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AMBOY | DEPOT DAYS 50/50 RAFFLE

Unlicensed practice?

One is needed when money raised exceeds $100K Which means organizers should have bought a raffle license.

Who knew?

Apparently nobody.

The city of Amboy doesn’t even have a raffle ordinance on the books, so it can’t issue a license.

According to the state’s Raffles and Poker Runs Act, if a local municipality doesn’t have a raffle ordinance and can’t issue a license, event organizers can get one from the county.

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

AMBOY – Last year, the Depot Days 50/50 raffle paid $74,503 to one lucky winner. This year’s even luckier winner pocketed $107,575.

Those raffles were the first two in the event’s 24-year history in which the total money raised – the winner’s 50 percent and the organizers’ share – totaled more than $100,000.

Lee County has such an ordinance, but never has issued a raffle license, Clerk Cathy Myers said.

The county ordinance requires a license for raffles if the “aggregate value” exceeds $100,000. No license is needed if it’s less than that.

Hank Gerdes, one of the organizers of Depot Days, said the group wasn’t aware that it needed a license.

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Miss Amboy, Tierny Hiatt, 17, of Amboy grabs the winning ticket from the 50/50 tumbler Aug. 24 at Amboy Depot Days.

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LAST STEPS BEFORE FIESTA DAYS PERFORMANCE IN STERLING

Resident discovers odd sewer problem After paying for city water for decade, he learns he has septic

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

ROCK FALLS – Clinton Frymire started having sewer problems at his Avenue C home earlier this summer. When someone came to look at it, Frymire’s situation became much more complicated.

Frymire conveyed the unusual findings to the Public Works/ Public Property Committee Thursday.

“In December 2003, we bought this house and moved in,” he said. “When we had the problem looked at, we found we were hooked up to septic, and we’ve been paying for city sewer ever since.”

Frymire, who had his family with him, said he has been hooked up to city water but not sewer service.

“I feel like we’ve been paying twice for 10 years,” he said.

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Grupo Alegria, a traditional folkloric Mexican dance troupe, warms up Wednesday evening before rehearsal at the Grandon Civic Center in Sterling. Fiesta Days kicks off with today with a showing of the movie “Selena!” at 7 p.m. at Grandon. The group will perform Saturday afternoon at Grandon, part of Taste of Fiesta.

ALL DRESSED UP, SOMEPLACE TO GO See many more pictures from the groups’ rehearsal for their performances at Taste of Fiesta in the SV Weekend edition.

And check out new photos every day at saukvalley.com

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TOP5 Your Weekend

1 Goods, goodies today at CGH STERLING – The CGH Health Foundation’s vendor and craft show will run from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. today at CGH Medical Center, 100 E. LeFevre Road.

It will include a basket raffle and a bake sale.

Contact Joan Hermes, foundation executive director, at joan.hermes@cghmc.com or 815-625-0400, ext. 5672, for more information.

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Arts, eats on the Square

PROPHETSTOWN – Local artists and crafters will ply their wares from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at Eclipse Square, in the annual Arts on the Square event.

Food will be available from Niccoli’s Restaurant and Erica’s Designer Cupcakes.

Musician Steve Morris will perform, and you can see a blacksmith demonstration by Daryl and Michael Drennen, both of Prophetstown, and Rob Isaacson of Morrison.

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Car show in Sublette

SUBLETTE – The annual Sublette Car Show will begin at 10 a.m. Saturday on U.S. Route 52, across from Vaessen Bros. Chevrolet.

Owners of antique, unique and collectible cars, trucks, tractors and motorcycles interested in displaying their rides should call 815-7135675. Registration costs $5 per car. There will be door prizes, a 50/50 raffle and music, and food will be sold.

An extensive KaiserFrazer collection will be showcased, as well as Willys-Overland, Hudson, and Nash vehicles.

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Bands begin 5 season at Rosbrook

DIXON – Internationally known harmonica master Corky Siegel and The Chamber Blues Group will perform at 7 p.m. performance Saturday at The Next Picture Show, 113 W. First St. Tickets costs $25 at the gallery or by calling 815-2854924.

DIXON – Brand new sound equipment will be broken in when local bands Love Party, The Defeated Royals, and Detroit-based The Kickstand Band perform at 6 p.m. Sunday at Rosbrook Studio, 107 S. Peoria Ave. Doors will open at 5:30 p.m. A $3 donation would be appreciated.

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The district’s superintendent, Kate Sievers, says Smith was fired by the school board in May. Online court records show Smith was charged with two misdemeanor counts of telephone harassment in 2008 in Jersey County, but prosecutors later dropped those charges.

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Justice Dept. announces Ferguson police probe Agency also will work with St. Louis County, which trains officers in region WASHINGTON (AP) – The Justice Department launched a broad investigation Thursday into the police department in Ferguson, Missouri, following the shooting last month of an unarmed black 18-year-old by a white police officer.

The investigation, which goes beyond an existing federal probe into the Aug. 9 shooting, will look for patterns of discrimination within the predominantly white department and focus on how officers use force, search and arrest suspects, and treat inmates

at the city jail. The police department said it welcomed the investigation.

In announcing the action, Attorney General Eric Holder, who visited the St. Louis suburb two weeks ago, said he heard repeated and consistent concerns from community members about general police practices and a lack of diversity on the police force. That experience influenced the decision to seek a wide-ranging probe into the department. “I heard from them directly about the deep mistrust that has taken

hold between law enforcement officials and members of the community,� Holder said.

The inquiry is part of a broader Justice Department effort to investigate troubled police departments and, when pervasive problems are found, direct changes to be made. The department says it has investigated 20 police departments for a variety of systemic misconduct in the past 5 years, more than twice the number of cases opened in the previous 5 years.

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police force, the Justice Department says it will also work with the St. Louis County police department, which trains officers from Ferguson and other local departments, to review the use of force, the handling of mass demonstrations and other aspects of policing. At the request of the county police department, federal authorities will also conduct a report on the department’s response to the 2 weeks of sometimes violent demonstrations that followed the shooting.

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Attorney General Eric Holder (center) takes questions from a member of the media during a news conference Thursday at the Justice Department in Washington. Joining Holder are Acting Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Division Molly Moran and Ronald Davis, director of the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS).

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Hospital trains Navy doctors for battle Roofing contractor Program one of loses state license two in country

CHICAGO (AP) – The patient had been shot on the streets of Chicago, but when Dr. Jared Bernard stood over his open body in the operating room, he could see that the single bullet had unleashed the same kind of massive infection inflicted by roadside bombs in Afghanistan.

Although the wounded man lay in a modern American hospital, saving his life would be no different than caring for a soldier wounded by a bomb exploding under a Humvee. That’s why the Navy is sending its doctors, nurses and medics to Stroger Hospital, a Cook County facility that, in its own way, stands in the middle of a war zone.

Because the Navy doesn’t have any trauma training facilities in the U.S., military medical teams can’t get experience dealing with penetrating wounds, inserting IVs in emergencies and other techniques common to combat areas, said Bernard, a 37-year-old lieutenant commander who has been deployed to Afghanistan. He’s a trauma surgeon at the Lovell Federal Heath Care Center in North Chicago, where the Navy teams work when they aren’t at Stroger.

Launched this past spring, the program is one of two of its kind in the country. The other is at the Los Angeles County-University of South

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Dr. Faran Bokhari (second from right), head of the trauma department at Cook County’s Stroger Hospital in Chicago, and Dr. Jared Bernard (third from left), a lieutenant commander and trauma surgeon in the Navy, work together Aug. 6 during surgery of a gunshot victim. A program launched in late spring has Navy doctors, nurses and medics training at the hospital because patients arriving there often have the same types of wounds that are common in combat.

California Medical Cen- man’s clothes, Koontz’s become rare in combat ter. chores included putting zones because of body Navy doctors, nurses little EKG discs on all armor. Learning to treat and medical corpsmen the bullet holes to help those kinds of injuries rotate through Stroger doctors quickly under- is invaluable because because its trauma unit stand what they were up bullets and shrapnel do is one of the busiest in against – an exceedingly occasionally find gaps in the United States, a result tough job given how tiny soldiers’ Kevlar vests. of the nearly constant bullet wounds can be At the same time, the gun violence in some and how much blood hospital staff gets to troubled neighborhoods can pour out of them. watch the work of milion Chicago’s South and “He had 15 holes in tary medics who have West sides. him,� Koontz said of the performed their jobs Last year, Stroger treat- man, one of dozens of under enemy fire, to see ed nearly 600 gunshot gunshot victims rushed the kind of decisiveness victims, more than 260 to Stroger during a par- required when there is people with stab wounds ticularly bloody week- no doctor around and a and almost 900 people end. “It took about 2 single corpsman is the injured in traffic col- hours for us to get him difference between life lisions – all categories stable enough to get him and death for a wounded represented over the July to surgery.� The man Marine, soldier or sailor.

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Petty Officer 2nd Class Working at Stroger Dwight Koontz helped gives medics a chance to treat a man whose body help treat patients who was riddled with bullet have been shot in the holes. chest, abdomen and pelAfter helping cut off the vis – wounds that have

BYRON – A Byron contractor has lost his state roofing contractor’s license indefinitely after installing a substandard roof on a home in 2011, the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation reports.

Rodney Scott Rogers, 36, of Stillman Valley, former owner of Rogers Remodeling Inc., 5125 E. Hamlet Circle in Byron, cannot apply to have his license restored for at least a year, according to a consent order between him and the state, signed July 31.

The business reportedly has been bought by Brett and Jim Rogers, both of Oregon, who are brothers of Rodney Scott Rogers.

At the time of the suspension, Scott no longer owned the business, and he chose not to hire an attorney, attend the suspension hearing, and fight the allegation, because he does not intend to return to the roofing business, Brett Rogers said.

He said he and Jim had bought out their brother, and they now own and operate Rogers Remodeling at 107 Daysville Road in Oregon; Scott no longer is affiliated with the company in any way, Brett said.

IN BRIEF Roadwork to start next week in area STERLING – Two local roadwork projects will start next week.

Road repairs will begin Monday to a section of state Route 2 from 19th !VENUE TO .INTH !VENUE The 0.7-mile section will be restricted to one lane.

Workers will remove the existing surface, make pavement repairs, and resurface the roadway.

Flaggers will direct traffic, and drivers should be prepared to stop for workers and construction equip-

ment. Work should be completed by the end of October.

On Tuesday, repair and resurfacing will start on an 8-mile section of state Route 40 from First Street in Chadwick to Stover !VENUE IN -ILLEDGEVILLE Flaggers will direct traffic past the project, with an expected mid-November completion date.

For more information, follow the state Department of Transportation at twitter. com/IDOTDistrict 2 or call 815-284-2271. – SVM staff report

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OBITUARIES Theodore C. ‘Teddy’ Howard DIXON – Theodore Constantine “Teddy�

Howard, 27, died Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2014, at KSB Hospital in Dixon.

Teddy was born Oct. 23, 1986, in Phoenix, the son of James Vassilopoulous and Shirley Howard. Teddy was one of a kind, and was loved dearly by his family and friends. He was passionate about sports, music, movies, and gaming. Like most of his family, he was a fan of the Kansas City Chiefs, and spent his Sundays with his family watching football, with no exceptions. Teddy would often gather with his friends in the area and spend hours playing Magic: the Gathering, and enjoying their company and laughs. Teddy loved to listen to music and was an amateur bass guitar player. As an avid video game player, he would always be first in line to buy the newest game. Teddy, despite fighting a mental illness in his later years, was a kind and compassionate person, always eager to lend an ear or a hand to a person in need. He was loved by many, but no bonds were clearer than the ones he shared with his brother, Nick, and his nephew, Josh.

Together, they would spend hours playing video games and watching WWE Wresting.

Teddy will be missed by his family and friends, but no one will mourn his passing more than

his brother, Nick, his sister, Misty, and his mother, Shirley.

Survivors include his mother and stepfather, Shirley and Robert Bender of Dixon; two sisters, Armista (Michael) Tantarelli of Sacramento, California, and Demetra Vassilopoulous of Knoxville, Tennessee; two brothers, Nickolas Howard of Dixon and George Vassilopoulous of Denver; three uncles, Scott (Cassandra) Howard, Samuel (Debbie) Howard, and Michael (Anisa) Howard, one aunt, Maxine (Gary) Geibelstein, one nephew, Josh Hanks, and 11 cousins, Shane (Stephanie) Howard, Mitchell (Jessica) Howard, Danielle Foreman, Matthew Lazaro, Billy Foreman, Raymond Howard, Michael Howard, Joey Howard, Jacob Adams, Rilee Foreman, and Troy Howard, all of Sacramento.

He was preceded in death by his father, James Vassilopoulous; and his maternal grandparents, Billy “Butch� and Josephine Howard.

There will be no visitation. A celebration of Teddy’s life will be at 1 p.m. Sunday at the picnic shelter at Page Park in Dixon. Cremation rites will be accorded.

Preston-Schilling Funeral Home in Dixon is handling arrangements.

A memorial has been established.

Visit prestonschillingfuneralhome.com to send condolences.

Kashius A. Hitchcock ROCKFORD – Kashius A. Hitchcock of Rockford died Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2014.

He was born Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2014, to William Hitchcock and Savanna Garza.

Survivors include his parents; two sisters, Bianca and Briana; maternal grandparents, Cathy (Stan) Allen and Tom Andrews; paternal grandparents, Tammy and Ricky Lenning; maternal greatgrandmother, Isabell Garza; and paternal great-grandmother,

Carol Dagman.

He was preceded in death by his maternal great-grandfather, Frank Garza, and paternal great-grandfather, Larry Dagman.

Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday and the funeral at 11 a.m. Saturday at Schilling Funeral Home in Sterling. Burial will be at Calvary Cemetery in Sterling.

A memorial has been established.

Visit schillingfuneralhome.com to send condolences.

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Patricia J. Mathew MORRISON – Patricia Jean Mathew, 80, of Morrison, died Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2014, at Pleasant View Rehabilitation and Health Care Center in Morrison, from complications of multiple sclerosis.

She was born May 20, 1934, in Sterling, the daughter of Louise and Dillwyn Batcheller. Pat graduated in 1952 from Sterling High School as class valedictorian, and attended Valparaiso University in Indiana.

She married Gerald Mathew on Sept. 16, 1953, and assisted her husband with their family farm for more than 40 years. She was a lifelong member of Messiah Evangelical Lutheran Church in Sterling. A loving wife and mother, Pat was very involved in her children’s activities, including serving as a 4-H leader for many years. She found much joy in music, gardening,

All obituaries, including death notices, are due by 2 p.m. Sunday through FREEPORT – Marianne Louise “Birdie� Schaffner, Friday for the following 77, of Freeport, died Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2014, at her day’s edition. They can be home. sent via e-mail, obituarLaw-Jones Funeral Homes handled arrangements. ies@saukvalley.com or fax,

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City Administrator Robbin Blackert, who spoke with Frymire prior to the meeting, explained that the Frymires were told they were on city sewer, and liability in the situation is with the seller who signed off on the sale. “Under state law, the city is not responsible until they know about it,�

Blackert said. “You need to go after the people who disclosed you were on city sewer.�

Frymire’s wife reiterated that they paid for a service they didn’t have. “This is an unfortunate situation,� Blackert said. “Keep us in the loop, and we can review it after you talk to the seller.�

To make matters worse, because the family didn’t know they were on septic, the system had never been maintained in all those years. At some point, an iron pipe had been reconfigured to the cistern.

Clinton Frymire was asked if he had an attorney present at the closing.

He said he did not have legal representation.

The family agreed to pursue the matter Robbin with the Blackert #ITY ADMINISTRA seller.

TOR SYMPATHIZES In other WITH RESIDENT business, BUT SAYS HIS the comSEPTIC GRIPE IS m i t t e e WITH THE SELLER discussed OF HIS HOME safety and ADA compliance issues with the patio and stairs at the RB&W entertainment site.

City Engineer Brian Frickenstein said the project would be an allor-nothing proposition. “If you start modifying this, you have to go the full 9 yards,� he said. “There’s fencing, an ADA-compliant ramp, sidewalks, and protrusions from the concrete.�

The cost, which would include handicapped parking space and two gates, was estimated at $15,000. The entertainment area will soon move across the street

traveling, and time spent with family and friends.

Pat is survived by her husband, Gerald; her children, Karen (Samuel) Marciano of Fort Wayne, Indiana, Richard (Jan) Mathew of Forsyth, and Julie (Todd) Engstrom of Rock Island; eight grandchildren; and seven greatgrandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents and daughter, Kathryn Louise.

Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Sunday at Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home in Morrison. The funeral will be at 2 p.m.

Monday at the funeral home, with David Burge, pastor, officiating. Interment will be at Round Grove Cemetery in Morrison.

Memorials may be made to the church and Christ Lutheran School in Sterling.

Visit bosmarenkes.com to send condolences.

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when the greenspace project is completed, so any fixes are for a short time frame. “It’s just for one season, so plan B, using a concrete slab, might be the way to go,� Blackert said.

Also, the committee discussed several roads projects that need to be done, including a stretch of Buell Road from Route 30 to the substation.

Assistant Streets Superintendent Larry Spinka said the department spends a tremendous amount of man-hours trying to patch the heavily used area.

The roads talk segued into the possibility of a half-cent sales tax referendum for that specific purpose. “We will have to discuss this at the next Finance meeting,� Mayor Bill Wescott said. “Dec. 8 is the deadline for it to be on the April ballot.�

Blackert said she believes it needs to go on the ballot. “This is the number one complaint we get, and they might vote it down, but they have to know that this is probably how the roads get done.�

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Josephine H. Howard DIXON – Josephine Helen Howard, 70, died Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2014, at her home in Dixon.

Josephine was born Sept. 3, 1943, in Portland, Oregon, the daughter of Pete and Fern Antonatos. She married Billy “Butch�

Howard on April 30, 1960, in Vancouver, Washington. He preceded her in death on May 10, 2012. Josephine was a kind, generous and loving person who dedicated her life to her family. As a military wife, she traveled the world with her husband, and in later years, traveled throughout the United States. Josephine was at peace near the ocean, as was evidenced by her passion for seashells and the pictures, “flower� arrangements, and other knickknacks she crafted with them. Josephine also loved to go to the casino, where she would play slot machines, and prove her knack for picking the winner.

Josephine had many friends in life, and was well-known in her Internet gaming community, spending her down time chatting to friends, and playing online games.

Josephine was loved by all, and will be forever missed by her children, family, friends, and her devoted pets, Butchie, Jenny, and Tuxedo.

Josephine was the

mother of three sons and two daughters, Scott (Cassandra) Howard, Samuel (Debbie) Howard, Michael (Anisa) Howard, and Maxine (Gary) Geibelstein, all of Sacramento, California, and Shirley (Robert) Bender of Dixon. She was the loving grandmother of 12 grandchildren, Armista (Michael) Tantarelli, Shane (Stephanie) Howard, Mitchell (Jessica) Howard, Danielle Foreman, Matthew Lazaro, Billy Foreman, Raymond Howard, Michael Howard, Joey Howard, and Jacob Adams, all of Sacramento, and Nickolas Howard and Teddy Howard, both of Dixon.

She also had three great-grandchildren, Josh Hanks, Rilee Foreman, and Troy Howard.

She also was preceded in death by her parents.

There will be no visitation. A celebration of Josephine’s life will be at 1 p.m. Sunday at the picnic shelter at Page Park in Dixon. Graveside service will be at 1 p.m. Monday at the Rock Island Arsenal National Cemetery on the Rock Island Arsenal Island.

Preston-Schilling Funeral Home in Dixon is handling arrangements.

A memorial has been established.

Visit prestonschillingfuneralhome.com to send condolences.

