 for two from the same family, or $70 for three from the same family. Financial assistance is available.

For more information, contact Mike McCracken at 815-857-2149 or 815440-1628.

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Cubs deal Castillo to Mariners The Chicago Cubs finally solved their catching logjam Tuesday by trading Welington Castillo to the Seattle Mariners.

A source confirmed the trade, in which the Cubs will receive reliever Yoervis Medina.

NFL

Extra-point kicks moved back 13 yards The NFL is moving back extra-point kicks and allowing defenses to score on conversion turnovers.

The owners on Tuesday approved the competition committee’s proposal to snap the ball from the 15-yard line on PATs to make them more challenging. In recent seasons, kickers made more than 99 percent of the kicks with the ball snapped from the 2.

The accepted proposal places the 2-point conversion at the 2, and allows the defense to return a turnover to the other end zone for the two points, similar to the college rule.

The defense can also score two points by returning a botched kick.

The change was approved only for 2015, then will be reviewed.

NBA

T-Wolves hit the draft lottery The Minnesota Timberwolves won the NBA draft lottery Tuesday night, the first time since 2004 the team with the worst record won the No. 1 pick.

After years of bad luck in the lottery, things finally worked out for the Wolves, who can perhaps choose between big men KarlAnthony Towns of Kentucky and Jahlil Okafor of national champion Duke to put next to Rookie of the Year Andrew Wiggins.

The Los Angeles Lakers moved from the fourth spot to second, keeping a pick they would have sent to Philadelphia if it fell outside the top five. The 76ers are third, followed by the New York Knicks.

John Calipari Kentucky men’s basketball coach denies rumors that he is interested in the New Orleans Pelicans head coaching job.

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Sox streak snapped Cleveland wins at the Cell; Cardinals pound Mets

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Trevor Bauer pitched four-hit ball into the eighth inning for his third solid outing against the White Sox this season, leading the Indians to a 3-1 road victory Tuesday night that snapped Chicago’s season-high six-game winning streak.

Brandon Moss homered for Cleveland.

Michael Brantley and Jose Ramirez each drove in a run.

Bauer (3-1) continued his mastery of the White Sox, retiring his first 11 batters. He allowed one run and struck out seven in 7 1/3 innings.

The right-hander improved to 2-0 against the White Sox this season. He has permitted just three runs and 12 hits while striking out 22 in 20 1/3 innings against them.

Chicago starter Jose Quintana (2-4) gave up two runs in seven innings, scattering eight hits and four walks.

Avisail Garcia had an RBI single for the White Sox.

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• Moline at Sterling • 2A Oregon Regional, Forreston-Polo vs. Oregon • 1A AFC Regional, Milledgeville vs. Indian Creek 5 p.m.

• 2A Morrison Regional, Morrison vs. Bureau Valley 6:30 p.m.

• 1A Lena-Winslow Regional, Eastland vs.

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White Sox first baseman Jose Abreu (right) throws out the Indians’ Mike Aviles at first during Tuesday’s game in Chicago. The White Sox lost 3-1. a night after striking out five times, Mark Reynolds homered among his three hits, and the Cardinals teed off on Mets starter Jonathon Niese for a victory in New York.

Michael Wacha (6-0) gave up a two-run homer to Daniel Murphy in seven innings of four-hit ball to join the Mets’ Bartolo Colon and Seattle’s Felix Hernandez for the most wins in the majors.

The six wins are a careerhigh for the 23-year-old

right-hander.

After his team went 0-for-11 with runners in scoring position in a 2-1, 14-inning loss Monday night, Cardinals manager Mike Matheny loaded his lineup with righthanders to face the lefty Niese, leaving Jason Heyward, Matt Carpenter and Matt Adams on the bench.

The new look order broke out to match the Cardinals’ season high for hits, set on April 28 against Philadelphia –

Wacha was the recipient of that largesse, too.

The NL Central leaders upped the majors best record to 26-13 with their fourth win in 10 games.

Padres 4, Cubs 2: The Cubs led 2-0 early, but trailed the Padres in the bottom of the eighth in San Diego at SVM’s press deadline.

Jason Hammel pitched seven innings, allowing three hits and no earned runs while striking out eight.

• 1A Byron Sectional, semifinal, Dixon vs.

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NBA PLAYOFFS | WARRIORS 116, ROCKETS 110

Warriors rally past Rockets in Game 1 Curry scores 34 points as Golden State recovers from slow start By the Associated Press

OAKLAND, Calif. – Down big at home, the Golden State Warriors went small.

It turned out to make a huge difference.

Stephen Curry hit two free throws in the final seconds to finish with 34 points, and the Warriors rallied from a 16-point deficit in the second quarter to beat the Houston Rockets 110-106 on Tuesday night in Game 1 of the

Western Conference finals.

With the Rockets seemingly ready to rout the home team, the Warriors used a smaller lineup featuring Draymond Green at center, and closed the first half on a 21-4 run. Shaun Livingston scored 14 of his 18 points in the quarter, helping Golden State go ahead 58-55 at halftime. The Warriors had to hold off Houston in the fourth quarter.

“It really stretches people out,” Warriors coach Steve Kerr said of his lineup full of shooters. “Houston does the same thing. It was an interesting chess match, because they like to go small and we like to go small.”

James Harden, the runner-up to Curry in the MVP voting, nearly brought the Rockets back after Dwight Howard departed with a left knee injury – which also

allowed Golden State to go small again in the closing minutes. Harden finished with 28 points, 11 rebounds, nine assists and four steals.

Game 2 is Thursday night in Oakland, and Rockets coach Kevin McHale said he had no update on the center’s status moving forward.

“Hopefully Dwight is healthy and we can play big,” McHale said. “We didn’t have that option with Dwight out.”

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Rude makes quick recovery from surgery SCHEDULE

forced to the sidelines.

“I was bored,” Rude CONTINUED FROM B1 said. “I had nothing to do. It was torturHe was on his third set ous, because I was in the weight room trying of bench pressing 305 to help people, and I pounds, with football couldn’t do anything. It teammate David Rowwas a long 12 weeks.” zee spotting him.

After about 6 weeks, Then something went Rude was able to start terribly wrong. riding a stationary bike, “I was about halfway and lift some 10-pound up on the first rep,” dumbbells, but he Rude said, “and it yearned for more. wasn’t really hard or Twice a week, about a anything. I got about week after the surgery, halfway up, and I felt a he went to therapy sescramp-like thing in my sions at CGH Hospital [right] shoulder. I said, in Sterling, and slowly ‘Help, help,’ and [Rowbut surely he showed zee] grabbed it, and I tried lifting it up for him improvement. Therapists worked to regain to get it up and rack it. his range of motion in I felt something tear the repaired shoulder. through my chest.”

What was once a painAfter a fretful weekfilled 10 percent range end, Rude met with Newman athletic trainer is now a relatively painfree 90 percent.

Andy Accardi, who had By the end of April, him go to a doctor. The Rude was able to start doc confirmed that some light jogging.

Rude had a torn right The return to competipectoral muscle, and tion came on May 8, at surgery was performed the Missile Invitational on Friday, Jan. 23 at Kishwaukee Hospital in in Milledgeville. He won the 100 and 200, but Sycamore. admitted something For 12 weeks, Rude wasn’t quite right. had his right arm in a “It was weird,” Rude sling. An athlete who was used to being in the said. “I hadn’t put my middle of the action was spikes on for almost a

year, so it felt pretty foreign to me.”

He took another step forward on Monday, as he almost led the Comets to a title at the Three Rivers meet in Sherrard.

Newman was edged out

by Erie-Prophetstown by a point (124-123), but winning conference was not the driving force for Rude.

The 1A Bureau Valley Sectional, on Friday in Manlius, was what Rude had his sights set on all along.

“The doctor said I wouldn’t be able to run at all this year,” Rude said. “I told everybody, ‘You know what, I’m going to be back for sectionals.’ I got so far ahead of schedule with my therapy that thankfully God granted me the ability to run earlier.”

He’ll be among the favorites in the two sprints, and make the Comets a foursome to be reckoned with in the sprint relays as well.

“It’s just about taking it one race at a time,” Rude said, “and not getting hurt.”

If all goes well, Rude will then have a chance to compete at state. As a

sophomore last spring, he finished second in the 200, third in the long jump, seventh in the 100, and anchored the 800 relay team to a sixth-place finish.

Rude will not be competing in the long jump this spring, but will be in the middle of the sprints and sprint relays. His return was a welcome one for Accardi, the boys head track coach.

“All the kids on the team did a nice job trying to fill in for him,” Accardi said, “but Brady’s just a special kid when it comes to track. After football, this is his go-to sport. He fills some gaps in relays, but the big thing is with depth. To compete in a conference meet, you need depth, and that’s what Brady gives us.”

Down the road, the next big date for Rude is Monday, July 27. That’s the day, if all goes well, he will be medically cleared to resume all of his normal activities. It is also the first day of Newman’s football camp.

“Starting from there,” Rude said, “it’s full speed.”

