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

DIXON – A Dixon man who once faced a murder charge has received an 18-year prison sentence after pleading guilty to one count of

aggravated battery of a child in the death of his infant daughter.

Charles T. George, 36, was arrested in September 2010. Police said he had slammed his daughter, Tamari, onto the floor, fracturing her skull and causing severe brain injury, rib fractures and retinal detachments. She died later at a Rockford hospital.

Three counts of aggravated battery to a child and one count of

aggravated domestic battery were dismissed in exchange for his plea, and he was given credit for time served, which is 3 years, 8 months and 4 days.

He will have 3 years of mandatory supervision and must register as a violent offender against youth for 10 years after his release.

George entered his plea just before 3 p.m. Tuesday, Lee County State’s Attorney Anna Sacco-Miller

said. He had been scheduled to go to trial June 16.

Until recently, George also faced a charge of first-degree murder, but it was dropped because of “speedy trial” rules.

Because the murder charge was added more than 120 days after his original demand for a speedy trial, the state wasn’t allowed to prosecute that more serious charge.

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Disbarred in 2012 after admitting to financially exploiting a client

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Lincoln Elementary School second-grade teacher Candace Buikema had to rent a storage unit to keep her classroom materials safe while transferring to Jefferson School next school year. Wednesday marked the last day for students at the closing Dixon school.

Dixon students attend classes at building for final time

BY MATT MENCARINI mmencarini@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 5529

DIXON – Midday Wednesday, there were cars lining the street outside Lincoln Elementary School, much like any other day during the school year. But this was for the last time.

In December, the Dixon School Board voted to close the building, in an effort to address a budget deficit.

Next year, second- and third-grade students will attend Jefferson Elementary School, part of the district’s reshuffling to account for the closed building.

Fourth- and fifth-grade students will be housed at the reopened Madison Elementary School, which is connected to Reagan Middle School; and pre-kindergarten and early childhood programs at Reagan will transfer to Washington Elementary School, which will still house kindergarteners and first-graders.

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Ethan Hays, a third-grader at Lincoln Elementary School in Dixon, is one of the last students to exit the school Wednesday. Lincoln will be closed next school year.

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DIXON – Two felony charges have been dropped against a former Dixon attorney who in 2012 pleaded guilty to stealing money from a former client.

A grand jury in November had indicted Al Henry Williams, 66, on two felony counts of theft.

He was accused of not paying the funeral bills for Arthur Elmer Black, a retired blacksmith, after the administrator for Black’s estate gave him $6,591 to do so.

The charges Al Henry were dropped Williams Tuesday.

Lee County State’s Attorney Anna Sacco-Miller was unavailable for comment.

Williams previously pleaded guilty to financially exploiting a former client, Dorothy Gaul, and was sentenced to 6 months of conditional discharge and ordered to pay $15,992 in restitution to her estate.

Gaul, then 97 and living in a nursing home, hired Williams in August 2008 to handle her financial assets, which included her home in Dixon and more than $113,000 in checking and savings accounts.

Williams then opened a joint checking account with Gaul, which he used to pay her expenses.

Between December 2008 and August 2009, he wrote 25 checks to himself, totaling $95,000. He deposited 19 of them, totaling $92,800, into three bank accounts, then used the money for his own business and personal expenses.

After pleading guilty, Williams agreed to let the Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission disbar him. He can no longer practice law in Illinois.

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Trista Pitman, of Dixon, was among the parents waiting outside the school for dismissal on Wednesday. She said she trusts the district’s administration and teachers to make the reorganization work. “It’s sad,� Pitman said of the building’s closure. “I went to Lincoln School when I was a kid.

I understand why they’re doing it, though.�

Teachers and staff at Lincoln have done what they could these last few weeks to start packing, while also keeping activity as normal as possible for the students, Principal Dan Rick said.

By Wednesday afternoon, the inside of the school looked more like the house of a family packing up to move.

There were boxes stacked in the hallways and in classrooms, piles of books on tables, and empty boxes waiting to be filled with more supplies.

Candace Buikema, a second-grade teacher, was packing up her firstfloor classroom and had a pile of boxes to be left for the district to move, as well as piles to take herself.

She’s already taken photos of her new classroom in Jefferson and is planning how she will arrange the room, trying to find a place for all of her supplies and the additional items – extra books, a stereo and a

Photos by Alex T. Paschal/apaschal@saukvalley.com

A statue of Abraham Lincoln working on his studies as a child sits surrounded by moving boxes, as the last schoolday at Lincoln Elementary School comes to an end. Dixon is closing the south-side school and will be busing students to Jefferson next school year. bookshelf – that she’s accumulated as a teacher. “We’re hoarders by nature,� she said. “We have a lot of good stuff.�

No decision has been made about what to do with the building once the district is finished with it.

Open Sesame Child Care Center will be moving into Lincoln for its summer program, Superintendent Michael Juenger said, because of work being done at Reagan. “The board is committed to making sure the building doesn’t become an eyesore to the city and the neighborhood and the district,� he said, adding that the school board doesn’t have any firm plans at this point.

In addition to the reshuffling of grades, there is regular maintenance work that needs to be done to all the

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One last message on the whiteboard bids farewell to the Dixon school. buildings, Juenger said, and as buildings and classrooms become available, teachers will begin to move into their new classrooms.

When asked how long she will wait to get started on unpacking, Buikema’s answer was simple: “As soon as I get the key.�

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In celebration, an afternoon of jazz Woman diagnosed with terminal cancer holding event to mark her 77th birthday

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Jack Mulnix of Rock Falls hits his ball at Rainbow Falls Adventure Golf while his granddaughter, Kaitlyn Jones, 9, of Rock Falls, watches. The 18-hole miniature golf course has reopened after being closed for two summers. The course is open from 2 to 9:30 p.m. daily.

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ROCK FALLS – A longtime family-friendly fun spot has reopened in Rock Falls.

After last summer’s hiatus, Rainbow Falls Adventure Golf is back in action.

The colorful miniature golf course at 1109 W. U.S. Route 30 will open daily at 2 p.m., with the last golfer let in at 9:30 p.m., said Chip Staebell.

He’s leasing the business from Judy Myers, who owns the Dairy Queen on the same site.

The 18-hole course has a pond and a waterfall. “It’s challenging, yet fun,� said Staebell, who also owns Anytime Fitness in Rock Falls. “We put a lot of time into cleaning up the greens, cleaning up the landscaping.�

The price to play is $5 for ages 5 to 15, $6 for 16 and older, and $2 more for a replay round.

The facility also is available for birthday parties, fundraisers and other group events, and can be opened off hours for special occasions, he said.

Find Rainbow Falls Adventure Golf on Facebook, follow the fun on Twitter (@rainbowfalls30) or call 815-535-6556 for more information.

Alex Espinoza (left), 6, of Rock Falls, hits his ball off a ledge during a round of golf at Rainbow Falls Adventure Golf (pictured above) with his grandmother Wednesday after his last day of school.

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GRAND DETOUR – This year, Rosalind “Roz� Wakem turns 77.

After being diagnosed with terminal cancer last year, she wasn’t sure she’d make it that far.

She’s decided to mark the occasion with an afternoon of music Saturday at the little historic St. Peter’s Church, 8225 S. Main Street, in Grand Detour.

The Joel Ross Trio will be coming down from Rockford for the occasion, performing songs from the ‘20s, ‘30s, and ‘40s.

“It’s tasteful,� Wakem said. “It’s very good music. It’s romantic music, for the most part – danceable and romantic.�

The event is open to the community and begins at 4 p.m. “This started out as something where I was going to invite a few people, and then it turned out that they were going to bring some people,�

Wakem said.

And then one of her friends suggested the idea that it would be a lovely thing for the community to enjoy as well. Wakem agreed. “I know I will enjoy the music,� she said.

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Melba Prelesnik VIRGINIA, Minn. – Melba Prelesnik, 90, of Virginia, Minnesota, formerly of Sterling, died Thursday, April 3, 2014, at Essential Care Center in Virginia.

She was born Aug. 16, 1923, in Galt, the daughter of Fred L. and Nellie (Fry) Scott. She attended schools in the Galt area.

She worked more than 9 years for Frantz Manufacturing Co. in Sterling.

Melba was an election judge for 25 years. She married Steve Prelesnik on Jan. 10, 1948. They lived in Rock Falls for 7 years, and then north of Sterling until 1977, when they moved to Britt, Minnesota. She was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Sterling.

Melba is survived by her daughter and sonin-law, Leona and Jim Gustafson of Britt, Minnesota; two grandsons, Josh (Megan) Gustafson of Des Moines, Iowa,

and Steve Gustafson of Mountain Iron, Minnesota; two great-grandsons, Carter Gustafson and Hunter Gustafson, both of Des Moines; her sister, June Metcalf of Lyndon; and many nieces, nephews, other relatives, and friends.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Steve, of 49 years; two sons, Gregg in 1986, and Mike in 1969; four brothers, Arthur, Lyle, Asa, and John Scott; and two sisters, Vida “Sister� Portner and Betty O’Bryan.

A memorial service was April 9, 2014, in Minnesota. Local graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in the Sacred Heart section of Riverside Cemetery in Sterling. Range Funeral Home in Virginia, Minnesota, handled arrangements.

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Police: Woman faked cancer for funds 31-year-old jailed on $100,000 bond ST. LOUIS (AP) – An Illinois woman was charged Wednesday with bilking thousands of dollars in donations from hundreds of people she duped for months into believing she had terminal cancer, drawing scorn from an investigator who labeled the alleged global scheme “evil.�

Alissa Jackson, 31, pleaded not guilty Wednesday in southwestern Illinois’ St. Clair County just hours after being charged with two felony counts of theft by deception. Jackson, wearing an orange jail jumpsuit, told a judge she would hire an attorney and was jailed on $100,000 bond.

Belleville police Detective Sgt. Mark Heffernan said investigators began scrutinizing Jackson nearly a month ago after community members reported their suspicions that she was lying about having late-stage ovarian cancer. Police ultimately found that, although the community staged several fundraisers meant to defray her supposed medical expenses, Jackson never had cancer.

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Alissa Jackson of Belleville is escorted to the St. Clair County Courthouse in Belleville for her arraignment. Jackson pleaded not guilty to charges that she bilked thousands of dollars in donations from hundreds of people she duped for months into believing she had terminal cancer. well-intentioned donors police say were part of “Alissa’s Army.�

Wednesday’s criminal complaint alleges Jackson, who is married and has five children, pocketed more than $500 on May 12 from local Pizza Hut restaurants that devoted 20 percent of their profits that day to her. Jackson also is accused of stealing at least $500 from a woman who bought and sold T-shirts to raise funds for her from January through March 10.

The scope of Jackson’s suspected ruse remained unclear Wednesday. Brendan Kelly, St. Clair Coun-

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Citing the pending prosecution, he declined to discuss the matter further.

Jackson does not have a listed home telephone number.

Heffernan applauded locals who notified investigators about Jackson, whom he said “preyed on the good-hearted nature of the citizens in this community, and that is not something that this agency takes lightly.� “The emotional impact of what Jackson has done

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Heffernan said in a statement, noting that the alleged scheme “has had an international reach� illustrated by calls he said police have fielded from around the world. “To the hundreds of people who donated to ‘Alissa’s Army’: Do not let Jackson’s evil prevent you from helping people in the future,� Heffernan added. “The willingness to help a person who is in need is something that is a part of human nature. We applaud you for trying to do the right thing.�

Van DeMark Thank You We wish to thank you for the prayers, cards, and memorials, the American Legion, Ladies of St. Catherine’s Church for the delicious lunch, and Bosma Funeral Home for their fine service.

In God’s love, the family of Allan Van DeMark

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The Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Marion and another in St. Louis that serves veterans from southwestern Illinois are coming under scrutiny after an internal review showed several dozen patients waited more than 3 months for appointments.

More veterans hospitals under scrutiny in state Officials assure lawmakers there are no problems CHICAGO (AP) – Illinois members of Congress are increasing their scrutiny of veterans hospitals in the state after an internal review showing several dozen patients waited more than three months for appointments at two facilities.

Letters from Veterans Affairs officials to some U.S. senators – including Sen. Mark Kirk of Illinois and Kansas’ two senators – last week disclosed that problems with delayed care and unauthorized wait lists existed at several facilities throughout the Midwest. Among them were two hospitals serving veterans from southwestern Illinois, in Marion and St. Louis.

Just days ago, officials at both facilities assured U.S. Rep. John Shimkus of Collinsville there were no such problems at either facility, the Republican told The Associated Press Wednesday, adding that he was surprised to learn otherwise this week. “That’s news to me which was not divulged in previous conversations with these administrators,� he said. “And so that may cause me to have to circle back to make sure I understood what they were telling me. That raises more questions.�

Representatives for the two hospitals could not be reached for comment.

A regional spokesman, Shaun Shenk, responded with a VA statement acknowledging problems in reporting accurate wait times and referring to system-wide efforts to accelerate care.

Other lawmakers, meanwhile, were planning visits to VA facilities in Illinois this week, including the Marion VA Medical Center. The VA’s Inspector General’s Office is conducting a nationwide review of facilities after allegations first emerged at a hospital in Phoenix that secret waiting lists were used to cover up long

wait times.

In Illinois, most of the attention has been focused on a suburban Chicago hospital where several staff members and a union representative have come forward with similar allegations. Kirk, a Republican from Highland Park, has asked the VA’s acting inspector general to investigate the allegations, including whether $16.6 million in bonuses to employees may have led to secret wait lists and scheduling manipulation.

The director of the Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital has denied there were secret waiting lists at the facility.

The letters that became public this week show that problems exist elsewhere in the state. Upon the request Kansas’ two senators, the letters summarized results from a review by the VA Heartland Network of 61 hospitals or clinics that serve Kansas, Missouri and parts of Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana and Kentucky.

Veterans who waited longer than 90 days for care included 26 at VA St. Louis Health Care System and eight at the Marion hospital, which serves the southern parts of Illinois and Indiana.

Shimkus said he spoke with the directors of both facilities in addition to one in Danville in recent days to emphasize the need for fast access to care. He said administrators made some mention of problems with following proper procedures and using the official electronic appointment system properly, but indicated they felt they were operating within guidelines.

U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger, a veteran of Iraq and Afghanistan, said he’s focusing on how to fix the system, including eliminating the “bureaucratic nightmare� that led to the current crisis. “What we’ve seen at the VA is unacceptable and it’s our duty to make things right,� the Republican from Channahon said.

IN MEMORY OF PAUL KOSTER June 5, 1995

A Letter to Dad Dad, I love you now as much as I loved you then. You’re the best dad that’s ever been. Heaven paved the way and you went away. That’s my saddest June 5th day.

You’ve missed so much, I don’t know where to begin.

I guess I’ll start with your grandkids, you’d be so proud of them. Wish you could’ve been here for Cory’s wedding last July. He looked so handsome in his tux, with his beautiful bride by his side. Taylor graduated from college but is working towards her masters in the fall. She still loves riding horses, Always having a ball.

Your mother is still as spunky, even at 106. She enjoys doing projects we found on Pinterest. Everyone else is healthy and doing well. We just wish you could come back even if it was only for a spell. Your birthday’s coming up and Father’s Day too. I’ll be sending special wishes up to you. Always remember I love you, miss you and I’m proud that you’re my dad. Happy Birthday & Happy Father’s Day! Until we meet again.

Love, Shauna

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City closing in on facade grant program Initial $20,000 budgeted to get program started

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ROCK FALLS – Facade improvement programs are usually associated with Main Street organizations. The city of Rock Falls doesn’t want the fact it doesn’t have a local Main Street group to stop it from offering help in refurbishing the exteriors of local businesses.

At Wednesday’s meeting, the Building Code Committee reviewed a facade improvement program application packet the city would use and other program details. It will likely come before the

City Council for approval at its June 17 meeting.

The city is working closely with the Rock Falls Community Development Corp. to get the program up and running. The RFCDC w i l l administer the program, but the city will fund it.

The first Robbin round of Blackert funding has already been included in the fiscal year 201415 budget.

Mayor Bill Wescott said $20,000 will be allocated to get the program started. The grants are 50/50 matches with the business owners, and the maximum award per grant is $5,000.

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We have talked to quite a few people who are waiting for this program, so it appears that the line is quite long already.

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Bill Wescott, mayor of Rock Falls, on interest among business owners for the facade improvement program

Interest among business owners has been building, particularly in the downtown, the mayor said. “We have talked to quite a few people who are waiting for this program, so it appears that the line is quite long already,�

Wescott said.

The applications are considered by a facade committee.

Work approved for grant funding must be inspected at the time of completion before the city’s 50 per-

cent is reimbursed to the business owner. “We don’t want a check disbursed until a business is open,� City Administrator Robbin Blackert said. She said the design guidelines in the packet were done specifically for the RB&W district, and would have to be changed to reflect a downtown emphasis before the council meeting.

