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STERLING | PROPOSED DOG PARK

Hot dog: Big donation possible Prospective donor asks for detailed project budget

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

STERLING – Fundraisers for a proposed dog park at Thomas Park might have a donor who

is willing to make the project a reality.

Sterling Bark Park committee members met Wednesday at the Sterling Park District’s Frasor Center to discuss upcoming

fundraisers, but also shared the big news with Larry Schuldt, Sterling Park District executive director.

Michelle Anderson, who has overseen fundraising efforts

through the Sterling Bark Park’s FundRazr website campaign, received a private message from the donor or donors, who wish to remain anonymous.

DIXON | ROBIN WILLIAMS CONNECTION

DIXON SCHOOLS

Prelim budget approved

Strategic planning branding could take form next week

Staff hirings could change it before Sept. 23 hearing

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While stationed overseas in 2003, Megan Skeffington of Dixon was the security escort for Robin Williams during a show he performed on a USO tour.

‘It’s a funny story’ Soldier jumped at chance to escort actor

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Next meeting The Dixon School Board next meets at 6:30 p.m. Sept.

17, at school district’s central office, 1335 Franklin Grove Road.

Go to www.DixonSchools. org or call the school district’s central office at 815-284-7722 for an agenda or more information.

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Education fund a big concern

DIXON – The first of what will be many difficult budgetary discussions about schools took place Wednesday night.

During the Dixon School Board’s regular meeting, Business Manager Dave Blackburn gave the board a proposed budget, which will be placed on file during a budget hearing at 6:30 p.m.

Sept. 17.

The education fund, which is the district’s largest and pays for teacher salaries, educational program and other expenses, continues to big the biggest concern, Blackburn said, because of declinAmy ing revenues.

Yurko In DecemFounder of ber, the board BrainSpaces voted to close likely will the Lincoln Eleannounce branding to be mentary School used in district’s building and restrategic assigned grades planning to the remainon Monday. ing buildings.

It also reduced staff and cut about $50,000 from the athletic department to address budgetary concerns.

But the district will still face difficult budget decisions and discussions moving forward before a final budget will be approved.

“One person offered to possibly fund the whole thing and pay for several years of upkeep, if it passes with the park board,” said Brigitte Willett, a Bark Park committee member. “They said they saw an article in the paper and messaged Michelle.”

DIXON – For Megan Skeffington, December 2003 is a special time to remember. She had been a security escort for actor and comedian Robin Williams during his visit to Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, on a USO tour to support the troops.

Then an active duty sergeant with the Army, Skeffington, by chance, was one of 10 soldiers selected to usher VIPs

around the base, she said.

“It’s a funny story,” Skeffington said. “I had been picked ... to escort a general.

Someone else drew Robin Williams and didn’t want to be tied up having to walk around with him.

“I said I would do it.”

That was Skeffington’s ticket to hang out with the man who made famous Mrs. Euphegenia Doubtfire, the main character of her favorite Williams movie.

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STERLING — The School Board on Wednesday unanimously voted to approve the school district’s preliminary $38.7 million budget for the 2014-15 school year.

They also set a public hearing on the budget, which is scheduled for 7 p.m., Sept. 23, at the Sterling High School library.

The school district’s budget will be on display for the next 30 days in the school district’s office.

“These are just preliminary numbers,” finance director Tim Schwingle told the board.

“You will get the final budget Tad numbers in SepEverett tember.”

The l a r g e s t Superintendent says several chunk of the bud- factors threw off get is the $29.5 plan to trim million educa- $1.8 million from tion fund, which education fund makes up 76 percent of it.

For the first time in about 10 years, school officials are presenting a balanced proposed education fund. It pays for teacher salaries, books and supplies.

Getting a balanced education fund was not easy. Officials spent the past 3 years cutting $2.8 million from the education fund, which currently has a surplus of $850.

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Next meeting The next Sterling School Board meeting is at 7 p.m. Sept. 23 at Sterling High School library, 1608 Fourth Ave. Go to www.sterlingpublicschools.org or call the school district’s central office at 815626-5050 for an agenda or more information.

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Dems make play for unity, victory Party keys on referendums’ role in plan during event SPRINGFIELD (AP) – Faced with a crucial mid-term election where Republicans are seeking to reclaim the governor’s mansion, Illinois Democrats used an annual party gathering Wednesday to provide an early look at their strategy for victory this fall.

Hundreds of county party leaders and volunteers had breakfast at a Springfield hotel and later kicked back with beer, barbecue and live music during a picnic at the State Fairgrounds.

Because turnout among the Democratic base typically drops off in Illinois during non-presidential elections, officials reminded the activists of the importance of emphasizing five referendums that will be on the ballot in addition to the candidates.

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Attendees were also Your core group is in this reminded of importance room right now. Labor is of emphasizing close ties a part of that, and you are with labor unions – also a part of labor.� crucial to driving turnTop officials weren’t shy out – as Gov. Pat Quinn about noting the difficulis facing a tough, nation- ties that lie ahead, in the ally-watched bid against party retaining its tight wealth Republican busi- grip of power in President nessman Bruce Rauner.

Barack Obama’s home While Quinn has tussled state. with unions in the past Secretary of State Jesse over his support for a White said he is conpension overhaul cutting cerned Rauner has made benefits for state employ- “inroads into the Africanees and retirees, Rauner American community,� made fighting “govern- shifting reliable votes ment union bosses� a away from Quinn by theme during the March spending money in heavGOP primary, bringing ily black areas of Chicago. labor squarely to Quinn’s Lt. Gov. Sheila Simon side. said Democrats always “Illinois is a blue state, knew “this was going to and we want to keep it a be a hard year,� noting blue state,� Michael Car- she and other Democrats rigan, president of the “have our work cut out Illinois AFL-CIO, dressed for us.�

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DEKALB | NIU HAZING CASE

Attorney: Suspects near plea agreements Family suing 22 men, plus school for lack of oversight

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SYCAMORE – The parents of a Northern Illinois University freshman who died in a fraternity house almost 2 years ago are unsure whether they will come to court if the 22 men accused of hazing ultimately accept plea agreements.

Attorney Peter Coladarci, who represents the family of David Bogenberger, said his clients have not yet learned enough about the poten-

tial plea agreements to determine if they support them. If plea agreements that the family supports ultimately are entered, Bogenberger’s family might travel from Florida to attend the court dates. “They may not want to appear to endorse it, if they are uncomfortable with the terms,� Coladarci said.

Bogenberger, a 19-yearold Palatine High School graduate, died at the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity house with a blood-alcohol content of 0.351 percent after an unsanctioned party at which fraternity members and other guests ordered the pledges to drink vodka, authorities have said. Bogenberger and 18 other pledges drank alcohol for about 2 hours while playing a

game in which they were assigned “moms� a n d “dads� whose identities they were supposed David to guess, Bogenberger 4HEN

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Five fra- CONTENT OF t e r n i t y AFTER UNSANCmembers TIONED FRAT PARTY face felony hazing charges in connection with the November 2012 death, while 17 others face misdemeanor hazing charges.

Defense attorney Peter Gruber, who represents former Pi Kappa Alpha chapter secretary Pat-

rick W. Merrill, 21, now of Boston, said attorneys are trying to arrange for all 22 criminal cases to be resolved on the same day.

Gruber, defense attorney Mike Krejci, and DeKalb County State’s Attorney Richard Schmack declined to provide details of the proposed plea agreements.

In May, DeKalb County Judge John McAdams rejected claims that the Illinois hazing statute is unconstitutional in four of the five felony cases.

Illinois’ hazing law prohibits people from requiring students to perform any unauthorized act that results in bodily harm in order to be accepted in a group connected with a school.

Charged with felony hazing, which is punish-

able with probation or up to 3 years in prison, are: Merrill; former pledge adviser Omar Salameh, 23, of DeKalb; former fraternity president Alexander M. Jandick, 23, of Naperville; former vice president James P. Harvey, 22, of Northfield; and Steven A. Libert, 22, of Naperville.

Meanwhile, Bogenberger’s family is suing the 22 men, plus 15 to 20 women who allegedly participated in the nonsanctioned party, in Cook County court, alleging wrongful death and seeking damages for pain and suffering. The family also is suing NIU in the Illinois Court of Claims alleging school officials did not properly oversee the fraternity’s activities. The Illinois Court of

Claims is a special court that handles some lawsuits against the state.

Resolving the criminal cases will allow Bogenberger’s family to move forward with the civil case, as Coladarci is unable to talk with the people allegedly involved with the party so long as they can assert their Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination in the criminal case.

Attorneys won’t move forward with the lawsuit involving NIU until the Cook County lawsuit is resolved, Coladarci said. “We’re pleased that it appears these young men are going to accept responsibility for what happened,� Coladarci said. “... There’s nothing that would bring David back. It’s painful.�

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SPRINGFIELD – State Sen. Tim Bivins, R-Dixon, wants the state to look into the propriety of some events at a Chicago community center that might have been “sexual in nature.�

Bivins, now assistant Republican leader of the Senate, asked the Legislative Audit Commission to investigate events at the Center on Halsted and to audit all of the center’s state funds received for fiscal years 2013, 2014 and 2015, he said in an news release Wednesday.

Many of the center’s events are consistent with a community center, he said, but other events there are questionable. “It has been brought to my attention that some activities that are sexual in nature have been presented at the Center on Halsted – the 2013 Grabbys Awards, which high-

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The center received about $2.5 million from the state between 2012 and 2014, he said.

According to the center’s website, it offers programs to advance Chicago’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans-

gender, queer and allied community, including yoga, volleyball, job placement, HIV testing and group therapy. More than 1,000 people visit the center daily.

The center rents meeting rooms and recreational spaces. Rates range from $25 an hour for small meeting rooms to $800 an hour for its computer center.

According to an audit on the center’s website, it had about $4.4 million in revenue in fiscal 2013, with about $2 million coming from government funds and about $500,000 coming from rental income.

The Legislative Audit Commission has been reviewing Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn’s Neighborhood Recovery Initiative and will question several former Quinn aides about that in October.

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OBITUARIES Crystal S. ‘Ginger’ Banda-Mullen ROCK FALLS – Crystal Stella “Ginger� BandaMullen, 45, of Rock Falls, died Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2014, at home.

She worked as a patient service representative for about 6 years at KSB Hospital in Dixon.

Crystal was born Nov. 1, 1968, in Sterling, to Calletano and Estella (Lopez) Banda. She married Rodney Mullen on Aug. 15, 1988, in Clinton, Iowa. She was a member of St. Mary Catholic Church in Sterling.

Survivors include her husband; five children, Ciara Mullen of Chandler, Arizona, Elexia Sanders of Rock Falls, Kiana Mullen of Chandler, and Michael Mullen and Rihana Mullen, both of Rock Falls; five siblings, Casandra “Sandy� Banda of Sterling, Carl (Janis) Banda

of Cicero, Corrine (Mike) Gray of Sterling, Chris (Erin) Banda of Exeter, New Hampshire, and Conrad (Edie) Banda of Gilberts; and many nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents and one brother, Oscar Banda.

Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m., with the rosary recited at 3:45 p.m., Friday at McDonald Funeral Home in Rock Falls.

Celebration of the Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Mary Catholic Church in Sterling, with the Rev. James R. Keenan officiating. Burial will be at Calvary Cemetery in Sterling.

In lieu of flowers, a memorial will be established.

Visit mcdonaldfuneralhomes.com to send condolences.

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Philip S. Lekas ROCK FALLS – Philip Stephen Lekas, 51, of Rock Falls, formerly of Burbank, died Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2014, at his home.

Philip was born March 4, 1963, the son of Raymond and Carol (Thomas) Lekas.

Survivors include his father, Raymond of Hodgkins; two brothers, George (Pat) Lekas of Madison, Wisconsin, and Christopher Lekas of Burbank; one sister, Pamela Lekas of Sauk Village; eight nieces and nephews, Samantha, Patrice, Kathy, George Jr., Diane,

Cheryl, Jessica, and Stephen; 13 great-nieces and great-nephews, Joseph, Samantha, Elizabeth, Matthew, Christina, Sergio Jr., Michael, Thomas, Rosalie, Rebecca, Isabella, Josh, and RJ; and three great-great-nephews, Dominick, Joseph Jr., and Carsen.

He was preceded in death by his mother, Carol Lekas.

There will be no services at this time. Cremation rites have been accorded. McDonald Funeral Home & Crematory in Rock Falls handled arrangements.

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Mike ‘Hammy’ Hamilton MORRISON – Mike “Hammy� Hamilton, 37, of Fenton, died Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2014, at Morrison Community Hospital. He was a millwright for Local 2158 in Bettendorf, Iowa.

He was born May 22, 1977, in Morrison, the son of Larry and Tamara (Floming) Hamilton.

Survivors include his parents, and two daughters, Jaylynn and Chloe Hamilton, all of Morrison; one sister, Teresa (Jeff) Bielema of Prophetstown; one brother, Patrick Hamilton of Morrison; his maternal grandfather, Don Floming

of Erie; several nephews; and one niece.

He was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents and his maternal grandmother.

Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home in Morrison. There will be no funeral. Cremation rites will be accorded. A celebration of life will be at a later date at Who Else Land in Nelson.

An education fund has been established for his daughters.

Visit bosmarenkes.com to send condolences.

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BRAZIL

Presidential candidate dies in plane crash All seven people aboard were killed SAO PAULO (AP) – Brazilian presidential candidate Eduardo Campos died Wednesday when the small plane that was carrying him and several campaign officials plunged into a residential neighborhood in the port city of Santos, a City Hall official there said.

All seven people aboard the plane, including a campaign

photographer and cameraman, a press advisor, as well as two pilots, died in the crash, City Hall press officer Patricia Fagueiro told The Associated Press.

In a statement on her official blog, Rousseff declared 3 days of official mourning in honor of Campos and said she would suspend her campaign during that time. “All of Brazil is in mourning,� the statement said. “We have lost a great Brazilian.�

Polls show Campos, the scion of a political family from the northeastern state of Pernambuco, was running in third place, trailing far behind Rousseff and another political rival. But his Brazilian Socialist Party ticket was widely regarded as among the best-placed to challenge Rousseff and her popular Workers Party, thanks largely to his running mate, the popular former Environment Minister Marina Silva, who joined Campos after she

was prevented from running herself.

Silva’s press advisor said that she was on the way to Santos, but it was not immediately clear whether she would assume Campos’ spot as the party’s presidential candidate. Under Brazilian law, in the event of a candidate’s death, the party has 10 days to decide on a substitute.

Pundits were already predicting that Campos’ death could complicate the presidential race for Rousseff.

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Brazilian presidential candidate Eduardo Campos poses with a supporter July 29 in Osasco, Brazil. Campos died Wednesday when the plane carrying him plunged into a neighborhood in the port city of Santos.

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Project supporters first started pursuing the idea of a dog park 2 years ago, but have had a difficult time raising money.

Schuldt, who said he doesn’t even know who the area donor is, has been asked to produce a detailed budget for the project. “I have been asked to provide a budget, and it was indicated that they would make a decision

after they see the budget,� Schuldt said.

Preliminary plans called for a pond, dock, an agility course, and separate areas for small and large dogs.

The cost estimates came in between $150,000 and $200,000 – with about $70,000 of that needed for fencing.

Schuldt said the budget would now likely be in the neighborhood of $250,000.

No park district money would be used for the project, but the land would be donated if

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cleaned up,� Schuldt said.

The proposed site is in the underused back portion of Thomas Park along Lynn Boulevard.

Schuldt said the dog park

could potentially use anywhere from one-third to half of the park, which would provide about 5 acres for dogs to run without leashes.

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Board member Tom LeMoine said the education fund presents an immediate problem and wondered whether the board should consider a referendum to allow for

more revenue from local taxes, while admitting that such referendums aren’t easy sells to voters. “We’re up between a rock and a hard spot, the way that I see it,� he said. “We can’t make significant cuts. We don’t have $3.5 million in working cash.�

Brand name On Monday, Amy Yurko, of BrainSpaces, is expected to announce the branding to be used for the district’s strategic planning.

Possible branding ideas include: A Place to Grow; Dixon Direction; Path-

ways to Success; Vision to Victory; and Our Schools, Our Community.

A logo and website could also be announced Monday.

In June, the board hired Yurko to lead the strategic planning, which could result in a recommendation for a new building.

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The plan was developed in 2012 to address a $1.8 million deficit in the education fund. The original plan was to cut $600,000 in each of the 3 years, but several factors threw that plan off course, Superintendent Tad Everett said.

Local equalized assessed

valuation decreased in recent years, costing the district about $101,000.

There was also a nearly $4 million loss in the employee benefit plan.

In addition, the school district has lost out on hundreds of thousands of dollars in state aid because the state has prorated, or reduced, its payments to school districts.

The school district also had a self-funded insurance plan, which cost the district $4 million over the last 5 years. “Our own insurance plan was weighing us down financially,� Everett said.

To fix that, school officials, teachers and support staff recently agreed to move from a self-insured health and

dental employment benefit plan to a fully funded plan.

The school district expects to receive $9.3 million in state aid.

The board will vote on the final budget in September. There could be some slight changes, mainly because there could be some additional staff hired in the coming weeks.

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Although the Thomas Park site has been at the center of the dog park conversations, Schuldt said it is still up to the board to decide where it’s going.

The committee’s upcoming fundraisers will be held as planned, given the uncertainty involved in the anonymous donor situation.

Even if a large check is written after the budget is examined, it’s possible that it wouldn’t be for the total cost of the project.

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Picture yourself years from now, quietly sitting on a bench under a tree overlooking a park.

The sun is setting in the silence of the evening hour.

You smile as you reflect on your life.

