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SAUK VALLEY | RECREATION

Officials: It’s not easy being green ADA compliance chief among challenges to maintain, upgrade rec space

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

In a state that ranks 48th in available land for public recreation, the per-capita green space in the Sauk Valley might seem like an embarrassment of riches.

While open space is a huge piece of the area’s overall quality of life,

it comes at a cost.

“Our area is fortunate to have an abundance of parks and recreational space,” Rock Falls Mayor Bill Wescott said, “but there is a tremendous amount of maintenance and expense, and I don’t think people understand just how much it can cost.”

Much of the land is owned by park districts, but some belongs to the

state or cities. The responsibilities and challenges vary greatly depending on the breakdown.

Officials in Sterling still struggle to comply with regulations under the federal Americans With Disabilities Act, 16 years after being hit with three ADA complaints.

DIXON | SCARECROW FESTIVAL

At least it looked like fall

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‘‘ ’’ Looking We want to keep this a park, but grass doesn’t make money, and this area is costly to take care of.

Jim DuBois, Morrison Sports Complex director, on trying to decide what to do with French Creek Park

Forward

Among the things happening in the Sauk Valley this week: Pam Eggemeier, Sterling/ Rock Falls: Morrison Council: The council will consider the sale of surplus city property at the sewer plant when it meets at 7 tonight in the Whiteside County board room, 400 N. Cherry St. in Morrison.

Autumn-themed event withstands summery heat

Jermaine Pigee, education:

Enrollment numbers: Stay tuned for a roundup of school district enrollment numbers across the Sauk Valley. A lot of schools are seeing a decrease in enrollment, although there are more than 100 new students at Sterling High School.

Christopher Heimerman, night news editor: Silver Linings series wraps up: The four-part retrospective series on Silver City, the old Wallace Street neighborhood and Northwestern Steel and Wire Co. will focus on the mill’s president, P.W. Dillon, his legacy, and how it affects Sterling today.

(CLOCKWISE, FROM TOP) Scarecrows decorated West First Street in downtown Dixon on Saturday during Scarecrow Festival. The annual event featured music, face painting, a petting zoo, a scarecrow contest and much more.

Liz Fischbach, owner of Baked by Liz in Morrison, dips an apple in caramel at her caramel apple bar, where customers could pick toppings for their sticky, sweet treat.

McKenna (left), 7, and her mother, Kelli Scruggs, both from Oregon, turn their pumpkin into a minion at the free pumpkin-painting station in front of Dixon Paint Co.

MORE PUMPKINS Season opens at Anderson’s Pumpkin Patch near Amboy.

See more photos on A3.

Photos by Michael Krabbenhoeft/mkrabbenhoeft@saukvalley.com

Miss any of the first three Silver Linings installments? Click on this logo at saukvalley.com for links to each of the stories published thus far.

Q&A | VAL’S PLACE OWNER VAL WILSON

She created a ‘Place’ of her own People, music at the center of Dixon woman’s business plan

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

DIXON – There was nothing wrong with Wilson’s Tap, says Val Wilson. But if she was going to take on her parents’ longtime downtown

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pub, Wilson was going to inject a little bit of her personality.

And so, Val’s Place, at 316 W. First St., was born. Wilson, 45, bought the bar in 2012, spent 5 weeks remodeling it, and reopened it to a customer base she says is diverse and

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With recent downtown developments adding to Dixon’s nightlife, Wilson sat down with Sauk Valley Media to chat about her place in it all.

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Val Wilson, owner of Val’s Place, 316 W. First St., Dixon, says the people are the best part of her job.

“It’s such a diverse group,” she said.

“It’s not one type of person or culture.”

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POLICE Sterling Police Korey S. Vandyke, 39, of Milledgeville; 1:49 a.m.

Friday at Locust Street and East Miller Road; disobeyed traffic control signal; released with promise to comply.

Sandi J. Wittenaur, 43, of Geneseo; 8:46 a.m. Friday at Freeport Road and Lynn Boulevard; speeding; released with promise to comply.

John F. Ukena, 57, of Sterling; 10:27 a.m. Friday at Avenue H and West 14th Street; no insurance; released with promise to comply.

Jill L. Vandevelde, 52, of Sterling; 10:27 a.m. Friday at Avenue H and West 14th Street; no seat belt; released with promise to comply.

Gary L. Miller, 53, of Sterling; 12:05 p.m. Friday at Sixth Avenue and 10th Street; no insurance; released with promise to comply.

Kathleen H. Vaughn, 43, of Rock Falls; 3:06 p.m. Friday at First Avenue and East 12th Street; no insurance; released with promise to comply.

Judith A. Himmelright, 74, of Sterling; 4:18 p.m.

Friday at Avenue G and West Seventh Street; no insurance; released with promise to comply.

Reina E. Arana, 25, of Sterling; 10:04 p.m.

Friday at First Avenue and East Fifth Street; no driver’s license on person; released with promise to comply.

Heath W. Burge, 31, of Rock Falls; 10:43 p.m.

Friday at First Avenue and West Second Street, Rock Falls; expired registration; released with promise to comply.

Brooke L. Hendricks, 20, of Sterling; 8:26 a.m.

Saturday at East Fourth Street and 14th Avenue; speeding; released with promise to comply.

Amy L. Bertolozzi, 40, of Sterling; 9:14 a.m. Saturday at 16th Avenue and 19th Street; speeding; released with promise to comply.

Steven S. Bellows, 50, of Rock Falls; 9:15 a.m.

Saturday on the First Avenue Bridge; Whiteside County warrant for obstructing a court order; posted $300 bond.

Rachel A. Linton, 25, of Sterling; 12:14 p.m.

Saturday in the 200 block of 13th Avenue; Ogle County warrant for failure to reduce speed; posted $200 bond.

Elizabeth A. Engstrom, 33, of Sterling; 4:13 p.m.

Saturday at West 23rd Street and Griswold Avenue; speeding; released with promise to comply.

Willie M. Randle, 36, of Sterling; 8:26 p.m.

Saturday in the 200 block of West Third Street; Lee County warrant – failure to appear (contempt); posted $300 bond.

Adam G. Balder, 25, of Sterling; 10:15 p.m. Saturday in the 200 block of West Third Street; operating uninsured vehicle; released with promise to comply.

Lydia M. Harris, 31, of Sterling; 11:12 p.m.

Saturday at East Third Street and 14th Avenue; failure to properly secure child under age 8; released with promise to comply.

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Because Morrison has no park district or tax rate for parks, the city’s general fund is being drained to maintain facilities built when the tax base was stronger.

In Rock Falls, partnerships are the key to handling costs of maintenance and improvements. The state owns the Hennepin Canal, but the city is waiting for an agreement to be drawn up to annex about 2.2 miles of the waterway.

“We have a lease with IDNR for the Arduini Boat Ramp,” Wescott said, “and the Coloma Park District is very good about helping us with mowing.”

But the mayor said the city’s street department still spends about 90 hours a month to mow city property. Mowing and trimming costs, however, are just the beginning.

“There is everything from picnic tables and lights to utilities and plumbing,” Wescott said.

“The green space is beautiful, but where does the money come from?”

The Coloma Park District is looking to replace lights in two of its parks, and the estimates are between $180,000 and $200,000.

Some large green space areas were created when cities acquired land for industrial parks or other projects. Rock Falls has come up with some ways to trim mowing expenses, including the installation of prairie plots at sewer and water plant areas, and near where the Storybook Trail will be.

The city also passed a haying ordinance to allow farmers to come into larger areas and bale it for their own use.

Perhaps the most challenging green space issue, regardless of who owns it, is compliance with the federal Americans with Disabilities Act. While most officials realize it’s the right thing to do, compliance has become a huge expense for cities and park districts.

Rock Falls will bring in an ADA expert to help the city to assess what will need to be done to comply in the canal and dam area as riverfront development plans progress.

The ADA was signed into law in 1990, and 2 years later was extended to municipalities and park districts.

In 1999, three ADA complaints were filed against the Sterling Park District.

With the threat of a lawsuit looming, the park district has been working on an ADA checklist ever since.

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A runner makes her way along the Hennepin Canal trail below the pedestrian bridge Sept. 10 in Rock Falls. The proposed Storybook Trail, an interactive reading project, would be set up from the Avenue D trailhead to McNeil Road. at the Westwood Fitness and Sports Center can soon be crossed off the list.

The park district’s transition plan, which covers all of its holdings, is rapidly approaching seven figures.

“The attorney general’s office checks on our progress annually now, while it used to be four times a year,” Sterling Parks Director Larry Schuldt said.

The ADA costs extend to outdoor spaces, stalling many projects in the feasibility stage.

In Sterling, compliance plays a big role in what to do with an underutilized Lawrence Park. The park district is researching costs for proposals to bring camping to the park. An architect and engineering firm have been contacted to evaluate the buildings, but even primitive camping, with no restrooms, would bring ADA-related costs.

“The board isn’t eager to spend a lot of money only to find out they have to spend a lot more,” Schuldt said. “Once you develop anything, it brings a whole host of regulations, and the expenses really add up.”

The location of Lawrence Park also puts it in the riverfront redevelopment conversations, where larger projects such as building pedestrian bridges into the downtown carry enormous price tags.

“The biggest challenge for us is everybody wants something done at a firstclass level, but they don’t want to pay for it,” Schuldt said. “People used to not care as much about aesthetics, they just wanted functionality, but both costs serious money.”

Schuldt believes the Oppold Marina is a much better option for camping, but while the layout is better, costs are still a problem.

“IDNR owns the marina” Schuldt said, “but we have 40-year leases on the property, and we are still financially responsible for it,.”

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In Morrison, officials have been looking for ways to cut costs of upkeep. The city’s general fund pays to operate and maintain the city’s five parks, the Sports Complex, a veterans park, and a trail that links the city with Rockwood State Park.

Sports Complex Director Jim DuBois is working with the city to cut maintenance costs at French Creek Park. The park at Portland Avenue near state Route 78 has a popular walking path, playground, community garden, and picnic area.

The city bought the parkland from Morrison Development Corp. when the city’s industrial park was created.

Soccer programs and high school physical education classes once used

the huge grassy area at the park. Now that soccer has moved to the Sports Complex, it is just another area to mow.

“We want to keep this a park,” DuBois said, “but grass doesn’t make money, and this area is costly to take care of.”

Without a park district, the two-person full-time staff is spread thin taking care of parkland that is significantly above the per-capita average in Illinois.

“Two of us maintain the Sports Complex, run activities, and supervise the other parks,” DuBois said. “It’s hard for a city to absorb the cost of parks.”

DuBois said the 35-acre Sports Complex is a tremendous asset, but the city is operating it in a different environment from when the idea was conceived.

“When people wanted the complex, times were different,” DuBois said.

“GE was still operating here, and we weren’t as financially strapped with the sewer plant and other infrastructure issues.”

DuBois said Morrison spends about $200,000 a year on parks operations, but that doesn’t include mortgages. It also doesn’t provide much of a cushion for improvements.

The city is bringing in volunteers to help clean up French Creek Park while it looks for longerterm solutions that officials hope will materialize next spring.

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Budget crisis puts cuffs on police training Classes canceled, despite bill calling for more of them CHICAGO (AP) – Police departments across Illinois say the state budget stalemate has left them struggling to provide necessary training to officers on everything from how to deal with the mentally ill to proper use of force.

Hundreds of classes are being canceled at a time of heightened tension between police and the communities they serve, and as officers are increasingly the first to respond when a person with a mental illness is in crisis, law enforcement officials say.

It’s also happening just months after lawmakers approved a bill requiring additional law enforcement training – part of a response to fatal police encounters in cities such as Ferguson, Missouri, New York City and Baltimore.

“The situation is becoming desperate,” said Eric Pingolt, who coordinates training in 11 counties for the Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board.

Here’s a closer look at the issue:

Impact of cuts In 2014, the state-funded training and standards board provided training to more than 57,000 officers, said Sean Smoot, director and chief legal counsel for the Police Benevolent and Protective Association of Illinois.

The training ranges from legal updates and classes on civil and human rights to certifications for officers to become lead homicide investigators.

Much of the training is conducted by one of 14 mobile units such as the one Pingolt leads in western and central Illinois.

He said his unit provided about 12,700 hours of training through 189 courses during the previous fiscal year, which spanned from July 2014 through June 2015. During that time they had to cancel 14 classes.

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In the first quarter of the current fiscal year, the unit has conducted 29 courses for a total of about 1,500 hours and canceled 10 classes. But that work is being paid for with reserve funds that will run out by the end of November.

“After that we close the doors,” Pingolt said.

Crisis intervention Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart said he’s had to cut a program that trained officers in how to identify, approach and work with people suffering from mental illness.

Too often, Dart said, those people end up in jail – often for a petty offense – rather than being placed into a medical system where they can get the help they need. The training helped officers divert those people into the mental health system, where the cost is about one-third of what it takes to house the person at the jail.

Dart said Cook County had the crisis intervention training courses scheduled for the remainder of the year, but had to cancel them because there’s no money.

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ABOVE: Peyton (left), 4, and Johnny Gorajski, 6, from Tinley Park, play in the kids corn crib at Anderson’s Pumpkin Patch outside Amboy on Saturday during the first day of the business’ fifth season at 670 U.S. Route 52.

LEFT: Kids go for a train ride across a bridge at Anderson’s Pumpkin Patch outside of Amboy on Saturday. The pumpkin patch offers many fun activities, including a corn maze, corn box and a petting zoo. For video from its first day open this season, click on this story at saukvalley.com.

Funding The roughly $16 million allocated annually by the state for training comes from fines paid on traffic tickets and other convictions.

But the training and standards board can’t access this year’s funds because the Democratcontrolled Legislature and Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner haven’t agreed on a budget.

The law enforcement officials testified last week at an Illinois House hearing in Springfield.

It was the latest hearing arranged by Democrats to draw attention to problems caused by the lack of a state budget.

Democrats are trying to pressure Rauner and other Republicans to sign off on a tax increase to help close a multibillion-dollar deficit.

Rauner says he first wants the Legislature to approve measures to help businesses and curb the power of public-worker unions.

IN BRIEF Belvidere man dies Former AMA head in Route 2 crash to speak at benefit OREGON – A 22-yearold Belvidere man died Friday evening when he passed a car on state Route 2, lost control of his SUV and hit a tree, the Ogle County Sheriff’s Department said in a news release.

The accident happened in the 5000 block, midway between Oregon and Byron. The man, who was headed south, was taken to KSB Hospital in Dixon, where he was pronounced dead. He was wearing a seat belt, and there were no signs of alcohol involvement, the release said.

His name is being withheld until his family can be notified.

DIXON – A former chief executive officer of the American Medical Association will be the keynote speaker Saturday at an African mission trip fundraiser in the Holloway Center at St. Patrick Church, 612 Highland Ave. Dr. Michael Maves will speak at the program, which will be from 5 to 8 p.m. The meal will be about 5:30, followed by a dessert auction, with Maves to speak about 7, and another speaker after his presentation.

The trip is through Global Solutions Outreach, and will be in January. The trip will include doctors, teachers, and others who will provide medical clinics, dental care, and other humanitarian efforts, as well as conduct evangelism.

Food will be provided for the meal,. The only cost to attend is a dessert for the auction. Proceeds from the auction will benefit the trip.

Reservations are required; call Kim Tucker at 815-973-2513 to sign up.

Visit globalsolutionsoutreach.org for more information about Global Solutions Outreach.

Lioness Club plans holiday craft show DIXON – The Dixon Lioness Club will have a Holiday Craft Show from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 14 at the Illinois National Guard Armory, 412 W. Everett St. There will be crafters and vendors, a bake sale and raffles. For more information about the event, find the group on Facebook.

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OBITUARIES FUNERAL SERVICES FOR THE WEEK

Elwyn M. Weckesser STERLING – Elwyn M. “Weck” Weckesser, 88, of Sterling, was peacefully called to be with his Lord on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2015.

Multiple times during Weck’s illness, special care and counsel was provided by his dear niece, Bonnie (Weckesser) Bruins, RN. At Weck’s passing, he was comforted by his wife, Betty Friend Weckesser, and loving family “daughter,” Patty Young.

Weck was born Dec. 15, 1926, in Sterling, and attended local schools, graduating from Rockford High School in 1944. After graduation, Weck enlisted in the Army Air Corps, and was in flight training at the war’s end in 1945, discharged soon thereafter.

Weck had a blessed and varied life with a work career of more than 45 years, starting as a hand at RB&W, moving to apprentice plumber, and eventually achieved journeyman status, running his own business. Following a 10-year stint at Northwestern Steel and Wire Co. as a pipe fitter, Weck finished his career as a welder/pipe fitter at area nuclear power stations.

Retirement allowed Weck and Betty time to winter in Arizona. A lifelong interest in fishing and wooden boats prompted Weck to build wood and fabric kayaks with his son, Brett, later restoring antique oldtown wood and canvas canoes.

Surviving family includes his wife, Betty; son, Craig; and daughter-in-law, Naomi of Texas; nieces and nephews, John and Bonnie (Weckesser) Bruins and family, Stan and Carla (Weckesser) Scheidecker and family, Michael and Dana Weckesser and family, and Dana Weckesser and Scott Guthrie and family; and extended loving family, Bill and Karlene Welch and family, Nancy (Leo, deceased) Droste and family, Lyle and Denise Eimen and family, Milo and Anne Moyano and family, Myron Moyano, John Gibler, and Donna Gibler and family.

He was preceded in death by his youngest son, Brett.

A memorial service for longtime friends, church, and family members will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday at First Christian Church in Sterling, where Weck and Betty attended.

Memorials may be given to either First Christian Church of Sterling or Beacon of Hope in the Quad Cities.

Arrangements are being handled by McDonald Funeral Home & Crematory.

Weck will be remembered as a gentle and soft-spoken man of few words and loving dedication to his wife, Betty, and sons, Brett and Craig. He will be surely missed here among us and welcomed by Christ Jesus into love and peace everlasting.

Judith L. Bocker POLO – Judith Lynn Bocker, 69, went home to be with the Lord on Sept.

25, 2015, at her home in Polo.

Judy was born Aug. 12, 1946, in Polo, the daughter of Maxwell William Plum and Audrey Gayman Plum.

Judy fought a courageous battle against cancer for the past 7 years, offering hope and inspiration to everyone she encountered through her journey. From the onset of the disease, her motto was “JOY”, standing for Judy’s Overwhelming Yearning to find JOY in her journey.

As a young girl, Judy enjoyed driving a tractor on the family farm outside of Polo. She attended a one-room elementary school house outside of Polo. As fate would have it, she attended that school with the young and spry Gary Bocker, who took a liking to her in first grade, although Judy couldn’t have cared less at the time.

After graduating from Polo High School in 1964, Judy attended Morningside College in Iowa for a short period. She found herself so homesick that her dad drove all day and night to get her back home. After getting married a few years later, Judy was blessed with her two boys, Bret and Geoff.

While living in Lanark and Shannon as the boys grew up, Judy held the position of Lanark city clerk, and also worked at a local law firm and Shannon Bank.

In 1994, Gary Orin Bocker finally got his wish and married his elementary school sweetheart. Gary and Judy were married for 21 years this past June.

During their marriage, it was a rare instance that

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the two of them weren’t actively participating in some club, church function, or other adventure. Their journey led them to presidential inaugurations, across the state and country with the Lions, and on Judy’s brief singing career with a quartet. The past several years were spent building a museum and bed and breakfast of sorts, aptly called Barnacopia.

Judy was a member of Crossroads Community Church in Polo.

Judy is survived by her husband, Gary; sisters Carol Hammer of Polo and Kathi Heller of Byron; sons, Bret Rogers of Scottsdale, Arizona, and Geoffrey Rogers of Tampa, Florida; stepsons, Mark Bocker of Polo and Dan Bocker of Maryland Station; 15 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and a number of other relatives and friends across the country.

A celebration of life for Judy will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Barnacopia, 205 NW Branch Road in Polo.

Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Crossroads Community Church, 205 N. Jefferson Ave. in Polo. A luncheon will be immediately following at the church.

Judy will be laid to rest in a private graveside service at West Branch Cemetery, Polo. In lieu of flowers, she has asked that memorial donations be sent in her name to Rockford Rescue Mission, 715 W. State St., Rockford, IL 61102.

Polo Family Funeral home is handling arrangements.

Visit polofamilyfuneralhome.com to send condolences.

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Today’s visitations: Florence E. Terhune of Lanark, 9:30-10:30 a.m. at Polo Family Funeral Home.

E. Cecilia Wilson of Rock Falls, 10-11 a.m. at St. Andrew Catholic Church in Rock Falls.

Duane L. Frederick of Freeport, 5 to 7 p.m. at Law-Jones Funeral Home in Mount Carroll.

Today’s funerals: Florence E. Terhune of Lanark, 10:30 a.m. at Polo Family Funeral Home.

Helen M. Allen of Rock Falls, 11 a.m. at McDonald Funeral Home in Rock Falls.

E. Cecilia Wilson of Rock Falls, 11 a.m. Mass at St. Andrew Catholic Church in Rock Falls.

Tuesday visitations: Don E. Youngmark of Dixon, 9-10:30 a.m. at Jones Funeral Home in Dixon.