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Wednesday, May 20, 2015

TRACK & FIELD

SVM SCOUTS 2015 1A BOYS TRACK SECTIONALS

Sauk Valley All-time Top 10 400 relay Boys Year 2013 1984 2000 1982 1980 1978 2013 2009 2002 2011

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Name Time Newman (Rude, Bittner, Rockwood, Rude) 42.38 Sterling (Milliron, Arnold, Clark, Sanders) 42.5 Sterling (Barajas, DeJonge, Neal, Ptak) 42.5 Sterling (Paver, Arnold, Arnold, Dietz) 42.7 Sterling (Wicks, Mellott, Lopez, Howze) 42.8 Sterling (Howze, Renner, Divers, Eldert) 42.8 Erie-P’town (Owens, Andreas, Bauer, Johnson) 42.86 Oregon (McWethy, Thomas, Snyder, Thomas) 42.96 Dixon (Davidson, Alba, Doeh, Smith) 42.97 Polo-Forreston (Geary, Ludewig, Brachler, Geary) 43.11

Girls

Year Name Time 1978 Sterling (Kunde, Finklea, Hale, DeJarnatt) 48.9 1978 Rock Falls (Olson, Nehrkorn, Russell, Pope) 49.7 2011 Oregon (Greene, Long, Mahoney, Lambrigtsen) 50.51 2015 Sterling (Chamberlain, Johnson, Long, Zuidema) 50.54 2015 Bureau Valley (Moreland, Kennedy, Mungai, Hoffert) 50.6 1999 Dixon (Wiseman, Melzer, Keegan, Friel) 50.7 2014 Bureau Valley (DeVoss, Kennedy, Mungia, Hoffert) 50.71 2015 Erie-P’town (Strike, Kruthoff, Wetzel, Cobert) 50.73 2008 Bureau Valley (Phillips, Franklin, Grunloh, Baron) 50.78 2015 Oregon (Long, Pudlas, Harris, Lauer) 51.09 Editor’s note: Times and dates provided by coaches, school officials and IHSA records. Any missing records can be submitted to the sports department at sports@saukvalley.com

Byron

Bureau Valley

When: 3 p.m. Friday Where: Byron High School Local teams: AFC, Oregon, Polo-Forreston, West Carroll Rest of field: Alden-Hebron, Byron, Christian Life, Dakota, Faith Lutheran, Harvest Christian Academy, Hiawatha, Hinckley-Big Rock, Indian Creek, Lena-Winslow, Pearl City, Pecatonica, Rockford Lutheran, South Beloit Athletes to watch: Danny Falconer, Byron; John Ghibellini, Oregon; Brooks Grobe, Polo-Forreston; Joe Milliken, Lena-Winslow; Kole Mowry, Oregon; Glenn Mundell, AFC; Ross Sealby, Byron; Aaron Shelton, PoloForreston; Austin Sikora, Lutheran; Nathan Stukenberg, Polo-Forreston; Konner Wilson, Oregon Outlook: Polo-Forreston nearly doubled up the competition at the NUIC meet last week, but will find a much stiffer challenge in Byron, primarily from the host Tigers. Byron, runner-up to Dixon in the Big Northern West meet, has the area’s top thrower in Sealby, and some competitive relays. That’s an area of strength for the Marcos and their stable of sprinters.

Advancement: Top two finishers in each event, plus those meeting or exceeding qualifying standards, advance to state meet, May 28-30 in Charleston

When: 3 p.m. Friday Where: Bureau Valley High School Local teams: Amboy, Bureau Valley, Fulton, Milledgeville, Morrison, Newman, Ohio Rest of field: El Paso-Gridley, Fieldcrest, Flanagan-Cornell, Hall, Henry-Senachwine, Low Point-Washburn, Putnam County, Riverdale, St. Bede Athletes to watch: Chris Ahlers, Newman; Al Baldonado, Hall; John Barnes, St. Bede; Michael Eastwood, Bureau Valley; Gailen Gibson, Bureau Valley; Rodney Gossard, Fulton; Kegan North, Fulton; Jason Osborn, Fulton; Drew Rosengren, Newman; Brady Rude, Newman; Zach Schmidt, Milledgeville; Regan Todhunter, Newman Outlook: Rude was a force at state as a sophomore, and is now rounding into form after a weightlifting injury more than 4 months ago.

He’ll be strong in the sprints, and makes the Comets’ sprint relays formidable as well.

Newman is also stout in the distance events.

Fulton also has some top-end speed, judging by its 800 relay win at the Three Rivers Meet on Monday.

Advancement: Top two finishers in each event, plus those meeting or exceeding qualifying standards, advance to state meet, May 28-30 in Charleston

Sauk Valley All-time Top 10 800 relay Boys Year 1982 2002 1978 1983 2009 1982 1984 2000 2013 2004

Name Sterling (Paver, Arnold, Arnold, Dietz) Dixon (Davidson, Fritts, Smith, Doeh) Sterling (Howze, Sotelo, Divers, Eldert) Sterling (Stewart, Dietz, Arnold, Sanders) Rock Falls (Dorathy, Barnes, Diaz, Burciaga) Sterling (Stewart, Arnold, Arnold, Paver) Sterling (Milliron, Arnold, Clark, Sanders) Sterling (Barajas, DeJonge, Neal, Ptak) Newman (Rude, Bittner, McGinn, Rude) Fulton (VanZuiden, Clarkson, Ottens, Fritz)

Time 1:28.7 1:28.71 1:28.9 1:29 1:29.1 1:29.1 1:29.1 1:29.1 1:29.36 1:29.7

Girls

Year Name Time 2013 Erie-P’town (Cobert, Rus, Rus, Cobert) 1:44.03 1991 Sterling (Kent, Kent, Kent, Benters) 1:44.1 2001 M’ville (Thorngren, Knutti, McDaniel, Meyer) 1:44.56 1978 Rock Falls (Partridge, Pope, Howe, Olson) 1:45 2011 Oregon (Greene, Long, Lambrigtsen, Mahoney) 1:45.23 2012 Dixon (Cox, Brown, Hendley, Duncan) 1:45.9 2001 Erie-P’town (Buck, Gallentine, Morris, Nielsen) 1:46.53 2015 Sterling (Chamberlain, Johnson, Zuidema, Mulle) 1:46.91 2006 Erie-P’town (McLain, Blackmer, Halpin, Redell) 1:47.11 2003 Morrison (Schaefer, Smith, Akker, Fedyk) 1:47.20 Editor’s note: Times and dates provided by coaches, school officials and IHSA records. Any missing records can be submitted to the sports department at sports@saukvalley.com

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Dixon’s Katie Dewey runs the 400-meter relay during Friday’s 2A Galena Sectional at Hanover.

The 400 has less room for error in handoffs than the distance relays, considering that the race is run in less than a minute.

Sauk Valley All-time Top 10 1,600 relay Boys Year 2011 1983 1995 1984 2012 2004 1978 2004 2013 1984

Name Sterling (Hartz, Rodriguez, Rivera, Mason) Sterling (Arnold, Dietz, Sanders, Canas) Sterling (Houck, VonHolten, Brown, Densmore) Sterling (Beer, Mackey, Canas, Arnold) Dixon (Goad, Henkel, Worley, LaMendola) Oregon (McCormick, Manheim, Bakener, Watson) Sterling (Renner, House, Divers, Sotelo) Fulton (VanZuiden, Clarkson, Ottens, Fritz) Newman (Rude, Rockwood, DeForest, Bittner) Amboy (Ely, Ely, Ely, Althaus)

Time 3:21.74 3:22 3:22.23 3:22.3 3:22.35 3:22.44 3:22.6 3:22.7 3:24.34 3:24.6

Girls

Year Name Time 1991 Sterling (Kent, Kent, Kent, Schwab) 3:53.9 2014 Bureau Valley (Arnadottir, Webb, Kennedy, Hoffert) 4:01.59 2006 Bureau Valley (Baron, Harrod, Mathew, Monier) 4:02.23 2015 Erie-P’town (Reiley, Strike, Wetzell, Cobert) 4:02.43 2012 Oregon (Mahoney, Judge, Mahoney, Groenhagen) 4:03.21 2014 Dixon (Lahey, Harden, Pitman, Duncan) 4:03.93 2007 Bureau Valley (Barnett, Harrod, Monier, Baron) 4:04.3 2004 Polo (Ebert, Coffey, Geary, Sorenson) 4:04.50 2011 Rock Falls (Nusbaum, Davis, Wade, Mammosser) 4:04.92 1996 Newman (Morrissey, Bogott, Swanson, Knolhoff) 4:05 Editor’s note: Times and dates provided by coaches, school officials and IHSA records. Any missing records can be submitted to the sports department at sports@saukvalley.com

Sauk Valley All-time Top 10 3,200 relay Boys Year 1984 1994 1979 1985 1983 1995 1998 2004 2003 1986

Name Sterling (Mackey, Onken, Nie, Canas) Sterling (Houck, Brown, St. Clair, Whiteman) Sterling (Rude, Gates, Waller, Hunsburger) Sterling (Mackey, Over, Musselman, Nie) Sterling (Canas, Over, Burch, Nie) Oregon (Carpenter, Carpenter, Harvey, Haugh) Oregon (Heng, Harvey, Grennan, Dietrich) Oregon (Singleton, Bakener, Manheim, Hoffman) Oregon (Donahue, Manheim, Hutchinson, Myers) Dixon (Hanson, Eaton, Leslie, Crossland)

Girls

Time 7:51.9 7:54.57 7:55.6 7:56.5 7:57.4 7:58.06 7:59.51 8:03.32 8:03.54 8:03.91

Year Name Time 2005 Sterling (Carbaugh, Fliss, Davey, Yemm) 9:28.12 2015 Sterling (Barnhart, Estrada, McPherson, Sanchez) 9:35.65 2006 Bureau Valley (Bickett, VonHolten, Ries, Baron) 9:38.57 2012 Erie-P’town (Reiley, Remley, Jensen, Cooney) 9:44.98 2012 Rock Falls (Johnson, Anderson, Clevenger, Davis) 9:47.28 2000 Erie-P’town (Rogers, Adamson, McLain, Sutton) 9:49.70 2013 Dixon (Schwarz, Pitman, Thorpe, Bushman) 9:51.1 1999 Erie-P’town (Rogers, Norman, McLain, Sutton) 9:52.94 1986 Newman (Pettorini, Royer, Villa, McGinn) 9:53.36 2004 Erie-P’town (McLain, Hagel, Halpin, Olsen) 9:56.63 Editor’s note: Times and dates provided by coaches, school officials and IHSA records. Any missing records can be submitted to the sports department at sports@saukvalley.com

Coaches figure out where to place runners EXCHANGE

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For each relay distance – 3,200, 1,600, 800 and 400 – the athletes on those relays understand that the shorter the length of the race, the more importance is placed on the accuracy and quickness of the handoffs.

The importance of the exchanges are minimized in the 3,200 relay. For quick races like the 400 relay that can end in less than 1 minute, a poor exchange can be the difference between first and last.

“The 3,200 exchange is much more relaxed,” Sterling distance expert Mercedes Sanchez said. “There’s always a feeling that you can make up ground if you have a slow handoff. But for the shorter races, you have to do it at the right time, otherwise you’re in trouble.”

Imagine stopping to tie a shoe during a marathon. That time spent hunched over isn’t going to matter as much by the end of the race, compared to the time spent tying a shoe in a sprint.

So the key to a good handoff relies on both parties. The receiver, or the next runner, should already be moving forward and hustling so that top speed is reachable soon after grabbing the baton.

Teammates work out which hand will grab the baton ahead of time. But despite all of the planning, the only real way to perfect the exchanges is practice. Each leg on the relay has a different job, and coaches try to plan the order around a runner’s strengths.

The fastest runner usually is the last to go, as they try to either make up for lost time, or hold off another team’s final runner. The starter generally has the best start of the four, while the middle two legs are determined by

focusing on how well each handles the curves and straightaways.