The city plans to take a closer look at how the

program could be funded in the future. “We will look at other funding sources beyond its first year,� Wescott said. “I think we can generate some money for this from building permits.�

The committee also received an update on the rental inspections program and reviewed an inspection report sheet that is under consideration. One sheet would be used for each room, and the emphasis would be on life safety issues. “We want to get in the houses, but not necessarily slam them with the code book,� committee member Jim Schuneman said.

Blackert said she was going back and forth on the the financial aspect of the program, which

would be done in concert with Sterling. “At this point, it’s a crapshoot on how many of these we’ll do, and what the costs will be,�

Blackert said. “This is something we should probably take to the Finance Committee.�

Sterling has five inspectors, but Rock Falls only has one full-time inspector, city building inspector Mark Searing said. In its early cost projections for the program, Rock Falls planned to hire one part-time inspector, while Sterling would not have to add staff.

The ordinance must be passed by both councils, possibly at a joint meeting. “A joint meeting makes sense, because if it doesn’t go on both sides, it’s not going to fly,�

Wescott said.

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Early phases of strategic planning will begin soon

Area getting $2M in road work

Surveys, focus groups will be first part of project

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DIXON – In the next few days, the city will mail surveys to all address in the 61021 ZIP code, the first step in the strategic planning project.

After that, Sikich, the Naperville-based accounting and consulting company that’s leading the strategic planning, will meet with 15 to 20 focus groups, each consisting of eight to 10 residents, during a 3-day stretch this month.

Both the surveys and focus groups a r e equally important to the proc e s s , Jim Burke Mayor Jim Burke said in a news release. “The citizen survey and focus groups should provide broad-based input, opinions and ideas about the community and city government that will set our agenda for the strategic planning workshops,

See the survey Go to http://shawurl.

COM FH TO VIEW THE survey that will be MAILED TO ALL addresses. which have not yet been scheduled,� he said.

The surveys will also be available of the city’s website, Burke said, adding that all responses will remain anonymous.

It will take Sikich 6 to 8 weeks to compile the results of the surveys and focus groups, at which point the results will be released and also used during the strategic planning w o r k David shops, Nord w h i c h Burke said could start in late August.

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Similar topics will be discussed in the focus groups, Burke said, which will be made up of people city staff and officials have nominated to represent a “cross-section of community interests.�

City staff won’t be present during the focus groups. “We don’t want any kind of sense of intimidation or anything like that,� Burke said.

Residents can volunteer for the focus groups by calling City Administrator David Nord at City Hall, and there will be an open public forum during one of the focus group days, which will be held June 17-19 at the Loveland Community Building.

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A little less than $2 million in road construction projects in Whiteside, Lee, Ogle and Bureau counties were announced Wednesday.

The Illinois Department of Transportation projects are being funded by Gov. Pat Quinn’s Illinois Jobs Now! construction program.

In Whiteside County Pavement patching will be done on U.S. Route 30 from Hillandale Court to Bartlet Street in Morrison.

G.M. Sipes Construc-

tion Inc. of Rushville won the job with a bid of $242,320.

In Lee County Palmyra Road from just west of Lenox Road to Sugar Grove Road will be milled and resurfaced. Civil Constructors Inc. of Freeport bid $309,840.

In Ogle County About 3.5 miles of state Route 48 will be milled and resurfaced, from just west of Thorp Road to the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway in Rochelle, for $1,175,752 by Martin & Co. Excavating of Oregon.

Also, a building will be demolished at the

northwest corner of state Route 64 and Brayton Road in Mount Morris for $13,418 by N-TRAK Group of Roscoe.

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Session ends, and we’re back where we started Legislature skirts income tax decision

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We have plenty to celebrate in the Sauk Valley N What we think

ews isn’t always good, and readers sometimes If you’re looking for some positive news, complain that the newsyou don’t have to look too far. Lots of good paper never publishes the positive stories about things are happening all around us. Let us our community. mention a few.

But we’ve seen plenty of good news stories on of the Whiteside County announced it will be the these pages in recent United Way, has expand- first rebuilding block days. Here are a few of ed to serve hungry kids for downtown Prophthem: in Fulton and Prophetetstown, which was stown. devastated by a fire last MIDWAY DRIVE-IN Lunch service began summer. east of Sterling has gone this week in the new The new building, digital. towns, as well as Morbetween 1,500 and 2,000 Theater owners Mike rison, Sterling, Tampico square feet, will go up on and Mia Kerz came up and Rock Falls. at least three lots on the short of their public The program supplesouth end of the busifundraising goal, but went ahead with installa- ments meals for children ness district. who get free or reducedGroundbreaking is tion of the new technolprice lunches during scheduled for July 15, ogy anyway. the school year, but also the first anniversary of That’s good news for serves any child who the fire that destroyed locals who love a good needs it. eight buildings in the double-feature outside The brown bag lunches historical downtown. on a warm summer are made available Construction should be night. And the new through the assistance of completed by late this equipment ensures that local churches and other year or early 2015. the range of available That’s a great first step. movies won’t be limited organizations, including the Sauk Valley Food by outdated equipment AMBOY HIGH that couldn’t handle the Bank.

The 12-week program SCHOOL CLIPPERS new format of Hollylast year served more softball team is advancwood productions. than 33,000 lunches. ing to the state tournaWeather this weekend A good community is ment this weekend in looks perfect for the one that looks out for its Peoria for the first time drive-in! kids. in program history.

A 1-0 nail-biter over LET’S FEED OUR IH MISSISSIPPI VALPutnam County gave the CHILDREN, the free LEY CREDIT UNION Clippers the title in the summer lunch program

Class 1A DeKalb Supersectional this week. They will play a semifinal game beginning at 12:30 p.m. Friday at EastSide Centre in East Peoria.

Go, Clippers!

OUR CONGRATULATIONS GO to the hundreds of newly graduated youths of the Sauk Valley.

You would have seen the photos from 20 area high schools in the graduation section of this newspaper on May 15. And some commencement exercises of the 20 high schools in the Sauk Valley have been reported on these pages.

The local ceremonies were completed this past weekend. “We are always so anxious for what the future holds, but we should savor each moment,�

Dixon Senior Class President Alexis Plumb told her classmates at the school’s graduation ceremony on Sunday. “We’ve sprinted through moments when we should have jogged.�

She’s right, new grads.

The world isn’t going anyplace. You have plenty of time to save it.

That’s what we call good news.

THE READER’S VOICE

Detainee swap a dangerous game G.G. GARCĂ?A Amboy

By approving the release of five Afghan detainees, known terrorists, held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, in exchange for a U.S. soldier, “The White House agreed that actions were taken in spite of legal requirements and cited ‘unique and exigent circumstances’ as justification.�

It’s a dangerous game this fellow plays. Obama

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

What do you think?

Let us know. Write your own letter to the editor and send it to: letters@saukvalley. com reveals his formula for lawlessness. A commander in chief would not have engaged in horse trading in return for five Afghans who were held at a U.S. detention facility in Cuba. Bad deal.

Obama’s logic, or lack thereof, could be applied by all lawbreakers, say illegal immigrants.

Obama is required by law to notify Congress 30 days before any terrorists are transferred from Guantanamo. “These unique and exigent circumstances despite the legal requirement of 30 days advance notice to Congress,“ could be used to say, move terrorists from Guantanamo to the Thomson prison or empty the prison in Cuba at this same rate, 5:1. The Taliban just has to calculate how many of our men and women need to be taken prisoner.

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Harry Reid, a Nevada Democrat, said in a statement that “the safe return of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl is an answer to the prayers of the Bergdahl family and a powerful reinforcement of our nation’s commitment to leave no service member behind.�

Anyone can see that Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl’s family rightfully is ecstatic about his release. But what about that commitment to our ambassador and his staff in Benghazi?

This administration lies and insults our intelligence.

Earlier this year, speculation ran rampant about the fate of the 67 percent temporary income tax hike, much of which is set to expire Jan. 1.

Although he was repeatedly asked his position on keeping the tax around, Gov. Pat Quinn pretty much ducked the question. He kept that up until his March budget speech, when he declared the tax hike should be made permanent to avoid drastic cuts to state services.

That same day, both Senate President John Cullerton, D-Chicago, and House Speaker Michael Madigan, D-Chicago, said they, too, supported making the tax hike permanent. Madigan also said he expected the issue to be resolved before the end of the spring session.

That appeared to somewhat blunt the cynics who assumed the tax hike would be made permanent, but during a lameduck session after the November election when lawmakers would either be safely re-elected or defeated and therefore free to vote on the tax extension without fear of facing voters again.

Well, bring back the idea of the lame-duck tax hike.

The House Democrats couldn’t or wouldn’t put enough votes on a bill to keep the tax hike permanent. At the same time, you have to prepare a state budget based on the revenue you’re going to get in the upcoming year.

In this case, that means a whole lot less in income taxes.

The House Democrats used some of the old gimmicks to minimize the impact, such as borrowing from restricted state funds, but the budget they produced appears to be a crisis waiting to happen.

There are those who think the state can stumble through the first 6 months of the fiscal year before the stuff really hits the fan. That brings us to January.

So we’re sort of back where we started. If Quinn gets re-elected, the pressure will be on to keep the tax hike around with a lame-duck vote on the issue.

If Republican Bruce Rauner wins? Well, he says the tax hike should go away anyway, and he’s got a plan to show how it works. Maybe then we’ll finally see it.

0AT S BAD YEAR This hasn’t been a particularly good year for Quinn.

He didn’t get the tax extension.

He didn’t get the $500 pre-election checks for property taxpayers

“At a time when our basic institutions are under threat, and we most need accurate, independent information, journalists are told to stop asking questions, stop challenging authority.�

Bill Kovach, chairman, Committee of Concerned Journalists, 2002

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(another of his proposals).

He didn’t get an increase in the minimum wage (although he’ll get an advisory referendum).

There’s no increase in the earned income tax credit.

And most of his budgetary priorities went down the drain.

He did get a new capital program of sorts, all of $1 billion for roads and bridges.

It’s a good Gov. Pat t h ing the Quinn LegislaThe governor ture is congot a new trolled by capital program of Democrats. sorts from the Imagine the Legislature, carnage if but not the Republiincome tax hike cans were in extension, the charge. $500 property But like tax exemption, a minimum the Chicago wage hike, or Cubs, there’s an increase in the earned always next year and income tax credit. the hope it will prove more successful. Except, depending on the November election, this could have been Quinn’s last spring hurrah.

1UOTABLE QUOTES “For Pete’s sake, we ought to just let her sell the cupcakes, unless someone dies of an overdose of them.� – Sen. William Haine, D-Alton, speaking against a bill that would impose lengthy regulations on the 11-year-old Cupcake Girl and other amateur home bakers. s s s “I haven’t read the language of the amendment.� – Speaker Madigan in response to a question about a bill he sponsored to make the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum its own state agency. s s s “It’s the most responsible budget we can pass in this climate, given that everybody is against everything.� – Rep. John Bradley, D-Marion, reflecting frustration that representatives didn’t want to cut the budget and didn’t want to support the taxes needed to pay for it. s s s “Think of what we could do with $2 billion. We could even buy the L.A. Clippers.� – Rep. Tom Cross, R-Oswego, on projections the state’s unpaid bill backlog will grow by $2 billion under the new state budget.

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Western couple held in Afghanistan Taliban video

shows handover of U.S. soldier

Video was sent to woman’s family WASHINGTON (AP) – The family of a pregnant American woman who went missing in Afghanistan in late 2012 with her Canadian husband received two videos last year in which the couple asked the U.S. government to help free them and their child from Taliban captors, The Associated Press has learned.

The videos offer the first and only clues about what happened to Caitlan Coleman and Joshua Boyle after they lost touch with their families 20 months ago while traveling in a mountainous region near the capital, Kabul. U.S. law enforcement officials investigating the couple’s disappearance consider the videos authentic but say they hold limited investigative value since it’s not clear when or where they were made.

The video files, which were provided to the AP, were emailed to Coleman’s father last July and September by an Afghan man who identified himself as having ties to the Taliban but who has been out of contact for several months. In

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This frame grab from video provided by the Coleman family shows Caitlan Coleman and Joshua Boyle. The family of a then-pregnant American woman who went missing in Afghanistan in late 2012 with her Canadian husband received two videos last year in which the couple asked the U.S. government to help free them from their Taliban captors, The Associated Press has learned. one, a subdued Coleman – dressed in a conservative black garment that covers all but her face – appeals to “my president, Barack Obama� for help. “I would ask that my family and my government do everything that they can to bring my husband, child and I to safety and freedom,� the 28-year-old says in the other recording, talking into a wobbly camera while seated beside her husband, whose beard is long and untrimmed.

Though Coleman mentions a child, no baby is shown in the videos. The families say they have no information about the name or gender of the child, who would be about 18 months old.

The families decided to make the videos public now, in light of the publicity surrounding the weekend rescue of Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, who was freed from Taliban custody in exchange for the release of five high-level Taliban suspects at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The

families say they are disappointed that their children and grandchild were not freed as part of the same deal but are appealing for help from anyone who can give it, including the couple’s captors or the government. “It would be no more appropriate to have our government turn their backs on their citizens than to turn their backs on those who serve,�

Patrick Boyle, a Canadian judge and the father of Joshua Boyle, said in a telephone interview.

BRUSSELS

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) – As a thin, tenselooking Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl was handed over to U.S. forces, one of his Taliban captors leaned in and warned him: “Don’t come back to Afghanistan. You won’t make it out alive next time.�

Then, the American soldier, wearing traditional, loose-fitting Afghan trousers and a long tunic, was led away to a U.S. military helicopter, where he was patted down for explosives or other weapons before climbing aboard.

The weekend handover in the dusty desert was documented in a 17-minute video emailed to news organizations Wednesday by the Taliban, which touted the exchange of Bergdahl for five Guantanamo detainees as a victory, while debate raged in the U.S. over the deal and whether the 28-year-old from Hailey, Idaho, should be punished as a deserter.

Bergdahl’s hometown on Wednesday canceled plans for a welcome-home celebration later this month, citing concerns over its

AP/ Voice Of Jihad Website

Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl sits in a vehicle guarded by the Taliban before being handed over to U.S. forces in eastern Afghanistan. ability to handle the large crowds – both for and against the soldier – that were expected. The town of 8,000 has been swamped with critical emails and phone calls over Bergdahl.

Some Americans have questioned whether he deserves a hero’s welcome, since he was captured after walking away from his unit, unarmed, in 2009.

U.S. lawmakers and others have also complained that Congress should have been consulted about the prisoner exchange, that the deal will embolden the Taliban to snatch more American soldiers, and that the released Afghans will filter back to the battlefield.

MONEY & MARKETS

Talk of Putin and his actions in Ukraine dominates G-7 summit BRUSSELS (AP) – Russian President Vladimir Putin was kept out of Wednesday’s summit of major economies over his actions in Ukraine, yet world leaders appeared eager to seek his renewed cooperation to settle the crisis. “At this stage, we consider that we have some possibilities, diplomatic and political, to see if Russia is ready to engage more and to stop the destabilization in Ukraine,� said the summit’s host, European Union President Herman Van Rompuy.

When pressed on further sanctions against Russia, Van Rompuy told reporters “we only continue the preparations� on a technical level, should they be necessary.

Since Russia refrained from a full-out invasion of Ukraine, started pulling back its troops from the border, and reluctantly accepted the results of Ukraine’s presidential election, Western leaders apparently no longer want to talk about imposing new sanctions, but sought to renew diplomatic contacts.

That effort is already well under way with French President Francois Hollande, British Prime Minister David Cameron and

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ConAgra..............................32.36 Dean...................................16.86 Deere & Co.........................90.84 Disney.................................84.24 Donaldson.........................41.28 DuPont...............................69.32 Exxon.................................99.96 Ford....................................16.79 Exelon.................................37.26 GE.......................................26.55 FifthThird...........................21.09 HawaiianElectric...............23.85 Hewlett Packard................33.76 HomeDepot.......................80.54 Intel Corp...........................27.60 IBM...................................184.50 IntlPaper............................47.37 JCPenney..............................8.45 JohnsonControls...............49.04 Johnson&Johnson...........102.64 JPMorgan Chase................55.66 Kraft...................................58.81 Kroger.................................48.03 Leggett&Platt.....................33.86 Manpower..........................83.01 McDonald’s......................102.42 Merck&Co..........................57.92

Microsoft ...........................40.32 3M....................................142.27 Monsanto.........................121.30 Newell.................................30.27 AGL.....................................52.88 Nike....................................76.12 Parker-Han.......................125.84 Pfizer...................................29.63 Pepsico...............................87.42 Procter&Gamble................79.86 RaymondJames.................49.17 Republic.............................35.41 Sears Hldg..........................40.17 SensientTech.....................53.50 Sprint....................................9.40 Staples................................10.95 TheTravelers......................94.67 UnitedContinental............46.88 UnitedTech......................117.15 USBancorp.........................42.36 USSteel...............................23.46 Verizon...............................49.12 Walgreen............................74.54 WalMartStores...................77.12 WalMartMexico.................26.21 WasteMgt...........................44.19 Wendy’s................................8.28

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Two security guards pass the entrance of the European Council building in Brussels on Wednesday, ahead of a 2-day G7 meeting. Leaders will deliberate their next steps in response to the enduring unrest in Ukraine, after sidelining Russia for its role in the crisis.