M. Arlene Grobe of Dixon, 2 to 8 p.m. at Preston-Schilling Funeral Home in Dixon.

Family will be present from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m.

Peter M. Fecht of Sterling, 5 to 7 p.m. at McDonald Funeral Home in Sterling.

Tuesday funerals: Duane L. Frederick of Freeport, 10 a.m. at the Church of God in Mount Carroll.

Don E. Youngmark of Dixon, 10:30 a.m. prayer service at Jones Funeral Home in Dixon, followed by 11 a.m.

Mass at St. Anne Catholic Church in Dixon.

Wednesday visitations: Leonard B. Anderson of Amboy, 10 a.m. at MihmJones Funeral Home in Amboy.

Rueben E. Radunz of Sterling, 5:30 to 7 p.m. at McDonald Funeral Home in Sterling.

Judith L. Bocker of Polo, 4 to 8 p.m. at Barnacopia in Polo.

Wednesday funerals: Elwyn M. Weckesser of Sterling, 10 a.m. at First Christian Church in Sterling.

M. Arlene Grobe of Dixon, 10 a.m. at Grace United Methodist Church in Dixon.

Leonard B. Anderson of Amboy, 11 a.m. at Mihn-Jones Funeral Home in Amboy.

Peter M. Fecht of Sterling, 11 a.m. at Cavalry Cemetery in Sterling.

Peter M. Fecht STERLING – Peter M. Fecht, 65, of Sterling died Saturday, Sept. 26, 2015, at his home.

He was born March 11, 1950, in Dodgeville, Wisconsin, the son of Robert and Mary J. (Yanna) Fecht.

He attended St. Mary Grade School and was a 1968 graduate of Newman Central Catholic High School.

He had worked at the former Lawrence Brothers Hardware in Sterling for 29 years, Generation 4 for 13 years, and PreHangers Supply in sales for 1 year. He served in the U.S. Army in Germany from September 1970 to August 1972. He was a member and past commander of Sterling American Legion Post 296. He enjoyed fishing, riding his motorcycle, playing pool, and reading.

Survivors include his three sons: Andrew Fecht, Robert Fecht and Jonathan Fecht, all of Sterling; his brothers, Patrick (Deb) Fecht of Dixon and Mike (Nancy) Fecht of Flintstone, Georgia; a grandchild, Morgan Fecht; and several nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents.

A gathering of friends and family will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at McDonald Funeral Home in Sterling, with a prayer service at 7 p.m.

Graveside services with military rites will follow at 11 a.m.

Wednesday at Calvary Cemetery in Sterling.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to the Sterling American Legion Scholarship fund in his memory.

Leonard B. Anderson AMBOY – Leonard B. Anderson, 76, of Amboy, died Saturday, Sept. 26, 2015, in his home.

He was born March 13, 1939, in Andover, the son of Earl and Anna (Olson) Anderson.

He had worked for FS/Growmark for 40 years in both Mendota and Alpha.

Andy married Gloria Arbuckle on June 16, 1957, in Geneseo.

Survivors include his wife; three children, Vicky (Jay) Bulfer, Dan (Cindy) Anderson, and Mike (Mary) Anderson, all of Amboy; eight grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and one sister,

Thursday funerals: Judith L. Bocker of Polo, 10 a.m. at Crossroads Community Church in Polo.

Rueben E. Radunz of Sterling, 10 a.m. at St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church.

Saturday visitation: Bruce R. Kempson of Dixon, memorial visitation, 9-11 a.m. at Preston-Schilling Funeral Home in Dixon.

Saturday funerals: John Stowell of Morrison, 2 p.m. in chapel at Resthave Home in Morrison.

Gena Zamarripa McCabe formally of Sterling, 2 p.m. at Grace Episcopal Church in Sterling. A reception will follow.

M. Arlene Grobe DIXON – M. Arlene Grobe, 92, of Dixon, passed away peacefully Friday, Sept. 25, 2015.

She was born April 19, 1923, the daughter of the late George and Gladys (Millhouse) Wechsler.

Arlene owned and operated Arlene’s Beauty Shop from her home for more than 45 years, while also raising her four sons. She was the rock and support to her husband, Forrest, for 69 years. He preceded her in death Nov. 12, 2011.

She was a devoted member of the KSB Hospital Auxiliary from 1972 until her death, and she served as chairwoman for 6 years and had more than 4,500 volunteer hours. She loved everyone affiliated with KSB. She was a longtime member of Grace United Methodist Church in Dixon; Dixon Elks Lodge No. 779; Ladies Auxiliary Board; American Legion Auxiliary Post 12 in Dixon; Lee County Republican Women’s Club; and Illinois Affiliate No. 22 Hairdresser Association. Mom was also an avid reader, often reading several books a week. A big thank you to her friends at the Dixon Public Library, who helped make that possible for her.

She is survived by four sons, David A. (Naomi) Grobe of Littleton, Colorado, Dennis L. (Mary

Jo) of Walnut, George E. (Sandy) Grobe of Rockford, and Harry J. Grobe of Dixon; seven grandchildren, Christopher (Kimber) Grobe, Tiffany Grobe, Jacob (Jackie) Grobe, Matthew (Danielle) Grobe, Christian (Lindsey) Grobe, Mark (Becca) Cross, and Melissa (Troy) Madlena; 11 great-grandchildren, Mikayla, Ryan, Tyler, Katlyn, Kellan, Kyle, Gavin, Taylor, Kimberlee, Nolan, and Hudson; two brothers, Lowell Wechsler of Sterling, Kenneth Wechsler of Fort Myers, Florida; and two sisters, Gladys Typer of Polo, and Ethel Warner of Sterling.

Arlene also was preceded in death by one brother, George Wechsler Jr. and her grandson, Mike Cross.

Visitation will be from 2 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Preston-Schilling Funeral Home in Dixon.

Family will be present from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m.

Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Grace United Methodist Church in Dixon, with the Rev. Marilyn Nolan, pastor, officiating.

Burial will be at Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens in Dixon.

Preston-Schilling Funeral Home in Dixon is handling arrangements.

Visit prestonschillingfuneralhome.com to send condolences.

Pat (Bill) Korthals of Geneseo.

He was preceded in death by his parents; one son, Randall Anderson; four brothers; and two sisters.

Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m.

Wednesday, and the funeral at 11 a.m.

Wednesday, at MihmJones Funeral Home in Amboy, with the Rev. Charles Jeanblanc officiating. Burial will follow in Evergreen Cemetery in Dorothy Riddick Sublette.

A memorial has been AMBOY – Dorothy Riddick, 85, of Amboy, died Sunestablished to the Ameri- day, Sept. 27, at OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center in can Cancer Society.

Peoria.

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OBITUARIES Rueben E. Radunz STERLING – Rueben E. Radunz, 88, died Saturday, Sept. 26, 2015, at Avonlea Cottage of Dixon.

He was born July 11, 1927, in Granite Falls, Minnesota, the son of William A. and Edna M. (Schroeder).

Radunz served in the Army. He married Jeanne Phelps on Aug. 16, 1952, in Lincoln. She preceded him in death March 5, 1997.

Rueben had been employed as an operating engineer for the former Bob Propheter Construction Co. in Sterling, retiring after 25 years of service in 1987. He was a member of St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church in Sterling.

Survivors include four daughters, Virginia (David) Hill of Clinton, Iowa, Karen (Larry) Reynolds of North Port, Florida, Barbara (Dave) Halvorson of Chana, and ViAnne (Tim) Mun-

son of Sterling; one son, Richard (Karen) Radunz of Marysville, Washington; one sister, Evelyn Ehrreich of Moundsview, Minnesota; two brothers, David (Lorae) Radunz of Armstrong, Iowa, and William (Ann) Radunz of Princeton, Minnesota; 11 grandchildren; and 14 great grandchildren.

He also was preceded in death by his parents, four sisters and a brother.

Visitation will be from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at McDonald Funeral Home in Sterling. The funeral will be at 10 a.m.

Thursday at St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church in Sterling, with the Rev. Mark Oehlert officiating.

Burial with military rites will be at Riverside Cemetery.

Memorials may be made to Lewy Body Association.

Visit mcdonaldfuneralhomes.com to send condolences.

Duane L. Frederick FREEPORT – Duane L. Frederick, 56, of Freeport, formerly of Lanark, passed away Friday, Sept. 25, 2015, at SwedishAmerican Hospital in Rockford.

Duane was born May 24, 1959, the son of Floyd and Ardith (Klenz) Frederick in Freeport. He attended Lanark High School and graduated with the Class of 1977. Duane worked for UPS in Rockford for 18 years.

Duane was a member of the Farm Bureau and the Church of God in Mount Carroll. He enjoyed farming, carpentry work, whether it was helping to build his parents’ house or a new addition. Duane had a true gift with carpentry work. In his younger years, he loved riding his motorcycle.

Duane is survived by his mother, Ardith of Mount Carroll; two brothers, Francis (Karen) Frederick of Rock Falls, and Marvin (Carla) Frederick of Mount Carroll; sister, Gloria (Denny) Asay of Mount Carroll; and many nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his father, Floyd.

Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. today at LawJones Funeral Home in Mount Carroll. The funeral will be at 10 a.m.

Tuesday at Church of God in Mount Carroll.

Burial will take place in Lanark Cemetery in Lanark.

A memorial fund has been established in Duane’s memory.

Visit lawjonesfuneralhome.com to send condolences.

Gena Zamarripa McCabe HURST, Texas – Gena Zamarripa McCabe, 51, formerly of Sterling, passed away peacefully Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2015, surrounded by her family, after a 5-year battle with breast cancer.

Gena was born Feb. 18, 1964, in Sterling, the daughter of Genaro and Esther (Gomez) Zamarripa. She was a 1982 graduate of Newman Central Catholic High School. She married her husband, Rick, on Nov. 5, 1990, in Dallas.

She was employed as a bank teller, and assistant director of the day care facility her children attended. For the past 15 years, Gena was employed at Tru Grocer Federal Credit Union as new accounts officer/ teller supervisor.

Her children remember her as a loving mother who encouraged them to pursue their goals. She was a generous individual who loved the people in her life.

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She is survived by her maternal grandmother, Ladrina Gomez of East Moline; her husband, Rick McCabe of Hurst; her daughter, Jordan Meyer of Austin, Texas; her son, Patrick McCabe of Hurst; three siblings, Alan (Dawn) Zamarripa, Shari (Terry) Irwin, and Jeff Zamarripa, all of Rock Falls; and numerous aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces, nephews, great-niece, and greatnephews.

She was preceded in death by her maternal grandfather, Emanuel Gomez.

A memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Grace Episcopal Church, 707 First Ave., Sterling, with the Rev. Marjorie Williams officiating, followed by a reception. All are welcome to attend and celebrate Gena’s life.

In lieu of flowers, a memorial has been established to Home of Hope Cancer Wellness Center, 1637 Plock Road, Dixon, IL 61021.

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DEKALB | FATAL CRASH

Officers could be disciplined Sheriff wants officer who pursued fired, husband who supervised her suspended DEKALB (AP) – Two DeKalb County law enforcement officers are facing a formal inquiry and possible discipline for how they handled a high-speed pursuit that ended in a fatal crash.

The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office’s Merit Commission met Saturday to review the case, which involves a deputy and her husband, who is a sergeant and was her supervisor the night of the crash. The Daily Chronicle reported the hearing focused on their conduct, including an initial sheriff’s depart-

ment news release on the crash that didn’t mention a sheriff’s deputy was chasing the car involved.

Deputy Meagan Pettengell was chasing 25-year-old Jeffrey Nissen in her squad car following a reported domestic dispute, when Nissen lost control of his car and crashed. He later died.

Pettengell’s husband, Sgt. Ryan Pettengell, was her supervisor during the March 30 chase.

The couple has been suspended without pay since late June. It wasn’t clear why Ryan

Pettengell was supervising his wife, or whether there’s a department policy addressing married couples at work.

DeKalb County Sheriff Roger Scott has recommended firing for Meagan Pettengell and a 60-day suspension without pay for Ryan Pettengell.

Their attorney, Laura Scarry, said the pair did not violate department policies. Scarry said Meagan Pettengell obeyed her husband’s order to end the chase early by turning off her lights and siren. She kept following Nissen at speeds reaching 110 mph, according to the sheriff’s complaint.

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What can you tell me about Val’s place?

This is my father’s [Richard Wilson’s] legacy.

Owning a bar was one of the things I never wanted to do growing up, I can tell you that. I saw how hard my mom and dad worked. I saw really what goes into the bar. When my mom [Marion Younger] asked me if I wanted to buy the bar, I really had to think about it.

After several months of thinking about it, I decided to do it. Because if I didn’t, I would have what-if’ed myself into the grave. Also, at the same time, if I tried it and I didn’t succeed, at least I tried it. My father’s here with me.

Did you see a lot of client change when you took over?

It was a big culture change. There’s such a variety of people. We have regulars. We have old clientele. We have some newer clientele.

It’s such a diverse group.

It’s not one type of person or culture. We’ve got such a diverse clientele.

I got lucky in that the year I bought the bar happened to be the year Mumford & Sons was coming into town. That was huge exposure for

Val’s. And after that, in November, we closed for about 5 weeks and did a complete remodel. The only thing we kept was the antique bottle cooler. That has probably been here for about 75 years. Still works.

What are some things people don’t realize about this place?

When we remodeled, we tore everything out.

We ripped the laminate off the bar, and found this 100-year-old mahogany wood under it. There’s a gentleman, John Carroll, who’s done woodwork. He took all that mahogany wood and was able to make five tables out of it.

That’s interesting.

So there’s still pieces of Wilson’s Tap lying around?

The corner pool table isn’t a bad feature, either.

And we took out our dart board, put in this multiarcade, and it’s been a huge hit. There’s like 64 old-school games on there. At 50 cents a pop, that’s pretty good entertainment.

Every bar downtown is going for something.

What’s this bar’s niche?

Live music. There’s some bars that have music, but we have music pretty much all the time.

We want to be a friendly neighborhood bar.

What do you like most It seems like the about owning a bar d o w n t o w n i s p o s i downtown? tioned to grow west.

Just the people. I just You’re west of Peoria enjoy the people. I really Avenue and seem to do. stand to tap into that How do local bar own- growth.

It’s extending. For the ers work together to longest time, it seemed create that awesome nightlife atmosphere in like it stopped at Peoria.

Now, it’s growing up this a smaller city?

I think that, between block and seems to be us bar owners, we have a possibly going even furgood camaraderie. We’re ther.

You said you never not out to beat each other up. I think we have a good envisioned yourself owning a bar. Would handshake going on. you say you’ve adjusted What are those conwell? versations like? All busiI think so. ness? Casual?

Do you like it?

It’s both. There’s I absolutely love it. friendships there, and there’s a business relaDid that surprise you? tionship also. I don’t No, because I’m a know so much that people person. It’s a lot we’re trying to enhance of work. It’s a whole lot the downtown. With of hours. A whole lot the conversations we of work. You’re always have, if someone’s doing working. Whether I’m something, it’s about here or not I’m always what’s working, what’s working. not working.

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“Forty mph over the limit? That would be unreasonable,” Chief Deputy Gary Dumdie said during the hearing.

“Without the red lights on? I’m not coming up with any [reason] offhand of why that would be appropriate.”

Ryan Pettengell wrote a news release about Nissen’s death that didn’t mention the chase involving his wife. For that, Scarry faulted deputies who approved the sergeant’s news release before it was sent out.

The three DeKalb County residents on the commission will decide if either of the Pettengells violated department policy.

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EDITORIALS FROM YESTERYEAR | 1865

From our archives: First postwar fair was superb What we thought: 150 years ago

Note to readers – Sauk Valley Media reprints editorials and articles from the past as a regular Monday feature. The following items appeared in the Gazette on Sept. 30, 1865.

at the disposal of the hungry multitude – where every incongruous thing, from oysters and peaches to peanuts and The Whiteside popcorn, could be had County Fair simply for pay – where the screws were given a he most sucturn and the cider spurtcessful fair ever held in Whiteside ed from the mill before County was brought to a your very eyes, glad to be released from the close on Friday evening tightened grasp and find of last week – successful more territory within because of the untiring efforts of President Sanford, Secretary Smith, For weeks and other officers of the previous, every Society, and the interest manifested by the public exertion possible generally. had been put For weeks previous, forth to make every exertion possible this exhibition had been put forth to the greatest ever make this exhibition the greatest ever held in any held in any of of the counties in our the counties in immediate section. our immediate The grounds were in section. admirable condition, the level tract of 20 acres Gazette, Sept. 30, 1865 being closely mown and everything of the rubbish description removed, so that at a distance the “velvety carpet of green” gave it somewhat the capacious maws of those who love to “take a the appearance of an drink.” ... immense billiard table The Fair was a decided (minus, of course, the success, and even the balls and cues). ... elements favored us, for Of course there were the weather during the booths in profusion, whole week was as pleaswhere eatables of every ant as could be desired. description were furThe attendance was nished sufficient to larger than at any previsatisfy the ravenous ous time, the greatest cravings of the inner number probably being man, the most promipresent on Thursday, nent of which were when not less than 8,000 the eating halls of the persons were within the Baptist and Methodist grounds. ... denominations of SterThe receipts of the ling, to which thousands society amounted to wended their way and $3,400, and the numpaid their devours to ber of entries in all the the heavily laden tables departments figured up and had their voracious to something over 1,200. appetites appeased by the bountiful supplies of To the Driving Park Association much credit “clean victuals” spread is due for the prompt, out before them. gentlemanly and satisAnd then there were other institutions, where factory manner in which they conducted the busirefreshments of every ness of their department. description were placed

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trade, and who continues to live in luxury, as a thief. Let us have a new dispensation.

Some fast time was made News items over their course, and The population of several closely contested Illinois is about 2,200,000 matches added much – an increase of nearly interest. ...

500,000 in 5 years.

The right A further reduction is kind of religion to be made in the naval service. But three ironSomeone, whose head clads will be retained, is unusually “level,” has one stationed at Charleswritten out his ideas of ton, one at New Orleans, religion as follows. It will do to read and think and one at San Francisco. The balance will be about: We want a religion that laid up in Delaware Bay, goes into the family, and below Philadelphia.

General Terry, comkeeps the husband from mandant in Virginia, being spiteful when the has issued orders setting dinner is late; keeps the aside the acts of the rebel wife from being fretful when the husband tracks government by which the property of loyal prothe newly-washed floor prietors was confiscated, with his muddy boots, and forbidding the instiand makes the husband tution of suits against mindful of the scraper officers of the army while and door mat; amuses in the performance of his children as well as their legitimate duties, instructs them; wins as during the continuance well as governs them; projects the honey moon of martial law. into the harvest mood, House moving and makes the happy A one-story house travhour; like the Eastern fig tree bearing in its bosom eled down street rather lively on Wednesday, at once the tender blossom and the glory of the under the persuasive power of four pair of ripened fruit.

We want a religion that horses. It came from near Broadway and was bears not only on the once the law office of Joe sinfulness of sin but on the rascality of lying and Ware, when Broadway was the street of Sterling. stealing; a religion that Never were tenements banishes all small measures from the counters, so scarce in Sterling as at this time. Every house small baskets from the and shanty is occupied stalls, sand from sugar, and the demand is great. chicory from coffee, Put up tenements on beet root from vinegar, your vacant lots, oh, capstrychnine from wine, italists, and charge your water from milk cans. own price for rents, and The religion that is to it will be readily paid. advance the world will not put all the big strawOysters berries and peaches at These delicious the top, and all the bad bivalves have again ones at the bottom. The religion that is to sanctify made their appearance in market, after some the world pays its debts months absence. W.J. and keeps its promises.

Hawthorne, opposite It does not consider 40 the Post Office, has them cents returned for 100 given is according to gos- for sale and will serve them up in good style to pel, though it is accordall hungry customers. ing to law. It looks on a Thanks for a can, Judd. man who has failed in

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WASHINGTON – Before we compare and contrast Hillary Clinton and Carly Fiorina (obviously, because they are the only two women running to be president), let’s discuss the Keystone XL pipeline.

On the same day Vice President Joe Biden, a Catholic, got to meet Pope Francis, Clinton, a Methodist, decided to reverse her position that she had no position on the pipeline and announce her opposition, saying the pipeline is a distraction.

A distraction?!

Hillary. Hillary. Hillary.

We want to love you, but you make it so difficult.

While the nation waits with bated breath for Biden to decide whether he will run against Hillary for the Democratic nomination, let’s get back to Clinton and Fiorina.

Fiorina’s popularity is soaring among Republicans, while Clinton’s popularity is plummeting among Democrats.

Fiorina, 61, has never held public office, although she ran for the Senate from California and lost. Clinton, 67, served as a senator from New York for 8 years.

Fiorina was fired as CEO of Hewlett-Packard, after cutting 30,000 jobs, and never headed another corporation. Clinton was secretary of state, ran for president in 2008, and at one time was possibly best-known woman in the world.

Fiorina wrote a short, rather boring book about the problems the country faces. Clinton wrote a long, boring book about being secretary of state, explaining mainly that she traveled almost a million miles.

