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Entrepreneur contest planned Competition’s format will be similar to popular TV show ‘Shark Tank’

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

MORRISON – It’s time for budding entrepreneurs to chase their dreams.

Fast Pitch competitions are becoming increasingly popular nationwide.

Similar to the popular television show “Shark Tank,” the contests give competitors a chance to pitch their

business ideas to a panel of experts who can help make their dream of business ownership a reality.

The Morrison Area Development Corp. is partnering with the Small Business Development Center at Black Hawk College in Moline to bring Fast Pitch to Morrison.

Kim Ewoldsen, MADC executive director, first pitched the idea to the board, and it was well received.

“They liked the idea, and one of the board members put me in touch with Joel Youngs at Black Hawk, who had been involved with a similar event for Henry and Stark counties,” Ewoldsen said.

The contest is open to startups and businesses that have been open for fewer than 18 months.

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Through our board members, we also can provide access to many business contacts and resources.

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Kim Ewoldsen, MADC executive director, on what competition can do for entrepreneurs – whether they win or not

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Annual showcase taking this year off Organizers hope to strengthen event, bring it back in 2016

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

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Logan Wheeler (left) watches as he knocks Bryce Rosenow out of a game of nine-square Wednesday afternoon at Erie Christian Church. The church lets the youngsters do homework or play games on its property between the end of the school day and the start of football practice.

SUBLETTE | TORNADO RECOVERY

Woodhaven clean-up costs $500K-plus Lee County official wants to buy mobile command center for future disasters

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

By the numbers

SUBLETTE – A little more than 2 months after an EF-2 tornado ripped through the southern portion of the Woodhaven Lakes campground, more than $500,000 has been spent on recovery efforts.

In the storm, 900 properties were damaged, and 1,400 lots received tree damage, the Woodhaven Lakes Association reported.

No one was seriously injured during the storm, although it displaced many.

Residents who weren’t in the campground at the time of the storm weren’t allowed on to their property until

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properties found to be damaged lots show tree damage spent on cleanup

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about a week afterward.

Once they were, property owners started lining up at the front gates at 6:30 a.m., even though they wouldn’t be opened for 2 hours more.

The campground has 6,144 lots, and about 300 proper-

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When the sirens went off, the residents scrambled, looking for the best place to take cover as the twister barreled through. They huddled in comfort stations – 14 con-

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crete bathhouses scattered throughout the campground.

“They’re the safest structures on the grounds,” one longtime resident said the next morning.

Immediately, first responders, and locals who lived outside the campgrounds started flooding in, searching through the wreckage and making sure everyone was OK. It’s because of emergency situations like this, and ones the county hasn’t yet faced, that Kevin Lalley, director of the Lee County Emergency Management Association, has his sights set on acquiring a 26-foot-long trailer that would serve as a mobile command post.

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STERLING – What would have been the 11th annual Northwestern Illinois Farm Show has been canceled.

The agribusiness committee at the Sauk Valley Area Chamber of Commerce, along with the Whiteside County Farm Bureau, announced the decision Wednesday. The Sterling Park District is also a sponsor of the event that is held at the Westwood Fitness & Sports Center.

Last year’s event was held the weekend of Dec. 12 and 13.

The chamber said several factors led to the decision to take a break, but the bottom line was declining attendance.

“Last year, we made it free, and attendance was still down,” chamber Director Kris Noble said.

“The larger vendors just didn’t know if it was good use of their time and resources.”

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The Northwestern Illinois Farm Show, held Dec. 12 and 13 at Westwood Fitness and Sports Center in Sterling, will be taking at least this year off.

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COMMUNITY WATCH Jack R. Dale, 51, of Rock Falls; 3:41 p.m. Thursday at First Avenue and East 11th Street; possession of marijuana; given notice to appear in court.

Janey L. Parker, 36, of Rock Falls; 7:45 a.m. Tuesday in the 700 block of West Second Street; three counts of endangering the life of a child; given notice to appear in court.

Jeremy D. Parker, 39, of Rock Falls; 7:45 a.m. Tuesday in the 700 block of West Second Street; three counts of endangering the life of a child; given notice to appear in court.

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POLICE Sterling Police Audrey E. Maxson, 20, of Sterling; 1:02 p.m. Tuesday in the 500 block of Locust Street; failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident; released with promise to comply.

Edward G. Gilmore, 58, of Dixon; 2:18 p.m. Tuesday at Freeport Road and East Fourth Street; driving while license revoked; given notice to appear in court.

Justin T. Speers, 28, of Sterling; 8:17 p.m. Tuesday in the 100 block of East Eighth Street; Carroll County warrant for failure to appear – probation violation; posted bond.

Valeria E. Black, 33, of Sterling; 10:57 p.m. Tuesday; operating uninsured vehicle; released with promise to comply.

Dixon Police Julie A. Wilkinson, 24, of Sterling; 4 p.m. Tuesday in the 200 block of South Hennepin Avenue; leaving the scene of an accident – vehicle damage, improper lane usage; given notice to appear in court.

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Rock Falls Police Stephanie K. Celestino, 21, of Sterling; 7:21 a.m.

Tuesday in the 1000 block of West Second Street; speeding; given notice to appear in court.

Kara E. Nelms, 19, of Sterling; 3:54 p.m. Tuesday in the 300 block of East Second Street; speeding; given notice to appear in court.

Matthew J. Sheley, 17, of Sterling; 4:16 p.m. Tuesday in the 200 block of East Second Street; speeding; given notice to appear in court.

Nicole R. Milliman, 39, of Sterling; 7:26 a.m. Tuesday at 12th Avenue and West Second Street; speeding; given notice to appear in court.

Pedro Romo, 44, of Rock Falls; 7:26 a.m. Tuesday at 11th Avenue and West Seventh Street; disobeying a stop sign; given notice to appear in court.

Angela Schwartz, 36, of Mount Morris; 1:36 a.m.

Wednesday at the intersection of Third and East streets in Leaf River; driving under the influence of alcohol, improper lane usage, operating an uninsured motor vehicle; given citations, taken to Ogle County Jail, and held in lieu of bond.

Latasha D. Burgess, 29, of Rochelle; Tuesday; Ogle County warrant for retail theft; posted bond and given notice to appear in court.

Jennifer A. Copeland, 29, of Rochelle; Tuesday; Ogle County warrant for failure to appear; posted bond and given notice to appear in court.

Rodney N. Davis, 49, of Rockford; Tuesday; Ogle County warrant for failure to appear; held at Ogle County Jail and given notice to appear in court.

David R. Strebing, 41, of Rockford; Tuesday; Ogle County warrant for failure to appear; held at Ogle County Jail and given notice to appear in court.

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DIXON PARK BOARD

Official: Advocacy group a must Potential referendum, initiatives have board seeking support

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

DIXON – Park Board Chairman Ron Pritchard says an advocacy group for the city’s parks is not a new topic of discussion.

The need for one, however, might be unprecedented.

With the board considering a referendum – which, if passed, would either increase the Park District’s tax rate or incorporate more taxable property within the district – board members

feel they can use all the help they can get.

Executive Director Deb Carey said the National Recreation and Park Association has “easyto-follow” guidelines to establish a group such as Friends of Dixon Parks.

Other public entities have used advocacy groups to lobby support for a number of initiatives.

Pritchard said he and Carey have discussed a list of people who would serve the district well, and he also urged board members to come up with suggestions. The dis-

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One winner in each category will receive cash and in-kind donations such as advertising and a chamber membership.

“Through our board members, we also can provide access to many business contacts and resources,” Ewoldsen said.

Contestants can come from anywhere, as long as the business takes root in Morrison.

The inaugural Fast Pitch event will have some flexibility built in, and it can be tweaked later if the idea takes off, Ewoldsen said.

“We want this to become an annual event, and we believe the sky is the limit, so we’re not

Call the Morrison Area Development Corp. at 815-772-3757 or 815-600-6267, or drop by the office at 221 W. Main St. for more information about the contest, to sign up for the event, or to donate to the prize package. putting any parameters on it,” she said.

Contestants can even pitch a product or invention that could be worked on with local businesses or manufacturers.

City officials are encouraged by the partnerships that are being used for the event.

“It’s nice to see MADC get behind and support this event,” City Administrator Barry Dykhuizen said. “Not only is this a creative idea, but it takes advantage of partnerships in different sectors.”

Dykhuizen said it is a trend that will continue

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“This is something we’ve worked with Black Hawk on because they helped do it in other counties,” Dykhuizen said. “We need to take a more regional approach to economic development.”

The process will begin with an informational meeting planned for Sept.

17 at Odell Public Library, 307 S. Madison St. Contestants will receive a flash drive with contest rules and other relevant information.

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participants register for the meeting in advance, but it can be done at the door.

The next step is to develop written business proposals, which are due Oct. 15. Then contestants prepare for the actual fast pitch, a 10-minute presentation of their business idea.

A fast pitch practice session is set for Oct. 22, and the final competition will be held Nov. 10. Ewoldsen isn’t certain about the venue, but thinks the pitches will be made in the Morrison auditorium.

Ewoldsen said the practice panel is likely to have local members, while experts from outside the area will judge the finale.

The staff at Black Hawk will be available to help contestants through any part of the process.

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is in “a holding pattern” with the referendum, since the Dixon Public School District could also put a referendum on the ballot to help fund its course of action with Dixon High School.

In other action, the district has installed speed bumps and more speed limit signs at Page Park after an incident this month involving what Pritchard described as “high school kids” speeding into the park, and killing “a couple of geese.”

Board members suspect this was intentional.

Final pitches will be made Nov. 10

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“This is something that I think at long last is greatly needed,” Pritchard said during Wednesday’s regular board meeting. “It’s a group of people that love the parks. That’s the reason why we’re all here.”

The board is considering ex-board members to serve.

The group would be voluntary, and would be covered under the Park District’s insurance.

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Three birds test positive for virus DIXON – Birds found in Dixon have tested positive for the West Nile virus, the Lee County Health Department said in a news release.

On Aug. 13, the department said mosquitoes in the Amboy/Woodhaven area have also tested positive.

The results indicate the virus’ continued presence in Lee County, news that should not cause alarm, but should serve as a reminder to be cautious when outdoors, the release said.

Humans can be infected if they’re bitten by an infected mosquito that picked up the virus from an infected bird.

To reduce the risk of contracting the virus, make sure doors and windows are fitted with screens, and all sources of standing water are eliminated, because that’s where mosquitoes breed.

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Application period over; official plans to narrow field to 3 or 4

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

DIXON – The city could be a little more than a month away from hiring a new department head.

Interim City Manager David Nord said Wednesday that nearly three dozen applications for the public works director job were received before the application process closed Friday.

City workers will sort through resumes to select a group of finalists and set up interviews with standout candidates.

After that, a committee will conduct interviews throughout September.

Nord is hoping to have the position filled by early October. “Over the next week or 2, we’re going to be

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than the city anticipated.

Unlike the city manager search, however, the public works director hire will not involve the council. That, said Nord, is another demonstration of how managerial form of government works. “The city manager is responsible for hiring and firing,� Nord said. “We’ll take input [from the council] as far as things they’d like us to ask candidates, or topics to address. But as far as the hiring process, that’s crafted by me.�

Nord said most cities the size of Dixon pay their public works directors between $90,000 and $105,000.

His hiring committee is looking to narrow a field of up to 35 applicants down to three or four finalists.

We’ll take input [from the council] as far as things they’d like us to ask candidates, or topics to address.

But as far as the hiring process, that’s crafted by me.

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contacting the folks we’d like to have in for an interview,� he said. “They’re going to be interviewed on a number of topics based on various areas of public works.�

The public works director is a new position created by the City Council. Whoever is hired will oversee the city’s streets, sewer and water departments in an attempt to coordinate all public works activities more succinctly. Nord said he hopes to have someone with engineer-

ing experience.

The council originally prioritized hiring a fulltime city manager first.

Nord encouraged the council to move forward with a public works director search in light of the change in government style that took place in May. Under managerial government, public works supervision initially fell into Nord’s lap. Because he has no engineering experience, Nord said it was more prudent to get an expert on board sooner

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OBITUARIES Lewis ‘Demp’ ‘Louie’ ‘Dempsey’ ‘Uncle Demp’ Rice COLETA – Lewis “Demp” “Louie” “Dempsey” “Uncle Demp” Rice, 83, of Coleta, died Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2015, at his home, after an extended illness.

He was born March 9, 1932, in Brickeys, St. Francis Township, Lee County, Arkansas, the son of William Detroit “W.C.” and Mary Lou (Black) Rice.

Lewis lived near Turkey Scratch and West Helena, Arkansas. He served in the Army, stationed in Germany. In the mid1950s, Lewis moved to the Sterling area. He met Lucille Jane Beggs at Lawrence Brothers Co., and they married May 22, 1959. Lewis retired from Lawrence Brothers after 41 years.

He was the original founder and last member of Rock River Restorer Antique Car and Truck Club. Lewis enjoyed restoring antique cars, trucks, tractors, and gas pumps to their original beauty. He was a Sterling Moose Lodge member since 1975, and helped in cooking fish for more than 18 years.

Survivors include his wife, Lucille Jane Rice; special nephews, James Rice and Carroll Crawford; sister-in-law, Peggy (Donald) Beswick of Morrison; nephew, Robert (Pam) McEvoy of Morrison and Robert’s daughters, Ashleigh and Adriana McEvoy of

Prophetstown; nephew, Jeremy McEvoy of Hastings, Minnesota, and his daughter, Jeryn McEvoy; nephew, Donovan (Lindy) Beswick of Norman, Oklahoma, and their children, Bennett and Violet Beswick; brotherin-law, Timothy (Sonja) McEvoy and their son, Raymond McEvoy; many other nieces, nephews, great-nieces, and greatnephews; and numerous other relatives and close friends.

He was preceded in death by his parents; his grandparents, Frederic Lihue Rice and Dora L. Gillmore; and his brothers and sisters, James “Jim,” Chester “Chink” “Chet,” Walter “Boose,” William “Noel,” Alice Jean, Bessie, Hazel, and Neomi in infancy.

Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at McDonald Funeral Home in Rock Falls. A memorial service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Sophia Hyon of Coleta United Methodist Church officiating. Burial with military honors will be at Oak Knoll Memorial Park in Sterling.

In lieu of flowers, a memorial has been established.

Visit mcdonaldfuneralhomes.com to send condolences.

The end of a great, simple man and his journey here on Earth. On to the next adventure.

Mary R. Hinueber LAS VEGAS – Mary Rita Hinueber, 89, formerly of Rock Falls, passed away Sunday, Aug. 23, 2015, in Las Vegas, after a short illness.

She was born in Rochelle to Helen and Arthur Ringenbach. She taught fifth grade for many years at East Coloma School in Rock Falls, and was a member of the Rock Falls Public Library District Board. She loved crossword puzzles, listening to “Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me” on National Public Radio, and watching the birds out her back window.

She hated squirrels.

She graduated from the University of Illinois in Champaign, and attended Clarke College in Dubuque, Iowa. She previously was a faculty member at Blackburn College in Carlinville, where she met her husband, Gustave C. Hinueber Jr. He preceded her in death in 2009.

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She is survived by her children, Mark (Maureen) of Las Vegas, Matthew (Lori) of Grand Rapids, Elizabeth (Bill) Byrnes of Tinley Park, Margaret (Bruce) Dicks of Nashville, Tennessee, and Peter (Carrie) of Carrollton, Texas; seven grandchildren, Melinda Hinueber, Erin and Shannon Byrnes, Thomas Hinueber, Emily and Michelle Dicks, and Jeannette Hinueber also survive her.

Visitation will be from 9 to 10 a.m. Saturday and the Celebration of the Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Andrew Catholic Church in Rock Falls, with Monsignor Thomas Dzielak officiating. Internment will be private. McDonald Funeral Homes is handling arrangements.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to the Rock Falls Public Library.

ROCK FALLS – Carolyn M. White, 65, of Rock Falls, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2015, surrounded by her family. She worked as a home health nurse at Whiteside County Health Department before her retirement.

Carolyn was born Feb. 10, 1950, to Dale R. and Helen L. (Gilbert) Warren. She was a 1968 graduate of Rock Falls High School and a 1984 graduate of the Sauk Valley Community College Nursing Program. Carolyn married Sidney “Ron” White on Nov. 9, 1968, in Rock Falls. He preceded her in death Nov. 6, 2011.

Carolyn is survived by two daughters, Christina Sugars of Petersburg and Amy White of Rock Falls; one son, Brian (Coni Duarte) White of Rock Falls; three grandchildren,

Sidney White of Rock Falls, Grant Sugars, and Heidi Sugars; three brothers, William (Brigitte) Warren, Terry Warren, and Gerald Warren, all of Rock Falls; and several nieces and nephews.

She also was preceded in death by her parents; two sisters, Sharon Warren and Cheryl Hale; and two brothers, Gary and Greg Warren.

Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday at Schilling Funeral Home and Cremation in Sterling. The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home, with Dalmus Meeks, senior pastor of Harvest Time Bible Church in Rock Falls, officiating. Burial will be at Coloma Township Cemetery in Rock Falls.

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The Rev. Paul R. Olson EAST PEORIA – The Rev. Paul R. Olson, 91, of East Peoria, formerly of Prophetstown and Ottawa, died Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2015, at his home. He pastored at various churches in the Northern Illinois Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church.

Paul was born Feb. 5, 1924, in Chicago, the son of Gordon and Anna M. (Chalbeck) Olson. He married Joyce K. Weaver on Aug. 2, 1953, in Sterling. She preceded him in death April 2, 2005.

Survivors include four sons, David (Wendy) Olson of Yorba Linda, California, John Olson of East Peoria, Mark (Ellen) Olson of Roscoe, and Stephen (LeAnne) Olson of Rock-

ton; four grandchildren; and one sister, Miriam Campbell of Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

He also was preceded in death by one brother, Wendell Olson.

Visitation will be from 9:30 to 11 a.m.

Monday and the funeral at 11 a.m. Monday at Prophetstown United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Steve Seitz officiating. Interment will be at Oak Knoll Memorial Park in Sterling. BosmaGibson Funeral Home in Prophetstown is handling arrangements.

Memorials may be directed to the Paul R. and Joyce K. Olson Endowed Scholarship Fund.

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James W. Wakenight Sr. OREGON – James W. Wakenight Sr., 72, of Oregon, died Monday, Aug. 24, 2015, at Oregon Living and Rehabilitation Center.

James was born Nov. 30, 1942, in Oregon, the son of Lloyd and Mary (Wragg) Wakenight. James married Shirley Burger on Dec. 16, 1961, in Oregon.

He worked for Kable Printing Co. When he retired, he was a lead pressman, with more than 50 years of service. James was an avid outdoorsman, and loved to garden. He was a fisherman and mushroom hunter, and would be seen on his Harley Davidson. James loved his time out in Montana with his wife and family.

James is survived by

his wife, Shirley Wakenight of Oregon; son, Jim Wakenight Jr. of Oregon; daughter, Lisa (Phil) Prince of Aurora; three grandchildren; five greatgrandchildren; brother, Bud (Connie) Sigler of Mount Vernon; and two sisters, Vicki Anderson of Oregon and Nancy Plemons of Leaf River.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Lloyd and Mary Wakenight and Harold and Mary Sigler; grandson, Jimmy; and nephew, Wayne Sigler.

A memorial service will be at 3 p.m. Saturday at Finch Funeral Home, 405 E. Hitt St., Mount Morris.

A memorial will be established.

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Gary R. Wagner GREENVILLE, S.C. – Gary R. Wagner, 77, formerly of Morrison, passed from this life peacefully Friday, Aug. 14, 2015. Born and raised in Illinois, he claimed South Carolina as his true home. He retired from Strippit Inc. as a tool and methods engineer.

Gary and his wife, Pat, married while in Illinois and were blessed with three sons. As the boys grew, he often was heard to say, “I now have my own golf foursome.” His sons are Donnie, Jerry, and Marc. Jerry preceded him in death in 2010.

Gary became a grandpa as Donnie and wife, Melinda, raised two boys, Daniel (Jessica) and Derek (Lauren). Jerry and his wife, Karen, had two girls, Allie and Bailey. Marc added to the list with one daughter, Lauren. Daniel and Derek made him a great-grandpa with the addition of Drew, Dean, and Reese. “Big Pops” loved his grandkids and delighted in being with them. He seldom missed going to the girls’ basketball or volleyball games.

