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FLASH FLOODING | SAUK VALLEY

Water’s back on tap Rock Falls water service resumes; boil order in effect

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

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Pallets of bottled water are unloaded from a Wal-Mart truck Tuesday afternoon as Rock Falls residents flocked to the community building to get drinking water.

ROCK FALLS – The city’s water supply was back online at 8:30 p.m.

Tuesday, after several days of heavy rains overwhelmed the sewer system.

The city water supply was turned off at 6:30 a.m. Tuesday because the lift station pumps were unable to keep up with the volume of water entering the system during a short period of time.

Mayor Bill Wescott called a news conference for 7:30 p.m. at City Hall, where he announced the water would be on in about an hour. A boil hour was also issued at that time.

City Water Department Superintendent Ted Padilla said he expects water sample results to come back sometime Thursday morning.

The mayor apologized to residents during the televised news conference, and announced that the water would soon be back online.

“The problems at the lift station have been resolved, and three of the four pumps are running,” Wescott said. “We’re slowly opening the flow of other lift stations, and closely monitoring the situation.”

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Water, water everywhere in the Sauk Valley

More storm coverage Pounding the pavement ... Dixon mayor: Ignoring infrastructure came back to bite the city.

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

There’s an app for that ... Lee County has help for storm clean-up in the palm of its hands.

Page A2 For more Sauk Valley storm coverage, visit http://shawurl. com/floodcoverage to see a comprehensive list of stories, photos, video, and more.

STERLING – Almost 4 inches of rain fell Monday throughout the Sauk Valley, with the hardest hit areas being Rochelle and Rock Falls.

According to the National Weather Service, 3.43 inches of rain fell in Rochelle, and 3.44 inches in Rock Falls. Amboy saw 3.12 inches, Dixon got 2.8, and Ashton got 2.51.

In Whiteside County, Morrison had just less than 2 inches, Erie had 1.6, and Sterling saw 1.24 inches, according to the NWS. Thunderstorms and rain were in the forecast for today and Thursday, but the Weather Service could not say whether there would be as much precipitation as Monday.

Lee and Ogle sheriffs departments have issued nowake rules for the Rock River, restricting boats to speeds of 5 mph or less, until Thursday in Ogle County and until further notice in Lee. SAUK VALLEY CONTINUED ON A5

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Monday’s rainfall totals for the Sauk Valley, according to the National Weather Service.

WHITESIDE COUNTY

County board thanks retirees for their service Former Morrison mayor among those honored Tuesday; combined, group put in 130 years

BY JERMAINE PIGEE jpigee@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 5525 @JPigee84

MORRISON – The Whiteside County Board recognized five retirees during its meeting Tuesday night.

Combined, the retirees are

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taking with them 130 years of experience working for the county.

Former Morrison Mayor Roger Drey is retiring after spending 37 years as a correctional officer, correctional shift supervisor and deputy sheriff for the Whiteside

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County Sheriff’s Department.

Glen Truesdell, the board’s vice chairman, said the board was recognizing Drey for his “diligence and exemplary performance.”

Drey ended his term as mayor in 2013, after spending 18 years as mayor.

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Drey did not attend Tuesday’s meeting and couldn’t be reached for comment.

Longtime county economic development leader Betty Steinert will also retire this year, effective July 1.

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The next board meeting will be at 6:30 p.m. July 21 at the Whiteside County Law Enforcement Center Building, 400 N. Cherry in Morrison. Visit www. whiteside.org/ or call 815-7725100 for more information.

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Part of the Wal-Mart parking lot in Sterling was still under water Tuesday after a storm walloped the Sauk Valley on Monday.

LEE COUNTY

Help in the palm of their hands App will help public agencies identify storm damage

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

DIXON – The last thing public agencies want to worry about after a horrific storm hits is paperwork.

But paperwork is often the only way to get much-needed federal funding to help with cleanup and repairs.

Now – and excuse the cliché – Lee County has an app for that.

The whole thing started because Kevin Lalley, director of emergency services, has terrible handwriting. He said so himself, laughing, during an interview Tuesday afternoon.

“I have poor penmanship,” he said. “I didn’t pay attention in school, so typing for me is better.”

And, undoubtedly, when filling out file after file after file of damage assessments after a storm, his handwriting would only get more illegible.

The county IT department, it turns out, had a solution.

The smartphone application that the staff created, at no cost to the county, uses GPS to automatically input the address of whatever structure you’re standing in front of. It then offers the user a dropdown menu, which asks the person to gauge the severity of damage to the structure.

If the person assessing damage can’t tell whether there had been a structure where they’re standing, a map can be pulled up within the app that shows a

Brandon L. Prewitt, 18, of Lyndon; 2:39 p.m. Monday at Second Street and Second Avenue; failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident; given notice to appear in court.

Lee County Sheriff Cody A. Haenitsch, 25, of Ashton; 1:38 a.m. Tuesday; driving under the influence, improper lane usage, no proof of insurance; given notice to appear in court.

Diondre Davis, 27, of Dixon Correctional Center; 10:05 p.m. Monday; warrant for failure to appear; held at correctional center.

Blake L. Morrison, 20, of Dixon; 3:41 p.m. Monday; order of commitment; posted bond and given notice to appear in court.

Ogle County Sheriff Anthony Borgmann, 28, of Forreston; Monday; warrant for aggravated fleeing or attempting to elude a police officer; posted bond and given notice to appear in court.

Jennifer Williamson, 30, of Freeport; Monday; warrant for failure to appear; given notice to appear in court.

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ABOVE: A map in the new app that Lee County is using shows the severity of the damage to storm-hit areas, and color-coded marks show emergency crews assess where the storm hit hardest. RIGHT: The satellite view of a section of street can alert assessors as to whether a structure that was once there is missing after a storm. satellite image of the area.

All of that data is then input to a file that’s sent directly to FEMA. The coolest feature, though, is that as app users are doing damage assessment in the field, the data are fed in real time to a computer where emergency workers can follow not only the track of the storm, but where it hit hardest.

Once damage assessments are completed, they will appear as one of four colors of markers – varied based on severity.

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Damage assessors can also include symbols for whether a tree has fallen or a wire is down. Once it’s been cleared by emergency workers, someone in the central office can click on the tree or wire marker and remove it.

“It’s going to make things quicker and a lot easier,” Lalley said.

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FLASH FLOODING | SAUK VALLEY

‘Unfortunately, God works faster than we do’ Mayor: Ignoring infrastructure came back to bite city

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

DIXON – There’s a hole on West Seventh Street large enough to swallow a car. It’s not only a lasting impression from Monday’s flash flood in Dixon, but also an example to some of why it’s important to stay ahead on city infrastructure needs.

Had the city stayed on top of street maintenance, Mayor Li Arellano Jr. said, Seventh Street would have been less vulnerable.

An update before the storm would have cost tens of thousands of dollars. Now the city could be looking at a six-figure emergency project.

“Those are the kinds savings you see when you invest in infrastructure,” Arellano said Tuesday.

Monday’s storm brought 2.8 inches of rain, which city officials believe made the southwest corridor of Dixon most susceptible to damage. Both Arellano and Interim City Manager David Nord cited continual drainage problems south of the 700 blocks along Monroe and Depot avenues.

A creek neighbors South Monroe Avenue. Until Monday, its water fun-

neled into a galvanized culvert, allowing the creek to run under Seventh Street.

As water cascaded onto Monroe Monday, it not only caused substantial flooding to nearby homes, but also placed enormous pressure on Seventh Street infrastructure, Arellano said.

Since the street had been neglected, it crumbled.

“There must have been a couple of weak points underneath [Seventh Street],” Arellano said.

“When that huge, essentially, river was trying to funnel through that tiny space, there’s a powerful force of water that’s ripping gravel out. Once that happened, it was kind of a free-for-all.”

The street collapse exposed gas, electrical and water lines.

“The south side of the road is gone,” Nord said.

“It is an absolute mess.”

The Dixon street and water departments, Illinois Department of Transportation, the Army Corps of Engineers and several engineering firms coordinated efforts to assess the Seventh Street damage and divert traffic from the area. The road will be closed to through traffic for several days.

Others from the private

sector donated pumps, to help nearby residents dry out their homes, and lights, to keep the area illuminated through the night. The City Council will hold a special meeting at 10 a.m. Thursday to discuss what emergency action to take on Seventh.

Although he’s hopeful federal or state grants will be available to help pay for the repair, Arellano said the council likely won’t know whether such help will be on the way anytime soon.

“We’ll have the option Thursday morning to decide where to pull [the money] out of the budget,” Arellano said.

“Given the emergency nature, we’re going to have to make sure we’re pulling it out of something that we can count on.”

To the mayor, there’s some irony in the situation. City leaders are working to coordinate a 20-year infrastructure plan, with the idea to update one-quarter of the city each budget year.

Arellano wants to tackle the southwest region first.

Monday’s flood has – perhaps – accelerated that timeline.

“We knew that area was a concern,” Arellano said. “Unfortunately, God works faster than we do.”

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

ABOVE: Work crews and city officials inspect the damage to Seventh Street near the Monroe Street intersection Tuesday morning, following the torrential downpour Monday that washed out the street, causing a partial collapse.

LEFT: Dan Mahan (left), superintendent of Dixon’s Waste Water Department, and Mayor Li Arellano discuss the damage.

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Wednesday, June 17, 2015

OBITUARIES Merrill L. ‘Pat’ Draper AMBOY – Merrill L. “Pat” Draper, 93, of Amboy, died Sunday, June 14, 2015, at Aperion Care Amboy.

Pat was born Feb. 17, 1922, the son of Ivan and Helen (Murphy) Draper in New Bedford. He was united in marriage to Joyce Conner on Oct. 18, 1946, in Ohio. He served in the Navy during World War II. Pat moved in 1948 to the Walton area and farmed there for his whole life. He was a member of the Amboy School Board, Lee County Merit Board, Lee County Deputies Association, the Lee County ASCS Committee, and Walnut Masonic Lodge 722. He was the East Grove Township road commissioner for 26 years. Pat was a former member of Ohio United Methodist Church, and a member of Red Oak United Methodist Church. He enjoyed the Lee County 4-H Center.

He served on the 4-H Center Board and was a 4-H leader. Pat enjoyed fishing in Canada, area high school sports, and local livestock shows.

He dearly loved his grandchildren.

He is survived by his wife of 68 years, Joyce of Amboy; one daugh-

ter, Kelli (Jane) Draper of Dixon; one son, Tom (Theresa) Draper, and their two children, Nathan Draper and Lydia Draper all of Amboy; one daughter-in-law, Sandra Draper, her two children, Jonathan Draper and Mathew (Katie) Draper, and one greatgrandchild, Curtis Draper, all of Amboy; one sister, Marjorie Frank of Palm Springs, California; one sisterin-law, Barb Draper of Ohio; and numerous nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by two sons, Michael, and one in infancy; his parents; four brothers, Marvin, James, Ivan “Short” Jr., and Robert; and one sister, Marian Gustafson.

Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday at Garland Funeral Home in Walnut. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Friday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Judy Giese, pastor of Red Oak United Methodist Church in Walnut, officiating.

Burial will be at Walnut Cemetery.

Memorials have been established to the Ohio Veterans Memorial and Lee County 4-H Center.

Visit garlandfuneralhome.com to send condolences.

Louis V. Cerveny SAVANNA – Louis V. Cerveny, 95, of Savanna, died Sunday, June 14, 2015, at Big Meadows Nursing Home in Savanna.

He served in the Army.

Louis was the father of Marilou (Les) Haworth of Elgin and Audrey (Jonathan) Nesbitt of Sterling.

Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m., with

Masonic funeral rites at 7 p.m., Thursday at Law-Jones Funeral Home in Savanna. The funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday, followed by military honors and a luncheon, at First United Methodist Church in Savanna. Burial will be at 3 p.m. Friday at Czech National Cemetery in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

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

Visitation will be from 1 to 2 p.m. Saturday and a memorial service at 2 p.m.

Saturday at Faith United Methodist Church in Polo, with the Rev. Derek

Rogers, pastor, officiating. Cremation rites have been accorded. PrestonSchilling Funeral Home in Dixon is handling arrangements.

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

FUNERAL SERVICES FOR THE WEEK Today’s visitations: Anthony B “Tony” Parks of Franklin Grove, 10 a.m. at Unger-Horner Funeral Home in Rochelle.

Noralee M. Stowell of Dixon, 10:30 a.m. at Preston-Schilling Funeral Home in Dixon.

Thursday visitations: Dale H. Sobottka of Deer Grove, 9:30-11 a.m. at Tampico United Methodist Church.

Merrill L. “Pat” Draper of Amboy, 4-7 p.m. at Garland Funeral Home in Walnut.

Louis V. Cerveny of Savanna, 5-7 p.m., with Masonic funeral rites accorded at 7 p.m., at Law-Jones Funeral Home in Savanna.

Gladys May of Rock Falls, 5-7 p.m. at McDonald Funeral Home in Rock Falls.

Thursday funerals: Dale H. Sobottka of Deer Grove, 11 a.m. at Tampico United Methodist Church.

Friday funerals: Gladys May of Rock Falls, 10 a.m. at McDonald Funeral

Home in Rock Falls.

Louis V. Cerveny of Savanna, 10:30 a.m. at First United Methodist Church in Savanna.

Merrill L. “Pat” Draper of Amboy, 2 p.m. at Garland Funeral Home in Walnut.

Saturday visitations: Robert O. Pearson of Oregon, 9-11 a.m. at FarrellHolland-Gale Funeral Home in Oregon.

Viola May Bovey of Dixon, 1-2 p.m. at Faith United Methodist Church in Polo.

Warren H. Engle of Dixon, 1-4 p.m. at Jones Funeral Home in Dixon.

Saturday funerals: Robert O. Pearson of Oregon, 11 a.m. at FarrellHolland-Gale Funeral Home in Oregon.

Rita E. Brickle-Buhlman of Rock Falls, gathering of family and friends, noon at White Pines State Park in Mount Morris.

Viola May Bovey of Dixon, 2 p.m. memorial service at Faith United Methodist Church in Polo.

Erna Hudson STERLING – Erna Hudson, 83, of Sterling, died Tuesday, June 16, 2015, at her home.

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(Rita) Prentice; sister, She was born Oct. Diana (Adelbert) Wise; 16, 1945, in Mendota, and sister-in-law, June to James and Marga- Prentice. ret (Kennedy) Prentice. She also was preceded Dixie married Edward in death by her sister, Johnston on Nov. 19, Donna Lunardon; and 1983, at a ceremony in brother, James Prentice.

Dixon. He preceded her Visitation will be from in death. Dixie loved 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday spending time with her and the funeral at 6 family and friends, espe- p.m. Thursday at Brown cially her grandchildren. Funeral Home and CreShe enjoyed boating, mation Services in Niles. fishing, camping, and A separate service for reading. friends and family to She is survived by honor Dixie’s life will be her daughter, Tiffany at a later date in Men(James) Jaynes; two dota. stepchildren, Edward Memorial contribuand Richard Johnston tions may be made to of Spring Valley; four her family in care of grandchildren, Mer- Brown Funeral Home, cedes (Brandon) Nyhuis, 521 E. Main Street, Niles, Stingray Jaynes, Shelby MI 49120.

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ROCK FALLS – Gladys May, 95, of Rock Falls, died Monday, June 15, 2015, at CGH Medical Center in Sterling.

She was born April 22, 1920, in Haydock, England, the daughter of William and Ethel (Glover) Garner. She married Harold Joseph May on Sept.

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Gladys enjoyed playing cards and knitting.

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She also was preceded in death by three sisters and two brothers.

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Memorials have been established to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and the American Heart Association.

DIXON – Warren H. Engle, 67, of Dixon, died Sunday, June 14, 2015, at his home.

He was born July 24, 1947, in Dixon, the son of Lloyd and Arlene (Portner) Engle. Warren had been a conductor for Chicago & Northwestern-Union Pacific railroads for 42 years before his retirement in 2007. He was a member of the Dixon Elks Lodge. Warren was a veteran of the Army.

He married Michele Ann Sheridan on Oct. 29, 1966, in Dixon. She preceded him in death on April 22, 2012.

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son, Todd (Val) Engle of Dixon; daughter, Tiffany Engle of Kenosha, Wisconsin; grandson, Nicholas Engle of Dixon; and two sisters, Robin Engle of Wausau, Wisconsin, and Terry Hintz of Amboy.

He also was preceded in death by his parents.

Visitation will be from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday at Jones Funeral Home in Dixon. Cremation rites have been accorded.

In lieu of flowers, a memorial has been established to Serenity Hospice & Home in Oregon.

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ILLINOIS LEGISLATURE

Rauner launches ads blasting Democrats Governor says he won’t sign budget until Dems OK measures he wants SPRINGFIELD (AP) – Gov. Bruce Rauner launched television ads blasting House Speaker Michael Madigan and other Illinois Democrats as unwilling to cut spending as state legislators returned to Springfield on Tuesday in an overtime session amid a budget staleMichael mate.

Madigan The ads – Illinois House speaker which also criticize Democrats as interested only in raising taxes – are paid for by a committee created to support the Republican governor’s agenda. Rauner and billionaire businessman Sam Zell, who put in $4 million, have been its donors.

Lawmakers are at an impasse over a budget for the fiscal year that begins July 1. Democrats approved a plan that’s at least $3 billion short of revenues and want Rauner to consider new taxes. Lawmakers allowed a tempo-

rary income tax approved in 2011 to roll back in January. But Rauner, who campaigned against extending the tax increase, says he won’t sign the budget until Democrats approve measures he says will create jobs.

“Mike Madigan and the politicians he controls refuse to change. They’re saying ‘no’ to spending discipline, ‘no’ to job-creating economic reforms, ‘no’ to term limits,” a voice in the ad says as a picture of Madigan flashes on the screen. “All they want is higher taxes, again.”

Madigan dismissed the ads as “non-budget issue” and told reporters Tuesday his chamber was ready to meet in “continuous session” all summer to work with Rauner.

“That TV ad takes this to the extreme, takes away from moderation,” Madigan said. “The number one problem facing the state of Illinois is the budget deficit and the elimination of that budget deficit will only be done in moderation, not

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Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner (center) is shown May 29 at the Executive Mansion in Springfield. Rauner has launched television ads criticizing House Speaker Michael Madigan and other Illinois Democrats as unwilling to cut spending and interested only in raising taxes. The ads that began airing Tuesday are paid for by a committee created to support the Republican governor’s agenda. Rauner and billionaire businessman Sam Zell are donors. in the extreme. And any actions by anybody in the extreme are not helpful.”

Other Democrats called the ads unhelpful.

“We need to be focusing on actually getting a budget put in place,” said Sen. Heather Steans, a

Chicago Democrat. “We need to provide fiscal stability and security.”

But there were few hints of progress on the budget Tuesday as lawmakers gathered for the lackluster session. Attendance was visibly down from

regular session, with several lawmakers wearing Blackhawks jerseys to celebrate the team’s Stanley Cup win the evening before. And Madigan, who called a solo news conference while his session was still meeting,

said he couldn’t recall the last time he spoke to Rauner about the budget.

Aside from votes on more minor bills, both chambers largely met as committees of the whole, meaning they discussed issues but didn’t take votes. The Senate took up the affordability of higher education. The House heard testimony on a proposal to privatize the state’s economic development agency.

Rauner, who has been traveling the state to promote his agenda, did not make any public appearances Tuesday.

“Change in Springfield isn’t easy but you didn’t send me here to do what’s easy,” he says in the ad.

“With your help, I’m going to keep fighting to grow our economy and fix our broken state government.”

Lawmakers plan to meet twice more this month ahead of the start of the next fiscal year.

Illinois Comptroller Leslie Munger has warned that without a budget in place by the end of the month, she won’t be able to do her job of writing the state’s checks to make most of the state’s payments to vendors or state employees.

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DIXON

City is firming up plans to fill city manager position Search firm sought; officials hope to fill job by November Elsewhere

While Dixon looks for a city manager, the Lee County Board is toying with the idea of hiring a county administrator – the first in the county’s history. Page A7

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Rock Falls Sewer Department workers pump water into tankers Tuesday afternoon following Monday’s gully-washer. The city’s water supply was back online at 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, after several days of heavy rains overwhelmed the sewer system.

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Wescott said this situation is not similar to the electrical failure at the main pump station that took down the water supply for 18 hours on Feb. 13, 2014.

“There were no failures at the station,” Wescott said. “The pumps just couldn’t keep up with all of the water, and the well pit overflowed.”

The first alarms went off at the lift station at 5:28 p.m. Monday, and the second and third alarms were triggered in just a few minutes. The pumps were submerged quickly and shut down.

City workers were there overnight pumping out the building.

“The alarms went off so fast, I didn’t even have time to get there before the pumps were submerged,” Sewer Superintendent Ed Cox said. “It all happened in a matter of about 17 minutes.”