German Chancellor Ange- city Russia lavished billa Merkel all planning lions on to host the 2014 talks with Putin during Winter Olympics. ceremonies for the 70th At the time, Obama anniversary of the D-Day promised to “impose a invasion later this week. greater cost� on Putin and U.S. President Barack his country if the conObama, however, has no frontation over Ukraine plans to meet with Putin. escalated. But beyond In March, the U.S. and a ringing statement of its most important allies unity and a stiffly worded retaliated for Putin’s mili- communique directed at tary occupation and sub- Russia from the Brussels sequent annexation of gathering of Obama and Ukraine’s Crimean Pen- the leaders of Canada, insula by suspending Rus- Japan, Britain, France, sia’s membership in what Germany and Italy, little had been the G-8 club of more is expected. How rich countries. They also to handle relations with nixed Putin’s plan to hold Putin was certain to domthe meeting in Sochi, the inate the leaders’ dinner.

Commodities The following quotations are provided as a community service by Sterling Futures: Corn: July 4.561â „4; Sept.

4.521â „4; Dec. 4.531â „2 Soybeans: July 14.821â „2; Aug. 14.161â „2; Nov. 12.171â „4 Soybean oil: July 39.25; Dec. 39.40

Soybean meal: July Lean hogs: June 112.50; 496.50; Dec. 391.30 July 121.55; Oct. 107.60 Wheat: July 6.141â „2; Dec. Sugar: July 17.04 Cotton: July 86.0-8 6.461â „2 Oats: July 3.603â „4; Dec. T-Bonds: June 136 Silver: July 18.78 3.271â „2 Gold: Aug. 1243.60 Live cattle: June 138.27; Copper: July 3.0940 Aug. 140.37; Oct. 144.47 Crude: July 102.45 Feeder cattle: Aug. Dollar Index: June 80.71 199.00; Oct. 199.92

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Husband’s betrayal puts wife’s health at risk Dear Abby: I just found out my husband was arrested for being with a hooker. My in-laws (whom I love and adore) bailed him out of jail. No one said a word about it to me. I don’t know how to confront all of them with the fact that I know about this “dirty little secret.� What should I do? – Betrayed Wife

a very nice graduation party, which included his DEARABBY friends and family. He !BIGAIL 6AN received many gifts.

"UREN S I gave my son thank *EANNE you cards, stamps, and a 0HILLIPS COLUMN detailed list of whom to APPEARS send the cards to. So far, DURING THE he has refused. Chet is norWEEK THROUGH mally thoughtful and con5NIVERSAL 0RESS siderate. I don’t know what 3YNDICATE to do. I’m embarrassed by his lack of gratitude.

I have told him we have Dear Betrayed: First, SHE would feel if your received thank-yous from visit your gynecologist father-in-law had possihis friends and that the and ask to be treated for bly exposed her to an STD cards can be brief. Should every STD known to man. and it had been kept from I send the thank-you notes Then invite your in-laws her. The apple doesn’t fall myself, or just let it go? to a “family dinner,� tell far from the tree. – Embarrassed Mom them the cat is out of in California the bag and ask why this Dear Abby: I’ll bet was kept from you. And this is an issue in many Dear Mom: If the while you’re at it, ask your homes. When my son, amount of mail I receive mother-in-law (whom “Chet,� graduated from from readers complainyou love and adore) how high school, we gave him ing that their gifts are

not acknowledged is an accurate barometer, your problem is very common.

Without being confrontational, ask your son why he refuses to thank the people who gave him gifts. If the answer is he doesn’t know what to say and he’s embarrassed that he has procrastinated, offer to help him by making suggestions. You’re right; the thank-yous don’t have to be lengthy. But DO NOT write them for him.

Chet is a big boy, and the responsibility is his.

Dear Abby: I am a divorced, single woman in my 50s. I love my grandchildren dearly but am faced with a dilemma.

I work full-time and take

my grandchildren some nights and on the one day I have off – usually on weekends.

I can’t plan things on a weekend without feeling I have made it difficult for my son and his wife to find someone to watch their children. Her mom, a stay-at-home wife, watches them several days a week.

I want to continue spending time with my grandkids, but I also want the freedom to be there when I choose to be. I realize finding a sitter you can afford and trust to watch your children is a challenge. I have tried talking to my son, but it doesn’t seem to get through to him. I know I need to do something,

but what? I’m afraid I won’t see the kids at all if I take a stand. – Lady On The Lake in Michigan Dear Lady: Check your calendar and plan some time for yourself – one or two weekends a month.

Then tell your son and his wife which ones you will be AVAILABLE. Free baby-sitting services are hard to come by, and you are not giving yourself enough credit. If the unspoken threat is that it’s “all or nothing,� then, frankly, you should step back further and let your son and daughter-inlaw shoulder even more responsibility for the children they brought into this world.

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Mexican Train Dominoes, P M 7HITESIDE 3ENIOR

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The Bureau County Fair will present The Beach Boys at 8 p.m. Aug. 21 at the Bureau County Fairgrounds. Tickets go on sale Saturday.

Beach Boys tickets go on sale Saturday in Princeton STAFF REPORT news@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 5501

PRINCETON – Tickets for Bureau County Fair, which runs Aug. 20 to 24 in Princeton, go on sale at 9 a.m. Saturday. This includes tickets for the

truck and tractor pulls, demolition derby, the new bull riding event.

The Beach Boys also will perform at 8 p.m. Aug. 21 at the fairgrounds.

Complete ticket information is available and tickets can be purchased

at www.bureaucountyfair.com, at the fair ticket office, or by phone starting at 9 a.m. Saturday.

Go to www.bureaucountyfair.com for complete ticket information for all fair shows and for a complete schedule of events.

WHAT’S GOING ON

ART EXHIBITS At The Next Picture Show DIXON – The artwork of the Illinois Watercolor Show is on display on the the walls of TNPS. Fifty-eight pieces are part of the show this year.

Artwork from the advancedplacement art students of Rock Falls High School will be shown on the front wall through Saturday.

The River Reflections show, sponsored by River Country 101.7 FM, will open with a public reception from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday.

TNPS will present the sixth annual Swinging for the Arts golf tournament June 13 at Timber Creek Golf Club in Dixon. For more information or to register, or to volunteer, call Bonnie Kime at 815-285-4924. Foursomes are still available.

The “Art Student Summer 6x6x6 Camp� is drawing near.

The classes are for children ages 8 to 13, and run Tuesday through July 24. There will be no class during the week of July 4.

Tuition is $115 for members and $125 for nonmembers. The cost covers all classes and includes all supplies. Call TNPS for a complete schedule and more information.

Currently in the front of the gallery, member/artist Kitto is working on a mural that will be installed on the back, outside wall of TNPS, facing the Beanblossom Parking Lot. The subject matter is the history of the Beanblossom from the 1800s.

Art at the Loveland DIXON – The art collection at the Loveland Community House and Museum, 513 W. Second St., and its many other exhibits are available for viewing from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday and by appointment. Guided group tours can be scheduled by contacting Steve Wilson at swilson@lovelandcommunity-

house.org or 815-284-2741.

Go to www.lovelandcommunityhouse.org for a virtual tour of the museum, and for more information. Admission is free, and the event is open to the public.

At Freeport Art Museum FREEPORT – Emmert’s Farm, an exhibit featuring work by Tom Heflin of Rockford and Bob Logsdon of Grand Detour, is running through Aug. 9 at the Freeport Art Museum, 121 N. Harlem Ave. Go to www.tomheflin.com for more information about Tom Heflin.

Go to www.boblogsdonphotography.com for more information about Bob Logsdon.

At Woodlawn Arts Academy STERLING – Applications for upcoming art exhibits at Woodlawn Arts Academy are now available in the main office or can be downloaded at www.woodlawnartsacademy.com.

Fluid Expressions II, a watercolor exhibit, runs through Aug. 15.

Applications for the 2014 Juried Art Show and Children’s Juried Art Show are available. Artists are invited to apply for these shows

by Aug. 4.

The Juried Art Shows will open with a public reception, including an awards presentation, from 6 to 8 p.m. Aug. 29 at the academy.

BANDS AND BARS Get listed!

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

At Books on First DIXON – Matthew Ed Stillman will play from 7 to 9 p.m. Satur-

day at Books on First, 202 W. First St. Go to www.booksonfirst.com or call 815-285-2665 for more information.

Upcoming: June 14, Lojo Russo; June 21, Flying Fish; and June 28, Dan Hagemann.

At Champs STERLING – Corey Cox will play Friday, and The Cal Stage Band will play Saturday at the bar, 216 Locust St. For more information, call 815626-6003.

Upcoming: June 14, Poison Apple; June 21, 30 West; and June 28, Dirty Beet Brothers and Miles Over Mountains.

At Cochran’s Pub STERLING – Doug Brundies at 9 p.m. Saturday at Cochran’s Pub, 13464 Galt Road.

At The Cooler ROCK FALLS – The Hitmen will play Friday at the bar, 311 W. Second St. At Cragel’s PROPHETSTOWN – Carsick Radio and Pop Metal Mistress will play June 14 at the bar, 345 Washington St. At Johnny’s Bar and Grill STERLING – New Shoes will play from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Saturday at Johnny’s Bar and Grill, 707 Freeport Road.

At Val’s Place DIXON – Acoustic open mic is open to the public at 8:30 p.m. every Monday at the bar, 316 W. First St. Musicians also are welcome to join the band with Notorious Folk with Steve Catron at 8 p.m. every Tuesday night.

At Whiskey Barrel Saloon ROCK FALLS – New Shoes will play from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Friday at Whiskey Barrel Saloon, 305 W. Second St. Saturday Rock out with Trippin Molly DIXON – Local band Trippin Molly will play Saturday night at Dixon VFW, 1560 Franklin Grove Road.

For more information on the band, go to facebook.com/trippinmolly.

Upcoming: June 20, Walnut Motor Cross Park; June 28, Corner Spot in Dixon; and July 4, Da Place in Rochelle.

IN BRIEF Vehicles welcome at local cruise-in STERLING – Drivers of all kinds of vehicles can bring their machines to a free cruise-in from 5 to 7 p.m.

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DIXON – Accomplished singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett will perform live at 8:45 p.m. July 19 at the Coyote Drive-In in Texas.

Sounds like a pretty long drive for even for his biggest fans.

Good thing for local “Parrotheads,� the fulllength concert will be broadcast live via satellite to select drive-in theaters, including the Midway Drive-In, 91 Palmyra Road, between Dixon and Sterling.

The gates will open at 6 p.m. Tickets are $18 per person, with a minimum of two paid attendees per car. The concert is for ages 21 and over.

A variety of food and snacks will be available at the Midway Drive-In concession stand. Dixon Petunia Festival board members will be selling alcoholic beverages.

Technological advancements in digital projection and satellite delivery have allowed the Midway Drive-In to present the performance in high-definition with ultra-bright light on its 90-foot-wide screen. Digital stereo sound is delivered to each vehicle using highfidelity FM broadcast.

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Jimmy Buffett waves to the fans after performing before the Miami Dolphins game against the Indianapolis Colts on Sept. 21, 2009, in Miami. Buffett will perform live at 8:45 p.m. July 19 at the Coyote Drive-In in Texas, and the full-length concert will be broadcast live via satellite to select drive-in theaters, including the Midway Drive-In, 91 Palmyra Road, between Dixon and Sterling. drinks will be permitted.

Go to www.margaritaville.com/liveatthedrive-in for tickets.

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FAMILY FUN | CARSON & BARNES CIRCUS

FUN FOR A CAUSE | STERLING

Asian elephant coming to Rock Falls STAFF REPORT news@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 5501

ROCK FALLS – The Endangered Ark Foundation will provide free educational tours featuring an Asian elephant starting at 10:15 a.m.

June 24.

Tours will take place

at the circus grounds behind Gieson Motorsports, 800 U.S. Route 30 East. The foundation is supported by Carson & Barnes, and works to save Asian elephants worldwide and to educate the public.

The circus will perform at 4:30 p.m. and 7:30

June 24 at the grounds.

Children’s advance tickets are $6, and adults’ advance tickets cost $12.

Advance tickets can be bought through June 23 at Gieson Motorsports, or at Community State Bank, 1801 First Ave., Rock Falls, or 3210 E. Lincolnway, Sterling. On

June 24, tickets will cost $10 for children and $16 for adults.

Visit www.rockfallschamber.com or call 815-625-4500 for information about the circus, and www.carsonbarnescircus.com/saving-elephants for details on the foundation.

WHAT’S GOING ON BANDS AND BARS June 14 Lyle Grobe and the Rhythm Ramblers POLO – Country gentlemen Lyle Grobe and the Rhythm Ramblers will play at 5 p.m. at Polo Town and County Days.

Upcoming: 7-10 p.m. June 21 at Sterling Moose Family Center; 8- to 11:30 p.m. June 28 at Wagon Wheel in Sterling; 1-3 p.m. June 29 at St. Mark Church’s Ice Cream Social at West Side Park; 3 p.m. July 6 at Dixon Petunia Festival; 7-10 p.m.

July 19 at Sterling Moose Family Center; 7-9 p.m. Aug. 1 at Mount Morris Band Shell; 7 to 10:30 p.m. Aug. 2 at Ogle County Fair; and 7-10 p.m. Aug. 23 at Sterling Moose Family Center.

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Janne Severson, 60, of Sterling, and Matilda jog in the 2013 Run for the Paws 2K run/walk, a fundraiser for Happy Tails Humane Society and one of Sterling Main Street’s Dog Days events. This year’s event is schedule to start at 8 a.m. June 21 at Grandon Civic Center.

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BOOK SIGNING Saturday Area author signing ROCHELLE – Carol Hegberg, an author based in DeKalb, will be available to sign copies of her book, “Love Never Fails,� from 1 to 3 p.m. during Railroad Days at Rochelle Railroad Park, 124 N. Ninth St.

CAR SHOW June 22 Car show scheduled STERLING – Sterling Main Street will host a car show June 22 in Municipal Lot #11 on First Avenue, between Fourth and Fifth streets (behind Grummert’s Hardware and Mead’s Bike Shop).

Registration will begin at 8 a.m., and the show will open to the public at 11. Judging begins at noon, followed by a cruise and awards presentation at 2 p.m.

3-D Sound will provide the entertainment for the day.

For more information, or to preregister your vehicle, go to www. sterlingmainstreet.org/car-show or call 815-626-8610.

Aug. 9 Classic cars in Freeport FREEPORT – Cruise Night 2014, sponsored by Freeport Downtown Development Foundation, will be Aug. 9 in downtown Freeport.

As part of the event, a separate display of antique cars will be sponsored by Pearson and hosted by the Freeport Public Library in their parking lot. Around 60 to 70 antique autos are expected to be displayed. The antique cars are allowed in the library lot by invitation only, and there is no charge for the invited cars to park

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An eligible antique car is one which is an original or a restored original from 1886 to 1969 with original factory running gear and accessories. No “street rods� are allowed. It may have appropriate accessories or equipment to make it a safe and roadworthy vehicle.

Past participants will be contacted for this year’s show, but if you would like your car to be considered, call Dick Farnsworth at 815-238-6124 or Bob Logothetti at 815-990-1082.

Antique cars will be parked in the library lot beginning at 3 p.m.

Cruising, which is from 7 to 10 p.m., begins with an antique car parade of two laps at 7.

For more information, call 815233-1357.

COMEDY June 19 Baby boomers on stage ROCK ISLAND – Circa ‘21 Dinner Playhouse in Rock Island is set to present the “Baby Boomer Comedy Show� at 7 p.m. June 19.

The doors open at 6 p.m. Tickets are $20 in advance or $25 at the door and may be purchased at the Circa ‘21 ticket office, 1828 Third Ave. or by calling 309-786-7733, ext. 2.

The 90-minute comedy show hits all the familiar topics: family, kids, work, do-it-yourself projects, dieting, aging and more.

CONCERTS Tonight through Sunday, June 11-15 Show on the boat CLINTON, Iowa – “The Taf-

fetas,� a tribute to the 1950s era music of such groups as The Fontane Sisters and the McGuire Sisters, will be shown on the Clinton Area Showboat at 7:30 p.m. on tonight through Saturday and June 12-14, and at 3 p.m.

June 8, 11 and 15.

Tickets cost $23, $20 for seniors and $16 for students and children.

The CAST box office is open 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Tuesday and Wednesday, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Thursday through Saturday, and noon to 4 p.m. Sundays.

Tickets also are available at www.clintonshowboat.org or by calling 563-242-6760.

Friday The Jimmys return to area MOUNT MORRIS – The Jimmys, an award-winning blues band from Wisconsin, will return to open the Friday Night Campus Concert series at the band shell downtown.

Bandleader Jimmy Voegeli brings his eight-piece powerhouse outfit to the local stage as part of the band’s Midwest tour in support of their latest release, “HaDaYa Do That Thing LIVE!�.

