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Rauner not sold on budget bandage Dems offer deal, governor’s office offers a rebuke, and state offices wake up to uncertainty SPRINGFIELD (AP) – Illinois Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner appeared ready Tuesday to reject a Democratic proposal aimed at keeping state services functioning for another month, leaving the state without a way to pay bills and leading to ques-

tions about what will happen this morning.

House Speaker Michael Madigan, the state’s most powerful Democrat, said Tuesday his short-term fix would provide $2.3 billion to cover 1 month of state police protection, Medic-

aid health care coverage for the poor and disabled, child care and more.

“The purpose here is to provide that we would avoid the government shutdown,” the Chicago Democrat told reporters at the state Capitol after

a day of politicians scurrying without a clear finish line in sight. Majority Democrats in the Senate were on board with the stop-gap plan.

Asked whether the governor would support Madigan’s temporary budget, deputy chief of

staff Mike Schrimpf pointed to Rauner’s statement earlier in June that “an unbalanced short-term budget with no real reforms is still a phony budget and unacceptable to the people of Illinois.”

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Having a Frank discussion with local students Rock Falls writer stands tall, tells grads not to sell themselves short christopher HEIMERMAN

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Fun in the sun ABOVE: Workers get the Ferris wheel ready Tuesday for this week’s Petunia Festival Carnival. The carnival will open Thursday afternoon at 4 p.m. and run till 11 p.m. The festival begins today and runs through Sunday, July 5, in downtown Dixon on River Street, between Peoria and Galena avenues, and on Hennepin Avenue, from First Street to River Street. The event will feature, food, music, arts and crafts, and more. Festival admission is $5 per day, or $12 for 3 days in which admission is charged. Admission to the carnival is free, though rides do require tickets or armbands, which can be purchased at the festival. Go to petuniafestival.org/ for more information.

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ere’s a reminder that is bound to make me less popuHeimerman is the Night News lar among the kids: Editor at Sauk Before we know it, Valley Media. school will be back in He can be session. reached at cheimerman@ Whether you yoursaukvalley.com or self or a family mem800-798-4085, ber or friend is enterext. 5523. ing high school, the senior year or even college, I’ve got a recommendation: Aaron Frank’s student survival guide, “Don’t Sell Yourself Short: A High School Grad’s Advice on High School and Beyond.”

It, too, features some advice that wouldn’t go over well with certain crowds: the party crowd, the athletics-above-everything superfans, and the slackers might think the book doesn’t have anything to offer them. Wrong again, tough guys. There’s something in the book for all of them at every point of their life.

Whether they put it to use is entirely up to them.

As I read it, I found myself wishing I had had a copy before I began high school. Perhaps what is most impressive is that I always thought I was mature for my age, yet Aaron, 18, is light years ahead of where I was, in terms of the maturity with which he commands such amorphous topics as popularity.

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Rock Falls High School graduate Aaron Frank is working with potential sponsors to get a copy of his book, “Don’t Sell Yourself Short: A High School Grad’s Advice on High School and Beyond,” into the hands of all students in the Sauk Valley.

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

Willkommen to Dixon ABOVE: Dixon mayor Li Arellano’s speech is interpreted by Wolf Koch (right) Tuesday for the 13 German visitors whose visit to Dixon is being hosted by the Dixon Sister Cities Association. A public meetand-greet was held Tuesday along the riverfront. The baker’s dozen of visitors from Helzberg, Germany, will take in the 5-day Petunia Festival. As honored guests, they will be atop a float in the annual parade, which steps off at 1 p.m. Sunday, July 5 on Peoria Avenue. LEFT: Uwe Grieschat (left) of Helzberg, Germany, greets Dixon residents Tuesday as Koch interprets his speech.

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Fireworks are planned across the Sauk Valley this Independence Day. Amboy: Fireworks will be launched at dusk Friday from the Amboy Sports Park, and visible throughout the downtown.

Byron: A display will begin at dusk Saturday at Byron Dragway, 7287 River Road.

Dixon: Fireworks at the 51st annual Petunia Festival will start at 9 p.m.

Sunday. Fireworks will be launched near the Com Ed site on Second Street.

Fulton: Riverboat Days’ fireworks display in Clinton, Iowa, will be visible Saturday from School Park on 10th Avenue in Fulton. The fireworks will start after the Clinton Lumberkings’ game, which begins at 6:30 p.m.

Mount Carroll: Fireworks will start at dusk Saturday at the West Carroll Middle School athletic field, 633 S. East St. Mount Morris: The Let Freedom Ring fireworks display will begin at dusk Saturday at David L. Rahn Junior High School, 105 W. Brayton Road.

Prophetstown: The annual fireworks show will start at dusk Saturday at Prophetstown State Park on Riverside Drive.

Savanna: Fireworks will be at dusk Sunday at West Carroll High School, 500 W. Cragmoor St. Sterling: This year’s fireworks will begin at dusk Friday at Westwood Fitness and Sports Center, 1900 Westwood Drive. The cost is $5 per carload of people.

Walnut: This year’s fireworks will begin at dusk Sunday at Bureau Valley North School, 323 S. Main St.

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Absent a budget deal, it’s unclear what will happen with state government at the start of business today. Employee unions have said workers will punch in; there is enough money to pay them through mid-July. Services provided by private vendors could wind down or end because there’s no guarantee there will be payment for them.

Rauner insists Illinois must freeze property taxes to give homeowners a break, put restrictions on liability lawsuits and compensation for workers’ injuries to make business operations cheaper, allow for expansion and increase tax revenue. Term limits and impartial political mapdrawing would keep officeholders accountable and thrifty, he says.

Madigan says the business changes would hurt middle-class workers and

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Democrats sent Rauner a $36 billion spending plan in June. He vetoed it because it was short on revenue by up to $4 billion. Democrats say he could have spent only parts of it to keep government moving forward while talks continued.

Rauner on Tuesday dismissed the idea that the anticipated confusion and commotion surrounding a shutdown could cause more harm.

A letter from a lawyer in Rauner’s personnel agency, obtained by The Associated Press, offered a rebuttal to the notion that the state can’t pay workers without a budget. It says the circumstances surrounding a 2007 court ruling on paychecks during a budget impasse provide the means for approving full payroll now. Attorney General Lisa Madigan, the speaker’s daughter, says that ruling did not set a precedent for future cases.

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POLICE Rock Falls Police

Stacey A. Greening, 46, of Sterling; 12:19 p.m. Monday in the 600 block of First Avenue; speeding; given notice to appear in court.

Tavia J. Cribbs, 20, of Phoenix; 3:33 p.m. Monday in the 700 block of Dixon Avenue; speeding; given notice to appear in court.

Tyler J. Schultheis, 25, of Sterling; 2:51 p.m. Monday at Dixon and First avenues; unlawful use of a cell phone; given notice to appear in court.

Cody J.J. Meier, 22, of Sterling; 1:18 p.m. Monday in the 100 block of First Avenue; unlawful use of a cell phone; given notice to appear in court.

Andrea E. Standard, 35, of Sterling; 8:40 a.m. Monday at Dixon and Haskell avenues; speeding, driving while license suspended; given notice to appear in court.

Kenneth D. Lindaas, 82, of Rock Falls; 3:46 p.m. Monday at First and Second avenues; failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident; given notice to appear in court.

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Ricky J. Gross, 59, of

Dixon; 10 p.m. Monday in the 1800 block of West First Street; Winnebago County warrant for failure to appear – driving under the influence; posted bond and released.

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James A. Veroni, 62, of Rockford; 11:35 a.m.

June 21 in the 1300 block of Pines Road; speeding, 50 mph in a 35-mph zone; given citation.

Ian M. Keene, 16, of Mount Morris; 9:50 p.m.

June 23 in the 700 block of West Washington Street; operating an uninsured motor vehicle; given citation.

Kevin Wedel, 53, of Dixon; 8:30 a.m. June 24 in the 100 block of North Second Street; violation of city of Oregon grass, weeds ordinance; given ordinance violation fine.

Boy, 13; boy, 14; and boy, 15, all of Oregon; 2:42 p,m. Thursday in the 300 block of South First Street; criminal trespass to land; taken to Ogle County Jail, then released to their respective parents.

Luke A. Malavolti, 26, of New Milford; 7:28 p.m.

Friday in the 100 block of South Fourth Street; driving while license suspended, Winnebago County warrant for driving while license suspended; given citations for operating an uninsured motor vehicle, operating a vehicle with expired registration; taken to Ogle County Jail.

Jocelyn K. Mehring, 27, of Lisle; 10:15 p.m. Friday in the 200 block of West Washington Street; no valid registration; given citation.

Lisa E. Fitzsimmons, 49, of Dixon; 1:05 a.m. Saturday in the 100 block of South Fourth Street; operating uninsured motor vehicle; given citation.

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Rochelle; 2 p.m. Saturday in the 100 block of North Fourth Street; operating a vehicle in violation of tinted front side windows law; given citation.

Antony G. Tanios, 24, of Rockford; 7:50 p.m. Saturday in the 100 block of South Fourth Street; unlawful use of electronic device; given citation.

William J. Bankhead, 21, of Leaf River; 9:46 p.m. Saturday in the 400 block of South Ninth Street; disorderly conduct, operating a vehicle in violation of tinted front side windows law, operating uninsured motor vehicle; taken to Ogle County Jail.

Blake V. Young, 26, of Oregon; 4:55 a.m. Sunday; domestic battery; taken to Ogle County Jail.

Kami P.X. Shenefelt, 18, of Polo; 10:40 a.m. Sunday in the 1300 block of Pines Road; speeding – 53 mph in a 35-mph zone; given citation.

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Damien M. Cook, 22, of Dixon; 1 p.m. Tuesday; warrant for failure to appear – contempt; held at Lee County Jail and given notice to appear in court.

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Robert Madro, 39, of Leaf River; Monday at Ogle County Courthouse in Oregon; petition to revoke probation; appeared in court, held at Ogle County Jail, and given notice to appear in court.

Thomas Scheele, 55, of DeKalb; Monday at Ogle County Jail; petition to revoke probation; posted bond and given notice to appear in court.

Matthew Fredricks, 37, of Polo; Monday at Ogle County Jail; warrant for failure

to appear; posted full cash bond and has no further court appearances.

Randy D. Lemay, 49, of Lee; Monday at Ogle County Courthouse in Oregon; warrant for failure to appear; posted full cash bond and has no further court appearances.

Police seek info on hit and run

OREGON – Oregon police are asking the public for any tips on a hit-and-run crash that took place at 7;48 p.m.

Friday in the 400 block of West Washington Street.

A parked 2011 Toyota owned by Mark E. McWethy, 53, of Oregon, was struck by an unknown vehicle.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Oregon Police Department at 815732-2162.

Escapee arrested in Ogle County

OREGON – Oregon police arrested an escapee Saturday from Arrowhead Ranch in Coal Valley.

Officers responded at 10:48 p.m. to a suspicious 1998 Chevrolet pickup truck headed northbound on state Route 2. The vehicle had been reported stolen from Sherrard, and was found in the 500 block of Hill Street.

A boy, 17, from Peru, Illinois, who had escaped from Arrowhead Ranch, was taken to the Ogle County Jail to be returned to Arrowhead Ranch. He was given a citation for no valid driver’s license.x

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3 injured in interstate pile-up

BY VINDE WELLS vwells@oglecountynews.com Sauk Valley Media

Three people were injured Monday afternoon in seven-vehicle crash on Interstate 39, approximately one mile south of state Route 64.

According to a news release from the Ogle County Sheriff’s Department, the crash involved two semi tractor-trailers, four cars, and a pick-up truck.

One of the semi-truck drivers, Jeffrey E. Straw, 55, of Wild Rose, Wisconsin, was airlifted by React helicopter to Rockford Memorial Hospital.

The other semi-truck driver, Dusty A. Hogan, 56, Clayton, and the driver of one of the cars, Cheryl Wisdon, 68, Aurora, were transported by ambulance to Rochelle Community Hospital for minor injuries.

The news release said the initial investigation revealed that a 2003 Kenworth semi tractortrailer driven by Straw was southbound on I-39 shortly after 3 p.m. when he struck the rear of a 2015 Volvo semi tractortrailer driven by Hogan, causing both semis to lose control.

As the two semis traveled out of control, five

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Everything’s on the table – except ‘can’t’ Committee welcomes ideas for economic development

BY CHRIS JOHNSON cxjohnson@shawmedia.com Shaw Media

OREGON – Enthusiasm was obvious during the first meeting of the city’s new Economic and Community Development Committee, created by recently elected Mayor Ken Williams to share ideas on the city’s future.

“I feel there is a lot of energy since the election [in April],” said city Commissioner Terry Schuster, a member of the committee. “Tonight we share our points of view. We have a diverse group with different backgrounds.”

Williams agreed.

“It is our diversity that makes us strong,” the mayor said during last week’s meeting. “I am really excited. This is the start of something meaningful. Our focus is on collaboration.

“There is nothing off the table. I do not want to hear ‘can’t.’ We need to change from ‘can’t do’ to ‘can do.’”

Other committee members are Tom Mahoney, superintendent, and Aaron Sitze, teacher, Oregon School District; Erin Folk, Park District director; Don Griffin, Ogle County Board; Andrew Dettman, library director; Chamber of Commerce repre-

sentative Kerry Anderson; business owners Beth Henderson (Eagle’s Nest), Hillary Hanna (Stitches in Time), and Merlin Hagemann (Merlin’s Greenhouse & Flowers); and Tom Golden, a forensic accountant.

The city has $70,000 budgeted for economic development, and “we have additional funds to update the master plan,” Williams told the group.

“It starts with us. I want this to spread.”

“I want to improve the quality of life and community,” Schuster added. “It is not just about economy. The quality of life will draw business, and I think it can be accomplished. ...

I hope we can develop a vision for the community. We need to ask questions. We need to be able to debate.”

The committee also will need to develop ideas and ways to measure success, he said.

“Can we count sales receipts?” Schuster asked. “Empty stores?

Home sales? What are our needs? We need to do something quickly.

Much of what we do will happen slowly.”

Tourism, job creation – it’s all on the table.

The committee will meet from 6 to 7:30 p.m. the first Tuesday of each month in City Hall.

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other vehicles became involved in the crash, including a 2015 Hyundai Sonata driven by Wisdon; a 2007 Mercury Grand Marquis driven by Timothy Shipley, 54, Harvard; a 2014 Mazda CX 5 driven by Della Schuck, 67, Radisson, Wisconsin; a 2015 Chevrolet Silverado driven by John Allen, 58, Fort Wayne, Indiana; and a 2009 Toyota Camry driven by Giuseppe Paolucci, 58, Claredon Hills.

The crash occurred in the rain in a construction zone, just south of the Bethel Road overpass.

The southbound lanes on I-39 were closed for

just over 3 hours. Traffic was backed up for several miles for at least an hour following the accident.

The accident remains under investigation, and citations are pending.

Sheriff’s deputies were assisted at the scene by the Illinois State Police from three different districts, including Sterling, and the Illinois Department of Transportation.

Another semi tractortrailer was involved in a crash a short distance north of the first accident.

Diesel fuel spilled from the truck when the fuel tank ruptured. That driver was not injured.

FRANK

Despite covering his Rock Falls Rockets in a couple of postseason golf meets, I first truly met Aaron on New Year’s Day, when the future business leader of America carved out half an hour for me to pop by his house and talk shop for a column.

(As an aside: Aaron couldn’t help but grin when he told me during a chat Tuesday afternoon that he is entertaining being a writer – “You can’t rule that out, right?” he said.)

He told me about his 34 on the ACT, about turning rejection from Stan-

Aaron Frank’s book, “Don’t Sell Yourself Short,” is available at Amazon.com, or you can email him at writeraaronfrank@gmail.com. Those interested in sponsoring the effort to put the book in hands of all high school students should, too, email Aaron.

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Click on this story at saukvalley.com to watch a video of Aaron Frank discussing his book. ford into motivation, and generally wowed me with his genuine, indomitable spirit.

That spirit comes through in spades throughout the book, whether with carefully chosen anecdotes from the classroom, admissions of regret, or Aaron’s innate sense of how to succeed. And not just in the classroom and in a career – although the book has plenty of pointers on how to get rich, if that’s what you want. More so, Aaron wants to help the world be a better place. And his book will reach the masses. But locally, it’s got enough punch to, in the very least, build a stronger Class of 2016, 2017, and beyond.

His goal is for every high school student in

the area to have a copy this fall, and then for every incoming freshman in subsequent years to get a copy, too. He also wants all students in the Creating Entrepreneurial Opportunities program – here, at the Whiteside Area Career Center and elsewhere – to have a copy.

Now, sponsors are needed to get all those copies into kids’ hands.

So Aaron will be pounding the pavement and meeting with decisionmakers right up until he leaves for Loyola University Chicago in midAugust.

Aaron preaches the gospel of the CEO class, a springboard I wholeheartedly agree any selfstarter should look into.

He urges networking and the unavoidable fact

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that it’s often not what you know, but who you know.

Admirably, he’s always quick to tack on an important disclaimer: “I’m not going to tell you how to live your life. Take whatever advice you want.” In fact, he’s totally down with you being a burger-flipper, but in my favorite excerpt from the book, he demands you “be the best burgerflipper out there.”

That quote is the bridge between the first two chapters, titled “Life is not a laser beam ...” and “... But Life Requires Laser Focus.” I challenge you to pore over those chapters and resist the urge to take on the world, for at least a moment.

It’s truly a blessing to have a published author walking among us and, better yet, one who is out for the greater good. So whether you want to be an investment banker, a rock star, a journalist (see me after this) or a short-order cook, do yourself a favor and pick up “Don’t Sell Yourself Short.”

Rock Falls High School graduate Aaron Frank runs through drills with his sister’s basketball team Jan. 2 in Rock Falls.

Frank is busy off the court, too. He’s working on establishing an alumni association for Rock Falls High School, and is participating in the Creating Entrepreneurial Opportunities program – CEO – through the Whiteside Area Career Center.

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ASHTON – A Franklin Grove man was still in critical condition at a Rockford hospital Tuesday night after an accident in the fog Monday morning.

Robert Williams, 32, was in critical condition at OSF Saint Anthony Hospital as of 7 p.m. Tuesday.

Police reported he was driving a Chevrolet Trailblazer west on state Route 38 at 7 a.m. when a FedEx truck, which was leaving Crest Foods, drove out of the parking lot and attempted to make a left turn in front of Williams.

Lee County Sheriff John Simonton said the dense fog likely prevented both drivers from seeing the other car.

Simonton said that because the fog was so thick, helicopter crews from Rockford were unable to make the flight, so Williams had to be taken by ambulance to Rockford.

Neither the driver of the FedEx truck, Michael Roth, 36, of Indiana, nor his passenger, Shane Manning, 37, was injured.

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OBITUARIES Erma J. Castle DIXON – Erma Jean Castle, 87, of Dixon, died Monday, June 29, 2015, at Dixon Rehabilitation and Health Care Center. Her favorite caregiver at the center was Andrew. Erma was employed for more than 30 years

by Lawrence Brothers in Sterling before her retirement.

She was born June 28, 1928, in Lee County, the daughter of William and Aleta (Sauer) Castle. Erma was a member of Dixon Church of the Brethren and enjoyed being a member of the Dixon Lioness Club. In her younger days she was an avid traveler, vacationing in many places with her loving family and friends.

Loving family that will miss her include one sister-in-law, Margaret Castle, and one nephew, Steven Castle, both of Dixon; one niece, Janice (Dean) Zinanni of

Rock Falls; one greatniece, Shanin (Bryan) Thompson of Anthem, Arizona; two greatnephews, Timothy Hendricks and Joseph Zinanni of Sterling; and five great-great-nieces and great-greatnephews, Drew, Mia, and Bryce Thompson, and Asher and Piper Hendricks.

She was preceded in death by her parents and one brother, Robert Castle.

Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. Thursday at Preston-Schilling Funeral Home in Dixon. A graveside service will be at noon Saturday at Oak Knoll Cemetery in Sterling, with the Rev. Marty Creager, pastor of Dixon Church of the Brethren, officiating.

In lieu of flowers a memorial has been established.

Visit prestonschillingfuneralhome.com to send condolences.

Raymond W. DeMuth MOUNT CARROLL – Raymond William DeMuth, 82, of Mount Carroll, died Sunday, June 28, 2015, at FHN Memorial Hospital in Freeport.

Law-Jones Funeral Homes handled arrangements.

Priscilla A. Ferger ROCHELLE – Priscilla Ann Ferger, loving mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend, 70, of Rochelle, passed away unexpectedly at her home Friday, June 26, 2015.

She was born Feb. 21, 1945, in Oregon, the daughter of Clarence A. and Leona E. (Amidon) Heller. She married Charles E. Ferger on June 8, 1968, at Grace United Methodist Church in Dixon. He preceded her in death on July 4, 1977. She worked in food service for many years at Dixon High School and Dixon Public Schools. Priscilla most recently was a school bus aide for the Rochelle School District and a volunteer at the Presbyterian Thrift Shop.