The mayor said the city had no choice but to take down the water supply.

“It was absolutely necessary to shut off the water, or we would have had sewage coming up into the streets,” Wescott said.

The mayor said the lift station pumps from 800,000 to 2 million gallons of water on a normal day. The heavy rainfall that fell in a short period

Cross oversaw emergency operations during the ordeal. Porta-potties were set up at City Hall, 603 W. 10th St., and at other sites including the high-rises, nursing homes, and hotels.

Walmart and Sterling Kroger donated bottled water, which will again be available to Rock Falls residents from 8 a.m. to noon today in the municipal complex parking lot.

An emergency station was set up in the tourism office at City Hall. Aldermen and other officials Becky Highbarger of Bowes In Home Care in Rock were there to pass out Falls, and Ted Deter, a volunteer with the Red Cross, water and answer quesload bottled water into Rock Falls residents’ vehicles tions.

The mayor said the city Tuesday morning. was pulling data generatof time brought much out, and Hill’s Electric ed by the sewer system’s more than that to the sys- dried and cleaned them. operational software to “This was such a gritty help determine what tem.

“We were pumping 7 rain, and one little speck actions can be taken to million to 8 million gal- of something on a pump avoid a similar situation. lons the other day, and can be a problem,” Cox “The underlying infrathat was before the addi- said. “They were baked structure is 70 to 80 years tional 4 inches of rain we and then cleaned, which old in most places, and got last night,” Wescott takes about 2 hours.” there are linear cracks Three of the four pumps that could contribute to said. “We actually went over 10 million on Mon- were back and running elevated load in certain when the water was areas,” Wescott said. day.”

Cox said crews were still brought online. After The city was planning pumping midafternoon cleaning, the pumps to start work in July on Tuesday. Workers had a must be tested to deter- modifications prompted setback just as they were mine whether the sta- by last year’s pump stagetting close to a point tion can resume pump- tion failures. This week’s where the pump motors ing to the treatment lift station problems are plants. When the tests likely to delay that procould be removed.

“One of the pumps we are passed, pressure is cess. were using to get the released from the city “Our consultant was in water out failed, and it sewer system. Once it is town today, and it’s likely started filling up the sta- decided the pumps can we’ll be looking at further keep up, the water supply modifications before any tion again,” Cox said.

The four submersed can be put back online. work begins,” Wescott The American Red said. pump motors were taken

DIXON – Officials hope to fill the city manager vacancy by November.

But first they need to hire a search firm to find candidates.

During Monday’s City Council meeting, Mayor Li Arellano Jr. gave an update on the search.

In May, the city transitioned from the commissioner form of government to the managerial form, the product of a public referendum.

This created the city manager position, occupied in the interim

by David Nord, and it forced all five council members to re-run for their seats in April (none were re-elected). Nord, the former

city administrator, was given a 6-month contract extension on May 17 by unanimous council vote.

Following council discussions on June 1, city officials agreed that a search firm would be the best way to fill the job.

The city today will issue a request for qualifications from consulting firms that will conduct the search. The submission deadline is June 6.

“We have some time on this decision,” Arellano said at the meeting. “We’ll get one approved, and from that moment on, that search firm will be engaged in the search.”

The city also will form a hiring committee that will be involved in the interview process.

Although nothing was set in stone on Monday, Arellano said the committee would be made up of council members, Finance Director Paula Meyer, and administrative assistant Amanda Bradshaw, among others.

ILLINOIS

House OKs locks on prescription pill bottles SPRINGFIELD – Illinois lawmakers have approved a pilot program that would place locking devices on some pharmacy painkiller prescriptions.

Legislators in both chambers supported the measure, including a 107-0 House vote in support during a Tuesday overtime session.

The bill now goes to Gov. Bruce Rauner for his signature.

State Rep. Mike Zalewski is a sponsor. The Dem-

ocrat says a more aggressive approach is needed to fight addiction and substance abuse.

The legislation calls for a 1-year program run by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation and participating pharmacies. Numerical locking devices resembling those used on gym lockers would be put on prescription bottles.

If signed, the bill would take effect in 2016.

The bill is HB3219.

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Steinert, 61, has been administrator of the enterprise zone and economic development for Whiteside County since April 1999. She started her career with the county in 1983, as deputy recorder.

She moved to the develop-

ment office in 1992, and was named administrator 7 years later.

“I appreciate all of the opportunities I’ve been able to have here,” Steinert said.

Steinert also was a big help for Jim Duffy, chairman of the board.

“I’ve probably spent more time in her office than just about anyone,

working on issues related to the county,” Duffy said.

“She has been a source of a lot of information for me and dealing with the things that I didn’t have much of a clue about because it never came to the whole board. We will miss her a lot.”

Other people who were recognized by the board include Doris Walters,

who is retiring after 21 years as a custodian; Frank Ward, who is retiring after 19 years as a custodian; and Deb LeRoy, who spent 21 years working as a homecare nurse, family child health nurse and comprehensive case management coordinator for the Whiteside County Health Department.

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In Whiteside County, Sheriff Kelly Wilhelmi cautioned boaters to use common sense in respecting the property of people living along the river.

The Rock River also was under a flood advisory; in Whiteside County, it had risen to 11 feet Tuesday morning, 1 foot above flood stage, the Weather Service said. It is expected to fall below 10 feet again by this morning.

In Ogle County, the river is expected to rise to 11.2

feet by this morning; it had risen to 10.6 feet Tuesday morning. Flood stage is 13 feet.

Lee County portions of the Rock River were at 13.4 feet Tuesday morning; the river is expected to continue rising until it reached 13.9 feet Tuesday night. Flood stage is 16 feet.

Although roads in Lee County were a bit of a problem Monday night, especially south and west of Amboy, where the Green River started to come over the road, there were no problems Tues-

day, Sheriff John Simonton reported.

There were no problems on Whiteside County roads either, Wilhelmi said.

Monday night, though, flash-flooding caused the closure of Fulfs Road at Elkhorn Creek, and other roads were covered in up to a foot of water.

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THE CARTOONIST’S VOICE

Rauner shifts to campaign mode, slams opponents Dem leaders cautious in face of governor’s denunciations

Jim Morin, MorinToons Syndicate

EDITORIAL | GRAIN BIN SAFETY

Tube goes against the grain N

ecessity is the mother of invention, so the saying goes.

And sometimes, one invention necessitates the invention of another.

Large grain bins were invented to handle the ever-increasing volume of grain that Midwestern farmers produce for use domestically and in foreign markets.

The construction of such large bins in the Sauk Valley and across the grain belt has been common.

But along with them, the danger of farmers and workers becoming entrapped in the grain has also become more common.

A spate of grain entrapment deaths, including two in Mount Carroll in 2010, prompted a grain elevator owner in Lanark to take action.

Roger Coulthard came up with an idea to invent a four-panel rescue tube that can be transported to the scene and assembled around the victim in the grain bin.

From there, with the metal sides absorbing the force of the grain outside the tube, rescuers can begin removing the grain from around the victim, within the tube, to the point that the person can be pulled to safety.

What we think A Lanark company has produced a rescue tube that shows great promise in saving people who become entrapped in grain bins. We encourage area fire departments and others to investigate whether it would work in their operations.

Submitted

A crew goes through a safety training exercise using the Great Wall of Rescue, a prototype designed in Lanark by Eastland Feed & Grain owner Roger Coulthard after two July 2010 deaths in rural Mount Carroll.

The ingenious aspect of the invention, dubbed the Great Wall of Rescue, is the way it is assembled at the rescue scene.

The sides are attached

via custom-made balland-socket hinges, which hold the panels together to create the barrier between the victim and the rest of the

grain within the bin.

The victim is relieved of some of the pressure created by the surrounding grain, which can reach 75 pounds per cubic foot – enough to leave bruises on flesh.

The victim also is less likely to sink farther into the grain.

After the Great Wall of Rescue is assembled around the victim, a rescue can be effected in as little as 15 minutes, according to a Sauk Valley Media story from last week.

The rescue tubes are manufactured by Eastland Fabrication, a subsidiary of Eastland Feed & Grain.

Demonstrations have been given to area first responders, such as fire departments, so they have a better understanding of how the rescue tube would be assembled and used.

Grain bin safety has taken an upward turn through education, training, and greater public awareness of the hazards that large storage bins pose to those who enter them.

We encourage fire departments and others to investigate whether the Great Wall of Rescue is right for them. By going against the grain, the tube could be a real lifesaver.

THE READER’S VOICE

The laments of living on a private road TONY VALENTINO Rock Falls

This sounds like a longrunning soap opera, and maybe that is what it is and what life is. Last year, I wrote about my road association. I live on a private road, and the road association is, I think, responsible for maintaining our road.

Quite frankly, they do a nice job. The road is taken care of. The snow

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

is plowed in the winter.

All in all, they are OK. My problem is that I do not know who they are. I am told there are bylaws that we must follow, but when I ask for copies, I get nothing.

Last year, I was fined for using an incorrect waste hauler, and this is an ongoing issue. I have not paid the fine. Bear in mind, when I moved in, I was not told what to use, but now I am told that I am using an unapproved hauler.

I am confused, and I do not know who to complain to, so I am com-

plaining to you.

The saga continues.

This year, the family who lives at the south entrance of the road has decided, because there is a wedding in the family, to close the road in front of their property.

This creates problems in circumventing the closure. If there is a medical emergency, police emergency or a fire, valuable time would be lost.

I have been told that they received approval from the road committee, but I cannot verify that because they will

THE FIRST AMENDMENT

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.

What do you think?

Let us know. Write your own letter to the editor and send it to: letters@saukvalley. com not tell me who the road committee is. I am also told that no one has the authority to close the road, but they are doing it anyway.

I feel like I am Jewish in 1941 Germany. If I come home and find swastikas on my front door, I will know that I live on the wrong street.

Gov. Bruce Rauner gave rip-roaring speeches in several Democratic legislative districts last week to denounce the state’s Democratic leadership. All of his visits were accompanied by Illinois Republican Party press releases bashing area Democratic legislators for being in the back pockets of House Speaker Michael Madigan and Senate President John Cullerton.

Some are warning that this tour is only making it more difficult to cut a budget deal before the government shuts down.

By belittling legislators in front of their constituents, those lawmakers are going to get their backs up and switch to a campaign war footing just like Rauner appears to be doing.

When that happens, they won’t want to cooperate.

But if you look at the numbers, Rauner did quite well in all of those districts.

The governor won 15 of the current 39 Democratic Senate districts last year, some by quite a lot.

Despite what you may read, many of the Democratic-drawn districts are not prohibitively partisan.

Add in all the Republican Senate districts he won, and Rauner took 35 Senate districts to then-Gov. Pat Quinn’s 23, and came very close to tying Quinn in one other (Sen. Linda Holmes). I used Scott Kennedy’s indispensable IllinoisElectionData.com website to compile these numbers.

The governor was in Democratic Sen. Gary Forby’s district last week.

Rauner stomped Gov. Pat Quinn in Forby’s deep southern Illinois turf, 62 percent to 31 percent.

That same day, Gov. Rauner appeared in the Metro East, an area represented by Democratic Sens. Bill Haine and James Clayborne. Rauner won both of those districts as well, 56-38 and 48-47.5, respectively.

Rauner also stopped in Democratic Rep. Mike Smiddy’s Quad Cities area district, which he won last year, 55-41.

THE RAUNER FOLKS are most likely looking at these results and thinking that their guy can help take out some of those Democrats next year.

Yet, all of those Democrats have withstood Republican victories at the top of the ticket in past years. Sen. Forby, who was first elected to the House 14 years ago, is a prime example. The House and Senate Republicans have spent millions of dollars attempting to unseat him because they’ve long recognized that his district

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isn’t nearly as Democratic as his winning margins would suggest.

Partisanship is only one consideration when drawing district maps.

Most are drawn because the incumbents or certain types of candidates can win them. Forby is a wildly pro-coal social conservative and NRA poster boy and, simply put, his people love him.

There’s a good reason that Rauner used a recording of Forby (without Forby’s Gov. Bruce permission, Rauner of course) Rauner to attack is putting Quinn in a pressure on downstate campaign Democrats robocall. over their Presidensupport for years the Chicago- t i a l based leaders a r e also of the General q u i t e difAssembly, ferent from according “off” years, to columnist Rich Miller. when governors run.

Next year will be tougher to defeat these legislators because Democrats tend to vote in much higher numbers during presidential elections.

EVEN SO, THE Democrats do know that next year will be unlike any other because Rauner’s pledge to spend $20 million during the campaign targeting 20 Democrats for defeat means they will not have a financial advantage for the first time in decades.

Rauner’s $20 million pledge was first reported

by Champaign NewsGazette reporter Tom Kacich. A prospective Republican candidate told Kacich that Rauner let him in on the secret while asking him to run.

If the governor follows through, though, he might want to rethink using his recently created independent expenditure PAC “Turnaround Illinois.”

Whatever the case, the House Democrats recently distributed a guide to some of their members about how to deal with Republican “trackers” – people who are paid to follow politicians around with video cameras and catch them in awkward positions.

Democrats are being advised to stick strictly to their “middle class” talking points and avoid any sort of conflict, among other things.

Democrats say they feel fairly confident about their odds, but they’re obviously worried about what’s about to hit them.

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DIXON SCHOOLS

Board will continue discussions on DHS Tonight’s meeting to be Juenger’s last

BY JERMAINE PIGEE jpigee@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 5525 @JPigee84

DIXON – The Dixon School Board will continue discussions tonight on Dixon High School’s future.

The board will also begin discussion on a conceptual plan for the high school.

“At the May community forum, the public

wanted to see what the plans could look like,” said Margo Empen, the district’s assistant superintendent. Tonight, she said, “we will talk about how things could look with the space we have at the high school, how many rooms would be used, and any additional plans for the building.”

The conceptual plan includes developing a layout of renovations and additions to the existing high school building, and possible sites for a new high school.

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To attend The Dixon School Board meets at 6:30 p.m. tonight at the school district’s central office, 1335 Franklin Grove Road.

Go to www.DixonSchools.org or call 815-284-7722 for an agenda or more information.

The board is looking at two options, both of which also include basic renovation and upgrades at Washington and Jefferson elementary schools.

When it comes to the high school, option A includes renovation of DHS; option B includes building a new high school.

Option A carries a cost of $42 million to $48 million. Option B has an estimated price tag of $44 million to $47 million.

If the high school is renovated, officials said, it will be like having a new school at the same site.

If a new school is built, officials would also look

at possible uses for the vacant high school building.

“I believe there will be a lot of discussion at the meeting and maybe some follow-up questions to bring back to the architect,” Empen said. “We want to lay out what we can do and what is available to us.”

Representatives from Green Associates, the district’s architectural firm, will be at the meeting to answer questions.

Officials originally planned to host a com-

munity forum this month, but Empen said it might be pushed back a couple of months.

“We will most likely put off the community forum until late summer,” Empen said. “We need time to gather information, and it’s hard to get people pulled together for the summer months.”

In other business, tonight’s meeting is the final one for Superintendent Michael Juenger.

His last day in the district will be June 30.

LEE COUNTY

County looking into hiring administrator New fire chief New position could wants more input come with $100K annual price tag from community To attend

The Lee County Board meets at 6 p.m. July 21, on the third floor of the Old County Courthouse, 112 E. Second St.

BY VINDE WELLS vwells@shawmedia.com Shaw Media

OREGON – The town’s new fire chief hopes to get the community more involved in the fire department.

“I want to create an environment that makes people feel welcome to come into the fire house,” Al Greene said. “I want the public to come in to talk and ask questions. I want the community to understand the fire service and to be involved.”

Greene, 48, took over May 1 as Oregon fire chief, replacing Don Heller, who retired after 14 years as chief.

His first responsibility will be to get the new ambulance service up and running, Greene said.

Voters approved a referendum in April to have a tax-supported ambulance service through the fire district.

“We’re changing,” Greene said. “We’ve doubled our services in the last year. I want to maintain the quality [fire] service to the community and bring EMS to Oregon.”

One of his goals is to get all members of the fire department the necessary training.

“I hope to train our personnel to the levels required today,” he said.

A professional firefighter himself, Greene said he hopes more Oregon resiAl Greene dents will New Oregon j o i n the fire chief department and see it as a career path.

He and his wife, Michelle, and their two children moved to Oregon in 1999.

“It’s a great place to live,” he said.

Greene has been a fulltime firefighter and paramedic for 30 years. He also is a lieutenant and battalion chief with the Lombard Fire Department, where he has worked since 1991.

His work schedule – 24 hours on duty, 48 hours off – allows him to be available with the Oregon Fire Department during the day.

Greene became involved with the local department a while after moving here, teaching Firefighter II classes. He later signed on as a volunteer firefighter.

Providing public education about fire prevention is one of his priorities.

“If we can prevent fires, we don’t have to worry about putting them out,” he said. “I want to be more visible in the community.”

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

DIXON – The Lee County Board is toying with the idea of hiring a county administrator –the first in the county’s history.

A subcommittee to research the idea was appointed at Tuesday’s county board meeting after no members expressed an objection to the idea of hiring one.

Three board members were appointed to the committee: Bob Olsen, who will act as the committee’s chair, Rick Humphrey, and Board

Two loose barges recovered on river UTICA (AP) – The U.S. Coast Guard says two barges have been recovered after they drifted against piers at the Starved Rock Lock and Dam on the Illinois River.

The Coast Guard says a 157-foot towing vessel called the Joyce Hall was pushing eight barges of cargo on the river Sunday when four barges broke away. It happened because two of the barges contacted the dam’s protection cells.

Coast Guard officials say crew members were able to recover two of the

DIXON – Shaw Media, owner of Sauk Valley Media, announced that it will buy The Record Newspapers Inc. from Jeff and Kathy Farren.

Based in Yorkville, The Record Newspapers include the Kendall County Record in Yorkville, the Ledger-Sentinel in Oswego, the Plano Record and the Sandwich Record, as well as their websites.

“We are proud to welcome The Record Newspapers to our growing portfolio of family-owned, community-focused media operations,” Shaw Media President John Rung said.

“We look forward to continuing the Farrens’ tradition of quality local journalism, while expanding the Ledger-Sentinel’s and Record’s presence through digital formats.”

The transaction is expected to close June 26.

“We have always worked hard to provide extensive local news coverage of our communities,” said Kathy Farren, Record editor. “So

barges but the other two moved against the piers.

One barge that was carrying corn was recovered Sunday evening. The other barge carrying sand was recovering Monday morning.

The Army Corps of Engineers temporarily closed the lock. A preliminary investigation found minor damage to the dam and barges. There were no injuries.

Chicago’s Union Station after previous investigations found high levels of soot in the station and on board trains.

The Chicago Tribune reported the testing will happen over the next month. Investigators from the federal agency will walk along open-air station platforms wearing portable devices that measure the soot. The station hosts Amtrak and Metra commuter trains.

Diesel exhaust is a mix of toxic substances and particulate matter.

An Amtrak spokesman said the rail line “welcomes the EPA’s interest and expertise.”

EPA to test air quality at station CHICAGO (AP) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says it will test diesel exhaust at

County courthouse on historic register LOUISVILLE (AP) – The 102-year-old Clay County Courthouse in southern Illinois has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Tim Jones is president of the Clay County Historical Society. The Effingham Daily News reported that it took him 13 years to get the courthouse on the prestigious list.

Jones says he thinks the involvement of renowned Urbana architect Joseph W. Royer was a major factor in the National Park Service approving the request to list the landmark.

DAD SAYS HE WANTS ONE FOR FATHER’S DAY!

Shaw Media to acquire Kendall County weeklies we are pleased with Shaw Media’s commitment to continue that level of coverage for our readers,” Founded in 1864, the Kendall County Record was purchased in 1973 by the Farrens, who founded the Plano Record in 1976.

The couple acquired the Oswego Ledger in 1979 and the Fox Valley Sentinel in 1980; those two papers were consolidated into the Ledger-Sentinel.

The Farrens launched the Sandwich Record in 1985.

“The decision to sell was a difficult one,” publisher Jeff Farren said, but he added, “We believe Shaw will be able to continue providing good newspapers for our readers and advertisers with more online content in the future.”

Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Founded in 1851, Shaw Media is the third-oldest continuously owned and operated media company in the U.S. It owns and operates newspapers, magazines, websites and other publications throughout Chicago’s suburbs and northern Illinois, as well as in Iowa.

McClain was not at Tuesday night’s meeting.

“He just thinks we need an administrator to help with the duties that the board members don’t have time to do,” Ketchum said. “A lot of it is budgets – time getting the budget ready, going through the monthly reports, and getting the finances in order.”

Ketchum agrees that the county needs an administrator, and hopes to hire someone locally for what would be a full-time position.

He hopes that the person would be hired by the next budget year,

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Three department heads were also appointed to the committee: Cathy Ferguson, of the Lee County Health Department; County Engineer Dave Anderson; and Wendy Ryerson, Lee County’s chief assessment officer.