He considered his family to be his greatest accomplishment.

In his younger days, he spent many weekends at drag strips. For a while,

he raced his ’59 Bonneville convertible at the local drag strip in Illinois.

He was a mechanic and driver for Arnie Beswick, racing one of Arnie’s cars and traveling in a multistate area. He loved going back to Illinois on vacation and visiting with the old gang – great times remembering the racing days.

Gary was a happy man with many friends, always ready to lending a helping hand to anyone who needed. He was a Mason and a Shriner. He loved his golfing group at Hejaz Golf Course, and laughed about never having won a tournament or gotten a “hole in one” while wearing his “plaid” golfing pants. He also looked forward to eating with his “Wednesday Lunch Bunch” until his illness worsened and he was no longer able to join them.

At Gary’s request, there will be no public viewing or service. A private family service will be at a later date.

Our thanks to the staff on the fourth floor at Greenville Health System and at McCall’s Hospice House in Simpsonville, South Carolina, for their attentive care. Also, the Cremation Society of South Carolina.

Vickie L. Helfrich STERLING – Vickie Lynn Helfrich, 60, of Sterling, died Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2015, at her home.

Vickie was born March 22, 1955, in Dixon, the daughter of David and Dorothy (Weems) Helfrich.

She was employed by Exceptional Care for 29 years. Vickie’s greatest joy was her grandchildren; she loved spending her time with them.

Everyone who considered her their grandma called her “Nana.” She will be dearly missed by her friends and family.

Survivors include her mother, Dorothy Helfrich of Dixon; her daughter, Dawn Helfrich-Meyers of Rock Falls; three grandchildren, Devin Helfrich, Tyler Meyers, and Chase Meyers; six sisters, Janet Dean of Rock Falls, Beckie (Gary) Patterson and

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Obituary corrections Lois Richards and clarifications will ROCK FALLS – Lois Richards, 64, of Rock Falls, died appear in the CorrecWednesday, Aug. 26, 2015, at her home. tions box on Page A2 McDonald Funeral Home in Rock Falls is handling the next publication day arrangements. after we are notified of

Mary L. Hunter of Ashton, 11 a.m. memorial service at Preston-Schilling Funeral Home in Dixon.

Veva T. Glessner of Dixon, graveside service, noon at Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens in Dixon.

Friday visitations: James A. “Jim” Hinkle of Oregon, 4-6 p.m. at FarrellHolland-Gale Funeral Home in Oregon.

Warren E. “Doc” Bohnhoff of Morrison, 4-7 p.m. at Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home in Morrison.

Carolyn M. White of Rock Falls, 4-7 p.m. at Schilling Funeral Home and Cremation in Sterling.

Lewis Rice of Coleta, 5-7 p.m. at McDonald Funeral

Home in Rock Falls.

Friday funerals: Wesley E. Leech of Morrison, 10:30 a.m. at Morrison United Methodist Church.

Saturday visitations: Flora M. Chamberlain of Prophetstown, gathering of family and friends, 9-10 a.m. at McDonald Funeral Home in Prophetstown.

Mary R. Hinueber, formerly of Rock Falls, 9-10 a.m. at St. Andrew Catholic Church in Rock Falls.

Dean W. Shippert of Dixon, 10-10:45 a.m., with the rosary recited at 10:45 a.m., at St. Anne Catholic Church in Dixon.

Nicole E. VanDeVelde of Prophetstown, 1-4 p.m. at McDonald Funeral Home in Prophetstown.

Saturday funerals: Flora M. Chamberlain of Prophetstown, 10 a.m. memorial service at McDonald Funeral Home in Prophetstown.

Mary R. Hinueber, formerly of Rock Falls, 10 a.m. Mass at St. Andrew Catholic Church in Rock Falls.

Carolyn M. White of Rock Falls, 10 a.m. at Schilling Funeral Home and Cremation in Sterling.

Lewis Rice of Coleta, 10 a.m. memorial service at McDonald Funeral Home in Rock Falls.

Dean W. Shippert of Dixon, 11 a.m. Mass at St. Anne Catholic Church in Dixon.

Warren E. “Doc” Bohnhoff of Morrison, 2 p.m. at St. Peter Lutheran Church in Morrison.

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FUNERAL SERVICES FOR THE WEEK Today’s visitations: Doris R. Blake of Mount Morris, 10-11 a.m. at Disciples United Methodist Church in Mount Morris.

Mary L. Hunter of Ashton, 10-11 a.m. at Preston-Schilling Funeral Home in Dixon.

Veva T. Glesner of Dixon, 11 a.m.-noon at Chapel Hill Funeral Home in Dixon.

Wesley E. Leech of Morrison, 4-7 p.m. at Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home in Morrison.

Today’s funerals: Sarah E. “Betty” Fry, formerly of Sterling, 10:30 a.m. at Schilling Funeral Home in Sterling.

Doris R. Blake of Mount Morris, 11 a.m. at Disciples United Methodist Church in Mount Morris.

Pam (Dale) Schaffer, both of Dixon, Amy Samples of Rockford, Sandy Lengquist of Rock Falls, and Wendy (Rod) Steck of Dixon; one brother, David J. Helfrich Jr. of Dixon; 10 nieces; nine nephews; and several great-nieces and great-nephews.

She was preceded in death by her father, David J. Helfrich Sr.; three sisters, Peggy Sweet, Sue Keene, and Kelly Helfrich; and one brother-in-law, Keven Dean.

A gathering of family and friends will be from 3 to 5 p.m. Saturday at McDonald Funeral Home, 1002 12th Ave., Rock Falls.

Cremation rites have been accorded.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to breast cancer awareness.

Visit mcdonaldfuneralhomes.com to send condolences.

James W. Wakenight Sr. of Oregon, 3 p.m. memorial service at Finch Funeral Home in Mount Morris.

Vickie L. Helfrich of Sterling, gathering of family and friends, 3-5 p.m. at McDonald Funeral Home in Rock Falls.

Nicole E. VanDeVelde of Prophetstown, 4 p.m. at McDonald Funeral Home in Prophetstown.

Monday visitation: The Rev. Paul R. Olson, formerly of Prophetstown, 9:30-11 a.m. at Prophetstown United Methodist Church.

Monday funeral: The Rev. Paul R. Olson, formerly of Prophetstown, 11 a.m. at Prophetstown United Methodist Church.

In our home he is fondly remembered.

Sweet memories cling to his name, those who loved him in life sincerely still love him in death just the same.

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OREGON SCHOOLS

District facing $770,000 budget deficit Superintendent cites drop in property taxes, state budget crisis in the district’s four main funds when the fiscal year ends June 30.

The largest shortfall – $816,508 – is projected in the education fund. Salaries and most expenses are paid from there.

The operations and maintenance fund shows a projected deficit of $83,476.

The transportation and working cash funds, however, show positive balances of $44,576 and

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OREGON – Declining property values and stagnant state funding means the Oregon School District likely will be nearly $770,000 in the red by the end of the 2015-16 school year.

Superintendent Tom Mahoney told the school board at its Aug. 17 meeting that he expects an overall deficit of $765,176

$90,232, respectively.

Facing a projected deficit of $1.1 million at the end Tom of 2014-15 Mahoney school year, the school board made $415,000 in staff cuts last spring, but Mahoney said the effect was minimal.

“Even though $415,000 was cut, revenues reduced by the same amount,” he said.

The amount of property taxes the district receives has steadily

declined for several years, he said.

“The district’s [equalized assessed value] continues to drop. It’s at 2007 levels,” Mahoney said Tuesday. “The loss of local revenue is driving the deficit, and the state has not provided adequate funding. We are receiving over $1 million less in general state aid than the amount received in 2007.”

That might change for the better soon. Jim Harrison, supervisor of assessments in Ogle County, said property

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values are due to begin an upward climb.

“I think we could safely say we’ve hit bottom,” he said Tuesday.

For the first time in several years, Harrison said, the Illinois Department of Revenue has reported that assessments are finally reflecting sale prices.

The real estate market in the county is slowly improving. Before the market tanked in 2008, he said, the county had 150 to 175 real estate transactions per month.

After that, the number of monthly transactions

dropped to around 50, and now has increased to about 100.

The EAV will take time to catch up to what’s happening with the real estate market, because assessments are based on a 3-year average of sales, Harrison said.

The school district’s EAV was $179.8 million in 2007, hit a high of $208.7 million in 2011, and since then has steadily declined to $179 million projected for 2016.

From 2007 to 2015, the major funding from the state has decreased from $4.7 million to $3.3 million.

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Former leaders land softly at school Chamber wine-tasting

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Administrators resign, take time off, acquire high-paid faculty jobs CHAMPAIGN (AP) – The resignation of the top administrator at the University of Illinois’ flagship campus is following a familiar script: Step down under pressure, take a year off with pay, then return as one of the highest-paid members of the faculty.

Chancellor Phyllis Wise became at least the sixth top administrator to resign from the university under difficult circumstances since 2009.

Five have or are expected to return after a year’s paid leave to high-paying campus jobs that wouldn’t otherwise exist, while a sixth who announced his resignation this week will rejoin the faculty at the end of the month.

The soft, lucrative landings into positions that often come with salaries of $200,000 a year

or more are guaranteed by contracts commonly given to high-level Phyllis a d m i n Wise istrators at many schools. Some experts say they’re necessary to persuade qualified people to take jobs that – as the University of Illinois demonstrates – can be demanding and end badly.

“That is a product of the marketplace,” said Jack Schuster, a professor of education and public policy at Claremont Graduate University in California. “The about-to-be appointed chief executive officer of a campus, understanding the risks he or she will be taking on in any kind of volatile situation,

finds [it] as a necessary inducement to take that risk.”

Other schools provide similar deals. Colorado State University President Tony Frank can leave his job and become a faculty member at $208,000 a year. And at California State University, a year off with pay is common for top administrators before they take up faculty jobs, a practice that has drawn criticism from other professors.

At Illinois, the contracts for just four of the administrators will cost the public university $1.3 million next school year. But given likely funding cuts as the state deals with a huge budget deficit, University President Timothy Killeen told The Associated Press on Wednesday that the school needs to

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study potential changes in future contracts.

“We are rethinking our overall administrative cost structure in the context of the state’s fiscal situation and in the spirit of our commitment to making continuous improvements in effectiveness and efficiency without compromising excellence,” he said in an email. “Contractual terms and obligations for key administrators, including provision of incentives and separation aspects, will all be part of this analysis.”

Killeen’s own contract, approved this year, guarantees him a job as a tenured professor of electrical and computer engineering at a salary equal to the average of the 10 highest in the university, excluding medical and dentistry professors.

OREGON – The City Council on Tuesday denied the Chamber of Commerce’s request to hold a wine-tasting fundraiser at the Coliseum during the Oct. 3 and 4 Autumn on Parade festival.

“Wow – just wow,” chamber Director Debbie Dickson said after the meeting. “I am rather blindsided by this. We will try to find another location to host the event.”

City code does not allow alcohol in municipal buildings, and all members except Mayor Ken Williams voted to deny the event.

“It is my understanding that they thought it was approved,” Williams said, adding that the council could grant an exception.

He owns Pinehill Inn,

where the event has been held in the past.

Commissioner Jim Barnes made the motion to deny the request.

“We do not allow food and drink upstairs in the Coliseum. I understand this will be upstairs,” he said. “What does this do if we allow the chamber to have alcohol in there, and someone wants to have a graduation party or a wedding reception?

How do we tell them no?

I got a real problem with this.”

Williams asked Barnes if he talked to Dickson about the wine-tasting, and he said he had not.

Dickson, however, said she talked to Barnes 3 or 4 weeks ago “and he said ‘I do not have a problem with this’ and I said ‘We will move forward with this.’ I was led to believe that the city is here to help support the chamber and the community.”

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Universities suffer from ‘brain drain’ Enrollments down scottREEDER Scott Reeder as students look is a reporter in residence out of state for for the IlliPolicy cheaper colleges nois Institute.

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EDITORIAL | ILLINOIS GOVERNMENT

Public cries ‘uncle,’ but no relief in standoff over new state budget

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s Illinois’ budget stalemate reaches its 58th day, evidence is mounting that more and more people are suffering the consequences.

The inability of the governor and Legislature to resolve their differences doesn’t seem to distress them, apparently, but it is distressing to more and more average Illinoisans.

Just this week, Gov. Bruce Rauner used his amendatory veto on a bill that would have helped to fund treatment for people addicted to heroin. Cost is the reason, Rauner said, maintaining that the state’s Medicaid system just can’t afford it.

Perhaps he’s right.

Illinois’ cash-strapped finances are rickety, at best. But that lack of affordability has festered in part because of the state’s unsound financial footing; billions of dollars of debt and deficits don’t do a state’s finances any good. Without an agreed-to budget,

What we think

“Won’t pass my agenda? Take that! I’ll ground your planes.”

Amid gridlock over Illinois’ budget, a gubernatorial veto adds to the distress. The “Veto our bills? Take that! We’ll vote to overpublic is crying “uncle” louder and louder. ride.”

“Oh, yeh? I’ll close a Will the political antagonists relent? state museum. I’ll slash budgets.”

“Oh, yeh? We’ll overers in Dixon and Lee ride more of your County. The groundIllinois vetoes!” breaking program’s And so on and so on. aim is to reduce heroin Budget No one is ready to cry overdose deaths by Stalemate “uncle” in this political providing treatment, brawl. not incarceration, to The antagonists, you addicts who surrender see, aren’t really suffertheir drugs and paraing much. phernalia.

But we see examples But the state’s uncertain finances, exacerbat- of everyday Illinoisans – their arms figuratively ed by the budget standpinned behind their off and Rauner’s veto, without a state budget backs – crying “uncle” might spell doom for the for the fiscal year that louder and louder. anti-heroin initiative, or started July 1.

Unfunded programs. at least greatly hinder it.

Facilities in danger of The whole standoff between Rauner and leg- closing. Financial threats to human services. things certainly can’t islative leaders (House As more people cry improve on that front.

Speaker Michael Madi“uncle,” maybe leaders And local people who gan and Senate Presiwill do what it takes to are addicted to heroin dent John Cullerton) is relieve the pressure on will be more likely to an unfunny version of those twisted arms. miss out on opporold-time comedy rouBut if the past 58 days tunities such as the tines where antagonists Safe Passage initiative trade blows but bystand- is any indication, the pain will get worse announced recently by ers absorb the worst of before it gets better. law enforcement leadthe punishment.

58 days

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Move forward toward lawful use of cannabis DR. BRUCE DOBLIN Chicago

As a practicing physician for more than 25 years, I have witnessed many patients forced to unlawfully use cannabis after all other medical options failed to help them with their pain and symptoms. As a specialist in internal medicine, hospice and palliative care, I observed firsthand their improved quality of life.

It’s nearly 100 days since the Medical Cannabis Advisory Board approved 11 debilitating conditions not origi-

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

nally included in the very restrictive and limited number of conditions in the original law.

The board consists of some of the most respected physicians and patient advocates in Illinois. Their task was to thoughtfully consider each new proposed medical condition, review the benefits, examine the research, and make a determination on whether cannabis would be an effective medication.

They heard testimony from a wide variety of opinions, including mine, and overwhelmingly approved PTSD,

migraines, post-operative pain, irritable bowel syndrome, neuropathy, and five other worthy conditions for medical cannabis treatment.

Their endorsement is credible and deserves immediate approval.

U n f o r t u nately, Gov. Rauner has remained silent on this issue, and there is no word on whether he will follow the board’s recommendation. Meanwhile, patients continue to suffer.

There is wisdom in moving ahead carefully and cautiously, but we must move forward. We

THE FIRST AMENDMENT

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

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Let us know. Write your own letter to the editor and send it to: letters@saukvalley. com must eliminate barriers standing in the way of patients receiving lifechanging treatment.

Every day that passes is another day someone endures pain and suffering preventable with the use of medical cannabis under a physician’s direction.

Gov. Rauner, implement the widely supported law including the new list of covered conditions, so patients can finally get the treatment they desperately need without fear of prosecution.

SPRINGFIELD – Illinois is experiencing brain drain.

Just as adults are migrating to states with better business climates, so too are new high school graduates.

In 2013, 40 percent of new Illinois high school graduates who chose to attend public 4-year universities went out of state.

And many may never return to live in the Land of Lincoln.

Each time this happens, we should ask ourselves, How did we let down the next generation?

Look no further than Eastern Illinois State University.

Enrollment at that school has dropped from 11,630 students in 2010 to 8,913 in 2014.

That’s a 23 percent drop in just 4 years.

And the story doesn’t end there.

Enrollments are also down markedly in Macomb at Western Illinois University and in Carbondale at Southern Illinois University.

And in Urbana-Champaign, the University of Illinois has seen interest from in-state students plummet.

As I noted last week, according to U of I data, in 2006, 58 percent of Illinois students offered admission to the U of I chose to attend. In 2013, that number dropped to 45 percent.

engineering student entering the U of I this fall, you can plan to spend $35,340 a year for tuition, room and board, and other expenses. That’s $141,360 for the degree – if you are able to graduate in 4 years.

But Batinick said that’s only part of the story.

EIU

Enrollment at Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, has dropped 23 percent in 4 years. Blame the uncompetitively high cost of higher education in Illinois on state government mandates, writes columnist Scott Reeder.

“There is a laundry list of mandates that are imposed on our universities that also make it more expensive for them,” he said.

And that, of course, jacks up tuition and means fewer dollars for financial aid.

And if you think Illinois universities are struggling THIS PROBLEM HAS to compete because the caught the attention of state doesn’t provide adestate Rep. Mark Batinick, quate funding for colleges, R-Plainfield, a member of think again.

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There is ing per full-time The primary a laundry university stureason students list of dent, Batinick are choosing to said. mandates study out of state Yep, he said, that are is cost. third.

Often, once imposed And much financial aid on our of that money packages are facuniversities flowing to state tored in, it is less universities is that also expensive for going toward students to earn make our state’s degrees elseit more unsustainable where. expensive pension sys“The cost of for them. tem. Our state doing business is is in desperate high in Illinois,” State Rep. Mark need of pension Batinick he said. reform.

“The cost of Businesses liability insur– and workance has gone ers – are leaving up 1,000 percent Illinois because over the last 20 years for the U of I. The of the state’s business clicost of workers’ compen- mate. sation has gone way up And now, students are significantly for our state choosing to study out-ofuniversities. And kids work state for essentially the part-time on college cam- same reason.

Until Illinois addresses puses, and our minimum wage is higher than other fundamental cost-ofstates. All of these things doing-business issues, the make it more expensive for migration of students and universities and business- workers will continue. es to operate in this state.”

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U.S. stocks rebound Enjoy biggest single-day gains in nearly 4 years The Associated Press

An afternoon surge Wednesday gave the stock market its best day in close to 4 years, as stocks rebounded from a 6-day slump.

The three major U.S. indexes dropped 6 days in a row heading into Wednesday on concern that China’s economy is weaker than investors had previously thought.

That was the longest market slide in more than 3 years.

The Dow fell about 1,900 points over that period, while the slump wiped more than $2 trillion off the value of S&P 500 companies.

The Dow Jones industrial average rose 619.07 points, or 4 percent, to 16,285.

The Standard & Poor’s 500 index gained 72.9 points, or 3.9 percent, to 1,940, giving the index its best day since November 2011.

The Nasdaq composite gained 191 points, or 4.2 percent, to 4,697.

Markets have been volatile since China decided to weaken its currency earlier this month. Investors interpreted the move as an attempt to bolster a sagging economy.

Traders are also jittery about the outlook for interest rates. The Federal Reserve has signaled it could raise its key interest

rate for the first time in nearly a decade later this year.

New York Fed President Bill Dudley said Wednesday that the case for a rate increase next month had become “less compelling,” in recent weeks, which may have added fuel to the market gains.

However, he also stated that the situation could still change before the Fed’s next policy meeting scheduled for mid-September.

Investors were also following the latest corporate deal and earnings news. Technology stocks were among the biggest gainers.

ON-AIR SHOOTING

Fired reporter guns down two former colleagues Shooter shares footage of act on social media MONETA, Va. (AP) – He planned it all so carefully – a choreographed execution of two former colleagues, broadcast live to a horrified television audience, also recorded by him and then shared worldwide across social media.

