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WHITESIDE COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN

‘Celebration of hope’ Map for future adopted

5-year plan for county has been in works since August

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

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Kristi Moore shares an emotional moment Tuesday evening with Dawn Fisk, an emergency services volunteer who worked with Moore at Cindy Jean’s Restaurant in downtown Prophetstown. One year ago Tuesday, the restaurant’s building was one of eight to burn down in the historic downtown.

Residents look to forgive, shift eyes to future

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

PROPHETSTOWN – A year ago, Dolores Francis lost nearly everything she owned in a fire that destroyed eight buildings in historic downtown Prophetstown.

Now she’s getting ready to take an 8-day cruise to the southern Caribbean, then make a stop in Florida to see her children and grandchildren.

At 3 a.m. on July 15, 2013, Francis, now 79, was asleep in her apartment while nearly a quarter of the downtown was on fire.

Police officer Bruce Franks took a head count of who had made it out, and Francis was unaccounted for.

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MORRISON – Whiteside County Board members voted Tuesday evening to, at long last, adopt the county’s first comprehensive plan.

The plan, which has been in the works since August of last year, has gone through many iterations as it made its way to final approval, with opportunities for public comment and input along the way.

The idea behind the 5-year plan is to guide the way the county functions over the course of the next 20 years with regard to land use, economic development, transportation and housing, among other areas.

The planning process was overseen by MSA Professional Services – the work of which was funded by a $250,000 Illinois Disaster Recovery grant.

At the beginning of the process, organizers mailed 6,000 surveys to county residents and also posted the survey to WhitesidePlan.com, in hopes of getting feedback, which they did.

Feedback was also provided during a number of public meetings, though they were sparsely attended; throughout the plan’s evolution, there was never any hint of controversy.

The plan will be reviewed every 5 years.

Included in the plan Recommendations to:

Dolores Francis embraces Prophetstown Police Chief Bruce Franks on Tuesday evening at Eclipse Square in Prophetstown. Franks did a head count in the early hours of July 15, 2013, and Francis was missing. He and three firefighters promptly entered her apartment and helped her to safety as fire ripped through the historic downtown.

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LEE COUNTY | NELSON POWER PLANT UPDATE

Project on track, CEO says Officials optimistic about 2015 open, property tax revenue

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

DIXON – The Invenergy power plant in Nelson is still on track to be up and running during the early part of 2015.

That update came from John Thompson, president and CEO of the Lee County Industrial Development Association, during Tuesday morning’s meeting of the Lee

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The proposed power plant will be on the site of an abandoned power plant at 1311 Nelson Road, south of Rock Island Road.

Officials are excited about property tax revenue the plant is projected to bring.

Although it probably won’t be fully assessed until the end of 2016, it could become the biggest taxpayer in Lee

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County, Thompson said in a past interview.

The Lee Energy Facility in Nachusa is currently the county’s largest taxpayer.

The tax value on that operation is $31 million, which has its parent company, Duke Energy, paying about $300,000 a year to the county.

The tax value on the Nelson plant is expected to far surpass that of the Nachusa property.

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The Nelson power plant, in far western Lee County, between Rock Falls and Dixon, has been dormant for years. John Thompson, president and CEO of the Lee County Industrial Development Association told the Lee County Board that the plant is on track to be up and running in the early part of 2015.

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A firefighter works Tuesday in the upstairs of a vacant house at 204 Ninth Ave. in Sterling. Arson could be the cause of the fire that was set just before noon and took the department about 30 minutes to contain.

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STERLING – A car wash to raise money to help a Sterling man with stage 4 cancer will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at Sterling Motors, 1807 Locust St. S t e v e Sharp, 65, worked for North End until recentSteve ly, and just Sharp retired in May from Raynor Garage Doors in Dixon, where he worked for 25 years.

His granddaughter, Alexis Rascon, said Sharp was diagnosed 2 years ago with kidney cancer and underwent surgery.

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Anyone with information on the fire, or on anyone who may have been in the area, is asked to email tipline@sterling-il.gov or call police at 815-6326640 or the anonymous reward hotline, Whiteside County Crime Stoppers, at 815-625-7867.

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Agency picked up most of more than $6 million Reliant tab

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

ROCK FALLS – The council approved a payment plan Tuesday that would retire the Illinois EPA loan for the Reliant Fastener site by the end of 2016.

City Administrator Robbin Blackert asked for permission to send a repayment letter to the EPA that would pay back the full amount of the revolving loan in three installments over 3 years.

In 2009, the city entered into the loan agreement for $208,377.36. With a 20 percent state match, and an additional 10 percent green space discount, the

Next meeting The Rock Falls City Council next meets at P M !UG AT #ITY (ALL 7 TH 3T The agendas will be posted at www.rockcity owes $145,864.15.

The suggested schedule calls for payments of $36,466.03 by the end of both 2014 and 2015, and the final payment of $72,932.09 by Dec. 31, 2016.

The loan calls for payback to begin when development starts at the property. On May 6, the council announced plans to build a Holiday Inn Express & Suites in the RB&W District, which will set that clock in motion.

The money to pay back this type of loan often

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The City Council meeting also can be viewed live on Channel 5. comes from TIF funds or land sale proceeds in the area to be developed. Rock Falls will use money from its general fund to make the payments, Blackert said. “There won’t be any TIF money for a couple years from the hotel, but we’re able to pay this out of the general fund,�

Blackert said.

She said the city has been fortunate to escape the Reliant cleanup situation relatively unscathed. “This process has cost over $6 million total for demolition, roads and

cleanup,� Blackert said. “Thanks to the Illlinois and U.S. EPA, we’ve been left with only about $145,000.

Mayor Bill Wescott said the city wants to be proactive to ensure its good relationship with the agency. “The EPA has told me that nothing has ever been done with many properties that have had their help with cleanups,� Wescott said. “The EPA has been a good partner, and we want to be models for how this should be done.�

Blackert said it is important to maintain that relationship for future projects. “We want to stay in their good graces, because we’ll be knocking on EPA’s door again for the Limestone Building,� she said.

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Young musician’s horns silenced too soon Muni bands paying tribute to fallen teen member this week

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

DIXON – The Dixon and Sterling municipal bands this week will pay tribute to a young band member who died last month in a car crash.

Valerie Johnson, 17, of Savanna, an aspiring band director who played clarinet and alto sax, died June 20 in a single-car accident between Savanna and Mount Carroll.

She had been a member of the Dixon band for about a year, band director Mark Bressler said,

and would have been a senior at West Carroll High School this fall. She Valerie also was a Johnson member of the Sauk Valley Community College band. “I think [music] was a stable influence – the social as well as the artistic,� Bressler said. “It gave her a place beyond family that made it feel complete with herself.�

In the middle of the Dixon band’s performance Thursday night, the music will stop and Bressler will give a eulogy to Valerie, who, he said, he got to know

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away from music and who was a baby sitter for his children.

After the eulogy, the music will continue, with two songs dedicated to Johnson – “Trauermusik� and “Stormchasers March� – that were among her favorites. “Trauermusik� is German; it means “funeral music� in English. “That was Valerie’s favorite piece from the year,� Bressler said.

“She was very passionate about that piece of music.�

According to its website, Sterling’s band is dedicating tonight’s concert to Valerie; further details were unavailable Tuesday.

Valerie’s is survived by her parents, James and Tammi Johnson, and a younger sister, Hannah.

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Prosecutors on Monday upgraded the charge AGAINST YEAR OLD !LEX T. Koehler, who previously was charged with attempted first-degree murder. Koehler is accused in the death of 56-year-old Robert J. Owens of Quincy, who DIED 3ATURDAY !UTHORITIES say Owens was stabbed on July 9.

Prosecutors say the two men knew each other.

Koehler was arrested July 9 after police found Owens with his throat slashed. Police say they recovered the knife allegedly used in the attack.

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WREX-TV in Rockford reported Tuesday that Kayla Lund avoided conviction on a charge of first-degree murder in the death of her son, Jaxon.

Judge Joe McGraw said Lund acted recklessly and failed to seek medical attention for the boy and

found that malnutrition was the cause of death.

Lund could face up to 14 years in prison for involuntary manslaughter and probation, or up to 10 years behind bars for endangering the life of a child. The maximum sentence would be 24 years.

Sentencing will be Sept. 4.

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It’s a pretty inescapable part of life. So after it happens, you have two choices: You can learn from that mistake; or you can make it again.

About 80 Sauk Valley youth face that choice now, the result of a party about a week ago in downtown Dixon that saw 40 of them leave with citations for underage drinking.

Trirong Khuntangta, owner of Touch of Thai and Ginkgo Tree Cafe in Dixon, wants to make sure they make the right choice next time. It was his son, Micah Khuntangta, who threw the party in the building Trirong owns.

Since then, a lot of parents have called the elder Khuntangta to yell at him, he said, and he’s heard of others who he thinks have overreacted in the way they’ve treated their children who were there.

The teens made a mistake, he said, and they’ll have to face consequences, but the focus now should be on learning from what happened. “We just put more stress on the problem,� he said on Monday from the second floor of his building, where the party was held. “We don’t focus on how to fix the problem.�

In the early hours of Saturday, July 5, Dixon police responded to a call about people throwing beer bottles off the building and urinating off the roof. Police later described the party as “large and out of control.�

Khuntangta knew his son was having some friends over and even checked on them, but at the time only about 20 were there and no one was drinking. The party grew after word spread, his son told him later.

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He said he can handle the parents being angry with him, but wants the focus with the teens to be on learning from what happened. “They’re looking for a chance to get encouragement from the mistake,� he said. “And parents know what to do. We just focus way too much on the mistake.�

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OBITUARIES Phyllis Whitney GOSHEN, Ind. – Phyllis Whitney, 88, of Goshen, 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 Matthew (Amanda) Walter; and 10 great-grandchildren, Cameron, Caleb, and Kedzie Griffin, Whitney Nugent, Tristan Nugent, Lincoln Wogoman, Smith Wogoman, Whit-

ney 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.

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Betty J. Leland ROCK FALLS – Betty J. Leland, 79, of Rock Falls, died Sunday, July 13, 2014, at her home.

She was born Sept. 28, 1934, in Hartselle, Alabama, the daughter of O.B. and Cora (Mashburn) Graham. She married William Allen Leland on April 24, 1965, in Sterling. He died May 6, 1978. Betty worked for about 12 years at Steel Ball in Sterling.

Surviving are her daughter, Debra J. (Richard) Seeley of Rock Falls; four grandchildren, Brian Matthews, Scott Matthews, Brandy Buyers, and Karlie Seeley; and several greatgrandchildren.

Per her wishes, cremation rites will be accorded and there will be no services. McDonald Funeral Home & Crematory in Rock Falls is handling arrangements.

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Robert ‘Bob’ Evans DIXON – Robert “Bob�

Evans, 79, of Dixon, died Tuesday, July 15, 2014, at his home. He worked for 40 years at Flex-O-Glass in Dixon, retiring in 1998, as a foreman.

Bob was born Dec. 17, 1934, in Lenore, West Virginia, the son of Franklin and Laura (Baisden) Evans. He married Ruth Anderson on Oct. 28, 1961, in Oak Park.

Survivors include his wife; one son, Bob (Shawney) Evans; four daughters, Donna (Don Harris) Henson, Tracy (John) Miller, and April (John) Strong, all of Dixon, and June (Erik) Ronneberg of Austin, Texas; three brothers, Dean (Donna) Evans of Maui, Hawaii, Richard Evans of Michigan, and Ron

Evans of Chicago; one sister, Christine VanHoose of West Virginia; eight grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents; one grandson; two brothers, James and Ray Evans; and one sister, Jean Garreau.

Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to noon Friday and the funeral at noon Friday at Preston-Schilling Funeral Home in Dixon, with the Rev. John Kalebaugh, pastor of Refuge Church in Amboy, officiating. Burial will be at Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens in Dixon.

A memorial has been established.

Visit prestonschillingfuneralhome.com to send condolences.

STERLING – Betty Joyce Boyer, 87, of Sterling, went to be with her Lord on Friday, July 11, 2014, while at Coventry Living Center in Sterling, after a brief illness.

Betty was born March 25, 1927, in Rock Falls, the daughter of Fannie I. and Ivan L. Baker. She was married to the love of her life, William D. Boyer, on Aug. 9, 1958, at the United Methodist Church in Dixon by the Rev. Harold Dude.

Betty attended Rock Falls schools, and Scovill Schools Business College in Sterling, after which she worked in the office of the Green River Ordinance Plant. She also held positions at Illinois Bell Telephone Co., City Answerphone, and Ideal Cleaners.

Betty was a supervisor for TOPS Club Inc. in Milwaukee for 9 years until her retirement in 1989.

Betty and Bill spent their winters until 2003 in Glendale, Arizona, where Betty served for 6 years as president of Palm Shadows Retirement Living Home.

Surviving are Betty

June Heaton

and Bill’s children, Steven K. (Nina) Johnson of San Carlos City, Philippines, Roger E. (Janie) Johnson of Rock Falls, Donna J. Cox of North Carolina, Dianne K. Butler of Friendship, Wisconsin, Linda S. (John) Reisenbigler of Fenton, Sherry L. (Grant) Hysell of Lebanon, Oregon, Randy M. (Margaret) Johnson of Columbia City, Indiana, Larry J. Boyer of Oregon, and Sandra K. (Roy) Murdock of Tavares, Florida; 23 grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Bill; mother; father; brother, George; two sisters, Patty and Darlene in childhood; and one daughter, Billie Jo. Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. Friday and the funeral at 11 a.m. Friday at McDonald Funeral Home, 505 First Ave., Sterling, with Dalmus Meeks, pastor of Harvest Time Bible Church in Rock Falls officiating.

Burial will be at Coloma Township Cemetery in Rock Falls.

A memorial has been established.

Clarke Devore

DIXON – June Heaton, 63, of Dixon, died Monday, TAMPICO – Clarke Devore, 95, of Tampico, died July 14, 2014, at OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center in Tuesday, July 15, 2014, at Rosewood Care Center in Rockford.

Rockford.

Preston-Schilling Funeral Home in Dixon is handling Garland Funeral Home in Tampico is handling arrangements. arrangements.

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CGH makes magazine’s safety list Hospital ranked third in state by Consumer Reports

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South Shore Hospital in Chicago scored a 27, the lowest rating of the 177 state hospitals included in the report.

The Consumer Reports hospital ratings use data compiled by several public sources at the state and federal levels.

The magazine just gathers the information that various other entities have collected and uses the data it believes is most relevant to what is being rated.

“The information can come from sources such as Medicare reports, accreditation information we submit regularly, and patient surveys,� said Teresa Smith, the CGH director of risk and quality. “Healthgrades and Consumer Reports have access to all of that information.�

Healthgrades is an online resource for quality and safety ratings for health care providers.

CGH also recently received word that the hospital is a 2014 Healthgrades Outstanding

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STERLING – CGH Medical Center is one of the safest hospitals in Illinois, according to a recent list released by Consumer Reports.

CGH was ranked third in safety based on scores in five main patient outcome areas: hospitalacquired infections; unnecessary rePaul admissions; Steinke mortality; communication about new medication; and discharge instructions.

Other factors included in the study were specific infections, such as surgical site and central-line bloodstream; patient experiences, such as relationships with staff;

CGH was ranked third in safety in a recent list released by Consumer Reports. The ratings use data compiled by several public sources at the state and federal levels. pain control and appropriate use of procedures such as cesarean sections and scanning; and incidence and complications from heart surgeries.

Each of the five major categories was worth a maximum of 20 points.

CGH scored a total of 64 points, behind only Valley West Hospital in Sandwich, and Touchette Regional Hospital in Centreville, which both scored 66.

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CGH landed in the top 5 percent in this performance study.

CGH also has achieved the highest ranking from another patient ratings organization, The Leapfrog Group, said Dana McCoy, CGH marketing director. “We’ve had an ‘A’ from Leapfrog the last 3 years,�

McCoy said. “It’s nice when three national organizations are coming up with the same conclusion.�

Rural hospitals fared much better than their big-city counterparts in the Consumer Reports ratings. Size does matter in this study, CEO and President Paul Steinke said. “There are fewer people coming in and out, which can factor into the infection results,� Steinke said. “But I think being smaller is a strength here. The staff and patients know each other better, the longevity of employees is important, and we’re training smaller groups.�

Steinke says these awards are the result of the organizational culture that has been instilled at CGH. “Everyone is pulling in the same direction, and always asking how we can do better,� Steinke said. “Awards are achieved by everyone from the doctors to the folks sweeping the floors.�

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Officials: Referendum only way to pay for ambulance

Floodwaters keep some rec areas closed

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OREGON – Officials of the Oregon Fire Protection District say that passing a referendum is likely the only way for the community to establish and maintain its own ambulance service.

The fire district board last week discussed a referendum at its monthly meeting and answered questions from a handful of district residents who attended. “If the referendum doesn’t pass, I don’t know what we do,� said Elburn attorney Brian O’Connor, who represents the fire board.

He said the referendum would probably be

on the ballot next April rather than this November, because of time constraints.

A petition for the referendum would have to be filed with the Ogle County clerk by Aug. 18 to be on the November ballot, he said.

If the referendum is approved in April, tax money from it will be available to the fire district in 2016. “Without the referendum, we won’t have an ambulance service in town,� said Fire Chief Don Heller.

Oregon has been without its own ambulance service for a month, ever since Oregon Ambulance Service Inc., a not-for-profit

corporation, closed its doors June 17.

Betty Ferris, who comanaged the service with her husband, Jim, said their reasons for closing were financial.

She notified the fire board June 11 that the ambulance service was shutting down.

For the first 2 weeks after that closing, ambulance calls in the fire district were answered by neighboring fire districts, all of which have their own tax-supported ambulance services.

Since July 1, an ambulance and crew from ATS Medical Services, Loves Park, has been based at the Oregon Fire Station and is responding to calls from there. The

fire board approved a 10-month contract with ATS at the July 9 meeting.

Heller told the audience that dwindling payments from Medicare and Medicaid, as well as patients who do not pay at all, were major factors in the Ferrises’ decision to close the ambulance service. “The Oregon Ambulance Service did a fantastic job for 40 years,� he said. “I’m surprised it lasted as long as it did.�

Jim Ferris said that when the doors closed, the ambulance service bank account had only about $9,000, of which at least $4,000 will go to pay for its required annual audit.

“Without the [ambulance] bills being paid, we can’t run the service,� Ferris said at the meeting.

ATS will bill anyone who is transported in its ambulance, and the fire district will cover any shortfall associated with the cost of keeping the ATS ambulance and crew in town.

O’Connor explained that can be only a shortterm fix, because the fire department’s tax revenues were levied for fire protection. “Courts have ruled that you can use fire protection revenues for ambulance purposes unless it adversely affects fire protection services,� he said.

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SAVANNA – Although work continues to reopen recreation areas along the Mississippi River as floodwaters recede, the Cattail Slough in Fulton and Thomson Causeway still were closed Tuesday, the Army Corps of Engineers said.

Campgrounds were closed at Bulger’s Hollow Campground in Clinton, Iowa, and Lock and Dam 13 near Fulton, but boat ramps were open at both sites.

Go to missriver.org or call 815-259-3628 for updates and more information.

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ELECTION 2014 | 16TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT

Olsen ‘tired of the obstructionism’ in Congress Ottawa Democrat challenges Republican Rep. Adam Kinzinger

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DIXON – Randall Olsen is going big in his first run for a public office.

The Ottawa Democrat will challenge U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger, R-Channahon, in the state’s 16th Congressional District, which includes Lee County.

Olsen said that when he retired from the U.S. Air Force in 1988, he thought about seeking a public office, but the time wasn’t right. Then he retired last summer from his job at SwedishAmerican Hospital in Rockford. “I just got really, really tired of all the obstructionism, the lack of cooperation that seems to be so dominant in Washington,� he said Tuesday during a town hall meeting in Council Chambers at City Hall. “And so I fig-

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After getting an undergraduate degree from Troy State University in 1984, Olsen began working on a master’s degree in psychology from Auburn University, he said, because both had classes offered close to the Air Force base where he was stationed in Alabama.

In 1995, he received a master’s degree in divinity from Luther Seminary in St. Paul, Minnesota. He said the two master’s degrees helped qualify him for Congress from the

16th District. “Both of those degrees require that you stretch, look at different things,� he said. “You should be able to look at alternatives. I’ve always felt that of [Kinzinger and myself], I’m the most pragmatic of the two.�

Except for his 20 years in the Air Force, Olsen said, he’s a lifelong resident of the district and knows what’s important to its residents. If elected, he said, he will most likely try to get on the House Agriculture Committee.

