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Push to keep jobs fell short State agency says Caterpillar ‘never entertained’ offers

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

STERLING – The company that announced Friday it was moving 170 positions from Anchor Coupling plants in the Sauk Valley to Michigan “never entertained any conversations” with a state agency that was

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Caterpillar did work with representatives from Michigan to receive business incentives for this project.

Rachel Potts, spokeswoman for Caterpillar

attempting to preserve the jobs here.

On several occasions in the past 4 weeks, representatives from the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) reached out to Caterpillar to discuss possible incentives packages to keep the three plants in the state, department spokesman Dave Roeder said.

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Rachel Potts, a spokeswoman for Caterpillar, said because of the company’s long history in Illinois it was aware of the types of incentives packages it was likely to receive.

“The DCEO was aware of this project, and proactively reached out to Caterpillar to offer any assistance it could provide,” Potts said in an email. “Caterpillar did work with representatives from Michigan to receive business incentives for this project.”

Because the Michigan incentives hadn’t been finalized, Potts said she was unable to comment on the specifics.

Those attempts never reached a point where incentives or an offer could be discussed, Roeder said, adding that Caterpillar “never really entertained any conversations” with the state.

Instead, the company announced it will move its operations from two plants in Sterling and one in Dixon to its facility in Menominee, Michigan

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Hot rods coming through Thursday

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

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Peering through a safety fence, an excavator operator is seen tearing up the tennis courts Tuesday afternoon at Sterling High School. The courts will be moved to the south and west of their former spors and will be reduced in number from seven to six. The move will free up areas for the field events discus and shot put.

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Bear reported, but not found, in Ogle County

Expect to see some heavy traffic in Dixon, Sterling and Rock Falls on Thursday – just don’t try to race them.

The Hot Rod Power Tour will cruise through the Sauk Valley, bringing as many as 3,000 hot rods and sports cars through the three cities between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. The tour also will roll through Oregon.

The 20th anniversary tour left Charlotte, North Carolina, on Saturday and will stop to put on free car shows in seven cities in 7 days. The 1,600-mile journey will make its final stop Friday in Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin.

The route will pass through the Sauk Valley, possibly snarling traffic on some of the main arteries. The tour will leave Rockford on state Route 2, coming south into Dixon, where the hot rods will make their way north on Galena Avenue to Everett Street then head west, coming through Sterling.

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Sheriff still urges residents to take precautions

BY VINDE WELLS vwells@shawmedia.com Shaw News Service

OREGON – Ogle County Sheriff’s personnel searched for, but didn’t find, a “good-sized” black bear that a resident reported seeing roaming in the western part of the county Monday evening.

“We checked the area and found nothing,” Sheriff Michael Harn said. “I’m not 100 percent sure it really was [a bear]. We haven’t had any other sightings.”

Harn said the woman called 911 shortly after 8 p.m. Monday to say she first saw the bear on

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the side of state Route 64 west of Mount Vernon Road. The caller said the bear ran into a nearby field.

A person near Rockford spotted a bear eating berries outside on Saturday. Early Sunday morning, Roscoe police spotted a bear, too. And the Illinois Department of Natural Resources said there had been sightings in Freeport and Stockton in recent days.

Harn said a bear was videotaped in the Roscoe area Tuesday.

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Heightened urgency on statue repairs OREGON – A Sterling resident leading the effort to repair the 103-year-old Black Hawk statue in Lowden State Park said testing last fall and this spring shows that the Black Hawk statue is in worse shape than was originally feared.

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When: Up to 3,000 hot rods and sports vehicles expected to cruise through Sauk Valley from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday.

Where: State Route 2 into Dixon, onto Galena Avenue to Everett Street west into Sterling, to Lynn Boulevard to state Route 40 south through Rock Falls to I-88 and west to Bettendorf, Iowa.

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Quinn signs Illinois’ new ‘cupcake’ regulations TROY (AP) – Gov. Pat Quinn has signed the “cupcake bill,� which was introduced after a young girl’s home baking operation was shut down by regulators.

Quinn signed the legislation Tuesday in 12-yearold Chloe Stirling’s home in Troy. He praised her for making a difference in a cause she believes in.

Chloe used her $200-a-month home-

based baking business, “Hey Cupcake!�, to provide treats for friends and fundraisers. Madison County health officials shut it down in January.

The law requires sellers to tell consumers the product was made in a home, among other things. The law applies to home kitchen businesses making less than $1,000 monthly. It takes effect immediately.

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A pedesatrian shields herself from the rain Tuesday evening as she takes a walk along the Rock River in Dixon. More rain is in the forecast for today, and isolated thunderstorms are possible Thursday before the sky clears for the weekend.

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The tour will turn north on Lynn Boulevard, then south on state Route 40 and travel through Rock Falls before jumping onto Interstate 88 on its way west to the sixth of the seven cities, Bettendorf, Iowa. The car show will be at the Isle Casino Hotel.

The event, which is sponsored by Hot Rod magazine, was started as an event just for the publication’s editors.

The mayors of the three Sauk Valley cities along the route said they were caught a bit off-guard by a lack of notice about the event.

Rock Falls Mayor Bill Wescott said he found out about it through an email forwarded to him

by Sterling Mayor Skip Lee on May 20. The email wasn’t even from an event organizer. It was sent by a participant in suburban Chicago who thought he would give them a heads-up in case they didn’t know about it. “They wanted public works people called out to help, and part of Route 40 blocked off,� Wescott said. “There’s a process with IDOT to blocking off part of a state highway, and we really didn’t want to be paying city people overtime for this at the last minute.�

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Wescott said Rock Falls and Sterling agreed to have the area chambers of commerce send emails to local businesses so they could they could take advantage of the influx of people.

As for the traffic, city officials have been told that although up to 3,000 hot rods will cruise through their towns, their presence will probably be staggered. “The drivers make stops along the way, so they won’t all be moving through at once,�

Wescott said. “We might have large numbers of people backed up at stoplights for a while, but we’ll deal with it.�

In Sterling, city officials also stressed that the traffic wouldn’t be in town all at once. “[Fire] Chief Gary Cook has driven in these before, and he said the traffic is staggered and it shouldn’t be that bad,� City Manager Scott Shumard said.

Although the drivers won’t come through the cities all at once, Dixon Tourism and the Dixon Park District have stepped up efforts to welcome them. An ice cream party is planned from 10:30 a.m.

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to 2 p.m. in Page Park; complimentary cones will be given to the first 1,000 in the tour group. The Petunia Capital of Illinois and hometown of 40th President Ronald “Dutch�

Reagan will serve visi-

tors Petunia Strawberry and Dutch Chocolate ice cream. Vendors will set up to sell food for lunch.

The public can come to the park to check out the cars, chat with owners, and have lunch.

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The report of the bear sent campers at Rock River Christian Camp, 16486 state Route 64, inside for the evening.

Camp manager Dan Augustine said evening activities were moved indoors as a precaution after the woman reported seeing the bear about a quarter-mile east of the camp.

Augustine said about 100 people were at the camp at the time. The campers, who range in age from 10 to 16, were more excited than frightened, he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My wife and I camp in Minnesota,â&#x20AC;? Augustine said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bears all over the place up there.â&#x20AC;?

He said he also patrolled the area after the sighting and saw no sign of a bear.

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Harsh winter took additional toll on structure

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OREGON â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Repairs for Ogle Countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s best known statue canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t begin soon enough.

Sterling resident Frank Rausa, who is leading the effort to repair the 103-year-old figure, said Tuesday that testing last fall and this spring shows that the Black Hawk statue is in worse shape than was originally feared. â&#x20AC;&#x153;With all the testing that we did we found the damage is a lot worse than we thought,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are hopeful that we will get started [with repair work] this summer.â&#x20AC;?

Orange fencing went up early this week around the base of the concrete statue that overlooks the Rock River at Lowden State Park.

The fence, Rausa said, is there partly to protect visitors in case pieces of the statue fall.

He said the extent of the damage and the plan for repairs and restoration will be outlined soon in a news conference.

Time and weather have caused cracks in the structure and large pieces of its concrete surface have dislodged.

The folded arms of the 50-foot monolith have been especially affected. Large chunks have fallen from the elbow of the right arm and from underneath the left arm.

A team of experts spent nearly a week in October examining the damage and performing tests.

Engineers used high-tech scanners, which allowed

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Fencing has been put up around the Black Hawk statue at Lowden State Park in Oregon in preparation of restoration work that could begin this summer. them to see inside the concrete to assess its condition and determine the amount and location of steel reinforcing.

The locations of the steel were marked on tape placed on the statueâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hollow interior.

Another crew scanned the statue with rotating lasers to create a 3-D model of the statue.

The testing, which included ground-penetrating radar work and ultrasonic tomography, was finished Oct. 11.

The experts returned in April to take more samples. What they discovered was not good, Rausa said.

Directly below the folded arms of the statue, the external finishing coat of concrete â&#x20AC;&#x201C; its outer surface â&#x20AC;&#x201C; had separated 2 inches from the inner surface.

In fact, it was too fragile to do some of the planned tests, Rausa said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The damage that has taken place in the past year is extensive,â&#x20AC;? he said.

The cold and snow last winter took an additional toll. The experts saw significant changes in the statueâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s condition from October to April, Rausa said.

Created by sculptor Lorado Taft in 1911 as a tribute to all Native

Americans and listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the statue stands on a 125-foot bluff. It draws thousands of visitors each year. It is under the jurisdiction of the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR).

Rausa is a member of the Friends of the Black Hawk Statue, an organization that has been working to secure funding for repairs. Ironically, he said, federal grants for restoration projects dried up about the time the statue was approved for the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.

Rausa said earlier this year that the price tag for the study and repairs had risen to $700,000 and could go higher.

More than half the money already raised for the project came from a $350,000 grant the IDNR received from the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity.

The rest came from donations, and funds raised during the annual Oregon Trail Days festival at Lowden Park since 2010.

A large contributor was the Jeffris Family Foundation, of Janesville, Wis., which gave a $150,000 matching grant.

The Chicago Blackhawks hockey team recently got on board with what Rausa said is a sizable donation, although he declined to say how much.

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ROCKFORD â&#x20AC;&#x201C; A Dixon woman remained in fair condition Tuesday at Rockford Memorial Hospital after being involved in a crash near Freeport over the weekend that took the life of her husband.

According to Stephenson County Sheriff David Snyders: Mary Wohrley, 58, and Brad Wohrley, 56, were southbound on state Route 26, just north of Rudy Road, when their 1957 Chevrolet, which had no seat belts, was struck by an SUV. Mary Wohrley was thrown from the car, which rolled, its front end landing on top of her.

Brad Wohrley died at the scene.

James R. Battisti, 69, of Freeport, who was driving the northbound Chevrolet Equinox, apparently had a medical issue and blacked out just before his SUV crossed the center line, hit the Wohrleysâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; car, veered into a field, and caught fire, Snyders said.

Battisti was pulled from the car by emergency responders and taken to FHN Memorial Hospital in Freeport.

His condition was not available Tuesday, Wohrley, owner of Wohrley Heating & Air Conditioning in Dixon and an Army veteran, also is survived by his son, Zachary Wohrley, 28, of Dixon.

Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Jones Funeral Home in Dixon, with a funeral Mass at 10:30 a.m. Friday at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Dixon.

His complete obituary appears on Page A4.

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Charles â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Verneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Langley STERLING â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Charles â&#x20AC;&#x153;Verneâ&#x20AC;?

Langley, 80, of Sterling, died Monday, June 9, 2014, at CGH Medical Center in Sterling.

Verne was born April 15, 1934, in Chadwick, the son of Charles J. and Lillian (Heide) Langley.

He married Lois LeFevre on Aug. 1, 1953, in Dixon. She preceded him in death on Aug. 23, 2013. Verne served in the Army during the Korean War. He worked at National Manufacturing Co., Nash Garage, Armor and Co., and Northwestern Steel and Wire Co. He received his Associate of Business degree from Sauk Valley Community College in Dixon.

Verne was a longtime member of Trinity United Methodist Church in Sterling. He enjoyed gardening, spending time with his animals, and woodcarving.

Survivors include one daughter, Michelle (Bill) Van Buren of Morrison; one son, Eric (Candice) Langley of Rock Falls; six grandchildren, Travis Langley, Allyson (Joel) Van Buren-Krehbiel, Taylor Miniel, Erika Van

Buren, Chayse Langley, and Autumn Van Buren; three stepgrandchildren, Alexis Bauer and Kylie and Zachary Pottorff; two great-grandchildren, Haylee and MaKenzie Miniel; one sister, Cheryl (Charles) Stanfield of Sterling; three brothers-in-law, Eldon (Shirley) LeFevre of Oregon, Lyle (Karen) LeFevre of Dixon, and Ed Dittman of Morrison; and one sister-in-law, Pat LeFevre of Polo.

He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Lois; and one brother, Larry Langley.

Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday at McDonald Funeral Home in Rock Falls. The funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Trinity United Methodist Church in Sterling, with the Rev. Paul Judd officiating. Burial will be at Oak Knoll Memorial Park in Sterling.

In lieu of flowers, memorials have been established to Trinity United Methodist Food Pantry and School Supply Closet.

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Francis E. Williams Jr. STERLING â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Francis E. Williams Jr., 83, of Sterling, died Monday, June 9, 2014, at CGH Medical Center in Sterling.

He retired from Sauk Valley Community College.

He was born March 24, 1931, the son of Anna (Manelis) and Francis Williams Sr. in Detroit.

He served in the Navy.

Francis married Jeannine M. Schwitters on Sept.

8, 1951, in Niles, Michigan. She preceded him in death on June 19, 2012.

Survivors include one

daughter, Adele (Larry) Schettler of Sterling.

He also was preceded in death by one brother, Edward Williams.

Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. Friday and the funeral at 11 a.m. Friday at Schilling Funeral Home in Sterling. Burial will be at Riverside Cemetery in Sterling.

A memorial has been established to Self Help Enterprises.

Visit schillingfuneralhome.com to send condolences.

Werner Vogel STERLING â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Werner Vogel, 96, died Tuesday, June 10, 2014, at Coventry Living Center in Sterling.

Schilling Funeral Home in Sterling is handling arrangements.

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DIXON â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Roy Estelle Lilly Jr., 81, of Dixon, died Monday, June 9, 2014, at KSB Hospital in Dixon. He was an electrician at Northwestern Steel and Wire Co. in Sterling for 32 years before his retirement in 1984.

Roy was born Oct. 7, 1932, in Otsego, West Virginia, the son of Roy Estelle and Bessie (Heath) Lilly Sr. He served in the Army during the Korean War, and was a member of Rock River Lodge 612 in Sterling. He married Sharon Keegan on Dec. 9, 1978, in Dixon.

Survivors include his wife, Sharon Lilly of Dixon; three sons, Harold Lilly of Redding, California, Randy (Pat) Lilly of Dixon, and Brian (Joann) Lilly of Sterling; three daughters, Sharon (Charles) Kueter of Bellevue, Iowa, Patricia Lilly of Loves Park, and Mandy (Matthew) Francis of Blue Springs, Missouri; two brothers,

William Lilly of Rock Falls and Ronald Lilly of Sterling; one sister, Mae (Lloyd) Johnson of Ottawa; six grandchildren; and nine greatgrandchildren, eight from Iowa and one from Virginia.