Concessions will begin at 6 p.m., with the show starting at 7.

The remainder of 2014 Friday Night Campus Concert schedule is: June 13, Destination Unknown; June 20, Illinois Rail; June 27, Dave Warkins & Country Standard Tyme; July 11, Jim Kanas, Randy Sabien & Company; July 18, Gaelic Fury; July 25, Lance Brown & Friends; Aug. 1, Lyle Grobe & the Rhythm Ramblers; and Aug. 8, June’s Got the Cash.

First Fridays in Oregon OREGON – First Fridays Open

Stage Music Show returns to the Oregon VFW. Each musician or band performs for 15 minutes. Instruments are all acoustic, and a professional sound system is provided. The music is varied and includes country, bluegrass, blues, gospel, folk, soft rock, and eclectic mixes of all of the above. Admission is a donation.

All musicians and spectators are welcome. Call 815-973-0942 for more information.

Upcoming: July 4 Saturday Hitz City in Sterling STERLING – Hitz City, a blues and rhythm and blues band, will perform from 8:30 p.m. to close at Dairy Mart Plus, 312 16th Ave. There is no cover charge.

Sunday Free pops concert in Clinton CLINTON, Iowa – The Clinton Symphony Orchestra, which includes in its ranks many musicians from the Sauk Valley, presents its annual free pops concert at 6:30 p.m. in Riverview Park.

Go to www.clintonsymphony. org for more information.

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

Go to www.franklingroveil.org for more information.

Upcoming: July 18

FAIRS AND FESTIVALS | CROW FESTIVAL

Flock Saturday to Lyndon’s annual event STAFF REPORT news@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 5501

LYNDON – Gates open at noon Saturday for Lyndon’s annual Crow Festival, all along the village’s First Avenue.

Drivers can bring golf carts, ATVs, lawn

mowers, and other lowspeed vehicles for a golf cart fun run, to start at noon. Sign-in will start at 11 a.m., and the cost is $5. A 50/50 drawing will take place, as will a raffle for a full hog. Tickets for both drawings cost $1 each or $5 for

six. A pool tournament will be held, with a $10 entry fee.

Food and craft vendors will sell wares, and music will be available all day.

Sign-in for a free volleyball tournament will start at 11 a.m., with the tournament to start at noon.

Children will be able to take part in games, and a petting zoo will be featured. There will be a cost to feed the animals, Funky Monkey wrestling will take place.

For more information, call 815-499-0286 or 815564-8902.

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STERLING – As part of Sterling Main Street’s Dog Days celebration, Happy Tails Humane Society will host the “Run for the Paws� 2K walk/run for people and their dogs.

The run starts at 8 a.m. June 21 at Grandon Civic Center in downtown Sterling.

Registration begins at 7:30. The entry fee is

$20, which includes a T-shirt if you register by Saturday. “Run for the Paws� participants are welcome to run, walk, or wag, at their own pace. Go to www. happytailsanimalshelter. org to register.

Happy Tails is located at 1408 McNeil Road in Rock Falls. The shelter is open to the public every day from 8 a.m. to noon, and from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday.

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Citywide sales are set for June 13-14 Maps of sites will run in Ogle County publications Shaw News Service

Are you tired of weaving your way through your garage, haunted by gifts of Christmas past or that spur-of-themoment “super deal� thingamajig still in its box?

Well, the Oregon Chamber of Commerce, City of Oregon, and Ogle County Newspapers can help.

The three entities are teaming up to invite everyone to participate in the Oregon Citywide Garage Sales on Friday and Saturday, June 13 and 14.

The event will be promoted on the city and its chamber’s websites. Participants’ ads and sale locations will be shown on a map featured in the June 12 editions of the Oregon Republican Reporter, Mt. Morris Times, Tri-County Press, and Forreston Journal.

Call Sauk Valley Media at

1-800-798-4085 ext. 5655, to speak directly to a classified sales representative by 5 p.m. on Friday to get on the official map.

Ads cost $10 for 20 words and $15 for up to 45 words. Ads may also be delivered to the Oregon office before the deadline.

Printed maps will also be available at the Ogle County Newspaper office, 121 A S. Fourth St., Oregon, the Chamber Office, first floor of the

Oregon Coliseum, City Hall, 115 N. Third St., and other locations.

Participants also must stop

by City Hall for a free permit to post at their sale.

Oregon’s “Downtown Deals� will also be held June 13, in conjunction with the first “Brown Bag Concert� in the 2014 series.

Local business have joined forces with the Oregon Chamber of Commerce and the Oregon Park District to offer

“in-house specials� at their business locations.

Participating businesses will feature a “special� and a raffle at their specific location.

Be sure to stop by the concert on the square and pick up the flyer listing the participating businesses. The flyer must be shown to take advantage of the specials.

For more information, call the Chamber Office at 815732-2100 or Ogle County Newspapers 815-732-6166.

WHAT’S GOING ON a drum corps show on the high school football field. Six drum corps will collaborate. Tickets will cost $12 and $20, and will be available at the Dixon Main Street office or online at www.dci.org.

The closing also will include the annual parade – this year with the theme “50 Years of Festival Magic� – and fireworks. The parade will have a slightly different route because of the downtown streetscape project.

Throughout the festival, an exhibit, “50 Years of Festival Memories,� will be on display at Loveland Community Building.

Festival staples, including the carnival, pancake breakfast, municipal band concert, sports tournaments and a craft show, will round out the offerings.

The Taste Trail, a series of food courts stretched across River Road, will feature past festival favorites, as well as local vendors.

Go to www.petuniafestival.org, find it on Facebook, or call Dixon Main Street at 815-288-2308 for more information and a full schedule.

CONCERTS July 12 Jerrod Niemann in area FREEPORT – County musician Jerrod Niemann will headline the Stephenson County Fair at 7:45 p.m., with special guest Chris Cavanaugh.

Niemann reached No. 1 on the country charts in April with his song “Drink to That All Night.�

Tickets go on sale June 9 at the fair office, 2250 S. Walnut Road. Standing-room-only and track seating tickets are available for $20 each, and general grandstand seating is $10 in advance and $12 after July 5.

For more information, call 815235-2918. Go to www.stephensoncountyfair.org for a calendar of events.

July 19 Hog roast, concert set NELSON – Who Else Entertainment will again bring its brand of summer entertainment to the area July 19 with its 43rd annual hog roast along the railroad tracks in Nelson at 126 Anderson Lane.

Black Stone Cherry, a rock band from Kentucky, will headline the event.

The main act will be joined by three local acts: Terry Cox at 2 p.m, Dirt Road Rockers at 5, and Trippin Molly at 8. Black Stone Cherry will perform at 11 p.m.

Gates will open at 2 p.m.

There will also be a ride-in bike show, a burnout contest, and beer and food vendors at the event.

Free camping will be offered for the night. All campers are permitted to bring their own beer, pop and food only for their camp sites.

No fires will be allowed.

The event is a 21 and older.

Organizers ask that all participants not bring any glass. Pets also are not allowed.

Tickets are $22 and are available at www.blackstonecherry. com or at www.etickets.to/ buy/?e=11228. If available, tickets will be $25 at the gate.

For more information, call 815535-3812 or find the event on Facebook.

July 26 Music Fest back in Sterling STERLING – Sterling Main Street will present the third annual Main Street Music Fest July 26 at Grandon Civic Center in Central Memorial Park in downtown Sterling.

Gates will open at 1 p.m. for this all-ages festival.

Tickets are $5 for those 13 and older, and entry is free for those younger than 12.

There will be art and food vendors. Beer and wine will also be available. No outside food, beverage or pets will be allowed.

The schedule for the day is: Charlie Siren at 2 p.m., Grandkids at 4 p.m., The Cole Brothers at 6 p.m., and Kyle Henderson at 8 p.m.

For more information, go to www.sterlingmainstreet.org, “like�

Sterling Main Street on Facebook, or call the office at 815-626-8610.

Aug. 4 Lyle Lovett coming to town DIXON – Tickets are on sale

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Crystal Circle seats cost $55 and are limited to 500 seats, while general admission tickets cost $30. Doors will open at 6 p.m., with the concert at 8.

To buy tickets, visit www.thecrystalcork.com or stop at Crystal Cork, 219 W. First St.; Trein’s Jewelry, 201 W. First St.; or Dixon Main Street, 115 S. Hennepin Ave. Concert tickets also will allow access to the pre-party from 4 to 11 p.m. Aug. 3 at Heritage Crossing. Admission to the pre-party will cost $5 at the door for those without Lyle Lovett tickets.

Check the Crystal Cork website or Dixon Main Street’s site at www.dixonmainstreet.com for the pre-party music lineup.

DOWNTOWN EVENTS June 14 Second Saturdays in Dixon DIXON – Second Saturdays Art Happenings, featuring art, music and other cultural events, returns to various venues, mostly from 6 to 8 p.m. downtown, between First and Second streets and Peoria and Galena avenues.

Go to www.Second-Saturdays. com or find the event on Facebook for a complete schedule and more details.

Upcoming: July 12

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Fourth Fridays in Sterling STERLING – Fourth Fridays promotes the slogan “Think Local.

Buy Local. Be Local.�

In addition to many of the participating businesses continuing to host cultural happenings, locals will also find special activities, events and savings opportunities as they explore the shopping, dining and services in Sterling.

Organizers also encourage residents to be local by getting involved in the community.

Go to www.fourthfridayspac. com for a list of participating businesses, specials and events.

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FAIRS AND FESTIVALS Friday, Saturday and Sunday Summer celebration in Ashton ASHTON – The Ashton Summer Celebration is set for this weekend. There will be a petting zoo, a dunk tank, tractor pulls and more downtown.

There will be a car show Sunday. Fireworks also are scheduled to begin at 9 p.m.

Go to www.ashtonusa.com for a complete schedule.

June 12-15 Festival fun in Polo POLO – Polo Town and Country Day is offering a Mega Pass for the carnival rides during the 2014 festival.

The Mega Pass is $40, is good for use on all rides and can be used throughout the festival.

The passes will go on sale May 27 at First State Bank, Knie Appliance, and Burkhardt’s Gas, and the sales will stop at noon Thursday, June 12.

No other tickets or armbands will be sold in advance. Armbands will be sold at the ticket booth at the carnival and will be $20 per day Friday, Saturday and Sunday during the festival.

The festival begins at 9:30 p.m.

June 12 with a fireworks display.

Locals are welcome to bring lawnchairs and blankets and set up shop on the high school football field. The high school track team will host concessions.

The festival will continue with Kid’s Day on Friday, Country Line Live that night, and Dwyer & Michaels on Saturday. The Grand Parade and Porta Potty races will be on Sunday. There will be free entertainment for all ages all weekend.

There will again be a dunk tank, running from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday, from noon to 7 p.m. Friday, and from 3 to 7 p.m. Saturday.

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July 2-6 Petunia Fest turns 50 The world beat-infused rock of jam band Rusted Root will roar into town to open Petunia Festival on July 2. The festival will run July 2-6 in downtown Dixon.

Other headliners include: s July 3: Parmalee, a family band that burst onto the country scene with its smash hit “Carolina� s July 4: Miles Nielsen and the Rusted Hearts, a rock band led

by Rockford native Miles Nielsen, son of Cheap Trick guitarist Rick Nielsen s Also July 4: Gina Venier and the Gentlemen, a band with local ties that played the Troy, Ohio, stopover on the Mumford & Sons Gentlemen of the Road tour in 2013 s July 5: The Wood Brothers, an Americana and blues group from Colorado s Also July 5: Apache Relay, folk rockers from Nashville who played the Dixon stopover of the Gentlemen of the Road tour in 2012 s July 5: Sun Stereo, the sixpiece group from Urbana that blends electronic soundscapes, vocal harmonies and a funky horn section, which played the downtown stage during the Gentlemen of the Road stopover in 2012 Festival entertainment organizers want to take advantage of the amphitheater area along the riverfront, said Josh Albrecht, executive director of Dixon Main Street and a festival board member. They added a second stage to keep performances constant, he said.

Petunia Festival will remain in its new location downtown; food and entertainment again will be at Heritage Crossing along the riverfront, and the carnival again will be near the high school.

The party will officially open July 2 with a luau, featuring hula dancers, a pig roast and other Hawaiian-themed offerings along the riverfront.

The festival will close July 6 with

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July 3-5 Let Freedom Ring MOUNT MORRIS – The theme of this year’s Let Freedom Ring festival is “A Star Spangled Celebration.� The festival will run from July 3-5.

The fireworks are planned to begin at dark Friday at David L. Rahn Junior High, 105 W. Brayton Road.

There will be a beer garden from 7 p.m. to 1 a.m. each day during the festival.

The parade is set for Friday. A bags tournament will take place Saturday.

Go to www.letfreedomringfestival.com for a more information and complete schedule of events.

July 4 Free fun for family STERLING – Amazing Grace will hold its annual July 4 celebration from noon to 5 p.m. on Second Avenue, between Fifth and Sixth streets.

The entire city block will be lined with inflatables that will include water slides. Splash pools will be available for smaller children.

There is no cost to participate.

Food will be available for purchase.

The Twin City Joint Fire Command, CGH Medical Center, and the Whiteside County Sheriff’s department will have equipment on display.

For more information, call the church office at 815-625-9300.

Aug. 9-10 Vendors needed for festival MENDOTA – The Crafters Market Place and Flea Market will again be featured Aug. 9 and 10 at Mendota’s annual Sweet Corn Festival. The event will be held in Veteran’s Park on U.S. Route 34, in the Mendota Elks Club parking lot on Indiana Avenue, and on Jefferson Street.

Artists, crafters and flea market dealers from around the Midwest are expected to fill more than 200 spaces at this year’s event.

Reserved spaces for the show are available, and applications are being accepted.

Spaces are approximately 10-by-10 feet and are $70 for the weekend.

To reserve a space, contact the Mendota Area Chamber of Commerce office at 815-539-6507 or scfcraft@yahoo.com.

The hours are set from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 9, and

9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 10.

There are also 1-day spaces available for Saturday at $35 per space.

No food will be served in the craft and flea market areas. The event is open to the public at no charge.

The entire festival will begin at 6 p.m. Aug 7 and run through the evening of Aug. 10.

Go to www.sweetcornfestival. com for a full calendar of events.

FAMILY FUN June 14 Explore some vehicles STERLING – The Sterling Park District will present a free Touch a Truck Day from 10 a.m. to noon at the parking lot at Bethel Reformed Church, 230 E. 23rd St. Local businesses will bring vehicles of all shapes and sizes for families to explore.

Go to www.sterlingpark.org or cal 815-622-6200 for more information.

June 28 and 29 Bloomin on the Rock DIXON – The 2-day event includes a garden walk with vendors and an evening of fine dining on the riverfront.

There will be a flower pot auction at the breakfast at 9 a.m.

Sunday.

The event is sponsored by the Rock River Garden Club.

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

In Dixon DIXON – The farmer’s market has moved to the Riverfront. The farmer’s market is open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Fridays, from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, and starting in June, from 7 a.m. to noon Wednesday.

FUN FOR A CAUSE June 14 Tasting on riverfront ROCKFORD – The Rockford Symphony Orchestra announces “RSO on Tap,� a fundraising event featuring beer, wine, cheese tasting and live entertainment, from 7 to 10 p.m. at Kresge Hall at the Riverfront Museum Park, 711 N. Main St. Tickets are $40 per person and include beer, wine, and cheese samples, a souvenir tasting glass, and pub-style appetizers. A cash bar also will be available. Guests must be 21 years of age or older.

Reservations may be made at www.rockfordsymphony.com or by calling 815-965-0049 by Friday. Space is limited.

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MOVIE REVIEW | â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;EDGE OF TOMORROWâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;

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Titles worth considering â&#x20AC;&#x201C; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Groundhog D-Dayâ&#x20AC;?? Or maybe, â&#x20AC;&#x153;A Million Ways to Die in the Future?â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Edge of Tomorrowâ&#x20AC;? could have been another â&#x20AC;&#x153;Nextâ&#x20AC;? or â&#x20AC;&#x153;Knowing,â&#x20AC;? lame variations on a Nic Cage-knows-thefuture theme. But itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s almost as good as Jake Gyllenhaalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s earlier take on this sort of plot, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Source Code,â&#x20AC;? a thriller about a time traveler dealing with a steep learning curve as he frantically tries to work through variations of who set off a bomb on a train. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Edge,â&#x20AC;? based on a Hiroshi Sakurazaka novel, script partly credited to Christopher (â&#x20AC;&#x153;Usual Suspectsâ&#x20AC;?)

McQuarrie and directed

by Doug (â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Bourne Identityâ&#x20AC;?) Liman, gets its juice from its action and its life from its humor. No kidding, almost every time Major Cage (Cruise) dies, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a laugh. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s because he figures out that heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going through this nightmare for a reason, and thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s one soldier in it with him, the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Angel of Verdunâ&#x20AC;? (Emily Blunt) who knows what heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s experiencing and knows

â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Edge of Tomorrowâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;

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Emily Blunt stars as Rita and Tom Cruise as Cage in Warner Bros. Picturesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; and Village Roadshow Picturesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; sci-fi thriller â&#x20AC;&#x153;Edge of Tomorrowâ&#x20AC;? if he makes a mistake, she can shoot him in the head as a way of hitting this battleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s reset button.