Among his biggest priorities are job creation and raising the minimum wage, he said.

He said $15 a hour is a reasonable minimum wage, as long as there is a gradual increase to that level. Once the minimum wage is increased, he said, he wants it to be tied to the success or failure of the economy. “I’m a moderate Democrat,�

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Randall Olsen, an Ottawa Democrat, speaks Tuesday at a town hall meeting in Dixon about his plans, should he unseat current congressman Adam Kinzinger in the state’s 16th Congressional District race.

Olsen said. “And I’m willing to listen to anybody who’s got an idea. If you think you can improve the lives of the people,

and in particular my constituents in the 16th [district], I’m willing to listen. I’ll hear you out.�

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ABOVE: “Snoopy 1,� the MetLife blimp, could be seen flying over Sterling on Tuesday, as it was part of the HawkinsCassens Insurance Cookout, a fundraiser for Sauk Valley Food Bank.

The event featured hot dog lunches, balloon animals, a bounce house and the Snoopy and Charlie Brown MetLife mascots.

All proceeds from the event went to the food bank.

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Jacob Mertes (center), 2, and his sister, Maddie Mertes, 5, both of Morrison, laugh as Charlie Brown dances during the Hawkins-Cassens Insurance Cookout on Tuesday in Sterling.

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Prophetstown firefighters Jamie Melton (from left), Joe Froeliger and Phillip Garrison have a laugh during a dinner recognizing the 1-year anniversary of a fire that burned down eight buildings in downtown Prophetstown. Dolores Francis gave plaques and hugs to firefighters and Prophetstown Police Chief Bruce Franks for saving her life in the early hours of July 15, 2013.

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Then he and firefighters Jamie Melton, Phillip Garrison and Joe Froelinger broke through her door and woke her up.

About 30 minutes later, the roof of her apartment collapsed onto her bed.

A little after 6:30 p.m.

Tuesday, during the town’s 1-year anniversary ceremony in Eclipse Square, Francis presented each of the four men with a plaque and gave them a hug. “If they hadn’t gotten me up, I’d have never gotten to that stairway,� she said. “So I’m lucky.

I’m lucky. I’m very lucky.�

Before the ceremony started, she thanked them for all they had done that day and took a photo with them. “They say it’s just part of the picture,� she said of the work the first responders did that day. “But it’s a big part. For me, it’s a big part of the picture.�

Three days after the fire, the Rev. Cheri Stewart, of Prophetstown United

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trucks and the [semitrailers]. We remember the smell all around town.

We remember the sight. ... We remember the devastation, the debris and the feeling of hopelessness.�

While the fire was a tragedy, Stewart said, it was also a defining moment for the town. It brought the town closer together as it supported the victims and each other, and began raising money for the rebuild.

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John Seigenthaler: A champion of the First Amendment Survived Klan attack, fought for underdogs KEN PAULSON Murfreesboro, Tennessee

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Showdown time for Quinn’s botched anti-violence program Politics infuses the investigation It’ll be a showdown of sorts next week when the Legislative Audit Commission meets and talks about whether to go ahead with further hearings on Gov. Pat Quinn’s badly botched anti-violence program, despite federal prosecutors asking them to hold off for 90 days.

Democrats on the evenly divided commission would rather the whole issue go away until after the election to avoid even more embarrassment to Quinn.

At the same time, they don’t want to come off as stonewalling the commission’s proceedings for the politically expedient reason of protecting a fellow Democrat.

Republicans, meanwhile, know they’ve got a great political issue and have every reason to keep it before the public in the months leading up to the election. Their problem is to not come off as political grandstanders who are more interested in doing damage to Quinn than in uncovering the facts of the program.

That job was made harder last week when the Department of Justice asked that the hearings be postponed while

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federal prosecutors proceed with their own investigation.

Now if the Republicans insist on forging ahead, they very much risk making it all look political and discrediting the work done so far by the Audit Commission.

Furlough issue resurrected Last week, Rep. Katherine Cloonen, D-Kankakee, introduced a bill to bring back unpaid furlough days for state lawmakers for 2 years.

When lawmakers wrapped up the state budget this year, they dropped the requirement that’s been in place for the past 5 years that they take 12 unpaid furlough days a year. It means at least $3,100 more in takehome pay for each of them.

The rationale was that the courts last year ruled Quinn couldn’t cut lawmakers’ pay. Thus, if the governor couldn’t do it, neither could lawmakers through furlough days.

Given that, it looks doubtful that Cloonen’s bill will go anywhere.

But wouldn’t it be fun to see lawmakers grappling with that bill during the veto session when they also might debate whether to make the income tax hike permanent?

Capitol veto a phony cut?

Last week, workers took down that ugly, weathered, wooden fence that’s been in the northwest corner of the Capitol grounds for the past couple of years at least.

It would seem to be another indication that no further rehab work will be going on anytime soon in the Capitol. The area inside the fence has been used to store construction equipment and replacement ventilation equipment while the state replaced heating, ventilation, and air conditioning and other systems in parts of the Capitol.

Quinn vetoed $250 million from the budget that was to pay for further Capitol upgrades. Critics immediately branded it a phony cut because it involves money that can’t be used to pay ongoing state expenses.

Moreover, there hasn’t been any engineering work done on the next phase of the project, meaning it’s months,

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Now if the Republicans insist on forging ahead, they very much risk making it all look political. ...

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if not years, away from happening.

‘Soviet’-style ‘dump’ gets money

By the way, there’s another project in that capital bill that Quinn didn’t touch.

There’s $258 million set aside to either completely overhaul or replace the Stratton Office Building, that thing next to the Capitol that looks like it was designed by Soviet architects on a bad day.

It’s occupied by lawmakers and staffers and a sprinkling of people from state agencies. The building is a dump.

There’s always been some concern about how the public would feel about the state spending big bucks on a legislative office building.

Still, money to fix or repair the Stratton remains in the budget, while money to make upgrades to a genuinely historic building that does draw thousands of visitors is cut. Go figure.

THE READER’S VOICE

Residents at Lost Lake help their neighbors SUE HILL Dixon

I live in Lost Lake, a community about 10 miles northeast of Dixon.

This community formerly consisted of two communities called New

Landing and Lost Nation.

In 2007, the two developments united, and we are now called Lost Lake.

This past Saturday evening, our community was damaged by strong winds, a microburst, or a tornado. I have heard all these terms used to describe the storm that passed through, leaving behind many downed trees and some minor

damage to a few homes.

Sunday morning, I awoke to the sound of chain saws throughout the community. What makes me proud to be a member of this community is the spirit of cooperation and volunteerism.

I received several phone calls from members of the community asking how they could be of help.

Also, as I drove through

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the community surveying the damage, I witnessed others just busy at work trying to clear roads and help out neighbors.

The whole scene reminded me of what America is all about: Helping others and being neighborly.

These are just two of the many reasons I am so proud to be a part of Lost Lake. What a great place to live.

voice has value.

He liked to tell the story of a liberal woman who found conservative radio deeply offensive. He told her “whenever I want to hush Rush, I turn the knob.�

With a pained expression, she responded, “Then I get G. Gordon Liddy.�

John would roar with each retelling.

In 1991, John retired from his newspaper role to found the First Amendment Center.

It was a role he was born to. Long an advocate for the underKen dog, John Paulson was a passionate champion for the five freedoms that few Americans knew much about and inevitably took for granted.

A lead pipe to the head will get your attention.

One day in 1961, Justice Department aide John Seigenthaler was brutally attacked with a pipe by Ku Klux Klansmen as he rushed to protect Freedom Riders arriving in Montgomery, Ala. The Klansmen left John in the street to die.

But John survived, going on to a rich career as a journalist and a passionate First Amendment advocate who would laugh about how Attorney General Bobby Kennedy thanked him for “using his head.� John died at 86 Friday morning in Nashville.

That blow to the head HIS FRIENDS RANGED inspired self-deprecating jokes throughout his from Al Gore and David Halberstam (both career, but it was reported for him) also a defining to music royalty. I point. You could found Pete Seeger knock John Seigenon his sofa and thaler down, but Tom T. Hall in his not for long. kitchen.

I came to know On the wall of John when I arrived John John’s Nashville in Nashville in 1997 Seigenthaler office is John Trumto work with him at the First Amend- 1927-2014 b u l l ’ s p a i n t i n g “I only ask showing the foundment Center. He however ing fathers signing hired me because you can, he had just turned whenever you the Declaration of 70 and was think- can, please Independence. In a ing about slowing stand up for playful act, the First what Ben down. Instead, he Franklin called Amendment staff had painted John’s accelerated. a precious gift [First head onto the body At a time when John could have Amendment of Thomas Jefferrights], worth son. It was a good rested on his laupreserving fit. rels and simply and John and I spent attend dinners in protecting.� countless hours his honor, he kept fighting. In recent years, together talking to audihe was an outspoken ences across this nation opponent of the death about the need to protect penalty in Tennessee. the First Amendment. He Some sought out John to reveled in the company of help them raise money for young people. their causes; John Seigen- At the close of his prethaler was more interested sentations, John would often tell the young audiin raising hell.

John was a crusading ence that he was an old journalist in the truest man without many years sense. As editor of The to live. He would call on Tennessean in Nash- them to continue his life’s ville, he covered the Civil work and fight the good Rights movement when fight for the First Amendmany Southern newspa- ment. pers would not. He and his Students’ eyes would staff did important inves- glisten as he closed: “I tigative reporting on Ten- only ask however you can, nessee’s mental health whenever you can, please system, the KKK, and cor- stand up for what Ben ruption in the Teamsters Franklin called a precious gift, worth preserving and union. protecting.� He would JOHN WAS ALSO THE expect no less of us. first editorial page ediNote to readers: Ken tor of the then-new USA Paulson is president of TODAY in 1982, develop- the First Amendment ing the most balanced Center, dean of the Colopinion pages in the coun- lege of Mass Communicatry. For every USA TODAY tion at Middle Tennessee editorial, there would be a State University, and a countervailing view. John member of USA TODAY’s embraced light instead of B o a r d o f C o n t r i b u heat. tors. This column first He was fueled by his pas- appeared in USA TODAY sion for the First Amend- and is reprinted with the ment, the sense that every author’s permission.

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Medical marijuana OK’d by committee Patients will be able to apply for required identification cards starting in September CHICAGO (AP) – An Illinois legislative committee approved rules Tuesday for the state’s medical cannabis program, which means would-be growers and retailers can soon apply for permits and get the new industry started.

A state law enacted last year authorized a 4-year pilot project that will

expire in 2017, but so far, not a single marijuana seed has been planted. Now that the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules signed off on the regulations, state agencies that are running the program can start posting applications for a limited number of grower and retailer permits.

Patients will be able to apply for the required identification cards starting in September. The first products may be sold early next year if all goes smoothly, state officials said.

Rep. Lou Lang, a Skokie Democrat, who sponsored the medical cannabis legislation, praised state agency officials for what he called a reasonable amount of time to write the rules and gather public feedback. He also

commended Gov. Pat Quinn. “Only an involved governor’s office could have gotten us to this point,�

Lang said.

Illinois officials haven’t publicly estimated the size of the potential market or the taxes it could generate from 21 cultivation centers selling to 60 dispensaries around the state.

The Marijuana Policy Project, a Washington, D.C.-based lobbying

group, estimates more than 10,000 patients could eventually sign up in Illinois. “We do expect it will be thousands, hopefully tens of thousands [of patients] in the first year,� said Illinois Department of Public Health attorney Bob Morgan, who is coordinating the program.

Jonathan Caulkins of Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, a leading expert on marijuana legalization, made a

rough calculation for Illinois’ annual sales of $20 million to $30 million.

Growers will pay a 7 percent privilege tax on their marijuana sales, and the state will collect up to $6 million in annual fees for permits.

Illinois is one of a growing number of states that has authorized the use of marijuana for medical purposes, with New York recently becoming the 23rd state earlier this month.

ROCK FALLS

Cars must be off roads for resurfacing work

BY PAM EGGEMEIER peggemeier@saukvalley.com

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ROCK FALLS – Resurfacing work on several city streets and alleys started this week and will continue through the first week in August.

The roadways will be rototilled, primed with tree sap and resurfaced with oil and rock.

During this time, citizens are asked to keep all vehicles off, and at least 10 feet from, the following streets and alleys: Photos by Philip Marruffo/pmarruffo@saukvalley.com

Dolores Francis wipes away tears Tuesday evening before handing out plaques to the four emergency workers who saved her life a year ago. Prophetstown Police Chief Bruce Franks did a head count in the early hours of July 15, 2013, and Francis was missing. The workers promptly entered her apartment and brought her to safety as fire ripped through the historic downtown.

Pastor preaches power of forgiveness HOPE

Streets East 10th Street from Avenue D to dead end East Sixth Street at Avenue C to dead end Ninth Avenue from West 19th Street to water plant Canal Street from West 19th Street to dead end 11th Avenue from

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Alleys (all in downtown business district) Second and Thirds avenues from First Avenue to the post office “T�

Third and Fourth avenues, behind businesses Third and Fourth avenues, north to south Fourth and Fifth avenues, north to south Fourth and Fifth avenues, south of fire museum Call the Public Works Department, 815-6221106, or the city administrator, 815-564-1366, for more information.

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But the town also found a way to forgive, she said.

The day after the fire, two half-brothers were arrested on charges of starting the fire behind Cindy Jean’s Restaurant. “I don’t think, as a community, we’ll ever put this behind us, I don’t think we’ll ever truly be unified in all the hope, unless we let it go,�

Stewart said. “We have to let it go. Forgiveness is the most valuable gift we can give to the boys, to their family. And it’s a gift to the community.�

In the year since the fire, seven new businesses have opened in downtown, said Main Street Executive Director Eileen Detra, including a location for the Prophetstown Historical Society, which lost its building in the fire.

IH Mississippi Valley Credit Union, which has a location less than 100 feet from where the fire was, announced in May that it will be the first to build in the

ILLINOIS

‘Emergency rules’ issued for concealed carry denials

Larry DeNeve, chairman of Prophetstown’s Economic Development Committee, tells the story of the firefighters working to save the life of Dolores Francis on Tuesday evening at Eclipse Square. space left empty.

It broke ground on that build Tuesday night.

Work is expected to start in the next few weeks and could be finished by the end of 2014 or early 2015.

Mayor Steve Swanson said there are a few interested developers, and plans for the next build could be announced by the end of the year. “The reality of filling the lot up is probably not good,� he said, adding

that the city owns six of the lots, and filling two more would be a good goal.

The credit union’s new branch will take up three of the vacant lots.

Rep. Cheri Bustos, D-East Moline, submitted remarks into the Congressional Record on Monday night recognizing the anniversary and honoring the town.

A representative from her office was at the ceremony to give a copy of

the remarks to Swanson.

Swanson said he was tired of talking about the past. He had turned his focus to the future.

That future can be filled with hope, Stewart said, if the town continues to forgive. “We can complete tonight’s celebration of hope by asking God to search our hearts and find the strength that only God can give us,� she said, “to forgive the two boys.�

CHICAGO (AP) – A flurry of lawsuits from Illinois residents whose applications for a permit to carry a concealed weapon were rejected without explanation has prompted the state police to require a state review board to reveal its reasoning.

Under what the Illinois State Police called in a Tuesday news release “emergency rules,� the Concealed Carry Licensing Review Board will notify applicants of the reasons for credible objections to their Firearm Owner’s Identification card applications and which law enforcement agency brought those objections. Applicants will then be given 10 days to contest the rejection.

Since Illinois became the last state in the nation

to strike down its prohibition of concealed weapons, a number of people have expressed concerns about their inability to find out why they were rejected, with some filing lawsuits.

The state police said federal and state lawsuits have been filed, and they expected “the volume of litigation� to continue, if the issue wasn’t addressed.

An appellate court ruled in December 2012 that Illinois’ prohibition was unconstitutional. State lawmakers enacted the Firearm Concealed Carry Act, and officials rushed to establish a system to handle what was expected to be a flood of applications and put in place an online application process that began in January of this year.

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Booklet helps parents talk to kids about sex Dear Abby: Help! My daughter just turned 13, and I need to discuss the facts of life with her. I don’t know where to start.

My mom told me absolutely NOTHING, and I know my daughter needs to be educated in a simple but very understandable way – especially in these times. Do you still have your booklet that gives teens answers to questions on sex? I need ideas on how to approach this.

– Nervous Mom in Illinois Dear Nervous Mom: Because many parents find the subject of sex

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

embarrassing, they postpone discussing it with their children. When “the talk” finally happens, it is often too late. Their child’s head is filled with information received from contemporaries,

and often what they’ve heard is inaccurate.

Today, children are maturing years earlier than they did a generation ago.

It’s not unusual to hear about teens engaging in adult activities at much younger ages than teens of earlier generations. That is why it’s so important for parents (and guardians) to begin discussions about alcohol, drugs and family values well before their children start experimenting. My booklet, “What Every Teen Should Know,” was written to help parents break the ice and get the conversation going. It can be ordered by sending

your name and address plus check or money order for $7 (U.S. funds) to Dear Abby Teen Booklet, P.O. Box 447, Mount Morris, IL 61054-0447. Shipping and handling are included in the price. You should review it before starting the discussion, so you can prepare beforehand to answer questions or guide the conversation.

My booklet provides answers to frequently asked questions, such as: How old must a girl be before she can get pregnant? Can she get pregnant the first time she has sex? What time of the month is a girl 100 percent safe? How old must a

boy be before he can father a child?

Another important topic is how to avoid date rape and what to do if it happens.

Included is information on contraception and sexually transmitted diseases (and how to recognize them). My booklet has been distributed in doctors’ offices and used to promote discussion by educators and religious leaders, as well as parents like you who find it difficult to discuss these topics with their children.

Dear Abby: I recently started a summer job

in the fitting room of a clothing store.

Customers often ask me what I think about their outfits, and the most common question is, “Does this make me look fat?”

How do I answer if the outfit DOES make the woman look fat? These women want honesty, but how do I avoid sounding rude?

– Conflicted in New Jersey Dear Conflicted: Try this: “The color is great on you. Let’s get it in another size and it’ll be perfect.

Sometimes garments have been mismarked.”

(It’s true.)

COMMUNITY EVENTS 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 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, 815-589-3925.

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.

Thursday, July 17 Open pool, open cards, open

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Laughter yoga and ice cream social, 11:30 a.m., Lee County Council on Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815-288-9236.

Lifescape lunch, 11:30 a.m., Lee County Council on Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815288-9236. Sign up by 10 a.m. previous business day. ’49ers, 11:30 a.m., Bogey’s Bar and Grill, 729 Timber Creek Road, Dixon.

Lunch, 11:30 a.m-12:30 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center,

1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815622-9230.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

pico, 815-535-3665.

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

Friday, July 18 Open pool, open cards, open Wii games and computer lab, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230.

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

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

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

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

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

Storytime, 10:30-11 a.m., Sterling Public Library, 815-625-1370.

Lunch and Learn Program, 10:30 a.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815-732-3252.

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

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

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

Potluck lunch, 11:30 a.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815-732-3252.

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.

Christmas in July movie day, 12:15 p.m., Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815-562-5050.

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

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

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

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

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

Mexican food, 5-8 p.m., Rock Falls Veterans of Foreign Wars, 217 First Ave. Roast beef dinner, 5-7 p.m., American Legion Post 12, 1120 W. First St., Dixon, 815-284-2003.

All-ages open mic night, 5-9 p.m., Veterans Memorial Park (formerly Triangle Park), Fifth Street and Fifth Avenue, Rock Falls, 815590-8881 or 779-770-6498.

Bingo, 7 p.m. Rock Falls American Legion, 712 Fourth Ave.

SUPPORT GROUPS, CLUBS, AND SERVICES 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

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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, 815625-0013.

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, 815-2884673.

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-AnonAlateen, 7 p.m., United Methodist Church, 709 Fourth Ave., Rochelle.

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

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

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

Rock River Valley Barbershop Chorus practice, 7:30 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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Friday, July 18 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.

National Association of Health Underwriters Continued Education class, 9 a.m., 6 E. 23rd,

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

Bible study, 10 a.m., Oregon Healthcare Center, 811 S. 10th St. Blood pressure checks, 11 a.m., Robert Fulton Community Center and Transit Facility 912 Fourth St., Fulton, 815-5893925.