He was preceded in death by two brothers, two sisters, and one daughter-in-law.

Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m., with a Masonic service at 7 p.m., Thursday at Preston-Schilling Funeral Home in Dixon, A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Friday at the funeral home, with the Rev.Vincent O. Marrandino, director of pastoral care at KSB Hospital in Dixon, officiating.

Burial of cremains with full military honors will be at Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens in Dixon.

A memorial has been established to the American Diabetes Association.

Visit prestonschillingfuneralhome.com to send condolences.

Bradley H. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Bradâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Wohrley DIXON â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Bradley H. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bradâ&#x20AC;? Wohrley, 56, of Dixon, died Sunday, June 8, 2014, as the result of injuries suffered in an auto accident.

He was born April 2, 1958, in Dixon, the son of Henry and Sharon (Yount) Wohrley. He was a veteran of the Army.

He owned and operated Wohrley Heating & Air Conditioning. He was a member of St. Patrick Catholic Church and Dixon Elks Lodge. He married Mary Smith on Aug. 25, 1984, in Dixon.

He is survived by his wife of Dixon; one son, Zachary Wohrley of Dixon; his father, Henry (Jane) Wohrley of Dixon; one brother, John Wohrley of Bloomington; two sisters, Laura (Rich) Preston of Calgary, Alberta, Canada, and Tracy (Mike) Chesterfield of Carmel, Indi-

ana; one stepbrother, Jerry (Melissa) Mehrens of Dixon; and two stepsisters, Lisa Apple of Bloomington and Julie (Doug) Harms of Dixon.

He was preceded in death by his mother; and one brother, Steven Wohrley.

Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Jones Funeral Home in Dixon. A prayer service will be at 10 a.m.

Friday at the funeral home, with the Mass of Christian Burial at 10:30 a.m. Friday at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Dixon, with the Rev. Bernard Sehr, pastor, officiating. Burial, with military graveside honors by the Dixon combined veterans group, will be at Oakwood Cemetery in Dixon.

A memorial has been established.

Visit thejonesfh.com to send condolences.

Margaret A. Messenger OREGON â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Margaret A. Long Messenger, 89, of Oregon, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, June 10, 2014.

Margaret was born Nov. 3, 1924, in Raywick, Kentucky, to her parents, Bernard and Mary (Rumpkin) Mitchell.

Margaret married Harold â&#x20AC;&#x153;Tuffyâ&#x20AC;? Long on Feb. 7, 1948, at St. Mary Catholic Church in Oregon.

They were married for 39 years until Tuffyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s death on July 2, 1987. Margaret married William Messenger on Jan. 17, 2004, at St. Mary Catholic Church in Oregon.

She was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Ladies Auxiliary and Catholic Daughters.

She loved her God and her church with all her being.

Survivors include three sons, Mike (Patti) Long of Oregon, Harold (Pam) Long of Sanibel, Florida, and Ed Long of Oregon; one daughter, Joan (Leonard) Wiggins of Searcy, Arkansas;

five granddaughters; three grandsons; eight great-granddaughters; and four great-grandsons.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Harold â&#x20AC;&#x153;Tuffyâ&#x20AC;? Long; her father, Bernard Mitchell; her mother, Mary Mitchell; her stepmother, Margaret Mitchell; her brother, Bud Mitchell; and her grandson, Jeffrey Rauch.

Visitaiton will be from 5 to 8 p.m., with the rosary recited at 7:45 p.m., Thursday at FarrellHolland-Gale Funeral Home, 110 S. Seventh St., Oregon. A Funeral Mass will be at 10 a.m.

Friday at St. Mary Catholic Church in Oregon, with the Rev. Joseph Naill, pastor, officiating.

Burial will be at St. Mary Cemetery in Oregon.

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

Visit farrellhollandgale. com to send condolences.

aries@saukvalley.com or Byron A. Ostrowski Lois Willis fax, 815-625-9390.

For more information, MODESTO, Calif. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Byron A. Ostrowski, 69, of STERLING â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Lois Willis, 92, died Tuesday, June 10, call 815-625-3600 or 815- Modesto, died Monday, June 9, 2014, at Modesto 2014, at Coventry Living Center in Sterling.

284-2222, ext. 5530 or Memorial Hospital.

Schilling Funeral Home in Sterling is handling 5502.

McDonald Funeral Homes handled arrangements. arrangements.

2014 ELECTION | U.S. CONGRESS

Tea party challenger stuns Cantor in primary

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House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., delivers a concession speech Tuesday in Richmond, Virginia. Cantor lost in the GOP primary to tea party candidate Dave Brat.

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201C; House Majority Leader Eric Cantor lost in his Republican primary election Tuesday to a littleknown economics professor, a stunning upset for the GOPâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s No. 2 in the House and a major victory for the tea party.

Cantor, viewed as a possible successor to House Speaker John Boehner, was taken down by a political novice with little money named Dave Brat.

His win marked the biggest triumph this year for tea party supporters who until a few years ago backed Cantor, a former

state legislator who rose to majority leader in 2011. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Obviously we came up short,â&#x20AC;? Cantor told glum supporters at a suburban Richmond hotel, conceding the race with his wife, Diane, at his side. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Serving you as the 7th District congressman and having the privilege of being the majority leader has been the highest honor of my life,â&#x20AC;? he added.

Jay S. Poole, a Cantor volunteer, said Brat tapped into widespread frustration among voters about the gridlock in Washington and issues such as immigration. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t tell

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Caterpillar doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t consider incentive packages alone when considering a consolidation of this kind, Potts said, and looks at all financial aspects of the decision. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The analysis for this project considered overall facility costs, internal logistics costs, and the ability to leverage the existing team in Menominee, [Michigan],â&#x20AC;? she said in an email.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Incentives are one factor in the overall decision, but not the main driver in this particular decision,â&#x20AC;?

Potts said.

The decision was made after a yearlong consolidation study by Caterpillar.

Operations in the Sauk Valley plants will begin to â&#x20AC;&#x153;ramp downâ&#x20AC;? toward the end of this year, according to Caterpillar, and the plants are expected to be closed in the first quarter of 2015.

On Friday, Potts said Caterpillar expects to

add about 120 jobs at the Michigan plant during the next year to accommodate for the increased production.

Now, the DCEO will work with local governmental officials to replace the lost jobs, Roeder said, adding that the department has worked out eight incentives-based deals for the area since 2011. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We hope to have that done in fairly short order,â&#x20AC;? he said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;because it does seem like there has been good demand

for getting employers into the area.â&#x20AC;?

Among the first steps in that process, Roeder said, is for local and state agencies and governments to go to their contact lists for when properties become available, something he said most municipalities have.

Then the incentives can be discussed, he said, which can range from credit toward a companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s income taxes to grants to help with facility or infrastructure updates.

you how amazing this is to me,â&#x20AC;? Poole said.

Much of the campaign focused on immigration, where critics on both sides of the debate have recently taken aim at Cantor. Brat has accused him of being a top cheerleader for â&#x20AC;&#x153;amnestyâ&#x20AC;? for immigrants who are living in the U.S. illegally. Cantor has responded forcefully by boasting in mailers of blocking Senate plans â&#x20AC;&#x153;to give illegal aliens amnesty.â&#x20AC;?

It was a change in tone for Cantor, who has repeatedly voiced support for giving citizenship to certain immigrants

brought illegally to the country as children. Cantor and House GOP leaders have advocated a stepby-step approach, rather than the comprehensive bill backed by the Senate.

Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve made no move to bring legislation to a vote and appear increasingly unlikely to act this year.

Brat had been a thorn in Cantorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s side throughout the campaign, casting the congressman as a Washington insider who isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t conservative enough.

Last month, a feisty crowd of Brat supporters booed Cantor in front of his family at a local party convention.

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ixonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s next small business could be just a few weeks away from a public presentation.

The Dixon Business Competition has reached the judging phase; it started Tuesday afternoon at City Hall.

Seven businesses remain in the competition, which will be narrowed down for the final pitch and judging, Dixon Main Street Executive Director Josh Albrecht said.

The finalists each will make a 2-minute presentation of his or her summary business plan during a public event June 25, when the winners will

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The winners will split $10,000 in cash to get their businesses going and will get free commercial rent.

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SVM reporter at Books on First today

Sauk Valley Media reporter Matt Mencarini will have â&#x20AC;&#x153;office hoursâ&#x20AC;? from noon to 1 p.m. today at Books on First, 202 W. First St.

Feel free to stop by and let him know whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s on your mind. Is there a story in Dixon you think should be reported? Stop by to share or just to say hi.

emerald ash borer beetles, still may be an asset to Dixon, if Mayor Jim Burkeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s idea takes root.

On May 30, Burke sent a letter to several Dixon organizations, including the Park District and the Dixon Tree Commission, about turning the trees into art, which is being done in Chicago.

Last week, Burke said

heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d like to see some of the affected trees in Dixon transformed into art as a way to eliminate the blight of a dead tree without actually removing the tree.

OGLE COUNTY

Wes Morrissey, a Lee County Board member, officially kicked off his campaign for county treasurer with a dinner in

Amboy Monday night.

Shaw Media covered the dinner, but what didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t make Tuesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s article was that Morrissey said he wants to have two debates with current Treasurer John Fritts leading up to the November election.

Morrissey suggested there be a debate in Dixon and another in Amboy.

Admission to the Ronald Reagan Boyhood Home, which normally costs $20, can be bought for half-price through a Groupon deal. Go to www. groupon.com/deals/ ronald-reagan-home for more information.

The home now also is a

Blue Star Museum, which means the nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s service members, including National Guard and Reserve, and their families get in free Memorial Day through Labor Day, which is Sept. 1 this year.

The Reagan home is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Monday through Saturday and from 1 to 4 p.m. on Sunday. Go to reaganhome.org to learn more.

Sauk Valley Media reporter Matt Mencarini covers government and happenings in Dixon. He can be reached at mmencarini@saukvalley.com or at 815-625-3600, ext.

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Woman hurt by debris as car hits grocery in Mount Morris

BY VINDE WELLS vwells@shawmedia.com Shaw News Service

MOUNT MORRIS â&#x20AC;&#x201C; A pedestrian suffered minor injuries Tuesday morning when she was struck by debris after a car plowed into the front of Sullivanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Foods on state Route 64 in Mount Morris.

Mount Morris Police Chief Jason White said Sheila Jones, 63, of Mount Morris, was reading items on a bulletin board in the groceryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s foyer just outside the entrance shortly after 9 a.m. when a car driven by Zada Hitchcock, 84, of Mount Morris, struck the foyer wall.

Debris from the damaged wall struck Jones in the leg. She was taken by Mount Morris ambulance to KSB Hospital in Dixon.

White said Hitchcock told him she thought she passed out just as she was driving into a handicapped parking spot in front of the

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Mount Morris Fire Department Lt. Mark Lewis and Chief Rob Hough survey the scene Tuesday morning after a car driven by Zada Hitchcock, 84, of Mount Morris, struck the front of Sullivanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Foods grocery.

Hitchcock was not hurt, but a pedestrian suffered minor injuries when she was hit by debris. store. He said the car traveled through the foyer wall and into the front doors, where it came to rest.

Hitchcock was not injured.

The accident remains under investigation.

ILLINOIS

State lawmaker convicted of bribery CHICAGO (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201C; A federal jury convicted Illinois state Rep. Derrick Smith of bribery and attempted extortion Tuesday for taking $7,000 from a purported day care operator seeking a state grant.

In a weeklong trial, prosecutors played secret recordings of the 50-yearold Chicago Democrat accepting 70 $100 bills â&#x20AC;&#x201C; which he referred to as â&#x20AC;&#x153;cheddarâ&#x20AC;? on tape â&#x20AC;&#x201C; in exchange for a letter supporting a $50,000 state grant. The day care turned out to be fictitious and part of an FBI sting.

Smith, his hands folded

at a defense t a b l e , showed no emotion as U.S. District Judge Sharon JohnIll. Rep. son ColeDerrick Smith m a n read the guilty verdicts aloud. A family member walked over and patted him on the shoulder minutes later as court adjourned.

Outside court, a subdued Smith spoke to reporters for the first time since going to trial. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We gave it a good fight,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;God

knows the truth. Jurors didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t see what God saw.â&#x20AC;?

Asked what heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d say to his 10th District constituents, many of whom backed him even after he was arrested, Smith replied, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I represented them to the best of my ability.â&#x20AC;?

Smith was released pending a sentencing hearing, when he will face up to 30 years in prison â&#x20AC;&#x201C; a maximum of 10 for bribery and 20 for attempted extortion. The judge did not schedule a date for sentencing, but set a status hearing for Sept. 23.

Sandwich bags drive at churches

Company denies itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s blocking deal

34%2,).' n !REA FOLKS are asked to bring fold-top sandwich bags to church Sunday for the annual Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Feed Our Children Fatherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day baggie drive.

The United Way of Whiteside County program provides free lunches to children and others over the summer.

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#()#!'/ !0 n #ANAdian National Railway Co. says itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s willing to resume negotiations with Illinois on using its track to restore passenger service between Chicago and Dubuque, Iowa.

Last week, U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin accused the company of blocking the plan with unreasonable capital demands, as well as ignoring safety and congestion complaints along a major freight cor-

ridor outside Chicago.

Chief Executive Claude Mongeau wrote to Durbin -ONDAY SAYING THE million CN estimated was needed for track upgrades was comparable to what Illinois is spending on a similar stretch from Chicago to Rockford.

Mongeau also says CN HAS SPENT MILLION ON safety and other mitigation projects along its Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway line. He says high numbers of blocked crossings were a result of the harsh winter and have improved.

Firefighters from several area departments battle a blaze Sunday that destroyed the home of Steve and Jennifer Beltran about 2 miles north of Leaf River. In the foreground is Byron Assistant Chief Orin Snodgrass.

Cause of fire near Leaf River remains under investigation

BY VINDE WELLS vwells@shawmedia.com Shaw News Service

No cause had yet been determined Tuesday for a fire that destroyed the home and possessions of a Leaf River family on Sunday.

Leaf River Assistant Fire Chief Josh Lamping said the state fire marshal is assisting with the fire investigation at the home of Steve and Jennifer Beltran, 9458 N. Leaf River Rd., about 2 miles north of Leaf River.

He said the couple

and their four children were not at home when the fire started. The family had gone to a parade in nearby German Valley.

Nearly 100 firefighters from at least 11 area departments battled the fire, which was reported by a passing motorist at 1:50 p.m. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The house was completely engulfed in flames when we got there,â&#x20AC;? Lamping said.

Tankers and firefighters were called to help from the Mount Morris, Forreston, Polo,

Oregon, German Valley, Byron, Stillman Valley, Pecatonica, Freeport Rural, and Lynn Scott Rock fire departments.

One firefighter was treated at the scene for heat exhaustion but did not require hospitalization.