FIORINA NEVER MISSES a chance to skewer Hillary, to the delight of fellow Republicans, although she insists it’s not personal.

“If you want to stump a Democrat, ask them about Hillary Clinton’s accomplishments as secretary of state,” Fiorina said in the last GOP debate. Clinton basically ignores Fiorina.

Fiorina came from the back of the pack to the top tier of GOP candidates because she is a good debater. Clinton has not yet faced a debate in 2015.

Fiorina’s personal story is compelling and new to us – she battled breast cancer and lost her stepdaughter to drug addiction. Hillary’s story is compelling, but we know it well, having lived it with her for 24 years.

Fiorina delighted us when she got the last laugh after Donald Trump tried to joke about her perfectly acceptable appearance. Clinton jokes about Trump with Jimmy

“Nothing is so contagious as opinion, especially on questions which, being susceptible of very different glosses, beget in the mind a distrust of itself.”

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Contact her at amcfeatters@nationalpress.com.

Fallon but attended one of Trump’s weddings.

Fiorina wants Planned Parenthood defunded.

(Many Republicans on Capitol Hill favor shutting down the government over the issue.)

Clinton supports Planned Parenthood and accuses Republicans, correctly, of misrepresenting the

Hillary Clinton

Carly Fiorina

A debate between just these two would be “rollicking, riveting and informative television,” writes columnist Ann McFeatters.

group’s position on abortion made in a politically skewed video.

In a recent interview with People magazine, Fiorina said: “I think there are many, many Democrats who find it impossible to admire a woman that they politically disagree with.

So when you have Democrats saying my candidacy is offensive to women, that’s about politics. That’s not about an admiration of a fellow woman. That’s not about kinship. And I think that’s too bad.”

CAMPAIGNING IS A tough, tough business. And this year we have two smart, wealthy, controversial women with polar-opposite views competing with gusto. Both women have shown stamina, a sense of humor, and dogged determination on the most difficult trail in America.

We’d like to see a debate between these women with nobody else on the stage. We won’t, but it would be rollicking, riveting and informative television. For certain, there’d be a more interesting take on Keystone than we’ve heard so far, with Fiorina for it and Clinton opposed.

Illinois Budget Stalemate

90 days

without a state budget for the fiscal year that started July 1.

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Dating mom needs motherly advice Dear Abby, My mom recently separated from her husband.

They’re in the process of getting divorced, and she is already talking to another man. She has known him since high school, but they only recently reconnected.

Last night, they finally decided to go out. She says they’re “just friends,” but she got home at 5:30 a.m., wasted. She woke me 30 minutes before work, then passed out in my bed. I think she’s moving way too fast.

She isn’t a teenager anymore, let alone divorced.

Am I wrong for being upset with her? Or should I support her? Help!

– Embarassed in Texas

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

Dear Embarassed, I don’t know how old your mother is or how long she has been married to the man she’s divorcing, but if she has been out of the dating scene for any length of time, you need to talk calmly with her and not appear judgmental.

I’m concerned because she might have had unprotected sexual contact with a person she hasn’t seen since high school, and a lot could have happened in his life since then. She should not be intimate with anyone unless she knows his sexual history and that he can’t give her an STD. Sometimes, older adults forget that the same rules that apply to younger adults apply to them, too.

So rather than judge your mother, do discuss this with her without letting it degenerate into an argument. If you approach it this way, she might listen.

Dear Abby, My husband and I

provide day care for our 2-year-old granddaughter. We have her 3 days a week and love spending the time with her. However, when her mother – our daughter – comes to pick her up, she doesn’t leave right away. She “hangs out,” eats with us, and still expects us to change the baby or fix her dinner. Then, on the weekends, our daughter will come over with her husband, and we are once again on day care duty.

Our daughter seems to think that when she is at our house, we are the baby sitters and she can just plop herself on the couch and watch TV. How do we tactfully tell

her she needs to take responsibility for her daughter when they are at our house?

– Tired Grandparents Dear Tired Grandparents, How about just saying what you have to say calmly, in plain English?

That’s what you and your husband should have done the first time you felt your daughter was taking advantage of you, which she is. Do not be confrontational, just firm when you tell her you’re off baby-sitting duty, and it’s her job now.

Dear Abby, My second husband likes to touch me often.

He massages my back, rubs my legs and runs his hands through my hair.

This is new for me. My first husband never acted this way.

I have been married to Husband No. 2 for 15 months. My question is, is this normal?

– Manhandled Dear Manhandled, Yes, it’s normal. Many women would consider you lucky to have a spouse who is so affectionate. Different strokes for different folks. Enjoy it while it lasts.

Contact Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.

SUPPORT GROUPS, CLUBS AND SERVICES Tuesday, Sept. 29 Childhood immunization clinic; women, infants and children clinic; and family planning services, Lee County Health Department, 309 S. Galena Ave., Suite 100, Dixon. Appointments: 815284-3371.

Kiwanis Club of Sterling, 6:457:45 a.m., Ryberg Auditorium, CGH Medical Center, 100 E. LeFevre Road, Sterling, 815-4994866.

Sisters in Christ, 9 a.m., Congregational Church, 1602 13th Ave., Rock Falls.

Golden K Kiwanis, 9 a.m., Dixon Senior Center, 100 W. Second St., Dixon.

Weight Watchers, 9:30 a.m. and 6 p.m., Loveland Community House, 513 W. Second St., Dixon.

Free blood pressure clinic, 10-11:30 a.m., Oregon Living & Rehab Center, 811 S. 10th St. Commodities, 10 a.m.-noon, Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815622-9230.

Blood pressure check, 10 a.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815-732-3253.

Facing the Challenge Cancer Support Group, 11 a.m., Home of Hope Cancer Wellness Center, 1637 Plock Road, Dixon, 815288-4673.

Life After Loss grief support group, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Classroom 1, CGH Medical Center, Sterling, 815-288-3673.

Rock River Human Resources Professional Association, noon, Room 2K2, Sauk Valley Community College, 173 state Route 2, Dixon, 815-285-7033.

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

Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, open; 6 p.m., open, women’s; 7:30 p.m., open, 90-92 Hennepin Ave., Dixon.

Sterling Rotary Club, noon, YWCA of the Sauk Valley, 412 First Ave., Sterling.

Dixon Noon Lions, noon,

private dining room, KSB Hospital, 403 E. First St., Dixon. Public welcome.

Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, closed, tradition; 3:30 p.m., closed; 7 p.m., closed, Big Book, Bazaar Americana, 609 W. Third St., Sterling.

American Red Cross blood drive, 1-6 p.m., Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish, 202 S. Locust St., Dixon. Appointments: 800733-2767.

Widowed to Widowed support group, 1:30 p.m., Post House Community Center, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815-2889236.

Volunteer Care Center of Lee County, 2-5 p.m., 101 W. Second St., Dixon. Appointments: 815-284-9555.

American Red Cross blood drive, 4-7 p.m., 112 W. Second St., Rock Falls. Appointments: 815-625-0382.

Dixon TOPS IL617 meeting, 5 p.m., Eells meeting room, St. Luke Episcopal Church, 221 W. Third St., Dixon, 815-284-8321.

Overeaters Anonymous, 6 p.m., Post House Community Center, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815-379-2293.

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

Group Hope for Depression and Bipolar Disorder, 6-7:30 p.m., Sinnissippi Center, 326 state Route 2, Dixon, 815-5900822.

TOPS 253, 6-7:30 p.m., Morningside of Sterling, 2705 Avenue E, Sterling, 815-622-2820.

Northeast Area Watch Group, 6:30 p.m., Dixon Police Department community room, 306 S. Hennepin Ave., schowell@dixonpd.com, 815-284-7197.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., closed, 606 Brown Ave., Ashton.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., closed, step, 304 Seventh Ave. W, Lyndon.

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

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

Alcoholics Anonymous Beginners, 7 p.m., closed; 8 p.m., closed, First Presbyterian Church, 410 Second Ave., Sterling.

Sauk Valley Alcoholics Anonymous Group, 7 p.m., open, As Bill Sees It, back door, 1503 First Ave., Rock Falls.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 7:30 p.m., closed, Village of Progress, 710 S. 13th St., Oregon.

Al-Anon-Alateen, 8 p.m., private dining room, KSB Hospital, 403 E. First St., Dixon.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 8 p.m., closed, home meeting, 815-284-2589.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 8 p.m., closed, All Saints Lutheran Church, 624 Luther Drive, Byron.

Wednesday, Sept. 30 Childhood immunization clinic; women, infants and children clinic; and family planning services, Lee County Health Department, 309 S. Galena Ave., Suite 100, Dixon. Appointments: 815284-3371.

Women, infants, and children nutritional, education and coupon pick-up, p.m., only, Lee County Health Department, 309 S. Galena Ave., Suite 100, Dixon.

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

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

American Red Cross blood drive, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Newman Central Catholic High School, 1101 W. 23rd St., Sterling.

Appointments: 800-733-2767.

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

American Red Cross blood drive, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Erie High

School, 435 Sixth Ave. Appointments: 800-733-2767.

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

Office hours for 16th district Congressman Adam Kinzinger’s staff, 9-10 a.m., Byron City Hall, 232 W. Second St., 815-431-9271.

Red Cross blood drive, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., 112 W. Second St., Rock Falls. Appointment: 815-625-0382.

Blood pressure checks, 10-11 a.m., Morningside of Sterling, 2705 Avenue E, 815-5642145.

Office hours for 16th district Congressman Adam Kinzinger’s staff, 10:30-11:30 a.m., Oregon City Hall, 115 N. Third St., 815-431-9271.

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

Mercy Nursing Services free blood pressure clinic, 11 a.m.noon, Dixon Food Center – Red Fox, 500 Chicago Ave., Dixon.

Facing the Challenge cancer support group, 11 a.m., Home of Hope Cancer Wellness Center, 1637 Plock Road, Dixon, 815288-4673.

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

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

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

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

Downstairs, west door.

Woodworkers, 12:15 p.m., Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815-5625050.

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

Free Blood pressure check, 1-3 p.m., Amboy Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, 15 W. Wasson Road, Amboy, 815-8572550.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 1:30 p.m., open, St. Patrick Community Center, 903 N. Caron Road, Rochelle.

Yoga, 5 p.m., Home of Hope Cancer Wellness Center, 1637

Plock Road, Dixon, 815-288-4673.

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

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

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

Pearl, a self-esteem support group of the YWCA Domestic Violence Program, 6 p.m., 815625-0333.

Breast Cancer Networking Group, 6 p.m., Home of Hope Cancer Wellness Center, 1637 Plock Road, Dixon, 815-2884673.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mexican Train dominoes, 9 a.m., Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815562-5050.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Duplicate bridge, 12:30 p.m., Post House Community Center, 100 W. Second St., Dixon.

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

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

Farmers Market, 3-6 p.m., Reagan Park, Main and Glassburn streets, Tampico, 815-718-0818.

Tacos, 4-8 p.m., Latin American Social Club, 2708 W. Fourth St., Sterling, 815-625-8290.

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

Loaves and Fishes, 5-6 p.m., Holloway Center, St. Patrick Catholic Church, 612 Highland Ave., Dixon, 815-284-7719. A free, hot meal for the needy.

Sauk Valley Chess Club, 6:308:30 p.m., Northland Mall, 2900 E. Lincolnway, Sterling; 815-6228838.

Tuesday, Sept. 29 Open pool, open cards, open Wii games and computer lab, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Line dancing, 10-11 a.m., Post House Community Center, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815-2889236.

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

Lifescape Lunch, 11:30 a.m., Post House Community Center, 100 W. Second St., Dixon. Reservations: 815-288-9236.

Blood pressure checks by Gaffey Home Health Care and Hospice, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Sterling Public Library, 102 W. Third St. Lunch, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815622-9230.

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

Meal and a movie, noon, Sterling Public Library, 102 W. Third St., 815-625-1370.

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

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

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

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

Farmers Market, 3-6 p.m., Lanark City Park, 200 W. Claremore St., Lanark. Rain or shine.

Adult Readers’ Group, 6 p.m., library conference room, Sterling Public Library, 815-625-1370.

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

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Who spotted this defensive coup?

Grizzwells by Bill Schorr

Social media is everywhere.

Peter Jackson, a New Zealand moviemaker, when talking about selfies with fans, said, “It’s a social coup to nail you on their cellphone.”

We have several coups in bridge.

Let’s start this week’s columns with two defensive coups.

How can East-West defeat South’s contract of three notrump after West leads the heart jack, and the defenders take the first three tricks in the suit ending in the East hand?

North should have opened two no-trump. He should have given himself an extra point for his good five-card diamond suit and credit for all of those aces and kings.

Then this contract would have been played from the preferable – and making – side.

West is known to have two heart winners, but how can East get West on lead?

West needs one other honor card, and the only useful one is the spade king. If he does have that card, how does it become an entry?

At trick four, East must lead the spade queen.

If declarer ducks, East plays another spade. Or, if South takes the queen with dummy’s ace, cashes his clubs, and takes the diamond finesse, East wins and leads another spade.

You will have noticed that East’s leading a low spade at trick four is not good enough.

This play of leading an unsupported honor to create an entry in partner’s hand is called the Deschapelles Coup, after Alexandre Louis Honore Lebreton Deschapelles, who was born in 1780 and died in 1847. He was one of France’s top chess and whist players. © 2015 UFS

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DRUNKEN DRIVING PREVENTION

Twice-daily tests monitor offenders States say the program has been a success SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) – Every day before sunrise, people stream through a nondescript door behind the county jail in South Dakota’s largest city.

Wearing neatly pressed business suits, neongreen construction uniforms or even wrinkled pajamas, they’re all here for the same reason: to prove they’re not drunk.

These are participants in a South Dakota program that aims to reduce drunken driving and domestic violence by requiring offenders to prove twice a day that they have not been drinking.

In return, they stay out of jail.

Bolstered by South Dakota’s success, the approach is now gaining momentum nationwide.

North Dakota and Montana have started similar monitoring systems, and at least five more states are running or planning pilot programs. Other states are passing legislation to do the same.

South Dakota started the practice in 2005, offering those accused or convicted of an alcoholrelated crime an alternative to jail. Participants are required to come to a testing site every morning and evening to blow into a Breathalyzer. Those who live farther away or who have trouble staying sober between tests wear alcohol-monitoring bracelets or have ignition interlock systems in their vehicles.

Participants who fail the test, or “blow hot,” are immediately jailed:

Report: Gambling slows, despite video expansion

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Officer Carla Dirkson holds a device people accused or convicted of an alcoholrelated crimes blow into to test their sobriety in a wing of the county jail dedicated to South Dakota’s 24/7 Sobriety Program on Sept. 21 in Sioux Falls. Those who run the program herald offenders’ twice-a-day tests as a common-sense solution to high rates of repeat drunken driving and domestic violence and a way to ease overcrowding in jails, which was why it began in South Dakota.

12 hours for the first offense, 24 hours for the second. If they fail a third time, they’re incarcerated until a judge decides their fate.

Those who run the program herald it as a common-sense solution to high rates of repeat drunken driving and domestic violence and a way to ease overcrowding in jails, which was why it was started in South Dakota.

The state once had one of the nation’s highest rates of DUI arrests, and jail overcrowding was becoming a serious issue. That’s when the program was created by then-Attorney General Larry Long.

“Simply warehousing people with chronic alcohol and drug offenses doesn’t work. It’s never worked. And the key is changing behavior,” said former Deputy Attorney General Bill Mickelson, who started working on the program in its infancy

and now runs a consulting company that works to spread the idea to more states.

State officials are also quick to point out that the programs basically cost taxpayers nothing after they are up and running. Participants bear most of the financial burden, typically paying $1 to $3 per test.

Over the past decade, more than 37,000 people have participated in South Dakota’s twice-daily Breathalyzer program, compiling a pass rate of more than 99 percent.

At the Minnehaha County Jail in Sioux Falls, people of all stripes come during a 3-hour window. Many stop on their way to work and again on their way home.

“I’ve been drinking for a long time,” said Darryl Nave, a 52-year-old chef dressed in kitchen garb who’s been in the program twice before. “I blew hot a couple times, and then I did realize I

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An independent study released in 2013 by the RAND Corp., a nonprofit think tank, found that South Dakota’s program cut the rate of repeat DUI arrests at the county level by 12 percent and domestic violence offenses by 9 percent in its first 5 years.

It was surprising at first that domestic violence offenses dropped by so much. But research has found that requiring large numbers of youngto-middle-aged men not to drink, even for a little while, can affect other behaviors, said Beau Kilmer, who conducted the study and continues to research the program.

In Montana, the state started pilot programs in 2008 and expanded the system to 36 of its 56 counties. Preliminary research shows recidivism rates dropping by 40 to 70 percent.

SPRINGFIELD (AP) – Gambling is going through slow times in Illinois, with state taxes for all forms of gambling falling by nearly 6 percent this year despite growth in the video sector, according to a new report from the Illinois Legislature.

The bipartisan Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability’s report shows state revenue from riverboat casinos and the lottery fell and horse racing revenues were flat.

And while video gambling continued to expand, it wasn’t enough to offset the 5.8 percent fall in taxes for all forms of gambling in the fiscal years ended June 30.

The slowdown comes as some state lawmakers consider expanding gambling as a way to ease the

state’s financial problems.

“I’m a believer in using the expansion to bring more dollars, to create more jobs for the state,” state Rep. Bob Rita, D-Blue Island told The (Springfield) State Journal-Register. “But we do need to do this in a smart way. I do believe it would generate additional revenue.”

But Tom Swoik, executive director of the Illinois Casino Gaming Association, said the report underlines his belief that gambling is saturated in Illinois.

“What you’re seeing going on is cannibalization from the other forms of gaming into video gaming,” Swoik said. “It’s just moving around the dollars. We’re not creating any more gamblers.”

The report reflected this, saying new casinos must bring new gambling revenue to the state and if the casinos don’t, “the state would have a large amount of gaming expansion with little new tax revenues to show for it.”

IN BRIEF Family of man killed by police seeks new trial CHICAGO (AP) — The family of a man killed by Chicago police wants a new trial in a wrongful death lawsuit after a top city attorney acknowledged he failed to turn over evidence before the first trial.

Lawyers for the family of Darius Pinex are asking a judge to sanction Senior Corporation Counsel Jordan Marsh and are seeking a new trial in their $10 million suit or for the judge to find in their favor without

a trial. A jury sided with the officers in March.

Pinex was shot to death in 2011 after police stopped his Oldsmobile Aurora in a South Side neighborhood, later saying it matched the description they’d heard over the radio of a car wanted in a shooting.

But that dispatch actually aired in a different radio zone, so the officers did not hear it, according to court records. A different call that aired in the officers’ zone involved an Oldsmobile Aurora that didn’t match Pinex’s car and wasn’t wanted in a shooting.

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Monday, September 28, 2015 Numbers game Toronto Blue Jays’ Josh Donaldson – the AL MVP frontrunner – has seven walk-off home runs in the past three seasons. No other player has more than three in that span.

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Newman’s Landon Vesley eludes the tackle of Erie-Prophetstown’s Nathan Pierceson during Saturday’s game at Roscoe Eades Stadium. Vesley scored the game-winning touchdown with 15.5 seconds left. Newman won 26-20.

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STERLING – Landon Vesley rolled to the left toward the home sideline as seconds slipped into history.

On that very sideline stood Mike Papoccia, the coach who is as much a part of local football history as anyone.

Congregating on the track behind the Newman coach who entered Saturday’s game with 302 coaching wins were former players from nearly four decades of Comets’ football ready to celebrate their mentor’s recent milestone achievement.

But this moment was Vesley’s.

This history belonged to the 2015 Comets, and the quarterback cradled the chance like he did the football when he decided to tuck the ball under and

Star of the game: Landon Vesley, Newman, scored game-winning TD on 15-yard run with 15.5 seconds left Key performers: Phillip Coers, Erie-Prophetstown, completed two passes late, one for touchdown, and rushed for 59 yards; Brady Rude, Newman, 119 rushing yards, 2 TDs Up next: Princeton at Newman, 7:30 Friday; Erie-Prophetstown at St. Bede, 7:30 Saturday scramble toward the end zone.

History was his.

The sophomore, starting his second varsity game at quarterback, scored from 15 yards out with 15.5 seconds left to cap a breathless final 3 minutes of the Comets’ 26-20 win over Erie-Prophetstown at

Roscoe Eades Stadium.

“We were trying to throw an out to the tight end,” Vesley said, “but we kind of fumbled it up. I am confident that I could have still forced the ball in, but I saw a lot of open space in front of me. So, I decided to make a break for it.”

“That was a great decision on the TD play,” Papoccia said. “He saw that there wasn’t anyone open, and that he had a chance to run. We needed him to be a leader there at the end, and he was exactly that.”

Moments earlier the Comets’ unblemished record through the first four games seemed destined to end, and with it a 21-game regular-season winning streak for 3A’s top-ranked team thanks to theatrics from Erie-Prophetstown’s Phillip Coers’ arm.

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STERLING — With perennial 2A power Belvidere North coming to Hoover Park for the Rock River Run, this was a chance for a couple of the top 1A runners in Illinois to see where they stand.