She is survived by her children, Jennifer (Jeff Cheiky) Ferger of Columbus, Ohio, and Jeff (Jenny) Ferger of Greenwood, Missouri; four grandchildren, Lauren and Logan Ferger, Paige Street, and Payton Arnett; two sisters, Gin-

nie (Larry) Schauff of Dixon and Judy (Dave) Blaine of Dixon; several nieces and nephews; her special friend and companion, Jack Roberts of Rochelle; and her best friend of 40 years, Judy (Dan) Oberg of Dixon.

She also was preceded in death by her parents.

Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Unger-Horner Funeral Home and Cremation Services, 400 N. Sixth St., Rochelle. Cremation rites will be accorded after the visitation. A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Rochelle First Presbyterian Church, with the Rev. Doug Forsberg officiating. Burial of her cremated body will be at Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens in Dixon.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association or to Granny Rose Animal Shelter in Dixon.

Visit ungerhorner.com to send condolences.

Luanne Kalas POLO – Luanne Kalas, 72, of Polo, and a snowbird of San Benito, Texas, died Wednesday, June 24, 2015. She was a loving wife and mother, and a volunteer to the highest extent.

Luanne was born Feb. 2, 1943, in Waukegan, the firstborn child of John and Lucille (Sherman) Kutz. She married Ron Kalas on July 29, 1961.

She is survived by her husband; her children, Pam (Brett) Faber, Julie Wiegand, and Bill (Jes) Kalas; her grandchildren, Christopher Faber, Suzanne (Faber) Sarella, Zach Wiegand, Josh Wiegand, Becca Wiegand, William Kalas, and Dalton Kalas; three greatgrandchildren, Jayden, Gracie, Luke, and one

she was anxiously waiting to be born; and her brothers and sisters, Jack (Carolyn) Kutz, Kathleen (Dave) Haenitsch, Ed (Diane) Kutz, Dennis (Carolyn) Kutz, Dan (Carol) Kutz, Jeanette Hubbard, David (Janette) Kutz, and Ginny (Mark) Birrenkott.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her son-in-law, Keith Wiegand; and two grandchildren, Cody Kalas and Jordan Kalas.

A celebration of life open house will be from 4 to 8 p.m. July 10 at Dad’s Bar and Grill, Pinecricker Cafe in Polo.

All are encouraged to attend and share their special memories with the family.

A memorial has been established.

FUNERAL SERVICES FOR THE WEEK Today’s visitations: Ella Pierce of Rock Falls, 9:30-10:30 a.m. at St. Andrew Catholic Church in Rock Falls.

Wanda L. Hemminger of rural Chadwick, 10-11 a.m. at McDonald Funeral Home in Rock Falls.

Ronald B. Melzer of Sublette, 10:30-11:30 a.m. at Schwarz Funeral Home in Mendota.

Beverly J. “Bev” Pitzer of Dixon, 2-6 p.m. at Jones Funeral Home in Dixon.

Today’s funerals: Ella Pierce of Rock Falls, 10:30 a.m. at St. Andrew Catholic Church in Rock Falls.

Wanda L. Hemminger of rural Chadwick, 11 a.m. at McDonald Funeral Home in Rock Falls.

Ronald B. Melzer of Sublette, 11:30 a.m. at Schwarz Funeral Home in Mendota.

Thursday visitations: Mary C. Henkel of Sublette, 4-7 p.m., with the rosary recited at 3:30 p.m., at Schwarz Funeral Home in Mendota.

Vicky S. McMillen of Sterling, gathering of family and friends, 5-6 p.m. at McDonald Funeral Home & Crematory in Rock Falls.

Thursday funerals: Mary C. Henkel of Sublette, 10:30 a.m. at Our Lady

of Perpetual Help Church in Sublette.

Vicky S. McMillen of Sterling, 6 p.m. memorial service at McDonald Funeral Home & Crematory in Rock Falls.

Friday visitations: Marin R. Williams of Milledgeville, 9-10:30 a.m. at Milledgeville United Methodist Church.

Carl D. Weber of Oregon, 3-5 p.m. at Polo Family Funeral Home.

Friday funerals: Marin R. Williams of Milledgeville, 10:30 a.m. at Milledgeville United Methodist Church.

July 10 funerals: Luanne Kalas of Polo, celebration of life open house, 4-8 p.m. at Dad’s Bar and Grill, Pinecricker Cafe in Polo.

July 12 funerals: Douglas E. Fitzsimmons of Dixon, 2 p.m. memorial service at Edgewood Golf Course in Polo.

July 18 visitations: William “Bill” Jones of Dixon, 1 p.m. at Northwest Territory Historic Center, Dixon.

Aug. 1 funerals: Sandra M. Rachey of Clearwater, Florida, noon at Prairie Repose Cemetery in Amboy.

Robert T. Kepka CLARKSVILLE, Ind. – Robert Thomas Kepka, 90, of Sebastian, Florida, died of pancreatic cancer Friday, May 29, 2015, at 2:29 a.m., at the home of his daughter, Carla Layne.

Mr. Kepka was born May 2, 1925, in Lombard, the second son of six siblings born to Anton Edward (Edward) Kepka and Caroline Daisy Dvorak-Kepka.

Robert attended Marquardt School, a oneroom, one-teacher school in DuPage County. He then attended Glenbard High School in Glen Ellyn, through the middle of his senior year, leaving school early to enlist in the Army.

He served in Normandy, Northern France, Ardennes, Rhineland, the Battle of the Bulge, and in Central Europe campaigns and battles with Company B 1303 Engineer Regiment, known as the Fighting Bridge Builders of Patton’s Third Army. When the war ended in Europe, his company was on its way to Japan. Robert was awarded three Overseas Service Bars; the European African Middle Eastern Theater Ribbon, with one Silver Battle Star; Good Conduct Medal; Victory Medal II World War; Asiatic Pacific Theater Ribbon; Philippine Liberation Ribbon; and most recently

was awarded France’s Legion of Honor Medal (Legion d’Honneur Chevalier), being dubbed, Sir Robert T. Kepka. He enlisted on Oct. 11, 1943, and was honorably discharged Jan. 6, 1946.

Upon arriving home in Lombard, he went back to high school and received his diploma.

He was a contractor and built homes in the Lombard, Villa Park, and Glen Ellyn areas, and later moved to Florida, living in Fort Lauderdale, and lastly in Sebastian, Florida.

Survivors include daughters, Jaclyn Kepka of Sycamore; Elizabeth Gorden of Surprise, Arizona; Carla Layne of Clarksville, Indiana; a sister, Betty (Robert) Schultz of Dixon; a grandson; stepgrandsons; and many nieces and nephews.

Robert was preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Edward George and Thomas Joseph; sisters, June Caroline Wiesneth Winters and Caroline Ann Mitros Yates; and a stepgranddaughter.

At his request, there will be no visitation or services. The family will scatter ashes in the Atlantic Ocean at a later time.

Spring Valley Funeral Home, 1217 E. Spring St., New Albany, Indiana, handled arrangements.

Douglas E. Fitzsimmons DIXON – Douglas E. Fitzsimmons, 57, of Dixon, died unexpectedly Saturday, June 27, 2015, at his home.

He was born June 15, 1958, in Sandwich, the son of Robert and Patricia (Gillan) Fitzsimmons.

Survivors include one sister, Debra (Sean) Geary of Polo; four brothers, Michael Fitzsimmons, Thomas (Lisa) Fitzsimmons, and Daniel Fitzsimmons, all of Dixon, and Robert Fitzsimmons of Rock Falls; 15 nieces

and nephews; and three great-nieces and greatnephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents.

A memorial service will be at 2 p.m. July 12 at Edgewood Golf Course in Polo. Cremation rites have been accorded. Private burial of cremains will be at a later date at Oakwood Cemetery in Dixon. Jones Funeral Home in Dixon is handling arrangements.

Visit thejonesfh.com to send condolences.

Helen Hollaway PROPHETSTOWN – Helen Hollaway, 82, of Prophetstown, died Tuesday, June 30, 2015, at Good Samaritan Society – Prophets Riverview in Prophetstown.

McDonald Funeral Home & Crematory in Prophetstown is handling arrangements.

ILLINOIS | MEDICAL MARIJUANA

State taking petitions for disease list CHICAGO (AP) – Illinois residents who want to add specific diseases to the state’s medical marijuana pilot program have another chance to submit their suggestions during July.

The Illinois Department of Public Health

will accept petitions starting today and continuing through the month. Instructions will be posted on the program’s website today. An advisory board will review the petitions and hold a public hearing.

The medical marijuana program allows people to suggest new diseases for the program twice annually, in January and July.

In May, the advisory board recommended 11 conditions including migraine, osteoarthritis and post-traumatic

stress disorder, but those conditions are not yet official.

The director of the health department is expected to decide on them by the beginning of August. After that, rulemaking could take several months.

Mary C. Henkel SUBLETTE – Mary C. Henkel, 87, of Sublette, passed away Sunday, June 28, 2015, at CGH Medical Center in Sterling.

Mary was born Feb. 9, 1928, in Peterstown, to Leo and Louisa (Schneider) Schmidt. She married Clement Henkel on Nov. 5, 1949, at Sts. Peter and Paul Church in Peterstown. Mary was a homemaker and farm wife. She was a member of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, where she was a longtime organist, a member of the choir, a Eucharistic minister, and sacristan. Mary was superintendent of St. Mary Cemetery. She belonged to St. Anne Sodality, volunteered at the Sublette Red Cross Bloodmobile, and was a Country Squares dancer.

Survivors include three sons, Charles Henkel of Franklin Grove, Mark (Tammy) Henkel of Sublette, and Tim (Melody) Henkel of Amboy; five daughters, Rose (Les) Theiss of Moreno Valley, California, Delores (Keith) Beck of Tucson, Arizona, Nancy Neal of Amboy, Paula Henkel of Moreno Valley, and Carole (John) Day of Dixon; seven grandchildren; four great-grandchil-

dren; one brother, Clifford (Janet) Schmidt of Mendota; and one sister, Rita Laugal of Lostant.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband in 1998; two daughters in infancy, Louisa and Rose M a r i e ; f o u r b r o t hers, Francis Schmidt, Donald Schmidt, Harold Schmidt, and Paul Schmidt; and two sisters, Flora Marie Bohm and Josephine Romanelli.

Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m., with the rosary recited at 3:30 p.m., Thursday at Schwarz Funeral Home in Mendota. Visitation also will be from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m.

Friday and the funeral at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church in Sublette, with the Rev. Randy Fronek officiating. Burial will be at St. Mary Cemetery in Sublette.

Pallbearers will be her grandchildren, David, Chad, Derek, and Austin Henkel, Amanda Van Matre, Jason Neal, and Kiwi Herron.

Memorials may be directed to Our Lady of Perpetual Help or Sublette Volunteer Fire Department.

Visit schwarzfuneral. com to send condolences.

Sandra M. Rachey CLEARWATER, Florida – Sandra Mae Rachey, 72, of Clearwater, died Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2014, at Suncoast Hospice in Palm Harbor, Florida.

Sandra was born July 29, 1942, in Dixon, the daughter of William Ewalt and Lucile T. Hubbell. She married Darrell Rachel on June 25, 1966, in Dixon.

Survivors include her husband of Clearwater; her daughter, Rebecca

(Gilbert) Anaya of Lakewood, California; and her brother, Gregg (Joan) Hubbell of Fort Myers, Florida.

She was preceded in death by her parents and one brother, William Wright Hubbell.

Burial will be at noon Aug. 1 at Prairie Repose Cemetery in Amboy.

National Cremation Society in Clearwater handled arrangements.

Marin R. Williams MILLEDGEVILLE – Marin R. Williams, 37, of Milledgeville, died Sunday, June 28, 2015, at her home.

Marin was born March 7, 1978, in Sterling, the daughter of James and Kathy (Burgess) Williams. She was a member of Milledgeville United Methodist Church.

Survivors include her daughter, Isabella, her son, Alexander, and her parents, all of Milledgeville.

She was preceded in death by her maternal and

paternal grandparents.

Visitation will be from 9 to 10:30 a.m. Friday and the funeral at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Milledgeville United Methodist Church, with the Rev. George Woosnam officiating. Burial will be at Oak Knoll Memorial Park in Sterling. McDonald Funeral Homes is handling arrangements.

In lieu of flowers, a memorial has been established for her children’s education.

Visit mcdonaldfuneralhomes.com to send condolences.

Violet L. Pope STERLING – Violet L. Pope, 89, of Sterling, died Monday, June 29, 2015, at Regency Care of Sterling. She was a homemaker.

Violet was born July 30, 1925, in Chicago, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Rex. She married Marvin C. Pope. He preceded her in death.

Survivors include two daughters, Rose Tarbill of Sterling and Loretta

Pope of Galesburg; one son, Larry Pope of Illinois; two granddaughters; and several great-grandchildren.

She also was preceded in death by her parents and one son, Marvin Pope Jr. Cremation rites will be accorded. There will be no services.

McDonald Funeral Home in Rock Falls is handling arrangements.

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The family of Gladys May wishes to thank everyone for their kind expressions of sympathy, cards, food, flowers, visits and memorial donations at this difficult time. Special thank you to MsDonald Funeral Home staff, casket bearers, Rev. Richard Kramer, the staff at Community General Hospital, St. Andrew Alter and Rosary for the luncheon. Also, thank you to Ryan Schoaf, Gladys’ great grandson for his musical tribute, Marianne Hoffmiller and Gina White for the beautiful music and anyone who participated in any way.

-The Family of Gladys May

Wednesday, July 1, 2015

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LABOR

Do you make less than $50,440 a year?

Proposal could up overtime pay Tribune News Service

Nearly 5 million more Americans would qualify for overtime pay under new rules proposed Tuesday by the Obama administration, a longanticipated move expected to affect a broad swath of salaried employees from store managers to social workers to restaurant shift supervisors.

The Department of Labor’s proposal would require most salaried workers earning less than $50,440, or $970 a week, to be paid 1.5 times their normal pay for time worked beyond 40 hours a week. That’s more than double the current threshold of $23,660, or $455 per week, established in 2004.

While just 8 percent of salaried workers fall below the current threshold, the

new rules would increase the share to 44 percent, according to the left-leaning Economic Policy Institute, which published an influential report last year recommending raising the salary threshold to $50,440. That level is indexed to inflation based on the 1975 salary threshold for overtime pay, when 62 percent of workers were covered by overtime protections.

The proposal, which does not need congressional approval to be adopted, will undergo a comment period before the Labor Department determines what to include in a final rule next year. Hourly workers will continue to get overtime as they do now.

U.S. Labor Secretary Thomas Perez said in a conference call with reporters Tuesday that the deck is stacked against low-earning managers.

“They have precious little time with their family because they work 50 to 60 hours and sometimes more, and yet they are not fairly compensated for working extra,” Perez said.

Perez said current rules

help employers by keeping “too many” workers, like managers who work side-by-side with rankand-file workers, from getting the overtime protections the law intended. The department

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estimates that workers would get between $1.2 billion and $1.3 billion more because of the rule.

The proposed threshold is equal to the standard salary level at the 40th percentile of weekly earnings for full-time salaried workers.

To keep it up to date, the new rules propose keeping the threshold pegged to the 40th percentile as salaries shift or updating it based on inflation.

Advocates of an overtime overhaul applauded the proposal, saying it discourages employers from overworking their employees and spreads work around to more people who need jobs.

“Under the new threshold, 3.1 million mothers and 3.2 million fathers will be guaranteed overtime pay, and 12.1 million children will benefit from their parents’ overtime coverage,” said Ross Eisenbrey, vice president

of the Economic Policy Institute. “Indexing the threshold guarantees that the law’s important protections will not be diminished by inflation.”

But groups representing business interests warned that requiring employers to pay more overtime could lead to them reducing base salaries, cutting hours and hiring more part-time workers to pick up the slack.

“Our research shows that the managers who would supposedly benefit oppose this plan and that few workers would actually see more take-home pay,” said David French, senior vice president for government relations at the National Retail Federation, a trade group representing retailers.

“There simply isn’t any magic pot of money that lets employers pay more just because the government says so.”

HEALTH

Fireworks pollute air, study says New report aims to better help victims of cardiac arrest

Agency: Certain spectators should limit exposure NEW YORK (AP) – July Fourth fireworks fill the skies across the nation with more than sparkling bursts of color.

They spew pollution, too.

A study of 315 locations around the country found that the holiday explosions temporarily boosted the levels of airborne microscopic particles that can pose a health risk.

At 9 p.m. and 10 p.m. on July 4, levels of those particles were more than twice normal, on average, researchers found.

But they tapered off overnight and fell back to normal by noon on July 5.

Smaller studies have also linked fireworks to particle pollution.

Dian Seidel of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, who reported the results recently in the journal Atmospheric

Institute says more education is needed

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Fireworks light up the lower Manhattan skyline during the Macy’s Annual Fourth of July fireworks show in 2014 in New York. On Tuesday, the Environmental Protection Agency said children, older adults, and people with heart disease, asthma or other lung diseases are considered to be particularly sensitive to particle pollution. The agency recommended that they limit their exposure by watching fireworks from upwind.

Environment said the study did not look for any resulting effects on health.

But in response to the research, the Environmental Protection Agency noted Tuesday that

children, older adults, and people with heart disease, asthma or other lung diseases are considered to be particularly sensitive to particle pollution. The agency recommended that they

limit their exposure by watching fireworks from upwind.

“We want everyone to enjoy their local fireworks displays,” the agency said in a statement.

CUSTOMS AGENCY

New report shows widespread abuses, dysfunction Tribune News Service

WASHINGTON – U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the nation’s largest law enforcement agency, is vulnerable to “systematic corruption” by drug cartels, smugglers and other criminals, and investigations of its internal abuses are “chronically slow,” according to a Homeland Security Department report that reveals glaring problems in the agencies that police the nation’s borders.

The abuses are so widespread that Customs and Border Protection, the parent agency of the Border Patrol, should add nearly 350 criminal investigators to target internal corruption and the use of excessive and unnecessary force against migrants, the report concludes. That would boost

the internal affairs roster by nearly 166 percent.

Arrests of border agents and customs officers “far exceed, on a per capita basis, such arrests at other law enforcement agencies,” the 29-page report notes.

“Until this is reversed, (Customs and Border Protection) remains vulnerable to corruption that threatens its effectiveness and national security,” warns the report, which was requested by Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson.

The scathing assessment by the Homeland Security Advisory Council, an independent group that reports to Johnson, also is the latest to slam the Border Patrol for lack of accountability for hundreds of shootings by agents.

It calls for new rules to

bar Border Patrol agents from shooting people who are unarmed or who don’t present a deadly threat. It also urges officials to revise policies to emphasize that the “overarching responsibility is to preserve human life” and to specifically restrict agents from shooting at moving vehicles and people throwing rocks or other objects.

The Los Angeles Times reported last year that some Border Patrol agents stepped in front of cars to justify shooting at drivers, and opened fire on people throwing rocks from across the border in Mexico when agents

could have moved out of harm’s way.

In May, the Customs and Border Protection internal affairs office absolved dozens of Border Patrol agents of criminal misconduct in 64 shooting incidents between January 2010 and October 2012, including 19 that resulted in deaths. The Justice Department is still considering charges in three other cases.

Critics along the Southwest border and in Mexico long have argued that the Border Patrol operates with little transparency or answerability in shootings and other purported abuses.

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WASHINGTON (AP) – Would you know what to do if you see someone collapse, not breathing – a loved one at home, a co-worker at the office, a stranger on the street? Far too many Americans die of cardiac arrest, and now a major new report urges a national campaign to improve survival in part by making sure more bystanders know how to help.

Every year, about 395,000 people suffer cardiac arrest in their homes or other non-hospital settings – and less than 6 percent of them survive, the Institute of Medicine estimated Tuesday.

That’s not the whole toll: An additional 200,000 cardiac arrests occur in hospitals every year, and even there only a quarter of patients survive, the report found.

Cardiac arrest is not a heart attack – it’s worse. It means the heart abruptly stops beating, its electrical activity knocked out of rhythm. CPR can buy critical time if it’s started immediately, but Tuesday’s report concludes the nation must take key steps to give victims a better shot.

“Cardiac arrest survival rates are unacceptably low,” said Dr. Robert Graham of George Washington University, who chaired the IOM committee’s investigation.

“There is a lot an individual can do to assist somebody if they witness one, and to work with their communities to improve the system of response.”

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Moreover, there are wide disparities in outcomes: One study found that survival ranged from about 8 percent to 40 percent across 10 different communities.

On Tuesday, the IOM called for a major public education effort to teach people how to recognize and react to cardiac arrest – including making CPR training a graduation requirement for high school. According to the American Heart Association, Connecticut just became the 24th state to pass legislation to do that.

State and local health departments should team with health groups to create “a culture of action,” the IOM recommended. It also urged employers to stock defibrillators and train workers to use them, and expanded access to CPR training for people over age 65 and their caregivers.

Good Samaritan laws provide varying legal protection by state. At the same time, laymen shouldn’t feel they have to provide perfect care, said IOM committee member Dr. Tom Aufderheide of the Medical College of Wisconsin.

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Wednesday, July 1, 2015

THE CARTOONIST’S VOICE

Dave Granlund, GateHouse News Service

School funding a silver lining in budgetary cloud What we think Illinois schools will receive more money, which is good news. We’re eager for additional progress that makes state government more efficient and sustainable.