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Three arrested on meth charges Sheriff: Drug on the rise again

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SAVANNA – Arrests this week at a methamphetamine lab in a Savanna trailer court are evidence of what Carroll County Sheriff Jeff Doran said is a recent comeback of the home-cooked drug.

Homeowner Kindrea Chavez. 33, is charged with aggravated participation in methamphetamine manufacturing, unlawful possession of methamphetamine manufacturing materials, methamphetamine delivery, violation of the hypodermic syringes and nee-

dles act, and possession of drug paraphernalia.

Her infant daughter, who was found in the home during the Tuesday raid, was placed temporarily with the Department of Child and Family Services.

Also arrested were Jeffrey Schmidt, 39, of Savanna, and Travis Aude, 32, of Lanark.

Schmidt is charged with aggravated participation in methamphetamine manufacturing, unlawful possession of methamphetamine manufacturing materials, violation of the hypodermic syringes and needles act, and pos-

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session of drug paraphernalia.

Aude is charged with unlawful possession of methamphetamine manufacturing materials and possession of drug paraphernalia.

Sheriff Doran says that meth has made a big comeback in his county, especially in the more rural areas. Carroll County had a similar meth

invasion in the late ’90s, Doran said, but things are a little different now.

Back then, Travis authorities Aude were busting regular labs; now manufacturers use a “one-pot� method. “They mix all the ingredients together and just let it cook,� he said. “This is more of a junk product, and it’s easier to make.�

When the courts started to put away the dealers and the cooks caught in the late 90s, things started to clear up a little,

Doran said, but now that those people are leaving prison, they’re starting to cook again.

It’s the type of revolving-door cycle seen in court systems throughout America, and the type of problem that restorative justice programs, like drug courts, try to prevent.

Lee, Ogle, and Whiteside counties all have drug courts – or are working to implement them – but Carroll County does not. “My understanding from what I hear is that [drug courts] work,�

Doran said. “So I would definitely be interested in it if somebody wants

to take the horse by the reins on that.�

Drug courts try not to send nonviolent addicts to prison, only to have them be released and reoffend. Those who are accepted participate in a variety of rehabilitative programs and are taught life and job skills. If they successfully graduate, their sentence might be reduced, or their charges dropped altogether.

Doran said the idea of a drug court has been brought up a few times, but it’s never made it off the ground.

The felony drug charges are the first in Carroll County for Chavez, Aude, and Schmidt.

DEATH OF ROBIN WILLIAMS

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Megan Skeffington shared this photo of her and the late Robin Williams on Facebook, a memory of a dinner party in Arifjan, Kuwait, where Williams was the guest of honor. “It was amazing,� Skeffington said.

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Robin Williams (left) plays Simon Roberts in a scene from “The Crazy Ones.� Co-starring are (from left) Sarah Michelle Gellar as Sydney Roberts, James Wolk as Zach Cropper and Hamish Linklater as Andrew Keaneally. Williams died Monday in an apparent suicide. He was 63.

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Williams, 63, died Monday at his San Francisco home of an apparent suicide.

For about 2 hours that night, Skeffington was part of a dinner party with the manic comedian as the guest of honor, and “it was amazing.� “He came up, shook my hand, and thanked me for defending the country.

He was energetic ‌ [and] talked a lot,� she said with a smile.

Skeffington, then 24, was a petroleum specialist. She kept track of fuel that powered hundreds of armored vehicles and aircraft on base. Camp Arifjan was a transitional place for soldiers before and after deployment to Iraq.

She didn’t think someone like Williams would be interested in knowing about her work, but he was genuine, she said,

and spent a while in conversation.

Skeffington, an 8-year veteran, left the service in 2006, and now works security at the Byron Generating Station. She heard about the actor’s suicide while on a fishing trip in Oregon. “I didn’t believe it,â€? she said. “You can have all the money in the world ‌ fame and fortune ‌ and still not be happy deep down inside. It’s a tragedy that somebody you think has everything ‌ is hurting so bad inside.â€?

The meal at Camp Arifjan would be something she would never forget, she said. “We were eating ham, scalloped potatoes and corn. It was a simple mess hall meal ‌ it’ll last with me forever.â€?

As a tribute to Williams, Skeffington, 35, shared a photo of her with the actor on her Facebook page.

try to keep my options open,� he joked in 2006 – minimized or hid the immensity of his pain from perhaps all but a handful of people.

Steve Martin, a pal who worked with Williams, tweeted that he was “stunned by the loss.�

Chevy Chase, in a statement, said he and friend Williams both suffered from depression but added, “I never could have expected this ending to his life.�

Last month, the star of “Mrs. Doubtfire,� ‘’Good Will Hunting� and “Good Morning, Vietnam� said he was re-entering a 12-step program after months of nonstop work. After he

LOS ANGELES (AP) – In public, Robin Williams shared only the joy he found in life, never the sorrow. He was the same man in private, shielding even longtime friends from the darkness of depression that finally enveloped him. “I can honestly say I never saw him in the down times,� said comedian David Steinberg, who was friends with Williams for more than 30 years and toured with him for 6 months last year in a two-man show. “I read about it, heard about it, but that down time he kept to FREE KITCHEN DESIGNS BY himself.�

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It was one of several efforts over the years to overcome substance abuse. Solace from those close to him was a different matter – even as Williams faced selfdescribed financial pressures.

Comedy club impresario Jamie Masada said he nicknamed Williams the “Doctor of Soul� because his irresistible humor could make people forget their problems. How Williams coped with his own woes, or that he had any, remained a mystery, Masada said.

“Robin always had this mask on. I could never tell that he was depressed. He had such high energy, always,� said the owner of the famed Laugh Factory clubs.

Williams was in fine form last year during his U.S. concert tour with Steinberg, in which Steinberg served as interviewer and partnerin-laughs for his friend.

Their venture stemmed from a benefit the pair had done for the Cleveland Clinic.

Whatever distress he was feeling, Williams was invariably charming and professional, whether working for pay or charity, others said.

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Waste abounds, yet bureaucrats just can’t see it From inmate TV to ritzy doors, too much being spent

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EDITORIAL | SHELEY SENTENCING

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our life sentences in prison were announced this week for the convicted killer of four people in a Rock Falls apartment in June 2008.

Judge Jeffrey O’Connor pronounced the harshest sentence allowed by Illinois law for Nicholas T. Sheley, 34, formerly of Sterling.

Sheley was convicted in May of killing Brock Branson, 29, Kilynna Blake, 20, Dayan Blake, 2, and Kenneth Ulve, 25.

The deaths are among eight attributed to Sheley during a gruesome 6-day spree in which all the victims were savagely beaten to death.

Convictions and life sentences were previously obtained in the killings of Russell Reed,

What we think It’s hard to find the right words to describe the enormity of the murderous crimes committed by Nicholas Sheley in Illinois.

A successful future prosecution in Missouri, a death-penalty state, could be summed up in one word: justice.

93, in his rural Sterling home, and Ronald Randall, 65, in Galesburg.

Sheley has yet to be tried in Missouri, where he is accused of killing an Arkansas couple, Tom and Jill Estes, in a motel parking lot in Festus.

Testimony underscored the absolute brutality of the four deaths in Rock Falls, in which Sheley used a hammer to kill his victims.

Also underscored was the difficulty in finding

words to describe what Sheley did.

Heinous is defined as utterly odious or wicked.

That’s a start.

Atrocious, monstrous, horrific, abhorrent, and terrible come to mind.

Detestable, repugnant, loathsome, hateful and despicable also apply.

Dreadful, horrible, revolting, disgusting and repulsive.

Hideous, appalling, deplorable, shocking and nauseating.

Those words approach

an accurate description of a civilized person’s reaction to Sheley’s crimes.

But none has the power to fully convey what happened.

Unspeakable comes close.

Abominable is what one dictionary recommends.

Whatever.

Illinois is finally done putting Sheley on trial.

It’s Missouri’s turn.

As one prosecutor said, now the Illinois victims’ families can cheer from the sidelines as a deathpenalty state prosecutes the spree killer who inflicted so much pain here.

If the Jefferson County prosecutor succeeds, one word could accurately describe the final pronouncement: justice.

THE READER’S VOICE

Hobby Lobby decision opens the floodgates JOHN EADES Sterling

The Supreme Court is out of control, issuing some of the most ridiculous decisions imaginable. If voiding portions of the Voting Rights Act by declaring racism no longer a problem in America wasn’t laughable enough, they then conjure up their unfathomable Hobby Lobby decision.

What a ways we have come in a mere 20 years.

Then, Native Americans

were denied their religious freedom to observe sacred peyote ceremonies, secular drug laws being held much more sacred. Now, religious freedom trumps a secular law intended to deliver vital health care used by virtually all women, no matter how morally and intellectually bankrupt those religious beliefs might be.

Hobby Lobby believes four birth control methods induce abortion, contrary to all medical authorities who profess otherwise. The court ruled religious beliefs do not have to be reasonable or logical, just contrary to a law.

Furthermore, Hobby Lobby invests retirement funds in the very companies that manufacture these “abortifacients.�

Therefore, religious beliefs can be compatible with promoting the manufacturing of taboo substances, but contrary to the medical use of such substances under doctor’s orders.

This abysmal ruling opens the floodgates, not only to unlimited religious objections to providing health care, but also to any other law that offends religious sensibilities.

The root of this unseemly ruling? The legal fiction that corporations

are people who can have religious beliefs. Nothing could be further from the truth. Has anyone ever seen a corporation in a house of worship?

If corporations are people, they must be slaves.

Every corporation has an owner or owners. Slavery was outlawed 150 years ago. Thenceforth, corporations could no longer be people.

If corporations were people, many owners need to be prosecuted for manslaughter or murder.

Begin with Mitt Romney, who made millions by stalking, sacking, sucking dry their lifeblood, dismembering, and killing corporations.

SPRINGFIELD – My daughter tugged on my hand and said, “Come on, Dad, let’s see the Butter Cow.�

So we walked over to the Dairy Building at the Illinois State Fair and gawked at 500 pounds of butter sculpted into the shape of a life-size cow.

The bovine is encased in glass and refrigerated to preserve it during sweltering August days.

I couldn’t help but think what a perfect illustration this is of Illinois state government.

Where else but Springfield would a shrine be generated out of fat?

Just about everyone – except the bureaucrats – sees fat in Illinois government.

But little of the fat ever gets trimmed.

At a time when the state is paying its bills months late, when our credit rating is the worst in the nation, the Land of Lincoln provides free cable TV to its prison inmates.

Yep, you read that right.

We are spending more than $2 million a year so rapists and murderers can lounge around and watch ESPN? Absolutely unreal.

When I first mentioned this incarceration perk a couple of years ago, a Rock Island woman wrote to me and said, “God has hardened your heart� toward inmates.

Sorry, I think inmates should be treated humanely.

But cable TV? No way.

My tax bill hardened my heart, not God. While the money for the cable TV comes from funds raised from inmate commissaries, the Legislature could divert it to pay for more worthwhile endeavors.

THE LEGISLATURE also is to blame for those lavish doors on the Illinois Capitol. It spent $669,608 for a set of six on the west side of the statehouse.

The bureaucrats jumped to the defense, saying you can’t just go to Menards and buy doors for a building as ornate as the statehouse.

No, but plenty of carpenters out there could make respectable doors for less than 100 grand a pop.

When I hear politicians say they don’t see much

scottREEDER Scott Reeder is a reporter in residence for the Illinois Policy Institute.

Contact him at sreeder@ illinoispolicy. org.

waste in the budget, I have to roll my eyes.

It’s not like there is a line item in the budget labeled “waste� that can just be cut.

Budgets need careful deliberation and debate.

But our Legislature often votes on budget within hours of actually seeing the document.

Most folks give their household spending more thought than lawmakers give our state’s multibillion-dollar budget.

How else can we account for programs like “urban fishing�?

The state and federal government fund a program that teaches city kids how to fish.

Is that really a core state service?

At a time when the state pays its bills late, can we really justify this program?

My dad and grandpa taught me how to fish.

And they added a dollop of something the state just can’t provide: love.

UNFORTUNATELY, THE state increasingly views itself as a surrogate for family.

And it does a pretty lousy job at it.

If you don’t believe me, take a look at the appalling high school graduation rate of state foster children – 54 percent nationally.

Or one need look no further than the Illinois Medicaid system for more evidence of our bloated bureaucracy. Recent state-funded audits have found 60 percent of enrollees in the program do not meet income guidelines or other eligibility rules.

And yet, those people were able to collect benefits.

That’s government waste at its worst.

A push is now afoot to make the temporary 67 percent income tax increase permanent.

How can lawmakers even consider raising taxes when so much waste goes unaddressed?

Note to readers: Scott Reeder’s column is underwritten by the Illinois Policy Institute.

Read ‘Fixing Illinois: Politics and Policy in the Prairie State’ How can people in the Sauk Valley become better informed about the problems that plague Illinois?

By reading the book “Fixing Illinois: Politics and Policy in the Prairie State,�

by James D. Nowlan and J. Thomas Johnson.

They suggest 98 changes to improve the state, including: No. 55: Work with the Illinois Department of Commerce and Eco-

nomic Opportunity to develop a long-term campaign to create a positive brand for Downstate Illinois.

The book is endorsed by two prominent retired Illinois political leaders,

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former Democratic U.S. Sen. Adlai Stevenson III and former Republican Gov. Jim Edgar.

Sauk Valley Media has copies of the book available for people to check out and read.

We invite you to check out a copy of “Fixing Illinois� from SVM’s offices in Sterling (3200 E. Lincolnway) or Dixon (113 S. Peoria Ave.), read it, and prepare to participate in a community conversation.

“The most conspicuous target for the would-be censor has always been the lyrics of rock and roll songs.�

Michael J. Budds, associate professor of music, University of Missouri-Columbia, 1999

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Husband offended by wife’s sobriety Dear Abby, I’m not much of a drinker. I have nothing against drinking or those who do. I just do not like the taste of alcohol.

Worse, I have a very low tolerance for it. After only half a glass of wine, I become so sleepy I can barely keep my eyes open. It makes me feel physically awful.

My husband takes offense to the fact that I don’t want to drink.

When we’re out with friends, he’ll have three or four beers and pressure me to the point of embarrassment in front of them until I finally give in and order a glass of wine. Of course, I then

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spend the rest of the evening feeling terrible.

When we get home, he’ll want to be intimate, but I just want to go to sleep, which aggravates him further.

I have tried for several years to discuss this with him, but he can’t explain

Dear Just Water, Your husband is a drinker. He may be selfconscious about the amount he imbibes and feels less so if he has a drinking buddy (that’s you), willing or not. To say the least, his behavior is inconsiderate – and I mean all of it.

When someone is involved with a problem drinker, and from your description of his behavior, your husband is one, the place to start looking for answers is Al-Anon.

To find a meeting close to

you, go online to al-anon. org. Please don’t wait.

Dear Abby, My best friend, “Cecily,� has just come out to me as being a lesbian. We are both 15.

I have tried my best to make her feel accepted and comfortable. But whenever she wants something from me and I refuse, she says I’m “treating her badly because she’s gay.�

I let it go the first couple of times, but now she does this every time she wants something. When I finally confronted her about it, she went to her mother and said I was bullying

her because of her being gay. Her mother yelled at me and told me to “get my act together or get out of her life.� Her mother is like a second mother to me.

Other than this, Cecily has been a great friend.

This has gotten way out of hand. Abby, I have tried everything. What do I do? – Way Out Of Hand in New York

mother to talk to Cecily’s mother and explain that you’re not homophobic but feel her daughter is being manipulative.

If the woman hears it from another adult, she may talk to her daughter about it. However, if that doesn’t work, you may have to decide whether it’s worth it to continue the relationship under these circumstances.

Dear Way Out Of Hand, Cecily may react this way because she’s newly out and hypersensitive to being discriminated against for being gay. (For too many gay teens, this is a sad reality.)

Consider asking your

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Egypt: Israel, Hamas to extend temporary truce Sides will continue to negotiate deal CAIRO (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Israel and Hamas agreed to extend a temporary cease-fire for 5 days, Egyptian and Palestinian officials announced Wednesday, permitting the sides to continue to negotiate a substantive deal to end the war in Gaza.

Yet even as the extension was announced just minutes before a previous truce was set to expire at midnight, violence spiked, with Palestinian militants firing five rockets at Israel and Israel targeting sites across the Gaza Strip in response. It was not clear if the fighting was isolated or might shatter the truce.

Egyptâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s foreign ministry and the head of the Palestinian negotiating team announced the extension, which began at midnight local time.

A spokesman for Israelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s prime minister had no immediate comment.

The cease-fire extension is meant to grant both sides additional time to negotiate a longer-term truce and a roadmap for the coastal territory. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have agreed on a cease-fire for 5 days,â&#x20AC;? said Azzam al-Ahmad, the head of the Palestinian delegation to the Cairo talks. He noted that there had been â&#x20AC;&#x153;significant progress,â&#x20AC;? but that disagreements remained over the wording regarding security arrange-

ments, reconstruction efforts for the Gaza Strip and the permissible fishing area.

The lull in violence had been a welcome reprieve for Israelis and Palestinians living in Gaza.

During the temporary cease-fire, Israel halted military operations in the war-battered coastal territory and Gaza militants stopped firing rockets, aside from the ones late Wednesday.

The two sides were considering an Egyptian proposal that partially addresses their demands, but deep differences have kept the deal in doubt.

Hamas is seeking an end to a crippling blockade imposed by Israel and Egypt in 2007. The block-

ade has greatly limited the movement of Palestinians in and out of the territory of 1.8 million people. It has also restricted the flow of goods into Gaza and blocked virtually all exports.

Israel says the closure is necessary to prevent arms smuggling, and officials are reluctant to make any concessions that would allow Hamas to declare victory.

Israel wants Hamas to disarm, or at least be prevented from re-arming.