Yeah, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s funny after a bit.

Cage, an Army media relations officer, is a confirmed coward in the filmâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s opening scenes.

The general in charge (Brendan Gleeson) has condemned Cage to embed with the first wave hitting the French beaches as the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s armies converge on spider-like aliens called â&#x20AC;&#x153;Mimics.â&#x20AC;? So Cage wakes up every day to the sound of a sergeant bellowing â&#x20AC;&#x153;On your feet, MAGGOT.â&#x20AC;?

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a version of that dream where youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re speaking in public and you forgot to put on your pants. Untrained for combat â&#x20AC;&#x201C; he doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t even know how to switch the safety off on the ordnance attached to his exoskeleton armor â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Cage is hurled into a chaotic lost battle where he meets

the heroine, Sgt. Rita (Blunt). With reasoning and a LOT of practice deaths, he and she work out how to survive the fight just a little longer each time out with an eye toward foiling these aliens before they do what Hitler never could â&#x20AC;&#x201C; cross the English Channel and end human civilization.

The script has Cage taking stupid chances, sure in the knowledge that he will get a doover if he screws up. It has him dreading each version of the missionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s failure, the array of explosions, impalings, or head shots by Sgt. Rita that punch that reset button.

And like Bill Murray in â&#x20AC;&#x153;Groundhog Dayâ&#x20AC;? and Gyllenhaal in â&#x20AC;&#x153;Source Code,â&#x20AC;? and even Sigourney Weaver in â&#x20AC;&#x153;Alien 3,â&#x20AC;? it has Cage dealing with his own coming death and the futility of fighting it. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Edge of Tomorrowâ&#x20AC;? gets its heart from Elizabeth Kubler-Rossâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;

Five Stages of Grief from â&#x20AC;&#x153;On Death and Dying.â&#x20AC;?

Cage is in frantic â&#x20AC;&#x153;denialâ&#x20AC;? this is happening. He rages in â&#x20AC;&#x153;angerâ&#x20AC;? at his circumstances.

He starts â&#x20AC;&#x153;bargainingâ&#x20AC;? his way through it, trying to convince others theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re in the nightmare with him. He hits the wall â&#x20AC;&#x201C; â&#x20AC;&#x153;depression.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re done.â&#x20AC;? And, as Kubler-Ross predicted, he reaches â&#x20AC;&#x153;acceptanceâ&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201C; making the best of his fate.

Liman lays a solid hour of brisk, brutal and brutally funny action on us â&#x20AC;&#x201C; introducing and reintroducing the demoted and humiliated Cage to his sergeant (Bill Paxton), who serves him the same bromide â&#x20AC;&#x201C; combat is â&#x20AC;&#x153;the fiery crucible in which true heroes are forgedâ&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and introduces him to J-Squad, the jump team he will watch die all around him as they try, again and again, to win this unwinnable scenario.

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Cage has met Rita, time and again, and has an over-familiarity with her that she understands, but doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t like.

The constant resets after working oneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s way through another section of the battlefield are straight out of video gaming, something fans will pick up on right away. But unlike the rest of this cinematic dĂŠja vu, the more somber Five Stages of Grief stuff sneaks up on you.

That gives this popcornweight action pic some nice gravitas to go with the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Million Ways Tom Cruise Gets to Dieâ&#x20AC;? jokes.

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SOFTBALL | CLASS 1A STATE PREVIEW

NBA FINALS

Sequel that all wanted to see made Heat, Spurs ready to lock horns, again

BY BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer

SAN ANTONIO – LeBron James and Dwyane Wade can point to statistics showing just how close the 2013 NBA Finals were.

Tim Duncan doesn’t need them.

He can’t forget the way his San Antonio Spurs lost, especially since every replay brings another painful reminder.

The Spurs were on the verge of celebrating a fifth title in Game 6, and just two nights later were congratulating the Miami Heat on their second straight crown.

The Spurs wanted a rematch, and so did basketball fans. It begins today in San Antonio.

“I think it’s great that these two franchises have this opportunity in back-to-back years to compete for a championship,” Wade said Wednesday. “Last year was an unbelievable series and ... it went down to the very end. We won the series by a total of five points, you know?

That’s how close it was. But it was a very even series. I think this year it could be another great series.”

From Tony Parker’s circus shot that stole Game 1 for the Spurs, to Ray Allen’s 3-pointer that saved Game 6 for the Heat, to James’ jumper that put away Game 7, almost every contest provided a new highlight.

SEQUEL CONTINUED ON B5

Did you know? s 4HERE HAVE BEEN SIX rematches in back-to-back years in the NBA Finals since 1970. Five of those six times the teams spilt the two meetings. The only sweep came by the Bulls over the Jazz in 1997-98.

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Kaitlyn Liebing’s catcher’s mask rests on a fence at Amboy High School on Tuesday at the Clippers softball practice. The “Paz” sticker is in honor of Mike Pasley, a social studies teacher at Amboy, who died in March.

MEMORY REMAINS

Pasley’s spirit lives in Clippers’ state-bound team

BY DAN WOESSNER dwoessner@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 5555

Destinee Oenes stepped to the plate on April 10 with the score between her Amboy Clippers and the Newman Comets tied at four.

The senior third baseman had homered once earlier in the game, and despite emotions running high, she blocked everything else out of her mind.

“I came to plate with the situation in the game on my mind,” Oenes said. “That’s all you can do. We had a runner on, and I wanted to make sure that I either moved her over or drove her in. The home run was sort of a bonus.”

Oenes clubbed a two-run home run to cap a big

win over a rival in Newman, and to end a game between two teams that were mourning.

On Sunday, March 23, Mike Pasley, a social studies teacher and an ardent supporter of athletics at Amboy, had died suddenly. Pasley’s daughter, Erin, is a player on the Newman fresh/soph team.

“We always want to beat Newman,” Oenes said. “But that game meant more to both teams, and it was a special moment.”

Both teams wore shirts remembering Pasley, and Amboy has stickers that say “Paz” on their helmets. Some players also have stickers on their car windows.

MEMORY CONTINUED ON B3

Clippers sprouted from humble start Whitman has seen program evolve from winless seasons to title contenders

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Clippers by season

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Spurs guard Tony Parker shoots the ball during practice Wednesday in San Antonio.

The Spurs play Game 1 of the NBA Finals today against the Miami Heat.

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Kelly Whitman remembers when it felt good to see the Amboy softball team avoid a run-rule loss before the fifth inning. Going seven was almost a novel idea.

Going to the state tournament as anything other than a spectator wasn’t even on the radar of anyone near Amboy High School.

Whitman started teaching at Amboy during the 2000-01 school year, and that spring the Clippers started a softball program. Whitman was an assistant to Tina Eller those first few years.

“We were dealing with a whole new program,” Whit-

man said. “We had girls that had never played, much less having anyone that could pitch.

“Heck, back then you could get runruled after three innings. It was really hard to get the girls to stay motivated when that happens, much less get them to practice to get better.”

Whitman, who played at Dixon, hadn’t been a part of a winning program in high school either, but this depth of losing was a brand new experience.

After a few years as an understudy, Whitman became the head coach.

Whitman keeps a poster board with each season’s record.

HORSE RACING

STANLEY CUP

California Chrome favorite for Belmont, B2.

Kings take Game 1 in OT, B5.

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California Chrome gallops during a workout at Belmont Park, Wednesday in Elmont, N.Y. The Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes winner will attempt to become the first Triple Crown winner since Affirmed in 1978 when he races in the 146th running of the Belmont Stakes on Saturday.

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man reached to the past, noting Secretariat clinched the Triple Crown from an inside post in the Belmont. Of course, that great chestnut only had to beat four other horses. California Chrome, the new-generation chestnut, will have to beat 10.

The 6-1 second choice on the morning line is Wicked Strong, who finished fourth in the Kentucky Derby and scored the biggest win of his career in the Wood Memorial at New Yorkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Aqueduct Racetrack. Because heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fresher than California Chrome, and because he has run best in New York, Wicked Strong is a popular upset pick around Belmont Park. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll start from the No. 9 post, which isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t to trainer Jimmy Jerkensâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; liking. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The middle seems like the place to be,â&#x20AC;? Jerkens said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It seems like jockeys donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to do as much maneuvering in the early part of the race. It just makes it easier for them to settle their horse initially.â&#x20AC;?

Belmont Stakes

ELMONT, N.Y. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The tension is palpable as post positions are drawn for the Kentucky Derby. Trainers entertain nightmare visions of their wonderfully quick animals becoming trapped behind a wall of 19 other horses.

For the Belmont Stakes? Horsemen spoke as if Wednesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s draw barely mattered. With its 1 1/2-mile length, wide turns and smaller fields, the race presents a different set of problems that overshadow fears of early traffic.

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For the first time in this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tournament, the eight-time champion dropped a set.

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2 â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Desâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Position: 3B/P B/T: R/R Future plans: Attend Carl Sand burg College, play softball Favorite subjec t: English On my iPod: Country Favorite team: Bears, Cubs Favorite food: Chinese food Stats: 4 HR, 20 RBIs, 26 Runs, .372 avg.

â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Maddawgâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; 55 Position: SS B/T: R/R Future plans: Occupational therapy Favorite subjec t: Math Favorite team: Bears Favorite coach Whitman quote: Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t let first at bat determine game.

Stats: 40 hits, 27 runs, 15 RBIs

9 â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Halâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Position: 3B B/T: R/R Future plans: Be a speech pathologist Favorite subjec t: English Favorite team: Blackhawks On my iPod: Music If we win state, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll: Cry Stats: 2 hits in 3 varsity at bats, 1 2B, 2 RBIs.

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35 â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Kelsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Position: 2B B/T: R/R Future plans: Play softball for 2 years at Kishwaukee College .

Favorite subjec t: Math Favorite team: White Sox Favorite coach Whitman quote: Relax and have some fun Stats: 45 hits, 9 2B, 29 runs, 15 RBIs

â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Tater Totâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; 7 Position: 2B B/T: R/R Future plans: Teacher Favorite subjec t: English Favorite Clipper: Paz On my iPod: Country music Favorite team: Cowboys Favorite food: Everything If we win state, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll: Scream and go crazy.

â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Courtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; 150 Position: OF/DH B/T: L/L Future plans: Radiology tech Favorite subjec t: Pasleyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s classes Favorite team: Steelers Favorite coach Whitman quote: Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t let first at bat dictate the rest of your game.

Stats: 3 HR, 25 RBIs, .446 avg.

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Stats: 17 hits, 19 runs, 16 RBIs

85 â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Wâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Position: RF B/T: L/R Future plans: Nursing Favorite subjec t: Algebra Favorite Clipper: Sydney Wilhelm Favorite team: Bears If we win state: My dream will become reality.

Stats: 10 hits in 26 at bats, 5 RBIs, 8 runs.

11 â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Kenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Position: 2B/OF B/T: R/R Future plans: Teach and coac h Favorite subjec t: Band Favorite Clipper: Paz On my iPod: Song from my favorite musical producitons.

Favorite food: Anything.

If we win state, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll: Be overjoyed.

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Oenesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; approach at the plate would have made Pasley proud.

Pasley was a PA announcer at football and basketball games at Amboy. He also worked as a sports correspondent for the Moline Dispatch, Quincy Herald Whig and Sauk Valley Media. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was really sad, because he really was our biggest supporter,â&#x20AC;? junior catcher Kaitlyn Leibing said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d send out emails to everyone in school on game days to try and get them to come to games. If he wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t there, heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d always ask how the game went the next day.â&#x20AC;?

The tragedy of Pasleyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s death also pushed the team together, forcing them to form stronger bonds. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This team had to face such adversity early in the season, and helped form their character,â&#x20AC;? Amboy coach Kelly Whitman said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They learned to not take anything for granted and never to give up.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;His death was sad, but it brought us so close together,â&#x20AC;?

Oenes said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think it sort of became our motivation.â&#x20AC;?

When Liebing caught the final pitch â&#x20AC;&#x201C; a strike â&#x20AC;&#x201C; of Mondayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 1A DeKalb Supersectional win over Putnam County, she admits that Pasley was the first thing to come to her mind. â&#x20AC;&#x153;After all these big wins, heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s who I think about,â&#x20AC;? Liebing said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve definitely felt like he was watching down on us

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And maybe it should be no surprise that the game set up to honor Pasley turned out to be a tune up for Oenes in the postseason.

On Saturday, the Clippers rallied in the seventh inning with two runs to tie Orangeville in the 1A Pearl City Sectional championship game.

After Karlee Doege kept the Broncos off the board in the top of the eighth, Oenes stepped to the plate with two outs in the bottom of the inning.

One more swing, one more homer, and the Clippers had made history by winning their first sectional title. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The home run at the sectional is probably the one Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll remember most,â&#x20AC;? Oenes said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;To win the first sectional like that is amazing. But both home runs are special memories from a special season.â&#x20AC;?

The T-shirts made for the game with Newman have one of Pasleyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s favorite sayings on Michael Krabbenhoeft/mkrabbenhoeft@saukvalley.com the front. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Make history with a Amboyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Destinee Oenes hits the ball during the Clippersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; win over Newman in the championship victory.â&#x20AC;? game of the 1A Eastland Regional. Oenes deliverd a walk-off home run against the Comets during The Clippers have done a game in April, when both teams were honoring the memory of Amboy teacher Mike Pasley. exactly that.

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‘Jules’ 13 Position: OF B/T: R/R Future plans: Study mechanical engineering at University of Illinois Favorite food: Any kind of potato Favorite subject: Math/ science Favorite team: Bulls Favorite Clipper: Paz

‘Harley’ 20 Position: P B/T: R/R Future plans: Physical therapis t Favorite subjec t: English Favorite food: Pizza Favorite team: Yankees Favorite Clipper: Paz If we win state, I’ll: Cry tears of joy, and go absolutely insane.

‘Eliza’ 452 Position: 1B/P B/T: R/R Future plans: Major in accoun ting or another business major Favorite subjec t: Math Favorite food: Cheese anything Favorite team: Blackhawks Favorite coach Whitman quote: We’ll take it!

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14 ‘Ky’ Position: 2B B/T: R/R Future plans: Pediatrician Favorite subjec t: Spanish Favorite team: Braves Favorite food: Steak If we win state, I’ll: Cry tears of joy and tell everyone my team the Amboy Clippers won state!

251 ‘Mic’ Position: CF B/T: R/R Future plans: Attend Illinois State University Favorite subjec t: Math Favorite team: Broncos Favorite food: Steak Favorite coach Whitman quote: Leave it all on the field.

Stats: 31 hits, 22 RBis

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‘Babs’ 44 Position: C B/T: R/R Future plans: ROTC Navy, OB nurse Favorite subjec t: Math Favorite food: Pineapple On my iPod: Country music Favorite coach Whitman quote: Relax and have fun.

Stats: 38 hits, 15 2B, 36 runs, 28 RBIs

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6 ‘K Doeg’ 15 Position: P B/T: R/R Future plans: Go to college Favorite subjec t: Agriculture Favorite food: Ic e cream Favorite team: St. Louis Cardinals Favorite coach Whitman quote: Leave it all out on the field.

Stats: 16-7, 2.13 ERA, 121 SO

22 ‘Han’ Position: LF B/T: R/R Future plans: Attend Western Illinois, and become an accountant Favorite subjec t: Math Favorite team: Bears Favorite food: Italian Stats: 25 hits, 24 runs, 15 RBIs, .321 avg.

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Whitman helped build program from bottom up a lot to get the team to where it is now.”

The other challenge was competing in a difficult Three Rivers ConAmboy went 0-48 the first two ference. The top of the conference seasons. In its first five seasons, for most of the last decade has Amboy went 2-58 in Three Rivers been Morrison. play. It wasn’t until 2006, when This season both Morrison and the team went 8-19-1, that things Erie-Prophetstown – both 2A started to look a little better. programs – fielded strong teams.

It was 4 years later before Amboy Fulton and Newman both took big would have a winning record, and steps forward. another year before they ended The competition has allowed above .500 in the Three Rivers. The Amboy to adjust to tough pitching Clippers’ first regional title came and skilled batters. in 2011.

Senior Destinee Oenes has seen The secret to Amboy’s turnhow the team has learned from around started away from the high games against Morrison and Erieschool program, as the Amboy Propehtstown, even if they resultRage traveling softball program ed in losses. started in the mid-2000s.

“Morrison had such good pitchThe bulk of the roster leading the ers that threw hard, and they Clippers to the 1A state tournacould really hit the ball,” Oenes ment were young members on the said. “This year E-P was exactly 12U team. the same. But, we need to be chal“There’s no doubt that is a big lenged. No disrespect to a team reason we’ve got better in high school,” senior outfielder Micaela like LaMoille, but it doesn’t do us much good to come out and beat McCoy said. “We got so much them by 10 runs. We need a chalbetter at the fundamentals, and just got so much more experience lenge to get us ready for the postseason.” playing softball.”