Lamping said Sunday that the familyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s dog had not yet been located. He said it was not certain whether the dog died in the fire or escaped the burning house.

The Red Cross is assisting the Beltran family.

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Find the money and fix the roof What we think A leaking roof at the governorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mansion in Springfield should not be ignored. State officials should fix it without delay.

I

t rained in Springfield Tuesday.

Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not a unique event.

Across the state, communities felt raindrops as a weather front moved through.

But in Springfield, a historic, 159-year-old, stateowned building with a leaky, 44-year-old roof remains exposed to the vagaries of nature â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and Illinoisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; deadbeat government.

Some might wonder what difference it makes.

These days, much of the stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s business is conducted in Chicago. Why worry about an aging state building in Springfield?

Well, the Executive Mansion at 410 E. Jackson St. is still considered the home of the governor of Illinois, even though Gov. Pat Quinn, in office more than 5 years, lives in Chicago and spends minimal time in Springfield. His predecessor, Rod Blagojevich, also chose to live in Chicago during his 6-year term.

Maybe if the governorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mansion had full-time occupants, they would have noticed the developing leak in the roof that has caused so much trouble.

A story that broke on the last day of the legislative session told of water coming through the third-floor ceiling, causing plaster to fall onto the floor.

Workers moved furniture out of harmâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s way, the floor was covered in plastic sheets, and buckets were placed at strategic locations to catch the drips and drops, according to Dave Bourland, the

mansionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s curator.

However, maintenance will be deferred, a gubernatorial spokesman said. According to Dave Blanchette, â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is not an ideal situation.â&#x20AC;?

Indeed.

Call us old-fashioned, but we believe the Executive Mansion ought to mean more than it apparently does to the governing elite, many of whom live in Chicago.

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s true that having Illinois governors live in the capital so they can ride herd on state government is a 19th-century idea.

But that Italianate mansion in Springfield is to Illinois what the White House is to the United States. If the roof started leaking at the White House, wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t we expect it to be fixed right away? Of course. Why not the same urgency to fix the leaky roof at the governorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mansion?

If Illinois was financially well managed and kept up with routine maintenance, this issue likely would not have arisen.

Despite Illinoisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; financial woes, the powers that be have found money to pay for other projects in the past.

In fact, Gov. Quinn signed legislation recently to allow the state to spend an additional $1.8 billion in the current budget year that ends June 30.

Within that large of a sum, money certainly could be found and allocated to repair or replace one roof in Springfield.

Why? Well, some future governor might want to live there.

And itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to rain again.

YOUR GOVERNMENT ONLINE Monitor your government at these websites: Gov. Pat Quinn â&#x20AC;&#x201C; www. illinois.gov Illinois General Assembly â&#x20AC;&#x201C; www.ilga. gov Secretary of State Jesse White â&#x20AC;&#x201C; www. cyberdriveillinois.com Treasurer Dan Ruth-

erford â&#x20AC;&#x201C; www.treasurer. il.gov Attorney General Lisa Madigan â&#x20AC;&#x201C; www.illinoisattorneygeneral.gov Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka â&#x20AC;&#x201C; www.ioc. state.il.us Auditor General William Holland â&#x20AC;&#x201C; www. auditor.illinois.gov

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It reflects the views of website visitors who voluntarily answer the question.)

Current question: Schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s out for summer, but some people think a longer school year would help kids learn better. Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s your view? s s s

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STATEHOUSE INSIDER

Quinn to veto budget? Unlikely Cross offers doubtful advice for governor The Republican candidate for state treasurer, state Rep. Tom Cross of Oswego, has a suggestion for Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn.

In a news release from his treasurerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s campaign last week, Cross sent a letter to Quinn in which he â&#x20AC;&#x153;stronglyâ&#x20AC;? urged the governor to veto what Cross said is an â&#x20AC;&#x153;unbalanced and irresponsibleâ&#x20AC;? spending plan.

He also said that if he is elected treasurer, his first act will be to go to court to ask that the budget be declared unconstitutional because it is not balanced.

As a way of underscoring the fact that Cross voted against the muchcriticized budget while his opponent, Sen. Mike Frerichs, D-Champaign, voted for it, OK. As a practical matter, not so much.

Quinnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s options for dealing with the budget are pretty limited. A total veto, of course, would be out of the question. An override would require all 71 House Democrats to be on the same page, something they havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t shown all spring. With-

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out an override, it would mean reopening the budget and whacking even more of it.

And the GOP? They didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t vote for the doomsday budget, and they didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t vote for the approved budget.

And they havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t preState Rep. sented any- Tom Cross thing like R-Oswego a detailed alternative Gov. Quinn is not likely to that shows follow Crossâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; how a propadvice by er spend- vetoing the ing plan (in state budget. their view) should be put together. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s like Republican gubernatorial candidate Bruce Raunerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s concept adopted by 47 representatives.

Quinn may be left with accepting the assessment of state Rep. John Bradley, D-Marion, who

said lawmakers did the best they could with the budget, considering that everyone was against everything.

#OUNTERPUNCH TO #ROSS Frerichs offered his own counterpunch to Cross.

In a campaign news release, Frerichs said he voted for the budget because it preserves funding for vital areas such as education, health care, and so on.

However, to blunt any criticism of his budget vote, Frerichs said he wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t pocket the extra money lawmakers will get next year by ending their unpaid furlough days.

Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s at least $3,100 for each lawmaker.

Wanna bet others follow suit?

3PEEDY 3ENATE Belated credit to the Illinois Senate for showing that the General Assembly can act quickly when it wants to.

We have to go back to May 30. By early evening, the House had finished its work for the spring and was gone. The Senate, however, still had some business to tend to, including a vote on the new $1 billion capital plan for roads and bridges.

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Gov. Quinnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s options for dealing with the budget are pretty limited.

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The problem for the Senate, though, was that the capital plan could not be voted on until the next day.

By around 10:30 p.m., the Senate had finished work on everything except the capital bill.

Senate President John Cullerton, D-Chicago, adjourned the Senate and told lawmakers to return at midnight so they could vote on the capital plan on May 31.

Now, on most occasions, the starting times for floor sessions of the House and Senate are more suggestions than an indication everyone will be in place and ready to start working. Not so this time.

About 12:01 a.m., the chamber was gaveled to order.

Around 12:11 a.m., the Senate had approved the capital bill and was leaving the building.

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and soils, and environmental ethics.

Discussion and questions will be actively encouraged. All are welcome.

SUSAN J. ATCHLEY Note to readers: Susan J. Sterling Atchley is a certified IlliAt 6 p.m. Thursday, the nois Master Naturalist.

Rock River Forum will meet at the Rock Falls Public Library. I will present an overview of the Illinois Master Naturalist Program, which is offered by the University SUSAN MELTON of Illinois Extension.

Rock Falls This program is designed for adults of any Once again, this comage to learn how to posi- munity came through to tively impact our local help our veterans. Many environment. Included thanks to all who supin this training are such ported our Poppy Drive. course topics as botany, We distributed more prairie ecology, geology than 2,700 poppies and

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

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

Community comes through for veterans

Dixon students are educated, not â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;housedâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;

What do you think?

Do you agree with these letters?

Do you disagree with these letters?

Let us know. Write your own letter to the editor and send it to: letters@saukvalley. com

THOMAS A. GERMANSON Dixon

more than 300 cards explaining the poppy.

With the help of this community, we raised more than $3,800 to help our local veterans.

Once again, thank you for your support.

Note to readers: Susan Melton is president of the Sterling American Legion Auxiliary Post 296.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Give us fair play, secure to us the right of discussion, the freedom of speech, and we will settle the difficulty at the ballot box, not on the battleground â&#x20AC;&#x201C; by force of reason, not force of arms.â&#x20AC;?

Hinton R. Helper, anti-slavery author, 1857

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This is about your article about the relocation of the fourth- and fifth-graders to the now Madison school [â&#x20AC;&#x153;Readying for reshuffle; Dixon students attend classes at building for final time,â&#x20AC;?

Telegraph, June 5].

The articles keep referring to the housing of the students who are to be relocated.

Last I knew, we do not house our young students, but educate them.

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AFGHANISTAN

Five U.S. troops killed by friendly fire Deaths occurred during a joint operation of Afghan, NATO forces KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Five American special operations troops were killed by a U.S. airstrike called in to help them after they were ambushed by the Taliban in southern Afghanistan, in one of the deadliest friendly fire incidents in nearly 14 years of war, officials said Tuesday.

The deaths were a fresh reminder that the conflict is nowhere near over for some U.S. troops, who will keep fighting for at least 2 more years.

Pentagon spokesman Rear Adm. John Kirby said the five American troops were killed Monday â&#x20AC;&#x153;during a security operation in southern Afghanistan.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Investigators are looking into the likelihood that friendly fire was the cause. Our thoughts and prayers are with the families of these fallen,â&#x20AC;? Kirby said in a statement.

In Washington, two U.S. defense officials said the five Americans were special operations force members, but they were not more specific. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because notification of the families of the five had not yet been completed.

The deaths occurred during a joint operation of Afghan and NATO forces in the Arghandab district of southern Zabul province ahead of Saturdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s presidential runoff election, said provincial police chief Gen.

Ghulam Sakhi Rooghlawanay.

After the operation was over, the troops came under attack from the Taliban and called in air support, he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Unfortunately five NATO soldiers and one Afghan army officer were killed mistakenly by NATO airstrike,â&#x20AC;? Rooghlawanay said.

There was no way to independently confirm Rooghlawanayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s comments. The coalition would not comment and NATO headquarters in Brussels also declined to comment.

OREGON SCHOOL SHOOTINGS

However, special operations forces often come under fire on joint operations and are responsible for calling in air support when needed.

Because of constraints placed

by President Hamid Karzai, such airstrikes are usually called â&#x20AC;&#x153;in extremis,â&#x20AC;? when troops fear they are about to be killed.

Airstrikes have long caused tensions between the Afghan government and coalition forces, especially when they cause civilian casualties.

VETERANS HEALTH CARE

Police: Teen gunman likely killed self Student killed; teacher injured, treated at scene TROUTDALE, Ore. (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201C; A teen gunman armed with a rifle shot and killed a student Tuesday and injured a teacher before he likely killed himself at a high school in a quiet Columbia River town in Oregon, authorities said.

After the shooting stopped, police spotted the suspect slumped on a toilet in a bathroom but couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t see what was happening with him.

Officers used a robot with a camera to investigate and discovered the suspect was dead and that he had likely killed himself, Troutdale, police spokesman Sgt. Carey Kaer said.

Authorities have tentatively identified the gunman and the slain student, who was found in a locker room at Reynolds High School, but the names were being withheld until their families were notified, police Chief Scott Anderson said.

The teacherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s injuries werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t life-threatening, and he was treated at the scene. He was identified as Todd Rispler, a 50-year-old physical education instructor and former track coach and quarterback at the school.

The attack panicked students after a lockdown was ordered and they

AP

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada speaks to reporters about veterans health care Tuesday on Capitol Hill in Washington.

Legislation to help speed up treatment AP

Two people comfort each other Tuesday as they await word about the safety of students after a shooting at Reynolds High School in Troutdale, Oregon. A gunman killed a student at the high school east of Portland then likely killed himself, police said. were told to go quietly to their classrooms.

Freshman Morgan Rose, 15, said she hunkered down in a locker room with another student and two teachers. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was scary in the moment. Now knowing everythingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s OK, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m better,â&#x20AC;? she said.

Freshman Daniel DeLong, 15, said after the shooting that he saw a physical education teacher at the school with a bloodied shirt. He said he was texting friends to make sure they were all OK. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It just, like, happened so fast, you know?â&#x20AC;? he said.

Anderson said two oncampus police officers were the first to respond

to reports of a shooting.

The officers and a tactical team sent to the school â&#x20AC;&#x153;brought this to a conclusion,â&#x20AC;? Anderson said, without elaborating.

The chief said he was sorry for the family of the slain student. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Today is a very tragic day for the city of Troutdale,â&#x20AC;? the chief said.

Gov. John Kitzhaber added in a statement: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Oregon hurts as we try to make sense of a senseless act of violence.â&#x20AC;?

The first reports of shots fired came at 8 a.m. on the next-to-last-day of classes. Police initially seemed uncertain about whether there was a live shooter in the school.

Students were eventu-

ally led from the school with hands up or on their heads. Parents and students were reunited in a supermarket parking lot.

Mandy Johnson said her daughter called from a friendâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s phone. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I thank God that sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s safe,â&#x20AC;? said Johnson, who has three younger children. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to send my kids to school anymore.â&#x20AC;?

The Reynolds School District issued a statement mourning the loss of one of its students.

Reynolds is the secondlargest high school in Oregon, with about 2,800 students. The school is about 15 miles from Portland and its students come from several communities.

WASHINGTON (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201C; United in response to a national uproar, Congress is suddenly moving quickly to address military veteransâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; long waits for care at VA hospitals.

The House unanimously approved legislation Tuesday to make it easier for patients enduring lengthy delays for initial visits to get VA-paid treatment from local doctors instead.

The Senate was poised to vote on a similar bill within 48 hours, said Democratic leader Harry Reid.

The legislation comes close on the heels of a Veterans Affairs Department audit showing that more than 57,000 new applicants for care have had to wait at least three months for initial appointments and an additional 64,000 newly enrolled vets who requested appointments never got them. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I cannot state it

strongly enough â&#x20AC;&#x201C; this is a national disgrace,â&#x20AC;? said Veterans Affairs Committee Chairman Jeff Miller, R-Fla., chief author of the House legislation.

Miller made his comments minutes before the House completed the first of two votes on its measure. Lawmakers approved the bill 421-0, then re-voted a little over an hour later, making sure no one was left out on the politically important vote, with five more in favor and no one against. Miller sheepishly admitted the reason for the second vote: He was in his office and missed the first tally.

Rep. Mike Michaud of Maine, top Democrat on the Veteran Affairs Committee, said the care that veterans receive at VA facilities is â&#x20AC;&#x153;second to none â&#x20AC;&#x201C; that is, if you can get in. As we have recently learned, tens of thousands of veterans are not getting in.â&#x20AC;?

EDUCATION

Judge strikes down California teacher tenure LOS ANGELES (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201C; A judge struck down tenure and other job protections for Californiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s public school teachers as unconstitutional Tuesday, saying such laws harm students â&#x20AC;&#x201C; especially poor and minority ones â&#x20AC;&#x201C; by saddling them with bad teachers who are almost impossible to fire.

In a landmark decision that could influence the gathering debate over tenure across the country, Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Rolf Treu cited the historic case of Brown v. Board of Education in ruling that students have a fundamental right to equal education.

Siding with the nine students who brought the lawsuit, he ruled that Californiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s laws on hiring and firing in schools have resulted in â&#x20AC;&#x153;a significant number of grossly ineffective teachers currently active in California classrooms.â&#x20AC;?

He agreed, too, that a disproportionate number of these teachers are in schools that have mostly minority and low-income students.

The judge stayed the ruling pending appeals.

The case involves 6 million students from kindergarten through 12th grade.