Evelyn C. Burton DIXON – Evelyn C. Burton, 102, of Dixon, died Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2014, at Heritage Square in Dixon. She was a beautician for 41 years and co-owned Mademoiselle Beauty Shoppe with her sister, Marian, in Dixon.

Evelyn was born June 13, 1912, in Lanark, the daughter of William Henry and Achsa Mae (Paul) Kness. She married Donald Burton on Jan. 22, 1944, in Dixon. He preceded her in death Nov. 14, 1996. Evelyn was an active member of St. Paul Lutheran Church in Dixon for many years.

She is survived by one sister, Marian Nealy of Dixon; one nephew, William (Janet) Nealy of Port Washington, Wisconsin; two great-nieces, Stacy (Mike) Mortensen of Racine, Wisconsin, and Amanda (Mike) Styles

of Grafton, Wisconsin; four great-great-nieces, Emma, Ally, Avery, and Mia; and three greatgreat-nephews, Luke, Chad, and Ethan.

She also was preceded in death by her parents and one sister, Helen Bernice Keim.

A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Dixon, with the Rev. Janet Wittenmyer, pastor, officiating.

Private burial of cremated remains will be at Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens in Dixon. Preston-Schilling Funeral Home in Dixon is handling arrangements.

Memorials have been established to the St. Paul Lutheran Church flower fund and Heritage Square.

Visit prestonschillingfuneralhome.com to send condolences.

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But he said he would make sure the raffle is in full compliance next year.

It won’t make much of a dent in its fundraising: A county raffle license is $50, and for an ongoing raffle, organizers can renew it yearly for a mere Matt Klahn $15.

Assis!SSISTANT 3TATE S !TTORNEY t a n t State’s Attorney Matt Klahn declined to comment on what action, if any, the county would take. “It’s inappropriate for the state’s attorney’s office to comment on it without an investigation,� he said.

The Depot Days raffle started out like most

local 50/50s. In 2000, it raised $16,180. By 2009, that amount exceeded $30,000.

Then the popularity of the raffle took off like a rocket. The total raised surpassed $50,000 in 2010, $$80,000 in 2011, and $90,000 in 2012.

So, no license was needed until 2013. Not having one is a misdemeanor, which comes with a fine of up to $1,500. The ordinance doesn’t address what the consequences are if a raffle unexpectedly raises more than $100,000, say, in mid-sale.

Proceeds from the Depot Days 50/50 raffle help to pay for the annual 4-day event, are the main support for the town’s Depot Museum, and are donated to food banks and youth organizations in Amboy and the surrounding area.

This year, Gerdes said, the event attracted about 25,000 people and about 600 cars, trucks and motorcycles

to compete for awards like best engine, best interior, and best in show.

The Amboy City Council is expected to discuss adding a raffle ordinance for the city.

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Wealth, minimum wage major issues Vallas: Rauner too rich to be governor CHICAGO (AP) – Illinois’s gubernatorial race turned to the question of whether a candidate’s personal wealth should be a qualifying factor in holding public office, with the Democratic lieutenant governor candidate saying Thursday that Republican Bruce Rauner is too rich to be governor.

Paul Vallas, Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn’s running mate, was asked if he believed Republican venture capitalist Bruce Rauner was “just too rich to be governor.� After telling reporters that Rauner didn’t understand working class Illinoisans because of his philosophy in business, Vallas answered “yes.� “He definitely cannot relate to everyday voters, and he cannot relate to working families,� Vallas said.

Quinn’s campaign has tried to paint Rauner as an out-of-touch millionaire, pointing to the $53 million he earned in 2012 and most recently pointing out his membership to a wine club with up to $140,000 in initiation fees. However, the campaign has stopped short of saying directly that it is because Rauner is too wealthy.

Rauner spokesman Mike Schrimpf scoffed at Vallas’ contention. “We didn’t know a person’s income level was a

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Political experts said Vallas’ comment could resonate with some voters, but it could also give Rauner’s campaign ammunition to accuse Quinn of creating class warfare. “It really digs you into a hole that makes an easy target for TV ads and radio spots,� said Kent Redfield professor emeritus at the University of Illinois Springfield. “It’s clearly not helpful in terms of the focus that the Quinn campaign is trying to present.�

Quinn spokeswoman Brooke Anderson later clarified that Vallas meant that Rauner’s wealth informs his policies which “benefit the very wealthy.�

The campaign has already gone after companies invested in by Rauner’s former firm, GTCR, with allegations of outsourcing American jobs overseas, among other things.

Quinn, who has campaigned separately from Vallas, stopped at a Garth Brooks news conference Thursday for the country music star’s new world tour. He didn’t take questions.

Meanwhile, Rauner has often touted his success as a businessman on the campaign trail.

Rauner’s campaign has called Quinn a career politician whose tenure has seen high unemployment rates, and whose policies have hurt the state’s business climate.

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Taxi oligopoly takes public for expensive ride Let consumers, not government, have final say

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ast week, the American Academy of Pediatrics recommended that middle and high schools start classes later in the morning so students could get more sleep.

We were gratified to hear Tad Everett, superintendent of the Sterling School District, channel his inner Ben Franklin as he responded to a reporter’s question. “If kids went to bed 30 minutes earlier, there would be no need for us to start school 30 minutes later,� Everett said. “Kids could get more sleep if they went to bed earlier.�

Franklin, the 18thcentury American statesman, inventor and

What we think Before schools tinker with later start times as advised by pediatrics experts, perhaps getting students to go to bed earlier should be tried. Ben Franklin would have approved. almanac editor, would heartily agree. “Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise,� Franklin wrote.

The same proverb ought to apply to students, although pediatrics doctors seemed to imply that trying to get 21st-century pupils to go to bed early enough to get the recommended 8.5 to 9.5 hours of sleep is highly unlikely.

Franklin would scoff at that.

“Employ thy time well, if thou meanest to gain leisure,� he wrote.

In other words, students should not put off their studies on school nights until the wee hours of the morning, then groggily complain that they didn’t get enough sleep.

Multiple distractions – extracurricular activities, sports, jobs, social networking, texting, instant messaging, TV, movies, music, even household chores – pull

at young people’s time, making it difficult to find a balance between studies and sleep.

But prioritizing is a skill that young people need to acquire.

Adjusting to the “real world� schedule also is a valuable lesson.

Parental guidance certainly should come into play regarding teens’ sleep schedules, so they may derive the most from their educational careers. “Genius without education is like silver in the mine,� Franklin wrote.

Well-rested students have a better chance to extract the most “silver� possible and, indeed, become “healthy, wealthy and wise.�

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Another death will not bring back the dead CHARLES BICKERSTAFF, inmate, Stateville Correctional Center, Joliet

Although I already contributed an opinion on the death penalty, I was disappointed enough by the Aug. 14 editorial, “Sheley sentencing: Words can’t describe it,� that I was moved to respond.

Armed with a thesaurus, the editorial team joined the rabble carrying torches and pitchforks, crying for blood.

Another death will not bring back the dead,

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nor will it satisfy the lust for vengeance, a vengeance which darkens the heart and which will kill again under the guise of justice. “[Cheering] from the sidelines� by any in government should strike fear, not comfort, in the hearts and minds of the civilized and rational.

Schadenfreude is not justice. Schadenfreude is the satisfaction or pleasure felt at someone else’s misfortune or demise.

Note to Larry Lough, et al: Your paper quoted Illinois Assistant Attorney General Bill Elward in the Aug. 12 paper (page A8), “I don’t think there’s going to be any need for us to do anything [in

Missouri] besides cheer from the sidelines.�

Your editorial suggested only the victims’ families were going to “cheer from the sidelines.� If only that were true.

Vote Bustos for Congress JIM DUFFY Sterling

I am becoming increasingly frustrated with the direction our country is taking. There are constant attacks on our public schools.

A college education is becoming unaffordable for all but the most wealthy.

There are continued

attempts to change Social Security and Medicare in such a manner that these programs will no longer help people who most need assistance. And we give tax breaks to businesses that ship jobs overseas.

Congresswoman Cheri Bustos will work to strengthen public schools.

She will work to make a college education affordable for everyone. She will work to protect Social Security and Medicare as we know these programs.

She will oppose tax breaks for businesses that ship jobs overseas.

In short, we can count on Cheri Bustos to stand up for the working men and women of Illinois. She will work for a better future.

SPRINGFIELD – Awhile back, I took a cab to Chicago’s Navy Pier and attempted to pay for my ride with a credit card.

My effort was greeted with a torrent of obscenities.

The driver didn’t want to take my card despite a placard of regulations in the cab that said he must do so.

When I pointed out the stack of credit card carbons on his dashboard, he hollered even louder.

It seems some drivers want the taxicab business to be strictly cash.

In the past year or so, an alternative to cabs has come on the scene. It’s called Uber.

Folks can use an app on a cellphone to get a ride.

No cash changes hands.

It’s all done online.

The drivers for Uber and its competitor, Lyft, have been screened by those companies and are driving their own cars. The pair get high marks for customer service.

But the competition had the owners of some bigtime Chicago cab companies hopping mad.

The firms operate what economists call an oligopoly; that’s when a handful of big businesses control the market.

In June, the median price for a Chicago taxi medallion was $339,625.

There aren’t too many cab drivers who can fork over that kind of dough. So these big taxi outfits buy the medallions and rent them out to drivers for a portion of the day.

The medallions are issued by Chicago City Hall.

SO, THE BUREAUCRATS like it because it keeps money pouring into city coffers.

The cab companies like the system because they can continue to control the market.

And the politicians like it because they get campaign contributions from the cab companies.

That’s crony capitalism at its worst.

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The group that isn’t being looked after in this arrangement is the consumer.

Consumers suffer because they have to pay inflated prices.

And even though the industry is regulated, service can be – as my experience shows – pretty lousy.

But now there is a game changer in the mix – Uber.

So what did the taxi company fat cats do when they found out they might have to really compete?

They started hiring Springfield lobbyists left and right. And they tried to force onerous regulations on Uber and Lyft.

The measure passed with the help of a coalition of Chicago Democrats and downstate Republicans.

TO HIS CREDIT, Gov. Pat Quinn vetoed the measure this past week.

He cited the “home rule� powers of cities such as Chicago as a reason. “The principle of home rule is an important one,�

Quinn said in a statement. “I am vetoing this legislation because it would have mandated a onesize-fits-all approach to a service that is best regulated at the local level.�

But, governor, it is local government that created the cost-prohibitive taxicab medallion system in the first place. It has helped keep the cost of cab rides high for consumers and prevented entrepreneurs lacking the money from going into the cab business.

This service is best regulated not at the state or local level.

The best regulators are the consumers themselves.

If they don’t like the service, they won’t use it.

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Severson Dells Nature Center in Rockford offers canoe convoys. Canoes and equipment will be provided, but participants also can bring their own. In fact, those with their own ride get a steep discount.

Fiddle Festival adds to ambiance Variety of activities offered at Severson Dells Nature Center

BY ANDREA MILLS amills@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 5575

ROCKFORD – It’s called The Grove, but the name barely describes what the site holds.

This outdoor classroom is an embrace from nature at the Severson Dells Nature Center. It features a pergola and stage supported with the help of black locust trees.

And it’s all about the woods – tree stumps and logs to sit on, a drum, and objects to explore.

One way to get to know The Grove is on a musical note during the Fiddle Festival. The seating is outdoors, but in case of bad weather, limited seats are available inside the center. Donations from those attending are appreciated.

The planned concerts will be from 12:30 to 5 p.m. Sept. 14 featuring: n Dirt Simple, at 12:30 p.m., known for strong vocals and informal performances. They’ve also been known to lead impromptu dances and singalongs. n Ida Jo, at 2 p.m., classical skills with folk fiddle flourishes. n Barbara Jean, at 3:30 p.m., a multi-instrumentalist and song writer.

Later in the fall, Kraig Kenning will perform at 3 p.m. Oct. 4 in The Grove. His music runs the gamut of folk, roots

If you go What: Severson Dells Nature Center Where: 8786 Montague Road, Rockford When: 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 1 to 4:30 p.m. Sunday Cost: Varies with program Information: Visit seversondells.com or call 815-335-2915. Wheelchair accessible indoors and outdoors.

Those who have an interest in camping, but don’t know where to start, might want to take a look at the Camp Techniques program from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sept. 20. Students will learn how to cook a meal in the wilds, start a fire, and build an outdoor shelter. There’s no cost; registration is required.

It’s back in the water from 10 a.m. to noon Sept. 27 for Fall Float the Kish. Center staff will guide participants, The Grove at Severson Dells Nature Center in Rockford will be the site of an outdoor concert Sept. 14. The as everyone floats along the Kishwaukee River in Grove is an outdoor classroom. canoes. The cost is $20; rock, and blues.

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Animal lover’s boyfriend in the dog house Dear Abby, I have been dating “Chris� for almost 5 years. He’s my high school sweetheart. We still live with our parents, but we feel we’re ready to move out and start our lives together.

The issue is I have a cat (“Silky�) and a dog named “Chips;� Chris can’t stand them. He has said he doesn’t want Silky to live in our home, and he would make her an outdoor cat. He also doesn’t want Chips to come with us, because Chips can be whiny and vocal.

I feel it’s my responsibility to take my pets with me when I move

and Chris doesn’t like Chips getting close to him.

I love my boyfriend, but I love my pets, too.

Please tell me what to do! – Stuck In The Middle in California

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Dear Stuck, Wake up! You are an animal lover; your boyfriend clearly has an antipathy toward them. Your cat is afraid out. I don’t want to of Chris because she abandon them and leave them with my par- knows he doesn’t like her or he did something ents, and I absolutely that scared her. If he refuse to put them up makes Silky become an for adoption. I feel if I outdoor cat (or she gets decide to bring them with me, Chris will make loose “by accident�), she may be at serious them feel miserable. risk. And your dog will Silky is afraid of him,

be miserable on the receiving end of constant rejection.

It is very important that you learn to live independently. Because Chris is your high school sweetheart and you haven’t dated many others, it’s important that you take some time and date other people before deciding to move in with ANYONE. You and Chris may care about each other, but your compatibility is in question because, face it, you two have differences.

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PALATINE (AP) – Boxer Javier Rivera prepares himself for fights with what he calls “pump up” music – think Survivor’s “Eye of the Tiger” and Queen’s “We Will Rock You.” The 19-year-old from Palatine also recalls inspiring quotes, such as “To be a champion, you’ve got to believe in yourself when nobody else will,” attributed to boxing legend Sugar Ray Robinson.

Those tricks, coupled with hard-to-match work ethic and determination, have paid off for this rising boxing star, who earlier this month won a major amateur title to cap a skyrocketing 3 years in the ring.

“It was really tough,” Javier said of his work leading up to the 14th annual Ringside World Championships held July 28 to Aug. 2 in Missouri.

“I had been preparing myself for 3 or 4 months with really hard training every day, maintaining my weight, eating healthy, drinking protein, taking vitamins.”

Javier, who stands 5-foot-3, competes in the 108-pound weight class for big tournaments, and a few pounds heavier for other events.

The mere fact that Javier prevailed in the 19- to 40-year-old senior open division is very telling, said Albert Guardado,

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“That open division in particular is the most competitive division there is in boxing,” Guardado said. “That just speaks to his skill level. Being so young and able to win that division is something special, for sure.”

Javier has won 29 of his 31 amateur fights. His titles include the 2011 Chicago Golden Gloves tournament and the Power Gloves tournament in 2012 and 2013.

While his goal today is to become a professional boxer and eventually world champion, his first sport was wrestling.

He was on the wrestling team all 4 years at Palatine High School and was named team MVP his senior year.

Javier always showed up early and stayed late for practice, Palatine High wrestling coach Dan Collins said.

“He worked the paper route at 4 a.m., then he’d come to school, come to practice, and stay after practice to get his school work done,” Collins said.

“He’s just a stand-up guy.”

Collins has coached for 13 years at the school, which he said boasts likely the largest wrestling program in the Northwest suburbs.

“He’s at the top of the most coachable kids with the most work ethic,” he said.

Javier said wrestling, and later boxing, has helped him stay out of trouble.

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Countries work to form coalition to combat extremists NEWPORT, Wales (AP) – President Barack Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron pressed fellow NATO leaders Thursday to confront the “brutal and poisonous� Islamic State militant group that is wreaking havoc in Iraq and Syria – and urged regional partners like Jordan and Turkey to join the effort, as well.

As leaders of the Western alliance gathered for a 2-day summit, Obama and Cameron worked to begin forming a coalition of nations that could combat the extremists through military power, diplomatic pressure and economic penalties. “Those who want to adopt an isolationist approach misunderstand the nature of security in the 21st century,� they wrote in a joint editorial published as the meetings began. “Developments in other parts of the world, particularly in Iraq and Syria, threaten our security at home.�

While some NATO leaders talked tough about the threat posed by the Islamic State group, the alliance made no specific pledges of action.

NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said he believed the broader international community “has an obligation to stop the Islam-

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President Barack Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron visit Mount Pleasant Primary School on Thursday in Newport, Wales, on the sidelines of the NATO Summit. ic State from advancing further� and would seriously consider requests for assistance, particularly from the Iraqi government.

The Islamic State group moved up the list of international priorities as the militants pressed through Iraq with lightning speed earlier this year. The group, which seeks to create a caliphate, or Islamist nationstate, in the Mideast, is considered even more merciless toward its enemies than the al-Qaida terror network, and intelligence officials across the world warn that with hundreds of Westerners fighting for them, it may soon seek to seed its violence beyond its declared borders.

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The United States began launching airstrikes against militant targets in Iraq last month, with Britain joining American forces in humanitarian airdrops to besieged minority populations.

The militants’ killing of two American journalists inside Syria has raised discussion of targeting the group there as well.

White House officials said they did not expect NATO to commit to a military mission against the group during the summit. Still, they raised the prospect that the end of NATO’s combat mission in Afghanistan – an effort that has consumed the alliance for more than a decade – could allow member states to focus their attention elsewhere.

“What you see the alliance doing at this summit is looking at more than one direction at a time,� said Douglas Lute, the U.S. ambassador to NATO. Indeed, the threat posed by the Islamic State overshadowed some of the NATO summit’s official agenda, which was intended to focus on celebrating the Afghan drawdown of troops and constructing a rapid response force on the alliance’s eastern flank that could serve as a deterrent to Russian aggression. Obama and European leaders met with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko in a show of solidarity with his embattled nation.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) – BP could be looking at close to $18 billion in additional fines over the nation’s worst offshore oil spill after a federal judge ruled Thursday that the company acted with “gross negligence� in the 2010 Gulf of Mexico disaster.

U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier concluded that the London-based oil giant showed a “conscious disregard of known risks� during the drilling operation and bears most of the responsibility for the blowout that killed 11 rig workers and spewed millions of gallons of oil over 3 months.

In the next stage of the case, set to begin in January, the judge will decide precisely how much BP must pay.

Under the federal Clean Water Act, a polluter can be forced to pay a maximum of $1,100 in civil fines per barrel of spilled oil, or up to $4,300 per barrel if the company is found grossly negligent.

Barbier’s finding exposes BP to the much higher amount.

Even as the oil giant vowed to appeal, BP stock fell $2.82, or nearly 6 percent, to $44.89, reducing the company’s market value by almost $9 billion. “Everybody talks about how big they are, but

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it’s staggering,� David Uhlmann, a University of Michigan law professor and former chief of the Justice Department’s environmental crimes section, said of the pricetag for the spill.

BP previously agreed to pay a record $4 billion in criminal fines and penalties over the Deepwater Horizon disaster, plus more than $27 billion in cleanup costs and compensation to people and businesses harmed by the spill.

The company made $24 billion in profits last year but could be forced again to sell off some assets to cover the additional fines, analysts said.