Hamas has recovered from previous rounds of violence with Israel, including a major threeweek ground operation in January 2009 and another weeklong air offensive in 2012.

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Displaced Palestinian children play Tuesday on the balcony of the U.N. school where their family sought refuge during the war, in Beit Lahiya, in the northern Gaza Strip. Tens of thousands of Palestinians have been displaced in the Israel-Hamas war that began July 8. At least 10,000 housing units have been destroyed, and many Palestinians have found refuge at U.N. schools turned into shelters.

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U.N. official: At least 2,086 have died in fighting DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201C; A rebel-held city in eastern Ukraine came under intensified shelling Wednesday as the U.N. revealed that the death toll from the fighting between government troops and separatists has nearly doubled in the last 2 weeks.

A spokeswoman for the U.N.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s human rights office, Cecile Pouilly, said the organizationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;very conservative estimatesâ&#x20AC;? show the overall death toll has risen to at least 2,086 people as of Aug. 10, up from 1,129 on July 26.

Pouilly said at least 4,953 others have been wounded in the fighting since mid-April.

While the humanitarian crisis reaches critical stage in at least one major Ukrainian city, trucks apparently carrying some 2,000 tons of aid have lain idle at a military depot in Russia. Moscow insists it coordinated the dispatch of the goods, which range from baby

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Pro-Russian rebels stand at a block-post on the outskirts of Donetsk seen through the bullet riddled windshield of a bus Wednesday in eastern Ukraine. At least 12 militiamen fighting alongside government troops against pro-Russian separatist rebels were killed in an ambush, a spokesman for their radical nationalist movement said Wednesday. food and canned meat to portable generators and sleeping bags, with the international Red Cross, but Ukraine says itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s worried the mission may be a cover for an invasion.

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Associated Press reporters saw two bodies lying in a street Wednesday morning in Donetskâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s southwestern Petrovsky district. The local government said three were killed, a figure that adds to the sharply mounting death toll.

A large international study questions the conventional wisdom that most people should cut back on salt, suggesting that the amount most folks consume is OK for heart health â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and too little might be as bad as too much. The findings came under immediate attack by other scientists.

Limiting salt is still important for people with high blood pressure â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and in fact, a second study estimates that too much sodium contributes to up to 1.65 million deaths each year. The studies both have strengths and weaknesses, and come as the U.S. government is preparing to nudge industry to trim sodium in processed and restaurant foods.

The first studyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s leader, Dr. Salim Yusuf of McMaster Universityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Population Health Research Institute in Hamilton, Ontario,

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Depot Days returning for 36th year AMBOY â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Depot Days will return for its 36th year with Family Night on Aug. 21. The festival will run through Aug. 24.

Tickets for the annual 50/50 raffle are available at Napa Auto Parts, 134 S. Mason Ave., Mortâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Tap, 65 S. East Ave., both in Amboy, and at Shamrock Pub, 1401 Chicago Ave., Dixon.

The tickets also will be available on the south edge of the Depot Museum grounds during the festival. Last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s winner received $74,503.

The carnival will be open from 6 to 10 p.m.

Aug. 21 on the museum grounds. All rides will be $2 for Family Night. The Depot Days Little Dancers will take the main stage at 6:30 p.m., followed by the Miss Amboy Pageant and Little Miss Amboy Pageant at 7.

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Go to depotdays.com for a complete schedule or more information.

Saturday, Aug. 23

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Downtown Amboy will once again be filled with hot rods, custom and classic cars, trucks and motorcycles during the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s annual Depot Days Car, Truck and Motorcycle Show from 6 a.m. to 3 p.m. Aug. 24. The show is one of the largest of its kind in Illinois. $20 per day for unlimited rides, are available for the rest of the weekend.

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DIXON | FAIRS AND FESTIVALS

Venetian Night, full of European flavor, coming to local riverfront Event will include lighted boat parade

guide at 7:30 p.m. near Page Park.

Dave Druen, from $AVE S /UTDOOR 7ORLD in Sterling, will lead a kayak and canoe parade before the lighted boat parade.

Dixon Main Street and 2IVERFRONT WILL AWARD $100 to the best-decorated boat. Moonlight Bay, which will host a parade pre-party, has donated gift cards to be awarded to boaters.

There will be a silent auction of Venetian masks decorated by local artists for Second Saturdays. The event will end with a fireworks show.

For more information or to register for Venetian Night events, contact Dixon Main Street and 2IVERFRONT AT RIVERFRONTdixon@gmail.com or 815288-2308.

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$)8/. n $IXON -AIN 3TREET AND 2IVERFRONT WILL host Venetian Night on Aug. 23 along the riverfront, in celebration of the fifth anniversary of the riverfront and Heritage Square.

The event will begin at 5 p.m. Organizers are hoping to bring a European flavor to the riverfront, with roaming musicians, artists and street performers. Admission is free.

There will be facepainting for kids and a mask workshop led by *EFF 3EMMERLING MASTER mask-maker from Chicago. Space is limited, and tickets are $10 in

Barbecue at the Amboy Volunteer Fire Station, 25 N. East Ave. s #AL 3TAGE "AND WILL play from 7 to 9 p.m. on the main stage. s $ESTINATION 5NKNOWN will play from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. at the K.C. Beer Garden.

There will be craft booths downtown from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Aug. 22 and 23, and from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 24.

Here are some highlights of the festivalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s schedule:

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advance for the workshop. For those who want reserved seating, champagne reception tickets are $25.

The night also will include a lighted boat parade at sundown.

The parade will circle between the Peoria and Galena Avenue bridges.

Boaters can still register for free for the parade.

They are encouraged to decorate their vessels and may launch them anywhere below the Dixon Dam and meet the

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Whiteside County Fair THURSDAY THURSDA Y 9:00 a.m.-Heavy Horse Hitch Judged 9:00 a.m.-Beef Cattle-Jr Cattle-Jr.. Heifer/Jr. Heifer/Jr. Steer Show 12:00-Dept L-Div. L-Div. II entries due 12:00-Ranch Sorting 1:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.-Carnival 1:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.-Wristband p.m.-Wristband Day 1:00 p.m.-6 horse, 4 horse, & Unicorn Hitches 2:00 p.m.-Dept L Div. Div. II Judged 2:00 p.m. MABAS Display â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Fire Extinguisher 6:00 p.m.-Bike Give Away Away 7:00 p.m.-BMX & Moto Cross Stunt Show FRIDAY FRIDA Y 9:00 a.m.-Sheep Judged 9:00 a.m.-Open Beef Show Judged 9:00 a.m.-Heavy Horse Halter Judged 1:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.-Carnival 1:30 p.m.-Harness Racing 1:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. Wristband Wristband Day 2:00 p.m. MABAS â&#x20AC;&#x201C; State Line Farm Rescue 5:45 p.m.-Antique Tractor Tractor Parade 6:00 p.m.-Bike Give Away Away 6:30 p.m.-T p.m.-Tractor, p.m.-Tractor ractor, T Truck ruck Pull SATURDAY SATURDAY 8:00-9:30 a.m.-Horseshoe Registration 10:00 a.m.-Horseshoe Tournament Tournament 11:00 a.m.-Election of Officers 11:00 a.m.-Kids Tractor Tractor Pedal Pull 11:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. Election of Officers 12:00-Carnival 1:00 p.m.-Harness racing 2:00 p.m.-Bike Give Away Away 2:00 p.m. MABAS Display â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Safety House 4:00-6:00 p.m.-Exhibits Released 6:00 p.m.-Bike Give Away Away 6:00 p.m.-Exhibit Buildings Close 6:30 p.m.-Demo Derby

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s ! +IDS 2UN WILL START at 7:30 a.m., followed by A + 2UN 7ALK AT 4O register, visit amboy.net, OR CALL *OYCE 3CHAMBERGer at 815-857-2164. s 4HE !MBOY &ARM Tractor Show will be from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Sensient Flavors, 25 E. Main St. s 4HE $EPOT $AYS Parade will be at 3 p.m., followed by the annual Pork Chop and Chicken

ROCK FALLS | FUN FOR A CAUSE Bands wanted for local fundraiser ROCK FALLS â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Area bands may register to perform at a Sept. 28 fundraiser for Toys for Tots at Whiskey Barrel Saloon, 305 W. Second St. Activities start with a motorcycle run at noon.

The cost is $10 per per-

son, and the ride departs from the bar. Entrants may register from 10 to 11:30 a.m. that day.

Admission to the fundraiser will be an unwrapped childâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s gift valued at $10 or more.

Plates of pulled pork, baked beans and chips will be $5 each.

A bags tournament will take place, with two peo-

ple per team. The cost is $10 per person. Raffles and 50/50 drawings will take place, with tickets for $1 each, $5 for six, or $10 for an armlength.

To register a band, enter the motorcycle run, or for more information, call Terol McCarty at 815-441-3655. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; SVM staff report

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WHATâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S GOING ON a working blacksmith and more.

There also will be an activity center for kids and adults, who can try powering hand-cranked items such as a corn sheller or a rope maker.

A farm animal zoo will again feature dairy cows, sheep, goats and more.

Admission to the demonstrations and petting zoo is free.

A lunch stand will run from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. inside the church. Meals will cost $7.50 and will feature sandwiches, baked beans, salads, chips and desserts. Proceeds from the lunch benefit Habitat for Humanity.

Organizers are looking for anyone with antique farm equipment who would like to participate in the show.

For more information, or to display your antiques, call Steve Venhuizen at 815-946-2513.

ART EXHIBITS At The Next Picture Show DIXON â&#x20AC;&#x201C; On the back wall, through August, there will be an exhibit of pieces from the Franklin McMahon collection at the gallery, 113 W. First St.. All paintings and drawings to be shown are depictions of Ronald Reagan or George Bush, and are for sale.

Bob Logsdonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s work is on display through Friday on the front wall.

TNPS Barn Bash is set for 6 to 10 p.m. Aug. 23 at Dr. John Stromâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s barn in Dixon. Hors dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;oeuvres and dinner with one free wine and beer is included with a $40 individual ticket.

Tickets also are $75 per couple and on sale at TNPS. There will be live music, raffles, a silent auction, and art available for purchase. There will be a cash bar.

An Elvis impersonator will appear at 7 p.m. Aug. 30 at the gallery. Tickets are $10 and are available at the door, or before at the gallery.

The Next Picture Show is bringing back â&#x20AC;&#x153;Art on The Squareâ&#x20AC;? at 9 a.m. Sept. 20 on the premises of the old Lee County Courthouse, 112 E. Second St. Participants will be assigned a section of sidewalk to use as canvas.

Judging will be at 11:30 a.m., and awards will be presented at noon.

Art at the Loveland DIXON â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The art collection at the Loveland Community House and Museum, 513 W. Second St., and its many other exhibits are available for viewing from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday and by appointment.

Guided group tours can be scheduled by contacting Steve Wilson at swilson@lovelandcommunityhouse.org or 815-2842741.

Go to www.lovelandcommunityhouse.org for a virtual tour of the museum, and for more information. Admission is free, and the event is open to the public.

At River Arts Center The art of Charles Knudsen will be on exhibit through Sept. 14 at the galley, 229 Fifth Ave. South in Clinton, Iowa.

The exhibit includes sculptures, folk art, paintings and more.

Gallery hours are 1 to 4 p.m.

Wednesday through Sunday.

A reception is set for 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Aug. 23 and is open to the public. Knudsen will speak about his career at 7 p.m.

At Woodlawn Arts Academy STERLING â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Applications for upcoming art exhibits at Woodlawn Arts Academy are available in the main office or can be downloaded at www.woodlawnartsacademy.com.

Fluid Expressions II, a watercolor exhibit, runs through Friday.

The Juried Art Shows will open with a public reception, including an awards presentation, from 6 to 8 p.m. Aug. 29 at the academy, 3807 Woodlawn Road.

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Gardenstock attendees watch a band perform during the 2013 event. There are nine bands set to play this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s festival which runs from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday at Distinctive Gardens, 2020 Lowell Park Road, Dixon. Gardenstock also features an art festival from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. offers live entertainment? Send an email with the bandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s name, booking number and website or Facebook page, and gig or event schedule, or the barâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s event schedule, to Lucas Pauley at lpauley@saukvalley.com.

At Champs STERLING â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The Funnies will play from 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. Saturday at the bar, 216 Locust St. For more information, call 815626-6003.

Upcoming: 8 p.m. Aug. 22, The Cal Stage Band and Bud Light Up for Whatever Party; 8 p.m. Aug. 23, Drop Dead Dolly; and 8 p.m. Aug. 30, Boots and Bikinis Tour, featuring free mechanical bull riding At Cochranâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Pub STERLING â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Pop Metal Mistress will play from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Saturday at the bar, 13464 Galt Road.

At The Cooler ROCK FALLS â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Slamabama will play from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Friday at the bar, 311 W. Second St. Upcoming: Aug. 21, Karaoke with The Funnies; Aug. 22, Rout 38; and Aug. 23, Jerry Joe Wiese At Corner Spot Bar & Grill DIXON â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Rout 38 will play from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Friday at the bar, 510 Chicago Ave. At Valâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Place DIXON â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Acoustic open mic is open to the public at 8:30 p.m. every Monday.

Musicians also are welcome to join the band with Notorious Folk, featuring Steve Catron, at 8 p.m. every Tuesday.

At Whiskey Barrel Saloon ROCK FALLS â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Super Red DJ will be providing music at 8:30 p.m. today at the bar, 305 W. Second St. There will be a Whiskey Barrel blues session from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Friday. Smoking Roachez will play from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Saturday. Adam Keith will play at 8 p.m. Sunday.

Upcoming: Aug. 21, Chuck Murphy; Aug. 22, Blue and Evil; and Aug. 23, Old Dogs New Chick Saturday Trippin Molly hits stage POLO â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Local alternative band Trippin Molly will play from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Chesty Pâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, 104 E. Mason St. For more information on the

band, go to facebook.com/trippinmolly.

Upcoming: Aug. 30, Corner Spot; Sept. 13, Bombdigity; Oct. 10, Dixon VFW; and Nov. 26, Bombdigity Aug. 23 Lyle Grobe and his Ramblers STERLING â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Country gentlemen Lyle Grobe and the Rhythm Ramblers will play from 7 to 10 p.m. at Sterling Moose Family Center, 2601 E. Lincolnway.

Sept. 13 Night People to put out vibe STERLING â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The Night People, playing a variety of classic dance music, will perform from 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. at Starlightâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Theatre & Lounge, 314 First Ave. Doors open at 8 p.m. Admission is $5.

For more information, call 815564-9430.

Sept. 20 Funk band in town STERLING â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Big Daddy Woo Woo will perform from at 9 p.m. at Starlightâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Theatre & Lounge, 314 First Ave. Doors open at 8 p.m. Admission is free until 8:30 p.m., and $5 after.

For more information, call 815564-9430.

Oct. 18 Night People make their return STERLING â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The Night People, playing a variety of classic dance music, will perform from 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. at Starlightâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Theatre & Lounge, 314 First Ave. Doors open at 8 p.m. Admission is $5.

For more information, call 815564-9430.

Heritage Festival of East Jordan Church returns for its eighth year at the church, 22027 Polo Road.

The day will begin with a farm breakfast of scrambled eggs, pancakes, and biscuits and gravy from 7 to 9 a.m. Tickets are $6 and are available from church members and at the door.

The active farm machine demonstrations will run from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. The displays will feature a threshing machine, a stationary baler, a loose hay loader, wagon lifts and elevators,

Sept. 14 4-H car show and airplane fly-in MOUNT MORRIS â&#x20AC;&#x201C; There will be a 4-H car show, airplane flyin, and all-you-can-eat breakfast hosted by Ogle County Pilots Inc. at Ogle County Airport on state Route 64 on the east edge of Mount Morris.

Breakfast will be from 7 a.m. to noon. Car registration is from 7 to 10:30 a.m., with the show running from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Proceeds from the car show will benefit the Blackhawk Crossing 4-H Club of Mount Morris.

For more information, contact Al Koper at 815-440-5982 or kalmarilyn@yahoo.com.

COMEDY Sept. 17 Swardson swinging through DEKALB â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Tickets are on sale for comedian Nick Swardsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Taste Tour,â&#x20AC;? which will hit the stage at 8 p.m. at the Egyptian Theatre, 135 N. Second St.

Tickets are $39.50. The box office will be open for walk-up and phone sales at 10 a.m.

Friday.

Tickets also can be purchased at www.egyptiantheatre.org or www.livenation.com.

CONCERTS Friday and Saturday Beamanfest in Dixon DIXON â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The annual music festival Beamanfest will kick off at 6 p.m. Friday and 11 a.m. Saturday at 734 Bloody Gulch Road.

The festival will feature more than 10 bands. Friday tickets are $8 in advance and $10 at the gate. Saturday tickets are $10 in advance and $12 at the gate. Weekend passes are $15 in advance and $20 at gate.

A portion of each ticket sold will be donated to Mothers of Murdered Children.

Participants can camp at the festival. The event is BYOB. Go to beamanfest.com for more information or tickets.

Friday Blues and Bluegrass FRANKLIN GROVE â&#x20AC;&#x201C; If itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the third Friday of the month, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Blues and Bluegrass night at the H.I. Lincoln Building, 136 N. Elm St. Open stage acoustic gospel, folk, country, blues and bluegrass will be performed, starting at 7 p.m. Admission is free; donations are accepted to help with the upkeep of the historic building.

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WHATâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S GOING ON CONCERTS Saturday Gardenstock returns in Dixon DIXON â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The sixth annual Gardenstock Art and Music Festival will return from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. to Distinctive Gardens, 2020 Lowell Park Road.

The all-day event features musicians, artists, a tie-dye contest, a raffle and 50/50 drawing.