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

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

Sauk Valley Alcoholics Anonymous Group, noon, closed, It’s Your Meeting; 8 p.m., open, grapevine, 1503 First Ave., Rock Falls, back door.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., closed; Rochelle Hospital, 900 N. Second St. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7:30 p.m., closed, First Congregational

Church, 218 E. Third St., Prophetstown.

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

Alcoholics Anonymous, 8 p.m.,

St. Mark Lutheran Church, 201 N. Division St., state Route 26, Polo.

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

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Granny Rose Animal Shelter is a 501(C)(3) not for profit organization serving the Lee, Ogle and Whiteside County areas. We survive solely on donations and fundraisers to provide this much needed service for the homeless animals in our area. (Donations are tax deductible.)

When you adopt an animal from us, your adoption fee includes: spay/ neuter surgery, vaccinations (excluding rabies), microchip, worming, flea control, heartworm testing and prevention on dogs, and a free health check-up at your local participating veterinarian!

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Go mad for melons

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Picante three-melon salad is displayed June 26 at Soulard Market in St. Louis. Melons are the perfect ingredient for a variety of popular summer dishes.

BY DANIEL NEMAN MCT News Service

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ou know you’re in the heart of the summer when the melons come out to play.

Watermelons, with their bright red smiles, a drop of juice glistening on each slice. Honeydews, green and festive, temptingly arrayed on a plate.

Merry, golden cantaloupes, sweet and softly yielding.

Melons are summertime’s gift to us, an apology for the heat and humidity, an effort to make things right. And they are so cool and refreshing, they do actually improve your life.

When you’re eating a melon, it’s hard to feel anything but happy.

Watermelons belong in a cooler on a bed of ice, ready to be eaten at a picnic. Cantaloupe and honeydew turn breakfast into something special.

All they require is a wedge of lemon or lime.

You already know about cantaloupe wrapped with prosciutto (if you don’t, take a chunk of cantaloupe, wrap it in a thin slice of prosciutto and eat. Repeat until blissful). Perhaps you’ve had a honeydew smoothie (blend honeydew melon with crushed ice and

milk. It’s a remarkably refreshing treat). And if you haven’t had chicken or tuna salad mounded in half of a small cantaloupe, now is the time to start.

To celebrate the joy of all things melon, I went a slightly different route.

I stuck close to the lightand-healthy basics, with melon-rich salads and a silken panna cotta for dessert.

To begin with, I chose a salad that is almost as popular as cantaloupe wrapped with prosciutto.

It is a terrific example of a simple dish packing a huge dividend of flavor; it has a high taste-to-effort ratio.

The dish is a watermelon, Feta and basil salad, and it is nothing more than watermelon, Feta cheese, basil, a bit of red onion and a simple vinaigrette. What makes it so extraordinary is the way the flavors play off one another. The cheese, with its salty tang, adds a richness that is balanced by the edge of the vinaigrette and onion, all of which plays under the smooth, cool blend of basil and watermelon.

It is one of those dishes that achieves culinary perfection. If you’re at my house in the summer,

Cantaloupe panna cotta with mixed berries is displayed at Soulard Market. you’re as likely as not to be served it.

A more ambitious and complicated use of melons is a picante three-melon salad. Wonderfully low in calories (don’t tell anyone; they don’t have to know), this salad hits the taste superfecta: It is sweet, sour, salty and spicy.

It is also gorgeous. Bitesized cubes of red watermelon, yellow watermelon (or cantaloupe, if you can’t find it) and honeydew bring vibrancy to the plate, while the flavor is enhanced with lime juice and rind, salt, chili powder and just a small amount of minced chipotle chiles.

Spicy heat is mostly provided by a minced serrano chile (a jalapeno will make it less hot),

with additional flavor coming from onions and cilantro.

The clever folks at Food Network Magazine came up with a wonderful foil for melon – arugula.

Their concoction, honeydew and arugula salad, is one of those cases of opposites that play very well together.

The primary feature of arugula is that it is peppery. The primary feature of melon is that it is sweet. Put the two together and you have an irresistible combination, especially when topped with a cool dressing made from pureed honeydew, mayonnaise, lime juice and plenty of fresh herbs.

Changing the mixture of herbs will give you a different dressing every time.

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Watermelon, Basil and Feta Salad

For dessert it is more melon, of course, a cantaloupe panna cotta. A popular dessert in Italy, panna cotta combines the best aspects of ice cream and Jell-O, but it tastes much better than that sounds. It is a semi-solid but somewhat quivering chilled dessert made with cream – or milk, if you must, and in this case some Greek yogurt is added to make it a bit tangy.

If you don’t like it tangy, stick with the cream. Or the milk.

Most of the flavor, in this case, comes from pureed cantaloupe (or other melon), sweetened with honey. Powdered gelatin will help it set, so it is important to find a good bowl to make a mold; keep it pretty if you can. Serve with mixed berries.

Elegance is assured.

Yield: 4 servings 4 cups watermelon, cubed 1 cup Feta cheese, crumbled 1/2 cup red onion, sliced thin, optional 10 leaves fresh basil, sliced thin Vinaigrette or ranch dressing In a large bowl, combine watermelon, Feta cheese and optional red onion. Scatter basil over the top, and lightly dress with vinaigrette or ranch dressing.

Per serving (no dressing): 140 calories; 8 g fat; 6 g saturated fat; 35 mg cholesterol; 6 g protein; 15 g carbohydrate; 14 g sugar; 1 g fiber; 425 mg sodium; 195 mg calcium.

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Aim for healthy eating while traveling

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Several clients have recently asked me for suggestions on how to eat healthy while traveling.

Whether it is a day trip to the lake or a 2-week vacation out of state, it is important to plan ahead for meals and snacks.

Planning for any type of travel or vacation can be quite the time-consuming process. In many cases, food might seem like one more chore to think about. But if you are committed to eating well, it is important to keep nutrient-rich foods in your eating plan, whether youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re at home or vacationing.

Fortunately, it only takes a few minutes of planning and packing to get some

Carrie Grobe is a dietitian with KSB Hospital in Dixon.

Reach her at cgrobe@ ksbhospital.com

simple-but-healthy travel foods ready.

For 1-day excursions, or if you are driving to your destination, definitely consider packing a cooler with healthy snacks and drinks.

Include food items from all the food groups. Make sure you have plenty of ice or cold packs to keep the food fresh and safe to

eat. No one wants to be sick on vacation.

Some simple snack ideas to pack include: fresh fruit and vegetables, string cheese, nuts, yogurt, lean deli meat, graham crackers, hummus, cottage cheese, trail mix, low-fat popcorn, whole grain bread, tortillas and mini-bagels.

For a snack, try to consume a protein with a carbohydrate item. This will curb hunger and leave you feeling content until your next meal. Examples of this are: fruit and peanut butter, veggies and cottage cheese, and nuts with low-fat popcorn.

Simple lunch ideas are tortilla roll ups with lean meat, vegetables, and hummus or guacamole spread,

or adding a foil tuna pouch to a pre-made lettuce salad for extra protein.

If your vacation involves air travel, pack a few portable snacks in your purse or carry-on that do not require refrigeration.

Examples include nuts, high-protein snack bars and peanut butter crackers. Stay well-hydrated by drinking plenty of water while waiting for your flight or while on the airplane.

Try to choose accommodations that have a small kitchen with stove and microwave, or at least a microwave and small refrigerator that you can use to make breakfast or a light lunch. If possible, only eat out in a restaurant once a day. Do as

much meal preparation on your own that you can.

This will not only save money, but will allow you to have more control over the food you are eating.

Last, but definitely the most important packing item is fluids. Every day, we need half of our body weight in ounces â&#x20AC;&#x201C; most of which should be water. Always carry water (and plenty of it) when traveling. Limit or avoid sugary beverages, as they will add extra calories and can leave you feeling sluggish and tired. Pack some sliced fresh lemons, limes and cucumbers to toss into your water for added flavor.

While on the topic of drinks, I am including a recipe for a tasty, refresh-

ing beverage from the HungryGirl.com website.

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a bit of fruit and fun in a glass â&#x20AC;&#x201C; perfect for vacationing.

Pineapple-Berry Fizz Ÿ cup raspberries 2½ oz. pineapple juice 1½ oz. rum 5 oz. club soda Place raspberries in a tall glass, and muddle (a.k.a. mash) them with a muddler OR WOODEN SPOON !DD pineapple juice and rum, and mix thoroughly. Stir in club soda, and serve over ICE -AKES SERVING Per serving: CALORIES G FAT MG SODIUM G CARBOHYDRATES

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Picante Three-Melon Salad

Creamy Cantaloupe Panna Cotta with Mixed Berries

Yield: SERVINGS 1 cantaloupe, peeled, seeded, flesh cut into Yield: 8 servings large pieces 3 cups red cubed, 1 tablespoon unflaseeded watermelon vored powdered gelatin 3 cups yellow cubed, (1 packet plus ½ teaseeded watermelon spoon) 3 cups cubed honey½ cup low-fat plain dew melon Greek yogurt, see note ½ cup chopped white 3 â &#x201E;4 cup heavy cream onion 3 tablespoons honey, 2 tablespoons chopped divided fresh cilantro Coarse salt 1 finely chopped, seed1 cup blackberries ed serrano or jalapeno 1 cup blueberries pepper 2 tablespoons fresh 1 teaspoon grated lime orange juice rind Note: )F YOU WANT IT SWEET3 tablespoons fresh er, use ½ cup heavy cream, lime juice HALF AND HALF OR WHOLE MILK ½ teaspoon salt INSTEAD OF THE YOGURT 5SE Âź teaspoon chili powder the ripest berries you can 1 â &#x201E;8 to Âź teaspoon FIND RASPBERRIES OR STRAWminced chipotle chile berries would also work. (from a can in adobo 1. In a blender, puree sauce) cantaloupe until smooth.

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OF PUREE DISCARD SOLIDS honeydew, onion, cilanPour 1/3 cup juice into a tro and serrano in a large small bowl and sprinkle bowl.

GELATIN OVER THE TOP LET SIT 2. In a small bowl, comminutes. Meanwhile, whisk bine rind, juice, salt, chili yogurt into remaining juice. powder and minced chi2. In a small saucepan, potle. Pour juice mixture BRING CREAM TABLEover melon mixture, and SPOONS OF THE HONEY AND TOSS WELL ,ET STAND A PINCH OF SALT TO A SIMMER MINUTES BEFORE SERVING over medium heat. Whisk Per serving: CALORIES in gelatin mixture and cook NO FAT NO SATURATED FAT until gelatin dissolves, NO CHOLESTEROL G PROABOUT MINUTE 7HISK TEIN G CARBOHYDRATE cream mixture into yogurt G SUGAR G FIBER mixture and divide among MG SODIUM MG OUNCE BOWLS OR calcium RAMEKINS 2EFRIGERATE UNTIL â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Recipe from Cooking Light SET HOURS OR OVERNIGHT

3. Meanwhile, in a medium BOWL COMBINE REMAINING tablespoon honey, blackberries, blueberries and orange JUICE 7ITH THE BACK OF A FORK LIGHTLY MASH BERRIES TO release their juices. Cover AND REFRIGERATE UNTIL NEEDED 4. To unmold panna COTTAS RUN A SMALL KNIFE around the outside edge OF EACH BOWL AND INVERT onto a serving plate, gently SHAKING FROM SIDE TO SIDE to release. Serve with berries and juices.

Per serving: CALORIES G FAT G SATURATED FAT MG CHOLESTEROL G PROTEIN G CARBOHYDRATE G SUGAR G FIBER MG SODIUM MG CALCIUM â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Recipe from Martha Stewart Everyday Food

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Watermelon, Feta and basil salad is featured at Soulard Market in St. Louis.

Honeydew and Arugula Salad Yield: SERVINGS ½ honeydew melon 1/ cup mixed fresh herbs 3 3 tablespoons mayonnaise 2 tablespoons lime juice 10 ounces baby arugula Salt and pepper Cut honeydew into small, thin pieces. Puree ½ cup OF THE MELON PIECES WITH the herbs, mayonnaise, lime juice and salt and pepper. Toss this mixture with the baby arugula and ADD THE REST OF THE MELON pieces. Season with salt and pepper to taste.

Per serving: CALORIES G FAT G SATURATED FAT MG CHOLESTEROL G PROTEIN G CARBOHYDRATE G SUGAR G FIBER MG SODIUM MG CALCIUM

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Veggies get their due on the grill Lemon Garlic Grilled Portobellos with Burrata and Tomatoes

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f all the foods we grill on perfect summer days, vegetables rank among the most exciting.

Perhaps itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s because the grill so thoroughly transforms everything from bland eggplant to plain-old potatoes and squash into new, richly flavored, smoky treats. Suddenly, they morph from boring must-eat sides to interesting creations.

Our family tip: Cook plenty.

We always eat more grilled veggies than we ever do of the steamed or boiled counterpart. Plus, any leftover grilled vegetables happily metamorphose into yet another treat for the next dayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s meals. Grilled potatoes liven up potato salad as does grilled asparagus in a batch of scrambled eggs. I tuck slabs of grilled green and yellow summer squash along with tomato slices inside a pita for a terrific, unusual weekday sandwich.

Two secrets come to mind for successful veggie grilling: Keep â&#x20AC;&#x2122;em moist; season highly. Since grills offer dry heat, a light coating of oil seals in moisture when grilling cut vegetables. Alternatively, I trap moisture by wrapping firm veggies such as potatoes, beets, turnips and carrots in foil. Season sliced oiled vegetables with rubs, herbs and salt before grilling so the flavors penetrate. Likewise, season vegetables cooked in foil packets.

The grill and summer vegetables: a match made in heaven.

Barbecue Sweet Potato Slices Prep: MINUTES Cook: MINUTES Makes: TO SERVINGS -AKE EXTRA THESE POTATO PLANKS TASTE GREAT THE NEXT DAY 2 tablespoons chili powder 1 tablespoon sugar 4 to 6 large sweet potatoes (3 to 4 pounds total), peeled if desired

Prep: MINUTES Cook: MINUTES Makes: SERVINGS 2ICOTTA MAKES A NICE SUBSTITUTE FOR THE BURRATA YOU LL NEED TABLESPOONS PER MUSHROOM CAP Ÿ cup olive oil Grated zest and juice from 1 small lemon 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard ½ teaspoon salt 6 large (about 1½ pounds total) portobello mushrooms, each 4 inches in diameter 1 medium red onion, cut into 4 thick slices 6 small ripe tomatoes or 3 medium Half of an 8-ounce container burrata cheese 3 to 4 tablespoons chopped fresh basil and fresh chives 1. 0REPARE A CHARCOAL GRILL OR HEAT A GAS GRILL TO MEDIUM HEAT MCT News Service -IX OIL LEMON ZEST AND JUICE

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MOUNT MORRIS â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Whether zipping past spectators at high speeds or hovering in the air, pilots at the Ogle County Airport put on a show over the weekend.

They werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t flying regular planes, though. These pilots were flying radiocontrolled aircraft in the Midwest RC Roundup. â&#x20AC;&#x153;These model airplanes average 50 to 60 mph, but the high-performance planes are pushing 100 mph, and there is one plane here today that can go 140,â&#x20AC;? said Ed Scherer of Belvidere, president of the Rock Valley RC Flyers Club.

Model airplane enthusiasts had a variety of models on display, on the ground and in the air. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This type of model takes 2 or 3 nights to build,â&#x20AC;? said Scherer, who was working on an ARF, an almost-ready-to-fly model. â&#x20AC;&#x153;... others are bigger and take 2 months or more to build.â&#x20AC;?

The best way to get involved in the RC hobby is to contact a club, many of which will train people to fly, Scherer said.

During training, an instructor will have a master remote control and the student will have a tethered remote. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is a great way to learn about RC planes without worrying about crashing the plane,â&#x20AC;? he said.

Training also allows a person to get a taste of flying model planes before paying for a kit. Models can range in price from a couple hundred dollars to thousands of dollars. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A big mistake people make is buying a plane

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Larry Calkins of Sterling, a member of the Morrison Model Aircraft Flyers, fuels up his RC model of a Stearman Model 75 Biplane during Day 1 of the 2-day Midwest RC Roundup, held Thursday and Friday at the Ogle County Airport in Mount Morris.

To get involved The Freeport Radio Control Modelers Club !CADEMY OF -ODEL !ERONAUTICS HOSTED 4HE Midwest RC Roundup; the Morrison Model !IRCRAFT &LYERS AND 2OCK Valley RC Flyers Club also participated.

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MMAFRC ORG OR WWW ROCKVALLEYRCFLYERS COM Morrison Model Aircraft Flyers club President Darryl Miller flies Calkinsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; biplane Thursday. that looks cool but is hard of practice to get comto fly. In this hobby, you fortable flying a model need to crawl before you plane. can walk,â&#x20AC;? Scherer said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The more practice you â&#x20AC;&#x153;Once you learn to fly, can get, the better you will you can get into park fly- be at flying,â&#x20AC;? Calkins said. ers that can be flown over â&#x20AC;&#x153;After a month, you can a ball field for about $200. solo most planes, but take If you join a club, all the your time and ask quesmembers are helpful and tions.â&#x20AC;? can answer questions.â&#x20AC;?

Calkins had one of Larry Calkins of Sterling, the larger planes at the a member of the Morri- roundup, a Stearman son Model Aircraft Flyers, Model 75 Biplane. said it can take a month â&#x20AC;&#x153;I built this model kit

over 11 years, on and off,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I would guess it would have taken 2 years to make if it was being worked on regularly.â&#x20AC;?

It flies well, but it is an advanced plane. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I have someone fly it for me,â&#x20AC;?

Calkins said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This plane was a Christmas present, and I like to build planes.â&#x20AC;?

One treat for Calkins: There was a full-size Stearman Model 75 at the airport. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I took a photo of my model with the full-size plane.â&#x20AC;?

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There was a time not too long ago the closest James Huffstutler would get to a Lincoln Highway golf tournament would be to clean the clubs of Timber Creek players.

This weekend, he’ll be in the thick of the action.

Huffstutler, 22, will be in the Timber Creek lineup when the 92nd tourney begins Saturday at Indian Oaks Golf Course in Shabbona. It’s heady stuff for a relative newcomer to the sport. Growing up, he played golf once or twice a year with his father, Roy. At Dixon High School, Huffstutler played 4 years of tennis, but only 1 year of golf, as a senior in the fall of 2009. He didn’t crack the varsity lineup, and averaged about 45 strokes per nine holes for the JV squad.

“I’m a competitive person by nature,” Huffstutler said. “I like to do as best as I can at things, and a 45 wasn’t really near my best. I just wanted to practice and get better.”

The summer after graduating from high school, Huffstutler began working at Timber Creek, as a clubhouse attendant. He was around the game a lot more than he had been, and he liked it.

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MINNEAPOLIS – Derek Jeter soaked in the adulation from fans and players during one more night on baseball’s national stage, set the tone for the American League with a pregame speech and delivered two final All-Star hits.

Mike Trout, perhaps the top candidate to succeed the 40-year-old Yankees captain as the face of the game, seemed ready to assume the role with a tiebreaking triple and later a go-ahead double that earned him MVP honors.

On a summer evening filled with reminders of generational change, the AL kept up nearly 2 decades of dominance by beating the National League 5-3 in the All-Star game Tuesday for its 13th win in 17 years.

Miguel Cabrera homered to help give the AL champion home-field advantage for the World Series.

Jeter received a 63-second standing ovation when he walked to the plate leading off the bottom of the first, another rousing cheer when he led off the third, and about 2 minutes of applause after AL manager John Farrell sent Alexei Ramirez to shortstop to replace him at the start of the fourth.

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Huffstutler file High school: Dixon, class of 2010 College: Southern Illinois Class: Senior FYI: First-time qualifier for Timber Creek’s Lincoln Highway team. ...

Focused on tennis in high school, instead of golf. ... Studying aviation at SIU, plans to become a corporate pilot.

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James Huffstutler hits his ball to the ninth green Monday at the Timber Creek Golf Course in Dixon. Huffstutler played only 1 year of golf in high school, but has developed his game since then.