The California Attorney Generalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s office said it is considering its legal

options, while the California Teachers Association, the stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s biggest teachers union with 325,000 members, vowed an appeal. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Circumventing the legislative process to strip teachers of their professional rights hurts our students and our schools,â&#x20AC;? the union said.

Teachers have long argued that tenure prevents administrators from firing teachers on a whim. They contend also that the system preserves academic freedom

and helps attract talented teachers to a profession that doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t pay well.

Other states have been paying close attention to how the case plays out in the nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most populous state. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s powerful,â&#x20AC;? said Theodore Boutrous Jr., the studentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; attorney. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a landmark decision that can change the face of education in California and nationally.â&#x20AC;?

He added: â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is going to be a huge template for whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wrong with education.â&#x20AC;?

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Womanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s texts to ex threatens marriage Dear Abby: Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m a twice-divorced woman who found my present husband late in life. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m in my early 60s, and my husband is in his 70s. We married quickly because I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to be alone in life and I thought I loved him.

My husband works while I stay at home because of a medical condition. Because I get bored, I spend some of my time communicating with and texting male friends from the past and one of my exhusbands.

We have fun texting and sometimes it goes a little

because my ex and I live in different states and the chances of us ever getting together again are slim to none. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Passing Time

dearABBY Abigail Van Burenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s (Jeanne Phillips) column appears during the week through Universal Press Syndicate.

Dear Passing Time: This isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t harmless fun; itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a threat to your marriage. Whether I consider it cheating is beside the point. Whether your husband and your exâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s beyond that. I realize I fiancee would consider it am married and my ex is cheating is the question. engaged, but how harmIf they got wind of your ful can this be? I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t â&#x20AC;&#x153;pastime,â&#x20AC;? I suspect both think Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m hurting anyone, would be hurt, angry and and it helps the day go by. feel violated. Not only Is this considered cheat- that, you could lose Husing? I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think it is band No. 3.

Dear Abby: My 2-yearold daughter has recently become boob-obsessed.

The first thing she does in the morning is point at my chest and say, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Boobs!â&#x20AC;? If she hugs me, she tries to grab them.

Sometimes I catch her staring at my chest in fascination. I scold her when she grabs at them, but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s disturbing.

I never taught her the word â&#x20AC;&#x153;boobâ&#x20AC;? and feel annoyed that she probably learned it from our sitter. When I spoke to the sitter about it, she laughed and said itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s perfectly normal and that a lot of kids are boob-

obsessed. But it doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t seem normal to me, and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m creeped out.

I have started wearing sweatshirts to keep covered up. My little girl has also started grabbing my butt and lifting up my shirt, and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m nervous about how sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s acting around the sitter and other women in the family. Is this behavior normal? â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Creeped Out in Valencia, Calif.

does or says, the child will repeat the action for its shock value. Because you are concerned that your daughterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s behavior isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t normal, the person to discuss this with would be her pediatrician. The doctor can put your fears to rest or alert you if there is something to worry about.

Another thought: Ask your baby sitter to be more circumspect in the language she uses around your child if the Dear Creeped Out: Chil- word â&#x20AC;&#x153;boobâ&#x20AC;? offends dren have been known to you, because children act out to get attention. build their vocabularIf a parent acts shocked ies repeating the words at something the child they hear.

COMMUNITY EVENTS Wednesday, June 11 Farmers Market, 7 a.m.-noon, West Second Street, Rock Falls, 815-625-4500.

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

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

Popcorn and quilting, 8;30 a.m., Polo Senior Center, 101 E. Mason St., 815-946-3818.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

500 card game, noon, Polo Senior Center, 101 E. Mason St., 815-946-3818.

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

Bingo with the Beukemas, 12:15 p.m., Robert Fulton Community Center and Transit Facility, 912 Fourth St., Fulton, 815-589-3925.

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

Book Club, 12:30 p.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815-732-3252.

Bridge, 12:30 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W.

Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230.

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

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

Second Wind Entertainers, 1:30 p.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815-732-3252.

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

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

Sauk Valley Chess Club, 7-9 p.m., Northland Mall, 2900 E. Lincolnway, Sterling, 815-622-8838.

Thursday, June 12 Open pool, open cards, open Wii games, and computer lab, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230.

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

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

Bingo and popcorn, 9-10 a.m., Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815-562-5050.

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

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

Zumba class, 10:30 a.m., Lee County Council on Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815-288-9236.

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

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

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

Mexican Train Dominoes, noon, Polo Senior Center, 101 E. Mason St., 815-946-3818.

Hand and Foot cards, 12:15 p.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815-732-3252. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hand and Footâ&#x20AC;? card game, 12:30 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230.

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

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

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

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

Euchre, 1 p.m., Sterling Moose Club, 2601 E. Lincolnway, Sterling, 815-622-8220.

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

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

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

Quarter Mania, 6:30 p.m. Post House Ballroom, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815-288-9236.

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

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

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

Cinnamon rolls and quilting, 8:30 a.m., Polo Senior Center, 101 E. Mason St., 815-946-3818.

Pool players, 8:30 a.m., Rock

River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815-732-3252.

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

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

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

Farmers Market, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Dixon Riverfront Plaza, between Galena and Peoria avenues, 815-284-3306.

Bureau Valley Buddy Bags cookout, 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Wyanet Locker, 218 E. Railroad St., Wyanet, 815-445-3821.

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

Superstitious Day/Friday the 13th word quiz, 11 a.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Rib dinner, 5-7 p.m., American

Legion Post 12, 1120 W. First St., Dixon, 815-284-2003.

Mexican food, 5-8 p.m., Rock Falls Veterans of Foreign Wars, 217 First Ave. Bingo, 7 p.m. Rock Falls American Legion, 712 Fourth Ave. Saturday, June 14 Farmers Market, 7 a.m.-1 p.m., Farmers Market, Dixon Riverfront Plaza, between Galena and Peoria avenues, 815-284-3306.

Farmers Market, 7 a.m.-noon, West Second Street, Rock Falls, 815-625-4500.

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

Farmers Market, 8 -11 a.m., rain or shine, behind Morrisonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Heritage Museum, 202 E. Lincolnway.

Farmers Market, 8:30 a.m.noon, courthouse lawn, Oregon.

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

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

Lincoln-Manahan Home Museum tours, 1-4 p.m., 607 E. Third St., Sterling, 815-622-6215.

Mexican food, 5-8 p.m., Rock Falls Veterans of Foreign Wars, 217 First Ave. Sunday, June 15 Bingo, 1 p.m., Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 540, 1560 Franklin Grove Road, Dixon.

Lincoln-Manahan Home Museum tours, 1-4 p.m., 607 E. Third St., Sterling, 815-622-6215.

Monday, June 16 Open pool, open cards, open Wii games and computer lab, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230.

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

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

Mexican Train Dominoes, 9 a.m., Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815-

562-5050.

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

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

Situation Room, 10 a.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th Ave., Oregon, 815-732-3252.

Zumba class, 10:30 a.m., Lee County Council on Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815-288-9236.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Tacos, 4-8 p.m., Latin American Social Club, 2708 W. Fourth St., Sterling, 815-625-8290.

Bingo, Dixon Elks Lodge No. 779, 4:30 p.m. doors open, 5:30 p.m. kitchen opens and 6:30 p.m. bingo begins, 1279 Franklin Grove Road, Dixon, 815-2883557. No computers.

Loaves and Fishes, 5-6 p.m., Holloway Center, St. Patrick Catholic Church, 612 Highland Ave., Dixon, 815-284-7719. A free, hot meal for the needy.

SUPPORT GROUPS, CLUBS, AND SERVICES Thursday, June 12 Childhood immunization clinic; women, infants and children clinic; and family planning services, all by appointment only, Lee County Health Department, 309 S. Galena Ave., Suite 100, Dixon, 815-284-3371.

Abuse Changing team, 815625-0338.

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

Blood pressure screenings, 8-9 a.m., Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815562-5050.

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

Free blood pressure clinic, 8:30-9:30 a.m., The Eureka Inn, 110 E. Third St., Prophetstown.

TOPS IL 825, 9-10 a.m. weighin, meeting at 10 a.m., Coventry Activity Center, 612 St. Maryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Road, Sterling, 815-626-0034.

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

Rules of the Road review course, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815-562-5050.

Free blood pressure checks, 10-11:30 a.m., Oregon Healthcare Center, 811 S. 10th St.

First Steps and Beyond for Survivors meeting lunch, 11:30 a.m., Sunrise II Family Restaurant, 101 W. Second St., Byron, reservations due by 10 a.m. Thursday, 815-732-2499.

Caregiver Support and Education Group, noon, St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church, 703 Third Ave., Sterling, 815-6267333, ext. 317.

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

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

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

Reality Check Narcotics Anonymous, noon, 6 p.m., First Christian Church, 506 Fifth Ave., Rock Falls, 779-245-8214. Downstairs, west door.

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

KSB Parkinsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Disease Support Group, 1-2:30 p.m.,Town Square Centre second floor, 102 S. Hennepin Ave., Dixon.

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Narcotics Anonymous, 4-5 p.m., Sinnissippi Centers, 2611 Woodlawn Road, Sterling, 815-625-0013.

Alzheimerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Support Group, 5 p.m., Whiteside Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815622-9230.

Overeaters Anonymous, 5:30 p.m., Lee County Council on Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815-441-4452.

Speak Boldly Toastmasters, 6 p.m., Sterling Public Library, 102 W. Third St., Sterling.

Breast Cancer Networking Group, 6-7 p.m., Home of Hope Cancer Wellness Center, 1637 Plock Road, Dixon, 815-288-4673.

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

Sons of American Legion Post 12, 6:30 p.m., Legion Post, 1120 W. First St., Dixon, 815-284-2003.

40&8 Promenade, 7 p.m., American Legion Post 12, 1120 W. First St., Dixon, 815-284-2003.

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

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Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., closed, and Ala-Non/Alateen, 7 p.m., United Methodist Church, 709 Fourth Ave., Rochelle.

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

PEO Sisterhood, Chapter KM, 7 p.m., home of Ellen Mumford.

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

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

Rock River Valley Barbershop Chorus practice, 7:30 p.m., Rock Falls Community Building, 603 W. 10th St., 815-284-7569.

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

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

Appointment: 815-284-9555.

Friday, June 13 Childhood immunization clinic; women, infants and children clinic; and family planning services, all by appointment only, Lee County Health Department, 309 S. Galena Ave., Suite 100,

Dixon, 815-284-3371.

CAFE (Coffee and Friends Etc.) bereavement support group, 9-10 a.m., Serenity Hospice & Home, 1658 S. state Route 2, Oregon. Call 815-732-2499 before 4 p.m. Thursday. If no one calls, the meeting will be canceled.

Kelly Hearing Aids, 9 a.m., Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815-562-5050.

Mercy Nursing Services free blood pressure clinic, 9:3011:30 a.m., Oliverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Corner Market, 748 N. Brinton Ave., Dixon.

Bingo, 9:30-11 a.m., Lee County Council on Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815-288-9236.

Bible study, 10 a.m., Oregon Healthcare Center, 811 S. 10th St. Red Cross pherisis blood drive, 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m., 112 W. Second St., Rock Falls. Appointment: 815-625-0382.

Blood pressure checks, 11 a.m., Robert Fulton Community Center, 912 Fourth St., Fulton, 815-589-3925.

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

Sauk Valley Alcoholics Anonymous Group, noon, closed, Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Your Meeting; 8 p.m., open, grapevine, 1503 First Ave., Rock Falls, back door.

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Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, closed; 3:30 p.m., closed; 7 p.m., closed; 10 p.m., open, candlelight, Bazaar Americana, 609 W. Third St., Sterling.

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

Medicare information class, 1:30 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling.

Registration: 815-622-9230.

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

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

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

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

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Staying safe when you store Tips for cooks to find success while canning

BY ANDREA WEIGL MCT News Service

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ugar and safety: Those are the two big concerns of home cooks when it comes to canning.

When people even think about making their own jams or pickles, they experience what I call â&#x20AC;&#x153;recipe shockâ&#x20AC;? about the amount of sugar required. (For example, a traditional strawberry jam recipe calls for 5 cups of mashed fruit and 7 cups of sugar.) Many people these days want to limit sugar, either because they are diabetic or for weight control.

When it comes to food safety, canning scares many people because of one threat: botulism.

They are too afraid to even try canning their own food for fear of making their loved ones sick.

If you understand the science behind safe canning practices, you will know how to eliminate that risk and can without fear.

I heard these concerns again and again these past several months at events for my first cookbook, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Pickles & Preserves: A Savor the South Cookbook.â&#x20AC;? With strawberry season in full swing and peach season not far off, here are answers to your most common canning questions with an assist from fellow canning cookbook authors, food scientists and home economists.

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ABOVE: Sometimes even skilled canners find their fruit floating to the top, as it did in this sample of lowsugar strawberry jam. Sherri Brooks Vintonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Put â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;em Up! Fruit,â&#x20AC;? explains how to avoid the problem.

LEFT: The key to safe canning is following professionally-tested recipes, such as those from the National Center for Home Food Preservation and from authors you trust.

Sugar Q: Why do recipes for jam, jelly and preserves call for so much sugar?

A: Sugar does more than provide flavor. It plays a key role in getting the jam to set as well as preserving color and texture and extending shelf life. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s important to recognize that jams and jelly are candy. You are essentially candying the fruit to preserve it,â&#x20AC;? explained Sherri Brooks Vinton, author of the best-selling â&#x20AC;&#x153;Put â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;em Upâ&#x20AC;? canning books and the recently released, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Put â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;em Up Preserving Answer Book: 399 Solutions to Your Questions.â&#x20AC;?

Without the correct amount of sugar, Vinton explains, the jam might not set, will not have that bright, glossy color and ideal texture, or last as long once opened.

Q: Can I make jams or preserves with less sugar or no sugar?

A: Yes. There are lowmethoxyl pectins on the market that allow you to use less sugar, Splenda and other sweeteners.

Low-methoxyl pectins rely on calcium, rather than sugar, to get jams and preserves to set.

Look for low-sugar, nosugar pectins by Ball or Sure-Jell, which can be used to make jam with lower quantities of sugar, Splenda or honey.

Vinton and Marisa McClellan, author of the popular Food In Jars blog and two preserving books, recommend a product called Pomonaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Universal Pectin, a commercial pectin packaged for home use.

Available online and at Earth Fare, WilliamsSonoma and Whole Foods stores, Pomonaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s comes with two packets: one of pectin and another of calcium that is mixed with water before it is added to the fruit. Because the calcium helps the jam set, recipes using Pomonaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s can use less sugar.

Vinton has two books with recipes that call for Pomonaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Put â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;em Up,â&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Put â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;em Up Fruit.â&#x20AC;? In addition, Pomonaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s makers recently published a

cookbook, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Preserving With Pomonaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Pectin,â&#x20AC;?

by Allison Carroll Duffy.

Q: Can I make sweet pickles with less sugar?

A: Yes. But using less sugar or a sugar substitute will produce a softer pickle, Vinton notes. Reducing sugar or replacing it with Splenda in a traditional recipe is unlikely to work. Instead, look for low-sugar pickle recipes or ones that call

for Splenda.