Vester Lee Flanagan’s own video shows him approaching WDBJ reporter Alison Parker and cameraman Adam Ward, gun in hand, as they conduct an interview. He points the gun at Parker and then at Ward, but he waits patiently to shoot until he knows that Parker is on camera, so she will be gunned down on air.

TV viewers heard about the first eight of 15 shots.

They saw Parker scream and run, and heard her crying “Oh my God!” as she fell. Ward fell, too, and the camera he had been holding on his shoulder captured a fleeting image of the suspect holding a handgun.

That man, authorities said, was Flanagan – a former staffer who used the on-air name of Bryce Williams and was fired by WDBJ last year, a man who always was looking for reasons to take offense, colleagues recalled. He fled the scene but then posted his own 56-second video of the murders on Twitter and Facebook. He later ran off a highway while being pursued hundreds of miles away and was captured; he died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

Wednesday’s on-air murders reverberated far from central Virginia because that’s just what the killer wanted – not just to avenge perceived wrongs, but to gain maxi-

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This undated photo provided by WDBJ-TV shows Vester Lee Flanagan II, who police say killed WDBJ reporter Alison Parker and cameraman Adam Ward on Wednesday in Moneta, Virginia Flanagan was a former employee at WDBJ who appeared on air as Bryce Williams. mum, viral exposure. He news to feature stories on used his insider’s knowl- subjects like child abuse. edge of TV journalism Their live spot Wednesagainst his victims: a day was nothing out of the 24-year-old reporter who ordinary: They were interwas a rising star, and a viewing a local official at 27-year-old cameraman an outdoor shopping mall engaged to a producer for a tourism story before who watched the slaugh- the shots rang out. ter live from the control As Parker screamed and room.

Ward collapsed, Ward’s Flanagan’s planning camera kept rolling, capmight have started weeks turing the image of the ago when, ABC News suspect pointing the gun. said, a man claiming to WDBJ quickly switched to be Bryce Williams called the anchor back at the starepeatedly, saying he tion, clearly shocked, who wanted to pitch a story told viewers, “OK, not sure and needed fax informa- what happened there.” tion. He sent ABC’s newsParker and Ward died room a 23-page fax two at the scene. Their interhours after the 6:45 a.m. view subject, Vicki Gardshooting that was part- ner, also was shot, but manifesto, part-suicide emerged from surgery note – calling himself a later Wednesday in stable gay black man who had condition. been mistreated by people Flanagan, 41, who was of all races, and saying he fired from WDBJ in 2013, bought the gun two days was described by the after nine black people station’s president and were killed in a June 17 general manager, Jeffrey shooting at a Charles- Marks, as “an unhappy ton church. The fax also man” and “difficult to included admiration for work with,” always “lookthe gunmen in mass kill- ing out for people to ings at places like Virginia say things he could take Tech and Columbine High offense to.”

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“Eventually, after many He described himself as incidents of his anger a “human powder keg,” coming to the fore, we that was “just waiting to dismissed him. He did go BOOM!!!!” not take that well,” Marks Parker and Ward were said. He recalled that a regular team, provid- police had to escort Flaing stories for the sta- nagan out of the buildtion’s “Mornin’” show on ing because he refused to everything from breaking leave when he was fired.

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................................43.99 Alcoa....................................8.26 AltriaCorp..........................53.20 Autonation........................59.20 American Express.............75.72 Arris-Group.......................25.66 Apple...............................109.69 ADM...................................44.03 AT&T..................................32.73 Bank of America................16.03 Boeing............................. 129.32 BorgWarner.......................44.09 BP.......................................31.14 Casey’s.............................105.91 Caterpillar.........................73.88 CenturyLink......................26.39 Chevron.............................73.08 Cisco..................................25.68 Citigroup...........................52.28

CNW..................................34.70 CocaCola...........................38.74 ConAgra............................ 41.82 Dean..................................16.54 Deere & Co........................81.32 Disney................................99.27 Donaldson........................30.86 DuPont..............................50.65 Exxon.................................72.52 Ford...................................13.22 Exelon................................31.46 GE......................................24.01 FifthThird..........................19.19 HawaiianElectric..............28.99 Hewlett Packard...............27.10 HomeDepot....................115.91 Intel Corp..........................27.30 IBM..................................146.69 IntlPaper...........................42.07 JCPenney.............................7.94 JohnsonControls..............40.20 Johnson&Johnson............95.05 JPMorgan Chase...............62.93 Kroger................................35.09 Leggett&Platt....................43.70 Manpower.........................84.97 McDonald’s...................... 95.17 Merck&Co.........................54.43

Microsoft...........................42.71 3M....................................142.67 Monsanto..........................97.17 Newell................................41.02 AGL....................................60.83 Nike.................................108.78 Parker-Han..................... 103.09 Pfizer................................. 32.45 Pepsico..............................92.49 Procter&Gamble...............70.94 RaymondJames................52.16 Republic............................40.94 Sears Hldg.........................24.00 SensientTech....................63.84 Sprint...................................4.79 Staples...............................13.33 TheTravelers................... 100.11 UnitedContinental...........53.81 UnitedTech.......................91.50 USBancorp........................41.40 USSteel..............................14.60 Verizon..............................45.20 Walgreen...........................85.41 WalMartStores..................64.85 WalMartMexico................22.74 WasteMgt..........................49.55 Wendy’s...............................9.00

Commodities The following quotations are provided as a community service by Sterling Futures: Corn: Sept. 3.613⁄4; Dec. 3.731⁄4; March 3.841⁄4 Soybeans: Sept. 8.773⁄4; Nov. 8.65; Jan. 8.681⁄2 Soybean oil: Sept.

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Soybean meal: Sept. Dec. 62.30; Feb. 66.62 324.40; Dec. 313.90 Sugar: Oct. 10.53 Wheat: Sept. 4.99 3 ⁄ 4 ; Cotton: Oct. 67.64 Dec. 4.941⁄4 T-Bonds: Sept. 1523⁄4 3 3 Oats: Sept. 2.10 ⁄4; Dec. 2.15 ⁄4 Silver: Sept. 14.05 Live cattle: Aug. 142.45; Gold: Dec. 1123.00 Oct. 140.37; Dec. 142.67 Copper: Sept. 2.2555 Feeder cattle: Aug. Crude: Oct. 38.97 210.27; Oct. 194.37 Dollar Index: Sept. 95.27 Lean hogs: Oct 67.00; Ethanol: Sept. 1.419

IN BRIEF More than 2M pounds of turkey bacon recalled NEW YORK (AP) – Kraft Heinz Foods Co. is recalling more than 2 million pounds of turkey bacon products that may be unsafe because they could spoil before the “Best When Used By” date.

The US. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service said that it has received reports of illness tied to individuals eating the items.

The turkey bacon products included in the recall were produced between May 31 and Aug. 6. They were shipped across the U.S. and exported to the Bahamas and St. Martin.

Frankenfood: The McWhopper is coming soon NEW YORK (AP) – Gulp.

Burger King is asking McDonald’s to join forces to create a “McWhopper.”

In full-page newspaper ads Wednesday, Burger

King said it’s calling for a truce with McDonald’s so that they can create a mashup of their most famous burgers – the Big Mac and the Whopper. Burger King says it wants to serve the concoction for a single day at a popup location in Atlanta.

The proposed mashup of the Big Mac and Whopper would include elements of each, such as flame-broiled beef patty and a middle bun, according to a website Burger King set up.

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Wife connected to Wi-Fi, but not her marriage Dear Abby, My wife and I have been married 22 years, and we had a good marriage until recently. Over the past 3 years, she has become more and more consumed with her phone and tablet. She goes nowhere and does nothing without them.

Every night and weekend, she sits engrossed in both devices until well after I have gone to bed.

If I ask what she’s doing or who she’s texting, she accuses me of being controlling and not trusting her.

We can’t watch a movie, eat a meal (out or at home) or anything else without her constantly tending to at least one of her devices. She says

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she can multitask and I shouldn’t be concerned, but it has greatly diminished our relationship.

I feel like when we’re together, I am really alone.

If that isn’t enough, I have seen her communications with other men, sometimes intimate,

late at night. When I ask about them, she throws the same labels at me.

What should I do?

– Only Human in South Carolina Dear Only Human, What you should do is tell your wife you have seen the intimate latenight conversations she has been having with other men, and that you feel she has abandoned you. Do not let her accuse you of being controlling or untrusting.

You have done nothing wrong.

If she is willing to come clean and deal with the problems in your marriage, which go beyond her addiction to electronic devices, you

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

Friday, Aug. 28 Open pool, open cards, open Wii games and computer lab, 8 a.m. -4 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230.

Open pool, open cards, open Wii games and computer lab, 8 a.m.-4 p.m.,Post House Community Center, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815-288-9236.

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

Bingo, 9:30-10:30 a.m., Post House Community Center, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815-2889236.

Intermediate line dancing, 10 a.m., call Whiteside County Senior Center at 815-622-9230 for location.

Wii Bowling and card games, 10 a.m., Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815562-5050.

Line dancing, 11 a.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-6229230.

Lifescape lunch, 11:30 a.m., Post House Community Center, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815288-9236. Sign up by 10 a.m. previous business day.

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

Organized Wii Bowling games, noon, Post House Community Center, 100 W. Second St., Dixon.

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

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

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

Duplicate bridge, 12:30 p.m., Lee County Council on Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815288-2117.

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

Pinochle, 1 p.m., Post House Community Center, 100 W. Second St. Dixon.

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

Farmers Market, 3-7 p.m., West Second Street, Rock Falls, 815-625-4500.

Farmers Market, 4-8 p.m., parking lot, Union Bank, 2 W. Main St., Mount Morris.

Steak fry dinner, 5-7 p.m., American Legion Post 12, 1120 W. First St., Dixon, 815-284-2003.

All-ages open mic night, 5-9 p.m., Triangle-Veterans Memorial Park, Fifth Street and Fifth Avenue, Rock Falls, 815590-8881.

Mexican food, 5-8 p.m., Rock Falls Veterans of Foreign Wars, 217 First Ave. Bingo, 7 p.m. Rock Falls American Legion, 712 Fourth Ave.

Dear Sad Birthday Girl, I think you should contact your prospective guests and start the conversation by saying, “Let me clarify ...” That way, anyone who wants to will be able to back out and there will be no misunderstandings. The lesson here is to never assume.

Dear Abby, I quit school in the 1970s and joined the service. I got my GED,

and I’m friends with a lot of the people I went to high school with. They constantly ask me to attend their high school reunion.

My problem is, I didn’t graduate with my class and don’t know if I should go. I don’t want to feel awkward, but I’d love to see the classmates from that part of my life.

What is protocol on this?

– Unsure in Athens, Ohio Dear Unsure, Go to the reunion. I’m sure your former classmates will be as glad to see you as you will be to see them. It’s not as if this is a state dinner; it’s only a high school reunion, for heaven’s sake.

Haunted house seeks new haunts Officials cancel fundraiser, focus on finding home for years ahead

BY KATIE SMITH ksmith@shawmedia.com

DeKALB – Officials at the Egyptian Theatre have called off this year’s Amenti Haunted House, and will instead use the time to search for a new location to host the fundraiser in years to come.

Although the theater’s haunted house committee has been considering relocating the event for years, an official decision wasn’t made until this summer, Alex Nerad, the theater’s executive director, said.

“The event truly has grown just tremendously since the first year that we started it,” Nerad said. “It’s just gotten to the point where we can’t reasonably continue to hold it in the theater.”

In the event’s 9-yearrun, Amenti has served as the Egyptian The-

atre’s No. 1 fundraiser, bringing in about $25,000 a year, according to city documents.

But the 6-week period required to set up, run and dismantle the haunted house has begun to limit the Egyptian’s opportunity to host and plan other events, Nerad said.

“We were setting it up in basically 2 weeks’ time,” Nerad said. “We were then open for maybe 3 weeks, and we had maybe a week-anda-half to tear everything down. I think what a lot of people didn’t realize is what our volunteers were setting up in 3 weeks is what most professional haunted houses take 3 to 4 months to set up.

“That has just been really taxing on our volunteers and our limited staff.”

Despite the haunted

house’s popularity, the time required to execute it might distract from the theater’s historical importance, Jessica Antonocci, events manager with the DeKalb Chamber of Commerce, said.

In 2013, the theater spent roughly $127,400 to install a new sprinkler system, citing State Fire Marshal rules as a reason to spend the money.

However, theater officials would have moved forward with plans to install the sprinklers regardless of the haunted house, as a mere safety measure to preserve the historical building, Nerad said.

The haunted house committee is looking for a one-story, 30,000 squarefoot location for the fundraiser, Nerad said.

“We’ve started look-

ing at a couple different places around town and have started having conversations with property owners and other organizations that we could potentially partner with.”

It’s still too early to tell how much relocating the event might cost, but officials are keeping their fingers crossed for charitable offers, Nerad said.

“Obviously, we’d love to find a location that’s donated for this use,” he said. “Not only is it a fundraiser for a nonprofit, we have the chance to get more nonprofits in the area involved. It’s an exciting, fun event – the only haunted house in the DeKalb area.”

The facility will ideally be ready by October 2016, and offer officials the opportunity to experiment with new attractions, Nerad said.

SUPPORT GROUPS, CLUBS AND SERVICES Friday, Aug. 28 Childhood immunization clinic; women, infants and children clinic; and family planning services, Lee County Health Department, 309 S. Galena Ave., Suite 100, Dixon.

Appointments: 815-284-3371.

Electronics recycling, 9 a.m.4 p.m., 909 W. Pines Road, Oregon, 815-732-4020.

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

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

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

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

American Red Cross blood drive, noon-5:30 p.m., St. Wendelin Catholic Church, 102

S. Linn St. Appointments: 800733-2767.

Mercy Nursing free blood pressure clinic, noon-1:30 p.m., County Market, 1380 N. Galena Ave., Dixon Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, closed; 3:30 p.m. closed; 7 p.m., closed; 10 p.m., open, candlelight, Bazaar Americana, 609 W. Third St., Sterling.

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

Affliction of Addiction Narcotics Anonymous, noon, 6 p.m., First Christian Church, 506 Fifth Ave., Rock Falls, 779-2453487. Downstairs, west door.

American Red Cross blood drive, 1-6 p.m., Church of God, 816 S. Clay St., Mount Carroll.

Appointments: 800-733-2767.

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

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

Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., closed, Rochelle Community Hos-

pital, 900 N. Second St. Reformers Unanimous Addiction Abstinence Program, 7-9 p.m., First Baptist Church, 24 N. Mason Ave., Amboy, 815-857-2682.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., closed, women’s, back door, parsonage, Reformed Church, 703 14th Ave., Fulton.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 7:30 p.m., closed, First Congregational Church, 218 E. Third St., Prophetstown.

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

Saturday, Aug. 29 Alcoholics Anonymous, 9 a.m., closed, Big Book, United Methodist Church, 201 S. Chicago Ave., Davis Junction.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 9 a.m., open, women’s; noon, open; 6 p.m., open, 90-92 S. Hennepin Ave., Dixon.

Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, closed; 7 p.m., closed (5), Bazaar Americana, 609 W. Third St., Sterling.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 9:30 a.m., closed, former St. Anne Grade School, 32 N. Jones

Ave., Amboy, 815-857-2315.

Women’s Alcoholics Anonymous, 10:30 a.m., closed; 7 p.m., closed, 808 Freeport Road, Sterling.

Mercy Nursing Services free blood pressure clinic, 11 a.m.noon, Walmart, 1901 First Ave., Rock Falls.

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

Downstairs, west door.

Sauk Valley Alcoholics Anonymous Group, noon, open, Old School; 7 p.m., open, fun night, bring a friend, back door, 1503 First Ave., Rock Falls.

Mercy Nursing Services free blood pressure clinic, 1-2:30 p.m., Save-A-Lot, 928 First Ave., Rock Falls.

The Kick-It Ticket Narcotics Anonymous, 6 p.m., basement, Fellows Street door, The Worship Center, 403 N. Ottawa Ave., Dixon, 815-677-9694.

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

Alcoholics Anonymous, 8 p.m., closed, Village of Progress, 710 S. 13th St., Oregon.

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Dear Abby, I’m in ninth grade and my birthday is coming up. I invited a group of friends to go out and eat dinner at a nice restaurant, assuming everyone would pay for their own meal. Unfortunately, that’s not the case. Some of them said they expect me to pay. Others think I’d be crazy if I did that and even insisted on paying for mine.

If I pay for everyone to eat at a restaurant,

it’s going to be pricey, and my parents will be upset. I can’t uninvite anyone, and it’s not like I can take them to a cheap fast food place.

What do you think I should do?

– Sad Birthday Girl

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COMMUNITY EVENTS Thursday, Aug. 27 Biscuits and gravy, 7 a.m., Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815-562-5050.

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

Open pool, open cards, open Wii games and computer lab, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Post House Community Center, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815-288-9236.

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

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

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

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

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

Zumba class, 10:30 a.m., Post House Community Center, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815-2889236.

Lifescape lunch, 11:30 a.m., Post House Community Center, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815288-9236. Sign up by 10 a.m. previous business day.

‘57 Girls, 11:30 a.m. lunch, White Pines Inn, 6712 W. Pines Road, Mount Morris.

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

Organized Wii Bowling games, noon, Post House Community Center, 100 W. Second St., Dixon.

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

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

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

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

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

Crocheting, knitting and crafts, 1 p.m., Post House Community Center, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815-288-9236.

Euchre/500 games, 1-2 p.m., Post House Community Center, 100 W. Second St., Dixon.

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

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

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

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

Mexican food, 5-8 p.m., Rock Falls Veterans of Foreign Wars, 217 First Ave. Mexican Train dominoes, 6 p.m., Tampico Area Community Building,

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ROCK FALLS – Free educational tours featuring an Asian elephant will begin at 10 a.m.

Wednesday in the elephant display area on the Carson & Barnes Circus grounds, located behind Gieson Motorsports, 800 state Route 30 East. Circus performances, featuring the unique Asian elephant, will begin at 4:30 and 7:30 p.m.

Advance tickets cost $12 for adults, and $6 for children under 12.

Day-of tickets will cost $16 for adults, and $10 for children.

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Robbie LeBlanc and the Real Live Show kick off the jams on the main stage along the riverfront during the 2014 Petunia Festival. LeBlanc and the band are one of four acts slated to play at Blues, Brews, BBQs & Bags for the Brave on Sept. 5 in Dixon. Music starts at 3 p.m.

Bags tournament to benefit Lee County Honor Flight for Veterans STAFF REPORT news@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 5501

DIXON – The Blues, Brews, BBQs & Bags for the Brave will return downtown at noon Sept. 5 in the 100 block of First Street.

Admission to the festival will cost $5 for adults, and is free for veterans and kids 12 and under.

The festival and bags tournament will be a fundraiser by the Dixon Police Association and Lee County Honor Flight for Veterans.

Bags tournament registration will begin at noon; cost is $30 for a two-person team. Call Aaron Simonton at 815288-0209 for more information.

The tournament will begin after an Honor Flight ceremony, which begins at 1:30 p.m.

About 30 veterans from World War II and the Korean War who have taken honor flights will be introduced during the ceremony,

according to a news release.

Prizes will be awarded for first, second and third places in the bags tournament.

The event, which will end at 11 p.m., will feature live music from Robbie LeBlanc and the Real Live Show, David Gerald, Howard and the White Boys, and Kevin Purcell and the Nightburners. The music will start at 3.

Drinks, including a bourbon tasting and craft beers, will be available for purchase through That Place on Palmyra.

Barbecue will be available for tasting from businesses, including Baker Street, Mama Cimino’s, Salamandra’s, Oliver’s Corner Market, and That Place on Palmyra.

For more information, find the event on Facebook or contact Dixon Main Street at 815-2882308 or riverfrontdixon@ gmail.com.

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Festival to feature bounce houses, vendors and food STAFF REPORT news@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 5501

ROCK FALLS – The first Northern Illinois Autumn Fest will run from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Sept. 5 outside First Open Bible Church, 2105 state Route 30 East.

Festivities will include bounce houses, vendors, concessions, crafts, food, and face painting.

Vendors will include

Avon, Mary Kay, Perfectly Posh, Jamberry Nails, and more.

Live music will be provided by a wide variety of artists.

All ages are welcome, and participants are encouraged to bring lawn chairs.

Call 815-625-1957 or email wandalea2004@ yahoo.com or firstopenbible@comcast.net for more information.