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The Yankees’ Derek Jeter tips his cap to the crowd Tuesday after being removed from the 2014 MLB All-Star game in Minneapolis. Jeter, who plans to retire after the season, had a double and scored a run to help the American League to a 5-3 win over the National League. The Angels’ Mike Trout was named the game’s MVP. NBA

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Pau Gasol (16) turned down more money elsewhere to sign with the Bulls. The return of Derrick Rose and the addition of Gasol, along with first-round draft pick Doug McDermott and Real Madrid forward Nikola Mirotic, could make the Bulls title contenders this season.

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Offseason additions could make for title contention cant test since November surgery to reattach his right meniscus.

An 82-game regular season and Dwyane Wade IS STAYING WITH Surviving the cut from 19 playpostseason slog, not to mention ers to the 12-man roster that will THE -IAMI (EAT AND HIS LATEST Derrick Roseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s knees, will detercompete in the FIBA World Cup DEAL IS DESIGNED TO GIVE BOTH mine whether the 2014-15 Bulls of Basketball in Spain in SeptemTHE PLAYER AND -IAMI SOME FLEX are championship contenders. ber would be beneficial for Rose IBILITY IN THE COMING YEARS But at least one thing is certain: and the Bulls.

7ADE SIGNED A NEW CONTRACT The players they pursued in free â&#x20AC;&#x153;Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s doing great,â&#x20AC;? coach Tom WITH THE (EAT ON 4UESDAY )T S agency believe they are.

Thibodeau. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is the next A YEAR DEAL THE SECOND OF Pau Gasol and Kirk Hinrich step.â&#x20AC;?

THOSE SEASONS A PLAYER OPTION turned down more lucrative Management used the amnesty offers to sign with the Bulls. And and Spurs both offered him $5.3 provision on Carlos Boozer Tueswhen the Bulls were notified day, and they dealt Anthony Ranmillion annually. of Carmelo Anthonyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s decision And Hinrich long has maintained dolphâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s expiring salary and two to re-sign with the Knicks, they second-round picks to the Magic his desire to remain in Chicago, were told how strong a basketon Monday to pave the way for where he has kept his offseason ball fit they were and how diffihome even through short stints in the free-agent signings of Gasol cult Anthonyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s decision became. Washington and Atlanta. and Mirotic. The Magic will get the Gasol, whose Bulls deal averages But with the additions of those better of the Bullsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; second-round $7.3 million over 3 years, turned picks in 2015 and 2016. two players, along with 2011 down offers of $11.5 million annuThe Bulls will have to use vetdraft-day acquisition Nikola ally from the Lakers and $11 mileran minimum exceptions or Mirotic and rookie Doug McDerlion from the Hawks. Hinrich, swing another deal to upgrade at mott, the Bulls believe they have shooting guard. whose 2-year deal averages $2.8 million, could have made upwards upgraded a 48-win team. And, oh But shooting in general, so yeah, Rose is returning. of $4 million annually from the crucial for a team with a healthy â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re all very optimistic when Rose, has been improved, at least Jazz and Bobcats. we come out of this July period To be fair, there were mitigating on paper. Though itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s only sumthat our team will be stronger,â&#x20AC;? factors. Gasol, whose Bulls deal mer league, Tony Snell appears general manager Gar Forman also carries a full trade kicker of more confident and poised. said on draft night.

15 percent, did choose the most McDermott could see rotational The key, of course, remains money of the non-Lakers conminutes as a spot-up shooter. tending teams that pursued him. Rose. His participation in USA Mike Dunleavy remains on a barBasketballâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s minicamp at the end gain contract, and Mirotic adds He also exited the rugged Western Conference, whose Thunder of July will be his most signifian element the Bulls havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t had.

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NFL | BEARS BREAKDOWN | DEFENSIVE TACKLE

Fixing a disaster Ratliff leads a healthier, deeper DT corps

BY KEVIN FISHBAIN KFISHBAIN CHICAGOFOOTBALL COM

This is the seventh 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 tackle Overview: Heading into the 2013 training camp, the Bearsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; defensive tackle situation was in good shape with franchised player Henry Melton, Stephen Paea and upand-coming backup Nate Collins.

You know the rest.

Melton and Collins tore their ACLs, Paea battled a toe injury all year, and the middle of the Bears defense was a disaster.

The addition that made the biggest impact, though â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Jeremiah Ratliff â&#x20AC;&#x201C; enters 2014 as the new leader of the defensive tackle group.

Ratliff, who signed a 2-year contract in the offseason, should be healthier now. Although he turns 33 in August, he will be the one to anchor the middle.

Paea also expects to be near 100 percent, and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s easy to forget how well he played during the first 3 weeks of the 2013 season, before suffering the toe injury in Detroit. Collins, who impressed before his knee injury, also returns. But most of the focus in Bourbonnais will be on the two reserves â&#x20AC;&#x201C; draft picks Ego Ferguson and Will Sutton.

Ferguson is a raw, runstuffing two-technique, and Sutton showed the pass-rush abilities in college to be a potential productive player in the pros. Both players figure to be part of the rotation, and weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll get our best looks at them in pads.

Position battles: Every time we saw the firstteam defensive line in OTAs and minicamp, Ratliff and Paea were at defensive tackle, so there appears to be little question about who will get the starting nod. It will be interesting to see if things change when the Bears are in the nickel, based on the rotation at defensive end.

The real battle will be for the No. 3 DT role.

Collins has the experience and showed plenty of flashes last season, while Ferguson and Sutton both have plenty of

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ABOVE: Stephen Paea, shown sacking Vikings quarterback Donovan McNabb in an October 2011 game, is entering the final year of his rookie contract.

BELOW: Jeremiah Ratliff celebrates a sack against the Cowboys during a game this past season.

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ND Rushing TDs allowed: ST intriguing tools. But are they ready to be immediate contributors? Sutton and Ferguson play different positions, so keep an eye on Collins vs. Sutton.

If the rookie keeps his weight at an ideal spot and is quick off the snap, he might be the first DT off the bench.

Tracy Robertson, Brandon Dunn and Lee Pegues are camp bodies, who will be fighting for a practice squad spot, where Robertson was last season.

Contract situations: The focus here is Paea, who is entering the final year of his rookie contract. If he stays healthy and plays like the player we saw in September 2013, he should be in good position for a long-term deal, but would that be with

the Bears? Would general manager Phil Emery dole out a lot of cash for Paea with two draft picks there, as well for the future?

If we learned anything last season, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the importance of depth at defensive tackle. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not only Paeaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s play that will dictate what he can get in the offseason, but the play of Ferguson and Sutton, as well as Collins, who also will try to cash in on his 1-year, $730,001 contract. That extra dollar allows the Bears to negotiate a new contract before free agency.

Keep an eye on: Collins. We know Ratliff and Paea will start, and Ferguson and Sutton are long-term options who

could see some time this season, but Collins is the player to watch in camp because he might be on the roster bubble, especially if Ferguson and Sutton develop quickly.

Collins had two sacks last preseason and another one in the regular season before he tore his ACL. That $730,001 contract shows the Bears have hope he can show that form again and is worthy of a new deal inseason, but thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a long way away, and that contract was inked before the draft. Collinsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; goal of making the Bears look smart for that deal starts in Bourbonnais, where he first has to solidify his roster spot.

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He took lessons from his former golf coach at Dixon, Pat Lessner, and his performance improved. Tennis, once the center of his sports world, faded into the background. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Tennis used to be more fun, but golf has become more fun for me over the years,â&#x20AC;? Huffstutler said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Tennis is more work now. Golf is more fun.â&#x20AC;?

Huffstutler tried out for the Timber Creek Lincoln Highway team in 2012, and was the second alternate. In 2013, he worked his way up to first alternate.

At this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 54-hole qualifier, held June 21-22, Huffstutler carded rounds of 78, 74 and 74. His best-againstbogey score was +8, earning him the sixth, and final, spot on the team.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was comfortable with my swing, and where I was with my golf game,â&#x20AC;? Huffstutler said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;On one of the nines, I only had nine putts, so that certainly helps.

Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s usually how my game goes â&#x20AC;&#x201C; if Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m putting good, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m playing good.â&#x20AC;?

Timber Creek won the team title a year ago, but just two players, Ryan Harrison and Joel Kipping, from that squad return to this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lineup. The team this year includes Bob Venier, Scott Hargrave, Matt Rosquist and Huffstutler.

Huffstutler said he has not received any pep talks or speeches from his teammates about the importance of doing his part for this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s team. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I play a lot of golf with these guys,â&#x20AC;? he said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;and I know about the history and tradition of the tournament. I canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t wait to get out there and get going.â&#x20AC;?

Michael Krabbenhoeft/mkrabbenhoeft@saukvalley.com

James Huffstutler chips his ball onto the ninth green Monday at Timber Creek Golf Course in Dixon. Huffstutler will participate in his first Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Lincoln Highway golf tournament this weekend in Shabbona.

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Get in their way to get home safely

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John Stuart Mill, a 19th-century British philosopher and economist, said, “The only freedom which deserves the name is that of pursuing our own good in our own way, so long as we do not attempt to deprive others of theirs, or impede their efforts to obtain it.”

At the bridge table, though, it is your job to impede your opponents’ efforts to obtain your downfall. In this deal, how should South thwart the defense’s efforts to defeat three no-trump after West leads his fourth-highest diamond?

There is a strong case for North’s raising one no-trump to three no-trump, eschewing Stayman. He has a high honor in his doubleton and extra high-card strength. Even

if North uncovers a 4-4 spade fit, game in that strain might fail due to, for example, a bad trump split, when there are nine winners in no-trump.

South starts with eight

top tricks: three hearts, one diamond and four clubs. The ninth winner will come from spades. But playing on that suit will give the lead back to the defenders and maybe they can run the diamond suit.

The Rule of Seven recommends holding up the diamond ace for one round and taking the second trick. Here, though, that is fatal. West gets in with his spade ace and cashes three diamond tricks.

If the diamonds are 4-3, South is always safe. But if they are 5-2, what is the layout?

Surely East has honordoubleton because West would have led the king from K-Q-J-x-x.

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Time to lower mound?

Dominant pitching not good for overall health of game

BY RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writer

MINNEAPOLIS â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Baseball has a problem: Clayton Kershaw, Aroldis Chapman, Felix Hernandez and all the other kings of the hill are just too good.

Ruling with an assortment of big-bending curveballs, sharp sliders and 100 mph heat, a new generation of pitchers has thrown major league hitters into a huge slump.

The spike in strikeouts, the dip in home runs and worries that the game is becoming boring for fans reminds some people of 1968, when Bob Gibson, Denny McLain and their fellow aces dominated.

Back then, the sport came up with a radical solution: The pitcherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mound was lowered from 15 inches to 10 and the strike zone was reduced.

Combined with the addition of four expansion teams, the result was an 11-point increase in the big league batting average in 1969 and a 19 percent rise in runs.

Should baseball drop the mound again? â&#x20AC;&#x153;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know, man, maybe if they keep going like this,â&#x20AC;?

Miami Marlins slugger Giancarlo Stanton said Monday at the All-Star festivities. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Move the mound back 5 feet,â&#x20AC;? he added with a chuckle.

Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s some thought that reducing the mound would combat the outbreak of blown-out elbows, which has seen stars such as Stephen Strasburg, Matt Harvey and Jose Fernandez needing reconstructive surgery, and could also claim Masahiro Tanaka.

triple digits. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Everybodyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s throwing 109, so you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get to see the starters for your fourth turn,â&#x20AC;? said Atlanta Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez, exaggerating only slightly. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a lot of guys in the bullpen that are special guys.â&#x20AC;?

All that gas has contributed to more than two dozen pitchers needing Tommy John surgery this year.

Dr. David Altchek, the Metsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; top physician, said a lower mound â&#x20AC;&#x153;should decrease the force as the body gets less far ahead of the arm.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;As the body falls down the mound, the arm momentarily lags and forces at the elbow AP cumulate,â&#x20AC;? he said.

National League pitcher Clayton Kershaw, of the Los Angeles But Glenn Fleisig of the AmeriDodgers, throws during the second inning of the MLB All-Star can Sports Medicine Institute counters that recent studies disGame on Tuesday in Minneapolis. agree whether lowering or elimiWith low-run games again in ing normal bodies and balls that nating the mound would slightly cut or slightly increase the stress vogue and defensive shifts takused to get out of the ballpark on an adolescent pitcherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s arm. ing away hits, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been more are caught now,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Reducing the amount of emphasis on small ball. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s It wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t too long ago that batcompetitive pitching is the prompted questions about ters had the edge. The boom most strongly proven action for whether this is a cyclical change, years peaked in 2000 with an reducing the risk of pitching or if this style is here to stay. average of 1.17 home runs per injuries,â&#x20AC;? he said.

From his vantage point in the team per game. The runs averThis much is certain: The New York Metsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; broadcast booth, age of 5.14 was MLBâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s highest major league batting average is former NL MVP Keith Hernandez since 1936. has an unusual analysis and an But offense has steadily shrunk down to .252 this year, according to STATS. It hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t been that equally drastic solution. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; as have the players â&#x20AC;&#x201C; as baselow since 1972, the year before â&#x20AC;&#x153;They should get rid of four ball implemented testing for teams,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Too many performance-enhancing drugs, the American League adopted the designated hitter. players. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s too much diluand then repeatedly strengthTeams are averaging a full one tion of talent. The pitchingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not ened those rules. run less per game, with the 4.14 better. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the same.â&#x20AC;?

And with complete games scoring average MLBâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lowâ&#x20AC;&#x153;I think that the residuals of virtually a relic, hard-throwing est since 1992, just before the steroids and aluminum bats has relievers dominate the late spread of better hitting through affected how they taught kids innings. Radar guns routinely chemistry. how to hit, and now weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re seeregister mph readings around

NOTEBOOK

Spotlight shines on Athletics Baseballâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s best team well-represented; Former Twins get warm greeting special things.â&#x20AC;?

Pitchers Sean Doolittle and Scott Kazmir were the other Aâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s on the AL squad.

BY DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer

MINNEAPOLIS â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Oakland had a major leaguehigh six players selected for the All-Star game, plus a seventh in recently acquired right-hander Jeff Samardzija, who wouldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been included on the NL side had he remained with the Chicago Cubs.

After consecutive AL West titles with a roster largely unknown to mainstream fans around the country, these Athletics have finally received their due. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s definitely an honor for all of us to be here,â&#x20AC;? said third baseman Josh Donaldson, the lone starter in the group. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I feel like this is the results of playing well the last 2 years, and obviously playing well this year, too. We feel that we definitely have the team to beat, just because the last couple years weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve won the division and our guys

Still

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The White Soxâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Alexei Ramirez upends the Cubsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Starlin Castro at second base during Tuesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s MLB All-Star Game in Minneapolis. are real focused on that.â&#x20AC;?

With outfielder Yoenis Cespedes, first baseman Brandon Moss and catcher Derek Norris joining Donaldson, the Aâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s have position players represented for the first time since catcher Ramon Hernandez in 2003.

Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a long gap, but

itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a good guess that they wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to wait so long for the next recognition. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s really cool to have that many guys here and get to share it with them,â&#x20AC;?

Moss said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;These are the same guys that have been there for 2 years, except for Kaz. But we have a lot of guys that can do a lot of

welcome:

Samardzija was declared ineligible by Major League Baseball to participate since the trade that sent him from the Cubs to the Aâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s was finalized the day before the All-Star rosters were revealed. Still, the lanky long-haired Samardzija was at Target Field for the festivities this week.

He stood last in line with the NL reserves, wearing a generic redand-blue workout day jersey for the NL. His hat, which couldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been picked up at one of the souvenir shops in the concourse, read â&#x20AC;&#x153;MLB All-Star Gameâ&#x20AC;? with this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s logo in the middle.

Fondly remembered:

Pitcher Glen Perkins, catcher Kurt Suzuki and manager Ron Gardenhire, a coach for the AL

team, were greeted with the loudest cheers from the home crowd. Derek Jeter got a lengthy ovation, too, before his final All-Star game appearance. But the mention of a pair of former Twins on the NL team prompted roars from the fans, too.

Milwaukee outfielder Carlos Gomez, who played two wildly inconsistent seasons for the Twins after they fetched him in the trade with the New York Mets for Johan Santana, sprinted out of the dugout to slap hands with all of his teammates.

St. Louis reliever Pat Neshek, who started his career with the Twins and grew up in a Minneapolis suburb, Brooklyn Park, had a big grin on his face as he tipped his cap. He was even announced as a former member of the Park Center Pirates, a nod to his high school less than 10 miles north of the downtown ballpark

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As Frank Sinatraâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s recording of â&#x20AC;&#x153;New York, New Yorkâ&#x20AC;? boomed over the Target Field speakers and his parents watched from the stands, Jeter repeatedly waved to the crowd, exchanged handshakes and hugs in the AL dugout, and then came back onto the field for a curtain call.

While not as flashy as Mariano Riveraâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s All-Star farewell at Citi Field last year, when all the other players left the great reliever alone on the field for an eighth-inning solo bow, Jeter also tried not to make a fuss.

A 14-time All-Star who was MVP of the 2000 game in Atlanta, he announced in February this will be his final sea-

son. His hits left him with a .481 All-Star average (13-for-27), just behind Charlie Gehringerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s .500 record (10-for-20) for players with 20 or more at-bats.

While the Yankees are .500 at the break and in danger of missing the postseason in consecutive years for the first time in 2 decades, Jeter and the Angelsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Trout gave a boost to whichever AL team reaches the World Series.

The AL improved to 9-3 since the All-Star game started deciding which league gets Series homefield advantage; 23 of the last 28 titles were won by teams scheduled to host four of a possible seven games.

Detroitâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Max Scherzer, in line to be the mostprized free-agent pitcher after the season, pitched a scoreless fifth for the

victory, and Glen Perkins got the save in his home ballpark.

With the late sunset â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the sky didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t darken until the fifth inning, well after 9 p.m. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; there was bright sunshine when Jeter was cheered before his first at-bat. He was introduced by a recording of late Yankees public address announcer Bob Sheppardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s deep monotone: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Now batting for the American League, from the New York Yankees, the shortstop, number two, Derek Jeter.

Number two.â&#x20AC;?

St. Louis pitcher Adam Wainwright left his glove on the mound and backed up toward second, clapping along with the crowd of 41,048. When Jeter finally stepped into the batterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s box, he took a ball and lined a 90 mph cutter down the right-

field line for a double. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was going to give him a couple pipe shots just to â&#x20AC;&#x201C; he deserved it,â&#x20AC;? Wainwright said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I thought he was going to hit something hard to the right side for a single or an out. I probably should have pitched him a little bit better.â&#x20AC;?

Jeter appreciated the move, saying â&#x20AC;&#x153;for him to do that meant a lot to me.â&#x20AC;?

And Wainwrightâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s unorthodox decision was endorsed by Los Angeles Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He knew he was going to do the right thing,â&#x20AC;?

Kershaw said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a class act.â&#x20AC;?

Trout, the 22-year-old Los Angeles outfielder who finished second to Cabrera in AL MVP voting in each of the last two seasons, followed Jeter in the first by tripling off the

right-field wall.

After Robinson Cano struck out, Cabrera lined a sinker over the left-field wall for a 3-0 lead â&#x20AC;&#x201C; just the fourth home run in the last six All-Star games.

Jeter then hit a soft single into right off Alfredo Simon leading off the third but was stranded.

The NL, which still holds a 43-40-2 advantage in the series, came back on consecutive RBI doubles by Chase Utley and Jonathan Lucroy off Jon Lester that made it 3-2. Lucroyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s run-scoring double against Chris Sale tied the score in the fourth.

The AL went ahead for good in the fifth against Pat Neshek, the St. Louis reliever, who grew up in the Minneapolis suburb of Brooklyn Park and started his career with the Twins.

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OPEN ANNIVERSARIES

Wednesday, July 16, 2014

SPOTLIGHT ON RORY MCILROY

TEE TIMES At Royal Liverpool Golf Club Hoylake, England Purse: $9.24 million Yardage: 7,312 yards; Par: 72 (a-amateur) Thursday-Friday

By the Associated Press

A look at some of the anniversaries at the British Open this year: 150 years ago (1864): Imagine if golf had a rivalry like this today: Willie Park Sr. and Old Tom Morris finished 1-2 in the first four British Opens, with each winning two. Morris went 1 up with his two-shot victory at Prestwick, this time over Andrew Strath. Most notable about this Open was the prize. Along with the championship belt, the winner received a cash prize – six pounds.

