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Bar appeals refusal to renew K’s Korners open – for now – pending hearing on liquor license But owners Andy and Marion Younger, whose license expired June 30, have appealed the county’s denial to the Illinois Liquor Control Commission. That has triggered an automatic stay of the county’s action until a hearing can be held in the fall, Sue Hofer, a spokeswoman for the state, said Monday.

So the bar can legally remain open.

BY KATHLEEN A. SCHULTZ kschultz@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 5535

STERLING – Whiteside County has declined to renew the liquor license of a longtime tavern until it brings its new building up to state code.

County officials assumed that meant the beer would stop flowing at K’s Korners, 13030 Galt Road, and it did for a short time.

That is, unless the county shuts it down for other reasons, Hofer said.

“We’re open by order of the Illinois liquor commission; they said they accepted our appeal,” Marion Younger said Friday. She directed further questions to her attorney, Jim Mertes.

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Whiteside County has declined to renew the liquor license of K’s Korners until it brings its new building up to state code.

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OGLE COUNTY | AFTERMATH OF STORM AT LOST LAKE

Characteristics ‘like a tornado’ Village:

Water upgrades coming Bids will be taken after engineering final report arrives

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

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

Chris Reed of TimberMen Tree Service tosses a chunk of wood into the back of a pickup truck Monday afternoon while working at Lost Lake. The service still had plenty of work ahead of them because of the powerful weekend storm.

Weather spotter: Trees’ pattern, sound of storm point to twister

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

LOST LAKE – The National Weather Service can’t confirm it, but residents of Lost Lake say a storm that barrelled through their community Saturday night left evidence that suggested a tornado.

Community members and volunteers took to the streets Sunday to clear the roads, Sue Hill, president of the Lost Lake Prop-

erty Owners Association, said Monday.

“People came out with chainsaws saying, ‘Give me a job. What can I do?’ and went to work,” she said. “They went around the community and helped out wherever they could. Our main goal was to get all the roads clear, because there were so many trees down blocking the roads, so we did accomplish that yesterday.”

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Christina Princivalli lugs wood to a pickup truck Monday while working for TimberMen Tree Service.

LYNDON – The entire village was without water for about 2 hours Thursday, but the situation was not nearly as serious as a water shutdown experienced earlier in the year, village officials say.

A water line break prompted a boil order and took down the entire village’s water supply last week. The village water utility serves about 280 customers.

On Feb. 21, a water main break at Fourth Street and Sixth Avenue completely drained the water tower, leaving residents without water for most of the day.

“This time, the water tower wasn’t drained,” Village Clerk Shelly Moore said Monday. “A water line broke, not the main, so this wasn’t the same situation at all.”

The water tower was refilled in February, and two samples had to be taken to the area testing site in Dixon.

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Credit union embezzlement brings 8-month term Ex-manager also must pay $15,000 more in restitution

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

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Kim Kent, former manager of Milledgeville Community Credit Union, was sentenced to 8 months in federal prison for embezzlement and ordered to pay more than $15,000 in restitution.

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MILLEDGEVILLE – A former manager of Milledgeville Community Credit Union, also a former Wysox Township treasurer, was sentenced to 8 months in federal prison for embezzlement and

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ordered to pay more than $15,000 in restitution.

Kim Kent, 53, pleaded guilty in February to embezzling $219,600 from October 2005 to February 2012. She also must pay a $5,000 fine, and serve 2 years of supervised release, the first 6 months on home confinement, according to a news release from the U.S. attorney’s office in Rockford.

Kent must pay the credit union $10,176.72 and the township $5,278.75.

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She already has paid $231,823.15 in restitution, the release said.

To conceal her embezzlement, Kent created fictitious loans using names of family members and fictitious certificates of deposit. After she was elected treasurer of the Milledgeville-based township in 2009, she used money from the township’s credit union account to cover her embezzlement.

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Jeff Winterland fells a tree at Lost Lake on Monday afternoon that was damaged in a storm Saturday night.

A local National Weather Service-trained weather spotter said the aftermath resembled that of a tornado.

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Lost Lake is near Dixon, just over the Lee County border in Ogle County.

One resident, John Laschinski, is a National Weather Service-trained weather spotter.

To him, the storm showed a lot of tornado characteristics. “On the south end of the damage, the trees are lying one way, and on the

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“The blessing of the whole thing is that there were very few damaged houses,� Hill said. “My house got hit, and it’s just superficial; it can be fixed.

Based on the winds and the trees that came down, I think we’re very lucky.�

Man arrested later, faces three charges

at 10:40 a.m. Saturday, Robert M. Woosley, 52, entered the home in the 500 block of Sixth A v e n u e and beat a 51-yearold woman, Robert M. then fled.

Woosley Her injuries were minor, and she

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About 80 trees were downed at Lost Nation Golf Club, although the club was open Monday, thanks to volunteers who came out Sunday to help clean up. “We lost a lot of trees,�

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north end, they’re the opposite way – like rotation,� he said. “It’s hit and miss, like a tornado, and it had that classic freight train sound, as well.�

Susan Steffens, the office manager at Lost Lake Utility District, also said the damage reminded her of a tornado. “It almost looks like a straight line, how it hit,�

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Sterling Steel names new president, GM manager at the steel rod manufacturer. He succeeds the retired Andrew Moore, who oversaw all of the company’s process and administrative functions since 2006.

Mullen’s father and grandfather worked in the steel industry. After high school, Mullen went to the University of Illi-

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STERLING – Local resident Kevin Mullen has assumed the top leadership position at Sterling Steel.

Mullen, a 1989 Newman High School graduate, recently was named president and general

nois, where he received a bachelor’s degree in engineering.

After college, Mullen Kevin began his Mullen steel career with IPSCO Steel in Iowa. He worked there for several years

before coming to Northwestern Steel and Wire Co. In 2002, Leggett & Platt bought part of the Northwestern Steel and Wire property. After Leggett & Platt renovated the melt shop and rod mill, Sterling Steel opened in early 2003.

Mullen was a member of the Sterling Steel startup

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Mertes said Monday that his clients’ position is that the county is using the Youngers’ liquor license to force them to adhere to an ordinance that pertains to newly constructed commercial structures.

There is no allegation that the Youngers have ever violated the county’s liquor law, Mertes said. “All this stems from the county using their liquor license in a Marion dispute over Younger the wording of an ordinance governing newly constructed commercial structures, which we believe would not pertain to this older barn,� he said.

That does appear to be the crux of the matter.

Whiteside County, as do all government units that do not have their own zoning codes, must follow certain state rules. As of July 11, 2011, all builders of new commercial structures must obtain an occupancy permit, which is issued after a building is built, inspected and found to comply with code.

K’s, in existence since well before 2011, does not have an occupancy permit. If the barn is determined to be a new structure, it will need one. If not, it won’t.

The Youngers recently bought and moved the historic 39-foot-tall barn,

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Balagna House Moving Inc. begins to move a barn in May from the former Wahl Equestrian Center to K’s Korners at U.S. Route 30 and Galt Road. The owners plan to use the first floor of the two-story barn for the bar area, and the upper story, to be dubbed The Loft, as a rental venue for events like wedding receptions and family reunions. which the former Wahl Equestrian Center had used as its retail shop, to their site at U.S. Route 30 and Galt Road.

They plan to use the first floor of the two-story barn for the bar area, and the upper story, to be dubbed The Loft, as a rental venue for wedding receptions, family reunions, birthday parties and the like.

It still must be hooked into the city sewer system and meet other code requirements. The Youngers have obtained a building permit and hired a building inspector who has told them what needs to be done.

That inspector will look over the structure and submit a report to the county when the work is finished.

If all is kosher, the coun-

ty then, presumably, will issue an occupancy permit and renew the Youngers’ liquor license.

But for now, the Youngers aren’t using the barn.

Marv Younger, who owned the bar for nearly 30 years, from 1972 until he sold it to his son in 2003, lives on site.

The long part of the old L-shaped building was demolished to make a spot for the barn. The short side that remains is Marv’s home. It consists primarily of a living room, kitchen and bathroom.

The Youngers have installed a small bar in the kitchen, with about four bar stools, and have moved the video gambling machines there.

They’re selling canned beer and pop and packaged snacks.

Gene Johnston, the county’s director of environmental health, says the bar still must meet certain sanitation and other health standards.

He said Monday that he is waiting to hear from county officials to see how they want to proceed.

Friday, when told the bar was still open, County Board Chairman Jim Duffy said he would look into the matter and decide what action, if any, to take.

He was not asked about, and did not appear then to be aware of, the state stay, which this newspaper was not able to confirm until Monday morning.

Duffy could not be reached Monday for comment, and county Administrator Joel Horn declined to comment on the situation.

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Mullen and his wife, Laura, have two children; they live in Sterling.

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OBITUARIES Phyllis Whitney GOSHEN, Ind. – Phyllis Whitney, 88, formerly of Dixon, died Sunday, July 13, 2014, at The Maples at Waterford Crossing in Goshen.

She was born Nov. 4, 1925, in Coleta, to Ralph and Stella (Bush) Pyse. She married Roy Whitney on Feb. 2, 1946, in Oregon. He died in 1984.

She is survived by two daughters, Diane (Jim) Dague of Goshen, and Becky (Lance) Walter of Amboy; a son, Tom (Kathy) Whitney of Bloomington, Illinois; six grandchildren, Erin Griffin, Erica (Brad) Nugent, Liz (Brian) Wogoman, Nathan Whitney, Jessica Walter, and Matt Walter; and 10 great-grandchildren, Cameron Griffin, Caleb Griffin, Kedzie Griffin, Whitney Nugent, Tristan Nugent, Lincoln Wogoman, Smith Wogo-

man, Whitney Wogoman, Spencer Wogoman, and Everett Walter.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; a brother, Raymond Pyse; and four sisters, Genevieve Fritz, Louella Wagenecht, Ravina Pyse, and Bernadine Canfield.

She was a lifetime resident of Dixon and a member of St. James Evangelical Congregational Church in Dixon.

She worked in the billing department at KSB Hospital in Dixon.

A memorial service will be at a later date.

Burial will be at Lighthouse United Methodist Church Cemetery in Oregon. Yoder-Culp Funeral Home in Goshen, Indiana, is assisting with local arrangements.

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Ronald E. Tinder DIXON – Ronald Edward Tinder of Dixon died Friday, July 11, 2014.

He was the loving father of David, Daniel, Donna (Brad) Goplerud, and Marcia (Warren) Hirschauer; proud grandfather of James, Christopher, Carly, Brandon, Katie, Jacqueline, and Mary Frances; dear brother of the late Richard (Jutta); and former husband and friend of Faye (neĂŠ Tull).

Ronald was a Korean War veteran. He worked for 38 years at Commonwealth Edison, and was an avid fisherman.

Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. today at Countryside Funeral Home and Crematory, 95 S. Gilbert St., South Elgin. The funeral will be at 11 a.m.

Wednesday at the funeral home. Interment will be at Grand Detour Cemetery.

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John R. Keller II DIXON – John R. Keller II, 65, of Dixon, and Crystal Springs, Mississippi, died Monday, July 7, 2014, at his home in Dixon.

He was born Sept. 25, 1948, in Dixon, the son of J. Richard and Mary (Risley) Keller. John was a special education teacher, financial aid director at Shimer College, and director of housing for Zion. He served as a past president of Lake County Easter Seals, and a past president of Zion Lions Club. John was a Red Cross volunteer and a Franklin Grove Creek Preservation Area Board member. Protection of natural areas was his lifetime passion.

He is survived by three daughters, Maria (Jeff) Dahnke of Barrington, Barbara (Danny) Nick-

els of Wadsworth, and Traci (Dell) Baker of Antioch; six grandchildren, Jacob, Nate, Vivian, Ava, Melia, and Jaiden; his mother, Mary Keller of Dixon, one sister, Candy (Ray) Rezner of Fort Meyers, Florida; one brother, Bruce (Kathy) Keller of Dixon; and several nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his father.

At John’s request, there will be no formal services. Jones Funeral Home in Dixon handled arrangements.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in care of the “Franklin Grove Creek and Preservation Co.� and sent to John Keller Memorial, PO Box 51, Barrington IL 60011-0051.

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Robert R. ‘Renny’ Larson II MOUNT CARROLL – Robert R. “Renny� Larson II, 74, of Mount Carroll, died Saturday, July 12, 2014, at Carroll County Good Samaritan Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Mount Carroll.

Law-Jones Funeral Home in Mount Carroll handled arrangements.

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CHILLICOTHE, Ohio – James E. Otto of Chillicothe died Tuesday, July 8, 2014, at his home. He worked for 34 years for F.W. Woolworth Co. at several locations, retiring in 1996.

He was born March 27, 1934, in Dixon, to Harry and Alice (Beede) Otto. He served in the Army from 1957 to 1958. He married Charlotte Yurick on Oct. 4, 1958, in Fort Worth, Texas.

Survivors include his wife; one son, Steven Otto of Chillicothe, Ohio; one daughter, Connie (Gary) Calabrese of Elyria, Ohio; two grandchildren; one great-granddaughter; two sisters, Alice Bowers

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“‘If people of Illinois dump me, I’ll pick myself up, dust myself off and say thanks for the memories.’� Durbin, standing near Dixon’s flag-draped casket, recalled Dixon saying.

Dixon lost to Braun and never returned to politics, eventually returning to a law career and publishing his autobiography, “The Gentleman from Illinois: Stories from Forty Years of

Elective Public Service.�

A day after his 1992 election loss, Dixon’s son Jeff Dixon tearfully told mourners, his dad told him there was no reason to dwell on or complain about it. He was firm in that tomorrow was another day.

Yet while in office, Callahan said, Dixon never forgot for whom he worked – and made sure his staffers also knew: “He said we worked for

the people of Illinois, just like he did.�

Away from the job, eulogists remembered, Dixon enjoyed having a cold Budweiser with friends at drinking spots he called “saloons� or “watering holes,� along with watching St. Louis Cardinals baseball.

A private burial for family and close friends followed at Lakeview Memorial Gardens in Fairview Heights.

of Ashton and Olive Bernardin of Rochelle; one brother, Richard Otto of Eldena; and many nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents; one brother, Charles Otto; one sister, Frances Pitzer; and three brothers-in-law, Dale Boers, George Pitzer, and Everett Bernardin.

There will be no services.

Cremation rites will be accorded. Haller Funeral Home in Chillicothe, Ohio, is handling arrangements.

A memorial has been established to The American Cancer Society Ohio Region, 5555 Frantz Road, Dublin, OH 43017.

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Former U.S. Senator Alan Dixon is carried from his funeral Monday at Lindenwood University in Belleville. Dixon was eulogized by his son and former colleagues as a devoted public servant savvy about brokering deals and unwilling to compromise his principles.

12 great-grandchildren; two sisters, Eva Blanche Burkey of Walnut, and Carolyn (Howard) Anderson of Princeton; and several nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; one grandson, Trent Jones; and one brother, Douglas.