The committee is expected to make its first report at the July county board meeting.

Arlan McClain first brought the idea of hiring an administrator to the finance committee, Ketchum said, an idea which the committee supported.

which begins on Dec. 1.

The new position would likely cost the county around $100,000 a year, Ketchum said, but that’s one of the things that the research committee is going to be looking into.

“We’re going to find out what the average wage of one is,” Ketchum said. “Or if there are other duties we can have them do, such as human resources. We also want to see if there’s someone out there who might be an administrator and economic development director.”

Such a person would then help the county find additional revenue sources.

No meeting date has yet been set for the research committee.

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Wednesday, June 17, 2015

Feds have some financial self-defense tips Dear Abby, Making wise decisions about what to do with your money can be tough. Insurance policies, mortgages and investment plans come with so much terminology and fine print. The phone calls, email messages and mail offers for products and services are endless, and some are downright dishonest.

It seems as if there’s a scammer – or an opportunity to make the wrong financial decision – around every corner.

To help your readers sort out the offers for products and financial services that come their way, USA.gov, the federal government’s official website, has created a free Financial Self-

sharing this empowering kit with your readers.

Armed with the information, they’ll be better prepared and feel more confident facing financial choices.

– Sarah Crane, acting director of the Federal Citizen Information Center

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

Defense Kit. It contains a dozen publications that explain how to make solid investment, shopping and credit decisions. And it’s also filled with advice on protecting your consumer rights and recognizing and avoiding scams – especially those aimed at seniors.

Abby, thank you for

Dear Sarah, Frankly, I should be thanking you for giving me the opportunity to share this valuable information with my readers.

I thought the kit you produced last year was wonderful, but this one is even better.

Readers, I was shocked to read not long ago in USA Today that almost one-third of American workers have less than

$1,000 in savings and investments for retirement. The reasons for this vary, but among them are that people haven’t estimated how much money they will need once they stop working until they are near retirement, when it’s too late.

This year’s kit will be valuable for any of you with an eye to the future.

It contains information to help you choose a financial adviser you can trust, and determine the difference between a solid investment and a fraudulent offer that could cost you your life savings.

Among the other “goodies” inside are: Money Smarts for Older Adults, Fighting (Invest-

ment) Fraud 101, Five Steps for Making Financial Decisions, Know Your Financial Adviser, The Guide to Long-Term Care Insurance, A Guide for Seniors: Protect Yourself Against Investment Fraud, Considering a Reverse Mortgage?, Understand Your Credit Score, and Your Rights When a Debt Collector Calls. (Can you guess the No. 1 consumer complaint received by the government last year?

Debt collection!)

You will also find the newest edition of the Consumer Action Handbook, which no household should be without.

Inside is a sample complaint letter, which can be very effective in any number of instances

when dealing with corporations, and company contact information.

All this information is free of charge, but supplies are limited.

To order, go to USA. gov/dearabby, call 888878-3256 weekdays 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Eastern time, or write: Financial Self Defense, Pueblo, CO 81009.

Don’t procrastinate, because these kits are going to go quickly.

– Love, Abby

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Euchre/500 games, 1-2 p.m., Lee County Council on Aging,

100 W. Second St., Dixon.

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

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

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

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

Trap shooting, 2 p.m. until no shooters, Coleta Sportsmen’s Club, corner of Pilgrim and Blue Goose roads, 815-336-2191.

Open to public.

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

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

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

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

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

COMMUNITY EVENTS Wednesday, June 17 Farmers Market, 7 a.m.-noon, Haymarket Square, 317 W. Third St., Dixon, 815-284-3306.

Farmers Market, 8-11 a.m., Fourth Avenue and 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.

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

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

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

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

Canasta, 10 a.m,, Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230.

Wii Bowling and card games,

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

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

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

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

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

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

Bingo with the Beukemas, 12:15 p.m., Robert Fulton Community Center and Transit Facility, 912 Fourth St., Fulton, 815-5893925.

Pinochle, 12:30-3 p.m., Big Room, Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 6815-622-9230.

Bingo, 1 p.m., Rock Falls American Legion Hall, 712 Fourth Ave.

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

Wii Bowling, 1 p.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815-732-3252.

Skeet shooting, 2 p.m. until no shooters, Coleta Sportsmen’s Club, corner of Pilgrim and Blue Goose roads, 815-336-2191.

Open to public.

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

Farmers Market, 4-7:30 p.m., Riverfront, downtown Dixon.

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

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

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

Thursday, June 18 Biscuits and gravy, 7 a.m., Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815-5625050.

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

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

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

Bingo and popcorn, 9-10 a.m., Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815-5625050.

Join Us 4 Java community coffee, 9:15-10 a.m., Morningside of Sterling, 2705 Avenue E, Sterling, 815-564-2145.

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, 815-2889236.

Friendly Needles, 10:30 a.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th

SUPPORT GROUPS, CLUBS AND SERVICES Thursday, June 18 Childhood immunization clinic; women, infants and children clinic; and family planning services, Lee County Health Department, 309 S. Galena Ave., Suite 100, Dixon. Appointments: 815284-3371.

Abuse Changing team, 815625-0338.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, closed; 5:30, open, beginners; 7

p.m., closed, step, Bazaar Americana, 609 W. Third St., Sterling.

Affliction of Addition Narcotics Anonymous, 6 p.m., First Christian Church, 506 Fifth Ave., Rock Falls, 779-245-3487. Downstairs, west door.

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

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

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

Powers of attorney for health care and property program, 1 p.m., Lee County Council on Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815-288-9236.

American Red Cross blood drive, 1-6 p.m., Milledgeville Men’s Club, 204 S. Main Ave. Appointments: 800-733-2767.

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

FHN Memorial Hospital sports physical clinic, 2:30-5:30 p.m., FHN Family Healthcare Center, 602 W. Olympic Drive, Lanark.

Appointments: 815-493-6341.

Basic computer class, 3-5 p.m., Lee County Council on Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815-288-9236.

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

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

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

Sauk Valley Gluten-Free Support Group, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Immanuel Lutheran Church, 1013 Franklin Grove Road, Dixon, 815973-0537.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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 19 Childhood immunization clinic; women, infants and children clinic; and family planning services, Lee County Health Department, 309 S. Galena Ave., Suite 100, Dixon. Appointments: 815284-3371.

National Association of Health Underwriters Continued Education Class, 9 a.m., 6 E. 23rd, Sterling, 800-798-1771.

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

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

Affliction of Addition Narcotics Anonymous, noon, 6 p.m., First Christian Church, 506 Fifth Ave., Rock Falls, 779-245-3487.

Downstairs, west door.

Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, closed, St. Paul Lutheran Church,

114 S. Fifth St., Oregon.

American Red Cross blood drive, noon-5 p.m., Mount Carroll Community Building, 101 N. Main St. Appointments: 800-733-2767.

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

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.

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

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

Basic computer class, 3-5 p.m., Lee County Council on Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815-288-9236.

Christian ministry with informational DVD, 5-7 p.m., Rock Falls Seventh-day Adventist Church, 501 W. Second St., 779861-1086.

Sauk Valley Gluten-Free Support Group, 6:30 p.m., Immanuel Lutheran Church, 1013 Franklin Grove Road, Dixon.

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American Red Cross blood drive, noon-5:30 p.m., United Methodist Church, 405 E. Locust St., Lanark. Appointments: 800733-2767.

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

Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., open; Al-Anon-Alateen, 7 p.m., Immanuel Lutheran Church, state Route 52 N., Amboy.

Reformers Unanimous Addiction Abstinence Program, 7-9 p.m., First Baptist Church, 24 N. Mason Ave., Amboy, 815-8572682.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., closed; Rochelle Hospital, 900 N. Second St. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7:30 p.m., closed, First Congregational Church, 218 E. Third St., Prophetstown.

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

Alcoholics Anonymous, 8 p.m., St. Mark Lutheran Church, 201 N. Division St., state Route 26, Polo.

Alcoholics Anonymous District 73 meeting, 8 p.m., St. Mark Lutheran Church, 201 N. Division Ave., Polo.

Brush, Bloom and Boom

Friday, July 3 at 11am. Great event for the whole family, so come and paint the Peoria Avenue Bridge!

Family Fun Night and Ice Cream Social

Friday, July 3 at 5pm on the Old Lee County Courthouse Lawn.

“Pinkily Ever After!” Parade

showcasing local community members, the Jesse White Tumbers and the Next Generation Fancy Drill team. Sunday, July 5 at 1pm.

Famous Fireworks on the Riverfront Sunday, July 5 at 9:30pm

And as always, be sure not to miss out on the wide variety of family activities, bingo, craft show and great food at this year’s Dixon Petunia Festival!

For all information or to purchase tickets, please visit w ww ww.petuniafestival.org, ww call 815-288-PINK (7465) or stop into Dixon Main Street at 115 W. Hennepin Ave., Dixon.

Food Wednesday, June 17, 2015

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It’s grilling season, and with how easy it is to make compound butter, you’d be foolish not to put some on that fine cut of meat you’re about to grill. For instance, may we suggest garlic-herb (left) or chipotle?

Like buttah – but bettah With so many variations, compound butter takes flavor to another level alongside the bread basket.

Even better? Compound butter is so easy to make: Combine softened butter with chopped fresh herbs, citrus zest, or spices with a rubber spatula, mixer, or food processor.

Anything goes in terms of flavor combinations.

Use your imagination.

It’s bound to be tasty.

(It’s flavored butter, after all!)

Here are some recipes to get you started:

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t’s no secret that butter makes everything better. But compound, or flavored, butter – filled with fresh herbs, citrus zest, or spices – takes “better� to another level.

Compound butter has so many delicious applications: Amp up your morning toast or bagel, or add pizazz to your lunchtime sandwich.

Add flavor to grilled steaks, chops, or seafood, or pump up ordinary roasted chicken. Melt it over grilled corn, roasted potatoes, or steamed asparagus. Bring new life to noodles. Serve it

Garlic-Herb Butter Ingredients: 1 stick unsalted butter, softened 3 tablespoons minced

Visual learner?

Click on this story at saukvalley.com to watch Kayla Heimerman make garlic herb butter and chipotle butter in her latest Foodtorial. fresh herbs (e.g. parsley, rosemary, and thyme) 2 cloves garlic, minced Âź teaspoon salt Directions: Combine the butter, herbs, garlic, and salt, with a rubber spatula, mixer, or food processor.

Transfer the flavored butter onto the middle of a sheet of parchment paper or waxed paper; fold the paper over the butter, then use a pastry cutter or other straight edge to push the butter back into a cylindrical roll. Twist

both ends tight. Place the wrapped butter in the refrigerator.

Chipotle Butter Ingredients: 1 stick unsalted butter, softened 1-2 canned chipotle peppers, chopped 2 tablespoons adobo sauce from canned peppers 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lime juice 1 tablespoon minced fresh cilantro 1 clove garlic, minced

• Vanilla-Cinnamon Butter: 1 stick unsalted butter, softened + 1 vanilla bean, split lengthwise, seeds scraped + 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon + pinch of salt • Cranberry Butter: 1 stick unsalted butter, softened + Ÿ cup fresh cranberries, chopped fine + 1 tablespoon + 1 teaspoon honey (or more, to taste) + 1½ teaspoons orange zest + pinch of salt Other delicious flavor combinations: • Herb-gorgonzola • Porcini mushroom and wine • Sun-dried tomato and basil • Cilantro-lime • Lemon-dill

Âź teaspoon salt Directions: Same as above.

More to try • Cilantro-Curry Butter: 1 stick unsalted butter, softened + 3 tablespoons minced fresh cilantro + 1½ teaspoons Thai red curry paste + Ÿ teaspoon salt • Chive-Mustard Butter: 1 stick unsalted butter, softened + 3 tablespoons minced fresh chives + 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard + Ÿ teaspoon salt • Honey Butter: 1 stick unsalted butter, softened + 1 tablespoon honey + pinch of salt

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The 24-piece set (eight each: forks, spoons, knives with a serrated edge) stood up well to salads, cooked vegetables, pasta and ground meat. The set: $9.95. Buy online or locate a store: surlatable.com.

those made by the Rufus Teague team in Kansas.

While they make rubs, we’re fans of the sauces (Honey Sweet, Blazin’ Hot, Touch O’ Heat and the newest, Apple Mash) and partial to the thick, smoky, spicy Whiskey Maple. Its powerful flavors would play best, say our grillers, with meaty rib tips and the dark meat of chicken legs and thighs.

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Fred Allen, a comedian and juggler who died in 1956, said, “The last time I saw him, he was walking down lover’s lane holding his own hand.”

That’s sad, and in bridge we have suit holdings that sometimes leave players feeling lonely. In today’s deal, South is in three no-trump.

How should he walk the walk after West leads the heart nine?

Note that a nine lead is always top of nothing, unless you use coded leads, when a 10 or a nine shows zero or two higher cards and would be either top of nothing or from a suit headed by Q-109, K-10-9 or A-10-9.

South’s sequence indicates a balanced hand with a good 22 to 24 points. North raises

to three no-trump, expecting his partner to waltz home.

However, it is preferable to have 15 points opposite 14, instead of 23 opposite 6.

With the points more evenly divided, moving between the

two hands is much easier.

South starts with seven top tricks: two spades, two hearts, one diamond and two clubs. From where will two more winners come?

It will have to be diamonds – but how?

If declarer leads low to his jack, he wins when East holds the king and queen.

But if South plays low to his nine, then low to his jack, he succeeds when East has the king-10 or queen-10, two holdings instead of one. That is clearly the right approach.

Also, because declarer must lead diamonds twice from the dummy, he has to win the first trick with the heart queen. Then, after his diamond nine loses to West’s queen, South takes the next heart with dummy’s ace, plays a diamond to East’s 10 and his own jack, and claims. © 2015 UFS

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SEAFOOD SUMMER

Swordfish stars in light, colorful meal

BY LINDA GASSENHEIMER Tribune News Service

Red tomato couscous and pesto swordfish combine for a colorful meal with lots of subtle flavors.

Toasting pecans for the pesto intensifies their flavor. They give added flavor to store-bought reduced-fat pesto for this quick meal.

Helpful Hints: • Any type of non-oily fish such as halibut, tuna or flounder can be used instead of swordfish.

• One 12-ounce swordfish steak can be used instead of 2 6-inch steaks.

Countdown: • Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

• Toast pecans.

• Assemble the pesto sauce.

• Make swordfish.

• Make couscous while swordfish bakes.

Shopping List: • To buy: 1 package broken pecans pieces, 1 container reduced-fat pesto sauce, 2, 6-ounce swordfish steaks, 1 small bottle low-sodium tomato juice, 1 package couscous, 1 ripe tomato and 1 bunch fresh cilantro • Staples: fat-free, lowsodium chicken broth, salt and black peppercorns.

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Red tomato couscous and pesto swordfish combine for a colorful meal with lots of subtle flavors. ¼ cup reduced-fat pesto sauce 2, 6-ounce swordfish steaks Salt and freshly ground black pepper

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Line a baking sheet with foil and add the pecans. Place in the oven while it is preheating for 2 to 3 minutes to toast

the pecans. Remove from the oven and mix into the pesto sauce. Place swordfish on the same baking sheet. Sprinkle with salt and pepper to taste and spoon the pesto sauce on top of the fish. Place in the oven and bake for 10 minutes. Makes 2 servings.

Per serving: 366 calories (50 percent from fat), 20.2 g fat (3.8 g saturated, 8.9 g monounsaturated), 71 mg cholesterol, 37.8 g protein, 4.9 g carbohydrates, 1.6 g fiber, 406 mg sodium.

Tomato Cilantro Couscous 1/ cup low-sodium 3 tomato juice 1/ cup fat-free, low3 sodium chicken broth ½ cup couscous

½ cup diced ripe tomato ¼ cup chopped fresh cilantro Salt and freshly ground black pepper Combine tomato juice and chicken broth in a saucepan. Bring to a boil. Place the couscous in a large bowl. Pour the boiling liquid over the couscous and stir with a fork. Let stand 5 minutes. Add the tomato and cilantro and fluff with a fork to separate the grains. Add salt and pepper to taste.

Makes 2 servings.

Per serving: 183 calories (2 percent from fat), 0.4 g fat (0.1 g saturated, 0.1 g monounsaturated), 0 mg cholesterol, 7.2 g protein, 37.4 g carbohydrates, 3.1 g fiber, 39 mg sodium.

SAVORY SEAWEED

No reason to fear this versatile vegetable

BY ELLEN KANNER Tribune News Service

Leave the little fishies alone. Try the other sea food – seaweed.

Oh, don’t make a face.

Also called sea vegetables, seaweed offers protein, amino acids and oceans of vitamins and essential minerals, including iodine, iron and potassium. There are 30 edible varieties of seaweed: • Mild red seaweed including agar, dulse and nori (sushi wrap): Japanese infants teethe on it.

• Richer brown seaweed like arame, kelp, kombu and wakame, a chilled emerald-green salad served in Japanese restaurants: a terrific summer refresher.

• Lemony/salty green seaweed – sea lettuce – is beloved throughout the United Kingdom, where it grows abundantly along the coast.

Choose organic seaweed, avoid hijiki, a brown seaweed with high arsenic levels, and don’t confuse carrageen, or Irish moss, with its derivative, carrageenan.

Carrageenan is used to thicken processed foods, including many plantbased milks.

The web is tangled with claims carrageenan contributes to gut inflammation. The jury’s still out. However, carrageen in whole form has been eaten and enjoyed on both sides of the Atlantic for centuries. The Irish use it instead of gelatin.

In the Caribbean, they whiz it with cinnamon and nutmeg into a thick, sweet shake.

Seaweed of one kind or another has been a healing dietary mainstay almost everywhere but here. The tide may be turning. A shoal of seaweed snacks has washed up on our shores. New faves: • Seasnax Chomperz (1 ounce, $3.99), curls of organic seaweed with a crispy rice flour coating, are GMO-free and available in four flavors, including jalapeño.

They’re slightly seaweedy and, just like the package promises, strangely addictive.

One serving contains 40 calories, 2 fat grams, 85 milligrams sodium, no fiber, but 4 protein grams.

• Gim is Korean for seaweed, and Annie Chun aptly names her new product Gimme Organic Seaweed Rice Chips (4 ounces, $4.99). Made

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Notes and tips Try other nontraditional maki fillings, like thinly sliced mango, red pepper, marinated mushrooms and tempeh, a few edamame, lightly steamed asparagus or a handful of arugula.

Quinoa may be cooked and cooled a day ahead.

Keep well-covered and refrigerate until ready

to use. Prep and slice vegetables and tofu in advance so they’re ready when you assemble maki.

Sushi mats are helpful but not essential. Use a good sharp knife for slicing rolls.

Sriracha can be found in most gourmet markets, Asian markets and in the ethnic section of many supermarkets.

This is not traditional Japanese sushi. Ix-nay fish in favor of seasonal produce, Florida flavors and a hit of sriracha. Quinoa replaces white sushi rice for a whole-grain boost.

Makes: 4 to 6 servings 2 cups water 1 cup quinoa, rinsed 2 teaspoons rice vinegar Pinch of sea salt 4 organic nori sheets 1 avocado, sliced skinny (about ¼ inches) ½ pound firm tofu, pressed and sliced skinny (about ¼ inches) 4 radishes (or ½ daikon), sliced skinny

(about ¼ inches) 1 handful fresh cilantro, coarsely chopped A few judicious squirts of sriracha Bring water to boil in a medium saucepan. Add rinsed, drained quinoa.

Cover, reduce heat to simmer and cook for about 20 minutes, or until all the water is absorbed, the quinoa is fluffed and has popped out its little endosperm tails. While the quinoa is still hot, gently mix in rice vinegar and sea salt. Set aside to cool.

Take a nori sheet and place sheet shiny side up. Cover evenly with a layer of quinoa, about 3 ⁄4 cup, leaving a 1-inch bare strip at the top.

Place a single slice of avocado, tofu and radish in a narrow strip at the bottom end. Top with a sprinkle of chopped cilantro and squirt on a skinny stripe of sriracha.

Rinse your hands in cool water. Start at the bottom end of the nori sheet, and with damp hands, roll up firmly. When you come to the top, moisten the exposed nori strip.

This will help the nori to adhere. Roll all the way up and press firmly to seal.

Repeat with remaining nori sheets.

Dip a sharp knife in ice water and slice each maki roll into 6 to 8 slices, about 3⁄4-inch thick.

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One ounce has 130 calories, 7 g fat, 90 mg sodium, 1 g fiber and 2 g protein.

Both are gluten-free and at Whole Foods.

While you’re there, step up your seaweed. Dried nori sheets like Emerald Cove Organic Pacific Sushi Nori (.9 ounces, $6.49) make homemade maki a breeze. Even easier, toss a nori sheet in the blender when you make a green smoothie.