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t least one silver lining can be seen in the dark budgetary cloud that hangs over Illinois.

Schools will receive $269 million more from the state in the new fiscal year after a school funding plan was signed into law last week by Gov. Bruce Rauner.

It’s good news on several fronts. For one thing, it will provide more funding for our local schools, and should help to put a dent in budget deficits, which are becoming too common.

For another, the move to fund schools should relieve some pressure for Republican Rauner and leaders of the Democratic-controlled Statehouse to make a deal so that schools can open on time.

Illinois has real issues that require systemic reforms – not accounting tricks.

Those reforms will not come easily. But if the threat of school closures looms, the temptation to resort to half-measures would be great.

Although this move represents the state doing only a slightly better job, Illinois is still failing to meet its commitment to 2 million schoolchildren.

State lawmakers have not increased the “foundation level” for per-student funding since 2010.

Lawmakers haven’t had to worry about increasing it in recent years, though, because the state hasn’t had the funds to pay even its share.

Last year, general state aid to schools was 89 percent of what funding formulas prescribed. This year, it will climb into the 90s. It’s not good enough.

To fully fund general state aid to schools this year, the Illinois State Board of Education requested an additional $730 million from state lawmakers, which would

have brought the total general state aid to almost $5.1 billion – full funding.

Schools instead will get an additional $269 million, and will have to make do, even if it means spending reserve funds, laying off teachers, cutting programs, or delaying new technology.

Again, it’s the systemic problems in Illinois state government that have left us all in the awkward position of applauding state government for doing a slightly better job but still failing to meet its obligations to our students.

These failings are the reason the Legislature has passed a budget with a multibillion-dollar deficit, in violation of the state constitution, which demands that it be balanced.

As Illinois’ generous and underfunded pension systems continue to consume an ever-growing share of the state budget, everyone else is left wanting.

Issues like red tape, mandates, and high workers’ compensation rates continue to put our state at a competitive disadvantage. Rauner is pushing for reforms on such issues, which Democratic lawmakers are resisting, hence the protracted budget struggle.

It’s good to see that Illinois schools will receive more funding next school year.

However, we’re eager for changes that will allow the state to meet its obligation to pay 100 percent of its expected contribution to public schools – not to mention reforms that will make the rest of state government more efficient and sustainable.

When that sunny day comes, the dark budgetary cloud will be just a bad memory – or so we hope.

THE READER’S VOICE

Festival buttons from past for sale Saturday BOBBI BERWANGER Dixon

Good luck to the St. Vincent De Paul Society in starting the new Petunia Festival button.

Beta Sigma Phi Social Service Sorority did the buttons for the first 50 years, and we hope you have another 50 years of success.

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

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EDITORIALS ELSEWHERE | REDISTRICTING REFORM

Arizona takes back its map; Illinois, you’re next Supreme Court ruling a victory for independent remap panels Chicago Tribune Editorial Board

The people of Arizona scored a big win in the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday. People of Illinois, were you watching?

The nation’s highest court sided with voters who were fed up with politicians rigging the outcome of elections. By a 5-4 vote, the court ruled that the independent redistricting commission approved by Arizona voters in 2000 is constitutional.

That means Arizona voters have successfully wrested control of their mapmaking process from the lawmakers who had abused it to protect themselves.

SOUND FAMILIAR? It should.

Illinois is home to some of the most accomplished gerrymanderers in America.

A statewide coalition is working now to place a constitutional amendment on the ballot that would assign the once-adecade job of redrawing legislative boundaries to an independent panel.

A similar effort was torpedoed last year by politicians, whose grip on power has a lot to do with their grip on the mapmaking pen.

The Supreme Court decision has no direct impact on that effort.

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In Illinois, the proposed Independent Map Amendment would apply only to the process of redrawing boundaries for General Assembly seats. Arizona’s Proposition 106 put an independent commission in charge of drawing both the congressional and state legislative districts.

The Supreme Court case concerned only the congressional maps.

The question: Does the U.S. Constitution’s elections clause reserve the job of drawing congressional districts to lawmakers, even in states like Arizona (and, ahem, Illinois) where citizens have the power to enact legislation themselves?

After the 2010 U.S. census, the Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission drew a new congressional map designed to promote competitive elections instead of to favor one party at the expense of the other. Under that map, Arizonans elected five Democrats and four Republicans to the U.S. House in 2012.

The Republicans who run the state legislature figured that wouldn’t have happened if they were still in charge of redistricting. So they sued.

THINK ABOUT THAT for a minute. Voters in Arizona amended their constitution to reclaim the redistricting process from their own supposed representatives. And those representatives turned around and sued to grab that power back.

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When politicians control the maps, they look after themselves. In Arizona, voters did something about it.

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Chicago Tribune Editorial Board

Does that remind you of anything? How about last summer, when Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan unleashed his lawyers to kill the Fair Map Amendment after citizens collected hundreds of thousands of signatures to put it on the ballot?

The Supreme Court’s ruling in the Arizona case came down to the definition of “legislature.” The U.S. Constitution says the rules for conducting congressional elections “shall be prescribed in each state by the legislature thereof.”

The Arizona lawmakers who had been stripped of their mapmaking authority argued that “legislature” means the elected body, period. The court majority – reaching all the way back to 18thcentury dictionaries – said it refers to the entire lawmaking process, including voter-driven legislation.

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, writing for the majority, noted that it would be “perverse to interpret ‘legislature’ in the elections clause to exclude lawmaking by the people” – especially when the legislation in

question is meant to promote democratic elections.

There’s something really wrong when the people have to fight their own legislature all the way to the Supreme Court to ensure that they have a fair shot at electing a representative of their choice. That power struggle is going on all over America.

Eleven states have some sort of commission that has a role in the redistricting process. Only California and Arizona have taken the job entirely away from their legislatures.

IN ILLINOIS, THE focus – for now – is on the state legislative maps. Lawmakers who draw their own districts did such a masterful job of it that almost 60 percent of them ran unopposed last year, said Cynthia Canary, executive director of the Independent Maps coalition.

“The petition drive to put the Independent Map Amendment before Illinois voters continues, full speed ahead,” she said.

Let’s make it happen, Illinois. But let’s not stop there. Our state’s congressional maps are so egregiously gerrymandered that Politico famously declared that Madigan had “punched his ticket to the partisan hall of fame.”

Voters shouldn’t stand for that.

When politicians control the maps, they look after themselves. In Arizona, voters did something about it.

Think about that for a minute. Voters in Arizona amended their constitution to reclaim the redistricting process from their own supposed representatives. And those representatives turned around and sued to grab that power back. Does that remind you of anything?

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Nation fails to make payment to IMF County’s bailout program expires ATHENS, Greece (AP) – Greece slipped deeper into its financial abyss after the bailout program it has relied on for 5 years expired at midnight Tuesday and the country failed to repay a loan due to the International Monetary Fund, deepening fears over whether it will be able to remain in the eurozone.

With its failure to repay the roughly 1.6 billion

euros ($1.8 billion) to the IMF, Greece became the first developed country to fall into arrears on payments to the fund. The last country to do so was Zimbabwe in 2001.

After Greece made a last-ditch effort to extend its bailout, eurozone finance ministers decided in a teleconference late Tuesday night that there was no way they could reach a deal before the deadline.

“It would be crazy to extend the program,” said Dutch Finance Min-

ister Jeroen Dijsselbloem, who heads the eurozone finance ministers’ body known as the eurogroup.

“So that cannot happen and will not happen.”

“The program expires tonight,” Dijsselbloem said.

The brinkmanship that has characterized Greece’s bailout negotiations with its European creditors and the IMF rose several notches over the weekend, when Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras announced he would put a deal proposal by creditors to a referen-

dum on Sunday and urged a “No” vote.

The move increased fears the country could soon fall out of the euro currency bloc and Greeks rushed to pull money out of ATMs, leading the government to shutter its banks Monday and impose restrictions on banking transactions for at least a week. Greeks are now limited to ATM withdrawals of 60 euros ($67) a day and cannot send AP money abroad or make international payments A girl holds a placard reading ‘’YES’’ Tuesday during without special permis- a rally organized by supporters of the YES vote for sion. the upcoming referendum in Athens.

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Economists: Island needs right to bankruptcy option U.S. rule does not allow territory the ability to declare

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A Cuban and American flag wave Jan. 19 from the balcony of the Hotel Saratoga in Havana. President Barack Obama will announce today that the U.S. and Cuba have reached an agreement to open embassies in Havana and Washington, a senior administration official said.

U.S., Cuba to announce plan today to open embassies, AP source says WASHINGTON (AP) – President Barack Obama will announce today that the U.S. and Cuba have finalized an agreement to reopen embassies in each other’s capitals, a major step in ending hostilities between the Cold War foes, a senior administration official said.

The U.S. and Cuba have been negotiating the reestablishment of embassies following the historic December announcement that they would move to restore ties after a half-century of animosity. The U.S. embassy in Havana is expected to open in July.

For Obama, ending the U.S. freeze with Cuba is central to his foreign policy legacy as he nears the end of his presidency. Obama has long touted the value of direct engagement with global foes and has argued that the U.S. embargo on the communist island just 90 miles south of Florida was ineffective.

The official insisted on anonymity because the official was not authorized to speak publicly about the matter ahead of the president.

The White House said Obama will deliver a statement on Cuba from the Rose Garden this morning. Secretary of State John Kerry, who is in Vienna for nuclear negotiations with Iran, is also expected to speak about the embassy openings.

Kerry has said previously that he would travel to Cuba for an embassy opening.

Cuba’s Foreign Ministry said Tuesday evening that it would meet with U.S. Interests Section chief Jeffrey DeLaurentis this morning to receive a message from President Obama about reopening embassies.

The U.S. cut off diplomatic relations with Cuba in 1961 after Fidel Castro’s revolution. The U.S. spent decades trying to either actively overthrow the Cuban government or isolate the island, including toughening the economic embargo first imposed

by President Dwight D. Eisenhower.

Since the late 1970s, the United States and Cuba have operated diplomatic missions

called interests sections in each other’s capitals. The missions are technically under the protection of Switzerland, and do not enjoy the same status as full embassies.

While the opening of embassies marks a major milestone in the thaw between the U.S. and Cuba, significant issues remain as the countries look to normalize relations. Among them: talks on human rights; demands for compensation for confiscated American properties in Havana and damages to Cuba from the embargo; and possible cooperation on law enforcement, including the touchy topic of U.S. fugitives sheltering in Havana.

Obama also wants Congress to repeal the economic embargo on Cuba, though he faces resistance from Republicans and some Democrats. Those opposed to normalizing relations with Cuba say Obama is prematurely rewarding a regime that engages in serious human rights abuses.

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Gov. Alejandro Garcia Padilla has said that the overall debt is unpayable and that he will seek a moratorium on payments, although it is still unknown whether bondholders will agree to that or opt to resolve the issue in court.

“The bombshells that have come down from Puerto Rico in the last 2 days have not been particularly well orchestrated,” said David Tawil, co-founder and portfolio manager of New Yorkbased Maglan Capital.

“You really don’t do those things without ... wanting to shock the market ... or preparing the market and gaining consensus.”

Unlike Greece, Puerto Rico cannot seek emer-

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) – Puerto Rico’s financial future hung in limbo Tuesday as economists and officials warned that the U.S. territory could head down Greece’s path if it is not allowed to declare bankruptcy as it struggles with $72 billion in public debt.

The island prepared to close a troubled fiscal year amid intense investor scrutiny just hours before the first of several multimilliondollar debt payments is due. It remained unclear whether the government would meet the roughly $400 million obligation due today, obtain yet

gency financing from an institution because it’s a U.S. territory. Some economists say that leaves bankruptcy as the most financially sound alternative, something U.S. rule does not now allow.

“Both are in desperate need of a solution, but neither can access the solution they’re asking for, which is a bankruptcy process,” said Eric LeCompte, executive director of Jubilee USA Network.

He noted that if Puerto Rico were considered a developing country, it would be the eighth most heavily indebted country in the world. If the island does not obtain the right to declare bankruptcy, it will either restructure the debt or go into default, he said.

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Don’t let old threesome affect new twosome Dear Abby, I have been with my boyfriend for a little over 2 years. He recently mentioned that when he was younger (19), he had a threesome (two guys, one girl).

We are both over 35, so I realize this happened many years ago, but the fact that it was two guys is hard for me. I can’t seem to get it out of my head. I keep seeing the images.

I try to tell myself my boyfriend is a different man today than the teen he was. I don’t understand why it’s bothering me so much. How can I find a way to get past this?

– Can’t Get it Out of My Head

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Dear Can’t, I respect your boyfriend’s honesty and openness. Because you can’t get this out of your head, talk further with him about his youthful escapade. If your concern is that your boyfriend is interested

SUPPORT GROUPS, CLUBS AND SERVICES Thursday, July 2 Childhood immunization clinic; women, infants and children clinic; and family planning services, Lee County Health Department, 309 S. Galena Ave., Suite 100, Dixon.

Appointments: 815-284-3371.

Abuse Changing team, 815-625-0338.

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

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

TOPS IL 825, 9-10 a.m. weighin, meeting at 10 a.m., Coventry Activity Center, 612 St. Mary’s Road, Sterling, 815-626-0034.

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

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., Oregon.

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

Affliction of Addiction Narcotics Anonymous, 6 p.m., First Christian Church, 506 Fifth Ave., Rock Falls, 779-2458214. Downstairs, west door.

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

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

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

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

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

The Kick-It Ticket Narcotics Anonymous, 5 p.m., basement, Fellows Street door, The Worship Center, 403 N. Ottawa Ave., Dixon, 815-440-7992.

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

Lee County Veterans Assistance Commission, 6:30 p.m., Dixon Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 540, 1560 Franklin Grove Road.

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

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

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

Covered Bridge Quilters Guild, 7 p.m., Harkrader Hall, St. Louis Catholic School, 631 Park Ave. West, Princeton, 815-875-2430.

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

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Lee County Sheriff’s Deputy Reserves, 7:30 p.m., Law Enforcement Center, 306 S. Hennepin Ave., Dixon.

AMVETS Post 167 Auxiliary, 7:30 p.m., Sterling American Legion, 601 First Ave. Rock River Valley Barbershop Chorus practice, 7 p.m., Rock Falls Community Building, 603 W. 10th St., 815-441-5327.

Self Help Parents Association, 7:30 p.m., Self Help Enterprises, 2300 W. LeFevre Road, Sterling.

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

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

Appointment, 815-284-9555.

Friday, July 3 Childhood immunization clinic; women, infants and children clinic; and family planning services, Lee County Health Department, 309 S. Galena Ave., Suite 100, Dixon. Appointments: 815-284-3371.

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

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

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

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

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.

Affliction of Addiction Narcotics Anonymous, noon, 6 p.m., First Christian Church, 506 Fifth Ave., Rock Falls, 779-245-8214.

Downstairs, west door.

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

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

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

Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., closed, Rochelle Community Hospital, 900 N. Second St. Reformers Unanimous, an addiction abstinence program, 7-9 p.m., First Baptist Church, 24 N. Mason Ave., Amboy, 815-857-2682.

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.

in having sex with other men, ask him that question. It occurs to me that when two horny teenage boys found one willing girl, that they may not have been as interested in having sex with each other as they were with her.

Dear Abby, My husband, “Brett,” mistakenly used the dog’s toothbrush from the bathroom cabinet.

I had it in there with a bowl of homemade doggie toothpaste that I was trying on the dog. I didn’t realize it until just now.

Should I tell him?

– Quiet so Far in Vermont

Dear Abby, I am a tattooed female in my late 20s. When I started a job as a cook in an assisted-living facility a year ago, I was required to go through an orientation and the dress code was explained.

When I asked about visible tattoos, the lady who ran the orientation was unsure if they were allowed to show and told me to ask my manager.

My manager said she didn’t know, but suggested I cover them anyway “just to be safe.”

Since then, I have worn long-sleeved polo shirts with the sleeves rolled up.

No one has commented about the sleeves. Since I went through that orientation, two girls have been hired who have ink on their arms. They wear short sleeves every day.

I’m wondering if I should just show up in short sleeves and risk someone saying something, email corporate and ask what the policy is, or ask our new executive director? Thoughts?

– To Cover or not to Cover

Dear To Cover, While displaying your tats may not be a problem considering that two other employees are showing theirs, your new executive director should be able to give you a definite answer to your question.

And while you’re at it, suggest that because there are now three employees with tattoos, the policy should be clearly stated in the employee handbook, which may be due for an update.

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

COMMUNITY EVENTS Wednesday, July 1 Farmers Market, 7 a.m.noon, Haymarket Square, 317 W. Third St., Dixon, 815-284-3306.

Farmers Market, 8-11 a.m., 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, 815-7323252.

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.

Wii Bowling and 313 card game, 10 a.m., Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815-5625050.

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

Monthly Birthday Party, 11:25 a.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815622-9230.

Lifescape lunch, 11:30 a.m., Lee County Council on Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815-288-9236. 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, 815-6229230.

Monthly Birthday Party, noon, Lee County Council on Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815-288-9236.

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

Pinochle, noon, Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815-5625050.

Sewing after lunch, noon, Robert Fulton Community Center and Transit Facility, 912 Fourth St., Fulton, 815589-3925.

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

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

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

Bingo, 1 p.m., Rock Falls American Legion Hall, 712 Fourth Ave. Wii Bowling, 1 p.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St.., Oregon, 815-732-3253.

Community cards, 2 p.m.,

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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.

Kings Kids Club, 6 p.m., Liberty Baptist Church, 2002 Ninth Ave., Rock Falls, 815579-1209 or 815-625-4101.

Knit Wits Knitting Circle, 6:30-8 p.m., Dixon Public Library, 221 S. Hennepin Ave., 815-284-7261.

Thursday, July 2 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, 815-7323252.

Stump Jumpers, 9 a.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, weather permitting. Register: 815732-3252 or 800-541-5479.

Bingo and popcorn, 9-10 a.m., Hub City Senior

Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815-562-5050.

Line dancing, 9:30 a.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St.., Oregon, 815-7323252.

Community coffee, 10-11 a.m., The Meadows of Franklin Grove, 510 N. State St., Franklin Grove, 815456-3000.

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

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

Lunch, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-6229230.

Lifescape lunch, 11:30 a.m., Lee County Council on Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815-288-9236. Sign up by 10 a.m. previous business day.

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

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.

Crocheting, knitting and crafts, 1 p.m., Lee County Council on Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815-2889236.

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.

Euchre, 1 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815622-8220.

Euchre, 1-3 p.m., Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815562-5050.

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, 815589-3925 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, 815535-3665.

Bingo, 7 p.m., Latin American Social Club, 2708 W. Fourth St., Sterling, 815625-8290.

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Marinating before grilling infuses meat with flavor while basting it with a complementary sauce while cooking â&#x20AC;&#x201C; typically during the last few minutes of grilling or after slicing â&#x20AC;&#x201C; gives it sheen and helps build the crust that makes your tastebuds shout â&#x20AC;&#x153;Wow!â&#x20AC;?

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s also good to have a really great spice rub in your grilling arsenal, especially if you want delish, tender meat on a budget â&#x20AC;&#x201C; rubs permeate tough cuts, creating complex layers of flavor. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They help meat taste and look delicious and theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re crucial to the formation of a tasty, crusty bark,â&#x20AC;? writes Texas pitmaster Aaron Franklin and co-author Jordan Mackay in â&#x20AC;&#x153;Franklin Barbecue: A Meat-Smoking Manifestoâ&#x20AC;? (Ten Speed, April 2015, $29.99).

What sets a great rub apart from a lesser competitor depends on the whims of the cook. Standard rubs include salt, pepper, granulated garlic and onion and often paprika or dried chilies for a bit of heat; the goal, notes the authors, is to â&#x20AC;&#x153;complement a nice piece of meat, not to obscure a crappy piece of meat. All spices should react well with one another. No one spice should stand out or

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ABOVE: BBQ Beer Can Chicken: Just place the bird on the grill, and let the beer escaping the can keep it moist while cooking.

RIGHT: Curried coconut milk marinade goes great on chicken breasts with chopped lemongrass and shallots. be too recognizable.â&#x20AC;?

Restraint, along with balance, also is the name of the game when stirring together sauces and marinades. You want to dress up the meat or fish, not drown it.

Some tips before cooking: â&#x20AC;˘ Always apply a rub to meat about 1 hour before cooking, letting it come to room temperature before placing on the grill. This allows the seasoning to â&#x20AC;&#x153;sweatâ&#x20AC;? into the meat, Franklin explains. Also, try to get an even coat of rub over the surface of the meat to allow for even cooking. â&#x20AC;˘ Pay careful attention to marinating times; leave it on too long, and it can turn the surface mushy. Poultry takes anywhere from 30 minutes to 3 hours; delicate fish and seafood shouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t swim more than 30 minutes in a marinade. â&#x20AC;˘ Never reuse marinade used on raw meat or poultry unless you boil it first to destroy harmful bacteria. â&#x20AC;˘ Sauces should be brushed on the last 5 to 15 minutes of cooking.

Keep a careful eye on the fire â&#x20AC;&#x201C; most barbecue sauces have sugar in

them and you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want it to burn.