Visitation will be from 9 to 10:30 a.m. Wednesday and the funeral at 10:30 a.m. at Garland Funeral Home in Walnut, with the Rev. Brian Moore, pastor of First Christian Church in Walnut, officiating. Burial will be at Walnut Cemetery.

A memorial has been established.

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Durbin: Dixon refused to play dirty politics BELLEVILLE (AP) – Former U.S. Sen. Alan Dixon was laid to rest Monday after being eulogized by his son and former colleagues as a devoted public servant savvy about brokering deals and unwilling to compromise his principles, even if it maybe cost him his seat.

Dixon died July 6 at age 86, the day before his birthday. More than a week later, hundreds of mourners gathered for Dixon’s services at Lindenwood University’s Belleville campus, including Democratic U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, former Republican Illinois Gov. Jim Thompson and Dixon’s former chief of staff, Gene Callahan.

As a Democrat, Dixon’s political career spanned more than 40 years. He was in the U.S. Senate from 1981 to 1993, serving as the third-ranking Democrat, whom Durbin said earned bipartisan respect.

Dixon also chaired a subcommittee of the Armed Services Committee.

But Durbin suggested that perhaps the way Dixon left office said the most about him, the Belleville News-Democrat reported. In early 1992, while in a tight race with Carol Moseley Braun in the run-up to the Democratic primary election, Dixon rejected his political consultant’s insistence that he run negative attack ads against Braun, Durbin recalled during the funeral where many wore Dixon campaign buttons.

Dixon refused to play dirty politics, Durbin said, opting to lose instead of compromising his principles.

WALNUT – Lorna C. Durham, 88, of Walnut, died Monday, July 14, 2014, at her daughter Sue’s home in Rockford.

Lorna was born July 19, 1925, in Sublette, the daughter of Wayne T. and Lola (Carey) Johnson. She was united in marriage to Tom Durham on Aug. 13, 1944. He preceded her in death on May 2, 2012.

Lorna was a bus driver for many years. She also farmed with her husband, Tom. She is survived by two sons, Larry (Dawn) Durham of Metropolis and John (Cari) Durham of Walnut; two daughters, Jeannie Jones of Apollo Beach, Florida, and Sue (Chuck) Jenner of Rockford; 10 grandchildren;

The most recent water problem was caused by a worn tapping saddle, a band on the water main that allows residents to hook up to the copper water line service.

It happened at the corner of East Commercial Street and Eighth Avenue. “We isolated it by shutting down the main valves,� Public Works Superintendent Mike Williamson said. “We started digging, and it sprayed all over. We couldn’t get the pressure down, so we decided to shut down the well and tower while we worked on it.�

Williamson said it took only about 45 minutes to fix, but it was about 2 hours before everything was operational.

Like many other municipalities, Lyndon is struggling to make long-needed upgrades to its aging water and sewer infrastructure.

Last year, village trustee Les Williams angered some village officials by calling the state EPA to get information about a well that wasn’t operational.

Williams was told the village had to wait until after the spring thaw to test it. The village has two wells.

That well is now working again, Williamson said. “The well was put back online about 2 months ago,� he said. “It’s been upgraded with new pumps, piping and electrical.�

The well has new drain lines so it can be emptied to waste in any weather, which would have greatly reduced the well’s down time. “Unless the wells are run to waste before they go back up, they won’t pass the EPA bacteria test,� Williamson said.

Bids will soon be put out for a project to update many of the village water mains, especially on First Street. The bidding can begin after the village receives a final report, including cost estimates, from the engineering firm. “We’ll replace some old asbestos and cement mains, and make the mains deeper so they don’t break as easily,� Williamson said.

The village hasn’t yet looked into grant possibilities, Moore said. “We’re waiting until we see the cost estimates,� she said. “We’ll probably be doing the work in phases, so there’s no time frame for everything at this point.�

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MORRISON – During its next meeting, the Morrison City Council will vote on whether to add a sales tax referendum to the November general election ballot.

The issue was discussed during the council’s regular meeting Monday night, and the consensus

was that it needs to be on the ballot because the city needs the money for infrastructure improvements.

According to City Administrator Barry Dykhuizen, about $250,000 a year could be brought in, if the full 1 percent increase is implemented.

If the council votes to place the question on the ballot and voters approve it, the council will then have to pass an ordinance establishing how much the tax will be, City

Waiting for a ballot that doesn’t have another sales tax referendum could push the question back a year, he said.

The two sales tax referendums won’t be linked.

Morrison voters could vote down both and have the countywide tax still pass, or they could approve both and only have the city sales tax pass.

The additional revenue that could come from the sales tax could be used to improve city roads,

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N. Cherry St., in the coun Attorney Tim Zollinger said. It can be .25, .5, .75 or 1 percent.

The council took into consideration the fact that there will already be a countywide sales tax referendum for the school districts on the ballot.

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But Alderman Dale Eizenga said the question for the city needs to be there, as well. “I think we need the money now,� he said. “I’d hate to see the school [sales tax] go down because of it, but I think we need to get it out there.�

Mayor Everett Pannier said, adding that the city was told it should be setting aside about $400,000 a year for road improvements. “It would be probably a difficult pill to swallow if, for some reason, it passed on the county [level] and passed in the city – that we all of a sudden took ours up to 8 percent or more,�

Pannier said. “And then we’d be the highest in the county, and that’s not something we want to do.�

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Board to vote on swimming AG files suit against companies, agreement with Sterling High alleging student loan debt scams

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ROCK FALLS – The Rock Falls High School Board is set to approve a cooperative swim team agreement between Rock Falls and Sterling high schools at its meeting Wednesday.

The agreement will be for both boys and girls swimming. If approved, it will begin in the fall and run through the 2015-16

To attend The Rock Falls High School Board will meet AT P M 7EDNESDAY IN 2OOM AT THE SCHOOL TH !VE school year. It could be renewed at the end of the period, if both schools agree. “It will really be good for us,� Sterling girls swimming coach Jamie Rodriguez recently said.

“We know at least one girl is a pretty fast sprint freestyler from Rock Falls, Michaela Busch, but we’re not really sure who else we’re going to get.�

Rock Falls Mayor Bill Wescott also will be at the meeting. “He will bring everyone up to speed about what is going on in the community,� Rock Falls High School Superintendent Ron McCord said.

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Nathan Leuthold says HE FOUND HIS YEAR OLD DIXON – Traffic on state wife there after an appar Route 38 by the airport ent burglary. But police was diverted Monday believe the former Bap afternoon because of a tist missionary staged gas leak near the inter the burglary and killed section with Sink Hollow her.

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He has pleaded not after the road was closed guilty to murder in his and Nicor Gas Co. crews wife’s death. He is also took over.

Someone hit a gas main Police say Denise Leu WHILE MOWING !URAND thold wrote in a note that said. she believed her husband Traffic on state Route wanted her dead and was 38 still was being diverted having an affair with a UNTIL AT LEAST P M Lithuanian woman. – SVM staff report The Leutholds traveled between the United States Trial begins for man AND ,ITHUANIA OVER years to work as mission charged in death aries.

That Lithuanian woman 0%/2)! !0 n $ENISE is now a Chicago student.

Leuthold was found shot She has denied the affair. to death in her Peoria

Body found in Kankakee River 7),-).'4/. !0 n Police say they have found THE BODY OF A YEAR OLD man who drowned in the Kankakee River.

4HE (ERALD .EWS REPORTS Deputy Fire Chief Todd Friddle confirmed the body was found near the Des 0LAINES #ONSERVATION !REA SHORTLY BEFORE P M 3UN day.

Friddle says the victim and three other people were fishing off the shore of South Island Park on Friday morning when the current swept the man under the water. His companions notified emergency servic es, prompting an immedi ate water rescue search. !UTHORITIES CONTINUED TO search the area through out the weekend, in between bouts of stormy weather, until the body was recovered.

The identity of the victim has yet to be released.

CHICAGO (AP) – Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan filed lawsuits Monday against two companies she says are scamming people who are paying student loan debts.

The lawsuits, filed in Cook and Champaign counties, alleged “deceptive practices� for charging up-front fees for phony services or for services that are already free. The companies’ advertisements on radio, online and signs affixed to lamp posts and fences offered student loan forgiveness or lowered pay-

ments, Madigan said. “All of the alleged services that these operators provide, you can access yourself at no cost because they are free programs offered by the U.S. government,� she said a Chicago news conference. “Too often, students do not know what options they have to repay or reduce their loan payments.�

She said her office received dozens of complaints about Chicagobased First American Tax Defense LLC and Texasbased Broadsword Stu-

dent Advantage LLC, and says there are likely many more people affected.

The companies allegedly charged people up to $1,200 up front for sham services. In one instance detailed in the lawsuits, First American allegedly advertised for an “Obama forgiveness program� that Madigan said isn’t a government program. Broadsword circulated ads targeting professionals who are paying off loan debt, including teachers, nurses, government employees and firefighters.

Former teller also pleaded guilty EMBEZZLEMENT

She was sentenced in May to 2 days in prison and fined $4,000, on top of the $100,975.74 in restitution that she paid to the credit union shortly after she was fired, court documents say.

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In February, Kelsey Selman, 37, a former teller at the credit union, also pleaded guilty to embezzlement.

union’s computer system to apply credits to her personal account, and so its records falsely showed that the money in her cash drawer increased by an amount to cover the fake deposits.

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Gov. Pat Quinn (left) and his Republican rival, Bruce Rauner, shake hands after appearing together April 11 in Chicago. Rauner led Quinn, 51 percent to 39 percent, in a recent poll commissioned by Capitol Fax, published by columnist Rich Miller.

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Legislation, common sense enhance safety on the water J

uly 28, 2012, is a date that is burned into state Sen. Julie Morrisonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s memory.

On that day, her 10-year-old nephew, Tony Borcia, was killed in a boating accident that shouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have happened.

Since then, Morrison, a Deerfield Democrat, has been on a mission to enact laws to prevent the type of accident that claimed Tonyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s life.

On July 5, Morrison succeeded when three bills that she sponsored were signed into law by Gov. Pat Quinn.

Two laws deal directly with the 2012 fatality, while a third involves general boating safety.

Tony was being pulled on an inner tube behind a boat on Lake Petite Lake near Lake Villa when he fell off and

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venting future accidents on Illinois lakes, rivers and streams.

Three new boating laws are aimed at The new laws come reducing injuries and fatalities on Illinois none too soon. As of waterways. We encourage boaters to July 5, Illinois waterways had recorded 16 boating renew their efforts to be safe on fatalities this year. the Rock River and elsewhere.

Boating safety is an issue that should be near and dear to the then, while bobbing in an orange flag at least hearts of Sauk Valley the water, was struck 1-foot square on the residents, as many resiand killed by a drunken boatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s highest point as dents enjoy taking their boater. long as the person is boats out on the Rock One of Morrisonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s laws in the water. That way, River. cracks down on boaters oncoming boat operaThe new laws wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t who operate their water- tors will be alerted and take effect until Jan. 1, craft under the influcan be on the lookout. but boaters need not ence. It brings boater The third law will wait until then to begin DUIs closer in line with require people born car-related offenses. after Jan. 1, 1998, to earn using orange warning Repeat offenders on the and possess a safety cer- flags while pulling skiwater will now stand to tificate from the Illinois ers and tubers and to otherwise rededicate lose their boats.

Department of Natural themselves to boating The second law will Resources in order to safety. increase the on-water operate watercraft with The fewer tragic dates visibility of tubers and an engine having more that are burned into our water skiers. Boats than 10 horsepower. collective memories, the towing a skier or tuber We salute Sen. Morriwill have to display sonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s dedication to pre- better.

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Promote Sauk Valley events in Quad Cities JOHN WERNICK Port Byron

My wife and I drove to Dixon several weeks ago from the Quad Cities to visit the World War II reenactment at Elks Page Park. This was our first witness to an event like this, and we discovered this was an outstanding view of what life was like for the soldiers of World War II. The re-enactors involved were authentic, believable, and informative.

The vintage World War II vehicles and armor were awesome.

Why I am writing this is that I think Dixon should do a better job in promoting this; we found out about it purely by accident. Others down here Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve shown photos to, and given accounts of this event, were really

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A German soldier re-enactor (right) sneaks up on a U.S. medic re-enactor during WWII Recreated, a World War II re-enactment event, June 21 at Elks Page Park in Dixon. A letter writer believes more people from the Quad Cities would travel here to attend if the event were promoted there. enthused and wished they would have known about it.

With an advertising market of nearly 300,000 people in the Quad Cities metropolitan area, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m sure you would get many out-of-town visitors from here. We left about $150 in your town for the

1-day visit â&#x20AC;&#x201C; multiply that by, say, 1,000 Quad City visitors, and you would have a tidy sum to put toward any pet projects you may have underway.

This re-enactment is an excellent tool to get young people interested in our nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s history and what it took

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to become such a great nation. It was inspiring to see the young kids wideeyed viewing the soldiers and watching an authentic World War II tank fire up.

Please advertise next year in the Quad City market. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m sure your return would be tenfold.

Rauner keeps lead despite tax loophole issue Quinn trails GOP nominee by 12 points A new Capitol Fax/We Ask America poll found Republican Bruce Rauner leading Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn, 51 percent to 39 percent. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pretty much the same margin the pollster found for another client a month ago.

The poll of 940 likely voters was taken July 8 and has a margin of error of plus-or-minus 3.2 percent. Thirty percent of the calls were made to mobile phones.

Gov. Quinn has repeatedly blasted Rauner for using complicated loopholes to avoid some taxes.

I wanted to test the issue. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Republican Bruce Raunerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tax returns for 2010 and 2011 show that despite making around $55 million, he was not required to pay Social Security or Medicare taxes,â&#x20AC;? respondents were told.

Sixty percent said that made them less likely to vote for Rauner, 20 percent said it made no difference either way, and an additional 20 percent said it made them more likely to vote for the candidate.

A dangerously high 66 percent of women said the tax issue made them less likely to vote for the candidate, compared to a 49 percent plurality of men.

Twenty-seven percent of men said the news actually made them more likely to vote for Rauner, compared to 23 percent who said it made no difference.

THATâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S PROBABLY because Rauner is doing much better with men than women, despite running a zillion TV ads prominently featuring women. While he leads Quinn, 60-33, among men, his female lead is just 3 points, 46-43. Quinn will surely put lots of focus there.

The poll shows Rauner is doing as well in Chicago as Republican U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk did in his 2010 statewide victory, getting 20.5 percent to Kirkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 19.5 percent. Quinn absolutely has to keep Rauner

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away from that 20 percent number or heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s toast. And the best way to do that is through negative TV ads.

The tax issue works very well in the city, with 73 percent saying theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d be less likely to vote for Rauner. However, 27 percent said it either didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t matter (14 percent) or made them more likely to vote for Rauner (13 percent).