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Drinks, including a bourbon tasting and craft beers, will be available for purchase at the event through That Place on Palmyra. Barbecue will be available for tasting from businesses, including Baker Street, Mama Cimino’s, Salamandra’s, Oliver’s Corner Market, and That Place on Palmyra.

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Advance tickets are being sold at Shell gas stations in Rock Falls (1111 W. Rock Falls Road and 220 First Ave.), Sterling (1801 Locust St. and 2412 E. Lincolnway), and Dixon (1218 Palmyra St. and 1250 Franklin Grove Road) through Sept. 1.

Day-of ticket sales will begin at 10 a.m. on the circus grounds.

For more information, go to rockfallschamber. com or call 815-6254500.

Visit carsonbarnescircus.com/savingelephants for more information about the Endangered Ark Foundation.

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Labor Day Weekend September 4 -7 Come on Down & Take a Look!

Tickets on sale at: Dixon Main Street, Venier’s, Alley Loop, Val’s Place & dixontheatre.com

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Go to Yorktown -7 Miles South of Prophetstown on 78 then 4 Miles East on 92 GPS: 28964 35 East Tampico, Illinois

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COMMENTARY | MUSIC REVIEWS The Good Life’s ‘Everybody’s Coming Down’ bottoms out at times (Grade: B-plus) Behold, the power of the preposition.

The title of The Good Life’s fifth LP, “Everybody’s Coming Down,” might suggest that everybody’s coming down for the party. In fact, the underlying theme is the feeling of coming down from the party.

The album details the literal highs of life, such as an alcoholic buzz, or a roller-coaster ride, as in the first full-blown track, “Everybody.” But each high is laced with the reminder of what will follow: the inevitable crash, as singer Tim Kasher explains in a brooding tone early in that track: “Once the ride is done they’re back in line again.

But the carnival closes at nine, and it’s a quarter to five. There’s a lump in their throats, ’cause they know this is it. Still they paste on a smile, and hold each other a little closer.”

Few have made a better living basking in hangovers than Kasher, also the

frontman of Cursive and a producer of two solo albums. When “Everybody’s Coming Down” is at its strongest, it sounds like previous Good Life albums, or those two solo LPs. In tracks “Holy S***” and “Ad Nausea,” it sounds a lot like “I Am Gemini,” the last effort from Cursive, a mathrock LP that just didn’t add up for this superfan.

Without the lesser tracks, it’s a great album. But that’s a problem when you’re talking about Kasher, who exclusively writes concept albums. Nonetheless, there are more highs than lows (Ha!), and the album is nicely tied together by the shared theme in opener “7 in the Morning,” the intermission and buzzy pinnacle “Happy Hour,” and the aftermath-focused closer, “Midnight is Upon Us.” I’m particularly fond of

Country music rookie Michael Ray is a hit-maker (Grade: A) Michael Ray’s self-titled album has been out for a few weeks, and if you haven’t yet had a chance to give it a listen, stop what

“The Troubadour’s Green Room,” whose gorgeous instrumentation is juxtaposed against cynical lyrics such as, “Now I’m old, and I know that the troubadour’s green room only looks big from the floor of the venue,” a sort of bemoaning of life’s tendency to let down, especially once the buzz wears off – whether it be from fame, alcohol or love.

At times, it’s tough to tell which aftermath Kasher is lamenting.

Although the closer might answer that query: “We could have had a family, a littered legacy.

Now instead of photo albums, it’s a house of record sleeves. And it’s coming down.”

The more things change, the more they stay the same, and lovelorn Kasher’s latest effort deserves a listen, whether you’re in it for the deeply introspective reflections, or simply for a beat you can drunkenly bob your head to. And best of all, as long as you don’t resort to the hard stuff to get through the hardest tracks, there’s no hangover.

– Christopher Heimerman SVM night news editor @CHeimerman_SVM

(Grade: B) I might be going out on a limb here, but it appears Nathaniel Rateliff & the Nights Sweats want you to dance and sing (loudly) along to their self-titled debut album, released Friday.

Is that so hard, people?

Nathaniel Rateliff.

Hmph. Sounds familiar; but you can’t place it, can you?

You might remember the name from the weekend that Dixon turned into a music lover’s dream during Mumford & Sons’ Gentlemen of the Road Stopover Tour in August 2012.

Rateliff performed a spirited (and sweltering) late-afternoon set.

The Denver singer/ songwriter’s music – at the time – was primarily folk and acoustic.

Now, Rateliff returns with the Night Sweats and a soulful swagger.

The album opens with “I Need Never Get Old,” a fun, light and pretty

you’re doing and play it.

Twelve songs make up this solid set of country music, and although I’m not a big ’twang fan, this guy knows what’s up.

Every song drives, and it should. With Big & Rich as his mentor, Ray has learned the ins and outs of breaking out hit material and setting himself apart.

“Run Away With You” is a radio-friendly track in the style of Brad Paisley that’s sure to please. “Think a Little Less” is catchy. “Wish I Was Here” is a song for slow dancing and holding hands.

While we’re at it, add “Everything In Between,” “Kiss You In the Morning” and “Another Girl” to the list of favorites.

WHAT’S GOING ON

ART EXHIBITS At John Deere Historic Site GRAND DETOUR – The 67th annual Grand Detour Arts Festival, featuring an area-wide student art show, will be open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 13 at the museum, 8334 S. Clinton St. Admission to the show for ages 12 and older is $3 or a canned good donation to benefit 0the Dixon Food Pantry.

Student awards will be presented at 1. The event also will include food vendors, and more types of entertainment, including

a blacksmith demonstration.

At The Next Picture Show DIXON – “Mind, Spirit & Emotion” will run through Saturday at the gallery, 113 W. First St. The visual narrative of the artists’ work will reveal their mind, spirit and emotion in the artwork.

Art on the Square will begin at 9 a.m. Sept. 5, with judging at 11:30 a.m. and awards given at noon. The contest, set on the sidewalks of the old Lee County Courthouse, 112 E. Second St., has no fee but is limited to 150 registrants.

Cash prizes will be given in five age groups from kindergarten through adults. Forms are available at the gallery. In the event of rain, the contest will be canceled.

The 11th annual “Farms and Barns” exhibit will run from Tuesday through Oct. 10, with an opening reception Sept. 4 at the gallery. This year’s judge is Keith

Mount Carroll

Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats deliver soulful debut

Zickuhr of Oregon, and music will be provided by Jeff Kagay.

Brian Strock will show his work through Saturday on the front wall. K.C. Barnes will show her work Tuesday to Sept. 15.

Kishwaukee Valley Art League’s work is being shown through Monday in the back gallery.

Art at the Loveland DIXON – The art collection at Loveland Community House and Museum, 513 W. Second St., as well as the museum’s 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 815-284-2741.

Visit lovelandcommunityhouse. org for a virtual tour of the museum, and for more information.

The event is free to the public.

straight-up rock ’n’ roll song.

The next song, “Howling At Nothing,” is good, but somewhat of a letdown after the first track.

The song gets better as it goes along.

“Trying So Hard Not To Know” encapsulates a lot of what’s great about the album: Rateliff’s raspy voice, filled with attitude; crunchy guitars; thick bass lines; and solid, sparse drums.

The band’s horn section delivers a quality performance throughout.

“Look It Here” is a good example.

On “I’ve Been Falling,” a certain tone to the piano makes you feel like you’re walking into a wild-West saloon in 1893.

No worries; you’re welcome ’round here, partner.

Rateliff and his crew’s new tunes are simple, honest, and fun.

You’ll even hear touches of Southern gospel in songs, such as the verses of the album’s rowdy first single, “S.O.B.” In the bridge of the song about drinking away one’s life, if they can’t get clean, Rateliff will send chills down your spine when he belts out: “My heart is breaking. Hands are shaking. Bugs are crawling all over me.”

The album has a few stale moments, mostly near the end. Much of the momentum from the first half of the album goes wasted.

“I’d Be Waiting” isn’t bad, but it just trods along, never really getting anywhere.

The closer, “Mellow Out,” is aptly named, I guess. I was just hoping for a more high-energy finale.

But, for a first release, the band hits a lot more highs than lows, and will likely strike a chord with many who give it a chance.

– Lucas Pauley Plan!t Sauk Valley editor @LucasJayPauley

The whole album is nice, and with the end of summer in sight, Michael Ray is making some noise with this album.

It wouldn’t surprise me if he wins an award or two for it.

– Angel Sierra SVM online editor @_angelsierra

More online Go to saukvalley. com to read more music reviews from SVM staff.

Music not your thing? Many also share their favorite recipes online.

Picket Fence Fall Show Fri, Sat and Sunday, Sept. 4, 5 & 6 Fri and Sat, Sept. 11 & 12 Fri and Sat, Sept. 18 & 19 Hours: 9:00am to 5:00pm

Preview pictures on Facebook and www.picketfencecarriagehouse.com

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Pie on the Porch Sept. 4 & 5

A full day of family fun!

Brick Street Saturday September 5th, 2015 Downtown Historic Mt. Carroll, Illinois Visit Info.Tent Day of or www.mtcarrollil.org for specific times of our festivities.

Farmers Market • Artisans Market • Flea Market • Book Sale Story-Time • Fossil Find • Dollar Dance • Ice Cream • Kids Games Face Painting • Dunk Tank • Food Court • Duck Pluck Sidewalk Sales • Bounce House

Join us in Clinton’s Historic Lyons District from 9:00AM to 5:00PM for a celebration of books, reading, and the book arts! Featuring author readings, discussions, presentations, and other activities for book lovers of all ages and backgrounds, the Clinton Book Festival is this season’s premier literary event in the Iowa-Illinois Gateway region.

For program details visit http:/tinyurl.com/clintonbookfest.

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WHAT’S GOING ON fest for details and schedules.

Contact Brad Wiles at bwiles@ clintonpubliclibrary.us or 563242-9115 for more information.

information on the singer/songwriter.

BANDS AND BARS Get listed!

Are you in a band that would like to be listed in Plan!t Sauk Valley’s free entertainment calendar? Are you a bar that offers live entertainment? Send an email with the band’s name, booking number and website or Facebook page, and gig or event schedule, or the bar’s event schedule, to Lucas Pauley at lpauley@saukvalley.com.

At The Cooler ROCK FALLS – Karaoke with a live band will run from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. today, The Funnies will play from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Friday, and Project X will play from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Saturday at the bar, 311 W. Second St. At Cragel’s PROPHETSTOWN – Chuck Murphy will play from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Sept. 5 at the bar, 345 Washington St. At Froggy’s Bar and Grill ROCK FALLS – DJ Diggs will provide karaoke from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. today, and Problem Child will play from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.

Saturday at the bar, 215 W. Second St. At Sterling Moose STERLING – Lyle Grobe and the Rhythm Ramblers will play from 7 to 10 p.m. Sept. 5 at the center, 2601 E. Lincolnway.

At Val’s Place DIXON – Acoustic open mic is at 8:30 p.m. every Monday at the bar, 316 W. First St. Musicians also are welcome to join the band Notorious Folk, featuring Steve Catron, at 8 p.m. every Tuesday.

At Whiskey Barrel Saloon ROCK FALLS – Super Red Hot DJ & Karaoke will provide entertainment from 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. today, Smokin’ Roachez will play from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Friday, and Shooter/ USA will play from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Saturday at the bar, 305 W. Second St. Upcoming: Sept. 5, Trippin Molly

CAR, TRUCK, MOTORCYCLE SHOW Sept. 5 Car show set to return SUBLETTE – The annual Sublette Car Show will run from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on U.S. Route 52, across from Vaessen Brothers Chevrolet, 505 N. Pennsylvania Ave. Owners of all types of antique, unique and collectable cars, trucks, tractors and motorcycles are welcome to display their vehicle.

An extensive Kaiser-Frazer collection will be on display, as well as Wilys-Overland, Hudson and Nash vehicles.

Registration is $5 per car.

There will be door prizes, a 50/50 raffle, music, and food available for purchase.

A portion of the proceeds will go to the Salvation Army. Donations will also be accepted.

Call 815-713-5675 for more information.

COMEDY Sept. 26 Comedy back at Arnie’s DEER GROVE – Alan Fish will perform his comedy act at 8 p.m. at Arnie’s Happy Spot, 1667 Hoover Road.

Tickets cost $5 for the show only, or $11 with a chicken dinner.

Tickets are available in advance, and show-only tickets will be available at the door, which will open at 6:30 p.m.

The food special runs from 6:30 to 7:30.

Find Alan Fish on Facebook for more information.

BOOKS AND WRITING Saturday First book fest set CLINTON, Iowa – The first Clinton Book Festival will be hosted

by Clinton Public Library at the CPL-Lyons grounds, 105 Main Ave., and nearby Foursquare Park.

The daylong festival will feature programs from Iowa Public Television’s Dan Wardell, and Iowa Poet Laureate Mary Swander. There will be a wide range of book-related sessions with award-winning writers.

The festival will also feature food vendors, exhibits and information tables from authors and area organizations, live music from the Ron Tegeler Jazz Trio over the lunch hour, and the annual Friends of the Clinton Public Library book sale.

Visit tinyurl.com/clintonbook-

CRAFT SHOWS, FLEA MARKETS, VENDOR SHOWS

CONCERTS Friday Music, more at Post House DIXON – Fourth Fridays Open Mic will begin at 7 p.m. at Post House Community Center, 100 W. Second St. Each musician or band performs four songs, and a jam session will follow.

Instruments are acoustic, a sound system is provided, and many different styles of music are featured. Poets and shortstory writers are welcome.

Admission is a donation to help cover utility costs. Mixed drinks will be sold.

Call 815-677-2803 for more information.

Sept. 12 Artists sought for show PROPHETSTOWN – Prophetstown Main Street is looking for artists and fine craft artisans to participate in the annual show at Eclipse Square.

The nonjuried show runs from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Three People’s Choice Awards will be handed out.

Applications can be found on Arts on the Square’s Facebook page or at Main Street’s office, 335 Washington St. They also can be obtained by emailing artsonthesquare@gmail. com, or calling 815-537-5139.

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Members of Puppet, a former local favorite band from Rockford, will be available for a meet-and-greet at 7 p.m. Saturday at Grapevine Bar and Martini Lounge, 205 W. Second St., Rock Falls. A previous lost Puppet performance from 1983 will be shown. Seating is limited. Those interested are asked to RSVP to the event on Facebook. Call 815-718-3999 for more information.

Saturday Free concert at Grandon STERLING – Todd Anthony Joos and the Revelators will perform a free Christian rock concert at 6:30 p.m. at Grandon Civic Center in Memorial Park downtown.

For more information, call 815499-5426.

Sept. 4 First Fridays in Oregon OREGON – The First Fridays Open Stage music show will return at 7 p.m. to Oregon VFW Post 8739, 1310 W. Washington St. Each musician or band performs for 15 minutes. Instruments are acoustic, and a professional sound system is provided. The music will include country, bluegrass, blues, gospel, folk, soft rock, and eclectic mixes of the different styles. Admission is by donation. All musicians and spectators are welcome. Call 815-9730942 for more information.

Upcoming: Oct. 2 Sept. 18 Boggus to play at Wild Rose CLINTON, Iowa – Suzy Boggus, an award-winning country/ folk singer from Aledo, will perform at 8 p.m. in Oakwood Grand Ballroom at Wild Rose Casino and Resort, 777 Wild Rose Drive.

Tickets are $20 and attendees must be at least 21 years old.

Tickets can be purchased at the gift shop at Wild Rose, or by calling 1-800-457-9975.

Go to wildroseresorts.com/clinton or suzyboggus.com for more information.

Blues and Bluegrass FRANKLIN GROVE – If it’s the third Friday of the month, it’s Blues and Bluegrass night

VIP TICKETS: $45 (GATES OPEN 5:30 PM) GENERAL ADMISSION: $20 (GATES OPEN 6:30 PM) For Tickets: Call 563-242-0727 Or Visit www.lumberkings.com

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at the H.I. Lincoln Building, 136 N. Elm St. Open-stage acoustic gospel, folk, country, blues and bluegrass will be performed, beginning at 7 p.m. Admission is free, but donations are accepted to help with the upkeep of the historic building.

Go to franklingroveil.org for more information.

Upcoming: Oct. 16

Sept. 19 Folk artist to play Dixon DIXON – Anne Hills, a contemporary folk artist, will play at 7 p.m. at The Next Picture Show, 113 W. First St. Tickets are $20. Call 815-2854924 for tickets or more information.

Go to annehills.com for more

Sept. 13 Wedding accessory swap set DIXON – An accessories exchange for party, bridal, and related items will be from 1 to 3 p.m. at Post House Ballroom, 100 W. Second St. Those who would like to sell, give away, or barter items can rent an 8-foot table for $5.

Among the suggested items are dresses, jewelry, candles, card boxes, chair covers, pew bows, wreaths, lights, garland, and vases.

To rent a table or for more information, call Cathy Reglin at 815-288-0892.

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WHAT’S GOING ON DOWNTOWN EVENTS Sept. 12 Second Saturdays returns DIXON – Second Saturdays Art Happenings will return to various venues, most of them running from 6 to 8 p.m. downtown, between First and Second streets and Peoria and Galena avenues. Second Saturdays features art, music and other cultural events, Find the event on Facebook for a complete schedule and more details.

Impromptu party planned BYRON – “Blanc Night,” an impromptu party sponsored by the Byron Chamber of Commerce, will be at 7 p.m.

The idea started years ago in Russia. Guests will be notified at 4 p.m. of the secret location of the meal, by email or text.

Participants must bring their own tables, table decorations, food, and drinks, with a white tablecloth and white cloth napkins recommended. Alcohol is allowed, as are candles. The chamber will provide chairs.

The event will start with cocktails, a live jazz band, and a dessert silent auction. At 8 p.m., everyone will wave their white napkins to signal the start of dinner. Sparklers will be provided at 9 p.m. to light up the night, and a disk jockey will play music until midnight.

Tickets are $10, and guests will be charged $5 for each article of clothing they wear which is not white. Food and drinks do not have to be white.

For tickets or more information, contact the chamber at byronchamber@gmail.com or 815234-5500.

FAIRS AND FESTIVALS Today through Sunday Festival fun in Amboy AMBOY – The 36th annual Depot Days festival will be highlighted by its 25th annual car, truck and motorcycle show on Sunday downtown.

Organizers say it’s going to be a big celebration this year.

The festival will feature events from 5 to 10 p.m. today, 8 a.m. to midnight Friday, 7 a.m. to midnight Saturday, and 6:30 to 4 p.m. Sunday.

The carnival will kick things off with Family Night from 6 to 10 p.m. today, featuring rides for $2. The carnival will be open from 6 to 10 p.m. Friday, noon to 10 p.m. Saturday, and noon to 4 p.m. Sunday. Arm bands are $20 for unlimited rides.

Also today, the annual Miss Amboy Pageant and Little Miss Amboy Pageant will begin at 7 p.m.

Communitywide garage sales will be open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday and Sunday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday.

Arts and crafts vendors will have booths open throughout the day during the festival. Food vendors also will be open throughout the festival.

The live music will begin with Destination Unknown from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday on the main stage, followed by Burn ‘n Bush from 9:30 to 1 a.m. in the K.C.’s Beer Garden. Back Country Roads will play from 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday on the main stage, followed by The Barflys from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. in the beer garden. Gina Venier will play from 1 to 2 p.m. Sunday on the main stage.

The car show will run from 6 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, with awards being presented at 3 on the main stage. Also announced Sunday, will be the winner 50/50

raffle. The winner walked away with $107,757 last year.

Go to amboycarshow.com for car show registration and information.

Go to depotdays.com for more information and a complete schedule of events.

Sept. 12-13 SubletteFest returns SUBLETTE – SubletteFest 2015 will kick off with a 5K Fun Run/Walk at 8 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 12.

There will be craft vendors from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday at Centennial Park, 200 E. Main St. Kids games and face painting will be offered from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday.

Also Saturday, a softball exhibition is set for 10:30 a.m., and the “Crowd the Course” Golf Scramble will begin at 1 p.m. at Shady Oaks County Club, 577 U.S. Route 52. The cost to participate will be $45 for nonmembers and $35 for members. A meal is included with the price.

The festival will feature live music, including the headliner A Band Called River, a southern rock band, from 8 p.m. to midnight Saturday at the beer garden. Tickets for the show are $10 at the gate. Participants must be at least 21 to enter.