THREE RUBS BBQ Chicken Rub This chicken rub has incredible depth and flavor, and works just as well on beef and pork as it does poultry. We used it to season the Beer-Can Chicken featured above.

2 tablespoons kosher salt 1 tablespoon smoked paprika 1 tablespoon onion powder 1½ teaspoons ground red pepper 1½ teaspoons cumin 1 teaspoon garlic powder 1 teaspoon ground thyme

1 teaspoon ground oregano 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper Stir together salt and remaining ingredients.

Store in an airtight container for up to 6 months. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Southern Living Ultimate Book of BBQâ&#x20AC;? (Oxmoor House, April 2015, $24.95)

Bone Dust BBQ Rub ½ cup paprika Ÿ cup chili powder 3 tablespoons salt 2 tablespoons ground coriander 2 tablespoons garlic powder 2 tablespoons white sugar 2 tablespoons curry powder 2 tablespoons dry hot mustard

Strawberry salad a summer delight

BY SUSAN SELASKY Tribune News Service

Strawberries are a great addition to salads. In todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s recipe they are tossed in a mix of baby spinach leaves, cucumber and tangy feta cheese.

You can serve the salad as a side dish or topped with grilled chicken or fish as a main dish.

The vinaigrette in this recipe also incorporates strawberries with the addition of strawberry jam.

While there are three recipes here, all come together quickly. Make the strawberry jam first so it can sit and cool. It will keep about 5 days in the refrigerator.

Use the jam as a spread for toast or muffins.

Summer Salad with Strawberry Vinaigrette Serves: 6 (generously) Preparation time: 15 minutes

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This summer salad with strawberry vinaigrette can be served as a side dish or topped with grilled chicken or fish as a main dish.

Total time: 15 minutes 12 ounces baby spinach leaves ½ cup sliced red onion ½ English cucumber, cut lengthwise, sliced

1½ cups fresh strawberries, sliced 4 ounces feta cheese, cut into cubes Salt and pepper to taste

â&#x20AC;&#x201C; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Gastro Grillingâ&#x20AC;? by Ted Reader (Penguin, $29)

Provencal Herb Rub Makes: 2/3 cup 3 tablespoons dried thyme 3 tablespoon dried rosemary 2 dried bay leaves

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1 recipe Strawberry Vinaigrette (see recipe) 3 tablespoons toasted slivered almonds, coarsely chopped In a large bowl, combine the spinach, onion, cucumber, strawberries and feta cheese. Toss to combine. Season with salt and pepper and toss with a few tablespoons of the vinaigrette. Place on individual plates, top with cubed feta and sprinkling of almonds. Serve the remaining dressing on the side.

From and tested by Susan Selasky for the Free Press Test Kitchen. Analysis includes vinaigrette.

Per serving: 225 calories (61 percent from fat), 17 g fat (5 g saturated fat), 19 g carbohydrates, 6 g protein, 659 mg sodium, 17 mg cholesterol, 3 g fiber.

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2 tablespoons dried basil 2 tablespoons dried marjoram 1½ teaspoons fennel seeds 1 teaspoon dried summer savory 1 teaspoon dried lavender buds Combine ingredients, leaving bay leaves whole.

Prepare at least 1 hour before using so the bay leaves have time to infuse the mixture with their flavor. Store in dark cupboard in a glass jar with tight-fitting lid for up to 6 months. Remove bay leaves before using.

1 tablespoon fresh ground black pepper 1 tablespoon ground basil 1 tablespoon ground thyme 1 tablespoon ground cumin 1 tablespoon cayenne Mix all ingredients together and store in a jar until ready to use.

Rub on chicken, beef, or pork before barbecuing.

â&#x20AC;&#x201C; â&#x20AC;&#x153;BBQ Bistroâ&#x20AC;? by Karen Adler and Judith Fertig (Running Press, April 2015, $20) FREE CONTINUED ON A10

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Firecracker salmon perfect for Fourth FREE

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THREE MARINADES Curried Coconut Milk Marinade Perfect for chicken breast or satay.

15-ounce can unsweetened coconut milk 2 tablespoons chopped lemongrass, bruised with the side of a chef’s knife to release flavor 2 tablespoons palm sugar 2 shallots, minced 2 teaspoons curry powder 1½ teaspoons kosher salt Mix all the ingredients in bowl or large zip-close plastic bag. Use within a few hours for best flavor.

Pour marinade over poultry, massaging it over and under the skin. Allow seasoned poultry to sit for at least 30 minutes at room temperature, or up to a few hours covered in fridge.

– “The Barbecue Lover’s Big Book of BBQ Sauces” by Cheryl & Bill Jamison (Harvard Common Press, April 2015, $18.95)

TOP: Fig and ranch BBQ sauce can be stored in airtight container in refrigerator for up to 2 weeks.

ABOVE: Bone dust BBQ rub can be used on chicken, beef, or pork before barbecuing.

Teriyaki Marinade For any kind of steak. We used it on kebabs. ½ cup dry sherry ¼ cup soy sauce ¼ cup brown sugar ¼ cup mirin 2 tablespoons rice wine vinegar 2 teaspoons minced fresh ginger 1 teaspoon extra-hot horseradish, squeezed of excess moisture 4 cloves garlic, minced 1 teaspoon Asian chili sauce 2 whole star anise 1 teaspoon pepper 2 green onions, finely chopped 1 tablespoon chopped fresh cilantro Drizzle Asian sesame oil 1 tablespoon brown sugar 1 tablespoon cracked Szechuan pepper corns 1 teaspoon kosher salt Pinch ground cinnamon Salt and fresh ground black pepper 2 teaspoons toasted sesame seeds In bowl, combine sherry, soy sauce, brown sugar, mirin, rice wine vinegar, ginger, horseradish, garlic, chili sauce, star anise, black pepper, green onions and cilantro. Drizzle in a little sesame oil and whisk until sugar has dissolved.

– “Gastro Grilling” by Ted Reader (Penguin, $29)

Firecracker Grilled Salmon Serves: 6 6 6-ounce salmon filets ½ cup vegetable oil ¼ cup soy sauce ¼ cup balsamic vinegar

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Grill firecracker salmon with grill lid open 4 to 5 minutes or until fish flakes with a fork, turning occasionally and basting with reserved marinade.

1 tablespoon honey THREE SAUCES Add stock, tomatoes, 2 teaspoons finely ketchup, chile sauce, Roasted Garlic chopped garlic molasses, brown sugar 2 teaspoons dried Morita Chili Sauce and orange and lemon crushed red pepper juices. Bring to boil, lower Makes: 4 1½ teaspoons ground heat and simmer 30 minGoes great on poultry. ginger utes. Remove pan from 1 small yellow onion, 1 teaspoon sesame oil heat and set aside to cool. chopped ½ teaspoon salt Once cooled, puree in 2 tablespoons canola 1/4 teaspoon onion blender and pass through oil powder a fine-mesh strainer. Sea4 morita chilies or chiVegetable cooking son with salt and pepper potles in adobo, minced spray to taste and serve. or diced Place salmon fillets in – “America’s Best BBQ” by 12 cloves roasted garlic Ardie Davis and Chef Paul Kirk large zip-top plastic freez1/ cup apple cider 3 (Andrews McMeel, $19.99) er bag. Whisk together vinegar vegetable oil and next 9 2½ cups chicken stock ingredients. Pour over Fig Ancho Beer 14-ounce can diced salmon, reserving ¼ cup Barbecue Sauce tomatoes, drained mixture. Seal and chill 30 1½ cups ketchup Makes: About 6 cups minutes. ½ cup Thai sweet chili For any kind of meat.

Coat cold cooking grate of grill with cooking spray, sauce 4 ancho chilies, dehy¼ cup molasses and place on grill. Predrated in 4 1/2 cups hot ½ cup packed brown heat grill to 350 to 400 water, water reserved sugar degrees (medium-high) 12 figs, grilled, 2 tablespoons fresh heat. Remove salmon stemmed and quartered orange juice from marinade, discard ½ yellow onion, sliced 2 tablespoons fresh marinade.

4 tablespoons butter lemon juice Grill salmon with grill 1½ cups brown sugar Salt and pepper lid open 4 to 5 minutes 12-ounce bottle stout Saute onion in oil in or until fish flakes with a or porter beer fork, turning occasionally medium saucepan over 1 cup ketchup and basting with reserved medium heat until soft, 5 to ½ cup white wine vinegar marinade. Remove and 7 minutes. Add chiles and ½ cup cider vinegar discard skin. Serve immeroasted garlic and toast 6 tablespoons fig prediately. lightly for 3 to 4 minutes. serves 1 tablespoon honey – “Southern Living Ultimate Add vinegar and cook until mixture is reduced by half, 1 tablespoon kosher Book of BBQ” (Oxmoor House, April 2015, $24.95) 15 to 20 minutes. salt

Jam can be used on toast, muffins or bagels SALAD

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Strawberry Vinaigrette Makes: 3⁄4 cup Preparation time: 10 minutes Total time: 10 minutes This vinaigrette comes together in minutes.

Thanks to the shortcut of using our LemonyStrawberry Jam, it has a great berry and citrus flavor. ¼ cup Lemony-Strawberry Jam (see recipe) ¼ cup fruity olive oil 3 tablespoons white balsamic vinegar or apple cider vinegar

2 tablespoons water 1 teaspoon sugar 1 small garlic clove, minced ½ teaspoon kosher salt ¼ teaspoon freshly ground pepper In a glass measuring cup, whisk together all the ingredients. Chill or use immediately. Refrigerate up to five days.

Adapted from southernliving.com. Tested by Susan Selasky for the Free Press Test Kitchen.

Per one tablespoon: 58 calories (68 percent from fat), 5 g fat (1 g saturated fat), 5 g carbohydrates, 0 g protein, 103 mg sodium, 0 mg cholesterol, 0 g fiber

Lemony-Strawberry Jam Makes: About 1½ cups Preparation time: 10 minutes Total time: 1 hour, 10 minutes This recipe uses no pectin and doesn’t require a boiling water canner. Use it as a spread on toast or muffins or on top of bagels and cream cheese.

1 pound whole strawberries, washed, hulled ¼ cups sugar 3 ⁄4 cup water Juice and zest from one lemon Pinch of salt In a saucepan, combine all of the ingredients. Heat over medium, stirring until

the sugar has dissolved.

Bring to a boil and reduce to a simmer.

Cook until the mixture achieves a deep red color and has thickened, about an hour. The strawberries will break down and add to the thickness. Transfer mixture to a heat-proof jar or bowl and let cool to room temperature. Store in the refrigerator up to one week.

Adapted from Carla Hall and “The Chew” show at abc.com. Tested by Susan Selasky for the Free Press Test Kitchen.

Per one tablespoon: 47 calories (1 percent from fat), 0 g fat (0 g saturated fat), 12 g carbohydrates, 0 g protein, 13 mg sodium, 0 mg cholesterol, 0 g fiber.

1 teaspoon coarse black pepper In skillet over medium heat, saute chiles, figs and onion in butter for about 10 minutes, until figs and chiles are tender and onion is translucent. Transfer to blender and add sugar, beer, ketchup, both vinegars, preserves, honey, salt and pepper. Puree until smooth, adding as much of reserved chile soaking liquid as needed to reach the desired texture.

Store in airtight container in refrigerator for up to 2 weeks.

– “Franklin Barbecue: A Meat-Smoking Manifesto” by Aaron Franklin and Jordan Mackay (Ten Speed, April 2015, $29.99)

Pickled Jalapeno Cream Makes: About 1¼ cups Creamy and dreamy,

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this is the ultimate fish or shrimp taco condiment. ½ cup creme fraiche ½ cup plain Greek yogurt 2 tablespoons mayonnaise 1 tablespoon lime juice 2 pickled jalapenos, seeded and chopped, or 1 heaping teaspoon pickled jalapeno slices, chopped 1 to 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro, optional Stir together all ingredients in small bowl. Serve right away or refrigerate for up to an hour for flavors to meld.

Spoon onto fish or shrimp tacos before serving or pass the sauce at table.

– “The Barbecue Lover’s Big Book of BBQ Sauces” by Cheryl and Bill Jamison (Harvard Common Press, April 2015, $18.95)

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Taylor is very sweet. She enjoys chasing after a ball, but does not always bring it back to you! She likes attention, but is reserved with strangers. Poor little dog needs to be in a “forever” home where she can feel loved and secure.

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ILLINOIS | AGRICULTURE

USDA: Farmers plant more soybeans, less corn Wet weather has kept many from planting in states across nation ST. LOUIS (AP) – Illinois farmers have planted more soybeans and less corn this year, a new federal report showed Tuesday, yet they’ve been menaced by the wettest June on record.

The 10.1 million acres of soybeans planted is up from with 9.8 million last year, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said, while corn acreage is 11.8 million, down from 11.9 million.

Nationwide, a record 85.1 million acres of soybeans have been planted, up 2 percent from last year. Planted corn acres are the lowest since 2010 at 88.9 million acres.

The statewide rainfall average as of Tuesday was 9.37 inches,

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This June 22 photo shows a flooded soybean field near Terre Haute, Indiana. A record 85.1 million acres of soybeans are in the ground in the U.S., though a wet few months have kept farmers from planting in some states, including Illinois, the government said Tuesday. the most of any June accord- the state has seen in any month ing to records dating to 1895, since 9.62 inches in September Illinois state climatologist Jim 1926.

Angel told The Associated It’s remarkable, Angel said, in Press. It’s also the most rain that the excess moisture spared

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no part of the state, “with some pockets through the roof.”

Near Chester in southwestern Illinois, about 60 miles southeast of St. Louis, 62-year-old Steve Stallman said all the excess rainfall in recent weeks – more than 15 inches – has made this the most challenging spring he’s had as a farmer.

Rain kept him from planting about 10 percent of his 300 acres of corn, and he’s yet to plant two-thirds of his 600 soybean acres. Of the soybeans he did manage to get in, he’s had to replant about half of them because the moisture crimped their emergence.

His fields are muddy quagmires, leading to his fourwheel-drive wheat combine and grain trucks getting stuck.

“They’re talking about the weather pattern staying the same for another 7 to

10 days,” with the prospect of more rain, he lamented Tuesday. “It’s very disheartening. There are days this is depressing, no doubt about it.

“But farmers are generally eternal optimists, and you have to experience bad times once in a while to appreciate the good.”

With 2,100 acres of corn and 2,200 of soybeans near Decatur in central Illinois, David Brown said the June slog is a contrast to what he called last year’s perfect conditions that accounted for bountiful corn yields around his turf.

The fledgling corn crops appear to be in good shape but aren’t likely to match last year’s showing, he said.

“I can’t see out across the corn right now,” he said. “This would be a good year to have a drone to fly across the field to see what we get.”

EDUCATION

Firm gives $10M to new med school URBANA (AP) – A Chicago-based financial firm is giving the University of Illinois $10 million to pay for a training center at the school’s planned new medical school.

The university said Monday that Jump Trading’s money will finance the Jump Simulation Center in Urbana. The center will train medical and engineering students to design and use new medical devices, medical simulation tools, bio-printing and -fabricating technology and technology intended to reach rural patients.

The new medical school will combine medical training with engineering.

Jump Trading last year provided $25 million for a new medical facility in Peoria connected to the university’s Healthcare Engineering Systems Center.

The company also operates a facility in the university’s Urbana-Champaign Research Park.

Lincoln College to become university LINCOLN (AP) – The newly installed president of Lincoln College says the central Illinois school will become a university with the addition of baccalaureate degrees.

David Gerlach assumed the presidency two weeks ago after working at the State University of New York-Canton.

He tells WTAX-Radio that Lincoln College already is working to add baccalaureate degrees at is Normal and Lincoln campuses.

Gerlach says there will be three new programs in the fall, and up to seven will be added to the five already available at the Normal campus.

He says master’s degree and doctorate programs

also likely will be added in the next several years.

Lincoln College has primarily focused on twoyear and certificate programs in recent years.

Chicago schools make pension payment; classroom cuts likely

Police, NAACP form response team

SPRINGFIELD (AP) – Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel said Tuesday that the city’s public schools would have to cut classroom spending to make up for a $634 million contribution to its teacher pensions – a payment the financially troubled district made without help it had been seeking from the Illinois Legislature.

Emanuel, who described the nation’s third-largest district as being at “a breaking point,” said during a news conference Chicago Public Schools would open on time this fall. But he wouldn’t outline what would be cut, saying those details would be discussed later.

DECATUR (AP) – The Decatur Police Department and the local branch of the NAACP say they’ve put together a response team to help deal with critical situations involving police and the black community in the central Illinois city.

WAND-TV in Decatur reported that the new Area Leaders and Educators Response Team includes black leaders from city schools, churches and other institutions.

Members of the team will help communicate with members of the black community about police responses to high-profile crimes in the community.

Tuesday was the deadline for CPS to make the mandated payment, and for weeks the district had been pushing lawmakers to approve a 40-day delay they said would provide breathing room to find a longer-term solution.

But the Illinois House voted down that plan last week, and bill sponsor Democratic Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie said Tuesday she “didn’t have the votes” for the measure to pass and wouldn’t call it again.

House Speaker Michael Madigan later said he thought the bill was “moot” because he was told that CPS planned to make the full payment by the end of

the day. Asked whether the district would have enough money remaining to keep classrooms open and pay teachers, the Chicago Democrat responded: “I don’t know.”

The Chicago Teachers’ Pension Fund later confirmed the full payment had been made.

District officials and lawmakers have previously said that without relief, CPS would likely be forced to lay off teachers and staff and increase class sizes.

Spokeswomen for Emanuel and CPS didn’t respond Tuesday to repeated requests for comment to elaborate on possible cuts.

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FAST FOOD | CUSTOMER SATISFACTION

Once center of protests, Chick-fil-A tops list Company followed by Chipotle Mexican Grill, Panera Bread Co. Tribune News Service

Chick-fil-A has something to crow about.

The Atlanta-based chicken chain, a focus of gay-rights protests 3 years ago, led the fastfood category in the 2015 American Customer Satisfaction Index restaurant report released Tuesday.

The company had the highest score recorded by a fast-food restaurant with 86 out of 100. The results show an uproar over comments by CEO

Dan Cathy and the company’s past donations to anti-gay groups hasn’t haunted Chick-fil-A’s reputation.

Chick-fil-A was followed in the rankings by Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc., with a score of 83.

Rounding out the top three: sandwich purveyor Panera Bread Co. with a score of 80.

The report’s results highlight trends that have been rocking the fastfood industry.

Overall customer satisfaction with fast-food restaurants dropped 3.8 percent to 77, the lowest score in 5 years, said Forrest Morgeson, director of research for the American Customer Satisfaction Index.

“Everything is either flat or down a bit,” he said. “It seems to be an industrywide trend.”

Much of the decline can be attributed to McDonald’s Corp.’s performance.

This year, McDonald’s came in last place, falling 6 percent to a score of 67.

The company has struggled to appeal to customers who increasingly want

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fresher fare and healthier food, an area where top companies like Chipotle and Panera Bread excel.

The index is based on the weighted average of companies, and weight is determined by market share. McDonald’s has seen declining sales for more than a year.

In a statement, McDonald’s USA said it is “always listening” to customers and appreciates hearing feedback “as it helps us improve and evolve.”

The 2015 restaurant report was based in 5,023 customer surveys collected between Jan. 19 and Feb. 9.

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Nancy Francis sits down for lunch with her Grilled Market salad in April 2013 at a Chick-fil-A near downtown Orlando, Florida. The Atlanta-based chicken chain led the fast-food category in the 2015 American Customer Satisfaction Index restaurant report released Tuesday.

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A JetBlue plane takes off in April 2013 at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in Seattle. JetBlue, which has proudly proclaimed itself a holdout on fees for years, on Tuesday said it will now charge up to $25 for checked luggage, although many passengers will pay less by planning ahead.

After resisting move for years, JetBlue adds checked bag fee NEW YORK (AP) – The era of free checked suitcases on JetBlue has come to an end.

The airline proudly proclaimed itself a holdout on fees for years, allowing passengers to check one bag for free. Now it will charge up to $25 for checked luggage.

The move leaves Southwest Airlines as the only major U.S. carrier not to charge a bag fee.

JetBlue Airways had announced the change in November but didn’t detail how it would be implemented until Tuesday. The fee applies only to new bookings; existing reservations still get one free bag.

Passengers will pay less if they plan ahead. Those with the cheapest tickets will pay $20 each way if

they check in online or at a kiosk. The fee jumps to $25 if they go to the counter. A new fare class that costs about $15 extra each way would include one free bag.

Fees for a second checked bag and reservation changes are being lowered.

The airline plans to reinvest the millions of dollars it will collect from bag fees into new seats and TVs, according to Marty St. George, JetBlue’s executive vice president of commercial products and planning.

“Some of these changes are going to help pay for what’s the biggest product upgrade JetBlue has had in the history of the company,” he told The Associated

Press in advance of the announcement.

Under pressure from investors and Wall Street analysts, JetBlue has been slowly adopting the practices of other airlines. It has launched and then expanded a first class product called Mint. It has reduced legroom on some planes to fit more passengers. Now it is charging for bags, something other carriers started doing in 2008.