THE POLL ALSO SHOWS Quinn cratering in suburban Cook, with Rauner leading that traditionally Democratic stronghold, 50 percent to 41 percent. Quinn won the region by 13 points 4 years ago, and Republican Mark Kirk lost it by 9 points.

The tax issue made 59 percent of suburban Cook voters less likely to cast a ballot for Rauner.

Gov. Quinn is getting pounded in downstate, losing the region, 64 percent to 25 percent, but the tax issue works fairly well against Rauner, with 59 percent of downstaters saying it made them less likely to vote for the Republican.

As it turns out, the federal investigation into Quinnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s now infamous anti-violence program is just as bad for Quinn as Raunerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tax situation is for the challenger. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was recently reported that a program implemented by Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn is under federal investigation for misuse of government funds,â&#x20AC;? respondents were told.

Sixty percent said that made them less likely to vote for Quinn, with 19 percent saying it made no difference, and 21 percent saying it made them more likely to vote for him.

So, the two most recent and prominent campaign issues basically cancel out each other, which is good news for Rauner, because heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sitting on such a big lead.

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Son must eventually be told of dad’s crime Dear Abby: I am a mother of four. My oldest son, “Jeff,” is from a previous marriage. My ex was convicted of child molestation, involving his daughter from a previous relationship.

Jeff is now 11. He has had very few unsupervised visitations with his dad over the past few years and is always talking about how great a guy he is. I have tried to explain that his father has done “inappropriate things” that got him in trouble with the law, which is why he can’t have contact with his sister.

Instead of trusting my judgment for having moved several states

his best interests, and that he will never live with his dad?

– Big Bad Mama in Georgia

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

away, Jeff always tells me about how he wants to go live with his dad when he’s 18. Being “Big Bad Mama” is no fun. The once-a-year gifts from his father trump any nice things my husband or I provide for Jeff. How can I explain to my son that I am only looking out for

pens, he should already understand the concept of boundaries and what taking advantage of a child really means.

If I were in your posiDear Mama: I don’t tion, I would consult a know how mature your licensed psychotherapist son is, but most 11-yearor social worker for input old boys idolize their before trying to explain fathers. Jeff has his father this to Jeff, because the on a pedestal because he news is going to be shocksees him only rarely, and ing. However, if your son has no concept of what still wants to live with his the reality of living with birth father when he’s him would be.

18, I don’t think there is At some point your son anything you can do to will need to know EXACT- prevent it.

LY what his father did that got him into trouble Dear Abby: I raised my – without your glossing children to stay with me over it using the vague when we were in a store. description of “inapproThey didn’t touch things priate behavior.” When displayed on the shelves that conversation hapbecause the items were

not theirs and we weren’t going to purchase them.

We didn’t have cellphones when my children grew up.

However, even now I never remove mine from my purse while I’m in a store.

Is there a nice way to tell other shoppers to put their phones away and pay attention to their children while shopping, and suggest that it might not be safe for their kids to run through the aisles or roll canned goods down them? I am not sure about their children’s safety, but I’m positive it isn’t safe for me when their children are acting this way.

– Meme in the West

Dear Meme: No, I don’t think there is. You appear to be part of a generation that had the time (or took the time) to teach these things to their kids.

I agree that children should be taught to respect the property of others and to ask before touching it. I also agree that leaving items in an aisle could be dangerous to shoppers whose attention may be fixed on the store shelves instead of the floor.

But because so many parents today seem to have “forgotten” to convey these important lessons, then caveat emptor – but in this case, let the shopper beware.

Ave., Rochelle, 815-562-5050.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Pinochle, 12:30-3 p.m., Big Room, Whiteside County Senior

Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 6815-622-9230.

Bingo and bridge, 12:30 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815622-9230.

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

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

Farmers Market, 4-6 p.m., Mount Morris Public Library parking lot, 101 E. Front St. Farmers Market, 4-7 p.m., Dixon Riverfront.

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

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

COMMUNITY EVENTS Tuesday, July 15 Open pool, open cards, open Wii games and computer lab, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230.

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

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

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

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

Line dancing, 9 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, 815-562-5050.

Line dancing, 10-11 a.m., Lee County Council on Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815-288-9236.

Community coffee and doughnuts, 10 a.m. Oregon Healthcare Center, 811 S. 10th St., 815-732-7994.

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

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

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

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

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

Pinochle, 1 p.m., Lee County

Council on Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon.

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

Euchre 101, 1 p.m., Robert Fulton Community Center and Transit Facility, 912 Fourth St., Fulton, 815-589-3925.

Sublette Farmers Market, 3-6 p.m., north shelter, Sublette Centennial Park, Sublette, 815849-5425.

Farmers Market, 4-7 p.m., Lanark City Park, 200 W. Claremore St., Lanark. Rain or shine.

Bingo, 7 p.m., Sterling Moose Family Center, 2601 E. Lincolnway, Sterling, 815-625-0354.

Wednesday, July 16 Farmers Market, 7 a.m.-noon, Haymarket Square, 317 W. Third St., Dixon, 815-284-3306.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

July birthday party, 10 a.m., Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry

SUPPORT GROUPS, CLUBS, AND SERVICES Wednesday, July 16 Childhood immunization clinic; women, infants and children clinic; and family planning services, all by appointment only, and WIC nutritional, educational, and coupon pickup, Lee County Health Department, 309 S. Galena Ave., Suite 100, Dixon, 815-284-3371.

Dixon Kiwanis Club meeting, 7 a.m., KSB Hospital private dining room, 403 E. First St..

The Breakfast Club, 8:30 a.m., River’s Edge Inn, 2303 W. First St., Dixon. Serenity Hospice & Home: 815-732-2499.

Mercy Nursing Services free blood pressure clinic, 9-11 a.m., Northland Mall, 2900 E. Lincolnway, Sterling.

Rules of the Road class, 9 a.m., Dixon Senior Center, 100 W. Second St., 815-288-6563.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 9 a.m., closed, Church of the Brethren, 215 North Court St., Dixon.

100 percent recyclable bag class, 9-11 a.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 9 a.m., women’s group; noon; 3:30 p.m.; 7 p.m., Bazaar Americana, 609 W. Third St., Sterling.

Nurturing Program, 9:15 a.m., Sinnissippi Centers Inc., 2611 Woodlawn Road, Sterling, 815625-0013 or 800-782-1584.

Representative from Rock River Center in Oregon, 9:30-11 a.m., Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815-562-5050.

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

Whiteside County Health Department free blood pressure clinic, 10:30-11:30 a.m., Sullivan’s Foods, 300 N. Madison St., Morrison, 815-772-4213.

Blood pressure checks,

10:30-11:30 a.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230.

Mercy Nursing Services free blood pressure clinic, 11 a.m.

-noon, Dixon Food Center – Red Fox, 500 Chicago Ave., Dixon.

BorgWarner retiree lunch, 11:30 a.m., River’s Edge Inn, 2303 W. First St., Dixon.

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

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

Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, closed, grapevine; 6 p.m., closed, Spanish; 3:30 p.m., closed; 7 p.m., closed; Bazaar Americana, 609 W. Third St., Sterling.

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

Lunch and Learn, noon, The Post House, 100 W. Second St., Dixon.

Sauk Valley Alcoholics Anonymous Group, noon, 8 p.m., open, Big Book, 1503 First Ave., Rock Falls, back door.

Mercy Nursing free blood pressure clinic, 12:15-1:15 p.m., Countryside Manor, 625 Countryside Lane, Dixon.

Free blood pressure checks, 1-3 p.m., Amboy Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, 15 W. Wasson Road, Amboy, 815-857-2550.

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

Alcoholics Anonymous, 1:30 p.m., closed, Rochelle Community Hospital, 900 N. Second St. American Red Cross blood drive, 2-6 p.m., 112 W. Second St., Rock Falls. Appointments: 815-625-0382 or 800-733-2767.

Free blood pressure clinic,

3:30-4:30 p.m., Community Room, Odell Library, 307 S. Madison, Morrison.

Women’s Support Group, 5-6:30 p.m., Choices Domestic Violence Program office, 114 W. Market St., Mount Carroll.

Buddy Bags packing, 5-6 p.m., St. Paul Lutheran Church, 421 S. Peoria Ave., Dixon, 815-541-2122.

YWCA sexual abuse survivors women’s group, 5:30-7 p.m., second floor, 115 W. First St., Dixon, bbraid@ywsauk.or or 815625-0333.

Walnut Board of Directors, 5:30 p.m., Walnut Public Library, 101 Heaton St., 815-379-2159.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 5:30 p.m., closed, steps, tradition, United Methodist Church, 201 E. Chicago Ave., Davis Junction.

Special Needs Parent Support Group, 5:30-7:30 p.m., conference room, Sterling Public Library, 102 W. Third St. Pearl, a self-esteem support group of the YWCA Domestic Violence Program, 6 p.m., 815625-0333.

Men’s Cancer Group, 6 p.m., Home of Hope Cancer Wellness Center, 1637 Plock Road, Dixon, 815-288-4673.

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

Dixon Area Detachment Marine Corps League, 7 p.m., Veterans of Foreign Wars, 1560 Franklin Grove Road, Dixon.

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

Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., closed, First Presbyterian Church, 1100 Calvin Road, Rochelle.

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

Alcoholics Anonymous, 8 p.m., closed, Polo Town Hall, 117 N. Franklin.

Thursday, July 17 Childhood immunization clinic; women, infants and children clinic; and family planning services, all by appointment only, Lee County Health Department, 309 S. Galena Ave., Suite 100, Dixon, 815-284-3371.

Abuse Changing team, 815625-0338.

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

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

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

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

Foot health screenings, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815-562-5050.

Senior Computer Basics course, 9-10 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.

Fun with Computers course, 10-11 a.m., 9-10 a.m., Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815-562-5050.

Free blood pressure checks, 10-11:30 a.m., Oregon Healthcare Center, 811 S. 10th St. Prairie State Legal representative, 10 a.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815-732-3252. ’57 Girls, 11:30 a.m., Bombdigity Bar and Grill, 628 Palmyra Road, Dixon.

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

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

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

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

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

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

American Red Cross blood drive, noon-6 p.m., United Methodist Church, 200 W. Lincolnway, Morrison. Appointments: 800733-2767.

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

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

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

Helping Understand Grief for Survivors (HUGS), 5:30-6:30 p.m., Serenity Hospice & Home, 1658 S. state Route 2, Oregon.

Call 815-732-2499 by noon Thursday. If no one calls, the meeting will be canceled.

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

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

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

Lee County Democratic Central Committee, 6:30 p.m., Railside Bar and Grill, 207 Butler St., Nelson, 815-288-9466.

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

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

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

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

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

Marine Corps League, 7 p.m., Rock Falls American Legion, 712 Fourth Ave, 815-625-9058.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Appointment: 815-284-9555.

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DIXON â&#x20AC;&#x201C; A former Amboy man is trying to appeal his conviction for murder that brought him a 90-year prison sentence.

A notice of appeal was filed on Matthew Wellingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s behalf on June 25, the same day Lee County Judge Ron Jacobson

h a n d e d down the sentence. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Any situation like this, we would file a notice Bob of appeal,â&#x20AC;? s a i d B o b Thompson Thompson, Wellingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s attorney. â&#x20AC;&#x153;...

And then itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s up to the appellate defender to determine what issues the

appellate defender wants to present on behalf of the defendant. That can include anything that we had motions on before the trial to any of the evidence or any of the procedures during trial. I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know what those will be, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be up to them.â&#x20AC;?

Welling, 34, who had no previous felony criminal record, was convicted May 19 of first-degree

murder and home invasion.

On July 18, 2012, he murdered Delmar Leroy Daniels in his Amboy home.

Welling, who told police he had no memory of attacking Daniels, broke his jaw, ribs and nose, and inflicted more than 30 cuts and stabs to his head alone, using a broken glass flower vase with jagged edges.

Daniels bled to death.

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Matthew Welling is escorted into the Lee County courtroom June 25 for sentencing. The 34-year-old Amboy man was sentenced to 60 years on the firstdegree murder of Delmar â&#x20AC;&#x153;Leroyâ&#x20AC;? Daniels, and 30 years on a count of home invasion.

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Seizure response dog helps woman

Teen seeks release of Nigerian schoolgirls

Donations made purchase possible for 22-year-old

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HEBRON â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Katelyn Winter is in the middle of a sentence about her grandpa â&#x20AC;&#x201C; about how he, too, had epilepsy â&#x20AC;&#x201C; when some unknown word starting with the letter â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;&#x2122; is cut off. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s something firing off in her brain.

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s small. Winter doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t lose consciousness or convulse this time. But, as her mother quickly explains, Winter, 22, has just had the latest in a life of almost daily seizures that started in 2008 - a life the family hopes will be greatly improved when a seizure response dog joins the family. â&#x20AC;&#x153;See, sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s having one,â&#x20AC;?

Joan Winter said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;OK, this was a short seizure you just witnessed. You see how she was trying to talk and it went ...â&#x20AC;?

She stretches open her mouth as if her jaw has a different agenda than her mind. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Now, she yawns,â&#x20AC;?

Joan Winter said. Sitting across the table, Katelyn Winter yawns. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Now, she might not be able to talk.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;OK, now I canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t talk right,â&#x20AC;? said Katelyn Winter, a graduate of AldenHebron High School. The thought about grandpa has escaped.

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a moment that has become too regular around the Wintersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Hebron household. Winter has a variety of seizures â&#x20AC;&#x201C; grand mal, partial complex, clusters, throat seizures.

Sarah Nader/snader@shawmedia.com

Katelyn Winter, 22, poses for a portrait June 18 at her home in Hebron. Winter has suffered uncontrolled seizures almost daily since she was 15. She recently raised more than $12,000 through an online fundraising campaign to purchase a trained seizure response dog.

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ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The Pakistani teen who survived a Taliban assassination attempt in 2012 marked her 17th birthday Monday with a visit to Nigeria and urged Islamic extremists to free the 219 schoolgirls who were kidnapped there, calling them her â&#x20AC;&#x153;sisters.â&#x20AC;?

Malala Yousafzai, who has become an international symbol for womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s rights in the face of hard-line Islam, said Goodluck Johnathan, Nigeriaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s president, promised to meet for the first time with the abducted girlsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; parents. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My birthday wish this year is â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Bring Back Our Girlsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; now and alive,â&#x20AC;? she said, using the social media slogan that has been picked up around the world to demand freedom for the girls,

who were abducted by the extremist group Boko Haram in April from a school in the remote northeast Nigerian town of Chibok.

Malala appealed directly to their captors as she held hands with some of the girls who escaped. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Lay down your weapons,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Release your sisters. Release my sisters. Release the daughters of this nation.

Let them be free. They have committed no crime. You are misusing the name of Islam ... Islam is a religion of peace.â&#x20AC;?

Malala also spoke against the custom of child brides in Pakistan, a tradition common in Nigeria, too. Boko Haram has threatened to sell some of the girls as brides, if its fighters are not freed.

AP

Pakistani activist Malala Yousafzai receives a gift from Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan on Monday at the Presidential villa in Abuja, Nigeria.