Q: Why canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t I just replace sugar with Splenda?

A: Fletcher Arritt, a food science professor at North Carolina State University, explains that sugar and Splenda react differently with water when making jam, jelly, preserves or pickles.

Sugar binds itself with the water, making it less available to microbes that can cause spoilage or make someone sick.

Splenda does not bind as well with water, increasing the risk of microbial activity.

Q: What about making jams and preserves with other sugar substitutes or artificial sweeteners?

A: Cooks can use honey, maple syrup, agave syrup and stevia with Pomonaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pectin or low-methoxyl pectins. The key is finding trusted recipes that call for such ingredients.

Vinton advises against using artificial sweeteners, such as aspartame and sucralose, because they become bitter when cooked and create an off flavor.

Safety Q: How can I be sure that Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m following safe canning practices?

A: Safety is one of the first topics McClellan, author of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Food In Jarsâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Preserving by the Pint,â&#x20AC;? addresses when she teaches people how to can.

She explains that most jams, jellies, preserves and pickles are high-acid foods, which can be safely processed in a boiling water canner with no risk of botulism. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is impossible for botulism to develop,â&#x20AC;?

McClellan said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I really stress it just isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t going to happen.â&#x20AC;?

Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cover some basics to explain the science.

There are two types of canning: boiling water bath canning, which is used to process high-acid foods, such as jams, jellies, preserves and pickles; and pressure canning, which is required for lowacid fruits and vegetables, meats, poultry and soups.

With high-acid foods, processing jars in a boiling water bath, which reaches temperatures of 212 degrees, is all that is needed to kill molds,

yeasts and bacteria. With low-acid foods, pressure canning is required to reach a temperature of 240 degrees, the level at which harmful bacteria and botulism spores can be killed.

The key to safe canning is following professionally tested recipes, such as those from the National Center for Home Food Preservation and from authors you trust. â&#x20AC;&#x153;People are very afraid of preserving their own food,â&#x20AC;? Vinton says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to be. Just follow the recipe.â&#x20AC;?

Q: What about the risk of botulism?

A: Botulism is only an issue when canning lowacid fruits and vegetables, such as green beans, corn, peas or asparagus in salted water, or when canning seafood, meat, poultry, soups or stews. Those foods do not contain enough acid, either naturally or from a pickling brine, to create an environment that is inhospitable to botulism spores. Those foods must be processed in a pressure canner to 240 degrees to kill the spores.

Q: Since tomatoes are low-acid fruits, do they need to be pressure canned?

A: Tomatoes are borderline low-acid fruits and can be made safe to can in a boiling water bath with the addition of citric acid or lemon juice. The rule is to add 1 tablespoon bottled lemon juice or Ÿ teaspoon citric acid per pint, or 2 tablespoons bottled lemon juice or ½ teaspoon citric acid per quart.

Q: Is it safe to do â&#x20AC;&#x153;openkettle canning?â&#x20AC;?

A: No. Open-kettle canning is an out-of-date practice in which home cooks would fill hot glass jars with hot jams, fruits and or pickles and brine, and then seal without processing in a boiling water bath.

Ben Chapman, a food scientist at N.C. State, explains that processing the jars in a boiling water bath helps kill microbes in the food, vent out oxygen containing microbes and remove as much air as possible from the jars to create a good seal â&#x20AC;&#x201C; all essential for producing a safe product. Without that processing, he explains, microbes may be able to grow.

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other things. Whatever the reason, it is important to use caution before beginning to use a supplement.

Although many dietary supplements are derived from natural substances, â&#x20AC;&#x153;naturalâ&#x20AC;? does not neces-

sarily mean safe. Even products labeled â&#x20AC;&#x153;naturalâ&#x20AC;? can contain ingredients that have strong effects in your body.

These ingredients can cause drug interactions, and some ingredients, even vitamins, can be toxic if taken in excess.

We assume that supplements are safe if they appear on the store shelf, but supplements are regulated differently than drugs. They might not have gone through the same rigorous trials required to bring them to market.

Contamination is another important con-

cern. Although the FDA has warned the public about some supplements that contain illegal and potentially harmful ingredients, it seems as soon as the product is taken off the market another takes its place, containing the same ingredients.

Of special interest to me are supplements marketed for weight loss. Sometimes people add these to their diet hoping that they will magically melt fat.

Unfortunately, there is no quick fix that takes the place of watching your calories and get-

ting sufficient activity.

Many of these products also have side effects.

Why harm your health unnecessarily?

And substituting supplements for good nutrition might not be the best answer, either. The nutrients and other substances found in fresh, whole foods all work together.

By extracting a specific nutrient and concentrating it into pill form (or capsule, powder, drink mix, etc.), you lose whatever interaction it may have had with other substances in the whole food.

Taking a daily multivitamin is generally considered safe, although some experts believe itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s unnecessary. Should you use other supplements?

You should if your health provider has identified a nutritional deficiency or other reason that you need one.

If you wonder if you might benefit from a supplement not suggested by your provider, check before using to make sure the supplement will not interfere with any condition you have or medication you are using and that you are taking it in safe amounts.

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â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Utterly addictiveâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; cookie wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t last long on counter Chocolate pecan treat a simple, forgiving recipe

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astry chef Dominique Ansel, inventor of the croissantmeets-doughnut confection he christened the Cronut, is coming out with a cookbook in a few months.

To whet the mediaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s appetite, publisher Simon & Schuster is circulating a preview piece.

The sneak peek contains two recipes, and, no, neither is for his mosttalked-about creation.

I am not exactly crushed, particularly since the flier features a formula for a flourless chocolate cookie with pecans. Cronut, schmonut; one glance at photographer Thomas Schauerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s images of said cookie and I knew that Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d be first in line to buy the book upon its October release.

Anselâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s comment at the top of the recipe proved to be the real clincher.

It reads, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I love making this recipe ... because of its forgiving nature and utterly addictive results.â&#x20AC;?

Yeah: Chocolate. Easy.

Fabulous. Three of the greatest motivators for composing a shopping list.

I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t recall the last time that a rookie whirl through a recipe went so well, with so little effort. No electric mixer required, just a whisk.

Sure, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll need a double-boiler, but my rudimentary version â&#x20AC;&#x201C; a saucepan and a mixing bowl â&#x20AC;&#x201C; more than sufficed. As for the technique, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the drop cookie at its most fundamental.

And wow, what results.

I was bowled over by the cookieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s intensely chocolate-y essence. Its gooey texture comes as close to voluptuous as a cookie can get. Holding all of that melted chocolate together is the barest, faintest trace of a crispy exterior, and the way it collapses in your mouth is almost meringue-like.

Ansel, chef/owner of Dominique Ansel Bakery in New York City and winner of the 2014 Outstanding Pastry Chef award from the James Beard Foundation, wisely suggests serving the cookies warm. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A glass of milk helps,â&#x20AC;? he writes. It certainly does.

But eating them in their fully cooled state isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t exactly disappointing.

Just donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t wait too long.

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a fairly perishable cookie, lasting about two days when stored at room temperature. Trust me, theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll go fast.

The dough can be refrigerated for up to three days, or frozen for up to a week. For the latter, defrost the dough in the refrigerator for a few hours before baking.

Initially, the dough

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In a preview to his upcoming cookbook, Cronut inventor Dominique Ansel releases the recipe for a remarkable (and remarkably easy to prepare) chocolate cookie. And itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s gluten-free. resembles a thickish pancake batter, so much so that youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll wonder, this is going to turn into cookies? Fear not. An overnight firming-up period in the refrigerator resolves the matter.

Ansel doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t suggest toasting the pecans, but I do. The recipeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s directions create oversized, fairly ungainly cookies. For more manageable cookies â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and more of them â&#x20AC;&#x201C; cut the recommended 3½ tablespoon drop down to 2 tablespoons.

Each batch requires roughly a pound of dark chocolate. I purchased two (10-ounce) bags of Ghirardelli 60 percent cacao bittersweet chocolate baking chips at my neighborhood Lunds, at $3.99 per bag, and the results were fine.

A few days later, I testdrove bittersweet Cordillera, a 65 percent, singlesource chocolate sold in the bulk aisle at Seward Co-op in Minneapolis.

The cost ran roughly $3 more than the Ghirardelli, but the results were totally worth the investment.

One final note: This is a gluten-free recipe, a fact that Ansel doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t mention anywhere in the recipe. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s maybe the best gluten-free cookie Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve ever baked, although, letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s face it, the competition isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t exactly Olympian.

Just be sure that youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re using the proper baking powder. Some baking powders contain flour, so note that the package is clearly labeled â&#x20AC;&#x153;glutenfreeâ&#x20AC;? before using.

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Boiling water bath canning is used to process high-acid foods, such as jams, jellies, preserves and pickles.

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Q: My grandmother used to use paraffin to seal her jams and jellies.

Can I do the same?

A: No. Sealing jams or jellies with paraffin does not involve the added protection of boiling water bath canning that Chapman describes above. Plus, pinholes can develop in the paraffin to let microbes into the jams or jellies.

This is what I tell people who ask about openkettle canning and using paraffin: “Just because your grandmother did it doesn’t make it safe.

Your grandparents rode around in cars without seat belts. We know more know about food safety than they did and we should be smart enough to use that knowledge.”

Strawberry jam taste test I conducted a blind taste test with my coworkers comparing a no-sugar strawberry jam made with Splenda and a low-sugar jam made with Pomona’s Universal Pectin. The overwhelming majority preferred the Splenda jam. But those who preferred the lowsugar version cited the Splenda jam’s aftertaste as the reason for their preference. Here’s how to make both jams: No-Sugar Strawberry Jam: Combine 6 cups mashed strawberries, 3 ⁄4 cup water and 1 box (1.75-ounce) Less or No Sugar Pectin in a large Dutch oven or saucepot. Bring mixture to a full rolling boil (a boil that cannot be stirred down) over high heat, stirring constantly. Boil exactly 1 minute, stirring constantly. Remove from heat. Stir in 4 cups

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granulated Splenda. Skim off any foam or clumps of Splenda. Ladle into hot canning jars, filling to within ¼-inch of the top. Wipe rims. Add twopiece lids. Process for 10 minutes in a boiling water bath canner.

Low-Sugar Strawberry Jam: Combine 4 cups mashed strawberries with 2 teaspoons calcium water (calcium is included with the Pomona’s Universal Pectin) in a large Dutch oven or saucepot. Stir well and cook over medium-high heat. Measure out 2 cups sugar and 2 teaspoons Pomona’s pectin in a bowl and set aside. Once fruit comes to a boil, add sugar and pectin. Stir to dissolve, 1 to 2 minutes.

Once mixture returns to a boil, remove from heat and ladle into hot canning jars. Fill to within ¼-inch of top. Wipe rims. Add two-piece lids.

Process for 10 minutes in a boiling water bath canner. Note: You can use adjust amounts of sweetener used in this recipe from ½ cup to 1 cup honey or 3⁄4 cup to 2 cups sugar.

s 4HE .ATIONAL #ENTER for Home Food Preservation offers a great primer on safe canning practices at www.nchfp.uga.edu/ how/can_home.html. s 5NIVERSITY OF 'EORGIA Cooperative Extension also sells a cookbook, “So Easy to Preserve,” which publishes the latest U.S. Department of Agriculture recommendations for safe food preservation. A sixth edition of the cookbook is due in July. They also sell demonstration DVDs. Info: setp.uga.edu/. s "ALL MAKER OF MANY popular canning supplies, also has a ton of information on safe canning practices on its website at www.freshpreserving.com, and has published two books considered go-to manuals for beginners: “Ball Complete Book of Home Preserving,” (Robert Rose, 2006) and “Ball Blue Book Guide to Preserving,” (Alltrista Consumer Products, 2004).

Low-sugar, no sugar recipes

How to avoid fruit float

s 4HE .ATIONAL #ENTER for Home Food Preservation has links to several reduced sugar recipes.

Go to www.nchfp.uga. edu/ and click on Make Jam & Jelly and scroll down to the bottom. For low-sugar pickle recipes, click on Pickles and then Pickles for Special Diets.

There are also reduced sodium pickle recipes. s 0OMONA S 0ECTIN OFFERS a bunch of recipes at www.pomonapectin.com/ recipes/. It recently published a book, “Preserving With Pomona’s Pectin,” by Allison Carroll Duffy. s 3PLENDA HAS SEVeral recipes for jams and

Sherri Brooks Vinton’s “Put ‘em Up! Fruit,” described the dreaded fruit float that can strike even the most skilled canner. She explained that there are a few things to prevent fruit floating to the top of the jars: cook jams thoroughly, as dictated in the recipe, to break down fruit’s cell walls, allow jam to rest for 5 minutes before filling jars, do not process jars for longer than recipe says, and once the jars have sealed but are still warm, flip them over and let them sit for 30 minutes before storing them right-side up.

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don’t know what the Blackhawks are going to do in free agency to fix their blown chance at another Stanley Cup, but because I’m a pleaser, not a teaser, I’m here to help with a list of 10 (mostly) unrestricted free agents: 1. Center Paul Stastny: A fast, talented skater who’s perfect for the moment when coach Joel Quenneville yanks Andrew Shaw off a line with Patrick Kane and Brandon Saad – a moment expected to come before the third shift. Stastny scored 25 goals last season for the Avalanche, his best since 2006-07, and it’s always good to steal a key player from an evil rival. Stastny won more than 54 percent of his faceoffs and was a plus-9. At 6-foot and 209 pounds, he would match up with the big Kings centers who helped end the Hawks’ championship reign. Stastny knows the puck-possession game the way the Hawks play it, because the Avalanche copied the Hawks’ model. Stastny was selected for the United States Olympic team for his speed and danger in the puck-possession game.

Stastny missed 11 games last season and eight in a 48-game schedule the season before. He might be too expensive, but you have to make that your first stop, and besides, the Hawks are going to move a big salary number anyway, I believe.

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Sterling’s Gabby Sandoval slides safely into third base for a triple during the third inning Monday against Wauconda at the Class 3A Barrington Supersectional. The junior is in her second year as the Golden Warriors’ starting second baseman, and has made an impact in her first season in Sterling’s batting order.

Happy with her hacks Sandoval making most of offensive opportunity

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Something was missing for Gabby Sandoval during what was a magical spring of Sterling softball in 2013.

Then a sophomore, she was the starting second baseman on a team that finished 28-5 and earned fourth place at the Class 3A state tournament in East Peoria. It was the first state softball appearance for the Golden Warriors.

What was missing for Sandoval was the chance to swing the bat. She was the flex player, meaning she played defense, but didn’t get a chance to get her hacks at the plate.

Sandoval did have 11 at-bats in JV contests, but in varsity games, she waited and

School: Sterling Year: Junior Sports: Basketball, softball, volleyball FYI: In her second season as starting second baseman for Golden Warriors. ... Batting .272 in first season of being in the lineup offensively. ... First extra-base hit came in Monday’s supersectional win over Wauconda. watched on the bench, hoping her teammates would put some runs on the board.