The New York-based airline still stands out in other ways. By the end of next year, it will offer free Internet on all its Airbus A320 and A321 jets.

Passengers also get free access to more than 100 channels of live satellite TV and radio and JetBlue still has more legroom than its competition.

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Blackhawks trade Saad to Blue Jackets Seven-player deal sends young forward to Columbus

BY JAY COHEN Associated Press

CHICAGO – The Chicago Blackhawks said all along that Brandon Saad would be back next season.

Right up until Tuesday afternoon.

With contract talks at a stalemate on the eve of NHL free agency, the Stanley Cup champions parted with Saad in a seven-player deal with the Columbus Blue Jackets.

“Our plan all along was to sign Brandon. I mean obviously we AP didn’t know until we began Brandon Saad celebrates after scoring a goal against the Ducks negotiating where they were in the Western Conference finals in May. The 22-year-old forward going to be,” Blackhawks genwas traded by the Blackhawks on Tuesday to the Blue Jackets. eral manager Stan Bowman

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Blackhawks get: Forwards – Artem Anisimov, Marko Dano, Jeremy Morin, Corey Tropp Blue Jackets get: Forwards – Brandon Saad, Alex Broadhurst and defenseman Michael Paliotta said. “All I can say is you do your best, and we gave it a real good shot. Both sides tried hard. We just couldn’t come to an agreement.”

The Blackhawks also sent forward Alex Broadhurst and defenseman Michael Paliotta to the Blue Jackets for forwards Artem Anisimov, Marko Dano,

Jeremy Morin and Corey Tropp and a fourth-round selection in the 2016 draft.

Saad set career highs with 23 goals and 29 assists in 82 games this past season. He then had eight goals and three assists in the playoffs, helping Chicago to its third NHL title in six seasons.

“He’s going to be a big piece for our team for many, many years to come, so we’re very excited,” Columbus general manager Jarmo Kekalainen said.

Saad is eligible for restricted free agency, and Kekalainen said the Blue Jackets were working on a new contract for him.

BOYS BASKETBALL

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Dieterle back on side of mat

Solo holds Germany to zero

Wrestling veteran in charge of Comets

US blanks another team in semifinals

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Rich Montgomery started a trend when he decided to return to the sideline and guide the Rock Falls football team this season.

A former wrestling assistant coach of Montgomery’s, Daryl Dieterle, is doing the same thing. He will be the head wrestling coach at Newman next season, after serving as an assistant coach at various stops, including Newman, for most Darryl of his career.

Dieterle Newman He replaces coach Steve Davis, who was not retained after 17 seasons with the Comets.

“What am I thinking?”

Dieterle said with a smile.

“What am I thinking? You know, if Rich can do it, then

by God, I can do it.”

Dieterle, 65, has been part of the area wrestling scene for going on half a century. He wrestled at Newman, where he graduated in 1968, and he began coaching at his alma mater in 1974, as an assistant under Ben Todaro, and later, under Montgomery.

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Dieterle file High school: Newman (1968) Resides: Sterling FYI: New head wrestling coach at Newman. ... Was head coach for the Comets one season (1991-92), and a long-time assistant coach before and after that.

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Newman’s Noah McCarty has received scholarship offers from five different schools since the end of the school year. The 6-foot-7 forward doesn’t plan to make a decision on his future until sometime during his senior season this winter.

Offers going postal

MONTREAL – Carli Lloyd buried a penalty kick, Hope Solo got another shutout and the United States beat top-ranked Germany 2-0 on Tuesday night to advance to the title match at the Women’s World Cup. Lloyd’s penalty kick in the 69th minute went into the right side of the goal less than 10 minutes after Celia Sasic shot wide on a penalty kick for Germany.

“Just slotted it home. I knew what I had to do,” Lloyd said.

Solo has posted five straight shutouts for the United States in the tournament. Kelley O’Hara came in off the bench and scored in the 85th minute, delighting the pro-American crowd.

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Schools filling up Newman senior’s mailbox

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The first one came about a week after Noah McCarty finished his junior year at Newman.

Then four more came in the middle of June in a span of a few days. They were scholarship offers from colleges requesting McCarty’s basketball services at the next level, and they began to fill the mailbox at his home.

“It’s pretty exciting,” said McCarty during a phone conversation Tuesday morning while on his way to a visit to

School: Newman Year: Senior Sport: Basketball Offers received: North Dakota, Northern Illinois, UW-Parkside, UW-Platteville, Winona State the University of WisconsinMilwaukee. “When the first one came it was kind of like, ‘Wow, I got one, and who is it that wants me.’ It was a cool feeling.”

As of Tuesday, McCarty has five offers, and there is still plenty of time for more to

come. The first offer was from Winona State (Division II), and the most recent was from Northern Illinois (DI) which came a week ago. UW-Platteville (DIII) has also offered, as well UW-Parkside (DII) and North Dakota (DI).

The soon-to-be Newman senior, who plays with AAU team Quad City Elite, has said the whole process, which has gained steam recently, has been enjoyable yet stressful as impending decisions – like where he will spend the next 4 years of his life – pull him in every direction.

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Germany’s Alexandra Popp heads the ball as United States’ Megan Rapinoe (15) defends during Tuesday’s semifinal in the Women’s World Cup in Montreal. The U.S. won 2-0.

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No. 1 is No. 3 Derrick Rose Bulls guard holds the third spot for most popular jersey in the NBA. Warriors’ Stephen Curry is No. 1, while LeBron James is second.

The itch is back Brett Favre Former Packers QB told Sports Illustrated he thinks he can play in the NFL. Favre, 45, claims he can still throw the ball 50 yards.

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The Phillies say Pete Mackanin will stay as their manager for the rest of the season.

Mackanin took over on an interim basis last Friday after manager Ryne Sandberg resigned.

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Rangers activate Hamilton from DL Josh Hamilton is back on the Texas Rangers’ 25-man roster, eager to jump-start a season that has been marred by injury.

The 34-year-old slugger was activated from the 15-day disabled list Tuesday and put in the starting lineup against the Baltimore Orioles.

Hamilton was sidelined since May 31 with a strained left hamstring.

Earlier this season, while with the Los Angeles Angels, he languished on the DL recovering from shoulder surgery.

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Cavs makes offers to three players Tristan Thompson, Matthew Dellavedova and Iman Shumpert all received qualifying offers from Cleveland on Tuesday, meaning the Cavaliers can match any offers those players get from other clubs this summer.

All the moves were expected. The Cavs had indicated they want each to return next season.

Ridnour traded for fourth time in week Luke Ridnour may be in need of a rest – or a good travel agent – after being traded for the fourth time in less than a week.

The Thunder sent the veteran guard and cash to the Raptors on Tuesday in exchange for a trade exception and the rights to forward Tomislav Zubcic.

It was just the latest move for Ridnour: After averaging 4 points and 2 assists for Orlando last season, he was dealt to Charlotte last Wednesday in a deal involving Memphis and then almost immediately sent to the Thunder along with a conditional 2016 second-round draft pick for guard Jeremy Lamb.

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Nike co-founder Knight steps down Phil Knight, a middledistance runner who partnered with his track coach at Oregon to launch a footwear and apparel company that made the Nike swoosh one of the most recognizable logos in the world, has announced plans to step down as company chairman.

Knight said he wants Nike President and CEO Mark Parker, who has held those positions since 2006, to succeed him. No specific date was set for Knight’s departure.

NASCAR

Daytona offers flag exchange Daytona International Speedway will not ban the Confederate flag from track property this weekend, but will offer the American flag to those who wish to fly it on property.

Daytona President Joie Chitwood said Tuesday the speedway will offer an exchange program in which fans can trade a flag for the American flag.

Daytona’s hosts NASCAR races on Saturday and Sunday this weekend.

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This photo shows the front of a circa 1860 Brooklyn Atlantics baseball card. The pre-Civil War card will be sold at auction on July 30, at the National Sports Collectors Convention in Chicago.

Hidden gem Pre-Civil War baseball card heads to auction album and then refiled it in a “McMahon folder” after comNEW YORK – For decades, a ing across it one day. But it circa 1860s Brooklyn Atlantics wasn’t until she began taking team baseball card was tucked free genealogy classes at a local away, first inside a secret drawer senior center that she looked for of a bedroom set and then it to show a volunteer there who between the pages of a photo “knew about baseball.” album.

An Internet search came up Now the pre-Civil War card with another Atlantics card – a that’s been in the same family post-Civil War card from 1865 – for over 150 years is going on that had recently sold for $92,000 the auction block where it could at a small Maine auction. bring in as much as $50,000.

“We were all jumping around,” Heritage Auctions is offering it Sasso said. “I always wondered on July 30 at its Platinum Night why people jumped around Sports Auction in Chicago, held when they’re excited, but I was in conjunction with the 2015 doing it.”

National Sports Collectors ConThe Atlantics were a founding vention. Online bidding opened member of the National Associaon Tuesday. tion of Base Ball Players – the Florence Sasso, of Great Barsport’s first organized league rington, Massachusetts, knew that held the championship from little about the card that shows 1859 through 1861. her great-great-uncle Archibald The card is a photograph McMahon, an outfielder for the mounted on a 2.5 inch by 4 inch squad, pictured with eight of his cardboard – known as a “carte teammates in bib-style shirts de visite” – probably taken in and two gentlemen in suits. a Brooklyn photo studio. An “My mother gave it to me about undated newspaper clipping 25 years ago,” the 75-year-old pasted to the back lists the playBrooklyn native said. “We had ers’ names. my grandfather’s bedroom set Sasso said her parents often which had secret drawers, and talked about her mother’s great she kept it there inside a Fanny uncle, Joe “Old Reliable” Start, a Farmer chocolate candy box. She Babe Ruth of early baseball, but gave it to me because no one else she knew less about McMahon – wanted it.” her father’s great uncle.

Sasso placed it in a photo “It’s one of the seminal cards

BY ULA ILNYTZKY Associated Press

from the beginning of the game,” said Chris Ivy, director of sports auctions at the Dallas-based auction house. “The fact that it’s got a direct link to a member of the team and has been in the same family for over 150 years is very interesting.”

The only other known example of the card is in the private collection of Corey Shanus, a Westchester County real estate developer and noted collector of 19th-century baseball memorabilia who acquired his card about 15 years ago in a trade of other memorabilia.

“The Brooklyn Atlantics was the dynasty team of the 1860s.

This is the oldest known CDV of a baseball image ... it’s an extraordinary find,” Shanus said in a telephone interview with the Associated Press.

“It’s the infancy of baseball,” he added. “It’s a collector’s kind of thing. It’s just so early.”

Among the other players depicted on the card is Richard “Dickey” Pearce who went on to become one of the first professional baseball players credited with pioneering the shortstop position and inventing the bunt.

“It’s probably the mostly exciting thing that ever happened to me in my life,” Sasso said. “I just hope whoever buys it cherishes it. It’s a piece of history.”

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Today Golf 1 p.m.

• PGA Professional National Championship, final round, at Flourtown, Pa., TGC

MLB 6 p.m.

• Yankees at Angels, ESPN 7 p.m.

• White Sox at Cardinals, CSN/FSN

Soccer 6 p.m.

• FIFA, Women’s World Cup, semifinal, Japan vs.

England, at Edmonton, Alberta, FS1 8:30 p.m.

• Men’s national teams, exhibition, Mexico vs.

Honduras, at Houston, ESPN2

Tennis 6 a.m.

• Wimbledon, early round, at London, ESPN

Thursday Canadian football 7:30 p.m.

• Hamilton at Winnipeg, ESPN2

College baseball 7:30 p.m.

• Exhibition, Home Run Derby, at Omaha, Neb., ESPN

Golf

GOLF | ON THE FRINGE

3 p.m.

Strong season cast in shadow Halfway through year, McIlroy taking backseat to Spieth

BY DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer

The No. 1 player in golf already has three wins in 2015, including a World Golf Championship, and he has finished in the top 10 at both majors.

Halfway through the year, however, Rory McIlroy is playing second fiddle.

Remember the hype over McIlroy going for the career Grand Slam at the Masters? That was 3 months ago, and it seems like a lot longer.

The attention has shifted to Jordan Spieth and his bid for an unprecedented sweep of the four majors in the same year.

The real Grand Slam.

Arnold Palmer created it. Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods pursued it.

And now it falls to a 21-year-old Texan who just 3 years ago wasn’t even a full PGA Tour member.

“We watch the elite athlete. We watch the mental focus and the preparation and the drive to become the best,” Bubba Watson said. “That’s where he’s

On the tube

Remaining Majors The Open Championship When: July 16-19 Where: St. Andrews, Fife, Scotland PGA Championship When: Aug. 13-16 Where: Whistling Straits, Sheboygan, Wisconsin extra hole with a 30-foot birdie putt.

Rory McIlroy, the No. 1 player in golf, already has Does he have a chance three wins in 2015. He has also finished in the top at the Grand Slam? His10 at both majors, but is playing second fiddle. tory says no. That short game says maybe. bers Bay and won only heading. Who knows if Best finish: Rickie after Dustin Johnson he’ll ever become No. Fowler went eaglethree-putted from 12 1 in the world, but he’s birdie-birdie to get into feet. Only five other trending in that direca three-man playoff at players dating to 1934 tion pretty quickly.”

The Players Champihave won the first two Here are some of the onship. He played the majors of the year. highs heading into the island-green three times Overlooked is his second half of the year: on Sunday and took a victory in the Valspar Best player: It’s hard total of six strokes.

Championship. Spieth to argue against the Best shot: Spieth’s got up-and-down for Masters and U.S. Open flop shot off a tight lie champion. Spieth went par from a nasty lie on above the 18th green in wire-to-wire at Augusta the side of the hill at the third round at the the 17th, and he got National, and tied the Masters. It turned bogey up-and-down from 35 72-hole scoring record at best into a par, and yards on the 18th hole set by Woods in 1997. gave him a four-shot just to get into a playoff. lead going into the final He went birdie-double He won on the third round. bogey-birdie at ChamAP

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TENNIS | WIMBLEDON McCarty hopes to Young stars fall out of contention stay close Bouchard, Halep lose in first round; Nadal, Federer advance to home

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He has been receiving emails, phone calls and texts from coaches throughout the live periods – blocks of time where coaches are able to be in contact with prospective athletes. Two of these live periods are in the spring, while three more come in the summer.

It is during these periods which McCarty has been in contact with several colleges, who are after him for his basketball skills.

McCarty, 6-foot, 7-inch forward, has shown an ability to get to the rim at the high school level playing for the Comets.

He averaged a double-double last season, with 18.9 points per game and 10 rebounds. He has also been dominant against AAU opponents. He and two teammates on his Quad City Elite team have received offers from UW-Parkside.

But what coaches enjoy about him is his ability to shoot in the high post and from the wings, and they envision McCarty as being able to stretch the floor for their squads.

“Coaches like that I have a stretch-four potential,” McCarty said. “They said they like my post work, and noticed I can shoot a bit.”

College coaches have pointed to areas where McCarty needs to improve on during his final high school season.

“Some have said they would like to see me get better at my ball handling,” McCarty said, “and moving around a bit lighter.”

McCarty said he doesn’t plan on making a decision until sometime during senior basketball season, but has an idea of what he is looking for in a school. He would prefer to remain closer to home, but said that distance isn’t a deal breaker.

As a comparison, Winona State in Minnesota is nearly a 5-hour drive, while Northern Illinois is about an hour away.

“It would be nice to go home once in a while,” McCarty said.

“I also look at the health of the program, if they have up and coming players, or if the program is in a transition period, and if they play to my style.

“I just know I want to play college basketball. It’s been a dream of mine for a long time.

When you’re a kid, you want to play in the NBA. But when you get a little older, your goals shift, and you realize that playing in college is still pretty great. I’m looking forward to it.”

Michael Krabbenhoeft/ mkrabbenhoeft@saukvalley.com

Noah McCarty averaged a double-double last winter for the Comets. He’ll play one more season at Newman before going on to college.

LONDON – A year ago at Wimbledon, Eugenie Bouchard and Simona Halep met in a semifinal showcasing two of tennis’ up-and-coming stars.

Bouchard was only 20, Halep 22.

Bouchard won that matchup to reach a Grand Slam final in the sixth major tournament of her career, a month after Halep was the runner-up at the French Open.

Back at the All England Club on Tuesday, both women lost in the first round to opponents ranked outside the top 100. For Bouchard, also a semifinalist at the Australian Open and French Open in 2014, it was the latest setback in a season full of them, including 12 losses in her past 14 matches.

“It’s been a huge learning process to have great results and then have, you know, so much attention, then have bad results. Just learning about the ups and downs of life and tennis, how things won’t always go perfectly, like I expect them to,” said Bouchard, who said a torn abdominal muscle limited her practice time leading into the match.

“I’m always trying to keep the belief and stay true to myself and do what I need to do to become as good as I know I can be.

So it’s really just been kind of eye-opening, a learning experience,” she added, resting her chin on her right hand, then added with a laugh: “But I’m good for the learning experience to be over now.”

Her 7-6 (3), 6-4 exit against 117th-ranked qualifier Duan Ying-Ying of China made the 12th-seeded Bouchard the first Wimbledon finalist to lose her opening match at the grass-court Grand Slam tournament the following year since Steffi Graf in 1994.

The No. 3-seeded Halep was treated by a trainer for a lost toenail late in the first set of what would become a 5-7, 6-4, 6-3 defeat against 106th-ranked Jana Cepelova of Slovakia.

“I knew it would be a difficult tournament for me,” Halep said, explaining that her confidence was low because of poor recent results. “But I didn’t expect to lose in [the] first round.”

Highly seeded players rarely do anticipate that sort of quick departure, of course,

AP

Eugenie Bouchard returns a ball to Ying-Ying Duan during their first-round singles match at the All England Lawn Tennis Championships in Wimbledon, London on Tuesday. Bouchard lost 7-6 (3), 6-4.

Today’s Centre Court matches (matches begin at 7 a.m.)

• Novak Djokovic (1), Serbia, vs. Jarkko Nieminen, Finland • Santiago Giraldo, Colombia, vs. Kei Nishikori (5), Japan • Serena Williams (1), United States, vs.

Timea Babos, Hungary and four past Wimbledon champions in action Tuesday all won in straight sets as the sun, unobstructed by clouds, brought the temperature to about 85 degrees.

Petra Kvitova, who beat Bouchard for the 2014 title, won 28 of 29 points on her serve – a double-fault in the final game was the lone blemish – in a 6-1, 6-0 victory over Kiki Bertens that required all of 35 minutes.

The second-seeded Kvitova, who is from the Czech Republic, said her parents

made the trip for her first-round match, but will be heading home right away.

“I have to say ‘Sorry’ to them,” for such a short match Tuesday, Kvitova joked.

Seven-time champion Roger Federer, two-time winner Rafael Nadal, and 2013 champion Andy Murray also advanced easily to the second round.

Against Duan, Bouchard double-faulted 10 times and said her muscle problem, which was taped Tuesday, didn’t so much affect her strokes as it prevented her from preparing properly. She pulled out of a tuneup tournament at Eastbourne last week because of the injury.

“Probably wouldn’t have been smart to play here, but I couldn’t pass on Wimbledon,” said Bouchard, the only Canadian to reach a Grand Slam singles final. “In my head, it was no question I was going to play, even though I was advised not to. It’s just the way I am. It’s so hard to be forced not to play tennis, especially at Wimbledon.”

TENNIS | WIMBLEDON LOOKAHEAD

Zverev, Corcic look to join exclusive group Teens hoping to become sixth, seventh to advance to third round 2-11. No. 16 Venus is on Court 2 against 95th-ranked Yulia LONDON – Since 2006, only Putintseva of Kazakhstan. five teenagers have managed Old hand: At 37, Tommy to reach the men’s third round Haas is the oldest man to win at Wimbledon – and three a match at the All England of them went on to become Club since Jimmy Connors Grand Slam champions: was 38 in 1991. After getNovak Djokovic, Andy Murray ting past 86th-ranked Dusan and Marin Cilic.

Lajovic in four sets in the first So a couple of kids could find round, Haas will take on No. themselves in good company 7 Milos Raonic, who is only 24 if they can add their names to and was a semifinalist a year that short list this year. ago. Haas has been ranked One, 18-year-old Alexanas high as No. 2 – way back der Zverev of Germany, is in in 2002 – and participated in action today at the All England four Grand Slam semifinals, Club, facing 105th-ranked including at Wimbledon in wild-card entry Denis Kudla 2009. But he’s been hamin the second round. pered by injuries, including AP repeated operations on his Zverev, who is ranked 74th, won a lengthy opening match Alexander Zverev plays against Novak Djokovic during The right shoulder, most recently Boodles at Stoke Park in England on June 26. Zverev, 18, is in June 2014.

Monday, edging Teymuraz one of two teenagers still playing at Wimbledon this week.