EGYPT

Nation proposes that Israelis, Hamas cease fire CAIRO (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Egypt presented a cease-fire plan Monday to end a week of heavy fighting between Israel and Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip.

The proposal marked the most serious attempt yet by international mediators to end the conflict. A senior Hamas official said the group was open to the plan. Israel had no immediate reaction, but local media quoted officials as saying the government was considering it seriously.

Israel is demanding guarantees of an extended period of quiet, while Hamas seeks an easing of an Israeli-Egyptian blockade on Hamas-controlled Gaza.

Israel launched the offen-

sive last Tuesday, saying it was a response to weeks of heavy rocket fire out of Hamas-ruled Gaza. Palestinian medical officials say 185 people, including dozens of civilians, have been killed. The Israelis have suffered no fatalities, thanks in large part to a new rocket-defense system that has intercepted dozens of incoming projectiles.

With the death toll mounting, both sides have come under increasing international pressure to halt the fighting.

Late Monday, Egyptâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Foreign Ministry announced a three-step plan starting with a temporary ceasefire to go into effect within 12 hours of â&#x20AC;&#x153;unconditional

acceptanceâ&#x20AC;? by the two sides. That would be followed by the opening of Gazaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s border crossings and talks in Cairo between the sides within 2 days, according to the statement.

In a speech broadcast on Al-Jazeera, Ismail Haniyeh, a Hamas leader in Gaza, confirmed that there was â&#x20AC;&#x153;diplomatic movement.â&#x20AC;? He said Hamas was seeking not only an end

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We are looking at the Rule of Seven, which tells a no-trump declarer how long to hold up his only stopper in the suit that the opponents have led. In today’s deal, North and South have six spades.

Subtracting six from seven tells South to hold up his spade ace at trick one, but to take the second trick.

However, is that the right play here?

When you open in no-trump, do not worry – too much –

about an unstopped suit. Here, if South opens one club and West passes (let us assume), North would respond one diamond.

What would South do next?

He would have no accurate rebid.

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He needs one club trick to get home. But should he lead low to his jack or to his king?

He does not have enough data to answer the question.

South needs to know how the spade suit is splitting. So he should hold up twice and take the third round.

Here, declarer learns that West started with five spades.

If West also holds the club ace, the contract cannot be made – South will lose one club and four spades.

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Electronic devices might be the cause of allergic reaction CHICAGO (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Unexplained rash? Check your iPad. It turns out the popular tablet computer might contain nickel, one of the most common allergy-inducing metals.

Recent reports in medical journals detail nickel allergies from a variety of personal electronic devices, including laptops and cellphones. But it was an Apple iPad that caused an itchy body rash in an 11-year-old boy recently treated at a San Diego hospital, according to a report in Mondayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Pediatrics.

Nickel rashes arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t lifethreatening, but they can be very uncomfortable, and they may require treatment with steroids and antibiotics, if the skin eruptions become infected, said Dr. Sharon Jacob, a dermatologist at Rady Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hospital, where the boy was treated. Jacob, who co-wrote the report, said the young patient had to miss school because of the rash.

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A visitor tries out an iPad in April 2012 at an Apple store in Klang, Malaysia. IPads and other electronic devices containing nickel might cause rashes, according to a Monday report in Pediatrics. Whether all iPad models and other Apple devices contain nickel is uncertain. ferent rash all over his body that didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t respond to usual treatment. Skin testing showed he had a nickel allergy, and doctors traced it to an iPad his family had bought in 2010.

Doctors tested the device and detected a chemical found in nickel in the iPadâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s outside coating. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He used the iPad daily,â&#x20AC;? Jacob said.

He got better after putting it in a protective case, she said Whether all iPad models

and other Apple devices contain nickel is uncertain; Apple spokesman Chris Gaither said the company had no comment.

Microsoft also declined to comment on whether its devices contain nickel, said spokeswoman Ryan Bartholomew.

Amy Storey, a spokeswoman for CTIA-The Wireless Association trade group, said nickel isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t widely used in the industryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s productsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; outer coatings, because it can block

radiofrequency signals from reaching the devices.

She said she didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know which makers use it.

People with existing nickel allergies are at risk for rashes from nickel-containing devices.

According to an advisory about cellphones on the website of the Nickel Institute, a global association based in Toronto representing nickel producers, the risk arises from contact with nickel-plated outer surfaces â&#x20AC;&#x153;over prolonged periods of time.â&#x20AC;?

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Drugmakers AbbVie and Shire have entered detailed talks about a possible combination after AbbVie raised its bid once again and offered to give Shire shareholders a bigger stake in the resulting company.

Shire said Monday that North Chicago-based AbbVie is now offering a cash-stock combination valued at $91.10 for each share of Shire, which is headquartered on the British island of Jersey.

The new offer totals roughly $53.68 billion and

represents an increase from AbbVieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s previous proposal, which amounted to more than $51 billion.

Shire PLC shareholders also would own about 25 percent of the combined new company, up from the 24 percent stake proposed in the most recent offer.

Shire had rejected several unsolicited bids from AbbVie Inc. before it asked for another revised proposal earlier this month. Shire said its board would be willing to recommend the latest bid to its shareholders, if the companies resolved

some other terms in the offer, which it did not detail.

The drugmaker said its board has entered â&#x20AC;&#x153;detailed discussionsâ&#x20AC;? with AbbVie over those terms.

Shire makes the attention deficit hyperactivity disorder medication

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MLB All-Star starting matchup Taking the mound first for the American League All-Stars is Seattle’s Felix Hernandez. He is 11-2 with 2.12 ERA, and is first Venezuelan to earn honor.

The Cardinals’ Adam Wainwright will start for the National League. He is 12-4 with 1.83 ERA and has three complete games this season.

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Huskies want Dixon’s Roby Northern Illinois make official offer to junior forward

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Isaiah Roby suffered a minor wrist injury this weekend. Then the soon-to-be junior at Dixon High School and his QC Elite 16U team lost in the championship game of a tournament.

To cap it off, he broke his cell phone and had to scurry to get a loaner.

Roby was in need of some good news, and he got it.

NIU assistant basketball coach Lou Dawkins told Roby to contact Huskies head coach Mark Montgomery at noon on Monday.

“They asked how I did this

School: Dixon High School Year: Junior Parents: Roderick and Danielle Height/Weight: 6-7/185 2013-14 stats: 10.6 points, 8.7 rebounds, 2.7 assists, 1.9 steals, 3.1 blocks. weekend, and I told him that I did OK, but there was a lot I could have done better,” Roby said. “Then they made the offer.”

Montgomery made Roby the first official offer for the Huskies for the Class of 2016.

“I was a little stunned,” Roby

said. “I didn’t know what to say.”

Roby’s QC Elite coach Logan Wynn had told Roby to expect that NIU would offer soon.

The 6-foot-7, 185-pound forward first started looking at Northern Illinois last fall. He attended a football game and toured the facilities.

That was before Roby helped the Dixon Dukes improve from three wins in 2013 to 23 wins in 2014. Dixon also won its first regional title since 1986.

Roby averaged 10.6 points, 8.7 Alex T. Paschal/apaschal@saukvalley.com rebounds, 2.7 assists, 1.9 steals Dixon’s Isaiah Roby shoots during the Dukes’ sectional semifinal and 3.1 blocks. game against Morton. Roby received his first offer from a DiviROBY CONTINUED ON B4 sion I school on Monday. Northern Illinois made the offer.

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Cespedes pulls Derby double

Gasol Spanish for Boozer

Beats Frazier for second straight title

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top me if you’ve heard this before: The best player on the planet is a free agent, but doesn’t choose Chicago.

Another dynamic offensive player is a free agent, but doesn’t choose Chicago.

And so, the Bulls settle for a big man who does not look like a franchisechanger.

This summer, LeBron James was a free agent again and again went somewhere else.

Carmelo Anthony, in the role of Dwyane Wade, was a free agent and stayed with his team.

And so, in the recurring nightmare that is their sad free-agency history, the Bulls win the Carlos Boozer Memorial Consolation Prize known as Pau Gasol.

In case you missed the mess of 2010, the Bulls are served another helping of not landing the gamechanging name.

People who don’t want to admit this is another failure to attract the best will explain that Gasol has better post moves than soon-to-be-amnestied Boozer. Further, Gasol supporters will say he can play the four or the five in place of Taj Gibson or Joakim Noah, respectively.

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Derek Jeter smiles Monday during batting practice for the MLB All-Star game. Jeter, who plans to retire at the end of the season, will bat leadoff for the American League.

Orbiting one star

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Jeter central focus of fans, players

BY DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer

MINNEAPOLIS – Derek Jeter was an elite shortstop winning World Series championships not long after many of baseball’s current greats were born.

With the captain of the New York Yankees set to retire after the season, Jeter’s 14th All-Star game will be his last.

His first one as a starter in 2000 was special, as was the 2008 version at Yankee Stadium. So don’t expect him to declare his final appearance his favorite, or an experience he’ll find himself savoring any more than usual.

“This is a game that I’ve truly always looked forward to. I’ve appreciated the time that I’ve had here. So it’s kind of difficult to say that I’ll try to enjoy it more,” Jeter said on Monday amid a predictably large crowd of cameras and

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MINNEAPOLIS – Oakland’s Yoenis Cespedes became the first repeat winner of the AllStar home run derby in 15 years, powering his way past Cincinnati’s Todd Frazier by a whopping 9-1 in the final round Monday night.

Ken Griffey Jr. took the title in 1998 and 1999.

With a serious, determined look on his face the whole time, Cespedes finished with 28 homers. That was four fewer than last year, when he beat Washington’s Bryce Harper 9-8 in the final round.

Cespedes saved his best for last, a 452-foot blast to the third deck above left field that officially measured as the longest of the night.

When: 6:30 p.m. today Where: Target Field, Minneapolis TV: Fox 2013 result: American League 3, National League 0 reporters during the media interview session for the American League players.

Though the Yankees have been hovering around the .500 mark, Jeter has said many times he’s only focused on chasing another championship, not gathering farewell gifts or reflecting nostalgically on his exceptional career. That part has been left up to everyone else around the game.

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Yoenis Cespedes, of the Oakland Athletics, connects with a pitch during the MLB All-Star Home Run Derby on Monday in Minneapolis. Cespedes won the event for the second consecutive year.

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Driver Morgan Shepherd gets ready to practice for Sundayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Sprint Cup Series at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on Saturday. The 72-year-old Shepherd caused a crash during the race that questioned his ability to compete against the top drivers in NASCAR.

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been almost 2 decades since Morgan Shepherd last ran a full Sprint Cup season, and his last national series victory was in 1993.

He can still probably wheel a race car better than you and most of your friends. That doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t mean the 72-year-old should be racing against the very best drivers in NASCAR. Shepherd drew scrutiny Sunday at New Hampshire Motor Speedway when he caused Joey Logano to crash.

Shepherd was 40th, 16 laps off the pace, when second-place Logano tried to pass the slower car. Replays show little, just that Logano ended up with a wrecked car. He then publicly questioned if there should be driving tests for some competitors.

NASCAR dismissed Loganoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s notion, pointing out Shepherd has been approved to drive since 1970.

Shepherd has 925 starts in NASCARâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s top three levels. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s got four career Sprint Cup vic-

stop him if he showed up in a car that made the field.

Michael Waltrip, at 51, still runs four races a year. His Hall Date Where Place of Fame brother, Darrell, was 53 -ARCH AT 0HOENIX

when he got out of the car, following eight winless seasons. *ULY AT . (AMPSHIRE Point is, rarely does a driver recognize when to call it a career. tories, won 15 Nationwide races Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the case with Shepherd, and even ran a full Nationwide who seems to have embarked on schedule 4 years ago at age 69. a journey to become the oldest â&#x20AC;&#x153;Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been approved for at everything. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the seconddecades,â&#x20AC;? NASCAR vice president of competition Robin Pem- oldest race winner (he was 51 berton said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You take a physical in 1993). He became the oldest at the beginning of the year. You driver to lead laps in a Nationwide race at 70, and last year he pass your physical. You pass became the oldest driver to start inspections with your car, you a Cup race at 72. qualify for the race and you run Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all allowed in a sport the event. He met everything he that often fails to set standards needed to meet.â&#x20AC;? to ensure only the best compete Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the problem. There is no at the top level. In racing, those rule in place â&#x20AC;&#x201C; except for drivwho find the dollars needed to ers under 18 years old â&#x20AC;&#x201C; to stop race get the seats â&#x20AC;&#x201C; often at the someone from competing in a expense of the most talented. national level NASCAR race.

So Shepherd got the funding â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Mark Martin, his back aching probably about $75,000 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; to run and his eyesight no longer what it for Circle Sport Racing at New once was, called it quits last year at Hampshire. For the second time 54. If he wanted to race next week this season, he was in the field at Indianapolis, nobody would with the big boys.

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PLANCHER-LESMINES, France â&#x20AC;&#x201C; After just 10 stages, the two pre-race favorites have crashed out of the Tour de France. And Vincenzo Nibali is wasting little time in showing that heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s now the man to beat.

On Monday, the Italian narrowly dodged a spill

by Alberto Contador that left the two-time Tour champion with a fractured shin. Nibali went on to barrel past a panting breakaway rider to win a fog-and-rain coated, up-and-down

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Thomas Voeckler leads the breakaway during the 10th stage of the Tour de France on Monday.

Stage 10 and recover the yellow jersey that he had lost only a day earlier.

It didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t come easy. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This was the hardest stage Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve ever done in a Grand Tour, with seven climbs and so many

crashes,â&#x20AC;? said Nibali.

Contadorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mishap has given this 101st edition of cyclingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s greatest event a dubious distinction of being the first in recent memory to force out its two top stars

to crash injuries. Five stages earlier, reigning champ Chris Froome quit with a broken wrist and hand sustained in a string of spills.

As the race enters its first rest day today, Nibali â&#x20AC;&#x201C; who has already won the Spanish Vuelta and Italian Giro â&#x20AC;&#x201C; looks on his way to winning his first Tour with just under 2 weeks to go.

When Stage 10 began, many race pundits expected Contador to try to erase his 2 1/2 minute deficit to the Italian.

Instead, it was Contador having the problems.

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BY HUB ARKUSH harkush@chicagofootball.com

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Phil Mickelson plays out of a bunker by the 2nd green during a practice round at Royal Liverpool Golf Club before the start of the British Open in Hoylake, England on Monday.

Mickelson confident about links golf Lefty hopes to turn game around

BY DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer

HOYLAKE, England – Phil Mickelson rolled long putts across the practice green in front of the Royal Liverpool clubhouse, some of them going in, most of them the right distance. He chirped to the caddie of Brandt Snedeker about their money game, a Mickelson tradition at the majors.

Lefty was in good spirits Monday at the British Open, except for having to return the claret jug.

Even that allowed him to reflect on a year of keeping golf’s oldest trophy, and the confidence he finally has when he plays links golf.