Rock Falls’s Brayden Hamblen and Seth Williams were two of only 10 small-school runners in a field of 169, but stayed out in front most of the way. Hamblen’s third-place finish in 15 minutes, 39.8 seconds led area runners, while Williams came in seventh with a time of 15:53.4.

Williams wanted to do more than just compare himself with 2A talent.

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Dixon’s Kira Goral (left) runs a few steps ahead of Sterling’s Megan Barnhart Saturday morning during the Rock River Run in Sterling.

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SEATTLE – If nothing else, the Chicago Bears were efficient.

Ten possessions yielded 10 punts, and ended with the Bears sitting at 0-3 for the first time since 2003 after a 26-0 rout by the Seahawks on Sunday in Seattle.

“We just couldn’t generate any- that kept us close, but you have AP thing,” Chicago coach John Fox to be able to do both pretty well Seahawks’ Marcus Burley hits Bears runsaid. “I think we flopped around in this league to win games.” ning back Matt Forte during their game on a little bit running it early and Sunday in Seattle. The Seahawks won 26-0.

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STERLING – Maggie McPherson likes the Rock River Run. Especially when there is plenty of competition from the NIB-12 conference and potential sectional opponents.

“I knew from the start of the race, there was a pack of girls I wanted to stick with,” McPherson said. “In the first mile, I did that, and I think it helped me for the rest of the race. I had that mentality that I could run with them, so why not just go with it.”

The Golden Warrior junior tried to keep up with the likes of Belvidere North’s Jenna Lutzow and Rosary’s Madison Ronzone until the top five spread out into roughly 20-second gaps.

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Taking a knee Ben Roethlisberger Steelers QB was carted off the field with a left knee injury. His leg was caught underneath him on a sack in 12-6 win over the Rams.

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Cardinals’ Martinez out rest of season St. Louis Cardinals righthander Carlos Martinez will not pitch again this season because of a shoulder strain, the team announced Saturday.

Martinez left his start Friday after throwing only six pitches.

In 31 games (29 starts) this season, Martinez is 14-7 with a 3.01 ERA and 184 strikeouts in 179 2/3 innings.

Schilling to return to ESPN broadcast Curt Schilling is headed back to television for ESPN. Schilling said Sunday he will return to work for the sports network as part of its baseball postseason coverage team. ESPN confirmed that Schilling will return to the studio for “Baseball Tonight” following its coverage of the American League wild-card game.

Schilling was benched this month from telecasts for the rest of the regular season and the wild-card game on Oct. 6, in the wake of an anti-Muslim tweet he made.

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Oregon out, N’western in T25 poll Oregon is out of The Associated Press college football poll for the first time since 2009, snapping its streak of consecutive Top 25 appearances at 98.

The Ducks were blasted at home 62-20 by Utah on Saturday night. It was the most points ever allowed by the Ducks at Autzen Stadium and gave them two September losses for the first time since 2004.

The top six teams in the AP media poll were the same as last week with Ohio State No. 1, Michigan State No.2 and Mississippi No. 3.

One small difference, TCU was tied with Ole Miss last week. The Horned Frogs are now fourth after escaping from Texas Tech with a victory. Baylor is fifth and Notre Dame sixth.

Northwestern (4-0) moved up to No. 16.

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Vikings RB Peterson has seventh child The Vikings announced shortly before their game against the San Diego Chargers that running back Adrian Peterson’s wife, Ashley, gave birth to a son, Axyl Eugene Peterson, on Sunday morning.

Peterson told USA TODAY Sports during training camp that Ashley was due Oct. 4, the same day the Vikings have a road game against Denver, and he intended to play no matter when the couple’s second child arrived.

Axyl is the seventh child for Peterson, 30, who missed most of last season following his indictment for injuring his 4-year-old son while disciplining the boy with a wooden switch.

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Top pick Bennett headed to Raptors ESPN Basketball insider Jeff Goodman reported that Anthony Bennett, the first overall pick in the 2012 draft, was officially bought out by the Minnesota Timberwolves earlier last week. Bennett has cleared waivers and is expected to sign with the Toronto Raptors early this week.

Bryce Harper NL MVP front-runner and Nationals closer Jonathan Papelbon got into a dugout fight in Sunday’s 12-5 loss to last-place Philadelphia.

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GOLF | TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP

Spieth’s year to remember Young golfer holds off Stenson to win Tour Championship

BY DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer

ATLANTA – Jordan Spieth treated the Tour Championship as if it were a major. He played like it was, too.

Looking for a fitting finish to a sensational season, Spieth poured in putts from all over East Lake and never gave Henrik Stenson or anyone else much of a chance Sunday. His final stroke was an 8-foot par putt that was right in the heart for a 1-under 69, and he leaned back with a smile of pure satisfaction.

The 22-year-old Texan became golf’s first $22 million man – a PGA Tour record with just over $12 million in prize money, and the $10 million bonus for the FedEx Cup. “This is incredible,” Spieth said. “This is an event where we approach it like a major championship because we know this is possible at the end of it.”

Even when he missed backto-back cuts to start the FedEx Cup playoffs, Spieth spent the month trying to peak for the most important event in the lucrative series. He was the first to show up at East Lake on Monday to start grinding on his game. And with a one-shot lead going into the final round Sunday, he was on the putting green 3 hours before his tee time for what caddie Michael Greller called the “early grind.”

“We only do this at the majors,” Greller said.

It all paid off so handsomely, especially that putter.

Spieth made three birdies in a four-hole stretch around the turn, and they were demoralizing for Stenson. Spieth made a 20-foot birdie on No. 8 for a twoshot swing that he never gave back. He made an 18-foot birdie on the par-5 ninth with Stenson already at tap-in range for birdie.

And with Stenson just over 3 feet away for birdie on No. 11, Spieth curled in a 45-foot birdie putt.

“Eleven was a dagger,” Spieth said.

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Jordan Spieth (left) celebrates with his caddie after winning the Tour Championship and the FedEx Cup at East Lake Golf Club on Sunday in Atlanta. Spieth took home the $10 million prize.

Spieth’s wins this season • Hero World Challenge • Masters • U.S. Open • John Deere Classic • Tour Championship At that point, Stenson could only smile and bump fists with Spieth.

“You can’t expect him to make it,” Stenson said after a 72.

“You’re feeling like you got a good chance to make up some ground.

But he just poured that one in the middle. It’s fun to watch and just say, ‘Well done.’ The best player this week won the tournament, won the FedEx Cup.” Spieth closed with seven pars for a four-shot victory over Stenson, Danny Lee (65) and Justin Rose (66). His fifth victory of the year, which includes the Masters and the U.S. Open, was worth $1,485,000 million and gave Spieth $12,030,465 for the year.

The previous record was $10.9 million by Vijay Singh in 2004.

And if that wasn’t enough, Spieth went back to No. 1 in the world.

The first person to greet him was his little sister, Ellie, who keeps Spieth and the entire family so grounded in light of so much success. His parents, girlfriend, grandfather and a tight group of high school friends from Dallas were there to watch another amazing performance in a year filled with him.

Spieth became the youngest player since Horton Smith in 1929 to win five times in a season, and the youngest to claim the FedEx Cup title.

“It’s been a phenomenal year for him,” Stenson said. “I watched it firsthand at the first two rounds at Augusta, and he played phenomenal and putted phenomenal.

And it was the same putting display, really, today – just an exhibition on the greens, to be honest.

“His putting and mental focus is the best in the world. It’s hard to argue that.”

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• AFC at Dakota • Galena at Eastland • Polo at South Beloit • West Carroll at Warren

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BY DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer

LOUDON, N.H. – Matt Kenseth had the fresher tires and the fuller tank as he stalked Kevin Harvick with postseason advancement at stake.

Harvick never slowed down to conserve fuel, his team firm in the belief he could stretch his way to victory lane.

The gamble backfired.

Harvick was out of gas, and now, almost out of chances to defend his Sprint Cup title.

Kenseth pressured Harvick down the stretch and took the lead for good when the defending series champion ran out of fuel Sunday at NewHampshire Motor Speedway in the second race of the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Championship.

“I ran as hard as I could to get as close as I could to him because I wanted to beat him,” Kenseth said. “The faster he has to go, obviously, he burns more gas.”

Harvick burned it all.

Every last drop gone for the Stewart-Haas Racing driver before the finish line.

Kenseth, who won for the fifth time, earned a berth in the second round of NASCAR’s playoffs and gave Joe Gibbs Racing its fourth straight victory.

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Matt Kenseth holds the lobster in Victory Lane after winning the Sprint Cup race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, N.H. on Sunday. nant car and led the most laps until fuel woes hit and knocked him out with three laps left. He tumbled to 21st a week after he finished 42nd in the Chase opener, and will surely have to win next week at Dover International Speedway to advance to the second round.

Harvick declined comment.

“Fast car. Great day.

Bad ending,” he tweeted. “Things haven’t gone exactly to plan but I promise you one thing

‘we will not quit’ #itaintover.”

JGR is 2-for-2 in the Chase and continued to prove its Toyotas will be the ones to beat over the final eight races. Denny Hamlin, the winner last week at Chicagoland, was second for JGR. Chase drivers took eight of the top 10 spots.

The 16-driver Chase field will be cut to 12 after Dover.

“I was giving Kevin everything I had,” Kenseth said. “I thought he had us beat. He had the

better car.”

Kyle Busch, Paul Menard, Harvick and Clint Bowyer are the final four drivers on the brink of elimination. They would advance with a victory, but Jimmie Johnson stands in their way at Dover, where he has a track-record 10 victories.

Harvick was knocked out of the race last week when he connected with Johnson and blew a tire.

He later got into an altercation with Johnson in the motorhome lot and shoved the Hendrick Motorsports driver.

Harvick led 216 of 300 laps and heads to Dover – where he is 0-for-29 – with one of the biggest must-win races of his career.

Crew chief Rodney Childers had a lengthy post on Twitter that said the data showed Harvick had enough fuel in the No. 4 Chevrolet to last all 300 laps.

“It should have been a non-issue. Which is why we weren’t worried,” Childers wrote. “It looks like for some reason it must not have got full on our last pit stop of the race or the fuel cell bladder is coming apart. ... If anything showed we were taking a chance, we would have pitted.”

Chevrolet is winless in 11 straight races, matching its longest drought since 2012.

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On this date September 28 1920 • A Chicago grand jury indicts eight members of the Chicago White Sox on charges of fixing the 1919 World Series, known as the “Black Sox Scandal.”

White Sox owner Charles Comiskey immediately suspends the eight players.

1976 • Muhammad Ali wins a 15-round unanimous decision over Ken Norton at Yankee Stadium in New York to retain his world heavyweight title.

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Tigers swim to third place at Freeport invitational Byron co-op led by Dixon sophomore; Ahlers paces Newman C.C.; Weidner leads BV with win

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Byron co-op won the 200-yard freestyle and the 200 free relay to finish third at the Freeport invitational on Saturday with 229 points. Harlem won with 312 points.

Byron’s Gretchen Bushman – a sophomore at Dixon – won the 200 free in 2 minutes, 9.15 seconds. The team of Kylie Shaw, Kaylee Rice, Bushman and Katie Drezen won the 200 free relay in 1:49.61.

Sterling finished fifth with 201 points behind a pair of wins by Kerry Mullen. Mullen won the 50 freestyle in 25.81 seconds, and the 100 freestyle in 57.16.

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(15th, 16:16) and Shay Hafner (16th, 16:20).

Oregon was seventh among nine teams with 178 points. Ian Hussung led the Hawks with a time of 16:24, good for 18th place.

Blackburn in contention at K e w a n e e : Amboy’s James

Blackburn finished third at the Boiler Invitational at Baker Park in Kewanee.

Blackburn finished in 16:41, finishing behind Kewanee’s Rolando Aguilar (16:29) and IVC’s Owen Habeger (16:38).

Bureau Valley finished fifth at the six-team meet with 106 points. The Storm was led by Yulian Osorio, who finished Comets roll at Schmidt Invite: 17th in 18:11.05.

Girls cross country Paced by individual winner Weidner wins Boiler Invite: Chris Ahlers, Newman took top honors at the Roger Schmidt Haley Weidner ran the 3 miles at Baker Park in Kewanee in invitational in Winnebago.

The Comets had 43 points, 19:21 to win the Boiler Invitawell ahead of runner-up tional.

It was Amboy, though, that Boylan, which had 72. Harvard (102), Pecatonica-Durand (123) won as a team with 64 points, and Byron (125) rounded out ahead of Knoxville at 78. Megan Grady led the way with a thirdthe top five teams.

Ahlers covered the 5K Fuller place finish at 19:56. Jennifer Forest Preserve course in 14 Popovich finished 11th in 21:41.

McKenna leads Comets: Teaminutes, 56 seconds. Next up was Haiwatha’s P.J. Nordgren gan McKenna was fourth overall to lead Newman to fourth in 15:12.

Rounding out top five for place at the nine-team Schmidt Newman were Ethan Nash Invitational in Winnebago.

The Comets had 103 points, (12th, 16:08), Brady Osborne (13th, 16:10), Spencer Mauch behind Boylan (41), Winnebago

Saturday’s stars Kerry Mullen, Sterling swimming, won 50 and 100 freestyles James Blackburn, Amboy cross country, second at Boiler Invite Haley Weidner, BV cross country, won Boiler Invite Miguel Gallardo, Sterling soccer, 2 goals, 1 assist Emily Long & Erin Vits, and Audrey Melton & Maddy Jacobs, Newman tennis, won doubles brackets at Rochelle Invite Tressa Schuler, Sauk Valley volleyball, 39 kills in two matches Kiarra Harris, Sauk Valley volleyball, 38 kills in two matches (66) and Byron (83).

McKenna covered the 3K Fuller Forest Preserve course in 12:39. The winner was Boylan’s Delaney Appino in 11:28.

Boys golf Mustangs second at home:

Morrison finished with a score 246 to finish second at the Lorrin Fassett Invitational at Prairie Ridge. Riverdale won with a 227.

The tournament had teammates pair up, and then play six holes of best ball, six holes of

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alternating shot, and six holes of scramble.

Riverdale’s Tyler Bussert and Joe Ibarra won with a score of 67. Morrison’s Noah Hogue and Ben Tegeler were second at 72.

West Carroll finished third with a 255. They had fourthplace team in Cameron Ehlers and Sean Keckler at 74, and the fifth-place team of Anthony Mendoza and Matt Haring at 75.

Warriors 8th at own invite:

Ryan Blackburn fired a 7-overpar 79 to lead Sterling to a 338 team total, good for eighth place at the 16-team Sterling Invitational at Emerald Hill.

Providence Catholic (301), DeKalb (321) and St. Charles East (326) were the top three squads.

Dixon was 12th as a team with a 372. Cole Ruckman had 85 to lead the Dukes.

Boys soccer Sterling 3, Moline 3: The Golden Warriors tied at Roscoe Eades Stadium in a nonconference match.

Miguel Gallardo had two goals and an assist. Tony Diaz added the other goal for Sterling (9-13). Sebastian Uresti also had an assist.

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bles brackets at the five-team Rochelle Invite.

The Comets finished third with 18 points, behind DeKalb and Rochelle, who both had 19 points.

The No. 1 doubles team of Emily Long and Erin Vits took first place with a 4-0 record, while the No. 2 doubles team of Audrey Melton and Maddy Jacobs also won four matches for a title.

Singles players Margaret Smith and Makayla Murphy both went 1-3 in their brackets.

The No. 3 doubles team of Erin Pasley and Amber finished in second with a 3-1 record.

Women’s volleyball Skyhawks pick up pair of wins:

Sauk Valley finished two wins Saturday to conclude the Illinois Central Tournament with a 3-1 record.

Sauk Valley defeated No. 24 Southwestern Illinois 25-17, 25-23, 25-16. Tressa Schuler had 12 kills and Kiarra Harris added 11. Haley McAuliffe had 16 assists, and Kacyi Howell had 14 assists.

In the second match, Sauk beat Illinois Central 18-25, 25-27, 25-21, 25-17, 15-6. Harris had 17 kills and four blocks assists. Schuler had 17 kills and Newman doubles on doubles eight digs. Chelsi Blair had 11 wins: The Comets took first digs, Jordan Wilken added 10 in the No. 1 and No. 2 dou- digs.

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He wanted to close his gap between himself and Hamblen, as the two have averaged about a 30-second interval in recent races. This time, just 13.6 seconds separated the two.

“I feel pretty good about today,” Williams said. “For the first time this season, I actually closed the gap and stayed with Brayden. That gap was almost about 30 seconds, and now it’s about 10 seconds.”

North’s Eryk Yunk led the Blue Thunder to the meet championship with 47 points, winning the race in 15:27.9. The next-closest competition, LaSalle-Peru, used its packing technique to tally 113 points.

Yunk and Sterling’s Dewey Landis led a pack of lead runners throughout the first mile, with Hamblen, Williams, Sterling’s Jacob Gebhardt and Sycamore’s Stephen Poorten in close range. Landis dropped out of the lead pack after his hamstring bothered him, and not too long afterward, Yunk sped away in the final mile.

“The pace kind of went out pretty moderate,” Yunk said. “I tried to stay with the front pack for the first 2 miles, and then in the last mile I tried to see what I could do. It worked

McPherson led area runners with a fifth-place finish through Hoover Park, a couple of milliseconds shy of 19 minutes.

Sterling finished in sixth place with 143 points, followed by Dixon’s seventh-place showing (162). North won the championship with 50 points.

“It’s one of my best times this season,” McPherson said. “I don’t really remember what I got last year, but I have a feeling it was better this year, so I’m happy.”

Lutzow went into the woods in the last mile overtaking Ronzone’s lead once she became comfortable with the course, and finished with a winning time of 18 minutes, 1/2 second.

“I try to stick with the top group,” Lutzow said.

“As the leader started going, I just tried to catch up to her and adjust to their pace.”

With conference meets looming, runners use large meets such as this to get a gauge on how they might fare when it matters most.

Dixon freshman Kira Goral looked up to Sterling’s duo of McPherson and Megan Barnhart – who finished eighth in 19:01.1 – for a measuring

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Sterling’s Jacob Gebhardt runs towards the finish Saturday at the Rock River Run in Sterling. Gebhardt placed fifth. out for me, staying relaxed for the first 2 and pushing it for the last 1.”

“I wanted to try to hang with him,” Hamblen said.

“It went really well until the last 3/4-mile. We were surging really hard, and he just dropped me.”

Poorten, a sophomore, finished second, 9 seconds behind Yunk, much to Gebhardt’s chagrin.

The Golden Warrior sophomore led his team with a fifth-place finish in 15:46.8.

“I was happy with the way I ran,” Gebhardt said.

“I wanted to be up with the top pack, because there was another sophomore in the race, and I didn’t want to have him beat me.”

Gebhardt and Landis, who finished sixth in

15:51.1, led Sterling to a third-place finish with 124 points. Dixon finished in fourth with 128 points.

“I thought the guys ran well today,” Sterling coach Greg Hendrix said. “We competed hard, and just went out and raced. I told them not to worry about what their times were, but to try to go out and get in front of people.

“Wherever we finished mattered more than how fast we ran.”

Collin Grady led the Dukes with an 11th-place finish in 16:19.7. Eastland was led by Tyler Dambman’s 78th-place finish in 18:25.1.

Rock Falls, which finished in ninth with 231 points, saw its third-best runner, David Villa, place 70th in 18:11.

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stick. In doing so, Goral set a personal best with a 19:34, good for 13th place.

“I’m satisfied with my time, but I wish I could have got a better place,” Goral said. “I’m trying to keep up with Maggie McPherson and Megan Barnhart from Sterling.

I had them at the beginning of the race, but fell back.”

McPherson and Barnhardt weren’t the only runners Goral had an eye on, as she also wanted to beat teammate Kenzie Harden for the first time in a few races. Harden finished 23 seconds behind Goral in 17th place.

“Even in the races when

she’s behind me, she’ll tell me to go faster,” Goral said of Harden.

“She knows when I’m not having a good race.”

With Goral competing at a high level, and with Clara Thorpe back racing after illness, Duchesses coach Evan Thorpe is anxious to see his girls run in more of a pack.

“She’s still trying to figure it out,” Dixon coach Evan Thorpe said of Goral. “The key for her is to have great weeks of practice, and not just on Saturday.”

Eastland’s best finisher was Megan Schmieder (84th, 22:17), and Rock Falls’s best was Makaley Velazquez (103rd, 23:14).

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Ground and pounded Dukes crank up running game against Trojans

By SVM Sports Staff

While Dixon has adopted a spread offense the past few years to take advantage of all the speed and athleticism on the perimeter, it was the ground game that provided a huge spark Friday night in the Dukes’ 35-14 homecoming victory over Mendota.

Sophomores Nyrel Sullivan and Arthur Cox rotated offensive series, and it was Sullivan who got the best of the Trojans. He ran for 204 yards and four TDs on 16 carries – a whopping 12.75 yards per rush – and routinely used his strength to break tackles inside and his speed to outrun the defense when he got into the open.