The festival is â&#x20AC;&#x153;picnic style,â&#x20AC;? which allows for attendees to bring coolers, blankets, lawn chairs and small, close-to-theground tables. From 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., food and drink will be available from Mama Ciminoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, Baker Street Cafe, Kokomoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, Art Cookies, and Air Play Sports and Espresso.

The headliner, Gerry Joe Weise, and his band will show off a unique brand of blues from 9:30 to 11 p.m. The guitarist and singer-songwriter was born in Australia, and has played with Eric Clapton, B.B. King, Ray Charles, Buddy Guy, among others.

Weise played at the festival in 2012 and scheduled a Midwest tour based around his performance at Gardenstock this year.

This year, Weise will bring special guest Juma Sultan, the percussionist who played with Jimi Hendrix at Woodstock, to the festival. Local musicians Jay Pauley (keyboards), Bill Encke (bass), and Joe Pasteris (drums) will join Weise for this performance.

The rest of the lineup: s A M NOON #HUCK 'ALL s P M 'REG Andreas and Friends s P M 3MALL 4OWN Hymnal s P M 7ANDERING Pint s P M 4HE #LIMATE #HANG ers s P M 4HE (ERSHEY Squirts s P M 2OUTE s P M !COUSTIC +NUCKLE Ride Gardenstock also features an ART FESTIVAL FROM A M TO P M

FEATURING REGIONAL ARTISTS There will be painters, photographers, sculptors, ceramicists, jewelers, mixed media artists, and more.

The festival has continued to GROW THROUGH ITS YEARS WITH 2,200 people attending in 2013.

Admission to the festival is a minimum $5 donation for those 13 years and older, and $1 for children 12 and under. Gates will open at 10 a.m.

Parking also has expanded to include a second offsite location on the corner of Lowell Park and Timber Creek roads, serviced by a shuttle throughout the day.

The event benefits Sinnissippi Centerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Youth Garden Program, which provides hands-on gardening experiences for at-risk youth involved with Sinnissippi. The produce from a vegetable garden is donated to the Dixon Food Pantry.

Go to www.diggersdelight.com or facebook.com/gardenstock for more information.

eton Coffeehouse aims to offer traditional and modern folk, blues and bluegrass music on a monthly basis from August through May, excluding December.

Coffee, tea and homemade desserts are available to purchase.

For more information, go to theprincetoncoffeehouse.com or call

Sept. 5 First Fridays in Oregon OREGON â&#x20AC;&#x201C; First Fridays Open 3TAGE MUSIC SHOW RETURNS AT p.m. to the Oregon VFW Post

7 7ASHINGTON 3T Each musician or band performs for 15 minutes. Instruments are all acoustic, and a professional sound system is provided. The music is varied and includes country, bluegrass, blues, gospel, folk, soft rock, and eclectic mixes of all of the above. Admission is a donation. All musicians and specTATORS ARE WELCOME #ALL FOR MORE INFORMATION Upcoming: Oct. 3 Sept. 6 Performer returns to TNPS DIXON â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Internationally known harmonica master Corky Siegel and The Chamber Blues Group WILL RETURN TO TOWN WITH A P M performance at The Next Picture Show, 113 W. First St. Tickets are $25 and can be purchased at the gallery or by calling

Siegel also will host a master class at the gallery from 1 to 3 p.m. Sept 5. The public is welcome, and reservations can be made by calling TNPS. For more information, go to thenextpictureshow.org, email nps@grics.net or call 815-285 Sept. 27 Eagles tribute band to perform STERLING â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The Optimist Club is set to bring Heartache Tonight, an Eagles tribute band, to play AT #ENTENNIAL !UDITORIUM

Fourth Ave. The show will open with local ARTIST ,AUREN !DAMS AT P M Following the show, there will be a meet and greet with the band members. Merchandise will be sold.

Tickets are $15 and are available at the door or at The Loop Barbershop, 301 First Ave., Rock Falls.

Go to heartachetonight.com for more information about the band.

For more information about the event, find the Optimist Club on Facebook, or contact John Watts AT JWWATTS GMAIL COM OR CALL

FAIRS AND FESTIVALS

Through Saturday -/22)3/. n 4HE TH 7HITE side County Fair at the Morrison fairgrounds will continue through Aug. 23 Saturday at the fairgrounds at 201 W. Winfield St. Singer to hit stage Heavy horse hitches judging will PRINCETON â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Singer-songbegin at 9 a.m. today in front of writer John Gorka will appear at the grandstand; beef cattle, junior P M AT THE 0RINCETON #OF heifer and junior steer judging will feehouse. The Coffeehouse is at begin at 9 a.m. in the Beef Show Open Prairie United Church of Arena; and new this year, ranch Christ, 25 E. Marion St. $OORS OPEN AT P M !DMISSION sorting, which pits horse and rider and their ability to sort cattle is $15. Season tickets are $120 against the clock, noon in the for nine shows and can be purGold Star Arena. chased the the show. The Princ-

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Solution Action Sportsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Freestyle Madness Tour, featuring BMX bike and FMX motorcycle riders PERFORMING VARIOUS TRICKS AT P M today in front of the grandstand.

Heavy horse halter classes will begin 9 a.m. Friday in the grandstand; open beef show judging at 9 a.m. in the Beef Show Arena; and harness racing at 1:30 p.m. in the grandstand. There will be AN ANTIQUE TRACTOR PARADE AT p.m. and a truck and tractor pull AT P M The demolition derby is set for P M 3ATURDAY Also planned for Saturday: Horseshoe tournament, 10 a.m.; kidsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; pedal pull, 11 a.m.; harness racing, 1 p.m.

In addition to the usual exhibits, vendors and concession stands, Wilson Family Rides is again providing carnival and midway attractions.

Mega Bands are $50 and allow participants to ride any day, any time the carnival is open.

Visit whitesidecountyfair.org for a complete schedule, ticket prices, exhibit information, and all other pertinent details, or contact Todd Mickley, head of fair publicity and advertising, at toddmickley@2cornerstone.com OR Saturday Woodcarving show ROCKFORD â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The Blackhawk Woodcarving Clubâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 20th annual SHOW IS SET FOR A M TO p.m. at Tebala Shrine Center, .EWBURG 2OAD The show features carvings, sculpture displays, and a judged competition of carvings.

Admission is $3 for adults and free for children younger than 12.

Go to blackhawkcarving.com for more information.

Sept. 13 Craft beer tasting on tap FREEPORT â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Freeport Downtown Development Foundation presents the Pretzel City Brewfest from 1 to 5:30 p.m. in the grass lot at the intersection of Chicago Avenue and Douglas Street.

Beer vendors will serve tastings from local and national craft breweries. Food also will be available from Main Street Bistro, Freeport Jaycees, Hungry Hot Dog Cart, the Elkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Lodge, and Royal Pub. Entertainment will be provided

by Nathan Dean and the Damn Band, a national touring band from Freeport.

General admission tickets are $20 before the festival and $25 at the gate, and include 20 tasting tickets and a souvenir glass. VIP tickets are $50 and include 1 hour early entry, 30 tasting tickets, access to special releases, two souvenir glass, a bag, a T-shirt and a koozie.

Tickets can be purchased at pretzelcitybrewfest.com or at Freeport/Stephenson County Convention and Visitors Center, 5 3 2OUTE For more information, email FDDFoffice@yahoo.com or call

FAMILY FUN Saturday Amazing Refuge Race THOMSON â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Teams armed with GPS units can attempt to complete a series of challenges at the Upper Mississippi River National 7ILDLIFE AND &ISH 2EFUGE

Riverview Road.

Teams will be given a set of coordinates for a specific location, which they will find using a handheld GPS unit. The GPS can be

borrowed from the refuge.

The event will begin with an introductory course at 8 a.m. at Ingersoll Wetlands Learning Center. The race will begin at 9 a.m. and finish at 1 p.m.

Registration by today is required. Teams can be two to six people. There is no cost.

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Youth fishing event DIXON â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The Dixon Police Department will present its seventh annual Cops and Bobbers Youth Fishing Day from 9 to 11:30 a.m. at Lowell Park.

Age groups are toddler through

AND THROUGH All participants must register before the event and provide their own fishing gear. An adult must accompany each participant.

Prizes will be given for largest fish caught and most fish caught in each age group.

Some bait will be provided, as will snacks and drinks.

For more information or to register, contact officer Tony Quadraro, at ajquadraro@dixonpd.com or

Aug. 23 Free festival for families STERLING â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The fourth annual Outdoor Adventure Festival WILL RUN FROM NOON TO P M AT Sterling-Rock Falls Family YMCA, 2505 YMCA Way. The goal of the event is to encourage healthy, active outdoor fun. Families will get to experience traditional and non-traditional outdoor activities for free.

The more than 30 activities will include learning to fish in the YMCA pool, archery, inflatables, and a climbing wall.

There will be native and zoo animal presentations that run throughout the event.

Admission, activities, and a meal will be available, free of charge, to all.

For more information, go to www.srfymca.com or www.facebook.com/srfymca or call 815 Aug. 29 Storytelling in Sterling STERLING â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The Sterling Public Library will celebrate its 12th annual storytelling event, â&#x20AC;&#x153;An Evening of Stories,â&#x20AC;? from 8 to 10 p.m. at Woodlawn Arts Academy, 7OODLAWN 2OAD The event will feature two master storytellers, Al Batt of Heartland, Minnesota, and Susan Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Halloran of Evanston.

The evening will begin with a juried art show, childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s art show AND RECEPTION FROM TO P M Storytelling for an adult audience begins at 8 p.m. There also will be a raffle for a quilt donated

by Country at Heart. !DMISSION IS For more information, go to sterlingfestival.org or call the library at

Sept. 6 All-day event for youth ROCK FALLS â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Rise Youth Conference is coming to town for an all-day event featuring national speakers and musicians touching on challenging issues facing todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s youth.

The event, which runs from 10 A M TO P M AT 2OCK 2IVER #HRIS tian Center, 1800 Prophet Road, also will feature food and games.

Youth groups and individuals can register for $10 per person by Aug. 15 and $12 per person after.

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In Sterling STERLING â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The Twin City Market is open from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday in the historic Twin City 0RODUCE "UILDING !VE !

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In Rock Falls ROCK FALLS â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The farmers market on Fourth Avenue and West Second Street offers a variety of vendors plying their produce, crafts and other wares, from A M TO NOON OR SO 7EDNESDAY

Friday and Saturday through October or November, depending on weather and interest. Farmers, gardeners, vendors and crafters are welcome to sell their goods with no need to register or pay fees. Nonprofits also are invited to use the market for fundraisers.

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In Morrison MORRISON â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The farmers market runs from 8 to 11 a.m. every 3ATURDAY THROUGH 3EPT RAIN or shine, in the parking lot behind Whiteside County Juvenile SerVICES % ,INCOLNWAY For more information, call 815 OR FIND THE -ORRISON Chamber of Commerce on Facebook.

FUN FOR A CAUSE Saturday Proud to Wear Pink ROCK FALLS â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Team Underwires is set to present its seventh annual Proud to Wear Pink ride, beginning at Workmanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s HarleyDavidson, 1903 First Ave. Team Underwires is a nonprofit organization dedicated to educating about breast cancer and raising funds to provide health care services for uninsured and underinsured patients.

According to a news release, co-founder and breast cancer survivor Sandi Ivey was inspired by a fellow motorcycle rider in need in 2008. The rider was afraid to check out the abnormality she felt in her breast, especially because she had no insurance.

Ivey learned of the CGH Health Foundationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cancer Prevention Program and helped the woman access the program.

The experience inspired Ivey to create Team Underwires.

Registration runs the day of the

ride from 10 a.m. to noon. The fee is $20 for adults, and $5 for this 15 and younger. Motorcycles and other vehicles are welcome to participate.

The ride is approximately 100 miles, stopping at fire stations, farms, and historical spots along the way.

Participants are encouraged to wear pink and enter the Proud to Wear Pink! contest.

The ride will end at Days Inn, 2105 First Ave. There will be live entertainment, a live and silent auction, a raffle, and dinner.

The â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bling Your Braâ&#x20AC;? silent auction, featuring the unique bras on display in the window at Champâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 3PORTS "AR ,OCUST 3T WILL be held after the ride. Local artists were asked to create the bras, and Team Underwires and Bridge of Art created the window display.

It features a pink and black Harley and 13 artful undergarments.

Proceeds will benefit CGH Health Foundation, Home of Hope, and Hospice of the Rock River Valley.

For more information, visit teamunderwires.com or call 815 Aug. 31 Car show to help shelter ROCK FALLS â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The Happy Tails !NIMAL 3HELTER PROPERTY

McNeil Road, will be full of cars, trucks, motorcycles, and tractors for the shelterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first Car and Bike Show.

The gate opens for vehicles at 9 a.m. and closes at 11 a.m., at which point the show opens to the public.

Registration of a vehicle is $25 and includes a T-shirt. Admission is $1 per person, with kids under FREE 4HERE WILL BE A COOKOUT and activities throughout the day.

Proceeds will go toward the animal shelter. For more information,

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OPEN MIC Friday Music in the park ROCK FALLS â&#x20AC;&#x201C; An all-ages open mic night is available from 5 to 9 p.m. every week through September at Triangle/Veterans Memorial Park, at Fifth Street and Fifth Avenue.

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THEATER Aug. 21 Auditions in Mount Morris MOUNT MORRIS â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Additional auditions are being held for the Performing Arts Guildâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s production of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Arsenic and Old Lace,â&#x20AC;?

FROM TO P M IN THE LIBRARY AT 0INECREST 'ROVE 3 Wesley Ave. Readings will be provided. The cast consists of 11 men and three women. Performances will be /CT AND /CT AT 4HE Grove Theater.

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Deere dives in third quarter Company takes a hit as agricultural economy weakens MOLINE (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Deereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s profit slumped 15 percent in the third quarter, and the farming equipment maker, seeing weak sales ahead, trimmed its outlook and will cut production.

Chairman and CEO Samuel Allen said Wednesday that the cuts will bring production â&#x20AC;&#x153;in line with demand for our agricultural products.â&#x20AC;?

With commodity prices falling, the U.S. Department of Agriculture in February predicted that farm income in 2014 would sink to levels not seen in 4 years.

That is cutting into the spending power of farmers and hitting companies like Deere, the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s biggest farm equipment supplier.

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John Deere farming equipment is shown in June at a dealership in Petersburg. On Wednesday, Deere & Co. reported a 15-percent dive in sales during the third quarter. sales will drop approximately 8 percent.

In the United States and Canada, agriculture and turf sales are expected to fall approximately 10 percent in fiscal 2014. Sales of tractors and combines in South America are expected to fall about 15 percent, compared with a prior outlook for an approximately 10 percent decline.

Deere now anticipates sales of worldwide agriculture and turf equipment will drop about 10

percent in 2014, lower than a prior forecast for an approximately 7 percent decline. In the third quarter, agriculture and turf sales fell 11 percent.

For the 3-month span that ended July 31, Deere earned $850.7 million, or $2.33 per share. That topped expectations of $2.20 per share, according to a poll by FactSet. But thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s still down significantly from last year, when the Moline company earned $996.5 million, or $2.56 per share.

!UTHORITIES SAY THE YEAR OLD ,A6OIE WAS SHOT IN THE HEAD AND ABDOMEN LAST MONTH BY 4ONY $E&RANCES $E&RANCES ONCE LISTED ON THE COMPANY S WEB SITE AS THE COMPANY S CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER

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Revenue from equipment sales fell to $8.72 billion from $9.32 billion, with equipment sales for the United States and Canada dropping 8 percent. Revenue declined to $9.5 billion from $10.01 billion. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Deereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s third-quarter performance reflected moderating conditions in the global farm sector, which have negatively affected demand for farm machinery and contributed to lower sales and profits for our agricultural-equipment business,â&#x20AC;?

Allen said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;At the same time, our construction and forestry and financial services divisions had higher profit, showing the benefit of a broad-based business lineup.â&#x20AC;?

Construction and forestry sales rose 19 percent during the quarter.

Ryan Connors of Janney Capital Markets believes that strength in the companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s construction and forestry division limited damage to margins.

Yet sluggish global conditions and geopolitical events might continue to pressure sales.

IN BRIEF Doctors: Wounded CEO improving #()#!'/ !0 n $OC TORS AT #HICAGO S .ORTH WESTERN -EMORIAL (OS PITAL SAY THE CONDITION OF THE BUSINESSMAN WHO WAS SEVERELY WOUNDED BY A DISGRUNTLED EMPLOYEE HAS IMPROVED 4HE HOSPITAL ANNOUNCED 4UESDAY THE CONDITION OF !RROW3TREAM #%/ 3TEVEN ,A6OIE HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO SERIOUS FROM CRITICAL CONDITION $OCTORS CREDIT HIS RECOVERY TO HIS EXCELLENT HEALTH PRIOR TO THE SHOOTING

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The following stock quotations, as of 5 p.m., are provided as a community service by Chad Weigle of Edward Jones, Dixon and Raymond James and Associates, Sterling.