“It’s a different feeling for me coming over here now having won this tournament,” Mickelson said. “The way I felt was, ‘Am I ever going to break through and play well on links golf and win an Open Championship?’

Now, I know that I can.

I know that I’ve done it, and it takes a lot of pressure off me.”

Confidence in links golf?

Yes. In his game? That takes a little more work.

Not even Mickelson would have imagined when he left Muirfield last summer that he would not have won another tournament anywhere in the world. This is the longest he has gone without winning in 5 years.

And except for the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship in January, where he was runner-up, Mickelson hasn’t been particularly close.

He has missed three cuts. He withdrew twice after narrowly making the cut because of injuries in San Diego and San Antonio. At the Masters, where he is a three-time champion, Mickelson missed the cut for the first time in 17 years. His lone top 10

on the PGA Tour was last August at The Barclays, a tie for sixth when he closed with a 65.

So why the smile?

“Normally, I would be discouraged or frustrated, but I’m just not,” Mickelson said. “I feel like I’ve had some good breakthroughs in some areas.

I haven’t had the results.

I know I haven’t played well. But the parts feel a lot better than the whole right now. And I don’t know when it will all click together. I don’t know if it will be this week. I don’t know if it will be in 3 weeks or a month or what, but it should be soon.”

He’s running out of time.

Mickelson is No. 12 in the Ryder Cup standings.

He has qualified for every team since 1995 – 2 years after Jordan Spieth was born. He has reached the FedEx Cup finale for the top 30 at the Tour Championship every year since it began in 2007. With only three starts before the playoffs begin, Mickelson is at No. 97.

Then again, it’s easy for Mickelson not to be overly concerned.

He is 44 and has been on tour for half of his life, compiling 42 victories on the PGA Tour and five majors, including that claret jug.

It’s at least been a good year for the jug.

He has taken it to golf clubs and corporate outings, shared it with friends and people he had never met. He has let his caddie, Jim Mackay, take it to pose for pictures.

Mickelson had only one rule.

“One of the things I stressed is that we have to treat the claret jug with reverence and respect that it deserves, and only put good stuff in it,” he said. “No bad stuff was allowed.”

This is the sixth in a series of Bears position breakdowns by the Chicago Football staff leading up to the start of training camp July 25 in Bourbonnais. For more Bears and NFL coverage, visit ChicagoFootball.com.

Today: Defensive end Overview: The Bears were so unhappy with their defensive end play in 2013 that they’ve replaced almost everybody. Three of the top four ends on the roster coming out of training camp last year are gone, with Julius Peppers in Green Bay, Corey Wootton in Minnesota and Cheta Ozougwu waived.

The fourth, Shea McClellin, has been moved back to his college position at linebacker.

Only David Bass and Cornelius Washington return to compete at end, and both may be long shots to make the club.

The Bears committed $30.5 million guaranteed to sign Lamarr Houston away from the Oakland Raiders and Jared Allen from the Vikings, and another $9 million to pry Willie Young out of Detroit.

They will certainly replace Peppers, Wootton and McClellin as this year’s big three. Two more free agents, Trevor Scott and Austen Lane, will compete with Bass, Washington and undrafted rookie free agent Jamil Merrel out of Rutgers, for one or, possibly, two more roster spots as backups.

The centerpiece of this group is Allen, who could be headed for Canton some day. All that’s missing from his résumé is a Super Bowl ring, and he spurned a strong pitch from the Seahawks to come to Chicago. He has had 11 or more sacks in seven straight seasons.

Houston is billed as the best run-stuffing end in the league, a must-have for the Bears after finishing dead last in the NFL last season against the run. But his pass-rushing skills were lacking his first 4 years in the league, all of which were spent in Oakland.

Don’t be surprised if Houston spends as much or more time at the three-technique, as he does at end, in part because it may best fit his skill set, and in part because

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Bears defensive end Jared Allen (69) rushes past tackle Jermon Bushrod during the team’s mini-camp practice in Lake Forest.

Coming Jared Allen Lamarr Houston Willie Young

Going Julius Peppers Henry Melton Corey Wootton Shea McClellin* *– to linebacker general manager Phil Emery has said he wants Houston, Allen and Young all on the field at the same time, and neither Allen nor Young will be playing any tackle.

Position battles: There will be no real battles to watch here as far as playing time goes. Allen will be on the field as close to 60 minutes as he can and still be effective, all the time in obvious passing situations.

Houston will log serious playing time as well, although more of it may be at tackle than end. Expect Houston outside in suspected running and short-yardage situations, and inside the rest of the time.

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Athletics third base coach Mike Gallego again pitched to Cespedes, who went deep 32 times in last year’s derby at Citi Field in New York. Gallego’s arm looked nearly out of gas by the final round, which started after 10:30 p.m.

Cespedes topped Toronto’s Jose Bautista, and Frazier surprisingly beat Miami’s Giancarlo Stanton in the semifinals.

Bautista and Stanton each earned a bye to the semifinals under the new bracketed format, which gave each player seven outs and pitted the survivors from each side in the final round. Bautista went deep 10 times in the

first round, keeping the fans in the second deck above left field on their toes, and Stanton hit six.

That was all, though.

After a long wait for his next turn, Stanton put up a zero in the semifinals and let Frazier advance with only one.

Oh, but Stanton’s six were beauties.

One landed in the third deck above left field, about a half-dozen rows shy of the very top of the ballpark. Another reached the second deck above the centerfield batter’s eye, a place never touched by a ball during an actual game here. Stanton has been credited with three of the 15 longest home runs in the majors this year, including the second-

Jeter remains humble despite stardom STAR

as the AL leadoff man.

“I’m very excited about it, just to say I faced the best,” Wainwright said. “And he is Tampa Bay Rays pitcher undoubtedly one of the best to David Price said Jeter’s final ever play his position.” presence was what excited To Jeter’s left will be second him the most about this year’s baseman Robinson Cano, who event. left the Yankees in the offsea“I know the All-Star game isn’t about a certain player or a son and signed with the Seattle certain team, but I feel like it is. Mariners.

“I’m really happy that I’ll be This is about Derek Jeter. And able to be a part of his final the National League guys, they understand that as well,” Price All-Star game and be on the same team. It’s pretty amazsaid. ing,” Cano said. “He’s one of For Minnesota Twins closer the biggest parts of my career.

Glen Perkins, Jeter has been one of those “guys you can tell He was one of those guys when I first came up, who was there your grandkids about” pitchon and off the field.” ing to.

Jeter was that wide-eyed St. Louis Cardinals pitcher youngster in 1998 when he Adam Wainwright, who’ll appeared in his first All-Star start the All-Star game for the game, in Denver.

National League on Tuesday “Cal was there and I was night at Target Field, will throw his first pitch to Jeter when the afraid to say anything, because 40-year-old steps to the plate it’s Cal Ripken,” Jeter said.

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Young will be on the field most of the time that Houston is inside at tackle, and will give Allen an occasional breather.

The battles here are for the backup spots. Bass flashed occasionally last year and may have the slightest of edges over the rest of the group, with no real leader in the clubhouse going to Bourbonnais.

Keep an eye on: Young is a player the Bears believe is ready to explode and become a doubledigit sack guy, but his $9 million price tag for 3 years wouldn’t have been that hard for the Lions to match if they thought after 4 years of coaching him, he had another step-up in him.

Washington is as impressive a physical specimen as you’ll find in a locker room, but he was a chronic underachiever at Georgia, and has looked like an athlete who’s not real sure how to play football. But new defensive line coach Paul Pasqualoni is a crusty veteran, who knows how to teach the position and could turn out to be just what the doctor ordered for the Bears’ sixthround pick last year.

“Even though I’d played against him, I barely had a chance to talk to him.”

Then there was 1999, in Boston.

“They had all the great players come on the field. I got a tap on my shoulder, and it was Hank Aaron, and he said he was looking for me because he wanted to meet me. He wanted to meet me. That’s something that stands out. That’s one of the best moments I’ve had on the baseball field,” Jeter said.

That kind of humility, instilled in him by his parents as he grew up in Kalamazoo, Michigan, has compelled Jeter to strike up such conversations with his peers around the game. He spoke Monday about being happy for the players getting their first taste this week of the All-Star experience, like Yankees reliever Dellin Betances.

farthest at 484 feet.

Bautista, the AL captain, has 11 home runs in 14 regular-season games here, the most by any visiting player. That’s only one less than Twins cornerstone Joe Mauer, who has played 284 career games at Target Field.

Cespedes, who beat Athletics teammate Josh Donaldson in a tiebreaker after each finished with three in the first round, breezed by Baltimore’s Adam Jones in the second round. Frazier topped NL captain Troy Tulowitzki on the other side.

Colorado’s Justin Morneau, the fan favorite after 10-plus years and four All-Star games for the host Twins, was eliminated in the first round.

Morneau returned to

his roots, and so did the event itself, considering the inaugural contest was held at the Metrodome before the 1985 All-Star game. Admission then was a mere $2, slightly less than the $200-and-up price tags on the derby these days.

The original form was actually a 1960s-era television show, featuring sluggers like Harmon Killebrew of the Twins.

Delayed 54 minutes by light rain on an unseasonably cool night – even for Minnesota – with a start-time temperature of 59 degrees, the contest began with a rainbow protruding from the clouds beyond left-center field that framed this limestone-encased ballpark that opened in 2010.

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Home Runs JAbreu, Chicago, 29; NCruz, Baltimore, 28; Encarnacion, Toronto, 26; Trout, Los Angeles, 22; VMartinez, Detroit, 21; Moss, Oakland, 21; Donaldson, Oakland, 20; Ortiz, Boston, 20; Pujols, Los Angeles, 20.

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The addition of LeBron James to the Cleveland Cavaliers strengthened what was already one of the NBA’s best divisions. The Central Division now features three elite teams with the Cavaliers, the Indiana Pacers and the Chicago Bulls. biggest weakness with a more potent offense.

The most immediate Cavaliers: LeBron concern for Indy is reJames, Andrew signing Lance StephenWiggins son, who led all NBA Bucks: Jabari Parker guards in rebounding Bulls: Derrick Rose and had a league-high (back from injury), five triple-doubles last Pau Gasol season at age 23. Though the Pacers have offered All-Stars in George and him a 5-year, $44 million Roy Hibbert, and a vetcontract, Stephenson eran stabilizer in David is seeking more money West. They haven’t just as an unrestricted free stood still, either. agent, even though some Team president Larry Bird signed former Cleve- believe he hurt his free land swingman C.J. Miles agent stock with his unusual behavior in the to help them stretch the floor, a move George and playoffs.

Stephenson’s return coach Frank Vogel believe would allow Indiana to will help fix the Pacers’

Key additions

retain its starting lineup intact for a third straight season.

And if the Pacers are going to win their third straight division crown for the first time in the franchise’s NBA history, George & Co. will need to be even better than last season.

George is already following one plan.

“I have worked a lot on posting up this summer,” the 6-foot-9, 220-pound small forward said. “I’ve spent a lot of time here working on stuff I can get better at. I’m looking to add bulk and slowly, but surely, I’m doing it.”

Gasol not interested in defense ROSENBLOOM

us? Put the bong down.

Because unless the defensive maniac of a coach is going to ignore Yes. Well. Boozer averGasol’s inability to play aged more points and defense, I can’t find a rebounds when the Bulls spot for Gasol down settled for him 4 years the stretch of a game, ago the way they’re setparticularly a playoff tling for Gasol now, game, and playoff games and Gasol is coming off are the only things that consecutive seasons of matter, and then who’s shooting less than 50 going to get his own shot percent for the first time besides Derrick Rose, in his career. if Rose can still do that Also, like Boozer, Gasol is after two knee surgeries? not driven to play defense.

If the younger and betSee, that’s the thing when ter Noah and Gibson you try to sell a fan base couldn’t stop Nene and on a player who can get Marcin Gortat, then what his own shot down low: happens when a 34-yearHe has to be in the game old tries? to get those shots.

Speaking of being 34, Do you think Tom how will Gasol survive Thibodeau is going to the minutes Thibodeau settle for trading baskets likes to play his starters? in the fourth quarter? Is By not playing him in that how things are going the fourth quarters, I down with the Bulls now? guess, and doesn’t that Thibodeau is going all sound like Boozer 2.0?

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ing like he wanted to win, Gasol turned down the Lakers and Hawks.

Interestingly for someone allegedly looking for a chance to win, Gasol was pursued by the Spurs and Thunder, both of whom are better than the Bulls.

The Spurs are the reigning champs, while the Thunder are next in line.

Arguably, then, Gasol took the stupid way out.

If the reigning champs want you, and you want to win another title, then the choice should be easy.

But no. Gasol ran from a chance to play with the best team in the league, and perhaps it was because the Western Conference is tough every night.

Arguably, then, Gasol took the easy way out. He chose to come to the LaZ-Boy that is the Eastern Conference, where teams make the playoffs even

while trying to miss them.

I had a cup of coffee with Bulls general manager Gar Forman a couple Saturdays ago.

None of the free-agent prizes had committed at that point. Whatever the result, Forman assured me, the Bulls would have a better team.

Any team without Boozer is better, so technically, he’s right. But James is still in the conference, Anthony isn’t in Chicago, and Rose’s injury pattern is still haunting the Bulls roster, payroll and financial flexibility.

The Bulls settled for a free-agent big man from the conference where nobody guards much, and that new free agent will play for a coach who demands defense first.

Summer reruns for the Bulls. Again. Always, I guess.

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Roby said he’s not in a hurry to make a decision on his school. He has also made visits to Iowa and Illinois State.

The recruiting website prephoopsillinois.com lists Drake, North Dakota State, Northern Iowa, Northwestern and Wisconsin as other Division I schools that are recruiting him.

“They like the way that he can handle the ball,” Dixon coach Jason Mead said. “He’s the best passer that I have ever coached. Part of that is because he is tall, but it’s also because he has great vision.

“I think teams like the potential for growth both physically and as a player. He might still get taller, and he’s going to

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BY MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer

INDIANAPOLIS – The road to another Eastern Conference final just got a whole lot tougher for the Indiana Pacers.

In less than a month, they’ve seen their division transformed from Lottery Central to the NBA’s center of attention.

LeBron James’ decision to go home has Cleveland back on the list of title contenders.

The addition of Pau Gasol and the return of a healthy Derrick Rose could give the Bulls their most formidable lineup in three seasons.

The Bucks used the league’s worst record to add No. 2 overall pick Jabari Parker, and struggling Detroit has signed three free agents to go with Andre Drummond and Brandon Jennings. And, the twotime defending division champ Pacers were the best regular-season team in the East last season.

“It’s safe to say that whoever is coming out of the East [in the NBA Finals] might be a Central Division team,” Pacers swingman Paul George said after James broke the free-agent logjam and turned the Central Division race upside down. “Once again, we’ve got our plate full.

But we like our chances.”

They should.