“My offensive line did a great job opening the holes for me to run through,” Sullivan said, “and those long runs really energized us. It’s a great feeling to play like this in front of our crowd on homecoming.”

Even senior quarterback Nate Gascoigne – known more for his arm than his legs – got in on the act. He had scrambles of 12 and 31 yards on the Dukes’ 93-yard scoring drive. He was caught from behind on the Mendota 9-yard line on the 31-yarder, but scored from 6 yards out three plays later.

During that drive, a teammate could be heard on the sideline jokingly asking, “Is that Nate Gascoigne out there?”

“We went with what the defense was giving us in the second half, and

WEEKEND SCOREBOARD Football Saturday’s results at Roscoe Eades Stadium

NEWMAN 26, ERIE-PROPHETSTOWN 20 First downs Total yards Rushes-yards Passing yards Passing (C-A-I) Fumbles-lost Penalties-yards Punts-avg.

Erie-Prophetstown Newman

EP N 19 14 333 268 50-265 42-186 68 82 3-7-1 5-9-0 4-3 1-1 4-41.5 2-16.5 1-27 4-32.8 0 14 0 6 — 20 6 6 0 14 — 26

First quarter N – Brady Rude 2 run (pass failed), 5:42 Second quarter N – Logan Whitman 23 run (run failed), 11:53 EP – Dylan Binion 24 run (Garrett Passmore run), 8:15 EP – Phillip Coers 1 run (run failed), 11.8 Fourth quarter N – Rude 8 run (run failed), 3:20 EP – Hunter Mitchell 12 pass from Coers (run failed), 38.2 N – Landon Vesley 15 run (Rude run), 15.5

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Dixon’s Arthur Cox follows his blockers Friday night against Mendota. Cox ran for 33 yards in the Dukes’ 35-14 victory. it was a totally different attack,” Gascoigne said.

“We didn’t like being tied at halftime, so we came out in the second half and controlled the line of scrimmage, and just played Dixon football.”

The Dukes ran for 298 yards on 35 rushes – good for 8.5 yards per carry – while allowing the run-heavy Trojans just 173 yards on 57 rushes (3.0 yards per carry).

Drought

continues:

Playoff football won’t happen in Rock Falls this year, after suffering its fifth loss Friday against Winnebago. The drought reached its 23rd year.

“I’m not going to make excuses,” Rockets head coach Rich Montgomery said after his team’s 43-16 loss to the Indians.

“I can spout off about 15

different reasons why we’re struggling, but I’m not going to do that.

Bottom line is, we’re not coaching hard enough, and we cannot develop any fire. We don’t push.”

The winning drought also reached its 21st game, as most of the Rockets lineup has not experienced a win on the gridiron.

“It’s hard for the seniors right now that this isn’t the best year for them,” Rockets senior Michael Berentes said. “[Our juniors] can always make the program better, over time and keep going and going. It can start here. Even though the wins aren’t coming, it can start here.”

Nine lives: After forcing three turnovers and not giving the ball away even once in a 49-22 victory

against LaSalle-Peru, Sterling now stands at +9 in turnover differential through 5 weeks.

The takeaways on Friday led to a 20-yard field goal by Antonio Diaz, and touchdown runs of 8 and 12 yards by quarterback Sterling Thornton.

Golden Warriors coach Jon Schlemmer was all smiles after the game, but would have liked to capitalize on the early opportunity by getting into the end zone, rather than have the reliable Diaz make a chip shot.

“When we get the first pick of the game, we’ve got to go down and get seven,” Schlemmer said.

“Our defense did a heck of a job there, but we’ve got to go down and get seven.

We’ve got to have that killer instinct when we have that opportunity.”

Comets fend off valiant effort by Panthers TUCK

CONTINUED FROM B1

Facing fourth-and-10 on the Newman 31, Coers – the engineer of the Panthers’ option offense, which is a big reason the Panthers came in ranked No. 9 in 3A – dropped back to pass for the fourth consecutive play.

The first three plays appeared to be desperate attempts for the runheavy team that had burned its last timeouts to get the ball back.

The fourth play was different, as Coers threw it to his left down the field to the 12-yard line, where it was pulled down by Noah Eads.

On the next play, Coers went the opposite direction, and Hunter Mitchell won a jump-ball fight with a Newman cornerback in the end zone.

Erie-Prophetstown failed to convert on the 2-point try, but took the 20-18 lead with 38.2 seconds left.

“We have a couple really tall receivers that can make plays,” Coers said. “I didn’t make a great throw on the first play, but Noah hustled to get under it and made a great play. Hunter then went up and fought for that one in the end zone.

I can’t say enough about the heart of this team. It just didn’t work out today against a great team.”

The Comets, also known for its ball-control, ground game, had 30.2 seconds left on the clock after a nice kick return to midfield.

“We won it with our passing game. … whatever that is.” Papoccia said, shrugging his shoulders.

On the first play, Vesley dropped back and launched a pass down the middle of the field, leading Logan Whitman

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Erie-Prophetstown’s Phillip Coers (3) runs the ball as Newman’s Brady Rude makes a tackle on Saturday in Sterling. The Comets won 26-20. to run under it. Ironically, Whitman had quarterbacked all of Newman’s 12 games in 2014 and the first three this year.

He hauled in the pass and was tackled on the 15 to set up the winning play.

“We’ve been throwing together every day for the last 2 years,” Whitman said. “So I know exactly how he’s going to throw the ball. That catch was all because of how good of a throw it was, and I was just lucky enough to run under it. I am so proud of him.”

Erie-Prophetstown led 14-12 as time ticked away in the fourth quarter. The Panthers came up with a big stop of Vesley on fourth down, stopping the quarterback inches short of a first down at the EP 21.

The Panthers took over possession at the 21, and three plays later faced a fourth-and-1 situation.

Erie-Prophetstown coach Chuck Milem decided to go for it despite the field position.

“That was a dumb decision,” Milem said. “I

regret that.”

Coers faked a handoff, but then was met by a foursome of Newman defenders in Rhett and Aaron Scroggins, Hunter Webb, and Brady Rude for a loss on the play.

“Our defensive line blew that play up,” Rude said. “That’s exactly what we want to have happen, and the rest of us flowed to the ball. It was a huge play.”

The Comets took over on the 27, and stampeded quickly toward the goal line. Rude finished off the drive with an 8-yard run.

Rude had 119 rushing yards and two TDs. The Comets failed on the conversion for the third straight time, but took an 18-14 lead.

“Erie-Prophetstown’s defense was excellent,” Rude said. “Their line was tough, and their linebackers fill fast. I have nothing but respect for the way they played.”

The Panthers looked poised to answer, moving the ball quickly deep into Newman territory, but the turnover bug bit them for the fourth time

in the game. A fumble gave Newman the ball with 1:34 left.

It was the third lost fumble. The first came on the opening series of the first quarter, and the Comets turned that into a touchdown minutes later.

The Comets’ second score came after Coers threw an interception on the Panthers’ second drive of the game.

“The turnovers were too many to beat a good team,” Milem said. “We faced so much adversity in this game, and just kept fighting.”

Newman (5-0, 2-0 TRAC Mississippi) was unable to run the clock out, as Erie-Prophetstown (3-2, 1-1) used its final two timeouts and Vesley inexplicably ran out of bounds on second down.

The Panthers got the ball back and eventually took the lead on the Coers-to-Mitchell touchdown.

Erie-Prophetsown lost its starting center to an injury, and after rushing for 111 yards in the first half, fullback Dylan Binion had just one carry in the second half because of a tight quad.

Garrett Passmore filled in for Binion, rushing for 70 yards.

“Garrett is a great athlete,” Coers said. “He ended up having to play both ways in big roles, and that takes a lot of guts, but he stepped up.”

After the game, Newman players past and present gathered around Papoccia for a picture, and a party was held at the high school.

It was fitting for a little bit of history to occur on a day set aside to celebrate a lot of history.

“This couldn’t have happened on a better day,” Rude said. “In front of all these past players, it’s amazing.”

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING – Erie-Prophetstown: Binion 17-112, Passmore 12-70, Coers 13-59, Kody Wetzell 5-22, Jack Bauer 2-4, Brad Huffman 1-(minus-2). Newman: Rude 24-119, Whitman 10-48, Vesley 5-9, Nate Olson 1-5, Kyle Decker 1-3, Eli Leffelman 1-2.

PASSING – Erie-Prophetstown: Coers 2-61, 31 yards; Wetzell 1-1-0, 37 yards; Newman: Vesley 5-9-0, 82 yards.

RECEIVING – Erie-Prophetstown: Mitchell 2-49, Noah Eads 1-19; Newman: Whitman 2-66, Rude 2-7, John Wilson 1-9.

Records: Erie-Prophetstown 3-2, 1-1 TRAC Mississippi; Newman 5-0, 2-0.

Sophomore result: Newman 38, ErieProphetstown 0.

Boys cross country Saturday’s results at Hoover Park, Sterling Rock River Run Team standings 1. Belvidere North 47, 2. LaSalle-Peru 113, 3. Sterling 124, 4. Dixon 128, 5. Sycamore 132, 6. Geneva 160, 7. Hampshire 178, 8. Geneseo 196, 9. Rock Falls 231, 10.

Ottawa 270, 11. Plainfield Central 288, 12.

Rochelle 305, 13. Belvidere 310, 14. Sandwich 333, 15. Freeport 395, 16. Eastland N.A, 17. Princeton N/A. Top 10 finishers 1. Eryk Yunk (BN) 15:27.9, 2. Stephen Poorten (Syc) 15:36.8, 3. Brayden Hamblen (RF) 15:39.8, 4. Eli Walker (BN) 15:45.6, 5. Jake Gebhardt (Ster) 15:46.8, 6. Dewey Landis 15:51.1, 7. Seth Williams 15:53.4, 8. Jacob Oury (H) 16:08.6, 9. Will Matushek (H) 16:13.5, 10. Semus McGettigan (O) 16:16.9.

Other Sterling finishers: 25. Cody Lund 16:48.0, 40. Evan Reiley 17:19.3, 50. Isaiah Moorman 17:28.8, 68. Jalen Hart 18:09.3, 95. Nikio Martinez 18:49.8, 109. Terrance Bruce 19:12.7, 120. Andrew Garcia 20:01.3, 122. Jack Nitz 20:09.3, 127. Jonah Khuntangta 20:20.7, 134. Jonathan Abele 20:39.0, 141. Jervais Johnson 21:40.5, 145. Luke Ademoski 22:02.1, 148. Bobby Tribble 22:32.6 Dixon finishers: 11. Collin Grady 16:19.7, 23. Lukas Wedekind 16:45.5, 29. Sean Masterson 16:53.9, 32. Owen Van Horn 17:02.7, 33. Jonah Fulton 17:02.8, 41. Blain Masterson 17:20.0, 53. Luke Stees 17:32.8, 61. Andrew Lohse 17:58.8, 67. Ben Davis 18:08.6, 79. Mitchell Dixon 18:25.2, 129.

Mason Rhodenbaugh 20:23.7 Other Rock Falls finishers: 70. David Villa 18:11.0, 82. Breu Knox 18:28.5, 91.

Jonathan Cameron 18:41.6, 104. Jonathan Ross 19:04.4, 111. Jose Hernandez 19:21.9, 112. Connor Murphy 19:36.2, 118.

Colton Peterson 19:51.1 Eastland finishers: 78. Tyler Dambman 18:25.1, 100. Hunter Todd 18:59.2 at Baker Park, Kewanee Boiler Invitational Team scores 1. ROWVA 53, 2. IVC 54, 3. Putnam County 81, 4. Marquette 86, 5. Bureau Valley 106, 6. Hall 109 Top 10 runners 1. Rolando Aguilar (Kewanee) 16:29.90, 2.

Owen Habeger (IVC) 16:38.05, 3. James Blackburn (Amboy) 16:41.25, 5. Noe Flores (PC) 17:16.84, 6. Mike Bersell (ROWVA) 17:17.95, 7. Caelin Foley (ROWVA) 17:19.87, 8. Jordan Gereding (IVC) 17:21.24, 9. Luis Aguilar (Mar) 17:22.75, 10.

Devin Smith (IVC) 17:41.04 Ohio finishers: 16. John Schulte 18:11.14, 31. Jacob Tudor 19:29.55, 60.

Brady Debnuhl 21:50.34 Bureau Valley finishers: 17. Yulian Osorio 18:11.05, 22. Morgan Strader 18:42.93, 33. Bradley Sirens 19:40.12, 37. Kurt Bitting 20:09.33, 45. Austin Catton 20:36.20 Other Amboy finisher: Paul Meyer 20:48.49 Roger Schmidt Invitational at Fuller Forest Preserve, Winnebago 5K Team scores 1. Newman 43, 2. Boylan 72, 3. Harvard 102, 4. Pecatonica-Durand 123, 5. Byron 125, 6. Jefferson 142, 7. Oregon 178, 8.

Rockford Lutheran 191, 9. Genoa-Kingston 198 Top 10 finishers 1. Chris Ahlers (Newman) 14:56, 2. P.J. Nordgren (Hiawatha) 15:12, 3. Max Herrerra (Jefferson) 15:20, 4. Grant Munson (PecDurand) 15:22, 5. Chase Sarver (Byron) 15:26, 6. Cristian Gonzalez (Boylan) 15:33, 7. Jake Heitter (Byron) 15:44, 8. Harrison DeBruler (Auburn) 16:05, 9. Jared Johnson (Jefferson) 16:07, 10. Rocky Hickey (Boylan) 16:08 Other Newman runners: 12. Ethan Nash 16:08, 13. Brady Osborne 16:10, 15. Spencer Mauch 16:16, 16. Shay Hafner 16:20, 21. Matt Hodge 16:29, 28. Quentin Larson 16:45 Oregon runners: 18. Ian Hussung 16:24, 39. Zack Hawkins 17:13, 42. Jordan Wilkins 17:17, 55. Rick Bower 18:29, 62. Timon Reis 19:32, 68. Jacob Ebens 21:16, 69. Will Coots 21:54

Girls cross country Saturday’s results at Hoover Park, Sterling Rock River Run Team standings 1. Belvidere North 50, 2. Hononegah 73, 3.

Hampshire 124, 4. Kaneland 129, 5. Rosary 136, 6. Sterling 143, 7. Dixon 162, 8. Geneva 196, 9. LaSalle-Peru 216, 10. Sandwich 269, 11. Sycamore 297, 12. Ottawa 313, 13. Belvidere 369, 14. Eastland 417, 15.

Rock Falls 446, 16. Rochelle 472, 17. Freeport N/A, 18. Princeton N/A. Top 10 finishers 1. Jenna Lutzow (BN) 18:00.5, 2. Madison Ronzone (Rosary) 18:18.4, 3. Sabrina Elder (BN) 18:37.8, 4. Brianna Bower (K) 18:51.8, 5. Maggie McPherson (Ster) 19:00.2, 6.

Kayla Schiera (Sand) 19:04.4, 7. Taylor Frommer (H) 19:07.8, 8. Megan Barnhart (Ster) 19:01.1, 9. Alicia Repka (H) 19:11.0, 10. Rachel Hickey (LP) 19:11.0.

Other Sterling finishers: 38. Shayla Moorman 20:43.0, 42. Carly Hansen 20:48.9, 60. Meagan McCue 21:26.5, 68.

Bryana Johnson 21:41.9, 95. Erin Long 22:51.4, 114. Mackenzie Barnhart 23:45.2, 119. Katelyn Everett 23:58.0, 141. Amelia Martinez 25:36.1 Dixon finishers: 13. Kira Goral 19:31.4, 17. Kenzie Harden 19:54.7, 41. Kathyrn Lawton 20:47.8, 47. Leah Dregenberg 21:05.5, 54. Hallie Nelson 21:16.5, 59.

Clara Thorpe 21:25.9, 77. Katie Binkley 21:52.4, 82. Shannon Lahey 22:06.2 Eastland finishers: 84. Megan Schmieder 22:17.9, 85. Leah Kuper 22:21.2, 140.

Cecelia Guerrero 25:36.1, 142. Anna Kuper 25:39.8, 146. Adrianna Hensgen 26:06.0, 163. Lauren Swanson 30:29.0 Rock Falls finishers: 103. Makaley Velazquez 23:14.1, 107. Anneli Ruhnke 23:19.3, 118. Kamryn Hey 23:52.1, 156.

Mackenzie Schueler 27:17.1, 166. Marissa Chavez 31:00.7, 169. Seli Silva 36:21.2

at Baker Park, Kewanee Boiler Invitational Team scores 1. Amboy 64, 2. Knoxville 78, 3. Marquette 80, 4. Hall 108, 5. IVC 109, 6. Orion 137, 7.

Bureau Valley 139, 8. Mendota 200, 9. St. Bede 248, 10. Ridgewood 257 Top 10 runners 1. Haley Weidner (BV) 19:21.93, 2. Kath Schneider (IVC) 19:28.81, 3. Megan Grady (A) 19:56.70, 4. Ryan Block (Knox) 20:29.56, 5. Emily Ross (Men) 20:45.93, 6.

Shauri Vogt (Kew) 20:53.38, 7. Paige Aurit (Mar) 20:56.04, 8. Sarah Lechtenberg (Mar) 21:03.51, 9. Brooke Rennick (Stark Cty.) 21:17.35, 10. Erin Hosto (A) 21:20.34 Other Amboy finishers: 11. Jennifer Popovich 21:41.93, 22. Kelynn Boyle 22:51.37, 29. Kaitlyn Ortgeisen 23:36.00, 38. Caitlin Boers 24:30.75, 43. Madeline Foster 24:52.53, 44. Ally Gascoigne 24:57.38, 64. Cassidy Corcoran 27:56.94 Other Bureau valley finishers: 19.

Heather Williams 22:35.98, 36. Hannah Williams 24:17.26, 47. Nateleigh Nugent 25:14.40, 62. Marissa Mungia 27:34.71 Roger Schmidt Invitational at Fuller Forest Preserve, Winnebago 3K Team scores 1. Boylan 41, 2. Winnebago 66, 3. Byron 83, 4. Newman 103, 5. Genoa-Kingston 140, 6. Rockford Auburn 148, 7. Harvard 174, 8. Pecatonica-Durand 184, 9. Oregon 230 Top 5 finishers 1. Delaney Appino (Boylan) 11:28, 2. Grace McLaughlin (Boylan) 12:05, 3. Elle Maculan (Auburn) 12:37, 4. Teagan McKenna (Newman) 12:39, 5. Jordan Peterson (Harvard) 12:41 Other Newman runners: 15. Kelsey Simpson 13:36, 26. Kate Bonnell 14:02, 32.

Elizabeth Oswalt 14:30, 35. Kirsten Tunink 14:35.69, 36. Natalie Amezola 14:35.97, 42. Jillienne Roe 14:50 Oregon runners: 47. Mayra Nava-Moyolt 15:00, 48. Addison Kitzmiller 15:10, 57.

Abby Newman 15:38, 58. Rosie Sarantakos 15:42, 59. Jessica Brink 15:44

Boys golf Saturday’s results Sterling Invitational at Emerald Hill Country Club Par 72 Team scores 1. Providence Catholic 301, 2. DeKalb 321, 3. St. Charles East 326, 4. Moline 330, 5.

Sycamore 331, 6. Metea Valley 337, 7.

Geneseo 338, 8. Sterling 338, 9. Joliet Catholic 346, 10. Freeport 368, 11. United Township 371, 12. Dixon 372, 13. Rock Island 390, 14. Rockford Auburn 391, 15.

Rochelle 411, 16. Jefferson 416 Top 5 finishers 1. Connor O’Brien (Moline) 73, 2. Mike Cascino (Providence) 74, 3. Austin Freeman (DeKalb) 75, 4. Ricky Costello (Providence) 75, 5. Jack Walsh (Providence) 76 Sterling scores: Ryan Blackburn 79, Nick Ceruzzi 85, Nick Olds 86, Nate Olson 88, Brady Bostelman 89, Adam Oelrichs 103 Dixon scores: Cole Ruckman 85, Jake Bonnell 93, Jackson Jefferey 96, Anton Halla 98, Patrick Johnson 99, Olivia Pultorak 109

at Prairie Ridge G.C., Morrison Lorrin Fassett Invitational (6 holes best ball - 6 holes alternating shot - 6 holes scramble) Team scores 1. Riverdale 227, 2. Morrison 246, 3. West Carroll 255, 4. Fulton 255, 5. Forreston 258, 6. (tie) Polo 262, Stockton 262, 8. Prophetstown 268, 9. Newman 293, 10. Pearl City 305, 11. (tie) Amboy 383, Sherrard 383 Top 10 pairs 1. Tyler Bussert-Joe Ibarra (R) 67, 2.

Noah Hogue-Ben Tegeler (Mor) 72, 3.

Zach Lacher-Peyton Keeffer (Stock) 73, 4.

Cameron Ehlers-Sean Keckler (WC) 74, 5.

Anthony Mendoza-Matt Haring (WC) 75, 6.

Dade Jenkins-Casey Sisul (R) 78, 7. Jason Sikkema-Brett Terrock (Ful) 78, 8. Bryand Edler-Josiah Snider (Forr) 80, 9. Bryce Smith-Jaeden Workman 81, 10. Jackson Ames-Jackson Westen 81.