Bureau Valley’s Hoffert runs the anchor leg on three statequalifying relays, meaning she has the same job in each of the 1,600-, 800- and 400meter relays. Being the anchor requires taking a handoff and racing to the finish.

The opening leg of a relay runs a lot like an open race.

Addison Moreland leads off three state-qualifying Storm relays, and enjoys the challenge of starting off the event.

“It just feels like an open race, so I get nervous before,” Moreland said. “But then I realize that I have three other people running this race with me. It’s definitely more fun than an individual race, though.”

While determining the first and last legs can be based off of time, coaches have to figure out how to place the middle two spots.

Bureau Valley girls coach Dale Donner watches how his runners move along the track, and tries to pinpoint what parts of the track they handle best. Some are strong on the straightaways, while others handle curves better.

“Tiana [Kennedy] has been our second leg on some, and third on others,” Donner said. “As a coach, you have to watch and find who does what well, and where on the track.”

Donner pays close attention to stride length, as it helps him place his middle two runners in the correct position.

The longtime coach explained that because Kennedy has shorter strides, she handles the curves better than runners with longer strides. The Storm’s other middle runner is Marissa Mungia, who has longer strides than Kennedy.

So on the 400 relay, Mungia is the second runner to go, because she will get the handoff and run the back

straightaway, while Kennedy will handle the final curve.

In the 800 relay, the order is switched. Kennedy is the second runner because she will get that curve.

While the behind-the-scenes work can be complicated in preparing a strong relay, the finished product can be a wonder. It looks like a train pulling into a station, bumping a second train that bursts out of the station at top speed.

Few things are more exciting than the relay events, and it takes a special mindset to be able to compete in them with success.

“It’s kind of crazy, because all eyes are on you,” said Dixon’s Shannon Lahey, who ran a leg on the Duchesses’ statequalifying 1,600-meter relay.

“Especially the [1,600 relay], because it’s the last race of the meet, and it usually determines who wins.”

The 1,600 relay can decide the outcome of meets, as it’s the last race. It’s a pressurefilled event as all eyes turn to the track for the final event.

“It’s a love-hate race for me,” Lahey said. “You give it your all because you know how important it is, and because you know you’re done for the day after you run one more lap. But it’s really tiring, because you’ve had a whole meet to get exhausted.”

Still, the 1,600 relay is one of the premier events at a track meet.

“It takes a different mindset to run the relay events,” Dixon’s Maggie Bushman said.

“It’s all on you in the open races,” Bushman said. “If you mess up or have a bad race, it’s your own fault. But in the relays, your teammates are counting on you. You’re running for more people than just yourself.”

That extra pressure can be daunting. But for those that are up to the challenge, the toughness it requires makes the reward that much sweeter.

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Wednesday, May 20, 2015

TUESDAY’S SCOREBOARD

NHL PLAYOFFS | WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS

Game 2 going into double OT Blackhawks, Ducks tied in Anaheim at SVM’s deadline

BY PAUL SKRBINA Chicago Tribune

ANAHEIM – Game 2 of the Western Conference finals between the Chicago Blackhawks and Anaheim Ducks was deadlocked at 2-2 after one overtime period Tuesday night at SVM’s deadline.

Corey Perry tied the score when he redirected Ryan Getzlaf’s shot past Corey Crawford with 2 minutes, 30 seconds left in the second period, his eighth goal of the postseason.

The teams managed just 16 shots on goal in the third period, after the Ducks outshot the Blackhawks 19-7 in the second period, and the Hawks held a 12-7 advantage in the first.

Two power-play goals in the first 6 minutes, 19 seconds gave the Blackhawks a 2-0 lead against the Ducks after one period.

Andrew Shaw redirected Duncan Keith’s shot in front of the net for the first score. It was Shaw’s sec-

ond goal of the postseason, and was scored 2 minutes, 14 seconds into the first period.

Jonathan Toews had the secondary assist.

Marian Hossa was credited with his second goal of the playoffs 4:05 later, only the second and third power-play goals the Ducks have surrendered at home this postseason.

Bryan Bickell and Brad Richards had the assists on Hossa’s score.

SOFTBALL | ORION REGIONAL

Showdown set for Saturday Fillies, Panthers advance with semifinal wins at Orion Regional

BY TERRY DUCKETT Special to SVM

ORION – For the third time this season, the Morrison and Erie-Prophetstown softball teams will square off between the lines.

This time around, though, the ultimate bragging rights are at stake for both teams, as this third go-round will take place at 11 a.m. Saturday for the Class 2A Orion Regional championship.

In the first of Tuesday’s two semifinal games, the top-seeded Fillies had little trouble with No. 4 Bureau Valley, as sophomore standout Brooke Stralow pitched a perfect game, striking out 12 batters in five innings as Morrison romped 11-0.

“I was throwing just about everything,” said Stralow, who moved to 12-1 after pitching the 28-3 Fillies closer to their first postseason title since winning the 2A state crown in 2011. “I mixed it up, and that helped me a lot.”

Plentiful offensive support also helped Stralow.

After scoring a firstinning run off BV hurler Irini Petros, Morrison cut loose in the bottom

Saturday’s regional finals 2A Orion – Morrison vs. Erie-Prophetstown, 11 a.m.

2A Byron – Stillman Valley vs. Byron, 11 a.m.

1A Fulton – Milledgeville vs. Newman, 11 a.m.

1A Earlville – Amboy vs. Earlville/Indian Creek, 11 a.m. of the second inning for five runs, as home runs

by Lauren Pannier and Rachel Davis set the tone.

The Fillies tacked on five more runs in the last of the fourth to effectively take control, highlighted by a homer from Lauren Rice.

“I think we were all a little nervous, but us scoring in the first inning made me more relaxed,” said Stralow. “I knew my defense would be there to back me up. I think it made the whole team relax, too. Even at the plate, everyone seemed relaxed, knowing we could score more runs.”

The nightcap was a much more hard-fought affair. After jumping to a five-run lead against No. 3 Orion, the second-

seeded Panthers had to fend off a late-inning Charger comeback, tacking on a seventh-inning insurance run to secure a 7-5 win – and their first appearance in the regional finals since winning their one and only title 15 years ago.

Adding extra spice to Saturday’s title game is that not only did Morrison sweep both Three Rivers West meetings with the Panthers (237), but it eliminated E-P in last year’s regionals at Morrison, winning 5-4 in a bitterly-contested semifinal game that was first suspended due to weather, then ultimately declared a final.

“We’re hoping for no rain or lightning,” said E-P junior outfielder Emily Cox in a nod to last season. “Hopefully we can come out strong and limit our errors, which got us in our last game with them. I know our hitting can keep up.”

After Orion (15-13) scored the game’s first run in the top of the third, Erie-Prophetstown responded when Clare Kramer belted a two-run homer with one out to put the Panthers ahead – for good, as it turned out.

An inning later, a two-run Stephanie Thulen double upped E-P’s lead to 5-1.

And when Cox homered in the fifth to put her team up 6-1, she figured it was only icing on the cake.

“I didn’t think it would matter much,” said Cox, who went 2-for-3. “But I guess they all matter, in a way.”

That’s because the Chargers came to life in the top of the sixth, scoring four runs via tworun doubles by Hailey Frutiger and Julia Moore before reliever Kylie Ackerman, who replaced starter Kennah Meier one batter into the inning, was able to quench the blaze.

For her part, Meier delivered five innings of solid ball to earn her seventh win. A sixth-inning RBI double by Savannah Mettler ensured the win, and a Saturday title-game date with the Fillies.

“We’ve got to keep our enthusiasm up,” Kramer said. “Morrison’s beaten us twice this year, so we’ve got that fire in our belly. I don’t think we’ve been playing to our full potential, so we definitely want to show what we’re made of.”

LOCAL ROUNDUP

Rockets win twice on diamond Rock Falls baseball shuts out Dukes; Ward’s no-hitter lifts softball

By SVM Sports Staff

Cayden Erickson finished what he started last week, firing a one-hitter with 11 strikeouts and just one walk to lead the Rock Falls Rockets to an 8-0 win over the Dixon Dukes on Tuesday in Rock Falls, in the completion of a Big Northern West game suspended after four innings last Thursday.

Cooper Kilberg gave Erickson all the support he’d need, ripping two singles and a solo home run, and driving in three runs for the Rockets (2010, 7-4-1). Clay Velazquez added a single, a double and an RBI, and Dylan Abrams drove in a pair of runs.

Mitchell Wolfe had the lone base hit for the Dukes (5-17, 3-11), and also took the loss on the mound.

Softball

Rock Falls 1, Kaneland 0: Michaela Ward tossed

a no-hitter at home, outdueling Wisconsin recruit Angie Morrow as the Rockets won a nonconference contest.

Ward (15-6) struck out 16 and walked six, and got just enough support from her offense. Olivia Babcock had a pair of singles, and Natalie Soltow drove in the game’s lone run with an RBI groundout in the bottom of the third inning.

Nicole Tupper led off the third with a single,

Tuesday’s stars Michaela Ward, RF softball, no-hitter, 16 Ks, 6 BBs Cayden Erickson, RF baseball, 1-hitter, 11 Ks, 1 BB then Babcock ripped a base hit after faking a bunt. Chelsi Blair moved them to second and third with one of her two sacrifice bunts, then Soltow hit a slow roller down the third-base line that allowed Tupper to sprint home.

Morrow allowed three hits and walked one, while striking out six.

Sterling 7, United Township 4: Abri Hale had

three hits, including a home run, and drove in two runs to lead the Golden Warriors to a nonconference win in East Moline.

Emily McDonald added a double and two RBIs for Sterling, which took control with a four-run third inning. Lexy Staples allowed two runs (one earned) and two hits in four innings for the win, and Maddie Corwell picked up a save with three innings of work, giving up two runs (one earned) and four hits.

Newman 6, AFC 1: Jenna Stevens singled three times, doubled once and drove in a run, and Lakyn Waldschmidt tossed five innings of no-hit ball as the Comets advanced to

the 1A Fulton Regional championship with a semifinal victory over the Raiders.

Waldschmidt (15-5) struck out seven and walked three, and Sam Miller tossed two innings of two-hit relief, allowing one run while striking out two. Waldschmidt drove in two runs, and Julie Hurd and Mady Ferris also had RBIs, as Newman (16-9) scored one run in each of the first three innings before blowing it open with a three-run fourth.