The Pacers had the league’s best defense the past two seasons, still have a pair of two-time

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Dixon junior Isaiah Roby is already drawing Division I interest, including a scholarship offer from Northern Illinois University. fill out. He’s got a lot of work to do on the court, but he’s not afraid to put in the work.”

Roby says that recruiters tell him that he’ll project as a shooting guard or wing at the college level.

He already handles some of those roles on the Dukes and the QC Elite.

“I’ll do a lot of trailing

the play and be there for a 3,” Roby said. “And they have me working on guarding everyone on the floor. I’ll guard a forward, and then jump out to guard a point guard.”

Roby says that recruiters aren’t concerned about adding weight, but want him to work on increasing his lean muscle.

“I’m not going to do a lot of banging under the basket in college,” Roby said. “I’ll be away from the hoop more. They want me to be strong, but not to add weight and lose mobility.”

As far as Northern Illinois, the Huskies are heading into their fourth season under Montgomery.

After back-to-back fivewin seasons, the Huskies went 15-17 in 2013-14.

The turnaround was the greatest in program history.

“It’s important for Isaiah to look what fits best for him,” Mead said. “It’s also important for him to see how he fits into the program. There are a lot of factors to look at.”

Roby is undecided on his educational path, but he says he wants to pursue something in the science department.

Runs Batted In MiCabrera, Detroit, 75; NCruz, Baltimore, 74; JAbreu, Chicago, 73; Trout, Los Angeles, 73; Encarnacion, Toronto, 70; Moss, Oakland, 66; Donaldson, Oakland, 65.

Pitching Tanaka, New York, 12-4; Porcello, Detroit, 12-5; Richards, Los Angeles, 11-2; FHernandez, Seattle, 11-2; Kazmir, Oakland, 11-3; Scherzer, Detroit, 11-3; Gray, Oakland, 10-3.

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NL Leaders G AB Tulowitzki Col 89 310 MaAdams StL 81 301 AMcCutchen Pit 93 355 McGehee Mia 93 361 Lucroy Mil 88 340 Morneau Col 89 333 Puig LAD 90 343 Gennett Mil 84 282 Goldschmidt Ari 95 357 Blackmon Col 93 350

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Home Runs Stanton, Miami, 21; Tulowitzki, Colorado, 21; Rizzo, Chicago, 20; Frazier, Cincinnati, 19; Byrd, Philadelphia, 18; AMcCutchen, Pittsburgh, 17; JUpton, Atlanta, 17.

Runs Batted In Stanton, Miami, 63; Goldschmidt, Arizona, 61; AMcCutchen, Pittsburgh, 61; AdGonzalez, Los Angeles, 60; Morneau, Colorado, 60; Desmond, Washington, 57; Howard, Philadelphia, 56.

Pitching Simon, Cincinnati, 12-3; Wainwright, St. Louis, 12-4; Kershaw, Los Angeles, 11-2; Greinke, Los Angeles, 11-5; Ryu, Los Angeles, 10-5; JDe La Rosa, Colorado, 10-6; Cueto, Cincinnati, 10-6.

2014 Home Run Derby Monday’s result At Target Field, Minneapolis American League First Round Tot Long Jose Bautista, Toronto 10 428 Adam Jones, Baltimore 4 426 Josh Donaldson, Oakland 3 406 Yoenis Cespedes, Oakland 3 418 Brian Dozier, Minnesota 2 372 National League First Round Tot Long Giancarlo Stanton, Miami 6 430 Troy Tulowitzki, Colorado 4 402 Todd Frazier, Cincinnati 2 427 Justin Morneau, Colorado 2 409 Yasiel Puig, L.A. Dodgers 0 000 Swing Off American League Yoenis Cespedes, Oakland 2 Josh Donaldson, Oakland 1 National League Todd Frazier, Cincinnati 1 Justin Morneau, Colorado 0 American League Second Round Tot Long Yoenis Cespedes, Oakland 9 422 Adam Jones, Baltimore 3 418 National League Second Round Tot Long Todd Frazier, Cincinnati 6 417 Troy Tulowitzki, Colorado 2 419 American League Semifinals Tot Long Yoenis Cespedes, Oakland 7 447 Jose Bautista, Toronto 4 424 National League Semifinals Tot Long Todd Frazier, Cincinnati 1 365 Giancarlo Stanton, Miami 0 000 Finals Tot Long Yoenis Cespedes, Oakland 9 452 Todd Frazier, Cincinnati 1 393 Home Run Derby Winners 2014 — Yoenis Cespedes, Oakland (Target Field) 2013 — Yoenis Cespedes, Oakland (Citi Field) 2012 — Prince Fielder, Detroit Tigers (Kauffman Stadium) 2011 — Robinson Cano, N.Y. Yankees (Chase Field) 2010 — David Ortiz, Boston Red Sox (Angel Stadium) 2009 — Prince Fielder, Milwaukee Brewers (Busch Stadium) 2008 — Justin Morneau, Minnesota Twins (Yankee Stadium) 2007 — Vladimir Guerrero, Los Angeles Angels (AT&T Park) 2006 — Ryan Howard, Philadelphia Phillies (PNC Park) 2005 — Bobby Abreu, Philadelphia Phillies (Comerica Park) 2004 — Miguel Tejada, Baltimore Orioles (Minute Maid Park) 2003 — Garret Anderson, Anaheim Angels (U.S. Cellular Field) 2002 — Jason Giambi, New York Yankees (Miller Park) 2001 — Luis Gonzalez, Arizona Diamondbacks (Safeco Field) 2000 — Sammy Sosa, Chicago Cubs (Turner Field)

1999 — Ken Griffey Jr., Seattle Mariners (Fenway Park) 1998 — Ken Griffey Jr., Seattle Mariners (Coors Field) 1997 — Tino Martinez, New York Yankees (Jacobs Field) 1996 — Barry Bonds, San Francisco Giants (Veterans Stadium) 1995 — Frank Thomas, Chicago White Sox (The Ballpark in Arlington) 1994 — Ken Griffey Jr., Seattle Mariners (Three Rivers Stadium) 1993 — Juan Gonzalez, Texas Rangers (Camden Yards) 1992 — Mark McGwire, Oakland Athletics (Jack Murphy Stadium) 1991 — Cal Ripken, Baltimore Orioles (SkyDome) 1990 — Ryne Sandberg, Chicago Cubs (Wrigley Field)

Auto racing NASCAR Sprint Cup Points Leaders Through July 13 1. Jeff Gordon, 670; 2. Dale Earnhardt Jr., 658; 3. Brad Keselowski, 634; 4. Matt Kenseth, 621; 5. Jimmie Johnson, 598; 6.

Carl Edwards, 574; 7. Ryan Newman, 573; 8. Kyle Busch, 567; 9. Joey Logano, 551; 10. Clint Bowyer, 548; 11. Paul Menard, 541; 12. Denny Hamlin, 530; 13. Kevin Harvick, 528; 14. Kyle Larson, 524; 15.

Austin Dillon, 524; 16. Greg Biffle, 519; 17. Kasey Kahne, 515; 18. Brian Vickers, 507; 19. Tony Stewart, 502; 20. Marcos Ambrose, 489.

NASCAR Sprint Cup ScheduleWinners Through July 13 Feb. 15 — x-Sprint Unlimited (Denny Hamlin) Feb. 20 — x-Budweiser Duel 2 (Denny Hamlin) Feb. 20 — x-Budweiser Duel 1 (Matt Kenseth) Feb. 23 — Daytona 500 (Dale Earnhardt Jr.) March 2 — The Profit on CNBC 500 (Kevin Harvick) March 9 — Kobalt 400 (Brad Keselowski) March 16 — Food City 500 (Carl Edwards) March 23 — Auto Club 400 (Kyle Busch) March 30 — STP 500 (Kurt Busch) April 7 — Duck Commander 500 (Joey Logano) April 12 — Bojangles’ Southern 500 (Kevin Harvick) April 26 — Toyota Owners 400 (Joey Logano) May 4 — Aaron’s 499 (Denny Hamlin) May 10 — 5-hour ENERGY 400 (Jeff Gordon) May 16 — x-Sprint Showdown (Clint Bowyer) May 17 — x-NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race (Jamie McMurray) May 25 — Coca-Cola 600 (Jimmie Johnson) June 1 — FedEx 400 benefiting Autism Speaks (Jimmie Johnson) June 8 — Pocono 400 (Dale Earnhardt Jr.) June 15 — Quicken Loans 400 (Jimmie Johnson) June 22 — Toyota/Save Mart 350 (Carl Edwards) June 28 — Quaker State 400 (Brad Keselowski) July 6 — Coke Zero 400 (Aric Almirola) July 13 — Camping World RV Sales 301 (Brad Keselowski) July 27 — The John Wayne Walding 400 at The Brickyard, Indianapolis Aug. 3 — GoBowling.com 400, Long Pond, Pa. Aug. 10 — Cheez-It 355 at The Glen, Watkins Glen, N.Y. Aug. 17 — Pure Michigan 400, Brooklyn, Mich.

Aug. 23 — Irwin Tools Night Race, Bristol, Tenn.

Aug. 31 — Atlanta 500, Hampton, Ga. Sep. 6 — Federated Auto Parts 400, Richmond, Va. Sep. 14 — Chicagoland 400, Joliet, Ill. Sep. 21 — Sylvania 300, Loudon, N.H. Sep. 28 — AAA 400, Dover, Del. Oct. 5 — Hollywood Casino 400, Kansas City, Kan. Oct. 11 — Bank of America 500, Concord, N.C. Oct. 19 — GEICO 500, Talladega, Ala. Oct. 26 — Goody’s Headache Relief Shot 500, Ridgeway, Va. Nov. 2 — AAA Texas 500, Fort Worth, Texas Nov. 9 — Quicken Loans Race for Heroes 500, Avondale, Ariz.

Nov. 16 — Ford EcoBoost 400, Homestead, Fla.

Transactions ATHLETICS COURT OF ARBITRATION FOR SPORT — Reduced 18-month doping bans for Jamaican sprinters Asafa Powell and Sherone Simpson to six months.

BASEBALL American League HOUSTON ASTROS — Optioned RHP David Martinez to Oklahoma City (PCL).

National League ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS — Recalled RHP Trevor Cahill from Reno (PCL).

Optioned RHP Mike Bolsinger to Reno.

BASKETBALL National Basketball Association DETROIT PISTONS — Signed G Jodie Meeks to a multi year contract.

MIAMI HEAT — Signed F Josh McRoberts and G Mario Chalmers.

HOCKEY National Hockey League CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS — Named Kevin Dineen assistant coach.

DALLAS STARS — Signed D Julius Honka to a three-year entry-level contract.

Cycling Tour de France Results Results Monday from the 161-kilometer (100-mile) Stage 10 from Mulhouse to La Planche des Belles Filles of the Tour de France (top 15 finishers) 1. Vincenzo Nibali, Italy, Astana Pro Team, 4 hours, 27 minutes, 26 seconds.

2. Thibaut Pinot, France, FDJ.fr, 4:27:41 behind.

3. Alejandro Valverde Belmonte, Spain, Movistar Team, 4:27:46.

4. Jean-Christophe Peraud, France, Ag2r La Mondiale, 4:27:46.

5. Romain Bardet, France, Ag2r La Mondiale, 4:27:48.

6. Tejay Van Garderen, United States, BMC Racing Team, 4:27:48.

7. Richie Porte, Australia, Team Sky, 4:27:51.

8. Leopold Konig, Czech Republic, Team NetApp-Endura, 4:28:16.

9. Joaquim Rodriguez, Spain, Katusha Team, 4:28:18.

10. Mikel Nieve Iturralde, Spain, Team Sky, 4:28:20.

11. Daniel Navarro Garcia, Spain, Cofidis, Solutions Credits, 4:28:30.

12. Bauke Mollema, Netherlands, BelkinPro Cycling Team, 4:28:32.

13. Rui Alberto Costa, Portugal, LampreMerida, 4:28:32.

14. John Gadret, France, Movistar Team, 4:28:34.

15. Haimar Zubeldia Agirre, Spain, Trek Factory Racing, 4:28:34.

Overall standings 1. Vincenzo Nibali, Italy, Astana Pro Team, 42 hours, 33 minutes, 38 seconds.

2. Richie Porte, Australia, Team Sky, 42:36:01 behind.

3. Alejandro Valverde Belmonte, Spain, Movistar Team, 42:36:25.

4. Romain Bardet, France, Ag2r La Mondiale, 42:36:39.

5. Tony Gallopin, France, Lotto-Belisol, 42:36:50.

6. Thibaut Pinot, France, FDJ.fr, 42:37:25.

7. Tejay Van Garderen, United States, BMC Racing Team, 42:37:34.

8. Jean-Christophe Peraud, France, Ag2r La Mondiale, 42:37:35.

9. Rui Alberto Costa, Portugal, LampreMerida, 42:37:36.

10. Bauke Mollema, Netherlands, BelkinPro Cycling Team, 42:37:46.

11. Jurgen Van Den Broeck, Belgium, Lotto-Belisol, 42:37:56.

12. Jakob Fuglsang, Denmark, Astana Pro Team, 42:38:09.

13. Michal Kwiatkowski, Poland, Omega Pharma - Quick Step Cyling Team, 42:38:17.

14. Geraint Thomas, Wales, Team Sky, 42:38:55.

15. Mikel Nieve Iturralde, Spain, Team Sky, 42:39:41.

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SAUK VALLEY NOTICE TO BIDDERS

Sealed proposals for the improvement described below will be received at the office of the City Clerk, City of Morrison, 200 West Main Street, Morrison, Illinois 61270 until 10:00 o'clock A.M., on Friday, July 28th, 2014. Proposals will be opened and read publicly at 10:00 o'clock A.M. July 28, 2014 at the office of City Clerk, City or Morrison, 200 West Main Street, Morrison, Illinois 61270. Proposals will be opened and read publicly at that time.

Description of Work Name: VARIOUS Length Location: Various locations in the City of Morrison Proposed Improvement: Project includes Portland Cement Concrete Sidewalk Replacement, Curb and Gutter Replacement, and related appurtenances.

Bidders Instructions Bid documents may be obtained at Morrison City Hall, 200 West Main Street, Morrison, Illinois 61270.

Prequalification of contractors is not required for this project.

All proposals must be accompanied by a proposal guaranty as provided in BLRS Special Provision for Bidding Requirements and Conditions for Contract Proposals.

The Awarding Authority reserves the right to waive technicalities and to reject any or all proposals as provided in BLRS Special Provision for Bidding Requirements and Conditions for Contract Proposals.

Bidders need not return the entire contract proposal when bids are submitted unless otherwise required. Portions of the proposal that must be returned include the following: a. BLR 12210 - Contract Cover b. BLR 12220 - Notice to Bidders c. BLR 12221 - Contract Proposals d. BLR 12222 - Contract Schedule of Prices e. BLR 12223 - Signatures f. BLR 12230 - Proposal Bid Bond (if applicable) g. BLR 12325 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Apprenticeship or Training Program Certification (do not use for federally funded projects) The quantities appearing in the bid schedule are approximate and are prepared for the comparison of bids. Payment to the Contractor will be made only for the actual quantities of work performed and accepted or materials furnished according to the contract. The scheduled quantities of work may be done and materials to be furnished may be increased, decreased or omitted as hereinafter provided.