Attorney General Eric Holder said Barbier’s ruling “will ensure that the company is held fully accountable for its recklessness� and will “serve as a strong deterrent to anyone tempted to sacrifice safety and the environment in the pursuit of profit.�

Barbier held a non-jury trial last year to identify the blowout’s causes and apportion blame for the disaster, and on Thursday he ruled that BP bears 67 percent of the responsibility, Swiss-based drilling rig owner Transocean Ltd. 30 percent, and Houston-based cement contractor Halliburton Energy Services 3 percent.

BP made “profit-driven decisions� during the drilling that led to the blowout, the judge concluded in his 153-page ruling.

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ADVENTIST SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH,416ProspectSt.,Dixon. Saturday Service 10 a.m.; Worship Service, 11:30 a.m. Saturday. Pastor Trudy Dunn.

APOSTOLIC APOSTOLIC ASSEMBLY, 2609 Pine St., Rock Falls. Spanish Spoken, Sunday School, 10 a.m., Sunday Worship Service Noon. Wednesday Bible Study 6 p.m.. Pastor: Martin Garcia 590-7897.

ASAMBLEA APOSTOLICA, 2609 Pine St., Rock Falls. Se habla espaĂąol.

Escuela Dominical 10 a.m., Servico de Alabanza y Adoraciòn Domingo 12 p.m., MiÊrcoles Estudio BÏblico 6 p.m. Pastor: Martin Garcia 590-7897.

ASSEMBLIES OF GOD BETHESEDA TEMPLE, 1602 13th Ave., Rock Falls, IL 61071. Phone 535-0423. Pastor Lucio Esquivel. Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Sunday Worship Service 10:30 a.m., Childrens Church.

All services in Spanish & English.

ROCK RIVER CHRISTIAN CENTER, 1800 Prophetstown Road, Rock Falls. Phone 815-625-4371. Rev. Brian Vickers, Pastor, Sunday Worship Services, 10:30 a.m. and Celebration of Praise 6 p.m. School of the Bible, 9:30 a.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Family Night, Prayer and Bible Study, Crossroads Youth Ministry Wednesday 6:45 p.m.; Missionnettes and Royal Rangers.

NEW LIFE IN CHRIST, 1101 1st Ave., Sterling, Pastor William Cherry, Sunday School 9:30 a.m.; Morning Worship 10:30 a.m. Sunday evening service 5:30 p.m.; Wednesday nite 6:30 p.m. Adult Prayer/Bible Study & Youth Group. Nursery provided for all services. Church office 626-8778.

BAPTIST BEREAN BAPTIST CHURCH, 1119 10th Ave., Rock Falls, Pastor Roger Carlson, Parsonage and office phone 625-7179, Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Morning Worship 10:30 a.m., Evening Service 6 p.m. Wednesday evening Bible Study 7:00 p.m.; Wednesday Dynamite Kids Club 6:00 p.m. Nursery provided for all services. Transportation Available. Independent Fundamental Baptist Church. www.bbcrf.com COMO BAPTIST CHURCH, 25059 Como Road. Pastor Larry Jones. Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Morning Worship, 10:30 a.m., Evening Worship 6 p.m.; Wednesday Evening Service, 6 p.m. Affiliated with Southern Baptist Convention. Phone 625-8492.

COMMUNITY BAPTIST CHURCH, 35021 Illinois Route 40, Milledgeville, Pastor J. Kregg Farmer, Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Morning Worship 10:30 a.m., Afternoon Service 1:00 p.m., Wednesday Evening Prayer and Bible Study 7:00 p.m., Children’s classes during Sunday School, Morning Worship and Wednesday Prayer and Bible Study. Nursery provided for all services. Church phone 225-7150. Independent Fundamental Baptist Church.

MISSION BAUTISTA HISPANA (Como Baptist Church), Sun. 10:00 a.m.-6:30 p.m., Wed., Prayer Service 6:30 p.m., all services in Spanish, Meet in the lower level of Como Baptist.

EMMANUEL BAPTIST, 1904 18th Ave., Sterling. Pastor Aaron Jackson Sunday Bible Study, 9:30 a.m. Morning Worship, 10:45 a.m., nursery provided. Wednesday Prayer Meeting 6 p.m.; Affiliated with Southern Baptist Convention. Phone 625-0351.

FAITH BAPTIST, Pastor Bryan Bice, 2005 Freeport Road. Sunday: Bible Study 9:30 a.m. Morning Worship 10:30 a.m., Fellowship Service 6:00 p.m.; Wednesday: Youth Club 6:30 p.m., Prayer Service 7:00 p.m.. Nursery provided for all services. Church phone 625-7690. www.faithbaptiststerling.com FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH, 1705 6th Ave., Sterling, Rev. John Kermott.

Morning worship 10:10 a.m.; Sunday School 9:00 a.m. Crib room and nursery provided. Call for info: Church office phone 625-1288; Air conditioning, easy access for handicapped.

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH, 406 Maple Ave., Morrison, IL. Pastor Dick Adams 815-772-2696 home 815772-3181; 9:00 a.m. Sunday School 10:00 a.m. Worship Service; Wednesday nights 7:00 p.m. Bible Study.

EAGLE HEIGHTS BAPTIST CHURCH, 1026 Third Avenue, Fulton. 589-3443 (church). Michael McCloud, Pastor. Sunday School, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday Morning Service, 10:45 a.m.; Sunday evening, 6 p.m.; Wednesday Bible Study and Prayer Meeting, 7:00 p.m.; Nursery provided for all services. General Association of Regular Baptist Churches affiliated church.

NEW HOPE BAPTIST, 902 W. 12th St., Rock Falls. Jon Sedwick, Pastor Sunday Morning Worship, 10:30 a.m.

Phone: 625-6696. Celebrate Recovery Mon nights at 6pm 815-590-3389. Affiliated with Southern Baptist Convention.

MACEDONIA BAPTIST CHURCH, 1313 Woodburn Ave., Sterling, 6256473. Ronald G. Alexander, Pastor. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m. Morning Worship, 11 a.m. Prayer Service & Bible Study Wed., 7 p.m.-8:15 p.m.; Youth Fellowship Hour Mon. 6:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m.

MARANATHA BAPTIST CHURCH, 2103 Walter Street, Rock Falls (Ye-

owardville). Rev. Calvin J. Reynolds, pastor. Sunday School (for all ages) 9:30 a.m. Morning Worship 10:40 a.m. (nursery provided) Sunday evening worship service 6:00 p.m. Wednesday night prayer meeting 7:00 p.m. Phone 625-8978. Affiliated with Southern Baptist Convention.

PRIMIRA IGLESIA BAUTISTIC GETHSEMANE HISPANA 1014 W. 7th St., Sterling. Sunday School 10 a.m. & 5 p.m. Morning Worship, 11 a.m.; Evening Worship, 7 p.m.; Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. Servicio de Orasion y Estudio at 6:30.

TAMPICO BAPTIST CHURCH, Tampico, Sunday School (for all ages), 9:30 a.m. Worship, 10:30 a.m.; Evening service, 6:00 p.m. Wednesday: Adult Bible Study and Prayer, 6:30 p.m.

HARVEST TIME BIBLE CHURCH, 1802 Dixon Ave., Rock Falls. Phone 626-1234. Pastor Dalmus Meeks, Assistant Pastor, Jason Borton. Children’s Pastor Myles Kukowski, Baptist Doctrine, Aaron Meeks, Minister of Music. Sunday School for all ages, 9:30 a.m., Sunday Worship Services, 8:30 and 10:50 a.m. Evening Worship, 6:30 p.m.; High School Youth, 6:30 p.m. Wednesday Services, 6:45 p.m.; Awanas 6:30 p.m. Jr. High Youth 6:30 p.m. Nursery always provided.

LIBERTY BAPTIST CHURCH 2002 9th Ave., Rock Falls, IL 61071 Phone 815-579-1209 Pastor Tommy McMurtry. Sunday School 10:00 a.m. Sunday Service 11:00 a.m.

Sunday Evening Service 6:00 p.m. tommymcmurtry.libertybc@gmail.com TRINITY BAPTIST CHURCH 403 6th Ave. North, Lyndon, Illinois.

Pastor Alan Jahn. Ph.#(563)2420307 www.trinitybaptistchapel.com Sunday School 9:15 a.m., Morning Worship 10:30 a.m. Evening Worship 6 p.m., Youth Program 6 p.m.

Wednesday Prayer Meeting 6:30 p.m.

BRETHREN MILLEDGEVILLE BRETHREN CHURCH, 521 N. Main Ave., Milledgeville.PastorJimBlack.Fellowship8:30 a.m.; Sunday School 9:00 a.m.; Worship at 10:00 a.m. Youth Activities & Evening services announced. 815-225-7814.

UNITED BRETHREN IN CHRIST, 210 East Grove Street, Coleta. Wilmer (Bill) Houch, Pastor. Sunday Worship Celebration 9:30 a.m.; Fellowship 10:30 a.m. For information, call 336-2339.

BRETHREN IN CHRIST TheBridge@Beans,121E.3rdSt.,Sterling. 11 a.m. Sunday. Pastors, Rita Wolf and Bruce Johnson. Phone 815-441-0779 CATHOLIC SACRED HEART CATHOLIC, 2224 Ave., J, Sterling. Masses; Saturday, 5:30 p.m.; Sunday, 8:30 and 11 a.m.; Sacrament of Reconciliation, Saturday 4:30-5 p.m. Rev. Bruce Ludeke, Pastor ST. ANDREW CATHOLIC, 708 10th Ave., Rock Falls, Saturday confessions 4:00 p.m. Saturday evening Mass: 5:00 p.m.; Sunday Mass: 7:15 & 9:00 a.m.; Daily Mass: Mon.-Thurs.

7:00 a.m.; (Wednesday during school year 8:30 a.m.; Friday 5:30 p.m.; Sat. 8:00 a.m. Rev. Msgr. Thomas L. Dzielak. Rectory phone: 625-4508.

ST. MARY’S CATHOLIC, corner of Ave. B and W. 6th St., Sterling. Saturday, 5 p.m.; (Masses of Anticipation); Sunday Masses, 7, 8:30, 10 and 11:30 a.m. in Spanish. Rev. James Keenan, Pastor; Fr. Adalberto Sanchaz Parochial Vicar.

ST. MARY’S CATHOLIC, 105 Benton Street, Tampico, Rev. Msgr. Thomas L. Dzielak, Parochial Administrator. Sunday Mass 10:45a.m., Phone 438-5425 CHRISTIAN-CHURCH OF CHRIST YORKTOWNCHURCHOFCHRIST, rural Tampico. Sunday service - 9 a.m. worship. For more information call Joseph Rosenski at (815)537-5371.

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TAMPICO CHURCH OF CHRIST, 201 S. Fermont St., Tampico. Sunday school 9:00 a.m.; Sun Worship Service, 10:00 a.m.; Phone 815-438-6805.

MORRISON CHRISTIAN CHURCH, 201 S. Genesee St., Morrison, IL 61270. Phone (815) 772-4928 Worship 10:00 a.m. Sunday; Sunday School 10:30; Call for Ladies Bible Study COMMUNITY COMMUNITY OF CHRIST, Corner of Reno Rd. and Candlelight Dr., Worship 9:30 a.m. Pastor Kimberly Crump, Phone 815-625-6144.

WALNUT COMMUNITY BIBLE CHURCH, 125 Jackson, Walnut. Eldon Cook, Pastor, Nathan Richey, Associate Pastor; 9:00 a.m. Sunday Church Service; 10:30 a.m. Breakout Bible sessions. Phone 815-379-2645.

CONGREGATIONAL FIRST CONGREGATIONAL UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST, 905 Dixon Ave., Rock Falls.; Pastor Al Campbell; Sunday Service 10:00 a.m.; Holy Communion first Sunday of the month.

No steps or stairs for handicapped for worship. Church phone: 625-3314.

THE BIG RED CHURCH First Congregational 311 Second Ave., Sterling. Pastor Jeff Coester; Church School, 9:00 a.m.; Morning Worship, 10:00 a.m. in the Sanctuary. Coffee Fellowship to follow worship service.

Tuesday nights Prayer Warriors 6:00 p.m.; Bible Study 7:00 p.m. Church

Being a Saint Do you expect to become a Saint?

Perhaps you should. Have you ever noticed that just about every person in the Bible who is chosen by God for some important mission balks at the idea? It almost seems as if it is “bad form� to be too ready and willing to be God’s standard-bearer. Moses was full of excuses for why he couldn’t be God’s mouthpiece, chief among them that he didn’t speak well.Young Samuel thought he was hearing his master Eli’s voice when he was really hearing the voice of God. And, even Jesus appeared to have His moment of doubt, asking His heavenly Father to “remove this cup from me� in the garden at Gethsemane (Mark 14: 36).The life of a saintly person is likely to be more filled with doubts than that of the ordinary man or woman, not less. Perhaps that is because so much more is asked of the saintly man and woman.

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Office phone, 625-5112. The church is accessible to people with disabilities.

DISCIPLES OF CHRIST FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH, 506 5th Ave., Rock Falls. Rick Morris, Pastor. Sunday Worship 10:00 a.m. Handicapped accessible. Phone 815-626-2271.

FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH, 3400 N. 6th Ave., Sterling, Rev. Courtney Montgomery Chandler.

Sunday School, all ages 9 a.m.; Worship service 10:15 a.m.; Families Welcome. Nursery provided. Handicapped accessible. Phone 625-6851.

CHRISTIAN CHURCH, New Bedford, Pastor Brian L. Moore. Sunday: 9 a.m., Sunday School; 10:00 a.m., Sunday Morning Worship 10:30. Christian Children Fellowship Group on first Wednesday at 6:00 p.m., Youth Group on third Sunday at 6:00 p.m. Adult Fellowship Group on first Sunday at 5:00 p.m. at Fellowship Hall, and CWF on fourth Monday at 9:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. 445-4663 Pastor 626-2668 FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF WALNUT, 109 Red Oak Road, Walnut, IL. Pastor Brian L. Moore. Sunday Morning Worship 9:00 a.m.; Sunday School for all ages 10:45 a.m. Children/ Youth Sunday Club will resume on September 14th 10:15 a.m., Youth Group Meeting 6:00 p.m.; Adult Sunday Bible Class 8:00 a.m., Wednesdays Adult Bible Study 8:00 p.m. Church office phone 815-379-2093. Church Kitchen phone 379-2083. Email: walnutfirstchristain@yahoo.com. Also on Facebook (FirstChristianChurchWalnutIl) EPISCOPAL GRACE EPISCOPAL, 707 1st Ave., Sterling, 815-625-0442. Reverend Peg Williams, Rector. 9:00a.m. Sunday Holy Eucharist. Wednesdays spoken Holy Eucharist Noon, Bible study and soup supper at 5:30. Every Third Friday at 5:30 Younger adults gathering.

Pastoral care, confession and reconciliation by appt. gracechurchstg.org CHURCH OF SAINT ANNE (Episcopal), 401 North Cherry Street, Morrison, Illinois 61270-2602 (815) 772-2818.

The Reverend Gary E. A. Lawler, Rector. Schedule of Masses and Services: Sunday: 7:30 a.m., Holy Eucharist (Low Mass); 8:30 a.m., Morning Prayer; 9:00 a.m., Sunday School and Bible Study; 10:00 a.m., Sung Holy Eucharist (High Mass); 11:15 a.m., Coffee and Fellowship. Weekdays: Morning prayer, Monday through Saturday, 8:30 a.m.; Masses - Wednesday and All Prayerbook Holy Days, 6:20 p.m.; Friday, 12:15 p.m.; Evening Prayer - precedes all evening masses, 6:00 p.m.; A noon office precedes the 12:15 mass on Fridays. Confession & Reconciliation, Saturdays 3:00-5:00 p.m. or any time by appointment. Vespers with a Service of Light, Saturday, 5:00 p.m.

EVANGELICAL ERIE EVANGELICAL FREE CHURCH 1409 16th Avenue, Erie, Illinois 61250. 309-659-7125. Pastor Ron Eckberg. Sunday: Sunday School 9:00 a.m.; Celebration Service, 10:15 a.m. Wednesday: Awana (K-6) 6:30 p.m. (Church Location); Junior High (7-8) 6:30 p.m. ; (Erie Middle School); Senior High (9-12) 7:30 p.m. (Erie Middle School). www.info@erieefree.org FOURSQUARE FOURSQUARE CHURCH, 1501 11th Ave., Rock Falls, Floyd Osborn, pastor. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m. Morning Worship, 10:45 a.m. Crusaders, 6 p.m.

Evening Service, 7 p.m. Wednesday Mid-Week Service, 7:30 p.m. nursery facilities available. Phone: 625-5040.

JEWISH TEMPLE SHOLOM, 510 E. 10th St., Sterling. Call for time and date of services. Temple phone:625-2599.

CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST LATTER DAY SAINTS THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER DAY SAINTS, 2709 16th Ave., Sterling. William Stocks, Bishop; Sacrament Meeting 9:30-10:40 a.m.; Sunday school, 10:45-11:25 a.m.; Priesthood, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.; Relief society and Young Women, 11:30 a.m. -12:30 p.m.

LUTHERAN FIRST LUTHERAN CHURCH OF JORDAN (ELCA) Sterling, 6 miles north on Rt. 40. Pastor Jamie Gallagher.

Phone 225-7410. Worship, 8:30 a.m.; Church 625-5407. The church building is air conditioned, and handicap accessible.

FIRST LUTHERAN (ELCA), 300 West Third Street, Prophetstown, Rev. Greg Olson, pastor. Worship, 9:00 a.m. Education hour, 10:15 a.m. September through May. Our building is handicap accessible. Phone 537-2758.

OUR SAVIOUR LUTHERAN (LCMS), 21496 Hazel Rd., Sterling, Rev. Donald Matthiessen, Pastor. Worship, 9:00 a.m. Sunday School and Bible Study 10:00 a.m. Morrison phone: 772-4345.

GOOD SHEPHERD LUTHERAN, (LCMS) Dixon Ave., at Martin Road, Rock Falls, Rev. Daniel Behmlander, pastor. Worship Service, 9:00 a.m.

Handicap accessible. Air Conditioned. Sunday School and Bible Class 10:15 a.m. Church office: 625-3376.

IMMANUEL EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN (ELCA), corner of 8th

Ave. and W. 5th, Rock Falls. Henrietta J. Milner, Pastor; Worship: Sunday Worship at 9:00 a.m. and Sunday School at 10:15 a.m. Sept. thru May; Thursday evenings 6:30. Elevator and facilities for disabled persons. Air Conditioned. Church office: 625-3575.

ST. JOHN’S EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN (ELCA), 703 Third Ave., Sterling. Rev. Mark Oehlert. Sunday Worship at 9:30 a.m. Sunday School immediately following worship. Alternative Worship Wed. 6:15 p.m. Facilities air conditioned and equipped for the handicapped, including elevator.

Church Office phone: 625-2634, between 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. weekdays.

MESSIAH LUTHERAN CHURCH, (LCMS) LeFevre Rd. and Ave. F, Sterling. Phone: 625-2284. Sunday Worship Services at 9:00 a.m.; Sunday School and Bible classes at 10:15 a.m.; 9 a.m. broadcast live on WLLT, 107.7 FM on Sunday. Handicap accessible w/use of elevator. Air Conditioned.

ST. PAUL LUTHERAN (ELCA), 1701 16th Ave., Sterling; Brandon Nelson, Pastor. Gerad VonHolten, Youth Director. Sunday Morning: Worship Time 9:00 a.m.; Coffee Fellowship following worship. Nursery provided; handicap accessible; air conditioned. Phone 625-3069.

HOLY TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH (LCMS), 404 E. North St., Rte. 92, Walnut, IL; Rev. David Menet, Pastor. Sunday Morning Worship 9:00 A.M.; Sunday School and Adult Bible Class 10:00 A.M. Phone 815-379-2839.