Abbott...................................42.16 Alcoa.....................................16.24 AltriaCorp.............................42.07 Autonation...........................53.72 American Express................87.40 Arris-Group..........................31.16 Apple....................................97.24 ADM.....................................50.05 AT&T.....................................34.68 Bank of America...................15.25 Boeing.................................122.00 BorgWarner..........................62.20 BP..........................................47.14 Caseyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s..................................68.66 Caterpillar...........................105.19 CenturyLink.........................40.46 Chevron..............................127.59 Cisco.....................................25.20 Citigroup...............................48.77 CNW.....................................50.64 CocaCola..............................39.93 ConAgra................................31.44 Dean.....................................15.81 Deere & Co...........................84.50 Disney...................................87.60 Donaldson............................39.46 DuPont..................................65.11 Exxon....................................99.09 Ford......................................17.42 Exelon...................................31.46 GE.........................................25.83 FifthThird.............................19.65 HawaiianElectric.................23.85 Hewlett Packard...................35.29 HomeDepot.........................83.12 Intel Corp.............................34.10 IBM.....................................187.93 IntlPaper...............................47.01 JCPenney................................9.34 JohnsonControls..................47.56 Johnson&Johnson.............101.73 JPMorgan Chase..................56.72 Kraft......................................56.66 Kroger...................................49.75 Leggett&Platt........................34.18 Manpower............................76.15 McDonaldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s..........................93.65 Merck&Co.............................57.88 Microsoft..............................44.08 3M.......................................141.80

Monsanto...........................116.86 Newell...................................33.01 AGL.......................................51.24 Nike......................................77.25 Parker-Han.........................113.18 Pfizer.....................................28.21 Pepsico..................................91.74 Procter&Gamble..................81.50 RaymondJames....................52.01 Republic................................38.85 Sears Hldg............................35.84 SensientTech........................53.89 Sprint......................................5.82 Staples...................................11.53 TheTravelers........................91.24 UnitedContinental..............44.11 UnitedTech........................105.55 USBancorp...........................41.36 USSteel..................................36.12 Verizon..................................48.91 Walgreen...............................62.47 WalMartStores.....................74.02 WalMartMexico...................25.82 WasteMgt..............................45.69 Wendyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s..................................8.18

Commodities The following quotations are provided as a community service by Sterling Futures: Corn: Sept. 3.58; Dec. 3.693â &#x201E;4; March 3.83 Soybeans: Aug. 12.641â &#x201E;2; Sept. 10.791â &#x201E;2; Nov. 10.461â &#x201E;2 Soybean oil: Aug. 33.95; Dec. 34.32 Soybean meal: Aug. 418.70; Dec. 342.10 Wheat: Sept. 5.28; Dec. 5.451â &#x201E;2 Oats: Sept. 3.691â &#x201E;2; Dec.

3.311â &#x201E;2 Live cattle: Aug. 148.20; Oct. 146.47; Dec. 148.65 Feeder cattle: Aug. 214.32; Oct. 212.65 Lean hogs: Aug. 114.97; Oct. 96.35; Dec. 87.25 Sugar: Oct. 16.02 Cotton: Oct. 64.02 T-Bonds: Sept. 13913â &#x201E;32 Silver: Sept. 19.89 Gold: Dec. 1312.70 Copper: Sept. 3.1165 Crude: Sept. 97.40 Dollar Index: Sept. 81.67

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Basketball League Men’s Open AGE: 18 and over Fall programs will run for a four or six week period DATES: October 26th - December 14th unless otherwise noted. Programs begin the week of August 25th. Please check each program carefully for TIME: Sundays, 1:00 PM & 2:30 PM correct information. Due to circumstances beyond our STAFF: Bill Leftwich LOCATION: Rock Falls Middle School Gymnasium control, sessions during this time may have to be FEE: $20 per person postponed or rescheduled and we will make every effort to make up sessions at another time. The Men’s 30 & Older Coloma Township Park District reserves the right to AGE: 30 and over cancel a program due to insufficient registration or to DATES: October 26th - December 14th close a program if filled. All persons planning to TIME: Sundays. 4:00 PM attend the Park District programs must register at the Park District Administrative Office ONLY, prior to the STAFF: Bill Leftwich LOCATION: Rock Falls Middle School Gymnasium start of the programs! All programs listed in this FEE: $20 per person brochure are contingent upon sufficient enrollment.

All programs cancelled by the Park District due to Men’s 40 & Older insufficient registration will be refunded in full. NO AGE: 40 and over REFUNDS WILL BE ISSUED ONCE A PROGRAM HAS BEGUN. Refunds may be obtained prior to the DATES: October 26th - December 14th TIME: Sundays, 5:30 PM first program meeting. NO TELEPHONE STAFF: Bill Leftwich REGISTRATION will be accepted for recreation LOCATION: Rock Falls Middle School Gymnasium programs.

FEE: $20 per person Registration Hours:

Monday - Friday, 9:00 am - 5:00 PM Programs begin the week of August 25th unless otherwise noted.

FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT THE PARK STAFF AT 1-815-625-0272.

1-815-625-0491 The Coloma Township Park District has a hot-line type phone that informs the public on upcoming park activities. Simply pick up your phone and dial 1-815625-0491 and listen to the recorded message that will inform you of cancellations, special events and general knowledge.

Special Events

39th Annual Punt, Pass & Kick AGE: 6 - 15 DATES: September 27th TIME: Saturday, 1:30 PM LOCATION: Hinders Memorial Field FEE: $2 Halloween Coloring Contest AGE: 3 - 12 DATES: October 1st - 24th TIME: Monday - Friday, 9:00 am - 5:00 PM LOCATION: Park District Office FEE: FREE 33rd Annual Turkey Give-Away Contest AGE: All Ages.

DATES: November 3rd - 21st TIME: Monday - Friday, 9:00 am - 5:00 PM LOCATION: Park District Office FEE: FREE 36th Annual Hot Shot Basketball Competition AGE: 8&9, 10&11, 12&13, 14&15, 16 - 18, and Adult Divisions DATES: November 1st TIME: Saturday, 1:30 PM LOCATION: Merrill School Gymnasium FEE: $2 Letters to Santa AGE: All ages DATES: December 1st - 19th TIME: Monday - Friday, 9:00 am - 5:00 PM LOCATION: Park District Office FEE: Return Postage Youth Bowling Tournament AGE: 6 - 18 DATES: January 19, 2015 TIME: Monday, 12:30 - 3:00 PM LOCATION: Paone’s Blackhawk Lanes FEE: $12 Adult Programs Co-recreational Volleyball AGE: 18 and over DATES: September 15th - December 8th TIME: Monday, 7:00 - 9:00 PM STAFF: Hank Sobottka LOCATION: Merrill School Gymnasium FEE: $2 per person per night Zumba Fitness AGE: 14 and up DATES: September 2nd - December 23rd TIME: Tuesdays & Thursdays, 6:15 - 7:15 PM STAFF: Jennie Sondgeroth, Licensed LOCATION: Merrill School Gymnasium FEE: $30/month (unlimited) $40/10 visit punch card $5/daily drop in fee Adult Leagues Mens Slowpitch Softball League AGE: 18 and over DATES: September 16th - October 28th TIME: Tuesday Evenings STAFF: Hank Sobottka LOCATION: Centennial Park FEE: $175 per team

Youth Programs Kickin Kids

AGE: 4-7 DATES: Monthly starting September 2nd TIME: Tuesday & Thursday, 4:00 - 4:45 PM STAFF: Patrick Stramka LOCATION: Sauk Valley Martial Arts Academy FEE: $40 per month Filipino Karate AGE: 8 and up DATES: Monthly starting September 2nd TIME: Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday, 4:45-5:30 PM STAFF: Patrick Stramka LOCATION: Sauk Valley Martial Arts Academy FEE: $50 per month Modern Arnis AGE: 13 and up DATES: Monthly starting September 2nd TIME: Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday, 5:30 -6:30 PM Sunday, 4:30-6:00 PM STAFF: Patrick Stramka LOCATION: Sauk Valley Martial Arts Academy FEE: $50 per month Optimist Club Fishing Derby AGE: 14 and under DATES: September 20th TIME: Saturday, 8:30 - 11:30 am LOCATION: Lions Shelter FEE: FREE Youth Bowling Instruction AGE: 6 - 13 DATES: September 26th - November 21st (No class on October 31) TIME: Friday, 4:00 - 5:00 PM STAFF: Loren Wolf LOCATION: Paone’s Blackhawk Lanes LIMIT: 16 FEE: $22 Cheerleading/Tumbling AGE: First Grade - Eighth Grade DATES: September 20th - October 25th TIME: Saturday, 9:00 - 10:30 am STAFF: Alex Kelemen Morgan Zuidema Johanna Cravatta LOCATION: Merrill School Gymnasium FEE: $25 Dance/Pom Pon Instruction AGE: First Grade - Eighth Grade DATES: September 20th - October 25th TIME: Saturday, 10:30 - 11:30 am STAFF: Alex Kelemen Morgan Zuidema Johanna Cravatta LOCATION: Merrill School Gymnasium FEE: $20

Youth Programs Children’s Arts & Crafts Fall Crafts AGE: First Grade - Eighth Grade DATES: September 8th TIME: Monday, 3:30 - 5:00 PM STAFF: Joan Fritz LOCATION: Little Red Schoolhouse LIMIT: 12 FEE: $5 Halloween Crafts AGE: First Grade - Eighth Grade DATES: October 6th TIME: Monday, 3:30 - 5:00 PM STAFF: Joan Fritz LOCATION: Little Red Schoolhouse LIMIT: 12 FEE: $5 Thanksgiving Crafts AGE: First Grade - Eighth Grade DATES: November 3rd TIME: Monday, 3:30 - 5:00 PM STAFF: Joan Fritz LOCATION: Little Red Schoolhouse LIMIT: 12 FEE: $5 Christmas Crafts AGE: First Grade - Eighth Grade DATES: December 8th TIME: Monday, 3:30 - 5:00 PM STAFF: Joan Fritz LOCATION: Little Red Schoolhouse LIMIT: 12 FEE: $5 Preschool Programs Tot Time AGE: 4 & 5 year olds DATES: August 25th- September 18th September 22nd - October 16th October 20th - November 13th November 17th - December 11th TIME: Monday - Thursday, 12:30 - 2:30 PM STAFF: Cindy Sondgeroth & Foster Grandparents Program LOCATION: Little Red Schoolhouse LIMIT: 15 FEE: $70/4 week session AGE: 3 & 4 year olds (needs to be toilet trained) DATES: August 26th - September 18th September 23rd - October 16th October 21st - November 13th November 18th - December 11th TIME: Tuesday & Thursday, 9:30 - 11:30 am STAFF: Cindy Sondgeroth & Foster Grandparents Program LOCATION: Little Red Schoolhouse LIMIT: 15 FEE: $40/4 week session Senior Citizens Bingo

DATES: October 7th, November 4th, December 2nd TIME: Tuesday, 2:00 - 3:00 PM STAFF: Sandra White LOCATION: Rock Falls Rehabilitation Center FEE: FREE DATES: October 7th, November 4th, December 2nd TIME: Tuesday, 7:00 - 9:00 PM STAFF: Jordyn Heppler LOCATION: Civic Plaza I FEE: FREE DATES: October 21st, November 18th, December 16th TIME: Tuesday, 2:00 - 3:00 PM STAFF: Sandra White LOCATION: Transitions Nursing Rehabilitation FEE: FREE DATES: October 21st, November 18th, December 16th TIME: Tuesday, 7:00 - 9:00 PM STAFF:Jordyn Heppler LOCATION: Civic Plaza II FEE: FREE DATES: October 6th, November 3rd, December 1st TIME: Monday, 2:00 - 3:00 PM STAFF: Sandra White LOCATION: Arrowwood Residence FEE: FREE E-mail Please feel free to contact us via e-mail, if you have questions on programs or other inquiries.

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Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw accepts pitch-off challenge made by 13-year-old Mo’ne Davis. The teenage girl will pitch for the Philadelphia-based Taney Dragons in the Little League World Series in Willamsport, Pa.

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Numbers game That’s how many games Troy Tulowitzki played this season. The Rockies star shortstop, who was hitting an NL-best .340, will miss rest of season after having hip surgery.

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Badgers not worried about loss of stars

Defensive players to watch

BY GENARO ARMAS AP Sports Writer

MADISON, Wis. – To those Wisconsin fans worried about what the defense might look like this year without linebacker Chris Borland and seven other starters, the returnees would like to send a message.

“We’re still here!”

Coach Gary Andersen likes that this team feels as if it has something to prove going into his second year in Madison.

“You know a lot of guys have played a lot of games here, but they may not have been labeled ‘starter,’” senior inside linebacker Derek Landisch said. “So I think people come out here with a chip on their shoulders, and they’re ready to prove something.”

The Badgers finished 9-4 last season in Andersen’s successful debut season.

He had built-in experience with a senior-laden defense, though Wisconsin did rotate players in and out with fairly regular frequency.

That gave guys such as Landisch and nose guard Warren Herring, another key player in this year’s front seven, valuable experience in what had been a newly-installed 3-4 scheme.

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Oregon’s Chris Jordan missed the bulk of his sophomore season with a knee injury, but was a key member of the 2013 Hawks. Now he’s back for his senior season.

Best leg forward Jordan bounces back from knee injury as sophomore teammates do it.

Jordan, a senior, found himself in that position for the bulk of the 2012 season, OREGON – There was when he was a two-way only one thing tougher for Chris Jordan than sweating starter for the sophomore through an Oregon football squad. In a Week 2 game against Harvard, he went practice, like the one he down with a torn meniscus endured Wednesday. in his left knee.

That was sitting on the sidelines, watching his FORWARD CONTINUED ON B2

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here are few guarantees in the NFL, but one of the rare ones is, if the Bears’ defense doesn’t make significant improvement in 2014, it will once again be an 8-8 team, or worse.

While the belief things will be better on defense in Chicago is rampant because of a huge influx of veteran free agents, and the use of four of their first five picks in the draft on defense, we’ve received no proof so far this preseason.

The Bears’ second preseason game today against Jacksonville could offer some comfort. Here are five key players to watch: 1. Will Sutton: Veterans Jared Allen and Jeremiah Ratliff may bring stability and occasional playmaking impact, but at best both are well down the home stretch of their careers. Sutton looked to me to be the best threetechnique tackle in this year’s draft, and could make a huge impact sharing time at the three with Ratliff, if he’s NFL ready.

I’ve seen the lightning first step in Bourbonnais that might make him a disruptive force in opposing teams’ backfields, but now it’s time to see it in an NFL game against at least second-team competition, if not the 1s.

2. Jon Bostic: Bostic was having an excellent training camp until the first preseason game against the Eagles, when he appeared to have forgotten everything he’d learned during the offseason. His natural position is weakside linebacker, which he will not get a crack at as long as Lance Briggs is a Bear.

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The NBA released the schedule for 2014-15.

Here are five key games for the Bulls, who are a preseason favorite in the Eastern Conference.

Oct. 29 at Knicks A second straight season opens on the road, and gives the Bulls a chance to show Carmelo Anthony he made a mistake by not coming to Chicago.

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Oct. 31 vs. Cavaliers The home opener also just happens to be what many consider an Eastern Conference finals preview. Just try to hear Derrick Rose’s intro over the roar.

Dec. 25 vs. Lakers Carlos Boozer and Pau Gasol face their old teams, Kobe Bryant loves dialing it up for Chicago fans, and the Bulls grab their fifth straight holiday honor.

Jan. 27 at Warriors A six-game, 14-day trip begins against a Steve Kerr-coached team that typically pummels the Bulls at home. Game on in Oakland.

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April 5 at Cavaliers The four-game season series ends 10 days before the regular season does.

So this one could have some playoff positioning ramifications.

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BALTIMORE â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The three candidates in Major League Baseballâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first contested election for a new commissioner in 46 years made presentations to the 30 teams Wednesday, a day ahead of the vote.

MLB Chief Operating Officer Rob Manfred, Boston Red Sox Chairman Tom Werner, and MLB Executive Vice President of Business Tim Brosnan addressed team executives at a hotel a few blocks from Camden Yards in attempts to gain the 23 votes needed to replace Bud Selig in January.

They spoke for about an hour apiece, including PowerPoint presentations, and the owners attended an evening reception at the B&O Warehouse behind the ballparkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s right-field wall.

The executives will split into three groups of 10 for questionand-answer sessions Thursday before the vote, which will take place by secret written ballot. A three-quarters majority is needed for election. â&#x20AC;&#x153;That certainly is the goal,â&#x20AC;?

New York Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s why weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re all here.â&#x20AC;?

Manfred was estimated to have the support of 20 or 21 teams headed into the meetings, Werner of about six, and Brosnan one: the Cincinnati Reds. There is no limit to the number of ballots, and it remained possible no one would gain election. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t even guess,â&#x20AC;? Los

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PRO TEM AND LATER HE WAS VOTED He helped lead negotiations IN FOR A YEAR TERM for baseballâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s last three labor contracts with players, and the Angeles Angels owner Arte More- joint drug agreement that was no said. instituted in 2002 and has been Werner is supported by Chicago repeatedly strengthened.

White Sox owner Jerry Reinsdorf Werner, 64, was the controlling and Moreno. Other teams have owner of the San Diego Padres said Reinsdorf wants a commisfrom 1990-94, triggering fan sioner who will take a harsher criticism for the payroll-paring stance in labor negotiations for departures of Fred McGriff, Gary the deal to replace the collective Sheffield, Tony Fernandez, Randy bargaining agreement that expires Myers, and Benito Santiago. after the 2016 season.

He has been part of the Red Sox â&#x20AC;&#x153;I havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t been counting ownership group since 2002, a votes,â&#x20AC;? Reinsdorf said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t period that included three World know where anybody stands.â&#x20AC;?