Submission of a bid shall be conclusive assurance and warranty the bidder has examined the plans and understands all requirements for the performance of work. The bidder will be responsible for all errors in the proposal resulting from failure or neglect to conduct an in depth examination. The Awarding Authority will, in no case be responsible for any costs, expenses, losses or changes in anticipated profits resulting from such failure or neglect of the bidder.

The bidder shall take no advantage of any error or omission in the proposal and advertised contract.

If a special envelope is supplied by the Awarding Authority, each proposal should be submitted in that envelope furnished by the Awarding Agency and the blank spaces on the envelope shall be filled in correctly to clearly indicate its contents. When an envelope other than the special one furnished by the Awarding Authority is used, it shall be clearly marked to clearly indicate its contents. When sent by mail, the sealed proposal shall be addressed to the Awarding Authority at the address and in care of the official in whose office the bids are to be received. All proposals shall be filed prior to the time and at the place specified in the Notice to Bidders. Proposals received after the time specified will be returned to the bidder unopened.

Permission will be given to a bidder to withdraw a proposal if the bidder makes the request in writing or in person before the time for opening proposals.

By Order of City of Morrison (Awarding Authority)

STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT LEE COUNTY

ESTATE OF: MARGARET I. RAU Deceased No. 14 P 45 Notice is given of the death of Margaret I. Rau whose address was 814 Chula Vista, Dixon, IL 61021.

Letters of office were issued on July 7, 2014, to John C. Rau, 44 Cocoanut Row, Palm Beach, FL 33480, and Susan M. Rau, independent Executors whose attorney is James E. Goodman, Jr. Notice to Heirs & Legatees Notice is hereby given to John C. Rau and Susan M. Rau, and Unknown Heirs, who are heirs or legatees of the above proceeding.

To probate a will and whose name and address is not stated in the petition to admit the will to probate, that an order was entered by the Court on July 7, 2014, admitting the will to probate.

Within 42 days after the effective date of the original order of admission, you may file a petition with the Court to require proof of the will by testimony of the witnesses to the will in open court or other evidence, as provided in section 6-21 of the Probate Act of 1975 (755 ILCS 5/621). You will also have the right under section 8-2 of the Probate Act of 1975 (755 ILCS 5/8-1) to contest the validity of the will by filing a petition with the Court within 6 months after the admission of the will to probate.

The estate will be administered without Court within 6 months after the admission of the will to probate.

The estate will be administered without Court Supervision, unless under Section 28-4 of the Probate Act of 1975 (755 ILCS 5/28-4) any interested person terminates independent administration at any time by mailing or delivering a petition to terminate the Circuit Court Clerk.

Claims against the estate may be filed in the Office of Denise McCaffrey-Ehrmann, Circuit Court Clerk, 309 S. Galena Avenue, Suite 320, Dixon, Illinois, or with the representative of bvoth on or before January 29. 2015, any claim not filed within that period is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the Circuit Court Clerk must be mailde or delivered to the representative and to the attorney, if any, within, ten (10) days after it has been filed with the Circuit Clerk. /s/ DENISE MCCAFFREY-EHRMANN, Clerk for the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit Court James E. Goodman, Jr. Attorney No. #6274347 O'Connor & Thomas, P.C. 700 Locust Street, Suite 200 Dubuque, IA 52001 July 15, 22, 29, 2014 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 14TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WHITESIDE COUNTY - MORRISON, ILLINOIS 14 CH 00059 JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association PLAINTIFF

Vs.

Kelly J. Touiri; Unknown Owners and Nonrecord Claimants

Melanie Schroeder Municipal Clerk

DEFENDANTS

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July 15, 2014 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WHITESIDE COUNTY - MORRISON ILLINOIS

JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association Plaintiff, vs.

NOTICE BY PUBLICATION NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU: Unknown Owners and Nonrecord Claimants That this case has been commenced in this Court against you and other defendants, praying for the foreclosure of a certain Mortgage conveying the premises described as follows, to-wit: LOT A-11, EXCEPT THE NORTHERLY 17.5 FEET THEREOF, OF WILLIAM F. PITNEY'S SECOND SUBDIVISION, BEING A PART OF THE NORTH HALF OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 22, TOWNSHIP 21 NORTH, RANGE 7 EAST OF THE 4TH P.M., WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS; ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED JUNE 15, 1939 IN PLAT BOOK 8, PAGE 70.

Brian L. Handel Defendants.

13 CH 197 2005 22nd Avenue, Sterling, IL 61081 Judge Stanley B. Steines NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause on April 16, 2014, Whiteside County Sheriff will on August 7, 2014, at the hour of 10:00AM at Whiteside County Courthouse, 200 E. Knox Street(Third Floor Lobby), Morrison, IL 61270, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described mortgaged real estate:

COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 712 E. 13th Street Sterling, IL 61081

Lot 9 in Northview Heights Addition, being a part of the Southeast Quarter of Section 15, Township 21 North, Range 7 East of the 4th P.M., City of Sterling, Whiteside County, Illinois, according to recorded plat thereof filed May 7, 1957 in Book 10 of Plats at page 58 as Document No. 251628.

the Mortgagor(s), to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as Nominee for Premier Home Mortgage, Inc., as Mortgagee, and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Whiteside County, Illinois, as Document No. 2013-05583; 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.

Commonly known as 2005 22nd Avenue, Sterling, IL 61081 Parcel Number(s): 11-15-427-024 The real estate is improved with a Single Family Residence.

Sale terms: Bidder's must present, at the time of sale, a cashier's or certified check for 10% of the successful bid amount. The balance of the successfully bid shall be paid within 24 hours, by similar funds. The subject property is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition.

The sale is further subject to confirmation by the Court. The property will NOT be open for inspection.

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

For information call Plaintiff's Attorney, Manley Deas Kochalski LLC, One East Wacker, Suite 1250, One East Wacker, Suite 1250. Phone number: 312-651-6700. Attorney file number: 13-038291.

Laura A. Duplantier MANLEY DEAS KOCHALSKI LLC Attorneys for Plaintiff One East Wacker, Suite 1250 Chicago, IL 60601 Telephone: 312-651-6700 Fax: 614-220-5613 Attorney. No.: 6297986

and which said Mortgage was made by: Kelly J. Touiri

NOW, THEREFORE, UNLESS YOU file your answer or otherwise file your appearance in this case in the Office of the Clerk of this Court, Susan E. Ottens Whiteside Courthouse 200 E. Knox Street Morrison, IL 61270 on or before August 14, 2014, A DEFAULT MAY BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU AT ANY TIME AFTER THAT DAY AND A JUDGMENT MAY BE ENTERED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRAYER OF SAID COMPLAINT. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. Attorneys for Plaintiff 15W030 North Frontage Road, Suite 100 Burr Ridge, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 DuPage # 15170 Winnebago # 531 Our File No. 14-14-09294 NOTE: This law firm is deemed to be a debt collector.

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HEALTH / MEDICAL

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CNA needed, weekends, Sterling area, Hoyer lift experience necessary Please send replies to Box #1237, c/o Sauk Valley Classifieds, P.O. Box 498, Sterling, IL 61081 or 779-2451647

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Looking for CDL drivers, for local and over the road positions, some experience preferred.

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Brechon Farm Services, Inc. is looking for Farm Help FT or PT $18/hr.

Send resumes to: 1270 IL. State Route 26 S. Dixon, IL 61021

Brechon Farm Services, Inc. is Now Hiring for Mechanics FT or PT $30/hr.

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Angelo's II & lll now accepting applications for Part time Bartender Hostess and Server positions. Apply in person at 2405 W. 4th St., Sterling, 10am-4pm, Mon. Tues., Thurs., Fri. No phone calls.

Busy, upscale area restaurant seeking part-time event staff, bartenders, wait staff, bussers, and dishwashers.

Positions available for days, nights, and weekends, with potential for advancement.

Please send replies to Box #:1235 ,c/o Sauk Valley Classifieds, P.O.Box 498, Sterling, IL 61081

NEW TODAY Carroll County Locker Slaughter Floor Apply in person at Carroll County Locker, 122 E. Carroll, Lanark, IL 61046

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Drivers Wanted !Class A CDL !Clean MVR !Good CSA Score !Assigned Peterbilts !Preloaded Trailers !Paid Vacations !Home Weekends !Health Insurance !Min 6 months !Verifiable Experience 800-397-6387x18 Drivers: Immediate Linehaul Openings!

Great Home-Time, Pay & Benefits!

CDL-A w/Hazmat & Twins, 1yr. Exp. Req. (EOE/AA) Old Dominion Freight Line. Call Felix Sauceda: 1-309794-0862 Full Time Shop Mechanic, with Class B CDL, welding and refuse truck experience.

Premium paid for right candidate.

Tidy Bug Inc. Dixon IL. 815-739-6051 Growing & Established Heating & Air Conditioning Company seeks motivated Service Technician for residential & light commercial service & installation.

At least 4 yrs. experience required.

Please send resume to Box #1236 c/o Sauk Valley Classifieds, P.O. Box 498, Sterling, IL 61081 HELP WANTED Withers Broadcasting of Sterling/ Rock Falls is now accepting applications for 2 sales positions. If you are looking for a career change you owe it to yourself to check this opportunity out. Full training is provided. Stop by out ofat 3101 fices Freeport Rd. in Sterling. To find out more, or call us at 815-625-3400 WITHERS BROADCASTING IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WHITESIDE COUNTY - MORRISON ILLINOIS JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association Plaintiff, vs.

Brian L. Handel Defendants.

13 CH 197 2005 22nd Avenue, Sterling, IL 61081 Judge Stanley B. Steines NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause on April 16, 2014, Whiteside County Sheriff will on August 7, 2014, at the hour of 10:00AM at Whiteside County Courthouse, 200 E. Knox Street(Third Floor Lobby), Morrison, IL 61270, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described mortgaged real estate: Commonly known as 2005 22nd Avenue, Sterling, IL 61081 Parcel Number(s): 11-15-427-024 The real estate is improved with a Single Family Residence.

Sale terms: Bidder's must present, at the time of sale, a cashier's or certified check for 10% of the successful bid amount. The balance of the successfully bid shall be paid within 24 hours, by similar funds.

The subject property is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the Court.

The property will NOT be open for inspection.

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

For information call Plaintiff's Attorney, Manley Deas Kochalski LLC, One East Wacker, Suite 1250, One East Wacker, Suite 1250. Phone number: 312-651-6700. Attorney file number: 13-038291.

Laura A. Duplantier MANLEY DEAS KOCHALSKI LLC Attorneys for Plaintiff One East Wacker, Suite 1250 Chicago, IL 60601 Telephone: 312-651-6700 Fax: 614-220-5613 Attorney. No.: 6297986

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NEW TODAY Hiring Part-time school bus drivers for the 2014/2015 school year.

Great for retirees & stay home parents.

At least 21 years of age with good driving record.

Paid training. Apply in person Illinois Central School Bus, 1335 Franklin Grove Rd Dixon IL (behind the school district where buses park) EOE 815-284-8600 Over the road Team Drivers needed. Please call Richard Phillips for more information at 928-715-8184 Parkway Center has an opening for a PT 11-7 cook with experience & a PT 4-7 dietary aide. Interested persons can pick up an application M-F 8-4 at 1801 Ave. G, Sterling. No phone calls.

Position Opening An area non profit agency is currently seeking a full time (30-40 hrs/week) community relations specialist and program manager.

We are looking for a motivated person with knowledge of the area to assist members with programming needs.

Bachelor's Degree and prior customer service experience preferred, must have excellent computer skills.

Please send replies to Box #:1231 ,c/o Sauk Valley Classifieds, P.O.Box 498, Sterling, IL 61081 Receptionist Needed Part Time Required: Good customer service skills, phone skills, and computer experience Please send replies to: Box #1234 c/o Sauk Valley Classifieds, P.O. Box 498, Sterling, IL 61081 TanTara Transportation is seeking Owner Operators to join our DryVan or Flatbed division. Home Time as requested. Call Dave @ 800-6500292 or apply online at www.tantara.us

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TO OUR

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.

Want A Career Operating Heavy Equipment? Bulldozers, Backhoes, Excavators.

“Hands On Training”& Certifications Offered. National Average 18-22 Hourly!

Lifetime Job Placement Assistance. VA Benefits Eligible! 1-866362-6497 Wanted temporary full time help as Agricultural Labor long hours with pay depending on experience, drivers license required.

Must be reliable, applicant subject to drug testing, no cell phones allowed, apply in person.

Franks Flying Service 12677 Black Rd. Morrison Illinois

CHILD CARE

512

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 lispecifically censed 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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FULLTIME SERVICE TECHNICIAN

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DETAILER & MAINTENANCE

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APPLY IN PERSON AT: Jeff Bright RV Center 2109 Industrial Park Road Rock Falls, Illinois 61071 May Interview on the Spot!

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Openings for 1st shift for infants & pre-school children, openings for overnight children any age, 4Cs accepted, license & first aid certified, 20 yrs. exp., Rock Falls, 815-625-7544 or 815-441-4946 License #496342-02

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USDA Real Estate Auction - August 1st at 5:30 PM. 2 4 Unit Buildings, E. Kimball St, Tampico, IL. Contact Bearrows Auction Co. at 815-5625113, www.Bearrows.com

I Buy: Antique furniture, fishing tackle, toys, post cards junk. 815-445-6151

APPLIANCES

710

CLOVER HILLS

RENT TO OWN

AREA GARAGE SALES 624

TV’S APPLIANCES

815.625.8529 515

LPN looking to be a Companion, Private Nurse or PerAssistant. sonal Reasonable rates.

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WE'RE HIRING CDL-A Truck Driver Solo & Teams Up to $5,000 Signon Bonus & $.56 CPM! Dedicated Opportunities Available!

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AUCTIONS

AUCTIONS

ROCK FALLS GARAGE SALES 624

30” cook top, elec. coil, $50. Like new.

Call 815-505-1984.

27689 Knief Rd. Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday 1-?

Make offer and take it with you!

4yr 36” Whirlpool stainless steel refrigerator Moved & won't fit. $600.

815-626-2974 Reliable, LIKE NEW used appliances, cmsappliance.net (815)626-1003

STERLING GARAGE SALES 624 Tues. 9:30-5:30 Wed. 8-5:30 614 W. 10th St. Lots of nice clothes boys, girls, womens & mens.

Too much to list, garage full, come and see!

FURNITURE

755

2 brown Faux armless leather, chairs. Like new! for Purchased $300 ea. Will sell 2 for $400. 815-2887820

Delivery/Warehouse Position

615

Full time Delivery/Warehouse Position available. Must be neat, organized, enjoy working with people and have a good driving record. This position involves delivery of furniture and/or appliances and electronics; therefore, heavy lifting may be required. Benefits package included.