There also will be truck and tractor pulls from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Sunday.

Registration for the 5K is $20 through Wednesday, and $25 after that until the race. Registration for kids 10 and under is free.

Shirts will be included with registration while supplies last.

Call Nick Dinges at 815-7036140 or check out Sublette 365 on Facebook for more information.

Search for Sublette 5K Fun Run/Walk at getmeregistered. com to register for the run.

Sept. 12 and 19 Twin Cities set to have a Fiesta The Sauk Valley Area Chamber of Commerce Hispanic Business Leaders Committee is organizing the 63rd annual Fiesta Parade, set for Sept. 12.

All groups are encouraged to incorporate Hispanic culture into parade entries.

The parade will begin at noon in Rock Falls, traveling north across the First Avenue bridge to Sterling. At the base of the bridge, the parade will travel north on Locust Street to Fourth, and end at Grandon Civic Center in Sterling.

Float winners will be announced after the parade.

In honor of celebrating the history of Silver City, former residents are sought to act as grand marshals of the parade. Contact the chamber at chamber@ essex1.com or 815-625-2400.

Go to saukvalleyareachamber. com for a registration form for the parade.

The Taste of Fiesta will run from noon to 6 p.m. Sept. 19 at Grandon Civic Center.

The event will feature food vendors, entertainment, and ethnic demonstrations of art and dance.

FAMILY FUN Through Sept. 7 Traveling exhibit in area ROCKFORD – “Savage Ancient Seas: Dinosaurs of the Deep!” runs through Labor Day at Burpee Museum of Natural History, 737 N. Main St. The 5,000-square-foot exhibit features fossil skeletons and

restorations, interactive displays, and hands-on activities.

Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day. General admission is $8 for adults, $7 for children ages 3 to 12, and free for children younger than 3.

Go to burpee.org or call 815965-3433 for more information.

Sept. 19 Touch trucks; play games DIXON – A fundraiser for Cub Scout Pack 85 will feature trucks, carnival-style games, prizes, a bounce house, a bake sale, a photo booth, food and more.

The event will run from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Bethel Evangelical Congregational Church, 131 N. Court St. Admission is a donation of at least $1, with a $5 maximum donation being accepted. Tickets for games will be 25 cents.

FARMERS MARKETS In Dixon DIXON – The Dixon Park District farmers market is open from 7 a.m. to noon Wednesdays and Saturdays through October at Haymarket Square, 317 W. Third St. The Dixon City Market is open from 4 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays through Sept. 30 along the riverfront between Hennepin and Peoria avenues.

Entertainment this week will be provided by the Pastiche Steel Ensemble.

Upcoming: Sept. 9, Fernandez and Kimball Spanish Guitars; Sept. 16, Mariachi Cuartas Mexicans; Sept. 23, Hand and Heart Drumming and Teranga Drum Circle and Dancers; and Sept.

30, Screw City Swingers In Morrison MORRISON – The Morrison Farmers Market runs from 8 to 11 a.m. every Saturday, rain or shine, through Sept. 26 at 204 E. Lincolnway.

Farmers, entrepreneurs, bakers, and artists are all welcome.

For more information about the market, including rules, regulations, and applications, go to morrisonfarmersmarket.com or call 815-772-4749.

In Polo POLO – The Polo Farmers Market will run from 3 to 6 p.m. today at the city’s empty lot located on South Division Avenue, just south of the Shell gas station.

The market runs through the second week of October.

For more information, call Jean Deuth at 815-946-3234.

In Rock Falls ROCK FALLS – The Rock Falls Farmers Market is open from 8 to 11 a.m. Wednesday, 3 to 7 p.m.

Friday, and 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday through October at 400 W. Second St. Harvest Fest, a family event featuring fresh produce, live entertainment and free activities is set for 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Saturday.

Those interested in being a vendor can call 815-625-4500 or

email hodges@rockfallschamber. com.

In Sterling STERLING – The Twin City Market is open from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday in the historic Twin City Produce Building, 106 Ave. A. Find the market on Facebook, go to www.twincityfarmersmarket.com, or call 815-499-7268 for a list of vendors, upcoming events and more information.

FUN FOR A CAUSE Saturday Fundraiser at The Brandywine DIXON – Hospice of the Rock River Valley will offer the Tapas and Tinis fundraiser for the new Hospice House campaign at 6 p.m. at The Brandywine, 441 state Route 2.

Local celebrity chefs will have their own station and create a variety of appetizers, and participants will vote with cash for their top chef. The top award will be presented at 8:30 p.m. All proceeds will benefit the campaign.

Live music and a cash bar with specialty martinis also will be available.

Tickets are $30 and are available at Hospice, 264 state Route 2. For more information, call 815288-3673.

GARAGE SALES AND ANTIQUE SALES Sept. 25-27 More garage sales ROCK FALLS – The Rock Falls Chamber of Commerce’s fall garage sales will feature sales in Rock Falls and Sterling.

Registration is recommended.

The cost is $10, which includes two garage sale signs, tips, and a place on the maps that will be distributed online and in print. Advertising space on the back of the maps is available for an additional $10; the deadline is Sept. 14.

Forms are available at rockfallschamber.com or the chamber office, 601 W. 10th St. Times and dates of sales may vary.

Business owners can register a sale and advertise sidewalk sales and other promotions.

The maps will be available to shoppers no sooner than noon Sept. 24 at Schreiner’s Mobil, 1308 First Ave., and Shell, 220 First Ave., both in Rock Falls; and Shell at 1801 Locust St. and 2412 E. Lincolnway, both in Sterling; and from the chamber’s website.

For more information, visit the chamber website or call 815625-4500.

HISTORY LOVERS Saturday and Sunday Weekend full of history OTTAWA – The fourth annual

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Sept. 13 Hear story of drummer boy STERLING – Barry Cloyd will perform “Little Drummer Boy of Shiloh” at 2 p.m. at Ryberg Auditorium at CGH Medical Center, 100 E. LeFevre.

The Sterling-Rock Falls Historical Society program will bring history and music together to tell the story of a 12-year-old drummer boy during the Civil War. Cloyd is a historian, storyteller, vocalist and singer/songwriter who performs more than 200 shows per year. He delivers his music through various instruments.

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Free ‘Spoon River’ program MORRISON – “Spoon River Anthology” will be presented free of charge from 4 to 5 p.m. at United Methodist Church, 200 W. Lincolnway. A question-andanswer session will follow.

Edgar Lee Masters published “Spoon River Anthology,” featuring epitaph poems in which people from all walks of life rise from their graves and share compelling stories of their hopes, dreams, tragedies and joys, as well as their advice and warnings to those still living.

The book, released more than 100 years ago, caused an uproar because of its unique free-verse style and its portrayal of characters, who were based on people Masters knew growing up in Petersburg and Lewistown. It was banned from Spoon River-area schools and libraries until 1974.

The event is being produced in part by the Illinois Humanities Council’s Road Scholars Speakers Bureau, a program that provides organizations statewide with affordable humanities events for communities. The program also is part of a series sponsored

by Odell Public Library.

Find Odell Public Library on Facebook or call 815-772-7323 for more information.

KARAOKE Friday and Saturday Party with the James Gang Karaoke with the James Gang from 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. Friday at PatiO’s, 222. W. First St., Dixon, and 8 p.m. to midnight Saturday at Slurp & Burp, 4319 S. Loran Road, Loran. Email jamesgang1996@gmail.com for more information.

OPEN MIC Friday Musicians in the park ROCK FALLS – Musicians of all ages are welcome to perform from 5 to 9 p.m. each Friday through September at Veteran’s Memorial Park on Fifth Street and Fifth Avenue.

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The Fiesta Parade Committee of Sterling and Rock Falls extends this invitation to participate in the 63rd annual Fiesta Parade, Saturday, September 12, 2015. The parade will start in Rock Falls at 12 PM and end in Sterling. All entries must be lined up by 11:00 AM. Please return this completed form to the Sauk Valley Area Chamber of Commerce, 211 Locust Street, Sterling, IL 61081 on or before September 4. (No applications accepted after this date.) You will be notified by phone or email of your entry number and line up information after September 7. For further information please contact 815-625-2400 or email chamber@essex1.com.

General W.H.L. Wallace memorial weekend, titled “LaSalle County at Peace: The Public and Soldiers Speak,” has a new location at Pitstick Pavilion, 3401 N. state Route 23.

Wallace was a lawyer and a decorated Union general in the Civil War. He lived in Ottawa and has other ties to the area.

This year’s program will include two battle re-enactments, wandering musicians, coopering and blacksmith demonstrations, a vintage baseball match, and historical presentations.

There will be food vendors on site.

Admission for both days is $5 per person, or $15 for an entire family. Proceeds will be used for restoration and upkeep of the Dickey-Wallace Cemetery.

Go to ottawahistory.org for more information and a schedule of events.

History, shopping weekend set BISHOP HILL – The third annual Bishop Hill Chautauqua and Sweet Annie Primitives Autumn Open House are this weekend.

The festivities, all held at the gazebo at Village Park, will include a workshop on stepping into character presented by Brian Ellis at 10 a.m. Saturday for teachers, actors, storytellers, and students.

This year’s theme is “Lincoln and The Civil War,” with performances set for 1, 2:15, and 3:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

The free event is sponsored by the Bishop Hill Heritage Association. Participants are encouraged to bring a lawn chair.

Go to bishophillheritage.org, email bhha@mymctc.net, or call 309-927-3899 for more information.

Sweet Annie’s Primitives, 106 S. Bishop Hill St., will be open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. The store specializes in early cupboards, tables, jugs, quilts, and more.

Go to sweetannieprimitives.net or call 309-927-3072 for more information.

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Oregon’s Maverik Good and Matt Crandall bring down Johnsburg runner Alex Peete during the opening drive of the 2014 season at Landers-Loomis Field. The Hawks travel to Johnsburg on Friday to start the 2015 season.

Bright light, big hitters Hawks counting days to opener

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

An LED sign at Johnsburg High School displays the Skyhawk football team’s next opponent, and Oregon has been illuminated since November.

The Hawks have also been counting down the days until their season opener.

And after starting game prep this week, Oregon feels ready to take on the champions of the other half of the Big Northern Conference.

Oregon will face the SkyMaverik hawks at 7 p.m.

Good on Friday in Oregon Johnsburg. senior The game is a rematch of Week 1 a year ago where Oregon won 13-7, handing a budding Johnsburg team its only regular-season loss. The loss didn’t slow down the Skyhawks much, however, as they finished with a 9-2 record and a trip to the second round of the 4A playoffs behind a strong passing attack and a punishing ground game.

The Hawks expect to be tested by the same balanced offense that other teams had trouble with as the season wore on.

LIGHT CONTINUED ON B3

When: 7 p.m. Friday Where: Johnsburg High School Radio: 95.7 FM

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Sterling and Rock Falls football programs went their separate directions after the 1994 season.

For Rock Falls, it has been a hard 21 years that produced one winning season. Sterling has been a perennial playoff team. Their two paths will cross on Friday night for the first time in 21 years.

BY DAN WOESSNER dwoessner@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 5555 @DanWoessner

A yellow bus pulled up to Hinders Field on Tuesday afternoon, and the Rock Falls varsity football team unloaded and headed toward the locker room in the bowels of the stadium.

Minutes later, they congregated in pads on the opposite side of the stadium, and started running through special team assignments.

“We were over at the cross country meet,” coach Rich Montgomery said before starting practice. “We just want them to know that not every-

alignments from the sideline.

“We ran through about 53 plays in the last part of practice,” Sterling’s Tyson Hall said. “I think that’s pretty good. There’s always room to improve, but I think we are getting there.”

••• thing is about football.”

For the last 21 years, the two ••• programs based at schools that A day earlier, Sterling finare about 3 miles apart have ished practice with a blitz of a seemed like they were operating scrimmage, as the offense ran on opposite coasts of the country. through offensive plays in rapOn Friday, the teams will meet id-fire succession for the first time since 1994. It’s Coach Jon Schlemmer and his also the first time in 70 games assistants hustled down the field between the schools, that they with their team, shouting instrucwill meet in the month of August. tions, while a defensive coordinator used hand signals to set up NIGHT CONTINUED ON B5 When: 7 p.m. Friday Where: Hinders Field, Rock Falls Radio: 94.3 FM, 1240 AM Twitter: Patrick Mason (@pm222)

he Rock Falls sophomore game at Orion that late August night in 2008 didn’t want to end.

My watch said 8 p.m. at one look and then 8:30 the next before finally it finished and the varsity players could take the field to warmup. The game started around 9 p.m.

I called back to the office before kickoff to my boss, Paul Skrbina, who likely had some choice words.

We were trying something new that night. A 12-page section of just high school football, and we needed to hit deadlines to make it fly with the folks that make the big decisions here at SVM. Later that night, the game was delayed by lightning, it turned into a sloppy, high-scoring affair, and then I got lost looking for a place to file.

We missed deadline, but the rest is history. The 12-page section became a hit with readers, and that’s what matters most.

On Friday, we’ll be trying something new, and I’ll be the one sitting nervously in the editor’s chair, praying that we can hit some pretty strict deadlines.

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NEWMAN AT ROCKRIDGE

Pulling rank into conversation Polls list Comets, Rockets as two of the best

BY BRIAN WEIDMAN bweidman@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 5551 @BrianWeidman

For those who put much stock in preseason rankings, Edgington is the place to be on Friday.

That’s where Newman, ranked second in the preseason Class 3A poll by the Associated Press, will take on Rockridge, the topranked team in 2A. Game time is 7:30 p.m. at Rockridge.

This marks the third consecutive season the Comets and Rockets will square off in Week 1. In 2013, Rockridge scored a Michael Krabbenhoeft/mkrabbenhoeft@saukvalley.com 21-9 victory at Roscoe Eades StaNewman players run through a drill during practice Wednesday dium, while a year ago, Newman in Sterling. The Comets are ranked No. 2 in 3A heading into Fri- returned the favor by gaining a day’s game at Rockridge, which is ranked No. 1 in 2A. 20-14 road victory.

MLB

BOYS SOCCER

Sale can’t save Sox in loss to Red Sox, B2.

Pair of goals for Diaz, B4.

When: 7:30 p.m. Friday Where: Rockridge High School Radio: 102.7 FM Twitter: Brian Weidman (@BrianWeidman) The teams beating each other has accounted for two of the combined five defeats between the Comets and Rockets the past two seasons. Newman’s only other defeat was to Byron in last season’s 3A quarterfinals. Rockridge lost to Mercer County in the second round of 2A playoffs in 2013, then to Eastland-Pearl City in the 2A quarterfinals a year ago.

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Pulling second strings Rex Grossman Falcons sign former Bears QB to compete for Matt Ryan’s backup. Grossman hasn’t thrown an NFL pass since 2011.

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Worker dies at Vikings’ new stadium A construction worker plunged about 50 feet to his death at the Minnesota Vikings’ new stadium site Wednesday morning while a second worker with him was seriously injured.

Officials were still trying to determine how the accident happened, said John Wood, senior vice president with Mortenson Construction, the general contractor overseeing the $1 billion-plus project.

The man who died, an employee of Berwald Roofing Co., fell from the edge of the roof into a snow gutter on the north side of U.S. Bank Stadium about 45 minutes into his shift and was pronounced dead on arrival at a hospital.

Clowney should be ready for opener Jadeveon Clowney is expected to play in Houston’s season opener against the Kansas City Chiefs on Sept. 13.

Coach Bill O’Brien said Wednesday that the passrush specialist has looked good in practice and is improving every day.

Lynch appeals fine from playoffs Marshawn Lynch was fined $75,000 for not speaking to reporters after the Seattle Seahawks’ victory over the Green Bay Packers in the NFC championship game, according to Pro Football Talk.

The report goes on to say that Lynch filed an appeal months ago and only Tuesday learned that the hearing will be today.

The star running back also was fined $20,000 by the league for grabbing his crotch while scoring a touchdown during the same game.

COLLEGE SPORTS

Illini athletes fail 65 drug tests Athletes at the University of Illinois tested positive for banned drugs 65 times during the 2014-2015 school year, more than any other year in at least a decade.

The next highest tally in the past 10 years was 52 positive tests in the 20092010 year.

The sport with the highest number of positive tests was football, followed by baseball/softball and basketball. Golf and tennis had none.

The vast majority of the positive tests were for marijuana, followed by amphetamines, ephedrine and opiates.

USC coach addresses behavior USC Coach Steve Sarkisian, who has been embroiled in controversy since appearing inebriated at a booster event on campus last week, said Wednesday that he had spoken to USC President Max Nikias.

“It went great,” Sarkisian said after practice.

Sarkisian told reporters at a news conference Tuesday that his condition at the Salute to Troy event was the result of mixing an unspecified amount of alcohol with an unspecified medication. He said that with Athletic Director Pat Haden’s counsel, he would seek treatment to find out if he has a drinking problem.

He also said that he had attempted to reach out to Nikias.

Osi Umenyiora Two-time Pro Bowl defensive end retires as a member of the New York Giants after signing a 1-day contract on Wednesday.

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NFL | BEARS

Receivers not catching Bears thin at position after injuries ravage ranks

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BY GENE CHAMBERLAIN Associated Press

LAKE FOREST – Jay Cutler could only smile and roll with the injuries.

The Chicago Bears quarterback on Wednesday found himself throwing to third-team receivers after yet another injury to one of his targets. This time, it was veteran Eddie Royal who sat out practice, nursing a hip injury.

Royal became the fourth Bears wide receiver to go down with an injury in preseason.

“Yeah, I’ve never been a part of anything like that – all four going down like that,” Cutler said.

Alshon Jeffery remains out and day to day with a calf strain. He hasn’t played in preseason and likely will miss Saturday’s third preseason game at Cincinnati.

AP Marquess Wilson suffered a Bears quarterback Jay Cutler is playing with new receivers seempulled hamstring in Saturday’s ingly every practice. Each of the Bears’ top four receivers are not on preseason win over the Indiathe field after dealing with injuries. napolis Colts and is day to day.

Rookie Kevin White will be ferent things. Sometimes I like we [in Denver] went to a Super unavailable well into the regular Bowl and lost six defensive start- Cutty, and sometimes I don’t. season after preseason shin sur- ers throughout that year, and When I think of a leader, I think, gery.

‘If he started a company, would three of them were Pro Bowlers.

“Kevin White is not going to guys come to work for him?’

So, yeah, I would rather have come back any time soon and There’s a lot of guys on our team them in the game but nobody we’ll see about some of these comes to rescue you, that’s not a who, if they started a business, other guys,” Cutler said. “There’s it’d be, ‘[expletive] you, I’m reality, it can’t happen.” others teams out there that are gonna go work at McDonald’s.’”

The onus is on Cutler to make dealing with the same situation Asked if he would work at a viable threats out of the backups. we’re dealing with. We’ve just got company Cutler started, Bennett “It just makes me have to work to work with the guys we have, said, “There are veterans that a little bit harder,” Cutler said. and I know [offensive coordinapeople follow ... and then you’ve “It makes me have to commutor] Adam [Gase] and the rest of the guys are going to put together nicate with them and make sure got guys that lead the offense, get everyone lined up, get to your they know exactly what they’re a good game plan each week.”

Coach John Fox wouldn’t spec- supposed to do, so I’ve got to be spot, do what you need to do, let’s do our plays.” ulate on the length of time Royal, on it on my end, as well. It’s a Cutler just shrugged off the challenge for us.

Like I said, it’s Jeffery or Wilson would miss, but comments. a really good group of guys, so I acknowledged using reserves “Marty, he’s going to be an enjoy working with them.” slows down an offense trying to opinionated guy; it’s just kind of Cutler was asked about comoperate under a new system. who he is,” Cutler said. “That’s ments made in Chicago magaCutler found himself throwing zine by Bears tight end Martellus not going to change anytime at practice Wednesday to Josh soon. Some of us agree with Bennett.

Bellamy, Cameron Meredith, some of the stuff Marty says.

“Why does everyone always Marc Mariani and Rashad LawSome of us don’t agree with assume the quarterback is the rence. some of the stuff Marty says. leader?” Bennett asked in the “Obviously guys appear on But Marty’s going to say it either interview. “Leading the offense depth charts for a reason,” Fox and leading the team are two dif- way.” said. “As I’ve mentioned before,

Cross country 4:30 p.m.

• Newman at Kewanee Boys golf 4 p.m.