Other Morrison pair: Kyle McCoy-Wade Hackbarth 93 Other West Carroll pair: Aaron HaringDawson Wurster 105 Other Fulton pairs: Dylan Temple-Jake Outzen 87, Dustin Rowland-Ryan Dail 90 Polo pairs: Tristin Woodin-Mack Llanas 84, Chris Rademacher-Brix Clayton 85, Trevin Woodin-Lane Hopkins 93 Other Prophetstown pairs: Jaden Taylor-Aaron Hanrahan 90, Kevin Sigel-Kyle Sigel 97 Newman pairs: Jacob Rude-Cael Sanders 82, KC Knack-Kyle Ellefsen 94, Josh Payan-Blake Goekel 118 Amboy pairs: Caleb Sarff-Clayton Kemp 85, Josh Gross-Hannah Grady 98 at The Oak Club of Genoa Fran Noyes Invitational Team scores 1. Kaneland 132, 2. Genoa-Kingston 112, 3. Lake Forest Academy 112, 4. Rockford Christian 112, 5. Hampshire 106, 7. Huntley 96, 8. Oregon 96, 9. Palatine 89, 10.

Richmond-Burton 84, 11. Sandwich 84, 12. Aurora Central Catholic 79, 13. Rockford Christian Life 78, 14. Johnsburg 69, 15.

Rockford Lutheran 66, 16. Winnebago 59, 17. Somonauk 50, 18. Faith Lutheran 45, 19. Elmwood Park 44, 20. Harvard 42, 21.

Plano 8 Top 10 finishers 1. Jake Grabner (Hunt) 36, 2. Mac Cowen (ACC) 33, 3. Jake Hed (K) 33, 4. Spencer Humpal (RC) 33, 5. Will Marshall (K) 32, 6.

Jeff VanGemert (K) 32, 7. Myles Miller IV (Hamp) 28, 8. Brett Glennon (K) 28, 9. Colin Moody (LFA) 28, 10. Cindy Wang (LFA) 28 Oregon scores: 11. Mitchell Nehrkorn 28, 17. Carson Buck 25, 39. Matt Meyers 20, 45. Tyler Black 17, 75. Adam Merrill 10.

Girls swimming at Freeport Freeport Invitational Team scores 1. Harlem 312, 2. Woodstock 274, 3. Byron co-op 229, 4. Freeport 212, 5. Sterling 201, 6. Auburn 200, 7. Guilford 142, 8. Morrison 80, 9. Jefferson 74 200 medley – 1. Woodstock 2:00.07; 200 free – 1. Gretchen Bushman (B) 2:09.15; 200 IM – 1. Tess Devinger (W) 2:21.49; 50 free – 1. Kerry Mullen (S) 25.81; 100 butterfly – 1. Elizabeth Kruse (W) 1:03.65; 100 free – 1. Mullen (S) 57.16; 500 free – 1. Katelyn Durnil (H) 6:10.89; 200 free relay – 1. Byron (Kylie Shaw, Kaylee Rice, Bushman, Katie Drezen) 1:49.61; 100 backstroke – 1. Rachel Gander (H) 1:06.02; 100 breaststroke – 1. Devinger (W) 1:12.20; 400 free relay – 1. Woodstock 4:01.03

Men’s cross country Friday’s late results at Saukie Golf Course, Rock Island Brissman-Lundeen Invitational Team results 1. Lincoln 50, 2. Illinois Central 74, 3. Morraine Valley 77, 4. Scott Community 85, 5.

Southwestern 103, 6. Sauk Valley 113, 7.

Spoon River 215.

Sauk results: 11. Peter Delafuente 28:28, 13. Breadon Bonnell 28:34, 21. Quincy Coomes 29:30, 33. Scott Heath 31:47, 35.

Tanner Mortonson 32:08, 38. Justin Hunter 32:32; 39. Dakota Trancoso 33:14; 46.

Jacob Harshman 36.39.

Women’s cross country Friday’s late results at Saukie Golf Course, Rock Island Brissman-Lundeen Invitational Team results 1. Lincoln 42, 2. Illinois Central 57, 3.

Moraine Valley 64, 4. Sauk Valley 72, 5.

Scott Community 126, 6. Carl Sandburg 127, 7. Southwestern 199.

Sauk results: 3. Mercedes Sanchez 24:05, 6. Bailie Smith 25:45, 19. Haylee Altenburg 27:34; 20. Santana Estrada 27:40; 24. Paige Reynolds 28:01; 32.

Rebecca Arnolts 28:50; 42. Marisela Herrera 33:23.

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MLB ROUNDUP

WEEKEND SCOREBOARD NFL AMERICAN CONFERENCE East L T 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 South W L T 1 2 0 1 2 0 1 2 0 1 2 0 North W L T 3 0 0 2 1 0 1 2 0 0 3 0 West W L T 3 0 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 1 2 0

W New England 3 Buffalo 2 N.Y. Jets 2 Miami 1

Pct 1.00 .667 .667 .333

PF 119 100 68 51

PA 70 68 41 74

Indianapolis Jacksonville Houston Tennessee

Pct .333 .333 .333 .333

PF 56 49 56 89

PA 80 91 60 77

Pct 1.00 .667 .333 .000

PF 85 76 58 70

PA 56 52 72 84

Pct 1.00 .667 .500 .333

PF 74 77 51 66

PA 49 86 51 83

Cincinnati Pittsburgh Cleveland Baltimore Denver Oakland Kansas City San Diego

NATIONAL CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA Dallas 2 1 0 .667 75 75 N.Y. Giants 1 2 0 .333 78 72 Washington 1 2 0 .333 55 59 Philadelphia 1 2 0 .333 58 63 South W L T Pct PF PA Carolina 3 0 0 1.00 71 48 Atlanta 3 0 0 1.00 89 72 Tampa Bay 1 2 0 .333 49 80 New Orleans 0 3 0 .000 60 84 North W L T Pct PF PA Green Bay 2 0 0 1.00 58 40 Minnesota 2 1 0 .667 60 50 Detroit 0 3 0 .000 56 83 Chicago 0 3 0 .000 46 105 West W L T Pct PF PA Arizona 3 0 0 1.00 126 49 St. Louis 1 2 0 .333 50 67 San Francisco 1 2 0 .333 45 93 Seattle 1 2 0 .333 74 61 Thursday’s result N.Y. Giants 32, Washington 21 Sunday’s results Atlanta 39, Dallas 28 Indianapolis 35, Tennessee 33 Houston 19, Tampa Bay 9 Minnesota 31, San Diego 14 Pittsburgh 12, St. Louis 6 Oakland 27, Cleveland 20 Cincinnati 28, Baltimore 24 New England 51, Jacksonville 17 Carolina 27, New Orleans 22 Philadelphia 24, N.Y. Jets 17 Arizona 47, San Francisco 7 Seattle 26, Chicago 0 Buffalo 41, Miami 14 Denver 24, Detroit 12 Today’s game Kansas City at Green Bay, 7:30 p.m.

Thursday’s game Baltimore at Pittsburgh, 7:25 p.m.

Sunday’s games N.Y. Jets vs. Miami at London, 8:30 a.m.

Oakland at Chicago, noon Jacksonville at Indianapolis, noon N.Y. Giants at Buffalo, noon Carolina at Tampa Bay, noon Philadelphia at Washington, noon Houston at Atlanta, noon Kansas City at Cincinnati, noon Cleveland at San Diego, 3:05 p.m.

Green Bay at San Francisco, 3:25 p.m.

St. Louis at Arizona, 3:25 p.m.

Minnesota at Denver, 3:25 p.m.

Dallas at New Orleans, 7:30 p.m.

Open: New England, Tennessee Monday, Oct. 5 Detroit at Seattle, 7:30 p.m.

Sunday’s box scores

SEAHAWKS 26, BEARS 0 Chicago Seattle

0 0 0 0 —0 3 3 14 6 — 26 First Quarter Sea–FG Hauschka 31, 5:16.

Second Quarter Sea–FG Hauschka 21, :00.

Third Quarter Sea–Lockett 105 kickoff return (Hauschka kick), 14:48.

Sea–Graham 30 pass from Wilson (Hauschka kick), 4:28.

Fourth Quarter Sea–FG Hauschka 45, 14:03.

Sea–FG Hauschka 48, 6:16.

A–69,002.

Chi Sea First downs 7 17 Total Net Yards 146 371 Rushes-yards 27-98 29-159 Passing 48 212 Punt Returns 0-0 4-73 Kickoff Returns 1-27 1-105 Interceptions Ret. 0-0 0-0 Comp-Att-Int 9-17-0 20-30-0 Sacked-Yards Lost 2-15 4-23 Punts 10-47.7 4-41.5 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 0-0 Penalties-Yards 6-40 5-41 Time of Possession 27:24 32:36 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING–Chicago, Forte 20-74, Clausen 3-13, Rodgers 4-11. Seattle, Rawls 16-104, Wilson 6-28, Lynch 5-14, F.Jackson 2-13.

PASSING–Chicago, Clausen 9-17-0-63.

Seattle, Wilson 20-30-0-235.

RECEIVING–Chicago, Bennett 4-15, Royal 3-17, Miller 1-21, Rodgers 1-10.

Seattle, Graham 7-83, Kearse 6-76, Baldwin 3-35, F.Jackson 2-9, Lockette 1-23, Lynch 1-9.

College football Associated Press Top 25 Record Pts Pv 1. Ohio St. (45) 4-0 1,482 1 2. Michigan St. (5) 4-0 1,397 2 3. Mississippi (10) 4-0 1,349 3 4. TCU 4-0 1,254 3 5. Baylor 3-0 1,196 5 6. Notre Dame 4-0 1,163 6 7. UCLA 4-0 1,156 9 8. Georgia 4-0 1,147 7 9. LSU 3-0 1,075 8 10. Utah (1) 4-0 1,034 18 11. Florida St. 3-0 888 10 12. Clemson 3-0 853 11 13. Alabama 3-1 850 12 14. Texas A&M 4-0 776 14 15. Oklahoma 3-0 747 15 16. Northwestern 4-0 566 17 17. Southern Cal 3-1 509 19 18. Stanford 3-1 486 21 19. Wisconsin 3-1 309 22 20. Oklahoma St. 4-0 281 24 21. Mississippi St. 3-1 211 NR 22. Michigan 3-1 209 NR 23. West Virginia 3-0 179 NR 24. California 4-0 149 NR 25. Florida 4-0 140 NR Others receiving votes: Toledo 68, Oregon 64, Arizona 48, Boise St. 38, Iowa 37, Texas Tech 36, Houston 23, Duke 18, Temple 17, Miami 14, Kansas St. 12, Memphis 11, NC State 10, Navy 9, BYU 5, Minnesota 5, Tennessee 4.

Saturday’s results EAST Boston College 17, N. Illinois 14 LSU 34, Syracuse 24 Navy 28, UConn 18 Penn St. 37, San Diego St. 21 Rutgers 27, Kansas 14 West Virginia 45, Maryland 6 SOUTH Alabama 34, Louisiana-Monroe 0 Duke 34, Georgia Tech 20 E. Kentucky 51, Austin Peay 13 East Carolina 35, Virginia Tech 28 Florida 28, Tennessee 27 Georgia 48, Southern U. 6 Indiana 31, Wake Forest 24 Kentucky 21, Missouri 13 Louisville 45, Samford 3 Mississippi 27, Vanderbilt 16 Mississippi St. 17, Auburn 9 NC State 63, South Alabama 13 North Carolina 41, Delaware 14 South Carolina 31, UCF 14 W. Kentucky 56, Miami (Ohio) 14 MIDWEST Army 58, E. Michigan 36 Bowling Green 35, Purdue 28 Dayton 31, Kennesaw St. 27 Drake 41, Stetson 3 Illinois 27, Middle Tennessee 25 Iowa 62, North Texas 16 Marshall 36, Kent St. 29, 2OT Michigan 31, BYU 0 Michigan St. 30, Cent. Michigan 10 Minnesota 27, Ohio 24 Nebraska 36, Southern Miss. 28 Northwestern 24, Ball St. 19

BREWERS 8, CARDINALS 4

Notre Dame 62, UMass 27 Ohio St. 38, W. Michigan 12 S. Illinois 34, Liberty 13 Toledo 37, Arkansas St. 7 Wisconsin 28, Hawaii 0 SOUTHWEST Baylor 70, Rice 17 Colorado St. 33, UTSA 31 Houston 59, Texas St. 14 Oklahoma St. 30, Texas 27 TCU 55, Texas Tech 52 Texas A&M 28, Arkansas 21, OT FAR WEST California 30, Washington 24 Colorado 48, Nicholls St. 0 New Mexico 38, Wyoming 28 San Jose St. 49, Fresno St. 23 Southern Cal 42, Arizona St. 14 UCLA 56, Arizona 30 UNLV 80, Idaho St. 8 Utah 62, Oregon 20 Weber St. 38, N. Colorado 17

Milwaukee

MLB American League East Division W L Pct z-Toronto 90 65 .581 New York 86 69 .555 Baltimore 76 79 .490 Boston 75 80 .484 Tampa Bay 75 81 .481 Central Division W L Pct x-Kansas City90 65 .581 Minnesota 80 75 .516 Cleveland 77 77 .500 Chicago 73 83 .468 Detroit 72 83 .465 West Division W L Pct Texas 84 71 .542 Houston 82 74 .526 Los Angeles 81 74 .523 Seattle 74 82 .474 Oakland 65 91 .417 Wild-card standings

New York Houston Los Angeles Minnesota

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69 74 74 75

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GB — 4 14 15 15½ GB — 10 12½ 17½ 18 GB — 2½ 3 10½ 19½ + 4½ – ½ 1½

z-clinched playoff berth x-clinched division Saturday’s results Houston 9, Texas 7 Toronto 10, Tampa Bay 8 Boston 8, Baltimore 0 N.Y. Yankees 2, Chicago White Sox 1 San Francisco 14, Oakland 10 Minnesota 6, Detroit 2 Cleveland 9, Kansas City 5 L.A. Angels 3, Seattle 2 Sunday’s results N.Y. Yankees 6, Chicago White Sox 1 Toronto 5, Tampa Bay 4 Minnesota 7, Detroit 1 Boston 2, Baltimore 0 Kansas City 3, Cleveland 0 Houston 4, Texas 2 L.A. Angels 3, Seattle 2 San Francisco 5, Oakland 4 Today’s games Boston (E.Rodriguez 9-6) at N.Y. Yankees (Nova 6-9), 6:05 p.m.

Toronto (Estrada 13-8) at Baltimore (Tillman 10-11), 6:05 p.m.

Minnesota (P.Hughes 11-9) at Cleveland (Kluber 8-15), 6:10 p.m.

Detroit (Verlander 4-8) at Texas (Lewis 17-8), 7:05 p.m.

Kansas City (Ventura 12-8) at Chicago Cubs (Hendricks 7-7), 7:05 p.m.

Oakland (Doubront 3-3) at L.A. Angels (Santiago 9-9), 9:05 p.m.

Houston (McCullers 5-7) at Seattle (Elias 5-8), 9:10 p.m.

Tuesday’s games Boston at N.Y. Yankees, 6:05 p.m.

Toronto at Baltimore, 6:05 p.m.

Miami at Tampa Bay, 6:10 p.m.

Minnesota at Cleveland, 6:10 p.m.

Detroit at Texas, 7:05 p.m.

Kansas City at Chicago White Sox, 7:10 p.m.

Oakland at L.A. Angels, 9:05 p.m.

Houston at Seattle, 9:10 p.m.

National League East Division W L Pct x-New York 89 67 .571 Washington 79 76 .510 Miami 69 87 .442 Atlanta 62 94 .397 Philadelphia 59 97 .378 Central Division W L Pct z-St. Louis 98 58 .628 z-Pittsburgh 95 61 .609 z-Chicago 90 65 .581 Milwaukee 66 90 .423 Cincinnati 63 92 .406 West Division W L Pct Los Angeles 87 68 .561 San Francisco81 74 .523 Arizona 75 81 .481 San Diego 73 83 .468 Colorado 66 90 .423 Wild-card standings

Pittsburgh Chicago

95 90

61 .609 65 .581

GB — 9½ 20 27 30 GB — 3 7½ 32 34½ GB — 6 12½ 14½ 21½ + 4½ –

z-clinched playoff berth x-clinched division Saturday’s results Pittsburgh 4, Chicago Cubs 0 Washington 2, Philadelphia 1, 12 innings San Francisco 14, Oakland 10 N.Y. Mets 10, Cincinnati 2 Miami 6, Atlanta 2 St. Louis 5, Milwaukee 1 Colorado 8, L.A. Dodgers 6 San Diego 3, Arizona 0 Sunday’s results Miami 9, Atlanta 5 N.Y. Mets 8, Cincinnati 1 Philadelphia 12, Washington 5 Milwaukee 8, St. Louis 4 San Francisco 5, Oakland 4 Arizona 4, San Diego 2 Colorado 12, L.A. Dodgers 5 Chicago Cubs 4, Pittsburgh 0 Today’s games Cincinnati (Finnegan 1-1) at Washington (Scherzer 12-12), 2:05 p.m.

St. Louis (Lynn 12-10) at Pittsburgh (Happ 6-2), 6:05 p.m.

Kansas City (Ventura 12-8) at Chicago Cubs (Hendricks 7-7), 7:05 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers (Greinke 18-3) at San Francisco (Peavy 7-6), 9:15 p.m.

Tuesday’s games N.Y. Mets at Philadelphia, 6:05 p.m.

St. Louis at Pittsburgh, 6:05 p.m.

Chicago Cubs at Cincinnati, 6:10 p.m.

Miami at Tampa Bay, 6:10 p.m.

Washington at Atlanta, 6:10 p.m.

Colorado at Arizona, 8:40 p.m.

Milwaukee at San Diego, 9:10 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers at San Francisco, 9:15 p.m.

Sunday’s box scores

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SB–G.Polanco (27). CS–M.Montero (1).

IP H R ER BB SO Pittsburgh Burnett L,9-6 6 7 2 2 2 5 Bastardo 0 1 2 2 1 0 J.Hughes 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 LaFromboise 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 Caminero 1/3 1 0 0 0 1 Blanton 1 0 0 0 0 0 Chicago Arrieta W,21-6 7 1 0 0 0 9 T.Wood 2 0 0 0 1 2 Bastardo pitched to 2 batters in the 7th.

HBP–by Burnett (Schwarber), by Arrieta (McCutchen).

T–2:52. A–40,617 (40,929).

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S–Segura, Y.Rivera.

IP H R ER BB SO Milwaukee Cravy 3 1 0 0 3 2 Lohse 2 4 1 1 0 0 Knebel 1 1 0 0 0 1 Jeffress 1 2 2 2 0 1 Goforth W,1-0 1 0 0 0 1 1 W.Smith 2/3 2 1 0 0 1 Fr.Rodrig S,37-39 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 St. Louis Lackey 7 5 1 1 2 7 Siegrist H,28 1 0 0 0 1 1 Rosenthal L,2-4 0 2 4 4 1 0 Maness 1 2 3 3 1 0 Rosenthal pitched to 4 batters in the 9th.

HBP–by Rosenthal (Maldonado). WP– Rosenthal.

T–3:10. A–45,021 (45,399).

Auto racing NASCAR Sprint Cup Sunday’s result Sylvania 300 At New Hampshire Motor Speedway Loudon, N.H. Lap length: 1.058 miles (Start position in parentheses) 1. (13) Matt Kenseth, Toyota, 300 laps, 47 points, $257,276.

2. (7) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 300, 43, $189,525.

3. (8) Joey Logano, Ford, 300, 41, $173,483.

4. (25) Greg Biffle, Ford, 300, 41, $157,383.

5. (1) Carl Edwards, Toyota, 300, 40, $123,850.

6. (5) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 300, 38, $147,876.

7. (10) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 300, 37, $142,151.

8. (21) Martin Truex Jr., Chevrolet, 300, 36, $121,210.

9. (12) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 300, 35, $107,365.

10. (9) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 300, 34, $125,190.

11. (27) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 300, 33, $125,129.

12. (4) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 300, 33, $135,781.

13. (14) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, 300, 31, $97,840.

14. (23) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 300, 30, $118,606.

15. (20) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 300, 29, $95,915.

16. (33) Trevor Bayne, Ford, 300, 28, $128,365.

17. (6) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 300, 27, $114,623.

18. (19) Casey Mears, Chevrolet, 300, 26, $112,553.

19. (3) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, 299, 25, $102,090.

20. (29) Sam Hornish Jr., Ford, 299, 24, $112,735.

21. (2) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 299, 25, $143,165.

22. (16) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 299, 22, $122,226.

23. (30) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet, 299, 21, $115,823.

24. (28) Cole Whitt, Ford, 299, 21, $98,923.

25. (11) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 299, 19, $100,665.

26. (26) Clint Bowyer, Toyota, 299, 18, $118,423.

27. (31) Brett Moffitt, Ford, 298, 17, $85,415.

28. (34) David Gilliland, Ford, 297, 16, $103,273.

29. (38) Michael Annett, Chevrolet, 297, 15, $83,340.