FIREARM AUCTION LARGEST IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS MATTOON, IL SATURDAY JULY 19TH 9AM 800+ Firearms Center Fire Sporting & Bench Rifles, AR-15s, AK's, SKS's, MORE! Bauer Auction Service www.bauerauction.com

Apply in person to: Ashley Furniture HomeStore/ Knie Appliance & TV Inc. 3614 E. Lincolnway Sterling, IL.

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Prophetstown Jackson, Grove St., Birch, W. Riverside

333

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Prophetstown 2nd St., East Ave., Market

330

36

Sterling

18th Place, 19th-22nd Ave

58

108

Sterling

Ave I, Ave L-Le Fevre

57

52

Sterling

Ash Ave, Chestnut, Harvey Dr., Elm

58

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Call for open routes in Morrison with SIGN ON BONUS!

LOOKING FOR HELP IMMEDIATELY!!

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PETS & PET SUPPLIES 775

42” Roll-top desk, oak.

Exc. solid cond. $325. 815772-2528.

5 Free cute kittens to good indoor homes only, various ages. 217-5539594 Cat-neutered M, 1 yr. old, very friendly & sweet. Good w/ kids. Loving indoor home only.

815-535-7061 Lab pups, AKC, 2 black & 2 yellow females, 1 black male. Dew paws removed. Wormed, 1st shots. $400 for females, $350 for male. Call 309781-5340 Lost white Bichon, (Dolly is her name) no collar, 6 yrs. 8mo. old. Went missing 7/12.

Around Lakeside Dr. Sterling. 815499-9423 Moving and not allowed a cat. 10 mo. Old. Tame & precious, clean.

815-441-9064.

Tan Kittens free to a good home.

Call 815-440-7364.

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

Please screen respondents carefully when giving an animal away.

Your pet will thank you!

Lighted China Cabinet on white oak cabinet w/ 4 drawers/doors, 73” L x 18” D x 78” H; very nice, $250 Corner Cabinet w/ 2 doors/4 shelves, 80” H x 29” D; $75 815-772-3393 Mattress sets: $99, Full Twin $129, Queen $159, King $199. Will deliver! Kern Mattress Outlet, call 309452-7477.

Sofa, Floral on offwhite, single cushion, clean, $250 815-622-5078 no deliveries!

MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS 765 Professional baritone saxophone $800 815-9730422

Sales Position Do you have a passion for sales?

Enjoy working with people?

Knie Appliance & TV Inc./ Ashley Furniture HomeStore has an immediate full and/or part time opening for someone with a passion for selling. Previous sales experience is preferred but not mandatory and we are willing to train. Must be neat, organized and have basic Windows based computer skills. Benefits package included. Apply in person to:

Knie Appliance & TV Inc. 3614 E. Lincolnway Sterling, IL.

LAWN MOWERS

779

John Deere LT 155 15 HP, 38” cut, Completely redone. Ready to mow! $850. Call 815-441-2311 Sears 12HP, B.S. 38 inch cut Rider.

5sp. NO HOOD. Good Cond. $375.

815-973-3223

EXERCISE EQUIPMENT

785

Nordic Trac F550 Zi. Excellent condition. $425. 815440-3646

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Streets

PETS & PET SUPPLIES 775

755

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Towns

FURNITURE

Telegraph 113 S. Peoria Dixon, IL 61021

815-625-3600 ext. 5301

Due to the restoration of funds cut during sequestration in 2013, the Early/Head Start program has a wonderful opportunity to open new sites, serve more children and families, and employ more staff. For job opportunities and information on how you can join our Head Start team visit our website at www.tcochelps.org and/or call us at 1-800-323-5434 and ask for the Head Start Program. Equal Opportunity Employer.

Pre-K Teacher Assistant: Savanna Pre-K Teacher: Rochelle and Polo Pre-K Teacher Assistant: Rochelle and Polo Pre-K Teacher Assistant: Sterling Pre-K Teacher: Sterling Infant-Toddler Teacher: Sterling Infant-Toddler Support Teacher: Sterling Bi-lingual Parent-Child Educator: Rochelle Parent-Child Educator: Lee County Food Ser vice Worker/Bus Monitor: Morrison Bus Monitor: Dixon Family & Community Ser vice Worker: Lee, Ogle and Whiteside Counties

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Air Cond./Heating

Bicycles

Eikenberry Sheet Metal 412 E. 3rd, Sterling Service work heating & cooling; gas, electric. Free estimates. Accept Visa & MC on all new installations.

GREEN RIVER CYCLERY

CALL 815-625-0955

FARLEY'S APPLIANCE Heating & Cooling Sale & Service Free Estimates New & Replacement Units We service all brands!

Call Today (815)284-2052

Asphalt

PROFESSIONAL LOT MAINTENANCE

*Seal Coating *Crack Repair *Asphalt Repair *Line Striping *Infrared heat patching License, Insured & Bonded 815-632-9555 **FRANKLIN** MAINTENANCE Pothole Repair Hot Pour Crack Filling Seal Coating Line Striping Bonded-Insured 815-284-6806 T & M PAVING

*Asphalt paving & Patch work * Seal Coating *Skid loader/ Dump Truck Work (Concrete Removal, Dirt and Gravel Hauling) Call for free, no obligation estimates 815-499-7195.

Locally owned And Operated.

Over 25 Years Asphalt Exp. Fully Insured

Basement Waterproofing Prater Paint & Waterproofing We Dry Up Basements & Crawl Spaces, Remediate Mold & Install E-Z Breathe™ Ventilation Systems 815-626-5165

www.praterpaintand waterproofing.com

Looking for the perfect home?

Read Sauk Valley estate section and Real Estate Weekly on Thursdays.

We Take Your Fun Seriously!

Bicycle Repairs Tune-Ups Overhauls 205 E. 1st St. Dixon, IL 61021 (815)622-8180

www.greenrivercyclery.com Mon. - Fri. 10-6

Brick & Masonry LAUTS MASONRY & GENERAL CONTRACTING •Brick Block Stone & Cultured Stone Work •Tuck Pointing Chimney Repair & Removal Over 35 Years Experience Quality work for a reasonable price.

Bonded & Insured 815-718-4885 MASONRY PRO'S •Brick-Block-Stone •Chimneys repaired or rebuilt •New Masonry or restoration & tuck-pointing Get masonry repairs done before winter. Free estimates-25 yrs. exp.

Insured & bonded.

815-564-8754

Cleaning Service

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Clock/Watch Repair CLOCK, WATCH & JEWELRY REPAIR •We repair and restore all brands and types of clocks and watches •We make house calls on Grandfather clocks •We repair all types of jewelry, and all work is done on premises •Appraisal Services Professional Jeweler for over 25 years.

KRIEGER TIME AND JEWELRY CO. 618 S. Main St. Princeton, IL 815-872-8321

Concrete Contractors

CONCRETE • Driveways • Sidewalks • Patios CONSTRUCTION •Garages •Additions •Remodeling •Decks •Homes 36 yrs. Experience.

815-626-9026

Construction RAM CONSTRUCTION •Carpentry •Concrete •Drywall •Texturing •Painting Licensed, Insured & Bonded 815-285-8148

Deck Builders

Genl. Contracting

Handyman

Painting

Property Maint.

COOK'S QUALITY CONSTRUCTION Your Area Leader in Home Repair, Remodeling, Siding, Decks, Drywall, Elect., Plumbing and much more.

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

Affordable, reliable, professional.

Free estimates.

All calls returned. Licensed, Insured, Bonded.

815-535-0248

HANDYMAN/ GENERAL Contracting, siding, drywall, concrete work, decks, flooring (tile, linoleum, carpet, wood), bathroom and kitchen, complete remodels, additions all types of home repairs. Free Estimates and Insured-Bonded 815-564-7428

Handy Woman

★★★★★★★ JR's

Gilbertson Construction Residential & Commercial.

Remodeling, house additions, windows, siding & doors. Also mobile home repairs. Licensed, Bonded, Insured. No Job Too Small. 30 yrs exp.

(815)6220087.

Gutters We specialize in exterior decks & privacy fences “You’ll always be a winner if we cut the deck” 815-288-4089 www.cosscustom woodworking.com

Dumpster Rental

Dumpster Rental for Clean-ups & Construction Small & Large containers avail.

Tidy Bug Inc. Dixon, IL tidybuginc.com 815-456-3001

Excavating

A&M Trucking Dirt (Black) Gravel Loader, Rock & Sand, Lot Clearing, Driveways & Lots,

815-590-1677

Furniture Repair Days Furniture Repair Expert repairs on sofas, recliners, chairs, tables, beds. Re-gluing.

815-626-5136

ELITE SEAMLESS GUTTERS, INC. 5” & 6” Seamless Gutters Gutter Guard 6RI¿WW )DVFLD :H ZLOO WDNH FDUH RI all your seamless gutter needs.

Call Elite Seamless Gutters, Inc. for a free quote.

PAUL’S HANDYMAN SERVICE “Anything Your Husband Won’t Do!” •Experience On All Manner of Home Repairs & Maintenance since 1986 (815)625-2607 (815)631-4122 www.mullerslane farm. com

R & D HOME REPAIR •Maintenance •Remodeling •Basement Finish •Kitchen Remodel •Int./Ext. Painting •Drywall, Texturing •Roofing•Pw wash •Ceramic Tiling •Wallpaper & More 815-973-8213

Hauling A-1 HAULING Small or Large Truck Rentals Estate Clean-ups Garage & Building Demolition Roofing Construction Seamless Gutters Skid Loader & Back Hoe Work Materials Hauled 815-626-1956

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Plumbing

JOHN'S CLEANUP & REMOVAL Anything goes!!

Estate Cleanups PHONE 815-622-0240

✶Since 1981✶ ◆Home Improvement ◆New Construction

SPRING is the perfect time to build your garage, addition or remodel Re-roof / Reside your home!

Randy L. Moore

815-626-1333

A Family's Handyman ★Roofing ★Siding ★ Decks ★Great Rates ★Fast Service Free Estimates 815-994-0075

Find your dream home!

Read Sauk Valley Classifieds real estate section and Real Estate Weekly on Thursdays.

IL State Roofing Licensed 104-002247(1986) Bonded-Insured

Landscaping DREAMSCAPES

BY DENNIS, INC Complete Landscape Services & Designs www.dreamscapes bydennis.com

(815) 857-3281

Illinois License #104.016127 Bonded/Insured •Roofing •Siding • Windows •Doors •Additions• Garages •Drywall• Decks and more Free Estimates 815-213-0556

Roofing/Siding ★ALL SEASONS★ CONSTRUCTION ★★Better Service, Better Quality!★★ ★Custom Siding ★Windows ★All Doors- Aluminum, Steel, Wood Soffit ★Fascia Roofing★ ★Family Owned & Operated★ ★Over 30 Years Experience★ ★Licensed, Bonded, & Insured★ ★815-590-2231★

Remodeling

Frank's Anything Power Washing Stripping Paint & Cleaning Homes, Decks, Driveways Commercial & Residential * Fully Insured * Call 815-213-0675

Call us 625-3600 284-2222

High-Security Storage Solutions and Much More!

•Climate Controlled Storage •Low-Cost Moving Truck Rental •Confidential Document Shredding •We Ship FedEx & UPS! •Expert Packaging Services •Value Boxes & Packaging Supplies •EBAY and EMOTORS Internet Auction Sales Over 15,000 Sales •Office Hours: Mon-Fri. ☛ 8:306, Sat. ☛ 8:30noon 690 Timber Creek Rd. Dixon, (815)285-2212

• Stump Grinding • Small Trees • Clean Up • Bush Removal 815-718-2663 or 815-590-0423

Tree Service A&M TREE SERVICE BEAT MOST BIDS!

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

Will beat any leading competitor price 815-590-2677

Power Washing

LawnCare Service •Mowing •Leaf clean up & removal •House cleanup •Small hauling •Gutters •Pressure washing •Mulch •Potholes/Sealer •Free Estimates• 815-590-6336

Storage

Stump Removal

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

Property Maint.

Handyman

------------CALL AS NEEDED MOWING SERVICE ------------•Hedge Trimming •Mulch Delivery •Gutters •Hauling •Clean out •Painting •Drywall/ Plaster Repaired •General Labor •Friendly Service •Small jobs welcome •Lowest Rates In Whiteside County References avail.

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Roofing

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Will beat any leading competitor price 815-590-2677

Specializing in: •Seamless Gutters •Siding •Roofing •Doors/Windows General Contracting & Construction 815-625-6142 Free Estimates •Licensed •Bonded •Insured

Storage

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BRAD'S TREE SERVICE Tree & Limb Removal Stump Removal Storm Clean-up Mulch & Firewood •Free Estimates •Fully Insured 815-857-3674 Amboy, IL TIMBER TREE SERVICE Tree & Limb Removal Stump Removal Storm Clean-up Free Estimates Fully Insured 815-238-7277 Dixon, Illinois

Water Softeners The Softener Man Repair on all makes & models Service Call Special $19.95 Over 30 years experience 815-323-1622

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Astrograph Keep a Positive Attitude Tuesday, July 15, 2014 As your popularity increases, remember to give praise and thanks to those who have helped you along the way. The limelight will be yours, and a leadership position will come your way.

Make the most of your ability to think quickly and find workable solutions.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- Good fortune is within reach, and opportunities will be offered to you. Take charge of your life, your future and your money. It’s up to you to control your destiny and find your way.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- It’s a favorable time to move house or fix up your surroundings.

Listen carefully to advice offered you, as well as to the concerns of those affected by your decisions.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -You will experience friction with a friend, relative or neighbor. If you stick to a set budget, you will be able to afford something you’ve wanted to do for some time.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) -Successful relationships depend on honest communication. Share your personal and professional goals. Talk to your superior

about your ideas for useful changes to your workplace.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) -- Consider other people’s points of view. Overdramatizing your problems will not help your situation or persuade others to see things your way. Try to reach a compromise.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) -- You will become interested in something or someone that isn’t good for you.

Don’t risk your position by being too aggressive or demanding.

Think matters through.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Worrying about older family members will cause you stress. Keep a positive attitude in order to put everyone around you at ease. Do what you can to uncomplainingly make life more comfortable for others.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) -- Don’t brag. You will be questioned if you pretend to know more than you do. Listening to others can help you gain valuable information, enabling you to appear interested, concerned and easy to talk to.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) -- It’s time to focus on your career. Trying to change the way others think or do things will be a waste of time. Do your own thing, and you’ll have no regrets.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- Reach out to those with experience in your chosen field.

You can turn your dreams into reality with the right network of people around you for support.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- Success is the best revenge.

Now is not the time to labor over what’s happened in the past.

Stand tall and do what you do best, and you will have the last laugh.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- Quench your thirst for knowledge by learning more about interesting subjects. Some time devoted to doing research at the library or on the Internet will be well-spent.

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