• Sterling at Rock Island • Lutheran at Dixon • Amboy at Hinckley-Big Rock • Polo at East Dubuque • West Carroll, River Ridge at Galena 4:15 p.m.

• Oregon at Stillman Valley Girls golf 4 p.m.

• Eastland, Byron at LenaWinslow 4:15 p.m.

• Oregon at Stillman Valley Boys soccer 3:30 p.m.

• Dixon vs. Hinckley-Big Rock, at Earlville-Leland Invitational 4:45 p.m.

• Sterling at Barb Cup Girls tennis 4:30 p.m.

• Guilford at Sterling • Rock Island at Dixon Volleyball 6 p.m.

• Rochelle at Dixon • Oregon at Mendota • Milledgeville at Scales Mound 6:30 p.m.

• Sterling at United Township • Bureau Valley at Newman • Polo at Pearl City 7 p.m.

• Amboy at Morrison • Fulton at Prophetstown • Dakota at Eastland • Byron at West Carroll 7:30 p.m.

• Riverdale at Erie

MLB ROUNDUP

Porcello KOs White Sox in Chicago Sale reaches career high in strikeouts in loss; Cubs tied By the Associated Press

Rick Porcello pitched seven sparkling innings in his return from a triceps injury, leading the Boston Red Sox to a 3-0 victory over the Chicago White Sox at U.S. Cellular Field on Wednesday.

Porcello and Chris Sale had nearly identical lines, but Travis Shaw hit a two-run homer off Nate Jones (1-1) with two outs in the eighth.

Robbie Ross Jr. then got three outs for the Red Sox before Junichi Tazawa finished the sixhitter for his third save

in nine chances.

Porcello (6-11) allowed five hits, struck out five and walked none in one of his best starts in a disappointing debut season with Boston. The righthander was acquired in a December trade with Detroit, and then agreed to an $82.5 million, 4-year contract in April.

It was Porcello’s first win in 6 weeks. He had been sidelined by a right triceps strain since he was tagged for five earned runs and 10 hits in two-plus innings in a loss to the White Sox on

July 29.

Sale also pitched seven innings of five-hit ball.

The lanky left-hander struck out seven, running his major leagueleading total to a careerbest 229 in just 171 1/3 innings.

early lead.

The Giants tied it in the bottom half of the first off Nori Aoki’s solo homer and Juan Perez’s fielder’s choice groundout.

Cardinals leading Diamondbacks: St. Louis

Cubs locked in tie with led 3-1 through seven Giants: The Cubs and innings in Arizona at

Giants were tied 2-2 at the end of fifth inning in San Francisco at SVM’s deadline.

Chicago rookie Kris Bryant singled home two runs off Giants starter Jake Peavy in the top of the first to take an

SVM’s deadline.

Mark Reynolds homered in the fifth, and Kolten Wong and Matt Carpenter had RBI hits in the seventh.

The Diamondbacks scored on Paul Goldschmidt’s solo homer.

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Today Golf 1 p.m.

• PGA, The Barclays, first round, TGC

Little League baseball 3 p.m.

• World Series, International semifinal, ESPN 7 p.m.

• World Series, U.S. semifinal, ESPN

MLB 2:30 p.m.

• Cubs at Giants, CSN 7 p.m.

• Mariners at White Sox, CSN 8:30 p.m.

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The bonus is that CONTINUED FROM B1 you’ll also get a peek at BCR teams like Hall, We’ll be combining Princeton and St. Bede. our award-winning Folks out there that football coverage with follow the Three Rivthat of our sister paper, ers closely will love this the Bureau County most.

Republican in PrincJust like many of your eton. The BCR sports jobs out there, when editor is Kevin Hierony- one thing changes in mus, an affable veteran the process, there is a of our business, who I trickle down effect to bet many of you have other parts of the job. seen at various games The big thing is that throughout the years. we are going to have to The 12-page section get this bad boy out earyou love will morph lier, so that the sections into 16 pages called the can be transported to Friday Night Blitz that Princeton in time to be will still include coverdelivered to their loyal age from the SVM sports readers. staff for your favorite That means our stories

might have to hit tighter word counts, and our reporters likely will be sending from press boxes, restaurants or the back seat of their cars more often.

If we happen to miss something in the shorter, time-deprived game stories, we’ll try to make up for it with another new feature. Every Monday SVM will have a Friday notebook with tidbits from several of the games we covered.

Also coaches, if you don’t happen to see us at a game, we need your help, as soon as possible. Call, fax or email information from your games as soon as pos-

sible.

Heck, even if you do see us at the game, it doesn’t hurt to send stats. It might save our reporter 5 minutes of figuring, and that could be the 5 minutes that allows us to make deadline.

Will all be perfect on the first try on Friday?

Probably not, we’ll give our best try, and hopefully we’ll have a bunch of fast-paced sophomore games, perfect weather, and GPS systems keeping us from losing our way.

And, we’ll keep practicing the next 8 weeks of great high school football.

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Let us hear it • Game results, story tips, athlete of the week nominations, team and individual stats can be faxed to 815-625-9390, called in to 800-798-4085, ext. 5552 or emailed to sports@saukvalley.com.

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Thursday, August 27, 2015

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL

WE PICK ’EM | WEEK 1

CONFERENCE GLANCES NIB-12 West Geneseo LaSalle-Peru Ottawa Rochelle Sterling

Conf.

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NIB-12 East DeKalb Kaneland Morris Sycamore Yorkville

Conf.

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All 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Friday’s games • DeKalb at Planifield North, 7 • VOISE Academy at Morris, 7 • Yorkville at Plano, 7 • Chicago Brooks at Kaneland, 7:15 • Lincoln-Way West at Sycamore, 7:30

Big Northern West Dixon Byron Mendota Oregon Rock Falls Rkfd. Lutheran Stillman Valley Winnebago

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AP POLL Class 8A

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Friday’s games • LaSalle-Peru at United Township, 7 • Sterling at Rock Falls, 7 • Chicago South Shore at Geneseo, 7:15 • Chicago Corliss at Rochelle, 7:30 • Ottawa at Chicago Leo, 7:30

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Overall Last year Oregon (6-5, 2014) at Johnsburg (9-2) Sterling (7-4) at Rock Falls (0-9) Erie-P’town (6-4) at Bureau Valley (4-5) Hall (8-3) at Fulton (6-4) Kewanee (0-9) at Morrison (1-8) Newman (11-1) at Rockridge (10-2) St. Bede (6-4) at Amboy (5-5) AFC (3-6) at Forreston (13-1) Dakota (6-5) at West Carroll (1-8) Eastland-P.C. (14-0) at Lena-Winslow (8-4) Milledgeville (3-6) at Durand (4-5) Polo (8-3) at River Ridge (1-8)

Cody Cutter – pts –

Patrick Mason – pts –

974 pts 131-38

946 pts 123-46

Ty Brian Reynolds Weidman – pts – pts – – 995 pts 132-37

1,000 pts 135-34

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Friday’s games • Genoa-Kingston at Mendota, 7 • Lutheran at Quincy Notre Dame, 7 • Marengo at Byron, 7 • Oregon at Johnsburg, 7 • Stillman Valley at Harvard, 7 • Sterling at Rock Falls, 7:15 Saturday’s game • Dixon 1, Clemente 0, forfeit • Winnebago at St. JosephOgden, 3

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Class 5A School W-L Pts Prv 1. Nazareth (10) 0-0 109 — 2. Joliet Catholic (1) 0-0 105 — 3. St. Francis (1) 0-0 60 — 4. Normal University 0-0 57 — 5. Metamora (1) 0-0 53 — 6. Belvidere 0-0 43 — 7. Peoria Central 0-0 42 — 8. Sycamore 0-0 33 — 9. Sterling 0-0 25 — T9. Peoria Notre Dame 0-0 25 — Others receiving votes: Washington 24, Mahomet-Seymour 19, Woodstock Marian 19, Highland 19, Richwoods 11, Lincoln Way West 8, Glenbard South 7, Kaneland 5, Decatur MacArthur 4, Jacksonville 1, Champaign Central 1.

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Friday’s games • Erie-Prophetstown at Bureau Valley, 7:30 • Hall at Fulton, 7:30 • Kewanee at Morrison, 7:30 • Newman at Rockridge, 7:30 • Princeton at Riverdale, 7:30 • Sherrard at Orion, 7:30 • St. Bede at Amboy, 7:30

Dakota East Dubuque Eastland-P.C. Forreston Galena Lena-Winslow South Beloit West Carroll

Class 6A School W-L Pts Prv 1. Sacred Heart-Griffin (8) 0-0 85 — 2. Providence 0-0 77 — 3. Montini 0-0 74 — 4. East St. Louis (1) 0-0 67 — 5. Hinsdale South 0-0 45 — 6. Cary-Grove 0-0 37 — 7. Lemont 0-0 25 — 8. Normal West 0-0 24 — 9. Oak Lawn Richards 0-0 18 — 10. Prairie Ridge 0-0 9 — Others receiving votes: Lake Forest 7, Lincoln-Way West 6, Quincy 5, Champaign Centennial 5, Rock Island 4, Chatham Glenwood 3, Belvidere North 2, Oak Forest 1, Danville 1.

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School W-L Pts Prv 1. Rochester (12) 0-0 136 — 2. Phillips (1) 0-0 109 — 3. Rockford Lutheran 0-0 91 — 4. Althoff Catholic (1) 0-0 76 — 5. Geneseo 0-0 67 — 6. Herrin 0-0 62 — 7. Quincy Notre Dame 0-0 38 — 8. Murphysboro 0-0 29 — 9. Columbia 0-0 27 — 10. Coal City 0-0 21 — Others receiving votes: Alleman 15, St. Viator 13, Morris 12, Herscher 10, Freeburg 10, Manteno 9, Breese Mater Dei 8, Plano 8, Richmond-Burton 8, St. Edward 6, Stillman Valley 6, Canton 4, Waterloo 3, Mt. Zion 1, Evergreen Park 1.

Friday’s games • Erie-Prophetstown at Bureau Valley, 7:30 • Hall at Fulton, 7:30 • Kewanee at Morrison, 7:30 • Newman at Rockridge, 7:30 • Princeton at Riverdale, 7:30 • Sherrard at Orion, 7:30 • St. Bede at Amboy, 7:30

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School W-L Pts Prv 1. Home-Flossmoor (8) 0-0 80 — 2. Stevenson 0-0 64 — 3. Loyola 0-0 56 — 4. Naperville Central 0-0 54 — 5. Maine South 0-0 53 — 6. Bolingbrook 0-0 36 — 7. Edwardsville 0-0 27 — 8. Barrington 0-0 23 — 9. Oswego 0-0 13 — T9.Hinsdale Central 0-0 13 — Others receiving votes: Naperville Neuqua Valley 10, O’Fallon 6, New Trier 2, Lyons 2, Huntley 1.

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Newman linemen push the sled during practice Wednesday. The last time the Comets lost a regular season game was Week 1 of the 2013 season against Rockridge. Newman will play at Rockridge on Friday in a clash of state-ranked teams.

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Each program is used to winning, upping the stakes even more in this marquee Three Rivers crossover.

“It’s one of those half full or half empty situations,” Newman coach Mike Papoccia said. “It’s bad to play somebody that good, because maybe you’d like to have somebody not as good to get a little better jump on

things. On the other hand, they’re going to be one of the better teams we play, and we’ll see where we’re at at the beginning of the year.”

Each team will feature go-to running backs.

For Newman, it will be senior Brady Rude to carry the load. He rushed for 1,548 yards and 24 touchdowns in 2014, on just 138 attempts.

Rude, who is fully recovered from a torn pectoral muscle suffered

while lifting weights this past January, is one of five returning starters for the Comets.

Leading the way for the Rockets is Dalton Woeber, who rushed for about 1,500 yards last season. He’ll be the focus of an offense that is breaking in a new quarterback in Carson Frakes, a 6-foot-5 junior who has a strong arm, but is not much of a running threat.

The Rockets’ previous two QBs, Darren Southwell and Luke Johnson,

were both big-time runners.

For the Comets, it’s about handling their own business, no matter who they’re lined up against, junior fullback/ linebacker Kyle Decker noted.

“We’re looking forward to see how much we’ve gained in the offseason, how much we’ve changed from last season, and how much more we have to get better in order for us to succeed this season,” Decker said.

School W-L Pts Prv 1. Wilmington (8) 0-0 114 — 2. Newman (1) 0-0 106 — 3. Williamsville (1) 0-0 98 — 4. Byron (1) 0-0 79 — 5. Bishop McNamara 0-0 52 — 6. St. Joseph-Ogden (1) 0-0 42 — 7. Bloomington C.C. (2) 0-0 41 — 8. Tolono Unity 0-0 37 — 9. Carterville 0-0 30 — 10. Erie-Prophetstown 0-0 2 9 Others receiving votes: Mt. Carmel 23, Mercer County 19, Monticello 11, St. Bede 10, Robinson 9, Aurora Christian 9, Greenville 9, Carlinville 4, Elmwood-Brimfield 3.

Class 2A School W-L Pts Prv 1. Rockridge (6) 0-0 97 — 2. Tuscola (2) 0-0 91 — 3. Auburn (2) 0-0 53 — 4. Hall 0-0 51 — 5. Athens 0-0 46 — T5. Tri-Valley 0-0 46 — 7. Maroa-Forsyth 0-0 43 — 8. Fieldcrest 0-0 34 — 9. Nashville 0-0 28 — T9.Eastland-P.C. (1) 0-0 28 — Others receiving votes: Chester 22, Clifton Central 19, Bismarck-Henning 14, Momence 9, Sangamon Valley 6, Fulton 5, Orion 4, GeorgetownRidge Farm 3, Rushville-Industry 2, Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley 2, AmboyLaMoille 2.

Class 1A School W-L Pts Prv 1. Galena (7) 0-0 100 — 2. Lena-Winslow (2) 0-0 79 — 3. St. Teresa 0-0 75 — 4. Carrollton 0-0 66 — 5. Arcola 0-0 49 — 6. Dakota 0-0 40 — 7. Wethersfield 0-0 32 — 8. Stark County 0-0 31 — 9. Forreston (2) 0-0 30 — 10. Casey-Westfield 0-0 27 — Others receiving votes: Pawnee 23, Camp Point Central 20, Polo 18, Abingdon 7,Brown County 5, Lewistown 2, Chicago Hope 1.

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working on defensive stuff like what keys to read, where they run the ball and who they run behind,” senior running back and linebacker Maverik Good said. “We’ve spent a lot of time working on defending the pass as well.”

The Skyhawks won the Big Northern East in their first year in the conference after leaving the Fox Valley Conference. Last season served as Johnsburg’s breakout year after going 1-26 from 2011 to 2014.

Quarterback Nick

Brengman graduated after throwing for more than 1,100 yards and 11 touchdowns, but running back Alex Peete returns after rushing for 1,488 yards and 16 touchdowns as a sophomore.

Oregon believes its rushing attack can hang with anyone, and wants to shut down the passing game early to force Johnsburg to beat them on the ground. The Hawks like their talent on the line with seniors Matthew Stevens, Anthony Marchetti and Matt Crandall anchoring the units.

The Hawks have a strong group of linebackers that they feel are up to the challenge. The Big Northern generally features tough running teams, but Johnsburg brings both elements to the table, and Oregon spent this week preparing for both scenarios.

“We aren’t bad at defending the pass,” Good said. “We shift pretty well and our linebackers get to their drops. It sounds like they’re pretty good at both, so this game is a big deal for us. We’re

going to expect another close game.”

Oregon will counter with its ground attack, a style of play that helped it reach the the second round of the 3A playoffs last season. With returning starters in the backfield like Brayton Finch and John Ghibellini, controlling the clock will be as important as ever.

“Going off our scrimmage last Friday,” Good said, “I thought everything looked good and quick. Everybody seems to know what they’re doing, and we’re excited about our speed.”

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LOCAL ROUNDUP

Sterling swims to win

Warren Gridley General Manager

Diaz keys SHS’s soccer win vs. Pretzels Mike Freeman

By SVM Sports Staff

The Sterling girls swimming and diving team picked up four wins, and it was all it needed in a 91-85 road win over Ottawa.

Golden Warriors sprinter Kerry Mullen won the 50-yard freestyle in 26.30, before winning the 100 free (59.37) by more than 8 seconds. Mullen also swam the opening leg on the winning 400 free relay, as well as the second-place 200 free relay.

Kallie Zuidema won the diving with a score of 211.05, while Sterling teammate Zaina Rumbolz (140.40) placed second.

Boys soccer Sterling 4, Freeport 1:

The Golden Warriors opened the season with a win at the Barb Cup in DeKalb.

Tony Diaz scored twice and assisted on another, while Miguel Gallardo and Zach Kirchoff added one goal apiece. Jose Castro, Jesus Velazquez and Patrick Nelson each had assists in the win.

Sterling will face Yorkville in the second match of the tournament at 4:45 today.

Boys golf

Fulton 161, Rock Falls 1 7 6 : Jason Sikkema

earned medalist honors with a 1-over-par 35 to lead the Steamers past the Rockets at Rock River Golf and Pool.

Wednesday’s stars Sera Bebon, Madison Newton, Erie golf, 44 Kerry Mullen, Sterling swimming, 3 wins Tony Diaz, Sterling soccer, 2 goals, 1 assist Also for Fulton, Brett Terrock had 39, Jake Outzen had 43, and Ryan Dail had 44.

Bronson Mintun led Rock Falls with a 42, and Cooper Kilberg and Nolan Moeller had 43s.

Mustangs take second:

Noah Hogue and Ben Tegeler each had 41s as Morrison (171) placed second in a triangular with Ridgewood (165) and Wethersfield (244) at Valley View in Cambridge.

Also for Morrison, Jaeden Workman had 43, and Bryce Smith added 46.

The medalist was Ridgewood’s Jake Bumann with a 2-under-par 34.

Prophetstown 170, Galva 205: Jackson West-

en and Jaden Taylor each had 4-over-par 40s to lead the Prophets past the Wildcats at Oak Run in Dahinda.

Also for Prophetstown, Jackson Ames had 42, and Aaron Hanrahan had 48.

Girls golf Erie wins triangular: The Cardinals carded a 197,

beating Princeton (204) and Rock Falls (214) in a meet at Chapel Hill Golf Course in Princeton.

Sera Bebon and Madison Newton each shot a 44 to lead Erie and earn medalist honors. Riley Redell (52) and Sharon Kuhlmeier (57) rounded out the scoring for the Cardinals.

The Rockets were led

by Liz Lego’s 51, with Tess Schaefer’s 52, Payton Law’s 55 and Adison Wolf’s 56 figuring into the scoring.

Mariah Hicks led Princeton with a 45.

Sterling third at triangular: The Golden Warriors

dropped a road meet at Highland Springs in Rock Island.

Rockridge won with 178, Alleman (227) was second and Sterling (254) was third. Rachel Spencer’s 56 led Sterling, while Emma Boze (62), Abby Sheets (63) and Jessica Rahn (73) rounded out the scoring.

Rockridge’s Jillian Stone was the medalist with a 38.

Volleyball Darcy Kepner had nine digs and two kills for the Storm in a seasonopening road loss to the Braves.

Savannah Dean had three ace serves for BV, along with five assists and four digs.

Wednesday’s results at Ottawa

STERLING 91, OTTAWA 85 200 medley relay – 1. Ottawa 2:01.64; 200 freestyle – 1. Natalie Rodegheir (O) 2:14.34; 200 IM – 1. Mallory Pitstick (O) 2:23.73; 50 freestyle – 1. Kerry Mullen (S) 26.30; 100 butterfly – 1. Ellie Goetz (O) 1:11.78; 100 freestyle – 1. Kerry Mullen (S) 59.37; 500 freestyle – 1.

Mary Marshall (O) 5:53.84; 200 freestyle relay – 1. Ottawa 1:47.46; 100 backstroke – 1. Natalie Rodegheir (O) 1:08.65; 100 breaststroke – 1. Mackenzie Olsen (O) 1:14.33; 400 freestyle relay – 1.

Sterling (Mullen, Sami Royer, Sarah Page, Katrina Sandefer) 4:20.87; Diving – 1.