Series titles. While working at Selig, 80, has ruled baseball ABC, he helped develop Robin since September 1992, first as Williamsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Mork & Mindy,â&#x20AC;? and chairman of baseballâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s executive later was executive producer of council, and since July 1998 as â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Cosby Showâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Rosecommissioner. anneâ&#x20AC;? at The Carsey-Werner Co., The second-longest-serving which he ran with Marcy Carsey. head of baseball behind Kenesaw Brosnan, 56, was hired by MLB Mountain Landis (1920-44), Selig as vice president of international announced last fall that he plans business affairs in 1991, became to retire in January 2015. The trio chief operating officer of Major of candidates was picked by a League Baseball International in seven-man succession commit1994, and senior vice president tee chaired by St. Louis Cardinals of domestic and international chairman Bill DeWitt Jr. properties in 1998. He has held Manfred, 55, has been involved his current role since 2000. A in baseball since 1987, starting lawyer like Manfred, he has been a key figure in the negotiations as a lawyer with Morgan, Lewis of MLBâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s national broadcasting & Bockius, who assisted in colcontracts. lective bargaining. He became

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It happened in the first quarter, on one of the Hawksâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; staple plays â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 48 Power, in which the wingback, in this case Jordan, loops around for a handoff and follows a cavalcade of blockers. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I made a cut, and something just popped in my knee,â&#x20AC;? Jordan said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think it was too bad, because I played the rest of the game. The next morning, my knee was all swollen, and I knew it wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t good.â&#x20AC;?

After the swelling went down, Jordan underwent a procedure to repair the part of the meniscus that wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t damaged too badly.

About 45 percent of the meniscus was removed.

That didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t stop him from being part of the team. He didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t miss a practice the rest of the season, with the exception of when he had a doctorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s appointment. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not going to lie, it sucked pretty bad,â&#x20AC;?

Jordan said, when asked about sitting on the sidelines for seven games.

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Oregon players run through plays during practice on Wednesday. The Hawks have 21 players on the varisty roster heading into the season.

After the surgery, Jordan was on crutches for 2 weeks, and was able to start walking about 2 weeks after that. After 3 months, right around Christmas, he was able to start running.

To further help heal his knee, he was pushed in P.E. class by one of his teachers, Nick Schneiderman, who is also a Hawks assistant football coach. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He told he wanted me to come back stronger than I was, not just get back to where I was,â&#x20AC;?

Jordan said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Coach Schneiderman was pretty tough on me, but he

helped me through it.â&#x20AC;?

By the time the 2013 football season came around, Jordan was ready to roll. He was a full-time starter at cornerback, and a part-timer at running back. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s top returning receiver, with five catches for 192 yards and two touchdowns.

For Oregon coach John Bothe, it came as no surprise that Jordan was a key part of the 2013 Hawks. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Chris is such a hard worker, and he did everything he needed to do to get back on the

football field,â&#x20AC;? Bothe said.

Heading into the 2014 season, Jordan is one of the Hawksâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; leaders. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s penciled in as a starter at cornerback and wingback. On a team with just 21 players, heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll fill two vital positions.

Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s one of a host of players who will play both ways, and heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s prepared to do so. He didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t miss an Iron Hawk workout, held each Monday, Wednesday and Friday morning in the summer, along with many of his teammates. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Since Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been here, we havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t really had a lot of guys on the varsity team each year,â&#x20AC;? Jordan said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This year, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the same, but weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re prepared for it. We know what we need to do, and weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re ready for it.â&#x20AC;?

Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s music to the ears of Bothe, who counts on his seniors heavily each season. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When you play a vital role as a junior, like Chris did last year, we count on that type of player heavily as a senior,â&#x20AC;? Bothe said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I fully expect him to be one of our impact players this season.â&#x20AC;?

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The Cubsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Javier Baez (9) slides safely into second during the first inning against the Brewers at Wrigley Field on Wednesday. The Cubs won 4-2.

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runs after a video review led umpires to overturn an out call at home because Chicago catcher Tyler Flowers illegally blocked Gregor Blanco, and the Giants went on to beat the White Sox in San Francisco.

In the seventh inning, White Sox first baseman Jose Abreu fielded Joe Panikâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s broken-bat grounder to easily throw out Blanco at the plate.

Giants manager Bruce Bochy challenged the play, and umpires ruled Flowersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; left leg was illeGiants 7, White Sox 1: gally blocking the plate The Giants scored seven before the ball arrived.

Javier Baez and Anthony Rizzo hit back-to-back home runs as the Chicago Cubs roughed up Kyle Lohse and the Milwaukee Brewers 4-2 on Wednesday night.

Starlin Castro, Rizzo, and Baez, the nucleus of Theo Epsteinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s rebuilding effort, drove in all four runs against the NLleading Brewers. Castro and Chris Coghlan contributed three hits each.

Cubs starter Tsuyoshi Wada (2-1) pitched into the seventh for the win.

White Sox manager Robin Ventura argued the call and was immediately ejected, setting off an epic protest in which he repeatedly kicked dirt on the plate.

San Francisco snapped a five-game losing streak behind Jake Peavy (1-3).

Jose Quintana (6-9) took the loss.

Cardinals 5, Marlins 2:

Justin Masterson pitched seven scoreless innings, and also earned his first career RBI in the sixth with a two-out single, as the Cardinals averted a series sweep by beating the Marlins in Miami.

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Landisch noted that having a full year of grasping Andersenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s defense should help. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A lot of people donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t recognize that. I think thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s something thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s really going to help us, the familiarity with the defense, with the scheme,â&#x20AC;? Landisch said.

There is star power on offense, with 1,600-yard rusher Melvin Gordon carrying on the tradition of strong Badgers backs.

Andersen is still sorting through a quarterback competition between incumbent Joel Stave and dual-threat challenger Tanner McEvoy.

The readiness of the young or inexperienced receivers remains in question, though the offensive line appears to be as bullish as ever.

Wisconsin is a favorite in the newly-realigned Big Ten West division.

The first test doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get any tougher â&#x20AC;&#x201C; against LSU in the season opener Aug. 30 in Houston.

Five things to watch ahead of the showdown with the Tigers: Go-Go Gordon: The junior bypassed a chance to enter the NFL draft â&#x20AC;&#x201C; bad news for the rest of the Big Ten. Gordon is the nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s active career leader in rushing average with 8.1 yards per carry.

QB quandry: Another year, another quarterback competition at Camp Randall Stadium.

Once again, Stave is in the middle of it, this

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Wisconsinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Chris Borland (44) stops Penn State running back Zach Zwinak (28) in his tracks during a game at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, Wis., last season. The Badgers are the favorites in the Big Ten West division. time as the incumbent, though the junior is coming off an inconsistent sophomore campaign and a shoulder injury suffered in the Capital One Bowl that limited him in spring practice.

One issue Stave noticed he needed to fix is to not take off from the pocket as much when in trouble. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If the protection is there, just relax and stay in the pocket and throw,â&#x20AC;? Stave said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not always bailing out of the pocket, but sometimes Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m taking a bigger hitch than I need.â&#x20AC;?

Tanner two-step: If Andersen sticks with Stave, McEvoy might not be just holding a clipboard. Andersen has said he is looking at installing more â&#x20AC;&#x153;spread-typeâ&#x20AC;?

looks, which would suit McEvoy. That could help ease the growing pains for the receiving corps.

Changing up: Speaking of the trendy spread, the Badgers are looking at shaping a lighter, faster, and more versatile defense. Defensive coordinator Dave Aranda said the goal is to punch up the big-play potential, while tracking down scrambling quarterbacks and keeping up with three- or four-wide looks.

Safety valve: Six-foot-1 junior Michael Caputo might be the perfect example of the more versatile Badger. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s listed at safety, and should play a key role in stopping the run. All the Badgers say they canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t replace Borlandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s big-play prowess, though Caputo has the potential.

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linebacker on the roster.

He would have been a mid-round draft pick were it not for a diluted But he will be on the drug test, and he needs field with Briggs whento prove it against the ever the Bears are in the Jags to generate some nickel, and he needs to urgency in the competimake some plays against tion for linebacker spots the Jags, or at least be on the roster. in the right place at the 4. Adrian Wilson: With right time a lot more all the veteran safeties than he was as a rookie the Bears have in camp, ... or in the Eagles game. we know Wilson is the 3. Christian Jones: Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s only one who can actudifficult to project an ally move the needle on undrafted rookie free this defense if he has agent even making the anything left. The Bears team, let alone earning need to know sooner meaningful playing time, rather than later to help but Jones is the only sort out the rest of the true natural strongside group.

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Brigham Young said, “Silence may be golden, but can you think of a better way to entertain someone than to listen to him?”

Can you think of a better way to find the best opening lead than to listen to the bidding?

Look at the West hand and the auction in today’s diagram. What should West lead against four spades?

When the opponents are cruising toward a game or slam, pay attention. In particular, work out how many points each player has. And sometimes you will also know the distribution of at least one opponent’s hand – as in this deal.

North announced five hearts, four clubs and three

spades; his hand had 3-51-4 (or perhaps 3-5-0-5 or even 3-6-0-4) distribution.

He also promised extra strength, usually 15 or 16 high-card points. With a

minimum, he would have raised one spade to two spades.

South showed gameinvitational values with threecard heart support. Then, when he preferred four spades to four hearts, he indicated five spades.

Given that dummy is very short in diamonds, leading that suit has little appeal.

(Yes, it works if East wins the first trick and shifts to a low club.)

A trump is too passive.

The opponents have bid quite strongly, so it is probably right to lead actively.

That means choosing the club jack.

East takes dummy’s queen with his ace and returns the suit. Then the defenders can take two clubs, one diamond and one heart for down one. © 2014 UFS

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SPRINT CUP Pure Michigan 400

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Site: Brooklyn, Michigan Schedule: Friday, practice (Fox Sports 1, 11 a.m.), qualifying (Fox Sports 1, 3:30 p.m.); Saturday, practice (ESPN2, 10 a.m.); Sunday, race, noon (ESPN) Track: Michigan International Speedway (oval, 2.0 miles) Race distance: 400 miles, 200 laps Next race: Irwin Tools Night Race, Aug. 23, Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, Tennessee

NATIONWIDE Children’s Hospital 200 Site: Lexington, Ohio Schedule: Thursday, practice; Friday, practice; Saturday, qualifying (ESPN2, 8:30 a.m.), race, 1:45 p.m. (ESPN) Track: Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course (road course, 2.258 miles) Race distance: 203.22 miles, 90 laps Next race: Food City 300, Aug. 22, Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, Tenn.

CAMPING WORLD TRUCKS Careers for Veterans 200 Site: Brooklyn, Michigan Schedule: Friday, practice (Fox Sports 1, 12:30 p.m.); Saturday, qualifying (Fox Sports 1, 8:30 a.m.), race, 11:30 a.m. (Fox Sports 1) Track: Michigan International Speedway (oval, 2.0 miles) Race distance: 200 miles, 100 laps Next race: UNOH 200, Aug. 20, Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, Tennessee

INDYCAR ABC Supply 250 Site: West Allis, Wisconsin Schedule: Friday, practice (Fox Sports 1, 12:30 p.m.); Saturday, qualifying (Fox Sports 1, 8:30 a.m.), race, 11:30 a.m.

(Fox Sports 1) Track: Milwaukee Mile (oval, 1.0 mile) Race distance: 250 miles, 250 laps Next race: Grand Prix of Sonoma, Sonoma Raceway, Aug. 24, Sonoma, California

NHRA Lucas Oil Nationals Site: Brainerd, Minnesota.

Schedule: Friday, qualifying; Saturday, qualifying (ESPN2, 10 p.m.); Sunday, final eliminations (ESPN2, 8 p.m.)

1. Dale Earnhardt Jr. 2. Jeff Gordon 3. Matt Kenseth 4. Brad Keselowski 5. Joey Logano 6. Carl Edwards 7. Jimmie Johnson 8. Kevin Harvick T8. Ryan Newman 10. Kyle Larson 11. Clint Bowyer 12. Greg Biffle 13. Kasey Kahne 14. Austin Dillon 15. Kyle Busch AP

AJ Allmendinger celebrates after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup race last Sunday in Watkins Glen, N.Y. The win was important for Allmendinger and the JTG Daugherty Racing team.

Validation victory

A rarity for JTG Daugherty Racing: the spotlight August with JTG Daugherty Racing.

WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. – When That Penske was among those s "EFORE 3UNDAY S WIN AJ a beaming Brad Daugherty sat to congratulate Allmendinger in Allmendinger had only three down to address the media at Victory Lane spoke volumes. top-10 finishes this season in Watkins Glen International “I knew he was the right guy for Sprint Cup races. after AJ Allmendinger had given this team,” said Tad Geschickter, JTG Daugherty Racing its first a co-owner of the team with wife what it’s all about.”

Sprint Cup triumph, the forJodi. “We try and run it like a After Allmendinger took the mer NBA star couldn’t curb his checkered flag, Daugherty, who family, and he was looking for a enthusiasm. home.” worked the race as a television “We’re coming for you Jimmie!” analyst, began jumping up and Allmendinger’s victory was Daugherty belted out, gleeful down, grinning from ear to ear as timely. It came just 2 days about being able to challenge after the team announced that he hugged fellow analyst Rusty six-time champion Jimmie John- Wallace. He then departed to Kimberly-Clark had extended son for the season title. its sponsorship through the Victory Lane and hoisted AllYep, an underfunded single-car mendinger off the ground as a 2017 Sprint Cup season with team with around 40 employees their SCOTT, Viva, Kleenex, Cotwild celebration got underway. tonelle, and Huggies brands. has made NASCAR’s coveted Allmendinger’s life changed 2 10-race Chase for the champion- years ago in the hours before the Kimberly-Clark has been with ship, and it’s not just happy to be July race at Daytona Internation- the team for 5 years.

“The significance of this win al Speedway. NASCAR officials there. goes without saying how big and had just kicked him out of the “We’ve got a shot,” said Allhow important it is to this race track, suspending Allmendinger mendinger, whose first Cup win team,” said Allmendinger, who came in his 213th start. “It’s huge indefinitely for failing a random told his parents to make the trip drug test. to be in the Chase. This doesn’t because he felt good about his The failed drug test sidelined automatically make us a chamchances. “You know, to be able pionship contender. We’re still a him for more than 3 months, and cost him his job with Penske to share it with Tad and Jodi and small team. We’re still building.

Racing. It also spurred much soul Brad and everybody at this whole To get that exposure by saying searching, and after a handful of No. 47 race team, they make this we’re a Chase team is big for us team feel like such a family, like because of our sponsors. It gives one-off Cup rides, he eventually we’re their own.” landed a full-time Cup ride last them more exposure, and that’s

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Power back in prime position Veteran driver looking to finish job in IndyCar Series table,” Power said.

Power certainly appears Will Power has been here to be peaking after a midbefore. season slump.

For the third time in five Power limped away from seasons, Power sits atop Iowa after finishing a the IndyCar series points season-worst 14th, his standings with just three fourth race in a row outraces to go. But Power’s side the top 10. But Power title hopes were dashed bounced back with ninth, in 2010, 2011 and 2012, as third, and sixth-place finpart of a 3-year stretch of ishes and overtook Castrosecond-place finishes for neves – at least for now. the Australian driver.

Power feels confident at Still, Power enters this each of the three remaining weekend’s race at Miltracks – Milwaukee, the road waukee in position for his course at Sonoma, and the first series championship oval at Fontana – but is more – though his lead is razorfocused on the race ahead of thin. He sits just four points him than the big picture. ahead of Penske teammate “It’s probably time to start Helio Castroneves in the thinking about winning,” closest title chase at this Power said. “At the end of the day, if you win two of point in the season since the last three races – or you 2009. win all three, obviously “In a funny way, it’s still – you’re going to win the kind of early considering how many points are on the championship.”

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NASCAR Trucks 1. Ryan Blaney 2. Johnny Sauter 3. Matt Crafton 4. Ron Hornaday Jr. 5. Darrell Wallace Jr. 6. German Quiroga 7. Ben Kennedy 8. Timothy Peters 9. Joey Coulter 10. Jeb Burton 11. John Wes Townley 12. Mason Mingus 13. Bryan Silas 14. Tyler Reddick T14. Tyler Young

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IndyCar 1. Will Power 548 2. Helio Castroneves 544 3. Ryan Hunter-Reay 485 4. Simon Pagenaud 484 5. Juan Pablo Montoya 447 6. Scott Dixon 440 7. Carlos Munoz 416 8. Sebastien Bourdais 400 9. Tony Kanaan 389 10. Marco Andretti 383

Formula One 1. Nico Rosberg 2. Lewis Hamilton 3. Daniel Ricciardo 4. Fernando Alonso 5. Valtteri Bottas 6. Sebastian Vettel 7. Nico Hulkenberg 8. Jenson Button 9. Felipe Massa 10. Kevin Magnussen

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Will Power waves to the crowd before the IndyCar Series’ Milwaukee Mile 225. Power heads into Milwaukee with a chance to solidify his championship hopes, and erase the memories of bittersweet runner-up finishes in 2011 and 2012.

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Sunny 3 BR, with family room. Why Rent? $598/mo 815-878-7399

STERLING NEW TODAY House for Sale $125,000 RTO 3BR 2 ba., den + family rm., 2 ½ car garage, 1600 sq. ft., $850/mo. + $1,000 down. No pets, no smoking.

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NEW TODAY ■■■■■■■■■ Bonnell Industries in Dixon, IL is hiring for the following positions: Welder/Fabricator Requirements: •Experience mig welding carbon & stainless steel. Experience in spray transfer & short circuit welding a must •Ability to read and understand blueprints.

•Experience in using metal shop manufacturing equipment •Knowledge in the use of basic hand tools and cleanup/grinding.

•Ability to work independently w/ creative solutions for simple to complex fabrication scenarios.

•Experience setting up and operating CNC equipment a plus.

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Please apply in person and/or turn in resume to: Scott Latta, 1385 Franklin Grove Road, Dixon IL 61021

Class A CDL Regional Drivers Multiple Positions Available, 1 yr Class A T/T exp in last 3 years req.

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Davidson Farms, 5960 S. Woodlawn Rd., Creston, IL 60113.

Phone: 815-384-3208.