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IN BRIEF Benefits set for girls softball team

CGH dog therapy Doddy again gets program needs help life for 2014 killing

ROCK FALLS – Two fundraisers are coming up for the Sauk Valley Youth Sports Academy Junior Skyhawks to help pay for the girls softball team’s trip to the U.S Specialty Sports Association World Series in Orlando, Florida.

Coaches and parents will be guest bartenders from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at Froggy’s Bar and Grill, 215 W. Second St., raising money through tips and donations.

The team also will sell taco and tostada dinners from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Sunday in the parking lot of 1st Avenue Barber Shop, 600 First Ave. The cost is $7 for two tacos or tostadas, beans, rice, and a soft drink.

STERLING – Owners of well-mannered, well-trained dogs are invited to apply for Love on a Leash, an animal-assisted therapy program in which dogs and their owners visit patients at CGH Medical Center.

The dogs will get some additional training, but also must be able to sit, stay, lie down and come when called, among other things.

They must also be up to date on their vaccinations and have a sociable temperament.

Go to cghmc.com/dogs or call Deb Keaschall, CGH Auxiliary coordinator, at 815-625-0400, ext.

5727, for an application and more information.

– SVM staff reports

ROCKFORD (AP) – A Rockford man has been given a second life sentence in prison on convictions for killing two people in a span of about 2 days last summer.

A Winnebago County judge ordered the sentence Tuesday for Terence Doddy, who pleaded guilty to killing Todd Hansmeier, 37, of Rockford. Hansmeier was found beaten and burned inside Doddy’s office at a now-closed call center on June 30.

Doddy was sentenced this month in Lee County to life in prison for the death of Tonya Bargman, 44, of Monticello, who was strangled July 1 at a rest stop along Interstate 39 near Paw Paw.

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Numbers game That’s the record TV rating in Chicago for the Blackhawks’ Stanley Cup-clinching victory Monday. That’s around 1.43 million homes, comparable to Chicago rating for non-Bears Super Bowl.

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Morrison’s Hunter Hamstra was given the Mike Green Memorial Award this season for the second straight year, a community leadership award he earned by helping out at youth basketball camps throughout his career with the Mustangs.

Hunter’s helping hands Morrison’s Hamstra gives back to community

BY PATRICK MASON pmason@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 5550 @pm222

Hamstra file Age: 17 High school: Morrison Sports: Basketball, track & field College: St. Ambrose University FYI: Was co-valedictorian of his graduating class this spring. … Will play for the Gazette squad during Thursday’s SVM All-Star game.

It was simple. Hunter Hamstra wanted to give back.

The Morrison track and field and basketball standout attended Mustang basketball camps as a kid. He remembers looking up to and being wowed by the high schoolers that took time out of “You had to look up to them,” Hamstheir summer to help out. He remembers the feeling he had watching them tra said. “They were in a position where play, wanting to be like them. you wanted to be someday.”

Once Hamstra reached high school himself, he returned the favor.

Morrison varsity basketball coach Dave Peugh appreciated Hamstra’s leadership abilities and helping nature, and it seemed only natural for him to ask Hamstra if he would be interested in attending the summer camps for the younger kids.

Hamstra’s first opportunity was the summer after his freshman year, and he jumped at the chance.

HELPING CONTINUED ON B3

f the Lightning didn’t understand their role as props in the Blackhawks’ coronation in Game 6, then Patrick Kane, Duncan Keith and Corey Crawford explained it to them.

One thing was scribbled in this writer’s notebook before anything else in the blinding afterglow of a modern-day dynasty: One goal. Done deal.

The question all season was this: Could a Blackhawks team that was built to win now actually win this year’s Stanley Cup, and warrant consideration as a dynasty with three titles in 6 salary-cap years?

Asked and answered.

Blackhawks 2, Lightning nothing. After being on loan for a year, the Stanley Cup returned to what seems to be its rightful place.

Promise made. Promise delivered.

Aggressive Hawks management from owner Rocky Wirtz to GM Stan Bowman created a winning environment.

Savvy coach Joel Quenneville solved the Rubik’s Cube of personnel decisions.

Then the plan was executed by great young talent – young but experienced, experienced but with plenty of time to capture additional championships.

ROSENBLOOM CONTINUED ON B4

NBA FINALS | GAME 6 | WARRIORS 105, CAVALIERS 97 | WARRIORS WIN SERIES 4-2

Warriors finally golden again Golden State claims first NBA championship in 40 years Star of the game: Stephen Curry, Warriors, 25 points, 8 assists, 6 rebounds, 3 steals Key performers: Andre Iguodala, Warriors, 25 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals; Draymond Green, Warriors, 16 points, 11 assists, 10 rebounds, 3 steals; LeBron James, Cavaliers, 32 points, 18 rebounds, 9 assists, 2 steals FYI: The NBA title is Warriors’ first since 1975, when they swept the Washington Bullets. ... Steve Kerr is 1st first-year coach to win title since the Lakers’ Pat Riley in 1982.

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CLEVELAND – Revived by a fresh-faced shooting superstar and a first-year coach who made them believe, the Golden State Warriors again reign supreme.

Their 40-year NBA championship drought is finally over.

A half century of misery in Cleveland drags on. LeBron James just didn’t have enough help.

Stephen Curry and finals MVP Andre Iguodala scored 25 points apiece, Draymond Green recorded a triple-double, and

the Warriors – using a barrage of 3-pointers in the fourth quarter – won their first title since 1975 by finishing off James and the Cavaliers 105-97 on Tuesday night in Game 6.

For the first time since Gerald Ford was in the White House, disco was in vogue, and Rick Barry was flicking in free throws under-handed, the best pro basketball team resides in the Bay Area.

And these Warriors are a lot AP like Barry and his old crew: Warriors guards Andre Iguodala (left) and Stephen Curry celefluid, balanced, together. Just brate after Golden State beat the Cavaliers 105-97 on Tuesday like coach Steve Kerr hoped. night in Game 6 of the NBA Finals in Cleveland. The Warriors won their first title since 1975.

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World Cup, B3.

Cubs, Sox both shut out, B5.

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Case of Mondays Bob Uecker Brewers 81-year-old broadcaster was hit in the head by a baseball during batting practice Monday and suffered mild concussion.

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FBI investigates Cardinals for breach Federal law enforcement authorities are investigating whether the St. Louis Cardinals illegally hacked into a computer database of the Houston Astros to obtain information on players, a person familiar with the situation said Tuesday in an unusual case involving two former division rivals in Major League Baseball.

The New York Times first reported that the FBI and Justice Department were investigating whether Cardinals’ front-office officials were behind the effort to steal information from the Astros’ database, called Ground Control.

Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred said subpoenas have been issued, though he did not provide details.

Murphy to manage Padres for rest of season The San Diego Padres picked Triple-A manager Pat Murphy to serve as the big league club’s interim manager for the rest of the season Tuesday, a day after firing Bud Black following a lackluster start.

The 56-year-old Murphy, who had a successful but turbulent 15-year tenure as head coach at Arizona State, has been with the Padres organization since 2010 and has managed the Padres’ Triple-A affiliate in El Paso and Tucson for the past three seasons.

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SIU mascot costume missing A Southern Illinois University graduate who works in the athletics costume industry is donating a new suit to her alma mater to replace its missing mascot.

One of the two official Saluki mascot costumes at the Carbondale school has been missing from the campus athletics department since early June.

Athletics employees reported finding the mascot’s clothes stripped and body pieces gone. The university has offered an undisclosed reward for information leading to the costume’s return.

Toledo briber sentenced A rogue Detroit gambler who bribed players to fix the results of University of Toledo games was sentenced to nearly 6 years in prison Tuesday for corrupting college sports and committing other crimes.

U.S. District Judge Mark Goldsmith said he would reluctantly accept a sweeping plea deal that capped Ghazi “Gary” Manni’s prison sentence at 70 months.

Manni, 58, admits bribing players at the Ohio school from 2004 to 2006 to influence the final score, especially in basketball. A court filing lists more than $300,000 in bets, but the government said there were more.

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL

Winningest coach in nation to retire The nation’s winningest high school football coach has decided to retire.

Summerville High School coach John McKissick announced Tuesday he is stepping down immediately. The 88-year-old won 621 games and 10 state titles during 63 seasons at the high school just outside of Charleston.

Dez Bryant Cowboy’s All-Pro receiver wasn’t at team’s mandatory minicamp, and has not signed the franchise tag team offered him.

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GOLF | U.S. OPEN

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McIlroy right at home at Chambers Bay

BY DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer

UNIVERSITY PLACE, Wash. – Rory McIlroy didn’t fare so well the last time he played links golf. He shot an 80 at Royal County Down in the Irish Open, missed his second straight cut, returned to his home in Florida and spent 4 days of practice to get back to his style of golf.

Long. High. Powerful.

And that’s what he thinks will help him the most at Chambers Bay, a course he describes as “pure links.”

It’s all a bit confusing, which is perfect for a U.S. Open that has rarely been such a mystery to so many players.

McIlroy wasn’t sure what to expect when he arrived on the weekend and was charmed by the look of the course off Puget Sound.

“I think it sets up well for my game,” he said. “You’ve got to be aggressive off the tee.

You’ve got to hit driver.

I think it’s a course where you’re going to see a lot of guys hit fairways and hit greens.

“But when you hit greens, you can still be 50, 60 feet away from the pin. So if you can drive the ball well and your pace putting and long putting is sharp, I think they’re going to be two really key things this week to be successful.”

One aspect of McIlroy needs no explanation.

He might not have a green jacket from the Masters. He missed his first shot at the career Grand Slam 2 months ago. But there is little doubt who is the best player in golf, even though he is only

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Rory McIlroy warms up on the range before a practice round for the U.S. Open golf tournament at Chambers Bay on Tuesday in University Place, Wash. McIlroy is the odds-on favorite in the event.

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• McIlroy is 0-2 in PGA Tour playoffs. He lost to Rickie Fowler in the 2012 Wells Fargo Championship, and to Russell Henley in the 2014 Honda Classic. a slight favorite at the U.S. Open ahead of Masters champion and world No. 2 Jordan Spieth.

Never mind that McIlroy is coming off back-to-back missed cuts on the European Tour. He writes that off on fatigue in the mind more than the body, especially because it ended five straight tournaments on both sides of the Atlantic.

Besides, he won two of the other tournaments in that stretch, the Match Play Championship and the Wells Fargo Championship.

“I didn’t obviously want to miss those two cuts in Europe,” he said. “But I think that’s just the way I’m going to be. I’d rather, in a six-tournament period, have three wins and three missed cuts than six top 10s. Volatility in golf is actually a good thing. If your good weeks are really good, it far outweighs the bad weeks.”

He wouldn’t mind a good week at Chambers Bay. McIlroy won the last major on a real links – Royal Liverpool, which was softened by rain on the weekend. He finished the year with another major at the PGA Championship, joining Bobby Jones, Jack Nicklaus, and Tiger Woods as the only players with four majors at age 25 or younger.

Chambers Bay is

a chance to add to that total and offer a reminder.

Spieth went wire-towire in a dominant win at the Masters. Rickie Fowler showed remarkable resolve and delivered the most exciting finish of the year when he went eagle-birdiebirdie and won The Players Championship a month later.

Golf isn’t looking for a new No. 1. It’s looking for a rival for McIlroy.

“He’s the guy out front,” Fowler said.

“There’s a lot of times where you see him up on the board and in a way expect him to be there. But we’re ready to go to battle and go toe-to-toe. And personally, I want to see him play well and I want to go up against him when he is playing well to go have some fun and see who comes out on top.”

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Today College baseball 7 p.m.

• World Series, game 9, Miami vs. Florida, at Omaha, Neb., ESPN

MLB 6 p.m.

• Cubs at Indians, CSN • Rays at Nationals, ESPN2 7 p.m.

• Pirates at White Sox, CSN+ • Cardinals at Twins, FSN

Soccer 3 p.m.

• FIFA, Women’s World Cup, group stage, Mexico vs. France, at Ottawa, Ontario, Fox • FIFA, Women’s World Cup, group stage, England vs. Colombia, at Montreal, FS1 6 p.m.

• FIFA, Women’s World Cup, group stage, Costa Rica vs. Brazil, at Moncton, New Brunswick, FS1

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Hammer time at U.S. Open 15-year-old golfer making most of rare opportunity

BY DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer

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Cole Hammer hits out of the bunker on the fifth hole during a practice round Tuesday for the U.S. Open at Chambers Bay in University Place, Wash.

The tournament begins Thursday. played in a USGA event, Hammer was going to return home and try to qualify for the U.S. Junior Amateur.

And then everything changed.

He shot 64-68 at Northwood Club in Dallas, making birdie on four of the last five holes, and qualified for the U.S. Open. So instead of being in Illinois for the Western Junior, he was at Chambers Bay playing a practice round with former U.S. Open champion Webb Simpson.

The next day, he was chipping next to Tiger

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UNIVERSITY PLACE, Wash. – He wasn’t old enough to drive a car and could barely see over the steering wheel, anyway. The 15-yearold was devoted to golf, and even though he had never so much as entered a USGA event, he tried to qualify for the U.S. Open to see how his game stacked up.

Two great rounds later, he was playing in his first major championship.

“I never expected myself to make it,” Tadd Fujikawa said Tuesday, reminiscing about a week he won’t forget in 2006 at Winged Foot. “I wouldn’t say it was overwhelming, but it was certainly different.

I was trying to soak up as much as I could and enjoy my time there.”

That might be good advice for another 15-year-old at Chambers Bay. Cole Hammer – his nickname is “Hammer Time” back home in Houston – was supposed to be at the Western Junior this week. Having never

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Woods.

“First memory I have of the U.S. Open is when Tiger won in 2008, when he did that fist pump on the 18th green,” Hammer said. “I think I’ve been watching the U.S. Open since then. Probably before, but that’s the first time I remember.”

Moments later, he headed over to the practice range, and when he heard the sound of the ball coming off the club behind him, he looked over and saw Rory McIlroy, the No. 1 player in the world. McIlroy didn’t play in his first

major until he was 18.

He was low amateur at Carnoustie.

“It’s a great experience being able to play these sort of golf courses and hit balls beside some of the best players in the world,” McIlroy said. “And if I had any advice for Cole, it would just be to take it all in and enjoy it and try to get as much out of it as he can. With the way he was hitting it on the range yesterday, I don’t think he’s got much to worry about.”

Hammer jogged down the range – kids are always in a hurry these days – to find Masters champion Jordan Spieth and find out when they were teeing off.

Small wonder that during his press conference, Hammer used the word “cool” nine times.

He said “for sure” six times.

“He’s enjoying this,” said his father, Gregg, who is working as his caddie this week. “We were playing yesterday with Jordan and he said, ‘Dad, do you see how many people are out here?’ But he competes well. When he’s playing, he gets really focused.”

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• World Series, game 10, teams TBD, at Omaha, Neb., ESPN

Golf 11 a.m.

• U.S. Open, first round, part I, at University Place, Wash., FS1 7 p.m.

• U.S. Open, first round, part II, at University Place, Wash., Fox

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• Cubs at Indians, CSN 7 p.m.

• Brewers at Royals, FS1 9 p.m.

• Rangers at Dodgers or Giants at Mariners, MLB

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2015 SVM ALL-STAR CLASSIC | ROSTERS Gazette boys

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Head coach: Jason Marquis, Bureau Valley No. Player School Ht. Pos.PPG. 3 Seth Sanderson Fulton 5-11 G 7.1 10 Grant Ames Prophetstown 6-2 G 13.1 12 Tommy Johnston Bureau Valley 6-4 G 14.3 13 Jacob Mammosser Rock Falls 6-0 F 11.4 15 Parker Neuhalfen Bureau Valley 6-2 G 21.9 21 Zachary Barber Fulton 5-10 G 16.9 23 Josh Mead Bureau Valley 5-11 G 6.8 30 Kaleb Church Morrison 6-2 G 14.7 33 Alex Johnson Bureau Valley 6-0 G 7.6 34 Joe Brouilette Sterling 6-1 C 5.7 35 Kyle Huebner Fulton 6-1 F 8.2 44 Hunter Hamstra Morrison 6-3 F 12.0

Head coach: Don Robinson, Prophetstown No. Player School Ht. Pos.PPG. 1 Chelsi Blair Rock Falls 5-4 G 8.7 4 Carlie Bickett Bureau Valley 6-2 C NA 5 Lakin Goodman Morrison 5-8 G 15.1 10 Chelsea Lesniewski Fulton 6-0 F 8.0 11 Kassi Henrekin Prophetstown 5-5 G 7.7 12 Gabby Sandoval Sterling 5-8 G 14.4 14 Heather Strike Prophetstown 5-5 G 6.9 20 Bailey Schrader Rock Falls 6-0 F 8.0 30 Shelby Adams Prophetstown 5-6 F 5.1 32 Heaven Bennett Bureau Valley 6-0 F 9.5 44 Clare Kramer Prophetstown 5-9 F 9.3

Ht. Pos. PPG. 6-4 F 9.1 6-1 G 11.1 6-0 G 17.3 5-8 G 14.7 6-1 G 8.8 6-3 G 13.8 6-1 F 11.7 6-5 C 7.4 6-3 F 7.3 6-0 G 8.4

Head coach: Mike McCracken, Amboy No. Player School Ht. Pos. PPG. 1 Kennedy Dinges Amboy 5-7 G 7.1 3 Krista Beach AFC 5-8 F 6.1 4 Allison Prestegaard AFC 6-3 C 14.2 8 Sydney Wilhelm Amboy 5-9 F NA 13 Keeley Meyer Polo 5-9 F 8.7 14 Annie Forster Eastland 5-8 F 11.6 20 Aubree Schmitt Newman 5-7 G 8.8 23 Carly Hartle Dixon 5-11 F 8.9 24 Kelsey Pudlas Oregon 5-7 F 4.8 41 Lexis Macomber Eastland 6-0 F 16.7 44 Kaitlyn Liebing Amboy 5-9 C 10.7

BOYS GAME HISTORY

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United States’ Abby Wambach (20) celebrates her team’s win with goalkeeper Hope Solo following the American’s 1-0 World Cup win over Nigeria on Tuesday in Vancouver, New Brunswick, Canada.

Bench to starter to game-winner Wambach sends U.S. through

Recent final scores 2014 — Gazette 95, Telegraph 74 2013 — Telegraph 59, Gazette 52 2012 – Gazette 94, Telegraph 75 2011 – Telegraph 99, Gazette 96 2010 – Gazette 86, Telegraph 75 2009 – Telegraph 101, Gazette 93 2008 — Telegraph 123, Gazette 96 2007 — Gazette 91, Telegraph 71 2006 – Gazette 117, Telegraph 79 2005 – Gazette 124, Telegraph 85 2004 — Gazette 101, Telegraph 90 2003 — Telegraph 100, Gazette 98

BY ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer

VANCOUVER, British Columbia – Abby Wambach scored late in the first half and the U.S. women’s national team went on to beat Nigeria 1-0 on Tuesday night for a first-place finish in its group at the Women’s World Cup. It was Wambach’s 14th World Cup goal, pulling her even with Birgit Prinz for second on the all-time list behind Brazil’s Marta, who has 15.

Wambach came off the bench for the United States in the team’s last match against Sweden.

Tuesday, she started up top with Alex Morgan, who was making her first World Cup start in Canada after working her way back from a bone bruise in her left knee.

The United States, ranked second in the world behind Germany, has two World Cup titles, but hasn’t won since 1999.

Four years ago in Germany, the U.S. advanced to the final, but fell to Japan on penalty kicks.