ST. PETER LUTHERAN CHURCH (LCMS) 601 N. Jackson St. Morrison.

Rev Mark Winkelman, Senoir Pastor; Rev Mike Winkelman, Associate Pastor. Sunday Worship Services at 9:30 A.M. Sunday School & Adult Bible Studies 10:45 A.M. Various Bible Studies during the week. Handicap accessible and air conditioned. Signing for deaf is available upon request. 815772-3386. www.stpetersmorrison.com TRINITY EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH (ELCA), Rt. 40 & Stover Ave., Milledgeville.

Pastor Jamie Gallagher. SeptemberMay 9:00 a.m. Sunday School and Adult Forum; All year 10:15 a.m.

Sunday Worship; Handicap accessible; Air conditioned. Phone: 225-7410.

NEW LIFE LUTHERAN CHURCH (LCMC Congregation), 702 W. Lynn Blvd. Sterling, IL. Air conditioned.

Pastor Bill Sullivan, Sunday Traditional Service 8:30 a.m. Contemporary Service 10:45 a.m. Church Office Phone 499-6552. nursery provided Sat. night service 6:00pm. www.nllutheran.com Handicapped Accessible.

MENNONITE COMMUNITY MENNONITE FELLOWSHIP, meeting site at Sterling YWCA, 412 First Ave., Sterling, IL. Pastor Dan Rusmisel. Sunday Worship 10:00 a.m followed by Study Time 11:15 a.m. Phone: 815-2383421; Email: d_rusmiselle@yahoo. com. For more information see website: Community-Mennonite.org SCIENCE RIDGE MENNONITE CHURCH, 1702 East 37th St., Sterling.

Arnold Owens, Pastor. Sunday morning Church Worship 10:00 a.m., Sunday School 10:55 a.m. Phone 626-0538.

METHODIST EAST JORDAN UNITED METHODIST, 22027 Polo Rd., Sterling, IL 61081. David Jungniekel, Pastor. Fellowship 9:00; Sunday School 9:30; Worship 10:45. Handicap accessible and air conditioned. Phone: 815-626-0104.

Web address: www.EastJordanUMC.org FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, 501 Broadway Ave., Sterling; Rev. Paul Judd, pastor. Sunday School, 9:00 a.m. Worship, 10:30 a.m.

Nursery provided. Elevator available.

Air conditioning. Handicap accessible.

Telephones: Church 815-625-0244 (fax-815-564-0302); Annex, 815626-1734; Loaves & Fishes breakfast, Mon.-Fri., 9-11 a.m., FISH Pantry, Mon.-Fri., 9-11 a.m., 815-626-1734.

E-mail: admin@sterlingfirstumc.org ROCK FALLS UNITED METHODIST, 210 4th Ave., Rock Falls, Richard Fassig, pastor; Julie Carrion, Youth Director. Worship Service, 9:00 a.m. Nursery provided during worship service.

Sunday School resumes September 8th at 10:00am. Youth Group meets 2nd & 4th Sunday at 11:30 a.m.. Air Conditioned, Handicapped Accessible. Church phone: 815-625-0114. www.rockfallsumc.org UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, 321 N. Holcomb Ave., Milledgeville, 225-7511. 9:00 a.m. Sunday School 10:15 a.m. Worship Service. Pastor Rosa Yeonshin Lee. TRINITY UNITED METHODIST, 2nd Ave., and E. 10th St., Sterling, Pastor Paul Judd. Sunday morning worship and Camp Sonshine for children in 5th grade and under at 9:00a.m. Fellowship with coffee and snacks at 10:20a.m.

Nursery provided during 9:00a.m. worship. Phone 1-815-626-7777. Trinity Food Pantry: call ‘Good Neighbors’ for voucher at 1-815-625-5111.

WESLEY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, 2200 16th Ave., Sterling, Rev. Wesley Dickson Fellowship 9:30 a.m. Worship 10:00 a.m. Fully handicapped accessible and air-conditioned.

Nursery provided. Contact Church Office for questions 815-625-1968 TAMPICO FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, (Two blocks west of Casey’s) Welcomes Pastor Leanne Keate. Church phone 815438-6105; Sunday School 9:30 a.m. (starting again in Sep); Sunday Church Service 10:30 a.m., Fellowship to follow.

Need a ride? Call Terry 815-535-3665.

COLETA UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, 112 North Main St., David Jungnickel, Pastor. Worship Hour: 9:00 a.m.; Fellowship 10:00 a.m.; Sunday School for All ages 10:30 a.m. Fully handicapped acessible and air conditioned. (Rides available, call 336-2226) NAZARENE FIRST CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE, 13th Ave., and 5th St., Sterling.

Senior Pastor: Bob Hasselbring 9:45 a.m. Sunday School, 10:45 a.m. Worship Service; handicapped accessible; nursery providedatallservices.Phone:625-0864.

LOST LAKE COMMUNITY CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE, 90 W. Flagg Road, Dixon 815-6264732 (corner of Lowden and Flagg Road). Pastor: Bob Clardie; Sunday School 9 a.m.; Fellowship at 11 a.m.; Sunday Weekly Service 10:00 a.m.

OPEN BIBLE FIRST OPEN BIBLE CHURCH, 2105 E. Rt. 30 Rock Falls. Rev. Les Funderberg, Pastor, Sunday School, 9:30 a.m., Morning Worship 10:30 a.m.; Super Church 10:30 a.m.; Wednesday, Prayer and Bible Study, 7 p.m. Youth Service - Beyond Belief Wed. 7:00 p.m. Phone: 625-1957 or 625-0414.

UNITED PENTECOSTAL NEW LIFE TABERNACLE, Located on the Corner of E. 10th St. and Avenue D, Rock Falls. Rev. Carl B. Reese, Pastor. Sunday School and Morning Worship 10 a.m., Sunday Evening Worship 6 p.m., Wednesday Prayer 6 p.m. Church/Pastors Phone: 625-2926 PRESBYTERIAN FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, 410 2nd Ave., A Heart for God in the Heart of Sterling. Pastor Christina Berry: Morning Worship 9:30 a.m. with childcare provided; Fellowship following worship. Choir practice 11 a.m. Building accessible to the handicapped for more information call 815-625-0452 or visit our Facebook & Become A Fan of FPC. www.firstpresbyteriansterling.org FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, 100 East Lincolnway, Morrison, Il. Rev. Michael Selburg. Phone 815-772-3510.

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REFORMED BETHEL CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH, 1208 3rd Ave., Fulton, IL. Pastor Len Meinema. Sunday services 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Sunday School for children and adults 9 a.m.; Youth group: Every other Sunday at 7:15 p.m.; Early Teen Ministries (ETM): Sunday at 4:30 p.m.; Prayer meeting at church every Wednesday at 6:30 p.m.

BETHEL REFORMED CHURCH, Pastor Gary DeKoekkoek 23rd St. and 3rd Ave., Sterling. Worship, 9:30 - 10:30 a.m. Sunday School, 10:50 - 11:30; Nursery provided.

Call the church office for information and other organizations: 626-1816. www.bethelreformed.com SPRING VALLEY REFORMED CHURCH, 10960 Spring Valley Rd., Fulton, Il. 815-772-3554. Pastor Ralph Beidler. Worship 9:30am. Sunday School 11:00am. Outdoor Drive In Worship 7pm Mid May - Mid September.

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THE CHURCH OF GOD, INC. THE CHURCH OF GOD INC., La Iglesia de Dios Inc.; 119 W. Second St., Rock Falls, IL 61071 626-8419, y la Pastora Sonia Rico y congregacion te invita a sus servicios de adoracion a Dios, Martes, Miercoles, Viernes, y Sabados 7:00-9:00 p.m. Clases biblica de ninos Sabados 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

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NONDENOMINATIONAL CHURCH OF CHRIST, 1902 16th Ave., Sterling. Sunday Morning Bible Study, 9:30 a.m. Worship Services, 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday Evening Bible Study, 7 p.m. Phone: 625-2251.

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SHALOM ASSEMBLY OF YAHWEH, Sabbath Meetings Sat. at 1:30 p.m.; Sabbath School Sat. at 4 p.m.; (815)718-1323. Pastor H.R. Castillo. wwwforhisname.com COWBOY CHURCH ON THE ROCK, at 106 Gaston St., Prairieville, Sunday worship service 10:30 a.m.; Food fellowship every Friday at 6 p.m.; Handicapped accessible - everyone welcome. Contact Pastor Charlie White 815-445-5912 for more information.

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Fast-food protesters cuffed at higher-pay rallies NEW YORK (AP) – Police handcuffed dozens of protesters who blocked traffic in dozens of cities across the country on Thursday in their latest attempt to escalate efforts to get McDonald’s, Burger King and other fast-food companies to pay employees at least $15 an hour.

The protests, which were planned by labor organizers for about 150 cities nationwide throughout Thursday, are part of a campaign called “Fight for $15.”

Since the efforts began in late 2012, organizers have switched up their tactics every few months to bring attention to the protests, which have

attracted spotty crowds.

Organizers previously said they planned to engage in nonviolent civil disobedience on Thursday, which they predicted might lead to arrests.

In New York, 19 people were arrested Thursday for blocking traffic, with at least three people wearing McDonald’s uniforms taken away by police officers after standing in the middle of a busy street near Times Square. Others were apprehended by police in Detroit, Chicago, Las Vegas, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Miami and Denver.

In Milwaukee, Democratic U.S. Congresswoman Gwen Moore was taken away in handcuffs

by police for blocking traffic at a McDonald’s.

“I take great pride in supporting Milwaukee workers as they risk arrest in pursuit of a brighter tomorrow for their families,” Moore said in a statement through her communications director, Eric Harris.

Tyree Johnson also was among those hauled away in Chicago. Johnson earns $8.45 an hour after working at a Chicago McDonald’s for more than 2 decades.

“I’ve been there 22 years and I can’t help my family,” he said.

The “Fight for $15” campaign, which is backed financially by the Service

Employees International Union and others, comes at a time when the wage gap between the poor and the rich has become a hot political issue.

Many fast-food workers do not make much more than the federal minimum wage of $7.25 an hour, which adds up to about $15,000 a year for 40 hours a week.

The protests have not resulted in workers getting higher wages, but they have gotten media coverage.

In Chicago, for instance, reporters observed supporters arriving on buses and sitting on a street between a McDonald’s and Burger King, chanting: “We shall not be moved.”

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Chicago police remove protesters from the middle of 87th Street between a McDonald’s and a Burger King on Chicago’s south side Thursday as labor organizers escalate their campaign to unionize the industry’s workers.

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Abbott...................................42.90 Alcoa.....................................17.10 AltriaCorp.............................43.12 Autonation...........................53.44 American Express................89.66 Arris-Group..........................30.55 Apple....................................98.12 ADM.....................................50.19 AT&T.....................................34.94 Bank of America...................16.12 Boeing.................................125.47 BorgWarner..........................63.04 BP..........................................44.90 Casey’s..................................71.08 Caterpillar...........................108.81 CenturyLink.........................41.05 Chevron..............................126.80 Cisco.....................................24.91 Citigroup...............................52.46 CNW.....................................52.97 CocaCola..............................41.86 ConAgra................................32.45 Dean.....................................15.52 Deere & Co...........................83.08 Disney...................................90.14 Donaldson............................41.77 DuPont..................................65.93 Exxon....................................98.36 Ford......................................17.27 Exelon...................................33.52 GE.........................................25.96 FifthThird.............................20.42 HawaiianElectric.................25.32 Hewlett Packard..................37.66

HomeDepot.........................89.94 Intel Corp.............................34.90 IBM.....................................190.75 IntlPaper...............................48.88 JCPenney..............................11.18 JohnsonControls..................48.08 Johnson&Johnson.............103.87 JPMorgan Chase..................59.72 Kraft......................................58.42 Kroger...................................51.84 Leggett&Platt........................35.19 Manpower............................77.13 McDonald’s..........................93.01 Merck&Co.............................60.08 Microsoft..............................45.26 3M.......................................143.62 Monsanto...........................113.60 Newell...................................34.32 AGL.......................................53.34 Nike......................................79.91 Parker-Han.........................117.04 Pfizer.....................................29.35 Pepsico..................................91.85 Procter&Gamble..................83.73 RaymondJames....................54.88 Republic................................39.12 Sears Hldg............................32.97 SensientTech........................55.43 Sprint......................................5.77 Staples...................................12.74 TheTravelers........................94.25 UnitedContinental..............50.42 UnitedTech........................109.23 USBancorp...........................42.24 USSteel..................................40.16 Verizon..................................49.71 Walgreen...............................62.48 WalMartStores.....................76.55 WalMartMexico...................26.85 WasteMgt..............................46.86 Wendy’s..................................7.89

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United adds larger version of Boeing Dreamliner jet SEATTLE (AP) – United Airlines is showing confidence in Boeing’s 787 by taking delivery of the new, larger version of the jet that Boeing calls the Dreamliner.

Boeing Co. said Thursday that it delivered the 787-9 to United the day before.

United is the first North American airline to get the plane, which is 20 feet longer and has more range than the original 787-8.

The worldwide fleet of Dreamliners was grounded for about 3 months last year after lithium-ion batteries overheated on

some planes. U.S. officials allowed them to fly again after Boeing made design changes around the battery systems.

The plane, which uses much carbon fiber material, is designed to be more fuel-efficient than other large jets used for international flights. United plans to begin using its newest Dreamliner later this month between Houston and Los Angeles, and then begin flights between Los Angeles and Melbourne, Australia, on Oct. 26. United configured the plane with 252 seats.

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NFL | SEAHAWKS 36, PACKERS 16

Beat not missed in Seattle Super Bowl champs dominate Packers to start year

BY MATT PENTZ The Seattle Times

SEATTLE – More than 7 months separated the night the Seattle Seahawks raised the franchise’s first Super Bowl trophy and Thursday, when they returned to CenturyLink Field for their first game since.

They haven’t missed a beat.

Marshawn Lynch ran for 110 yards and scored a pair of touchdowns, while Percy Harvin showcased his explosive threat on the edges. Russell AP Wilson was efficient, and the Packers defensive end Josh Boyd grabs the jersey of Seahawks Seahawks defense was its stanrunning back Marshawn Lynch during Thursday’s game in dard, stingy self.

Seattle. Lynch broke free for a touchdown during the Seahawks’ And Seattle rolled to a 36-16 season-opening 36-16 victory. opening-night victory in front

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A pair of 33-yard gains led to Seattle’s first touchdown.

Wilson first found Harvin on a deep post route, then shook Ricardo Lockette free with a play-action pass. It started with an inside fake to Lynch and a feint forward from Wilson that allowed Lockette to break behind the Green Bay secondary.

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While the final results for the Polo and AFC football teams in Week 1 were different, both squads enter tonight’s NUIC Upstate battle in Franklin Grove with plenty of reasons to be optimistic.

The Marcos beat division heavyweight David East Dubuque Zinke on Saturday, AFC 40-14. Polo junior (1-0) displayed the variety of ways it can attack an opponent, scoring in the running game, passing game, and on special teams. “We knew that we had an athletic depth of talent coming into the season that should allow for us to create mismatches,� Polo coach Andrew Hofer said. “Now we are looking for more consistency from both sides of the ball.�

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Winterland said. “We are going to have to be disciplined and focus on our fundamentals.�

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ROCK FALLS – It didn’t take long for the Marengo volleyball team to realize it would have its hands full with Bailey O’Brien. And even though the Indians knew it was coming, they didn’t have much time to do anything about it once she wound up.

O’Brien, a Rock Falls outside hitter, took a breath a few steps behind the service line, a moment of calm before she was anything but.

The ball rose in the air, and O’Brien hammered it over the net and down toward the Marengo players, who couldn’t handle the shot.

That shot broke a run of three straight Marengo points, and was just one of many for O’Brien, who tallied numerous kills and digs, and sent powerful shots from all over the floor Thursday evening in a 25-11, 25-16 win over the visiting Indians.

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Sauk Valley Community College sophomore tennis players Ashlyn Berogan (left), Molly Hendricks and Gabi Trujillo have been on the same team for a long time. The trio played for Sterling High School before making the transition to college.

Dixon, there was a lot of familiarity when the Skyhawks first got together over the summer.

College often means transiThat’s especially true for tions and adjustments, especially when it comes to student- the three sophomores on this year’s squad. Ashlyn Berogan, athletes and new teammates.

Molly Hendricks and But the Sauk Valley women’s Gabi Trujillo have been tennis team didn’t really have together since high school, to worry much about that this starting as teammates for the season.

Golden Warriors.

With four players from Sterling High School, three from Newman, and one from FLOCK CONTINUED ON B6

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Skyhawks by the numbers s SOPHOMORES FRESHMEN s FROM 3TERLING (3 FROM Newman HS, 1 from Dixon HS s ST SEASON FOR COACH Sara Kipping, who placed ND AT REGIONALS AS A MEM ber of Sauk’s first national QUALIFYING TEAM IN

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Rock Falls’ Madason Shaw goes up for a spike Thursday against Marengo at Tabor Gym. Rock Falls won in two sets, 25-11, 25-16.

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. – In the span of just a few hours on a hot Tuesday afternoon, Terrance Gore drove from Arkansas to Kansas City, moved into a locker deep within Kauffman Stadium, slid into a starched white Royals jersey, and took some bunting practice on the field.

By nightfall, he was standing on second base in the middle of a pennant race.

These are heady times for the Royals, a franchise that hasn’t been to the postseason in nearly 30 years. They were clinging to a 1½-game lead over Detroit in the AL Central as they took Thursday off and prepared for a road trip that takes them through the wild card-contending Yankees, before a crucial three-game series against the Tigers at Comerica Park.

They’re also heady times for a bunch of wide-eyed players like Gore, annual September call-ups who have arrived in Kansas City as rosters were expanded for the final month of the regular season.

For as long as all but the hardiest of Royals fans can remember, this was the time of the year when the youngsters got a chance to show what they could do in the future. They’d get tossed into the lineup for meaningless games with the club far out of contention, playing in front of oceans of empty seats while trying to impress their manager and front office.

This year, they’ve been called upon to help the Royals win a division title.

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The Royals’ Terrance Gore crosses home plate Wednesday against the Rangers. Gore is one of several September call-ups the Royals are hoping will help them in their pennant race.

Royals’ September call-ups s /& ,ANE !DAMS s 2(0 #ASEY #OLEMAN s )& #HRISTIAN #OLON s 2(0 !ARON #ROW s ,(0 "RANDON &INNEGAN “In years past, I’d bring these guys up and give them a look, you know? See them in the field,� manager Ned Yost said. “But most of these guys are going to stay in their role.�

Indeed, each of them has a very specific skillset Yost is counting on: s 'ORE IS A DEMON ON the base paths, capable of going first to third in a flash. He’ll be used primarily as a pinch runner, as he was in Tuesday’s game against Texas. “All I do is run. Steal bases. And look where I am now,� he said. “I’m just going to get out

s )& *OHNNY 'IAVOTELLA s /& 4ERRANCE 'ORE s 2(0 ,IAM (ENDRIKS s /& #ARLOS 0EGUERO s # &RANCISCO 0ENA there and run, do my best. Use my God-given ability and see what happens.� s "RANDON &INNEGAN was pitching in the College World Series for TCU earlier this year.

Now, the first-round draft pick’s powerful left arm will be counted upon to get left-handed hitters out. “I relieved a little bit in college. It’s nothing new,� said the mophaired Finnegan, who projects as a starter in the long-term. “Then again, it’s not a for-sure thing that I’m going to get to play, but if my

number is called, I’m ready.� s -ASSIVE OUTFIELDER Carlos Peguero slugged 30 homers for Triple-A Omaha, including 15 in the month of August.