When the third out was made, she’d trot out to second base to do her thing.

“It was a little weird,” Sandoval said, “but I knew that my teammates would do a good job batting for me. All I really had

to do was worry about defense.”

This season has been different. Sandoval has been a fixture in the lineup, both at second base and at the plate.

When the team’s top offensive threat, senior Karlie Mellott, was injured and out of the lineup earlier this season, Sandoval was inserted into the No. 2 spot in the order by first-year head coach Becki Edmondson, to take advantage of her bunting ability and speed.

When Mellott returned, Sandoval was inserted into the No. 9 hole, where she has remained.

“She can either hit, or she can bunt for a base hit,” Edmondson said. “That’s what we look for from her.”

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BOYS GOLF | DIXON DUKES

Tough act to follow Eastman succeeds Lessner as Dukes coach Eastman, a business teacher at DHS the past 3 years, described golf as Lee Eastman has shown the “perfect sport.”

“There are other sports he knows how to lose. that I like, but there are Now he wants to show a many of those I can’t play group of Dixon athletes anymore,” Eastman said. how to win.

“Golf, I can play for the rest Eastman, 47, lost 62 pounds this past winter to of my life, and I think the win a weight-loss contest. sport teaches you life lessons. That’s what attracted He hopes to instill that me to the sport, and I think kind of discipline and it will be the perfect coachwant-to as the new head ing position.” golf coach at Dixon High Eastman met with proSchool.

He was formally hired at spective team members the May 14 Dixon School last week. His main message was to get out and Board meeting. Eastman play as much golf as possucceeds Pat Lessner, Alex T. Paschal/apaschal@saukvalley.com who had guided the sible this summer, and Lee Eastman has some pretty big shoes to fill next fall. The Dixon High School Dukes since 1979 before gave the players a list of business teacher takes over as golf coach from Pat Lessner, who had led the resigning after this past youth tournaments in Dukes since 1979. which they could play. season.

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Eastman file High school: Dixon, class of 1985 College: Northern Illinois, class of 1992 FYI: Business teacher at Dixon High School the past 3 years. ...

Hired as golf coach at May 14 school board meeting. ... Also coached wrestling, track and basketball at junior high level.

“I told them they’re not going to get any better unless they get out there and golf and compete,” Eastman said.

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Jordan Spieth, seen above lining up a putt and below teeing off, won the John Deere Classic last July as a 19-year-old, and believes he is ready to win a major after being in contention on Sunday earlier this year at the Masters.

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PINEHURST, N.C. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Talk about the impatience of youth. For 20-year-old Jordan Spieth, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no longer good enough just to be in contention for a major championship.

Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ready to win one.

Spieth was tied for the 54-hole lead at both the Masters and The Players Championship, the two biggest events on the schedule so far, but he couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t hold it together on Sunday.

Now, he comes to the U.S. Open fully convinced that if heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in the same position, heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be the one raising the trophy at the end. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I believe that I can win this golf tournament,â&#x20AC;?

Spieth said Monday after a practice round at Pinehurst No. 2. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I feel comfortable on this golf course. I think it fits my game. And when I step on the first tee, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m trying to do.â&#x20AC;?

Spieth already became the first teenage winner on the PGA Tour since the Great Depression, having captured the John Deere Classic at age 19.

If the Texan can conquer Pinehurst this week, heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d be the youngest major champion since Tom Creavy at the 1931 PGA Championship. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve contended now,â&#x20AC;?

Spieth said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If I can get into that position, the goal isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t just to feel the feelings and try to get the comfort level. Now, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s to really try and put into place what Augusta, as well as The Players, have taught me.

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FYI: 4IED FOR ND AT -ASTERS IN !PRIL 2OOKIE OF THE 9EAR IN AFTER FINISHING TH IN 7ORLD 'OLF 2ANKINGS The approach at No. 9 rolled back off the front of the green, leading to another bogey.

Bubba Watson birdied both holes, turning a two-shot deficit into a two-stroke lead. He was never seriously challenged on the back side, cruising to a threestroke win over Spieth â&#x20AC;&#x153;I feel like,â&#x20AC;? he added to No. 10 in the world and Jonas Blixt. confidently, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I will be rankings. He already He was in contention able to close this one out sounds like a seasoned if I get an opportunity.â&#x20AC;? pro when he talks about again at the Players, generally considered The U.S. Open is usuPinehurst. the most important â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s really hard to hit ally the toughest test the greens,â&#x20AC;? Spieth said. event among the nonamong the majors, â&#x20AC;&#x153;You know that going in, majors, but five bogeys requiring a player to accept that par is a good and you understand that in an 11-hole stretch allowed Martin Kaymer itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s about where youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re score on most holes, to leave TPC Sawgrass leaving it and where and that bogey isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t with the title. necessarily a bad result. youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re pitching the â&#x20AC;&#x153;I learned a lot from ball and the approach In this tournament, both experiences,â&#x20AC;? shots. It still doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t you put away the ego, Spieth said. necessarily help. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s still save those spectacular â&#x20AC;&#x153;I felt like I struck extremely difficult.â&#x20AC;? shots for another week, the ball better, played At Augusta National, and know that the player smarter shots at The Spieth had a win in his who emerges as the Players. I just got bouncchampion will most like- sights when he walked es that didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t go my way. ly be the one who makes off the seventh green So coming in here, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s with a two-stroke lead the fewest mistakes. all behind me. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve goton Sunday.

Those traits usuten what I think I needed Then, his inexperience to learn from those ally require experience. suddenly showed. What experiences, and I will Then again, Spieth has he thought was a perfect put that into account if proven to have a very wedge on No. 8 came up I can work my way into short learning curve.

He has already played 25 feet short of the flag, contention here.â&#x20AC;? leading to a three-putt in the Presidents Cup. Those kids. Always in a hurry.

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Sterlingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Alexey Wolfe (8), Gabby Sandoval (12) and Erin Stroup shake hands with players from Marengo after beating the Indians 6-2 on Saturday in the 3A Marengo Sectional final.

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Rangers right wing Martin St. Louis (left) collides with Kings center Trevor Lewis during Game 3 of the Stanley Cup finals on Monday in New York. The Kings won and took a 3-0 series lead, and will look for the sweep tonight at Madison Square Garden.

Stanley Cup sweep?

Rangers look to regroup after 0-3 start postseason, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been up, been in some exciting games, some NEW YORK â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The gravity of the long games,â&#x20AC;? Kings forward Jarret When: 7 p.m. today situation was etched on the face Stoll said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We just keep playing, Where: Madison Square Garden, of New York Rangers coach Alain trying to find a way to win. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve New York Vigneault. One more loss Wedneshad some fortunate bounces.â&#x20AC;?

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by Los Angeles that sparked the no-nonsense coach Darryl Sutter back to LA for Game 5.

Kings and demoralized New York. worked hard to create. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re down 3-0. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re all lackGetting blanked in the first Stanâ&#x20AC;&#x153;Game 4 was at home. There was ing sleep. This is tough,â&#x20AC;? Vigneault ley Cup finals game at the Garden a lot of distraction,â&#x20AC;? Sutter said of said on a day of optional pracsince the Rangers last won the 2012. â&#x20AC;&#x153;That was a lesson learned, tices. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t expect my players Cup in 1994 only made them feel not just for our players but for our today to be cheery and upbeat. worse. whole organization. We were tryWeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re in the Stanley Cup finals â&#x20AC;&#x153;I do believe we can turn this ing to keep our players as a little and weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re down 3-0. You donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get around. I do,â&#x20AC;? Rangers goalie inner circle, but the circle got a a lot of these opportunities.

Henrik Lundqvist said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;because little bit of infringement.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Excuse us if today weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not real weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been that close in every The Rangers are hoping that cheery, but tomorrow I can tell game.â&#x20AC;? kind of history repeats. you weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to show up.â&#x20AC;?

Even in the shutout loss, the New York has never come back The only levity expressed after Rangers outshot the Kings 32-15. to win a series it trailed 3-0, but the Rangers were beaten 3-0 at They havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t been dominated, the Rangers rallied to knock out home by goalie Jonathan Quick but they also havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t found a way Pittsburgh in the second round and the Kings was when Vigneault to win. this year after trailing 3-1. was asked what his team could The Kings know both sides of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Today is a tough day,â&#x20AC;? forward do differently at Madison Square a 3-0 series. They trailed by that Brad Richards said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Your mind Garden. margin in the opening round of is racing on a thousand different â&#x20AC;&#x153;Score,â&#x20AC;? he said. this postseason to San Jose and things you couldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve done. But you The packed room of reporters then became the fourth NHL team have to make the best of it. The to rally and win. laughed. Vigneault didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t. series is not over. We all canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t wait â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been down a lot this The present predicament makes to get back on the ice.â&#x20AC;?

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Game 4

Natural athleticism Sandovalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s strength HACKS

In the third, she delivered a perfect relay throw to CONTINUED FROM B1 Stroup at first base to complete a twin killing Sandoval is batting .272 that started with Mellott (25-for-92) with 24 runs fielding a grounder to scored, which places her short. sixth on the team in that The gameâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s signature category. defensive play came â&#x20AC;&#x153;I just try to get on any in the top of the sixth way I can,â&#x20AC;? she said. inning. Sterling had led â&#x20AC;&#x153;The next batter is Erin 2-0, but Wauconda cut it [Stroup], and I know in half on a leadoff walk, sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll move me around.â&#x20AC;? an error and two singles.

Sandovalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lone extra With the bases loaded base hit, a triple, came and still nobody out, the in a 3-1 victory against Bulldogsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Lauren Nee hit Wauconda in the Bara sharp liner just to the rington Supersectional on right of second base.

Monday. With one out in But Sandoval veered the bottom of the third, quickly to the right, she hit a line drive to left snared the ball just off the that Wauconda outfielder ground, then flipped it Hayley Redmann dove to Mellott at second base for and missed. The ball for a tide-turning double rolled all the way to the play. fence, and Sandoval was When the next batter, off to the races.

Kayla Wedl, lined out to â&#x20AC;&#x153;I hit it, and it felt really right, Sterling had pregood off my bat,â&#x20AC;? Sando- served its lead. val said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was running Edmondson describes to first, and I heard [first Sandoval as an â&#x20AC;&#x153;incredbase coach] Eric [Staples] ibleâ&#x20AC;? defender. telling me, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Look three, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s really gotten betlook three.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; And then I see ter with her range going Becki waving me. I was up the middle,â&#x20AC;? Edmondlike, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;OK, I got this.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;? son said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Her and Karlie Unfortunately for Sanwork really well together doval, she was erased with that. Her hustle â&#x20AC;&#x201C; on a double play later she dives after plays, and runs behind first base for that inning, but she was things. Her overall athletialso part of turning two cism is a great asset.â&#x20AC;? double plays on defense.

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CONTINUED FROM B1 2. Defenseman Matt Niskanen: He was a

plus-33, which was sixthbest in the league, best among NHL defensemen, and better than any Hawk. His Relative Corsi For percentage, a measure of puck possession, was second-best on the Penguins, and ranked in the NHLâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s top 15, according to extraskater. com. Six of his 10 goals were game-winners for the Penguins, and the Hawks are all about defensemen who can score or contribute to important goals. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 6-foot and 209 pounds, 27 years old, and coming off a career-best 46 points, but was part of the Penguinsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; power play that failed during the playoffs. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a right-handed shot in case Brent Seabrook gets dealt.

his salary demands drop, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d have him on speed-dial.

7. Center Joe Pavelski:

OK, so heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not an unrestricted free agent, and is owed $30 million over the next five seasons, which would require a trade, but so what? I love the way this guy plays, and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll bet Patrick Kane does, too.

8. Center Mike Santorelli: I always look at

centers. This one isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t much of a scorer, but he was a plus-player for a minus-27 Canucks team, won more than 50 percent of his faceoffs, and was a better player on MCT the road than at home, Avalanche center Paul Stastny (right), seen here which indicates poise taking down the Ducksâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Matt Beleskey during a and focus. game last season, would be a good free-agent fit 9. Right wing Benoit with the Blackhawks.

Pouliot: He showed up on my TV a lot during went, finishing with 23 to find during the Canathe Rangersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; playoff run in 75 games. Moulson, diensâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; dramatic playoff to the final. His Rela6-foot-1 and 200 pounds, run. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d consider it, but tive Corsi For percentmissed playoff games not at anything like the age ranks in the top against the Hawks $7.1 million salary deal 20 among playoff perbecause of a lower-body heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s coming off. formers. The 6-foot-3, injury. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 30, but he 6. Right wing Jarome 3. Center Steve Ott: 197-pounder will be 28 has been a plus-player, Rhymes with â&#x20AC;&#x153;not.â&#x20AC;? Just Iginla: Yeah, heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be 37 next season. He never wanted to see if you were even with the dog-breath next season, but he still has scored 20 goals, but paying attention.

Islanders some years. potted 30 goals for the 4. Left wing Matt 5. Left wing Thomas Bruins and finished with heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s regularly a plusplayer. And probably not Moulson: Played for Vanek: Many people put a plus-34, fourth-best in the Islanders, Sabres him atop the UFA list the NHL. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not forking that expensive.

10. Center Michal and Wild, and scored after a 27-goal season, over $7 million per for goals everywhere he but heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 30 and was hard the classy forward, but if Handzus: Gotcha.

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Sterling second baseman Gabby Sandoval (12) waits for the throw to first from pitcher Lexy Staples (right) as Marengoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Jessica Turner tries to beat out a bunt Saturday at the 3A Marengo Sectional final.

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There are two main areas Eastman would like to see improvement in. First, he would like to have more girls on the team. As of now, there is only one â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Olivia Pultorak. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hoping she can enlist some of her female friends to give the sport a try. â&#x20AC;&#x153;For Olivia to do well, I think she needs other girls to feed off of,â&#x20AC;? Eastman said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Back in the 1980s, we had a really

good girls team. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just kind of slacked off over the years, and I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know why.â&#x20AC;?

A second area of improvement will be the use of video technology, something he has used as a junior high track coach.

He uses a phone application to video athletes, to give them instant feedback on areas they can improve on. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The new technology is out there, and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s everchanging,â&#x20AC;? Eastman said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll always be involved with technology, and I think it fits well with golf.â&#x20AC;?

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Heat forward LeBron James (6) fouls Spurs guard Tony Parker (9) during the second half of Game 3 of the NBA Finals on Tuesday in Miami. The Spurs won 111-92, to take a 2-1 series lead.

Heat cooled off Spurs start fast, finish furious

BY TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer

MIAMI â&#x20AC;&#x201C; History would suggest they did everything right.

Oops.

Since LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh teamed up for the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Big 3â&#x20AC;? era with the Miami Heat, there had been some absolute truths when it came to their home playoff games.

When they shot at least 48 percent, they were 18-0. When they made at least 10 shots from 3-point range, they were 12-0. And in this postseason, they were a perfect 8-0 in their building.

No more. On any count.