The win sent the United States through as the leader of its group for the sixth time in seven Wom-

Recent MVPs 2014 — Skylar Paulson, Eastland (Gazette) 2013 — Ty Hartman, Eastland (Telegraph) 2012 — Chris Fritsch, Sterling (Gazette) 2011 — Conor Leffelman, Amboy (Telegraph) 2010 — Travis McBride, Morrison (Gazette) 2009 — Kirk Engelkens, Milledgeville (Telegraph) 2008 — Rian Nailor, Rock Falls (Gazette); Jamison Wiersema, Milledgeville (Telegraph) 2007 — Eddie Riley, Sterling (Gazette) 2006 — Josh Weber, Sterling Christian (Gazette) 2005 — D.J. Olalde, Sterling (Gazette) 2004 — Isaiah Johnson, Rock Falls (Gazette); Stephen Manus, Forreston (Telegraph) 2003 — Ben Rand, Rochelle (Telegraph) Recent 3-point Champs 2014 — Matt Dail, Fulton 10-of-15 2013 — Jace Anderson, Rock Falls 8-of-15 2012 — Shane Geary, Polo 8-of-15 2011 — Jake Junis, Rock Falls 9-of-15 2010 — Matt Lauts, Rock Falls 10-of-15 2009 — Ryan Rosenbalm, Oregon 10-of-15 2008 — Nick Rodriguez, Rock Falls 11-of-15 2007 — James Van Natta, AFC 10-of-15 2006 — No award 2005 — Preston Jones, Bureau Valley 11-of-15 2004 — Kyle Foster, Faith Christian NA Recent Slam Dunk Champs 2014 — Jessie McKinley, Oregon 2013 — Alex Cain, Oregon 2012 — Jordan Schaller, Erie 2011 — Sam Ford, Oregon 2010 —Alec Monaghan, Sterling 2009 — Matt Scholl, Polo 2008 — Justin Witt, Eastland 2007 — Tyler Spratt, Oregon 2006 — Josh Weber, Sterling Christian 2005 — Seth Nicklaus, Dixon 2004 — Stephen Manus, Forreston GAME HIGHS POINTS Rian Nailor, Rock Falls, 2008 Dan Lundquist, Rochelle, 1990 Ben Rand, Rochelle, 2003 Matt Beard, Rochelle, 1991 Jim Preston, Newman, 1986 Josh Lurkins, Oregon, 1991 Nick Schneiderman, Forreston, 1999 Steve Etheridge, Ohio, 1984 Josh Lawrence, AFC, 2003 Mike Blaine, Dixon, 1987 Sam Ford, Oregon, 2011 Chris Hebeler, Fulton, 2002 Ryan McCarty, Rock Falls, 1992 Tim Trosper, Rochelle, 1984 Todd Etheridge, Ohio, 1989 Aaron Lanning, AFC, 1996 Ty Hartman, Eastland, 2013 Robbie Minor, Rock Falls, 2003 Brian Piper, Ohio, 1991 Eric Sandholm, Mount Carroll, 1999 Mark Dietrich, Mount Morris 1990 Isaiah Johnson, Rock Falls, 2004 Jeff Latta, Amboy, 1993 Johnathan Schneiderman, Forreston, 1999 Chris Fritsch, Sterling, 2013 Mike Mershon, Rochelle, 1986 Tevin Rumley, Rock Falls, 2010 Brian Sponseller, Oregon, 1988 Chris Vivian, Dixon, 1993 Aaron Williams, Dixon, 1993 Mike Cross, Mount Morris, 1985 Andrew Garnhart, Forreston, 2001 Stephen Manus, Forreston, 2004 Matt Melvin, Dixon, 1986 Skylar Paulson, Eastland, 2014 Matt Rogers, Rochelle, 2005

SOCCER | U.S. 1, NIGERIA 0

Telegraph girls

Telegraph boys Head coach: Jason Mead, Dixon No. Player School 3 Matt Wasilewski Oregon 12 Jordan Harris Milledgeville 13 Bret Gittleson AFC 14 Laron Carr Dixon 23 Trevor Bolin Newman 24 Cal Jarrett Dixon 32 Lucas Ebersole Milledgeville 33 Kevin Kurz AFC 35 Nolan McGinn Newman 43 Eric Schaney Eastland

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REBOUNDS Todd Veltrop, Rock Falls, 1991 Tim Trosper, Rochelle, 1984 Stephen Manus, Forreston, 2004 Zach House, Rock Falls, 2007 Dan Lundquist, Rochelle, 1990 Chris Fritsch, Sterling, 2012 Josh Weber, Sterling Christian, 2006 Ryan McCarty, Rock Falls, 1992 Nathaniel Law, West Carroll, 2010 Zach Stralow, Morrison, 2009 Abe Olson, Sterling, 1994 Gordon Harris, Sterling, 2000 Jason Cross, Rochelle, 1996 Chris Dusing, Polo, 1987 Jim Sikkema, Franklin Center, 1992 Ryan Voss, Fulton, 2000 Brett Yochem, Mt. Carroll 2003

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ASSISTS Isaiah Johnson, Rock Falls, 2004 Josh Coward, Rock Falls, 2004 Davontay Euell, Rock Falls, 2012 D.J. Olalde, Sterling, 2005 Patrick Wagenknect, Morrison, 2010 Clay Hadley, Sterling, 2009 Jarred Cavanaugh, Faith, 2001 Kameron DawTyne, Milledgeville, 2014 Devin Mouw, Morrison, 2009 Darin Schneider, West Carroll, 2006 Ryan Rosenbalm, Oregon, 2009 Tyler Stocker, Forreston, 2002 Jorge Acosta, Rock Falls, 2001 Ryan Bivins, Faith, 2004 Jordan Edwards, Newman, 2006 Garrett Ramos, Sterling, 2002 Micah Trancoso, Newman, 2014

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STEALS Josh Coward, Rock Falls, 2004 Kyle Foster, Faith, 2004 Dustin Fritsch, Sterling, 2009 Chris Hebeler, Fulton, 2002 Kyle Henkel, Amboy, 2006 Ryan Martz, Eastland, 2005 Devin Mouw, Morrison, 2009 Phil Peugh, Rock Falls, 2006 Tyler Stocker, Forreston, 2002

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BLOCKS Zach House, Rock Falls, 2007 Kyle Moore, Newman, 2013 Matt Dail, Fulton, 2014 Matt Scholl, Polo, 2009 Andrew Olson, Newman, 2004

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en’s World Cups. The team heads to Edmonton, Alberta, for the first match of the knockout stage. The opponent has not been determined.

Nigeria, which has won seven of nine African championships, has been to every World Cup since it started for the women in 1991. The Super Falcons were eliminated after the loss to the United States after playing to a 3-all draw with Sweden in the opener and falling 2-0 to Australia.

The U.S. opened Group D with a 3-1 victory over No. 10 Australia, before playing to a 0-0 draw with No. 5 Sweden.

Morgan hadn’t started a match since April. The speedy 25-year-old played 12 minutes as a sub in the draw with Sweden.

Wambach also came in as a sub in the match against Sweden last Friday. It was the first time she had played off the bench at a World Cup since her first in 2003.

Wambach, who didn’t score in the first two U.S. group stage matches, had never gone without a goal in the opening round in four World Cup appearances.

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Morrison’s Hunter Hamstra goes up for a layup Tuesday night in Manlius during a Gazette team practice for Thursday’s SVM All-Star Classic.

Hamstra humbled by honor HELPING

ceremony. It was the second consecutive year Hamstra earned the award, which is given “At first it was tough to students who show waking up to be there at exceptional leadership 7 a.m.,” said Hamstra, in the community. who has spent parts of He wasn’t expecting the past three summers to receive the award, helping out at the basvolunteering his services ketball camps. “It’s the all on his own, but was summer, and you want- humbled when his name ed to sleep in. But once was called in front of the you see the looks on entire Morrison student the kids’ faces and their body this past spring. excitement, you don’t “I was very honored,” worry about sleep.

Hamstra said. “[Green] “You realize that was a good friend of they’re all there to learn mine, and a friend to about a great game, and probably just about you want them to have everyone in Morrison. the best experience.”

He did a lot for the Along with several community and for our coaches, Hamstra school. He talked with worked with two differeveryone, and made ent camps. One camp each person feel imporhad about 15 kids from tant. For me to earn this third through fifth grade, award is special.” and another was filled Green was a longtime with about 25 kids from supporter of Morrisixth to eighth grade. son athletics. A 1982 It was his work in the graduate himself, Green summer that earned cleared his evening Hamstra the Mike schedule to be sure to Green Memorial Award, attend just about every which was given to him sporting event time in May at a school-wide would allow. Hamstra CONTINUED FROM B1

recalls not seeing Green at a basketball game just one time during his 3-year varsity career.

Green operated the scoreboard at football and basketball games, made sure referees had water and a place to cool off during stoppages, and talked with players often – even opposing players.

The lifelong Morrison resident was 50 when he died of pancreatic cancer in March 2014, and the Mustangs named the award after their biggest fan, supporter and friend.

“It’s a special award,” Hamstra said, “and something I’m going to keep with me forever.”

Hamstra, who will play in Thursday’s SVM All-Star game, graduated this spring with top honors, and was the co-valedictorian of his class. He took every AP class available to him, and will attend St. Ambrose University next year on a full academic scholarship.

Australia moves on, Japan tops Ecuador, Cameroon wins late By the Associated Press

Lisa De Vanna’s early goal was enough for Australia to advance to the knockout stage of the Women’s World Cup with a 1-1 draw against Sweden in Edmonton, Alberta, on Tuesday.

It’s the third straight World Cup in which Australia (1-1-1) has advanced past the group stage. It is the second team behind the United States in Group D. De Vanna put Australia up 1-0 in the fifth minute with a left-footed goal coming after a breakaway behind the Swedish defense.

Sweden (0-3-0) tied the game in the 15th minute on a left-footed strike from just outside the penalty box by Sofia Jakobsson.

Japan 1, Ecuador 0:

Yuki Ogimi scored in the fifth minute and defending champion Japan beat Ecuador 1-0 on Tuesday to become the first team to win all three of its matches in the group stage of this year’s Women’s World Cup. Japan won Group C and

will play in the round of 16 on June 23 in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Brazil, which plays today, is the only other team with a chance to go 3-0 in the group stage.

It was the 54th international goal for the 27-yearold Ogimi. Her shot from close range bounced in off the crossbar after the ball had been deflected toward an open net.

Cameroon 2, Switzerland 1: Madeleine Ngono

Mani came off the bench to score one of two second-half goals as Cameroon became only the second African team to advance to the knockout stage of the Women’s World Cup with a 2-1 win over Switzerland in Edmonton, Alberta, on Tuesday.

Cameroon (2-0-1) advances as the second team from Group C, doing so in its first World Cup appearance.

Switzerland (1-0-2) led 1-0 after the first half behind a goal from Ana Maria Crnogorcevic in the 24th minute, and it controlled the action for much of the half.

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NHL | STANLEY CUP FINAL | CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS

Officially a dynasty Blackhawks built into champion from ground up

BY JIM LITKE AP Sports Writer

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Blackhawks center Jonathan Toews (left) and winger Patrick Kane hold up the Stanley Cup after Monday’s 2-0 series-clinching win over the Lightning. With these two forming the center of a strong core of a young but experienced players, Chicago could be in line for a few more NHL championships.

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The Hawks finished this championship series in six games the way they always do. But this one seemed the most draining because of the Lightning’s speed, transition game, and depth of dangerous players. That’s what made this the toughest and most artful final round of the Hawks’ hat trick.

I mean, the only twogoal lead in the series came with less than 6 minutes left in the third period of the final game.

It came courtesy of Kane, natch. Kane always does something like that in elimination games.

The first goal came courtesy of Kane, as well, his sweet pass to Keith resulting in the only goal Crawford would need to author a spectacular Game 6 shutout.

Stars being stars. A Hawks trademark.

Jonathan Toews, the best leader in the NHL, raised the Cup as captain for the third time, but the first at home. The way he thrust Lord Stanley’s hardware to the heavens, he looked like he was going to bump the previous two banners.

Toews immediately gave the Cup to Kimmo Timonen, 40 years old, coming back from blood clots, and waiting all his career for that moment.

Then to Antoine Vermette, a comparative youngster at 32 who had won nearly every faceoff,

but had never won the silver chalice.

Then to Andrew Desjardins, another late-season pickup – like Timonen and Vermette – who made big plays and got to hoist the big prize.

Then Kane, Keith, Crawford, Brent Seabrook, Patrick Sharp, Marian Hossa, and Niklas Hjalmarsson – the core following Toews to their third parade.

Then there were twotime champions Johnny Oduya, who played the last week with one arm; Brandon Saad, the miniHossa; Marcus Kruger, who seemed to own every last shift of the game; and Andrew Shaw, who rode shotgun for Kruger.

Eventually the Cup got to goalie Scott Darling, a local boy who grew up a Hawks fan and saved the first-round series against the Predators in relief of Crawford.

Then Teuvo Teravainen, who’s 20, talented, sometimes magical, and a big reason the Hawks will have more chances to do this again – soon and often.

There will be changes this summer, probably to the core group, and there will be angst and frustrations over personnel losses. But that’s for later.

Now’s the time to celebrate greatness. Their excellence and determination. A dynasty despite today’s unforgiving financial forces.

The Hawks have carved out a brilliant piece of NHL history during this run ... with a shot at legendary.

The stars and the scrubs alike took a spin with the Stanley Cup before it finally wound up in Joel Quenneville’s hands. The Blackhawks coach wouldn’t have it any other way.

The last team standing had just put away a tough young Tampa Bay squad 2-0 in Game 6, and earned the right to call itself a dynasty after winning its third NHL title in six seasons.

But only minutes later, Quenneville recalled the sting they all felt barely a year ago, when the Los Angeles Kings elbowed Chicago out of their way by converting a fortunate bounce in overtime of Game 7 of the Western Conference finals.

When Quenneville gathered the team before this season, the first thing he told his players was, “It’s going to be a battle and a war just to try to make the playoffs.”

And almost in the next breath, after he scanned the faces of Jonathan Toews, Patrick Kane, Duncan Keith, and a handful of others, he put that bitter memory to rest.

“I’m fortunate to be around them,” Quenneville said. “I walked into a team ready to go. They took off and they keep going. ... They make guys around them better, play the right way, send the right message. New guys coming into the team, they see that’s the message, how important winning is to the team, to the players, to the town, to the organization. It’s infectious.”

One of those “new” guys, 32-year-old veteran Antoine Vermette, joined the Blackhawks in March after general manager Stan Bowman was forced to find some replacements in the wake of a serious shoulder injury to Kane. He was the frontline center with the Coyotes, but had no problem taking a back seat with the third line in Chicago.

“You want to contribute, of course,” Vermette said.

“But what made these guys special is that from top to bottom, everybody is the same. They all want to win. Coming into a situation like that, it wasn’t hard to fit in.”

Fitting in is a lot easier, of course, with a team on a roll. But among the core of seven players who’ve been around for all three titles, it isn’t hard to remember when the current toast of the town was just toast.

The Blackhawks’ climb back toward the top began with the end of the

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Blackhawks head coach Joel Quenneville celebrates with Brad Richards (91) and Duncan Keith after winning the Stanley Cup on Monday in Chicago.

Quenneville is a big part of the rebuilding process that has led to three championships in the last 6 years.

Mikita back as ambassadors, and putting up statCanadiens – 5 straight titles (1956-’60) ues outside the United Center – that all was forCanadiens – 4 straight titles (1976-’79) given, and then some.

Islanders – 4 straight titles (1980-’83) Average attendance Canadiens – jumped 7,000 seats by 6 titles in 9 years (1965-’66, ’68-’69, ’71, ’73) the end of the 2008-09 Maple Leafs – 5 titles in 7 years (1945, ’47-’49, ’51) season. The product on Oilers – 5 titles in 7 years (1984-’85, ’87-’88, ’90) the ice was reflected in Red Wings – 4 titles in 6 years (1950, ’52, ’54-’55) the fast-climbing value of Blackhawks – 3 titles in 6 years (2010, ’13, ’15) the franchise. The season Red Wings – 3 titles in 7 years (1997-’98, 2002) after that brought the first of the three Stanley Cups lockout in 2005, when for- first, was how few people during the current run, mer player and then-gen- in town noticed there giving one of the NHL’s eral manager Dale Tallon was a revival under way. “Original Six” some quit pursuing draft picks Winger Patrick Sharp recent history finally and free agents with wide recalled days the nowworth boasting about. bodies and narrow skill packed-to-the-rafters A quiet gesture at the sets, instead rolling the “Madhouse on Madison” end of this latest title dice on two skinny kids – felt more like a nearly demonstrated just how Toews in 2006 and Kane empty barn. He could much the Hawks have in 2007 – who hardly pick out friends in the returned the warm looked the part of the All- stands in the middle of embrace the city holds Stars and Olympians they the game. Sometimes them in now. were about to become. they had an entire secLongtime equipment Quenneville came tion to themselves. manager Clint Reif died aboard four games into That was because the last December in what the 2008 season, and late William “Dollar Bill” was ruled a suicide. The Bowman, whose shrewd Wirtz, the club’s tightHawks dedicated a win personnel moves have fisted owner, stubbornly over Toronto that same kept the Hawks on top kept games off TV, and night to Reif, and were during the salary cap era, had chased away legacy joined by the Washington joined the next year. names like Bobby Hull Capitals in honoring Reif By then, the Hawks had and Stan Mikita. Then with “CR” decals on their already surrendered the Wirtz died in September helmets for the teams’ league’s longest con2007, following a brief Winter Classic on Jan. 1. secutive playoff streak battle with cancer, and His wife, Kelly, was on the – making 28 appearances the bitterness spilled out ice Monday as the Stanley in a row, until 1997 – and in one sweeping gesture. Cup was paraded around. failed to make the postDuring a moment of “A few of those tears season in nine of the 10 silence for Wirtz at the you saw during the cerprevious campaigns. But home opener, the crowd emony were for Cliff,” Toews and Kane gave the responded with boos.

Rocky Wirtz said. “It Hawks more than a burst The Hawks made the shows you how much he of youth and energy. postseason after a sixmeant to the players, to Teaming up with Keith season hiatus, but those us, to everybody in the and Brent Seabrook – fans who chose self-exile organization.”

Considered one of two of the league’s top only grudgingly began the worst franchises in attacking defensemen, trickling back. It wasn’t sports less than a decade already in the fold – they until Wirtz’s son, Rocky, ago, the Blackhawks also gave Chicago one of was in control for a full have remade the franthe most potent offenses season – putting the in the league. games back on TV, bring- chise into the model of professionalism.

The problem, at least at ing guys like Hull and

NHL’s best Stanley Cup runs

Late flurry puts Warriors in control against pesky Cavaliers GOLDEN

CONTINUED FROM B1

After falling behind by two points early in the third quarter, the Warriors took control with Curry, the league’s MVP, and Iguodala, who made his first start of the season in Game 4, leading the way.

“This was awesome,” Iguodala said. “We talked about staying strong, staying with it. That was Coach’s motto the whole playoffs. Stay with it. They kept fighting. This is unreal.”

Golden State allowed the Cavaliers to creep within eight points in the fourth before unleashing a flurry of 3s to ensure they would be taking the Larry O’Brien Trophy back to California. Curry’s step-back 3 made it 78-68, and after the Cavs closed within seven on J.R. Smith’s trey, Iguodala, Curry, and Klay Thompson each drained one in a span of 81 seconds to make it 89-75.

Iguodala added another long shot for good measure before he strutted back on defense holding out three fingers on each hand.

He could have shot an index finger into the air at that point – Golden State is No. 1.

James returned from Miami to deliver a title to his home region, but the 30-year-old, left to do most of the work by himself after All-Stars Kyrie Irving and Kevin Love were injured in the postseason, came two wins shy of giving Cleveland its first pro sports championship since 1964.

The city’s pro teams – the Cavs, Browns and Indians – have gone a combined 144 seasons without one of them winning it all.

James had 32 points, 18 rebounds and nine assists, and was superbly dominant during the series, showing why he’s the world’s best player.

The Warriors were simply the better team.

James was replaced in the final seconds, but before he left the

court, the four-time MVP shook hands with Curry and offered congratulations to Kerr and the rest of the Warriors.

“The sacrifice every guy made from Andre and David [Lee] stepping away from the starting lineup, we just played,” Kerr said.

“And they were all in it just to win. That’s all that mattered. This is an amazing group of guys.”

This series, which opened with two overtime games in Oakland, flipped when Kerr employed a small lineup in the fourth quarter of Game 3 and the Warriors nearly overcame a 20-point deficit before losing.

Kerr stuck with revamped lineup in Game 4, giving Iguodala a start, switching Green to center, and benching the ineffective Andrew Bogut. The move worked for the Warriors, who finished with 83 wins, the third-highest AP single-season total in history.

Only the 1995-96 and 1996-97 The Warriors’ Andre Iguodala dunks against the Cavaliers during Bulls won more, and Kerr was a Game 6 of the NBA Finals on Tuesday in Cleveland. The Warriors player on both of those teams. won 105-97, and Iguodala was voted Finals MVP.