So now the Clippers have The last three seasons, the Clipcome out at the other end. They pers had taken a big step forward join an exclusive club of area – winning regionals each year. softball teams to make the state Amboy, however, kept running tournament. The level of cominto roadblocks in the sectional petition is likely to take another final games. Freshman Karlee Doege had to watch as older sister, step up.

Win or lose, this year’s Clippers Cassie, kept coming close to makknow they’ve changed the culture ing school history. in Amboy.

“It was heartbreaking to watch “This town has been a football at times,” Doege said. “They town forever,” McCoy said. “Hopewould get so close, and then fall fully, this sort of starts to make us in that sectional final. They put a softball town, too. That would be in a lot of work, and they had much better records. So, they did really nice.”

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Starlin Castro went 3 Cubs starter Edwin for 4 with three RBIs, Jackson (4-5) was vicand the Cubs outlasted the Mets 5-4 on Wednes- timized by his defense and his own lack of comday night in a mistakemand, but managed to filled game at Wrigley get through five innings, Field that featured a giving up five hits and combined 13 pitchers. five walks. Hector RonAnthony Rizzo went 1 for 2 with two walks and don pitched the ninth for his seventh save in two runs scored for the eight chances.

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Cardinals 5, Royals 2, Lucas Duda had a two11 inn.: Matt Carpenter run double to lead a had a career-high five Mets offense that again hits, including the gofailed to get the clutch ahead double in the 11th hit. New York left the bases loaded in the fifth inning, and St. Louis

snapped a three-game losing streak.

After the Royals rallied with two runs in the bottom of the ninth, Peter Bourjos worked a one-out walk off Royals reliever Kelvin Herrera in the 11th. Allen Craig added a two-run single later in the inning, Sox

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The White Sox led the Dodgers 2-0 through 7 1/2 innings of Wednesday nightâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s game in Los Angeles. The game ended after Sauk Valley Mediaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s deadline.

STANLEY CUP FINALS | KINGS 3, RANGERS 2, OT

Good to be back home Williams puts Kings past Rangers in Game 1 of Finals

BY GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer

LOS ANGELES â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Justin Williams scored 4:36 into overtime after a turnover

by Dan Girardi, and the Los Angeles Kings beat the New York Rangers 3-2 on Wednesday night in the Stanley Cup finals opener.

Williams was left alone in the slot after Girardiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pass from his knees went straight to Mike Richards. Williams put his eighth goal of the postseason past Henrik Lundqvist, who made 40 saves and nearly stole an early win for

the Rangers.

Jonathan Quick made 25 saves for the Kings, who moved one victory closer to their second Stanley Cup title in 3 years after a hair-raising opener.

Game 2 is Saturday at Staples Center.

Kyle Clifford had a goal and an assist for Los Angeles, and Drew Doughty scored the tying goal in the second period, as the Kings overcame yet another early deficit in a postseason full of comebacks.

The Kings hadnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t won an overtime playoff

game at home since May 6, 2001. Williams attributed the win to â&#x20AC;&#x153;resilience and believing. Certainly it was not the start we wanted, but we got the result we wanted.â&#x20AC;?

Benoit Pouliot scored on a breakaway, and Carl Hagelin got a short-handed goal in the first period, but the Rangers spent much of the final two periods on their heels.

Lundqvist had several outstanding saves as the Swedish star began his attempt to win his first Stanley Cup, but had no chance on Williamsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; winner.

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It deserved an encore, just like when the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers seemed to pick up right where they left off in the 1980s.

The NBA hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t had a finals rematch since 1998, when Michael Jordanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Chicago Bulls beat Utah for the second straight season. San Antonio is considered a slight favorite this time, perhaps a little deeper, healthier and better than it was last year, and owning the home-court advantage this time.

The Spurs donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t need to change much to change the result. They outscored the Heat 684-679 over seven games, and there were 47 ties and 42 lead changes. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If you look at the numbers, the lead changes, the ties and the points in that series, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s almost even,â&#x20AC;? James said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;So we did our part, they

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did their part. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Both teams put themselves in a position to win an NBA championship, and we just happened to make one or two more plays to win it.â&#x20AC;?

Duncan, a three-time NBA Finals MVP who had been 4-for-4 on this stage, wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t on the floor when the Spurs couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t come up with a rebound just before Allenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s shot.

He then missed a shot and follow attempt from right in front of the basket in the final minute of Game 7 with San Antonio trailing by two. Not even getting back to the finals again with the leagueâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s best record can make him forget. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It lasts. I have a very good memory, especially for my misses and losses. You keep those, you learn from them and you

hope to change them next time,â&#x20AC;? Duncan said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;That stuck with me, and obviously itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s always in the back of my mind, and every time I see anything to do with that, it pops right back in.â&#x20AC;?

James had similar regrets in his first finals with Miami in 2011, but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been all smiles since. The Heat are the first team to play in four straight finals since Boston from 1984-87, and can become the first three-time champion since the Lakers more than a decade ago.

But their focus is only on winning the next title, not reminiscing about the last couple. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Last year is last year and weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re excited about it, but this trophy this year belongs to nobody,â&#x20AC;?

James said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s up for grabs.â&#x20AC;?

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Grizzwells by Bill Schorr

Professor Shlomo Benartzi, an expert on various types of behavioral finance, said, “Selfcontrol is not a problem in the future. It’s only a problem now when the chocolates are next to us.”

Keeping the trump suit under control is often a problem of what to do now, at this trick.

Today’s deal would trip the unwary or the perennially optimistic. How should South play in four spades after West leads the heart six?

East opened with a textbook vulnerable weak two-bid, promising a good six-card suit and 6-10 high-card points. South made a takeout double, and North cue-bid to indicate at least 12 high-card points. South started showing four-card suits in ascending

order, and North raised to game in spades.

South has two losers in the red suits, so at first glance needs to find spades 3-2.

However, on closer inspec-

tion, declarer will notice that he can discard dummy’s heart losers on his club winners.

Without further thought, but perhaps after eating an orange cream or two, South would win with dummy’s heart ace, cash the two top trumps (getting the bad news), and take his three clubs, discarding dummy’s hearts. However, when he next plays a diamond, West wins with his ace, draws trumps, and leads a heart, resulting in down four.

Often, when you must make use of a side suit, it is right to play on that suit first.

Here, declarer should win the first trick, draw one round of trumps, take his heart discards on the clubs, and play a diamond. Everything is then under control. South loses only two spades and one diamond. © 2014 UFS

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF WHITESIDE, STATE OF ILLINOIS

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF WHITESIDE, STATE OF ILLINOIS

NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC,

HSBC MORTGAGE SERVICES INC.,

Plaintiff(s),

vs.

Plaintiff(s). vs.

JONATHAN L. SKINNER, Defendant(s). 13 CH 174 NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE

MICHAEL D. WILLIAMS , JACLYN A. WILLIAMS, Defendant(s), 13 CH 163

NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment heretofore entered by the said Court in the above entitled cause, the Sheriff of Whiteside County, Illinois, will on July 3, 2014, at the hour of 10:00 AM, at the 200 E. KNOX STREET, 3RD FLOOR LOBBY, IL 61270, sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, all and singular, the following described premises and real estate in the said Judgment mentioned, situated in the County of Whiteside, State of Illinois, or so much thereof as shall be sufficient to satisfy said Judgment, to wit:

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment heretofore entered by the said Court in the above entitled cause, the Sheriff of Whiteside County, Illinois, will on July 3, 2014, at the hour of 10:00 AM, at the 200 E. KNOX STREET, 3RD FLOOR LOBBY, IL 61270, sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, all and singular, the following described premises and real estate in the said Judgment mentioned, situated in the County of Whiteside, State of Illinois, or so much thereof as shall be sufficient to satisfy said Judgment, to wit:

Common Address: STOWN IL 61277

Common Address: 1300 FRANKLIN STREET ROCK FALLS IL 61071

111 WEST 3RD STREET PROPHET-

P.I.N. 15-33-359-002

P.I.N. 11-26-101-004

Contact the Law Office of IRA T. NEVEL, LLC, 175 North Franklin, Suite 201, Chicago, Illinois 60606, (312) 357-1125, for further information.

Contact the Law Office of IRA T. NEVEL, LLC, 175 North Franklin, Suite 201, Chicago, Illinois 60606, (312) 357-1125, for further information.

The terms of the sale are: Ten percent (10%) due by cash or certified funds at the time of the sale and balance is due within 24 hours of the sale. The subject property is subject to real estate taxes, special assessments or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "as is" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the Court.

The terms of the sale are: Ten percent (10%) due by cash or certified funds at the time of the sale and balance is due within 24 hours of the sale. The subject property is subject to real estate taxes, special assessments or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "as is" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the Court.

The property is improved by a single family residence, together with all buildings and improvements thereon, and the tenements, hereditaments and appurtenants thereunto belonging and will not be available for inspection prior to sale.

The property is improved by a single family residence, together with all buildings and improvements thereon, and the tenements, hereditaments and appurtenants thereunto belonging and will not be available for inspection prior to sale.

If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).

If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).

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I609292

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May 22, 29 & June 5 2014

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF WHITESIDE, STATE OF ILLINOIS THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON F/K/A THE BANK OF NEW YORK, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATE HOLDERS OF THE CWABS, INC., ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-14, Plaintiff(s),

vs.

TIMOTHY E. PLOCINSKI , MEGHAN PLOCINSKI, MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., UNKNOWN TENANTS, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendant(s).

11 CH 210

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF WHITESIDE - MORRISON, ILLINOIS CENTRUE BANK fka UNION BANK, Plaintiff, vs.

RICK L. ZIGLER aka RICKY L. ZIGLER, aka RICK ZIGLER, SR., Defendant.

14-CH-13 PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of the above Court entered in the above entitled cause on May 7 2014, the following described real estate, to-wit: Permanent Index Number: 22-15-477-006 Commonly known as: 307 Glassburn St., Tampico, IL 61283 will be offered for sale and sold at public vendue on July 3, 2014 at 10:00 AM, the Whiteside County Courthouse, 200 E. Knox St., Morrison, Illinois.

The Judgment amount is $222,820.52.

NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment heretofore entered by the said Court in the above entitled cause, the Sheriff of Whiteside County, Illinois, will on July 3, 2014, at the hour of 10:00 AM, at the 200 E. KNOX STREET, 3RD FLOOR LOBBY, IL 61270, sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, all and singular, the following described premises and real estate in the said Judgment mentioned, situated in the County of Whiteside, State of Illinois, or so much thereof as shall be sufficient to satisfy said Judgment, to wit: Common Address: 205 W. 6TH ST, PROPHETSTOWN, IL 61277 P.I.N. 21-04-107-001 Contact the Law Office of IRA T. NEVEL, LLC, 175 North Franklin, Suite 201, Chicago, Illinois 60606, (312) 357-1125, for further information.

The terms of the sale are: Ten percent (10%) due by cash or certified funds at the time of the sale and balance is due within 24 hours of the sale. The subject property is subject to real estate taxes, special assessments or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "as is" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the Court.

The property is improved by a single family residence, together with all buildings and improvements thereon, and the tenements, hereditaments and appurtenants thereunto belonging and will not be available for inspection prior to sale.

If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).

LAW OFFICES OF IRA T. NEVEL, LLC Ira T. Nevel - ARDC #06185808 175 North Franklin St. Suite 201 Chicago, Illinois 60606 (312) 357-1125 Pleadings@nevellaw.com NM # 11-08507 I609283

May 22, 29 & June 5, 2014

May 22, 29 & June 5 2014

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

Sale terms: The bid amount, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, shall be paid in certified funds immediately by the highest and best bidder at the conclusion of the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments or special taxes levied against said real estate, and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to the Plaintiff. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the Court.

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser shall receive a Certificate of Sale, which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale.

The property will NOT be open for inspection. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the Court file to verify all information.

For information, contact the Plaintiff's Attorney: Heavner, Scott, Beyers & Mihlar, LLC, 111 East Main Street, Decatur, IL 62523, (217) 422-1719.

The purchaser of a condominium unit at a judicial foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, who takes possession of a condominium unit pursuant to a court order or a purchaser who acquires title from a mortgagee shall have the duty to pay the proportionate share, if any, of the common expenses for the unit which would have become due in the absence of any assessment acceleration during the 6 months immediately preceding institution of an action to enforce the collection of assessments, and which remain unpaid by the owner during whose possession the assessments accrued. If the outstanding assessments are paid at any time during any action to enforce the collection of assessments, the purchaser shall have no obligation to pay any assessments which accrued before he or she acquired title. If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by the Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5 (g-1).

If the sale is not confirmed for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the purchase price paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee's attorney.

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 151701 (c) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. Note: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act you are advised that the Law Firm of Heavner, Scott, Beyers & Mihlar, LLC, is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt, and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

HEAVNER, SCOTT, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC P.O. Box 740 Decatur, IL 62525 Phone: (217) 422-1719 Fax: (217) 422-1754 I610012

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF WHITESIDE, STATE OF ILLINOIS THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON F/K/A THE BANK OF NEW YORK, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATE HOLDERS OF THE CWABS, INC., ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-14, Plaintiff(s),

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF WHITESIDE, STATE OF ILLINOIS

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF WHITESIDE, STATE OF ILLINOIS

NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC,

HSBC MORTGAGE SERVICES INC.,

Plaintiff(s),

vs.

Defendant(s).

11 CH 210 NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment heretofore entered by the said Court in the above entitled cause, the Sheriff of Whiteside County, Illinois, will on July 3, 2014, at the hour of 10:00 AM, at the 200 E. KNOX STREET, 3RD FLOOR LOBBY, IL 61270, sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, all and singular, the following described premises and real estate in the said Judgment mentioned, situated in the County of Whiteside, State of Illinois, or so much thereof as shall be sufficient to satisfy said Judgment, to wit: PARCEL ONE: THE WEST 50 FEET OF LOTS 1 AND 2 AND THE WEST 50 FEET OF THE NORTH HALF OF LOT 3 IN BLOCK 15 IN RAMSAY. SMITH AND GREENE'S ADDITION TO THE CITY OF PROPHETSTOWN, IN WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS. PARCEL TWO: THE WESTERLY 10 FEET OF THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED REAL ESTATE: LOT 1 AND THE NORTH HALF OF LOT 2 IN BLOCK 15 IN RAMSEY, SMITH AND GREEN'S ADDITION TO THE CITY OF PROPHETSTOWN, WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS, EXCEPT THE WESTERLY 50 FEET OF SAID LOT 1 AND THE NORTH HALF OF LOT 2; ALSO THE TRACT OF LAND DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS TO WIT; BEGINNING AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SAID LOT 1, THENCE SOUTHERLY ON THE EASTERLY LINE OF BLOCK 15 AFORESAID TO THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE NORTH HALF OF SAID LOT 2; THENCE EASTERLY ON A LINE PARALLEL WITH THE NORTH LINE OF SAID BLOCK 15 TO THE WESTERLY LINE OF WASHINGTON STREET; THENCE NORTHERLY ALONG SAID WESTERLY LINE OF SAID STREET TO THE NORTH LINE OF LOT 1 OF SAID BLOCK 15 EXTENDED EASTERLY; THENCE WESTERLY TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. Common Address: 205 W. 6TH ST, PROPHETSTOWN, IL 61277 P.I.N. 21-04-107-001 Contact the Law Office of IRA T. NEVEL, LLC, 175 North Franklin, Suite 201, Chicago, Illinois 60606, (312) 357-1125, for further information.

The terms of the sale are: Ten percent (10%) due by cash or certified funds at the time of the sale and balance is due within 24 hours of the sale. The subject property is subject to real estate taxes, special assessments or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "as is" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the Court.

The property is improved by a single family residence, together with all buildings and improvements thereon, and the tenements, hereditaments and appurtenants thereunto belonging and will not be available for inspection prior to sale.

If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).

LAW OFFICES OF IRA T. NEVEL, LLC Ira T. Nevel - ARDC #06185808 175 North Franklin St. Suite 201 Chicago, Illinois 60606 (312) 357-1125 Pleadings@nevellaw.com NM # 11-08507 I609283

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held by the Whiteside County Planning and Zoning Commission, pursuant to Chapter 19, Article 4, Division 10, Section 19.108 of the Whiteside County Zoning Ordinance, for the purpose of considering the Petition to combine the text of Chapter 19, Article 4, Zoning, and Chapter 22, Subdivision Regulations of the Whiteside County Code, as requested by E. Stuart Richter, Whiteside County Planning and Zoning Administrator.

A complete copy of the proposed ordinance may be viewed at the Whiteside County Development Office, Room 202, or at the Whiteside County Clerk's office, Room 121, in the Whiteside County Courthouse, 200 East Knox Street, Morrison, IL, between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, or they may be viewed online at www.whiteside.org.

NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE

NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment heretofore entered by the said Court in the above entitled cause, the Sheriff of Whiteside County, Illinois, will on July 3, 2014, at the hour of 10:00 AM, at the 200 E. KNOX STREET, 3RD FLOOR LOBBY, IL 61270, sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, all and singular, the following described premises and real estate in the said Judgment mentioned, situated in the County of Whiteside, State of Illinois, or so much thereof as shall be sufficient to satisfy said Judgment, to wit:

LOT FIVE AND WESTERLY SIXTEEN FEET OF LOT FOUR IN RESURVEY OF BLOCK SIX, IN STURTEVANTS ADDITION TO THE CITY OF PROPHETSTOWN, IN WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS, SUBJECT TO ANY EASEMENTS AND RESTRICTIONS OF RECORD TOGETHER WITH THE RIGHT, AS CONTAINED IN THAT WARRANTY DEED FROM CLYDE OLSSON AND HELEN E. OLSSON, HUSBAND AND WIFE, TO DONALD F. MAJESKI AND BETTY MAJESKI, HUSBAND AND WIFE, DATED FEBRUARY 4, 1969 AND RECORDED IN THE OFFICE OF THE RECORDER OF WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS, ON FEBRUARY 7, 1969, AS DOCUMENT NO. 336323, TO LAY A WATER PIPE ALONG THE NORTH LINE OF LOT SEVEN IN THE RESURVEY OF SAID BLOCK SIX FROM THE PREMISES HEREINABOVE CONVEYED TO THE WATER MAIN IN LAFAYETTE STREET IN SAID CITY OF PROPHETSTOWN, AND TO MAINTAIN SAID PIPE FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING WATER FOR SAID PREMISES CONVEYED FROM THE MAIN IN SAID LAFAYETTE STREET, SAID PIPE TO BE LAID AS CLOSE AS PRACTICABLE TO THE NORTH LINE OF SAID LOT SEVEN.

THE WEST 75 FEET OF LOT 14 IN BRODERICK SUBDIVISION, BEING PART TO LOT M-25 OF MARTIN ESTATES SUBDIVISION IN THE SOUTHEAST FRACTIONAL QUARTER OF SECTION 22 AND THE SOUTHWEST FRACTIONAL QUARTER OF SECTION 23, AND THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 26 AND THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 27, ALL IN TOWNSHIP 21 NORTH, RANGE 7 EAST OF THE 4TH P.M., IN WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED JANUARY 12, 1956 IN BOOK 10 OF PLATS ON PAGE 33. SITUATED IN WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS.

Common Address: STOWN IL 61277

The terms of the sale are: Ten percent (10%) due by cash or certified funds at the time of the sale and balance is due within 24 hours of the sale. The subject property is subject to real estate taxes, special assessments or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "as is" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the Court.

111 WEST 3RD STREET PROPHET-

P.I.N. 15-33-359-002 Contact the Law Office of IRA T. NEVEL, LLC, 175 North Franklin, Suite 201, Chicago, Illinois 60606, (312) 357-1125, for further information.

The terms of the sale are: Ten percent (10%) due by cash or certified funds at the time of the sale and balance is due within 24 hours of the sale. The subject property is subject to real estate taxes, special assessments or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "as is" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the Court.

The property is improved by a single family residence, together with all buildings and improvements thereon, and the tenements, hereditaments and appurtenants thereunto belonging and will not be available for inspection prior to sale.

If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).

Common Address: 1300 FRANKLIN STREET ROCK FALLS IL 61071 P.I.N. 11-26-101-004 Contact the Law Office of IRA T. NEVEL, LLC, 175 North Franklin, Suite 201, Chicago, Illinois 60606, (312) 357-1125, for further information.

The property is improved by a single family residence, together with all buildings and improvements thereon, and the tenements, hereditaments and appurtenants thereunto belonging and will not be available for inspection prior to sale.

If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).

LAW OFFICES OF IRA T. NEVEL, LLC Ira T. Nevel - ARDC #06185808 175 North Franklin St. Suite 201 Chicago, Illinois 60606 (312) 357-1125 Pleadings@nevellaw.com NM # 13-03961 I609290

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING-PLAN COMMISSION CITY OF DIXON, LEE COUNTY, ILLINOIS TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: Notice is hereby given that the undersigned Plan Commission, designated by the City Council of the City of Dixon, Illinois, to conduct a public hearing on a proposed amendment to the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Dixon, will conduct such hearing at the hour of 6:00 o'clock P.M. on the 26 day of June, 2014, in the City Council Chambers at the Dixon City Hall, 121 West Second Street, Dixon, Illinois. The proposed amendment would vacate alley between lots 483-022 & 201-014 of South Dixon Township.

The property affected by the proposed amedment is presently zoned “Res” and legally described as: 1712 Factory Street Dixon, IL 61021.

June 5, 2014

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS The Rock Falls Township High School Board of Education is accepting bids for the following: (1) milk products, (2) bread products.

The Board of Education reserves the right to reject any and/or all bids and to waive irregularities in bidding.

Signed, Tom Cushman, Secretary Board of Education Rock Falls Township High School District 301 BREAD PRODUCTS INFORMATION SHEET

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment heretofore entered by the said Court in the above entitled cause, the Sheriff of Whiteside County, Illinois, will on July 3, 2014, at the hour of 10:00 AM, at the 200 E. KNOX STREET, 3RD FLOOR LOBBY, IL 61270, sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, all and singular, the following described premises and real estate in the said Judgment mentioned, situated in the County of Whiteside, State of Illinois, or so much thereof as shall be sufficient to satisfy said Judgment, to wit:

Said hearings before the Whiteside County Planning and Zoning Commission shall be held at the following place and time: Whiteside County Law Enforcement Center, 400 North Cherry, Morrison, IL, 61270, in Mt. Pleasant Township on June 19, 2014, at 7:00 p.m. Dated this 4th day of June, A.D. 2014 .

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TIMOTHY E. PLOCINSKI , MEGHAN PLOCINSKI, MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., UNKNOWN TENANTS, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS,

By Roland Mose, Chair

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The Rock Falls Township High School will receive bids for the following milk products to be used in the regular school cafeteria during the 2014-2015 school year: Gallon Skim Milk White Half Pint 1% White Milk Half Pint 1% Chocolate Milk Half Pint Skim Chocolate Milk Pint Strawberry Milk Pint 1% Chocolate Milk Pint Chocolate Malt Bids will be received at the District Office located at 101 12th Avenue, Rock Falls, IL until and opened promptly at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, July 7, 2014.

The Board of Education reserves the right to reject any and/or all bids and to waive irregularities in bidding.

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C NOTICES IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF WHITESIDE - MORRISON, ILLINOIS CENTRUE BANK fka UNION BANK, Plaintiff, vs.

RICK L. ZIGLER aka RICKY L. ZIGLER, aka RICK ZIGLER, SR., Defendant.

14-CH-13 PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of the above Court entered in the above entitled cause on May 7 2014, the following described real estate, to-wit: Lots 11, 12, 13 in Block 26, in the Village of Tampico, situated in the Village of Tampico, Whiteside County, Illinois, as per recorded Plat thereof in Book 3 of Plats at Page 13.

Permanent Index Number: 22-15-477-006 Commonly known as: 307 Glassburn St., Tampico, IL 61283 will be offered for sale and sold at public vendue on July 3, 2014 at 10:00 AM, the Whiteside County Courthouse, 200 E. Knox St., Morrison, Illinois.

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W/D. New bathroom, paint, & more. Nice area, walk to library & park. 521 W. 11th St. Sorry no pets or Sec. 8. $650 + sec.

630-902-1060

Sterling Rentals

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

Newer 2 Bedroom $599.00 & Up Applcs., Fireplaces 2002 3rd Ave. 1836 First Ave.

Sale terms: The bid amount, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, shall be paid in certified funds immediately by the highest and best bidder at the conclusion of the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments or special taxes levied against said real estate, and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to the Plaintiff. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the Court.

606 W. Lefevre 2 BR $535.00 1 BR $465.00 1 Studio $390.00 Partial Heat, Water, Sewer, Refuse Removal, Laundry Facilities, Satellite

Looking for a roommate to share a house, $400/mo., includes utilities, Call 815499-8857

(815)626-1431

3BR, 1908 21st Ave. $925 mo.

815-626-8790 RTO 2BR $49,900 $5,000 down.4413515.Agent owned.

The Judgment amount is $222,820.52.

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser shall receive a Certificate of Sale, which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale.

The property will NOT be open for inspection. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the Court file to verify all information.

For information, contact the Plaintiff's Attorney: Heavner, Scott, Beyers & Mihlar, LLC, 111 East Main Street, Decatur, IL 62523, (217) 422-1719.

The purchaser of a condominium unit at a judicial foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, who takes possession of a condominium unit pursuant to a court order or a purchaser who acquires title from a mortgagee shall have the duty to pay the proportionate share, if any, of the common expenses for the unit which would have become due in the absence of any assessment acceleration during the 6 months immediately preceding institution of an action to enforce the collection of assessments, and which remain unpaid by the owner during whose possession the assessments accrued. If the outstanding assessments are paid at any time during any action to enforce the collection of assessments, the purchaser shall have no obligation to pay any assessments which accrued before he or she acquired title. If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by the Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5 (g-1).

If the sale is not confirmed for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the purchase price paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee's attorney.

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701 (c) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. Note: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act you are advised that the Law Firm of Heavner, Scott, Beyers & Mihlar, LLC, is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt, and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

HEAVNER, SCOTT, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC P.O. Box 740 Decatur, IL 62525 Phone: (217) 422-1719 Fax: (217) 422-1754 I610012

Dixon Il.

2 BR., clean, QUIET, coin laundry.

641-777-7261 2BR Townhouse, 1831 N. 2nd Ave. 1½ BA, C/A, lots of storage. 1100 sq. ft. w/garage. $600 mo. + dep., util. refs. 815-652-4517 2nd floor efficiency $325, 1BR for $400. Quiet bldg.

Small pet may be OK. 815-441-1389 or 630-399-1204.

Apts. No pets. Call 815-716-0367.

Sinnissippi Townhomes First Mo. Free!

Spacious 2 BR. 2 story townhomes.

Central air, good location. Laundry hookup. (815)6261130.

HOMES FOR RENT

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2BR, glassed in porch, appl., W/D Hook-up, garage & basement. $550+ dep. 815-973-0670

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Secured 3 acre w/ high bays and office, 3818 River Rd., Sterling.

815-626-8790

MOBILE HOMES FOR RENT

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WANT TO RENT 335 *WANT TO* RENT 1 story ranch or duplex within Dixon city limits.

3-4 BR, 2BA, C/A, main floor washer dryer or hookup. Preferably an attached garage. We are 2 sisters that have lived together for 16 years. We are respectible, responsible, and would be respectful of your property. We smoke outside ONLY! Must be able to have a cat, she is declawed and fixed.

815-973-7042 THANK YOU!

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EMPLOYMENT

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Massage Works needs a Sales/ Receptionist, T/Th 10-5:30, every other Friday 10-4 & every other Sat. 10-2. Apply in person: 206 E. 3rd St., Sterling, IL

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Brechon Farm Services, Inc. is looking for experienced people in the following areas: Electronic payroll in Quick Books, Mechanics and Farm help.

Contractors Welcome.

Send resumes to: 1270 IL. State Route 26 S.

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3 Class A CDL Drivers in Dixon. 12 months experience, deliver to retail DO-IT-Best locations, upper midwest.

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Benefits, touch freight .40 per mile plus bonus and stop Call Russ pay.

651-538-4439 Advertising Sales $1,000-$1,500/ Week Commissions No Nights or Weekends 888-338-3053 or 816-777-0365 Automotive Technicians needed for multiple locations, full time, excellent benefits available.

Email resume to: Hiring@tire tracksusa.com fax to 815-4390699 or call 815-625-6666 Tire Tracks USA AVERITT EXPRESS New Pay Increase For Regional Drivers! 40 to 46 CPM + Fuel Bonus!

Also, Post-Training Pay Increase for Students!

(Depending on Domicile) Get Home EVERY Week + Excellent Benefits. CDLA req. 888-3628608 Apply @ AverittCareers.com Equal Opportunity Employer - Females, minorities, protected veterans individuals and with disabilities are encouraged to apply Exp. Licensed Nail Tech. FT or PT. Apply in person at Nails You Love, 2900 E. Lincolnway, Sterling.

Immediate Office Help Needed. Experience needed in reading blueprint and purchasing. a Multi-tasking must! Please send to Box replies #:1224 c/o Sauk Valley Classifieds, Box 498, P.O. Sterling, IL 61081 Local fertilizer company has positions for truck drivers. Applicants must have a minimum of Class B CDL with tanker endorsement and current medical card.

Interested may candidates submit resume to: Rock River Lumber & Grain Co. P.O. Box 68 Prophetstown, IL 61277 Phone inquiries may be directed to: 815-537-2630

Now Hiring Customer Service person, H.V.A.C Technicians, Licensed Plumbers and Apprentice plumbers send resume to: P.O. Box 767 Rock Falls, Il 61071. or fax 815-626-0919 or email bdsupply@comcast.net Position Opening The Prophetstown Police Department is accepting applications for a fulltime Police Officer, Lateral Transfers Accepted, negotiable wages. City offers a pension plan, health insurance coverage, holiday pay, paid vacations, sick pay, personal time, and negotiable wages.

Applications may be mailed, emailed or dropped off at Prophetstown City Hall, 339 Washington St., Prophetstown IL 61277, e-mail ptowncy@thewisp.net., applications available at prophetstownil.org.

Retail Sales Position, local farm in need of outgoing, energetic, individuals to sell at a farmers market.

Must be able to work outdoors in the summer heat.

Call Matt at 815600-4357 Reynoldswood Camp (Dixon) is hiring Summer Nurses, Cooks, Day Camp Coordinator, and 2014-2015 After School Program Coordinator. Visit www.reynolds wood.org to apply EOEAA

Stop-N-Go is Now Hiring!

Customer Service Reps in Rochelle & Dixon Customer Service Reps at Stop-N-Go provide fast, courteous and highquality service. Our CSRs are responsible for maintaining a well-stocked and clean store; achieving the highest sales volume possible; and helping ensure a safe and secure store environment.

Please apply online at www.stop-ngo.com or pick-up an application at 1000 S. Seventh St., Rochelle or 1100 E. River Rd., Dixon.

Summer Work Detasseling Contact: Rod Scott 815-626-8962 Detasseling Meeting June 10 6-7pm United Methodist Church 210 4th Ave. RF. Starting wages $9.25/hr, ages 13 & older. www.detasseling whiteside.com

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Sauk Valley Media does not knowingly accept advertising which is in violation of the law. Likewise, we do not knowingly accept advertising which is fraudulent or has malicious intent.

While we attempt to screen advertising with potential fraud, it is impossible to screen all potential problems.

We strongly encourage our readers to exercise caution and common sense, when particularly dealing with companies with which you are not familiar.

CHILD CARE

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NO INDIVIDUAL, unless licensed or holding a permit as a childcare facility, may cause to be published any advertisement soliciting a child care service.* A childcare facility that is licensed or operating under a permit issued by the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services may publish advertisements of the services for which it is specifically licensed or issued a permit. Sauk Valley Media strongly urges any parent or guardian to verify the validity of the license of any facility before placing a child in it's care. *Family homes that care for no more than three (3) children under the age of twelve or which receive only children from a single household, for less than 24 hours per day, are exempt from licensure as day care homes.

The three children to whom this exemption applies includes the family's natural or adopted children and any other persons under the age of 12 whether related or unrelated to the operator of the day care home. (DCFS Rule, Part 377.3 (c))

AUCTIONS

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AREA GARAGE SALES 624 AREA GARAGE SALES 624 Fri. & Sat., 8-4, 651 1297 Hickory St., Eldena. Name brand clothes, furniture, home decor & misc.

DIXON GARAGE SALES 624 Fri 8-5 Sat 8-1 1219 Tee St. Lots of name brand clothes. 2T4T. Costumes, crib bedding, toys, womens & maternity, L - XL. MensSm-Med clothes, misc.

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911 Myrtle Ave Sofa, queen BR set, dining table, hutch, grill, exercise bike, collectibles, garden tools, many misc. items Fri. & Sat. 8-12 521 S. College Huge 2 Family Yard Sale!

Name brand clothes for baby, women, and men, household items, gas dryer, fire pit, juicer, and more!!!!

Fri. & Sat. 8-4 501 Eels Ave. Marty's Rummage & Bake Sale Furniture, antiques, shabby shic, clothes, 30 Miche purse shells, dishes, pots & pans, cast iron skillets, huge bean bag chair, corner cabinet, coffee pots, microwave, new sink, collectible Pyrex sets, yard art, 2 grapevine trees, lawn furniture & lots more!

Marty's Kitchen Goods: Baked muffins, breads, cookies, cinnamon rolls, fresh strawberry & fresh pies, rhubarb pulled pork and so on.....

No early sales!

Rain or shine!!

Fri. & Sat. 9-?

912 Chicago Ave. Beautiful 6-7-8 yr.

Girls clothes, toys, 2X womens clothes, lots of STUFF!!!!