Gabashvili 6-3, 1-6, 6-3, 3-6, Defending champs: Top9-7. seeded Novak Djokovic, the were 19 in 2006 when they Here’s what else is happenOf the five teens in this 2011 and 2014 champion, reached the fourth round at ing today at Wimbledon: year’s draw, only one other plays 92nd-ranked Jarkko Williams sisters: A day after Wimbledon; Djokovic has remains, 40th-ranked Borna Nieminen on Centre Court. pulling out of doubles, Serena Djokovic has won five of since collected eight major Coric of Croatia, also 18. He and Venus Williams are on the their previous six meetings, titles, and Murray two. Cilic, won his first-round match schedule in singles. Top-seed- including last month at the Tuesday, and it also ended 9-7 last year’s U.S. Open chamed Serena takes a 22-match pion, was 19 when he played French Open. He’s never lost in the fifth set, against Sergiy Grand Slam winning streak in the fourth round in 2008. to a player ranked as low as Stakhovsky. Coric will meet The other teens to get at least into her Centre Court match Nieminen in 228 career Grand 25th-seeded Andreas Seppi on against 93rd-ranked Timea Slam matches. Nieminen Thursday with a chance to get to the third round since 2006 Babos of Hungary, whose were Bernard Tomic in 2011, eliminated 2002 champ Lleyto the third round. ton Hewitt in the first round. career record at majors is Djokovic and Murray both and Nick Kyrgios last year.

BY HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer

Getting students involved in wrestling key for coach DIETERLE

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When Montgomery left for Rock Falls in 1991, Dieterle was the head coach at Newman for one season. He resigned to watch his son, Simeon, compete at Dixon for the next 4 years, then got back into coaching at the junior high level in Rock Falls.

A year ago, he was an assistant at Newman.

Now, he finds himself as

the man in charge.

“My heart’s always been into wrestling,” Dieterle said. “I enjoy the sport, and I’m interested in seeing kids progress and better themselves. The opportunity was there, the position was there, and I’m still eager.”

Dieterle described his coaching style as more of a technician, teaching wrestling styles and strategies, as opposed to simply training.

“Conditioning is very important also,” Dieterle

said, “but technique is most important.”

Dieterle is employed in the family painting business, Dieterle Decorating, so he will not be around his athletes during school hours.

He acknowledged that could be an issue, as far as bringing in athletes to wrestling.

“That will be my toughest challenge,” Dieterle said, “making contact with the kids, so they understand me, and I understand them, and to

get them to come out for the sport.”

To help remedy that, he’s planning a pizza party on July 12, for current and prospective Newman wrestlers, to discuss goals for the upcoming season, come up with a theme for a poster, and generally, have some fun.

“The idea is to build camaraderie within the group,” Dieterle said.

Newman won a 1A team state in 2011 and had an 11-year string of

at least one individual state champion snapped last winter. The Comets roster had only 15 wrestlers listed on its 2014-15 roster.

Dieterle’s goal is to not only fill 14 weight classes, but be deep enough to provide competition with weight classes.

“Nobody gets to the championship match,” Dieterle said, “without having a couple of good guys around him.”

Dieterle sees the current situation at New-

man similar to what he experienced as an assistant coach in the early 1980s, under Montgomery. Numbers weren’t the best, but they improved to the point in a few short years to where the Comets won a state title in 1985.

Newman won a 32-22 decision against Mahomet-Seymour, a team that Dieterle noted had won 100 duals in a row.

“It’s going to be about building,” Dieterle said. “I figure 4 years, and I’d like to be back on top.”

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Wednesday, July 1, 2015

MLB ROUNDUP

TUESDAY’S SCOREBOARD MLB

New York Niese L,3-8 Parnell Gilmartin

AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division W L Pct Baltimore 41 36 .532 New York 41 36 .532 Tampa Bay 42 37 .532 Toronto 41 38 .519 Boston 36 43 .456 Central Division W L Pct Kansas City 44 30 .595 Minnesota 40 36 .526 Detroit 39 36 .520 Cleveland 35 41 .461 Chicago 33 42 .440 West Division W L Pct Houston 46 34 .575 Los Angeles 40 37 .519 Texas 40 38 .513 Seattle 34 42 .447 Oakland 35 44 .443

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Cardinals’ Randal Grichuk (right) is safe at second for a double ahead of the tag from White Sox second baseman Carlos Sanchez during their game Tuesday in St. Louis. The White Sox won 2-1 in 11 innings.

Double-digit Sale Sox starter ties K record in win; Cubs end five-game skid By the Associated Press

Chris Sale matched a major league record by striking out at least 10 in eight straight starts, and the Chicago White Sox outlasted the St. Louis Cardinals 2-1 in 11 innings Tuesday night in St. Louis on a home run by Tyler Flowers.

Sale struck out 12 in eight innings. The lefty tied the mark set by Pedro Martinez in 1999 with Boston.

The White Sox ace had fanned every hitter in the St. Louis lineup by the end of the sixth. He is 0-2 with two no-decisions during the last four games of his streak, getting only four runs of support.

Sale helped himself, getting his first career hit and scoring the first run for the White Sox. Flowers hit his sixth homer with two outs in the 11th. He connected off Miguel Socolovich (2-1),

Today’s games • White Sox (Quintana 3-7) at St. Louis (Lackey 6-4), 8:15 p.m.

(CSN, FSN/670 AM, 1240 AM, 95.7 FM) • Cubs (Lester 4-6) at N.Y. Mets (B.Colon 9-6), 6:10 p.m. (WGN, 780 AM) pitching for the first time in 9 days.

Daniel Webb (1-0) got the win and David Robertson earned his 16th save in 20 chances.

Randal Grichuk homered for the Cardinals, whose nine-game home winning streak ended.

Cubs 1, Mets 0: Kyle Hendricks outpitched Jonathon Niese in a matchup of feeble offenses, and Matt Szczur provided the one big hit as the Cubs snapped a fivegame skid with a victory over the Mets in New York.

Hendricks (3-4) pitched three-hit ball for six innings, and combined with three relievers to bail out the Cubs, who scored just six runs during their losing streak.

Szczur had an RBI double off Niese (3-8) in the sixth, the team’s only hit in five chances with runners in scoring position.

It was enough to end a four-game winning streak for the Mets, who lost 1-0 for the fourth time in 2 months.

Chicago was 4-for-37 with runners in scoring position, during a stretch where they dropped two to the Dodgers and getting swept by NL Central-rival St. Louis.

Hoping to make the slump disappear, manager Joe Maddon pulled out one of his tension-cutting tricks: He hired a magician to entertain the team before the game.

Anisimov has been on Hawks’ radar SAAD

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If the negotiations continue into the start of free agency on Wednesday, he said Columbus would just match any offer sheet from another team.

Saad could team with center Ryan Johansen to form a potent duo on the Blue Jackets’ top line.

“We want winners here, and he’s a proven winner,” Kekalainen said.

“He won two Stanley Cups. He’s 22 years old, he’s been a big part of it. He’s got all the right tools. He’s got speed, he’s got size, he’s got strength, and he plays the game hard.”

A big offer sheet for Saad on Wednesday would have put the Blackhawks in a more difficult situation.

“That’s a possibility. Obviously, we’ll never know that,” Bowman said.

“I mean that is a factor that you consider when you’re looking at things and trying to decide the best course of action.”

Bowman praised Saad and his representatives, but said he felt they never came close on a contract. Chicago might have to shed more salary to comply with the NHL’s cap of $71.4 million, but the Saad trade provides more options for Bowman moving forward.

Veteran wingers Patrick Sharp and Bryan Bickell, once thought to be on the move, might stick around now. Bowman said contract talks with center Marcus Kruger, another restricted free agent, were going well.

The 27-year-old Anisimov had seven goals and 20 assists in 52 games for the Blue Jackets last season. With the Blackhawks likely to lose Brad Richards and Antoine Vermette in free agency, the 6-foot-4 Anisimov could slot in at secondline center behind captain Jonathan Toews.

“He’s a player that we have been trying to acquire for quite some

time,” Bowman said.

“I’ve talked a long time about our desire to find a big centerman. There’s very few of them in the NHL.” Anisimov has 1 year left on his contract, and Bowman said they were close to completing an extension with him.

The 20-year-old Dano, a first-round pick in the 2013 draft, also was a key part of the trade for Chicago. He had eight goals and 13 assists in 35 games in his rookie season with Columbus.

Kekalainen said it was difficult to part with Dano.

“I think he’s going to have a real good career in the NHL,” he said.

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The second-ranked United States will play the winner of today’s match in Edmonton between defending champion Japan, ranked No. 4, and sixth-ranked England. The final is set for Sunday at Vancouver’s BC Place.

“It’s a dream come true,” Lloyd said. “This is what we trained for.”

It was the fourth World Cup meeting between Germany and the U.S. In each of the first three games, the winner went on to win the title.

The marquee matchup led to lines of fans waiting to get in about 3 hours before the game.

The line for the main souvenir stand snaked up a half-dozen ramps to the building’s third level at one point.

The stadium built for the 1976 Olympics, where the East German men won the gold medal, was filled nearly to its blue fabric roof, mostly with fans cheering for the United States. The crowd was announced at 51,176.

Previous games in Montreal had the stadium less than half full, with the upper bowl completely empty.

The United States had several good chances from the start. Julie Johnston missed on a header off a corner kick from Megan Rapinoe, and Alex Morgan’s breakaway in the 15th minute was stopped by goaltender Nadine Angerer.

There was a scary moment in the first half when Germany’s Alexandra Popp and American midfielder Morgan Brian collided in front of the U.S. goal following a free kick from about 25 yards

out.

Television cameras caught blood in Popp’s hair, and Brian stayed on the field for several minutes. Both players returned to the match.

After a scoreless first half, Lloyd had a header bounce inches wide to open the second.

Sasic’s penalty kick came after Johnston fouled Popp in the box.

Sasic fooled Solo, who went right, but her kick went wide left, prompting a roar from the crowd.

Sasic went into the match as the tournament’s high scorer with six goals.

Shortly thereafter, Annike Krahn got a yellow card for fouling Morgan in the box, but replays showed it occurred just outside.

Lloyd’s penalty kick was her third goal in three matches.

O’Hara scored on

Lloyd’s left-footed cross.

The United States tweaked its formation for the match. Morgan started up top, with Lloyd as an attacking midfielder with Rapinoe and Tobin Heath on the wings.

The U.S. had success in its quarterfinal against China when it had Lloyd roaming up top and Brian back as a holding midfielder. Lloyd scored the lone goal in the 1-0 victory.

The United States improved to 3-1 against Germany in World Cup matches and 19-4-7 overall.

The United States has won two World Cup titles, but none since 1999.

The Americans have appeared in the semifinals of all seven of the women’s tournaments.

Germany has also won the title twice, in consecutive tournaments in 2003 and ‘07.

GB — — — 1 6 GB — 5 5½ 10 11½ GB — 4½ 5 10 10½

Tuesday’s results Texas 8, Baltimore 6 Boston 4, Toronto 3 Cleveland 6, Tampa Bay 2 Houston 4, Kansas City 0 Chicago White Sox 2, St. Louis 1 Pittsburgh at Detroit, late Colorado at Oakland, late Minnesota at Cincinnati, late N.Y. Yankees at L.A. Angels, late Seattle at San Diego, late Today’s Games Minnesota (May 4-6) at Cincinnati (Cueto 4-5), 12:35 p.m.

Boston (Porcello 4-8) at Toronto (Buehrle 8-4), 1:07 p.m.

Colorado (Bettis 4-2) at Oakland (Hahn 5-6), 3:35 p.m.

Seattle (T.Walker 6-6) at San Diego (Shields 7-2), 3:40 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees (Eovaldi 7-2) at L.A. Angels (Shoemaker 4-6), 7:05 p.m.

Texas (N.Martinez 5-4) at Baltimore (W.Chen 3-4), 7:05 p.m.

Pittsburgh (Burnett 6-3) at Detroit (Simon 7-4), 7:08 p.m.

Cleveland (Carrasco 9-6) at Tampa Bay (Colome 3-3), 7:10 p.m.

Kansas City (Volquez 8-4) at Houston (Velasquez 0-0), 8:10 p.m.

Chicago White Sox (Quintana 3-7) at St. Louis (Lackey 6-4), 8:15 p.m.

Thursday’s Games Cleveland at Tampa Bay, 11:10 a.m.

Pittsburgh at Detroit, 12:08 p.m.

Texas at Baltimore, 6:05 p.m.

Boston at Toronto, 6:07 p.m.

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

Seattle at Oakland, 9:05 p.m.

Tuesday’s box score

WHITE SOX 2, CARDINALS 1, 10 inn.

Chicago

St. Louis ab r h bi Bourjos cf 4 0 1 0 Jay ph-cf 1 0 0 0 Grichk lf 5 1 3 1 JhPerlt ss 5 0 0 0 Rynlds 3b 5 0 1 0 Heywrd rf 4 0 1 0 Molina c 5 0 1 0 Scrggs 1b 5 0 0 0 Kozma 2b 3 0 1 0 Rosnthl p 0 0 0 0 Maness p 0 0 0 0 MCrpnt ph 0 0 0 0 Soclvch p 0 0 0 0 Lynn p 1 0 0 0 Choate p 0 0 0 0 Siegrist p 0 0 0 0 Wong 2b 2 0 0 0 Totals 42 2 9 2 Totals 40 1 8 1 Chicago 001 000 000 01—2 St. Louis 000 100 000 00—1 E—Kozma (2). DP—St. Louis 1. LOB—Chicago 9, St. Louis 9. 2B—Grichuk (12). HR—Flowers (6), Grichuk (7). S—Lynn.

IP H R ER BB SO Chicago Sale 8 6 1 1 1 12 Petricka 1 0 0 0 0 1 Duke 1/3 0 0 0 1 0 D.Webb W,1-0 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 Dav.Robertson S, 16 1 2 0 0 0 1 St. Louis Lynn 6 6 1 1 1 6 Choate 1 0 0 0 0 2 Siegrist 1 1 0 0 0 1 Rosenthal 1 1 0 0 1 1 Maness 1 0 0 0 0 2 Socolovich L,2-1 1 1 1 1 0 2 ab Eaton cf 5 Abreu 1b 5 MeCarr lf 4 AvGarc rf 5 Gillaspi 3b 3 GBckh ph-3b 2 AlRmrz ss 5 Flowrs c 5 CSnchz 2b 5 Sale p 3 LaRoch ph 0 Petrick p 0 Duke p 0 D.Webb p 0 DvRrts p 0

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

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

bi 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

NATIONAL LEAGUE East Division W L Pct Washington 43 34 .558 New York 40 38 .513 Atlanta 36 41 .468 Miami 32 46 .410 Philadelphia 27 52 .342 Central Division W L Pct St. Louis 51 25 .671 Pittsburgh 42 33 .560 Chicago 40 35 .533 Cincinnati 35 40 .467 Milwaukee 31 48 .392 West Division W L Pct Los Angeles 43 35 .551 San Francisco42 36 .538 Arizona 37 39 .487 San Diego 37 41 .474 Colorado 33 43 .434

GB — 3½ 7 11½ 17 GB — 8½ 10½ 15½ 21½ GB — 1 5 6 9

Tuesday’s Games Chicago Cubs 1, N.Y. Mets 0 Miami 5, San Francisco 3 Washington 6, Atlanta 1 Minnesota at Cincinnati, late Chicago White Sox 2, St. Louis 1 Pittsburgh at Detroit, late Minnesota at Cincinnati, late Milwaukee at Philadelphia, late L.A. Dodgers at Arizona, late Colorado at Oakland, late Seattle at San Diego, late Today’s Games Minnesota (May 4-6) at Cincinnati (Cueto 4-5), 11:35 a.m.

Colorado (Bettis 4-2) at Oakland (Hahn 5-6), 2:35 p.m.

Seattle (T.Walker 6-6) at San Diego (Shields 7-2), 2:40 p.m.

Milwaukee (Lohse 4-9) at Philadelphia (Harang 4-10), 6:05 p.m.

Pittsburgh (Burnett 6-3) at Detroit (Simon 7-4), 6:08 p.m.

Chicago Cubs (Lester 4-6) at N.Y. Mets (B.Colon 9-6), 6:10 p.m.

San Francisco (Heston 8-5) at Miami (Haren 6-5), 6:10 p.m.

Washington (Fister 3-3) at Atlanta (Wisler 1-1), 6:10 p.m.

Chicago White Sox (Quintana 3-7) at St. Louis (Lackey 6-4), 7:15 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers (B.Anderson 4-4) at Arizona (Ray 2-3), 8:40 p.m.

Thursday’s Games San Francisco at Miami, 11:10 a.m.

Pittsburgh at Detroit, 12:08 p.m.

Chicago Cubs at N.Y. Mets, 12:10 p.m.

Milwaukee at Philadelphia, 5:35 p.m.

Washington at Atlanta, 6:10 p.m.

San Diego at St. Louis, 6:15 p.m.

Colorado at Arizona, 8:40 p.m.

Tuesday’s box score

CUBS 1, METS 0 Chicago

New York ab r h bi ab r h bi Fowler cf 4 0 1 0 Grndrs rf 4 0 0 0 Rizzo 1b 4 0 0 0 Tejada ss 4 0 0 0 Bryant 3b 2 1 1 0 Duda 1b 3 0 1 0 SCastro ss 2 0 0 0 DnMrp 3b 4 0 1 0 Denorfi rf 4 0 0 0 Cuddyr lf 2 0 0 0 Szczur lf 4 0 2 1 Cecilin lf 1 0 0 0 D.Ross c 3 0 0 0 WFlors 2b 3 0 0 0 Hndrck p 3 0 0 0 Plawck c 3 0 1 0 HRndn p 0 0 0 0 Niese p 2 0 0 0 Strop p 0 0 0 0 Parnell p 0 0 0 0 Coghln ph 1 0 0 0 Monell ph 1 0 0 0 Motte p 0 0 0 0 Glmrtn p 0 0 0 0 ARussll 2b 3 0 0 0 Lagars cf 3 0 0 0 Totals 30 1 4 1 Totals 30 0 3 0 Chicago 000 001 000 — 1 New York 000 000 000 — 0 DP—New York 1. LOB—Chicago 7, New York 4. 2B—Szczur (3), Dan.Murphy (15).

IP H R ER BB SO Chicago Hendricks W,3-4 6 3 0 0 1 6 H.Rondon H,3 1 0 0 0 0 1 Strop H,10 1 0 0 0 0 1 Motte S,3-3 1 0 0 0 0 1

7 1 1

4 0 0

1 0 0

1 0 0

4 5 1 1 0 2

Soccer Women’s World Cup SEMIFINALS Tuesday’s game At Montreal United States 2, Germany 0 Today’s game At Edmonton, Alberta Japan vs. England, 6 p.m.

THIRD PLACE Saturday’s game At Edmonton, Alberta Semifinal losers, 3 p.m.

CHAMPIONSHIP Sunday’s game At Vancouver, British Columbia Semifinal winners, 6 p.m.

Tennis Monday’s results Wimbledon At The All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club London First Round Men • Alexandr Dolgopolov, Ukraine, def. Kyle Edmund, Britain, 7-6 (4), 6-1, 6-2.

• Roberto Bautista Agut (20), Spain, def.

Ruben Bemelmans, Belgium, 6-1, 6-3, 7-6 (6).

• Dustin Brown, Germany, def. Yen-hsun Lu, Taiwan, 3-6, 6-3, 7-5, 6-4.

Benoit Paire, France, def. Mikhail Youzhny, Russia, 6-4, 6-4, 6-3.

• Andreas Seppi (25), Italy, def. Brydan Klein, Britain, 6-3, 6-2, 6-2.

• Ivo Karlovic (23), Croatia, def. Elias Ymer, Sweden, 6-7 (2), 6-2, 6-4, 7-6 (2).

• James Duckworth, Australia, def. Malek Jaziri, Tunisia, 7-6 (2), 6-2, 3-6, 3-6, 7-5.

• Nikoloz Basilashvili, Georgia, def. Facundo Bagnis, Argentina, 6-4, 7-6 (3), 6-2.

• Albert Ramos-Vinolas, Spain, def. Denis Istomin, Uzbekistan, 6-2, 6-2, 3-2, retired.

• Sam Groth, Australia, def. Jack Sock (31), United States, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 6-3.

• Fabio Fognini (30), Italy, def. Tim Smyczek, United States, 6-4, 6-3, 6-2.

• Roger Federer (2), Switzerland, def.

Damir Dzumhur, Bosnia-Herzegovina, 6-1, 6-3, 6-3.

• Rafael Nadal (10), Spain, def. Thomaz Bellucci, Brazil, 6-4, 6-2, 6-4.

• Viktor Troicki (22), Serbia, def. Aleksandr Nedovyesov, Kazakhstan, 6-1, 6-4, 3-6, 6-3.

• Sam Querrey, United States, def. Igor Sijsling, Netherlands, 7-5, 6-3, 6-4.

• Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (13), France, def.

Gilles Muller, Luxembourg, 7-6 (8), 6-7 (3), 6-4, 3-6, 6-2.

• Feliciano Lopez (15), Spain, def. Steve Darcis, Belgium, 6-2, 7-6 (4), 6-4.

• Blaz Kavcic, Slovenia, def. Yuichi Sugita, Japan, 7-6 (3), 6-3, 7-6 (5).

• Gilles Simon (12), France, def. Nicolas Almagro, Spain, 6-4, 6-4, 7-5.