He’s expected to bring that same power to some pinch hitting. “Any time you come here, to join a new baseball team, you have to set in your mind to be ready to help,� Peguero said. “We’re in a good position right now. All I want to do is help.�

It’s a near certainty that none of them will make a postseason roster. But they all want to help the Royals get there for the first time since 1985. “It means a lot to be in this with these guys,�

Finnegan said. “I mean, it’s crazy, but it’s a great experience to be able to make.�

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U.S. Open title, and is by far the most experienced aggressive,� Makarova The others’ total is four of the four semifinalists at Flushing Meadows. said. “Because she’s so – all by Wozniacki. aggressive, yes? And I Williams has 62 titles need to be a little bit know. Especially for Williams has made it from all tournaments, more aggressive than me this year, you never to the semifinals withfive in 2014. The others she is.� know what can hapout losing a set. But have a combined 24, Wozniacki vs. Peng: pen,� the 32-year-old neither has Makarova, two this year.

Denmark’s Wozniacki American said. “I take a 26-year-old Russian On and on it goes. is 5-1 against China’s everything very seriwho never before has Still, the top-ranked ously as it comes.� been this far in 29 Grand Peng, whose only headWilliams is all too aware to-head victory came Trying to become Slam appearances. that she has not been at the first woman since And Makarova had by way back in 2007, when her best during Grand Wozniacki was all of 17. the 1970s to win three far the tougher path to Slam tournaments this Two years later, Wozconsecutive U.S. Open the semifinals, eliminatseason, losing in the niacki made the U.S. titles, Williams takes ing Wimbledon finalfourth round at the Open final on her way a 19-match winning ist Eugenie Bouchard, Australian Open, the to reaching No. 1 in streak at Flushing and Victoria Azarenka second round at the Meadows into Friday’s – a two-time Australian the rankings. But she French Open, and the semifinal against the Open champion and the hasn’t returned to those third round at Wimble- 17th-seeded Makarova. runner-up to Williams heights since. don. Not since 2006 has “It was such a huge Before that, the 10that the U.S. Open in 2012 she failed to reach at experience for me, and seeded Wozniacki meets and 2013. it was my first really least one major final in the unseeded Peng.

Because of a string deep run in a Grand a season.

Here’s what to watch of surprises in earlier Slam,� Wozniacki said. “For me, it’s just in those matches: rounds, Williams was about: Every day is a “I’m just so happy to be Williams vs. Makarova: able to avoid facing new day. You never Bouchard or Azarenka, back at this stage.�

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Old friends Jeffery, Gilmore to oppose each other Sunday South Carolina. “That’s what it took to get us there LAKE FOREST – Alshon in the NFL. Every day was s 4HE WINS THE Jeffery and Stephon a battle with each other, "EARS HAVE IN SEASON Gilmore grew up in South opening games is the and Sunday’s going to be a Carolina. They commitbattle.� most in the NFL. ted to play for the GameThe two have had cocks the same year, and college, and for the first somewhat opposite then on the same day, paths in their first 2 years time as NFL opponents. they declared for the NFL “Every day since I went in the league. Gilmore draft. started every game as to South Carolina, [we] Every day in Columbia, were the first ones that a rookie, and had 16 the two lined up opposite lined up together every passes defended and one another, Jeffery the snap, every one-on-one,� three forced fumbles. standout wide receiver He missed five games Gilmore said Thursday. and Gilmore the long, in 2013. Jeffery had a “We got each other betphysical cornerback. ter every day. We pushed hand injury that derailed Those days, their jobs his rookie season, then each other every day.� were to make each other At 6-foot-1, 190 pounds, he exploded in Year 2 better each week for the en route to a Pro Bowl Gilmore has the size to next SEC opponent. appearance. put up with Jeffery, and On Sunday at Soldier Few corners know that had to help Jeffery hone his craft as a receiv- firsthand the type of Field, the two will surely er in college. get a few snaps lined up damage Jeffery can do “It was great,� Jeffery said like Gilmore, and he said against one another again about the daily battles at – for the first time since it’s all about spotting the

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football to keep Jeffery from dominating. “Once you’ve got good coverage on him, you’ve got to find the ball, because he can go up and make plays down the field, so you’ve got to find the ball, go up and get it,� he said.

The two text every once in a while with other fellow South Carolina alums, and Gilmore said they have “had a few words back and forth, but nothing real crazy.�

Jeffery confirmed there hasn’t been any trash talk, which is not a surprise. Both players are soft spoken, so don’t expect to see playful jawing if they go one-on-one.

Maybe they get after it

Defending champions roll over Packers in opener BEAT CONTINUED FROM B1

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on the basketball court, as Gilmore twice mentioned how good Jeffery was on the hardwood in high school. Still, he wouldn’t get too competitive when asked who is better. “We’re different players,� Gilmore said. “He’s more of a Paul Pierce, and I’m probably like [Russell] Westbrook.�

Three years after they finished college together, Jeffery and Gilmore get to live out a dream together on the NFL field, where those practices in Columbia may trickle back into their memories. “It’s pretty cool,� Jeffery said. “We talked all the time about if we played against each other, so the opportunity’s here.�

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Seahawks defensive end Michael Bennett wraps up Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers during Thursday’s game in Seattle. Rodgers fumbled on the play, and the Packers went on to lose 36-16.

Lynch added Seattle’s second touchdown soon afterward, and the Seahawks took a 17-10 lead into the half.

Then the defense took over.

On fourth-and-five at the Seattle 45, Cliff Avril sacked Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers to end one possession.

On the next, with the Packers pinned deep in their own territory, Michael Bennett punched the ball out of Rodgers’ hands to force a fumble – and once Green Bay landed on it in its own end zone, it was a safety.

At the other end of the field, Lynch put the exclamation point on his 20-carry, 110-yard night with his second score to make it 29-10 early in the fourth quarter.

Rodgers – who went 23-for-33 for 189 yards versus the touted Seattle secondary – answered with a short touchdown pass to Randall Cobb.

Then the Seahawks strung together one last clock-and-game-killing scoring drive, one that lasted 13 plays, 80 yards, and 7 minutes.

Lynch drove the pile between the tackles. Wilson, who finished 19-for28 through the air for 191 yards and two scores, gashed the Packers with his legs around the end. And Wilson found Derrick Coleman on a playaction pass for a 14-yard touchdown.

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Accuracy comes after bids begin

Grizzwells by Bill Schorr

Pablo Picasso said, “There is no abstract art. You must always start with something.

Afterward you can remove all traces of reality.”

At the bridge table, we start with 52 cards. Afterward, once the bidding and play begin, the players can be accurate or make mistakes.

What do you think about the bidding in this deal? How should South plan the play in three no-trump after West leads the club two (low from a tripleton in partner’s unsupported suit)?

South was right to upgrade his hand, counting it as worth 18 points. He had an excellent five-card suit, three aces and one king. After North responded one spade, East should have made a takeout

double. The two-club overcall was bizarre. Then South rebid two no-trump, showing 18 or 19 (or a poor 20) points. That was a reasonable choice.

(However, if North-South had

been using support doubles, South should have doubled to show three spades. Then North would have rebid two diamonds, and South could have continued with two notrump.) North’s raise to game was optimistic.

South started with eight top tricks: one spade, five diamonds and two clubs. He had to gain a second spade trick. So he took the first trick with dummy’s king and led the spade jack. When East covered with the queen, South won with his ace and played another spade, happy to see the eight and nine from West.

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THURSDAY’S SCOREBOARD Boys golf Thursday’s results at Timber Creek, Dixon Par 36

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The Brewers’ Carlos Gomez is out at second as the Cardinals’ Kolten Wong (16) makes a falling throw to first on a double-play attempt in Milwaukee. The Cardinals won 3-2 in the first game of a key four-game series.

Lead keeps growing Cards win sixth straight, expand lead in Central

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MILWAUKEE – If the Cardinals’ goal during Thursday’s series opener against rival Milwaukee was to get Michael Wacha ready for the future without slowing their present ascent in the division, then the Cardinals got more than planned.

And possibly more than they had a right to expect.

Wacha provided the Cardinals three strong innings in his first majorleague appearance in 2½ months, and the Cardinals staked him to an early lead before holding on tight to several waves of possibilities from Milwaukee.

The Brewers loaded the bases one inning and didn’t score. They stranded two on base in the next. To escape Miller Park with a 3-2 victory, the Cardinals then needed Peter Bourjos to track down a fly ball at the wall in deep center field and rob the Brewers of what would have been a leadtaking extra-base hit.

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The Brewers, who have lost nine consecutive games and fallen four games behind the firstplace Cardinals, left nine runners on base in the final four innings. It took the Cardinals six pitchers after Wacha to secure the win, beginning with rookie Marco Gonzales (2-2) and ending with closer Trevor Rosenthal (42nd save).

Rather than have Wacha start Thursday for TripleA Memphis in the postseason and get one more rehab game on his arm

before throwing in the pennant race, the Cardinals threw him straight into the heat.

Not only was Wacha going to build his strength and stamina on the job, his first appearance would come against the team closest to the first-place Cardinals in the standings – the Brewers, who had only led the division for 150 days this season.

Wacha would be limited to around 60 pitches, and officials said if he showed signs of troubles, they could quickly “pull the plug� and turn to an armada of relievers.

Wacha used 50 pitches to get through three innings and hold the Brewers to one run and three hits. He struck out three and did not walk batter. Three of his first four pitches were 94 mph, 94 mph, and 96 mph. He sandwiched a 74-mph curve in between the last two. The velocity faded as he got later into his start, but not enough that he wasn’t effective.

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Polo was led by Brian Cavanaugh, who had a rushing touchdown, two receiving touchdowns, and a kickoff return for touchdown.

AFC played three great quarters of football against another Upstate front-runner, Aquin, in Week 1. The Raiders led 15-14 going into the fourth quarter.

That’s when things went south for AFC. The Bulldogs scored 17 unanswered points to win 31-15, and racked up about 170 yards of offense in the last 12 minutes. “We outplayed a good Aquin team for three

quarters,� Winterland said. “Then we made a number of assignment mistakes that really cost us. We made mistakes that cost us the game, but they were minor mistakes that we think we can fix.�

Before the fourth quarter, AFCs defense had been stout, led by linebackers Kevin Kurz (12.5 tackles, 1 fumble recovery) and David Zinke (10.5 tackles).

AFC, which went 1-8 in 2013, also has a number of experienced, talented players returning on both sides of the ball.

The offense, which managed 176 yards of offense against Aquin, should improve as the season goes on. “We were 16 percent

on converting on third down, and that’s just not good enough,�

Winterland said. “We’d missed an assignment, and we had a couple fumbled exchanges that cost us.�

Hofer knows that the Raiders can be dangerous on offense, and has his team focusing on stopping their veeroption attack. “The veer can be very effective,� Hofer said. “It’s all about having discipline on defense, and knowing your assignments. If we do that, I think we can have success against it.�

The Marcos have won the last eight meetings between the two schools, including a 62-6 win in 2013.

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Eastland’s Karalicia Kennedy hits the ball over Milledgeville’s Jenna Bibler during Thursday’s match in Lanark. Eastland won 25-18, 25-20.

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Peyton Rus added four Sommer Rhea had 16 kills, Mary Chapman kills and eight digs, Emy had 13 assists, and Emily Wright finished with 15 Cox had seven digs.

Prophetstown def. kills and 10 digs, and the Oregon Hawks earned Kewanee 26-24, 16-25, a hard-fought 25-23, 25-19: Claire Milnes had 29-31, 25-22 victory over 11 kills, Clare Kramer Johnsburg at the Black- spiked 10 more, and the Prophets (1-1) won a hawk Center.

D e l a n e y M a h o n e y Three Rivers crossover added 43 assists and match on the road.

Kassi Henrekin dished three aces for the Hawks (5-1-2) in the Big North- 15 assists, and Jensyn McKinney and Shelby ern crossover win.

Genoa-Kingston def. Adams each had 16 digs.

Eastland def. MilledDixon 25-16, 25-21: The Duchesses dropped a geville 25-18, 25-20: The BNC crossover match at Cougars downed the Missiles in an NUIC crossLancaster Gym. Amy Rotella had five over match in Lanark. kills and three digs, and Kailee Forbes ripped 10 Phoenix Smith spiked kills to pace Milledgeville, four kills for Dixon (1-2). while Michelle GrevenRock Island def. Ster- goed had eight digs.

Bureau Valley def. Fulling 25-21, 16-25, 2 5 - 1 5 : The Golden ton 25-17, 25-18: Carlie

Bickett had six kills, while Heaven Bennett and Lindsey Hoffert each added five to lead the Storm (2-0) to a home TRAC crossover win.

Chelsea Lesniewski finished with eight kills, while Avery Leitzen had United Township def. eight digs in the loss for Newman 25-14, 25-23: the Steamers (0-1).

AFC def. Hinckley-Big Aubree Schmitt led Newman with five kills and Rock 27-25, 25-15: Krista Beach led AFC with four aces in a road loss.

Madyson Ferris added seven kills, and Lauren 19 digs for the Comets Meurer had six digs in a (0-2), and Mariah Stae- win at Hinckley.

Katie Sondgeroth finbell had six assists.

Morrison def. Amboy ished with 17 assists for 16-25, 27-25, 25-18: the Raiders (4-3).

East Dubuque def.

Lakin Goodman finished with 14 kills, eight Polo 25-16, 25-14: The digs, nine service points Marcos lost an NUIC and three aces to lead crossover match on the the Fillies to a road vic- road, led by Kennedi tory in a Three Rivers Palmer’s two aces and Jozi Grobe’s two blocks. crossover match.

Jordan Schmidt had 11 West Carroll def. Fordigs for Morrison (2-0), reston 25-16, 25-20: while Brooke Stralow Abby Maike had eight added 18 assists and kills, 11 digs and four three blocks. Emma blocks, and Brianna Sitzmore chipped in 14 Kampmeier had 20 digs to lead the Thunder to assists and five digs.

Hallie Nauman and an NUIC crossover win Sydney Wilhelm each in Savanna. spiked eight kills for the Faith Christian def.

Clippers (1-2). Kennedy Serena 25-23, 25-10: Dinges had 12 points, 10 Tressa Schuler finished with 24 digs and eight assists and five digs.

Erie def. Princeton kills to lead the Falcons 25-16, 25-18: Rachel (5-0) in a home win.

Sarah Smith added 10 Cobert’s six kills led a balanced Cardinal attack kills, four digs and seven in a Three Rivers cross- assists, and Stacia Hamill over win on the road. had 13 assists for Faith.

Warriors battled back after a first-set loss, but couldn’t pull out a nonconference road victory.

Jailyn Borum led Sterling (1-1) with eight kills, 10 digs and six aces, while Kaylee Martin added seven kills and eight digs.

medalist with a 42.

Connor Carlson scored three second-half goals as the Dixon Dukes pulled away from a halftime tie to beat the Oregon Hawks 4-1 for their first Big Northern West victory.

Carlson scored 4 minutes after the break on an assist from Thaison Somsri-Betts, then added goals midway through the half and in the final 10 minutes. Both of those goals were assisted by Anthony Deseno.

Deseno scored off a Remington LeRette assist in the first minute of the game at Oregon Park West, but the Hawks tied the game on a John Donaldson goal at the 28-minute mark.

Dixon (2-3, 1-1), playing against the wind in the opening half, held onto that tie thanks to several saves from goalie Nick LeSage, until it got the wind at its back in the second half.

Boys golf

Rock Falls 172, Dixon 211: Led by

medalists Matt Long and Cooper Kilberg, the Rockets downed the Dukes in a Big Northern West dual meet at Timber Creek.

Long and Kilberg fired 5-over-par 41s, while Rock Falls also got a 44 from Nolan Moeller and a 46 from Carrigan Chouinard.

Jake Bonnell led the way for Dixon with a 43. Cole Ruckman added a 44.

Byron 162, Oregon 174: Taylor Brubaker led Oregon with a 39 in a road loss at PrairieView in Byron.

The Hawks’ other counting scores came from Carson Buck, who shot a 43, and a pair of 46s from Matt Myers and Tyler Black.

Fulton 186, Amboy 192, Newman 202: The Steamers had the two low-

est scores to beat a pair of Three Rivers crossover foes at Emerald Hill.

Brett Terrock was medalist with a 43, with Lucas Wiebenga right behind with a 44. Amboy’s Griffin Kozeal and Jake Lucas fired matching 47s, as did Newman’s Shawn Rosengren.

Hall 181, Prophetstown 193, Bureau Valley 235: Jackson Westen

led Prophetstown with a 43, while

Byron 205: Oregon 208: The Hawks team of just four golfers lost by 3 strokes at PrairieView in Byron.

Oregon’s Abi Scheidecker and Byron’s Sarah Ostig shared medalist honors by shooting 45s.

Abby Martin was second on the Hawks with a 46.

Girls tennis

Sterling 4, Mendota 1: Maura

Scanlan and Allie Prescott won in straight sets in singles play to lead the Golden Warriors to a road win.

Aly Meeks and Anna Ivarson also won in straight sets at No. 3 doubles for Sterling, while Allie Shank and Grace Steinke rallied after losing the first set to win a super-tiebreaker 10-8.

Ottawa 4, Dixon 1: Stephanie Tressel was the Duchesses’ lone winner in a nonconference dual meet in Michael Krabbenhoeft/ mkrabbenhoeft@saukvalley.com Ottawa.

Rock Falls junior Cooper Kilberg Tressel won 6-0, 6-4 at No. 2 singles. drives his ball from the sixth tee Girls cross country Thursday at Timber Creek Golf Amboy 3rd at Rockridge: Megan Course in Dixon. Kilberg shot a 41.

Grady’s runner-up finish led the teammates Grant Ames (46) and Clippers to third place as a team at Jackson Ames (49) finished with the Rocket Booster Invite in Taylor Ridge. scores in the 40s.

Jacob Heidenreich led Bureau Grady’s time of 20:14 was fastValley with a 55 in a Three Rivers er than everybody except winner Kirstie Ramsey of Annawancrossover meet at Deer Valley.

Hall’s Ryan Ott was the medalist Wethersfield, who set a meet record with a 20:03. Amboy’s Jenwith a 40.

Princeton 166, Morrison 168, nifer Popovich (7th, 23:30) and Erin Rockridge 168: The Tigers defeated Hosto (8th, 23:35) also earned medtwo Three Rivers crossover foes in a als with top-15 finishes.

Annawan-Wethersfield placed tightly contested triangular at Cross four girls in the top five to easily win Creek.

Rockridge’s Justin Voy was medalist the team title, beating runner-up with a 39. Morrison was led by Noah Orion 25-70.

Hogue’s 40 and Ben Tegeler’s 42.

Boys cross country Amboy runs at Rockridge: James Girls golf Le-Win 197, Pearl City 247, Ster- Blackburn placed fifth in 19:09, ling NA: The Golden Warriors were but the Clippers didn’t field a full one golfer short of fielding a full team at the Rocket Booster Invite in team in a triangular at Wolf Hollow Taylor Ridge.

Mid-County’s Ethan Stanley won in Lena.

Rachel Spencer shot 60 to lead the race in 17:39, leading his squad Sterling, which got a 77 from to the team victory with 36 points.

Emma Boze and an 85 from Sara Mercer County was second with 57 Lidetoft. Le-Win’s Callie Raders was points.

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“Bailey is a great allaround player for us,�

Rockets coach Sheila Mammosser said, “and she was phenomenal tonight.�

O’Brien, a junior, finished with eight kills over the two games, and added five digs in a dominating performance, which made the Rockets look as if they were in midseason form during the second match of the season.

O’Brien, who is still adjusting to a leadership role, led the way on the floor and has seen her play improve each season.

She had always been talented at volleyball, but it wasn’t until the end of her eighth-grade year, playing with her No Limits club volleyball team, when she learned to take her serve to a new level.