125 years ago (1889): In the sixth and final Open held at Musselburgh, Willie Park Jr. and Andrew Kirkaldy tied at 155 over four rounds of nine holes. In the 36-hole playoff, Park shot 158 to win by five shots. The Honorable Company of Edinburgh Golfers left the nine-hole course at Musselburgh and went south to Muirfield. This championship was held on Nov. 8 in a gloom so severe that the last group was guided along by street lights.

100 years ago (1914): This was the end of an era, and a memorable one. Harry Vardon closed with a 78 at Prestwick to overtake J.H. Taylor and win by three strokes. It was his sixth Open title, which remains a record to this day. It also was the last Open for 5 years because of World War I. When the war was over, the Great Triumvirate of Vardon, Taylor and James Braid had all turned 50 and never won another Claret Jug. 75 years ago (1939): Dick Burton holds a British Open record that one can only hope will never be broken. The Claret Jug was in his possession for 7 years.

This was the last Open held before World War II, and thus the Open did not resume until 1946. It was played at St. Andrews, and Burton fell back with a 77 in the third round. He closed with a 71 to overtake Johnny Fallon, who stumbled to a closing 79.

50 years ago (1964): “Champagne” Tony Lema became a rising American star when he won The Open in his first attempt at St. Andrews by five shots over Jack Nicklaus. Lema had won at Pebble Beach earlier in the year, and his Open victory was his fourth title in a 6-week span. He wasn’t sure he wanted to go, but Arnold Palmer loaned him his putter and his caddie (Tip Anderson), and Lema took it from there. Lema perished in a plane crash 2 years later.

25 years ago (1989): Mark Calcavecchia, runnerup at the Masters a year earlier, captured his only major at Royal Troon in the first four-hole playoff at The Open. Calcavecchia closed with a 68 to make up a three-shot deficit to Wayne Grady. But the disappointment, as usual, belonged to Greg Norman. The Shark made up seven shots with a 64, and then reeled off two straight birdies in the playoff.

Calcavecchia caught him with a par on the 17th.

20 years ago (1994): Nick Price closed with a 66 at Turnberry for a oneshot victory over Jesper Parnevik to win his second major championship, this one sending him on his way to be No. 1 in the world the following month. But there was much more to this victory. Parnevik had a three-shot lead going to the 18th hole, but he didn’t look at the scoreboard and thought he needed birdie to win. He played aggressively and made bogey for a 67.

Behind him, Price birdied the 16th and then rolled in a 50-foot eagle putt on the 17th. A closing par gave him the Claret Jug. 10 years ago (2004): Todd Hamilton won his only major at Royal Troon, and while some might look at it as a surprise victory, he earned it as much as any major champion. Hamilton went head-to-head with Ernie Els over the final 40 holes, including four in a playoff.

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Rory McIlroy shoots out of the bunker during the Scottish Open last week. McIlroy is trying to figure out how to play better on Fridays of tournaments.

Not thankful for Friday

McIlroy has to get past that ‘2nd-round thing’

BY PAUL NEWBERRY AP National Writer

HOYLAKE, England – Rory McIlroy calls it his “secondround thing.”

Just something in his head.

Unfortunately for the two-time major champion, it’s become a very real problem.

For some reason, McIlroy has struggled mightily on Fridays, a subject that came up again as he prepared for the British Open.

This year, McIlroy has played the opening round at a cumulative 49-under par. On the weekends, he’s a combined 39 under.

But on Fridays, for some reason, he’s at 15 over.

“I have no problem shooting a low one on Thursday,” he said.

“There should be no reason I have any problem shooting a low one on Friday.”

If only it was that easy.

Three times this year, McIlroy has opened a tournament with a 63. Not once did he build on those impressive starts to actually win the tournament. Most notably, he blew up to a 78 in the second round of the Memorial.

Last week, more of the same at the Scottish Open. McIlroy opened with a 7-under 64, only to shoot 14 strokes higher the following day. Fierce winds contributed to the dismal score, but that didn’t fully explain why he had another poor showing in Round 2.

McIlroy average rounds in 2014 PGA events First round Second round Third round Fourth round

68.5 73.3 70.1 70.2

“I just got it into my head,” McIlroy said. “I may be putting too much pressure on myself, going out on Fridays and trying to back up a [good] score.”

At age 25, McIlroy already has two of golf’s biggest titles on his resume, capturing the 2011 U.S. Open and the 2012 U.S. PGA Championship with runaway victories. He’d love to move another step closer to a career Grand Slam at Royal Liverpool, though he’s never been an especially big fan of links golf.

“I guess when you go on tour, and especially when you play the majority of your golf in the U.S., you start to neglect some of the shots you might need in conditions like this,” McIlroy said.

“I don’t think I’ve evolved that much as a links player, but I’ve been trying, especially the past few weeks, to play some shots, really practice hard on some of the shots that I might need this week.”

He will be playing his seventh British Open, with only one

previous top-10 performance.

Last year at Muirfield, McIlroy opened with a 79 and missed the cut.

“The Open Championship is a tournament that’s very important to me,” he insisted. “And my record in it hasn’t been as good as I’d like. I’d love to improve on that.”

McIlroy has gone through some big changes off the course – most notably, breaking up in May with his longtime girlfriend, Danish tennis player Caroline Wozniacki, just as they were sending out invitations for their planned wedding.

These days, McIlroy seems mainly focused on his golf, though he hardly sounded persuasive when someone asked Tuesday if he was in a better place personally than he was a few months ago.

“I’m happy with everything that’s going on.”

Then, he talked about nothing but his playing schedule.

“I’ve got this week and then go back over to the States and the World Golf Championship and then the PGA and all the FedEx Cup playoffs and the Ryder Cup,” he said. “So there’s a lot to keep me busy, and just looking forward to that stretch of golf coming up.

“So, yeah,” he said, sounding a bit hesitant, “I’m happy.”

ON THE FRINGE

Tale of two important trophies Claret Jug, green jacket have major contrasting styles “People were so in awe of it,” he said. “They all HOYLAKE, England – wanted to take a picture.

The green jacket gave Anyone who knows anyMike Weir a thrill he thing about sports knows won’t forget. about the green jacket.

The Masters champion It’s pretty amazing the wore his coveted prize reception you get.” onto the ice for a StanTwo prizes could not be ley Cup playoff game in any more different. WinToronto, with the Maple ners of each wouldn’t Leafs tapping their trade the trophy for the sticks and the crowd other one – unless they producing a cheer loudcan have both. er than any he heard at Tiger Woods, the only Augusta National. active player to win AP Canada loves its golf, all four majors, wasn’t Padraig Harrington holds the Claret Jug after win- much help. He fell and the green jacket is ning the British Open in July of 2007. even more meaningful asleep in his green jackto a country that forgets et the night after he won championships offer two to be able to take a picspring exists until seethe 1997 Masters, but he distinct prizes, both recture with it or drink a sip ing the azaleas and dogwas rarely (if ever) seen ognizable to any golf fan out of it,” Mickelson said. woods on TV each April. publicly in the jacket or in any part of the world.

The green jacket is The Claret Jug gave carrying the jug.

Which evokes greater more about dignity.

Padraig Harrington a Mickelson has won emotion?

Sam Snead was the moment that made him five majors, three of “I’d love to find out,” first Masters champion laugh. them at the Masters. said Graeme McDowell, to be presented a green The British Open One of the most famous who to date can speak jacket in 1949.

Every champion had his covpost-victory photos only for the U.S. Open winner gets his own eted prize with him on trophy. green jacket – Jack Nick- of Mickelson was him a trip to San Francisco. wearing the green jacket The Claret Jug is all laus, of all people, had Harrington got into a about history. to wait the longest to get in the drive-thru lane cab with a driver, who at Krispy Kreme in Tom Kidd was the first fitted for one – and the loved the sport so much Augusta.

British Open chamwinner gets to keep it he was wearing a golf “Well, the Krispy for a year before it goes glove. The jug was in its pion to be presented a Claret Jug in 1873. The in his locker at the club. Kreme was pre-arthritis, steel case, which was OK? So let’s keep that in original was swapped “I only went one place leaking whiskey that out by a replica starting in it and that was to New mind,” Mickelson said. had not been drained.

He felt the Claret Jug York for interviews,” The driver asked what in 1928, and that’s the brought out more emo86-year-old trophy that Bubba Watson said a was in the case, and tion because everyone Phil Mickelson had to week before he won the Harrington jokingly could share in it – holdMasters a second time. told him it was a human return when he arrived ing it, posing with it, at Hoylake on Monday.

He did a media tour in organ. Only after the drinking from it.

“It was fun to see the the Big Apple the day Irishman got out of the “There’s really not after his 2012 victory, cab did he have his two faces of the people that much you’re going to have such respect and walking through the friends tell the cabbie it do with the jacket, other reverence for the game of streets of Manhattan in was the Claret Jug. golf and this championgolf’s most famous piece than pull on the lapels,” The newest and the he said. ship, and what it means of clothing. oldest of golf’s major

BY DOUG FERGUSON AP Sports Writer

12:25 a.m.-5:26 a.m. — David Howell, England; David Duval, United States; Robert Karlsson, Sweden.

12:36 a.m.-5:37 a.m. — Dawie Van Der Walt, South Africa; Cameron Tringale, United States; Masanori Kobayashi, Japan.

12:47 a.m.-5:48 a.m. — Chris Wood, England; Matt Jones, Australia; Bernd Wiesberger, Austria.

12:58 a.m.-5:59 a.m. — Erik Compton, United States; Kim Hyung-Sung, South Korea; Marc Leishman, Australia.

1:09 a.m.-6:10 p.m. — Koumei Oda, Japan; Ben Martin, United States; Anirban Lahiri, India.

1:20 a.m.-6:21 a.m. — Kiradech Aphibarnrat, Thailand; Brooks Koepka, United States; Edoardo Molinari, Italy.

1:31 a.m.-6:32 a.m. — Branden Grace, South Africa; Freddie Jacobson, Sweden; a-Ashley Chesters, England.

1:42 a.m.-6:43 a.m. — Justin Leonard, United States; Ben Curtis, United States; Paul Lawrie, Scotland.

1:53 a.m.-6:54 a.m. — Francesco Molinari, Italy; Ryan Moore, United States; Thorbjorn Olesen, Denmark.

2:04 a.m.-7:05 a.m. — Matteo Manassero, Italy; a-Bradley Neil, Scotland; Mikko Ilonen, Finland.

2:15 a.m.-7:16 a.m. — Thomas Bjorn, Denmark; Patrick Reed, United States; Stewart Cink, United States.

2:26 a.m.-7:27 a.m. — Tom Watson, United States; Jim Furyk, United States; Darren Clarke, Northern Ireland.

2:37 a.m.-7:38 a.m. — Luke Donald, England; Rickie Fowler, United States; Sergio Garcia, Spain.

2:53 a.m.-7:54 a.m. — Harris English, United States; Paul Casey, England; Matt Every, United States.

3:04 a.m.-8:05 a.m. — Tiger Woods, United States; Angel Cabrera, Argentina; Henrik Stenson, Sweden.

3:15 a.m.-8:16 a.m. — Charl Schwartzel, South Africa; Padraig Harrington, Ireland; K.J. Choi, South Korea.

3:26 a.m.-8:27 a.m. — Rory McIlroy, Northern Ireland; Hideki Matsuyama, Japan; Jordan Spieth, United States.

3:37 a.m.-8:38 a.m. — Ian Poulter, England; Dustin Johnson, United States; Jimmy Walker, United States.

3:48 a.m.-8:49 a.m. — Graeme McDowell, Northern Ireland; Matt Kuchar, United States; Louis Oosthuizen, South Africa.

3:59 a.m-9 a.m. — Stephen Gallacher, Scotland; Hunter Mahan, United States; Victor Dubuisson, France.

4:10 a.m.-9:11 a.m. — Nick Faldo, England; Todd Hamilton, United States; David Hearn, United States.

4:21 a.m.-9:22 a.m. — Ryan Palmer, United States; Brett Rumford, Australia; Tomohiro Kondo, Japan.

4:32 a.m.-9:33 a.m. — John Singleton, England; Peter Uihlein, United States; Marc Warren, Scotland.

4:43 a.m.-9:44 a.m. — Paul McKechnie, Scotland; Kristoffer Broberg, Sweden; Juvic Pagunsan, Philippines.

4:54 a.m.-9:55 a.m. — Rhein Gibson, Australia; Brian Harman, United States; Kim Hyung-Tae, South Korea.

5:05 a.m.-10:06 a.m. — Christopher Hanson, England; Oscar Floren, Sweden; Yoshinobu Tsukada, Japan.

5:26 a.m.-12:25 a.m. — James McLeary, Scotland; Matthew Southgate, England; Hiroshi Iwata, Japan.

5:37 a.m.-12:36 a.m. — Roberto Castro, United States; Victor Riu, France; Tyrrell Hatton, England.

5:48 a.m.-12:47 a.m. — Jang Dong-kyu, South Korea, Nick Watney, United States; Shawn Stefani, United States.

5:59 a.m.-12:58 a.m. — D.A. Points, United States; Y.E. Yang, South Korea; Brendan Steele, United States.

6:10 a.m.-1:09 a.m. — Scott Stallings, United States; Pablo Larrazabal, Spain; Bryden Macpherson, Australia.

6:21 a.m.-1:20 a.m. — George Coetzee, South Africa; Charley Hoffman, United States; Michael Hoey, Northern Ireland.

6:32 a.m.-1:31 a.m. — Kevin Streelman, United States; Brendon de Jonge, Zimbabwe; Brendon Todd, United States.

6:43 a.m.-1:42 a.m. — Gary Woodland, United States; Sandy Lyle, Scotland; Kevin Stadler, United States.

6:54 a.m.-1:53 a.m. — Brandt Snedeker, United States; Graham DeLaet, Canada; a-Pan Cheng-Tsung, Taiwan.

7:05 a.m.-2:04 a.m. — Boo Weekley, United States; Danny Willett, England; Ashun Wu, China.

7:16 a.m.-2:15 a.m. — J.B. Holmes, United States; Jonas Blixt, Sweden; Chris Kirk, United States.

7:27 a.m.-2:26 a.m. — Miguel Angel Jimenez, Spain; Bill Haas, United States; Thongchai Jaidee, Thailand.

7:38 a.m.-2:37 a.m. — Martin Kaymer, Germany; Jason Day, Australia; Zach Johnson, United States.

7:54 a.m.-2:53 a.m. — Webb Simpson, United States; Jamie Donaldson, Wales; Yusaku Miyazato, Japan.

8:05 a.m.-3:04 a.m. — Phil Mickelson, United States; Ernie Els, South Africa; Bubba Watson, United States.

8:16 a.m.-3:15 a.m. — Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano, Spain; Russell Henley, United States; Billy Horschel, United States.

8:27 a.m.-3:26 a.m. — Adam Scott, Australia; Justin Rose, England; Jason Dufner, United States.

8:38 a.m.-3:37 a.m. — Ryo Ishikawa, Japan; Lee Westwood, England; Keegan Bradley, United States.

8:49 a.m.-3:48 a.m. — Kevin Na, United States; Joost Luiten, Netherlands; John Senden, Australia.

9 a.m.-3:59 a.m. — John Daly, United States; Tommy Fleetwood, England; Ross Fisher, England.

9:11 a.m.-4:10 a.m. — Mark Wiebe, United States; Rafa Cabrera-Bello, Spain; a-Paul Dunne, Ireland.

9:22 a.m.-4:21 a.m. — Oliver Fisher, England; Chesson Hadley, United States; Shane Lowry, Ireland.

9:33 a.m.-4:32 a.m. — George McNeill, United States; Richard Sterne, South Africa; Chris Stroud, United States.

9:44 a.m.-4:43 a.m. — Gregory Bourdy, France; Jin Jeong, South Korea; Matthew Baldwin, England.

9:55 a.m.-4:54 a.m. — Justin Walters, South Africa; Rhys Enoch, Wales; Billy Hurley III, United States.

10:06 a.m.-5:05 a.m. — Christopher Rodgers, England; Scott Jamieson, Scotland; An Byeong-Hun, South Korea.

AP

Tiger Woods gets ready to putt during the Quicken Loans National Tournament in June. Woods will play in the British Open that starts Thursday. It is only his second tournament since returning from back surgery.

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The two bedroom house and two car garage set on Lots 15 & 16 of Woodland Shores Subdivision No. 1. The waterfront lots are at 358 Waterfront Drive. The house with approximately 1028 sq ft of living space has two bedrooms, open kitchen-living room, utility room, 1_ baths and a nice enclosed back porch with an outside deck. There is a 5â&#x20AC;&#x2122; crawl space under the home. It has a gas furnace and water heater, central air and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s own well and septic. The two car garage does have a work bench in it. This property may be viewed by calling 800-848-9519 for an appointment.

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GE side-by-side refrigerator; Caloric gas stove; sm Sears Coldspot freezer; Magic Chef washer; Kenmore dryer; usual kitchenware; misc dishware; oak buffet; sectional sofa/recliners; 2 lift chairs; lamps; desk & chair; mini curio cabinet; hanging lamp with tiffany type shade; bed; dressers; chests; walkers; linens; Robo Vac; Christmas decorations; books, magazines, newspapers; cuckoo clocks; sea shells; compasses; pocket telescope; coolers.

Collectibles

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Cars - Tools - Etc

2001 Oldsmobile Silhouette, 93,000 miles; 1997 Chevrolet Astro min van, 135,664 miles; 1977 Ford LTD, 43,000 miles; Dynamark w/snow blade; lawn & garden tools; leaf blower; air compressor; Duracraft 1800 PSI pressure washer; ladders; assorted shop tools & hardware; wood levels; scales; car UDPSV ELNH PHWDO 0DUWLQ KRXVHV ÂżVKLQJ URGV HWF OLIH MDFNHWV SOXV ORWV PRUH

William Docter Estate Sandy Steder - Executor Auctioneers: Polo, IL 61064 Lenny Bryson (IL#440000158) 815-946-4120 Mark Ebert (IL#440000341)

Clerks: Public Auction Service Lyle & Sheryl Hopkins (IL#440000185) 815-946-2660-8000-848-9519

LEGAL NOTICE FOR FORECLOSURE SALE PUBLIC AUCTION OF REAL ESTATE FRIDAY, JULY 25, 2014 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 2:30 P.M. 912 DILLON AVENUE, STERLING, ILLINOIS 61081

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At the premises I, Lyle Dirks, having been designated by the Circuit Court of the Fourteenth Judicial Circuit, Whiteside County, Illinois in the case entitled Sterling Federal Bank, F.S.B., Plaintiff v. Tomas Briseno and Annette M. Briseno, Defendants, case No. &+ 67 DV VDOH RIÂżFHU WR FRQGXFW WKH VDOH ZLOO VHOO WKH IROORZLQJ GHVFULEHG SURSHUW\ DW SXEOLF DXFWLRQ WR WKH KLJKHVW TXDOLÂżHG ELGGHU LEGAL DESCRIPTION: Lot 5 in Block 17, West RI %URDGZD\ LQ WKH &LW\ RI 6WHUOLQJ (;&(37 WKH (DVWHUO\ IHHW RI WKH 6RXWKHUO\ IHHW RI VDLG /RW LQ WKH &RXQW\ RI :KLWHVLGH DQG 6WDWH RI ,OOLQRLV FRPPRQO\ NQRZQ DV WK $YHQXH 6WHUOLQJ ,OOLQRLV DESCRIPTION: 2 story, 3 bedroom home, ZLWK EDWK SDUWLDO EDVHPHQW FDU GHWDFKHG JDUDJH DQG ZLWK VTXDUH IHHW RI OLYLQJ DUHD *RRG ORFDWLRQ INSPECTION: &RQWDFW /LQGD 0XUUD\ DW 6WHUOLQJ )HGHUDO %DQN SKRQH WR GHWHUPLQH LI SURSHUW\ LV DYDLODEOH IRU LQVSHFWLRQ TERMS OF SALE GRZQ GD\ RI VDOH EDODQFH XSRQ GHOLYHU\ RI GHHG and possession. All funds shall be CASH, BANK DRAFT, or CERTIFIED CHECK. Sale is subject to taxes for 2012 and all VXEVHTXHQW \HDUV TAXES WILL NOT BE PRORATED. A contract embodying the terms of this notice and such additional WHUPV DV GHHPHG DSSURSULDWH ZLOO EH VLJQHG E\ WKH VDOH RIÂżFHU RQ behalf of the court and by the buyer at the time of the sale. Any VDOH LV VXEMHFW WR FRXUW DSSURYDO $Q\ VSHFLÂżF UHVWULFWLRQV RQ SURSHUW\ RU WLWOH ZLOO EH DQQRXQFHG GD\ RI VDOH $QQRXQFHPHQWV day of sale take precedence over any printed material.