30. (35) Matt DiBenedetto, Toyota, 297, 14, $93,637.

31. (40) Josh Wise, Toyota, 297, 13, $79,890.

32. (37) Ryan Preece, Chevrolet, 296, 12, $79,615.

33. (41) Jeb Burton, Toyota, 295, 11, $79,390.

34. (39) B.J. McLeod, Chevrolet, 293, 0, $79,190.

35. (42) Jeffrey Earnhardt, Ford, 292, 0, $78,990.

36. (43) Timmy Hill, Ford, 284, 0, $78,760.

37. (17) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 262, 7, $123,533.

38. (32) Landon Cassill, Chevrolet, 242, 0, $73,727.

39. (24) Justin Allgaier, Chevrolet, accident, 236, 5, $77,655.

40. (22) Danica Patrick, Chevrolet, accident, 203, 4, $73,655.

41. (18) David Ragan, Toyota, accident, 203, 3, $88,869.

42. (36) Alex Bowman, Chevrolet, accident, 117, 2, $57,655.

43. (15) Aric Almirola, Ford, accident, 35, 1, $91,091.

Race Statistics Average Speed of Race Winner: 106.480 mph.

Time of Race: 2 hours, 58 minutes, 51 seconds.

Margin of Victory: 8.941 seconds.

Caution Flags: 9 for 41 laps.

Lead Changes: 16 among 7 drivers.

Lap Leaders: C.Edwards 1-19; K.Harvick 20-37; B.Keselowski 38; C.Whitt 39; K.Harvick 40-120; B.Keselowski 121; K.Harvick 122-159; B.Keselowski 160; K.Harvick 161-192; B.Keselowski 193; M.Kenseth 194-210; K.Harvick 211; M.Kenseth 212-218; D.Hamlin 219-239; G.Biffle 240-251; K.Harvick 252-297; M.Kenseth 298-300.

Top 16 in Points: 1. M.Kenseth, 2,099; 2. D.Hamlin, 2,093; 3. C.Edwards, 2,089; 4. J.Logano, 2,089; 5. J.Johnson, 2,083; 6. R.Newman, 2,074; 7. Ku.Busch, 2,073; 8. B.Keselowski, 2,072; 9. M.Truex Jr., 2,071; 10. J.Gordon, 2,068; 11.

J.McMurray, 2,058; 12. D.Earnhardt Jr., 2,057; 13. Ky.Busch, 2,056; 14. P.Menard, 2,056; 15. K.Harvick, 2,034; 16. C.Bowyer, 2,018.

Golf Sunday’s results PGA Tour Tour Championship At East Lake Golf Club Atlanta Purse: $8.25 million Yardage: 7,307; Par: 70 Final Jordan Spieth 68-66-68-69—271 Danny Lee 69-72-69-65—275 Justin Rose 70-68-71-66—275 Henrik Stenson 63-68-72-72—275 Paul Casey 65-70-71-70—276 Dustin Johnson 69-72-71-64—276 Bubba Watson 70-71-68-67—276 J.B. Holmes 68-72-68-69—277 Zach Johnson 66-70-71-70—277 Jason Day 69-71-70-68—278 Matt Kuchar 71-70-69-68—278

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Champions Tour First Tee Open b-Pebble Beach Golf Links (6,837 yards, par 72) h-Poppy Hills Golf Course (6,879 yards, par 71) Pebble Beach, Calif.

Purse: $2 million Final Esteban Toledo 71h-66b-69—206 -9 Tom Watson 75h-65b-67—207 -8 Vijay Singh 70h-69b-69—208 -7 Woody Austin 68h-70b-70—208 -7 Colin Montgomerie 68h-67b-73—208 -7

The Bucs stopped here Arrieta masterful again as Cubs beat Pirates By the Associated Press

Jake Arrieta pitched seven dominant innings and also homered in his major league-best 21st win, and the Cubs stopped Pittsburgh’s eight-game win streak with a 4-0 victory over the Pirates on Sunday night at Wrigley Field.

Arrieta (21-6) retired his first 18 batters before Gregory Polanco grounded a leadoff single into left field in the seventh. The right-hander hit a solo homer in the second and struck out nine while improving to 15-1 with a dazzling 0.89 ERA in his last 19 starts.

Pittsburgh (95-61) and Chicago (90-65) each have clinched a playoff spot and lead the NL wild-card standings, so the Pirates could see Arrieta again in the first game of the postseason on Oct. 7. But they would likely have ace Gerrit Cole for that one – Cole pitched seven crisp innings in a 3-2 victory over the Cubs in the series opener on Friday.

Yankees 6, White Sox 1: Luis Severino (5-3)

pitched five-hit ball for six innings, Dustin Ackley homered off Erik Johnson (3-1) to lift New York’s late-waking

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Cubs starter Jake Arrieta celebrates with Dexter Fowler after hitting a solo home run during the second inning of Sunday’s game against the Pirates in Chicago. The Cubs won 4-0. offense, and New York cut its magic number for clinching at least a wild card to three at Yankee Stadium.

Severino (5-3) induced three double plays in shutting down the White Sox in his 10th big league start, helping the Yankees move within one of the franchise’s 10,000th regular-season victory.

Brewers 8, Cardinals 4:

Pinch-hitter Jason Rogers had a ninth-inning grand slam off Trevor Rosenthal (2-4), who had

converted 47 of 49 previous save chances, and Milwaukee won in St. Louis.

The Cardinals’ NL Central lead was cut to 2 1/2 games over Pittsburgh.

Khris Davis homered twice and drove in four runs for the Brewers, who scored seven runs in the ninth.

David Goforth (1-0) pitched one inning, and Francisco Rodriguez got his 37th save when he retired Brandon Moss with two on.

NFL PREVIEW

Chiefs seeking redemption K.C. still feeling sting of late loss to Broncos

BY GENARO C. ARMAS AP Sports Writer

GREEN BAY, Wis. – The Kansas City Chiefs have heard enough about their last-minute collapse to Denver.

With a trip to Lambeau Field to play the Green Bay Packers tonight, the Chiefs will end an agonizing 11-day stretch since that disheartening defeat to the Broncos.

“They understand the challenge that’s ahead of them,” coach Andy Reid said. “Move on and learn from your mistakes and we roll.”

But boy did the Chiefs commit some late blunders in the 31-24 loss at home to Denver back on Sept. 17.

Five turnovers, none bigger than a fumble by the typically surehanded Jamaal Charles that was scooped up and returned by corner-

Chiefs at Packers When: 7:30 p.m. tonight Where: Lambeau Field, Green Bay TV: ESPN Line: Packers by 6.5 back Bradley Roby 21 yards for the go-ahead touchdown with 27 seconds left. No third-down conversions on seven chances. A late fourth quarter touchdown drive allowed by the defense.

All caught on national television in prime time.

How deflating.

But the Chiefs (1-1) promise that they’re not looking back. It just so happens that they get a chance to redeem themselves in another nationally-televised night game.

“Try to finish plays and just go out there and play ball and just finish plays to the best of our abilities,” safety Eric Berry said.

This is exactly what the Packers (2-0) did on Sept. 20 when they beat the Seattle Seahawks 27-17.

Green Bay outplayed the defending NFC champions in the fourth quarter, inspired by a 10-play, 80-yard drive for the go-ahead score masterfully orchestrated by MVP quarterback Aaron Rodgers. The defense came up with two turnovers in the game’s final seven minutes.

“That was an emphasis coming into the season, finishing,” veteran linebacker Julius Peppers said. “It’s shown up in the games when we needed it.”

Seattle turns it on in 2nd half in rout of Bears GENERATOR

CONTINUED FROM B1

Chicago (0-3) was shut out for the first time since 2002 and the fourth time since 1990. The Bears were undermanned, already thinned by key injuries to quarterback Jay Cutler and wide receiver Alshon Jeffrey. They were also facing an angry Seahawks bunch after Seattle started the season 0-2.

Jimmy Clausen was 9 of 17 for 63 yards, making his second start since the end of the 2010 season with Culter out.

With sacks included, the Bears finished with 48 net yards passing, the second time since 1990 they finished with fewer than 50 net yards through the air.

Matt Forte was held to 74 yards on 20 carries and the Bears finished with just 37 yards in the second half.

Only one Chicago drive finished in Seattle territory, and the Bears ran just three plays on the Seahawks’ half of the

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Seahawks defensive end Cliff Avril (56) tackles Bears quarterback Jimmy Clausen (8) as Kyle Long (75) looks on in the second half of Sunday’s game in Seattle. The Seahawks beat the Bears 26-0. field.

“We didn’t protect real well, we didn’t execute real well in the passing game whether it was routes protection or delivery of the ball,” Fox said.

For a while, the Bears hung around and were pestering the heavily favored Seahawks. The Bears trailed 6-0 at halftime and had dominated time of possession.

Everything turned when Seattle’s Tyler Lockett returned the second half kickoff 105 yards for a touchdown,

providing a jolt the Seahawks needed. It was the longest return in franchise history and gave Seattle a 13-0 lead.

From there Russell Wilson, Jimmy Graham and a defense that was whole again after the return of safety Kam Chancellor took over.

Wilson connected with Graham on a 30-yard TD later in the third quarter and Steven Hauschka kicked four field goals as Seattle posted its first shutout since late in the 2013 season.

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entered in the above cause on 5/11/2015, the Sheriff of Lee County, Illinois will on 10/29/15 at the hour of 10:00AM at Lee County Courthouse 112 East Second Street Dixon, IL 61021, or in a place otherwise designated at the time of sale, County of Lee and State of Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described real estate: THE WEST HALF OF TRACT 4 AND ALL OF TRACT 5 OF LOVELAND PLACE TRACTS, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF A PART OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 31, TOWNSHIP 22 NORTH, RANGE 9 EAST OF THE FOURTH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, LEE COUNTY, ILLINOIS; ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED APRIL 24, 1899 IN BOOK C OF PLATS, PAGE 4 AS DOCUMENT NO. 75885.

PIN 07-02-31-426-026 Improved with Residential COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 1015 Long Street Dixon, IL 61021 Sale terms: 10% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the auction; The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds, is due within twentyfour (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

If the property is a condominium and the foreclosure takes place after 1/1/2007, purchasers other than the mortgagees will be required to pay any assessment and legal fees due under The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4).

If the property is located in a common interest community, purchasers other than mortgagees will be required to pay any assessment and legal fees due under the Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).

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

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser shall receive a Certificate of Sale, which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the real estate after Confirmation of the sale. The successful purchaser has the sole responsibility/expense of evicting any tenants or other individuals presently in possession of the subject premises.

The property will NOT be open for inspection and Plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the Court file to verify all information.

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information: Examine the court file or contact Plaintiff's attorney: Codilis & Associates, P.C., 15W030 North Frontage Road, Suite 100, Burr Ridge, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876. Please refer to file number 14-15-04341.

Sept. 14, 21, 28 2015

CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS ESTATE OF HERBERT C. CLEVENGER, Deceased.

No. 15 P 106 CLAIM NOTICE Notice is given of the death of HERBERT C. CLEVENGER. Letters of Office were issued to LUCINDA L. HARTMAN, 27859 Knief Road, Rock Falls, Illinois 61071, as Independent Representative, whose attorneys are WARD, MURRAY, PACE & JOHNSON, P.C., 202 E. 5th Street, Sterling, Illinois 61081.

Claims against the estate may be filed in the office of the Clerk of Court, Whiteside County Courthouse, 200 E. Knox Street, Morrison, Illinois 61270, or with the Representative, or both, on or before March 29, 2016, and any claim not filed within that period is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the Clerk must be mailed or delivered to the Representative and to the attorney within ten (10) days after it has been filed.

Dated this 22nd day of September, 2015.

Lucinda L. Hartman, Independent Representative Daniel C. Hawkins WARD, MURRAY, PACE & JOHNSON, P.C. Attorneys for Estate 202 E. 5th Street Sterling, IL 61081-0400 815-625-8200 September 28, October 5, 12, 2015

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

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF WALTER J. JANOSKEY, Deceased.

No. 2015 P 58 CLAIM NOTICE Notice is given to creditors of the death of Walter J. Janoskey of 803 Sixth Ave., Dixon, IL 61021. Letters of office were issued to James W. Janoskey, of 803 Sixth Ave., Dixon, IL 61021 as Independent Executor, whose attorney of record is David W. Badger of Ehrmann Gehlbach Badger Lee & Considine, LLC, 215 E. First Street, Dixon, Illinois 61021.

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

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

By: James W. Janoskey Executor David W. Badger Ehrmann Gehlbach Badger Lee & Considine, LLC 215 E. First Street P.O. Box 447 Dixon, IL 61021 (815) 288-4949 (815) 288-3068 FAX badger@egblc.com Sept. 21, 28, Oct. 5, 2015 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT LEE COUNTY - DIXON, ILLINOIS

Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC PLAINTIFF Vs. Jeffery A. Johnson; et. al.

DEFENDANTS 14 CH 00083 NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on 8/3/2015, the Sheriff of Lee County, Illinois will on 11/5/15 at the hour of 10:00AM at Lee County Courthouse 112 East Second Street Dixon, IL 61021, or in a place otherwise designated at the time of sale, County of Lee and State of Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described real estate: LOT NUMBER FOUR (4) EXCEPTING THE WESTERLY FIFTY (50) FEET THEREOF IN BLOCK NUMBER FOUR (4) IN RIVER PARK ADDITION TO THE CITY OF DIXON RECORDED IN BOOK "C" OF PLATS AT PAGE 14 IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER, ALL IN LEE COUNTY, ILLINOIS. PIN 07-08-06-329-017 Improved with Single Family Home COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 2401 W. 3rd Street Dixon, IL 61021 Sale terms: 10% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the auction; The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds, is due within twentyfour (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

If the property is a condominium and the foreclosure takes place after 1/1/2007, purchasers other than the mortgagees will be required to pay any assessment and legal fees due under The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4).

If the property is located in a common interest community, purchasers other than mortgagees will be required to pay any assessment and legal fees due under the Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).

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

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser shall receive a Certificate of Sale, which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the real estate after Confirmation of the sale. The successful purchaser has the sole responsibility/expense of evicting any tenants or other individuals presently in possession of the subject premises.

The property will NOT be open for inspection and Plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the Court file to verify all information.

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information: Examine the court file or contact Plaintiff's attorney: Codilis & Associates, P.C., 15W030 North Frontage Road, Suite 100, Burr Ridge, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876. Please refer to file number 14-14-12299.

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JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association PLAINTIFF Vs. Michael R. Mayes; et. al.

DEFENDANTS 15 CH 00003 NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on 8/3/2015, the Sheriff of Lee County, Illinois will on 11/5/15 at the hour of 10:00AM at Lee County Courthouse 112 East Second Street Dixon, IL 61021, or in a place otherwise designated at the time of sale, County of Lee and State of Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described real estate: THE NORTHERLY 90 FEET OF LOT 1 IN BLOCK 101 IN THE TOWN (NOW CITY) OF DIXON, EXCEPT THE FOLLOWING: COMMENCING AT A POINT ON THE NORTHERLY LINE OF SAID LOT 1 AT A DISTANCE OF 107 FEET WESTERLY FROM THE NORTHEAST CORNER THEREOF AND THENCE RUNNING SOUTHERLY PARALLEL WITH THE WESTERLY LINE OF THE BLOCK A DISTANCE OF 90 FEET; THENCE AT RIGHT ANGLES EASTERLY PARALLEL WITH THE NORTHERLY LINE OF THE BLOCK, 76.6 FEET MORE OR LESS TO THE EASTERLY LINE OF THE BLOCK AND THENCE NORTHERLY ALONG SAID EASTERLY LINE 95 FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING, IN LEE COUNTY, ILLINOIS. PIN 07-08-05-433-001 Improved with Single Family Home COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 204 E. 8th Street, Dixon, IL 61021 Sale terms: 10% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the auction; The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds, is due within twentyfour (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

If the property is a condominium and the foreclosure takes place after 1/1/2007, purchasers other than the mortgagees will be required to pay any assessment and legal fees due under The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4).

If the property is located in a common interest community, purchasers other than mortgagees will be required to pay any assessment and legal fees due under the Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).

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

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser shall receive a Certificate of Sale, which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the real estate after Confirmation of the sale. The successful purchaser has the sole responsibility/expense of evicting any tenants or other individuals presently in possession of the subject premises.

The property will NOT be open for inspection and Plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the Court file to verify all information.

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information: Examine the court file or contact Plaintiff's attorney: Codilis & Associates, P.C., 15W030 North Frontage Road, Suite 100, Burr Ridge, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876. Please refer to file number 14-14-20458.

Sept. 21, 28, Oct. 5, 2015

NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY OF AUDIT REPORT AND TREASURER'S REPORT OF DIXON PARK DISTRICT The Dixon Park District hereby proves public notice that an audit of its funds for the period April 1, 2014 through March 31, 2015 has been made by Knutte and Associates, and that a report of such audit dated August 2015 had been filed with the County Clerk of Lee County, in accordance with 30 ILCS 15/0.01 et seq.

The full audit report and the Dixon Park District annual Treasurer's Report are available for public inspection at 804 Palmyra St., Dixon, IL 61021 during regular business hours of 9am-noon and 1pm-4pm Monday through Friday except for holidays and online at www.dixonparkdistrict.com Approved for publication by /s/ Debra, Carey, Executive Director Date: 9-23-2015 Sept. 28, 2015 Notice Sauk Valley Community College will be accepting bids for the purchase of student chairs and tables for classrooms until 10:00 am, Thursday, October 8, 2015 at the College's Office of the Director of Business Services.

To obtain specifications, please contact Michelle Dewey at (815) 835-6290.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT LEE COUNTY - DIXON, ILLINOIS Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC PLAINTIFF Vs. Jeffery A. Johnson; et. al.

DEFENDANTS 14 CH 00083 NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on 8/3/2015, the Sheriff of Lee County, Illinois will on 11/5/15 at the hour of 10:00AM at Lee County Courthouse 112 East Second Street Dixon, IL 61021, or in a place otherwise designated at the time of sale, County of Lee and State of Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described real estate: PIN 07-08-06-329-017 Improved with Single Family Home COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 2401 W. 3rd Street Dixon, IL 61021 Sale terms: 10% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the auction; The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

If the property is a condominium and the foreclosure takes place after 1/1/2007, purchasers other than the mortgagees will be required to pay any assessment and legal fees due under The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4).

If the property is located in a common interest community, purchasers other than mortgagees will be required to pay any assessment and legal fees due under the Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).

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

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser shall receive a Certificate of Sale, which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the real estate after Confirmation of the sale.

The successful purchaser has the sole responsibility/expense of evicting any tenants or other individuals presently in possession of the subject premises.

The property will NOT be open for inspection and Plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the Court file to verify all information.

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information: Examine the court file or contact Plaintiff's attorney: Codilis & Associates, P.C., 15W030 North Frontage Road, Suite 100, Burr Ridge, IL 60527, (630) 7949876. Please refer to file number 14-1412299.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT LEE COUNTY - DIXON, ILLINOIS Sauk Valley Bank & Trust Co. PLAINTIFF Vs. Andrew S. Burnell; et. al.

DEFENDANTS 15 CH 00027 NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on 5/11/2015, the Sheriff of Lee County, Illinois will on 10/29/15 at the hour of 10:00AM at Lee County Courthouse 112 East Second Street Dixon, IL 61021, or in a place otherwise designated at the time of sale, County of Lee and State of Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described real estate: PIN 07-02-31-426-026 Improved with Residential COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 1015 Long Street Dixon, IL 61021 Sale terms: 10% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the auction; The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

If the property is a condominium and the foreclosure takes place after 1/1/2007, purchasers other than the mortgagees will be required to pay any assessment and legal fees due under The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4).

If the property is located in a common interest community, purchasers other than mortgagees will be required to pay any assessment and legal fees due under the Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).

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

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser shall receive a Certificate of Sale, which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the real estate after Confirmation of the sale.

The successful purchaser has the sole responsibility/expense of evicting any tenants or other individuals presently in possession of the subject premises.

The property will NOT be open for inspection and Plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the Court file to verify all information.

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information: Examine the court file or contact Plaintiff's attorney: Codilis & Associates, P.C., 15W030 North Frontage Road, Suite 100, Burr Ridge, IL 60527, (630) 7949876. Please refer to file number 14-1504341.

Sept. 14, 21, 28 2015

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT LEE COUNTY - DIXON, ILLINOIS JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association PLAINTIFF Vs. Michael R. Mayes; et. al.

DEFENDANTS 15 CH 00003 NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on 8/3/2015, the Sheriff of Lee County, Illinois will on 11/5/15 at the hour of 10:00AM at Lee County Courthouse 112 East Second Street Dixon, IL 61021, or in a place otherwise designated at the time of sale, County of Lee and State of Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described real estate: PIN 07-08-05-433-001 Improved with Single Family Home COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 204 E. 8th Street, Dixon, IL 61021 Sale terms: 10% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the auction; The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

If the property is a condominium and the foreclosure takes place after 1/1/2007, purchasers other than the mortgagees will be required to pay any assessment and legal fees due under The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4).