Coaches saw her vertical ability and power, and worked with her to help transform her into an above-the-net player. The

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Rock Falls’ Sydney Arickx hits the ball over a Marengo defender Thursday at Tabor Gym. The Rockets won the Big Northern crossover in two sets. transition was seamless as she learned the new serve with ease. All of a sudden, she was a stronger player with an added skill that translated to her net play as well.

It helped her jump start her volleyball career, and she entered high school with something to offer the varsity squad. She played in the varsity lineup her freshman season, helping

the Rockets to a Class 3A supersectional berth, and has been a key part on the team ever since. “Not really, it was pretty easy to learn,� O’Brien said of her serve. “It’s helped me along, and I’m just excited about what we can do this season with this group.�

The group is looking for its third straight Big Northern West championship,

and has started that title defense strong.

In Thursday’s match, that group stunned Marengo in the first game by going on a 15-2 run, after the Indians scored the first three points of the match. The runaway first game was so quick, the Rockets stalled in the second game.

The Rockets (2-0) and Indians traded points for most of the second game, before Rock Falls was able to string together several points late to take a lead, and put away Marengo to complete the sweep. “Sometimes it’s hard to get back at it right away after a fast first game like that,� Mammosser said. “It’s something we have to work on, but we were able to battle back.�

It helped when O’Brien stepped to the service line, as she made it tough for the Indians to set anything up. On the outside, O’Brien and teammate Sydney Arickx combined for 15 kills, making the Rockets look every bit as dangerous and they sounded.

Sterling trio excited about new roles in Sauk Valley lineup FLOCK

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“It’s nice to be out here with girls I’ve known for a while,�

Hendricks said. “I’ve played with them before, we get along really well, and having those high school friends with you makes things a lot smoother going into college.� “You have someone you can talk to who’s going through the same thing,�

Trujillo said, “and we can stick together and not be as intimidated to meet new teammates because we’re doing it together.�

Trujillo and Berogan, especially, have been a team for quite some time. Best friends since they were 6 years old, the two have played doubles

together the last 3 years, since their junior season at Sterling.

It’s a partnership that knows how to have success. The duo finished first at No. 3 doubles at last year’s Region IV Tournament, and is hoping to have that same kind of success at No. 2 doubles this fall. “It’s a lot of fun; it’s really nice to have that comfort level with each other,� Berogan said. “We have good communication, and we’re very comfortable together.� “It’s really cool to have somebody out there you can really rely on,� Trujillo added. “We’ve got our timing down, we know what each other can do, and we’ll fight through everything together.�

As Berogan did last year, Trujillo and Hendricks will be playing both singles and

doubles for the first time this season. Hendricks, who played only singles last year, will team up with freshman Mary Alice Oswalt at No. 1 doubles, and also hold down the No. 6 singles spot.

It’s a welcome addition for Hendricks, who says she prefers doubles ‌ something coach Sara Kipping didn’t find out until after she inserted her into the singles lineup a year ago. “Doubles is more interesting; you can hit a lot more kinds of shots,â€? Hendricks said. “Plus, you have somebody else out there to rely on, and it gives you a little more leeway. If you miss a shot or two, you have someone else out there to back you up.â€?

Berogan feels the opposite way. Having played both

singles and doubles a year ago, and even having the same doubles partner for the past 3 years, Berogan – who will play No. 2 singles this season – likes the challenge of being out there alone during a tough singles match. “You’re out there playing for yourself, seeing what you’re made of,� Berogan said. “I don’t want to sound selfish, but it’s fun relying on yourself.

Plus, I don’t have to worry about letting someone else down if I’m not playing great.�

Trujillo is also excited about her chance to play singles. As a doubles-only player in high school, Trujillo is eager to see how she stacks up when she’s on the court by herself. “I’m really ready for singles, really looking forward to it,�

Trujillo said.

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Dixon 815.284.SOLD(7653)

Sterling 815.626.SOLD (7653)

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Colorful adjustable cane.

Lost in a store in Sterling area.

815-625-6234 IS YOUR PET MISSING? Read our found section in todays paper. Just in case it is not there, call one of your area animal shelters listed below: Lee County Animal Control (815)284-3833 Granny Rose Animal Shelter (815)288-7387 Whiteside County Animal Control (815)625-3507 Happy Tails Humane Society (815)626-2994 A public service of Sauk Valley Media

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Small dog found on Science Ridge Rd., Sterling. Call 815-625-9128.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

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Central Christian Church 10th Annual Car Show Sat., Sept. 6th 9-3 6595 Guilford Road Rockford, IL Questions?

Call Jerry 815-963-7254 Looking the Manager of Wendy's in Sterling during Oct. of 2012. Please call 815-273-3241.

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Become a Hospice Volunteer There's no time like the present to add life to each day of a hospice patient.

Volunteers provide companionship and support to the terminally ill and their loved ones.

They fill a unique role in providing comfort and support to patients and families with giving of their time, friendship and compassion. Hospice of the Rock River Valley has a need for volunteers to work with patients and families.

Training will be provided and begins October 7. To make a difference in someone's life, call Nina at 815288-3673.

CASA 15th Judicial Circuit (Lee/ Carroll/Ogle Counties) is seeking volunteers to advocate for children in the court system involved in abuse and neglect cases.

Your involvement can impact a child’s future.

Contact Vanessa White, Director of Advocate Services (815) 288-1901 www.casalee carroll.com Hospice Volunteers needed at Gaffey Home Nursing and Hospice, Inc., 3408 E. 23Rd St. Sterling, 815-6263467

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Happy Tails needs your help saving lives- Please consider giving some of your time to Happy Tails. There are many animals who need you, and even a few hours will help greatly.

Volunteer hours are 8:00 a.m. to noon, seven days a week, as well as Wednesday and Thursday 5:00-7:00 p.m. The shelter is located at 1408 McNeil Road in Rock Falls, between Dixon Avenue and Route 30.

Please call if 815-626-2994 you have questions.

You can make a difference and help save lives!

PROJECT VITAL INTERESTED IN VOLUNTEERING? What: Project VITAL Tutor Training Who: Anyone who has a desire to help others learn skills in better Reading, Math, ESL (English as a second language), and Citizenship.

Where: Sauk ValCommunity ley College - Adult Ed. Department (1E08) When: September 8, 15, 22, and 29th Time: 4:00-7:00pm (Dinner provided) For More Info Please Call or Email Martha Anderson martha.l.anderson @svcc.edu tel:815-835-6312

Find your dream home!

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

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STERLING

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For sale or Rent: This luxurious custom built 2000 home features: 2 story entrance foyer which opens into large LR with soaring ceilings and two-story windows. Elegant designer kitchen with stainless steel appliances and granite counter tops.

4BR, 3.75 baths.

Two master suites with Jacuzzi including ground level suite. Loft over looking living area.

Large deck overlooking park-like backyard. 3.5 car garage.

Walking distance to Sinnissippi Park and Rock River. $269,000. Will consider owner financing and/or rent with option to buy.

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STERLING Attention Investors!

Sterling home needs work, but amazing investment! Only $4,850 815-973-0291

AND ROCK RIVER ESTATES Homes for sale and rent. Call our VMÄJL MVY KL[HPSZ

815-284-2000 ROCKFALLS 1 & 2BR mobile homes for sale or rent to own. Low monthly payments. $350/mo. + $350/ dep. 779-861-0658 1993 Fairmont mobile home, 3BR, 2 ba. Open concept living area.

Central A/C, washer, dryer, stove, refrig. stay. Rock River Estates. 815973-4149

312-373-0601 Please ask about property tax incentive.

APARTMENTSFURNISHED 305

LYNDON

ROCK FALLS

1768 sq.ft. Ranch, 3BR, 2ba. 3 season rm., 2.5 car garage, full unfinished bsmt. $119,900.

10% down, $800/mo.

815-499-8717

MOBILE HOMES 230

FOR SALE

BY OWNER

CHATEAU ESTATES

MOBILE HOMES

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Advertise your mobile homes for sale here!!

DIXON Double Wide 3BR 2 bath, open floor plan, corner lot.

815-441-5154

EFFICIENCIES! -InclusiveClean & Quiet

Monthly Discount

815-626-8790*

Rock Falls Efficiency Unit $375. One bedroom unit $425. Utilities included. $200 deposit & references required. Contact 708-699-8952

APARTMENTS UNFURNISHED 306 Attractive 1 & 2 apts. with BR. some utilities. Sterling & Rock Falls.

No pets, no parRefs. req. ties.

815-336-2305.

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Call our Classified Department today.

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ASHTON ★★ 1&2 BR., Ashton/ F.G. 815-7512712/562-5075.★

DIXON 1BR Upper, A/C, appl. & util. incl. $495/mo. Ref. & dep. req. No pets, No smoking. 815288-2710 1BR upper, very spacious. Heat & water paid. $425/ mo. & ref. No pets.

815-284-1263 2 Bedroom 1004 Idlewild Dr. Freshly painted, no pets, no smoking $595 mo. 309-645-3361

DIXON Small 1BR, pay elec. only. $300 / mo. Call Vickie 815-973-4444.

MT. MORRIS 1 Br. All utilities, plus cable/Internet incl., $550/mo., Single room occupancy $400/mo.

Call Chris 815-732-7135

POLO 1BR upstairs, applcs. furnished & garage. Ref. & dep.

Required. No Pets. $375/mo. Call 815946-3191

ROCK FALLS 2BR all utilities included, no pets, $600/mo. + $500 dep. 815-718-0956

2BR heat, water, garbage incl. $625/mo. + dep.

815-973-5886.

DARE TO COMPARE Fully Remodeled 2BR, wood flrs, tile ba. W/D incl. $495, 1yr. lease, NO PETS. E. Coloma School. Avail. May 1st. 815-441-2294

2BR lower level, stove, refrig., garb. incl. No pets. $485 + dep. & lease. Call 815-440-2145

Edon Apts. 2BR, $500mo., $400 dep. Refs. Req. No dogs.

815441-3999.

2BR very clean, Garage, quiet. laundry. No smoking or pets. $500 & dep. 815-652-3365

Lg. 1BR. + appl.

No pets. $425 + dep. 815-718-1784

2BR, stove, refrig., carport. Heat, water, incl. 1 yr lease.

No pets. $550/mo + dep. 815-2842921.

Efficiency upper heat & water inc. nicely decorated. $385 mo. to lease 815-440-3663 Nice efficiency in Dixon, all utilities except electric, Sorry, no pets. $330 + dep. 815631-0041

THICKSTEN APTS. 1 & 2 BR houses 815-499-4217

STERLING 1 or 2BR, $360 & up. 815-562-7368 Rochelle Realty 2 BR for $500 Water, sewer, garbage incl.

Coin W/D, No pets/ No parties.

Call Diana: 630-327-7046

STERLING

RIVER RIDGE APARTMENTS

2 Bedroom Great Location Garages Available

$

495 1st Month’s Rent

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FREE *with 1 year lease

Next to

ALDI in Sterling

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

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

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

(815)626-1431

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SERVICE DIRECTORY SAUK VALLEY MEDIA • Friday, September 5, 2014 • PAGE B9

SAUK VALLEY

Air Cond./Heating

Bicycles

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

GREEN RIVER CYCLERY

CALL 815-625-0955

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

Call Today (815)284-2052

Asphalt

PROFESSIONAL LOT MAINTENANCE

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

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

Locally owned And Operated.

Over 25 Years Asphalt Exp. Fully Insured

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

We Take Your Fun Seriously!

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

www.greenrivercyclery.com Tues. - Fri. 10-6 Sat. 8-12

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

Dumpster Rental

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

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

Insured & bonded.

815-564-8754

Cleaning Service

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

Concrete Contractors

CONCRETE • Driveways • Sidewalks • Patios CONSTRUCTION •Garages •Additions •Remodeling •Decks • Homes

www.praterpaintand waterproofing.com

36 yrs. Experience.

815-626-9026

Need to place an ad?

Construction

Call us 625-3600 284-2222

Deck Builders

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

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

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

Genl. Contracting Gilbertson Construction Residential & Commercial.

Remodeling, house winadditions, dows, siding & doors. Also mobile home repairs. Licensed, Bonded, Insured. No Job Too Small. 30 yrs (815)622exp.

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Gutters

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

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

815-712-1227 or 800-922-1413

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

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

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

Haul/Clean Service • House and Building Clean Outs • Handyman & Hauling Service • Tree Service Call 779-245-2619

J & J Hauling

We will haul anything you want gone. We also do yards, snow removal, clean outs ect. Anything you want gone or cleaned up is never too big of job.

Call Joe at 815-631-1957 No Job Is Too Small Or Too Big! JOHN'S CLEANUP & REMOVAL Anything goes!!

Estate Cleanups PHONE 815-622-0240

Home Improvement Kitchens $ave 25%-50% Showplace Cabinetry Replace or Reface Expert installation or DIY Visit our showrooms.

Anselmo's 1235 W. LeFevre Sterling 815-625-3519 Estimates by Apointment

Home Improvement

✶Since 1981✶ ◆Home Improvement ◆New Construction

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

Painting

Remodeling

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

Working Girl Painting *Int. & Ext. painting *Wallpaper removal *Decks *Basement sealing Insured Free estimates Credit Cards OK 815-508-6131 shirleypaints@ymail.com

Plumbing

Randy L. Moore

815-626-1333

IL State Roofing Licensed 104-002247(1986) Bonded-Insured Woodstoves by Hearthstone wood and gas inserts-stoves expert installation or DIY. Visit our showrooms.

Anselmo's 1235 W. LeFevre Rd. Sterling 815-625-3519 Estimates by Appointment

Landscaping DREAMSCAPES

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

(815) 857-3281

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

Call Mike at (815)590-9491

Monuments GraniteWorks •Cemetery Monuments •Custom Granite Countertops 1220 S. Galena Ave. Dixon, IL 815-288-3350 ✱Ask about our in stock monument discounts.

Painting

Handy Woman

Marsha Baker Residential Painting & 15 years’ experience New Construction

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

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

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

Call Ben 815-590-2694

Property Maint.

★★★★★★★ JR's

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

Through 9/15!

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

Senior Discounts Call FREE Quote 815-213-3383 Local Cell#

Roofing/Siding

Roofing

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

Will beat any leading competitor price 815-590-2677

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

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

Find your dream home!

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

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

Will beat any leading competitor price 815-590-2677

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

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

Dixon. Call 815-973-3281

✰CORNER✰ STORAGE

Dixon near Walmart Sterling near Menards Various Sizes

Storage

www.allsafe center.com High-Security Storage Solutions and Much More!

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

Stump Removal CLARK'S

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

Tree Service A&M TREE SERVICE BEAT MOST BIDS!

Free Estimates 25 yrs. Experience Fully Licensed/ Insured.

Whiteside Area 815-590-1677 ✤✤✤✤✤✤✤✤✤✤✤✤

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

GREAT RATES 815-973-3613

TIMBER TREE SERVICE

Get Ready for Winter!

Units Available •10x20 $50/mo.

•10x10 $35/mo.

Storage Works Dixon, IL 815-288-3301

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

Water Softeners

Warehouse At 301 Storage Special!

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

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

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

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LOANS

STERLING

POLO

STERLING

Apts. No pets. Call 815-716-0367.

2BR home. Appliances furnished.

Central air. Garage.

References and deposit required. $595 per month.

No pets. 815-9463191 after 5 pm.

Sunny 2BR, monster garage. Why rent? $550/mo.

Call 815-878-7399

Efficiency, $370/ mo.

No pets.

Close to down town and good location. Call 815632-9602

NEW TODAY Room for Rent. All utilities incl. + wifi Starting at $75/wk. + dep. Call or text 815-716-6150.

Sinnissippi Townhomes First Mo. Free!

Spacious 2 BR. 2 story townhomes.

Central air, good location. Laundry hookup. (815)6261130.

Spacious 2BR apt.

Stove, refrig. furn.

Lease/dep. Req. $480/mo. Inc. sewer & garbage P/U. H&H Rental Properties LLC 815-625-7995

HOMES FOR RENT

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FOR RENT HOUSES & APTS. svla.org

DIXON 2BR 507 Van Buren. $575/mo + dep. Refs. req.

773-552-8498 3BR River view, 1.5 ba., bsmt. Attached dbl. car garage. $900/mo. + util. Call Kelly 773-428-7877 Nice 2-3 BR, no pets, $650 + dep.

815-631-6678 Nice 3BR, NE, lease, no pets. $650/mo. call Vicki 815-973-4444 Sm. 1BR. $475 + $475 Dep. Applcs.

No pets. 1Yr lease.

815-284-0461

COMMERCIAL RENTAL

311

Small 2-3 BR 815-632-9036.

Secured 3 acre w/ high bays and office, 3818 River Rd., Sterling.

815-626-8790

ROCK FALLS

MOBILE HOMES

PROPHETSTOWN

2 BR Houses for rent in Rock Falls starting at $545 Call 815-622-2725 snlrentals.com 2BR, 1BA, 1 car detached garage. $550/mo. $550 dep. No pets 815440-7985 2BR, newly remodeled w/ applcs. $600+dep.

815441-0856 Large, clean, quiet 2 story, 2BR, 1.5 bath. 1 car garage.

C/A. All applcs. inc.

W/D. New bathroom, paint, & more. Nice area, walk to library & park. 521 W. 11th St. Sorry no pets or Sec. 8. $650 + sec.

630-902-1060 Small 2BR, garage No pets. 815-6250624.

Still paying rent?

3BR, nice yard & garage. 513 7th Ave. $675/mo. We can help. 815-8787399.

STERLING 3BR Ranch, 2 ba, 2 car garage, C/A, no pets, Milledgeville School District, $700/mo. Dep. & ref. required., 815225-5053 RTO 2BR $49,900 $5,000 down.4413515.Agent owned.

FOR RENT

315

MORRISON Tall Pines Mobile Home Community

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

Call Kristine for details.

815-772-8943

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Call us 625-3600 284-2222

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Enjoy working with people?

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EDUCATION

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES 501

PERSONAL ASSISTANT PROGRAM COORDINATOR

Become a licensed Home Inspector Pre-Licensing Course over two weekends (six days total) Classes start Friday, October 3 More information / Register Now 847-217-5958 www.learninspections.com

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EDUCATION

FULL-TIME

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EMPLOYMENT

40 HOURS A WEEK

Northwestern Illinois Center for Independent Living seeks an enthusiastic and self-motivated team player for our Personal Assistant Program as coordinator.

Check out our website: www.nicil.org to learn how you can apply for this exciting position as Personal Assistant Coordinator NO Email Resume or Phone Call Accepted!

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$$ Earn Holiday Cash $$

Towns

Sterling

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

Send resumes to: 1270 IL. State Route 26 S.

503

317 E. EVERETT STREET, DIXON

Mission style 3 bedroom, 2 1/2 baths, 2,500 sq. ft., all oak woodwork, 2 fireplaces, pocket doors, $249,500 Hosted by John Rich

John Rich Real Estate

~ 815-284-2398 ~

SUNDAY 12:30-2

291 IL ROUTE 2 LOT 445, DIXON

Easy living, 1 owner mobile home, immaculate condition, master suite, 1,600 sq. ft., $57,700 #122812 Hosted by Louise Gibbons

Sauk Valley

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SAUK VALLEY

RESOLUTION NO. 2477-14

ORDINANCE NO. 111

RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING SALE OF MUNICIPALLY OWNED PROPERTY

AN ORDINANCE MAKING A BUDGET AND APPROPRIATIONS FOR CORPORATE PURPOSES OF STERLING RURAL FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2015.

WHEREASW, the City of Dixon, Illinois (the “City”), owns the following described real estate located within the City (the “Real Estate”).