Experienced Driver sought for Grain Hauling, CDL & medical card required. Farm background a plus. Resume to: Gentle Ridge Farms. 4512 E. Lincolnway, Sterling IL 61081

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DeKalb Feeds, Inc is now accepting applications for a full-time day shift straight truck driving position on our feed delivery team.

CDL/Class B license is required. Job duties include delivering bulk and bags (50 lbs.) to various farm locations.

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NEW TODAY Laborer/Roofer some experience necessary.

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Lube Tech Needed Entry level position. No experience necessary and will train on the job.

Applicants must supply own set of tools and have valid driver's license. Apply in person at Vaessen Brothers Chevrolet 505 N. Pennsylvania Avenue, Sublette.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WHITESIDE COUNTY, MORRISON, ILLINOIS UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, Plaintiff, CASE NO. 2013 CH 10 vs.

MOISES CANTU, JR, DECEASED; A SINGLE MAN AT THE TIME OF HIS DEATH; OTHER WISE UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF MOISES CANTU, JR; PRISCILLA CANTU; MOISES CANTU, III; TRI-COUNTY OPPORTUNITIES COUNCIL; UNKNOWN TENANTS and/or OCCUPANTS; UNKNOWN PARTIES OF INTEREST; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS; KIPP E. MEYERS, SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF MOISES CANTU, JR, DECEASED. Defendants .

PUBLICATION NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE (IT IS ADVISED THAT INTERESTED PARTIES CONSULT THEIR OWN ATTORNEYS BEFORE BIDDING AT FORECOLOSURE SALES)

Public Notice is hereby given that in pursuance of a Judgment entered in the above entitled Court, in said cause, on May 7, 2014, the Sheriff of Whiteside County, will on Thursday, September 4, 2014 at he hour of 10:00 A.M., at the third floor lobby of the Whiteside County Courthouse, located at 200 East Knox Street, Illinois, sell to the highest bidder for cash (10% at the time of sale and the balance within thirty (30) days, plus interest at the statutory Judgment rate on any unpaid portion of the sale price from the date of payment), the following described premises situated in Whiteside County, Illinois.

Said sale shall be subject to general taxes and to any special assessments of special taxes levied against said real estate.

The subject property is offered for the sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title or recourse to Plaintiff and in “as is” condition.

Upon the sale being made and the purchaser tendering said bid in cash or certified funds, a receipt of sale will be issued and/or a Certificate of Sale as required, which will entitle the purchaser to a deed upon court conformation of said sale.

If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, or the Mortgagee's attorney.

Said property is described as follows, to-wit: The North Half if Lot 12 in Block 8 of Grimes Subdivision No.1, located in the East Half of the Northeast Quarter of Section 224, Township 21 North, Range 6 East of the 4th P.M., in Whiteside County Illinois.

Common Address: 1301 Fisher St. Sterling Illinois 61081 Parcel No. 10-24-233-020 Ranch home; 2 bedrooms; 1 bathroom; One car attached garage; aluminum siding.

The property will NOT be open for inspection and Plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property.

The Judgment amount was $59,009.47. Prospective purchasers are admonished to check the Whiteside County Court file to verify this information.

Sale Clerk: Lester S. Weinstine, Law Office of Lester S. Weinstine, P.C. 409 North Cherry St. Morrison, IL 61270 Tele: (815)-

772-7211

Note: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act you are advised that Plaintiff's Attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

August 7, 14 & 21 2014

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given by the Board of Education of Dixon Unit School District #170, Lee and Ogle Counties, State of Illinois, that a tentative amended budget for said school district for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2014, will be on file and conveniently available to public inspection at the Office of the Superintendent, 1335 Franklin Grove Road, Dixon, Illinois, during regular business hours. Notice is hereby given that a public hearing on said budget will be held at 6:30 p.m., on the 17th day of September, 2014 at the Board of Education meeting at the same location.

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

COMMUNITY STATE BANK OF ROCK FALLS-DIXON, Plaintiff, v.

TERESA KURZROCK, UNKNOWN OWNERS, and NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants.

No. 14 CH 57 NOTICE BY PUBLICATION NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU: Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants That this case has been commenced in this Court against you and other defendants, praying for the foreclosure of a certain Mortgage conveying the premises described as follows, to-wit: The South Fifty (50) feet of the East Half (E 1/2) of Lot Number Five (5) EXCEPT the Southerly three (3) feet in Block Seventy-seven (77) in the Original Town (now City of Dixon), all situated in the County of Lee and State of Illinois.

COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 623 Crawford Avenue, Dixon, IL 61021 and which said Mortgage was made by: Community State Bank of Rock FallsDixon to Teresa Kurzrock, as Mortgagee, and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Lee County, Illinois, as Document No. 2010006808; and for other relief; that summons was duly issued out of said Court against you as provided by law and that the said suit is now pending.

NOW, THEREFORE, UNLESS YOU file your answer or otherwise file your appearance in this case in the Office of the Clerk of this Court: Clerk of the Circuit Court Lee County Court Facility 309 S. Galena Ave. Dixon, IL 61021 on or before August 28, 2014, A DEFAULT MAY BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU AT ANY TIME AFTER THAT DAY AND A JUDGMENT MAY BE ENTERED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRAYER OF SAID COMPLAINT. Dated: July ___28__, 2014.

Denise A. McCaffrey, Clerk of the Circuit Court Lee County, Illinois Douglas E. Lee Ehrmann Gehlbach Badger Lee & Considine, LLC Attorneys for Plaintiff 215 E. First St., Suite 100 P.O. Box 447 Dixon, Illinois 61021 (815) 288-4949 (815) 288-3068 (FAX) lee@egblc.com NOTE: This law firm is deemed to be a debt collector.

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INVITATION FOR BID Farm Lease L0090 Dixon Correctional Center 2600 North Britton Avenue Dixon, Illinois 61021 102.68 Acres

The State of Illinois, Department of Central Management Services will be accepting sealed bids for a three-year cash lease (with twoyear renewal opof 102.68 tion) acres of tillable farmland located at the Dixon Correctional Center in Dixon.

All bids must be received prior to 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, August 19, 2014 at which time they will be opened.

For specifications, terms and conditions please contact: Kathleen Britton Illinois Department of Central Management Services Bureau of Property Management 623 Stratton Office Building Springfield, Illinois 62706 217/782-5586 kathleen.britton @illinois.gov July 31, August 7, 14, 2014

ASSUMED NAME PUBLICATION NOTICE Public Notice is hereby given that on August 8th A.D. 2014 a certificate was filed in the Office of the County Clerk of Lee County, Illinois, setting forth the names and post-office addresses of all of the persons owning, conducting and transacting the business known as David Kruse Trucking located at 203 Eakle Road. Harmon, IL 61042.

Dated this 8th day August A.D. of 2014.

Cathy Myers

by Lori Miller Deputy COUNTY CLERK August 14, 21, 28, 2014

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

IN RE THE MARRIAGE OF: ANGELA L. DEVRIES, PLAINTIFF, VS. RONALD DEVRIES, DEFENDANT. NO. 2014 D 41 PUBLICATION NOTICE The requisite Affidavit for publication having been filed, NOTICE is hereby given you, Ronald DeVries, that said action has been commenced in the Circuit Court of the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit, Lee County, Illinois, by the plaintiff, praying for dissolution of marriage and for other relief; that summons was duly issued out of the said court against you as provided by law, and that the action is still pending.

NOW, THEREFORE, unless you, Ronald DeVries, the defendant, file your answer to the complaint in this action or otherwise make your appearance therein, in the Circuit Court of the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit, Lee County, Illinois, held in the Courts Building in the City of Dixon, Illinois, on or before the 3rd day of September, 2014, default may be entered against you at any time after that day and a judgment entered in accordance with the prayer of the complaint.

Dated at Dixon, Illinois, this 26th day of July, 2014.

Denise A. McCaffrey, Circuit Clerk for the County of Lee, State of Illinois Prepared by: Ms. Linda A. Giesen Dixon & Giesen Law Offices 121 E. First Street Dixon IL 61021 Telephone: 815-284-2288 Fax 815-284-1338 July 31, Aug. 7, 14, 2014 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FOURTHEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS Estate of William F. Jonaway No. 2014 P 92 Deceased.

CLAIM NOTICE Notice given to creditors of the death of William F. Jonaway. Letters of Office were issued on July 18, 2014 to Kurk Jonaway 205 16th Avenue, Sterling, Illinois 61081, as executor, whose attorney of record is Louis F. Pignatelli, Pignatelli & Associates, P.C. 102 E. Route 30, Rock Falls, Illinois 61071. The estate will be administrated without court supervision unless under Section 28-4 of the Probate Act (755 ILCS 5/28-4) 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 Circuit Clerk in Whiteside County, 101 East 3rd Street, Sterling, Illinois, or with the representative, or both, on or before January 14, 2015, if mailing or delivery of a notice from the representative is required by §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 by the claimant to the representative and to the representative's attorney within ten (10) days after it has been filed.

Kurk Jonaway, Independent Executor of the Estate of William F. Jonaway, Deceased.

Pignatelli & Associates, P.C. 102 East Route 30 Rock Falls, IL 30 Ph: 815-626-0500 Fax: 815-626-0526 August 14, 21 & 28 2014

ASSUMED NAME PUBLICATION NOTICE Public Notice is hereby given that on August 4 A.D. 2014 a certificate was filed in the Office of the County Clerk of Lee County, Illinois, setting forth the names and post-office addresses of all of the persons owning, conducting and transacting the business known as Omni Services located at 291 IL. Rt. 2 Lot 75 Dixon, IL 61021.

Dated this 4th day of August A.D. 2014.

Cathy Myers

by Gerianne Knack Deputy County Clerk August 7, 14, 21, 2014

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Sauk Valley Media is interviewing for a district sales manager in the circulation department. Responsibilities include recruitment, selection and training of contracted carriers to provide sales growth, prompt delivery service and collections within Sauk Valley Media communities.

For more information or to submit your resume, please contact:

Ashton

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The successful candidate will be self-directed and communicate effectively with subscribers and carriers. Subscriber solicitation is required. Ability to manage time, organize duties and operate as a team member is critical to performance.

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Starting wage is $12.00/hour with regular increases to $18.45/hour.

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Wednesday, August 20th from 8:00am - 4:00pm at Country Inn & Suites Rock Falls, IL 61071

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Tasks include sanding, cleaning and masking.

No prior experience necessary.

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$28,999*

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2nd Shift Parts Cleaners

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Applications can be picked up at Transworld Plastic Films, 150 North 15th Street, Rochelle, IL between 8:00AM-11:00AM and 1:00PM-4:00PM.

Sauk Valley Media is an equal opportunity employer and a drug-free workplace.

This posting may not include all duties of the position.

2ND SHIFT ELECTRONIC PRODUCTION SUPPORT TECHNICIANS Work for a dynamic, innovative and growing World-Class automotive supplier! BorgWarner is currently accepting applications and resumes for the following hourly position. If you are self-motivated and are committed to continuous learning, professional growth and success, please read onâ&#x20AC;Ś 2XU (OHFWURQLF 7HFKQLFLDQV VHW XS WURXEOH VKRRW UH ÂżW and maintain equipment on our production lines and manufacturing operations. Successful candidates will possess strong knowledge and abilities in the following: equipment and machine troubleshooting, PLCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, electro-mechanical devices, machine guarding, automation, instrumentation and mechanics. A related Associateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Degree or equivalency along with communication, problem-solving, organizational and team-work abilities are also required.

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SERVICE DIRECTORY SAUK VALLEY MEDIA • Thursday, August 14, 2014 • PAGE B11

SAUK VALLEY

Air Cond./Heating

Bicycles

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

GREEN RIVER CYCLERY

CALL 815-625-0955

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

Call Today (815)284-2052

Asphalt

PROFESSIONAL LOT MAINTENANCE

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

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

Locally owned And Operated.

Over 25 Years Asphalt Exp. Fully Insured

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

www.praterpaintand waterproofing.com

SELL

those unwanted items with the help of a Sauk Valley Classified Ad

625-3600 284-2222

We Take Your Fun Seriously!

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

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

Deck Builders

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

Dumpster Rental

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

Insured & bonded.

815-564-8754

Cleaning Service

✱Carpet/ Upholstery ✱Maid/Janitorial Business/ Residential Free Estimates 815-632-3822 www.advanced cleaners.biz

Concrete Contractors

CONCRETE • Driveways • Sidewalks • Patios CONSTRUCTION • • • • •

Garages Additions Remodeling Decks Homes

36 yrs. Experience.

815-626-9026

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

Haul/Clean Service

Power Washing

ELITE SEAMLESS GUTTERS, INC.

JOHN'S CLEANUP & REMOVAL Anything goes!!

Estate Cleanups PHONE 815-622-0240

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

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

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

Bonded & Insured 815-718-4885

Gutters

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

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

Excavating

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

815-590-1677

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

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

Free estimates.

All calls returned. Licensed, Insured, Bonded.

815-535-0248 Gilbertson Construction Residential & ReCommercial. modeling, house winadditions, & dows, siding doors. Also mobile home repairs. Licensed, Bonded, Insured. No Job Too Small. 30 yrs (815)622exp.

0087.

Need to place an ad?

Call us 625-3600 284-2222

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

815-712-1227 or 800-922-1413

Home Improvement

✶Since 1981✶ ◆Home Improvement ◆New Construction

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

Property Maint.

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

★★★★★★★ JR's

Landscaping DREAMSCAPES

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

(815) 857-3281

Handyman A Family's Handyman ★Roofing ★Siding ★ Decks ★Great Rates ★Fast Service Free Estimates 815-994-0075 HANDYMAN/ GENERAL Contracting, siding, drywall, concrete work, decks, flooring (tile, linoleum, carpet, wood), bathroom and kitchen, complete remodels, additions all types of home repairs. Free Estimates and Insured-Bonded 815-564-7428

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

Falling Meadows Land-care Is now accepting new clients for your landscape maintenance needs. One time or weekly service is available.

Call Mike at (815)590-9491

Painting

Handy Woman

Marsha Baker Residential Painting & 15 years’ experience New Construction

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(815) 973-0858 ZOHa[H'TZU JVT Working Girl Painting *Int. & Ext. painting *Wallpaper removal *Decks *Basement sealing Insured Free estimates Credit Cards OK 815-508-6131 shirleypaints@ymail.com

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

Plumbing

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

Property Maintenance ★★★★★★★★ ★★ •Save Money• Special Rate on All Painting projects!

Through 9/15!

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

Senior Discounts Call FREE Quote 815-213-3383 Local Cell# LawnCare Service •Mowing •Leaf clean up & removal •House cleanup •Small hauling •Gutters •Pressure washing •Mulch •Potholes/Sealer •Free Estimates• 815-590-6336

Great Garage Sales Call

625-3600

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

Mobil Pressure Wash Service • Commercial, • Residential & • Semis You name it.... we clean it!

Call Ben 815-590-2694

Randy L. Moore

815-626-1333

Remodeling

Roofing

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

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

Storage

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

6,000 SQ.FT. WAREHOUSE w/loading dock & 2 lg. overhead doors. $2,000/ mo. Dixon.

Call 815-973-3281.

✰CORNER✰ STORAGE

Dixon near Walmart Sterling near Menards Various Sizes

GREAT RATES 815-973-3613

Storage

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

Stump Removal CLARK'S

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

CLARK'S

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

Tree Service A&M TREE SERVICE BEAT MOST BIDS!

Free Estimates 25 yrs. Experience Fully Licensed/ Insured.

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

Superior Exteriors •Roofing •Siding •Windows and •Gutters 815-626-1679 Free Estimates

Warehouse At 301 Storage Special!

Car, Truck or Boat $29.00 Per Month* Heated Available Call 815-535-6054 301 W 3rd St. Ster. warehouse301.com

Find your dream home!

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

Tree & Limb Removal Stump Removal Storm Clean-up Free Estimates Fully Insured 815-238-7277 Dixon, Illinois

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

CALL 815-625-3600 OR 815-284-2222

SAUK VALLEY MEDIA • Thursday, August 14, 2014 • PAGE B12

EMPLOYMENT

505

District Sales Manager Sauk Valley Media is interviewing for a district sales manager in the circulation department.

Responsibilities include recruitment, selection and training of contracted carriers to provide sales growth, prompt delivery service and collections within Sauk Valley Media communities. The successful candidate will be self-directed and communicate effectively subscribers with and carriers. Subscriber solicitation is required. Ability to manage time, organize duties and operate as a team member is critical to performance. Must possess and maintain a valid driver's license, proof of insurance, reliable transportation and acceptable motor vehicle record.

Pre-employment drug screen, physical agility test and background check required.

For more information or to submit your resume, please contact: Sheryl Gulbranson, Circulation Director Sauk Valley Media 3200 E. Lincolnway, P.O. Box 498 Sterling, IL 61081 Phone: 815-6253600 x300 sgulbranson@sauk valley.com

Sauk Valley Media is an equal opporemployer tunity and a drug-free workplace.

This posting may not include all duties of the position.

Male/Female Help Wanted The Rock Falls Elementary School District #13 is taking applications for Teachers Aide positions at an hourly rate of $9.50. These positions are for 6 ½ hours per day on student attendance days.

These positions require a minimum of 60 semester hours of college credit or an Associates degree.

Applications are being taken at the Superintendent's Office, 602 Fourth Avenue, Rock Falls Illinois, from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. through Thursday August 21, 2014

NEW TODAY Want to make a difference in the life of a child?

The YWCA of the Sauk Valley has 3 openings: Child Caseworker: Fulltime position; provides services to child and adult clients. Works 311 p.m., TuesdaySaturday. Bachelor's degree required.

Child Advocate: Provides services to children and adults. High school required; college, experience with children desired.

28 hours/ week, variable shifts, includes weekends.