Wednesday, June 17, 2015

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TUESDAY’S SCOREBOARD MLB American League East Division W L Pct GB Tampa Bay 36 30 .545 — New York 34 30 .531 1 Baltimore 33 31 .516 2 Toronto 34 32 .515 2 Boston 28 38 .424 8 Central Division W L Pct GB Kansas City 36 25 .590 — Minnesota 34 30 .531 3½ Detroit 34 31 .523 4 Cleveland 30 33 .476 7 Chicago 28 35 .444 9 West Division W L Pct GB Houston 38 28 .576 — Texas 35 30 .538 2½ Los Angeles 32 32 .500 5 Seattle 29 36 .446 8½ Oakland 28 39 .418 10½

East Division W L Pct New York 36 30 .545 Washington 34 31 .523 Atlanta 31 34 .477 Miami 29 37 .439 Philadelphia 22 44 .333 Central Division W L Pct St. Louis 43 21 .672 Pittsburgh 37 27 .578 Chicago 34 28 .548 Cincinnati 29 35 .453 Milwaukee 24 42 .364 West Division W L Pct Los Angeles 37 28 .569 San Francisco 35 31 .530 Arizona 31 32 .492 San Diego 32 35 .478 Colorado 28 36 .438

GB — 1½ 4½ 7 14 GB — 6 8 14 20 GB — 2½ 5 6 8½

Tuesday’s results St. Louis 3, Minnesota 2 Houston 8, Colorado 5 Oakland 6, San Diego 5 San Francisco 6, Seattle 2 Boston 9, Atlanta 4 Pittsburgh 3, Chicago White Sox 0 Baltimore 19, Philadelphia 3 Cincinnati 5, Detroit 2 Miami 12, N.Y. Yankees 2 N.Y. Mets 3, Toronto 2 Washington 16, Tampa Bay 4 Cleveland 6, Chicago Cubs 0 Texas 3, L.A. Dodgers 2 Kansas City 7, Milwaukee 2 Arizona at L.A. Angels, late Today’s games Baltimore (U.Jimenez 4-3) at Philadelphia (Correia 0-0), 6:05 p.m.

Miami (Urena 1-2) at N.Y. Yankees (Pineda 7-3), 6:05 p.m.

Tampa Bay (Andriese 1-1) at Washington (Zimmermann 5-4), 6:05 p.m.

N.Y. Mets (Niese 3-6) at Toronto (Hutchison 5-1), 6:07 p.m.

Boston (J.Kelly 2-4) at Atlanta (A.Wood 4-4), 6:10 p.m.

Chicago Cubs (Wada 0-1) at Cleveland (Marcum 3-1), 6:10 p.m.

Detroit (Price 6-2) at Cincinnati (Cueto 4-4), 6:10 p.m.

Milwaukee (Fiers 3-6) at Kansas City (Blanton 0-0), 7:10 p.m.

Pittsburgh (Locke 3-3) at Chicago White Sox (Danks 3-6), 7:10 p.m.

St. Louis (C.Martinez 7-2) at Minnesota (Milone 2-1), 7:10 p.m.

Houston (Oberholtzer 1-1) at Colorado (K.Kendrick 2-8), 7:40 p.m.

L.A. Angels (Santiago 4-3) at Arizona (C.Anderson 2-1), 8:40 p.m.

San Diego (Despaigne 3-4) at Oakland (Chavez 2-6), 9:05 p.m.

San Francisco (Bumgarner 7-3) at Seattle (F.Hernandez 9-3), 9:10 p.m.

Texas (W.Rodriguez 3-2) at L.A. Dodgers (Kershaw 5-3), 9:10 p.m.

Thursday’s games Baltimore at Philadelphia, 12:05 p.m.

St. Louis at Minnesota, 12:10 p.m.

Houston at Colorado, 2:10 p.m.

San Diego at Oakland, 2:35 p.m.

L.A. Angels at Arizona, 2:40 p.m.

Miami at N.Y. Yankees, 6:05 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Washington, 6:05 p.m.

N.Y. Mets at Toronto, 6:07 p.m.

Boston at Atlanta, 6:10 p.m.

Chicago Cubs at Cleveland, 6:10 p.m.

Detroit at Cincinnati, 6:10 p.m.

Milwaukee at Kansas City, 7:10 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Chicago White Sox, 7:10 p.m.

San Francisco at Seattle, 9:10 p.m.

Texas at L.A. Dodgers, 9:10 p.m.

Tuesday’s box scores

INDIANS 6, CUBS 0 Cleveland

ab 4 5 3 3 3 5 2 3 4 3 0 0 0

r 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

h 1 2 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0

bi 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Chicago

ab r h bi Fowler cf 3 0 0 0 Rizzo 1b 3 0 0 0 Bryant 3b 4 0 1 0 MMntr c 3 0 0 0 Schwrr c 1 0 0 0 SCastro ss 3 0 0 0 Coghln lf 3 0 0 0 Denorfi rf 4 0 1 0 Arrieta p 2 0 0 0 EJcksn p 0 0 0 0 Baxter ph 1 0 0 0 JRussll p 0 0 0 0 Rosscp p 0 0 0 0 Grimm p 0 0 0 0 ARussll 2b 3 0 2 0 Totals 35 6 9 6 Totals 30 0 4 0 Cleveland 003 010 101 — 6 Chicago 000 000 000 — 0 DP–Cleveland 1. LOB–Cleveland 10, Chicago 7. 2B–Brantley (20), C.Santana (11).

HR–C.Santana (8). SB–Kipnis 2 (10), Lindor (1). CS–Brantley (1).

IP H R ER BB SO Cleveland Bauer W,6-3 7 4 0 0 3 7 McAllister 1 0 0 0 0 1 Rzepczynski 1 0 0 0 0 1 Chicago Arrieta L,6-5 5 3 4 4 6 6 E.Jackson 2 2 1 1 0 0 J.Russell 1 2 0 0 1 0 Rosscup 1-3 2 1 1 1 0 Grimm 2-3 0 0 0 0 1 HBP–by Rzepczynski (Coghlan). Balk–E. Jackson.

T–3:08. A–35,914 (40,929).

Kipnis 2b Lindor ss Brantly lf-cf CSantn 1b Moss rf YGoms c Bourn cf DvMrp lf Urshela 3b Bauer p Raburn ph McAlst p Rzpczy p

PIRATES 3, WHITE SOX 0 Chicago

Pittsburgh ab r h bi ab r h bi Eaton cf 3 0 1 0 JHrrsn rf 3 0 1 0 AlRmrz ss 3 0 0 0 SMarte lf 5 1 2 0 Abreu 1b 4 0 1 0 McCtch cf 3 0 2 1 MeCarr lf 4 0 1 0 Kang 3b 3 0 1 0 AvGarc rf 4 0 0 0 Cervelli c 3 1 1 1 Gillaspi 3b 4 0 0 0 Mercer ss 4 0 0 0 Soto c 3 0 1 0 NWalkr 2b 4 0 0 0 CSnchz 2b 2 0 0 0 SRdrgz 1b 3 1 2 1 LaRoch ph 1 0 0 0 Morton p 3 0 1 0 D.Webb p 0 0 0 0 Watson p 0 0 0 0 Duke p 0 0 0 0 Hart ph 1 0 0 0 Quintan p 2 0 0 0 Melncn p 0 0 0 0 Bonifac 2b 1 0 0 0 Totals 31 0 4 0 Totals 32 3 10 3 Chicago 000 000 000 — 0 Pittsburgh 001 101 00x — 3 DP–Chicago 1. LOB–Chicago 6, Pittsburgh 11. HR–Cervelli (2), S.Rodriguez (3).

SB–Eaton (4), S.Marte 2 (13), S.Rodriguez (2). CS–J.Harrison (4).

IP H R ER BB SO Chicago Quintana L,3-7 6 9 3 3 1 6 D.Webb 1 1 0 0 1 0 Duke 1 0 0 0 1 2 Pittsburgh Morton W,5-0 7 4 0 0 1 3 Watson H,16 1 0 0 0 1 0 Melancon S,21-22 1 0 0 0 0 0 HBP–by Duke (S.Rodriguez), by D.Webb (Kang), by Quintana (J.Harrison).

T–2:44. A–28,413 (38,362).

CARDINALS 3, TWINS 2 Minnesota

ab Dozier 2b 4 TrHntr rf 4 Mauer 1b 4 Plouffe 3b 3 Nunez ss 4 KSuzuk c 4 SRonsn lf 2 ERosar ph-lf 1 Gibson p 2 KVargs ph 1 Pressly p 0 AThmp p 0 Boyer p 0 EdEscr ph 1 Buxton cf 3 Totals 33

r 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2

h 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 7

bi 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2

St. Louis

MLB ROUNDUP

Minnesota 100 000 100 – 2 St. Louis 012 000 00x – 3 DP–Minnesota 2. LOB–Minnesota 6, St. Louis 5. 2B–Plouffe (13), Nunez (8), K.Suzuki (7), Wong (14), Molina (11), Bourjos (4). SB–Dozier (4), Nunez (1). CS–Buxton (1). S–Jay. SF–Grichuk.

IP H R ER BB SO Minnesota Gibson L,4-5 6 6 3 3 2 4 Pressly 0 0 0 0 1 0 A.Thompson 1 0 0 0 0 0 Boyer 1 0 0 0 1 0 St. Louis Wacha W,9-2 6 1/3 3 2 2 1 5 Maness H,8 2/3 1 0 0 0 0 Belisle H,8 2/3 2 0 0 0 0 Choate H,7 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 Siegrist S,3-4 1 1 0 0 1 1 Pressly pitched to 1 batter in the 7th.

WP–Maness.

T–2:31 (Delay: 1:32). A–41,203 (45,399).

College baseball College World Series

National League

Wong 2b MCrpnt 3b JhPerlt ss Rynlds 1b Molina c Heywrd rf Grichk lf Bourjos cf Wacha p Maness p Jay ph Belisle p Choate p Siegrist p

ab 4 3 3 4 3 3 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0

r 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

h 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

bi 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Totals

26 3 6 3

at TD Ameritrade Park, Omaha Double Elimination x-if necessary Saturday’s results Game 1 – Virginia 5, Arkansas 3 Game 2 – Florida 15, Miami 3 Sunday’s results Game 3 – TCU 10, LSU 3 Game 4 – Fullerton 3, Vanderbilt 0, game suspended in 6th due to weather Monday’s results Game 4 – Vanderbilt 4, Fullerton 3, completion of suspended game Game 5 – Miami 4, Arkansas 3, Arkansas eliminated Game 6 – Virginia 1, Florida 0 Tuesday’s results Game 7 – LSU 5, Fullerton 3, Fullerton eliminated Game 8 – Vanderbilt 1, TCU 0 Today’s game Game 9 – Miami (50-16) vs. Florida (50-17), 7 p.m.

Thursday’s game Game 10 – LSU (54-11) vs. TCU (52-14), 7 p.m.

Friday’s games Game 11 – Virginia (41-22) vs. Game 9 winner, 2 p.m.

Game 12 – Vanderbilt (49-19) vs. Game 10 winner, 7 p.m.

Saturday, June 20 x-Game 13 – If Game 9 winner also wins game 11, TBD x-Game 14 – If Game 10 winner also wins Game 12, TBD Championship Series (Best-of-3) Monday, June 22: Teams TBD, 7 p.m.

Tuesday, June 23: Teams TBD, 7 p.m. x-Wednesday, June 24: Teams TBD, 7 p.m.

NBA playoffs FINALS Golden State 4, Cleveland 2 Thursday, June 4 Golden State 108, Cleveland 100, OT Sunday, June 7 Cleveland 95, Golden State 93, OT Tuesday, June 9 Cleveland 96, Golden State 91 Thursday, June 11 Golden State 103, Cleveland 82 Sunday’s result Golden State 104, Cleveland 91 Tuesday’s result Golden State 105, Cleveland 97 Tuesday’s box score Game 6

WARRIORS 105, CAVALIERS 97 GOLDEN STATE (105) Iguodala 9-20 4-10 25, Barnes 3-8 0-0 9, Green 6-13 2-4 16, Curry 8-19 6-8 25, K.Thompson 2-7 0-0 5, Livingston 4-6 2-2 10, Ezeli 3-6 4-5 10, Barbosa 2-5 0-0 5, Lee 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 37-85 18-29 105.

CLEVELAND (97) James 13-33 4-8 32, T.Thompson 7-12 1-2 15, Mozgov 5-8 7-8 17, Dellavedova 0-3 1-2 1, Shumpert 1-6 6-8 8, Smith 5-15 5-8 19, Jones 1-5 3-3 5, Miller 0-0 0-0 0, Harris 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 32-82 27-39 97.

Golden State 28 17 28 32 — 105 Cleveland 15 28 18 36 — 97 3-Point Goals–Golden State 13-34 (Barnes 3-4, Iguodala 3-8, Curry 3-11, Green 2-5, K.Thompson 1-3, Barbosa 1-3), Cleveland 6-26 (Smith 4-9, James 2-10, Shumpert 0-3, Jones 0-4). Fouled Out–K.Thompson, Dellavedova, Shumpert. Rebounds–Golden State 49 (Green 11), Cleveland 72 (James 18). Assists– Golden State 28 (Green 10), Cleveland 14 (James 9). Total Fouls–Golden State 27, Cleveland 26. A–20,562 (20,562).

Recent NBA Champions 2014-15 – Golden State Warriors def.

Cleveland Cavaliers, 4-2 2013-14 – San Antonio Spurs def. Miami Heat, 4-1 2012-13 – Miami Heat def. San Antonio Spurs, 4-3 2011-12 – Miami Heat def. Oklahoma City Thunder, 4-1 2010-11 – Dallas Mavericks def. Miami Heat, 4-2 2009-10 – Los Angeles Lakers def. Boston Celtics, 4-3 2008-09 – Los Angeles Lakers def. Orlando Magic, 4-1 2007-08 – Boston Celtics def. Los Angeles Lakers, 4-2 2006-07 – San Antonio Spurs def. Cleveland Cavaliers, 4-0 2005-06 – Miami Heat def. Dallas Mavericks, 4-2 2004-05 – San Antonio Spurs def. Detroit Pistons, 4-3 2003-04 – Detroit Pistons def. Los Angeles Lakers, 4-1 2002-03 – San Antonio Spurs def. New Jersey Nets, 4-2 2001-02 – Los Angeles Lakers def. New Jersey Nets, 4-0 2000-01 – Los Angeles Lakers def. Philadelphia 76ers, 4-1 1999-00 – Los Angeles Lakers def. Indiana Pacers, 4-2 1998-99 – San Antonio Spurs def. New York Knicks, 4-1 1997-98 – Chicago Bulls def. Utah Jazz, 4-2 1996-97 – Chicago Bulls def. Utah Jazz, 4-2 1995-96 – Chicago Bulls def. Seattle SuperSonics, 4-2 1994-95 – Houston Rockets def. Orlando Magic, 4-0 1993-94 – Houston Rockets def. New York Knicks, 4-3 1992-93 – Chicago Bulls def. Phoenix Suns, 4-2 1991-92 – Chicago Bulls def. Portland Trail Blazers, 4-2 1990-91 – Chicago Bulls def. Los Angeles Lakers, 4-1 1989-90 – Detroit Pistons def. Portland Trail Blazers, 4-1

Soccer Women’s World Cup at various sites in Canada x-advances to Round of 16 FIRST ROUND GROUP A W L T GF GA Pts x-Canada 1 0 2 2 1 5 x-China 1 1 1 3 3 4 Netherlands 1 1 1 2 2 4 New Zealand 0 1 2 2 3 2 Monday’s results Canada 1, Netherlands 1 China 2, New Zealand 2

x-Germany x-Norway Thailand Ivory Coast

GROUP B W L T 2 0 1 2 0 1 1 2 0 0 3 0

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GF GA Pts 15 1 7 8 2 7 3 10 3 3 16 0

Monday’s results Germany 4, Thailand 0 Norway 3, Ivory Coast 1

GROUP C W L T GF GA Pts x-Japan 3 0 0 4 1 9 x-Cameroon 2 1 0 9 3 6 Switzerland 1 2 0 10 2 3 Ecuador 0 3 0 1 17 0 Tuesday’s results Japan 1, Ecuador 0 Cameroon 2, Switzerland 1 GROUP D W L T GF GA Pts x-United States 2 0 1 4 1 7 x-Australia 1 1 1 4 4 4 Sweden 0 0 3 4 4 3 Nigeria 0 1 1 3 5 1 Tuesday’s results United States 1, Nigeria 0 Australia 1, Sweden 1 GROUP E W L T GF GA Pts x-Brazil 2 0 0 3 0 6 Costa Rica 0 0 2 3 3 2 Spain 0 1 1 1 2 1 South Korea 0 1 1 2 4 1 Today’s matches Costa Rica vs. Brazil, 6 p.m.

South Korea vs. Spain, 6 p.m.

GROUP F W L T GF GA Pts 1 0 1 3 1 4 1 1 0 2 2 3 1 1 0 1 2 3 0 1 1 2 3 1 Today’s matches England vs. Colombia, 3 p.m.

Mexico vs. France, 3 p.m.

Colombia England France Mexico

Golf U.S. Open Tee Times At Chambers Bay University Place, Wash.

Yardage: 7,658; Par: 70 (a-amateur) Thursday-Friday 1st hole-10th hole 9 a.m.-3 p.m. – Michael Putnam, United States; Marcus Fraser, Australia; Steve Marino, United States.

9:11 a.m.-3:11 p.m. – Garth Mulroy, South Africa; Richard Lee, United States; Lucas Bjerregaard, Denmark.

9:22 a.m.-3:22 p.m. – Jason Allred, United States; a-Kyle Jones, United States; Cody Gribble, United States.

9:33 a.m.-3:33 p.m. – Phil Mickelson, United States; Bubba Watson, United States; Angel Cabrera, Argentina.

9:44 a.m.-3:44 p.m. – Liang Wen-Chong, China; David Hearn, Canada; Hiroyuki Fujita, Japan.

9:55 a.m.-3:55 p.m. – Robert Streb, United States; a-Lee McCoy, United States; Kevin Chappell, United States.

10:06 a.m.-4:06 p.m. – George McNeill, United States; Masahiro Kawamura, Japan; Cameron Tringale, United States.

10:17 a.m.-4:17 p.m – Henrik Stenson, Sweden; Francesco Molinari, Italy; Brandt Snedeker, United States.

10:28 a.m.-4:28 p.m. – Jim Furyk, United States; Miguel Angel Jimenez, Spain; Colin Mongtomerie, Scotland.

10:39 a.m.-4:39 p.m. – Brooks Koepka, United States; Russell Henley, United States; Byeong-Hun An, South Korea.

10:50 a.m.-4:50 p.m. – Jason Dufner, United States; Marc Warren, Scotland; Matt Every, United States.

11:01 a.m.-5:01 p.m. – Brandon Hagy, United States; a-Matthew NeSmith, United States; Sebastian Cappelen, Denmark.

11:12 a.m.-5:12 p.m. – a-Nick Hardy, United States; Alex Kim, United States; Rich Berberian Jr., United States.

3 p.m.-9 a.m. – Jason Palmer, England; Roberto Castro, United States; Andres Romero, Argentina.

3:11 p.m.-9:11 a.m. – a-Denny McCarthy, United States; D.A. Points, United States, Shiv Kapur, India.

3:22 p.m.-9:22 a.m. – a-Bryson DeChambeau, United States; Blayne Barber, United States; Billy Hurley, United States; 3:33 p.m.-9:33 a.m. – Geoff Ogilvy, Australia; Ernie Els, South Africa; Retief Goosen, South Africa.

3:44 p.m.-9:44 a.m. – Bo Van Pelt, United States; Charlie Beljan, United States; Tony Finau, United States.

3:55 p.m-9:55 a.m. – Lee Janzen, United States; a-Ollie Schniederjans, United States; Darren Clarke, Northern Ireland.

4:06 p.m.-10:06 a.m. – Daniel Summerhays, United States; Thomas Aiken, South Africa; Danny Lee, New Zealand.

4:17 p.m.-10:17 a.m. – Jordan Spieth, United States; Jason Day, Australia; Justin Rose, England.

4:28 p.m.-10:28 a.m. – Tiger Woods, United States; Rickie Fowler, United States; Louis Oosthuizen, South Africa.

4:39 p.m.-10:39 a.m. – Jimmy Walker, United States; Zach Johnson, United States; Ian Poulter, England.

4:50 p.m.-10:50 a.m. – Ryan Moore, United States; Anirban Lahiri, India, Erik Compton, United States.

5:01 p.m.-11:01 a.m. – a-Jake Knapp, United States; Tyler Duncan, United States; Matt Mabrey, United States.

5:12 p.m.-11:12 a.m. – Michael Davan, United States; a-David Riley, United States; Andrew Pope, United States.

Thursday-Friday 10th hole-1st hole 9 a.m.-3 p.m. – Troy Kelly, United States; Seuk Hyun Baek, South Korea; Cameron Smith, Australia.

9:11 a.m.-3:11 p.m. – John Parry, England; Josh Persons, United States; a-Jack Maguire, United States.

9:22 a.m.-3:22 p.m. – Tim O’Neal, United States; Stephan Jaeger, United States; Kurt Barnes, Australia.

9:33 a.m.-3:33 p.m. – Gary Woodland, United States; Victor Dubuisson, France; John Senden, Australia.

9:44 a.m.-3:44 p.m. – Andy Sullivan, England; Morgan Hoffmann, United States; Bernd Wiesberger, Austria.

9:55 a.m.-3:55 p.m. – Marcel Siem, Germany; Alexander Levy, France; Brian Harman, United States.

10:06 a.m.-4:06 p.m. – Hideki Matsuyama, Japan; Graeme McDowell, Northern Ireland; Matt Kuchar, United States.