Lot 5 in the Lee County Business Park – Phase II, a subdivision of the North half of Section 16, Township 21 North, Range 9 East of the Fourth Principal Meridian, Lee County, Illinois, according to the plat thereof recorded March 9, 2002 in Book 0203 on Page 2755 as Document 2002002280 and filed in Plat Book L at page 31; and WHEREAS, the Real Estate is comprised of approximately 8.85 acres of real estate, consists of vacant land, and is zoned GM- General Manufacturing under the City's Zoning Ordinance; and WHEREAS, the corporate authorities of a municipality by resolution may authorize the sale or public auction of surplus real estate by following the procedures set forth in 65 ILCS 5/1176-4.1; and WHEREAS, the Mayor and City Council of the City have reviewed the needs of the City with reference to the Real Estate and determined that the Real Estate constitutes surplus real estate because it is no longer necessary, appropriate or in the bet interest of the City that the City retain title to the Real Estate, and because the Real Estate is o required for the use of, or profitable to, the City; and WHEREAS, as required by 65 ILCS 5/11-76-4.1, the City has determined the value of the Real Estate to be $257,000 as set forth in the written certified appraisal of Art Johnson Appraisal Service, an Illinois certified appraiser (“the Certified Appraisal”), and WHEREAS, the City intends to sell the Real Estate for cash on an “as-is”, “where-is” basis. The City will accept no financing contingency or installment sales.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Mayor and City Council of the City of Dixon, Illinois, as follows: SECTION 1: The foregoing recitals are incorporated herein as findings of the City.

SECTION 2: The City Clerk is hereby directed to make a copy of the Certified Appraisal available for public inspection during regular business hours at City Hall.

SECTION 3: The City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to conduct the sale of the Real Estate by (i) publishing this Resolution at the first opportunity following its passage in a newspaper published in the City or, if non, then in a newspaper published in the county where the municipality is located; (ii) receiving written contract proposals for the purchase of the Real Estate, which offers shall be at a price of no less then 80% of the value of the Real Estate set forth in the Certified Appraisal; and (iii) delivering such written contract proposals to the Mayor and City Council of the City for consideration at the September 15, 2014, regular City Council meeting.

SECTION 4: The provisions and sections of this Resolution shall be deemed to be separable, and the invalidity of any portion of this Resolution shall not affect the validity of the remainder.

SECTION 5: All resolutions and parts of resolutions in conflict herewith are, to the extent of such conflict, hereby repealed.

SECTION 6: This Resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and approval as required by law.

SECTION 7: The City Clerk is hereby direction to publish this Resolution as set forth in Section 3 hereof.

BE IT ORDAINED by the Board of Trustees of STERLING RURAL FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT: Section 1. That the following sums of money be and the same are hereby appropriated for the corporate purposes of STERLING RURAL FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT herein specified for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2015.

ITEM OF APPROPRIATION ADMINISTRATION EXPENSE: Surety bond premiums and insurance Audit/Financial statement preparation Compensation of Trustees Attorney fees Travel & meetings Supplies and printing Dues TOTAL Administrative

Kathe A.Swanson, CITY CLERK

(SEAL)

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(Road District) Road and Bridge Fund Special Bridge & Insurance Income – County Taxes $61,764.12; Personal Property Replacement Tax $6,642.58; Interest $156.93; County Fines $33.38; Road Culvert sales $2,537.30 = $71,134.31 Expenditures – Rick Bruns $7,247.64; Pete Smith $2,748.33; Eric Guither $480.22; Rich Vary $132.98; TOIRMA Ins $3,024; IL Director of Employment $47.26; Repairs $11,036.58; Building Exp $1,096.82; Road work & materials $68,342.79; Fuel Manlius oil $11,589.12; New tank $1,975; New Culverts $1,709.30; All others under $1,000.00 $3,290.12 = $112,720.16 Statement of Condition April 1, 2013 Balance 148,514.51 71,134.31 Income Total Revenue 219,488.82 Total Expenditures 112,720.16 March 31, 2014 Balance 106,768.66

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Certification I, Kimberly Egan, Clerk of Hahnaman Township, Whiteside County, State of Illinois do hereby certify that the above is a true copy of the Annual Treasurer's Report for the fiscal year beginning April 1, 2013 & ending March 31, 2014.

Kimberly Egan, Clerk Douglas Wetzell, Supervisor

$273,790.00

CONTINGENCIES Miscellaneous expenses and contingencies TOTAL APPROPRIATION: Section 2. The $153,888.26.

balance

$3,810.00 $288,200.00

on hand

on June

30, 2013 is

Section 3. That the funds derived from sources other than the tax levy for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2015 may be allocated by the Board of Trustees to such appropriations and in such amounts as said Board of Trustees may determine, within the limits of such respective appropriations.

Section 4. That the items appropriated for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2015 are the budgeted items for that year. The sources of funds from which the appropriated funds are to be derived are estimated to be $237,939.00 from taxes pursuant to a tax levy, $50,000.00 from the Treasurer of the State of Illinois from distribution of personal property replacement revenue, and $261.00 from interest on bank accounts.

Section 5. That the unexpended balance of any item or items of any appropriation made by this Ordinance may be expended in making up any deficiency in any item or items in the same general appropriation made by this Ordinance.

Section 6. That should any clause, sentence, paragraph or part of this Ordinance be declared by the Court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such decision shall not affect that validity of the Ordinance as a whole or of any part thereof other than the part so declared to be invalid.

Section 7. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage.

ADOPTED by the Board of Trustees of STERLING RURAL FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT and deposited and filed in my office, all on the 2nd day of September, 2014.

ATTEST: /s/ William McCue, Secretary

/s/ Douglas Happ,

President Sept. 5, 2014

ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENT OF STERLING RURAL FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT for the period July 1, 2013- June 30, 2014

James G. Burke Mayor

CERTIFICATION I, KATHE A. SWANSON, the City Clerk of the city of Dixon of the County of Lee, State of Illinois, do hereby certify tht I am the keeper of the books and records of the aforesaid municipality and that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of a resolution duly adopted by its City Council at a meeting duly convened and held on the 2nd day of September, 2014.

750.00 1,600.00 2,250.00 4,300.00 500.00 600.00 600.00 $10,600.00

FIRE SERVICES: Contract with City of Sterling for fire protection services, including maintenance of records and maps

APPRROVED THIS 2ND DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2014.

ATTEST: Kathe A. Swanson, City Clerk

AMOUNT

State of Illinois Whiteside County Lee County Interest income TOTAL RECEIPTS

Schedule I – Receipts

$49,977.94 $214,329.20 $32,611.33 $253.47 $297.171.94

Schedule II – Disbursements Clifton, Gunderson & Co. - Financial statement preparation $1,525.00 Schuneman Insurance - Bond and insurance premiums $259.00 Douglas Happ, William McCue, Russell Koster Trustee's fees $2,250.00 Miller, Lancaster, Walker & Burall, P.C. attorney fees $4,200.00 Illinois Assoc. of Fire Protection Districts - Dues $450.00 The Daily Gazette ? Publication costs 709.80 City of Sterling - Fire protection services $274,413.58 TOTAL DISBURSEMENTS $283,807.38 RECAPITULATION Cash in bank June 30, 2013 Total receipts Total disbursements Cash in bank June 30, 2014

$140,523.70 $297,171.94 $283,807.38 $153,888.26

STATE OF ILLINOIS

) ) SS COUNTY OF WHITESIDE ) The undersigned, Treasurer of the STERLING RURAL FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT does hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and complete statement of the receipts and disbursements of said STERLING RURAL FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT for the year beginning July 1, 2013 and ending June 30, 2014. /s/ Russell Koster, Treasurer Subscribed and sworn to before me this 15th day of July, 2014. /s/ John E. Miller Notary Public

September 5, 2014

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STATE OF ILLINOIS COUNTY OF LEE SS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 15th JUDICIAL CIRCUIT LEE COUNTY, ILLINOIS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF: ROBERT J. BROPHY, Deceased.

CASE NO. 14 P 41 CLAIM NOTICE NOTICE is given of the death of ROBERT J. BROPHY. Letters of Office were issued on July 23, 2014 to ANN BROPHY 123 West Graham Street, Dixon, Illinois, 61021 who is the legal representative of the estate.

The attorney for the estate is Patrick M. Moore, 321 West State Street, Suite 700, Rockford, Illinois, 61101.

Claims against the estate may be filed on or before February 22, 2015, that date being at least six (6) months from the date of first publication, or within three (3) months from the date of mailing or delivery of Notice to creditors, if mailing or delivery is required by 755 ILCS 5/183 of the Illinois Probate Act, 1975 as amended, whichever date is later. Any claim not filed by the requisite date as stated above shall be barred. Claims against the estate may be filed in the office of the Lee County Circuit Clerk Probate Division at the Lee County Courthouse, Dixon, Illinois, or with the estate's legal representative, or both.

Copies of claims filed with the Circuit Clerk's office - Probate Division, must be mailed or delivered to the estate's legal representative and to his/her attorney within ten (10) days after it is has been filed.

DATED: August 18, 2014 Ann Brophy, Executor Attorney Patrick M. Moore 321 West State Street, Suite 700 Rockford, Illinois 61101 (815) 962-5490 Aug. 22, 29, Sept. 5, 2014 Supervisor's Annual Financial Report for Hahnaman Township, Whiteside County, State of Illinois for the fiscal year April 1, 2013 and ending March 31, 2014. Monies received and paid out for said year.

General Town Fund, Social Security, General Assistance & Insurance Income – County Taxes $39,610.90; Personal Property Replacement Tax $4,373.87; Interest $97.92; Refund Ins. $684.00; Tax Refund $516.56; Miscellaneous Income $720.00 Total: $46,003.25 Expenditures – Harry Guither $14,465.76; Mike Cady $743.41; Doug Egan $743.41; Matt Henrekin $743.41; J.C. Henrekin $743.41; Doug Wetzell $5,172.60; Kim Egan $3,001.37; Social Security $6,308.10; Toirma Ins. $1,629.00; Guither Ins. Reimbursement $2,000; Audit $2,000; Office Supplies & Legal $1,597.60; Building Exp. $1,452.98; others under $1,000.00 - $4,295.01 = $44,896.06 Statement of Condition April 1, 2013 Balance $ 94,134.02 Income $ 46,003.25 Total Revenue 140,137.27 Expenditures 44,896.06 March 31, 2014 Balance

$95,241.21

September 5, 2014 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF RONALD BRUINS DECEASED. NO. 13 L 24 PUBLICATION NOTICE INDEPENDENT ADMINISTRATION TO: CREDITORS AND CLAIMANTS (ONLY) Notice is hereby given of the death of Ronald Bruins who died on 03/13/14, a resident of Dixon, Illinois. The Representative for the estate is: Glenda Bruins, 149 Spring Road, Dixon, IL 61021.

The Attorney for the estate is: Loren S. Golden, Golden Law Offices 2400 Big Timber Road, Suite 201A Elgin, IL 60123 Claims against the estate may be filed on or before February 27, 2015. Claims against the estate may be filed with the Clerk of the Circuit Court, 200 E. Knox Street, Morrison, Illinois 61270, or with the Representative, or both. Any claim not filed within that period is barred.

Copies of a claim filed with the Clerk must be mailed or delivered to the Representative and to the attorney within 10 days after it has been filed.

The estate will be administered without Court supervision unless an interested party terminates independent supervision administration by filing a petition to terminate under Article XXVIII 5/28-4 of the Probate Act (755 ILCS 5/28-4). /s/ Glenda Bruins, Executor Aug. 27, Sept. 3, 10, 2014

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STATE OF ILLINOIS CIRCUIT COURT WHITESIDE COUNTY NOTICE OF FILING A REQUEST FOR NAME CHANGE (ADULT) Request of Debbie Lynn Dean NO. 14 MR 113 There will be a court hearing on my request to change my name from: Debbie Lynn Dean to the new name of Debbie Lynn Stockton The court hearing will be held on Wed. Oct. 15, 2014 at 9:00 a.m. At 200 E. Knox St., Morrison, IL, Whiteside County Courthouse in Courtroom TBA. /s/ Debbie L. Dean Debbie L. Dean Sept. 5, 12, 19, 2014 ASSUMED NAME PUBLICATION NOTICE Public Notice is hereby given that on August 18 A.D. 2014 a certificate was filed in the Office of the County Clerk of Lee County, Illinois, setting forth the names and post-office addresses of all of the persons owning, conducting and transacting the business known as SCTS Service Inc. located at 119 Van Buren Ave. Dixon, IL 61021.

Dated this 18th day of August A.D. 2014.

Cathy Myers

by Gerianne Knack Deputy County Clerk August 22, 29, September 5, 2014 Industrial Park Storage 905 E 17Th St. Rock Falls IL 61071 Will hold a public sale to enforce a lien.

Date of Sale Saturday September 27, at 12:00 2014 P.M. (noon) Customer Name: Amanda Gould #138 Toshua Geetings #146 Donna Fullington #210 September 5 & 12th, 2014

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

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

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

Ag View FS, Inc is accepting applications for seasonal help, part-time have the ability to work flexible hours.

CDL license required, with or without hazmat classification.

Send resume to Ag View FS, Inc. Atten: Operations Manager 22069 US Hwy 34 Princeton, IL 61356 815-875-2800 Agricultural construction company looking for a Class A CDL driver Job duties include but are not limited to: Transporting materials to job sites, loading and unloading trucks, operating forklift/ telehandler, completion of paper work, and general crew labor as needed. All applicants subject to background check Please email resumes to: Mbrady@apgrain systems.com Or apply within at 100 Roosevelt St., IL Hooppole, 61258 Agricultural construction company looking for part time laborers with the potential for full time employment.

Must be able to lift 80 lbs, use hand tools and work Saturdays. All applicants subject to background check Please email resumes to: MBrady@ apgrainsystems.com

Or apply within at 100 Roosevelt St., Hooppole, IL 61258 Automotive Experienced Detailer Wanted for successful used car business. Full time with benefits. Send resume with references to Box #:1241, c/o Sauk Valley Classifieds, P.O. Box 498, Sterling, IL 61081 Bi-County Special Education Cooperative is looking for Teacher Aides for the 2014-2015 school year. 29.5 hours weekly, no health benefits.

Openings in Sterling, Morrison, and Chadwick. If interested contact Laurie Heston by email lheston@bicounty.org or call 815-622-0858.

BUS DRIVER NEEDED 25-30 hrs./week CDL w/ passenger endorsement required. Apply at Self Help, 2300 West LeFevre, Sterling or call 815-626-3115 for more information.

Class A CDL Driver Dedicated Run Oregon, IL/ Dewitt, IA Pay by load.

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E-mail resume to: rochelle@ cushingtrans. com Driver - Class A Drivers CDL WANTED! 100% no touch, HOME WEEKLY! 0-250 miles =.42 cpm.

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

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Call Pam at 719-645-7095

Withers Broadcasting of Sterling/ Rock Falls is now accepting applications for 1 Sales position. If you are looking for a career change you owe it yourself to to check this opportunity out.

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Experienced OTR truck drivers needed.

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No east coast, no touch freight, paid vacation, excellent miles, scheduled home time. Call 800-645-3748

NEW TODAY Farm truck and/or tractor Drivers needed, part-time.

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Call 815-499-0463.

Gordon Trucking, Inc. Solo & Team Positions CDL-A Driving Jobs for: OTR*Regional Dedicated*Home Weekend Opportunities*Big Sign-on Bonus & Pay! No Northeast. EOE Call 7 days/wk!

888-653-3304 GordonTrucking.com Grain Farm looking for PT/FT Semi Driver and Tractor Operator.

Semi Driver's must have valid class A CDL and medical card.

Experience preferred. Call 815499-4036 or 815499-4038

NEW TODAY Granny Rose Animal Shelter Kennel Help Wanted Weekend kennel person wanted.

Must be at least 18 years of age and have experience with dog care.

Some heavy duty work with pressure washer and maintenance as required.

Applications accepted MondayThursday.

No phone calls please.

Apply at Granny Rose Animal Shelter, 613 River Lane, Dixon, IL. Growing Consulting firm seeking full time clerical person.

Computer and customer service skills required, along with a strong willingness to learn.

Wages based on experience.

Send resume to: Rock River Energy Services 2047 S. IL Rt. 2 Oregon, IL 61061 HELP WANTED Draftsman/ Engineer Local manufacturing company is seeking fulltime AutoCAD Drafter (structural)/Engineer with strong AutoCAD skills and 3D experience.

AutoCAD Mechanical 2010 experience preferred but not required.

Primary duties will include creating fabrication drawings, layouts, proposal drawings and bill of material lists.

This is a full-time position with benefits.

Send resume to: TCI Manufacturing P.O. Box 306 Walnut, IL 61376 or engineering @tcimfg.com No phone calls please.

NEW TODAY Help Wanted: Dixon Area Upscale Restaurant, looking for part time cook/chef.

Excellent working conditions, drug screen & background check required.

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Local business looking for secretary, office person.

Must have Quick Books experience, reliable, self motivated & valid drivers license.

Background check will be required. InParts dustrial knowledge a plus.

Please send replies to Box #:1245 ,c/o Sauk Valley Classifieds, P.O.Box 498, Sterling, IL 61081 LPN PT positions available. Call Liberty Court, 815285-2000. Ask for Ann or Ashley.

NH3 & LPG: Owner Operators WANTED! Fall-Spring Anhydrous/Fall-Winter Propane. GREAT REVENUE! Clean MVR, 2yrs. Driving exp. CDL-AX. Liability ins. provided. Will train.

Keith Morgan Trucking Inc. 309-962-9664 Northern Grain Marketing LLC is now hiring owner operators for local seasonal grain hauling.

Preferably owner operators with hopper bottoms.

NGM does have hoppers for rent if needed. Please contact Tom Wilson for further details @ 815973-3016

Now Hiring for all positions for new location in Sterling.

Apply in person at Subway, 2501 E. SterLincolnway ling, Across from Walgreens on Friday Sept. 5th , 12th, & 19th between 2 & 5 p.m. No phone calls, please.

Riverside Community Bank Rock Falls Senior Personal Banker Build retail relationships with customers.

Offer/sell financial products/services including: Checking/Savings Accounts, Certificates of Deposit, etc. Provide back up for Personal Banking positions. Req: 3-5 yrs sales/customer service.

Banking exp preferred. EOE Full Benefits www.htlf.com/#/c areers Semi Truck Drivers for Fall harvest and local hauls, part time & full time. 2yrs experience. Call and leave msg. 815288-5000 Service and Installation Technician Sterling HVAC Contractor looking for a full-time Service and Installation Technician.

Experience Preferred. Need freon certification and a valid IL driver's license. Drug screen required.

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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.

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

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AREA GARAGE SALES 624 DIXON GARAGE SALES 624 Fri. & Sat. 7-2 210 S. Butler St. Golf Club Sale Most items $5ea.

Any Questions 815-973-3376 Fri. & Sat. 8-12 1668 Brandywine Lane Moving Sale Sm. applcs., home & rooster décor, curtains, telescope, golf clubs, tools, furniture, womens clothes $1ea. Too much to mention! Prices reSaturday! duced Rain or shine.

Fri. & Sat. 8-3 611 N. Jefferson Tons of name brand JR's S/M, purses, shoes, mens & womens L/XL, some girls 34, boys 4-7, DVD's, toys, holiday décor & household misc.

Fri. 2-5, Sat. & Sun. 8-5 2011 N. Brinton Storage Unit Construction, lawn, & garden equipment, plus tools.

More equip. at Oregon locationCall 815-677-7801 Fri. 4-7, Sat. 8-2 683 Shadow Wood Lane Baby clothes, travel system & supplies, ladies fashions, books, Lionel set, holiday décor, water skis & misc.

Fri. 6-5, Sat. 6-12 626 Timber Creek Road 3 Family Sale.

Appliances, push mowers, furniture, household items, clothing, mini van, water heater.