Fri. 11-5 Sat. 9-1 923 Center St. (Corner of Center & Barker) Girls 6/6X-14, women & mens XL, household items, furniture, A/C, electronics, toys, lawn items & misc.

Fri. 7-2, Sat, 7-12 1209 Beech Dr. (Off Chicago Ave.) Name brand like new clothing, kidsadult, PS2 & Game Cube & games, videos, books, games, sm. applcs., NO Reasonable offers refused Fri. 8-5, Sat. 8-12 1111 Douglas Terrace MOVING SALE! 10â&#x20AC;? table saw, drill press, all seasons decorations

DIXON GARAGE SALES 624

MORRISON GARAGE SALES 624

Fri. 8-5, Sat. 8-3 1639 U.S. Route 52 South.

Dishes, linens, sm. appliances, clothing, cookware, Holiday items marked cheap, end & coffee table, night stand, toys, books, lots of misc. items.

Morrison Annual City-Wide sales Fri., 6-6 ,Sat. 6- 7 8 a.m.-?

Maps can be picked up at the Whiteside News Sentinel, Casey's, Shell Express Lane, & Shop-NGo in Morrison.

Friday 3-6 Saturday 8-4 1424 Nan Street Kindle Fire, Wii, Wii Fit board & games, PS2, computer desk, bike, sm. women's clothes, shelves, guitar

ROCK FALLS GARAGE SALES 624

Friday 7:30-5:00, Saturday 7:30-2:00 517 E. Third Street Something for everyone! Baby clothes 0-4T, women's clothes/swimsuits sz. 6-8, tools, 5 to 55 gal. aquariums, camping & fishing gear, games, furniture.

Friday 8-4 1151 Middle Rd. (by Open Sesame) crafts, household items, misc. clothes, bedding, movies, video games, games, household dĂŠcor, furniture, misc.

Friday 8-4 1931 Hidden Shores Dr. Fundraiser Sale, Quality items, 10+ familys, misc furniture,excellent changing table, ladies l/xl under armour, boys 7-9 like new sports shoes, dept 56 snow villages, arrangements, patio umbrellas, like new young teen books, large amounts of household misc.

Sat & Sun 7-2 312 N. Court household items, lots baby clothes & accessories, womens clothes, prom dresses.

Thurs-Fri 8-5.

85 Logan Ave. Tools, trailer w/ title, lots of misc.

GRAND DETOUR GARAGE SALES 624 Fri & Sat 8- ?

7311 S. Ridge Rd (up road from FC School) Wingback, wicker, & bent willow chairs, desk, bathroom vanity sink top, florals, pictures, collectibles, name brand NB-4T boy's clothing, NB12m girls clothing, baby bedding set, Dr. Suess f/q comf.

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MORRISON GARAGE SALES 624 Fri. 8-5 Sat. 8-3 522 E. High St. Antique Ranch Oak Furniture, old children's books, Old Lee. Co. Histories, Dekalb Co. history, chest of drawers, ammunition box, Candelabra, Bing & Grondal Christmas plates, clothing womens 10-12, mens XXL, gas grill, lots of misc.

Fri. & Sat. 10-4 531 W 7th St. Estate Sale Lots of large outdoor x-mas dĂŠcor, Hover round elect.

Scooter, a second scooter, fishing poles, hand tools, table saw, granite wear, yard dĂŠcor, hose, gardening tools, hobby horse, toys, several lounge chairs, rockers, organ, flat screen, entertainment center, lamps, stands, plants stands, oil lamps, minor lamps, old coins, lots of Jewelery some gold and silver, old dolls, foot books, stools, stereos, beds, dresseres, solid several wood, kitchen table sets, military WWII items, clothes, refrigerator, wood barrel den set, old phono, lane cedar chest luggage, area rugs, wall finishing, pictures, carpet cleaner, vacuum, enlarger for reading with monitor, four wheel chairs, adult potty chair, small bar, kitchen wear, microwave, rotisery cooker, toaster, blender, lots of knick knacks and too much to list.

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Fri. 3-7 Sat. 8-5 519 15th Ave. (by football field) Clothing-Jr., men's & women's, boy's 3&4T, girl's 14-16, lots of country dĂŠcor & tons or misc.

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Fri. 8-2, Sat. 8-?

1102 Selmi Ln. Boys 0-3T, maternity, baby items, snow blowers, wood hutch and lots of misc items!

Fri. 9-5 & Sat. 9-?

1000 Arland St. Snowblower, room size area rugs, love seat recliner, comfurniture, forters, yard sprayer, Dale Earnhardt Memorabilia, 2001 GMC Cierra pick up Truck & lots of misc.

Friday 8-2 606 Ave A. (use alley) Odds and ends, clothes, VHS & DVD's.

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ROCK FALLS GARAGE SALES 624 Thurs., Fri., & Saturday 8-5 29182 Mechling Lane. 2nd turn left past Montmorency School Dishes, men & womens clothes, new dishtowels, pillowcases, magazines, Hybrid day lily's, wheelbarrow, spring seat, and lots of knick knacks!

STERLING GARAGE SALES 624 2004 11th Ave. off of Lynn Blvd.

Friday & Saturday 8-12 Fri. & Sat. 7-2 17309 Coleta Rd. Furniture, Power Horse exc. equip., air hocky table, kitchen items, Jr. girl clothes-adult, toys & much more!

Fri. & Sat. 7-2 2311 5th Avenue lots to choose from: boy's, girl'smen's, & women's clothes, table saw, DVDs, toys, comic books, kid's bike, lots of misc. items Fri. & Sat. June 6 & 7, 7:30-Noon 1710 18th Ave. Garage Sale. Antique American Flyer train set and John Deere toys, carving and woodworking tools, premium carving woods, drill presses, dremels, routers, saws, saw horses, many hand tools, books, shelving, some furniture and many misc. items.

Fri. & Sat., 8-5 1102 W. 5th Extension ladder, power tools, antique tools, 2 new storm doors, misc. hardware, etc.

Fri. 8-5 & Sat. 7-1 1802 Avenue L Multi-Family Sale Girl's clothing, home décor, DeWalt & Milwaukee tools, power books, Keurig Mini, and lots of misc.

Many new, unused items.

Friday 7:30-noon 2202 7th Ave. (between Challand and Lynn) Flexsteel recliner love seat, Apple computer, luggage, outdoor, kitchen & bedding items, ...

Friday 8-4 & 612 E. 15th St. Newborn- sz. 5 girls, clothing, jr., sz., purses, shoes, sweaters, Isabelle LongaBlooms, berger baskets & lots of misc.

Thurs. & Fri. 8-3 1110 Parkview Rd. Multi Family Moving Sale!

Womens & mens clothing, girls clothing 3T-4T, White Maytag refrig., over head microwave, kids toys, house décor, & misc.

Thurs. & Fri. 8-4 30192 Holly Rd. lots of household items, tools, women's clothes, household décor, kitchen items, baskets, silverware, & much much more!

Thurs. & Fri. 8-4 411 8th Ave. comic books, colcars, lectibles, Pokemon, Marvel comics, furniture, lots of DVDs, lots of misc. items.

Thurs., Fri. & Sat. 10-4 3802 Hickory Hills (W. off of Rt. 40 to Science Ridge to Hickory Hills Rd.) lots of tools, 2 lp heaters, portable purses, women's, men's & boy's lots of clothes, windows, lots of misc. too numerous to list!

ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES 705 1948-1950 RockOla Shuffleboard w/ electronic score board. Good condition. $2000 OBO. 815-537-2992 after 4:30 pm I Buy: Antique furniture, fishing tackle, toys, post cards junk. 815-445-6151 Original WW2 model German K98 Mauser Rifle must have FOID card. $600 OBO 815-284-9967

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APPLIANCES

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CLOVER HILLS

RENT TO OWN APPLIANCES TV’S MATTRESSES

815.625.8529 Frigidaire electric glasstop stove, bisk, $200/obo 419-376-9090 Kenmore Portable Almond Dishwasher $150. 815-9737744 Reliable, LIKE NEW used appliances, cmsappliance.net (815)626-1003 WASHER/ DRYER Electric, $450.

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AIR CONDITIONERS 711 12,000 BTU Whoorlpool window A/C used 12 wks., $280 OBO 815-225-7904 New in box 10,000 BTU Kenmore window A/C. $300 OBO 815-225-904 Used 6,000 BTU A/C. Running right now. $50. 815772-2694 after 4p

SPORTING GOODS

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Basketball hoop, portable w/ weight. $125.

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FURNITURE

Sectional Sofa condition. good $200.

815-9733521 Wood kitchen table and two chairs. $60 815625-8895

PETS & PET SUPPLIES 775 5 Free cute kittens to good indoor homes only, about 12 wks., 217-5539594 Animal Pen, 8'x5'x3.5' walk-in, heavy wire. $200.

815-303-3989 DOG OBEDIENCE Train, don't complain!

Dog Obedience Class Mon. June 9 Two Sessions 5:30 & 6:30pm. 6 week course $85.

Sign up at Granny Rose Animal Shelter, 613 River Lane, Dixon Proof of vaccinations is required.

Call 815-288-7387 if you have any questions.

NEW TODAY For Sale Shiba-inu puppies, 1M, 1F, ACA reg. 815-4999636 or 815-6254351.

Free 2 female Guinea pigs, 6mos. old., cage incl.

815-718-0245

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5- Anderson 200 Series windows $1500 for all. New Mono Trusses 2' On center up to 2/12 Pitch. New Call for more info $2000. Call 815303-9321

FURNITURE

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8pc. King bedroom set, black lacquer. Like new $500/obo.

630201-2888 Rock Falls 9 Drawer wood dresser w/ mirror. $100 815-9730422 England Sofa 2 matching blue lane recliners. Bought at Harold's Furniture.

Paid $1439. Barley used. Exc. cond. $700 815-4994187 or 815-4384451 Light Oak table 2 leaves, 4 padded chairs + 2 captain chairs, well made! $450 815-9738903 Mattress sets: Twin $99, Full $129, Queen $159, King $199. Will deliver! Kern Mattress Outlet, call 309452-7477.

LAWN MOWERS

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Yard Machine 46” deck new motor new blades, good shape! $400 OBO 815-590-1677

LAWN & GARDEN

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NEW TODAY Pull-type Mower, 8hp eng. 44” deck, off-set hitch, runs & mows good $325 815-625-1606

EXERCISE EQUIPMENT Exercise Like New. 288-6200

785 Bike, 815-

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TOOLS & MACHINERY

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Jet sawdust Vacuum collector. $75 815-631-5495

WANT TO BUY 795

SugarDoodles: $600. 7 males.

Call 563-2127307 WARNING ADS FOR FREE PETS Your beloved pet deserves a loving, caring home. The ad for your free pet may draw response from individuals who will sell your animal for research or breeding purposes.

Please screen respondents carefully when giving an animal away.

Your pet will thank you!

LAWN MOWERS

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1990 John Deere 318 runs great & looks great! $850 Call after 4. 815625-6463 MTD Yard Machine 15.5hp B&S, 42” cut, 7spd shift on the go. Very good cond. $475.

815-973-3223.

Buy gold & silver coins, scrap silver & gold, & guns.

815-625-0966 Will buy crochet, knitting books and magazines. Leave message. 815-4997386

MISCELLANEOUS 796 FOR SALE 10x6 utility trailer, tilt, good cond. $300.

815-7185891 1985 Ford Ambulance 64k mi. 460 & Transmission will sell separate. $550 or everything for $1,600. Call 815441-2149 2007 YAMAHA Vino Y.J. 125CC, Motor Scooter.

Exc. 1100mi., Con., $1,400 FIRM 815-772-4060 27” Sephra commercial chocolate fountain.

Great con. $1200. 815288-2924 32” Color TV. $40 815-625-8895 5 drawer steel filing cabinet. $10.

815- 288- 3276 5,000 mulch, fertilizer, lawn care, Scott's Crab Grass Preventer. $25 Builder Discount

MISCELLANEOUS 796 FOR SALE

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Beautiful Palm trees in large pot.

8' tall. $100. 815625-0355 Billy Joel Artwork Christmas concert prof. framed $25.

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Save up to 90% on your medication needs. Call 1-800-681-2760 $25.00 off your first prescription & free shipping.

Chapel Hill Cemetery Sec. M. 2 graves. $450 ea.

Please Call 815718-3164 E-Z up Canopy $50 815-652-4415 Extension ladder, 20' aluminum. $80/ firm. Nice cond.

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Freezer chest. 9 mo. old. $60. 815626-9046 Glazed porcelain 6x6 beige tiles.

Qty 34. $25 (815) 284-2685

Salon wet station: mirror, cabinet, shampoo bowl & chair. Exc. Cond. $1200/obo, over $2000 new. 815718-0245.

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2013 Hay round $50/ea. bales, 815-946-2866 50 Small square bales, grass hay. $100. Call 815631-1353

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2ft. X 4 ft. $30 815441-2729 Lg. China hutch, glass shelves, and lower storage. $175.

815-9733521 Lg. stack of Rough Sawn hardwood lumber, oak, walnut cherry. $750 Or $1.50 per running ft. 815-2883301 Microwave cart. $15. 815-973-3521

1923 T Bucket 350/350, Ford 9”.

Price Negotiable.

815-625-3812.

1947 Mercury 4 door Sedan, 56k mi. (actual), 815440-8885 1950 Chevy 4 dr., 219 engine ready to drive, many extra parts, $10,500 815-625-4364 1977 Ford LTD Landau 46k mi. all original, mint con$12,000 dition!

815-973-0232

Microwave. $10 815-973-3521 Nice girls bicycle, basket, good paint, needs new inter tubes. $20 815625-0355 Presidential pocket knives, 43, new with case. $75.

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Queen select Comfort number bed w/ duel control & base box spring. $100 815-625-5025 ROLL-A-WAY bed w/mattress. Good condition $95 obo 815-732-1492

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1988 Mustang 5.0 speed, new 5 parts, $3500/obo 815-631-8220

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'07 PT Cruiser 240 Touring Convertible, 40k mi. looks & drives like new!

815-625-2205 1986 Bronco w/ 7' snow plow $800 815-716-6745 1993 Mercury Topaz GS, $1,000, needs work. 815626-5629 2005 Ford Taurus SE, A/C, AMFM CD, 123k mi. Asking $4,750. Call 815-499-8432

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Bad Credit? No Credit? We might be able to help! If you're looking to buy a vehicle we have many financing options available through qualified lenders. Call Brett Simpson today at 815-2855313. Ken Nelson Auto Plaza. creditautosales dixon.com Always over 100+ vehicles to choose from.

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TRUCKS

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1993 Chevy Ext. Cab, 350 motor, runs-needs valve job, some rust, $3500 in parts/ $2000/obo 815535-7159 1993 Ford F150 Pickup, $1,500 needs work. 815626-5629

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1994 Chevrolet truck ext. cab, high mileage, runs good, $1200/obo 815-626-5165 1994 Chevy Half ton, runs good! $1,400 OBO. 815625-5911 1997 F-150 XLT Super Cab 4x4 155k mi., runs good, bed liner, new brakes. Priced Reduced. $3995 815-440-3141 2000 Chevy S10, ext. cab, new tires, 145k. mi. runs good. $3,000 Call 817-240-4163

VANS

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1989 Nice Chevy van. conversion Very low mi. Super clean. Stored for years.

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Astrograph Not the time to be pushy Thursday, June 5, 2014 You are in a good position this year, but you could spoil your chances of success with negativity and anxiety. You have the knowledge and determination to achieve, but insecurities will weigh you down and hold you back. Strive to increase your selfconfidence, and you will go far.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -This is not the time to be pushy.

Compromise is required. Where there’s a will, there’s a way.

Be sensitive, and let others have their say.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) -Get in touch with someone from your past. It’s time to revive an old friendship or flame. Make the first move, and see if a response is elicited.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- If you have been neglectful in any way, it’s time to make amends.

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VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- A delightful surprise will brighten your day. Love and romance are highlighted, so

spend some extra-special time with the people you love the most. Actions speak louder than words.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) -- You will get caught up in a dispute. Before you make any suggestions, get the facts.

Keeping the peace will be more difficult than anticipated.

Be prepared to back away if necessary.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) -- You will be unsure of how to deal with an important decision.

Go back to the people you have trusted in the past. Their input will help you to make the right choices.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) -- Collaborative ventures should be avoided today. Do your homework. You can make a small investment pay off, but it must be on your terms.

Work alone.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- It’s time to tackle home beautification and domestic chores. Yardwork, redecoration and reorganization are good ways to spruce up your surroundings and burn a few calories.

PUZZLE ENTHUSIASTS: Get more puzzles in AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) -- Imagination is only part of the equation for a successful effort. Changes need to be made, and now is the time to make things happen. You have waited long enough to reach your goals.

Forge ahead.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) -- Someone is trying to deceive you. Don’t believe what you are told. You will have to get the information firsthand if you want to discover the truth.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- Don’t be afraid to say no. It’s good to offer help, but before you do, take care of your responsibilities. You don’t have to be superhuman. Take a break.

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