10:17 a.m.-4:17 p.m. – Dustin Johnson, United States; Adam Scott, Australia; Sergio Garcia, Spain.

10:28 a.m.-4:28 p.m. – Martin Kaymer, Germany; a-Gunn Yang, South Korea; Rory McIlroy, Northern Ireland.

10:39 a.m.-4:39 p.m. – Patrick Reed, United States; Chris Kirk, United States; Jamie Donaldson, Wales.

10:50 a.m.-4:50 p.m. – Webb Simpson, United States; Keegan Bradley, United States; Kevin Na, United States.

11:01 a.m.-5:01 p.m. – a-Sam Horsfield, England; Shunsuke Sonoda, Japan; Oliver Farr, Wales.

11:12 a.m.-5:10 p.m. – Kevin Lucas, United States; Pat Wilson, United States; a-Cole Hammer, United States.

3 p.m.-9 a.m. – Tom Hoge, USA; Brad Fritsch, Canada; Tjaart van der Walt, S. Africa.

3:11 p.m.-9:11 a.m. – Brad Elder, United States; a-Beau Hossler, United States; Jamie Lovemark, United States.

3:22 p.m.-9:22 a.m. – Ryo Ishikawa, Japan; Luke Donald, England; J.B. Holmes, United States.

3:33 p.m.-9:33 a.m. – Lucas Glover, United States; a-Bradley Neil, Scotland; Marc Leishman, Australia.

3:44 p.m.-9:44 a.m. – Ryan Palmer, United States; Joost Luiten, The Netherlands; Danny Willett, England.

3:55 p.m.-9:55 a.m. – Kevin Kisner, United States; George Coetzee, South Africa; Alexander Noren, Sweden.

4:06 p.m.-10:06 a.m. – Brendon Todd, United States; Branden Grace, South Africa; Thongchai Jaidee, Thailand.

4:17 p.m.-10:17 a.m. – Billy Horschel, United States; Paul Casey, England; Lee Westwood, England.

4:28 p.m.-10:28 a.m. – Bill Haas, United States; Charl Schwartzel, South Africa; Hunter Mahan, United States.

4:39 p.m.-10:39 a.m. – Shane Lowry, Ireland; Ben Martin, United States; Stephen Gallacher, Scotland.

4:50 p.m.-10:50 a.m. – Charley Hoffman, United States; Camilo Villegas, Colombia; Tommy Fleetwood, England.

5:01 p.m.-11:01 a.m. – Mark Silvers, United States; a-Brian Campbell, United States; Cheng-Tsung Pan, Taiwan.

5:12 p.m.-11:12 a.m. – Jimmy Gunn, Scotland; Jared Becher, United States; Sam Saunders, United States.

AP

The Cubs’ Anthony Rizzo (left) is tagged out after a rundown between first and second by Indians shortstop Francisco Lindor during Tuesday’s game at Wrigley Field. The Indians beat the Cubs 6-0.

Cubs crushed by Tribe With scandal looming, Cardinals win again By the Associated Press

Carlos Santana hit a three-run homer and an RBI double, Trevor Bauer pitched seven innings of four-hit ball, and the Indians beat the Cubs 6-0 on Tuesday night in Chicago.

Santana also walked twice, and touted prospect Francisco Lindor contributed two hits in his first career start. Santana was just 3-for-28 with a home run and an RBI in his previous seven games.

The Cubs welcomed the Blackhawks and the Stanley Cup to Wrigley Field one night after Chicago beat Tampa Bay 2-0 in Game 6 for its third NHL title in the past six seasons. Cubs manager Joe Maddon hoisted the silver trophy over his head in front of the home dugout, Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews threw a ceremonial first pitch, and the teams posed for a picture with the Cup on the pitcher’s mound.

The opener of the abbreviated two-game series was rained out in time for Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo to catch the clinching game at the United Center.

Today’s games • Cubs (Wada 0-1) at Indians (Marcum 3-1), 6:10 p.m.

(CSN, 780 AM) • Pirates (Locke 3-3) at White Sox (Danks 3-6), 7:10 p.m.

(CSN+, 670 AM) • Cardinals (C.Martinez 7-2) at Twins (Milone 2-1), 7:10 p.m.

(FSN, 95.7 FM) Indians second baseman Jason Kipnis, who is from the Chicago suburb of Northbrook, celebrated with fellow Blackhawks fans on a packed street in Wrigleyville.

Cubs right-hander Jake Arrieta (6-5) walked six in five innings, and two of them scored on Santana’s drive that just cleared the wall in right in the third.

Rizzo went 0-for-3 with a walk, extending his slump to 1-for-21 over the last six games.

Kyle Schwarber, another hyped prospect from Chicago’s rich minor league system, was promoted from Double-A Tennessee before the game, and made his major league debut after catcher Miguel Montero was ejected before the

bottom of the eighth.

Schwarber struck out looking in his first at-bat in the ninth.

Schwarber will serve as the designated hitter when the Cubs spend the next 5 days in American League ballparks, beginning with two games in Cleveland.

Cardinals 3, Twins 2:

Hours after a federal investigation into possible computer hacking by the Cardinals became public, St. Louis extended its winning streak to five by beating the visiting Twins behind Michael Wacha’s pitching and Mark Reynolds’ two-run single.

Pirates 6, White Sox 0:

Charlie Morton pitched seven innings to remain unbeaten since returning from hip surgery and the Pirates beat the White Sox in Pittsburgh for their sixth straight win.

Morton (5-0) lowered his ERA to 1.62 after striking out three and walking one and not allowing a batter to reach third base. Mark Melancon worked a perfect ninth for his 21st save.

Jose Quintana (3-7) gave up three runs in six innings and again received little support in his 100th career start.

COLLEGE WORLD SERIES ROUNDUP

Tigers avoid elimination Vanderbilt poised for return to championship round By the Associated Press

OMAHA, Neb. – Alex Lange pitched his second complete game in three starts, allowing only three base runners after a rocky first inning, and LSU knocked Cal State Fullerton out of the College World Series with a 5-3 win on Tuesday.

The Tigers (54-11), the No. 2 national seed and the No. 1 team in the major polls, scored four times in the third inning to wipe out an early deficit. They’ll play TCU on Thursday, the loser of the Tuesday night game against Vanderbilt.

Alex Bregman matched his career high with four hits while batting leadoff for the first time this season.

The Titans (39-25) used four straight hits and a squeeze bunt to jump out to a 3-0 lead against Lange (12-0). He allowed only two singles and a walk the rest of the way.

Vanderbilt 1, TCU 0:

Zander Wiel’s home run leading off the seventh inning broke up Alex Young’s no-hit bid, Philip Pfeifer and Kyle Wright combined on a five-hitter, and the Commodores defeated the Horned Frogs.

The defending national champion Commodores

AP

LSU shortstop Alex Bregman (left) gives pitcher Alex Lange (35) the game ball after the Tigers’ 5-3 win over Cal State Fullerton in an elimination game Tuesday at the College World Series in Omaha, Neb. (49-19) earned 2 days off and would have to be beaten twice by either TCU (50-14) or LSU to be denied a second straight trip to the best-of-three finals. Those teams will play an elimination game Thursday.

Young (9-3) flummoxed Vanderbilt for six innings, striking out a career-high 12 batters. Wiel drove out the junior left-hander’s 2-1 changeup just inside the left-field foul pole for his 15th homer of the season. Young left after Rhett Wiseman doubled with two outs in the eighth.

Pfeiffer (5-5) and Wright allowed five singles and walked four, but the

Horned Frogs went 0-for9 with runners in scoring position.

It was the second straight narrow win for the Commodores. They came back from a 3-0 deficit on Monday to defeat Cal State Fullerton 4-3 on Jeren Kendall’s walk-off home run, and they made the most of their three hits against Young, a second-round draft pick of the Arizona Diamondbacks, and Trey Teakell.

With Virginia’s 1-0 win over Florida on Monday, this marks the first year since 1972 that there have been two 1-0 games in the CWS.

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At the premises I, Lyle Dirks, having been designated by the Circuit Court of the Fourteenth Judicial Circuit, Whiteside County, Illinois in the case entitled Sterling Federal Bank, F.S.B., Plaintiff v. Kathleen E. Burtlow and John B. Baird, Defendants, case No. 2013 CH 98 ST as sale officer, to conduct the sale, will sell the following described property at public auction to the highest qualified bidder. LEGAL DESCRIPTION: The East One-half of Lot Six in East Rock Falls in the East Half of the Southwest Quarter of Section Thirty-five, Township 21 North, Range 7 East of the Fourth Principal Meridian, situated in the County of Whiteside, in the State of Illinois, commonly known as 1720 Angle Street, Rock Falls, Illinois. DESCRIPTION: 28x60 double wide mobile home, new in 2006, 2800 series, 3 bedroom with kitchen dining and utility room. Good condition. INSPECTION: Contact Diane Metzler at Sterling Federal Bank, phone 815-622-3368 to determine if property is available for inspection. TERMS OF SALE: 10% down day of sale, balance upon delivery of deed and possession. All funds shall be CASH, BANK DRAFT, or CERTIFIED CHECK. Sale is subject to taxes for 2012 and all subsequent years. TAXES WILL NOT BE PRORATED. A contract embodying the terms of this notice and such additional terms as deemed appropriate, will be signed by the sale officer on behalf of the court and by the buyer at the time of the sale.

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F14110807 WELLS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 15TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, LEE COUNTY- DIXON, ILLINOIS Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. Plaintiff,

vs.

Matthew D. Piotrowski aka Matthew Piotrowski; Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc.; Profident Funding Associates, LP; Unknown Owners and NonRecord Claimants Defendants.

CASE NO. 15 CH 6 Property Address: 428 Chicago Road Paw Paw, Illinois 61353 NOTICE OF SHERIFF SALE Public notice is hereby given that in pursuance of a judgment of said Court entered in the above0entitle cause on May 5, 2015, I, Sheriff, John Simonton of Lee County, Illinois, will hold a sale on July 16, 2015, commencing at 10 AM, at the Old Lee County Courthouse, 112 E. 2nd Street, Dixon IL 61021, 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, towit: Commonly known as: 428 Chicago Road, Paw Paw, Illinois 61353 P.I.N.: 22-18-10-406-009 First Lien Position; Single-Family Residence; Judgment amount $125,456.26 IN ACCORDANCE WITH 735 ILCS 5/15-157 (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 of bid shall be in certified funds payable to the Sheriff of Lee County.

IF the sale is not confirmed of any reason, the Purchaser at the sale may be entitled at most only to a return of the purchase price paid. The Purchaser at the sale may be entitled at most only to a return of the purchase price paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, the Mortgagee's attorney, or the court appointed selling officer.

The person to contact for information regarding this property is: Steven J. Lindberg at ANSELMO LINDBERG OLIVER LLC, 1771 West Diehl Road, Suite 120, Naperville, IL 60563, 866-402-8661. For bidding instructions, visit www.alolawgroup.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.

ANSELMO LINDBERG OLIVER LLC 1771 W. Diehl Rd., Ste 120 Naperville, IL 60563-4947 630-453-6960 866-402-8661 630-428-4620 (fax) Attorney No. Cook 58852, DupPage 293191, Kane 031-26104, Peoria 1794, Winnebago 3802, IL 03126232 R410 June 10, 17, 24, 2015

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F14110807 WELLS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 15TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, LEE COUNTY- DIXON, ILLINOIS Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. Plaintiff,

vs.

Matthew D. Piotrowski aka Matthew Piotrowski; Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc.; Profident Funding Associates, LP; Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants Defendants.

CASE NO. 15 CH 6 Property Address: 428 Chicago Road Paw Paw, Illinois 61353 NOTICE OF SHERIFF SALE Public notice is hereby given that in pursuance of a judgment of said Court entered in the above0entitle cause on May 5, 2015, I, Sheriff, John Simonton of Lee County, Illinois, will hold a sale on July 16, 2015, commencing at 10 AM, at the Old Lee County Courthouse, 112 E. 2nd Street, Dixon IL 61021, 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 WESTERLY 99 FEET OF LOT TOW (2) IN BLOCK FOUR (4) IN THE TOWN OF PAW PAW GROVE, IN LEE COUNTY, ILLINOIS MORE PARTICULARLY DESRIBED AS FOLLOWS, TO WIT: COMMENCING AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SAID LOT; THENCE NORTH FIFTEEN (15) DEGREES EAST (VARIATION SEVEN DEGREES) 254.10 FEET TO THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF SAID LOT TWO (2); THENCE SOUTH SIXTY-THREE (63) DEGREES EAST (VARIATION SEVEN DEGREES) 99 FEET TO A POST ON THE NORTH LINE OF SAID LOT TWO (2); THENCE SOUTH FIFTEEN (15) DEGREES WEST 9 (VARIATION SEVEN DEGREES) 254.10 FEET TO A POST ON THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID LOT TWO (2); THENCE NORTH SIXTY-THREE (63) DEGREES WEST (VARIATION SEVEN DEGREES) 99 FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING ALSO KNOWN AS LOT 11 IN BLOCK 4 ACCORDING OT THE PLAT OF PAW PAW RECORDED IN THE RECORDER'S OFFICE OF LEE COUNTY IN BOOK B OF PLATS ON PAGE 6, ALL IN LEE COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as: 428 Chicago Road, Paw Paw, Illinois 61353 P.I.N.: 22-18-10-406-009 First Lien Position; Single-Family Residence; Judgment amount $125,456.26 IN ACCORDANCE WITH 735 ILCS 5/15-157(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 of bid shall be in certified funds payable to the Sheriff of Lee County.

IF the sale is not confirmed of any reason, the Purchaser at the sale may be entitled at most only to a return of the purchase price paid. The Purchaser at the sale may be entitled at most only to a return of the purchase price paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, the Mortgagee's attorney, or the court appointed selling officer.

The person to contact for information regarding this property is: Steven J. Lindberg at ANSELMO LINDBERG OLIVER LLC, 1771 West Diehl Road, Suite 120, Naperville, IL 60563, 866-402-8661. For bidding instructions, visit www.alolawgroup.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.

ANSELMO LINDBERG OLIVER LLC 1771 W. Diehl Rd., Ste 120 Naperville, IL 60563-4947 630-453-6960 866-402-8661 630-428-4620 (fax) Attorney No. Cook 58852, DupPage 293191, Kane 031-26104, Peoria 1794, Winnebago 3802, IL 03126232 R410 June 10, 17, 24, 2015

STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 15TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF LEE IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF: SHIRLEY A. HUFFMAN Deceased NO. 2015-P-28 CLAIM NOTICE Notice is given of the death of Shirley A. Huffman. Letters of office were issued on May 19, 2015, to Debra Didier, 674 Meyers Road, Amboy, Illinois 61310, as Executor, whose attorney is Kim D. Krahenbuhl, Williams McCarthy LLP, 607 Washington Street, P.O. Box 339, Oregon, Illinois 61061.

Claims against the estate may be filed in the office of the Clerk of Court, Lee County Courthouse, Dixon, Illinois 61021, or with the representative, or both within six months from the date of first publication of this notice, and any claim not filed within that period is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the clerk must be mailed or delivered to the representative and to the attorney within ten days after it has been filed.

Dated this 19th day of May, 2015.

DEBRA DIDIER, Independent Executor For the Estate of SHIRLEY A. HUFFMAN, Deceased Kim D. Krahenbuhl WILLIAMS MCCARTHY LLP P.O. Box Box 339 Oregon, IL 61061 815-732-2101 Fax 815-732-2289 June 3, 10, 17, 2015 NOTICE TO BID SIDEWALK AND CURB MAINTENANCE PROGRAM Bid #B-2015-07-06 The City of Sterling will accept bids for the 2015 Sidewalk and Curb Maintenance Programs until 11:00 a.m., Central Time, Thursday, July 2, 2015. Bids will be accepted by the office of the City Clerk and will be opened and read aloud at 11:00 a.m., July 2, 2015, in the Code Enforcement Conference Room, Sterling Coliseum, 212 Third Avenue, Sterling, Illinois. The 2015 Maintenance Programs will consist of the removal and replacement of approximately 10,000 square feet of p.c.c. sidewalk and point curb repair and replacement. The most current prevailing wages for the types of work bid will apply. The City reserves the right to waive all technicalities and to reject any and all bids.

Specifications are available from the City Clerk's office at 212 Third Avenue, Sterling, Illinois 61081.

Marie Rombouts City Clerk

June 17, 2015

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT LEE COUNTY, ILLINOIS

COMMUNITY STATE BANK OF ROCK FALLS, Plaintiff, v.

LINDA D. KNOLL; LINDA D. KNOLL d/b/a THE BISTRO; GITZ-MEIER REMODELING CONTRACTORS; KATHRYN L. KUEBEL d/b/a CREATIVE LICENCE; DON KNIGHT'S ELECTRIC, LLC; UNKNOWN OWNERS; and NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants.

NO. 15 CH 47 NOTICE BY PUBLICATION NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU: Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants That this case has been commenced in this Court against you and other defendants, praying for the foreclosure of certain Mortgages conveying the premises described as follows, to-wit: The Easterly 30 feet of the Westerly 75 feet of Lots 4 and 7 in Block 7, in the Original Town, (now City) of Dixon, all situated in the County of Lee and State of Illinois.

COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 319 W. First Street, Dixon, IL 61021 and which said Mortgages were made by: Community State Bank of Rock Falls to Linda D. Knoll, as Mortgagee, and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Lee County, Illinois, as Document Nos. 2014001281 and 2015000348 and for other relief; that summons was duly issued out of said Court against you as provided by law and that the said suit is now pending.

NOW, THEREFORE, UNLESS YOU file your answer or otherwise file your appearance in this case in the Office of the Clerk of this Court: Clerk of the Circuit Court Lee County Court Facility 309 S. Galena Ave. Dixon, IL 61021 on or before July 31, 2015, 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: June 11, 2015.

Denise A. McCaffrey Clerk of the Circuit Court (seal) Lee County, Illinois Douglas E. Lee Ehrmann Gehlbach Badger Lee & Considine, LLC Attorneys for Plaintiff 215 E. First St., Suite 100 P.O. Box 447 Dixon, Illinois 61021 (815) 288-4949 (815) 288-3068 (FAX) lee@egblc.com NOTE: This law firm is deemed to be a debt collector.

June 17, 24, July 1, 2015 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, ILLINOIS LEE COUNTY, IN PROBATE IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF No. 2015 P 26 JANICE E. TUMAN, Deceased.

CLAIM NOTICE Notice is given to creditors of death of Janice E Tuman of 522 Reuter Road, Amboy, IL 61310. Letters of office were issued to Joy L. Zietlow, 522 Reuter Road. Amboy, IL 61310 as Independent Executor, whose attorney of record is David W. Badger or Ehrmann Gehlbach Badger Lee & Considine, LLC, 2015 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 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.

NOTICE TO BIDDERS

Sealed proposals will be received by the City of Amboy for the street maintenance program known as “City of AmboyProvost Street-Section 15-00000-00-GM (MFT)” and is further described as follows: Approximately 540 feet of improvements including, but not limited to, curb and gutter removal, widening, HMA surface removal, bituminous materials prime coat, HMA leveling binder, HMA surface course, concrete curb and gutter, and related items.

Bids shall be submitted no later than 10:00 a.m. At the office of the City Clerk, City of Amboy, 227 E. Main St., Amboy, IL 61310 on Monday, June 29, 2015.

Proposals will be opened and publicly read at that time.

Bidders are advised that prequalifications is required.

Bidders are advised that this Contract will be subject to the Illinois Prevailing Wage Act.

A1 Go BOLD Get SOLD

Plans and specifications will be available at the office of the City Clerk.

BY ORDER OF: CITY OF AMBOY MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL June 17, 2015 NOTICE The Tampico Township has passed an Ordinance establishing prevailing wages rates for construction to be the same as those in Whiteside County as determinted by the Illinois Department of Labor. Anyone wishing to inspect the Ordinance and Prevailing Wage rates, may do so at Village Tampico Hall as posted in the front lobby. th

Dated this 10 day of June, 2015 Township Clerk Tom Fritsch June 17, 2015

SUPPLEMENTAL PUBLICATION NOTICE Public Notice is hereby given that on May 29, 2015, a certificate was filed in the Office of the County Clerk of Whiteside County, Illinois, concerning the business known as the ToT Spot located at 1107 2nd Avenue, Sterling, IL 61081, which certificate sets for the following changes in the operation thereof: Moved from 909 Avenue G, Sterling, IL 61081 to 1107 2nd Avenue, Sterling, IL 61081.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 14TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COURTWHITESIDE COUNTY, IL. Wells Fargo Bank, NA, Plaintiff, vs.