TechGYRLS Facilitator: Leads after-school computer program for grade school girls.

Part time during school year.

Apply to YWCA of the Sauk Valley 412 First Avenue, Sterling Equal Opportunity Employer WE'RE HIRING CDL-A Truck DriverSolo & Up to Teams $5,000 Sign- on Bonus & $.56 Dedicated CPM! Opportunities Available!

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

EOE 888-653-3304 GordonTrucking.com

CHILD CARE

512

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

Lic. #00062-03.

Need to place an ad?

Call us 625-3600 284-2222

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))

AREA GARAGE SALES 624 DIXON GARAGE SALES 624 Fri & Sat 7-4 720 5th Ave. Saturday afternoon half price!

New baby bed still in box, elliptical cross-trainer, used decking, furniture, Craftsman blower/ shop vac., toys, clothing, HD misc, electronics, household, garage, misc.

Fri 8-4 Sat 8-12 1110 Chestnut Boys clothes 3T12, mens & womens clothes. Lots of kids shoes, lamp, baseball equipment, bedding, toys, Pampered Chef items, motorcycle helmet, vacuum cleaner.

Fri. & Sat. 7-?

322 S. Peoria 6 Families name brand clothing, girl's 4-16, boy's 4-10, Jrs, women's men's SXL, hot wheels, household items, furniture, & misc.

Fri. & Sat. 8-4 218 Willett Ave. Multi-family sale!

Newborn – 18 mos. & access., womens clothes- all sizes, guitars, furniture, glassware, water bed, dining set, Hover-round, misc.

Fri. & Sat. 8-5 409 Sherman Ave. baby clothes, toys, automotive parts, knick knacks, & misc.

Come Check Us Out! FRI. 8 - 5 SAT. 8 - 12 924 LOGAN AVE. Women's, boy's, & shoes, purses, 150cc 2008 motorcycle/ scooter, linens, knick knacks, Christmas tree, stroller, car seat, exercise bike, floor lamp, potting bench and misc Fri. 8-4 & Sat. 8-1 1759 N. Brinton Ave Name brand baby girls clothes NB2T, high chair, bassinet, stroller, Womens clothing and maturnity, NB baby boys clothing & much more Thurs. & Fri. 9-4, Sat. 8-12 2020 W. 4th Street at the corner of Hancock & 4thStreet. Large Garage Sale!

Furniture, children's items & miscellaneous!

GRAND DETOUR GARAGE SALES 624

STERLING GARAGE SALES 624

PETS & PET SUPPLIES 775

Thurs. 8-4, Fri. 12-4, Sat. 8-2 3653 W. Canal St. Moving Sale!!!

Tools, garden stuff, Fridgidaire W & D bases, camping stuff, composter, faux fireplace, wool to hook, books, & misc. items.

Fri. 8-4 Sat. 8-2 1102 E. 15th St. Lots of nice name brand clothing, infant-adult, Tupperware, Avon, knick knacks, toys, books, desk, Nintendo DS & games, and lots of misc.

4, 3 mo. old kittens, free to good home.

815-2841130 or 815-4401780

Friday 8-2 305 16th Ave. (In Alley) Womens clothes, girls clothes 7-12, mens clothes, toys & misc.

Female Cat, 10 mo. old fixed. New land lord doesn't allow animals. 815441-9064

POLO GARAGE SALES 624 ESTATE SALE ONE DAY ONLY! SATURDAY, AUGUST 16TH 601 W. COLDEN ST., POLO 9 A.M. TO 4 P.M Hide-a-bed couch with matching love seat, coffee table with matching end tables, retro style kitchen table w/four chairs, microwave oven. kitchenware, antiques, collectibles, oil paintings, multiple picture frames, lamps, side tables, swivel secretary chair, Venezuelan Cuatro guitar, golf clubs, Nova four wheel walker with seat and basket, new power scooter. Much more!

ROCK FALLS GARAGE SALES 624 Fri. & Sat. 8-3 23000 Prophet Rd. (Fish mail box, about 6 mi. out) Men's 44-46, MXL, Women's 1016, S-XL, washer & dryer, dog run, & much more!

Fri. & Sat. 8-4 503 Heinze Dr. Rindy's wreaths, Scentsy, baskets, porcelain dolls, bikes, books, T.V., trolling motor, variety of clothing & lots of misc.

Fri. & Sat. 9-5 724 9th Ave, No Early Sales The Sale you have been asking for, tons of clothing kids-adults, Jordan T's, home décor and furniture.

Fri. & Sat., 8-?

710 Marsha Lane Off Dixon Ave. Moving Sale Furniture, 8' slate pool table w/acces. & light, John Deere riding tractor, possum belly baker's cupboard w/slate top, antiques, lots of misc.

No clothes.

Friday 8-5 1401 13th Ave. Household items, Appliances, sm. adult & kids clothfurniture & ing, misc.

NEW TODAY ESTATE TAG SALE Owner: Lorraine Mundt 808 E. 2nd St. Rock falls, (by lower dam) AUG. 15th & 16th Antiques, vintage, furniprimitives, ture, bedroom set, sofa, Heywood Wakefield, watches, silver set, tools, lots wine press, more, the house is full!

Sign up sheet in front, open @ 10 am Photos/ info. on estatesales.net.

Sale conducted

by Sauk Valley Estate Sales & Services 815-590-7021 Thursday 10-5 & Friday 10-6 30368 E. Thome Road Huge Garage Sale includes tools, clothes, furniture, and appliances.

Sterling Garage Sale Fri. 8-4 & Sat. 8-1 1010 W. Lefevre Boys sz. 3-6, Jrs., & misses M-L, uniform pants M, Mens L-XL -

Friday 8-4 506 E. 19th St. Back to school sale.

Seasonal household items, girls, womens (S&Jr.) clothes, Mens (M), toys, games, books, desk, dorm refrig. & misc.

THE EMPORIUM THRIFT STORE 115 W. 3rd St. Sterling Celebrate National Thrift Store Day with us!!

Thurs., Fri., Sat. 50% OFF Storewide Door Prize Wed., Thurs., Fri. 8-2 Sun. & Mon. 8-?

1626 29th Place Estate Sale Prom dresses, bridal gounds, porcelin dolls, barbie dolls (in boxes), furniture & too much to mention.

ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES 705 I Buy: Antique furniture, fishing tackle, toys, post cards junk. 815-445-6151 OLD POSTCARDS over 1800. $1.00 each; Sale ends in 2 weeks. Booth 39 at Penny Lane, 221 S. Peoria, Dixon Original Civil War good Sword, cond. $500/obo 815-284-9967

APPLIANCES

710

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815.625.8529 Kenmore Deluxe elec. dryer. Excl. cond. Dixon $100 779-861-3120 Reliable, LIKE NEW used appliances, cmsappliance.net (815)626-1003 Stainless Steel flat top stove & oven, less than 2 yrs., $300 moving, firm, exc. cond.

815-631-5248

FURNITURE

755

Dark wood RollTop Desk, $50.

815-631-5248 Entertainment Center, solid oak, holds 32” tv, very good cond. $150.

815-626-2929 Mattress sets: $99, Full Twin $129, Queen $159, King $199. Will deliver! Kern Mattress Outlet, call 309452-7477.

Solid Oak dining room set, round table, extends w/ 2 leaves, 6 chairs.

Like new! $600 815-652OBO. 2103

MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS 765 French Horn, exc.

815-288cond., 5431

PETS & PET SUPPLIES 775 3 Female Kittens Black/ Calico FREE. 815-4410681.

Bassett Hound pups, $250, call Chris 815-973-5742

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LAWN MOWERS

779

2010 Exmark Lazer Z 0-turn commercial mower. 24hp Kawasaki.

52” deck.

Purchased new, garaged. Only 100hrs. Like new. $7500/obo, over $11,000 new. 815631-9600.

Sears 12HP, B.S. 38 inch cut Rider.

5sp. NO HOOD. Good Cond. $325.

815-973-3223

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CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- You should make time for personal matters that need to be resolved. If you are feeling restless, consult with family members and discuss changes that could help improve your current living conditions.

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MISCELLANEOUS 796 FOR SALE 2 Faceted lead crystal candle holders w/box $40 815-288-4910 2 grave plots, Chapel Hill Cemetery Garden of Hymm $450 ea.

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100's of new items

625-3600

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30 Bundles of Celotex dimensional 25 year shinglesnew. Weather gray color. $350. 815284-8513 Barbie Doll, $5.

Call 815-625-6498

New Yamaha Industrial Sewing Machine & Table 815-213$500 0557 Oak Desk, very good con. $50 815-499-7008 Oak Entertainment center. With rollback doors. $50. 815-626-1227

Blacktop Seal Coating Fritz Asphalt 815-499-2940 Coated, 4 Sears 28 X 22 Poster colored fiberboard. $60 815-288-4910 Crest 16' canoe, fiberglass, by Coleman, made in Canada $400 815946-3572 Dorm Refrigerator.

Very good cond. $50 815-499-7008 Fireplace, electric, red brick look, adjustable heat, fan, $50 815-772-3224 Free, large brich tree for firewood.

You cut and clean up. 815-626-0832

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815-213-3798 Iron man inversion table $50 815-213-3798.

Lg. Koi Fish, various colors, 12-16 inc. fan tails. $75100. 815-732-9792 Machinist Tool Set and set of 2 tool boxes, valued at over $2400; asking $1600, 815315-1942 N.O.S Super power shot, 100-125150 + two full 10 lb. Bottles + jets.

Parting out motor home, roof air, gas stove, ice box. 350 Chevy motor. 74K mi. 815-535-6869 New Hoveround w/ seatbelt & cup holder, $2000 815626-8460 New Inbacare power chair, blue, w/charger. Sacri$900/obo. fice 815-625-4899.

New twin XL girl dorm room bedding. Sheets, mattress pad & comforter. $25 815213-3798

Rita Crundwell silk floral mantel arrangement $75 815-622-4350 See More Online Photos, Commerce, Expanded Text ➛Look for WEB ID ➛Log on to: www.saukvalley. com classifieds ➛Enter the WEB ID in the WEB ID Box ➛View Photos, Expanded Text BUY ONLINE!! saukvalley.com CLASSIFIEDS Simplicity Model 514/5hp chipper / shredder, used only 4 hrs., sale less than ½ price, $250 & Sears Carry Top carrier, used once. $40 815-732-7127 Tanning bed w/ extra bulbs. $100 815-499-7008 Tool shop, brand new air comporessor, 2HP, 4 gal.

Good cond. $50.

815-499-6505 Tree Work,Trimming, & Hauling 779-245-0527 Sauk Valley Area Twin, full, queen, king beds. Full, qu., king BR sets, washer & dryer, recliner, dbl. rec. sofa, dresser, sofa, upright chest. 815718-4385

FEED & SEED

820

New Oats for Sale 815-440-4621 Looking for the perfect home?

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

FARM EQUIPMENT

855

1937 John Deere B, New Tires, older restoration, runs good. $4,300. 815973-6564 1944 Farmall H, good tires, runs good, painted, bucket assemblynot painted, $3900 815-946-3730 1952 Ford 8N with LM59 finish mower & blade. $3,000.

Call 815-590-5007.

1963 M.F. 65 tractor, new paint & tires, multi-power, diesel engine, very good cond. $4500.

815-441-5836 1999 Case 1835B skid loader, asking $7,000/obo.

2Calf-tel calf hut $200/obo.

Call 815-973-6768

CLASSIC CARS

904

1963 Ford Thunderbird, Great Project Car $6400/obo 815-626-4972 1975 Datsun 280Z new paint & tires, auto. trans., 75k, excl. cond. $4500 815-441-5836 1977 Chevelle Malibu, 4dr. V8.

New paint & vinyl top.

New tires, wheels & dual exhaust. Very good running car. $4,000/obo. 815626-4173.

1977 Ford LTD 2dr.

1-owner, 42,000 miles, $6000 obo Must See! in Dixon 630-772-5051

AUTOMOBILES

905

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AUTOMOBILES

905

1990 Cadillac DeVille and 2000 Ford Ranger. Call 815-973-4058.

1995 Geo Prism, good cond., runs great, great work $1500/obo, car.

815-535-7211 2003 Buick Century 76K. New batt. & brakes. 2nd Owner. $5500 obo. 815973-9134

NEW TODAY 2005 Lincoln LS Coupe, Sedan sharp, 75,500 mi. $6,300/obo 815-718-1169 2006 Chrysler 300 Touring, asking $12,000/obo. 815631-1691.

2007 Toyota Camry Solara Coupe, 74,500mi.

Great cond. Dark blue. $10,500. Call 815973-6542.

2010 Chevy Impala LTZ Sedan, loaded w/ options, champaign, w/ black leather interior, $13,500 815-7724997 2010 Malibu 2LT 79K Miles, One owner,well maintained. $10,800.

815-499-1943 2012 Chevy Cruze Sedan, 91K hwy mi 35mpg, warranty $10,700. avail.

Great condition!

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03 Mercury Grand Marquis 00 Chevy Malibu 98 Chevy Silverado XCab 01 Chevy Blazer 02 Buick Regal 00 Chevy Cavalier 02 Ford Taurus 07 Ford Taurus 00 Ford F250 SD XCab, 4x4 03 Mitsubishi Galant

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02 Chevrolet Blazer 01 Ford Explorer 06 Dodge Grand Caravan 04 Buick Park Avenue 04 Buick Rainier 04 Pontiac Grand Prix GTP 00 Chevy Tahoe 06 Pontiac G6 05 Chrysler Sebring

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S.U.V.S

909

06' Toyota 4-Runner loaded, one of a kind, low mileage, $18,000 815-946-3572 2010 Lexus RX, Nav, new Michelin tires. Loaded. 42K. $28,000/obo. 779245-0265.

TRUCKS

910

2000 Chevy S10 4x4, good cond., V6, A/C, 5 speed, 190k mi. $2850 Call 815-677-0201 2004 F150 Super Crew, 4x2. 43K mi.

Loaded. Exc. cond. winters.

Stored $18,500. Call 815499-4129.

2006 Ford F250 4x4, Super Duty Lariat 4 door short box. Leather heated seats. 150k mi.

All highway mi.

Diesel. One owner. rust.

Never No driven in the winter. Excellent Con$11,000. dition.

815-590-1677

VANS

911

1993 Chevy G20 Handicap Van, asking $2500, Has 600# capacity remote control handicap lift, van runs great, recently replaced shocks, battery, & rebuilt transmission. 815973-2579 1995 Chevy C30 box van, equipped w/air compressor, air hose, warm air tubing, Kohler generator built in supplying 110/220 electricity, locking tool drawers, flashing service lights.

New transmission & battery. Was used as service & pressure washing truck. Runs great! $6500/obo. Please contact Jim 815213-0855.

1999 Plymouth Voyager. 6 cyl. No rust. $1,900. 815590-0131 or 815631-6199 2005 Dodge Caravan SXT, remote sliding doors and hatch. DVD player. $1,500 OBO. 779861-1090

4X4S

912

1996 GMC Sierra reg. cab, 128K mi., good cond., runs great, $3200/obo 815-590-9511

PARTS & ACC.

925

2013 GMC Denali 20” factory chrome wheels & BridgeTuranza stone tires. No miles, brand new take offs. $2500/obo.

815-631-9600.

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Good cond. Call 815-973-6768

MOTORCYCLES

935

06 H-D Road King 1450 CC-8K miles, Black & Chrome $11,000 815-5907115 2008 Roketa Scooter, 150cc w/ locked blue box & matching full helmet, asking $625 815-973-9010

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MOTORCYCLES

935

2006 Suzuki 650 Boulevard, 1,660 mi., red, bags, windshield, cover, always garaged, like new, ½ price of new, $2600/obo.

Cash.

815-4410285 2007 Yamaha VStar Classic. Windshield, pass. seat w/back rest, bags, Vance/Hines pipes.

4,900 mi. $3,700.

815-626-2639.

2008 Suzuki Burgman 400cc Scooter, 6,300 miles $3500 815590-0154 2013 Victory Vegas Highball, only 200 mi. Matt black, many ape hangars, 106ci, 6spd. Solo seat.

100 Hp. Showroom new!

Over $15,000 invested, $11,850/ obo. 815-631-9600

A.T.V.S

936

2002 Polaris Sportsmen HO 500 157 hrs., $3500 815-973-3765 2008 Polaris Sportsman HO ATV, 604mi. $3800.

815-718-1169.

BOATS/MOTORS

940

18 ft. Bonanza open bow w/ tandem trailer, 165 hp Merc Cruiser, new stereo/spkrs $2500 210-216-5891 18 ft. Conquest V6, marc. Crus.

Less than 75 hrs.

Cracked block w/ trailer. $2,000 extra clean.

815-6251293 1974 Johnson 25 HP outboard motor. Storage stand, pull start, tank and fuel line inc. Runs good. $500 219779-8740 22 ft. 2003 Starcraft fish and cruise pontoon.

Genesis galvanized. trailer w/ ladder. 60 HP, big foot Mercury Out Board Motor, changing room, livewell, Bimi top, radio, CD & MP3 815-590-4259 Bass boat, 16 ft. $2,850. Can see at 1108 Avenue B, Rock Falls, Call 815-625-6658 Cajun 8' 6”. V Max 150 hp., runs great & loaded $8,000.

815-562-7377

TRAILERS/RVS

945

2006 Pace American low profile trailer, 6'x12'. Single axle, elec. brakes, 3,500# Dexter Torsion axle, Beaver tail and more. Exc. shape. $3300/obo.

815-625-7903 2014 Coachmen 22' camper, sleeps 6 Catalina Santara Series.

Electric Awning and tongue jack. $14,000. 815441-8535 Onan generator for RV w/elec. start.

Low hrs. & very quiet. $700/ obo.

815-973-3277.

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