Lexi Meurer’s solo home run in the sixth provided the lone run for AFC. Cassidy Koning gave up six runs – but only two earned – and six hits in a complete game, as the Raider defense committed six errors behind her.

Milledgeville 11, Eastland 10, 8 inn.: After the

Cougars rallied for six runs in the top of the seventh inning to force extras, the Missiles rallied from a 10-8 deficit in the bottom of the eighth for a 1A Fulton Regional semifinal win at Drives Park.

Milledgeville led 8-2 heading into the final frame, then had to mount a comeback of its own in extra innings. Alli Schmidt drove in three runs for the Missiles, and Jenna Bibler singled, homered and had two RBIs. Eastland was led by

Drew Preston’s two hits and three RBis, and Bubby Doubler had two hits and drove in two runs.

Amboy 5, Paw Paw 1:

The Clippers advanced to the title game at the 1A Earlville Regional with a workmanlike effort in the semifinals.

Karlee Doege struck out nine without a walk in a three-hitter, and Delaney Wilhelm led the offense with three hits, including a double. Hallie Nauman and Kylie Highbarger had two hits apiece for Amboy (23-10).

Byron 5, Oregon 4: The Hawks’ season came to an end at the hands of the rival Tigers in the 2A Byron Regional semifinals.

Abby Baker had two hits, but also took the loss in the circle for Oregon, and Anni Wilson scored a pair of runs.

Rachel Bonnell had three hits, including two doubles, and picked up the win for Byron. Kelsey Thatcher earned the save, and also hit a home run.

Stillman Valley 2, Forreston-Polo 0: The

top-seeded Cardinals advanced to the title game at the 2A Byron Regional, beating the fifth-seeded Cardinals in Tuesday’s first semifinal.

Allison Carson struck out 11 for the victory, and Macy Weaver doubled and drove in a run for Stillman Valley.

MLB

NBA playoffs

AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division W L Pct New York 22 18 .550 Tampa Bay 22 18 .550 Boston 19 20 .487 Baltimore 17 19 .472 Toronto 18 23 .439 Central Division W L Pct Kansas City 25 14 .641 Detroit 23 17 .575 Minnesota 22 17 .564 Chicago 18 18 .500 Cleveland 15 23 .395 West Division W L Pct Houston 26 14 .650 Los Angeles 20 19 .513 Seattle 17 21 .447 Texas 16 23 .410 Oakland 14 27 .341

GB — — 2½ 3 4½ GB — 2½ 3 5½ 9½ GB — 5½ 8 9½ 12½

Tuesday’s results Minnesota 8, Pittsburgh 5 Washington 8, N.Y. Yankees 6, 10 innings Baltimore 9, Seattle 4 L.A. Angels 3, Toronto 2 Milwaukee 8, Detroit 1 Tampa Bay 5, Atlanta 3 Boston 4, Texas 3 Kansas City 3, Cincinnati 0 Cleveland 3, Chicago White Sox 1 Houston 6, Oakland 4 Today’s games Oakland (Hahn 1-3) at Houston (Keuchel 5-0), 1:10 p.m.

Minnesota (Pelfrey 3-1) at Pittsburgh (Locke 2-2), 6:05 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees (Warren 2-2) at Washington (Zimmermann 3-2), 6:05 p.m.

Seattle (Elias 0-1) at Baltimore (W.Chen 1-2), 6:05 p.m.

L.A. Angels (Weaver 2-4) at Toronto (Hutchison 3-0), 6:07 p.m.

Milwaukee (Lohse 3-4) at Detroit (Greene 4-2), 6:08 p.m.

Tampa Bay (Odorizzi 3-3) at Atlanta (W.Perez 0-0), 6:10 p.m.

Texas (Klein 0-0) at Boston (J.Kelly 1-2), 6:10 p.m.

Cincinnati (Marquis 3-3) at Kansas City (Guthrie 3-2), 7:10 p.m.

Cleveland (Marcum 0-0) at Chicago White Sox (Rodon 1-0), 7:10 p.m.

Thursday’s games Seattle at Baltimore, 11:35 a.m.

Houston at Detroit, 12:08 p.m.

L.A. Angels at Toronto, 6:07 p.m.

Oakland at Tampa Bay, 6:10 p.m.

Texas at Boston, 6:10 p.m.

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

Tuesday’s box score

INDIANS 3, WHITE SOX 1 Cleveland

Chicago ab r h bi ab r h bi Kipnis 2b 4 2 2 0 Eaton cf 4 0 1 0 JRmrz ss 4 0 1 1 MeCarr lf 4 0 0 0 Brantly lf 4 0 1 1 Abreu 1b 3 1 1 0 Raburn rf 3 0 1 0 LaRoch dh 2 0 0 0 Swisher dh 3 0 1 0 AvGarc rf 4 0 1 1 Aviles 3b 2 0 1 0 Gillaspi 3b 3 0 0 0 Chsnhll ph-3b 1 0 0 0 AlRmrz ss 4 0 0 0 Moss 1b 4 1 1 1 Flowrs c 3 0 1 0 RPerez c 3 0 1 0 Bonifac ph 1 0 0 0 Bourn cf 4 0 0 0 CSnchz 2b 2 0 0 0 Totals 32 3 9 3 Totals 30 1 4 1 Cleveland 100 010 010 — 3 Chicago 000 100 000 — 1 E–Jo.Ramirez (7). DP–Chicago 1. LOB– Cleveland 9, Chicago 7. 2B–Jo.Ramirez (4), Abreu (7). 3B–Kipnis (3). HR–Moss (6).

SB–Jo.Ramirez (6). S–Aviles, C.Sanchez.

SF–Brantley.

IP H R ER BB SO Cleveland Bauer W,3-1 7 1/3 4 1 1 3 7 B.Shaw 0 0 0 0 1 0 Rzepczynski H,4 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 Allen S,7-8 1 1/3 0 0 0 0 3 Chicago Quintana L,2-4 7 8 2 2 4 4 Putnam 1 1 1 1 0 3 Da.Jennings 1 0 0 0 0 1 B.Shaw pitched to 1 batter in the 8th.

HBP–by Quintana (Kipnis). PB–R.Perez.

T–2:57. A–15,681 (40,615).

NATIONAL LEAGUE East Division W L Pct New York 23 17 .575 Washington 23 17 .575 Atlanta 18 20 .474 Philadelphia 17 23 .425 Miami 16 24 .400 Central Division W L Pct St. Louis 26 13 .667 Chicago 21 16 .568 Cincinnati 18 21 .462 Pittsburgh 18 21 .462 Milwaukee 15 25 .375 West Division W L Pct Los Angeles 24 13 .649 San Francisco20 18 .526 San Diego 19 20 .487 Arizona 17 21 .447 Colorado 13 22 .371

GB — — 4 6 7 GB — 4 8 8 11½ GB — 4½ 6 7½ 10

Tuesday’s results Minnesota 8, Pittsburgh 5 Washington 8, N.Y. Yankees 6, 10 innings Milwaukee 8, Detroit 1 Arizona 4, Miami 2 St. Louis 10, N.Y. Mets 2 Tampa Bay 5, Atlanta 3 Kansas City 3, Cincinnati 0 Philadelphia at Colorado, late Chicago Cubs at San Diego, late L.A. Dodgers at San Francisco, late Today’s games Minnesota (Pelfrey 3-1) at Pittsburgh (Locke 2-2), 6:05 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees (Warren 2-2) at Washington (Zimmermann 3-2), 6:05 p.m.

Milwaukee (Lohse 3-4) at Detroit (Greene 4-2), 6:08 p.m.

Arizona (C.Anderson 0-1) at Miami (Phelps 2-0), 6:10 p.m.

St. Louis (C.Martinez 3-2) at N.Y. Mets (B.Colon 6-2), 6:10 p.m.

Tampa Bay (Odorizzi 3-3) at Atlanta (W.Perez 0-0), 6:10 p.m.

Cincinnati (Marquis 3-3) at Kansas City (Guthrie 3-2), 7:10 p.m.

Philadelphia (S.Gonzalez 1-1) at Colorado (E.Butler 2-4), 7:40 p.m.

Chicago Cubs (Wada 0-0) at San Diego (T.Ross 2-3), 9:10 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers (B.Anderson 2-1) at San Francisco (Lincecum 3-2), 9:15 p.m.

Thursday’s games Arizona at Miami, 11:10 a.m.

St. Louis at N.Y. Mets, 12:10 p.m.

Philadelphia at Colorado, 2:10 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers at San Francisco, 2:45 p.m.

Milwaukee at Atlanta, 6:10 p.m.

Chicago Cubs at San Diego, 8:10 p.m.

Tuesday’s box scores

CARDINALS 10, METS 2 St. Louis

New York ab r h bi ab r h bi Bourjos cf 5 2 2 1 Grndrs rf 4 0 0 0 Grichk rf 5 1 3 3 Campll 3b 4 0 0 0 Hollidy lf 2 0 0 1 Duda 1b 2 0 0 0 MAdms 1b 1 0 0 0 Cuddyr lf 3 1 1 0 JhPerlt ss 4 1 2 1 DnMrp 2b 4 1 1 2 Molina c 4 1 1 0 Flores ss 4 0 1 0 Choate p 0 0 0 0 Recker c 4 0 0 0 Tuivaill p 0 0 0 0 Niese p 2 0 0 0 Rynlds 1b-lf 5 2 3 1 Goeddl p 0 0 0 0 Wong 2b 5 2 1 2 Cecil ph-cf 2 0 1 0 Kozma 3b 4 0 1 0 Lagars cf 3 0 1 0 Wacha p 2 1 1 1 Glmrtn p 0 0 0 0 T.Cruz ph-c 1 0 1 0 Lthrsch p 0 0 0 0 Totals 38 1015 10 Totals 32 2 5 2 St. Louis 111 106 000 —10 New York 000 200 000 — 2 DP–New York 2. LOB–St. Louis 6, New York 6. 2B–Grichuk 2 (4), Wong (7), Flores (5). 3B–Grichuk (1). HR–Reynolds (3), Dan. Murphy (3). S–Wacha. SF–Holliday.

IP H R ER BB SO St. Louis Wacha W,6-0 7 4 2 2 2 5 Choate 1 0 0 0 0 0 Tuivailala 1 1 0 0 0 1 New York Niese L,3-4 5 11 8 8 1 1 Goeddel 2 3 2 2 0 2 Gilmartin 1 1 0 0 0 0 Leathersich 1 0 0 0 1 0 Niese pitched to 4 batters in the 6th.