Kallie Zuidema (S) 211.05

Boys golf Wednesday’s results at Rock River Golf and Pool Par 34 (front)

FULTON 161, ROCK FALLS 176 Medalist: Jason Sikkema (F) 35 Fulton scores: Brett Terrock 39, Jake Outzen 43, Ryan Dail 44, Dustin Rowland 52, Mackenna Munson 57 Rock Falls scores: Bronson Mintun 42, Cooper Kilberg 43, Nolan Moeller 43, Zach Wildman 48, Andrew Ashely 50, Drew Gray 60 at Valley View, Cambridge Par 36

RIDGEWOOD 165, MORRISON 171, WETHERSFIELD 244 Medalist: Jack Bumann (R) 34 Morrison scores: Noah Hogue 41, Ben Tegeler 41, Jaeden Workman 43, Bryce Smith 46, Mason Muur 50, Joey Brackemyer 61 at Oak Run, Dahinda Par 36

PROPHETSTOWN 170, GALVA 205 Medalists: Jackson Westen, Jaden Taylor (P) 40 Prophetstown scores: Jackson Ames 42, Aaron Hanrahan 48, Kyle Sigel 55, Harrison Ames 61

Girls golf Wednesday’s results at Chapel Hill, Princeton Par 36

ERIE 197, PRINCETON 204, ROCK FALLS 214 Medalist: Sera Bebon, Madison Newton (Erie) 44 Erie scores: Bebon 44, Newton 44, Riley Redell 52, Sharon Kuhlmeier 57, Heather Coers 68, Lexus Georgean 70 Rock Falls scores: Liz Lego 51, Tess Schaefer 52, Payton Law 55, Adison Wolf 56, Nikki Arduini 63, Mahala Larson 76 Princeton scores: Mariah Hicks 45, Audra Ridener 47, Rachel Jensen 54, Brooke Hieronymus 58, Jamie Ciesielski 60, Jade Loftus 61

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ROCKRIDGE 178, ALLEMAN 227, STERLING 254 Medalist: Jillian Stone (Rockridge) Sterling scores: Rachel Spencer 56, Emma Boze 62, Abby Sheets 63, Jessica Rahn 73 Rockridge scores: Stone 38, Lucie Dierikx 44, Ashley Mindock 44, Doria Porchert 52, Courtney Stice 62, Madison Hoffditz 62 Alleman scores: Amber Bausch 43, Mackenzie Larsen 58, Alyssa Carpita 59, Morgan Cunningham 67, Jessica Trout 77

MLB American League GB — 2 8 9 13½ GB — 12 17 17 17½ GB — 5½ 6 11½ 16

Wednesday’s results Houston 6, N.Y. Yankees 2 Seattle 8, Oakland 2 Detroit 5, L.A. Angels 0 Cleveland 6, Milwaukee 2 Minnesota 5, Tampa Bay 3 Toronto 12, Texas 4 Baltimore 8, Kansas City 5 Boston 3, Chicago White Sox 0 Today’s games L.A. Angels (Shoemaker 5-9) at Detroit (Wolf 0-1), 12:08 p.m.

Toronto (Estrada 11-7) at Texas (Gallardo 10-9), 1:05 p.m.

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Minnesota (Milone 6-3) at Tampa Bay (Smyly 1-2), 6:10 p.m.

Seattle (Elias 4-6) at Chicago White Sox (Rodon 5-5), 7:10 p.m.

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Hall at Fulton

Kewanee at Morrison

Newman at Rockridge

When: 7 Friday Where: Hinders Field, 500 15th Ave., Rock Falls Radio: 94.3 FM, 1240 AM AP rank: Sterling No. 9 5A 2014 record: Sterling 7-4, Rock Falls 0-9 Last meeting: 1994, Sterling 53-0 Series streak: Sterling 2 Fast facts: Sterling owns 46-20-3 all-time series lead. … Rockets on 16 game losing streak. ...

Warriors undefeated at home last year in regular season.

SVM pick: Sterling 6-0

When: 7 Friday Where: 2002 W. Ringwood Rd., Johnsburg Radio: 95.7 FM AP rank: None 2014 record: Oregon 6-5, Johnsburg 9-2 Last meeting: 2014, Oregon 13-7 Series streak: Oregon 1 Fast facts: Johnsburg running back Alex Peete rushed for 1,488 yards and 16 TDs as a sophomore last season. …

Skyhawks have new coach in 27-year-old Dan DeBoeuf.

SVM pick: Split 3-3

When: 7:30 Friday Where: 9154 County Rd., Manlius Radio: 98.1 FM AP rank: E-P No. 10 3A 2014 record: Erie-Prophetstown 6-4; Bureau Valley 4-5 Last meeting: 2014, Erie-Prophetstown 3625 Series streak: E-P 2 Fast facts: Bureau Valley was knocked out of playoffs in 2014 with Week 9 loss to Fulton. … Storm beat E-P 12 straight times between 2001-2012.

SVM pick: E-P 6-0

When: 7:30 Friday Where: 1207 12th St., Fulton Radio: 1390 AM AP rank: Hall No. 4 2A 2014 record: Hall 8-3, Fulton 6-4 Last meeting: 2012, Fulton 28-0 Series streak: Fulton 1 Fast facts: Hall’s Chris Hammonds rushed for 660 yards and six TDs in 2014, while QB Drew Pullam threw for 1,601 yards and 18 TDs. ... Fulton QB Tyler Sweenie rushed for 686 yards in 2014.

SVM pick: Fulton 5-1

When: 7:30 Friday Where: Bud Cole Field, 643 Genesee Ave., Morrison Radio: None AP rank: None 2014 record: Kewanee 0-9, Morrison 1-8 Last meeting: 2012, Morrison 14-0 Series streak: Morrison 3 Fast facts: Morrison has 17 kids on varsity roster. … Andy Bird led the Mustangs in rushing yards in 2014 with 448. … Kewanee is on 13-game losing streak.

SVM pick: Split 3-3

When: 7:30 Friday Where: 14110 134th Ave. W., Edgington Radio: 102.7 FM AP rank: Newman No. 2 3A, Rockridge No. 1 2A 2014 record: Newman 11-1, Rockridge 10-2 Last meeting: 2014, Newman 20-14 Series streak: Newman 1 Fast facts: Newman’s last regular season defeat came to Rockridge in Week 1 of the 2013 season. … Coach Sam Graves is 20-3 in two seasons at Rockridge.

SVM pick: Newman 6-0

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AFC at Forreston

Dakota at West Carroll

Eastland-P.C. at Lena-Wiinslow

Milledgeville at Durand

Polo at River Ridge

When: 7:30 Friday Where: The Harbor, 11 E. Hawley St. Radio: 101.7 FM AP rank: St. Bede rec. votes 3A, Amboy rec. votes 2A 2014 record: St. Bede 6-4, Amboy 5-5 Last meeting: 2014, Amboy 15-14 Series streak: Amboy 1 Fast facts: Jim Eustice takes over as coach for John Bellino, who guided the Bruins from 1980 to 2014. … Bruins defense led by 6-5, 285-pound senior tackle John Barnes.

SVM pick: St. Bede 5-1

When: 7:30 Friday Where: 600 E. Main St., Forreston Radio: None AP rank: Forreston No. 9 1A 2014 record: AFC 3-6, Forreston 13-1 Last meeting: 2008, Forreston 35-6 Series streak: Forreston 3 Fast facts: Cardinals won the 1A state title in 2014, it was Forreston’s first state title. … AFC has not won a Week 1 game since beating South Beloit 28-0 to start the 2006 season.

SVM pick: Forreston 6-0

When: 7 Friday Where: 500 Cragmoor, Savanna Radio: 100.3 FM AP rank: Dakota No. 6 1A 2014 record: Dakota 6-5, West Carroll 1-8 Last meeting: 2014, Dakota 60-14 Series streak: Dakota 12 Fast facts: West Carroll has never beat Dakota since the school formed in early 2000s. … Dakota made playoffs for first time since 2011 a year ago. Indians won 1A state title in 2011.

SVM pick: Dakota 6-0

When: 7:30 Friday Where: 516 Fremont St., Lena Radio: None AP rank: EPC No. 9 2A; Le-Win No. 2 1A 2014 record: EPC 14-0, Le-Win 8-4 Last meeting: 2014, EPC 40-14 Series streak: EPC 3 Fast facts: EPC won the 2A state title in 2014. … EPC averaged 45.7 points per game during run to state title, while allowing only 12.5. ...

EPC returns three starters from 2014.

SVM pick: Le-Win 5-1

When: 7:30 Friday Where: 200 W. South St., Durand Radio: None AP rank: None 2014 record: Milledgeville 3-6, Durand 4-5 Last meeting: 2012, Milledgeville 39-20 Series streak: Milledgeville 1 Fast facts: Durand moves over to Upstate after spending last season in NUIC Northwest. … Milledgeville has not made playoffs since 2009 semifinal appearance.

SVM pick: Durand 4-2

When: 7:30 Friday Where: 414 IL Route 84 South, Hanover Radio: None AP rank: Polo rec. votes 1A 2014 record: Polo 8-3, River Ridge 1-8 Last meeting: 2014, Polo 53-0 Series streak: Polo 2 Fast facts: Marcos have outscored River Ridge 83-3 over last two meetings. … Polo returns 11 players that started last season. ... Polo advanced to second round of 1A field in 2014.

SVM pick: Polo 6-0

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sion of the season before being suspended for the final half of the year.

In steps Rich Montgomery, the school’s “I love that it’s the first athletic director who game,” Rock Falls assistant coach and 1967 grad coached the team from 1992-1996, and he has Ken Scott said. “It’s the brought with him a phiperfect time for a game losophy change along like this. The kids are with a cast of veteran already excited, and the coaches like Scott. community is excited.

“We’re trying to do This is what high school something here,” Scott sports is about.” said.

“I don’t know if it Scott played in the midis something that can be to-late 1960s when Rock done in a year, but it’s Falls won five consecutive something that can be games against the Warturned around. riors.

“These kids are not any That run ended in 1968, different than the ones and Sterling won 23 of the across the river or anynext 26 meetings before where else. They are good the series was discontinkids, who work hard, ued following the 1994 want to be coached and season. want to win. Sure, we In the 21 years since, wish we had a few more the Rockets have had of them, but we can do one winning season (5-4, good things with kids like 2009), and no playoff these.” appearances.

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The shift should lead to fewer mistakes, and might allow them to utilize the talents of players like running back Braeden Wesffall, who showed flashes of being a workhorse in the backfield last season. It’s also a style that should jibe with the physical nature of the Big Northern West.

The reality is that no one but the Rockets are sure what they will look like on either side of ball come Friday night at Hinders Field.

“We know that they can scout us and watch tape,” Sterling’s Tyler Willman said. “But we are preparing ourselves, and focusing on improving and getting better, and less worried about what they are going to do.”

•••• It’s no secret the Warriors have had success no matter what their system looks like.

Since 1994, Sterling has had three coaches, each with different approaches

and styles.

Max Gaumer coached the team through the 2001 season, and took the team to the quarterfinals four times between 1990 and 1999.

Greg King took over, switching the Warriors from a pro-set, passing offense to a Wing-T. All they did was reel off a decade’s-long run of playoff appearances and, for a time, unseated Geneseo from the top of the division.

Now, Schlemmer is running the show, and he has added his own wrinkles to the offense.

He has a great building block in returning quarterback Sterling Thornton, who rushed for 1,255 yards and 22 TDs, and passed for 989 more yards in 2014.

Early reports indicate that Sterling wants to pass more this season, but the Warriors will never veer from the fundamentals that have made them a consistent contender.

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to be yet?” Schlemmer asked aloud after Monday’s practice. “No, but we will be there by Friday.”

“You can’t have anything but respect for what they’ve done,” Scott said. “There’s a difference in the size of our schools, but football is football no matter the class. It takes the same things to win in 1A as it does in 5A. The game might be faster as you go up, but you have to block, tackle and avoid mistakes at all levels.”

•••• It’s hard to gauge at this point if the matchup means more to the players than any other opponent, especially Week 1 when emotions are highest anyway.

The fact is that each side of the river gets nine guaranteed chances to play, and each is valuable in terms of playing chances and, playoff and conference goals.

“I don’t know if playing Rock Falls means the same to these kids as it

did when we were playing,” said Ryan Oetting, a Sterling assistant and a 1988 SHS graduate.

“When we played, we played them in everything, and it was alway an important thing to the communities. None of these kids were alive the last time the football teams met, and so it’s not something they’ve experienced.”

With changes to the Big Northern Conference to which the Rockets’ belong, this is a one-game deal for now. Next year, the BNC will have 10 teams, and no teams will play any nonconference games.

So, it’s likely this will be the only chance that any of these kids will meet on a football field.

“You have a 1-year contract with a team right across the river, and this is the only chance you get,” Hall said. “You’re always excited for Week 1, but I think this gets us even more excited to play, and more people should be there to watch the game.”

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In “The Mysteries of Udolpho,” Ann Radcliffe, an English author who died in 1823, wrote, “A well-informed mind is the best security against the contagion of folly and of vice. The vacant mind is ever on the watch for relief, and ready to plunge into error, to escape from the languor of idleness.”

A bridge player should never have a vacant mind or think that he might plunge into error.

But sometimes one can have a false sense of security. Do not jump to conclusions; think longer to see if there is a better line available.

In this deal, how should South play in six diamonds after West leads the spade queen?

On the second round of the auction, South was a smidgen strong for three diamonds, but a tad weak to rebid three no-trump (which would have promised about another king).

South has 11 top winners: one spade, two hearts, seven diamonds and one club. He needs two club tricks. Also, given that West led dummy’s suit, not the club king, it seems unlikely that he has both club honors, and so one of the two club finesses will work.

However, a declarer who knows about elimination and endplay will see that no finesses are needed.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS

ASSUMED NAME PUBLICATION NOTICE

COMMUNITY STATE BANK OF ROCK FALLS, Plaintiff, v.

DEMI C. JONES; CAPITAL ONE BANK (USA), N.A.; UNKNOWN OWNERS; and NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants,

Public Notice is hereby given that on August 10, 2015 A.D. 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 as Maka known Blendz, located at 425 Madison Ave., Amboy, IL 61310.

No. 15 CH 79 ST 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 the following Mortgage regarding the following described premises:

Dated this 10th day of August A.D. 2015

Lots 1, 2, 11 and 12 in Block 5 in Ye oward's Subdivision located in the Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section 2, Township 20 North, Range 7 East of the 4th P.M., in Whiteside County, Illinois.

August 13, 20, 27 2015

COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 1902 English St., Rock Falls, IL 61071 which said Mortgage was made by: Community State Bank of Rock Falls to Demi C. Jones, as Mortgagee, and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Whiteside County, Illinois, as Document No. 2011-02898; 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 Whiteside County Courts Facility, Eastern Division 101 E. Third St. Sterling, IL 61081 on or before August 28, 2015, A DEFAULT MAY BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU AT ANY TIME AFTER THAT DAY AND A JUDGMENT MAY BE ENTERED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRAYER OF SAID COMPLAINT. Dated: July 28, 2015.

Susan E. Ottens Clerk of the Circuit Court Whiteside 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

Cathy Myers County Clerk

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STATE OF ILLINOIS CIRCUIT COURT, LEE COUNTY NOTICE OF FILING A REQUEST FOR NAME CHANGE (ADULT) NO. 15MR86 Request of: Lawrence David Coble There will be a court hearing on my request to change my name from: Lawrence David Coble to the new name of: David Lawrence Ackerson.

The court hearing will be held on Nov. 6 at 9:00 am at 309 S. Galena, Dixon, Lee County.

Lawrence David Ackerson.

Dated this 13th day of August, 2015 Denise A. McCaffrey Clerk of the Circuit Court, Lee County, Illinois Aug. 20, 27, Sept. 3, 2015

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Bid Specifications For Snow Removal Services for Medical Center Properties Parking Lots CGH Medical Center wishes to secure bids for Snow Removal Services for the parking lots located in the Sterling locations. The hospital will accept sealed bids at the office of the Facility Manager; 100 East LeFevre Road, Sterling, Illinois, 61081 until 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday September 22, 2015 at which time bids will be opened and read aloud. Specifications for this work are available from the CGH Facility Manager, 100 East LeFevre Road, Sterling, Illinois, 61081.

If you have any questions you may contact Bob Lehman/CGH Facility Manager at 815-625-0400 ext. 4461. CGH Medical Center reserves the right to reject any and all bids, to waive technicalities and to award the bid to the most responsible contractor in the best interest of the hospital.

Aug. 25, 26, 27, 2015 STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 15th JUDICIAL CIRCUIT LEE COUNTY IN RE THE MATTER OF: Christy Joy Settles on behalf of Alyscia Nykol Lottman OF CHANGE NAME TO: Alyscia Settles ORDER FOR CHANGE OF NAME The court, having considered the Petition for change of Name filed herein

by Plaintiff, heard the evidence, and being otherwise fully advised in the premises, finds that it should be granted.

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the plaintiff's name of Alyscia Nykol Lottman, is hereby changed to Alyscia Nykol Settles, by which he/she shall be hereafter known and called.

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CNAs $1500 Sign-on Bonus We are looking for dedicated professionals to assume key full and part time positions on our nursing team! If you are committed to team-oriented outcomes and quality care, we offer: excellent starting wage, PTO, vacation and holiday pay; medical, dental, and vision; 401(k); and much more!

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Truck Drivers needed for fall harvest $20.00 per hour & overtime.

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Send Resume to: Brechon Farm Sevices, Inc., 1270 IL Rte. 26 South, Dixon, Il 61021 or email jerry@brechonfs.com No calls please.

18 to 24 people needed to start immediately, full time positions. No exp. nec. Oppt'y for advancement.

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Agricultural Construction Company seeking Bin Crew Laborers, Service Techs, and Millwright Crew Members positions will be seasonal with the potential for full time employment.

Must be able to lift 80 lbs, use hand tools, and work Saturdays. Welding experience is a plus but not a requirement. All applicants are subject to background check.

Please email resumes to: Mbrady@apgrain systems.com Or apply within at 100 Roosevelt St., Hooppole, IL 61258, 815-9482591

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Local Farm looking for CDL driver for the 2015 harvest season.

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Markman Peat Corporation is taking applications for Pallet Repairers. Benefits offered, incentive bonuses also offered.

Please apply in person at 13161 Fenton Rd. Morrison IL 61270

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JOB OPPORTUNITY Local Business seeking Part-time, Full-time Bookkeeper, experience preferred Responsibilities would include; • Accounts payable • Accounts receivable • Cash receipts • Processing payroll and payroll taxes, • Direct deposit • Bank reconciliation • Data entry • Accruals and prepaid • Special projects as needed The ideal candidate must be; Professional,organized,detail-oriented, dependable, motivated, self-starter, proficient in Quick books,Excel and other financial programs. Have excellent communication skills both verbal and writttten.

Please send resume and cover letter to P.O. Box 121 Dixon, Il. 61021

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The Business Development Liaison serves as a liaison between hospitals, assisted living communities, physicians and other healthcare providers.

The liaison is also responsible to provide in-service education to providers; and initiates the admission process by educating and informing potential referral sources regarding the services provided by Sterling Nursing Pavilion. This position is responsible for educating/recruiting physicians, healthcare professionals and other community related service areas in order to build census. This position involves one on one physician interaction, presentations, and professional education activities with applicable healthcare professionals. The liaison is responsible for generating appropriate referrals for our Skilled Nursing Facility, completing patient evaluations and coordinating the admission/approval process and is instrumental for developing and maintaining a strong working relationship with area hospitals and physicians.

Attractive Compensation & Benefits To apply, contact Lisa Darr Paula Chavez 500 N. Jackson Street 430 Martin Road Morrison, IL 61270 Rock Falls, IL 61071 (815) 772-7288 (815) 626-4575 www.PetersenHealthCare.net

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Now hiring for full time and part time positions. Food sanitation license a plus. Apply within at: Didoughs Twisted Pretzel at Northland Mall, Sterling.

REQUIREMENTS: Hiring for entry level assembly positions on 1 st, 2 nd, and 3 rd shifts.

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Full Time Mechanic Position Available, experience with AG Farm Equipment preferred.

Benefits include insurance, uniforms & 401k.

Apply in person at: Sloan Implement, 26208 US hwy 52, Lanark, IL ph 815-493-2191 (John Deere Dealer) Or apply on line at: www.sloans.com

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F u l l - Ti m e Fixed Schedule- Monday thru Friday Group Insurance Benefits Va c a t i o n B e n e f i t s Attendance Incentives Retirement Benefits

2. Minimum of two (2) years’ experience in a Marketing/Sales environment; Acute Care, Skilled Nursing Care , Hospice or Home health setting preferred.