• Borna Coric, Croatia, def. Sergiy Stakhovsky, Ukraine, 4-6, 7-6 (5), 6-2, 1-6, 9-7.

• Vasek Pospisil, Canada, def. Vincent Millot, France, 7-6 (2), 3-6, 6-7 (4), 7-6 (4), 6-3.

• Robin Haase, Netherlands, def. Alejandro Falla, Colombia, 6-2, 3-6, 6-4, 6-2.

• Lukas Rosol, Czech Republic, def.

Ernests Gulbis, Latvia, 7-6 (2), 6-3, 7-6 (4).

• Andy Murray (3), Britain, def. Mikhail Kukushkin, Kazakhstan, 6-4, 7-6 (3), 6-4.

• Pablo Andujar, Spain, def. Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (29), Spain, 3-6, 6-4, 3-6, 7-5, 6-4.

• Gael Monfils (18), France, def. Pablo Carreno Busta, Spain, 6-4, 6-4, 7-5.

• Nicolas Mahut, France, def. Filip Krajinovic, Serbia, 7-6 (4), 6-4, 3-6, 7-5.

• Adrian Mannarino, France, def. Michael Berrer, Germany, 6-7 (4), 6-0, 6-4, 6-1.

• Aljaz Bedene, Britain, def. Radek Stepanek, Czech Republic, 7-5, 1-6, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4.

• James Ward, Britain, def. Luca Vanni, Italy, 6-7 (4), 6-2, 6-4, 6-3.

• Jiri Vesely, Czech Republic, def. Paolo Lorenzi, Italy, 7-6 (7), 7-6 (6), 6-4.

• Tomas Berdych (6), Czech Republic, def.

Jeremy Chardy, France, 6-2, 6-7 (8), 7-6 (3), 7-6 (5).

Women First Round • Angelique Kerber (10), Germany, def.

Carina Witthoeft, Germany, 6-0, 6-0.

• Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, Russia, def.

• Mona Barthel, Germany, 6-7 (3), 7-6 (4), 6-2.

• Elina Svitolina (17), Ukraine, def. Misaki Doi, Japan, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2.

• Kurumi Nara, Japan, def. Magda Linette, Poland, 3-6, 6-3, 4-3, retired.

• Mirjana Lucic-Baroni, Croatia, def. Yaroslava Shvedova, Kazakhstan, 7-5, 6-7 (5), 7-5.

• Garbine Muguruza (20), Spain, def.

Varvara Lepchenko, United States, 6-4, 6-1.

• Casey Dellacqua, Australia, def. Tamira Paszek, Austria, 6-2, 6-2.

• Petra Kvitova (2), Czech Republic, def.

Kiki Bertens, Netherlands, 6-1, 6-0.

• Evgeniya Rodina, Russia, def. Laura Robson, Britain, 6-4, 6-4.

• Heather Watson, Britain, def. Caroline Garcia (32), France, 1-6, 6-3, 8-6.

• Ajla Tomljanovic, Australia, def. Klara Koukalova, Czech Republic, 6-3, 6-4.

• Monica Niculescu, Romania, def. Monica Puig, Puerto Rico, 5-7, 6-3, 6-1.

• Duan Ying-Ying, China, def. Eugenie Bouchard (12), Canada, 7-6 (3), 6-4.

• Agnieszka Radwanska (13), Poland, def.

Lucie Hradecka, Czech Republic, 6-3, 6-2.

• Jana Cepelova, Slovakia, def. Simona Halep (3), Romania, 5-7, 6-4, 6-3.

• Kristyna Pliskova, Czech Republic, def.

Tereza Smitkova, Czech Republic, 3-6, 7-5, 7-5.

• Jelena Jankovic (28), Serbia, def. Elena Vesnina, Russia, 6-4, 3-6, 10-8.

• Svetlana Kuznetsova (26), Russia, def.

Laura Siegemund, Germany, 6-3, 6-4.

• Olga Govortsova, Belarus, def. Andreea Mitu, Romania, 6-1, 6-1.

• Camila Giorgi (31), Italy, def. Teliana Pereira, Brazil, 7-6 (4), 6-3.

• Ekaterina Makarova (8), Russia, def.

Sachia Vickery, United States, 6-2, 6-4.

• Tatjana Maria, Germany, def. Bojana Jovanovski, Serbia, 7-6 (2), 7-5.

• Caroline Wozniacki (5), Denmark, def.

Zheng Saisai, China, 7-5, 6-0.

• Sabine Lisicki (18), Germany, def. Jarmila Gajdosova, Australia, 7-5, 6-4.

• Christina McHale, United States, def.

Johanna Larsson, Sweden, 6-3, 6-2.

• Denisa Allertova, Czech Republic, def.

Katerina Siniakova, Czech Republic, 6-2, 4-6, 6-3.

• Timea Bacsinszky (15), Switzerland, def.

Julia Goerges, Germany, 6-2, 7-5.

• Silvia Soler-Espinosa, Spain, def. Sesil Karatantcheva, Bulgaria, 2-6, 6-2, 7-5.

• Lara Arruabarrena, Spain, def. Pauline Parmentier, France, 6-4, 6-2.

• Alize Cornet (25), France, def. Ana Konjuh, Croatia, 6-2, 6-2.

• Magdalena Rybarikova, Slovakia, def.

Karin Knapp, Italy, 7-6 (6), 3-0, retired.

• Yanina Wickmayer, Belgium, vs. Elizaveta Kulichkova, Russia, 6-3, 6-7 (6), 1-1, susp., darkness.

• Madison Keys (21), United States, vs.

Stefanie Voegele, Switzerland, 6-7 (6), 6-3, 2-2, susp., darkness.

Doubles Men First Round • Marcel Granollers and Marc Lopez (6), Spain, def. Mateusz Kowalczyk, Poland, and Igor Zelenay, Slovakia, 3-6, 4-6, 7-6 (6), 6-4, 15-13.

• Andre Begemann, Germany, and Julian Knowle, Austria, def. Victor Estrella Burgos, Dominican Republic, and Joao Souza, Brazil, 6-4, 7-6 (3), 3-6, 7-5.

Women First Round • Margarita Gasparyan and Alexandra Panova, Russia, def. Ysaline Bonaventure, Belgium, and Katalin Marosi, Hungary, 6-1, 4-6, 6-2.

• Daniela Hantuchova, Slovakia, and Sam Stosur, Australia, def. Janette Husarova, Slovakia, and Paula Kania, Poland, 6-1, 7-5.

• Bethanie Mattek-Sands, United States, and Lucie Safarova (3), Czech Republic, def. Naomi Broady and Emily WebleySmith, Britain, 6-3, 6-2.

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Friedrich von Schlegel, a German critic and writer who died in 1829, said, “A historian is a prophet in reverse.”

In another context, a Monday morning quarterback is a tipster in reverse – and, like a historian, will be more accurate.

There is a reverse procedure in bridge that is difficult to spot. Can you see it in this deal?

South is in seven spades.

After West leads the heart queen, what should declarer do?

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South employed Blackwood and jumped to seven spades when he knew that they had

all of the aces and kings. This was a tad aggressive because there could have been a late diamond loser.

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But after he wins the first trick with the heart ace (top of touching honors from the closed hand) and cashes the spade king, West’s discard makes that line much too dangerous – and it fails here.

Instead, declarer should cash his club king and play a club to dummy’s ace. When East follows suit, South is home.

He ruffs a club in his hand, plays a trump to the dummy, ruffs the last club, overtakes his final spade with the ace on the board, and draws East’s remaining trump, discarding one of his low diamonds. Declarer takes four spades, two hearts, three diamonds, two clubs and the two club ruffs in his hand. It is a textbook dummy reversal. © 2015 UFS

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DIXON 701 North Ottawa $32,000 “as is” Estate of Elizabeth Cook; Mike Smith, Executor 815-6776178 Large house on edge of town. 1.5 acres, 4-5 BR, 1.5 baths, 3 car garage. Natural woodwork. Quick possession. $175,000 815-285-0323

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NEW TODAY 1BR upper newly remodeled. Stove, refrig., heat, water furn. $500/mo. + $500 dep., refs. req. Non smoking.

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2 Bedroom 1004 Idlewild Dr. Freshly painted, no pets, no smoking $635 mo. 309-645-3361 2BR very clean, quiet. Garage & laundry. No smoking or pets. $500 + dep. 815-652-3365

NEW TODAY 2BR, applcs., garage, $600 mo. + ref. & dep. No pets.

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204 ½ W. 1st. St. $600/mo. plus dep.

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ROCK FALLS 1 BR $375 Hampton Apts.

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LEGAL NOTICE FOR FORECLOSURE SALE PUBLIC AUCTION OF REAL ESTATE FRIDAY, JULY 17, 2015 – 1:30 P.M. 302 CEDAR STREET, DIXON, IL 61021

At the premises I, Lyle Dirks, having been designated by the Circuit Court of the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit, Lee County, Illinois in the case entitled Sterling Federal Bank, F.S.B., Plaintiff v. Gina A. Fahs, Defendant, case No. 2014 CH 96 as sale officer, to conduct the sale, will sell the following described property at public auction to the highest qualified bidder. LEGAL DESCRIPTION: Part of Lot 2 in Block 5 in Hine’s Addition to the City of Dixon, described as follows: Commencing at the Northwest corner of said Lot 2 in Block 5, and running thence Easterly along the North line of said Lot, 50 feet; thence at right angles Southerly parallel with the West line of said Lot, 132.2 feet, to the South line of said Lot 2; thence running Westerly along the South line 50 feet, to the West line of said Lot; thence Northerly along the said West line, a distance of 132.2 feet, to the place of beginning, situated in the County of Lee and State of Illinois, commonly known as 302 Cedar Street, Dixon, IL 61021.

DESCRIPTION: Ranch home with approximately 702 square feet of living area and a 2 car detached garage. INSPECTION: Contact Natalie Cole at Sterling Federal Bank, phone 815-2883327 to determine if property is available for inspection. TERMS OF SALE: 10% down day of sale, balance upon delivery of deed and possession. All funds shall be CASH, BANK DRAFT, or CERTIFIED CHECK. Sale is subject to taxes for 2014 and all subsequent years. TAXES WILL NOT BE PRORATED. A contract embodying the terms of this notice and such additional terms as deemed appropriate, will be signed by the sale officer on behalf of the court and by the buyer at the time of the sale.

Any sale is subject to court approval. Any specific restrictions on property or title will be announced day of sale. Announcements day of sale take precedence over any printed material.

ATTORNEYS: WARD, MURRAY, PACE & JOHNSON, P.C. AUCTIONEER: LYLE DIRKS, IL 440000128, STERLING, IL, PH. 815-626-3358

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 14TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT WHITESIDE COUNTY - MORRISON, ILLINOIS VENTURES TRUST 2013-I-H-R BY MCM CAPITAL PARTNERS LLC, ITS TRUSTEE Plaintiff, -v.ALEXANDER L. DELGADO AND MONICA M. DELGADO, RBS CITIZENS, N.A., N/K/A CITIZENS BANK, N.A. Defendant 14 CH 98 NOTICE OF SHERIFF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on January 7, 2015, the Sheriff of Whiteside County will at 10:00 AM on August 6, 2015, at the Whiteside County Courthouse, 200 E. Knox Street, 3rd floor lobby of the Whiteside County Courthouse, Morrison, IL, 61270, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 707 W 12TH ST, Sterling, IL 61081 Property Index No. 11-21-157-002 The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $79,223.03.

Sale terms: 10% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the auction; the balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds, is due within twenty-four (24) hours.

The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in AS IS condition.

The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information.

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

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information, contact Plaintiff s attorney: MARINOSCI LAW GROUP, P.C. , 134 N LaSalle St., STE 1900, Chicago, IL 60602, (312) 940-8585.

July 1, 8, 15, 2015

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 14TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT WHITESIDE COUNTY - MORRISON, ILLINOIS VENTURES TRUST 2013-I-NH BY MCM CAPITAL PARTNERS LLC, ITS TRUSTEE Plaintiff, -v.MARK A. BLAND, ATLANTIC CREDIT & FINANCE INC, ASSIGNEE FROM HSBC RETAIL Defendant 11 CH 131 NOTICE OF SHERIFF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on February 18, 2015, the Sheriff of Whiteside County will at 10:00 AM on August 6, 2015, at the Whiteside County Courthouse, 200 E. Knox Street, 3rd floor lobby of the Whiteside County Courthouse, Morrison, IL, 61270, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 604 E. 5TH STREET, Rock Falls, IL 61071 Property Index No. 11-27-329-003 The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $83,066.08.

Sale terms: 10% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the auction; the balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in AS IS condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property.

Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information.

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

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

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information, contact Plaintiff s attorney: ERIC FELDMAN & ASSOCIATES, P.C. , 123 W. MADISON ST., SUITE 1650, Chicago, IL 60602, (312) 344-3529.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 14TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT WHITESIDE COUNTY - MORRISON, ILLINOIS

VENTURES TRUST 2013-I-NH BY MCM CAPITAL PARTNERS LLC, ITS TRUSTEE Plaintiff, -v.MARK A. BLAND, ATLANTIC CREDIT & FINANCE INC, ASSIGNEE FROM HSBC RETAIL Defendant 11 CH 131 NOTICE OF SHERIFF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on February 18, 2015, the Sheriff of Whiteside County will at 10:00 AM on August 6, 2015, at the Whiteside County Courthouse, 200 E. Knox Street, 3rd floor lobby of the Whiteside County Courthouse, Morrison, IL, 61270, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described real estate: SUBLOT 6 OF LOTS 1, 4, 7, 8, 9 AND 10 IN BLOCK 17 IN AREY'S ADDITION TO THE CITY OF ROCK FALLS, WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 604 E. 5TH STREET, Rock Falls, IL 61071 Property Index No. 11-27-329-003 The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $83,066.08.

Sale terms: 10% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the auction; the balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in AS IS condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property.

Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information.

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

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information, contact Plaintiff s attorney: ERIC FELDMAN & ASSOCIATES, P.C. , 123 W. MADISON ST., SUITE 1650, Chicago, IL 60602, (312) 344-3529.

June 24, July 1 & 8 2015 Request For Proposals Lee County, Illinois Updating the Lee County Multi-Jurisdictional All Hazards Mitigation Plan The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) approved the first Lee County Multi-Jurisdictional All Hazards Mitigation Plan (the Plan) in 2011. These Plans must be updated every five years. Accordingly, Lee County is seeking proposals from qualified firms or individuals to update this Plan.

Content of the Proposal The proposal should fully describe the approach recommended to update the Plan that will result in approval by the Illinois Emergency Management Agency and FEMA. The following must be included in each proposal: (1) Names of individuals who would be assigned to this project along with their duties and office location. Experience with emergency management planning shall be summarized for each assigned individual (2) List of all Natural Hazard Mitigation Plans and All Hazard Mitigation Plans for which each staff member has experience (3) Scope of Work which describes recommended tasks including: (a) Committee Organization- How should a hazard mitigation committee be formed and sustained during the Plan update process? (b) Public Involvement- What should be the strategy and tools applied with the hazard mitigation committee and to solicit input from other interested residents? (c) Risk Assessment- How would information be collected about severe weather events and impacts to private property and public infrastructure caused these events? (d) Vulnerability Analysis- How would you estimate potential damages to residential property caused by flooding and tornadoes within the boundaries of each participating jurisdiction? (e) Mitigation Activities- What should be the strategy to participants develop their list of mitigation help activities/projects?

(4) Schedule & Cost Estimate (5)References from three different jurisdictions Contract Award Lee County will be seeking grant money later this year to fund the Plan update. Award of this contract is contingent upon Lee County receiving grant money. The County hopes that a grant is awarded so that work can begin no later than 2016 Proposal Submittals Proposals must be submitted to Kevin E. Lalley, Director, Lee County Emergency Management Agency, 309 S. Galena Avenue, Suite 200, Dixon, Illinois 61021-3090 ( esda@county oflee.org ) no later than July 30, 2015. Electronic submittals are encouraged, but paper submittals are also acceptable if postmarked no later than July 30, 2015.

July 1, 2015 Assumed Name Publication Notice Public Notice is hereby given that on June 24 A.D. 2015 a certificate was filed in the office of the County Clerk of Lee County, Illinois, setting forth the names and post-office addresses of all of the persons ownconducting ing, and transacting the business known as Williams Home Improvements located at 212 Main St. Nelson IL 61021 Dated this 24h day of June A.D. 2015 Cathy Myers by Gerianne Knack Deputy County Clerk July 1, 8 & 15 2015

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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 FOR THE 14TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT WHITESIDE COUNTY MORRISON, ILLINOIS VENTURES TRUST 2013-I-H-R BY MCM CAPITAL PARTNERS LLC, ITS TRUSTEE Plaintiff, -v.-

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THE CLASSIFIED Advertising Department of Sauk Valley Media does not have the opportunity to fully investigate the credibility of each advertiser appearing within these columns. If an offer sounds “too good to be true” it probably is.

Proceed with caution if you are asked to send money or to give a credit card number.

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AMBOY GARAGE SALES 624 Fri. 9am - 5pm Sat. 9am – 2pm Lee Center Road (one mile east of Amboy) MAN SALE & Misc.

Watch for Signs Large, small & vintage tools, wood splitter on wheels, 16' tandem axel car trailer w/new tires, engine stand on wheels, ¾” drive impact wrench, ¾” drive impact sockets, 18” scroll saw, table saw(s) & much MORE! Clothes, Furniture, Household items

DIXON GARAGE SALES 624 Fri. & Sat. 7-2 929 N. Brinton Ave. Moving Sale Items include, family room, girls bed rooms, twin, full, queen and king bedding, towels, multiple tables and chairs, china cabinet, buffet, desks, home & holiday décor, sewing/ fabric, kitchen items, books, electric paino & lots more

DIXON GARAGE SALES 624 Fri. 7-1pm Sat. 7-4pm 209 W Morgan St. Furniture, patio items, kitchen small appliances.

Items are new or like new.

THE GINGERBREAD HOUSE 109 W. 1st Street Thur. July 2 nd Fri. July 3 rd Daily 10-4 Antiques, Gifts, Petunia Festival Street Sale & Bake Sale Thursday 8-1 & Friday 8-12 11788 W. Pilgrim Road (1.5 mi. W. of Woosung) Women's clothing(some new) sizes 10-18, household, Kirby vacuum new recumbent bike, Harley Davidson clothing, & misc.

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Antique Walnut Desk w/ granite top, 64”L x 40”w $350 815-2883301 “Golden” power lift recliner, brown top of the line. Exc. Cond. $425. 815626-2596 Lg. sauder L wooden shape corner desk with file drawer and upper shelf unit. $70 815-625-9232 or 815-441-0746 Lg.L shaped wooden maple desk, 3 file drawers, laminate top. 85”x66” $80 815-625-9293 or 815-303-3720 Mattress sets: Twin $99, Full $129, Queen $159, King $199. Will deliver! Kern Mattress Outlet, call 309452-7477.

Oak glider rocker with brown cushions. $40. 815-4992012

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Sterling Stair Chair, 3 yrs. old, 12 ft., well maintained, $900 815857-7090

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Following restrictions apply: No Rummage Sales, Real Estate, Rental Ads or Business Ads. Items must be owned by senior citizen placing ad.

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Very sweet, little shy, good w/other cats. Indoor home only. 815-535-7061 Free to good home kittens & cats, various colors, moving.

815-535-8657 Jack Russell mix, female, approx. 1yr old. Good with other pets & kids. Free to good home only.

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JUST ANIMALS LOW COST WELLNESS CLINICS

Friday, July 10th 2 pm- 6 pm Muddy Paws Pet Complex in Sterling Cat & Dog exams $10, Most vaccines $12 Heartworm test & Microchips $20.

Call to schedule appt.

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Special Young Cats that need a great home, clean, tame. Call 815-4419064.

Walker Coon Hound 10mo. old male. Shots updated. Free to good home only. 815718-2966 Wanted: Tea Cup Chihuahua, size adult, short hair, reasonably priced or free. 815-5649022 after 2:00.

ALEXANDER L. DELGADO AND MONICA M. DELGADO, RBS CITIZENS, N.A., N/K/A CITIZENS BANK, N.A. Defendant 14 CH 98 NOTICE OF SHERIFF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on January 7, 2015, the Sheriff of Whiteside County will at 10:00 AM on August 6, 2015, at the Whiteside County Courthouse, 200 E. Knox Street, 3rd floor lobby of the Whiteside County Courthouse, Morrison, IL, 61270, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described real estate: LOT FOUR AND THE EAST TWENTY-FIVE FEET OF LOT FIVE IN WILLIAM H. AND EDITH M. WHITEBREAD SUBDIVISION OF BLOCK TWENTY-THREE OF MARTIN ESTATE SUBDIVISION, IN THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION TWENTY-ONE, TOWNSHIP TWENTY-ONE NORTH, RANGE SEVEN EAST OF THE FOURTH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, WHITESIDE COUNTY Commonly known as 707 W 12TH ST, Sterling, IL 61081 Property Index No. 11-21-157-002 The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $79,223.03.

Sale terms: 10% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the auction; the balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in AS IS condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information.