HBP–by Choate (Duda), by Leathersich (Jh.Peralta).

T–2:43. A–21,157 (41,922).

CONFERENCE FINALS (Best-of-7; x-if necessary) Tuesday’s result Golden State 110, Houston 106, Golden State leads series 1-0 Today’s game Cleveland at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.

Thursday’s game Houston at Golden State, 8 p.m.

Friday’s game Cleveland at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.

Saturday’s game Golden State at Houston, 8 p.m.

Sunday’s game Atlanta at Cleveland, 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday’s box score

WARRIORS 110, ROCKETS 106 HOUSTON (106) Ariza 7-10 2-2 20, Smith 6-16 3-4 17, Howard 3-7 1-4 7, Terry 2-9 2-2 7, Harden 11-20 5-6 28, Jones 2-10 1-4 5, Prigioni 2-3 0-0 4, Capela 4-4 1-2 9, Brewer 3-7 3-4 9. Totals 40-86 18-28 106.

GOLDEN STATE (110) Barnes 6-12 0-0 14, Green 6-13 1-2 13, Bogut 0-3 0-0 0, Curry 13-22 2-3 34, Thompson 6-18 2-2 15, Iguodala 2-4 0-3 4, Lee 1-3 0-0 2, Livingston 6-8 6-6 18, Ezeli 2-4 2-4 6, Barbosa 1-5 1-2 4. Totals 43-92 14-22 110.

Houston 31 24 24 27 —106 Golden State 24 34 26 26 —110 3-Point Goals–Houston 8-22 (Ariza 4-5, Smith 2-6, Harden 1-3, Terry 1-4, Brewer 0-1, Prigioni 0-1, Jones 0-2), Golden State 10-29 (Curry 6-11, Barnes 2-6, Barbosa 1-2, Thompson 1-7, Green 0-3). Fouled Out–None. Rebounds–Houston 60 (Howard 13), Golden State 53 (Green 12).

Assists–Houston 27 (Harden 9), Golden State 27 (Green 8). Total Fouls–Houston 19, Golden State 23. A–19,596 (19,596).

2015 NBA 1st Round Draft Order First Round 1. Minnesota 2. a-L.A. Lakers 3. Philadelphia 4. New York 5. Orlando 6. Sacramento 7. Denver 8. Detroit 9. Charlotte 10. b-Miami 11. Indiana 12. Utah 13. Phoenix 14. Oklahoma City 15. c-Brooklyn 16. Boston 17. Milwaukee 18. Houston (from New Orleans) 19. Washington 20. Toronto 21. Dallas 22. d-Chicago 23. Portland 24. e-Cleveland 25. Memphis 26. San Antonio 27. L.A. Lakers (from Houston) 28. Boston (from L.A. Clippers) 29. f-Atlanta 30. Golden State a-may be conveyed to Philadelphia through Phoenix b-may be conveyed to Philadelphia through Cleveland c-may be conveyed to Atlanta d-may be conveyed to Cleveland e-may be conveyed to Chicago f-tmay be conveyed to Brooklyn

NHL playoffs CONFERENCE FINALS (Best-of-7; x-if necessary) Monday’s result Tampa Bay 6, N.Y. Rangers 2, series tied 1-1 Tuesday’s result Chicago at Anaheim, late Today’s game N.Y. Rangers at Tampa Bay, 7 p.m.

Thursday’s game Anaheim at Chicago, 7 p.m.

Friday’s game N.Y. Rangers at Tampa Bay, 7 p.m.

Saturday’s game Anaheim at Chicago, 7 p.m.

Sunday’s game Tampa Bay at N.Y. Rangers 7 p.m.

Transactions BASEBALL American League DETROIT TIGERS — Placed DH Victor Martinez on the 15-day DL. Recalled OF Tyler Collins from Toledo (IL).

KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Announced the retirement of INF Rafael Furcal.

MINNESOTA TWINS — Reinstated 3B Eduardo Nunez from the 15-day DL. TORONTO BLUE JAYS — Designated RHP Todd Redmond for assignment. Sent 2B Maicer Izturis to Dunedin (FSL) for a rehab assignment.

National League ATLANTA BRAVES — Optioned RHP Cody Martin to Gwinnett (IL). Agreed to terms with RHP Nick Masset on a one-year contract. Designated RHP John Cornely for assignment.

CHICAGO CUBS — Traded C Welington Castillo to Seattle for RHP Yoervis Medina, and optioned Medina and RHPs Dallas Beeler and Brian Schlitter to Iowa (PCL).

Designated LHP Phil Coke for assignment.

Reinstated LHP Tsuyoshi Wada from the 15-day DL. CINCINNATI REDS — Sent LHP Manny Parra to Louisville (IL) for a rehab assignment.

COLORADO ROCKIES — Placed OF Corey Dickerson on the 15-day DL. Recalled INF/OF Ben Paulsen from Albuquerque (PCL).

LOS ANGELES DODGERS — Agreed to terms with INF Hector Olivera on a six-year contract and RHP Pablo Fernandez on a minor league contract. Designated LHP Eury De La Rosa for assignment.

MIAMI MARLINS — Placed RHP Jarred Cosart on the 15-day, retroactive to Thursday. Recalled RHP Carter Capps from New Orleans (PCL).

NEW YORK METS — Designated OF Kirk Nieuwenhuis for assignment. Selected the contract of OF Darrell Ceciliani from Las Vegas (PCL). Agreed to terms with C Lednier Ricardo on a minor league contract.

PITTSBURGH PIRATES — Optioned RHP Wilfredo Boscan to Indianapolis (IL). Selected the contract of OF Jose Tabata from Indianapolis. Transferred INF Justin Sellers to the 60-day DL. SAN DIEGO PADRES — Placed INF/OF Wil Myers on the 15-day DL, retroactive to May 11. Recalled RHP Cory Mazzoni from El Paso (PCL). Sent OF Melvin Upton Jr. to El Paso for a rehab assignment.

WASHINGTON NATIONALS — Placed OF Jayson Werth on the 15-day DL, retroactive to Saturday. Recalled INF Wilmer Difo from Harrisburg (EL).

FOOTBALL National Football League BUFFALO BILLS — Signed CB Ronald Darby.

KANSAS CITY CHIEFS — Signed RB Keshawn Hill, C Daniel Munyer, G Melvin Meggs and OT Kelvin Palmer. Waived TE Earnest Pettway, FB Manasseh Garner and OL Charles Sweeton.

NEW ORLEANS SAINTS — Released PK Shayne Graham. Signed WR Lance Lewis.

HOCKEY National Hockey League EDMONTON OILERS — Named Todd McLellan coach.

COLLEGE BIG TEN CONFERENCE — Granted an intra-conference waiver to Michigan State LB Drake Martinez to be eligible to play in 2015.

ILLINOIS — Named Nathan Scheelhaase assistant director of football operations and Patrick Embleton director of football student-athlete development.

NOTRE DAME — QB Everett Golson announced he is transferring to Florida State.

OAKLAND — Named Andy Adrianse director of athletic facilities.

PENN STATE — Announced OL Kevin Reihner is transferring from Stanford.

RANDOLPH-MACON — Named Matt Cooper men’s assistant soccer coach.

RUTGERS — Promoted Stephanie Mamakas to athletic communications assistant.

Wednesday, May 20, 2015

LOCAL SPORTS

TUESDAY’S SCOREBOARD Baseball

ERIE-PROPHETSTOWN 7, ORION 5

Tuesday’s results at Rock Falls

Orion 001 004 0 — 5 7 2 Erie-P’town 002 311 x — 7 12 5 W – Kennah Meier (7-2). L – India Price.

ORION Multi hits – Mackenzie Smith 2, Hailey Frutiger 2. 2B – Frutiger, Julia Moore.

Multi RBIs – Moore 2.

ERIE-PROPHETSTOWN Multi hits – Steph Thulen 3, Emily Cox 2, Ashley Davis 2. 2B – Thulen, Cox, Kylie Ackerman, Savannah Mettler. HR – Cox, Clare Kramer. Multi RBIs – Thulen 2, Kramer 2.

ROCK FALLS 8, DIXON 0 Dixon 000 000 0 — 0 1 2 Rock Falls 203 210 x — 8 11 0 W – Cayden Erickson. L – Mitchell Wolfe.

DIXON (5-17, 3-11 BNC West) Wolfe (3 2/3 IP, 7 R, 6 ER, 9 H, 7 SO, 3 BB), Owen Van Horn (2 1/3 IP, 1 ER, 2 H, 2 SO, 1 BB) and Ryan Long.

ROCK FALLS (20-10, 7-4-1) Erickson (7 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 11 SO, 1 BB) and Cooper Kilberg. Multi hits – Kilberg 3, Clay Velazquez 2. 2B – Velazquez, Logan Pillars. HR – Kilberg. RBI – Kilberg 3, Dylan Abrams 2, Velazquez.

Postseason pairings CLASS 3A Freeport Regional Monday, May 25 • No. 5 Erie-Prophetstown at No. 4 Dixon, 11 a.m.

• No. 6 Sterling at No. 3 Freeport, 4:30 p.m.

Wednesday, May 27 • No. 1 Rock Falls vs. Erie-Prophetstown or Dixon, 5 p.m.

Thursday, May 28 • No. 2 Rochelle vs. Sterling or Freeport, 4:30 p.m.

Saturday, May 30 • Championship, 11 a.m.

Winner advances to Sycamore Sectional vs. St. Francis Regional winner, 4 p.m., June 4 CLASS 2A Morrison Regional Today’s game • No. 1 Morrison vs. No. 4 Bureau Valley, 5 p.m.

Thursday’s game • No. 2 Princeton vs. No. 3 Newman, 5 p.m.

Saturday’s game • Championship, 2 p.m.

Winner advances to Byron Sectional vs.

Pecatonica Regional winner, 6:30 p.m.

May 27 Oregon Regional Monday’s result • No. 4 Oregon 3, No. 5 West Carroll 0 Today’s game • No. 1 Forreston-Polo vs. Oregon, 4:30 p.m.

Thursday’s game • No. 2 Stillman Valley vs. No. 3 Byron, 4:30 p.m.

Saturday’s game • Championship, 10 a.m.

Winner advances to Byron Sectional vs.

Aurora Christian Regional winner, 4 p.m.

May 27 CLASS 1A Lena-Winslow Regional Monday’s results • No. 4 River Ridge 4, No. 5 Pearl City 0 • No. 3 Eastland 9, No. 6 Galena 3 Today’s games • No. 1 East Dubuque vs. River Ridge, 4 p.m.