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At the premises I, Lyle Dirks, having been designated by the Circuit Court of the Fourteenth Judicial Circuit, Whiteside County, Illinois in the case entitled Sterling Federal Bank, F.S.B., Plaintiff v.

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RIVER RIDGE APARTMENTS

EMPLOYMENT

Contact us to place an ad call 815-626-7653 815-284-7653

2 Bedroom Great Location Garages Available

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BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES 501 NOTICEPURto the SUANT Business Opportunity Sales Law of 1995, every business opportunity must be registered with the Illinois Securities Department. Protect yourself and get the facts before you hand over your hard earned money by contacting the Illinois Secretary of State's Securities Department at 1800-628-7937. This notice provided as a public service by Sauk Valley Classifieds.

EDUCATION

NEW TODAY Part time LPN/RN We pay .50 cent shift differential Must be reliable, available for all shifts and on call.

Come join our casual family atmosphere! Apply within at: Tammerlane, 3601 16th Ave. Sterling No phone calls.

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AIRLINE CAREERS BEGIN HERE BECOME AN AVIATION MAINTENANCE TECH. FAA APPROVED TRAINING. FINANCIAL AID IF QUALIFIED - HOUSING AVAILABLE. JOB PLACEMENT ASSISTANCE. CALL AIM 800-481-8312

HEALTH / MEDICAL

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EMPLOYMENT

505

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.

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

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NEW TODAY C.N.A. Needed, time.

We Part offer .50 cent shift differential and pay by years of experience. Come join our casual family atmosphere! Apply within at: Tammerlane, 3601 16th Ave. Sterling No phone calls.

Brechon Farm Services, Inc. is looking for Payroll Person, FT or PT. Must EH SURĂ&#x20AC;FLHQW LQ 4XLFN%RRNV Send resumes to: 1270 IL. State Route 26 S. Dixon, IL 61021

Delivery/Warehouse Position 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.

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

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. EOE

EMPLOYMENT

505

Brechon Farm Services, Inc. is Now Hiring truck drivers FT or PT $18/hr.

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

"Partners In Excellence" OTR Drivers APU Equipped Pre-Pass EZ-pass passenger policy.

2012 & Newer equipment.

100% NO touch.

Butler Transport 1-800-528-7825 www.butlertransport.com

EMPLOYMENT

505

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

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.

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

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

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

Carroll County Locker Slaughter Floor Apply in person at Carroll County Locker, 122 E. Carroll, Lanark, IL 61046 Flatbed Drivers Starting Mileage Pay up to .41cpm.

Health Ins. 401K, $59 daily Per Diem pay. Home Weekends.

800-648-9915 or

www.boydandsons.com

Flatbed Drivers Starting Mileage Pay up to .41cpm.

Health Ins. 401K, $59 daily Per Diem pay. Home Weekends.

800-648-9915 or

www.boydandsons.com

COMMERCIAL RENTAL

STERLING

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 offices at 3101 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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NOW HIRING!

Jeff Bright RV Center FULL TIME SALES PERSON

Competitive commission rate plus weekly salary. Five day work week.

FULLTIME SERVICE TECHNICIAN

No experience needed, will train. Some knowledge of carpentry, plumbing & electrial helpful.

DETAILER & MAINTENANCE

Washing & detailing. Maintaining of grounds.

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

815-631-5653 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

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

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

NEW TODAY LICENSED DAY CARE has openings. 4C's accepted. (815)284-0461,

Lic. #00062-03.

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

Need to place an ad?

SHORTHAUL & REGIONAL Flatbed Drivers $50,000 + 4% qtrly bonuses.

Home time guaranteed!!!

Benefits, 401k. 6 mo T/T exp/Class A CDL 877/261-2101 www.schilli.com

Call us 625-3600 284-2222

Transitions Nursing & Rehab seeks PT/FT C.N.A for 2-10 & 10-6 shifts. Apply in person at 1000 Dixon Ave., Rock Falls or email administrator@transitionsnursingrehab.com

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 specifically licensed or issued a permit. Sauk Valley Media strongly urges any parent or guardian to verify the validity of the license of any facility before placing a child in it's care. *Family homes that care for no more than three (3) children under the age of twelve or which receive only children from a single household, for less than 24 hours per day, are exempt from licensure as day care homes.

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

POSITION WANTED

515

DRIVERS: Van or Flatbed.

Home Weekends. $50K+ Annually.

Buchanan Hauling and Rigging. Company and Owner Operators. 2 Years OTR. Class A CDL. 1-866-683-6688 www.DriveBuchanan.com WE'RE HIRING CDL-A Truck Driver Solo & Teams Up to $5,000 Signon Bonus & $.56 CPM! Dedicated Opportunities Available!

Great Miles & Time Off! Call 7 days/week!

EOE 888-653-3304 GordonTrucking.com Looking for the perfect home?

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

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

333

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Prophetstown 2nd St., East Ave., Market

330

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Sterling

18th Place, 19th-22nd Ave

58

108

Sterling

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LOOKING FOR HELP IMMEDIATELY!!

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

1st Month FREE! Call Me 2-Rent (815)632-7368 (Located Behind Northland Mall)

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

(815)626-1431

HOMES FOR RENT

310

FOR RENT HOUSES & APTS. svla.org

CHADWICK 2BR home, nice back yard. Applcs. incl. $350/mo.

815-499-1793

DIXON Dixon Duplex, lrg.

3BR., 1.5 bath, newly remodeled, all appliances included. $800 + dep. 630-329-1776 House for Rent. 2 Bed, 1 Ba, garage, washer & dryer. No pets. $550/mo + same deposit. Aug 1st. 815.973.933 Nice 2BR. No Pets. $600 + dep.

815-535-6731.

Remodeled 2-3BR, $550/mo. Call 815973-0233 after 4.

NACHUSA Newly remodeled 3BR, 2full BA, 2 Car garage, all applcs. Inc., no pets. $700/mo. + dep.

815-739-6760

OREGON 2BR, full sz. Basement, A/C, Huge back yard. Avail.

Aug. 1st. $800/mo.

815-973-5451

All New 3BR, huge garage, C/A, $688/mo.

WHY RENT?â&#x201E;˘ 207 E. 7th St. 815-8787399

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ASK ABOUT $50 SIGN ON BONUS!

FREE

214 Ave. D, 2BR, bsmt. 2 story. No pets. $500/mo.

815-590-8233

Call for additional available routes in Milledgeville, Morrison and Rock Falls Areas!

Call for open routes in Morrison with SIGN ON BONUS!

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$$$ SUMMER CASH $$$ ROUTES AVAILABLE!

Towns

495 1st Monthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Rent

Large 2BR Townhouse, all ground level.

Excellent area. 800 Dixon Ave. No pets. Refs. req. 815-336-2305.

STERLING 3-4 BR, 1 BA, full useable basement w/ laundry rm, attached dbl. garage, $650/mo. + $600 dep. No pets. Call 815-732-6530.

All New 2BR C/A dishwasher big garage WHY RENT?â&#x201E;˘ $575/mo.

815-878-7399 Nice 2BR, 1BA, very clean 507 E 9th St. Call Amanda 815-716-1888

NEW TODAY Telegraph 113 S. Peoria Dixon, IL 61021

815-625-3600 ext. 5301

Rent to own: 4BR, 4 car.

Garage.

1210 1st Ave. Dep. $3,500. $975/mo.

815-535-1076 RTO 2BR $49,900 $5,000 down.4413515.Agent owned.

311

Dixon- First St. store front or offices. 1500+sq.ft.

Avail. Sept. 1 $600/ mo.

815-652-2042

MOBILE HOMES FOR RENT

315

MORRISON Tall Pines Mobile Home Community

has a mobile home available for rent! $595/mo.

Call Kristine for details.

815-772-8943

GARAGE SPACE

331

10x20 $50/mo. + $35 dep. 815-5909478.

LOANS

402

THE CLASSIFIED Advertising Department of Sauk Valley Media does not have the opportunity to fully investigate the credibility of each advertiser appearing within these columns. If an offer sounds â&#x20AC;&#x153;too good to be trueâ&#x20AC;? it probably is.

Proceed with caution if you are asked to send money or to give a credit card number.

Proceed with caution in calling 900 phone numbers. All phone numbers prefixed by â&#x20AC;&#x153;900â&#x20AC;? are charged to the CALLER. Charges may be assessed on a â&#x20AC;&#x153;per minuteâ&#x20AC;? basis rather than a â&#x20AC;&#x153;per callâ&#x20AC;? basis.

Sauk Valley Classified makes every effort to qualify these charges for the reader.

If you have a concern about an advertiser, please contact the Better Business Bureau 330 N. Wabash, Chicago, IL 60611.

312-832-0500

AUCTIONS

615

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

AREA GARAGE SALES 624 DIXON GARAGE SALES 624 Thur. 8-3, Fri. 8-12 1524 S. College Avenue New items have been added! Girl's clothes sz. 6-10, some adult ladies & men's clothes.

Office desk, sm. dog crate, stereo w/ speakers, fax machine, twin bed head & foot board, school supplies, & more misc. Cookies, freezer pops and water also sold!!

THURS. FRI. SAT. 8 AM - 5 PM 107 Keul Rd. (Next to Wal-Mart) Large Charity Sale Everything Must Go

(200) 1:18 & 1:24 scale model cars, furniture, clothes, golf clubs, glassware, lawn & shop tools, lawnmower, lots more. 100's of new items

ROCK FALLS GARAGE SALES 624 27689 Knief Rd. Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday 1-?

Make offer and take it with you!

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!

ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES 705 I Buy: Antique furniture, fishing tackle, toys, post cards junk. 815-445-6151

APPLIANCES

710

CLOVER HILLS

RENT TO OWN TVâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S APPLIANCES

815.625.8529 30â&#x20AC;? cook top, elec. coil, $50. Like new.

Call 815-505-1984.

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APPLIANCES

710

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

815-626-2974 Frigidaire Front load washer.

White excellent condition. $200 815-441-1971

NEW TODAY Glass top elec.

Range, 30”. Self cleaning oven.

Only used twice.

Asking $450, orig. $600. Like new.

815-505-1984.

FURNITURE

755

Mattress sets: Twin $99, Full $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!

TV stand (holds 35-37” tv) w/ full side glass door, storage under tv, $25 815-631-6681

Magic Chef Refrigerator, works well, $100, 815625-6104

MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS 765

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

Professional baritone saxophone $800 815-9730422

FURNITURE

755

2 Black anti-gravity lounge chairs, excellent cont. $80 set.815-631-0002 2 brown Faux leather, armless chairs. Like new!

Purchased for $300 ea. Will sell 2 for $400. 815-2887820 42” Roll-top desk, solid oak.

Exc. cond. $325. 815772-2528.

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

PETS & PET SUPPLIES 775 Cat-neutered M, 1 yr. old, very friendly & sweet. Good w/ kids. Loving indoor home only.

815-535-7061 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.

PETS & PET SUPPLIES 775

TICKETS / TRAVEL 787 & EVENTS

MISCELLANEOUS 796 FOR SALE

MISCELLANEOUS 796 FOR SALE

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!

Blake Shelton Wrigley Field July 19 $99 Sale Open Bar + Food Included!

(312) 544-9790 8am-9pm Daily www.WrigleyRooftops-Chicago.com

2 liquidation case crawler loader, Chevy 3500 Oliver end loader. 815626-4561 2 Ron White tickets in Moline. July 18th.

At 7 P.M. Section 107 row 6. $100 815-499-9727 26” Huffy Stalker X 15 speed mountain series bike. 815284-1094 48” Single bulb fluorescent light, good cond. $5.

815-284-1094 5,000 watt generator $700 obo. 815973-0422 7x14 Open trailer, $450. Call 815631-1664.

Indoor Dog kennel 30L X 19W X 21H. $25. 815-284-1094

LAWN MOWERS

779

60” rotary mower, 3. hitch, 540PTO, (heavy duty bush hog type) good condition. $550 815-778OBO. 1900 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

Looking for the perfect home?

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

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

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

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MISCELLANEOUS 796 FOR SALE 10x10x6 Dog kennel, roofing unit.

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825

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POULTRY / SUPPLIES

845

4 four month old white turkeys, $60 each.

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FARM EQUIPMENT

855

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VANS

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4X4S

912

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2010 GMC Acadia, 52K. Beautiful silver. $18,500. Call 815-535-2380

A1 TRUCKS

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SAUK VALLEY MEDIA • Wednesday, July 16, 2014 • PAGE B10

VOLKSWAGEN

www.DIXONFLM.com

489 Illinois Route 2, Dixon, IL 61021

Open: Mon.- Fri. 8am-8pm Sat. 8am-5pm 815-288-3366

14 VW JETTA 2.0L STK#EE8280

SAUK VALLEY

To: Walt G. Wilde, Jr.; The Woodhaven Association; Occupant; occupants or persons in actual possession of real estate hereinafter described; County Clerk of Lee County, Illinois; unknown owners and parties interested in said real estate.

To: James Crifase; Kelly Crifase; The Woodhaven Association; Occupant; occupants or persons in actual possession of real estate hereinafter described; County Clerk of Lee County, Illinois; unknown owners and parties interested in said real estate.

To: Paul R. Sobotka; Sandra J. Sobotka; Matthew Sobotka; Occupant; occupants or persons in actual possession of real estate hereinafter described; County Clerk of Lee County, Illinois; unknown owners and parties interested in said real estate.

TAX DEED NO. 14 TX 62

TAX DEED NO. 14 TX 70 Filed July 7, 2014 TAKE NOTICE County of Lee Date Premises Sold November 1, 2011 Certificate No. 2011-00554 Sold for General Taxes of 2010 Sold for Special Assessment of (Municipality) and Special assessment number (Not Applicable) Warrant No. (Not Applicable) Inst. No. (Not Applicable)

TAX DEED NO. 14 TX 55 Filed July 7, 2014

Filed July 7, 2014

TAKE NOTICE County of Lee Date Premises Sold November 1, 2011 Certificate No. 2011-00448 Sold for General Taxes of 2010 Sold for Special Assessment of (Municipality) and Special assessment number (Not Applicable) Warrant No. (Not Applicable) Inst. No. (Not Applicable)

MSRP ....................... $17,985 DISCOUNT ...................... $736 MFG REBATE ............... $1,500

Your Price!

$15,749

*

14 VW JETTA TDI STK#EE7987

MSRP ....................... $24,285 DISCOUNT ................... $1,188 MFG REBATE ............... $1,000

THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN SOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXES Property located at: Lot 385 in Section 5 as shown on the Plat of Woodhaven Lakes recorded September 21, 1971 in Book 'H' of Plats at pages 16-19, inclusive, as Document No. 376400 in the Recorder's Office of Lee County, all situated in the County of Lee and State of Illinois Property Index No. 13-21-12-401-021 This notice is to advise you that the above property has been sold for delinquent taxes and that the period of redemption from the sale will expire on October 31, 2014.

The amount to redeem is subject to increase at 6-month intervals from the date of sale and may be further increased if the purchaser at the tax sale or his or her assignee pays any subsequently accruing taxes or special assessments to redeem the property from subsequent forfeitures or tax sales. Check with the County Clerk as to the exact amount you owe before redeeming.

This notice is also to advise you that a petition has been filed for a tax deed which will transfer title and the right to possession of this property if redemption is not made on or before October 31, 2014.

This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of Lee County, on November 18, 2014 at 11:30 a.m. at the Lee County Courts Building, 309 South Galena Avenue, Dixon, Illinois in Courtroom 330.

You may be present at this hearing but your right to redeem will already have expired at that time.

YOU ARE URGED TO REDEEM IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT LOSS OF PROPERTY Redemption can be made at any time on or before October 31, 2014 by applying to the County Clerk of Lee County, Illinois at the County Court House in Dixon, Illinois.

For further information contact the County Clerk Address: 112 East 2nd Street, Dixon IL 61021 P.O. Box 329, Dixon IL 61021 Telephone: (815) 288-3309

Your Price!

$22,097*

Midwest Tulsa Property, Inc. Purchaser or Assignee Dated 7/7/2014 July 16, 17, 18, 2014

14 VW PASSAT 1.8 T STK#EE8016

To: Marcia E. Morales; Alicia A. Morales; The Woodhaven Association; Occupant; occupants or persons in actual possession of real estate hereinafter described; County Clerk of Lee County, Illinois; unknown owners and parties interested in said real estate.

TAX DEED NO. 14 TX 64 Filed July 7, 2014 TAKE NOTICE County of Lee Date Premises Sold November 1, 2011 Certificate No. 2011-00301 Sold for General Taxes of 2010 Sold for Special Assessment of (Municipality) and Special assessment number (Not Applicable) Warrant No. (Not Applicable) Inst. No. (Not Applicable)

MSRP ....................... $23,085 DISCOUNT ................... $1,162 MFG REBATE ............... $2,000

Your Price!

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14 VW PASSAT TDI SE W/ SR STK#EE8392

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STK#EE7860

You may be present at this hearing but your right to redeem will already have expired at that time.

YOU ARE URGED TO REDEEM IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT LOSS OF PROPERTY Redemption can be made at any time on or before October 31, 2014 by applying to the County Clerk of Lee County, Illinois at the County Court House in Dixon, Illinois.

For further information contact the County Clerk Address: 112 East 2nd Street, Dixon IL 61021 P.O. Box 329, Dixon IL 61021 Telephone: (815) 288-3309

Call

This notice is to advise you that the above property has been sold for delinquent taxes and that the period of redemption from the sale will expire on October 31, 2014.

The amount to redeem is subject to increase at 6-month intervals from the date of sale and may be further increased if the purchaser at the tax sale or his or her assignee pays any subsequently accruing taxes or special assessments to redeem the property from subsequent forfeitures or tax sales. Check with the County Clerk as to the exact amount you owe before redeeming.

This notice is also to advise you that a petition has been filed for a tax deed which will transfer title and the right to possession of this property if redemption is not made on or before October 31, 2014.

This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of Lee County, on November 18, 2014 at 11:30 a.m. at the Lee County Courts Building, 309 South Galena Avenue, Dixon, Illinois in Courtroom 330.

You may be present at this hearing but your right to redeem will already have expired at that time.

YOU ARE URGED TO REDEEM IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT LOSS OF PROPERTY Redemption can be made at any time on or before October 31, 2014 by applying to the County Clerk of Lee County, Illinois at the County Court House in Dixon, Illinois.

For further information contact the County Clerk Address: 112 East 2nd Street, Dixon IL 61021 P.O. Box 329, Dixon IL 61021 Telephone: (815) 288-3309 Midwest Tulsa Property, Inc. Purchaser or Assignee Dated 7/7/2014 July 16, 17, 18, 2014 To: Glen M. Swarts; occupants or persons in actual possession of real estate hereinafter described; County Clerk of Lee County, Illinois; unknown owners and parties interested in said real estate.

TAX DEED NO. 14 TX 57

Filed July 7, 2014

TAKE NOTICE County of Lee Date Premises Sold November 1, 2011 Certificate No. 2011-00155 Sold for General Taxes of 2010 Sold for Special Assessment of (Municipality) and Special assessment number (Not Applicable) Warrant No. (Not Applicable) Inst. No. (Not Applicable) THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN SOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXES Property located at: Lots 38 and 37 of Highland Park Addition to the City of Dixon, all situated in the County of Lee and State of Illinois Property Index No. 07-08-05-455-025 This notice is to advise you that the above property has been sold for delinquent taxes and that the period of redemption from the sale will expire on October 31, 2014.

The amount to redeem is subject to increase at 6-month intervals from the date of sale and may be further increased if the purchaser at the tax sale or his or her assignee pays any subsequently accruing taxes or special assessments to redeem the property from subsequent forfeitures or tax sales. Check with the County Clerk as to the exact amount you owe before redeeming.

This notice is also to advise you that a petition has been filed for a tax deed which will transfer title and the right to possession of this property if redemption is not made on or before October 31, 2014.

This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of Lee County, on November 18, 2014 at 11:30 a.m. at the Lee County Courts Building, 309 South Galena Avenue, Dixon, Illinois in Courtroom 330.

You may be present at this hearing but your right to redeem will already have expired at that time.