If the property is located in a common interest community, purchasers other than mortgagees will be required to pay any assessment and legal fees due under the Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).

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

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser shall receive a Certificate of Sale, which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the real estate after Confirmation of the sale.

The successful purchaser has the sole responsibility/expense of evicting any tenants or other individuals presently in possession of the subject premises.

The property will NOT be open for inspection and Plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the Court file to verify all information.

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information: Examine the court file or contact Plaintiff's attorney: Codilis & Associates, P.C., 15W030 North Frontage Road, Suite 100, Burr Ridge, IL 60527, (630) 7949876. Please refer to file number 14-1420458.

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Call 815-622-2725 SNLRentals.com

Near Grand Detour 3BR on River. W/D h/u, 2 car garage.

No pets or smoking. $750/mo + Dep. 815-652-3023

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Air Cond./Heating

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

Call Today (815)284-2052

D & G House Cleaning & Prepping Service •Weekly, Bi-Weekly or Monthly availability.

Home or Office •Move in or out, one time extensive deep cleaning.

Home, rental, or estate.

•One Time Special Occasion Cleaning We can work with you to achieve whatever it is you need!

Call for Free Estimate 815-718-1714 815-718-0054

Alterations SHOE REPAIR ZIPPER REPAIR & ALTERATIONS Grummerts Hardware Sterling or Rock Falls

815-989-8320

Asphalt

PROFESSIONAL LOT MAINTENANCE

*Seal Coating *Crack Repair *Asphalt Repair *Line Striping *Infrared heat patching License, Insured & Bonded 815-632-9555

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

Locally owned And Operated.

Over 25 Years Asphalt Exp. Fully Insured

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

www.praterpaintand waterproofing.com

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

Cleaning Service

Home Improvement

✶Since 1981✶ ◆Home Improvement ◆New Construction FALL is the

Randy L. Moore

815-626-1333

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

BILL'S LAWN SERVICE •Mowing •Garden Tilling •Yard Clean Up FREE Estimates Call 815-441-6073

Dumpster Rental

Painting

Tree Service A&M TREE SERVICE Lowest Prices Guaranteed!

Free Estimates 25 yrs. Experience Fully Licensed/ Insured.

Whiteside Area 815-590-1677 Cole's Complete Tree Service Tree Trimming Stump Removal Snow Removal Snow Plowing Licensed and Insured *Free Estimates* 25HR Emergency Service Call 815-718-2997 Donnie Cole colestree service@outlook.com

Specializing in: •Seamless Gutters •Siding •Roofing •Doors/Windows General Contracting & Construction 815-213-0704 Free Estimates •Licensed •Bonded •Insured

Residential Painting & 15 years experience •Painting Inside & Out •Power Washing •Decks (815)973-0858 shazta@msn.com

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

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

Power Washing

Farm Services

Storage

BENNY'S On The Spot Welding Service •On Site Welding •Repair Services Steel, Stainless Steel, Aluminum Call Benny 779-245-3364

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

Call Ben 815-590-2694

Flooring Carpet For Less •Less Money •Less Time •Less Hassle Call Al for a FREE Estimate A & A Flooring 815-632-0675

✰CORNER✰ STORAGE

Dixon near Walmart Sterling near Menards Various Sizes

GREAT RATES 815-973-3613

Excavating Hauling •Tandem Dump Trucks •Skidsteers Guaranteed Low Rates 815-618-2717

STORAGE UNITS Multiple Sizes Starting at $35 No appt. needed Located inside MOORE TIRES 2411 E. Rt 30 Rock Falls (815)625-3764

Gutter Cleaning GUTTERS & THEN SOME Gutter Cleaning & Repair Service Miscellaneous Jobs FREE ESTIMATES 815-535-0911 Bonded & Insured If you have gutter problems, call the Gutter Guys!!

www.allsafe center.com

Haul/Clean Service JOHN'S CLEANUP & REMOVAL Anything goes!!

Estate Cleanups PHONE 815-622-0240

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IN HOME REPAIR 30 YEARS EXPERIENCE! Work on all Brands & Models Old or New Serving the Sauk Valley and More Call Ron for a free quote at 815-561-0011 Dixon, IL

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

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“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

•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

“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

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815-618-2717 South side of Dixon Rte. 26 Great Rates Inside 10x20 $45 Outside $20 Larger or smaller available

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MEISTER TREE CARE Specializing in all of your tree care needs.

Certified pesticide & herbicide applicator & line clearance tree trimming .

Storm clean up & specialty work.

Free Estimates No job too big or too small!

Licensed, Bonded Insured Safety and your satisfaction is my #1 goal!

815-994-1750

Nate's Tree Service

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Superior Exteriors •Roofing •Siding •Windows and •Gutters 815-631-2033 Free Estimates

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

PAUL’S HANDYMAN SERVICE “Anything Your Husband Won’t Do!” •Experience On All Manner of Home Repairs & Maintenance since 1986

www.advanced cleaners.biz

Stump Removal

Guaranteed Best Buy!

★Professional★ ★Cleaning★ Non-Toxic Pet Friendly Supplies Insured & Bonded Call 815-590-9426 for an estimate.

Maid/Janitorial Carpet

815-632-3822

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Real Estate Trucks Appliances Antiques

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Wanted Full-Time C.N.A. Please Apply at: Heritage Square 620 N. Ottawa Ave. Dixon, EOE No Phone Calls Please.

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Seasonal Farm Help & Drivers wanted FT/ PT. $20/hr + OT. $30/hr if hauling Hazmat. Minimum of 5 yrs exp. driving or running large farm equipment. May be permanent position after harvest.

Fabricator/Welder $20/hr + OT. Send Resume or Apply: Brechon Farm Services, 1270 IL Rt. 26 South, Dixon, IL 61021. jerry@brechonfs.com No Calls Please

5 to 10 people needed to start immediately, full time positions. No exp. nec. Oppt'y for advancement.

Potential Earnings of $500/wk Doing open interviews Call Mark 563-424-4479 to reserve a spot!

Bartender Wanted Seeking experienced bartender for part time employment at established, fast-paced bar/ restaurant.

Weekend hours, good earning potential.

Please send resumes to Box #:1303, c/o Sauk Valley Classifieds, P.O. Box 498, Sterling, IL 61081 Bartenders needed for Tues. & Sat. Possibly more. Call Ron 815-440-3884 CDL DRIVER NEEDED Rock River Cartage is a family owned flatbed carrier. $55,000$60,000 a year.

We offer 401K, Health Ins., and home every night.

Must have 2 years experience.

800-892-9587 CDL Driver Needed Small local company looking for a driver to pull reefer that is 23 years old, with 2 years experience. Gone 3-4 nights a week and home on weekends.

Salary depending on experience. Call 779861-1193 Consolidated Grain & Barge Company is looking for a semi driver to haul grain into our facilities for the fall season. The position will begin October 1st and will last 4 to 6 weeks.

Drivers must be able to pass all required tests and will be given a driving test prior to being hired.

Please call 815 857-3991 to apply for the job.

Full Time Church Musician Piano, Organ, Clavinova Sundays and possibly one evening for choir practice.

Contact Church office for details.

Trinity Lutheran Church Milledgeville 815-225-7410 Full Time Inside Sales Person Familiar with cabinets, counter tops, plumbing supplies, etc.

Send resume to: Freighthouse Kitchen & Bath Store 925 Depot Ave., Dixon IL 61021

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Full-Time Police Officer The Village of Walnut Police Department is accepting applications for the position of FullTime Police Officer.

Minimum qualifications: Must be at least 21 years of age, a U.S. citizen, and successful completion of high school diploma or equivalent. Applicant must also be currently enrolled, and attending a twoyear college seeking an Associate's Degree in Law Enforcement, with a minimum of 15 certifiable credit hours in Law Enforcement. Preferred qualifications: Current valid State of Illinois Law Enforcement Officer Certification.

Applications are available at the Walnut Village Office, 114 Jackson St., IL Walnut, 61376, M-F 8am - 4pm. Completed applications will be accepted until end of business day October 16, 2015. The Village of Walnut is an EOE employer.

Full-Time Shop Position: Witmer Precision Services is looking to fill a Full-Time Shop Position. Duties would include installation of PrePlanting cision Equipment, Vehicle Maintenance, Field Work and more.

Pay Competitive with a company is growing that quickly.

Apply at: 4098 W. Midtown Rd., Mt. Morris, IL or call 815-734-6236.

Immediate opening at ABRA Autobody & Glass for an experienced auto body and paint combo Tech.

Please contact Ron at 815-6252272 or stop in at 1818 North Locust St., Sterling Markman Peat Corporation is taking applications for Pallet Repairers. Benefits offered, incentive bonuses also offered.

Please apply in person at 13161 Fenton Rd. Morrison IL 61270 Northside Elementary School in Morrison, IL. is currently accepting applications for a One-on-one Aide.

This position is 32 ½ hours per week.

Applicants must have paraprofessional license or teacher certification.

Submit letter of interest and resume to Jennifer Oetting, Principal, Northside School, 520 North Genesee St., Morrison, IL 61270 Northside Elementary School in Morrison, IL. is currently accepting application for a Grade Level Aide.

This position is 5.9 hours a day. Applicants must have paraprofessional license or teacher certification.

Submit letter of interest and resume to Jennifer Oetting, Principal, Northside School, 520 North Genesee St., Morrison, IL 61270 Truck Driver needed for fall harvest and possibly beyond. Call 815734-6236.

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Part-Time Police Officer The Village of Walnut Police Department is accepting applications for PartTime Police Officer. A current valid State of Illinois Law Enforcement Officer Certification is required. Applicants must be able to work variable hours, shift work, holidays, and weekends as the schedule indicates. Applicants must conform to the Police Code of Ethics.

Applications available at the Village Office, 114 Jackson St., Walnut, IL 61376 M-F 8am - 4pm.

Completed applications will be accepted until end of business day October 16, 2015.

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Part-Time Treasurer The Village of Walnut is currently accepting applications for a part-time Treasurer. All applicants must have bookkeeping skills, knowledge of doing payroll and filing payroll taxes and knowledge of the Quick Books program would also be a plus.

Please come into the Walnut Village Office at 114 Jackson Street between the hours of 8am to 4pm, Monday through Friday to obtain an application. Completed applications will be accepted until October 16, 2015 at 4pm.

Rochelle Area ~Looking for experienced lead and second press operators. Must have knowledge of Harris M 1000 inline finishing and/or Goss Sunday 2000.

Imaging and die cut is a plus.

Please forward detailed resume to: Master Graphics LLC 1100 S. Main Street Rochelle, IL 61068

Seasonal Drivers Local work.

Home every night.

Completive wage.

Possibly work into full time position.

EOE 815-772-2514 leave name & number.

Perfect for retired drivers!

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Sauk Valley Media does not knowingly accept advertising which is in violation of the law. Likewise, we do not knowingly accept advertising which is fraudulent or has malicious intent.

While we attempt to screen advertising with potential fraud, it is impossible to screen all potential problems.

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

Wanted P.T. Dietary Aide Apply at: Heritage Square 620 N. Ottawa Dixon, IL EOE NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE

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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))

POSITION WANTED

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I will wash & set and do hair sewing. Please call 815-652-4783

AUCTIONS

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Vintage Ethan Allen 3 piece Pine “Old Tavern” bedroom set. $650 815-973-5630

Ritchie Bros. unreserved equipment & truck auction Oct. 1 Chicago (Morris), IL. Huge selection, no reserve prices, everyone welcome.

Call (815) 941-6400 or visit rbauction.com

MEDICAL SUPPLIES

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AREA GARAGE SALES 624

La-Z-Boy Lift Chair w/ heat & massage, only used 3x, $995 815-499-2336

ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES 705

PETS & PET SUPPLIES 775

I Buy: Antiques, collectibles, toys, post cards, etc.

815-445-6151.

APPLIANCES

4, 5 mon. old, black & white kittens. Free to good home. Call 815284-1130

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BeaglesRegistered 1 male, 1 female- 3yrs old. 1 male pup, shots, Vet. Checked, champ sired. Great rabbit dogs! 815626-4671

CLOVER HILLS LEASE TO OWN APPLIANCES TV’S MATTRESSES

815.625.8529

Free 3 Domestic, loving cats need a new indoor/outdoor home, shots up to date. Call 815-622-2622

Good running washer & electric dryer, used. $200.

815-499-8207.

FOOD PRODUCE

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

Canning Tomatoes you pick. $20 bushel. Call 815441-0518 or 815716-3004

FURNITURE

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Need to place an ad?

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

New brown leather recliner/lift chair; used 5 days, pd. $980. Asking $700 Brown leather recliner excellent cond. $250 815-440-9714

Call us 625-3600 284-2222

LOOKING FOR QUALITY CARRIERS

Towns Streets Route MORRISON S. Grape St., Genesee Ave., Heaton, W. Morrison 320 W.Park (Ask for $50.00 sign on bonus!)

STERLING W. 5th - 10th St., Ave G - L 25 STERLING W. 18th St, W. 19th St., Ave G - L, Coventry Ln. 40 STERLING Ave. I, Ave. J, Ave. K, Ave. L, W. LeFeure 57 STERLING Greenridge Dr., E. 19th St., 6th Ave 75 STERLING 12th Ave., 14th Ave., 15th Ave, 16th Ave. 50 STERLING Harvey Dr., Chestnut, East Ave., E/M, Oak 56 STERLING Sterling High Rise, 2403 E. 19th St. 83 Sauk Valley Media 3200 E. Lincolnway Sterling, IL 61081

PETS & PET SUPPLIES 775

TICKETS / TRAVEL 787 & EVENTS

WANT TO BUY 795

MISCELLANEOUS 796 FOR SALE

MISCELLANEOUS 796 FOR SALE

MISCELLANEOUS 796 FOR SALE

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

Please screen respondents carefully when giving an animal away.

Your pet will thank you!

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.

Wanted Records 33's, 45's & 78's Rock, Blues & Jazz 815-847-0382

Free Elect.

Keyboard good for practice.

West Brooklyn 815-628-7008 GPS Navigator Dale Earnhart Jr. Edition, $40 firm.

815-440-6419.

If a blacktop contractor has raised the contract price for your job after work was commenced, please contact Erin 815-621-4727.

New pop up Gazebo. $75 815626-6860

LAWN MOWERS

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14HP Craftsman tractor, 38” deck 6spd, new battery & blades. Runs good. Asking $325.

815-625-1606.

2003 Garden Tractor, Craftsman 50” deck w/ hydro, exc. cond., garage kept, $750/obo 815-590-1677 Murray 22in. 4.5 HP, push mower.

Good cond. $50 815-973-3223

WANT TO BUY 795 I Pay Cash 4 Gold, Silver, Coins & Antiques 24/7 815-564-9061

NEW TODAY Looking for brown leather sofa & recliner in exc. shape 815-441-4659 Skid loader in any condition & 66 or 67 Nova seats.

563-212-7699 Snow Plow blade for a 1998 Chevy C1500 truck.

815-441-4659

MISCELLANEOUS 796 FOR SALE (4) 1oz. Coins: 2 Silver Eagle, 2 Maple Leaf. $98 all. 815-625-0966 10 house plants with pots. $100 815-625-0355 2 doz. Pint, wide mouth fruit jars $10 815-973-2720

NEW TODAY

Winning Wheels has openings for Certified C.N.A.’s 2nd shift. $10.50/hr We are hiring full time and part time Apply online at: www.winninggwheels.com Or in person to: Brittany Herwig, Administrator Winning Wheels 701 E 3rd St Prophetstown IL 61277

Fiberglass 2, 28ft.

1 32ft. Extension ladders type IA $150 ea. Call after 9am.815-635-9460

Pre-employment drug screen, background check, and physical required

Dozer loader; Oliver 550; Clark forklift, Chevy 1 ton truck; 24' box truck. 815-6264561, 625-5498.

Duro Star Welder Generator, 50-210 amp, 4000 watt, never used. $1299 new, sell for $950.

563-241-2787

Free bonfire wood.

815-626-4561

ROCK FALLS TWP. HIGH SCHOOL has the following opening: Accounts Payable – 12 month, full-time position w/ benefits, including IMRF pension & health insurance. Starting salary - $10.50/hour. Job duties include customer service and accounts payable data entry w/basic understanding of double-sided accounting. Must be willing to learn fund-based accounting and Skyward software.

Previous computer experience required; Associate Degree in Accounting a plus.

To apply,please submit resume and letter of application by email to Mike Berentes,Principal at MikeB@rfhs301.org, or by mail to 101 12th Avenue, Rock Falls, IL

by September 28, 2015.

Telegraph 113 S. Peoria Dixon, IL 61021

Immediate Need: Seeking retired or currently laid off EXPERIENCED Davenport Screw Machine Setup/Operator for a 6-month contract position in Dixon. Must have experience setting up and operating Davenport Screw Machines. Possible travel to Mexico, but willing to be flexible for an experienced setup/operator. Call Plews & Edelmann in Dixon if interested: 815-285-9472 or apply online at: http://plewsedelmann.aaimtrack.com/jobs/

815-625-3600 ext. 5301

Love What You Do! Make a Difference! Be Proud!

Successful Finan ncial Planning g Firm is searching for the perf rfect person to be their Marketing Director who can help them to continue its year over year growth.

RN, CNA, DSP - full and part-time hours available We offer competitive pay, commensurate with experience, comprehensive benefit packages, positive work environment and unique opportunities.

To qualify for this position you must be able to: • Manage multiple e marketing ca ampaigns including monthly semina ars • Create and edit company new wsletter and website • Comfortably me eet with potenttial recruits • Schedule meetin ngs with seminar attendees

Direct Support Person (DSP) Program Taking applications for 130 hour paid DSP course.

Successful completion of the course will certify an individual to work as a Developmental Disability Aide on Illinois Healthcare Worker Registry. Flexibility with class schedule.

Must be 16 y.o., able to lift 50 lbs, no disqualifying conditions on IL Healthcare Background Check.

Having a degree e and experie ence is helpful, but not necessary ry. We are e more interestted in your character and willingness to help p every ryone be e successful. If you feel your energy level and passion for success can help us grow, please subm mit a cover lette er and resume to

2601 Woodlawn Road Sterling, 61081 exceptional-care.org info@ectc1.com

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Fall Deals On Wheels 31 Hwy. MPG

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White, 4 Cyl., Loaded, Nice Car, Low Miles, Factory Warranty, Clean Carfax

$12,995* Or $160 160/Mo** 11 Nissan Altima 2.5 S 27 Hwy. MPG

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Black Cherry, 4 Cyl., Loaded, Leather, Power Moon-roof, Only 24K Miles, Clean Carfax /Mo /Mo**

$15,995* Or $198 98 13 Nissan Altima 2.5 S 31 Hwy. MPG

4 Cyl., Silver, Very Clean, Factory Warranty, Clean Carfax Only 28,000 Miles

/Mo $14,995* Or $185/Mo**

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Trade-Ins Welcome!

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C.N.A 1st, 2nd, & 3rd Shift RN/LPN 2nd & 3rd Shift Good Samaritan Society - Prophets Riverview is accepting applications for Nurses and C.N.A’s. Please go and apply online at www.good-sam.com.AA/EOE, M/F/Vet/ Handicap, Drug Free Workplace.

Prophhets Riverviiew

310 Mosher Dr. Prophetstown, IL 61277 815-537-5175

MACHINE OPERATORS 2ND SHIFT

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Customers 50 51 77 49 70 79 43 25

Rivers Edge Hunting blind door. 4 windows. Folds flat $40 815-441-4543

RELAX WE USE

866-863-4167 WWW.THEAUTOSTORES.COM

Plus Tax, Title, License & Doc Fee. **72 months @ 3.49% APR with 20% cash/trade down plus tax, title, license & doc fee down with approved credit.

Donaldson Company, Inc., a worldwide leader in air filtration systems is accepting applications from 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday through Friday at Donaldson Co Inc., 815 W Progress Dr., Dixon, IL for second shift machine operator positions.

Duties include tasks such as set up, operation, change over, troubleshooting and documentation of equipment and machines.

Donaldson Company, Inc. provides starting wage of $16.27 plus shift premium and a comprehensive benefits package.

The successful candidate must have a high school diploma or equivalent, experience in operating manufacturing equipment, be able to lift 35 lbs. and successfully complete: • drug and background screen • factory work physical fitness test • written production screening test

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B R A T I CALL O N TODAY S • Births

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those unwanted items with the help of a Sauk Valley Classified Ad 625-3600 284-2222

All applications must be filled out at the plant during the hours noted. EOE/AA

Financial Advisors Trinity Financial is expanding so they are off ffering f career opportunities to experienced Advisors who have their Life, Accident, and Health license or who are Series 6 or 7. We are willing to train you if you are looking to start a new career and have compassion for others. We have all the back office support available for you, including compliance. We want to help you be successful and believe that competitive payouts that are production based is one way to help you succeed. If you want to control your income and future please send us your cover letter and resume to 739 N. Brinton Ave. Dixon, IL 61021. Confidentiality is guaranteed. You can also call 815-288-5800 to schedule a meeting or send an email to brett_nicklaus@packerlandbrokerage.com.

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