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

Saturday’s game • Championships, 11 a.m.

Winner advances to Aquin Sectional vs.

Dakota Regional winner, 4 p.m. May 28 at Highland Community College Ashton-Franklin Center Regional Monday’s results • No. 4 Milledgeville 11, No. 5 AFC 1, 5 inn.

• No. 3 Amboy 24, No. 6 Paw Paw 1, 5 inn.

Today’s game • No. 1 Indian Creek vs. Milledgeville, 4:30 p.m.

Thursday’s game • No. 2 Fulton vs. Amboy, 4:30 p.m.

Saturday’s game • Championship, 2 p.m.

Winner advances to Aquin Sectional vs.

Elgin Academy Regional winner, 4 p.m.

May 27 at Highland Community College

Softball Tuesday’s results at Rock Falls

ROCK FALLS 1, KANELAND 0 Kaneland 000 000 0 — 0 0 0 Rock Falls 001 000 x — 1 3 0 W – Michaela Ward (15-6). L – Morrow.

KANELAND Morrow (6 IP, 1 ER, 3 H, 6 SO, 1 BB) and Kueller.

ROCK FALLS (22-9) Ward (7 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 16 SO, 6 BB) and Madason Shaw. Multi hits – Olivia Babcock 2. RBI – Natalie Soltow. SAC – Chelsi Blair 2. at East Moline

STERLING 7, UNITED TOWNSHIP 4 Sterling 004 102 0 — 7 6 2 UT 011 001 1 — 4 6 3 W – Lexy Staples. Sv – Maddie Corwell.

STERLING Staples (4 IP, 2 R, 1 ER, 2 H, 0 SO, 5 BB), Corwell (3 IP, 2 R, 1 ER, 4 H, 1 SO, 3 BB). Multi hits – Abri Hale 3. 2B – Emily McDonald. HR – Hale. RBI – Hale 2, McDonald 2.

2A Orion Regional Semifinals

MORRISON 11, BUREAU VALLEY 0, 5 inn.

BV 000 00 — 0 0 2 Morrison 150 5x — 11 11 0 W – Brooke Stralow (12-1). L – Irini Petros.

BUREAU VALLEY Petros (1 2/3 IP, 6 R, 5 ER, 5 H, 0 SO, 3 BB), Darcy Kepner (2 1/3 IP, 5 ER, 6 H, 1 SO, 1 BB). LOB – 0. E – Petros, Sam Stocking.

MORRISON Stralow (5 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 12 SO, 0 BB).

Multi hits – Rachel Davis 2, Lauren Rice 2, Emma Sitzmore 2, Lakin Goodman 2.

2B – Goodman 2, Sitzmore. HR – Rice, Davis, Lauren Pannier. RBI – Rice 4, Goodman 3, Davis 2, Pannier. SAC – Sitzmore, Davis. LOB – 4.

Sauk Valley Media • B5

BOYS TENNIS | MOLINE SECTIONAL PREVIEW

1A Fulton Regional Semifinal

NEWMAN 6, AFC 1 AFC 000 001 0 — 1 2 6 Newman 111 300 x — 6 7 2 W – Lakyn Waldschmidt. L – Cassidy Koning.

AFC Koning (6 IP, 6 R, 2 ER, 7 H, 1 SO, 3 BB).

2B – Madeline Prestegaard. HR – Lexi Meurer. RBI – Le.Meurer. LOB – 6. E – Sam Miller 4, Koning, Lauren Meurer.

NEWMAN (16-9) Waldchmidt (5 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 7 SO, 3 BB), Sam Miller (2 IP, 1 ER, 2 H, 2 SO, 0 BB).

Multi hits – Jenna Stevens 4, Maddie Klein 2. 2B – Stevens. RBI – Waldschmidt 2, Stevens, Julie Hurd, Mady Ferris. SB – Stevens, Hillary Grennan. SAC – Morgan Ely. LOB – 8. E – Hurd, Miller.

1A Earlville Regional Semifinal

AMBOY 5, PAW PAW 1 Paw Paw 000 000 1 — 1 3 x Amboy 120 020 x — 5 x x W – Karlee Doege. L – Penman.

PAW PAW 2B – Penman, Delhotel.

AMBOY (23-10) Doege (7 IP, 1 R, 3 H, 9 SO, 0 BB) and Kaitlyn Liebing. Multi hits – Delaney Wilhelm 3, Hallie Nauman 2, Kylie Highbarger 2. 2B – Wilhelm.

Postseason pairings CLASS 3A Sterling Regional Monday, May 25 • No. 5 Rochelle at No. 4 Dixon, 11 a.m.

Tuesday, May 26 • No. 1 Sterling vs. Rochelle or Dixon, 4:30 p.m.

Wednesday, May 27 • No. 2 Rock Falls vs. No. 3 Mendota, 4:30 p.m.

Saturday, May 30 • Championship, 11 a.m.

Winner advances to Belvidere North Sectional vs. Genoa-Kingston Regional winner, 4:30 p.m., June 2 CLASS 2A Orion Regional Monday’s result • No. 4 Bureau Valley 10, No. 5 Riverdale 5 Tuesday’s results • No. 1 Morrison 11, Bureau Valley 0, 5 inn.

• No. 2 Erie-Prophetstown 7, No. 3 Orion 5 Saturday’s game • Championship, Erie-Prophetstown vs.

Morrison, 11 a.m.

Winner advances to Morrison Sectional vs.

Rockford Lutheran Regional winner, 7 p.m.

May 26 Byron Regional Monday’s result • No. 5 Forreston-Polo 7, No. 4 West Carroll 6 Tuesday’s results • No. 1 Stillman Valley 2, Forreston-Polo 0 • No. 2 Byron 5, No. 3 Oregon 4 Saturday’s game • Championship, Stillman Valley vs. Byron, 11 a.m.

Winner advances to Morrison Sectional vs.

Princeton Regional winner, 4:30 p.m., May 26 CLASS 1A Fulton Regional Monday’s result • No. 5 Eastland 8, No. 4 Fulton 6 Tuesday’s results • No. 1 Milledgeville 11, Eastland 10, 8 inn.

• No. 2 Newman 6, No. 3 AFC 1 Saturday’s game • Championship, Milledgeville vs. Newman, 11 a.m.

Winner advances to Lena-Winslow Sectional vs. Pecatonica Regional winner, 7 p.m., May 26’ Earlville Regional Monday’s result • No. 4 Paw Paw 6, No. 5 LaMoille-Ohio 2 Tuesday’s result • No. 1 Amboy 5, Paw Paw 1 Today’s game • No. 2 Earlville vs. No. 3 Indian Creek, 4:30 p.m.

Saturday’s game • Championship, Amboy vs. TBD, 11 a.m.

Winner advances to Princeville Sectional vs. Putnam County Regional winner, 4:30 p.m. Tuesday May 26

Girls soccer Postseason pairings CLASS 2A Geneseo Regional Tuesday’s results • No. 1 Geneseo 8, No. 4 LaSalle-Peru 0 • No. 2 Sterling 3, No. 3 Ottawa 0 Friday’s match • Championship, Geneseo vs. Sterling, 5 p.m.

Winner advances to LaSalle-Peru Sectional vs. Peoria Notre Dame Regional winner, 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, May 26 CLASS 1A Byron Sectional Today’s matches • Semifinal, Rockford Lutheran vs. Dixon, 4:30 p.m.

• Semifinal, Stillman Valley vs. Alleman, 6:30 p.m.

Saturday’s match • Championship, 2 p.m.

Winner advances to DeKalb Supersectional vs. Westminster Christian Sectional winner, 5 p.m. Tuesday, May 26

Alex T. Paschal/apaschal@saukvalley.com

Ian South (left) prepares for a return shot as teammate Justin Wilson serves during Dixon tennis practice on Tuesday at Emma Hubbs Tennis Courts. It took time, but the senior duo has jelled this season on the court.

Doubles vision

South, Wilson have jelled in final season to St. Ambrose to major in biology pre-med, and Wilson to NIU to major in marketing – where tennis When: 2 p.m. Friday & 9 a.m. will become a recreational activity Saturday instead of a varsity one.

Dixon seniors Ian South and Where: Moline High School & “Like any seniors, the last 2 Justin Wilson have spent so Riverside Park weeks of school, there’s a little bit much of their lives at the Emma Local teams: Dixon, Newman, of celebrating going on,” Boll said.

Hubbs Tennis Courts, it seems Sterling “But I think the guys are going to strange to them both that their Other teams: Alleman, Galesgo to a tough sectional at Moline time in Page Park is coming to an burg, Geneseo, Moline, Riverlooking to represent themselves end. dale, Rock Island, United Townand the school well, and I think it’s But as they spent Tuesday aftership kind of a neat way to end the year noon preparing for this weekend’s Players to watch: Thore Abend, on the court.”

Moline Sectional, both paused Newman junior; Borja Acedo If they want that end to come on briefly to reminisce a bit about & Elliott Frankfother, Newman what could be the final week of the courts at the state tournament, sophomore & senior; Sam Bratt, their Dixon tennis careers. it will take solid play and mental Dixon sophomore; Michael Gale “It’s sad, because I’ve been here toughness. Boll’s mantra for his & Bryce Stanley, Dixon juniors; since I was little, and during the players is to focus on the little Shaddy Khalafallah, Moline freshsummers, this is my second home, things – mainly, keeping the ball man; Zak Khan & Lane Martells, basically,” Wilson said. “It’s just in bounds, eliminating unforced Sterling seniors; Jack Nitz, Stersad that it’s all wrapping up real errors, and playing keep-away by ling junior; Sam Riggins & Nate quick, and I won’t be here everytrying to find the area where the VanDeCeleste, Moline seniors day after school anymore.” opposition isn’t.

Outlook: Sterling’s Nitz goes into “It’s just really flying by, and it’s Wilson says his focus will be on the sectional meet undefeated pretty crazy to think that it’s pretty staying in the moment. on the season, and has a good much all over,” South added. “It’s “We just have to play every point chance of winning the sectional scary, but it’s also really exciting to for that point, and not look back and advancing to state. Dixon move on to college, as well.” at the bad ones or look ahead too has proven its depth during the The two have spent the last 2 much,” Wilson said. “We just have season, especially in doubles years playing No. 2 doubles for to stay in every point, and not get play, and Newman’s international the Dukes, but it wasn’t necessarahead of ourselves or down on flavor has provided some sucily a match made in heaven from ourselves. cess in both singles and doubles. the get-go. After struggling to find “It would be awesome if we Advancement: Top 4 teams their chemistry early in their high made it to state, especially our (semifinalists) advance to state school days, something clicked senior year. It would be really cool meet, May 28-30, multiple sites after some time apart. to end on such a high note. Both in Chicago suburbs This year, they’re a completely of us are really wanting to go on different duo. They’ve racked up to state; I don’t know if it will hapa 6-3 record playing together, and basically a backboard with a wide pen, but we’re really focused on have found the symbiosis necesgoing further.” array of shots, and South is the sary to have success in doubles That would be the ideal end, in level head who keeps things flowplay.