YOU ARE URGED TO REDEEM IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT LOSS OF PROPERTY Redemption can be made at any time on or before October 31, 2014 by applying to the County Clerk of Lee County, Illinois at the County Court House in Dixon, Illinois.

This notice is to advise you that the above property has been sold for delinquent taxes and that the period of redemption from the sale will expire on October 31, 2014.

The amount to redeem is subject to increase at 6-month intervals from the date of sale and may be further increased if the purchaser at the tax sale or his or her assignee pays any subsequently accruing taxes or special assessments to redeem the property from subsequent forfeitures or tax sales. Check with the County Clerk as to the exact amount you owe before redeeming.

This notice is also to advise you that a petition has been filed for a tax deed which will transfer title and the right to possession of this property if redemption is not made on or before October 31, 2014.

This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of Lee County, on November 18, 2014 at 11:30 a.m. at the Lee County Courts Building, 309 South Galena Avenue, Dixon, Illinois in Courtroom 330.

You may be present at this hearing but your right to redeem will already have expired at that time.

YOU ARE URGED TO REDEEM IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT LOSS OF PROPERTY Redemption can be made at any time on or before October 31, 2014 by applying to the County Clerk of Lee County, Illinois at the County Court House in Dixon, Illinois.

For further information contact the County Clerk Address: 112 East 2nd Street, Dixon IL 61021 P.O. Box 329, Dixon IL 61021 Telephone: (815) 288-3309 Midwest Tulsa Property Inc Purchaser or Assignee Dated 7/7/2014 #10-9178

*Tax, title, license & doc fees not included. Dealer not responsible for errors. Offer Expires 7-31-14.

July 16, 17, 18, 2014

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JOHN L. SCHULER, Deceased.

No. 2014 P 40 CLAIM NOTICE Notice is given to creditors of the death of John L. Schuler of Dixon, Lee County, Illinois. Letters of office were issued to Midland States Bank, 101 W. First Street, Dixon, Illinois Illinois, as Independent Executor, whose attorney of record is Gary R. Gehlbach, Ehrmann Gehlbach Badger Lee & Considine, LLC, 215 E. First Street, Dixon, Illinois 61021.

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

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

Midland States Bank, Independent Executor Gary R. Gehlbach Ehrmann Gehlbach Badger Lee & Considine, LLC 215 E. First Street P.O. Box 447 Dixon, IL 61021 (815) 288-4949 (815) 288-3068 FAX July 2, 9, 16, 2014

For further information contact the County Clerk Address: 112 East 2nd Street, Dixon IL 61021 P.O. Box 329, Dixon IL 61021 Telephone: (815) 288-3309 Midwest Tulsa Property Inc. Purchaser or Assignee Dated 7/7/2014 July 16, 17, 18, 2014

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This notice is to advise you that the above property has been sold for delinquent taxes and that the period of redemption from the sale will expire on October 31, 2014.

The amount to redeem is subject to increase at 6-month intervals from the date of sale and may be further increased if the purchaser at the tax sale or his or her assignee pays any subsequently accruing taxes or special assessments to redeem the property from subsequent forfeitures or tax sales. Check with the County Clerk as to the exact amount you owe before redeeming.

This notice is also to advise you that a petition has been filed for a tax deed which will transfer title and the right to possession of this property if redemption is not made on or before October 31, 2014.

This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of Lee County, on November 18, 2014 at 11:30 a.m. at the Lee County Courts Building, 309 South Galena Avenue, Dixon, Illinois in Courtroom 330.

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THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN SOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXES Property located at: Lot 231 in Section 29 as shown on the Plat of Woodhaven Lakes recorded July 13, 1977 in Book 'I' of Plats at pages 69 - 76, inclusive, as Document No. 419247 in the Recorder's Office of Lee County, all situated in the County of Lee and State of Illinois.

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THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN SOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXES Property located at: Lot 57 in Section 11 as shown on the Plat of Woodhaven Lakes recorded April 20, 1972 in Book 'H' of Plats at pages 31, 32 and 33 as Document No. 380742 in the Recorder's Office of Lee County, all situated in the County of Lee and State of Illinois Property Index No. 19-22-07-108-028

TAKE NOTICE County of Lee Date Premises Sold November 1, 2011 Certificate No. 2011-00116 Sold for General Taxes of 2010 Sold for Special Assessment of (Municipality) and Special assessment number (Not Applicable) Warrant No. (Not Applicable) Inst. No. (Not Applicable) THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN SOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXES Property located at: 1203 West 3rd Street, Dixon, Illinois Property Index No. 07-08-05-159-011

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To: Izaak Rundberg; Marie Rundberg; Otto F. Rundberg; Francine E. Rundberg; Rene Rundberg; The Woodhaven Association; Occupant; Unknown Heirs at Law or Devisees of Izaak Rundberg; Unknown Heirs at Law or Devisees of Marie Rundberg; occupants or persons in actual possession of real estate hereinafter described; County Clerk of Lee County, Illinois; unknown owners and parties interested in said real estate.

TAX DEED NO. 14 TX 59 Filed July 7, 2014

TAKE NOTICE County of Lee Date Premises Sold November 1, 2011 Certificate No. 2011-00235 Sold for General Taxes of 2010 Sold for Special Assessment of (Municipality) and Special assessment number (Not Applicable) Warrant No. (Not Applicable) Inst. No. (Not Applicable) THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN SOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXES Property located at: Lot 129 in Section 6 as shown on the Plat of Woodhaven Lakes recorded June 26,1974 in Book 'H' of Plats at pages 38 and 39 as Document No. 396216 in the Recorder's Office of Lee County, all situated in the County of Lee and State of Illinois Property Index No. 13-21-01-381-015 This notice is to advise you that the above property has been sold for delinquent taxes and that the period of redemption from the sale will expire on October 31, 2014.

The amount to redeem is subject to increase at 6-month intervals from the date of sale and may be further increased if the purchaser at the tax sale or his or her assignee pays any subsequently accruing taxes or special assessments to redeem the property from subsequent forfeitures or tax sales. Check with the County Clerk as to the exact amount you owe before redeeming.

This notice is also to advise you that a petition has been filed for a tax deed which will transfer title and the right to possession of this property if redemption is not made on or before October 31, 2014.

This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of Lee County, on November 18, 2014 at 11:30 a.m. at the Lee County Courts Building, 309 South Galena Avenue, Dixon, Illinois in Courtroom 330.

You may be present at this hearing but your right to redeem will already have expired at that time.

YOU ARE URGED TO REDEEM IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT LOSS OF PROPERTY Redemption can be made at any time on or before October 31, 2014 by applying to the County Clerk of Lee County, Illinois at the County Court House in Dixon, Illinois.

For further information contact the County Clerk Address: 112 East 2nd Street, Dixon IL 61021 P.O. Box 329, Dixon IL 61021 Telephone: (815) 288-3309

IN RE THE ESTATE OF Evelyn V. Miller, Deceased.

No. 2014 P 83 WILL NOTICE AND CLAIM NOTICE— INDEPENDENT ADMINISTRATION

Notice is given of the death of Evelyn V. Miller. Letters of Office were issued on June 20, 2014 to James E. Rayborn of Cherry Valley, Illinois, as independent representative whose attorney is Marvin G. Ripley, 300 First Avenue, Suite 200, Rock Falls, IL 61071.

Notice is given to the heirs and legatees who are named in a petition filed in the above proceeding to probate a will and whose named or addresses are not stated in the petition to admit the will to probate, that an order was entered by the Court on June 20, 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. You also have the right under Section 8-1 of the Probate Act to contest the validity of the will by filing a petition with the court within 6 months after admission of the will to probate.

Claims against the estate may be filed in the Office of the Clerk of this Court, 200 E. Knox St., Morrison, IL 61270, or with the representative, or both, on or before December 31, 2014. Any claim not filed on or before that date is barred as to the estate which is inventoried within that period. Copies of a claim filed with the Clerk must be mailed and delivered to the representative and to the attorney within 10 days after it has been filed.

The estate will be administered without court supervision, unless under Section 28-4 of the Probate Act any interested person terminates independent administration at any time by mailing or delivering a petition to the Clerk. You may obtain a copy of a form of a petition to terminate independent administration from the Clerk of Court at the above address.

July 7, 2014 Susan E. Ottens, Clerk Circuit Court

Midwest Tulsa Property, Inc. Purchaser or Assignee Dated 7/7/2014 July 16, 17, 18, 2014

MARVIN G. RIPLEY Attorney for Estate 300 First Avenue, Suite 200 Rock Falls, IL 61071 Telephone: 815-626-0200 July 9,16, 23, 2013

To: Francisco Cruz, a/k/a Frank Cruz; Dulce M. Morales; Farmers State Bank of Sublette; The Woodhaven Association; Occupant; occupants or persons in actual possession of real estate hereinafter described; County Clerk of Lee County, Illinois; unknown owners and parties interested in said real estate.

To: Jessifer Associates; Rosa Benevidas; The Woodhaven Association; Occupant; Aqua Illinois, Inc., f/k/a Consumers Illinois Water Company; occupants or persons in actual possession of real estate hereinafter described; County Clerk of Lee County, Illinois; unknown owners and parties interested in said real estate.

TAX DEED NO. 14 TX 58 Filed July 7, 2014 TAKE NOTICE County of Lee Date Premises Sold November 1, 2011 Certificate No. 2011-00455 Sold for General Taxes of 2010 Sold for Special Assessment of (Municipality) and Special assessment number (Not Applicable) Warrant No. (Not Applicable) Inst. No. (Not Applicable)

TAX DEED NO. 14 TX 66 Filed July 7, 2014 TAKE NOTICE County of Lee Date Premises Sold November 1, 2011 Certificate No. 2011-00366 Sold for General Taxes of 2010 Sold for Special Assessment of (Municipality) and Special assessment number (Not Applicable) Warrant No. (Not Applicable) Inst. No. (Not Applicable)

THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN SOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXES Property located at: Lot 53 in Section 8 as shown on the Plat of Woodhaven Lakes recorded July 12,1971 in Book 'H' of Plats at pages 8 and 9 as Document No. 375210 in the Recorder's Office of Lee County, all situated in the County of Lee and State of Illinois Property Index No. 13-21-12-408-027

THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN SOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXES Property located at: Lot 20 in Section 25 as shown on the Plat of Woodhaven Lakes recorded May 20, 1975 in Book 'H' of Plats of pages 77 - 79, inclusive, as Document No. 402360 in the Recorder's Office of Lee County, all situated in the County of Lee and State of Illinois Property Index No. 13-21-11-409-003

This notice is to advise you that the above property has been sold for delinquent taxes and that the period of redemption from the sale will expire on October 31, 2014.

The amount to redeem is subject to increase at 6-month intervals from the date of sale and may be further increased if the purchaser at the tax sale or his or her assignee pays any subsequently accruing taxes or special assessments to redeem the property from subsequent forfeitures or tax sales. Check with the County Clerk as to the exact amount you owe before redeeming.

This notice is also to advise you that a petition has been filed for a tax deed which will transfer title and the right to possession of this property if redemption is not made on or before October 31, 2014.

This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of Lee County, on November 18, 2014 at 11:30 a.m. at the Lee County Courts Building, 309 South Galena Avenue, Dixon, Illinois in Courtroom 330.

This notice is to advise you that the above property has been sold for delinquent taxes and that the period of redemption from the sale will expire on October 31, 2014.

The amount to redeem is subject to increase at 6-month intervals from the date of sale and may be further increased if the purchaser at the tax sale or his or her assignee pays any subsequently accruing taxes or special assessments to redeem the property from subsequent forfeitures or tax sales. Check with the County Clerk as to the exact amount you owe before redeeming.

This notice is also to advise you that a petition has been filed for a tax deed which will transfer title and the right to possession of this property if redemption is not made on or before October 31, 2014.

This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of Lee County, on November 18, 2014 at 11:30 a.m. at the Lee County Courts Building, 309 South Galena Avenue, Dixon, Illinois in Courtroom 330.

You may be present at this hearing but your right to redeem will already have expired at that time.

YOU ARE URGED TO REDEEM IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT LOSS OF PROPERTY Redemption can be made at any time on or before October 31, 2014 by applying to the County Clerk of Lee County, Illinois at the County Court House in Dixon, Illinois.

You may be present at this hearing but your right to redeem will already have expired at that time.

YOU ARE URGED TO REDEEM IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT LOSS OF PROPERTY Redemption can be made at any time on or before October 31, 2014 by applying to the County Clerk of Lee County, Illinois at the County Court House in Dixon, Illinois.

For further information contact the County Clerk Address: 112 East 2nd Street, Dixon IL 61021 P.O. Box 329, Dixon IL 61021 Telephone: (815) 288-3309

For further information contact the County Clerk Address: 112 East 2nd Street, Dixon IL 61021 P.O. Box 329, Dixon IL 61021 Telephone: (815) 288-3309

Midwest Tulsa Property, Inc. Purchaser or Assignee Dated 7/7/2014 #10-9159 July 16, 17, 18, 2014

Midwest Tulsa Property, Inc. Purchaser or Assignee Dated 7/7/2014 July 16, 17, 18, 2014

To: Jose H. Orjales; Wanda Maysonet; The Woodhaven Association; Occupant; Aqua Illinois, Inc., f/k/a Consumers Illinois Water Company; occupants or persons in actual possession of real estate hereinafter described; County Clerk of Lee County, Illinois; unknown owners and parties interested in said real estate.

TAX DEED NO. 14 TX 63 Filed July 7, 2014 TAKE NOTICE County of Lee Date Premises Sold November 1, 2011 Certificate No. 2011-00355 Sold for General Taxes of 2010 Sold for Special Assessment of (Municipality) and Special assessment number (Not Applicable) Warrant No. (Not Applicable) Inst. No. (Not Applicable) THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN SOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXES Property located at: Lot 32 in Section 28 as shown on the Plat of Woodhaven Lakes recorded October 24, 1975, in Book 'H' of Plats at pages 88-92, inclusive, as Document No. 405537 in the Recorder's Office of Lee County, all situated in the County of Lee and State of Illinois Property Index No. 13-21-11-330-012 This notice is to advise you that the above property has been sold for delinquent taxes and that the period of redemption from the sale will expire on October 31, 2014.

The amount to redeem is subject to increase at 6-month intervals from the date of sale and may be further increased if the purchaser at the tax sale or his or her assignee pays any subsequently accruing taxes or special assessments to redeem the property from subsequent forfeitures or tax sales. Check with the County Clerk as to the exact amount you owe before redeeming.

This notice is also to advise you that a petition has been filed for a tax deed which will transfer title and the right to possession of this property if redemption is not made on or before October 31, 2014.

This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of Lee County, on November 18, 2014 at 11:30 a.m. at the Lee County Courts Building, 309 South Galena Avenue, Dixon, Illinois in Courtroom 330.

You may be present at this hearing but your right to redeem will already have expired at that time.

YOU ARE URGED TO REDEEM IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT LOSS OF PROPERTY Redemption can be made at any time on or before October 31, 2014 by applying to the County Clerk of Lee County, Illinois at the County Court House in Dixon, Illinois.

For further information contact the County Clerk Address: 112 East 2nd Street, Dixon IL 61021 P.O. Box 329, Dixon IL 61021 Telephone: (815) 288-3309 Midwest Tulsa Property, Inc. Purchaser or Assignee Dated 7/7/2014 July 16, 17, 18, 2014 To: Hector Osvoldo Rodriguez; The Woodhaven Association; Occupant; Aqua Illinois, Inc., f/k/a Consumers Illinois Water Company; occupants or persons in actual possession of real estate hereinafter described; County Clerk of Lee County, Illinois; unknown owners and parties interested in said real estate.

TAX DEED NO. 14 TX 61 Filed July 7, 2014 TAKE NOTICE County of Lee Date Premises Sold November 1, 2011 Certificate No. 2011-00405 Sold for General Taxes of 2010 Sold for Special Assessment of (Municipality) and Special assessment number (Not Applicable) Warrant No. (Not Applicable) Inst. No. (Not Applicable) THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN SOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXES Property located at: Lot 118 in Section 5 as shown on the Plat of Woodhaven Lakes recorded September 21, 1971 in Book 'H' of Plats at pages 16-19, inclusive, as Document No. 376400 in the Recorder's Office of Lee County, all situated in the County of Lee and State of Illinois Property Index No. 13-21-12-255-007 This notice is to advise you that the above property has been sold for delinquent taxes and that the period of redemption from the sale will expire on October 31, 2014.

The amount to redeem is subject to increase at 6-month intervals from the date of sale and may be further increased if the purchaser at the tax sale or his or her assignee pays any subsequently accruing taxes or special assessments to redeem the property from subsequent forfeitures or tax sales. Check with the County Clerk as to the exact amount you owe before redeeming.

This notice is also to advise you that a petition has been filed for a tax deed which will transfer title and the right to possession of this property if redemption is not made on or before October 31, 2014.

This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of Lee County, on November 18, 2014 at 11:30 a.m. at the Lee County Courts Building, 309 South Galena Avenue, Dixon, Illinois in Courtroom 330.

You may be present at this hearing but your right to redeem will already have expired at that time.

YOU ARE URGED TO REDEEM IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT LOSS OF PROPERTY Redemption can be made at any time on or before October 31, 2014 by applying to the County Clerk of Lee County, Illinois at the County Court House in Dixon, Illinois.

For further information contact the County Clerk Address: 112 East 2nd Street, Dixon IL 61021 P.O. Box 329, Dixon IL 61021 Telephone: (815) 288-3309 Midwest Tulsa Property, Inc. Purchaser or Assignee Dated 7/7/2014 July 16, 17, 18, 2014

To: Michael J. Lehman; The Woodhaven Association; Occupant; Aqua Illinois, Inc., f/k/a Consumers Illinois Water Company; occupants or persons in actual possession of real estate hereinafter described; County Clerk of Lee County, Illinois; unknown owners and parties interested in said real estate.

TAX DEED NO. 14 TX 65 Filed July 7, 2014 TAKE NOTICE County of Lee Date Premises Sold November 1, 2011 Certificate No. 2011-00390 Sold for General Taxes of 2010 Sold for Special Assessment of (Municipality) and Special assessment number (Not Applicable) Warrant No. (Not Applicable) Inst. No. (Not Applicable) THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN SOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXES Property located at: Lot 25 in Section 5 as shown on the Plat of Woodhaven Lakes recorded September 21, 1971 in Book 'H' of Plats at pages 16-19, inclusive, as Document No. 376400 in the Recorder's Office of Lee County, all situated in the County of Lee and State of Illinois Property Index No. 13-21-12-178-008 This notice is to advise you that the above property has been sold for delinquent taxes and that the period of redemption from the sale will expire on October 31, 2014.

The amount to redeem is subject to increase at 6-month intervals from the date of sale and may be further increased if the purchaser at the tax sale or his or her assignee pays any subsequently accruing taxes or special assessments to redeem the property from subsequent forfeitures or tax sales. Check with the County Clerk as to the exact amount you owe before redeeming.

This notice is also to advise you that a petition has been filed for a tax deed which will transfer title and the right to possession of this property if redemption is not made on or before October 31, 2014.

This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of Lee County, on November 18, 2014 at 11:30 a.m. at the Lee County Courts Building, 309 South Galena Avenue, Dixon, Illinois in Courtroom 330.

You may be present at this hearing but your right to redeem will already have expired at that time.

YOU ARE URGED TO REDEEM IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT LOSS OF PROPERTY Redemption can be made at any time on or before October 31, 2014 by applying to the County Clerk of Lee County, Illinois at the County Court House in Dixon, Illinois.

For further information contact the County Clerk Address: 112 East 2nd Street, Dixon IL 61021 P.O. Box 329, Dixon IL 61021 Telephone: (815) 288-3309 Midwest Tulsa Property, Inc. Purchaser or Assignee Dated 7/7/2014 July 16, 17, 18, 2014 To: Kathleen M. Kozak; Leonard Kozak;The Woodhaven Association; Occupant; Aqua Illinois, Inc.; occupants or persons in actual possession of real estate hereinafter described; County Clerk of Lee County, Illinois; unknown owners and parties interested in said real estate.