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

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information, contact Plaintiff s attorney: MARINOSCI LAW GROUP, P.C. , 134 N LaSalle St., STE 1900, Chicago, IL 60602, (312) 9408585.

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Search for local job listings at saukvalley.com/jobs/ BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES 501 NOTICEPURto the SUANT Business Opportunity Sales Law of 1995, every business opportunity must be registered with the Illinois Securities Department. Protect yourself and get the facts before you hand over your hard earned money by contacting the Illinois Secretary of State's Securities Department at 1800-628-7937. This notice provided as a public service by Sauk Valley Classifieds.

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CAREER TRAINING / MISC AIRLINE CAREERS START HERE GET FAA CERTIFICATION TRAINING. FINANCIAL AID IF QUALIFIED. JOB PLACEMENT ASSISTANCE. GET STARTED BY CALLING AIM 800-481-8312

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!Class A CDL !Assigned Peterbilt and Kenworth Trucks !Preloaded Trailers !Paid Vacations !Home Weekends !Flexible Dispatch !Wellmark Health Insurance Call Missy 800-397-6387x10

Full Time Office Basic office skills required. Must have experience with Union payroll & reports, Excel, Quickbooks and be able to multi-task.

Serious inquiries ONLY! Please send replies to Box #:1290, c/o Sauk Valley Classifieds, P.O. Box 498, Sterling, IL 61081

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Wanted P.T. C.N.A. - Days Please Apply at: Heritage Square 620 N. Ottawa Ave. Dixon, EOE No Phone Calls Please.

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We Offer Training and Certifications Running Bulldozers, Backhoes and Excavators. Lifetime Job Placement. VA Benefits Eligible!

1-866-362-6497 Cimco Recycling Sterling is looking for CDL drivers and a certified diesel mechanic.

Hours are MondaySaturday. Salary based on experience. Cimco offers vacation time, health, vision & dental insurance and 401k.

Please send resumes and references to: Cimco Recycling Sterling, 13509 Galt Road, Sterling, IL 61081 DIRECTOR OF CRISIS SERVICES: Search Re-Opened Join us to lead our team working to transform the lives of people in crisis.

You'll supervise a staff of 19 in our domestic violence and sexual assault You'll programs. also work with funders, do grant-writing, and develop policy.

Requirements: Bachelor's Degree in human service field and significant supervisory experience in a human services setting.

Benefits include retireexcellent ment plan, generous paid leave, and insurance. Diverse applicants welcome.

Apply at YWCA of the Sauk Valley, 412 First Avenue, Sterling Immediate Opening Dining Services Wait Staff Full and Part time openings.

Motivated individuals with a passion for seniors.

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Full time position with excellent hours in a busy fast paced Sterling, IL office.

Enjoy working 8 A.M. - 5 P.M. Monday – Friday Responsibilities will include but are not limited to data entry, answering mulphones, ti-line billing, filing, sorting mail, daily deposits, and dealing with the public.

Must be energetic and have a willingness to help others. Must have baaccounting sic background and be a self starter and able to work with little supervision. Benefits include Health Insurance, 401k, paid vacation, holidays and sick time.

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Full-time Heavy Duty Truck Technician and Full-time Painter for collision repair shop. Apply in person at: Freeport Metal Specialties Co., 1552 IL Route 75 E, Freeport, IL or email resume to mail@freeport metalspecialties .com

Looking for Part Time desk/ PT housekeepers No Phone Calls!

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Harbor Crest Home An 84-bed skilled care facility in Fulton IL, is in need of •D.O.N. •CNA's: nd 2 & 3rd shift •Restorative Nurse Must be able to practice in Illinois and pass Background test. Apply online or in person harborcrest2 at: @mchsi.com 817 17th St, Fulton IL. EOE Montmorency C.C.S.D. #145 has an opening for a FT custodian.

Applicant should be organized and able to work with minimal supervision.

Duties include cleaning classrooms, offices, and common areas.

During summer months, applicant will move furniture, strip, scrub, and wax floors. Responsible for light maintenance and other duties as assigned.

Applications may be picked up at Montmorency School, and/ or sent to: Mr. Alex Moore Montmorency C.C.S.D. #145 9415 Hoover Road Rock Falls, IL 61071 Ph.#(815)625-6616 Need Help Immediately Need people to start NOW! No Experience necessary Oppt'y for Advancement Potential Earnings of $500/wk Start this week Call 815-213-7360 Now Hiring Flatbed Drivers - Earn 4248 cpm start pay, based on experience - High Miles!

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The City of Amboy is accepting applications for Police Chief and police officer for the police department. Applications are available at city hall.

The deadline to apply is August 3rd at 4:30 p.m.

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READERS:

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

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

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

Part time driver needed, CDL & drug testing reirregular quired, hours, familiar with Chicago a plus, some day & night Retired driving. persons a good fit.

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Village of Franklin Grove Streets/Alleys Employee Full time opening, DOT physical & drug test required, Background check, CDL w/ air brakes, Snow removal/ backhoe exp. a plus, General equipment maintenance skills a plus, Benefits pkg.

Accepting applications until July 6, 2015. Reply to: P.O. Box 206, Franklin Grove, IL 61031 or call Village Hall 815-4562131.

W-S Industrial Services Inc. is currently hiring Industrial Labor and CDL Drivers to join our rapidly growing team.

Must be drug free, clear driving record, clear criminal background, and agree to physical and pre-employment test. Apply in person at 1517 S. 19th St., Clinton IA. Wanted temporary full time help as Agricultural Labor long hours with pay depending on experience, drivers required. license Must be reliable, applicant subject to drug testing, no cell phones allowed, apply in person.

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

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

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PC Technical Specialist

As the world’s largest food producer, Nestle knows success well. As an industry leader, we offer a competitive wage and benefits package. We currently have an opportunity for a PC Technical Specialist at our Nestle’ Purina facility in Clinton, Iowa.

Job Responsibilities:

• Supports/troubleshoots hardware and software issues.

• Installs, upgrades, and deploys hardware and software • Windows security administration • Conducts internal system security audits and system checks to ensure compliance with standards • Inspects, maintains, and repairs computers, printers, and other IT related equipment.

• Maintains supply/parts inventories and purchase or receive based on plant needs • Maintains audit records of Plant software/hardware • Performs duties associated with back-up systems including transporting tapes to offsite storage facility • Attend meetings and training as assigned by reporting official • Participate in a 24x7 on call rotation. Must be onsite within 45 minutes of receiving a critical on-call.

• Acts as Plant Complimentary Roles Link (CRL) to SAP roles.

• Maintains the plant phone and voicemail systems.

Basic Qualifications:

• Education: Associates Degree or higher in Computer Science, Management Information Systems or related field.

• Experience: 2+ years’ experience providing end user computer hardware and software technical support in a Windows based network environment.

• Skills: Experienced in basic networking and telecommunications All interested applicants must apply online at purinacareers.com www.nestlep no later than 7/27/15 APPLY UNDER JOB NUMBER 15003905 NO RELOCATION ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE. NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE!

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EOE: Minority ty/Female/Disabled/Protected Veteran.

Physical, drug screen & alcohol screen may be required.

CAMPUS SECURITY – 2nd Shift

Provides security services for the buildings, grounds, equipment, and occupants of Sauk Valley Community College.

Associate’s degree in criminal justice or one year of related experience, valid driver’s license, and a good driving record are required. Certification in First Aid, CPR, pressure point tactics and automated external defibrillators must be completed within a set probationary period. Hours for fall/spring semesters are 2:30 p.m. to 11 p.m. Hours may vary during the summer and when classes are not in session Please apply on-line at svcc.edu/Job Opportunities and submit application materials by July 12, 2015.

A cover letter and resume are required.

Sauk Valley Community College Att: Human Resources 173 Illinois Route 2 Dixon, Illinois 61021 Email: employment@svcc.edu EOE

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Sales Professional Sauk Valley Media is seeking a full-time outside sales professional who can prospect, negotiate and has the ability to open new accounts as well as maintain, grow and serve existing accounts. As Sauk Valley’s premier provider of print and digital news and information, we rely on ground-breaking and innovative thinking to connect our audiences and advertisers. Our rapidly expanding portfolio of publications and websites has created new opportunities for professionals who share our passion for serving our customers.

The successful candidate will possess the ability to work with minimal supervision while maintaining focus and productivity to meet deadlines. This person will have experience creating and presenting client proposals as well as experience developing and maintaining client relationships. Our Multi-Media Account Executive must have the ability to strategically and creatively think in a fast-ppaced environment. Microsoft Office proficiency and a Bachelor’s degree or relevant experience required. Must have a valid drivers license, dependable transportation and proof of insurance.

Qualified candidates should send cover letter and resume to: Contact Lori Walker Sauk Valley Media 3200 E. Lincolnway, P.O. Box 498, Sterling, IL 61081 lwalker@saukvalley.com Sauk Valley Media is an equal opportunity employer and a drugfree workplace.

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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

LAWN & GARDEN

781

Agri-Fab Mow-NVac 5hp; attach to any lawn tractor.

815-626$425.

7110.

Craftsman 42” tractor; Kohler Pro 17hp, rear bagger.

815-626$425.

7110.

Craftsman rear tine tiller; 14”, 6hp, used 4x. $375. Call 815-626-7110.

TICKETS / TRAVEL 787 & EVENTS NEW TODAY ★★★★★

BUS TRIP TO JUMER'S CASINO Wednesday July 22nd Call Barb Davis 815-441-0900 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 ★★Wanted: 1/18 Diecast Cars★★ Call 309-714-0787

MISCELLANEOUS 796 FOR SALE (2) Clark fork lifts $5200 total. 815626-4561.

1964 Cushman Eagle; totally restored show bike 270 miles $6000 obo 815-849-9923 1oz. Silver bars. $20 per oz. & coins for sale. 815-4990970 2, 30x84 thermal drapes w/ valances off white. 2, 60x84, exc. cond. $50 815-590-1489 3 Willy's bus trip tickets Cubs vs Cards. On 7/8/15.

For the price of 2.

815-631-6359 leave message.

7, 38 D Victoria Secret Padded Bras.

All different colors.

Great Condition $50 for all.

815-590-0908 Billy Joel Tribute Item. Prof. Frame.

New. $30 815-732-1492 Computer color w/ carprinter tridges in orig. box $20 815-732-1492 Cruise-In Style Car Show Friday, July 3: 10am-3pm Peoria Avenue Bridge 815-288-PINK Extra Large Gander Mtn. duffle bag $30 815-732-1492 ★★ Generac ★★ ★ Generator ★ portable, heavy duty, 8500 surge watts, 5500 rated watts, less than 25 hrs use, $600 815-626-1056 Hasselblad Camera equipment for sale. 501CM comTelephoto plete. and wide angle lenses. A12 & A24 Two magazines. prism viewfinders.

Exten Tube, Pro Shade etc. All the equipment is in excl. condition. Call 815-284-2685 for details.

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Leather brown recliner. Exc. cond. $50 815-626-2077 Mahogany china hutch, excellent cond. $125. Call 815-626-0312 See More Online Photos, Commerce, Expanded Text ➛Look for WEB ID ➛Log on to: www.saukvalley. com classifieds ➛Enter the WEB ID in the WEB ID Box ➛View Photos, Expanded Text BUY ONLINE!! saukvalley.com CLASSIFIEDS Story & Clark, 48” upright 8 year old piano, like new condition. $4,000 OBO. 815-616-2572

AUTOMOBILES

905

NEW REAL DEAL FOR ITEMS OVER $300 A 5 Line REAL DEAL

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1996 Ford AeroStar XLT 4WD, 7 passenger.

85K. mi. $2,800 815-625-3039 1999 Chrysler Concorde LXI- Original

Owner. Above avg.

Cond. $3,500 815-499-6862 2002 Silver Hyundai, 4DR. Exc. cond.

34K mi. $4,500.

815-441-8551

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 2006 Mercury Montego Luxury.

No snow! Safe, 29mpg. $7250.

Like new in & out!

815-625-6182.

AUTOMOBILES

905

2007 Dodge Charger RT, Hemi V8. Leather, sun roof. 48K mi. $14,500. Call 815973-6768.

2007 Pontiac G6, sunroof, 89K mi.

Excellent condi$8,000/obo. tion.

815-626-1270.

2008 Chevy Aveo white, in Dixon $2,000 815-2886231 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.

HAVING TROUBLE wording your ad? Call our classified department today. We'll be glad to help you. 626SOLD or 284SOLD. Red, 1978 Fiat black top convertible, 124 Spider, $3,800 OBO 815-499-4066

TRUCKS

910

1996 Ford 250, 7.3 power stroke engine, 215K mi., good cond., green, 815-631-1310 2003 Chevy Silverado 1500 HD 4 door, loaded, liner & tuxedo 121,840 miles $12,000 obo 815-762-1716

4X4S

912

2003 Chevy Silverado 2500HD Crew Cab 4x4. GM rebuilt diesel engine, has 71k mi. camper shell with roof rack, total mileage 206,00 some rust, service records available. $15,900. Call 815535-3884

PARTS & ACC.

Hard top, 2 full doors, Set of 5 factory mag tires, 1991 Jeep Wrangler. $350. Call 815-677-4664

MOTORCYCLES

2004 Kawasaki 65CC dirt-bike.

Great condition.

815-499-9739.

for small truck, has working lock with key. Good cond. $50. 815-535-7061

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Bob Endress Auto S&S

2005 Prowler

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2014 Nissan Murano AWD

Automatic, AC, CD, Full Power, Factory Warranty

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

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2011 Chevrolet Terrain

Automatic, Low Miles, Clean CAR-FAX, 3.0 Liter V6 Engine

$242.00/MOA 2014 Chevrolet Cruze

Automatic, Power Windows & Locks, Full Factory, Only 15,000 Miles

$182.00/MOA

2013 Ford Focus

Automatic, Economical, AC, CD, Sync, Warranty

$167.00/MOA 2012 Nissan Quest

Automatic, 6 Cyl., Full Power, Dual Air/Heat, Priced Thousands Below Blue Book

$182.00/MOA 2012 Ford Fusion

Automatic, Full Power, Full Factory Warranty, Low MIles

$212.00/MOA 2011 Nissan Altima

Automatic, 2.5L, Full Power, Factory Warranty

$159.00/MOA *Plus tax, title, license & doc fee. A $4,000 Down with72 Months at 2.79% plus tax, title, license & doc fee down with approved credit.

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1998 Mercury Mountaineer 4x4

1992 Pontiac Sunbird Convertible 1991 Jaguar Like New, 68,000 Miles

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*Plus tax, title, license & doc fee.

1983 Buick Riveria Limited edition $1,100 815-7627267 1984 Buick Lesabre body good, 108K 4dr, Runs/ drives good. $1,700. 815631-5900.

2006 Chevy Impala, 96k. Motor miles. $5,500 OBO as is.815-499-5123

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2015 Chevrolet Silverado Crew Cab, 4x4 2014 Ford Mustang Convertible

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1989 Pontiac Firebird. Formula 350 $7,500 OBO. Call 815-590-7241

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904

1969 Mercury Comet, drive train is done. $5,000 obo. 815-535-3969

935

2004 Harley Davidson Fatboy, 11,200 mi. custom paint, air ride suspension.

Accessories, extra chrome.

Asking $13,000. Call 815590-2397

Truck bed tool box

Twin, full, queen, king beds. Dryer, washer, refrig., table & chairs, sofa, dresser, 4pc. Sec., gas stove, gas dryer. 815-718-4385.

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MOTORCYCLES

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NEW TODAY

2005 Harley Davidson Softail Deluxe. $8,900.

16,141 miles. Great condition, sounds great, lots of chrome and extra parts. Well taken care of, never been dropped. Had 10, 000 mile inspection at Workmans in Rock Falls. (563) 343-2897.

2008 Honda XR 650L $3,700 OBO. 779-348-0869

Majeski Motors is a great place to buy a car from.

I will recommend Dan Vereide to all my friends and family.

2009 Harley Davidson Road King classic. 4,700 mi.

New pipes, extra chrome, $14,000 815-994-6646

• Mary Jo Hunter from Sterling, Illinois | June 15, 2015

2009 Kymco Venox Motorcycle 250cc V-twin liquid cooled 4,700 miles, excellent condition $2,750 815-994-0284

• This was my first buying experience by myself, and Brent was a total gentleman. He made me feel comfortable in every way, and made the process quick and enjoyable. I got the deal I was looking for, and would tell everyone to give these fellas a try!

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• These guys took such great care of my granddaughter, and great grandson, that I had to give them a try. I came away very impressed.

Over 150 Vehicles in Stock & More Arriving Daily!

2013 CHEVY IMPALA LT .........................................$14,987* 2013 FORD FUSION SE .........................................$15,987* 2012 FORD ESCAPE LIMITED 4X4..................................$17,987* 2010 FORD F-150 4X4 ECO BOOST.................$25,987* 2008 BUICK LACROSSE, LOW MILES ..................$10,987* 2006 BUICK LUCERNE, LOW MILES ..................$10,987* 2013 FORD EXPLORER XLT, LOW MILES, NAVIGATION.................$29,987*

BOATS/MOTORS

940

1993 Alumacraft 16-ft flat-bottom on trailer w/2011 30-HP Evenrude 2-stroke. 815-4999739 1993 Mariah Shaba Open Bow-wsun deck, 350 Magnum Merc. I/O Custom Trailer $7000/obo 815994-2465 2002 Bayliner 21ft.

5L Mercruiser outdrive, I/O. $7,000 obo. 815-535-3969 2013 Sunchaser pontoon, DS22 90hp 4 stroke Mercury, vinyl floor, w/ 2013 Karavan trailer $19,900 815718-5273 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

1996 Damon Hornet camper, 30', very clean, exc. shape, A/C, everything works well, sleeps 6, $3500 815-625-8840

TRAILERS/RVS

945

2010 Sprinter by 24ft.

Keystone, Travel trailer w/one slide out. Sleeps 6.

Very good cond.

Great floor plan! $8,000. Call 815441-3138.

AUTOS WANTED

960

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AUTOS WANTED

Top Dollar for Junk cars, scrap and farm equipment.

779-245-7426 We Buy Used cars & trucks.

Call Dixon ATV 815-288-2146

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Land Auction 80 acres MOL

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To sell those extra items!

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.

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Real Estate Auction

The soil types are Dickinson, La Hogue, Griswold, Jasper, Odell, Wyanet and Waukee. There is approximqtely 75 acres tillable.

Tuesday, July 7th, 2015 at 6:00 P.M. 7772 Clinton Street, Grand Detour, IL Grand Detour School.

9.47 Acres +/ Great Opportunity! Great Location!

Open House June 10th, 2015 at 6:00 P.M. Photo’s terms and conditions go to: www.lennybrysonauctioneer.com Dixon Public Schools, District 170, Owner David Blackburn, Business Manager

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.

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.

Atty Tim Zollinger, Ward, Murry, Pace & Johnson

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.

For more Information Contact: Lenny Bryson Auctioneer Ph) 815-946-4120

All announcements day of sale take precedence over printed material. For info and a booklet, contact any of the numbers below.

FARMLAND AUCTION Tuesday, August 18th 2015 at 6:30 P.M Sale to be held at: Meador Ag

Robert G. Hay Trust

11399 Maple Grove Road Lanark, IL 61066 120 Acres +/Section 1 of Rock Creek Twp in Carroll County, IL Selling as 1 tract – NEW SURVEY AVAILABLE

TRACT 1: 120 Acres +/- P.I. 136.2 – NO BUILDINGS Tax I.D #’s 06-10-01-100-002 Total Taxes $ 2,980.10

Rebecca Schwartz, Successor Trustee Polo, IL 61064 Auctioneers: Lenny Bryson (IL#440000158) 815-946-4120

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For complete listing of sale bill, maps, soil maps, photos, tax info, terms & conditions, etc. go to www.lennybrysonauctioneer.com For Information Contact: Lenny Bryson-Auctioneer 900 S. Division Ave. Ph) 815-946-4120

Owner, L. Dean & Dolores Meador Family Trust Co-Trustees, Larry Meador & Linda Johnson Attorney, Heather McPherson, Ph) 815-235-4411

Your next automobile in the

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2012 TOYOTA CAMRY LE, LOW MILES ..................$16,987* 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY VAN .........................................$9,987*

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2005 CADILLAC CTS LOW MILES .................. $9,987* 2013 CADILLAC XTS LUXURY, LOW MILES ..................$29,987* 2012 CADILLAC CTS, DIAMOND WHITE ......$27,987*

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2012 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE .........................................$19,987* 2015 JEEP PATRIOT 4X4, LOW MILES ..................$19,987* 2013 LEXUS RX 350..........$29,987*

2006 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GT, LOADED, LOCAL TRADE .........................................$6,987*

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815-625-9600

Mon.-Thur. 9-7 • Fri. 9-6 • Sat. 8:30am-4pm **Plus tax, title, license & doc fee.

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2013 TOYOTA COROLLA S, ONLY 8,000 MILES NAVIGATION.................$16,987*

2013 VW JETTA..................$14,987*

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2014 NISSAN MAXIMA ONLY 5,000 MILES. .....$22,987*

2013 VW BEETLE PANO ROOF ONLY 12K MILES...............$16,987*

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