South’s opinion, for a pair of kids ing smoothly.

“When they were younger, we who grew up learning the game “Justin hits pretty much everyhad a little trouble with them jell- thing back, and we get a lot of net from Dixon tennis guru Emma ing, whether it was athletically or shots set up, which is nice,” South Hubbs, and have now found a nice personality-wise,” Dixon coach rapport in their final season playsaid. “He’s very good at lobbing, Steve Boll said. “We separated also, so if the other team comes to ing for the Dukes. them for a year, and as we were “It’s pretty exciting, kind of the the net, we always have something seeing how people were climbing culmination of our 4 years playing to play against them.” up the ladder and who was going tennis,” South said. “We’re going “Ian calms me down,” Wilson to play in our varsity lineup, we to give it pretty much everything said. “When I mess up, he’ll started to see these guys kind of we’ve got, and leave it on the motivate me to keep on going, spark together. They were like a courts there in Moline. We just and make sure that every point different team than when they want to make it to state; either counts.” were younger, so we put them in way, it’s going to be done afterWhen asked the big difference the lineup and they’ve been pretty between this year and past seaward, so we’ll just give it all we’ve successful – and I think they’ve got now. sons of their partnership, neither finally realized that they work “It’d be pretty awesome to go a can really put a finger on it. pretty well together.” step farther, just prolonging the But they aren’t really analyzing it too deeply, either. Both are The key has been how well the end of the season and our careers. making the most of their final two seniors complement each It’s a fun game to play, and we weeks of high school tennis, other on the court, both physireally like playing it, so it would be before going on to college – South great to do it at state.” cally and emotionally. Wilson is

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

Moline Sectional

Sterling controls regional semifinal match BOOKED

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Michael Krabbenhoeft/mkrabbenhoeft@saukvalley.com

Sterling’s Zoe Ward kicks the ball during Tuesday’s regional game against Ottawa in Geneseo. Ward scored two goals as the Golden Warriors won 3-0.

The goal was all the momentum the Warriors needed, and it came 3 minutes after almost coughing one up on an Anna Schiefelbein penalty kick, which went wide left.

“I was hoping just to get a shot on goal,” Sotelo said. “I know that once we got that shot, our intensity would go up, and we would be in the game.”

Both teams combined for six first-half fouls, with Sterling earning a

penalty kick after a foul in the keeper’s box. Ward was called to make the shot, and it cleared going just a little to her left.

Ward got her second goal playing off a corner kick from Fatima Gallardo in the 65th minute. Gallardo’s kick was within close range, and was met by Natalie Herrera just a couple of feet from the net. However, the ball rebounded back toward Ward, who was in perfect position to make the chip-in.

“Fatima played it into the middle, and I knew that once it came in, we

had to execute and get it in,” Ward said. “So after I saw Natty pass it, I knew it had to get to the back of the net.”

Sterling outshot Ottawa 21-5 overall, and 11-2 on on-target tries. The Pirates’ best opportunity came with 50 minutes gone, when Skylar VanMill worked her way around Ward at the near corner, but she missed an 8-yard opportunity going behind the left post.

“We’re a young team,” Ottawa coach Sean Porter said. “We’re just learning the game of soccer.

I feel like they put forth

the effort. We had a poor first half, fundamentally.

But in the second half, we created a lot more opportunities.”

Sterling will meet the Maple Leafs for the third time this season. Both previous matches ended in lopsided situations, but the Warriors want the third time to be a furtherhistory-making charm.

“We’re just going to try to bring our ‘A’ game,” Sotelo said. “We’ll try to up the intensity, and up the pressure right away, and try to make passes and runs as much as we can.”

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4 Cemetery plots at Chapel Hill in Dixon, Sec. S Garden of Faith. Asking $600/ea. plus transfer fees. Will only sell as a group of 2 or 4. If interested call Mike 815-541-8500.

The real property consisting of a single family residence located at 701 Richardson Avenue, Lee County, Illinois, Tax Code Number 03-04-28-276032, will be sold by the Lee County Sheriff at the Lee County Courthouse, Original Court Building, 112 E. 2nd Street, 1st Floor, Dixon, Illinois, at a Sheriff's Sale on June 11, 2015, at 10:00 a.m. Information concerning this sale is as follows: 1. The person contact for information of the real estate prior to the sale is: Hewitt & Wagner, 1124 Lincoln Highway, Rochelle, Illinois, 815-562-2704.

The real estate may not be inspected prior to the sale.

2. The terms of sale are payment of 20 percent by cashier's check or certified funds on the date of sale with the balance to be paid in full by noon on the next business day after the sale.

3. This is pursuant to the court case, No. 15-CH-10, Lee County, Illinois, in which a foreclosure was filed.

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At the premises I, Lyle Dirks, having been designated by the Circuit Court of the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit, Lee County, Illinois in the case entitled Sterling Federal Bank, F.S.B., Plaintiff v. Paulino J. Martinez, Defendant, case No. 2014 CH 99 as sale officer, to conduct the sale, will sell the following described property at public auction to the highest qualified bidder. LEGAL DESCRIPTION: The Westerly 50 feet of Lot 4 in Block 34 in the Town of West Dixon (now a part of the City of Dixon), County of Lee and State of Illinois, commonly known as 1420 West 1st Street, Dixon, IL 61021. DESCRIPTION: 3 bedroom story and a half home with one bath, a 2 car detached garage, partial basement and approximately 1854 square feet of living area.

INSPECTION: Contact Natalie Cole at Sterling Federal Bank 815-288-3327 to determine if property is available for inspection.

TERMS OF SALE: 10% down day of sale, balance upon delivery of deed and possession. All funds shall be CASH, BANK DRAFT, or CERTIFIED CHECK. Sale is subject to taxes for 2014 and all subsequent years. TAXES WILL NOT BE PRORATED. A contract embodying the terms of this notice and such additional terms as deemed appropriate, will be signed by the sale officer on behalf of the court and by the buyer at the time of the sale.

Any sale is subject to court approval. Any specific restrictions on property or title will be announced day of sale. Announcements day of sale take precedence over any printed material.

ATTORNEYS: WARD, MURRAY, PACE & JOHNSON, P.C. AUCTIONEER: LYLE DIRKS, IL 440000128, STERLING, IL, PH. 815-626-3358

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MICHELLE RAMIREZ, Defendant.

NO. 15 CH 10 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: 701 Richardson Avenue, Ashton Lee County, Illinois.

C. The legal description of the real estate is: PARCEL 1: Commencing at a point 25 feet due West from the Southeast corner of the Northeast Quarter of Section 28, Township 22 North, Range 11 East of the Fourth Principal Meridian, thence running due North 198 feet for a place of beginning; thence due West from said place of beginning a distance of 140 feet; thence due North a distance of 66 feet; thence due East a distance of 140 feet; and thence due South a distance of 66 feet to the place of beginning, said above described premises being also described as the Southerly 66 feet of the Northerly 132 feet of Lot 31 of Assessor's Plat Number 11, Neighbor's Series, all situated in the County of Lee and State of Illinois.

PARCEL 2: The Easterly 51 feet of a part of the Northeast Quarter (NE ¼) of Section 28, Township 22 North, Range 11 East of the Fourth Principal Meridian, bounded and described as follows: Beginning at a point 198 feet North and 165 feet West of the Southeast corner of said Northeast Quarter, said point being the Southwest corner of land conveyed by Warranty Deed in Book 9402 at page 646 in the Lee County Recorder's Office; thence Westerly on the extension of the South line of said lands 51.30 feet; thence Northerly at an angle of 89 degrees 52 minutes 15 seconds measured counterclockwise from the last described course, 132.18 feet to the North line of Lot 32 of Assessor's Plat No. 11, as recorded in said Recorder's Office in Plat Book “C”, page 70; thence Easterly, along said North line, at an angle of 90 degrees 07 minutes 45 seconds, measured counterclockwise from the last described course, 51.00 feet; thence Southerly, along the East line of said Lot 32, at an angle of 90 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds, measured counterclockwise from the last described course, 132.13 feet to the point of beginning, all situated in Ashton Township, the County of Lee in the State of Illinois; EXCEPTING THEREFROM, Part of Lot 32 of Assessor's Plat 11, as recorded in Plat Book “C” page 70 in the Lee County Recorder's Office, located in part of the Northeast Quarter of Section 28, Township 22 North, Range 11 East of the Fourth Principal Meridian, bounded and described as follows: The North 66 feet of the East 51 feet of Lot 32 of said Assessor's Plat 11, situated in the Township of Ashton, the County of Lee and the State of Illinois.

Tax Code No.: 03-04-28-276-032 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 11, 2015, at 10:00 a.m. at the Lee County Courthouse, Original 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 $93,331.39.

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.

May 13, 20, 27, 2015

Notice is hereby given that on Tuesday, July 7, 2015, the Dixon Community Unit School District No. 170, Lee and Ogle Counties, Illinois, will sell the former Grand Detour School at public auction.