No Miami miracle this time, either. A blowout got interesting for a few minutes, but in the end, it basically wound up

Star of the game: Kawhi Leonard, Spurs, 29 points, 10-13 FGs Up next: Game 4, Spurs at Heat, 8 p.m.

Thursday TV: ABC as a blowout anyway â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and the road to a third straight NBA championship got considerably tougher.

Down by a staggering 25 points at one point in the first half, the Heat whittled their way within single digits. But they never got all that close to the San Antonio Spurs and wound up falling 11192 in Game 3 of the NBA Finals on Tuesday night.

The Spurs lead the series 2-1, and need only to hold serve at home to end Miamiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s reign as

NBA champions.

James and Wade each scored 22 points, Bosh didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t miss a shot, they connected on 52 percent of their tries from the floor, and they still got drilled. Rashard Lewis scored 14, Ray Allen had 11 and Bosh had only nine â&#x20AC;&#x201C; getting just four shots in 34 minutes.

Kawhi Leonard led the Spurs with 29 points.

Danny Green and Tony Parker each scored 15 for San Antonio and Tim Duncan added 14 for the Spurs.

The signs of trouble were obvious from the get-go. James had 14 points in the early going, and Miami was still down by seven. The Heat gave up 41 points in the first quarter, defense nowhere to be found.

MLB ROUNDUP

Rizzo powers Cubs to win Wainwright picks up ninth win as Cards blank Rays By the Associated Press

Anthony Rizzo homered, doubled twice, and drove in three runs to lead the Cubs over the Pirates 7-3 Tuesday night in Pittsburgh, spoiling Gregory Polancoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s muchanticipated debut.

Rizzo hit a two-run homer in the first inning off Francisco Liriano, who left in the fourth with discomfort on his right side. Rizzo also doubled and scored in the fourth, and hit an RBI double in the seventh, a drive to deep right-center that struck Polancoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s left wrist as the touted rookie tried to make the catch.

Polanco went 1-for-5 after getting called up from Triple-A Indianapolis, where the right fielder was leading the International League with a .347 batting average and 49 RBIs in 62 games.

Pinch-hitter Luis Valbuenaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s two-run double off Casey Sadler (0-1) broke a 3-all tie and put Chicago ahead for good.

Travis Wood (6-5) allowed three runs and nine hits in 6 2/3 innings.

Andrew McCutchen hit a two-run homer for the Pirates, his ninth of the season, and fifth in nine June games.

Valbuena and Junior Lake each had two hits for the Cubs, as did Pittsburghâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Russell Martin and Starling Marte.

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Cardinals 1, Rays 0 : Adam Wainwright

became the NLâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first nine-game winner, and the Cardinals won at Tampa Bay, the Raysâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; third straight shutout loss.

The Cardinals have three consecutive shutouts for the first time since April 2013. St. Louis, with 13 shutouts this season, was coming off 5-0 victories over Toronto on Saturday and Sunday.

Tampa Bay has been shut out an AL-leading 10 times this season. The Rays, who have lost 14 of 15, have not scored a run in 28 innings.

Wainwright (9-3) scattered seven hits over seven innings. Trevor

Rosenthal got the final four outs, including a bases-loaded pop fly by Matt Joyce in the eighth, for his 17th save.

Matt Holliday put the Cardinals up 1-0 with his fourth homer this season, a long drive to left-center with two outs in the sixth off tough-luck loser Jake Odorizzi (2-7).

Sox rained out: The White Soxâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s game against the Tigers on Tuesday at U.S. Cellular Field was postponed due to rain.

No makeup date was immediately announced, but it wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be during this four-game series with the Tigers, which continues today and Thursday.

Detroit visits Chicago again Aug. 29-31.

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Jawaharlal Nehru, the first prime minister of India, said, “A leader or a man of action in a crisis almost always acts subconsciously and then thinks of the reasons for his action.”

Some bridge experts are like that, playing almost by instinct. Others grind it out, calculating the correct actions.

The less capable tend to react almost subconsciously, making the “natural” play without time for analysis. It would be a great idea for almost everyone to slow down.

In this deal, for example, look at the North and East hands. Against four spades, West leads the club queen.

How should East plan the defense?

West was aggressive in

raising to two clubs, but he had a singleton and liked the favorable vulnerability.

North’s three-club advance was a modern cue-bid raise.

It guaranteed at least three-

card spade support and a minimum of game-invitational values. South had sufficient high-card power to jump to game.

The defenders need four tricks. East can anticipate two clubs and one spade, but where is the other winner?

That singleton diamond should be smiling at East. But it is probably pointless discouraging clubs at trick one.

West would surely shift to his heart 10. Instead, East should take control. He should overtake the club queen with his king and switch to his singleton. Then he can take the first or second round of trumps, lead a low club to put his partner back on play, and receive the lethal diamond ruff.

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DIXON OPEN HOUSE 6/14 11-1, 2177 Rt. 26 N. 3BR Country home 3 mi. north of Dixon, ½ acre lot. $122,000 815-2885627 or 815-7267627

STERLING Located in one of the premier neighborhoods in Sterling OPEN HOUSE Sun., June 15th 1-3pm 1812 33rd Ave. This luxurious custom built 2000 home features: 2 story entrance foyer which opens into a large living rm w/ soaring ceilings and two-story windows. Elegant designer kitchen w/stainless appliances and granite counter tops. 4BR, 3.75 ba. (one ba. has 2 showers) Two master suites: one w/Jacuzzi. Loft over-looking living area. Lg. wooden overlooking deck park-like back yard Full bsmt. 3.5 car garage.

Walking distance to Sinnissippi Park and river. $287,000. Take a tour at http://

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ROCK FALLS 2 story 3BR, corner lot, needs extensive repair before move-in, $15,500 815-626-3065

SUBLETTE A Great Community!

3BR Ranch, 1300 sq.ft. Lg. lot, lg. garage. Reduced to $114,500. Good financing avail. To walk through call Jerry Leffelman, Broker 815-8495286.

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1½ acre building lot 5 mi. N/W of Sterling $18,000 815-631-6825

PUBLIC AUCTION

Location: 1570 Nauman Rd. Amboy, IL 61310. ½ mile north of Amboy on Rt. 52, to Nauman Rd. then west to sale site.

SATURDAY, June 21, 2014 9:00 A.M. Personal Property 1:00 P.M. Real Estate

LOTS / LAND 225 FOR SALE Near Amboy, 15 acres of Woods.

Ideal hunting, has cabin. Beautiful to build your home on. Now is the time to buy! Reduced to $9,000 per acre. Contact Sublette Realty for tour. Jerry Leffelman, Broker 815849-5286 Will Trade or sell a wooded lot on Lost Lake for a fishing boat. 815652-2156

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AMBOY $200 off 1st mo/rent Nice 2BR w/ appls. $480mo. + lease & dep. 815-716-0123

ASHTON ★★ 1&2 BR., Ashton/ F.G. 815-7512712/562-5075.★

DIXON Newer 2 BR, apartment Fieldstone area: W/D hookup, appls. incl. Fireplace, garage w/opener. $625 mo., $500 dep.

960 sq. ft.

815-626-1431 or 815-631-5855 2BR Very clean, Garage, quiet, Laundry No smoking or pets. $500 & Dep. 815-6523365.

2BR, 1BA, 816 W 3rd St. $450/mo.

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FULTON

STERLING

DIXON

2BR, 1st floor, applcs., porch & garage, $650 mo. + ref. & dep. No pets.

815-288-5445

FULTON – Great 2 bedroom apartments available now starting at $462 a month!

Rent includes water, sewer and garbage pickup.

On-site laundry, major appliances, off street parking and air conditioning. Please call 1800-686-5165 or (608)822-7368.

This institution is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer.

Equal Housing Opportunity.

NORTHLAND PARK APARTMENTS

Two-2BR houses, C/A, no pets, $550 & $600. Effic. $80 wk. 815-973-2026

Studio, 1 & 2 Bedroom Washer & Dryer Units Fitness Center Balconies / Patios Open House Daily

2BR home. 510 1st Street East. Lyndon IL, ON RIVER. $800/mo.

Kophamer & Blean Realty 815-772-2728

2BR, family room Utility room., $530/mo. + dep.

No pets 815-2745705

NEW TODAY 2BR. $475/mo. All util. but elec: heat, water, garb. incl.

Lower & upper avail. Pets welcome w/$50 dep.

815-994-0755 3BR, 2 full ba., all utilities incl. except elec. $675/mo.

2br, $550/mo. 1BR upper, $425/mo.

All newly remodeled, no pets. Call 815-973-3281 DIXON MANOR APTS- 1BR CLEAN QUIET, WALK TO DOWNTOWN, ONSITE LAUNDRY, APPLIANCES INCLUDED, HEAT, WATER INCLUDED. CALL ERICK 815-739-5806 Large upper 2BR apt. stove, refrig, garbage, and garage. All new carpet. No smoking & NO PETS $500/mo. + $500 dep. Now Available 815-288-1736 Sm. 1BR upper efficiency. New flooring & paint. Stove & refrig., water, garbage furnished. $325/mo. + dep.

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FRANKLIN GROVE FRANKLIN GROVE – 2 bedrooms Apartments AVAILABLE NOW! Rent is based on 30% of adjusted gross income and includes water, sewer, and garbage collection.

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HARMON NEW TODAY 1st Month Free!

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POLO 2BR, util. incl. new carpet & paint, $550/mo.

Call 815-562Keith 7443 or 815-3750007

ROCK FALLS 1BR, applcs furn., spacious, no pets 815-625-0624 2BR $450/mo.

Lease & dep. Req. H & H Rental Properties. Call or text 815-625-7995.

2BR apt. $475/mo.

Apts.

Hampton 815-625-7043 406 Circle Dr., 2BR 1BA. $500 per month + utilities.

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1 or 2BR, $430 815-562-7368 Rochelle Realty.

2 BR., clean, QUIET, coin laundry.

641-777-7261

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REAL ESTATE The Real Estate is located at 210 North Jefferson Ave., Amboy, IL. Directions: From N. Mason Ave. (Rt. 52) in downtown Amboy, take E Hawley St. 1 block east to N Jefferson Ave. then 1 block south to property.

The property consists of a 77.5 x 160 lot, two story home with 4 bedrooms, 2 baths, kitchen w/pantry, dining room, living room, basement & attic. Real Estate will be sold at 1570 Nauman Rd., Amboy, IL. Real Estate Terms: The successful Buyer will be required to put down10% day of auction and execute a contract for the purchase RI WKH UHDO HVWDWH XQGHU WKH WHUPV DQG FRQGLWLRQV VSHFL¿HG KHUHLQ The earnest money should be in the form of a personal check or cashier’s check. The balance of the purchase price will be due at closing to be held on or before July 21, 2014. Seller will provide Buyer with an Owner’s Title Insurance Policy in the amount of the purchase price and will provide a Deed conveying the Real Estate to the Buyer. The 2014 taxes will be prorated and any subsequent taxes will be the responsibility of the Buyer. For Inspection of Property call Mike Espe 630-365-9838.

Announcements made by the auctioneer at the time of auction and during the sale will take precedence over any prior printed material or oral statements. The property is being sold on an “as is, where is” basis, and no warranty or representation, either expressed or implied, concerning the property is made by the seller or the auction company Auctioneer’s note: This will be a large auction, will run 2 auction rings.

Sale Order: 9:00 Antiques & Collectibles, Tools & Shop Equipment - 12:00 Construction Equipment William G Hull Jr. Trust - Owner Contact Bill 630-918-0117 Attorney Dan Parsons 630-208-0674 Mike Espe Lic. # 440.000424 630-365-9838 Joe Wegener Lic. #440.000375 815-766-0756 Chris Wegener Lic.# #440.000267 815-786-2652

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NEW TODAY 1+BR, w/d hookup new flooring/paint $425+ dep. 815499-3187.

Call Me 2-Rent (815)632-7368 (Located Behind Northland Mall)

STERLING 2BR., 1BA garage NO PETS. $550 mo. + dep. 815440-7985.

Beautiful 2BR 1 ba. side by side duplex hardwood floors, 1 car attached garage. 303 th W. 7 St. $600 mo + $600 dep. Call Bill 815-441-6250 or Mark 590-2181

Sterling Rentals Newer 2 Bedroom $599.00 & Up Applcs., Fireplaces 2002 3rd Ave. 1836 First Ave. 606 W. Lefevre 2 BR $535.00 1 BR $465.00 1 Studio $390.00 Partial Heat, Water, Sewer, Refuse Removal, Laundry Facilities, Satellite

RTO 2BR $49,900 $5,000 down.4413515.Agent owned.

MOBILE HOMES

2 BR for $525 Water, sewer, garbage incl.

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MORRISON Tall Pines Mobile Home Community

2 Nice clean 2BR, located 1727 Locust St. (Across from CGH). $550/ mo. + $550 dep. 206 8th Ave $500 + $500 dep.

815-626-7257 or 815-718-0257

has mobile homes available for rent! $350-$595/mo.

Call Kristine for details.

815-772-8943

2BR, 1 car garage, applcs., 310 E. 19th St., $600/mo. + dep. + ref., 815625-6207

*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 respectable, 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!

2BR. Stove & refrig. provided. Pay own utilities. Share garage. Lease & dep. Req. 815441-8652.

3 Nice Apts.

No pets/ smoking.

815-590-3004.

Sinnissippi Townhomes First Mo. Free!

Spacious 2 BR. 2 story townhomes.

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

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NOTICE OF SALE (1408 1st Avenue, Rock Falls, Illinois 61071) PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered by the Court in Whiteside County Case No. 13-CH-86 ST, the property hereinafter described or so much thereof as shall be sufficient to satisfy said Judgment, will be sold to the highest bidder.

1. The common address and other common description, if any, of the real estate is: 1408 1st Avenue, Rock Falls, Illinois.

2. The time and place of sale will be Thursday, July 3, 2014 at 10:00 A.M., Whiteside County Courthouse, 3rd Floor Lobby, 200 E. Knox Street, Morrison, Illinois, conducted by the Whiteside County Sheriff.

3. A description of the improvements on the real estate is: A 9,500 square foot, single story, single tenant metal-panel auto repair garage. About 1,000 square feet is office space.

4. The terms of the sale are: Ten Percent (10%) due by cash or certified funds at the time of the sale and the balance is due within 24 hours of sale. The property offered for sale is subject to all real estate taxes, special assessments or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality of the title and without recourse to the Whiteside County Sheriff's Office and in “As Is” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

5. Title will be conveyed subject to the following liens and interests: all general real estate taxes, special assessments, if any, easements and restrictions of record, and the interests, if any, of any tenant in possession.

6. The property will not be available for inspection.

7. The successful purchaser has the sole responsibility/expense of evicting any tenants or other individuals presently in possession of the subject premises.

8. 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).

9. The name, address and telephone number of the person to contact for information regarding the real estate is: Matthew M. Hevrin, HINSHAW & CULBERTSON LLP, 100 Park Avenue, Rockford, IL 61101, Tel (815) 490-4935.