3. Experience in public speaking with demonstrated presentation skills.

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4. Maintains a valid driver’s license and automotive insurance coverage that meets the state minimum.

Qualified individuals send current resume, cover letter and application to Human resources at 105 East 23rd St, Sterling, IL 61081, or via email to athompson@sterlingrehab.com.

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NO INDIVIDUAL, unless licensed or holding a permit as a childcare facility, may cause to be published any advertisement soliciting a child care service.* A childcare facility that is licensed or operating under a permit issued by the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services may publish advertisements of the services for which it is lispecifically censed or issued a permit. Sauk Valley Media strongly urges any parent or guardian to verify the validity of the license of any facility before placing a child in it's care. *Family homes that care for no more than three (3) children under the age of twelve or which receive only children from a single household, for less than 24 hours per day, are exempt from licensure as day care homes.

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FARM HELP WANTED 513 Farm truck and/or Drivers tractor needed for Fall harvest, PT. Exp. req. 815-499-0463.

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STATEWIDE PUBLIC ONLINE AUCTION (Aug to Dec 2015) OF IDOT ASSETS ON http://ibid.illi nois.gov Log on to above website for detailed Terms/conditions, dates and listing.

AREA GARAGE SALES 624 AMBOY GARAGE SALES 624 Fri. 8-5 & Sat. 8-1 1338 Rt. 52 On hwy. 7mi.

Outside of Dixon.

Multi Family Sale Lift chair, DVD's casets, kitchen items, furniture, scrubs, clothing all sizes, good cond., purses, pallets, mini bike, Woods tree pt. Mower, MTX speakers, Tonka toys, horse chewing stock and fore cart, tools, lots of new items from store, Christmas ornaments, bags, Tshirts etc. Too much to list.

Something for everyone.

Fri., Sat., Sun. 8am-6pm 204 N. Josiah Ave. Group Sale Clothes all name brand, stroller, air conditioner, roto tiller, furniture, antiques, beer signs, sports & non sports cards, paper back books, records, toys, tools Friday 9 - ?

1063 Franklin Rd. Country decor, horse tack, craft supplies, housewares, lots of misc.

Blue jars, Tonka dump truck, small wagons

DIXON GARAGE SALES 624 Fri & Sat 8-6pm 2010 Lowell Park Rd. 94 Bass tracker(40 HP, Merc, Minkota Trolling Motor, loaded, Very nice), Fishing Gear, 100's of mechanic's tools (Snap-on, MAC, Matco, Sk), Carpenter tools, hardware, Plumbing fitting, Cub Cadet 218s w/ snowblower, weedeater, 2 push mowers, Reddy heater, foldup picnic table, gas grill, lots of kitchen items, books, knickknacks, book shelves, misc.

Way too much to list!!

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Fri. & Sat 8-4 1128 N. Dement Boyds collection, iphone 4, Everlast punching bag, new Blackhawk tactical vest, makeup vanity, clothing & much more!

Thursday 7-5pm Friday 7-5pm 210 Sherman Ave Large rummage sale. Something for everyone. Cream & milk cans, lots of tools, lots of jewerly, paperweights, dishes, oil cans, some antiques, brass fireplace screen, towels and misc.

Fri. & Sat., 7-2 2207 11th Avenue HUGE GARAGE SALE! Lots of kids clothes and clothes for all ages. Bikes, PS2 with games, home décor, lamps, couch, exercise equip., kids slide, books, movies Lots of TOYS and lots of MISC.

NEW TODAY FRI. & SAT. 10AM-6PM 1003 EAST CHAMBERLAIN Antique Estate In-Home Tag Sale Follow signs off of Palmyra. Lots of family heirlooms, vintage/ antique smalls, antique furniture, trunks, dressers, sewing machine, lots of old glass, collections, unusual items, old kitchen stuff, some old toys like race track set, old garage & basement items like tools etc. Old lockers, paper items. The main floor of house is full including the porch and garage full!

Too much to list!

The owner had lived here for decades, and didn't get rid of much.

This sale is of mostly all vintage/ antique items. Very clean sale. All must go so the home can be sold! You can park in the church parking lot.

Please enter at back door only. No sign in sheet. We Will go in order of lineup.

Please don't block drives.

Sale assisted by Sauk Valley Estate Sales & Services 815-590-7021 For updated photos & more info. Go to estatesales.net

Fri. & Sat. 8-5 510 Deer Chase (Idle Oak Run Sub) A bit of everything!

Current books, spoon collection & racks, 71/2 shoes, LG size clothing, household items, tools & much more!

Friday only! 8 – 3 Grace UM Church 921 E. Chamberlin Lots of Christmas, clothes & misc. Inside in case of rain

Thurs 8-4pm Friday 8-4pm 2303 W. 3rd St. Antiques, sports autographs and cards, bar lights, Top flite golf clubs, tools, Nascar, too much to mention!

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

furniture, clothes, glassware, lawn & shop tools, sofa & love seat, aluminum windows, Commercial lights & more. 100's of new items.

ROCK FALLS GARAGE SALES 624 Thurs. 12-7pm Fri. 7am-4pm 10199 Hickory Hills Road 16hp lawn tractor46” deck, 2004 Harley Electra Glide Classicloaded, 2 wheel lawn carts, 2 chain saws, Skil saws, 12hp B&S gas motor, 5hp B&S motor, 2 ton floor jack, ladders, shovels, rakes, 27” 10spd. bike, carpet shampooer, humidifier, microwave. Mens clothes LG-XL: jackets, winter coats, etc. Kids electric scooter like new, lots of misc.

Full Time Mechanic Position Available, experience with lawn & garden equipment preferred.

Benefits include insurance, uniforms & 401k.

Apply in person at: Sloan Implement, 26208 US hwy 52, Lanark, IL ph 815-493-2191 (John Deere Dealer) Or apply on line at: www.sloans.com

Call Fri. 4-8 Sat. 8-3 901 E. 2nd St. Household décor, china hutch, 2 tan wing back chairs w/ footstool, king comforter sets, 3 antique cast iron porcelain sinks, baker's racks, lamps, some women's clothing. New items may be out on Saturday.

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Micron Industries is currently seeking a 1st shift Team Leader.

The successful candidate will possess the following: •Ability to plan production activities, develop schedules, adjust & balance production lines & equipment to successfully meet quality and delivery requirements •Ability to use independent judgment, solve problems and make decisions •Capable of training others through demonstration/explanation •Knowledge of ERP system •Strong written & verbal communication skills; solid computer skills We offer a competitive compensation package including a full range of benefits, and a 401K plan.

For consideration, please submit your resume and salary requirements to:

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STERLING GARAGE SALES 624 Fri. & Sat., 10-4 1206 Long Ct. Part 1 of 3 Estate Sales Riding lawn mower, push mower, snow blowers, lawn vacuum, lots and lots of kitchen wares, gardening printing items, press plates, gas and fuel heaters, of small lots propane tanks, grills and smoker, yard tools, tires, lots of storage shelves, yard tools, tires, lots of storage shelves, auto oils, tools, old bicycles, wood bench, chairs, children's gas cans, coolers, DVDs-VHS tapes, photography equip lots and lots still adding to this one.

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Busines Employment Skills Team, Inc. (BEST, Inc.) has a part-time Business Relations Representative Position in Oregon

Freelance Writers Are you looking for famee and fortune before you set out to write the Grreaat American Novel?

Bachelor’s degree in related field required, or will accept 5 years of Human Resource experience or any 4 years combination of related education, training and experience that provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the essential functions of the job.

For complete job description and application process log on to www.best-inc.org -- About Us -- Job posting. Inquiries: 815-224-7930 Application deadline is September 4, 2015 Equal Opportunity Employer/Program

Would you settle for seeingg your work published locally and a little cash in your pocket?

Saukk Valley Media is looking foor freelance writers to woork as coontracted correspondents to prroduce articles for speccial sectioons and niche publications..

Correespondents are paid an agreed-to sum for eaach publiished article. Correspondennts are not employees but are indeppendent contractors who aree required to sign a contrract spelliing out work and compensaatiion arrangements.

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Thurs. - Sun. 9-4 1509 Ave. K Clothes and lots of misc.

Larry Lough, Exeecu utive Editor Sauk Valleyy Media 3200 E. Lincolnwayy, P.O. Box 498 Sterling, IL L 61081 llough@saukvvallley.com

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•Health h care e benefits including medical, dental, vision care, and presccription n drug plan •Exce ellent benefififitts packkage incllud ding ed ducattionall assiisttance, vaca ation and holiday pay, 401(k) •C Compe etitive starting salary from $22.20 up to $25.3 31/h hr, dep pending upon qualificcations and shift assignment

Interestted candid dates may submitt a cover letter an nd resu ume’ to Human Re esources Manager, Ro ochellle Food ds, LLC, 100 01 S. Main St. Rochellle, IL 61068 8 or fa ax to (815 5) 562-713 36 or e-mail sllelliottt@ho ormell.com.. You u may y also o apply at Jo ob Service in Rockfo ord or Sterlin ng.

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JOB FAIR Friday, August 28 Noon - 4 pm

Due to increased business, Ace is looking for FT & PT Material Handlers and CDL Drivers to work at the Princeton Retail Support Center Good pay plus incentive pay & full benefits package!

PT workers can earn up to $14.20/hr. to start on 3rd shift working 19/hrs. or less a week.

You can stop in before the job fair on the 28th, pick up an application and bring the completed application to the job fair.

2123 N. Euclid, Princeton, IL. EOE Ace Hardware

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FULL TIME JOB OPPORTUNITIES

NIPPON SHARYO MANUFACTURING,

WELDERS WANTED Setup Welder & Fabrication Welder

If you have any experience with mig, tig, stick or spot welding; we have an opportunity for you.

$19.00 / hour

Starting Wage: World Class Benefit Package:

•100% co-insurance coverage for major medical and prescription drug •Dental •Vision •All Company Provided Equipment •401K with Company Match For more information about our open positions please visit our opportunities page at www.nipponsharyousa.com, or search us on monster.com To apply for one of these specific positions please email your resume to careers@nipponsharyo.com or fax it to (815) 561-3603 with the specific job title included.

Nippon Sharyo Manufacturing, LLC is an equal opportunity employer.

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SHIFT PREMIUM-$-BONUS-$-BENEFITS ORDER FILLERS-MATERIAL HANDLERS-PACKAGING 2ND SHIFT DISTRIBUTION ASSOCIATES/ORDER FILLERS PAY RANGE PER HOUR W/ 2ND SHIFT PREMIUM BETWEEN $12.10 & $13.85 1ST & 2ND SHIFT RECEIVING ASSOCIATES/MATERIAL HANDLERS PAY RANGE PER HOUR W/ 2ND SHIFT PREMIUM BETWEEN $12.10 & $13.85 1ST & 2ND SHIFT PACKAGING ASSOCIATES PAY RANGE PER HOUR W/ 2ND SHIFT PREMIUM BETWEEN $11.85 & $13.95

MAINTENANCE & ELECTRONICS TECHNICIAN 1ST SHIFT MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN STARTING RATE OF $18.00 PER HOUR 2ND SHIFT ELECTRONICS TECHNICIAN PAY IS COMMENSURATE WITH EXPERIENCE ALL POSITIONS ABOVE ELIGIBLE FOR BONUS UP TO 10% PAY OUT POTENTIAL PER QUARTER. See full job description with requirements and apply online at www.spectrumbrands.com/careers Search jobs and filter by Dixon NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE An Equal Opportunity / AA Employer Successful completion of background check and drug screen is required.

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STERLING GARAGE SALES 624

FOOD PRODUCE

750

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By Steel Worker's Credit Union bottom Ave. G Bridge.

If you need furniture & just starting out, this is the place! 3 stores to serve you!

All size beds, 4 swivel rockers, 10 sofas, 10 recliners, 5 table/ chair sets, 3 coffee end table sets, 2 washer/dryers, 3 sofa sleepers, 5 love seats, 1 twin size sofa sleeper, 2 stoves, 7 dressers, poker table, swivel office chairs & refrigerator, air conditioner, upright chest, futon bed, futon twin full bunk bed $100/ea. sm hutch, daybed & computer desk 815-718-4385 MUCH MORE!

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ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES 705

PETS & PET SUPPLIES 775

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WANT TO BUY 795

MISCELLANEOUS 796 FOR SALE

Labradoodle Puppies, curly coat, $500 each; 3 yr.

Feold tea cup male Yorkie, $400; 815-213-0239

I Pay Cash 4 Gold, Silver, Coins & Antiques 24/7 815-564-9061

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Wanted Records 33's, 45's & 78's Rock, Blues & Jazz 815-847-0382

Old Wooden Doll Crib, good cond., $8 815-535-0568

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Please screen respondents carefully when giving an animal away.

Your pet will thank you!

LAWN MOWERS

779

2003 Garden Tractor, Craftsman 50” deck w/ hydro, exc. cond., garage kept, $850/obo 815-590-1677

LAWN & GARDEN

781

Garden Groomer 3N1 Hedge Trimmer, like new, $10 815-535-0568

TICKETS / TRAVEL 787 & EVENTS 2 Bears/Broncos Tickets for 11-2215 @ noon $400 815-440-4532 No person or business, unless properly licensed by the Illinois Secretary of State, may sell ticket(s) for any sporting event or otherwise, for more than the price printed upon the face of the said ticket(s).

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

MISCELLANEOUS 796 FOR SALE 2 Red child sleeping bags; both for $20 815-973-3455 20 bundles new asphalt shingles $100 815-4562175 Brass & Stain glass floor Torchiere lamp $75 Dixon area 779-861-3120 Cement blocks. $.70 815-625-5911 Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens Dixon.

2 lots, nice location $1200. Call 815379-2434.

Ford F-150 2012 & up. Undercover SE Tonneau cover.

Black. 6 ½ ft. box. $800 815-718-3164 Free electricity!

Moving- 600 watt wind turbine, 2,000 watt inverter & 5 deep cell batteries. $1,000. Still in operation. Call 815440-0145.

NEW TODAY Free Landfill Bricks 8-9” L, 1½” W 815-284-3745 Frigidaire, like new window A/C, $60.

815-499-2130 Gas grill, $75/obo; chest Kenmore freezer, 24 cu ft $100/obo; rocker recliner $50/obo; Carhart jacket & bib overalls set, new $100/obo; 815-732-9792 New Kitchenaide slicer shredder in box $45 Dixon area 779-861-3120 •New vinyl siding for 12x12 building.

•Deep well fittings w/ pump & motor w/ sand points and fittings.

Other items too many to mention.

815-438-3721

Oreck upright vacuum, excel. cond. w\ bags $75 Dixon area 779-861-3120

FARM SERVICES

865

Farm truck and/or tractor Drivers needed for Fall harvest, PT. Exp. req. 815-499-0463.

CLASSIC CARS

904

1963 Ford Galaxy low Convertible, mileage, good cond., $13,500 815-441-8343

Qt. jars $5 Dozen 815-213-1231

AUTOMOBILES

Red Lion portable cement mixer. 115 VT. $115 Eskimo Gas Powered 8” Ice Auger like new.

815-441-0467

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HAY & STRAW

825

100% grass hay wanted. Small bales. Call 815-440-3389 Alfalfa Grass round bales for sale, $40 each 815-441-5200

FARM EQUIPMENT

855

1941 JD Mod H elec. start, lights, P.T.O., hyrd $3,500 1941 JD Mod HN elec. start, lights, P.T.O, hyrd $4,100 Both look & run good 815-9736564 Large Oil Pump w/ plastic oil container, $10 815535-0568

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1996 Toyota Camry 4CYL. 34 MPG, good cond. $1,825 779-861-0477

NEW TODAY 1999 Cadillac DeVille; black; Good condition. $3,500 obo. 815288-7910 2006 Chrysler 300C, 4 door, 39K mi., like new, $12,000 firm 858212-1952 2010 SS Camaro Transformers edition.

24K mi. $26,000. Call 815441-6483 Credit Problems?

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S.U.V.S

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2003 Trailblazer LS, 4WD, 4 door, 6 cyl., 150K mi., 815$4800/obo 626-2399 2005 Ford Escape, V6, FWD New tires.

Sun roof, Very good cond. $6500. Call 815-625-1397.

S.U.V.S

909

NEW TODAY 2007 Ford Freestyle SUV, fully loaded, new battery exc. cond.

58,686 mi. Make a offer.815-288-3956

TRUCKS

910

2003 Chevy Silverado 1500 HD 4 door, loaded, liner & tuxedo 121,840 miles $11,000 obo 815-762-1716

VANS

911

2007 Dodge Grand Caravan SXT 130,620k- Clean, well maintained, air cond., front/rear, electric side doors, lift gate, remote start, hitch, two new tires. $5,700 negotiable 815-284-7823 2011 Chrysler Town & Country, fully equip. 85K $10,900.

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515-745-0994.

4X4S

912

2003 Chevy Sil2500HD verado Crew Cab 4x4.

Runs well. GM rebuilt diesel engine, camper shell with roof rack, $10,900.

Call 815-535-3884

PARTS & ACC.

925

Bullitt Chrome Wheels 17'x9' fits Mustang & other Ford cars. Like New $500. Call 815-284-6192 Ford Rims 22”x9”, split spoke polished aluminum w/ black pearl metallic, includes sport center cap, valve stems, 5-lug bolt pattern 4.5”, great condition, 4 for $1600/obo 815-626-2549

MOTORCYCLES

935

1984 Honda GL 1200 Aspencade fully loaded. $1500 OBO 815-440-2802 2004 HD Road King, exc. cond.

Many extras. S&S cam & power commander. $11,000/ obo. 815-585-4185 2005 Kawasaki Nomad Vulcan 1600, $$$$ Thousands of high dollar add on access. prof. mainall absolute tained, exc. cond. $8,000 / obo 815-631-5810 2008 Harley 1200 Davidson Sportster Custom, low miles, $5,000 815-499-9409 2008 Harley mint Davidson, cond., special edition Screaming Eagle dyna., 7,900 mi., pd. $27,000, $12,900 / asking 815-985obo.

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AUTOS WANTED

935

★2008 Honda★ ★Goldwing★ pearl white, heated seats & grips, 28,800 mi. w/ 2009 cargo trailer & towpack wheels to make into a trike reduced $17,500 815-535-3503

BOATS/MOTORS

940

16 ft. 1984 Champion Bass Boat, 150hp, runs good, red metallic,$3,500 /obo 815-716-6347 16 ft. V bottom fishing boat; 2013 25hp Mercury outboard; 2013 Yacht Club trailer includes 55lb. trolling motor & Eagle 320 fish finder $4,800 obo 815-440-1296

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PETS & PET SUPPLIES 775

16' Conroy ski boat, 80HP Merc, tilt, trim, walk thru windshield. Will sell for $1500 or trade for ATV. Call 815441-7636.

TRAILERS/RVS

945

2002 Carriage Cameo travel trailer, $15,000/obo.

815-438-2625 or 815-213-1001.

2003 Montana 5th wheel with 3 glide outs. Nice & clean. $19,000. Pull vehicle available. Call 815-590-0231.

2004 30' Majestic

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Great condition, new tires, Onan generator, sleeps eight, 96,646 miles. $17,500 obo Amboy 815-631-3977

2007 Coachman 38' camper, elect.

2010 Ingersol Rand Golf cart 48 volt. New batteries, charger & tires.

On seasonal lot 203 Timberlake Resort. Enjoy rest of the year on us! $14,000. Call 815499-1606 2007 Sprinter Pull Camper, 12' slide, sleeps 6, very nice cond., 25' long. $7500 815-4413138

2013 Starcraft Travel Star, 24 ft., u-shaped dinette slide, mini refrigerator outside. Like new. $16,000 815590-2940 5x8 H & H Trailer, loading ramp, good cond. $600 815499-7333

Fleetwood 1995 Southwind Storm 30ft Class A Motor home ChevyChassis 454 cu. in. 6 New Tires New Starter New H.W. Tank New T.V. Computer station New Auto Tow Dolly.

Very Good Cond.

Mileage 68,000 $10,500 815-973-4590

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Utility Tilt Trailer, 4x8, ball hitch, have title, $500 815-625-3963

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