TAX DEED NO. 14 TX 67

Filed July 7, 2014

TAKE NOTICE County of Lee Date Premises Sold November 1, 2011 Certificate No. 2011-00226 Sold for General Taxes of 2010 Sold for Special Assessment of (Municipality) and Special assessment number (Not Applicable) Warrant No. (Not Applicable) Inst. No. (Not Applicable) THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN SOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXES Properties located at: Lots 35 and 36 in Section 6 as shown on the Plat of Woodhaven Lakes recorded June 26,1974 in Book 'H' of Plats at pages 38 and 39 as Document No. 396216 in the Recorder's Office of Lee County, all situated in the County ot Lee and State of Illinois Property Index Nos. 13-21-01-378-006 and 1321-01-378-007 This notice is to advise you that the above property has been sold for delinquent taxes and that the period of redemption from the sale will expire on October 31, 2014.

The amount to redeem is subject to increase at 6-month intervals from the date of sale and may be further increased if the purchaser at the tax sale or his or her assignee pays any subsequently accruing taxes or special assessments to redeem the property from subsequent forfeitures or tax sales. Check with the County Clerk as to the exact amount you owe before redeeming.

This notice is also to advise you that a petition has been filed for a tax deed which will transfer title and the right to possession of this property if redemption is not made on or before October 31, 2014.

This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of Lee County, on November 18, 2014 at 11:30 a.m. at the Lee County Courts Building, 309 South Galena Avenue, Dixon, Illinois in Courtroom 330.

You may be present at this hearing but your right to redeem will already have expired at that time.

YOU ARE URGED TO REDEEM IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT LOSS OF PROPERTY Redemption can be made at any time on or before October 31, 2014 by applying to the County Clerk of Lee County, Illinois at the County Court House in Dixon, Illinois.

For further information contact the County Clerk Address: 112 East 2nd Street, Dixon IL 61021 P.O. Box 329, Dixon IL 61021 Telephone: (815) 288-3309 Midwest Tulsa Property, Inc. Purchaser or Assignee Dated 7/7/2014 July 16, 17, 18, 2014

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PUBLIC NOTICES SAUK VALLEY MEDIA • Wednesday, July 16, 2014 • PAGE B12

SAUK VALLEY

INVITATION FOR BIDS

The City of Amboy, Illinois will receive bids for the New Public Works Building Project until 3:00 o'clock P.M. local time on the 6th day of August 2014 at the City Hall located at 227 E. Main Street, Amboy, Illinois at which time and place all bids will be publicly opened and read aloud.

The proposed work for which the City of Amboy is soliciting bids consists of five (5) contracts, and includes but is not limited to the following: Construction of a new Building including concrete foundation walls, supply and erection of an insulated pre-engineered wood post frame structure, plumbing, mechanical, and electrical work and other associated work.

Contract Documents may be obtained on July 16, 2014. Copies of the Contract Documents including Project Manual and the Construction Drawings shall be obtained electronically in PDF format from the Willett, Hofmann & Associates, Inc. website at www.WillettHofmann.com.

Contractors shall click on “Bid Login” on the homepage of the website and follow instructions.

The eBidDoc# (project number) is 3409577 for this project. The Contract Documents can be downloaded in PDF format from the website by depositing Ten Dollars ($10.00) by credit card. Contractors can also obtain the Contract Documents in PDF format on a DVD by depositing Fifty Dollars ($50.00) with Willett, Hofmann & Associates, Inc., 809 East 2nd Street, Dixon, Illinois. All said deposits are non-refundable.

A pre-bid conference has been scheduled for July 23, 2014 at 10:00AM local time at the Amboy City Hall.

A certified check or bank draft, payable to the order of the City of Amboy, Illinois, negotiable U.S. Government Bonds (at par value) or a satisfactory Bid Bond executed by the Bidder and an acceptable surety in an amount equal to five percent (5%) of the total bid shall be submitted with each bid. Attention is called to the fact that not less than the minimum salaries and wages as set forth in the Contract Documents must be paid on this project, and that the CONTRACTOR must ensure that employees and applicants for employment are not discriminated against because of their race, color, religion, sex or national origin.

The City of Amboy, Illinois is an equal opportunity employer. The City of Amboy, Illinois does not discriminate on the basis of handicapped status in the admission or access to, or treatment or employment in, its programs or activities.

The City of Amboy, Illinois reserves the right to reject any or all bids or to waive any informalities in the bidding.

Bids may be held by the City of Amboy, Illinois for a period not to exceed sixty (60) days from the date of the opening of bids for the purpose of reviewing the bids and investigating the qualifications of bidders, prior to awarding the Contract.

BY ORDER OF CITY OF AMBOY, ILLINOIS By: Melissa Eisenberg, City Clerk July 16, 2014 To: The Woodhaven Association; Occupant; Jack P. Meyers; Glenda J. Meyers; Gary D. Bontjes; Sharon L. Bontjes; Jack Meyers; Glenda Meyers; Gary Gontjes; Sharon Bontjes; Aqua Illinois, Inc.; Springleaf Financial Services, Inc.; occupants or persons in actual possession of real estate hereinafter described; County Clerk of Lee County, Illinois; unknown owners and parties interested in said real estate.

TAX DEED NO. 14 TX 56

Filed July 7, 2014

TAKE NOTICE County of Lee Date Premises Sold November 1, 2011 Certificate No. 2011-00595 Sold for General Taxes of 2010 Sold for Special Assessment of (Municipality) and Special assessment number (Not Applicable) Warrant No. (Not Applicable) Inst. No. (Not Applicable) THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN DELINQUENT TAXES

SOLD

FOR

Property located at: Lot 89 in Section 9 as shown on the Plat of Woodhaven Lakes recorded February 14,1972 in Book 'H' of Plats at pages 21, 22 and 23 as Document No. 379405 in the Recorder's Office of Lee County, all situated in the County of Lee and State of Illinois Property Index No. 19-22-07-351-020 This notice is to advise you that the above property has been sold for delinquent taxes and that the period of redemption from the sale will expire on October 31, 2014.

The amount to redeem is subject to increase at 6-month intervals from the date of sale and may be further increased if the purchaser at the tax sale or his or her assignee pays any subsequently accruing taxes or special assessments to redeem the property from subsequent forfeitures or tax sales. Check with the County Clerk as to the exact amount you owe before redeeming.

This notice is also to advise you that a petition has been filed for a tax deed which will transfer title and the right to possession of this property if redemption is not made on or before October 31, 2014.

This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of Lee County, on November 18, 2014 at 11:30 a.m. at the Lee County Courts Building, 309 South Galena Avenue, Dixon, Illinois in Courtroom 330.

You may be present at this hearing but your right to redeem will already have expired at that time.

YOU ARE URGED TO REDEEM IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT LOSS OF PROPERTY Redemption can be made at any time on or before October 31, 2014 by applying to the County Clerk of Lee County, Illinois at the County Court House in Dixon, Illinois.

For further information contact the County Clerk Address: 112 East 2nd Street, Dixon IL 61021 P.O. Box 329, Dixon IL 61021 Telephone: (815) 288-3309

To: Dorothy E. Freed; Robert J. Freed;The Woodhaven Association; Occupant; Aqua Illinois, Inc., f/k/a Consumers Illinois Water Company; Unknown Heirs at Law or Devisees of Dorothy E. Freed; occupants or persons in actual possession of real estate hereinafter described; County Clerk of Lee County, Illinois; unknown owners and parties interested in said real estate.

TAX DEED NO. 14 TX 69

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

IN RE THE ESTATE OF CHARLES R. DUNCAN Deceased No 2014 P 73 NOTICE

Filed July 7, 2014

TAKE NOTICE County of Lee Date Premises Sold November 1, 2011 Certificate No. 2011-00286 Sold for General Taxes of 2010 Sold for Special Assessment of (Municipality) and Special assessment number (Not Applicable) Warrant No. (Not Applicable) Inst. No. (Not Applicable) THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN SOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXES Property located at: Lot 184 in Section 21 as shown on the Plat of Woodhaven Lakes recorded October 24, 1975 in Book 'H' of Plats at pages 93 - 100, inclusive, as Document No. 405539 in the Recorder's Office of Lee County, all situated in the County of Lee and State of Illinois Property Index No. 13-21-02-478-010 This notice is to advise you that the above property has been sold for delinquent taxes and that the period of redemption from the sale will expire on October 31, 2014.

The amount to redeem is subject to increase at 6-month intervals from the date of sale and may be further increased if the purchaser at the tax sale or his or her assignee pays any subsequently accruing taxes or special assessments to redeem the property from subsequent forfeitures or tax sales. Check with the County Clerk as to the exact amount you owe before redeeming.

This notice is also to advise you that a petition has been filed for a tax deed which will transfer title and the right to possession of this property if redemption is not made on or before October 31, 2014.

This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of Lee County, on November 18, 2014 at 11:30 a.m. at the Lee County Courts Building, 309 South Galena Avenue, Dixon, Illinois in Courtroom 330.

You may be present at this hearing but your right to redeem will already have expired at that time.

YOU ARE URGED TO REDEEM IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT LOSS OF PROPERTY Redemption can be made at any time on or before October 31, 2014 by applying to the County Clerk of Lee County, Illinois at the County Court House in Dixon, Illinois.

For further information contact the County Clerk Address: 112 East 2nd Street, Dixon IL 61021 P.O. Box 329, Dixon IL 61021 Telephone: (815) 288-3309 Midwest Tulsa Property, Inc. Purchaser or Assignee Dated 7/7/2014 July 16, 17, 18, 2014

In the Circuit Court Of The 14 Judicial Circuit Whiteside County, Illinois Estate of: MABLE BRACKEMYER, No. 2014 P 59 Deceased.

Notice Notice is given of the death of MABLE BRACKEMYER. On April 28, 2014, a PETITION FOR PROBATE OF WILL AND FOR LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION WITH WILL ANNEXED were filed in the above- captioned matter. By order dated June 2, 2014, Letters of Office were issued to KAREN TIMBS, 10470 Flock Dr., Rock Falls, IL 61071 as Independent Administrator, whose attorneys are WARD, MURRAY, PACE & JOHNSON, P.C., 202 E. 5th Street, Sterling, Illinois 61081. An Order dated June 2, 2014 was entered declaring heirship and directing Administrator to publish this notice to unknown heirs.

Claims against the estate may be filed in the office of the Clerk of Court, Whiteside County Courthouse, 101 E. 3rd . St. Sterling IL 61081 or with the Independent Executor, or both, on or before December 29, 2014, and any claim not filed within that period is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the Clerk must be mailed or delivered to the Representative and to the attorney within 10 days after it has been filed.

Within 42 days after June 2, 2014 any heir of legatee may file a Petition with the court to require proof of the Will by testimony of the witnesses of the Will in open court of other evidence, as provided in Section 6-21 of the Probate Act (Illinois Revised Statutes, Chapter 110 ½, Section 6-21). Any heir or legatee also has the right under Section 8-1 of the Probate Act (Illinois Revised Statutes, Chapter 110 ½, Section 8-1) to contest the validity of the Will by filing a Petition with the court within six months after April 21,2014.

Upon request, Probate Form P-144 will be provided to an heir or legatee advising further rights as a result of the administration of this estate under the Independent Administration Provisions of the Probate Act. (Article XXVIII), together with the Form of petition such heir or legatee may use should he or she wish to terminate Independent Administration. th

Karen Timbs, Independent Administrator Trent L. Bush- ADC 6269478 WARD, MURRY, PACE & JOHNSON, P.C. Attorneys for Estate 202 E. 5th Street| P.O. Box 400 Sterling, IL 61081 P:815-625-8200 bush@wmpj.com June 17, 24 & July 1st 2014

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN of the death of Charles R. Duncan who died on May 12th, 2014. That Letters of Office were issued on May 30th , 2014 to Dreama S. Brainerd as Executor whose address is 507 Sangamon Lane, Dixon, Illinois 61021 and whose attorney is Ronald F. Coplan of Coplan, P.C., 114 E. Main Street, P.O. Box 190, Morrison, Illinois 61270.

Claims against the estate may be filed in the Office of Clerk of the Circuit Court, 202 East Knox Street, Morrison, IL 61270, or with the executor or both, on or before December 29th , 2014. Any claim not filed within that period is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the Clerk must be mailed or delivered to the attorney and to the representative and to the representative's attorney within 10 days after it has been filed.

Within 42 days after May 30th, 2014, any heir or legatee may file a petition with the court to require proof of the will by testimony of the witnesses of the will in open court as provided in Section 6-21 of the Illinois Probate Act, to-wit; 755 ILCS 5/6-21. Any heir or legatee also has the right under Section 8-1 of the Illinois Probate Act to contest validity of the will by filing a petition with the court within 6 months after May 30th, 2014.

Upon request form P-144 will be provided to an heir or legatee advising further rights as a result of the administration of this estate under the provisions of the Illinois Probate Act regarding independent administration. Together with the form, a petition such heir or legatee may use should he or she wish to terminate independent administration.

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Dreama S. Brainerd 507 Sangamon Lane Dixon, IL 61021

Ronald F. Coplan Ronald F. Coplan, P.C. P.O. Box 190 114 East Main Street Morrison, Il 61270 Phone: 815-772-7441 Fax: 815-772-7702 July 2, 9, 16, 2014 Attorney

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 15TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT LEE COUNTY-DIXON, ILLINOIS U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, PLAINTIFF vs.

ANDREW A. BENTZ; ERICA L. BENTZ; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, DEFENDANTS 14 CH 43 PUBLICATION NOTICE The requisite affidavit for publication having been filed, notice is hereby given to you, ANDREW A. BENTZ; ERICA L. BENTZ; and UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants in the above entitled suit, that the said suit has been commenced in the Circuit Court of the 15th Judicial Circuit, Lee County, Illinois by the plaintiff against you and other defendants, praying for the foreclosure of a certain mortgage conveying the premises described as follows to wit: A PART OF LOT 2 IN BLOCK 27 IN THE TOWN OF NORTH DIXON (NOW A PART OF THE CITY OF DIXON), BOUNDED AND DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS, TO-WIT: COMMENCING AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SAID BLOCK AND RUNNING THENCE WESTERLY ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID BLOCK TO A POINT WHICH IS 250 FEET EASTERLY FROM THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SAID BLOCK; THENCE AT RIGHT ANGLES NORTHERLY, 150 FEET; THENCE AT RIGHT ANGLES EASTERLY, PARALLEL WITH THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID BLOCK TO THE EAST LINE OF SAID BLOCK; AND THENCE SOUTHERLY ALONG THE EAST LINE OF SAID BLOCK, 150 FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING, ALL IN LEE COUNTY, ILLINOIS. COMMON ADDRESS: 321 E. Bradshaw Street, Dixon, IL 61021 P.I.N.: 07-02-32-208-020 and which said mortgage was signed by ANDREW A. BENTZ, ERICA L. BENTZ, mortgagors, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for U.S. Bank N.A., as Mortgagee, and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Lee County as Document No. 2008002749; and for such other relief prayed; that summons was duly issued out of the Circuit Court of Lee County against you as provided by law, and that the said suit is now pending.

NOW THEREFORE, UNLESS YOU, the said above defendants, file your answer to the Complaint in said suit or otherwise make your appearance therein, in the Office of the Clerk of this Court in Lee County in Room Suite 320 at Lee County Courts Building, 309 South Galena Ave. , Dixon, IL 61021 on or before the August 15, 2014, default may be entered against you at any time after that day and a judgment entered in accordance with the prayer of said complaint.

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To: John P. Cook; Susan L. Cook; Joyce L. Cook; The Woodhaven Association; Occupant; Aqua Illinois, Inc., f/k/a Consumers Illinois Water Company; Unknown Heirs at Law or Devisees of John P. Cook; Unknown Heirs at Law or Devisees of Susan L. Cook; occupants or persons in actual possession of real estate hereinafter described; County Clerk of Lee County, Illinois; unknown owners and parties interested in said real estate.

TAX DEED NO. 14 TX 60 Filed July 7, 2014 TAKE NOTICE County of Lee Date Premises Sold November 1, 2011 Certificate No. 2011-00478 Sold for General Taxes of 2010 Sold for Special Assessment of (Municipality) and Special assessment number (Not Applicable) Warrant No. (Not Applicable) Inst. No. (Not Applicable) THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN SOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXES Property located at: Lot 14 in Section 8 as shown on the Plat of Woodhaven Lakes recorded July 12,1971 in Book 'H' of Plats at pages 8 and 9 as Document No. 375210 in the Recorder's Office of Lee County, all situated in the County of Lee and State of Illinois Property Index No. 13-21-12-431-044 This notice is to advise you that the above property has been sold for delinquent taxes and that the period of redemption from the sale will expire on October 31, 2014.

The amount to redeem is subject to increase at 6-month intervals from the date of sale and may be further increased if the purchaser at the tax sale or his or her assignee pays any subsequently accruing taxes or special assessments to redeem the property from subsequent forfeitures or tax sales. Check with the County Clerk as to the exact amount you owe before redeeming.

This notice is also to advise you that a petition has been filed for a tax deed which will transfer title and the right to possession of this property if redemption is not made on or before October 31, 2014.

This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of Lee County, on November 18, 2014 at 11:30 a.m. at the Lee County Courts Building, 309 South Galena Avenue, Dixon, Illinois in Courtroom 330.

You may be present at this hearing but your right to redeem will already have expired at that time.

YOU ARE URGED TO REDEEM IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT LOSS OF PROPERTY Redemption can be made at any time on or before October 31, 2014 by applying to the County Clerk of Lee County, Illinois at the County Court House in Dixon, Illinois.

For further information contact the County Clerk Address: 112 East 2nd Street, Dixon IL 61021 P.O. Box 329, Dixon IL 61021 Telephone: (815) 288-3309 Midwest Tulsa Property, Inc. Purchaser or Assignee Dated 7/7/2014 July 16, 17, 18, 2014 To: Grace Ann Laplume; The Woodhaven Association; Occupant; Aqua Illinois, Inc., f/k/a Consumers Illinois Water Company; occupants or persons in actual possession of real estate hereinafter described; County Clerk of Lee County, Illinois; unknown owners and parties interested in said real estate.

TAX DEED NO. 14 TX 68 Filed July 7, 2014 TAKE NOTICE County of Lee Date Premises Sold November 1, 2011 Certificate No. 2011-00208 Sold for General Taxes of 2010 Sold for Special Assessment of (Municipality) and Special assessment number (Not Applicable) Warrant No. (Not Applicable) Inst. No. (Not Applicable) THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN SOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXES Property located at: Lot 211 in Section 17 as shown on the Plat of Woodhaven Lakes recorded September 11,1974 in Book 'H' of Plats at pages 50 - 56, inclusive, as Document No. 397055 in the Recorder's Office of Lee County, all situated in the County of Lee and State of Illinois Property Index No. 13-21-01-155-017 This notice is to advise you that the above property has been sold for delinquent taxes and that the period of redemption from the sale will expire on October 31, 2014.

The amount to redeem is subject to increase at 6-month intervals from the date of sale and may be further increased if the purchaser at the tax sale or his or her assignee pays any subsequently accruing taxes or special assessments to redeem the property from subsequent forfeitures or tax sales. Check with the County Clerk as to the exact amount you owe before redeeming.

This notice is also to advise you that a petition has been filed for a tax deed which will transfer title and the right to possession of this property if redemption is not made on or before October 31, 2014.

This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of Lee County, on November 18, 2014 at 11:30 a.m. at the Lee County Courts Building, 309 South Galena Avenue, Dixon, Illinois in Courtroom 330.

You may be present at this hearing but your right to redeem will already have expired at that time.

YOU ARE URGED TO REDEEM IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT LOSS OF PROPERTY Redemption can be made at any time on or before October 31, 2014 by applying to the County Clerk of Lee County, Illinois at the County Court House in Dixon, Illinois.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WHITESIDE COUNTY THE CITY OF STERLING, ILLINOIS, a municipal corporation, Plaintiff, VS NO. 2014 MR 77 Ruben Lugo, Joseph Lugo, Jaun L. Lugo, all Individually and as heirs or Jaun L. Lugo and Maria Lugo, A/K/A Maria Cruz, A/K/A Sylvestra Lugo, MS Investment Group, Inc. and Unknown Owners and Ocuppants and Unknown Heirs Of Jaun L. Lugo and Unknown Heris of Maria Lugo, A/K/A Maria Cruz A/K/A Sylvestra Lugo.

Notice of Publication Notice is hereby given you of the pendency of the above entitled cause in the Circuit Court of the Fourteenth Judicial Circuit, Whiteside County, Illinois. Unless you appear or answer the complaint heretofore filed herein not later then the 11th day of August, 2014, default may be entered against you on or after said date.

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