The public auction shall occur at 6:00 p.m. on the 7th day of July, 2015, at the former Grand Detour School, 7772 Clinton Street, Dixon, Illinois, and include the building and property (approximately 9.47 acres) commonly known as the Grand Detour School legally described as: Part of Sections 12 and 13 in Township 22 North, Range 9 East of the Fourth Principal Meridian, in the County of Ogle and State of Illinois, the point of beginning described as follows: Commencing at the Northeast corner of Block 1, of the Original Town of Grand Detour; thence Northwesterly along the Northerly line of Block 1, 231.0 feet to the point of beginning; thence Northeasterly at an angle of 81 degrees, 28 minutes measured counterclockwise from the last described course, 199.8 feet; thence Southeasterly parallel with the Northerly line of said Block 1, 290.25 feet to the centerline of S.B.I. Route No. 2, for the place of beginning; thence Northwesterly parallel to the North line of said Block 1, 290.25; thence Southwesterly at an angle of 98 degrees 32 minutes measured clockwise from the last described course, 199.8 feet to a point on the Northerly line of said Block 1, 231 feet Northwesterly from the Northeast corner of said Block 1; thence Northwesterly on the North line of Blocks 1 and 13 of said Original Town of Grand Detour, 404 feet; thence Northeasterly at an angle of 90 degrees, 19 minutes measured counterclockwise from the last described course, 668.0 feet; thence Southeasterly parallel with the North line of said Blocks 1 and 13, 795 feet to the centerline of S.B.I. Route No. 2; thence Southwesterly along said centerline to the place of beginning; EXCEPTING THEREFROM that portion deeded to the State of Illinois for public road purposes

by Warranty Deed dated March 23, 1994 and recorded May 27, 1994 in Book 1994 on Page 5030; situated in the Township of Grand Detour, the County of Ogle and the State of Illinois.

Sale is subject to a minimum bid of $50,000.00 and is to be sold “As Is.” Opportunities to inspect the real estate are available on Wednesday, June 10, 2015, at 6:00, p.m. Disclosures regarding the property will be made at the time of auction.

May 20, 27, June 3, 2015

NOTICE OF SALE Notice is hereby given that the Dixon Community Unit School District No. 170, Lee and Ogle Counties, Illinois, will sell by sealed bid the property commonly known as 520 Nachusa Avenue, Dixon, IL 61021(Lee County Parcel 08-05-328006) legally described as: Lot Five (5) in Block Ten (10) in Dement's Addition to the Town (now City) of Dixon, all situated in the County of Lee and State of Illinois.

The sale shall be by sealed bid with a minimum bid of $5,000.00. The bids must be accompanied by a cashiers check for ten percent (10%) of the amount of the bid. Sealed bids need to be received at Dixon Community Unit School District No. 170, 1335 Franklin Grove Road, Dixon, IL 61021 by 2:00 P.M., Tuesday, June 30, 2015.

The Board of Education reserves the right to reject all bids.

May 20, 27, June 3, 2015

PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF FILING NORTHERN ILLINOIS GAS COMPANY d/b/a Nicor Gas Company hereby gives notice to the public that it has filed with the Illinois Commerce Commission on May 8, 2015, testimony and exhibits for Docket No. 14-0734 setting forth a reconciliation of the Company’s Gas Supply Cost revenues with actual gas costs for 2014.

Further information with respect thereto may be obtained either directly from this Company or by addressing the Chief Clerk of the Illinois Commerce Commission at Springfield, Illinois 62701. A copy of this filing may be inspected by an interested party at any business office of this Company.

Northern Illinois Gas Company d/b/a Nicor Gas Company Elizabeth W. Reese, President, Nicor Gas

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INVITATION FOR BIDS Sauk Valley Community College is accepting bids for a project entitled 2015 Switch Gear Improvements Project until 3:00 pm on June 8, 2015 at the Business Office of the College. The project includes, but is not limited to, the replacement of existing switch gear panels with new switch gear panels and other associated work. A pre-bid meeting will be held at the College at 3:00 pm on May 28, 2015.

Contract Documents may be obtained after May 20, 2015. Copies of the Contract Documents including Project Manual and the Construction Drawings shall be obtained electronically in PDF format from the Willett, Hofmann & Associates, Inc. website at www.WillettHofmann.com. Contractors shall click on “Bid Login” on the homepage of the website and instructions.

The eBidDoc# follow (project number) is 3903029 for this project. The Contract Documents can be downloaded in PDF format from the website by depositing Ten Dollars ($10.00) by credit card. Contractors can also obtain the Contract Documents in PDF format on a DVD by depositing Fifty Dollars ($50.00) with Willett, Hofmann & Associates, Inc., 809 East 2nd Street, Dixon, IL. All said deposits are non-refundable.

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APARTMENTSFURNISHED 305 APARTMENTS UNFURNISHED 306 Attractive 1 & 2 BR. apts. with some utilities. Sterling & Rock Falls.

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815-626-1431 or 815-631-5855 1BR downtown apt. 1 ba. Stove, refrig. $375/ mo. + dep. No pets. Call 815-288-4289.

1BR w/ LR, DR, kitchen, applcs. , laundry facility, yard & patio. Water & trash furn. No Pets. $525/mo & Dep. Refs req.

773-562-9939 2BR Country Duplex NW of Dixon.

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References needed. $550/mo./dep.

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POLO NEW TODAY Large 2BR garden apt. located in Polo. Appliances furnished. $520 per month. Call 815499-7445.

ROCK FALLS 1 BR $375 Hampton Apts.

815-625-7043 1BR, $425/mo., includes util. East Rt. 30. 815-508-2345 1BR, stove, refrig. furnished. No pets.

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815-441-3999 Newly remodeled, studio furnished $400/mo.1BR.$400 /mo. No pets. $400 dep. 815-535-3237 THICKSTEN APTS. 1 & 2 BR houses 815-499-4217

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Sterling Rentals Newer 2 Bedroom $599.00 & Up Applcs., Fireplaces 2002 3rd Ave. 1836 First Ave. 606 W. Lefevre 2 BR $535.00 1 BR $465.00 1 Studio $390.00 Partial Heat, Water, Sewer, Refuse Removal, Laundry Facilities, Satellite

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DIXON 2BR, +loft, 1bath, 2 car garage, large lot. $650/mo, $650 dep., no pets, utilities not included.

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LEE CENTER GARAGE SALES 624 Thurs., Fri., Sat. 8-5 1123 & 1143 Inlet Rd. Others in town and lots to offer. Cedar Furniture, Chest, dishes, knick knacks, memorabilia, and many other items.

ROCK FALLS GARAGE SALES 624 221 Ave C. Thurs., Fri., & Saturday 8-4 HUGE ESTATE SALE Crosscut saws, lots of craft supplies, beads, lots of sea shells, old books, knick knacks, figurings, pottery, wall decor, pictures, lots of fabric, crocheted blankets/ pillows, glassware, mirrors, chalk ware, old AVON, curtains, drapes, sewing machines & lots of misc.

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At the premises I, Lyle Dirks, having been designated by the Circuit Court of the Fourteenth Judicial Circuit, Whiteside County, Illinois in the case entitled Sterling Federal Bank, F.S.B., Plaintiff v. Eric S. Langley, Candice M. Langley and Michele D. Van Buren, Independent Executor of the Estate of Charles V. Langley, Defendants, case No. 2014 CH 92 ST as sale officer, to conduct the sale, will sell the following described property at public auction to the highest qualified bidder. LEGAL DESCRIPTION: PARCEL 1: Beginning at a steel rod on the North line of Section 7, Township 20 North, Range 7 East of the 4th P.M., which is 1635.32 feet West of a steel rod at the Northeast corner of the Northwest Quarter of said Section 7; thence southerly at an angle of 89º 59’ 29” measured in a clockwise direction from the North line of the Northwest Quarter of said Section 7, a distance of 836.74 feet to a steel rod; thence Westerly, at an angle of 89º 58’ 42” measured in a counterclockwise direction from the last described course, a distance of 847.72 feet to a steel rod in the center of Ridge Road; thence Northerly, at an angle of 69º 21’ measured in a counterclockwise direction from the last described course, a distance of 80.66 feet to a point; thence Northerly, at an angle of 174º 13’ measured in a counterclockwise direction from the last described course, a distance of 271.26 feet to a point in Ridge Road; thence Northerly, at an angle of 189º 59’ measured in a counterclockwise direction from the last described course, a distance of 110.97 feet to a steel rod in Ridge Road; thence East parallel with the North line of the Northwest Quarter of said Section 7, a distance of 218.98 feet to a steel rod; thence Northerly at an angle of 106º 27’ 47” measured in a clockwise direction from the last described course, a distance of 429.38 feet to a steel rod on the North line of the Northwest Quarter of said Section 7; thence East, on the North line of the Northwest Quarter of Section 7, a distance of 326.19 feet to the place of beginning; all being a part of the Northwest Quarter of Section 7, Township 20 North, Range 7 East of the 4th P.M., EXCEPTING THEREFROM: A part of the Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section 7, Township 20 North, Range 7 East of the 4th P.M., in Whiteside County, Illinois, more particularly described as follows: Commencing at the Northeast corner of the said Northwest Quarter of Section 7; thence South 89º 57’ 27” West (assumed bearings), along the North line of said Section 7, 1635.32 feet to a steel rod at the Northeast corner of the property described in Document No. 7349-77 at the Whiteside County Recorder’s Office; thence South 00º 28’ 57” East, along the East line of the aforesaid property, 416.66 feet to a steel rod at the true point of beginning of the tract herein described; thence South 00º 28’ 57” East, along the said East line, 419.96 feet to a steel rod at the Southeast corner of said property described in Document No. 734977; thence South 89º 38’ 20” West, along the South line of said property, 529.82 feet to a steel rod; thence North 00º 28’ 57” West, 263.45 feet to a steel rod; thence South 89º 57’ 27” West, 191.80 feet to a West line of said property; thence North 26º 24’ 14” East, along a West line of said property, 59.23 feet; thence North 16º 25’ 14” East along a West line of said property, 110.97 feet to a railroad spike at the Northwest corner of said property; thence North 89º 57’27” East, along a North line of said property and its Easterly extension, 662.58 feet to the true point of beginning, situated in the County of Whiteside in the State of Illinois. PARCEL 2: A 25 foot wide Easement for ingress and egress over, across and through the North 25 feet of the West 250 feet of the above described exception, as disclosed in Quit Claim Deed recorded July 28, 1994 as Document No. 6612-94, situated in the County of Whiteside in the State of Illinois. DESCRIPTION: Two story, 5 bedroom home with approximately 2,148 square feet of living area. Property contains 5.29 acres with two well constructed out buildings. INSPECTION: Contact Diane Metzler at Sterling Federal Bank at 815-622-3368 to determine if property is available for inspection. TERMS OF SALE: 10% down day of sale, balance upon delivery of deed and possession. All funds shall be CASH, BANK DRAFT, or CERTIFIED CHECK. Sale is subject to taxes for 2013 and all subsequent years. TAXES WILL NOT BE PRORATED. A contract embodying the terms of this notice and such additional terms as deemed appropriate, will be signed by the sale officer on behalf of the court and by the buyer at the time of the sale. Any sale is subject to court approval. Any specific restrictions on property or title will be announced day of sale. Announcements day of sale take precedence over any printed material.

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