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Notice is hereby given to you, the Unknown Heirs and Unknown Legatees of the decedent(s), Richard A. Barnum a/k/a Richard Arthur Barnum, that on May 6, 2015, an order was entered by the Court, naming William P. Butcher, 2044 Ridge Road, Homewood, Illinois 60430, Tel. No. (708) 799-0600, as the Special Representative of the above named decedent (s) under 735 ILCS 13-1209 (Death of a Party). The cause of action for the Foreclosure of a certain Mortgage upon the premises commonly known as: 403 9th Avenue, Sterling, IL 61081.

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WOOSUNG 3BR apt. 600 Griswold Ave. (Woosung is the town to Dixon). next Newly renovated and new appliances. No pets. $575/ mo. Sec. dep. req. Call Matt 310-750-5663

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DIXON House for Rent 932 Grant Ave. small 2BR, Call & message. leave 815-499-3226 Newly renovated home. 1 lg. BR. 312 Douglas. $600 + dep. No dogs.

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ROCK FALLS 1 Bedroom House Rock Falls Nice location, nice yard $425/mo.

815-622-2725 SNLRentals.com 2 bed house Rock Falls $535/mo.

815-622-2725 SNLRentals.com 2BR, 708 W. 2nd St., 1 car garage.

W&D hookups, no pets.815-625-1900 3BR, 1BA, $700/ mo.+dep.305 W 3rd St. 815-590-2181

STERLING 2BR Townhome $600/mo. Hampton Apts. 625-7043 2BR., 1BA garage $500 NO PETS. mo. + dep. 815440-7985.

3BR house on the laundry water, room, fenced yard $650/mo. rent & $500 dep. or $1000 all utilities included 309-2420259 Farmette for Rent 5 BR, 2 car garage on 2 ½ acres. $700 815-440month.

6564 RTO 2BR $49,900 $5,000 down.4413515.Agent owned.

Small 2BR, 1005 Ave. L. $525+ $525 dep. Avail now.

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815-878-7399 Very nice, clean, 2BR, 1BA, office, garage. $750+$750 dep. 815-626-8916

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ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES 705 I Buy: Antiques, collectibles, toys, post cards, etc.

815-445-6151.

APPLIANCES

710

CLOVER HILLS LEASE TO OWN APPLIANCES TV’S MATTRESSES

815.625.8529 Reliable, LIKE NEW used appliances, cmsappliance.net (815)626-1003

AIR CONDITIONERS 711 20, window A/C's 4k-12k BTU guaranteed to work $30-$260 815-225-7904

WOOD / FUEL

746

NEW TODAY Firewood, Hardwoods - Oak, Locust, & Cherry.

Split, delivered & stacked. 1- 815626-6875

FURNITURE

755

Living room set, (couch, love seat, entertainment center, glass coffee table & end table,) $350/obo; kitchen table w/ 3 chairs, $100/obo 815-5902068 Mattress sets: Twin $99, Full $129, Queen $159, King $199. Will deliver! Kern Mattress Outlet, call 309452-7477.

MEDICAL SUPPLIES

762

Sterling Stair Chair, 3 yrs. old, 12 ft., well maintained, $900 815857-7090

PETS & PET SUPPLIES 775 3 kittens, females, approx. 10 weeks old. Free to good homes. 815-2502811.

AKC 13" Beagle Puppies, 8wks old, vet exam, shots & $300 dewormed, cash only. 815535-1700.

Cat- male neutered, 1yr old.

Very sweet, little shy, good w/other cats. Indoor home only. 815-535-7061 Free 3 yr. old female cat, friendly, spayed, a good cat (I'm moving) needs good home 815-625-6551 PETSMART DOG TRAINING CLASSES Puppy to Adult Beginner to Advanced CGC/Therapy small classes indoors, A/C Sterling, IL Call for information.

815-564-0147

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PETS & PET SUPPLIES 775

WANT TO BUY 795

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Looking to Buy skid loader & older pull behind camper 563-212-7699

LAWN MOWERS

779

Craftsman 12hp 38” cut, riding lawn mower, 5 speed, to mow ready grass, $250 firm, 815-973-3223 Cub Cadet LT1046 riding lawn mower, 46” deck, 220 hrs., like new cond., $1150/obo 815245-9704 Dixon ZTR 429, zero turn mower, 14 hp, Kawasaki engine, 42” cut w/ bagger. 815-4400909

LAWN & GARDEN

781

GIESON Motorsports carries a full line of Husqvarna Power Equipment.

Stop in or contact us for the BEST prices of the season on push / garden / zero-turn mowers, blowers & chainsaws.

815/626-1751 or giesonmotor sports.com

POOLS & SUPPLIES

784

Above ground pool accessories: vacuum head/hose extend. pole; in pool steps w/hand rail; Hayward motor/pump; sand filter & valve; skimmer; chlorinator. All 5 star cond. $320 total pkg. Call 815626-5665 or 815631-3631.

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.

WANT TO BUY 795 I Pay Cash 4 Gold, Silver, Coins & Antiques 24/7 815-564-9061

LIVESTOCK / SUPPLIES

Wanted: full size entertainment center. Good cond.

815-284-0970

MISCELLANEOUS 796 FOR SALE 1964 Cushman Eagle; totally restored show bike 270 miles $6000 obo 815-849-9923 4 burner Grill & side burner, plus cover. $100 815-288-4330 4,000 oak kitchen cabinets in stock.

Builder Discount 815-626-4561

AUTOMOBILES

840

FOR ITEMS OVER $300 A 5 Line REAL DEAL

904

1967 Mustang, 6 cyl. Auto, runs & drives, good project car $4500 815-622-8176 1974 Volkswagon Beetle Bug, excellent cond. $3800.

815-441-4659.

AUTOMOBILES

905

NEW REAL DEAL

Reducing herd size, 4 nice quality young milking goats 815-973-3078

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905

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905

1996 Ford AeroStar XLT 4WD, 7 passenger.

85K. mi. $3,200 815-625-3039

1999 Chrysler Concorde LXI- Original

Owner. Above avg.

Cond. $3,500 815-499-6862

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2005 Cobalt SS, supercharged. 5 Sp. Manual transmission. 125K mi. great cond. Well kept interior. Asking $7,000 OBO Serious inquires only. 815-499-2314

2007 Pontiac G6, sunroof, 89K mi.

Excellent condition. $8,000/obo.

815-626-1270.

2008 Chevy Aveo white, in Dixon $2,000 815-2886231

DB30 Doodle Bug Mini Bike. Good condition. 97 cm engine $125 firm 815-440-4012

Frig. $50 Freezer $20, desk $20, Bk Shlvs $10, Ent. Ctr. $10, trek bike $30 815-631-8728 Futon Frame, mission style, light wood, natural finish, $175 815-6254165

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905

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13571 Lincoln Rd. (Rte 30 West) Morrison, Illinois

815-772-3215

USED AUTOS 2015 Chevrolet Silverado Crew Cab, 4x4 2014 Ford Mustang Convertible 2013 Kia Optima SX LTD Turbo, Low Miles 2009 GMC Sierra 1500, Pickup Ext. Cab, 4x4 2008 GMC Sierra 1500, Pickup Ext. Cab, 4x4

2008 Buick Lucerne CXL 2008 Buick Enclave 1998 Mercury Mountaineer 4x4

1992 Pontiac Sunbird Convertible 1991 Jaguar Like New, 68,000 Miles

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MOTORCYCLES

935

'09 Harley Davidson Road King classic. 47K miles.

New pipes, extra chrome, $14,000 815-994-6646 1997 Honda Helix scooter, 250cc, 39,627 miles, runs excellent, w/shield, $1700 obo 815251-4254 2002 Harley Davidson Road King Classic 21,000 miles, Detachable windshield + Backrest Vance & Hines $8300 815-440-1188 2006 Harley Davidson 883. Left mirror cracked.

7K+ mi. Orig. gas tank and front rear fender in black inc. $3,800. Call 815499-5149.

2007 Honda CBR 1000RR, 8,000 mi., mint condition, $6000/obo 815-994-1809 2008 Screaming Eagle, low dyna. A Must See! Paid $28,000 – asking $16,000. 815-9859358 2008 Yamaha 650 4,347 mi., $3600 815-625-8351 2009 Kymco Venox Motorcycle 250cc V-twin liquid cooled 4,700 miles, excellent condition $2,750 815-994-0284 2011 Harley Road Glide custom 300 axial mi. show room new over $10,000 in extras.

1yr., color Sedona orange, $22,500 OBO. Call 815631-9600 2014 Honda CR125 dirt bike, purchase new! Ridden once, showroom cond. $2,700 OBO. 815-631-9600

MOTORCYCLES

935

Rock River Riders Hill Climb 6/21 Starts at 11am.

Gates open at 8 A.M. No Kegs and No pets.

Across the street from White Pines State Park.

815-499-8271

BOATS/MOTORS

940

14' V-Hull fishing & trailer. boat Good cond. $400 815-762-1336 18 ft. Bowrider w/ Mercruiser lower unit 165 HP Chevrolet engine.

Tandem wheel trailer, new tires & wiring, gas tank, stereo system & steering unit. $2,500 FIRM. 815-719-5418 1971 Starcraft 17', 115 hp Mercury motor, includes 1972 Easy Loader trailer, $2000/obo 815-537-5350 1993 Mariah Shaba Open Bow-wsun deck, 350 Magnum Merc. I/O Custom Trailer 815$7000/obo 994-2465 1997 Crestliner 1650 Fish HawkTiller, 40HP Yamaha 2 stroke oil injected 24 volt trolling motor 2 props. $4,800 815-973-4067 Mirro-Craft 18ft Fisherman, King well maintained. console, Center 115hp Evinrude, Shorelander trailer, elec. anchor and cover. Big water boat. Fished on Canada lake. Approx. 20yrs old. $2800/ obo. 815946-2849.

Tracker 1998, 18ft.

150 HP mercury low hours excellent maintenance. Many extras. $11,900 630-859-2332 see at 4/231 Sandpebble Dr. Lake Carroll

TRAILERS/RVS

945

18 K Reese 5th Wheel Signiture Series – Slider $500 obo; more RV items 815-9733668 1990 Ford Class A RV motorhome, stove, refrig, furair, minace, crowave, runs good. 50,000 mi. $7,000 leave message 815-2886311 1996 Damon Hornet camper, 30', very clean, exc. shape, A/C, everything works well, sleeps 6, $3500 815-625-8840 2003 Cherokee Camper 25ft Recently redone $2600 have receipt $4500 firm Cash 815-677-4941 Due to Health Reasons,

2008 Cedar Creek 5th Wheel, 3 Fold Outs, microwave, fireplace & air.

Deck, fence located at Shady Lakes Resort New Windsor Can be kept on site by pond.

815-441-5897 815-441-5403

United 2013 16 ft.

V-front, enclosed cargo trailer. 2 axial.Like new! $5,200 815-757-5400

AUTOS WANTED

960

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TRUCKS

910

1996 Ford 250, 7.3 power stroke engine, 215K mi., good cond., green, 815-631-1310 1999 Chevy Z71 four-wheel drive.

New tires. 151K miles $3900 Amboy 815-535-3765

PARTS & ACC.

925

(5) Jeep Sahara alloy wheels and Good year Wrangler tiers, brand new take offs. Fits 2007-2015. $1,250.

OBO. 815-631-9600 Hard top, 2 full doors, Set of 5 factory mag tires, 1991 Jeep Wrangler. $350. Call 815-677-4664

MOTORCYCLES

935

2008 Honda XR 650L $3,700 OBO. 779-348-0869

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Real Estate Auction

Wednesday, June 24th, 2015 at 6:00 P.M. 1022 Ann Avenue Dixon, IL Ranch 3- Bedroom home with attached garage on double lot.

Large Back Yard & Storage Shed!

Photo’s, terms & conditions go to www.lennybrysonauctioneer.com James Mann Estate, Owner

Dana Considine, Administrator

Over 150 Vehicles in Stock & More Arriving Daily!

14 FORD MUSTANG CONVERTIBLE 3 TO CHOOSE FROM!

For More Information Contact: Lenny Bryson Auctioneer Ph) 815-946-4120

Annual Summer Hazelhurst Consignment

Location - Midway between Polo, IL and Milledgeville, IL on the Polo-Milledgeville Road. (17748 W. Milledgeville Road, Polo, IL 61064). In Polo on IL 26, turn west on Oregon Street (Polo-Milledgeville Rd).

In Milledgeville on IL 40, turn east on Polo-Milledgeville Road.

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12 CHEVY MALIBU LS

See advance sale bills/pictures on our website at topauctions24-7.com/paspolo & auctionzip.com

Saturday, June 27, 2015 * Time - 8:30 am Note - This listing is as of June 13, 2015. Items will be accepted from June 19,20,(closed 21) 22,23,24,25, between 8:00 am & 6:00 pm. Clear titles must accompany vehicles, trailers, boats, etc. No glass!!! No Truck Toppers!!! Loader, forklift & boom tractor operators are on duty. No items will be accepted on Friday, June 26 or sale day! Gates will be locked at closing daily. Gates are open Friday, June 26 for viewing only between 9:00 am & 6:00 pm [weather permitting]. All items below have been consigned, Public Auction Service and employees assume that all items will be there on sale day in the condition described. However, if not, we assume no responsibility. Partial listing, as usual lots more listed by sale day!!!

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14,999*

13 CHRYSLER 200 LX

Tractors - Skid Loaders -Combines: ‘81 JD 4240, quad trans, 1790 hrs -1 owner, JD 1026R *Oliver 1850 D, ‘13 Kubota L3240 hydro stat, 4x4, ldr, 3pt, IH 656, WF, FH, exec rear tires *Ford 2910 D, ‘09 Sky Trak 6036 telehandler, cab, 2800 hrs, JD 9650 STS (#686772), contour master, chopper, 30.5x32 frt tires.

Tillage & Planting Equip JD 12’ disk *12’ wheel disk, JD 1B sulky plow, *Ford 2B plow, 3pt 2B plow *JD 3pt 2R planter.

Forage & Harvest Equipment NH 855 rd baler, H&S bi-fold rake, 8 wheel w/kicker, Vermeer 605, K rd baler, net & twine, Hesston BP25 bale grinder, Woods HD 315 batwing mower, Woods B320 batwing mower, Woods 180 batwing Mower, King Kutter 6’ finish mower, 3pt sickle mower.

$

12,987*

07 BUICK LUCERNE

Wagons - Spreaders

Lawn & Garden ATV - Boat: ‘53 Jacobson G-10 tractor, Troy-Bilt pony tiller, rear tine, Golf cart, *Mini Bike *Alum Boat.

Vehicles - Trailers ‘02 Chrysler Sebring 4 dr, ‘99 Pontiac Grand Am 2 dr, ‘97 Pontiac Bonneville, ‘97 Chevrolet 1500 Silverado.

Miscellaneous

$

9,987*

05 HARLEY DAVIDSON FAT BOY

Ford 7’ 3pt blade * DMC 40 grain cleaner, 300 gal tank, *Hayrack of IH parts, Complete straw spreader for JD 9560 STS, Hog gates: 8 - 16”, 1 - 14’, 1 - 12’

Location - Farm of Mrs. Sherwood Shank & Family 815-225-7730 (sale sight during business hours) Auctioneers: Polo, IL Clerks: Public Auction Service Lenny Bryson(IL#440000158) Lyle & Sheryl Hopkins (IL#440000185) 815-946-4120 815-946-2660 or 800-848-9519

Land Auction 80 acres MOL

Mark Ebert (IL#440000341) *Todd Wills (IL#441000745) Cal Kaufman (IL# 440000363) * Curt Overcash * Brian Bradley Roger Kaufman * Creighton Barker * Adam Johnson Terms - Cash, good check or credit card - Master Card, Visa, American Express and Discover. All items must be settled for day of sale. Number system will be used, have picture ID. Not responsible for accidents or merchandise after sold.

see advance salebills, possible color photos on our website at topauctions24-7.com/ paspolo & Auction Zip

Wednesday, July 8, 2015

At 6:00 pm

909

2003 Pontiac Aztek, 146K mi., 3.4 l. motor, $4800 815-622-8176 2005 Ford Escape, front wheel drive, 101,517 mi. New tires. Very good cond. Inside & out. $7750. Call 815625-1397.

2007 Freestyle Ford SUV, fully loaded, excellent cond. Less then 60K miles $10,000 815-288-3956

960

Gehl 970 forage wagon w/JD770 tandem axle, Gravity wagon w/metal roof, Gravity wagon/gear, Parker 250 bu gravity wagon w/6”x14’ hyd fold aug, 2 comp, DMI E280 gravity wagon w/6”x17’ hyd fold aug, 2 comp, H&S 370 spreader w/slop gate & top beater.

2009 Chevy Aveo, 5 sp. Trans., needs a/c comp., Priced to sell at $3500 815-625-8052 2011 Chevrolet Torch Corvette, red, black leather, heads automatic up display. 16K mi. $39,500 OBO. Call 815-631-9600 2012 Chevy Impala LT, paid $16,200 asking $12,988 Exc. cond. Like new. Must Sell!

Call 815-857-2830 Leave Message.

2012 Toyota Camry LE 47,000 miles mint condition.

17,000 Asking open to Negotiation. Must sell going to Florida.

309-716-5516 or 815-973-8009 creditautosales dixon.com Always over 100+ vehicles to choose from.

AUTOS WANTED

Sale Order - 8:30 am - Rack items, followed by the second ring at 8:45 am with miscellaneous items on ground. A third ring with machinery at 9:00 am. If necessary a fourth ring & fifth will be added. Tractors will be mixed throughout the machinery. The lawn & garden will be sold at approx 12:00 noon and vehicles will be sold at approx 2:00 pm.

Lunch provided by the Polo Lions Club, plus rib eyes by the Ogle County Beef Association.

Hazelhurst 2015 Fall - September 12

$

11,999*

12 NISSAN SENTRA

$

14,999*

11 CHEVY CRUZE LS

Auction will be held at the Taylor Township Building located at the corner of Lost Nation & Lowden Roads.

The farm land is located at the Northeast corner of Carthage and Stone Barn Roads. Directions to Farm: From of IL 64 in Oregon, IL (east of Rock River), go South 8 miles on Daysville Road OR North Rt 38 in Franklin Grove on Daysville Road for 4 miles to Stone Barn Road, then West 1 mile to Carthage Road.

The approx. 80 acers is located in Section 14, Twp 22 North, Range 10 East of the 4th Principal Meridian, all in Ogal County, Illinois.

The soil types are Dickinson, La Hogue, Griswold, Jasper, Odell, Wyanet and Waukee. There is approximqtely 75 acres tillable.

Terms: Buyer will pay on serveyed acers. A survey will be furnished. Successful Bidder will be required to pay $50,000.00 down with the balance due at closing within 30 days when a clear title policy will be furnished.

New Buyer will be credited for the first half of 2015 rent at closing and receive the last half of rent on December 1, 2015 from the tenant.

Seller will pay the 2014 taxes due in 2015, while the Buyer will be liable for the 2015 taxes due in 2016 and all the subsequent taxes.

All announcements day of sale take precedence over printed material. For info and a booklet, contact any of the numbers below.

Robert G. Hay Trust

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Clerks: Public Auction Service Lyle & Sheryl Hopkins (IL#440000185) 815-946-2660 or 800-848-9519

12,987*

14 FORD FOCUS SE

$

14,999*

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IN-STORE SPECIALS

10 Off $ 20 Off $ 30 Off $ 40 Off $

10

NITROGEN TIRE FILL WITH ANY SERVICE OF $100 OR MORE

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MIRROR

WITH BLUETOOTH

OFF INSTALLED

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10%

OFF

$

20

VALUE

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ARE YOUR WIPERS READY FOR SUMMER ?

$99 FREE

MAKE YOUR CELL PHONE HANDS FREE TO COMPLY WITH THE NEW ILLINOIS STATE LAW!

FITS MOST MAKES AND MODELS! NO MONTHLY SUBSCRIPTION IS REQUIRED. Sterling Chevrolet - Plus tax where applicable. Present coupon during write-up. Not valid with other coupons or advertising specials. Expires 7/31/2015.

Inspection & Installation (Wipers additional)

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Sterling Chevrolet - Most cars & light trucks. Plus tax where applicable.

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FREE 8am to 1pm WILD CARD %

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First Time Customers

Antifreeze Evaluation, Battery Test and 27-Point Inspection of Your Vehicle

REPAIRS!

TIRE ROTATION& BRAKE CHECK

ABRA AUTO BODY

JUST IN TIME FOR SUMMER AVOID EXPENSIVE

FREE

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FREE INSPECTIONS:

SATURDAY SERVICE HOURS

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FRONT BRAKE SPECIAL

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BRING IN YOUR VEHICLE AND YOU WILL RECEIVE 10% OFF PARTS, LABOR & OFF OR ACCESSORIES.

MUST BE 60 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER WITH VALID DRIVERS LICENSE. ONE COUPON PER WORK ORDER.

MUCH MORE THAN JUST AN OIL CHANGE

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WE SERVICE ALL MAKES AND MODELS OF GM VEHICLES.

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