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F12090131 CHTX IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 14TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WHITESIDE COUNTY- MORRISON, ILLINOIS

BMO HARRIS BANK, N.A., FORMERLY KNOWN AS HARRIS N.A., AS THE ASSIGNEE OF THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION AS THE RECEIVER FOR AMCORE BANK N.A., Plaintiff, v.

JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA, successor by merger to Bank One, NA.

OSCAR C. MARTINEZ; KELLY M. MARTINEZ; OK COLLISION, INC., an Illinois corporation; KRUEGER'S COLLISION, INC., an Illinois corporation; UNKNOWN OWNERS; UNKNOWN TENANTS; UNKNOWN SPOUSES; UNKNOWN HEIRS and NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants.

Case No. 13-CH-86 ST NOTICE OF sale (1408 1st Avenue, Rock Falls, Illinois 61071) PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered by the Court in the above-entitled cause, the property hereinafter described or so much thereof as shall be sufficient to satisfy said Judgment, will be sold to the highest bidder.

A. The name, address and telephone number of the person to contact for information regarding the real estate is: Matthew M. Hevrin, HINSHAW & CULBERTSON LLP, 100 Park Avenue, Rockford, Illinois 61101, Tel. (815) 490-4935.

B. The common address and other common description, if any, of the real estate is: 1408 1st Avenue, Rock Falls, Illinois 61071.

C. The legal description of the real estate is: Lots 1, 2 and 3 in Block 1 of Oltman Park Subdivision, located in the Northeast Quarter of Section 33, Township 21 North, Range 7 East of the 4th P.M., Whiteside County, Illinois; according to the Plat thereof recorded January 12, 1931 in Plat Book 8, page 11.

COMMON ADDRESS: 1408 First Avenue Rock Falls, Illinois PROPERTY CODE: 11-33-276-023 D. A description of the improvements on the real estate is: A 9,500 square foot, single story, single tenant metal-panel auto repair garage. About 1,000 square feet is office space.

E. The time and place of sale will be Thursday, July 3, 2014 at 10:00 A.M., Whiteside County Courthouse, 3rd Floor Lobby, 200 E. Knox Street, Morrison, Illinois.

F. The terms of the sale are: Ten Percent (10%) due by cash or certified funds at the time of the sale and the balance is due within 24 hours of sale. The property offered for sale is subject to all real estate taxes, special assessments or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality of the title and without recourse to the Whiteside County Sheriff's Office and in “as is” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

G. Title will be conveyed subject to the following liens and interests: all general real estate taxes, special assessments, if any, easements and restrictions of record, and the interests, if any, of any tenant in possession.

H. The property will not be available for inspection.

I. The successful purchaser has the sole responsibility/expense of evicting any tenants or other individuals presently in possession of subject premises.

J. 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).

BMO HARRIS BANK, N.A., FORMERLY KNOWN AS HARRIS N.A., AS THE ASSIGNEE OF THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION AS THE RECEIVER FOR AMCORE BANK N.A., Plaintiff Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP By: Matthew M. Hevrin One of Its Attorneys Matthew M. Hevrin (ARDC #6256083) Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP 100 Park Avenue P.O. Box 1389 Rockford, IL 61105-1389 Phone: 815-490-4900 Fax: 815-490-4901

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS COMMUNITY STATE BANK OF ROCK FALLS-) FULTON, Plaintiff, v.

GREGORY D. HAYEN, UNKNOWN OWNERS, and NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants.

No. 14 CH 56 ST NOTICE BY PUBLICATION Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants: That this case has been commenced in this Court against you and other defendants, praying for the foreclosure of a certain Mortgage conveying the premises described as follows, to-wit: Lot 8 in Block 4 of Manufacturer's Addition to the City of Fulton, Whiteside County, Illinois; according to the Plat thereof recorded June 20, 1893 in Plat Book 5, page 36.

COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 4960 23rd Avenue, Fulton, Illinois 61052 and which said Mortgage was made by: Gregory D. Hayen, Mortgagor, to Community State Bank of Rock Falls-Fulton, as Mortgagee, and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Whiteside County, Illinois, as Document No. 101942009; and for other relief; that summons was duly issued out of said Court against you as provided by law and that the said suit is now pending.

NOW, THEREFORE, UNLESS YOU file your answer or otherwise file your appearance in this case in the Office of the Clerk of this Court: Clerk of the Circuit Court Whiteside County Courts Facility, Eastern Division 101 E. Third St. Sterling, IL 61081 on or before July 3, 2014, A DEFAULT MAY BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU AT ANY TIME AFTER THAT DAY AND A JUDGMENT MAY BE ENTERED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRAYER OF SAID COMPLAINT. Dated: May 29, 2014.

Terrence L. Batten aka Terrence Batten; American General Financial Services of Illinois, Inc. d/b/a Springleaf Financial Services of Illinois, Inc.; Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants Defendants.

12 CH 206 Property Address: 504 West 6th Street, Sterling, Illinois 61081

NOTICE OF SHERIFF SALE Public notice is hereby given that in pursuance of a judgment of said Court entered in the above-entitled cause on March 5, 2014, I, Sheriff, Kelly C. Wilhelmi of Whiteside County, Illinois, will hold a sale on July 3, 2014 , commencing at 10 AM, at the Whiteside County Courthouse, 200 East Knox Street, Morrison, IL 61270 . to sell to the highest bidder or bidders the following described real estate, or so much thereof as may be sufficient to satisfy said decree, to-wit: THE EAST 20 FEET OF LOT 8 AND THE WEST 40 FEET OF LOT 9 IN BLOCK 27 IN WALLACE'S ADDITION TO THE CITY OF STERLING, IN WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as: 504 West 6th Street, Sterling, Illinois 61081

IN ACCORDANCE WITH 735 ILCS 5/15-1507(c)(1)(H-1) AND (H-2), 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(5), AND 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1), YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE PURCHASER OF THE PROPERTY, OTHER THAN A MORTGAGEE, SHALL PAY THE ASSESSMENTS AND LEGAL FEES REQUIRED BY SUBSECTIONS (g)(1) AND (g)(4) OF SECTION 9 AND THE ASSESSMENTS REQUIRED BY SUBSECTION (g-1) OF SECTION 18.5 OF THE ILLINOIS CONDOMINIUM PROPERTY ACT. Terms of Sale: CASH - 10% down at the time of sale and the balance due within 24 hours of the sale. All payments for the amount bid shall be in certified funds payable to the Sheriff of Whiteside County.

The person to contact for information regarding this property is: Steven J. Lindberg at FREEDMAN ANSELMO LINDBERG LLC 1771 West Diehl Road, Suite 120, Naperville, IL 60563 (866) 402-8661. For bidding instructions, visit www.fal-illinois.com 24 hours prior to sale.

This communication is an attempt to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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No. 2014 P 35 CLAIM NOTICE Notice is given to creditors of the death of Glenn L. Schoenholz of Dixon, Illinois 61021. Letters of office were issued to Diane Schoenholz Sanders, 8062 S. IL Rt. 2, Dixon, IL 61021 and Janet K. Schoenholz Beiler, 611 16th Ave., Sterling, IL 61081, as Independent Co-Executors, whose attorney of record is David W. Badger, Ehrmann Gehlbach Badger Lee & Considine, LLC, 215 E. First Street, Dixon, Illinois 61021.

The estate will be administered without court supervision, unless under section 28-4 of the Probate Act (755 ILCS 5/284) any interested person terminates independent administration at any time by mailing or delivering a petition to terminate to the clerk.

Claims against the estate may be filed in the office of the Clerk of the Court at 309 S. Galena Avenue, Dixon, Illinois 61021, or with the representative, or both, on or before the date which is six (6) months after the date of the first publication of this Claim Notice, or, if mailing or delivering of a notice from the representative is required by section 18-3 of the Probate Act of 1975, the date stated in that notice. Any claim not filed on or before that date is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the clerk must be mailed or delivered to the representative and to the attorney within 10 days after it has been filed.

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The CONTRACT DOCUMENTS may be examined at the following locations: Fehr Graham 515 Lincoln Highway Rochelle, IL 61068 Copies of the CONTRACT DOCUMENTS may be obtained at the office of Fehr Graham located at 515 Lincoln Highway, Rochelle, IL 61068 upon payment of $100 for each set, Bid documents are available electronically at www.fehrgraham.com or at www.questcdn.com.

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Concrete Contractors

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815-626-5136

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815-626-9026

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Deck Builders

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Int./ext. painting, power washing, decks, houses, RV's, etc. 10% Spring Disc., additional 5% for AffordSeniors. able, reliable, professional.

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Lawn & Garden LAWN MAINTENANCE INSURED Tilling, Mowing, Hedges Residential & Commercial Brian Stouffer * 815-440-2753 * ODD JOBS TO GO No Job too small Mowing and odd jobs. Call today for your FREE Estimate â&#x2DC;&#x2026;JERRY MILESâ&#x2DC;&#x2026; (815) 631-8714

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Lewis Plumbing 815-288-0028 Serving All of the Sauk Valley Area Lic.#058-173956

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;Area's #1 Roofing Contractor IL Lic# 104-015191 Licensed, Bonded & Insured â&#x20AC;˘Roofing â&#x20AC;˘Siding â&#x20AC;˘Windows â&#x20AC;˘Decks â&#x20AC;˘Additions â&#x20AC;˘Garages & More Residential & Commercial Call now to schedule your FREE Estimate!

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A1 STERLING GARAGE SALES 624

PETS & PET SUPPLIES 775

Combining 3 stores in to 2 Items must go!

Wed./Thurs. 9-6, Fri. 11-6, Sat. 9-4 Early Sales Starting Tues.

Bizarre Americana 609 W. Third St.

By Steel Worker's Credit Union bottom Ave. G Bridge Twin, full, queen, king beds $100.

Sofas $60, double reclining sofas $70, recliners $50, dressers $50, roll away twin beds $40, Futon bed $100, end tables, side by side refrig. $170, washer $120, gas stove $120, lg. Table, dishwasher, sofa sleeper $70, love seat $40, 3pc.

Sectional $180, twin- full- queen headboards, computer desk, dbl. reclining loveseat, new full- queenking box springs, split queen box springs. Early sales welcome Tuesday!

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

Free Kittens to good home: 1F calico, 1M yellow tabby, litter trained 815-915-9472 Free kittens: 4 tiger, 1 b/w. 8 wks old. Free to good indoor home only.

779-245-1596 Male Minipin, Free to Good Home, 34 yrs. old, fixed, 779-861-1086

ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES 705 I Buy: Antique furniture, fishing tackle, toys, post cards junk. 815-445-6151 Original WW2 German model K98 Mauser Rifle must have FOID card. $600 OBO 815-284-9967

GUNS & ARCHERY

706

22 long ammo.

Box of 50 $6. box of 500 $55. FOID req. Call 815-9731334.

APPLIANCES

710

CLOVER HILLS LEASE TO OWN APPLIANCES TVâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S MATTRESSES

815.625.8529 Frigidaire electric glasstop stove, bisk, $200/obo 419-376-9090 Kenmore Portable Almond Dishwasher $100. 815-9737744 Reliable, LIKE NEW used appliances, cmsappliance.net (815)626-1003

BICYCLES

715

Apollo Mt. 26â&#x20AC;? boy's bike, New, $75 815-626-0892 Apollo Mt. 26â&#x20AC;? girl's bike, New, $75 815-626-0892

SPORTING GOODS

716

Basketball hoop, portable w/ weight. $100.

815-9737744

FURNITURE

755

6 FT. Oak dining room table $45 815-288-6200 8pc. King bedroom set, black lacquer. Like new $500/obo.

630201-2888 Rock Falls 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.

HEALTH & FITNESS

761

WERE YOU IMPLANTED WITH A ST. JUDE RIATA DEFIBRILLATOR LEAD WIRE between June 2001 and December 2010? Have you had this lead replaced, capped or did you receive shocks from the lead? You may be entitled to compensation. Contact Attorney Charles Johnson 1-800535-5727

MEDICAL SUPPLIES

762

Lift chair recliner: Very clean, exc. cond. Green color, Golden Brand, asking $425. 815625-9195

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

779

16.5 HP Yard Machine. 38â&#x20AC;? deck riding mower, rebuilt engine. $400.

815-622-8566 1990 John Deere 318 runs great & looks great! $850 Call after 4. 815625-6463 MTD Yard Machine 15.5hp B&S, 42â&#x20AC;? cut, 7spd shift on the go. Very good cond. $475.

815-973-3223.

EXERCISE EQUIPMENT

785

Westlo Treadmill, 2 elevations, 10 speed, good cond., 815-625-1634

TICKETS / TRAVEL 787 & EVENTS No person or business, unless properly licensed by the Illinois Secretary of State, may sell ticket(s) for any sporting event or otherwise, for more than the price printed upon the face of the said ticket(s).

Only licensed ticket brokers may legally advertise, negotiate and execute the sale of ticket(s) for any amount over what is printed upon the face of ticket.

ELECTRONICS

790

23â&#x20AC;? Sanyo Color works TV, older, good, flat screen, 815-625-1634

TOOLS & MACHINERY

792

DeWalt Radial arm saw. $65 815-2847569 Poulan Chain Saw, used once, 16â&#x20AC;? Bar 35cc $85 815-2847569

WANT TO BUY 795 Buy gold & silver coins, scrap silver & gold, & guns.

815-625-0966

MISCELLANEOUS 796 FOR SALE 13 ft trampoline, 1 yr old. $100. 815535-8108 27â&#x20AC;? Sephra commercial chocolate fountain.

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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.

Chair w/ attached hair dryer. $100 815-625-9457 Chapel Hill Cemetery Sec. M. 2 graves. $450 ea.

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MISCELLANEOUS 796 FOR SALE

For Sale: blond Drexel dresser, china cabinet, solid wood drop leaf dining room table w/ leaves & pads, 815-625-9283

Twin mattress new; 4 drawer legal file; 2 100-watt stereo speakers; laptop; printer-up to 17â&#x20AC;?x 22â&#x20AC;?; brass umbrella stand; antique coat tree.

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Lg. stack of Rough Sawn hardwood lumber, oak, walnut cherry. $750 Or $1.50 per running ft. 815-2883301 Outdoor ticket 4'x4'x8'. booth, $300.

815-7784856.

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

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Very nice small leather Lazy Boy recliner. Like new. $80. 815-718-4385 Wren Birdhouses, $10 815-213-0557

FARM LAND FOR SALE

805

160 Acre Farm, Lee County 135 tillable, May Township. $7,500 per acre.

Call Tim Crawford, Crawford Realty LLC 815-535-3444 21 acres, 10 tillable,11 timber, w/electricity Lee Co. $139,900 Tim Crawford, Crawford Realty LLC 815-535-3444

HORSES & SUPPLIES

LIVESTOCK / SUPPLIES

Milking Goat Farm, Last chance this year to start or add to your herd, 6 bucks & 3 does, 8309-525-6274

FARM EQUIPMENT

4 Horses at least 2 must go. Call 815762-1716

855

N.I. 299 Haybine. $800 815-4400032

CLASSIC CARS

904

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

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1993 Mercury Topaz GS, $1,000, needs work. 815626-5629

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