DIXON GARAGE SALES 624

ROCK FALLS GARAGE SALES 624

STERLING GARAGE SALES 624

PETS & PET SUPPLIES 775

MISCELLANEOUS 796 FOR SALE

Fri. 6-8 pm, Sat. 8 am-1 pm Multi-Family Camp Garage Sale, 621 Reynoldswood Road, Dixon Clothes, books, DVD's, lots of freebies, love seat, plastic stackable bins, twin beds, and misc. items.

Fri. & Sat. 8-2 35 Rock Island Rd. (Multi-Family) baby furniture, baby & kid's clothes, furniture, decorations, computer items, inversion table, DVDs, & lots of misc.

Fri. 8am-6pm Sat. 8am-2pm 903 E. 2nd St. Near Dillon Home Indoor & Outdoor Yard Sale Some collectibles, braided and vintage rugs, rocking cradle, holiday items, old books and records, dishhousehold es, items, small freezer, piano, and much more!

4 kittens, 7 wk. old, free to good home. Call 815625-7686

Modern Canvas Painting from Ashley Furniture, like new, 18”Wx 24”T, $20 815-441-4543

Fri. 8-4, Sat 8-12 1135 N. Jefferson Coldwater Creek, Chicos & etc. clothing. Elnita Serger, overlock thread, books & magazines, nice Arabian saddle, Christmas trees, decorations, bassinet, puzzles, collectibles & antiques, microscope and so much more!

Friday 8-3 728 Medinah Court Apt. B Many sizes children and adult clothing, books, toys, & misc.

Saturday 8-??

1605 Washtington Ave (across from soccer fields) baby items/ toys, household items, pillowcase dresses, hairbows & accesories, lots of misc Saturday 8-12 2203 W. 4th St windows, doors, tools, countertops, clothes, old sewing machine & lots of misc.

Saturday Only 8-2 582 Palmyra Rd We've Down Sized Book shelfs, area rugs, tons of curtains, throw rugs, closet org., bath & bedding décor, name brand mens, womens, jr. girls & boys, electronics, & misc furniture, antique stove & windows, youth drum set, swing set & much more!

Don't Miss It! Saturday only 8-3 712 Division St. Go-Karts, 50cc ATV, DVD's & CD's, boys clothes, knickknacks, tables & chairs, etc.

Thur & Fri 7:30- 2 & Sat 8-1 735 Washington Ave Huge Baby Sale!!! baby girl clothes, 0-18 mo, maternity clothes, juniors, bassinet, changing table & highchair, swing, travel system, bouncy seat, walker, toys, & much more.

Wildcat Ridge Subdivision Multi-Family Sales

Fri. 7-5 & Sat. 7-2 1933 Wildcat Rd, 582 Panther, 1943 & 1944 Jaguar Ct. Gas stove, Electric Dryer, desks, lots of furniture, 22 foot pop up camper, Power Wheels Jeep & scooter, youth bikes: girl & boys, sports equipment, collectible/trading cards, cookbooks, “Bud” pool table lights, Exerciser stepper, Holiday decorations, TV's, old toys, Longaberger, Kids golf club set, 6 foot Christmas tree, ice cream parlor table & chairs, Stamping Up stamps & scrap booking stuff, 5 disc CD Changer, booster seats, Movies (DVD's), Country CD's, Baby Swing, Nap Nanny, Bumbo chair, double breast pump, clothes from newborn to adult plus size, shoes, spikes, sandals, boots, purses, board games, lots of kids toys, books, kitchen & household items, Pottery Barn basket & glassware, clothes racks, lawn chairs.

You won't want to miss this one!!!

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MORRISON GARAGE SALES 624 Saturday 8-12 16477 Capp Rd. Huge Sale Priced to Sell Tools, furniture, lawn & garden, clothes (Nike & UnderArmour Ect.), hunting items & much much more!

ROCK FALLS GARAGE SALES 624 Fall Garage Sales 9/19 – 9/21 Rock Falls & Sterling $10 ($5 fee for late registration) Register by 9/5.

Maps Available 9/18 @ Shell Stations & Schreiners RF Chamber 815-625-4500 Fri. & Sat. 8-2 3200 Prophet Rd. Quilts, bedding, men's clothes, lg & Xlg, women's lg & xlg, Jrs., sm & med., name brand, pictures, & much more.

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Fri. & Sat. 8-5 & Sunday 10-4 4006 W. Rt. 30 Power tools, hand tools, gas air comgarden pressor, misc., garden tools, kids battery truck, gas welder, kitchen appliances, clothes, large vice, too many items to mention.

Fri. & Sat. 9-3 1012 Harbor Dr. Estate Sale!

Sofa, recliner, & dressers.

Fri. 3-7 & Sat. 8-1 1013 W. 2nd St. Lawn furniture, dishes, lots of big & tall mens clothes, antiques & collectibles & lots of misc.

Fri. 3-7 & Sat. 8-5 1200 8th Avenue Huge Sale!

All season clothing, boy's up to sz. 10, girl's up to sz. 14, Jrs., ladies', & men's, books, household, misc.

Friday & Sat. 8-?

2104 Scott Street Garden tools & lawn equipment.

Sat. & Sun. 8-?

209 Dixon Ave. Our Annual Sales 2 Lazy Boy recliners, stereo & music equpt., clothing, primitives, cabinets, bed frames, pictures, dresser, chest, book cases, tables, coffee tables, end tables, chairs, baby items, tools, Americana, DVD's, CD's and lots of misc.

Sat. 8-1 Sun. 8-12 27843 Buena Vista Dr.- 4 Households Neon beer lights, Total Gyms, fishing gear, home goods, lots of treasures.

Cash Only Saturday 7-?

601 4th Avenue Tag Sale Old porch posts, iron gate, galvanized tubs, buckets, wood boxes, outdoor furniture, cupboards, benches, tables, stools, lots of misc.

Saturday 8-1 607 W 12th St. Lots of remodeling cam supplies, lights, doors, electrical, kitchen, dog, sz.

8/10 ladies clothing, luggage & home décor.

STERLING GARAGE SALES 624 First Christian Church 3400 6th Avenue Garage & Bake Sale!

September 6th 8-1. Half price after noon!

Some items are upright, piano and Vacuum bench, cleaner, lamps, reel film projector, 2 LARGE alter chairs, shelving unit, quilted items, Dukane film strip projector, dishes, baskets, pots & Christmas pans, décor, lawn chairs, pictures and lots more!

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ALSO SERVING COFFEE ALONG WITH OUR BAKE SALE ALL HOMEMADE AND DELICIOUS Fri. 12-5 Sat. 7-2 1908 21st Ave. Tons of baby/child items, Chicco car seat & base, women's clothing, all sizes, tons of home decorations, breast pump, wedding décor, boy's NB18 mo., & misc.

Fri. 2-7 Sat. 8-1 1407 Weaver Rd. Estate Sale 3 Tool chests, workbench, miter saw, Sawzall, drills, lots of misc. tools, weed eater, Harley T-Bag, Nascar, stroller, girl's sz. 2adult & maternity clothing, toys, ...

Fri. 8-4 Sat. 8-2 1102 E. 15 th St. Lots of nice name brand clothing,children-adult, toys, knick books, holiday knacks, items and much more!

Sat. & Sun. 8-2 702 Maple Lane Combining 2 houses into 1 Something for evBarbies, eryone!

Pockets, Polly trucks, household items, tons of misc.

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ESATE/MOVING/ TAG SALE Sept 5 & 6, 10am-7pm 3206 WOODLAWN ROAD Owner: Wilma Ogata Another great sale with way too much to list. This house full includes newer washer/dryer, vintage cameras, items from travels, furniture, jewelry, books, art, deco kitchen cabinet, vintage dental cabinets & many other collectible items still being unpacked! not to be missed!

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Sat. only 8-12 812 W. 19th St. Priced to sell! clothes, all sizes, sandals, knick knacks, household items, toys, Nativity, Christmas & holiday dec. yard swing, & lots of misc.

Saturday 8-2 Moonlight Bay Ln. Jewelry, vases, sweedish glasses, garden festival stone ware, toys, frames, pictures, plants, lawn ornaments, lawn chairs, space heaters, A/C's, lawn mowers, elect. & gas grill, Ab Does, shebord hooks, lots more. Come and see for yourself!

5, 8wk. old kittens free to good home.

815-499-1768 Calico cat, female found at Dixon Walmart. Needs a good home. 815677-2624 Tosa (LG breed) female puppy, 4/13/14. Free to right home as co-own. Call 815626-6382 after 7.

Wanted: Tea Cup size Chihuahua, adult, short hair, reasonably priced or free 815-5649022 after 2:00.

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

Please screen respondents carefully when giving an animal away.

Your pet will thank you!

TICKETS / TRAVEL 787 & EVENTS 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.

TOOLS & MACHINERY

792

Saturday Only 7-noon 2003 15th Ave 4 family sale, name brand clothing all sizes, purses, fashion jewelry, Miche, shoes, candles, decorations, seasonal items, CD's, DVD'S, closeout sale on stampin up stamp sets, scrapbooking supplies, HP printer & storage containters.

10” Radial Arm Saw, $50/obo 815626-2929

Saturday only 8-5 1008 West Avenue (Turn R at Willy's) Desk, twin bed frame, fishing pole, boy's & teen girl clothes, books, play tent, movies, misc. ★★Benefits Hope Life Center

60 gallon stock with heater. Like new. $100 815456-2175.

ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES 705 Grandma & Grandpa Porcelain Dolls, 31” & 34” respectively, farm clothes, $95 815-772-4997 I Buy: Antique furniture, fishing tackle, toys, post cards junk. 815-445-6151

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815.625.8529 Whirlpool washer & dryer set, $350.

815-499-6750.

BUILDING SUPPLIES

720

Brand new. 18-2 panel doors. Solid core, primed white pre-hung. and $5800. Call 815499-7779 for details.

FOOD PRODUCE

750

Tomatoes by the you bushel: $18 pick. $22 we pick.

Upper Dam Produce 814 E. 2nd.

815-441-0518

FURNITURE

755

3 Piece Sectional w/bed 2 recliners dk. beige $100 815-652-3247 China cabinet, 78”Hx50”W 2pc. x18”D. $200. 815946-2568.

Daybed wood frame, therapedic mattress, VG cond.

815-625$100 5314 Mattress sets: $99, Full Twin $129, Queen $159, King $199. Will deliver! Kern Mattress Outlet, call 309452-7477.

WANT TO BUY 795 ★★Wanted: 1/18 Diecast Cars★★ Call 309-714-0787

MISCELLANEOUS 796 FOR SALE 24” blue NEXT, 18 speed boys bike, $35 815-284-1094

Beauty Shop Shampoo Station (w/ sink & mirror, hydraulic chair, 2 dryer chairs & dryers) $200 Call 815626-5657 Couch, micro fiber dark brown w/recliners at ends, brand new, $500.

Golden handicap scooter, battery operated, 3mo. old, $850. 2005 Toyota Sienna van hitch & 2012 Mercury Milan hitch, $100/ea. Call 815625-2422 Free Couch, double box spring, mattress & T.V. 815-441-3406 FREE Trees for firewood or millingyou cut & haul.

Call for details 815456-2839 Gibson speakers & amplifier set, 100W $70 West Brooklyn 815-6287008 InStep Pathfinder Add-a-Bike Trailer, child trainer $100 (815) 535-3491 Kid's Mustang Electric Car, good cond., $60/obo 815-625-5911 Like new brown recliner, asking $300. Call 815284-1852 Like new- beautiful Janome 12,000 embroidery sewing machine. Incl. All hoops & computer programs, plus extra emb. Designs.

Amazing! 815-6267123 for more info.

Machinist Tool Set and set of 2 tool boxes, valued at over $2400; asking $1600, 815315-1942 Metal dog kennel 24L x18W x21H. Good cond. $20 815-284-1094 MINI HYDRAULIC jack, hold in 1 hand. $20 Call 815-732-1492 Mirror, 57”x39” quality decorative gold 5 ½” frame $85 815-441-4543

New Inbacare power chair, blue, w/charger. Sacrifice $500/obo.

815-625-4899.

Pegboard 46”x48” $5/sheet 815-2841094 Portable groundmount clay target thrower. $20 815275-3131 Pressure WasherKarcher electric 1600psi w/ attachments, new, $100 815-456-2839 Reebok Easytone, women's size 11, white w/ pink trim, $25 815-441-4543 ROLL-A-WAY bed w/mattress. Good condition $85 obo 815-732-1492 See More Online Photos, Commerce, Expanded Text ➛Look for WEB ID ➛Log on to: www.saukvalley. com classifieds ➛Enter the WEB ID in the WEB ID Box ➛View Photos, Expanded Text BUY ONLINE!! saukvalley.com CLASSIFIEDS Snap-On tool box, bottom/ top /side box- 26 drawers. $3600.

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Stand up tanning booth, 32 bulb. $500. Call 815499-6750.

Tree Work,Trimming, & Hauling 779-245-0527 Sauk Valley Area Twin, full, queen, king beds. Full, qu., king BR sets.

Washer & dryer, recliner, dbl. rec. sofa, dresser, sofa, upright chest. 815718-4385 Farm truck and/or Drivers tractor needed, part-time. req.

Experience Call 815-499-0463.

HORSES & SUPPLIES

835

2 horse straight trailer, load bumper pull, no divider inside. $1,000 OBO. Call 815857-3922

LIVESTOCK / SUPPLIES

840

Free Miniature male donkey 815499-7195

FARM EQUIPMENT

855

1952 Ford 8N with LM59 finish mower & blade. $3,000.

Call 815-590-5007.

1956 360 International tractor, w/ loader good tires and metal. $3,500 OBO. Call 815535-0495 Massey 231 45 hp diesel w/ loader, & has 6' mower on the back, 815-6257074 WANTED: water tank and running gear, 500-1,000gal 815-677-0201

CLASSIC CARS

904

1950 Chevy 4 dr., $10,500/obo 815625-4364. See at Woodside 28649 Drive, Rock Falls.

1963 Ford Thunderbird, Great Project Car $5800/obo 815-626-4972 1977 Ford LTD 2dr.

42,000 1-owner, miles, $4500 obo Must See! in Dixon 630-772-5051

AUTOMOBILES

905

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1992 Corvette, automatic 95K mi., white/white interior targa top w/ 2 tops $8900.

815-9734170 1995 Geo Prizm LSI, 5spd, 4 door, pwr steering, pwr side mirrors. Has rust, cold A/C, 25/31 MPG. $1000 Call 815-284-9182 2000 Buick Park Ave. 86k mi. $5175 815-288-3100

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$18,593* 09 Chevy Impala Sedan STK#BD7996B

NICE CLEAN CAR!

$10,476* 06 Ford Mustang Coupe STK#FE7951A

1997 Chevy Blazer White. 125,786K. 4Wl dr. Air, recent tune up, new tires.

No rust, tight front end. Exc. shape! $2500/obo.

Call 815-631-6665 2005 GMC Yukon Leather loaded, new tires,133,000 mi, $10,700. Obo 815-994-1520 2010 Lexus RX, Nav, new Michelin tires. Loaded. 42K. $28,000/obo. 779245-0265.

TRUCKS

910

1988 GMC 3500 dump truck. Fuel injected 350, some new parts $2500 815-994-0815 2000 Chevy S10 4x4, good cond., V6, A/C, 5 speed, 190k mi. $2850 Call 815-677-0201 2004 F150 Super Crew, 4x2. 43K mi.

Loaded. Exc. cond. winters.

Stored $18,500. Call 815499-4129.

VANS

911

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

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

1999 Plymouth Voyager. 6 cyl. No rust. $1,200. 815590-0131 or 815631-6199 2010 Dodge Caravan Grand SE, flex fuel 34k mi. $16,000. 815677-2402

4X4S

912

1996 GMC Sierra reg. cab, 128K mi., good cond., runs great, $3200/obo 815-590-9511 94' Dodge Ram 2500, single cab, full box, 5.9 motor, runs good, everything works 119K, trans. weak, $1500 815-440-8388 Need to sell ASAP!

PARTS & ACC.

MOTORCYCLES

12 Mazda 3 I Touring

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909

925

Trailer Tire Wheel P75 80 R13, new, Firestone $75, 815626-3100

ONLY 19,000 MILES

ONLY 19,000 MILES

S.U.V.S

Evaluate orders and inquiries offering advice and suggestion selling.

Prepare quotations as requested by equipment dealers and end-users and do follow up on such quotations.

Assist Parts Sales Manager with dealer management including visits, stocking levels and training.

Assist Parts Sales Manager in development and execution of marketing strategy for parts sales.

Person should have ability to work well with others and have strong written and verbal communication skills with proficiency in Windows-based Microsoft computer applications. Should be flexible, enthusiastic and a creative team player. Some travel may be required.

Salary based on experience. Company offers an excellent benefit package.

All interested candidates should send resume with cover letter to:

ASTEC MOBILE SCREENS, INC. Attn: H.R. Manager 2704 W. LeFevre Road Sterling, IL 61081 rthompson@astecmobilescreens.com

935

06 H-D Road King 1450 CC-8K miles, Black & Chrome $11,000 815-5907115 1994 Suzuki RF 900 25k mi. fresh service, good condition. $2,850 815626-4887.

2001 Harley Davidson FLHTP-I Trike, 88 cu. in. maintained.

Well Must see! $18,500.

815-535-6603 2003 Harley Softail Davidson Standard, 23K mi., custom paint & custom wheels, w/ extras, $7900. Call 815-631-0709 2004 Honda VT1100 C24 Shadow Sabre. 8,500mi, $3,200 OBO .815288-1646

2005 Softail Deluxe 16,140 mi. Extra add-ons.

Great pipes. sounding Well taken care of & garaged $10,250 563-343-2897 2007 HD Electra Glide, 6 speed 103 Motor, white, 37k. mi., new radio, reduced to $8,900.

Call 815-440-0145 2011 Black Harley Ultra Davidson Classic Trike. 12K mi. Ext. warranty.

Few more goodies. $24,000 815-6258855

AWESOME CAR

$9,823*

*Tax, title, license nse & doc fees not included. D Dealer not responsible for errors. Offer Expires 09-30-14.

Brand New Harley Davidson 883 Low for Sale. 6 mi. on Harley. List price $9,000 will sell for $7,000. Rick 815Thank 535-9106. you Amboy Depot Days.

BOATS/MOTORS

940

***THE BOAT*** DOCK We Buy & Consign Used Boats!

Springfield, Illinois 217-793-7300 theboatdock.com

***THE BOAT*** DOCK 17' Bass Tracker, 50 hp Mercury motor, trolling motor, fish finders, powerlift on motor, runs great $1600 815626-7839 18 ft. Bonanza open bow w/ tandem trailer, 165 hp Merc Cruiser, new stereo/spkrs $2500 210-216-5891 18 ft. Conquest V6, marc. Crus.

Less than 75 hrs.

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

815-6251293

NEW TODAY Aluminum Flat Bottom Boat w/ trailer 14' x 4 ½' wide $275 815625-9490 If no answer leave message.

Boat Trailer motor support bracket. $20. 815-732-1492 Cajun 18' 6”. V Max 150 hp., runs great & loaded $8,000. 815-5627377

TRAILERS/RVS

945

$25,000, 39 ft.

Monaco Dynasty.

Diesel 1994, 85k. mi. Trades considered.815-980-8642 95 Jamboree Rallye RV 77,000 mi. Sleeps 8, must see to appreciate!

815-973-9730 Onan generator for RV w/elec. start.

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

815-973-3277.

AUTOS WANTED

960

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Unwanted (running or not)

VEHICLES $150-$2000

We Pay the BEST! Guaranteed!

Fastest Pickup All calls answered 7 days a week.

Licensed Dealer

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